2013 Awards
The awards for the 2013 Dr. Nelson Ying Orange County Science Exposition held on 2/11/2013 are shown below. We congratulate these Orange County students on their efforts and success.
- Grand Prize Winners in the Senior Division receive $1,000, a large plaque and an expense paid trip to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.
- Grand Prize Winners in the Junior Division receive $500 and a large plaque.
- First Place Winners receive a plaque and an expense paid trip to the Florida State Science and Engineering Fair.
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| Junior Division | ||||
| Behavioral & Social Sciences ( JR) | Top | |||
| 1st Place | ||||
| Breske, Sarah | ||||
| It's Not Ironic, It's Iconic! St. Margaret Mary Catholic School |
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| 2nd Place | ||||
| Snyder, Shelby | ||||
| Do The Lefties Dupe the Righties in The Stroop? International Community School |
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| Sinyangwe, Noah | ||||
| The Impact of Telecommuting on Our Community Lake Eola Charter School |
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| 3rd Place | ||||
| Rogachesky, Madelyn | ||||
| How Much Does The Nose Know? Lake Eola Charter School |
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| Shafer, Aurora | ||||
| Timed Tests: To See or Not To See? Lake Eola Charter School |
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| Carroll, Julie-Anne | ||||
| Is There a Correlation Between Personality Types, Learning Styles, and Memory Traits? Avalon Middle School |
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| Honorable Mention | ||||
| Frye, Chloe | ||||
| What Are the Most Common Symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder? Conway Middle School |
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| Lincourt, Dominic | ||||
| Don't Tempt Fate, That Text Can Wait! St. Margaret Mary Catholic School |
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| Dos Santos, Daniel | ||||
| Don't Wake Me Up St. John Vianney Catholic School |
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| Cellular/Molecular Biology & Biochemistry ( JR) | Top | |||
| 1st Place | ||||
| Tiu, Andrew | ||||
| Folding For a Cure! St. John Vianney Catholic School |
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| 2nd Place | ||||
| Benjamin, Jeremiah | ||||
| C-ing the Vitamin C Lake Eola Charter School |
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| 3rd Place | ||||
| Muratovic, Noli | ||||
| Cold VS Room Temperature Lake Eola Charter School |
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| Honorable Mention | ||||
| Cruz, Nicholas | ||||
| Oh, Barnacles Cornerstone Charter Academy |
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| Plant Sciences ( JR) | Top | |||
| 1st Place | ||||
| Sayles, Justin | ||||
| Bryopsis Algae vs. Magnesium South Creek Middle School |
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| 2nd Place | ||||
| Caplen, David | ||||
| Got Light? St. John Vianney Catholic School |
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| Etscorn, Mary Kate | ||||
| How Does Your Garden Grow? St. Margaret Mary Catholic School |
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| 3rd Place | ||||
| Calpey, Jacob | ||||
| A Growing Dilema St. John Vianney Catholic School |
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| Kinney, Micah | ||||
| No Pain, No Gain Lake Eola Charter School |
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| Leo, Alexis | ||||
| Molecular Migration of Plant Pigments St. Margaret Mary Catholic School |
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| Honorable Mention | ||||
| Ramdhani, Natesha | ||||
| EMeFfects on Planet Growth Avalon Middle School |
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| Rodriguez, Samuel | ||||
| Pebbles and Plants Lake Eola Charter School |
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| Franks, John | ||||
| The "Dirt" on Worm tea Lakeview Middle |
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| Baker, Emily | ||||
| Transpiration: How do Differnt Types of Light Affect It? Cornerstone Charter Academy |
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| Chemistry ( JR) | Top | |||
| 1st Place | ||||
| Gardner, Blake | ||||
| Electroplating: Does the Amount of Voltage Affect the Mass of an Object? Orlando Science Middle/High Charter School |
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| 2nd Place | ||||
| Wu, Daniel | ||||
| Ice Melting With Freezing Point Depression Avalon Middle School |
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| Bacharach, Johnathan | ||||
| The Chemistry of Detergent, science solves problems! Avalon Middle School |
