The University of Cincinnati is planning for the Sixth Annual Southwest Ohio District Science & Engineering Expo (SEE) on March 13, 2010. The competition at UC is open to students in grades 7–12 in Butler, Clermont, Hamilton, Preble, and Warren counties. We are inviting you to join us in judging the student research projects.

For your commitment and help with this event UC will provide breakfast, lunch and free parking for the day.

If you are a local educator spending the day at the Science & Engineering Expo provides the opportunity to earn a continuing education unit or graduate credit for your time. The University of Cincinnati will issue one continuing education unit (10 contact hours) or one quarter hour of graduate credit at a special reduced rate for full day participation at the Science & Engineering Expo. Credit will be earned by judging student projects, attending an afternoon workshop, experiencing the activities and exhibits throughout the day, attending the awards ceremony, and completing a follow-up evaluation.

Similarly professional engineers will also have an opportunity at the fair to earn continuing education credit by judging in the morning at the fair, attending a workshop in the afternoon, as well as the awards ceremony. Or you can earn a certificate towards professional certification by judging at the fair, attending an afternoon workshop, and attending the late afternoon keynote speaker presentation and awards ceremony.

If you are interested in becoming a SEE judge for this year’s fair, fill out the online registration form at https://www.uc.edu/ScienceFair/registration/JudgeRegistration.aspx

Send any questions or comments you may have about becoming a SEE judge to Stephanie Kirkpatrick or Jennifer Trombley at UCsciencefair@uc.edu or call us at 513-556-4433.

We’re hoping you can join us for this experience that rewards the creativity and discovery of the region’s young scientists. SEE U @ UC!

We are excited to welcome Cincinnati Metro’s Diesel-Electric Hybrid bus to the 2010 Science & Engineering Expo!

With six hybrid busses in operation and more on the way for 2010,  the Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority is paving the way toward a greener future in Cincinnati. We are pleased to announce that they will be exhibiting one of their hybrid buses at the 2010 Science & Engineering Expo!

Originally unveiled on April 21, 2009, the fleet of six hybrid buses were launched into service the following day, Earth Day, at Fountain Square in downtown Cincinnati. Their hybrid engines are powered both by an electric motor and a diesel engine, creating a 50% reduction in NOx, a 95% reduction in soot, and a 90% reduction in hydrocarbons. In addition, the new hybrid buses are quieter with a smoother ride, and will use about 30% less fuel in their lifetime.

For more information on Cincinnati Metro’s Diesel-Electric Hybrid program, please visit their website. You can also download their information on the buses, complete with a diagram of the hybrid technology.

Cincinnati Metro’s hybrid buses will SEE you at the fair!

Stephanie Kirckpatrick - UC SEE's new graduate Assistant.

Q: Where are you from?

A: I’m from Canton, Ohio–about 4 hours northeast of here.

Q: What is your major?

A: I am currently pursuing my Ph.D. in Educational Studies at UC, but I also have a Masters Degree in Communication from the University of Akron and a Bachelors Degree in Speech Communication from Miami University.

Q: What do you want to be when you grow up?

A: I want to be a college professor. I want to teach and do research in media literacy and disabilities studies. I like to think of myself as a social scientist.

Q: What was your favorite subject growing up?

A: I just can’t pick one. In grade school I loved history and geography, but when I got to high school I really enjoyed Biology and English. I still love biology and science and I guess that’s why I am pursuing a career as an academic social scientist.

Q: Did you participate in science fairs growing up? If yes, what was your project?

A: I did participate in a science fair when I was in 8th grade. I won my school science fair and took home a superior rating at the district fair. I did my project on prolonging the oxidation rate of sliced apples. Tip: Use a little lemon juice to keep your apple slices from browning too quickly.

Q: Is your family involved with science and engineering professionally?

A: My father-in-law and brother-in-law are both engineers, but no one in my immediate family is involved with science and engineering professionally.

Q: When you’re not busy working on the science fair or going to school, what are you doing in your spare time?

A: I love being crafty. Scrap-booking is my favorite thing to do when I’m all caught up with my work. If I’m not scrap-booking I am probably reading (although I don’t get to read a lot of fun stuff, its mostly research right now).

