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UGA announces 2011 Georgia Science and Engineering Fair winners

Athens, Ga. – Six-hundred-fifty Georgia middle and high school students won more than 400 awards at the 63rd Georgia Science and Engineering Fair hosted by the University of Georgia recently at the Classic Center in Athens. Prizes ranged from savings bonds and educational trips to an engraved geologist’s pick.

The highest honor, the Jackson Electric Membership Corporation Pinnacle Award, went to Spencer Wilson of Moultrie for his project “Construction of a Feasible Einstein-Szilard Refrigerated System.”

Four top students were selected to advance to the 2011Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles May 8-13. They are Raja Selvakumar, Alpharetta; Charles Ramey, Newton; Elliott Chung, Duluth; and Uchenna Anunobi, Conyers. Yash Mehta, Roswell, will attend as the Merial Biological ISEF Trip Observer.

Twenty-four other students selected directly from the State Affiliated Regional Fairs also will attend. These Georgia students will compete against winners from more than 1,600 high school students from all 50 states and 60countries, regions and territoriesto display their independent research.

In addition to the grand awards, entrants in the GSEF competed for prizes honoring best achievements in specific scientific areas. There were more than 100 special award donors from government, professional and educational organizations, colleges, universities, corporations and individual sponsors.

In other major prizes, Andy Kim, Athens, and Spencer Wilson, Colquitt County, were selected to represent Georgia at the 2011 National Youth Science Camp June 30-July 24 in West Virginia.

The Junior Division Student Choice Awards were new this year. Winners were selected by their sixth through eighth-grade peers.

The awards included Students’ Choice, received by Kyanna Simone Simpson, Chapel Hill Middle School. The I Never Would Have Thought of That Award was received by Austin Hyder and Trevor Ruhl, Carver Road Middle School, for “Electromagnetism of Nonmagnetic Metals Prove Lenz’s Law.” The Grossest Project Award was received by Akira Stobaeus, St. Francis Xavier School, for his project “Effectiveness of Two Different Dewormers in a Goat Population.”

Exhibits in the fair included projects in 17 categories, including animal behavior, biochemistry, engineering, physics and astronomy. Participants earned the opportunity to compete in the state fair by winning first or second place in their category in one of the 21 affiliated regional fairs.

More than 200 volunteer judges from the University System of Georgia, other institutions, contributing organizations and industry judged the projects on scientific merit and process, engineering goals, and presentation. Joe Hughes of Georgia Institute of Technology served as judging chairperson, supervising three tiers of judges.

Donors who presented awards included Christopher Hovorka with the Applied Prosthetics and Orthotics Award, Kay Parks of Jackson EMC, and Antonio Figueras with the National Aeronautics and Space Awards.

UGA has coordinated the Georgia Science and Engineering Fair since 1948. It is made possible by the support of the Jackson Electric Membership Corporation, Merial Inc., the Georgia Center for Continuing Education, Georgia Institute of Technology and dozens of other Georgia corporations and businesses.

For more information call 706/542-3554 or 706/542-6473 or see http://www.georgiacenter.uga.edu/oasp.

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Award

County

Student

Outstanding Sustainability Project Award

Baldwin

Kenneth Mcgill

Stockholm Junior Water Prize Regional Award – 1st Place Senior Div.

Baldwin

Kenneth Mcgill

Inspiring Excellence Award – Student

Baldwin

Geovic Jadol

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Best in Category Award Senior Div.

Barrow

Brooke Oxley

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Best in Category Award Senior Div.

Barrow

Charley Denmark

H. O. Lund Entomology Club Award 1st Place Senior

Bibb

Carolyn Krauss

American Association For Clinical Chemistry Se Region Award Junior Div.

Bibb

Kyrie Hugdahl

Ga. Academy of Aviation, Math, Engineering & Science Student of Promise, Junior Div.

Bibb

Kyrie Hugdahl

Regional Fair Director Honors Award Senior Div.

