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- WINNERS FROM 2008 NWISEF
Congratulations to all our winners from the 2008 Northwestern Indiana Science and Engineering Fair!!
Please visit our Photo Gallery to see all our photos from the 2008 Fair.There were 92 exhibitors in our 2007-2008 Science and Engineering Fair who all displayed amazing creativity with knowledgable and interesting projects. There are sure to be some future scientists in the making here...
We look forward to another year of amazing and creative research projects in 2009!Senior Division
Award Student Name Project Name School Teacher
President's Award
1st place Juliette Keller Got Milk? Got Bone Density? Kouts High School Evelyn Ames Chelsea Arthur Can Bridge Disasters Be Easily Avoided? No! New Prairie High School Kim Holifield
Dwyer Instruments Award
Second Place Jill Vanderplough Aspartame vs. Sugar: Are You Making the Right Choice? Kouts High School Evelyn Ames Third Place Eric Osborne Freaky Freezing Water Kouts High School Andrea Clinkenbeard Ben Osborne The Antibacterial Properties of Honey Kouts High School Evelyn Ames Honorable Mention Robert Prescott Is Iron Contaminating Your Water? Boone Grove High School Ken Snow Ian Ansburg 360 Degrees of Growth Boone Grove High School Ken Snow Samantha Camp What are the Effects of OTC Medications on the Heart Rate of Daphnia? Kouts High School Evelyn Ames
AMT Computers Environmental Sciences Award
Benjamin Collins Speeding Up the Deterioration of Trash Kouts High School Evelyn Ames
American Psychological Association
Ashley Fox Personality Difference Between Athletes and Non-Athletes Kouts High School Evelyn Ames
Cargill Natural Sciences Award
Jill Vanderplough Aspartame vs. Sugar: Are You Making the Right Choice? Kouts High School Evelyn Ames
Integration Technologies, Inc. Medical, Health, and Biological Sciences Award
Juliette Keller Got Milk? Got Bone Density? Kouts High School Evelyn Ames
National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
Samantha Camp What are the Effects of OTC Medications on the Heart Rate of Daphnia? Kouts High School Evelyn Ames
National Society of Professional Engineers
Chelsea Arthur Can Bridge Disasters be Easily Avoided? No! New Prairie High School Kim Holifield
Purdue University School of Agriculture
Juliette Keller Got Milk? Got Bone Density? Kouts High School Evelyn Ames
Society for In Vitro Biology - 11th grade only
Ben Osborne The Antibacterial Properties of Honey Kouts High School Evelyn Ames
Thermco Instrument Corporation Award
Chelsea Arthur Can Bridge Disasters be Easily Avoided? No! New Prairie High School Kim Holifield
US Metric Association
Ian Ansburg 360 Degrees of Growth Boone Grove High School Ken Snow
Yale Science & Engineering Assoc. Award
Eric Osborne Freaky Freezing Water Kouts High School Andrea Clinkenbeard
Stockholm Junior Water Prize
Eric Osborne Freaky Freezing Water Kouts High School Andrea Clinkenbeard
US Air Force
Benjamin Collins Speeding Up the Deterioration of Trash Kouts High School Evelyn Ames Justin Lambert Transformers: Resistance is Futile Kouts High School Andrea Clinkenbeard
US Navy/US Marine Corps
Todd Wild The Photoelectric Effect Kouts High School Andrea Clinkenbeard Kevin Dywan Straight to the Point Boone Grove High School Ken Snow Ben Osborne The Antibacterial Properties of Honey Kouts High School Evelyn Ames
US Army
top five Chelsea Arthur Can Bridge Disasters be Easily Avoided? No! New Prairie High School Kim Holifield Jill Vanderplough Aspartame vs. Sugar: Are You Making the Right Choice? Kouts High School Evelyn Ames Robert Prescott Is Iron Contaminating Your Water? Boone Grove High School Ken Snow Ashley Fox Personality Difference Between Athletes and Non-Athletes Kouts High School Evelyn Ames Ben Osborne The Antibacterial Properties of Honey Kouts High School Evelyn Ames
