Dr. Lucy Balian Rorke Fair(Grades 6 through 12)

March 2, 2010

Open House6:00-7:00 PM

Awards CeremonyMarch 8, 2010 - 7:00 PM

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AWARDSThe Chester County Intermediate Unit Award for Excellence in Science ($50 Gift Card)

The Richard & Patti Smith Excellence in Engineering Award ($50 Gift Card)

The Richard & Patti Smith Innovation in Science Award ($75 Gift Card)

The Richard & Patti Smith Physics Award ($25 Gift Card)

The Richard & Patti Smith Chemistry Award ($25 Gift Card)

The Richard & Patti Smith Outstanding Use of Mathematics Award ($25 Gift Card)

The Richard & Patti Smith Future Scientist Award ($25 Gift Card)

Excellence in Environmental Science sponsored by Redding Family ($25 Gift Card)

The Healing Horizons Award for Outstanding Project in Medicine & Health ($25 gift certificate to Exton Mall)

The Healing Horizons Award for Outstanding Project in Consumer Science (Gift certificate to Cold Stone Creamery)

The Healing Horizons Award for Outstanding Project in Botany (Gift certificate to Cold Stone Creamery)

The Healing Horizons Award for Outstanding Project in Zoology (Gift certificate to Cold Stone Creamery)

Two Summer Career Academy Awards - A one-week, Summer Career Academy exploration class will be awarded to two winners in the following categories: Electrical Wiring, Solar Power Technology, Criminal Science Investigation, Applied Engineering Technology, Design with Plants, or Animal Science - Grades 6-8 ($155 value each), sponsored by the Chester County Intermediate Unit.

Academy of Environmental Studies Award - A two-week class exploring a number of environmentally-based organiza-tions and sites - Grades 6-8 ($300 value), sponsored by the Chester County Intermediate Unit.

JUDGING LEVELSStudent projects are judged in categories at seven levels:

Level A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12th grade studentsLevel B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11th grade studentsLevel C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10th grade studentsLevel D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9th grade studentsLevel E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6th, 7th & 8th grade studentsLevel F . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th & 5th grade studentsTeam Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th through 12th grade students

CHESTER COUNTY SCIENCE RESEARCH COMPETITION STAFFMary Jeanne Curley, Director, Public Relations, CCIURebecca C. Givler, Special Events Coordinator, CCIU

David Jarvie, Chester County Science Research Competition DirectorDawn Lawless, Advisor

Katherine Pettiss, Advisor

Level E (Grades 6 through 8)

BEHAVIORAL & SOCIAL SCIENCEProjectNo. Name Grade Project Title School1 Julia Anisko 06 A Memo on Memory Patton Middle School 2 Adam Bensinger 06 To SPEAK or to WRITE...that is the Question St. Basil The Great School 3 Tessa Cadieux-Petrie 06 The Musical Math Connection St. Basil The Great School 4 Katie Ernst 06 Does Prayer Have a great impact on North Brandywine Middle School positive or negative moods? 5 Salena Ringenbach 06 Wait....Don’t Tell Me St. Basil The Great School 6 Angela Tanygin 06 Left Brain-Right Brain Academy Great Valley Middle School 7 Owen Goryl 07 Optical Illusions Holy Family School 8 Robert Hammond 07 “Does This Bug You” Scott Middle School 9 Connor McLaughlin 07 Do video games affectclood Renaissance Academy-Edison Charter School pressure and/or heart rate? 10 Micaela Cochran 08 Conflict Resolution: The Brain and the Stroop Effect Engle Middle School 11 Chasan Hall 08 Science Through the Ages North Brandywine Middle School 12 Kathryn Litty 08 Is Music Distracting to Your Studies? St. Joseph School 13 Liana McMahon 08 Eyewitness Accuracy Renaissance Academy-Edison Charter School 14 Danielle Reinecker 08 Do people’s fears change with age? Holy Family School 15 Joey Sopko 08 Did you see that? North Brandywine Middle School 16 Becca Zamojcin 08 Eye Think Holy Family School