Brooks

Sunnie Dee Wynn

Merial Biotechnology Award 2nd Place Senior

Bulloch

Supriya Immaneni

National Association Of Biology Teachers Award Senior Div.

Bulloch

Supriya Immaneni

UGA Microbiology Department Award Junior Div.

Butts

Brianna Deraney

Ga. Microscopical Society Lucy B Mccrone Student Science Award Junior Div.

Camden

Irina Rochon

UGA Microbiology Department Award Senior Div.

Carroll

Jonathan Zot

Broadcom Masters Nominee

Chatham

Allen Charles Williams

National Aeronautics And Space Administration Award Junior Div.

Chatham

Allen Charles Williams

UGA Geology Department Award

Chatham

Grace Darling

American Meteorological Society Award

Chatham

Eric Lau

U.S. Air Force Achievement Award

Chatham

Eric Lau

U.S. Navy And U.S. Marine Corps Award – Senior Div.

Chatham

Eric Lau

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Best in Category Award Senior Div.

Chatham

Eric Lau

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Grand Award Top Ten State Recognition

Chatham

Eric Lau

U.S. Metric Association Award

Chatham

Grant Shillington

American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics Award 2nd Place Junior

Cherokee

Cameron Buice

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Award Junior Div.

Cherokee

Cameron Buice

Georgia Veterinary Medical Auxiliary Award

Cherokee

Kate Haruch

National Association Of Biology Teachers Award Junior Div.

Cherokee

Kate Haruch

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Best in Category Award Senior Div.

Cherokee

Yash Mehta

Merial Biological Isef Trip Observer Award

Cherokee

Yash Mehta

UGA Crop & Soil Sciences Department Agronomics Award Senior Div.

Cherokee

Mary Margaret Penniman

National Youth Science Camp Award

Clarke

Andrew Kim

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Best in Category Award Senior Div.

Clarke

Andrew Kim

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Grand Award Top Ten State Recognition

Clarke

Andrew Kim

American Water Works Association Georgia Section Award 1st Place Junior

Clarke

Evan Newman
Marco Newman

UGA Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources Award Junior Div.

Clarke

Evan Newman
Marco Newman

UGA Biomedical Health And Sciences Institute Award Junior Div.

Clarke

Angelina Choi

U.S. Navy And U.S. Marine Corps Award – Junior Div.

Clarke

Serena Mon

Inspiring Excellence Award – Student

Clayton

Quang Phuc Kieu N.

UGA Mathematics Department Award Junior Div.

Clayton

Quang Phuc Kieu N.

Broadcom Masters Nominee

Clayton

Emmanuel Ojo-Osagie

National Aeronautics And Space Administration Award Senior Div.

Cobb

Samantha Daigle

Broadcom Masters Nominee

Cobb

Caroline Poston

Broadcom Masters Nominee

Cobb

Praveen Doluweera

Broadcom Masters Nominee

Cobb

Connor Barre

Broadcom Masters Nominee

Cobb

Charles Sexton

Broadcom Masters Nominee

Cobb

James Sexton

UGA Crop & Soil Sciences Department Agronomics Award Junior Div.

Cobb

James Sexton

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Best in Category Award Junior Div.

Cobb

James Sexton

Georgia Engineering Foundation Award Senior Div.

Colquitt

Spencer Wilson

National Youth Science Camp Award

Colquitt

Spencer Wilson

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Best in Category Award Senior Div.

Colquitt

Spencer Wilson

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Grand Award Top Ten State Recognition

Colquitt

Spencer Wilson

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair/Jackson Emc Pinnacle Award

Colquitt

Spencer Wilson

Stockholm Junior Water Prize Regional Award – 2nd Place Senior Div.

Colquitt

Stephen Bozeman

Broadcom Masters Nominee

Colquitt

Jacob Lynch

Inspiring Excellence Award – Student

Colquitt

Jacob Lynch

Inspiring Excellence Award – Student

Coweta

Charles Ramey

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Award Senior Div.

Coweta

Charles Ramey

U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Award – Senior Div.

Coweta

Charles Ramey

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Best In Category Award Senior Div.