US Army
Ian Ansburg 360 Degrees of Growth Boone Grove High School Ken Snow Todd Wild The Photoelectric Effect Kouts High School Andrea Clinkenbeard Ryan Golkowski What is Really on Our Hands? Boone Grove High School Ken Snow Juliette Keller Got Milk? Got Bone Density? Kouts High School Evelyn Ames Eric Osborne Freaky Freezing Water Kouts High School Andrea Clinkenbeard Hannah Birky Can You Pat Your Head and Rub Your Tummy? Kouts High School Andrea Clinkenbeard Stephanie Schultze Fire It Up Boone Grove High School Ken Snow Justin Lambert Transformers: Resistance is Futile Kouts High School Andrea Clinkenbeard
Biological and Life Sciences Junior Division
Award Student Name Project Name School Teacher
Cargill Biological and Life Sciences Award
First Place Kelly Barr Hand and Eye Dominance Kesling Middle School Greg Samuelson Second Place James Lambert Doodle For Your Noodle? Do People That Doodle Have Higher Test Scores Than Those That Don't? Kouts Middle School Sharon VanKley Janel Zilinski Which Kills the Most Germs: Liquid Soap, Hand Soap, or Hand Sanitizer Knox Community Middle School Loretta Kosloske Shubhkarman Multani How do Different Types of Music Affect Blood Pressure? Willowcreek Middle School Carrie Sanidas Third Place Logan Fischer Does an Electromagnetic Field Affect Cricket Distribution? Willowcreek Middle School Carrie Sanidas Jessica Smith Germs in School Kesling Middle School Greg Samuelson Shirantha Stanislaus Making the Ripe Choice: Are Green Bags the Way to Go? St. Paul Catholic School Kathleen Coggins Honorable Mentions Ethan Bonta VC II Nativity of Our Savior Catholic School Blanca Maya Parker Stahl Symbiosis St. Paul Lutheran School Greg Tuel Nicole DeFries How Do Additives Affect Plant Growth? Kouts Middle School Jan Hartman
Society for Science & the Public Middle School Program Award
Kelly Barr Hand and Eye Dominance Kesling Middle School Greg Samuelson
Society for Science & the Public Middle School Program Award
James Lambert Doodle For Your Noodle? Do People That Doodle Have Higher Test Scores Than Those That Don't? Kouts Middle School Sharon VanKley Janel Zilinski Which Kills the Most Germs: Liquid Soap, Hand Soap, or Hand Sanitizer Knox Community Middle School Loretta Kosloske Shubhkarman Multani How do Different Types of Music Affect Blood Pressure? Willowcreek Middle School Carrie Sanidas
Purdue University School of Agriculture
Nicole DeFries How Do Additives Affect Plant Growth? Kouts Middle School Jan Hartman
Sullair Corporation Most Promising Young Scholar Award
James Lambert Doodle For Your Noodle? Do People That Doodle Have Higher Test Scores Than Those That Don't? Kouts Middle School Sharon VanKley Kelly Barr Hand and Eye Dominance Kesling Middle School Greg Samuelson
US Dept. of Health & Human Services
Shubhkarman Multani How do Different Types of Music Affect Blood Pressure? Willowcreek Middle School Carrie Sanidas
US Army
Kelly Barr Hand and Eye Dominance Kesling Middle School Greg Samuelson Michael Taulbee Energy Conservation Kesling Middle School Greg Samuelson Veronika Werner Sleep Effects on Personality Notre Dame Elementary School Tina Kelly Logan Fischer Does an Electromagnetic Field Affect Cricket Distribution? Willowcreek Middle School Carrie Sanidas Anna Blaszak What Makes a DNA Fingerprint Unique? Nativity of Our Savior Catholic School Blanca Maya
Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Computers Junior Division
Award Student Name Project Name School Teacher
Chester, Inc. Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Computers Award