Jennifer Trombley

Jennifer Trombley - UC SEE's new graduate Assistant

Q: Where are you from?

A: Originally, I am from a little suburb of Detroit, Michigan, called Grosse Pointe Woods.  I completed my Bachelor’s degree in Music Performance and Education at the University of Michigan, and I’m certified to teach K-12 public school music.

Q: What is your major?

A: I am pursuing my Master of Music degree at the College-Conservatory of Music in vocal performance and opera.

Q: What do you want to be when you grow up?

A: Someday, I would love to perform with opera houses and orchestras around the country, singing classical music. I also hope to be a voice teacher and professor of music at a college or university.

Q: What was your favorite subject growing up?

A:Besides music, I would have to say math or science. It’s hard to choose! My two favorite classes in high school were an anatomy and physiology class I took, and my AP Calculus class (my friends used to tease me because I would always get excited about going to Calculus!). In college I took some fascinating geology classes, too. If I weren’t going to be a music teacher, I think I would be a high school math teacher.

Q: Did you participate in science fairs growing up? If yes, what was your project?

A:Unfortunately, I didn’t have the chance to participate in any science fairs while I was growing up. But, I did help my mom (who is a science teacher) with many of her classroom experiments!

Q: Is your family involved with science and engineering professionally?

A:Yes! My mom is a 6th and 7th grade science teacher, and I think that’s where I got my love for science. Also, my dad is a pharmacist.

Q: When you’re not busy working on the science fair or going to school, what are you doing in your spare time?

A: I enjoy doing things outdoors like hiking and camping, and I absolutely love to garden. This past summer I had an organic vegetable garden with over 20 varieties of vegetables and herbs. They were delicious! Someday I would like to have my own small farm.

We are very excited to announce that NASA engineer Kobie Boykins will be our 2010 Keynote speaker! As a lead engineer at NASA,  Boykins designed the solar arrays that power the remarkable Mars Expedition Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, which (as of December 2008) continue to send back data from our nearest planetary neighbor more than four years after being deployed.

A dynamic young engineer at NASA‘s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Kobie Boykins is on the frontline of Mars exploration. Boykins designed the solar arrays that power the remarkable Mars Expedition Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, which (as of December 2008) continue to send back data from our nearest planetary neighbor more than four years after being deployed. He is currently working at NASA‘s Mars Science Laboratory, preparing the actuators for the next mission. Boykins’ other projects have included work on the Mars Pathfinder mission and the Ocean Surface Topography Mission, making measurements by satellite of the Earth’s oceans.

In 2002, Boykins joined a team of young scientists for a public education tour—dubbed “Marsapalooza”—to raise awareness of the Mars Exploration Project. Four years later he was featured in the JASON Project Expedition “Mysteries of Earth and Mars,” bringing his passion for space exploration to students and teachers worldwide.

An engaging public speaker who puts a fresh face on America’s space program, Boykins recounts the challenges and triumphs of the Mars Exploration Rovers mission, sharing remarkable images and discoveries that continue to come to us from the Red Planet.

Changes to Form 4 (Human Subjects Form): The first page of this form is required for all projects involving human subjects (labeled ‘Page 36′ in the actual document). The student’s IRB will review the project and determine if written consent is required of the participants. If so, the student can either use the form provided on the second page of Form 4 (labeled ‘Page 37′ in the actual document), or create their own consent form as long as it includes all information on the sample form provided.

Virtual Schools: Students from virtual schools will be accepted to district and state fairs as long as the student participates in a local school fair near where he/she lives. The student will be eligible to attend the district fair in which he resides, not where the virtual school headquarters is located. A video conference judging exercise by the virtual school is not considered acceptable for entrance to the district fair.

