HONORS DIVISION - RESULTS!

TOP ST. LOUIS SCIENCE STUDENTS QUALIFY FO THE INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR:  ACADEMY OF SCIENCE - ST. LOUIS SCIENCE FAIR - HONORS DIVISION!

(ST. LOUIS) The Academy of Science - St. Louis is pleased to announce the top students who participated in the Academy of Science - St. Louis Science Fair - Honors Division on Saturday, February 29, 2020. The top two students will represent the Academy of Science - St. Louis Science Fair at  International Science and Engineering Fair. High School students have completed collegiate-level research in regional classrooms and labs.  The competition was held at Webster University, Browning Hall, Interdisciplinary Science Building.

Over 40 MD's, PhD's and professionals with exceptional engineering/technoloogy expertise generously served as Honors Division Judges.  Scholarships are awarded to the top 10 students made possible through the generous support of the Bayer Fund!

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First Place

Prateek Gautam, Grade 11, Marquette High School
Project Title:  A Machine Learning Approach to Identify Socio-economic factors responsible for patients dropping out of substance abuse treatment
Award:  $3,000 Bayer First Place Scholarship; qualified for the International Science & Engineering Fair - and will be recognized at the 2020 Academy of Science - St. Louis Outstanding Scientists Awards Dinner on September 17, 2020.

Second Place

Rincon Jagarlamudi, Grade 11, Marquette High School
Project Title:  Utilization of a Novel Method of RNA Interference in the Model Organism C. Elegans to Conduct a Genetic Analysis of Aging
Awards:  $2,000 Second Place Bayer Scholarship; qualified for the International Science & Engineering Fair  and will be recognized at the 2020 Academy of Science - St. Louis Outstanding Scientists Awards Dinner on September 17, 2020; MU Alpha Theta Award (Certificate Award)

FINALISTS
A-Z Order

Austin Eckstein, Grade 12, Kirkwood High School
Project Title:  The Efficacy of an Electronic Feeback Device to Capture Student Emotional Health Data
Award:  $1,000 Bayer Finalist Scholarship

Rucha Kelkar, Grade 11, Clayton High School
Project Title:  The Effect of Nicotine on Bacteria Growth
Awards:  $1,000 Bayer Finalist Scholarship; $100 Pfizer Top Young Scientist Award Scholarship

Vishnu Kumar, Grade 11, Marquette High School
Project Title:  Escherichia Isolate (EG-1) Classification and Delineation Using Metabolic and Genomic Analysis
Awards:  $1,000 Bayer Finalist Scholarship; $100 Pfizer Top Young Scientist Award Scholarship

Margie Lodes, Grade 12, St. Joseph's Academy
Project Title:  The Effects of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals on Crayfish in a Freshwater Ecosystem
Awards:  $1,000 Bayer Finalist Scholarship; $100 Washington University School of Medicine American Medical Women's Association Scholarship Award; $100 American Association of University Women- Ballwin-Chesterfield Branch Award; American Meteorological Society Award (Certificate Award)

Emma Mueller, Grade 12, St. Joseph's Academy
Project Title:  The Effect of Ionizing Radiation on Volvox carteri
Awards:  $1,000 Bayer Finalist Scholarship; Association for Women Geoscientists (Certificate Award); NOAA Award (Certificate Award)

Anushka Rawat & Karyss Vedder (TEAM PROJECT) Grade 9, Parkway South High School
Project Title:  Four Problems, One Solution
Awards (Awards for team projects are divided in half for each student in the team):  $1,000 Bayer Finalist Scholarship; $200 American Institute of Chemical Engineers - St. Louis Section; and Environmental Protection Agency Letter of Encouragement

Mugdha Sinha, Grade 12, Parkway Central High School
Project Title:  Investigating Heat Responses and Function of the Forgetter 1 Homolog in Chlamydomonas Reindardtii
Awards:  $1,000 Bayer Finalist Scholarship; Science Champion Award; and The United States Agency for International Development (Certificate Award)

Oviya Srihari, Grade 10, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Project Title:  Does targeted education impact recognition of scientific misinformation?  A survey among Undergraduate students
Award:  $1,000 Bayer Finalist Scholarship

SEMI-FINALISTS
(A-Z Order)

