2007 Fair Awards - Science Montgomery

Engineering1 S704 Nicolas Bax St. Albans2 S708 Yi An Sun Montgomery Blair High School3 S709 Max Valenstein Bethesda-Chevy Chase High SchoolH S707 A. Yashodhara Rao Walt Whitman High SchoolEnvironmental Sciences1 S804 Sikandar Porter-Gill Gaithersburg High School2 S805 David Tao Montgomery Blair High School3 S806 Melissa Truong Montgomery Blair High SchoolH S801 Jordyn Wolfand Montgomery Blair High SchoolMathematics1 S904 Paul Kominers Walt Whitman High School2 S903 Jeremy Lent Sherwood High School3 S901 Brian Lawrence Montgomery Blair High SchoolH S902 Eric Chen Winston Churchill High SchoolMedicine and Health1 S1002 Tanvi Gupta Richard Montgomery High School2 S1006 Andrew Ding Montgomery Blair High School3 S1009 Rashmi Singh Winston Churchill High SchoolH S1003 Paul Ervin Bethesda-Chevy Chase High SchoolH S1008 Ashley Myers Sherwood High SchoolH S1011 Sarah Seggel Sherwood High SchoolH S1012 Chuncong Du Montgomery Blair High SchoolMicrobiology1 S1103 Lillian Tsai Winston Churchill High School2 S1104 Jack Latourette Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School3 S1101 Shima Gholamimehrabadi Muslim Community SchoolH S1102 Abraham Chaibi Bethesda-Chevy Chase High SchoolPhysics1 S1214 George Michopoulos Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School2 S1216 Jacob Hurwitz Montgomery Blair High School3 S1213 Cyril Lan Montgomery Blair High SchoolH S1201 Caleb Fan Montgomery Blair High SchoolH S1205 Whitney Kendall Sherwood High SchoolH S1205 Aubrey Mirkin Sherwood High SchoolH S1209 Amanda Grossman Sherwood High SchoolH S1211 Earl Smith Walt Whitman High SchoolH S1212 Andrew Durnford Montgomery Blair High SchoolZoology1 S1301 Lynea Witczak Sherwood High School1 S1301 Ashley Wire Sherwood High School2 S1303 Erin Heap Sherwood High School2 S1303 Teresa Joseph Sherwood High SchoolScienceMONTGOMERY2007

JUNIOR DIVISION GRADES 6-81st Place $200; 2nd Place $100; 3rd Place $50Behavioral and Social Sciences1 J108 Lyla Lawless Home Schooled2 J109 Caroline Diehl Takoma Park Middle School3 J101 Emily Durr John H. Poole Middle SchoolH J106 Morgan Dunlow St. Andrew Apostle SchoolH J106 Tristan Roche St. Andrew Apostle SchoolBiochemistry1 J203 Nicholas Chisholm Earle B. Wood Middle School2 J207 Eunah Lee William H. Farquhar Middle School3 J208 Arthur Moy Argyle Middle SchoolH J201 Alyssa Dodd St. Andrew Apostle SchoolH J202 Madison Cecco John H. Poole Middle SchoolBotany1 J311 Curtis Betz John H. Poole Middle School2 J302 Kevin Hill-Byrne Earle B. Wood Middle School3 J306 Amy Defnet John H. Poole Middle SchoolH J303 Spencer Sampson Argyle Middle SchoolH J309 John Wambach Earle B. Wood Middle SchoolH J305 Hunter Rooney Holton-Arms SchoolChemistry1 J419 Maria Dagalakis Herbert Hoover Middle School2 J402 Deborah Ehrenreich St. Andrew Apostle School2 Tie J402 Patrique Beard St. Andrew Apostle School2 Tie J415 Aritra Biswas North Bethesda Middle SchoolH J401 Olivia Youket Earle B. Wood Middle SchoolH J414 Kate Frost Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolH J414 Ashley Wilson Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolH J418 Kurtis Swartz Earle B. Wood Middle SchoolH J409 Carolyn Kidd A. Mario Loiederman Middle SchoolEarth and Space Science1 J603 Joseph Allaire Holy Cross School2 J604 David Zhang Roberto Clemente Middle School3 J605 Manoli Anagnostiadis Cabin John Middle SchoolH J601 Thomas McHale North Bethesda Middle SchoolEngineering1 J706 Nicholas Talaat Earle B. Wood Middle School2 J716 Melodi Anahtar Takoma Park Middle School3 J708 Stuart Grosvenor North Bethesda Middle SchoolH J714 Amy Flores Earle B. Wood Middle SchoolH J717 Daniel Hyde Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolH J701 James Farace St. Andrew Apostle SchoolH J701 Nicholas Von Utter St. Andrew Apostle SchoolScienceMONTGOMERY2007