Display Credit: The display of the below information is now required on all projects, either on the display board or by using a tent card on the display table:

~ Photograph taken by:
~ Graphics on display from:
~ Photographic permissions were obtained and are located:
~ Trademarks/Registered/Brand named products company approvals were obtained: Yes/No

Fourth Award $500

The Effects of Acetylcholine on Memory

Rebekah Lynn Inez Ivie, 17, Trotwood Madison High School, Trotwood, Ohio

Cellular and Molecular Biology – Presented by Intel

Fourth Award $500

CB033 Ship as a Target of miR155: A New Model for Leukemiogenesis

Aaditya Ganesh Shidham, 18, Upper Arlington High School, Upper Arlington, Ohio

Computer Science – Presented by Intel

Fourth Award $500

Designing an Affordable and Accessible Virtual Reality System

Scott Douglas Betz, 18, Bellbrook High School, Bellbrook, Ohio

Electrical and Mechanical Engineering – Presented by Intel

Third Award $1,000

Autonomous Human-Seeking Robot

Elizabeth Charlotte Coquillette, 18, Hathaway Brown School, Shaker Heights, Ohio

Mathematical Sciences – Presented by Intel

Fourth Award $500

microRNA Expression Patterns in Mouse Lung Development and Cancer

Kevin Kyle Hawkins, 17, Glen Oak High School, Canton, Ohio

Medicine and Health Sciences – Presented by National Institutes of Health

Third Award $1,000

Neural Stem Cell Migration and Remyelination in Response to Chemokines

Julianne Marie Golinski, 18, Hathaway Brown School, Shaker Heights, Ohio

Fourth Award $500

Identification and Prevention of MRSA Transferred between Community and Medical Settings on Mobile Phones

Karen Ashley Kruzer, 17, West Geauga High School, Chesterland, Ohio

Physics and Astronomy – Presented by Intel

Second Award $1,500

Can a Polymer Be Made to Act Like a Metal and Exhibit Magnetic Properties?

Michael Vincent Di Mascio, 17, Waynesville High School, Waynesville, Ohio

Fourth Award $500

Optical Detection of Hazardous Materials for Homeland Security, Phase III

Michael A. Gord, 16, Dayton Christian High School, Miamisburg, Ohio

Team Projects – Presented by Science News

Third Award $1,000

Analysis of Net Potential Methane Fluxes in Vernal Pool Ecosystems: Revealing

Biogeochemical Greenhouse Gas Production and Emission

Larry Paul Beaver, 18, Louisville High School, Louiville, Ohio

Michael Graham Baker, 18, Louisville High School, Louisville, Ohio

The Decompostion/ Construction of Complex Data Strings or Systems

Daniel Richard Brown, 16, Upper Sandusky High School, Upper Sandusky, Ohio

Jacob Wilson Beach, 16, Upper Sandusky High School, Upper Sandusky, Ohio

United States Army

All expense paid trip to Operation Cherry Blossom in Tokyo, Japan. Each trip winner will also receive three $1,000 U.S. Savings Bonds, $500 from the Association of the United States Army, a gold medallion and a certificate of achievement:

Designing Heterologous Influenza Vaccine for New Pandemic Pathogen Emerging

in Humans Infected with Avian Influenza

Alexander Chernyakhovsky, 17, William Mason High School, Mason, Ohio

Award of three $1,000 U.S. Savings Bonds, a certificate of achievement and a gold medallion:

The Effects of Acetylcholine on Memory

Rebekah Lynn Inez Ivie, 17, Trotwood Madison High School, Trotwood, Ohio

Air Force Research Laboratory on behalf of the United States Air Force

First Award $3,000

Designing Heterologous Influenza Vaccine for New Pandemic Pathogen Emerging

in Humans Infected with Avian Influenza

Alexander Chernyakhovsky, 17, William Mason High School, Mason, Ohio

Second Award $1,500

A Time-Dependent Impact Parameter Model Sheds Light on the Evolution

of Galaxy Morphology in Compact Clusters of Galaxies

Keith Austin Hawkins, 17, Glen Oak, Canton, Ohio

American Association of Physics Teachers and the American Physical Society

Honorable Mention

Can a Polymer Be Made to Act Like a Metal and Exhibit Magnetic Properties?