Arya Bhushan, Grade 10, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Project Title:  A Novel Approach To Eliminate Carcinogenic Chemical 1,4 DioxaneI From Drinking Water:  Towards An Approach To Develop A Resin For In-Home Water Filter System
Awards:  $100 East Central District/Federated Garden Clubs of Missouri Scholarship Award; $100 American Institute of Chemical Engineers - St. Louis Section Scholarship Award; Yale Award (Certificate Award); $200 Bayer Scholarship of Excellence Award

Julia Castellano, Grade 10, St. Joseph's Academy
Project Title:  The Effect of UV Radiation on the Ability of Phytoplankton to Photosynthesize
Awards:  $100 East Central District/Federated Garden Clubs of Missouri Scholarship Award; American Meteorological Society Award (Certificate Award); NASA Earth System Science Award (Certificate Award), $200 Bayer Scholarship of Excellence Award

Aaradhya Diwan, Grade 10, Clayton High School
Project Title:  Food for the 'senses': Eat it or Leave it?
Awards:  $100 Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics of St. Louis Scholarship Award; $100 Pfizer Top Young Scientist Scholarship Award, $200 Bayer Scholarship of Excellence Award

Max Driver, Grade 12, Rockwood Summit High School
Project Title:  Effects of Collodial Copper, Gold, and Silver at Varying Concentrations on E.Coli
Awards:  $200 St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society Award, $300 Bayer Outstanding Young Scientist Award

Rayna Friedman, Grade 11, Cor Jesu Academy
Project Title:  Effects of Non-pharmaceutical Treatments of Music Therapy & Aromatized Essential Oil on Blood Pressure
Awards:  $100 American Association of University Women - Ballwin-Chesterfield Branch Award, $400 St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society Award, American Psychological Association (Certificate Award); $300 Bayer Outstanding Young Scientist Award; $200 Bayer Scholarship of Excellence Award

Danielle Hall, Grade 12, St. Joseph's Academy
Project Title:  Observations of Canis Familiaris Saliva on Eschericha Coli
Awards:  Society for In Vitro Biology (Certificate Award); $100 Pfizer Top Young Scientist Award; $200 Bayer Scholarship of Excellence  Award

Skye Kelly, Grade 9, Gateway Science Academy
Project Title:  Role of Surfactants in the Synthesis of Nanoporous Gold Awards: $150 American Institute of Chemical Engineers- St. Louis Section; $300 Bayer Outstanding Young Scientists Award

Kamau MuseMorris, Grade 12, Maplewood Richmond Heights High School
Project Title:  Do Circadian Rhythms Affect the Display of Intelligence Among Male Bumblebees (Bombus impatiens)?

ACADEMY OF SCIENCE - ST. LOUIS SCIENCE FAIR

HONORS DIVISION 2023: RESULTS!

The Academy of Science - St. Louis is pleased to announce the top students who participated in the Academy of Science - St. Louis Science Fair - Honors Division. High School students from around St. Louis have completed collegiate-level research in homes, classrooms, and labs. The top 10 students competed in the Finalists Round on March 4th, 2023 held at Webster University's Campus.

All Honors Division finalists will be automatically entered as top projects in the Academy of Science - St. Louis Science Fair for grades K-12 and will compete for special awards and scholarships in April. These awards will be announced May 4th, 2023.

The top two students of the Finalists Round will represent the Academy of Science - St. Louis Science Fair at Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair. 

MD's, PhD's and professionals with exceptional expertise in their fields generously served as Honors Division Judges.

Check out the photos from this year's Finalist Round!

First Place
Alex Chen, Grade 12, Marquette Sr. High School
Project Title: Aural Real-Time Position-Determining Model and Influencing Factors
Award: $2,000 Scholarship, Alex is now qualified to compete at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair in May 2023, Alex will be recognized at the 26th Academy of Science- St. Louis Outstanding Scienstist Awards Dinner on September 20th, 2023. 

Second Place
Alice Liu, Grade 11, Marquette Sr. High School
Project Title: Modified Nanoporous Gold Sensor for the Electrochemical Detection of Acetaminophen
Award: $2,000 Scholarship, Alice is now qualified to compete at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair in May 2023, Alice will be recognized at the 26th Academy of Science- St. Louis Outstanding Scienstist Awards Dinner on September 20th, 2023. 