BIOCHEMISTRY

17 Benjamin Daghir 06 Going Bananas Avon Grove Charter School (upper) 18 Jason Queppet 06 Effects of Refridgeration on Strawberries Sacred Heart School 19 Frederika Rentzeperis 06 The Effect of Whitening Agents on Downingtown Middle School Simulated Tooth Stains20 Madison Schaeffer 06 Nut Energy French Creek Elementary School 21 Eric Wood 06 Electric Food Holy Family School 22 Madeline Guido 07 Carbonation Fascination St. Maximillian Kolbe School 23 Jacqueline Lieberman 07 Can Vitamin Slow Aging? St. Elizabeth School 24 Devon Niness 07 Sink Your Teeth into This--It’s to Dye For! Owen J Roberts Middle School 25 Kaitlynn Nowakowski 08 Dissolving Different Types of Candy St. Elizabeth School

BOTANY26 Marcella Booz 06 “How Much H2O is in Citrus Fruit” Scott Middle School 27 David Dinius 06 What are the effects of Road Salt On Grass West Vincent Elementary School 28 Conner Dunleavy 06 Green Bean Miracle West Vincent Elementary School 29 Connor Hilaman 06 Seeds and Sun Sacred Heart School 30 Anne Marie Lynch 06 Drought Resistant Plants St. Basil The Great School 31 Miranda McMillen 06 Does Natural Compost Yield Healthier Downingtown Middle School Plants than Store Bought Fertilizer? 32 Nate Rizzo 06 What Liquids Will Grow Plants Sacred Heart School 33 Cecilia Roskos 06 How does your garden grow? Holy Family School 34 Kelly Werth 06 Seeds - Cooked, Soaked, or Raw French Creek Elementary School 35 Amanda White 06 Tomato Science French Creek Elementary School 36 Jason Wierzbicki 06 Which Fruit Produces the Most North Coventry Elementary School Electrical Energy? 37 Julia Kearns 07 Harmful or helpful? Chester County Homeschool 38 Greg Rankin 07 Supersize Me St. Maximillian Kolbe School 39 Kelly Boulger 08 Little Sprout North Brandywine Middle School 40 Ann Crabb 08 Light Color and Plant Growth Renaissance Academy-Edison Charter School 41 Patrick McQuwen 08 Cut and Cry Scott Middle School 42 Andrew Murphy 08 How do roots grow when the South Brandywine Middle School direction of gravity changes?

Level ECHEMISTRY

ProjectNo. Name Grade Project Title School43 Carly Benfield 06 Dripping Colors East Coventry Elementary School 44 Michelle Intoccia 06 Does Temperature Affect the Air West Vincent Elementary School Volume in an enclosed Space 45 Laura Lucarelli 06 Penny War Battle of the Shine St. Maximillian Kolbe School 46 Rebecca Mattie 06 A Home Made Calorimeter; Improved Collegium Charter School 47 Jennie McIntyre 06 Chromatography in the Kitchen St. Maximillian Kolbe School 48 Fiona McLaughlin 06 Which Fabric Traps the Most Body Heat? French Creek Elementary School 49 Joe Siehl 06 Do Apples Brown Faster in Different Temperatures Patton Middle School 50 Chad Stephenson 06 Electroplating Efficiency North Coventry Elementary School 51 Jason Vaile 06 Bubbling Water Holy Family School 52 Tommy Ngo 07 The Art of Mummification Renaissance Academy-Edison Charter School 53 Jeff Phillips 07 Oxygen and Hydrogen - Opposites Attract Patton Middle School 54 Ari Bleemer 08 Effects of Different Methods to Prevent Patton Middle School Apples from Browing 55 C. Jack Dulin 08 Can They Wash Away or Do They Stay? St. Agnes School 56 Katie Kelsey 08 Eggs vs. Acids St. Elizabeth School 57 Steven Massaro 08 Does the viscosity of a liquid affect its South Brandywine Middle School rate of temperature rise? 58 Margaret McGuire 08 Vitamin C EfficienC St. Agnes School 59 Joe Pileggi 08 Permanent Markers Patton Middle School 60 Erin Zimmerman 08 Fabric Flammability Owen J Roberts Middle School

COMPUTER SCIENCE 61 Shashwat Kishore 07 Using Cellular Automata to Model Ecosystems Patton Middle School