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| Morales, Nereida | ||||
| Calorie Burn Lake Eola Charter School |
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| 3rd Place | ||||
| Arango, Evan | ||||
| Does Color Matter? St. John Vianney Catholic School |
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| Colon, Sofia | ||||
| The Cooling Power of Mint Central Florida Prep |
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| Grant, Steven | ||||
| The Bright Side of Composting St. Margaret Mary Catholic School |
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| Rodriguez, Pia | ||||
| The Affect of Acid on Metal Avalon Middle School |
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| Miller, Zoe | ||||
| Rubber Busters Lake Eola Charter School |
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| Honorable Mention | ||||
| Dela Cruz, Gabrielle | ||||
| Orange You Glad We Have Vitamin C St. John Vianney Catholic School |
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| Oser, Caroline | ||||
| How to Preserve a Jack O' Lantern St. Margaret Mary Catholic School |
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| Kabat, Rami | ||||
| Shine Baby Shine Leaders Preparatory School |
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| Suarez, Gabriela | ||||
| Household Metals Destroyer Avalon Middle School |
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| McGowan, Shakira | ||||
| How Does Bleach Affect Different Materials Page Private School |
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| Vargas-Rios, Wally | ||||
| Can Carbon Snakes be Used as an Alternative to Coal? Orlando Science Middle/High Charter School |
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| Annan, Tatum | ||||
| May the Best Brand Win Avalon Middle School |
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| Intelligent Machines, Robotics and Systems Software ( JR) | Top | |||
| 1st Place | ||||
| Morrow, John | ||||
| The Truth About School Lunches Avalon Middle School |
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| 2nd Place | ||||
| Lopez, Amerys | ||||
| Browser Wars Discovery Middle |
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| 3rd Place | ||||
| Zinn, Annabel | ||||
| Into Space Orlando Science Middle/High Charter School |
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| Earth & Environmental Science ( JR) | Top | |||
| 1st Place | ||||
| Van Genderen, Brianna M. | ||||
| Tsunami Busters Discovery Middle |
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| 2nd Place | ||||
| Thoresen, Candice | ||||
| The Moon and Stars Orlando Science Middle/High Charter School |
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| 3rd Place | ||||
| Gray, Cory | ||||
| How High Can It Go? Lake Eola Charter School |
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| Honorable Mention | ||||
| Sahraoui, Reem | ||||
| Magic in the Cycle Leaders Preparatory School |
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| Engineering ( JR) | Top | |||
| 1st Place | ||||
| Lindquist, Jordan | ||||
| Windmill Whisperer Lake Eola Charter School |
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| 2nd Place | ||||
| Lutz, Brendan | ||||
| Slipstream Powered Turbine Generators; Free Power for Vehicles? Avalon Middle School |
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| Ravichandra, Ritiga | ||||
| Building Simple Robot Hand Orlando Science Middle/High Charter School |
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| Bartfield, Noah | ||||
| Fire! Avalon Middle School |
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| 3rd Place | ||||
| Karandikar, Akhil | ||||
| Saving Energy by Minimizing the Operational Time of the Pool Filtration Pump - Year 2 Trinity Preparatory School |
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| Han, Justin | ||||
| Electric Generator International Community School |
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| Walker, Herbert (BJ) | ||||
| Electric Fans Lake Eola Charter School |
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| Aydelotte, Zachary | ||||
| The Effect of Blade Angle on the Electrical Output of a Wind Turbine Piedmont Lakes Middle School |
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| Caputis, Kamil | ||||
| Hydropowered Weight Lifter Avalon Middle School |
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| Zhao, Selena | ||||
| Peculiar Pinwheel Discovery Middle |
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| Honorable Mention | ||||
| Le, Evan | ||||
| Make the Wind Work For You Discovery Middle |
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| The team of: Conceicao, Nicholas and Monroy, Marcel | ||||
| Gauss Rifle Orlando Science Middle/High Charter School |