FINALISTS
Listed in A-Z Order by Last Name

Bailey Bryan, Grade 11, St. Joseph's Academy
Project Title: The effects of cellulose acetate filters on on Phaseolus vulgaris and Palaemonetes paludosus
Award: $500 Scholarship

Semra Hodzic, Grade 10, Al Salam Day School
Project Title: Ripe Radiance: Detecting Ripeness of Fruit with an LED Light Circuit
Award: $500 Scholarship

Rajeshwar Jaladi, Grade 11, Parkway West High School
Project Title: Constitutionality Bot: A Natural Language Processing model to predict the constitutionality of a legal case
Award: $500 Scholarship

Grace LeGrand, Grade 12, St. Joseph's Academy
Project Title: The Impact of lowering ph on Artemia franciscana viability
Award: $500 Scholarship

Anushka Rawat, Grade 12, Parkway South High School
Project Title: Utilizing agricultural waste to clean up crude oil spills
Award: $500 Scholarship

Greta Reitenbach, Grade 12, Cor Jesu Academy
Project Title: Using Data Science to Analyze Voter Demographics
Award: $500 Scholarship

Sophia Saleeby, Grade 12, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Project Title: Cultural Differences in Coping Among Adolescents
Award: $500 Scholarship

Rachel Tang, Grade 11, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Project Title: The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on environmental health using satellite remote sensing data
Award: $500 Scholarship

SEMI-FINALISTS
Listed in A-Z Order by Last Name

Paige Bognar, Grade 12, Cor Jesu Academy
Project Title: Protein Precipitation at Different Temperatures in Fetal Bovine Serum

Rebecca Detweiler, Grade 12, Cor Jesu Academy
Project Title: The Effects of Caffeine, Ethanol, and an Electric Field on Planaria Regeneration

Sienna Mose, Grade 12, Cor Jesu Academy
Project Title: Making a Briquette Out of Fonio

Akhil Nadithe, Grade 10, Ladue Horton Watkins High School
Project Title: The Dynamics and Limitations Of Vaccine Efficacy And Herd Immunity To Fight Outbreaks

Sumairah Siddiqui, Grade 10, Al Salam Day School
Project Title: “Green” Detergent; Is it good for the environment?

Anna Wingbermuehle, Grade 12, St. Joseph's Academy
Project Title: The effect of land use on soil composition and the growth of Pascopyrum smithii in remnant soils versus altered soils

2018 Honors Division

The Academy of Science - St. Louis Science Fair Honors Division was held February 24, 2018 at Webster University.  Additionally, Honors Division students were invited to bring their projects to the Academy of Science St. Louis Science jFair for Grades K-12 in Queeny Park to compete for additional Special Awards.

1st Place
Jerry Zhang, Grade 12, Marquette High School
Project Title:  A Geant4 Monte Carlo Simulation of a Quantum Entanglement Experiment of the Decay of Spin-Singlet State Positronium:  Computer Replication and Multiple Scattering Mitgation
Award:  $3,000 Scholarship!  Jerry is now qualified to compete at the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair in May and will receive an all-expense -paid trip to this event. Jerry was recognized at the 2018 Academy of Science - St. Louis Outstanding Scientists Awards Dinner on April 5th.  Jerry also received the St. Louis Chemical Society Award.

2nd Place
Neil Tomala, Grade 11, Parkway West High School
Project Title:  Data-Analytics Modeling to Detect Peripheral Neuropathy:  Augmenting Big Data with Google Trends
Award:  $2,000 Scholarship!  Neil is now qualified to compete at the Intel International Scie3nce & Engineering Fair in May and will receive an all-expense-paid trip to this event.  Neil was recognized at the 2018 Academy of Science - St. Louis Outstanding Scientists Awards Diknner on April 5th.

3rd Place
Alan Peng, Grade 12, Rockwood Summit High School
Project Title:  The Lusztig-Vogan Bijection in the Case of the Trival Replresentation
Award:  $2,000 Scholarship!  Alan will be recognized at the 2018 Academy of Science - St. Louis Outstanding Scientists Awards Dinner on April 5th.  Alan received the Alpha MU Theta Certificate.

FINALISTS
(A-Z order)
All Finalists receive a $1,000 Scholarship!