CONSUMER SCIENCE62 Lauren Batista 06 Brand Name vs. Generic: Which Tastes Better? Sacred Heart School 63 Eva Bove 06 How Green Are Debbie Myers’ Green Bags? North Coventry Elementary School 64 Jack Burger 06 Which wing design will make an ornithopter West Vincent Elementary School fly the fastest? 65 Margaret Duffy 06 The Pressure’s On St. Basil The Great School 66 Christian Eagan 06 Battle of the Batteries East Vincent Elementary School 67 Samantha Garvey 06 Which material of Band Aid keeps skin the cleanest? East Vincent Elementary School 68 Alicia Griscom 06 What’s The Best Buy For Your Diaper? Chester County Homeschool 69 Amber Kearns 06 Secret to a perfect muffin! Chester County Homeschool 70 Carter Spiess 06 Tiger’s Trouble: Titleist or Top Flite East Vincent Elementary School 71 Julie Dobson 07 A Fraction of fast Fabric St. Maximillian Kolbe School 72 Catherine Gibbs 07 What is the Effect of Temperature on the Downingtown Middle School Ripening of a banana? 73 Molly McArdle 07 Battle of the Cups...Who is the Hottest? St. Maximillian Kolbe School 74 Garrett Muroski 07 Brown Banana South Brandywine Middle School 75 John Sweeney 07 Which brand of gasoline gets better mileage: Wawa or Sunoco? St. Elizabeth School 76 William Cox 08 What removes permanet marker Renaissance Academy-Edison Charter School stains the best?77 Jared McWilliams 08 “Ice Melters” Scott Middle School 78 Elizabeth Waldie 08 Sticky Situation Holy Family School 79 Brandy Walus 08 How sweet is it really? South Brandywine Middle School

EARTH & SPACE SCIENCE80 Aleksandra Ambroziak 06 What is the Effect of Freezing Temperature on Rocks? Downingtown Middle School 81 Steven Gundersen 06 Cleaning Water with Oysters Renaissance Academy-Edison Charter School 82 Olivia Zubillaga 06 Bad Hair Day? Patton Middle School 83 Joseph Budd 07 Martian Vegetation Simulation Engle Middle School 84 Liam McGunnigle 07 Schuylkill River Runoff Renaissance Academy-Edison Charter School 85 Serena Kargbo 08 Fancy Formations:Stalactites and South Brandywine Middle School Stalagmites

Level EENGINEERING

ProjectNo. Name Grade Project Title School86 Cameron Ireland 06 The Effect of Weight on Bridge Design St. Joseph School 87 Timo Mather 06 “Green Roofs vs. Asphalt Shingles” Scott Middle School 88 Liam O’Neill 06 How Strong is an Eggshell? St. Joseph School 89 Alison Tokash 06 Can You Eliminate Phantom Loads? St. Joseph School 90 Kyle Kirsten 07 Prove That Pressure Owen J Roberts Middle School 91 Matthew Krause 07 The Hole Picture St. Maximillian Kolbe School 92 Brooke Miller 07 All Decked Out Owen J Roberts Middle School 93 Anika Narula 07 How’s it Cookin? Great Valley Middle School94 Hannah Chidekel 08 Which Levee withstands the Most Force Patton Middle School 95 Tori Francis 08 Solar Panel Efficiency Patton Middle School 96 Kyler Rush 08 Wind Turbine Upland Country Day School

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE97 Ian Applebaum 06 A Greener Clean South Brandywine Middle School 98 Brianna Conaway 06 Chemical Cleaners vs. Bacteria Renaissance Academy-Edison Charter School 99 Sanyukta Deshmukh 06 Effect of Deicing Salts on Plant Growth Downingtown Middle School 100 Joshua Guevin 06 Green Technology: Improving the Renaissance Academy-Edison Charter School efficiency of knetic generator 101 Lauren Haines 06 Oil Spoils! Chester County Homeschool 102 Sarah Hume 06 Green Insulators: Hot or Not West Vincent Elementary School 103 Andrew Robino 06 Decomposition Competition Downingtown Middle School 104 Ashley Sanei 06 Recycling Greywater Renaissance Academy-Edison Charter School 2009 Science Fair Project105 Idaline Corkran 07 Measuring Air Pollution Upland Country Day School 106 Kaya Gentile 07 Where is the most pollution found in the Schuykill River Owen J Roberts Middle School 107 Drew Kaiser 07 Oil Pollution on waterways North Brandywine Middle School 108 Emilly Evans 08 Which Recyclable Packing Material is Most Effective? Owen J Roberts Middle School 109 Amanda Jacobs 08 Rain Rain Go Away St. Agnes School 110 Annemarie Phandinh 08 Killer Rain St. Joseph School111 Theresa Walsh 08 Which Pollutant Percolates Through Soil the Fastest Owen J Roberts Middle School 112 Akshata Yalvigi 08 Cars vs. Buses Avon Grove Charter School (upper)