Coweta

Charles Ramey

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair/Jackson Emc Isef Trip

Coweta

Charles Ramey

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Grand Award Top Ten State Recognition

Coweta

Charles Ramey

Inspiring Excellence Award – Teacher

Coweta

Warren Bernard

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Best In Category Award Senior Div.

DeKalb

Jessica Simon

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Best In Category Award Senior Div.

DeKalb

Stephen Woolfitt

Broadcom Masters Nominee

DeKalb

Aomeng Cui

U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Award – Junior Div.

DeKalb

Kyanna Simone Simpson

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Best In Category Award Junior Div.

DeKalb

Kyanna Simone Simpson

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Student Choice Award

DeKalb

Kyanna Simone Simpson

Georgia Biogeneius Challenge Award Alternate

DeKalb

Kathleen Dinapoli

Natural Resources Conservation Service Award of Excellence Senior Div.

DeKalb

Kathleen Dinapoli

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Best In Category Award Senior Div.

DeKalb

Kathleen Dinapoli

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Best In Category Award Junior Div.

DeKalb

Brian Song

Broadcom Masters Nominee

DeKalb

Conner Reinhardt

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Best In Category Award Junior Div.

DeKalb

Conner Reinhardt

Advanced Academy of Georgia – Science/Creativity Award Junior Div.

DeKalb

Jonathan Yaeger

Broadcom Masters Nominee

DeKalb

Jonathan Yaeger

U.S. Navy And U.S. Marine Corps Award – Junior Div.

DeKalb

Jonathan Yaeger

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Best In Category Award Junior Div.

DeKalb

Jonathan Yaeger

Broadcom Masters Nominee

DeKalb

Sang-Chan Kim

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Best In Category Award Junior Div.

DeKalb

Sang-Chan Kim

Advanced Academy of Georgia – Science/Creativity Award Senior Div.

DeKalb

Joshua Traynelis

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Best In Category Award Senior Div.

DeKalb

Joshua Traynelis

Association of Women Geoscientists Award

DeKalb

Mallory Larson

Broadcom Masters Nominee

DeKalb

William Moise

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Award Junior Div.

DeKalb

Alix Valcin Iii

UGA Artificial Intelligence Institute Award Junior Div.

Dougherty

Steven Feng

UGA Computer Science Department Award Junior Div.

Dougherty

Steven Feng

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Best In Category Award Junior Div.

Dougherty

Steven Feng

Sapps Award For Excellence in Botany 1st Place Senior

Fayette

Omar Martinez-Uribe

UGA Physics & Astronomy Department Award Junior Div.

Fayette

Matthew Harmon

U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Award – Junior Div.

Fayette

Matthew Harmon

Broadcom Masters Nominee

Fayette

Nicholas Powell

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Best In Category Award Junior Div.

Fayette

Jonathan Ciecka

Inspiring Excellence Award – Student

Fayette

Tommy Erbe
Drew Halbert

Natural Resources Conservation Service Award of Excellence Junior Div.

Forsyth

Gabriel Shook

Broadcom Masters Nominee

Forsyth

Samantha Hudock

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Best In Category Award Junior Div.

Forsyth

Samantha Hudock

Regional Fair Director Honors Award Junior Div.

Forsyth

Trent Wagner
Zachary Williams

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Best In Category Award Senior Div.

Fulton

Ananth Punyala

Georgia Microscopical Society Walter C Mccrone Student Science Award Senior Div.

Fulton

Keith Jones

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Award Senior Div.

Fulton

Jason Lathbury

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Award Senior Div.

Fulton

Zoe Schneider

Georgia Biogeneius Challenge Award

Fulton

Jessica Allison

Sapps Award For Excellence in Botany 2nd Place Senior

Fulton

Jessica Allison

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Award Senior Div.

Fulton

Anirudh Tadanki

Spie – International Soceity for Optical Engineering Award 3rd Place

Fulton

Anirudh Tadanki

Agricultural Research Service Award for Excellence in Ag Science Senior Div.