Lauren Gallagher, Grade 11, St. Joseph's Academy
Project Title:  The Effect of Different pH Levels on Artemia franciscana
Lauren received the American Meteorological Society Certificate

Owen Kathriner, Grade 12, Kirkwood High School
Project Title:  Alleopathy in Lonicera maackii
Owen received the St. Louis Chemical Society Award and the East Central District Federated Garden Club Award

Vishnu Kumar, Grade 9, Marquette High School
Project Title:  The Validation of the Psychological Effects of "Superbrain Yoga" through the use of a Brain Computer Interface (BCI)
Vishnu received the OASIS award.

Margie Lodes, Grade 10, St. Joseph's Academy
Project Title:  The Effects of Carbon Dioxide on Phytoplankton
Margie received the American Meterological Society Certificate

Nikhil Mitra, Grade 12, Rockwood Summit High School
Project Title:  A Thermodynamic Approach to Predicting Gal4 Biknding
Nikhil received the St. Louis Chemical Society Award.

Amadi MuseMorris, Grade 12, Maplewood-Richmond Heights High School
Project Title:  Ecotourism and Its Possible Links to the Spread of Pathogens in the Galapagos Islands.  Amadi received the NOAA Award Certificate and medal.

Divya Srihari, Grade 11, John Burroughs School
Project Title:  Targeted anti-cMYC-MAX targeted drug anti-restenosis therapy preserves endothelial proliferation healing capacity while inhibiting Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell proliferation.  Divya received the St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society Award.

SEMI-FINALISTS
(A-Z order)

William Chen, Grade 12, Parkway South High School
Project Title:  Evaluating the effect of varied pressure on the production of nano-sub-micron hydrogel particles through multiple apparatuses

Samuel Becket Clark, Grade 12, Kirkwood High School
Project Title:  Singing in the Shower With a Broken Radio:  Pareidolia in Neutral White Noise
Samuel receives the Stockholm Jr. Water Award Certificate

Caroline Dunn, Grade 11, St. Joseph's Academy
Project Title:  The Effect of Angle of Incline on Knee Joints
Caroline received the American Association of University Women - Ballwin/Chesterfield Branch Award.

Shreya Gautam, Grade 11, Marquette High School
Project Title:  Socio-Economic County Level Factors of Prescription Opioid Availability and Abuse
Shreya received the Intel Computer Science Certificate

TEAM:
Kara Greger, Grade 10, St. Joseph's Academy
Emma Mueller, Grade 10, St. Joseph's Academy
Project Title:  The Effect of Caffeine on a Daphnia's Heartrate
Kara and Emma received the Boeing STL Award Certificate

Madison Guzy, Grade 11, St. Joseph's Academy
Project Title:  Understanding nthe Impact of Cultural Eutrophication on Aquatic Resources
Madison received the NASA Earth Systems Science Certificate

Ashley King, Grade 11, Crossroads College Preparatory School
Project Title:  Gradient Analysis using Mic rofluidic Devices
Ashley received the Society for InVitro Biology Certificate

Elise McCullison, Grade 12, Cor Jesu Academy
Project Title:  The Effectiveness of Shielding Materials in Response to Radiation Sources
Elise received the Association for Women Geo Scientists Certificate

Aaron Muesuer, Grade 12, Maplewood-oRichmond Heights High School
Project Title:  Effect of Choice on Student Performance and Perception of Class
Aaron received the American Psychology Society Award

Marija Miteva, Grade 10, Maplewood-Richmone Heights High School
Project Title:  Coding Analysis of Schrodingers Cat
Marija received the Yale Certificate

Samiya Sajid, Grade 9, Al-Salam Day School
Project Title:  The Astonishing Effects of Almond on Teenage Memory
Samiya received the U. S. Metric Award

Katherine Schwegmann, Grade 12, Kirkwood High School
Project Title:  The Effect of Caffeine on Reproduction Rates of First Generation Drosophila Offspring. 
Katherine received the American Association of University Women - Ballwin/Chesterfield Branch Award. 

Mary Grace Sullivan, Grade 12, Cor Jesu Academy
Project Title:  The Effects of Fluoride Varnish on Tooth Enamel

Ethan Wang, Grade 11, John Burroughs School
Project Title:  The Effect of Sterols on the Thermostability of Voltage Dependent Anion Channels

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2016 Honors Division Results!

