2010 Louisville Regional Science
Fair Winners
Overall Winners, Senior Division
1st Place Senior
Division Life
Sciences
Sanjana Thota 11 Ballard
High School
Computational Analysis of
Protein Function of Alzheimer Proteins
2nd Place Senior
Division Life
Sciences
Aimee M. Turner 9 Ballard
High School
Comparison of Detritus,
Large Woody Debris and Biomass Production in Upper Green River Basin, KY
3rd Place Senior
Division Life
Sciences
Hannah Heyworth 10 Ballard
High School
C Fern: How Spore-Sowing
Density Affects Growth
1st Place Senior
Division Physical
Sciences
Megan Mercer 11 Ballard
High School
A New Solar Energy
Material Search Strategy
2nd Place Senior
Division Physical
Sciences
Muhammad Akbar 10 Ballard
High School
Separation of CO2 Using
SAPO-34 Membranes.
3rd Place Senior
Division Physical
Sciences
Hannah Maddox 10 Ballard
High School
How Safe Are your Shades?
1st Place Senior
Division Team
Project
Yihua Li 11 Ballard
High School
Yixin Li 11 Ballard
High School
The Role of HIF-1a in
MMP-2 and MMP-9 Production by Human Monocytes Exposed to Nickel Nanoparticles
2nd Place Senior
Division Team
Project
Tyler Chumbley 12 St.
Xavier High School
David Booth 12 St.
Xavier High School
Comparative Analysis:
Sorbothane versus Non-Newtonian Fluid
3rd Place Senior
Division Team
Project
Janeeta Akbar 12 Ballard
High School
Zara Ashraf 11 Ballard
High School
Quantification of Human
Sebum on the Skin & Quantification of Human Meibum on the Eye Lid Margin
Overall Winners, Junior Division
1st Place Junior
Division Life
Sciences
Sanjana Rane 6 Meyzeek
Middle School
Which is the best
non-commercial disinfectant to decontaminate spilt chicken juice?
2nd Place Junior
Division Life
Sciences
Jeremy Borden 6 St.
Francis of Assisi School
Antibiotics Affect the
Healing Process in a Planarian Model
3rd Place Junior
Division Life
Sciences
Poonum Haldankar 7 Meyzeek
Middle School
Which Fiber is Most
Effective in Absorbing More Oil and Less Water?
1st Place Junior
Division Physical
Sciences
Chris Riehl 8 St.
Francis of Assisi School
Foam As An Engineering
Material
2nd Place Junior
Division Physical
Sciences
Divija Sharma 6 Meyzeek
Middle School
Water Purification: A
Novel Treatment by the Photocatalytic Effect of Titanium Dioxide (TiO2)
3rd Place Junior
Division Physical
Sciences
Teddy Kamer 7 St.
Francis of Assisi School
Generating Electricity
from Temperature Differentials in Metals
1st Place Junior
Division Team
Project
Sammy Moorin 8 Meyzeek
Middle School
Breck Stodghill 8 Meyzeek
Middle School
Let it Snow A Statistical
Prediction Program
2nd Place Junior
Division Team
Project
Christopher Adams 6 Anchorage
Public School
Nicholas Brewer 6 Anchorage
Public School
Christian Calleja 6 Anchorage
Public School
The Effect of Surface
Material on the Friction of an Object.
3rd Place Junior
Division Team
Project
Brooke Hasl 8 North
Oldham Middle School
Morgan Workman 8 North
Oldham Middle School
Chicken with a Beat
Category Winners, Senior Division
Animal Sciences Senior 1st
Dionne Rudolf 10 Ballard
High School
Testing Dolbear's Equation
Animal Sciences Senior 2nd
Valerie Nye 9 Ballard
High School
The Effects of Artificial
Food Coloring On Mouse Speeds Through A Maze
Animal Sciences Senior 3rd
Trina Harrington 10 Ballard
High School
How Footing Affects Horses
Ability To Perform
Behavioral & Social Sciences Senior 1st
Sam Morrow 9 Ballard
High School
Test Trouble
Behavioral & Social Sciences Senior 2nd
Zach Shipp 11 Whitefield
Academy
Energy Drinks and the Side
Effects That Come With Them
Behavioral & Social Sciences Senior 3rd
Jacquelyn C. Brown 10 Ballard
High School
The Stroop Effect
Phenomenon, Cognitive Neuroscience: Interference, How The Brain Works
Biochemistry Senior 1st
Megan Seitz 10 Ballard
High School
Got Lactase?