Environmental Sciences1 J807 Pavleen Thukral Roberto Clemente Middle School2 J808 James Shepherdson Takoma Park Middle School3 J805 Elizabeth Axley Earle B. Wood Middle SchoolH J801 Maija Mikkelsen Earle B. Wood Middle SchoolH J801 Margaret Gratian Earle B. Wood Middle SchoolMathematics1 J902 Andrew Das Sarma Takoma Park Middle School2 J903 Brina Seidel Takoma Park Middle School3 J901 Lauren Marple Earle B. Wood Middle SchoolMedicine and Health1 J1001 Alison Cohen Holton-Arms School2 J1009 Grant Fox Cabin John Middle School3 J1003 Robert Vinson North Bethesda Middle SchoolH J1006 Daniela Mujica Earle B. Wood Middle SchoolH J1010 Shilpa Kannan Takoma Park Middle SchoolH J1011 Ajay Kannan Takoma Park Middle SchoolMicrobiology1 J1102 Eric Keen Home Schooled2 J1108 Kai Tshikosi Earle B. Wood Middle School3 J1103 Emma Luigard Takoma Park Middle SchoolPhysics1 J1209 John Lee Lillibridge North Bethesda Middle School2 J1202 Pranav Gokhale Roberto Clemente Middle School3 Tie J1203 Christopher Silvia Thomas W. Pyle Middle School3 Tie J1217 Jeremy Ardanuy Argyle Middle SchoolH J1205 Nathan Poznerzon Charles E. Smith Jewish Day SchoolH J1210 Kathy Zhang Benjamin Banneker Middle SchoolH J1218 Christopher White St. Catherine Laboure SchoolH J1219 Pierre Mensah North Bethesda Middle SchoolH J1221 Elena Choong St. Catherine Laboure SchoolH J1222 Vivek Sen North Bethesda Middle SchoolScienceMONTGOMERY2007

SPECIAL AWARDS FROM SUPPORTING GROUPSALL GRADESAmerican Industrial Hygiene Assoc., Potomac SectionFor Outstanding Use of Industrial Hygiene PracticesInvitation to meeting to receive awardJ716 Melodi Anahtar Takoma Park Middle SchoolJ1102 Eric Keen Home SchooledAmerican Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics (AIAA)For Excellent Achievements in Projects in Space and Aviation1st Place Certificate, $1000 Scholarship to US Space Camp or Aviation Challenge,and Invitation to Awards Banquet plus one year student membershipS707 A. Yashodhara Rao Walt Whitman High School2nd Place Certificate and $100;and Invitation to Awards Banquet plus one year student membershipJ717 Daniel Hyde Roberto Clemente Middle School3rd Place Certificate and $75;and Invitation to Awards Banquet plus one year student membershipS701 Louis Wu Montgomery Blair High SchoolHonorable Mention CertificatesJ707 Hannah Dario Argyle Middle SchoolJ701 James Farace St. Andrew Apostle SchoolJ701 Nicholas Von Utter St. Andrew Apostle SchoolAmerican Meteorological Society (AMS)For Outstanding Achievement for Ability and Creativityin an Atmospheric ScienceCertificate of Achievement, invitation to banquet, opportunity to compete againstwinners of other DC-area fairsJ105 Jay Feldman Robert Frost Middle SchoolJ105 Akira Horiguchi Robert Frost Middle SchoolJ105 Young (Daniel) Park Robert Frost Middle SchoolJ604 David Zhang Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ803 Nivetita Ravi Neelsville Middle SchoolJ809 Doyung Lee Takoma Park Middle SchoolS603 Ted Glickman Bethesda-Chevy Chase High SchoolAmerican Nuclear Society; Washington, DC SectionFor Outstanding Achievement in Projects inNuclear Physics and Technology1st Place Certificate, $100, invitation to a dinnerJ804 Brendan Dolan John H. Poole Middle SchoolCertificate of AchievementS1007 Melody Alsheikhly Winston Churchill High SchoolS1007 Shanika Fernando Winston Churchill High SchoolS1217 Konrad Slepoy Walt Whitman High SchoolS804 Sikandar Porter-Gill Gaithersburg High SchoolScienceMONTGOMERY2007