The Academy of Science - St. Louis Science Fair Honors Division was held February 27, 2016. Additionally, Honors Division students were invited to bring their projects to the Academy of Science - St. Louis Science Fair, for grades K-12 in Queeny Park, to compete for additional Special Awards.  

A-Z Order

Sai Allu, Grade 11, Lafayette Senior High School, Project Title: Spatial Arrangement of Circadian Gene Expression in Mammalian Tissue Culture Cells: Effectiveness of Chronotherapy in Cancer Treatment, $1,000 Third Place Award presented at the Academy of Science - St. Louis Outstanding Scientists Awards Dinner, Yale Science and Engineering Association Award

Issa Alovor, Grade 10, Maplewood Richmond Heights High School, Project Title: Man or Machine? A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Human and Humanoid Proctors, Semifinalist, SunEdison Semiconductor Award

Deepa Bhuvanagiri, Grade 10, Eureka Senior High School, Project Title: Effect of Cultural Exposure on Development of Language Stereotypes, $1,000 Finalist Award, American Association of University Women Award, University of Michigan Alumni Association Award

Sabrina Bingham, Grade 12, Westminster Christian Academy, Project Title: Toasting Scottis Bonnet Peppers to Kill Salmonella Typhimurium, Honorable Mention

Clare Bolesta, Grade 12, Cor Jesu Academy, Project Title: Determining the Levels of Heavy Metals in Herbal Medicine to Detect Possible Toxicity, Semifinalist

Elizabeth Bundschuh, Grade 12, Rockwood Summit High School, Project Title: The Antibacterial Effects of Thieves Oil, $1,000 Finalist Award, SunEdison Semiconductor Award

Abhay Cashikar, Grade 10, Ladue Horton Watkins High School, Project Title: Improving the Recycling Process with an Arduino-Programmed VEX Robot, Semifinalist, ASM Materials Education Foundation Award

Loren Causevic, Grade 12, Clayton High School, Project Title: Concentration of Thermochromic Pigments and its Effects- Time and Temperature of Reaction, Semifinalist, SunEdison Semiconductor Award

Grace Choi, Grade 12, Clayton High School, Project Title: Stopping the Smolder- Preventing the Spread of Subsurface Landfill Fires, Semifinalist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Award

Aditya Cowsik, Grade 12, Clayton High School, Project Title: Identification of Physical Markers and Minimal Training Set for Breast Cancer Diagnosis via Neural Networks, Semifinalist, St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society Award

Jonathan Ebenezer, Grade 9, Lafayette Senior High School, Project Title: Effect of Fertilizer Runoff on the Growth of Aigal Blooms in Water Bodies, Semifinalist, NASA EARTH System Science Award

Renee Ellegood, Grade 12, Cor Jesu Academy, Project Title: Automating a Conductometric Titration, Honorable Mention, SunEdison Semiconductor Award

Lauryn Garner, Grade 12, Clayton High School, Project Title: The Impact of Visual Aids on Patient Education, Semifinalist, St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society Award

Jane Gillette, Grade 12, Clayton High School, Project Title: Synovial Membrane Diffusion, Semifinalist, SunEdison Semiconductor Award

Madeleine Goedegebuure, Grade 12, Clayton High School, Project Title: Effect of an ITK Inhibitor upon T cell Proliferation and Th17 Differentiation, Semifinalist, SunEdison Semiconductor Award

Aditya Gokhale, Grade 11, Parkway North High School, Project Title: Biophysical Characterization of a Potential LPS-binding Residue (K78) of MIF, $1,000 Finalist Award, American Chemical Society- St. Louis Section Award

Maya Hanson, Grade 12, Rockwood Summit High School, Project Title: The Effect of the Essential Oils in Thieves' Oil on Brine Shrimp, Semifinalist

Marie Huhmann, Grade 12, Cor Jesu Academy, Project Title: Caffeine Content in Coffee, Semifinalist

Jessica Johnson, Grade 11, Maplewood Richmond Heights High School, Project Title: Substrate Preference in Callimico goeldii, Semifinalist, SunEdison Semiconductor Award

Brandeline Jungels, Grade 12, Cor Jesu Academy, Project Title: Inhibition of Enzyme Alkaline Phosphatase, Semifinalist, American Chemical Society- St. Louis Section Award

Nikki Kasal, Grade 11, MICDS, Project Title: Observing a Synergistic Effect on Escherichia Coli by Coliphage T4r and Ampicillin, Honorable Mention