Michael Vincent Di Mascio, 17, Waynesville High School, Waynesville, Ohio

Ashtavadhani Vidwan Ambati Subbaraya Chetty (AVASC) Foundation

Second Award $500 U.S. Savings Bond

Ship as a Target of miR155: A New Model for Leukemiogenesis

Aaditya Ganesh Shidham, 18, Upper Arlington High School, Upper Arlington, Ohio

Priscilla and Bart Bok First Award of a $1,000 scholarship

Astronomical Society of the Pacific and the American Astronomical Society

Priscilla and Bart Bok First Award of a $1,000 scholarship

PH045 A Time-Dependent Impact Parameter Model Sheds Light on the Evolution of

Galaxy Morphology in Compact Clusters of Galaxies

Keith Austin Hawkins, 17, GlenOak, Canton, Ohio

Florida Institute of Technology

Scholarship Award of $12,500 per year, renewable annually

Influences of Cinnamomum cassia on Pre-diabetic Characteristics

Ashley Nicole Hoehn, 16, Ottoville Local Schools, Ottoville, Ohio

IIT Institute of Psychology

Renewable Scholarship of $15,000 per year for up to four years

Fun & Games: A Study of Rational Behavior in Individuals through Cognitive

Reflections Testing and Predictions of Nash Equilibrium in n-person Games

Catherine Susan Haag, 17, Beaumont School, Cleveland Heights, Ohio

National Anti-Vivisection Society

Third Award $1,000

Designing Heterologous Influenza Vaccine for New Pandemic Pathogen Emerging

in Humans Infected with Avian Influenza

Alexander Chernyakhovsky, 17, William Mason High School, Mason, Ohio

Psi Chi, The National Honor Society in Psychology

Third Award $150

The Effects of Acetylcholine on Memory

Rebekah Lynn Inez Ivie, 17, Trotwood Madison High School, Trotwood, Ohio

Sierra Nevada College

Scholarship of $23,000 per year for 4 years for a total of $92,000

Fun & Games: A Study of Rational Behavior in Individuals through Cognitive

Reflections Testing and Predictions of Nash Equilibrium in n-person Games

Catherine Susan Haag, 17, Beaumont School, Cleveland Heights, Ohio

Society of Exploration Geophysicists

Award of Merit $250

Thermal Optimization of Deep Boreholes for Minor Actinide Waste Disposal

Alec C. Lai, 17, Hawken Upper School, Gates Mills, Ohio

Turpin students pose with Harold C. Shaw Award.

Family members of the late Harold C. Shaw, a longtime science teacher and State Science Day judge from Eaton, were present to witness the attainment of the award named in his honor. The following schools received the Harold C. Shaw Memorial Outstanding School Award earned by schools that had at least four students who each received a superior rating or schools that had more than four projects with 80 percent of the students receiving a superior:

McNicholas (Cincinnati, 45230)
St. Columban (Loveland, 45104)
Turpin High School (Cincinnati, 45244)
William Mason High School (Mason, 45040)

Criteria for the Harold C. Shaw Memorial Outstanding School Award

Revised September 11, 2004

A. The number of projects, over 4, that a school has at SSD will be multiplied by 0.80; the answer from this multiplication shall be rounded down if the decimal answer is less than 0.5 and the number shall be rounded up if the decimal answer is 0.5 or above.

B. Schools with 4 projects must have 100% of their projects earning Superior ratings.

C. A No Show or Good rating disqualifies the school from consideration.

D. Any school that has not been disqualified and for which thenumber of Superior ratings is greater than or equal to the above rounded number will be awarded the Harold C. Shaw Outstanding School Award.

E. Students that are “No Show” but have been excused will not exclude their schools from consideration unless their absence reduces the school’s participation below the 4 project limit.

Who was Harold C. Shaw?

Harold Cyrus Shaw (1915-1993)

Harold Cyrus Shaw, age 77, of Eaton, OH, and lifelong high school teacher and community leader in Preble County, died 22 June 1993. For 35 years, Mr. Shaw taught, coached, and scouted many future leaders in the Fairhaven, New Paris, West Elkton, and West Alexandria school districts. In the last district he taught for 23 years until retirement (1973). The Harold C. Shaw Outstanding School Award is given at State Science Day. The National Science Teachers’ Association and the Engineers Council for Professional Development presented him an award for preparing “Tomorrow’s Scientists and Engineers.”