American Psychological Assoc. & Teachers of Psychology in Secondary SchoolsRecognizing Outstanding Research Projects in PsychologyJunior Division CertificateJ108 Lyla Lawless Home SchooledSenior Division CertificateS105 Ryan Chiang Sherwood High SchoolS105 Erick Alves de Sa Sherwood High SchoolS105 Patrick Young Sherwood High SchoolAmerican Society of Mechanical EngineersFor Outstanding Demonstration of the Principles andPractices of Mechanical Engineering3rd Place: Certificate and $25J716 Melodi Anahtar Takoma Park Middle School2nd Place: Invitation to dinner, Certificate and $50 to be presented during dinner awardsS707 A. Yashodhara Rao Walt Whitman High School1st Place: Invitation to dinner, Certificate and $75 to be presented during dinner awardsS710 Hamin Jeon Quince Orchard High SchoolAmerican Society of Metals, International Foundation (ASM)For Best Projects in Remote Sensing/GIS and Materials EngineeringCertificate for Most Outstanding Exhibit in Materials ScienceS1214 George Michopoulos Bethesda-Chevy Chase High SchoolCertificate of AchievementS1212 Andrew Durnford Montgomery Blair High SchoolS1201 Caleb Fan Montgomery Blair High SchoolAmerican Society of Naval EngineersFor Excellence in Environmental-Related ProjectsJunior: Plaque; One Year Membership; Invitation to Exhibit at Annual SymposiumInvitation to Exhibit at Annual SymposiumJ717 Daniel Hyde Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolSenior: Plaque; One Year Membership; Invitation to Exhibit at Annual SymposiumInvitation to Exhibit at Annual SymposiumS804 Sikandar Porter-Gill Gaithersburg High SchoolAmerican Society of Safety Engineers - National Capital ChapterFor Projects Demonstrating Excellent Safety Technology or Practice1st place Junior $200 cash scholarship awardJ706 Nicholas Talaat Earle B. Wood Middle School1st place Senior $300 cash scholarship awardS401 Sridar Ravi Clarksburg High SchoolAssociation for Computing Machinery (ACM)For Projects Reflecting an Interest in Computer ScienceHonorary One Year Student MembershipJ902 Andrew Das Sarma Takoma Park Middle SchoolJ903 Brina Seidel Takoma Park Middle SchoolJ709 Sanjay Chainani Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ709 Neil Chainani Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolS501 Joe Levy Bethesda-Chevy Chase High SchoolS501 Nick Latourette Bethesda-Chevy Chase High SchoolS502 Joshua Yanovski Montgomery Blair High SchoolS1213 Cyril Lan Montgomery Blair High SchoolScienceMONTGOMERY2007

