2022 Awards

2022 North Museum Science and Engineering Fair (NMSEF) Awards

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Grand Champion: Johnny Kellogg 

Physics & Materials Science

"An Evaluation of Surge Inhibitors on Bulk Fluid Transport"

Champion: Aiden Troop

Energy: Chemical

"Inhibition of Zinc Dendrites in Electrolytic Cells"

Reserve Champion: Magdalena Turner

Chemistry

"Dandy Degradation: The Effect of Cobalt Oxide Nanoparticles on the Degradation of Methyl Orange Dye"

Animal and Plant Sciences

• 1st Place: Jonah Ahlers, "The Effect of Insect Chemical Emissions on the Chemotaxis of C. elegans"

• 2nd Place: Caden Lausch, "Armadillidiidae Orientation: The Effect of Magnetic Fields on Pill Bugs"

• 3rd Place: Isabella Smithson, "Does This Lettuce Smell Fishy? Examining the Effects of Aquaponics on the Amount of  Vitamin C and Growth of Leaf, Loose-leaf, and Bibb Lettuce"

Biomedical & Health Sciences

• 1st Place: Kaitlynn Himmelright, "The superb herb: The effect of freeze-drying on the polyphenol and antioxidant capacity of medicinal herbs"

• 2nd Place: Avery Stoner, "CO2 Who?: The effect of carbon dioxide and oxygen on opened vs. closed doors"

• 3rd Place: Hayden Milchanowski, "The Effect of Simulated Intestinal and Gastric Fluid on the Release Rate of Acetaminophen from a g-Ch-PVA Hydrogel"

Chemistry

• 1st Place: Yeana Kim, "Atom Almond Economy: The Effects of Green Catalysts on the Efficiency of Benzaldehyde Synthesis"

• 2nd Place: Elena Smith, "Concentration Degradation:  Testing the effects of temperature and humidity on ibuprofen concentration using cyclic voltammetry"

• 3rd Place: Keegan Dzurko, "A Burning Question - The Effect of the Heat of a Fire on Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, and Calcium"

Energy: Chemical

• 1st Place: Marin Davis, "Shining a Light on Photocatalytic Reactions: The effect of different materials and concentrations on photocatalytic oxygen and hydrogen production"

• Honorable Mention: Simeon Lyon, "What It All Bubbles UP To- Finding The Most Productive Way To Produce Hydrogen Through Water Electrolysis"

Physics and Materials Science

• 1st Place: Rebekah Trovinger, "Producing Pineapple Paper"

• 2nd Place: Aaron Ruth, "Through Thick and Spin: Design, Fabrication, Optical Characterization of a Low-Cost and Open-Source Spin Coater"

Special Awards

• Punniest Title Award: Aaron Ruth, "Through Thick and Spin: Design, Fabrication, Optical Characterization of a Low-Cost and Open-Source Spin Coater"

• The People’s Choice Award for the most popular project at Community Night: Isabella Smithson, "Does This Lettuce Smell Fishy? Examining the Effects of Aquaponics on the Amount of  Vitamin C and Growth of Leaf, Loose-leaf, and Bibb Lettuce"