Usna Khan, Grade 12, Clayton High School, Project Title: Minimum Temperature for Maintaining Celegans, Semifinalist, U.S. Metric Association

Chloe King, Grade 11, Kirkwood High School, Project Title: Social Networking of Drosophila Melanogaster, Semifinalist, SunEdison Semiconductor Award

Brittany Ko, Grade 12, Clayton High School, Project Title: Peppermint Oil and Its Effect on Mice Avoidance, Semifinalist, SunEdison Semiconductor Award

Kadin Kristjansson, Grade 9, Maplewood Richmond Heights High School, Project Title: The Stress Hardiness of High School Students and Teachers, Semifinalist, American Psychological Assocation Award

Haran Kumar, Grade 10, Parkway West High School, Project Title: Spatial Distance Heuristics for Multidimensional Graph-based Path Finding, $2,000 Second Place Award presented at the Academy of Science - St. Louis Outstanding Scientists Awards Dinner, including an all-expense paid trip to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in May, University of Michigan Alumni Association Award

Vinai Kumar, Grade 10, Marquette High School, Project Title: Efficacious Antibiotic Synergy: A Meta-Analysis of the Mechanisms of Action Between Antibiotics to Predict Potential Outcomes, $1,000 Finalist Award, SunEdison Semiconductor Award

Selena Lee, Grade 11, John Burroughs School, Project Title: Social Network Dynamics After Ischemic Stroke, Semifinalist

Elliott Leinauer, Grade 12, Rockwood Summit High School, Project Title: The Feasibility of Kinetic Energy Harvesting through Magnetic Fields, Semifinalist

Olivia Long, Grade 12, John Burroughs School, Project Title: Comparative Analyses of Computer Tomography Technologies and Selection of Oral Contrast Media Concentration, $1,000 Finalist Award, Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award

Kelly Maeda, Grade 9, Lafayette Senior High School, Project Title: Gender Differences in the Ability to Detect Duchenne and Non-Duchenne Smiles, Semifinalist, MU Alpha Theta Award

Mahnoor Malik, Grade 12, Parkway West High School, Project Title: ybtT is a Non-Specific Editing Enzyme in Yersiniabactin Biosynthesis, $1,000 Finalist Award, SunEdison Semiconductor Award

Monica Malone, Grade 12, Ladue Horton Watkins High School, Project Title: A Study of Microbial Communities From Till and No-Till Missouri Soils Using Genetic Finger Printing, $3,000 First Place Award presented at the Academy of Science - St. Louis Outstanding Scientists Awards Dinner, including an all-expense paid trip to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in May, Ricoh Americas Corporation Award

Claire Munsell, Grade 12, Cor Jesu Academy, Project Title: Contamination of Heavy Metals in Selected Soil Samples, Semifinalist, American Chemical Society- St. Louis Section Award

Lauren Owens, Grade 10, Maplewood Richmond Heights High School, Project Title: Mutant Millets, Semifinalist, East Central District/Federated Garden Clubs of Missouri Award 

Natalie Pegg, Grade 12, Clayton High School, Project Title: Antimicrobial Surfaces, Semifinalist, SunEdison Semiconductor Award

Elizabeth Poor, Grade 11, Clayton High School, Project Title: Novel functional traits aid the success of the invasive biennial Carduus Nutans, Semifinalist, Society for In Vitro Biology Award

Daphne Singer, Grade 11, Clayton High School, Project Title: Academic Stress and It's Impact on Student Health, Semifinalist, SunEdison Semiconductor Award

Tara Suresh, Grade 12, John Burroughs School, Project Title: Maturation of Spectral Properties of crxMYFP-2a-trB2 Zebrafish, $1,000 Finalist Award, SunEdison Semiconductor Award

Neil Tomala, Grade 9, Parkway West High School, Project Title: Characterizing Dominant & Dominated Strategies in a game of Battleship using evolutionary game theory, $1,000 Finalist Award, SunEdison Semiconductor Award

Melanie Villani, Grade 12, Clayton High School, Project Title: Gun Exposure, Semifinalist, American Association of University Women Award 

Bailey Weishaar, Grade 10, St. Joseph's Academy, Project Title: Circadian Rhythms of Pyrocystis Fusiformis, Semifinalist, SunEdison Semiconductor Award

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