Association for Women GeoscientistsFor a Project by a Female Student for High Standards ofInnovativeness and Scientific Excellence in the GeosciencesJunior Division Certificate of ExcellenceJ602 Alexis Frager Earle B. Wood Middle SchoolSenior Division Certificate of ExcellenceS602 Beatrice Parker Bethesda-Chevy Chase High SchoolAssociation of Practicing Psychologists of Montgomery and Prince George's Co.sFor Excellence in Behavioral Science3rd Place Junior: Certificate and $25J101 Emily Durr John H. Poole Middle School2nd Place Junior: Certificate and $40J109 Caroline Diehl Takoma Park Middle School1st Place Junior: Certificate and $50J108 Lyla Lawless Home Schooled3rd Place Senior: Certificate and $25S110 Kristen Clemente Sherwood High SchoolS110 Michael Packer Sherwood High School2nd Place Senior: Certificate and $40S125 Danielle Rich Sherwood High School1st Place Senior: Certificate and $50S105 Erick Alves de Sa Sherwood High SchoolS105 Ryan Chiang Sherwood High SchoolS105 Patrick Young Sherwood High SchoolCapital PC Users Group (EPCUG)For excellence in computer sciencePlaque and 1 year membership to EPCUGS501 Nick Latourette Bethesda-Chevy Chase High SchoolS501 Joe Levy Bethesda-Chevy Chase High SchoolJ903 Brina Seidel Takoma Park Middle SchoolCentral Intelligence AgencyFor Projects in Technologies of National InterestAward of Invitation to Awards Ceremony and Tour of CIA HeadquartersS125 Danielle Rich Sherwood High SchoolS402 Danielle Romano Sherwood High SchoolS502 Joshua Yanovski Montgomery Blair High SchoolS602 Beatrice Parker Bethesda-Chevy Chase High SchoolS604 Leila Alapour Bethesda-Chevy Chase High SchoolS701 Louis Wu Montgomery Blair High SchoolS704 Nicolas Bax St. AlbansS708 Yi An Sun Montgomery Blair High SchoolS801 Jordyn Wolfand Montgomery Blair High SchoolS808 Frances Jaffe Bethesda-Chevy Chase High SchoolS904 Paul Kominers Walt Whitman High SchoolS1008 Ashley Myers Sherwood High SchoolS1206 Greg Daines Bethesda-Chevy Chase High SchoolScienceMONTGOMERY2007

Chemical Society of WashingtonFor Projects Demonstrating Excellence in ChemistryCertificates of MeritJ401 Olivia Youket Earle B. Wood Middle SchoolJ404 Kelly Brown John H. Poole Middle SchoolJ405 Therese Todd St. Andrew Apostle SchoolJ409 Carolyn Kidd A. Mario Loiederman Middle SchoolJ412 Alessandra Breen St. Andrew Apostle SchoolJ412 Tonia Ogundipe St. Andrew Apostle SchoolJ412 Tiffany Ogundipe St. Andrew Apostle SchoolJ414 Kate Frost Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ414 Ashley Wilson Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ416 Emily Janes Earle B. Wood Middle SchoolJ418 Kurtis Swartz Earle B. Wood Middle SchoolJ419 Maria Dagalakis Herbert Hoover Middle SchoolJ423 Ohene Ofosu Sligo Adventists Middle SchoolJ421 Karen Jacob Benjamin Banneker Middle SchoolS401 Sridar Ravi Clarksburg High SchoolS404 Rajat Shivacharan Watkins Mill High SchoolDiscovery Channel Young Scientist ChallengeFor 6-8th Grade Students for Knowledge of andAbility to Communicate Effectively about ScienceCertificate of Excellence, Pin, and Entry to National Competition will bePresented to Winners of Each Category in Junior DivisionFederal Water Quality AssociationFor Projects relating to Water Quality1st place Junior: Certificate, Savings Bond, Invitation to Awards CeremonyJ603 Joseph Allaire Holy Cross School2nd place Junior: CertificateJ805 Elizabeth Axley Earle B. Wood Middle School3rd place Junior: CertificateJ808 James Shepherdson Takoma Park Middle SchoolHonorable Mention Junior CertificateJ201 Alyssa Dodd St. Andrew Apostle SchoolJunior Team Certificate, Savings Bond, Invitation to Awards CeremonyJ801 Maija Mikkelsen Earle B. Wood Middle SchoolJ801 Margaret Gratian Earle B. Wood Middle School1st place Senior: certificate, Savings Bond, Invitation to Awards CeremonyS808 Frances Jaffe Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School2nd place Senior: CertificateS203 David Gaynor Watkins Mill High School3rd Place Senior: CertificateS802 James Roach Bethesda-Chevy Chase High SchoolHonorable Mention Senior: CertificateS1302 William Hazzard Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School1st place Senior Team: Certificate, Savings Bond, Invitation to Awards CeremonyS1301 Ashley Wire Sherwood High SchoolS1301 Lynea Witczak Sherwood High School2nd place Senior Team: CertificateS807 Katherine Perino Quince Orchard High SchoolS807 Anna Ralchenko Quince Orchard High SchoolScienceMONTGOMERY2007