MATHEMATICS113 Joshua Bream 06 Pair of 6’s South Brandywine Middle School 114 Nick Madel 06 Dice Probabilities St. Joseph School115 Alex Sankaran 06 Play Ball! Do Major League Baseball Players Perform Collegium Charter School Better or Worse after Mid-Season Trades? 116 Edward Dugan 08 Lucky Numbers St. Joseph School

MEDICINE & HEALTH117 Abby Bailey 06 How Strong is Your Strand? East Coventry Elementary School 118 Sarah Cooperman 06 Got Lactose? Chester County Homeschool 119 Andrew Gregor 06 Tooth Decay Holy Family School 120 Dylan Munson 06 Are Fingerprints Inherited? Kennett Middle School 121 Adrienne D’Agostino 07 What Beat Makes Your Heartbeat? South Brandywine Middle School 122 Linnie Booz 08 “Genetic Fingerprint” Scott Middle School 123 Alain Foster 08 “The Amazing Food Fight” Scott Middle School 124 Katie Hewton 08 To What Extent Does SPF Provide Protection Patton Middle School from the Sun’s Ultraviolet Rays? 125 Scott Mason 08 Lie to Me Engle Middle School 126 Kathleen Wirshup 08 iPods: Can You Hear Me Now? St. Joseph School

MICROBIOLOGYProjectNo. Name Grade Project Title School127 Olivia Young 07 Bioluminescence in Dinoflagellates Patton Middle School 128 Stephanie Donovan 08 Stone,Steel, Wood Who Can Bring The Heat? St. Agnes School 129 Collin Raysor 08 “The Power of Nature: The Study of Natural Antibiotics” Scott Middle School 130 Maia Rice 08 Rosewater vs Facewash Renaissance Academy-Edison Charter School

PHYSICS131 Duncan Campagna 06 Parachutes: Size Matters: What about Weight? Avon Grove Charter School (upper) 132 John Dunn 06 Static Electricity Renaissance Academy-Edison Charter School 133 Holly Fleth 06 Slide Friction Chester County Homeschool 134 Bobby Himes 06 It’s a Game of Inches East Coventry Elementary School 135 Joseph Kozlowski 06 Water Pressure Avon Grove Charter School (upper) 136 Conor Mitchell 06 Which is the Better Picker Upper? East Coventry Elementary School 137 Dennis Murphy 06 Antibubbles Sacred Heart School138 Aaron Ott 06 How Does Temperature Affect a Magnet’s Strength? French Creek Elementary School 139 Tanuja Sajja 06 Solar Power Avon Grove Charter School (upper)140 Jacob Schaff 06 What substance Jell-o, salt water, or tap water East Vincent Elementary School would effect the refraction of light the most and the least? 141 Michael Styer 06 Do You Hear What I Hear? North Coventry Elementary School 142 Matthew Verwey 06 Water vs Sun St. Joseph School 143 Erica Weber 06 Tee Time Travel East Coventry Elementary School 144 Ben Yankelitis 06 What length of chuck-it throws a ball the farthest? East Vincent Elementary School 145 Tommy Albertson 07 Magnets versus Temperature Holy Family School 146 Ryan Barrett 07 A Rainbow of Color Patton Middle School 147 Gretchen Curry 07 Factors that affect tightropwe walking South Brandywine Middle School 148 Hannah Fleth 07 Swinging into Motion Chester County Homeschool 149 Katie Manta 07 Does the Shape of Ice Effect How fast It Melts? St. Joseph School 150 Kevin McCormick 07 Momentum: Collision Course St. Joseph School 151 Ryan Milligan 07 What types of balls bounce best on which surfaces? Holy Family School 152 Nathan Smith 07 Does the Angle of the Blades on a Wind Turbine Owen J Roberts Middle School with Six Blades Affect the Amount of Power Produced 153 Tanner Stokes 07 Effect of Temperature on Magnetic Force South Brandywine Middle School 154 Vikram Sundar 07 Light Without Batteries Engle Middle School 155 Nolan Wible 07 Roller Coaster Marbles St. Joseph School 156 Emily Gurtizen 08 The Amazing Air Battery St. Agnes School 157 Deanna Herb 08 That’s the Way the Ball Bounces! St. Joseph School 158 Betsy Miller 08 How Does Temperature Affect the Pitch Owen J Roberts Middle School of a Woodwind Instrument? 159 Alexandra Montes 08 Will a Composite Field Hockey Stick Hit a Field Owen J Roberts Middle School Hockey Ball Farther than a Wood Field Hockey Stick 160 Brian Rubino 08 Sleeping Yo-Yo Downingtown Middle School