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| Lufti, Syria | ||||
| Inflammable Money Leaders Preparatory School |
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| Vorajee, Unaisah | ||||
| Which Form of Levitation Works Better, Air or Magnetic? Leaders Preparatory School |
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| Di Santo, Michael | ||||
| Which Shape is More Aerodynamic? Avalon Middle School |
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| O'Conner, Elyse | ||||
| Corrosion of Zinc-Coated Iron Bolts Lake Eola Charter School |
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| Wallace, Ian | ||||
| With the Turn of a Screw Discovery Middle |
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| The team of: Rosales, Mari Nicole and Bogdan, Ryan | ||||
| Arches... How Strong Are They? St. John Vianney Catholic School |
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| Westgate, Katelyn | ||||
| Drag Race St. John Vianney Catholic School |
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| Environmental Engineering ( JR) | Top | |||
| 1st Place | ||||
| Lunandy, Matthew | ||||
| Growing Grass With Biomass St. John Vianney Catholic School |
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| 2nd Place | ||||
| Bolling, Danielle | ||||
| Money Down The Drain Lake Eola Charter School |
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| Renner, Grant | ||||
| Drinking The Sea St. John Vianney Catholic School |
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| 3rd Place | ||||
| Bradshaw, Kenneth | ||||
| Alternatives to Road Salt Avalon Middle School |
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| Zambrana, Kiara | ||||
| Green Cleaning? St. John Vianney Catholic School |
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| Chard, Hunter | ||||
| Enviro-Bond 403 Central Florida Prep |
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| Honorable Mention | ||||
| Varnedore, Miles | ||||
| The Effect of Color on the Conversion of Solar Radiation into Heat Energy Avalon Middle School |
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| Garcia, Samantha | ||||
| Is It Getting Hot In Here? St. Margaret Mary Catholic School |
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| Kelly, Riley | ||||
| Slippery Slick Lake Eola Charter School |
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| Mathematics and Computational Sciences ( JR) | Top | |||
| 1st Place | ||||
| O'Meara, Christopher | ||||
| The Effects of Modern Technology on the Street Light. Conway Middle School |
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| 2nd Place | ||||
| Crowe, David | ||||
| Sky High St. John Vianney Catholic School |
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| 3rd Place | ||||
| Sohn, Danielle | ||||
| Penny For Your Thoughts Lake Eola Charter School |
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| Hoffman, Michael | ||||
| Exploring Benford's Law Avalon Middle School |
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| Honorable Mention | ||||
| Thomas, Lenworth | ||||
| How Do You Measure the Height of Tall Objects Mathematically? Orlando Science Middle/High Charter School |
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| Biomedical & Health Sciences ( JR) | Top | |||
| 1st Place | ||||
| Vishnubhotla, Ankit | ||||
| Peripheral Resistance and The Heart Avalon Middle School |
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| 2nd Place | ||||
| Cornell, Sydney | ||||
| Energy Drinks, Dangerous? Orlando Science Middle/High Charter School |
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| Pho, Amy | ||||
| TUMS vs. Apple Cider Vinegar: Which is better for Heartburn? Avalon Middle School |
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| 3rd Place | ||||
| Paolicelli, Amanda | ||||
| Aspirin Dissolution St. John Vianney Catholic School |
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| Ansari, Daniyal | ||||
| Does Color Affect Blood Pressure? Orlando Science Middle/High Charter School |
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| Schmitt, Julia | ||||
| How do Different Fruit Juices Affect Tooth Erosion? St. Margaret Mary Catholic School |
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| Honorable Mention | ||||
| Meier, Claire | ||||
| Does the Color Of Food Affect How You Think Of It? St. Margaret Mary Catholic School |
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| Lawson, Michael | ||||
| How Muscle Activity Affects Both Human Heart Rate and Body Temperature International Community School |
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| Microbiology ( JR) | Top | |||
| 1st Place | ||||
| Butler, Nancy | ||||
| Are Kitchen Sponges Safe? International Community School |