Friends of Agricultural Research--Beltsville (FAR-B)For Excellent Junior Projects Relating to Agriculture3rd Place: Certificate of Merit; $20 certificate for Giant or Safeway;Tour of Beltsville Agricultural CenterJ310 Wade Potter Earle B. Wood Middle SchoolJ1101 Maddison Graham John H. Poole Middle SchoolJ801 Maija Mikkelsen Earle B. Wood Middle SchoolJ801 Margaret Gratian Earle B. Wood Middle SchoolJ203 Nicholas Chisholm Earle B. Wood Middle School2nd Place: Certificate of Merit; $30 certificate for Giant or Safeway;Tour of Beltsville Agricultural CenterJ302 Kevin Hill-Byrne Earle B. Wood Middle SchoolJ1011 Ajay Kannan Takoma Park Middle SchoolJ807 Pavleen Thukral Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ419 Maria Dagalakis Herbert Hoover Middle School1st Place: Certificate of Merit; $50 certificate for Giant or Safeway;Tour of Beltsville Agricultural CenterJ311 Curtis Betz John H. Poole Middle SchoolJ1006 Daniela Mujica Earle B. Wood Middle SchoolJ802 Miranda Lingenfelter North Bethesda Middle SchoolJ202 Madison Cecco John H. Poole Middle SchoolGem, Lapidary and Mineral Society of Montgomery County, MDFor Projects that Demonstrate geological or Mineralogical InterestSociety Award:: Membership plus $50J603 Joseph Allaire Holy Cross SchoolGeological Society of WashingtonFor Excellence in Projects Demonstarting an Appreciationof the Importance of GeologyFirst Place Certificate of AchievementJ603 Joseph Allaire Holy Cross SchoolSecond Place Certificate of AchievementS602 Beatrice Parker Bethesda-Chevy Chase High SchoolGraduate Women in ScienceFor Young Women Demonstrating Excellence in Science1st place certificate of excellence andone year subscription to Science News magazineS1103 Lillian Tsai Winston Churchill High SchoolCertificate of RecognitionS707 A. Yashodhara Rao Walt Whitman High SchoolS118 Gurleen Kaur Sherwood High SchoolS118 Neeta Balram Sherwood High SchoolS118 Dhara Shah Sherwood High SchoolS801 Jordyn Wolfand Montgomery Blair High SchoolS201 David Chen Walt Whitman High SchoolS202 Tania Chatterjee Col. Zadok Magruder High SchoolS307 Christine Sun Thomas S. Wootton High SchoolS307 Steven Zhang Thomas S. Wootton High SchoolS602 Beatrice Parker Bethesda-Chevy Chase High SchoolS1009 Rashmi Singh Winston Churchill High SchoolScienceMONTGOMERY2007

Herbert Hoover Young Engineer AwardFor Outstanding Engineering Projects, Junior and Senior DivisionsJunior Division Certificate and MedallionJ706 Nicholas Talaat Earle B. Wood Middle SchoolSenior Division Certificate and MedallionS704 Nicolas Bax St. AlbansInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Washington SectionFor Excellence in Electrical Engineering, Physics,Computer Science and Related Areas3rd Place: Certificate of Merit, $100S704 Nicolas Bax St. Albans2nd Place: Certificate of Merit, $200S1206 Greg Daines Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School1st Place: Certificate of Merit, $300, Invitation to Award BanquetS710 Hamin Jeon Quince Orchard High SchoolInstitute of Food Technologists, DC SectionFor Outstanding Food Science Projects1st Place Junior Division: Certificate, Book, and Reception InvitationJ1102 Eric Keen Home Schooled1st Place Senior Division: Certificate, Book, and Reception InvitationS1103 Lillian Tsai Winston Churchill High SchoolInstitute for Industrial EngineersFor projects displaying excellence in EngineeringFirst Place: Certificate and Puzzle BookJ903 Brina Seidel Takoma Park Middle SchoolSecond Place: Certificate and Sudoku BookS703 Laura Giannola Sherwood High SchoolThird Place: Certificate and Sudoku CardsS903 Jeremy Lent Sherwood High SchoolIntel Excellence in Computer Science AwardFor Excellence in the Senior Division Computer Science CategoryIntel Award Certificate, $200 check to be sentS501 Joe Levy Bethesda-Chevy Chase High SchoolS501 Nick Latourette Bethesda-Chevy Chase High SchoolInternational Society for Optical Engineering-SPIEFor Outstanding Optics or Photonics Related Technology1st Place Junior Division: $125 and 1 year subscription to Engineering TimesJ203 Nicholas Chisholm Earle B. Wood Middle School1st Place Senior Division: $200 and 1 year subscription to Engineering TimesS706 Nicky Arya Bethesda-Chevy Chase High SchoolScienceMONTGOMERY2007