Fulton

Raja Selvakumar

Georgia Biogeneius Challenge Award

Fulton

Raja Selvakumar

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Best in Category Award Senior Div.

Fulton

Raja Selvakumar

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair/Jackson Emc Isef Trip

Fulton

Raja Selvakumar

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Grand Award Top Ten State Recognition

Fulton

Raja Selvakumar

Spie – International Society For Optical Engineering Award 2nd Place

Fulton

Samuel Eppstein

American Meteorological Society Award

Fulton

Ja’sharee Bush

American Water Works Association Georgia Section Award 1st Place Senior

Fulton

Julia Abelsky

Broad River Watershed Association Award

Fulton

Julia Abelsky

UGA Eco-Reach Environmental Achievement Award Senior Div.

Fulton

Julia Abelsky

American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics Award 1st Place Senior

Fulton

Anthony Chen
Siva Movva

Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Atlanta Chapter Award Senior Div.

Fulton

Anand Srinivasan

Prosthetics and Orthotics Wearable Technology Award

Fulton

Anand Srinivasan

UGA Artificial Intelligence Institute Award Senior Div.

Fulton

Anand Srinivasan

U.S. Air Force Achievement Award

Fulton

Anand Srinivasan

Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Atlanta Chapter Award Faculty Sponsored

Fulton

Megan Nettuno

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Best in Category Award Junior Div.

Fulton

Nicole Izmaylov

American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics Award 2nd Place Senior

Fulton
Gwinnett

Kirill Psarev
Brandon Whitlatch

American Chemical Society Georgia Section Award 2nd Place Senior

Futon

Raja Selvakumar

Broadcom Masters Nominee

Glynn

Jason Michael Bennett Jr.

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair “Grossest Project” Award

Glynn

Akira Stobaeus

UGA Foundation Scholarship Award

Gordon

Hunter Pruitt

UGA Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources Award Senior Div.

Gordon

Hunter Pruitt

American Association for Clinical Chemistry Se Region Award Senior Div.

Gwinnett

Vivek Patel

UGA Cellular Biology Department Award Senior Div.

Gwinnett

Vivek Patel

U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Award – Senior Div.

Gwinnett

Vivek Patel

UGA Cellular Biology Department Award Junior Div.

Gwinnett

Andrew Ford

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Grand Award Top Ten State Recognition

Gwinnett

Elliott Chung

UGA Foundation Scholarship Award

Gwinnett

Shawn Albert

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Best in Category Award Senior Div.

Gwinnett

Shawn Albert

Broadcom Masters Nominee

Gwinnett

Amanda Mayo

H. O. Lund Entomology Club Award 1st Place Junior

Gwinnett

Amanda Mayo

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Best In Category Award Junior Div.

Gwinnett

Amanda Mayo

Ga. Academy of Aviation, Math, Engineering & Science Student of Promise Award Sr. Div.

Gwinnett

Sitan Chen

UGA Mathematics Department Award Senior Div.

Gwinnett

Sitan Chen

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Best In Category Award Senior Div.

Gwinnett

Sitan Chen

American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics Award 1st Place Junior

Gwinnett

Marian Metzger

Broadcom Masters Nominee

Gwinnett

Marian Metzger

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Award Junior Div.

Gwinnett

Marian Metzger

American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics Award 3rd Place Senior

Gwinnett

Samuel Gauspohl;
Daniel Ting

U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Award – Senior Div.

Gwinnett

Samuel Gauspohl;
Daniel Ting

Broadcom Masters Nominee

Gwinnett

Vikram Varadarajan

U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Award – Junior Div.

Gwinnett

Vikram Varadarajan

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Best In Category Award Junior Div.

Gwinnett

Andrew Ford

Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award

Gwinnett

Elliott Chung

UGA Computer Science Department Award Senior Div.

Gwinnett

Elliott Chung

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Best in Category Award Senior Div.