Mr. Shaw was a longtime supporter of the Junior Academy of Science Council’s State Science Day, and joined The Ohio Academy of Science in 1989, affiliating with the Section of Physics and Astronomy. He organized and directed the area science day and sponsored numerous quality science projects at the West District Science Day and State Science Day. For these efforts his school was selected for a Frederick H. Krecker Outstanding Science Department Award. For several years Mr.Shaw was a member of the statewide Junior Academy Council and actively participated in several of the Junior Academy Council programs, including the first chairperson of the State Science Day Awards Committee. In 1973, Mr. Shaw was presented with a certificate of appreciation from the Academy for his ability as a science teacher, his devotion to his students, and his service to the Junior Academy Council.

Born 18 September 1915 in Yellow Springs, OH, to Martha (Ryman) and Harvey C. Shaw, Harold Shaw graduated from Oak Grove High School (1934), from Cedarville College (1938), and later attended Miami University, OH. Mr. Shaw was a member of Salem Lutheran Church, the Preble County Retired Teachers Association, the Eaton Senior Citizens, and the Bradenton Shuffleboard Club (FL). He was a 37-year perfect attendance member of the West Alexandria Kiwanis Club. In 1955 he helped build the Twin Valley Swimming Pool and managed it for 20 years, providing area youth their first work experience. In 1973 he was awarded the Governor’s Award for Community Action, a continuing award to recognize Ohioans for outstanding contributions to their communities. During 20 years of retirement, Mr. Shaw enjoyed his home and friends in Florida. He traveled throughout the United States and visited every state capitol, participated in shuffleboard tournaments, and enjoyed his children and grandchildren on the two coasts.

Harold C. Shaw is survived by his wife Wilma R. (Roberts) Shaw of 51 years of marriage, children Carolyn S. and Pat Lowry, Sterling, VA, Gwen K. and Ron Rockwell, Tacoma, WA, and grandchildren Paul and Dave Rockwell; in Ohio, brothers Elwood Shaw in Clifton, Roy, Charlotte; and Richard Shaw in Yellow Springs; and sister Esther Pyles in Springfield, in addition to many nieces and nephews.

—Adapted from a necrology
report by Dr. Ronald L. Stuckey
The Ohio Journal of Science
Vol. 94 p. 171

Project on Avian Influenza Vaccine Earns Top Honors in YES Competition

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 21 /PRNewswire/ — Alexander Chernyakhovsky, 17, a junior at William Mason High School was awarded a $50,000 college scholarship in the Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Competition, sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and administered by the College Board.

Alexander was among 60 high school students selected out of more than 560 entrants nationwide to present their projects to a panel of top epidemiologists at the competition in Washington D.C., at which nearly $500,000 in scholarships were awarded.

“The YES Competition is one of the nation’s most prestigious science competitions for high school students,” said Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, M.D., M.B.A, president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. “Alexander’s impressive work demonstrates that a new generation of epidemiologists is emerging, which holds great promise for improving the health of our nation.”

The YES Competition is designed to spur students’ interest in the field of public health, specifically epidemiology. Epidemiology explores patterns of disease, illness and injury within populations with the goal of developing methods for prevention, control and treatment to improve health.

Students develop a research question and hypothesis about a health issue that concerns a group or groups of people, and then conduct research to analyze the subject and suggest potential ways to improve the problem based on their analysis.

ALEXANDER CHERNYAKHOVSKY

Alex Chernyakhovsky Wins Scholarship @ Yes Competition

Broad coverage of the bird flu outbreak in 2006 was the source of inspiration for Alexander’s study, “Global Epidemiological Analysis of Avian Influenza Viruses in Humans.” Alexander uses computer-based modeling and simulation to predict the next areas of infection of humans with avian influenza and the timelines for outbreaks. His YES study focused on the potential application of the forecasts of his model to the World Health Organization process of selecting the three strains of influenza included in the flu vaccine each year.

Alexander began to develop his computer simulation model shortly after the first avian influenza outbreak. He has progressively added data and features such as the tracking of migrating waterfowl, stationary waterfowl, and poultry to determine the routes by which avian influenza infection can spread. Due to the sophistication and complexity of his model, Alexander runs his bio-simulations at the Ohio Supercomputer Center.