MedImmuneBest Individual Project with Biological Relevance to theCauses, Treatment and Prevention of Human Disease,Exemplifying Values Core to MedImmune Philosophy; High Integrity,Strong Work Ethic, Entrepreneurial Spirit and CollaborationMedImmune Advancing Science for Better Health Award: $100 anda 6-week Paid Internship at MedImmuneS1103 Lillian Tsai Winston Churchill High SchoolMontgomery County Energy and Air Quality Advising CommitteeFor projects related to energy and air qualityInvitation to banquet to receive $100 and Certificate will be mailed to winners separatelyS702 Andrea Vaught Bethesda-Chevy Chase High SchoolS702 Om'anand Tiwari Bethesda-Chevy Chase High SchoolJ803 Nivetita Ravi Neelsville Middle SchoolMu Alpha ThetaFor Challenging, Original, Thorough and Creative Investigation ofProblems involving Modern MathematicsCertificates of AchievementS903 Jeremy Lent Sherwood High SchoolS904 Paul Kominers Walt Whitman High SchoolNational Association of Biology TeachersFor Projects Exemplifying the Highest Standards ofInnovativeness and Scientific Excellence in Life ScienceJunior Division: Certificate of HonorJ1001 Alison Cohen Holton-Arms SchoolJ1011 Ajay Kannan Takoma Park Middle SchoolSenior Division: Certificate of HonorS1103 Lillian Tsai Winston Churchill High SchoolNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)For Research Emphasizing NOAA's mission toUnderstand and Predict Changes in Earth's Environmentand Conserve and Manage Coastal and Marine Resources to meetour Nation's Economic, Social and Environmental NeedsJunior Division: Certificate of Honor and MedallionJ603 Joseph Allaire Holy Cross SchoolNational Society of Professional EngineersFor Projects Demonstrating Innovative EngineeringCertificate of Honor, Lapel PinS704 Nicolas Bax St. AlbansJ706 Nicholas Talaat Earle B. Wood Middle SchoolScienceMONTGOMERY2007

Northrop GrummanFor 10 Outstanding Projects in the Physical Sciences,Math, Computer, and Related Categoriesin which Northrop Grumman has Corporate InterestsProject Awards: $200 Savings BondS401 Sridar Ravi Clarksburg High SchoolS404 Rajat Shivacharan Watkins Mill High SchoolS701 Louis Wu Montgomery Blair High SchoolS704 Nicolas Bax St. AlbansS709 Max Valenstein Bethesda-Chevy Chase High SchoolS903 Jeremy Lent Sherwood High SchoolS1201 Caleb Fan Montgomery Blair High SchoolS1211 Earl Smith Walt Whitman High SchoolS1216 Jacob Hurwitz Montgomery Blair High SchoolS1217 Konrad Slepoy Walt Whitman High SchoolOffice of Naval ResearchFor Achievement in Science, Technology, Math and EngineeringJunior Division: Medallion, Certificate, Letter of CongratulationsJ807 Pavleen Thukral Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ708 Stuart Grosvenor North Bethesda Middle SchoolJ706 Nicholas Talaat Earle B. Wood Middle SchoolJ401 Olivia Youket Earle B. Wood Middle SchoolJ405 Therese Todd St. Andrew Apostle SchoolSenior Division: $50 Gift Certificate, Medallion, Certificate, Letter of CongratulationsS602 Beatrice Parker Bethesda-Chevy Chase High SchoolS208 Victoria Yao Montgomery Blair High SchoolS709 Max Valenstein Bethesda-Chevy Chase High SchoolOptical Society of America, National Capital SectionFor Notable Achievement in the Optical SciencesCertificate of Achievement to be mailedJ203 Nicholas Chisholm Earle B. Wood Middle SchoolJ303 Spencer Sampson Argyle Middle SchoolJ1012 Victoria Sheil Earle B. Wood Middle SchoolJ1202 Pranav Gokhale Roberto Clemente Middle SchoolJ1213 Andy Levine Takoma Park Middle SchoolS704 Nicolas Bax St. AlbansS706 Nicky Arya Bethesda-Chevy Chase High SchoolRicoh Sustainable Development Award 2006For Outstanding Projects Addressing the Potential for IncreasingOur Ability to Grow Environmentally Friendly andSocially Responsible BusinessesJunior Division: Certificate and Subscription to Science News MagazineJ714 Amy Flores Earle B. Wood Middle SchoolSenior Division: Certificate and Subscription to Science News MagazineS307 Christine Sun Thomas S. Wootton High SchoolS307 Steven Zhang Thomas S. Wootton High SchoolScienceMONTGOMERY2007

