2012 Fair Results
Best in Fair Awards
Best in Fair Junior ($200 cash)
Sudoku.exe
Student: George Hutchinson
School: La Colina Junior High School
Best in Fair Senior ($200 cash)
The Shocking Truth
Student: Nicholas Mayner
School: San Marcos High School
Best in Division Awards
Junior Biological ($100 cash)
Exploring the Relationship Between Fingerprints and Toeprints
Student: Daniela Gottesman
School: Goleta Valley Junior High School
Junior Behavioral ($100 cash)
That's Uncanny! Gender in the Uncanny Valley
Student: Megan McQueen
School: La Colina Junior High School
Junior Environmental ($100 cash)
Internal Global Combustion Warming Engine
Student: Louisa Vanhecke
School: Santa Barbara Christian School
Junior Microbiological ($100 cash)
Algae vs. Pollution
Student: Ashley Cocklin
School: Goleta Valley Junior High School
Junior Physical Science ($100 cash)
Can't Touch This
Student: Sarah Douglas
School: La Colina Junior High School
Junior Mechanical ($100 cash)
Sudoku.exe
Student: George Hutchinson
School: La Colina Junior High School
Senior Life Science ($100 cash)
The Shocking Truth
Student: Nicholas Mayner
School: San Marcos High School
Senior Physical Science ($100 cash)
Preventing Hill Slope Soil Erosion
Student: Marianna DaRos
School: Bishop Garcia Diego H.S.
Special Awards
Outstanding Project Relating to Pharmacy, Medicine or Healthcare
Winner ($50 cash)
What causes the most Vitamin C loss: water solubility or heat?
Student: Siena Applebaum
School: Goleta Valley Junior High School
Evaluation of Ummunohistochemical Markers for Early Detection of Cervical Cancer
Student: Jack Palmer
School: La Colina Junior High School
Best Projects in Santa Barbara County in the Fields of Ecology or Botany
Honorable Mention ($33 cash)
Fibonacci Florets
Student: Fiona Chandrasekaran
School: La Colina Junior High School
Native Plant Restoration and Its Effect On Insect Population
Student: Aniela Bordofsky
School: Goleta Valley Junior High School
Preventing Hill Slope Soil Erosion
Student: Marianna DaRos
School: Bishop Garcia Diego H.S.
Will Winn Memorial Award
Inspiring Goleta Valley Junior High Students to Do Science ($25 cash)
3D Remembrance: Picture vs. Model
Student: Jenny Jang
School: Goleta Valley Junior High School
Sensitivity to Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
Student: Eli Wopat
School: Goleta Valley Junior High School
Atmopheric Glow
Student: Jade Day
School: Goleta Valley Junior High School
The Effect of Too Many Pitches Too Soon
Student: Travis Craven
School: Goleta Valley Junior High School
Best Project in Astronomy
Winner ($50 cash)
Studying unstudied star clusters -- finding age and distance
Students: Nolan McCarthy , Marcus Campbell
School: Goleta Valley Junior High School
Independent Scientist Award
Winner ($50 cash)
Optical Properties of Transparent Crab Shell
Student: Vinura Hareen Wijesinghe
School: Bishop Garcia Diego H.S.
Association of Old Crows
Outstanding Project in Electronics or Computers ($25 cash)
Electromagnetism
Student: K.C. Egger
School: La Colina Junior High School
How Temperature Alters Conductivity
Students: Dan Roman , Zachary Bordofsky
School: San Marcos High School
Air & Waste Management Association
Environmentally-related projects with conclusions/ recommendations for improving the environment. ($50 cash)
Slick Detector
Students: Megan Handley , Renee Handley
School: La Colina Junior High School
Can Lenses Help Solar Cell Efficiency?
Student: Nathan Bornfreund
School: La Colina Junior High School
Tubercle Tones
Students: Pei-en Yang , Elizabeth Villanueva
School: Pioneer Valley HS
Bananas to Biofuel: Meeting the energy needs of Africa
Student: Brandon Dutcher
School: Goleta Valley Junior High School
Santa Barbara Audubon Socienty Award
Winner ($50 cash)
Tubercle Tones
Students: Pei-en Yang , Elizabeth Villanueva
School: Pioneer Valley HS
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
Runner-up Junior Ecology Project ($20 cash)
Optimum pH for Romaine Lettuce Growth
Student: Grace Pizzinat
School: La Colina Junior High School
Best Junior Ecology Project ($30 cash)
Butterflies and Climate Change
Student: Dunbar Mecklin
School: La Colina Junior High School
Best Senior Ecology Project ($50 cash)
Are the Wetlands Working? The Effect of the Goleta wetlands on the bacteria in the Goleta Slough.
Student: Owen Lincoln
School: San Marcos High School
Outstanding Project in Computer Science or Information Technology
Winner ($100 cash)
Sudoku.exe
Student: George Hutchinson
School: La Colina Junior High School
Best Project in Marine Science
Junior High Winner
Rainbow Sandcastles
Student: Natalie Musick
School: La Colina Junior High School
Senior High Winner ($100 cash)
Are the Wetlands Working? The Effect of the Goleta wetlands on the bacteria in the Goleta Slough.
Student: Owen Lincoln
School: San Marcos High School
Water Resources Special Award
Winner - Regarding water resources. ($200 cash)
How Does Ultra Violet Light Affect the Survival Rate of Water Borne Bacteria
Students: Emerson Pizzinat , Colin Gleason
School: San Marcos High School
Filtering Gray Water
Student: Yoon Suk Kang
School: La Colina Junior High School
Runner Up - Regarding water resources. ($150 cash)
Are the Wetlands Working? The Effect of the Goleta wetlands on the bacteria in the Goleta Slough.
Student: Owen Lincoln
School: San Marcos High School
What's In Your Water?
Student: Gregory Andaloro
School: La Colina Junior High School