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2025
2025
Internal Resistance of Voltaic Cells
Finn Swanson
NOAA Award: Best project in environmental engineering
U.S. Metric Association Award: For the best exhibit that uses quantitative measures in SI (metric units)
Investigating the Impacts of Goldenrod Density on Honeybee Populations
Elena Hartzell
Environmental Protection Agency Award: Best project in environmental sciences.
2024
2024
Mak Chehime ‘24 - How does the beta particle flux of a radioactive source change as its distance from a detector increases?
U.S. Metric Association Award: For the best exhibit that uses quantitative measures in SI (metric units)
Xanthe Saalmann ‘24 - Change Resistance: How does drought, simulated by polyethylene glycol, affect the phenotypes of barley lines from the USDA minicore, and how does their drought resistance vary?
NASA Earth System Science Award: Best exhibit offering insight into earth’s interconnected systems
Florentina Hernandez ‘24 - How does the concentration of actinidin (0-100% of kiwi (Actinidia deliciosa) juice) affect the solidification of a gelatin-juice mix, as measured by the amount of liquid (mL) after 24 hours?
United States Air Force Award: Best exhibit in computer science, engineering, physics, or chemistry
Anya Rana ‘26 - What is the effect of zenith angle on muon flux?
United States Air Force Award: Best exhibit in computer science, engineering, physics, or chemistry
Ashley Mattina ‘25 - Mechanisms of Neurl3 Regulation in Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells
United States Air Force Award: Best exhibit in computer science, engineering, physics, or chemistry
2023
This year three students presented in the Capital Science & Engineering Fair:
Ella Wiffen - Dissolved Oxygen in Lake Mendota
2nd Place overall! Ella went on to participate in the national ISEF fair in Texas
2nd Place in Physical & Chemical Sciences
Madelaine Pare - Muon Flux over 24 Hours
3rd Place in Physical & Chemical Sciences
Zara Winters Schalik - A Cloud Chamber Journey: Art & Science
American Psychological Associatoin Award
2022
Two MCDS seniors, Claire Shepley and Hunter Stephenson, presented at the Capitol Science & Engineering Fair in March 2022, competing against high school students from around Dane County. Both projects were mentored by chemistry teacher, Michelle Kramer. Congratulations to both Hunter and Claire for their hard work on these projects!
How does a varying amount of H2O2 added to oxidize Co2+ to Co3+ affect the mass and purity of trans-dicholorobis(ethylemediamine) cobalt (III) chloride product made through a synthesis reaction?
Claire's project won first prize in the Chemical and Biological Sciences Division. Clair was also honored with the Society of Women Engineers award.
How does the ability of calcium alginate to encapsulate lactase change at increasing gelation temperatures?
Hunter's project won third prize in the Chemical and Biological Sciences Division and the US Metric Association prize. Additionally, Hunter placed third in the overall competition!
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