ZOOLOGY161 Elizabeth Bealer 06 Good Bread Good Meat Here Come the North Coventry Elementary School Goldfish Let’s Eat! 162 Lauren Griffith 07 Does Overpopulation affect Living Organisms North Brandywine Middle School 163 Shyanne Marquette 08 How Ultra Violet Light Effect the Growth, Downingtown Middle School Development and Coloration of the Cynthia Cardui?

TEAM PROJECTS164 Kate Evanko 06 The Dangers of Distracted Driving Patton Middle School Ellie Norris 06 165 Elizabeth Krause 06 Soil Sensation St. Maximillian Kolbe School Caitlin Brune 06 166 Karisma Pathak 06 How Temperature Affects How Long a Glow Stick Glows Patton Middle School Sophie Kalff 06 167 Joanna Skros 06 Paint It Black St. Maximillian Kolbe School Briana Goewert 06 Lindsay Weber 06

ProjectNo. Name Grade Project Title School168 Hope Sorrentino-Way 06 “Candy Explosion” Scott Middle School Megan Finney 06 169 Selena Belohoubek 07 Wind Turbines: Blades, Wind and Energy Production Patton Middle School Janie Kim 07 170 Matthew Brown 07 What Shape Makes a Hovercraft Work? St. Joseph School Kathleen Brown 07 171 Ryan Buggy 07 Write us a letter, We’ll know you better! Avon Grove Charter School (upper) Sarah Morris 07 Eric Dax 07172 Andrew Cole 07 Treats, Bells, and Chew Toys, Oh My! Engle Middle School George Gianforcaro 07173 Brenan Dunphy 07 Flying Paper Airplanes Sacred Heart School Kyle Pearse 07 174 Charles Keith Heisler 07 Lots of Hot Air Sacred Heart School David Mattern 07 175 Benjamin Hylak 07 Eat It or Leave It Sacred Heart School Nicholas Traini 07 176 Luke Nowlan 07 What is the best Brand of Stain Remover? St. Elizabeth School Brandon Burke 07 177 James Owens 07 Magnets vs. Pulleys St. Elizabeth School Nathan Kritz 07 Jeffrey Zebrowski 07178 Brendan Riotto 07 What is the Relayionship between a Human’s St. Elizabeth School Ryan Johns 07 Arm Span and Height? 179 Nicholas Salvadore 07 How Many Licks - Tootsie Pop Sacred Heart School James Evans 07 180 Kailyn Schwartz 07 Which Battery is the Best Bang for Your Buck? St. Joseph School Jackie Walsh 07 181 Charlotte Tompkins 07 Horsalicious North Brandywine Middle School Lauren Clark 07 182 Jacob Ward 07 Testing Newton’s 2nd. Sacred Heart School Bill Watkins 07 183 Melissa Bellew 08 Milk Gone Wrong St. Maximillian Kolbe School Julie Lucarelli 08 184 Gerald Christians 08 Home Field Advantage: Myth or Fact? Sacred Heart School Michael Taylor 08 185 Regan Cranmer 08 Color Confusion North Brandywine Middle School Sarah Ames 08 186 Hannah Cummiskey 08 Trebuchet Basketball Sacred Heart School Mary Williams 08 187 Brittany Harper 08 Pop Pop Popcorn Avon Grove Charter School (upper) Madisen Robinson 08 188 Alexandria Irey 08 The Effects of pH on Growth of Phaseolus Vulgaris St. Elizabeth School Colleen Lyons 08 189 Ryan Schmidt 08 Is A Permanent Marker Really Permanent? St. Elizabeth School Evan Veneziano 08 190 Alyssa Sniechoski 08 Energy Drink Energy Sacred Heart School Julia Neidigh 08 191 Micheala Walsh 08 Crossword Puzzle Commons Sacred Heart School Madeline Martin 08 192 Marjorie Washkalavitch 08 Candyland Probability Sacred Heart School Lauren Platt 08 193 Brandon Weaver 08 Something’s fishy about my line Renaissance Academy-Edison Charter School James Emery 08 194 Adela Zavaleta 08 What will our Plants do... Downingtown Middle School Megan Schafer 08