Biochemistry Senior 2nd
Mark Waggener 12 Christian
Academy of Louisville
Killing a Killer: The
Effects of Protein-Precipitating Acids on Protein Subunits of the TMV virus
Biochemistry Senior 3rd
Allison Strecker 9 Ballard
High School
Canned Fruit VS Fresh
Fruit
Cellular & Molecular Biology Senior 1st
Sanjana Thota 11 Ballard
High School
Computational Analysis of
Protein Function of Alzheimer Proteins
Cellular & Molecular Biology Senior 2nd
Mandy Smith 10 Whitefield
Academy
Is the lifespan of
Drosophila Melanogaster (fruit flies) affected by hydrogen peroxide?
Environmental Management Senior 1st
Megan Seldon 10 Ballard
High School
Breaking Down Composting
Environmental Management Senior 2nd
Gabriel Treves 10 Ballard
High School
How Grass Affects Erosion
Environmental Management Senior 3rd
Brittani Loeser 10 Assumption
High School
Styrofoam vs. Ecosteward
Carryout Boxes and Their Ability to Decompose Under Certain Conditions
Environmental Sciences Senior 1st
Aimee M. Turner 9 Ballard
High School
Comparison of Detritus,
Large Woody Debris and Biomass Production in Upper Green River Basin, KY
Environmental Sciences Senior 2nd
Michael Tucker 10 Portland
Christian High School
Can Freshwater Mussels
Remove Arsenic From Water?
Environmental Sciences Senior 3rd
Yifan Zhang 10 Ballard
High School
Effects of pH on Chlorella
Medicine & Health Sciences Senior 1st
Mary Stromberg 12 Home
School
Highly Deaf: A Study of
High Frequency Hearing Loss
Medicine & Health Sciences Senior 2nd
Emily Cooksey Ballard
High School
Medicine & Health Sciences Senior 3rd
DANE MENDELSOHN 10 Ballard
High School
DRY EYE SYNDROME'S EFFECT
ON THE COMPOSITION OF THE EYE.
Microbiology Senior 1st
Adrienne Weiss 12 Christian
Academy of Louisville
The Key to the French
Phenomena
Microbiology Senior 2nd
Amanda Vokoun 10 Assumption
High School
Green CO2: What's In It
For You?
Microbiology Senior 3rd
Christopher Brown 10 Ballard
High School
Glow Worms: The Effects of
Various Stress Factors on the Bioluminescence of Dinoflagellates
Plant Sciences Senior 1st
Hannah Heyworth 10 Ballard
High School
C Fern: How Spore-Sowing
Density Affects Growth
Plant Sciences Senior 2nd
Jordan Lucas 12 Christian
Academy of Louisville
Antioxidants: A Cure to
Plant Cancer?
Plant Sciences Senior 3rd
Dulcemaria Solorio 9 Ballard
High School
Antioxidants In Seed
Germination
Chemistry Senior 1st
Muhammad Akbar 10 Ballard
High School
Separation of CO2 Using
SAPO-34 Membranes.
Chemistry Senior 2nd
Mitchell Purvis 12 Christian
Academy of Louisville
Do Nanoparticles Migrate
Through Skin?
Chemistry Senior 3rd
Emily Purdom 10 Ballard
High School
How Do Sugar Amounts in
Apple, Orange and Grape Juices Compare to the Manufacturers Nutrition Label?
Computer Science Senior 1st
Collin Wainscott 12 St.
Xavier High School
Distributed Computing in
Local Networks and Autonomous Computers
Computer Science Senior 2nd
Husnain Khundmiri 9 Ballard
High School
The Optimal Dosage using
Model Predictive Control Computer Program
Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical Senior 1st
Megan Mercer 11 Ballard
High School
A New Solar Energy
Material Search Strategy
Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical Senior 2nd
Jaclyn Ochsner 10 Assumption
High School
Which type of liquid
running through a solar collector will capture and transfer the most heat?
Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical Senior 3rd
Stephen Gordinier 12 St.
Xavier High School
Analysis of Traffic
Density Interactions with Bridge Deck Aerodynamics
Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering Senior 1st
Hannah Maddox 10 Ballard
High School
How Safe Are your Shades?
Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering Senior 2nd
Megan Galage 9 Ballard
High School
Engineered for
Performance; The Science of Field Hockey Sticks
Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering Senior 3rd
Taylor Estepp 9 Ballard
High School
Fingerprint Finders
Energy & Transportation Senior 1st
David Mathews 10 Ballard
High School
Making a Remote Control
Car Last Forever
Energy & Transportation Senior 2nd
Kevin Brand 10 Ballard
High School
Solar Absorption of
Different Colored Light
Energy & Transportation Senior 3rd
Daniel Chon 9 Ballard
High School
Making Wind Generators
Exceedingly Efficient
Mathematical Sciences Senior 1st
Cathleen Stone 10 Ballard
High School
Golden Ratio: More Than
Just Aesthetics
Mathematical Sciences Senior 2nd
Josh Finke 9 Ballard
High School
MTTERA - The Perfect Cy
Young
Physics & Astronomy Senior 1st
Amanda Deatherage 10 Ballard
High School
Golf: How Does Tee Height
Affect The Driving Distance?
Physics & Astronomy Senior 2nd
Matthew Speedy 9 Ballard
High School
Which soccer ball has the
best flight?
Physics & Astronomy Senior 3rd
Jackson Burrus 9 Ballard
High School
Golf Ball Aerodynamics
Category Winners, Junior Division
Animal Sciences Junior 1st
Jay Kumar 8 Meyzeek
Middle School
Does Change In Water
Intake Affect The Urine Output?
Animal Sciences Junior 2nd
Mackenzie Kelley 7 Oldham
County Middle School
To Do the Dew or to Not Do
the Dew
Animal Sciences Junior 3rd
Abigail Coomes 7 St.
Francis of Assisi School
Learning and
Differentiation of Symbols in Horses
Behavioral & Social Sciences Junior 1st
Cole Finke 8 Meyzeek
Middle School
What Variables Contribute
to Canine Intelligence?
Behavioral & Social Sciences Junior 2nd
Morgan Hines 8 Meyzeek
Middle School
How do you handle...
Behavioral & Social Sciences Junior 3rd
Hallie Riddick 6 St.
Francis of Assisi School
How is a religious journey
affected by childhood and experiences?
Biochemistry Junior 1st
Poonum Haldankar 7 Meyzeek
Middle School
Which Fiber is Most
Effective in Absorbing More Oil and Less Water?
Biochemistry Junior 2nd
Elsa Clenny 8 St.
Francis of Assisi School
Exploring the Effects of
Phthalates in Cancer
Biochemistry Junior 3rd
Sarah Schwartz 6 Meyzeek
Middle School
Is viscosity different
between synthetic and non-synthetic motor oil over a range of temperatures?
Cellular & Molecular Biology Junior 1st
Thomas Mayfield 8 St.
Francis of Assisi School
Energy Drink Ingredients
Affect Stem Cells
Cellular & Molecular Biology Junior 2nd
Caleb Bridgwater 7 Meyzeek
Middle School
Osaji vs. Maclura pomifera
and the Proliferation of Breast Cancer Cells
Cellular & Molecular Biology Junior 3rd
Claire Chauvin 8 St.
Francis of Assisi School
The Effect of LED Light on
Wound Healing
Environmental Management Junior 1st
Tate McGarvey 7 St.
Francis of Assisi School
Can Algae Be Used To Help Clean
Coal Emissions
Environmental Management Junior 2nd
Ruhi Kulkarni 7 Meyzeek
Middle School
Finding a Solution to Oil
Contamination
Environmental Management Junior 3rd
Adriana Conway 6 St.
Francis of Assisi School
The Use of Grey-Water on
Plant Growth
Environmental Sciences Junior 1st
Ian Leamy 6 St.
Francis of Assisi School
The Effects of Triclosan
on Aquatic Compared to Terrestrial Plants
Environmental Sciences Junior 2nd
Michael Pearson 6 Meyzeek
Middle School
Which Organic Material is
the Most Efficient for Composting
Environmental Sciences Junior 3rd
Reilly Boone 7 St.
Patrick Catholic School
Effectively Cleaning Oil
Spills
Medicine & Health Sciences Junior 1st
Jeremy Borden 6 St.
Francis of Assisi School
Antibiotics Affect the
Healing Process in a Planarian Model
Medicine & Health Sciences Junior 2nd
Catherine O'Connor 8 St.
Francis of Assisi School
O.T.C.'s Effect on Cancer
Medicine & Health Sciences Junior 3rd
Lucy Duane 7 St.
Francis of Assisi School
Is There a Correlation
Between Aluminum and Alzheimer's Disease?