Sigma Xi Chapter of NISTFor Excellence in Measurement ScienceCertificate of Excellence, $ 50, Invitation to Sigma Xi Awards BanquetJ1211 Shaughn Phillips St. Catherine Laboure SchoolS602 Beatrice Parker Bethesda-Chevy Chase High SchoolSigma Xi, FDA ChapterPrizes For Excellence in Food and Drug Science will be sent to studentsHonorable Mention: CertificateS806 Melissa Truong Montgomery Blair High SchoolS1004 Stephanie Prakash Sherwood High School2nd Place: $50S202 Tania Chatterjee Col. Zadok Magruder High School1st Place: $100 and Invitation for 3 to Spring BanquetS1103 Lillian Tsai Winston Churchill High SchoolSociety for In Vitro BiologyFor projects of interest to the SocietyCertificate of Outstanding AchievementFirst PlaceS1103 Lillian Tsai Winston Churchill High SchoolSecond PlaceS204 Abhinav Ettyreddy Thomas S. Wootton High SchoolSociety of Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME)For Excellence in Mining, Metallurgy, or Exploration TechnologySME Monogrammed CapJ601 Thomas McHale North Bethesda Middle SchoolJ603 Joseph Allaire Holy Cross SchoolJ605 Manoli Anagnostiadis Cabin John Middle SchoolSpectrum Science CommunicationsFor Excellence in Communications and Health SciencesTop Newsmaker Award: Certificate and Gift CardS1103 Lillian Tsai Winston Churchill High SchoolTowson UniversityFor Excellence in ScienceTowson University Award: Certificate of Excellence and $100S1103 Lillian Tsai Winston Churchill High SchoolU.S. Air ForceFor Excellence in Math, Science and Engineering byYouth who will be Tomorrow's Leaders4 USAF Awards: Padfolio, Electronic Rolodex Organizer,Certificate of Merit, and MedallionJ701 James Farace St. Andrew Apostle SchoolJ701 Nicholas Von Utter St. Andrew Apostle SchoolS708 Yi An Sun Montgomery Blair High SchoolS709 Max Valenstein Bethesda-Chevy Chase High SchoolScienceMONTGOMERY2007

U.S. Army - Research OfficeFor Scientific/Engineering ExcellenceHonorable Mention: Certificate of AchievementS403 Ryan Bonhag Sherwood High SchoolS403 Rachel Smith Sherwood High SchoolS403 Matthew Svilar Sherwood High SchoolS404 Rajat Shivacharan Watkins Mill High SchoolS703 Laura Giannola Sherwood High SchoolS807 Katherine Perino Quince Orchard High SchoolS807 Anna Ralchenko Quince Orchard High SchoolS1007 Melody Alsheikhly Winston Churchill High SchoolS1007 Shanika Fernando Winston Churchill High SchoolS1203 Suzy Djampouop Sherwood High SchoolS1206 Greg Daines Bethesda-Chevy Chase High SchoolS1213 Cyril Lan Montgomery Blair High SchoolS1214 George Michopoulos Bethesda-Chevy Chase High SchoolS1216 Jacob Hurwitz Montgomery Blair High SchoolS1217 Konrad Slepoy Walt Whitman High SchoolS604 Leila Alapour Bethesda-Chevy Chase High SchoolS801 Jordyn Wolfand Montgomery Blair High SchoolS1003 Paul Ervin Bethesda-Chevy Chase High SchoolRunners-up: Certificate of Achievement and Army T-shirtS502 Joshua Yanovski Montgomery Blair High SchoolS708 Yi An Sun Montgomery Blair High SchoolS1008 Ashley Myers Sherwood High SchoolS1201 Caleb Fan Montgomery Blair High SchoolS1209 Amanda Grossman Sherwood High SchoolS704 Nicolas Bax St. AlbansS901 Brian Lawrence Montgomery Blair High SchoolS1103 Lillian Tsai Winston Churchill High School1st Place: Certificate of Achievement, Army T-shirt, and Bronze MedallionS401 Sridar Ravi Clarksburg High SchoolS804 Sikandar Porter-Gill Gaithersburg High SchoolU.S. Metric AssociationFor Best Use of the SI Metric System for a SignificantAmount of Quantitative MeasurementSenior Division: Certificate of MeritS404 Rajat Shivacharan Watkins Mill High SchoolJunior Division: Certificate of MeritJ714 Amy Flores Earle B. Wood Middle SchoolScienceMONTGOMERY2007