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| 2nd Place | ||||
| Snyder, Savannah | ||||
| How Much Bacteria Are You Willing To Drink? International Community School |
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| 3rd Place | ||||
| Renschler, Kaitlyn | ||||
| Is Your Toothbrush Really Clean? International Community School |
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| Honorable Mention | ||||
| The team of: Wyporski, Anya and Rosa, Courtney | ||||
| Acne Infection Protection St. John Vianney Catholic School |
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| Fischer, Thomas | ||||
| Reuse: Is Water Really Safe? Cornerstone Charter Academy |
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| Physics & Astronomy ( JR) | Top | |||
| 1st Place | ||||
| Perry, Leah | ||||
| It's Not Rocket Science. Oh Wait, Yes It Is! Lake Eola Charter School |
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| 2nd Place | ||||
| Schmitt, Madeline | ||||
| Pressure On Pointe: How Does Foot Position Affect Pressure On A Dancer's Feet? St. Margaret Mary Catholic School |
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| May, Maximilian | ||||
| Wireless Electricity - No Strings Attached Orlando Science Middle/High Charter School |
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| Fischer, Laura | ||||
| Balancing Act Cornerstone Charter Academy |
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| 3rd Place | ||||
| Dixon, Clay | ||||
| Effects of Neodymium vs. Electromagnets on Ferro Fluids Cornerstone Charter Academy |
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| Collins, Michael | ||||
| Rocket Science St. John Vianney Catholic School |
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| Clouser, Alex | ||||
| Battle of The Trains-portation Methods St. John Vianney Catholic School |
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| Villalonga, Sophia | ||||
| Wind Turbines! St. Margaret Mary Catholic School |
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| Hooks, Taylor | ||||
| The Science of Gymnastics Discovery Middle |
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| Honorable Mention | ||||
| The team of: Wendling, Nathan and Stuart, Travis | ||||
| Which is the Most Efficient Light Bulb? Conway Middle School |
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| Abdo, Bara'ah | ||||
| Aluminum Air Battery Leaders Preparatory School |
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| Vega, Chad | ||||
| Is Free Energy Possible? St. Margaret Mary Catholic School |
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| Heins, Drake | ||||
| Sound in a Box Lake Eola Charter School |
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| Hamilton, Gerald | ||||
| Chill Out, Bro!!!! Lake Eola Charter School |
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| Horton, Reginald | ||||
| Solar Power to Energy Lake Eola Charter School |
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| Animal Sciences ( JR) | Top | |||
| 1st Place | ||||
| Rader, Alexandra | ||||
| Coral Farming Lake Eola Charter School |
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| 2nd Place | ||||
| Robers, Jonathan | ||||
| Lizard Lateralization Cornerstone Charter Academy |
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| 3rd Place | ||||
| Dixon, Ashley | ||||
| Hamsters, Music and Mazes. What Could Go Wrong? Lake Eola Charter School |
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| The team of: Craner, Lane and Craner, Audrey | ||||
| Egg-Cellent Lake Eola Charter School |
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| Honorable Mention | ||||
| Oberdick, Laurenna | ||||
| How Does Temperature Affect Caterpillar Growth? Conway Middle School |
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| Ferriera, Ninosky | ||||
| Color for Peacocks Orlando Science Middle/High Charter School |
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| Senior Division | ||||
| Behavioral & Social Sciences ( SR) | Top | |||
| 1st Place | ||||
| The team of: Carlsen, Camille and Mestre, Cathleen | ||||
| Eyes Behind An Ophiuroidea Lake Highland Preparatory |
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| 2nd Place | ||||
| Wheeler, Alexa | ||||
| Texting and Driving vs. Other Distractions Lake Highland Preparatory |
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| Cellular/Molecular Biology & Biochemistry ( SR) | Top | |||
| 1st Place | ||||
| Raghavan, Preethi | ||||
| Characterization of Cyclin Dependent-like Kinases in Plasmodium falciparum Lake Highland Preparatory |
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| Plant Sciences ( SR) | Top | |||
| Nagabhairu, Sammy | ||||