Gwinnett

Elliott Chung

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair/Jackson Emc Isef Trip

Gwinnett

Elliott Chung

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Grand Award Top Ten State Recognition

Gwinnett

Sitan Chen

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Best In Category Award Junior Div.

Gwinnett

D. Ryan Bhowmik

Stockholm Junior Water Prize Regional Award – Junior Div.

Gwinnett

Emma Carlson

Broadcom Masters Nominee

Gwinnett

Evann Brantley

UGA Physics & Astronomy Department Award Senior Div.

Gwinnett
Jackson
Gwinnett

Guillermo Bautista;
He Sun Kim;
Sunyoung Wang

American Chemical Society Georgia Section Award 2nd Place Junior

Harris

Robert “Kyle” Newman

American Chemical Society Georgia Section Award 2nd Place Junior

Henry

Darius Cleary

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Award Junior Div.

Houston

Jacob Elliott

Broadcom Masters Nominee

Houston

Kenny Higginbotham

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Best in Category Award Junior Div.

Houston

Kenny Higginbotham

Broadcom Masters Nominee

Houston

Cullen Shope

Broadcom Masters Nominee

Houston

Justin Saetina

Broadcom Masters Nominee

Houston

Sabina Banit

Agricultural Research Service Award for Excellence in Ag Science Junior Div.

Houston

Shivani Dhir

Georgia Health Sciences University Award

Paulding

Jamie Bingham

Merial Biotechnology Award 1st Place Senior

Paulding

Jamie Bingham

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair/Jackson Emc Isef Trip Alternate

Paulding

Jamie Bingham

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Grand Award Top Ten State Recognition

Paulding

Jamie Bingham

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Pin Design Award

Rabun

Sarah Barr

Broadcom Masters Nominee

Rockdale

Alexis Mack

Spie – International Society For Optical Engineering Award 1st Place

Rockdale

Ana Sofia Tuttle

U.S. Air Force Achievement Award

Rockdale

Ana Sofia Tuttle

Outstanding Sustainability Project Award

Rockdale

Faustine Li

UGA Biomedical Health And Sciences Institute Award Senior Div.

Rockdale

Lauren Reagin

American Chemical Society Georgia Section Award 1st Place Senior

Rockdale

Uchenna Anunobi

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Best in Category Award Senior Div.

Rockdale

Uchenna Anunobi

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair/Jackson Emc Isef Trip

Rockdale

Uchenna Anunobi

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Grand Award Top Ten State Recognition

Rockdale

Uchenna Anunobi

Georgia Biogeneius Challenge Award Alternate

Rockdale

Vander Harris

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Best in Category Award Senior Div.

Rockdale

Vander Harris

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Grand Award Top Ten State Recognition

Rockdale

Vander Harris

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Best In Category Award Junior Div.

Rockdale

Carlan Ivey

Broadcom Masters Nominee

Rockdale

Mai Nguyen

Georgia Engineering Foundation Award Junior Div.

Rockdale

Mai Nguyen

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Best in Category Award Junior Div.

Rockdale

Mai Nguyen

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair “I Never Would Have Thought of That” Award

Spalding
Pike

Austin Hyder;
Trevor Michael Ruhl

Merial Biotechnology Award 2nd Place Junior

Thomas

Jacob Rieber

Iota Sigma Pi Promethium Chapter Award – Women in Chemistry Junior Div.

Walton

Christina To

American Chemical Society Georgia Section Award 1st Place Junior

Walton

Christina To

Broadcom Masters Nominee

Walton

Christina To

Georgia Science & Engineering Fair Best in Category Award Junior Div.

Walton

Christina To

Broadcom Masters Nominee

Walton

Claudia Gaither

Merial Biotechnology Award 1st Place Junior

Walton

Annie Miller

American Chemical Society Georgia Section Award 3rd Place Senior

Washington

Elizabeth Layton

Iota Sigma Pi Promethium Chapter Award – Women in Chemistry Junior Div.

Washington

Elizabeth Layton

Broadcom Masters Nominee

Washington

Meghan Toler

Broadcom Masters Nominee

Washington

Stariel Oberry

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