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionFor Outstanding Projects in Nuclear Science or EngineeringU.S. NRC Awards will be sent separately to the winners:Certificates of Merit, Gifts, Awards Ceremony at NRC HeadquartersFirst Place JuniorsJ1001 Alison Cohen Holton-Arms SchoolJ902 Andrew Das Sarma Takoma Park Middle SchoolFirst Place SeniorsS307 Christine Sun Thomas S. Wootton High SchoolS307 Steven Zhang Thomas S. Wootton High SchoolS804 Sikandar Porter-Gill Gaithersburg High SchoolU.S. Public Health Service, Commissioned Officers AssociationFor Creatively Illustrating 4 Key Emphases of the SurgeonGeneral: Regular Physical Activity; a Healthy Diet;Tobacco Use is Hazardous; Injury and Illness PreventionBest Junior Division: U.S. Public Health Service Surgeon General Certificateand Handheld MicroscopeJ1102 Eric Keen Home SchooledJunior Honorable Mention Certificate and Handheld MicroscopeJ208 Arthur Moy Argyle Middle SchoolJ710 Timothy Roche St. Andrew Apostle SchoolJ1103 Emma Luigard Takoma Park Middle SchoolBest Senior Division: U.S. Public Health Service Surgeon General Certificateand $50 checkS1104 Jack Latourette Bethesda-Chevy Chase High SchoolSenior Honorable Mention CertificateS1101 Shima Gholamimehrabadi Muslim Community SchoolS1012 Chuncong Du Montgomery Blair High SchoolS202 Tania Chatterjee Col. Zadok Magruder High SchoolSurgeon General's Award for Outstanding StudentS1104 Jack Latourette Bethesda-Chevy Chase High SchoolS1013 Zahra Farshneshani Sherwood High SchoolS1013 Sara Kanwal Sherwood High SchoolWashington Statistical SocietyFor Excellence in the Investigation or Use of Statistical MethodsHonorable Mention: Certificates of ExcellenceS601 Hailiu Yang Montgomery Blair High SchoolJ1008 William Cai Takoma Park Middle SchoolJ902 Andrew Das Sarma Takoma Park Middle SchoolJ903 Brina Seidel Takoma Park Middle School1st Place: $150, ASA School Membership, Subscription to STATS,and Certificate of ExcellenceS903 Jeremy Lent Sherwood High SchoolWater Environment FederationFor Outstanding Water Research ProjectStockholm Junior Water Prize: Certificate, Mouse Pad and Invitation toCompete for the Maryland Stockholm Junior Water PrizeS801 Jordyn Wolfand Montgomery Blair High SchoolScienceMONTGOMERY2007

West Montgomery County Citizens AssociationFor projects of interest to West Montgomery CountyBlue Ribbon and Invitation to Present Project at a WMCCA MeetingJ808 James Shepherdson Takoma Park Middle SchoolJ805 Elizabeth Axley Earle B. Wood Middle SchoolJ806 Andrew Ceruzzi Newport Mill Middle SchoolS805 David Tao Montgomery Blair High SchoolS808 Frances Jaffe Bethesda-Chevy Chase High SchoolYale Science & Engineering Assoc. Inc.For the Most Outstanding 11th Grade Student from the Areas ofComputer Science, Engineering, Physics or ChemistryCertificate of Merit and a Pewter MedallionS401 Sridar Ravi Clarksburg High SchoolS1201 Caleb Fan Montgomery Blair High SchoolScienceMONTGOMERY2007