For more information, to interview finalists or to speak with a YES spokesperson, please contact Matthew Windsor at mwindsor@lipmanhearne.com or Colleen McGraw at cmcgraw@lipmanhearne.com, or by phone at 202-457-8100. For more information about the YES Competition, visit www.collegeboard.com/YES.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation focuses on the pressing health and health care issues facing our country. As the nation’s largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to improving the quality of the health and health care of all Americans, the Foundation works with a diverse group of organizations and individuals to identify solutions and achieve comprehensive, meaningful, and timely change. For more than 35 years, the Foundation has brought experience, commitment, and a rigorous, balanced approach to the problems that affect the health and health care of those it serves. When it comes to helping Americans lead healthier lives and get the care they need, the Foundation expects to make a difference in your lifetime. For more information, visit www.rwjf.org.

The College Board

The College Board is a not-for-profit membership association whose mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity. Founded in 1900, the College Board is composed of more than 5,600 schools, colleges, universities and other educational organizations. Each year, the College Board serves seven million students and their parents, 23,000 high schools and 3,800 colleges through major programs and services in college readiness, college admissions, guidance, assessment, financial aid, enrollment, and teaching and learning. Among its best-known programs are the SAT®, the PSAT/NMSQT® and the Advanced Placement Program® (AP®). The College Board is committed to the principles of excellence and equity, and that commitment is embodied in all of its programs, services, activities and concerns. For further information, visit www.collegeboard.com.

Butler County

Clermont County
St Andrew — Chandler Wheat
St Andrew/St Elizabeth A Seton — Laurel Romano
St Andrew — Beth Zappia St Louis Elem — Eaisa David
St Andrew/St Elizabeth A Seton — Daniel Poole
St Columban Elem — Courtney Naber
St Columban Elem — Molly McGeeney
St Columban Elem — Monica Bockhorst & Sam Bockhorst
St Columban Elem — Sara Skierkiewicz
St Andrew — Maddie White
St Columban Elem — Mary Conroy
St Columban Elem — Joseph Wells
St Columban Elem — Matthew Abele
St Columban Elem — Courtney Fasola
St Columban Elem — Ryan Judd
St Columban Elem — Erica How & Emily How & Elissa How
St Columban Elem — Mariah Sampsel
St Columban Elem — Brendan Dzigiel
St Columban Elem — Shane Sullivan
St Columban Elem — Zach Miller
St Louis Elem — Emma Mullins
St Thomas More Elem — Danielle Lynd
St Louis Elem — Alex David
St Louis Elem — Andy Haglage

Franklin County (by special arrangement)
Upper Arlington High School — Summers Hammel