| The Effect of Vitamin D3 on Lima Bean and Radish Plant Growth Lake Highland Preparatory |
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| 2nd Place | ||||
| Marcus, Amy | ||||
| Cryogenic Seeds Lake Highland Preparatory |
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| Chemistry ( SR) | Top | |||
| 1st Place | ||||
| Bhaskar, Neha | ||||
| Fluorescent Detection of AntIbiotic Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Lake Highland Preparatory |
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| 2nd Place | ||||
| Zapata, Vanessa | ||||
| Rainbow Fire Freedom High School |
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| Buoniconti, Nicholas | ||||
| The Study of Conjugated Polymer Growth on Graphitic Surfaces and an Anaylsis of the Interactions Present Based on Varying Conditions - Year 3 Lake Highland Preparatory |
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| 3rd Place | ||||
| Alan, Chelsea | ||||
| The Extraction of Caffeine in Tea Lake Highland Preparatory |
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| Honorable Mention | ||||
| Matlack, Jenet | ||||
| Electrolysis of Water Using Pencils Freedom High School |
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| Intelligent Machines, Robotics and Systems Software ( SR) | Top | |||
| 1st Place | ||||
| Peterson, Evan | ||||
| DNA-based Molecular Logic Gates Lake Highland Preparatory |
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| Earth & Environmental Science ( SR) | Top | |||
| Caray, Summerlyn | ||||
| Which Color Invisible Spectrum Absorbs Most Radiant Energy? Lake Highland Preparatory |
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| Engineering ( SR) | Top | |||
| Gapuz, Michael | ||||
| Application of NXT in Mechanical Characterization of Materials Under Biaxial Loading Lake Highland Preparatory |
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| 2nd Place | ||||
| Perron, Emily | ||||
| What Amount of Water Should be Put in a Water Rocket to Maximize The Height of It's Trajectory Cornerstone Charter Academy |
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| 3rd Place | ||||
| The team of: Greenberg, Gabi and Poucher, Chiara | ||||
| Primary Productivity Loss Due to Propeller Scarring Lake Highland Preparatory |
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| Honorable Mention | ||||
| Ettel, Nathan | ||||
| Sound-Motion Car International Community High School |
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| Environmental Engineering ( SR) | Top | |||
| 1st Place | ||||
| Shah, Rikhav | ||||
| Fluorescent Quantum Dots as a Solid-Phase Detection Medium for Heavy-Metal Contaminates in Drinking Water Lake Highland Preparatory |
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| 2nd Place | ||||
| Lyden, Jack | ||||
| Improving Biofuels Using Lignin Derivatives Lake Highland Preparatory |
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| Biomedical & Health Sciences ( SR) | Top | |||
| 1st Place | ||||
| Boone, Erin | ||||
| Cytotoxic Effect of Cytokine Induced Killer Cells Against Ovarian Cells Lake Highland Preparatory |
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| Microbiology ( SR) | Top | |||
| Reddy, Shilpa | ||||
| Identification of Motifs in AB Toxins Necessary for Interaction with PDI Lake Highland Preparatory |
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| 2nd Place | ||||
| Yi, Jenny | ||||
| Using Daphnia to Monitor Water Toxicity Freedom High School |
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| Physics & Astronomy ( SR) | Top | |||
| 1st Place | ||||
| Visram, Shane | ||||
| Identification and Characterization of Thermal Vibrational Absorption Bands in Greenhouse Gasses Utilizing Far-Infared Spectroscopy Lake Highland Preparatory |
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| 2nd Place | ||||
| Dayal, Ajay | ||||
| The Effects of Temperature and Humidity on Wooden Instruments Lake Highland Preparatory |
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| 3rd Place | ||||
| Dennis, Anna-Claire | ||||
| Rotational Inertia Lake Highland Preparatory |
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| Animal Sciences ( SR) | Top | |||
| 1st Place | ||||
| Tran, Tina | ||||
| Vascular Corrosion Casting of MacroInvertebrates as Evidence for Evolution Lake Highland Preparatory |
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| 2nd Place | ||||
| The team of: Brown, Mackenzie and Costas, Melba | ||||
| Foraminifera as Bioindicators in Pigeon Key Lake Highland Preparatory |
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| 3rd Place | ||||
| The team of: Popaditch, Thomas and Steinmetz, Kayla | ||||
| Are Polyplacophora More Active at High or Low Tide? Lake Highland Preparatory |
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