High School Level (Grades 9 through 12)

BIOCHEMISTRYProjectNo. Name Grade Project Title SchoolLevel B195 Alexander Wood 11 The Reaction of Hydrogen Peroxide with the Unionville High School Anti-oxidants in Selected Beverages as Measured by EM Quant Test Strips

BOTANYLevel C196 Kevin Kosinski 10 Do Plants Have a Groove? Coatesville Area Senior High School 197 Mona Stephens 10 The Perfect Blend to Mend a Cut Opened Stem Coatesville Area Senior High School Level B 198 Kathryn Hopkins 11 Fractal Analysis of Self-Similarity in Broad Unionville High School Leaf Trees: Implications for Carbon Dioxide Production

CHEMISTRYLevel C199 Roland Lindmayer 10 The Effect of Atmospheric Gas Variation on the Unionville High School Oxidation of Transition and Alkaline Earth Metals

COMPUTER SCIENCELevel B200 Chiraag Nataraj 11 Swarm Robotics for Search and Rescue Operations Conestoga High School Using Lego Robots

EARTH & SPACE SCIENCELevel C201 Vadim Tanygin 10 Laser Sailing: Modeling a Laser Propelled, Great Valley High School Sail Based Spacecraft

ENGINEERINGLevel D202 Alexander Horne 09 Shish-Kabot Upland Country Day School Level C 203 Andrew Romine 10 Spinning a New Yarn: Fabricating Auxetic Yarns Unionville High School from Nonauxetic Fibers

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCELevel D204 Jacqueline Xu 09 The Effect of Proximity to Urban Development of the Unionville High School Overall Water Quality of the Brandywine Creek in Chester County, PA and Wilmington, DE Level C205 Perry Hopkins 10 The Effect of Acid Concentration on the Unionville High School Decomposition of Mollusk Shells Level B206 Elizabeth Zuponcic 11 The Provocative Effect of the Electromagnetic Chester County Homeschool Field on a simple organism.Level A207 Tom Soares 12 Green Roof Sequestration Owen J Roberts High School

MATHEMATICSLevel D208 Kenneth Au 09 Analysis and Development of Novel Downingtown West Campus High School Computational Complexity Classifications Level C209 Megan O’Keefe 10 Exploring the Shepard Tone and the Golden Ratio Great Valley High School in Musical Compositions and Sound Effects

MEDICINE & HEALTHLevel D210 Malorie Murray 09 You Forgot About Water Upland Country Day School Level C 211 Rebecca Fieles 10 The Effect of Different Training Regimens on Grip Unionville High School Strength in Mixed Gender High School Students

212 Alec Ren 10 A Novel Quantitative K-RAS Mutation Test for Early Great Valley High School Detection and Post Surgery Monitoring of Cancer

213 Patrick Ross 10 Affects of Gamma Radiation on the Human Body Collegium Charter School MICROBIOLOGYLevel D214 Rebekah Kearns 09 Can Oregano Oil, Origanum Vulgare, be used as an Chester County Homeschool effective meat preservative against E.coli and Salmonella?

215 Meghan Shea 09 The Effect of Nitrogen, Sulfur and Phosphorus Compounds Unionville High School on Bioremediation of Oil Spills by Pseudomonas fluroescens Field on a simple organism.