Hamilton County
All Saints Elem — Lauren Rom
All Saints Elem — Grace Adams
All Saints Elem — Rachel Entrup
All Saints Elem — Kristin Oliphant
All Saints Elem — Sam Hubbard
All Saints Elem — Alberto Romanach
All Saints Elem — Elizabeth Tomon
Guardian Angels Elem — Michelle Mezher
Guardian Angels Elem — John Harris
McNicholas High — Charlie Jorden
McNicholas High — Michael Nimmo
McNicholas High — Amanda Bradley
McNicholas High — Rachel Wadell
McNicholas High — Lucy Frey
Mother of Mercy High — Gabrielle Coors
Mount Notre Dame High — Akanksha Mishra
Our Lady of Lourdes Elem — Brad Gerhardt & Dominic Scarlato
Our Lady of Lourdes Elem — Matthew Cahall
Our Lady of Lourdes Elem — Sarah Clark & Lauren Leesman
Our Lady of Lourdes Elem — Megan Ridder & Christa Woelfel
Our Lady of Lourdes Elem — Jessica Lienesch
Our Lady of Visitation Elem — Annie Dixon
Our Lady of Visitation Elem — Priya Mullen & Megan Ireland
Our Lady of Visitation Elem — Kevin Talbot & Chris Denney
Our Lady of Visitation Elem — Ashley Humphrey
Our Lady of Visitation Elem — Sarah Hilvert
Our Lady of Visitation Elem — Kelley Wiegman
St Gertrude Elem — Paul Mittermeier
St Xavier High — Tyler Gau & Steven Ablett & William Beischel
St Mary Elem — Casey Helmicki
St Mary Elem — Briana Kennedy
St Gertrude Elem — MaryAlice Dadosky
St Bernard School Elem — Sadie Dimuzio
St Gertrude Elem — Andrew Racadio
St Mary Elem — Alex Sherlock
St Gertrude Elem — Maggie Winstel
St Gertrude Elem — Robert Naber
St Jude Elem — Emily Friedmann & Liz Trentman
St Jude Elem — Kelsey Watts & Erin Glankler
St Jude Elem — Eric Bachus & Sam Schultz
St Xavier High — Steve Schott & Keith Kennedy & Danny O’Shaughnessy
St Gertrude Elem — Elizabeth Bayer
St Gertrude Elem — Liz Stein
St Gertrude Elem — Stephen Babcock
Sycamore High — Thomas Seiple
Sycamore High — Jennifer Andrews & Brent Gargano
Sycamore High — Edward DeLara
Sycamore High — Chellsie Haas & Garret Listo
Sycamore High — Scott Wright & John Goodwin
Sycamore High — Christine Bacha
Turpin High — Robin Finzer & Nathan Stoehr
Turpin High — Jake Tracy & Mary Magnesen
Turpin High — Ben Perkins & Nick Hanna
Turpin High — Anne Shim & Catherine Shim & Alexander Jones
Turpin High — Elizabeth Holcombe & Emily van Treeck
Turpin High — Megan Josefczyk & Elaine Yung
Turpin High — Elizabeth Pohana
Turpin High — Ariel Miller
Turpin High — Michelle Streffon & Katie Midkiff
Walnut Hills High — Charles Daston & Adam Schwartz
Walnut Hills High — Peter Glotfelty & Kevin Snape
Walnut Hills High — Nathan Lamba & Daniel Miller
Walnut Hills High — Christopher Wilson

Preble County
Twin Valley South High — Kayla Creech & Jessica Johnson

Warren County
Mason High School — Alexander Chernyakhovsky
Mason High School — Alexandria Behne
Mason Middle — Aman Kumar
Mason High School — Abby Lebowitz
Mason Middle — Anastassia Jenjebir
Mason High School — Tong Zhan
Mason Middle — Sohum Talreja
Mason High School — Benjamin Kleykamp
Mason Middle — Sanika Barve
Mason Middle — Maddy Shelby & Aarti Kumar
Mason Middle — Abhimanyu Gupta
St Susanna Elem — Benjamin Loren
St Susanna Elem — Meghan Stier
St Susanna Elem — Meredith Westmeyer
St Susanna Elem — Emily Levy
St Susanna Elem — Emily Farrell & Jacqueline Ebeling
St Susanna Elem — Amanda Muldoon & Molly Morgan
Waynesville High — Michael Di Mascio
Waynesville Middle — John Bowling & Jordan Moore
William Mason High — Namratha Sandella

Congratulations to the Sycamore High School students who competed in yesterdays UC College of Applied Science Tech Expo.

Seniors Jennifer Andrews & Brent Gargano won Best of High School Capstone Projects – 1st Place ($1,000) with their project Degradation of Recombinant Human Skin by Means of Sodium Hydroxide and Hydrochloric Acid.

Seniors Chelsea Haas & Garret Listo won Best of High School Capstone Projects – 2nd Place ($500) with their project The Creation of Sycamore’s Virtual Lab.

RENO BOUND

Jennifer and Brent will be representing UC at the International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) next week in Reno, Nevada. Joining them are juniors Michael Di Mascio from Waynesville High School and Alex Chernyakhovsky from Mason High School. At the UC Science Fair Michael was awarded the $6,100 in cash and scholarships with his project Can a Polymer be Made to Act like a Metal and Exhibit Magnetic Properties? Alex’s project Designing Heterologous Influenza Vaccine for New Pandemic Pathogen Emerging in Humans Infected with Avian Influenza was recently awarded a $50,000 prize at the Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Competition. We want to wish the group the best of luck next week in Reno!