1st Place John Beutner Improving the Performance of Cargo Ships by Introducing Air Bubbles Under the Hull St. Paul Lutheran School Greg Tuel Second Place Trevor Wennekes Is Your Water Really That Good? St. Paul Lutheran School Greg Tuel Chelsea Exl How Does the Number of Windmill Blades Affect it's Energy Efficiency? Fegely Middle School Dorothy Parrish Carl Ardissono Fin Factor! Does Size and Quantity Impact Rocket Stability Notre Dame Catholic School Tina Kelly Sami Wagner Using Your Noodle New Prairie Junior High School Douglas Gaff Rebecca Stueck How Safe Are Steel Toed Shoes? St. Paul Lutheran School Greg Tuel Third Place Caleb Pear Water for Energy Kesling Middle School Greg Samuelson Colleen Falk What Factors Affect the Bounce of a Sport Ball? Willowcreek Middle School Kim Wellman Danny Cullison Does Ball Position Affect Shooting Percentage? Kouts Middle School Jan Hartman Alex Granacki The Effect of Various Insulations on the Melting Rate of Ice St. Paul Lutheran School Greg Tuel Joshua Kane Does Particle Size Effect the Rate of a Chemical Reaction? Willowcreek Middle School Cheryl Henry Honorable Mention Bradley Hill Which Fabric Provides the Best Insulation? Willowcreek Middle School Terry Eldred Ariel Gottlieb Ramp O' Rama Barker Middle School Amy Hamann Brad Lafata How Does Angle Affect Distance? Willowcreek Middle School Carrie Sanidas Alana Murray Space Wars St. Paul Lutheran School Greg Tuel Justin Hill Which Bridge Supports the Most Weight? Fegely Middle School Lenora Ramian
ASM Materials Education Foundation
Rebecca Stueck How Safe Are Steel Toed Shoes? St. Paul Lutheran School Greg Tuel
American Meteorological Society
Jacob Lindsey What Are Rogue Waves? Kesling Middle School Greg Samuelson
Association for Women Geoscientists
Katie Cunningham How Does Atmospheric Temperature Affect Water Content of Snow? Willowcreek Middle School Carrie Sanidas
Bonar Group Award
Rebecca Stueck How Safe Are Steel Toed Shoes? St. Paul Lutheran School Greg Tuel
Herbert Hoover Young Engineer Award
Carl Ardissono Fin Factor! Does Size and Quantity Impact Rocket Stability Notre Dame Catholic School Tina Kelly
RICOH
Matthew Simpson Recycling Kesling Middle School Greg Samuelson
Society for Science & the Public Middle School Program Award
John Beutner Improving the Performance of Cargo Ships by Introducing Air Bubbles Under the Hull St. Paul Lutheran School Greg Tuel Chelsea Exl How Does the Number of Windmill Blades Affect it's Energy Efficiency? Fegely Middle School Dorothy Parrish Rebecca Stueck How Safe Are Steel Toed Shoes? St. Paul Lutheran School Greg Tuel
Society for Science & the Public Middle School Program Award
Trevor Wennekes Is Your Water Really That Good? St. Paul Lutheran School Greg Tuel
Sullair Corporation Most Promising Young Scholar Award
Colby Cummins Parabolic Reflectors Kesling Middle School Greg Samuelson
US Air Force
Joshua Kane Does Particle Size Effect the Rate of a Chemical Reaction? Willowcreek Middle School Carrie Sanidas Danny Cullison Does Ball Position Affect Shooting Percentage? Kouts Middle School Jan Hartman
US Army
Elizabeth Brown Solar Power Queen of All Saints Ed Clark Hannah Kulesa Is There Air in the Ground? Nativity of Our Savior Catholic School Blanca Maya Caleb Pear Water for Energy Kesling Middle School Greg Samuelson Chelsea Exl How Does the Number of Windmill Blades Affect it's Energy Efficiency? Fegely Middle School Dorothy Parrish Carl Ardissono Fin Factor! Does Size and Quantity Impact Rocket Stability Notre Dame Catholic School Tina Kelly April Biscocho Bringing Matter to Life Nativity of Our Savior Catholic School Blanca Maya Gordon Terry Pendulum Barker Middle School Valarie Mecklenburg Colby Cummins Parabolic Reflectors Kesling Middle School Greg Samuelson Stephen Plew Temperature Effect on Magnets St. Paul Lutheran School Greg Tuel
US Navy/US Marine Corps
John Beutner Improving the Performance of Cargo Ships by Introducing Air Bubbles Under the Hull St. Paul Lutheran School Greg Tuel Joshua Kane Does Particle Size Effect the Rate of a Chemical Reaction? Willowcreek Middle School Cheryl Henry