Microbiology Junior 1st
Sanjana Rane 6 Meyzeek
Middle School
Which is the best
non-commercial disinfectant to decontaminate spilt chicken juice?
Microbiology Junior 2nd
Katie Harris 6 St.
Francis of Assisi School
A Hidden Danger in Smoking
Microbiology Junior 3rd
Induja Nimma 8 Meyzeek
Middle School
Water Disinfection with
Solar Energy
Plant Sciences Junior 1st
Samantha Grace-Mudd 8 St.
Francis of Assisi School
The Effect of Carbaryl on
Plant Growth
Plant Sciences Junior 2nd
Choong-won Jin 8 Meyzeek
Middle School
Effect of Different Water
Types on Plants
Plant Sciences Junior 3rd
Quinn Zoeller 6 St.
Francis of Assisi School
Drought Tolerance of
Native and Non-Native Grasses
Chemistry Junior 1st
Bethany Simmermaker 8 St.
Francis of Assisi School
Wine Chemistry
Chemistry Junior 2nd
Phillip An 8 Meyzeek
Middle School
Crime Scene Chemistry
Chemistry Junior 3rd
Claire Thomas 7 St.
Francis of Assisi School
The Effect of Temperature
on the Strength of Concrete
Computer Science Junior 1st
Peter Xenopoulos 8 Meyzeek
Middle School
Artificial Intelligence in
C++
Computer Science Junior 2nd
Ishan Shah 6 Meyzeek
Middle School
Computer Performance vs.
Processor
Computer Science Junior 3rd
Nivedita Khandkar 7 Meyzeek
Middle School
Grades Tracker
Earth & Planetary Science Junior 1st
Divija Sharma 6 Meyzeek
Middle School
Water Purification: A
Novel Treatment by the Photocatalytic Effect of Titanium Dioxide (TiO2)
Earth & Planetary Science Junior 2nd
William Ringenberg 7 St.
Francis of Assisi School
Predicting Meteorite
Strike Damage to the Earth
Earth & Planetary Science Junior 3rd
Caroline Krill 7 St.
Francis of Assisi School
The Effect of Elevation
and Building Proximity on Weather Conditions
Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical Junior 1st
Andrew Rosenstrom 7 Barret
Traditional Middle School
Bridge Failure Analysis
Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical Junior 2nd
Micah Fletcher 6 Meyzeek
Middle School
What Type of Buildings Can
Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical Junior 3rd
Kurt Sommers 6 St.
Francis of Assisi School
The Relationship between
Wood Density and Holding Power of Fasteners
Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering Junior 1st
Chris Riehl 8 St.
Francis of Assisi School
Foam As An Engineering
Material
Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering Junior 2nd
Allison Whitfield 6 St.
Francis of Assisi School
Alternative Admixtures as
Cement Replacements
Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering Junior 3rd
David Morrow 7 Meyzeek
Middle School
Winglets, and their affect
on Lift and Drag
Energy & Transportation Junior 1st
Arjun Agarwal 6 Meyzeek
Middle School
Renewable Solar Energy
Question: Does a Magnifying Glass Improve Solar Panel Output?
Energy & Transportation Junior 2nd
Sarah Asseff 8 Newburg
Middle School
Solar Water Heater Operation
in Cold Weather: A Continuation
Energy & Transportation Junior 3rd
Ryan Coleman 8 St.
Francis of Assisi School
Measuring the
piezoelectricity of ambience
Mathematical Sciences Junior 1st
Caleigh Lindley 7 Holy
Family School
It's your Pick
Mathematical Sciences Junior 2nd
Gabbie Meyer 7 Carrithers
Middle School
The Effects of Water
Temperature On Hershey's
Physics & Astronomy Junior 1st
Teddy Kamer 7 St.
Francis of Assisi School
Generating Electricity
from Temperature Differentials in Metals
Physics & Astronomy Junior 2nd
Erik Rosenstrom 7 Barret
Traditional Middle School
The Search for Big G
Physics & Astronomy Junior 3rd
Bryan Croft 8 St.
Francis of Assisi School
The Effect of pH Level On
Ice Crystal Growth
School Winners
Senior Division
1st Place Ballard
High School
2nd Place Christian
Academy of Louisville
3rd Place St.
Xavier High School
Junior Division
1st Place St.
Francis of Assisi School
2nd Place Meyzeek
Middle School
3rd Place Barret
Traditional Middle School