PHYSICSLevel D216 Taylor Jones 09 The Effect of Material Density of Insulating Material and Unionville High School Pitch of Source on the Transmission Sound Waves

ZOOLOGYLevel D217 Ashish Streatfield 09 The Effect of Human Cues on the Visual Search Behavior Unionville High School of Conditioned, Mixed-Breed Canids Level C218 Shombit Chaudhuri 10 Variation in Ova Albumen Concentration of Two Avian Species Unionville High School (Gallus gallus and Anas platychynos) as Determined by Trypsin Hydrolysis 219 Kristen Nunn 10 The Effect of Electromineral Accretion of Metals on Unionville High School Artificial Coral Reef StructuresLevel A220 Duncan Kountz 12 Mutagenic and Detrimental Behavioral Effects of Lead Unionville High School Compounds on the Nematode Caenohabitis elegans

TEAM PROJECTS

221 Radhika Chunduru 09 Are Orangic Foods Superior to Non-Organic Foods West Chester Henderson High School Andrew Friedman 09 in Preventing Cancer? Michael Gu 09

222 Allison Largent 12 Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis (PAGE) Analysis of Unionville High School Bethsabee Medina 12 Conserved Muscle Proteins in Vertebrate and Invertebrate Species: Evolutionary Implications 223 Shaina Bethala 10 “You’re a Lunatic!” Coatesville Area Senior High School Imani McMillan 10

224 Lauren Rasmussen 11 Thin Layer Chromatographic (TLC) Analysis of Unionville High School Taylor Benzel 11 Eye Mutation Phenotypes in Drosophila melanogaster Tess Schiavello 11

225 Bhaskaran Balaji 10 Visiting Near-Earth Asteroid 2000 SG344: Unionville High School Jason Silverman 11 A Study in Orbital Mechanics and Computer Modeling

226 Dahlia Kenawy 12 Distribution of Wolbachia pipientis 16 sr DNA in Unionville High School Valentina Parisi 12 Diverse Insect Orders in Chester County

227 Danielle LaValley 10 External Factors in the Development of Type 1 Diabetes Collegium Charter School James Woods 10 Marisa Ohnjec 10

JUDGES

Name AffiliationDr. Jacalyn Auris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chester County Intermediate UnitCatherine Bartola. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Registered NurseKim Breuninger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chester County Intermediate UnitKelly Byrne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Downingtown Area School DistrictDr. Michael Christie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cephalon, Inc.Donald Corwin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Therm-A-CorMary Jeanne Curley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chester County Intermediate UnitJay Erb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chester County Parks & RecreationTonia Farnum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chester County Intermediate UnitStewart Feinberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .E. I. DuPont deNemours & Co., Inc.Dr. Kendall Foley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Organic ChemistDr. Michael Givler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chester County Department of Community DevelopmentDr. Gerard Hertel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Chester UniversitySteven Houdeshel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Downingtown Area School DistrictDavid Houseman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education Management SolutionsKaren Kemme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . EcKo Environmental ConsultingJames Kranz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & DevelopmentDavid Lewandowski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Motorola, Inc.Anne Love . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .VolunteerJames Lukens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lockheed MartinDr. Lonnie Luscavage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .VolunteerLisa Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chester County Parks & RecreationGlenn Nelson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chester County Parks & RecreationDr. John Newman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Keystone Institute for Higher Education InnovationDr. Joseph O’Brien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chester County Intermediate UnitLynette Oh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GlaxoSmithKlineMathew Ozimok . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Chester UniversityDr. Mark Parcells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of DelawareChuck Parrish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chester County Parks & RecreationMichael Paster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Retired EducatorKatherine Pettiss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chester County Intermdiate UnitBill Phifer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .HP Enterprise ServicesMarcia Rapone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weston Solutions, Inc.Howard Reinard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Retired EducatorSheila Romine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .VolunteerRobert Schechter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .VolunteerDebra Silveri-Hiller. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chester County Intermediate UnitDr. Suzann Steadman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PsychologistJames Stoddard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chester County Intermediate Unit ConsultantDiane Thomson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chester County Intermediate UnitMichael E. Trzaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chester County Regional Park RangerChristine Vidsens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Volunteer

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