2017 Fair Results
Best in Fair Awards
Best in Fair Junior ($200 cash)
Deadly Dyes: The Mutagenic Effects of Gentian Violet
Student: Li Meinhold
School: La Colina Junior High School
Best in Fair Senior ($200 cash)
How can adsorbent materials be utilized for pesticide elimination?
Student: Isabella Hurvitz
School: San Marcos High School
Best in Division Awards
Junior High - Botany and Zoology Division ($100 cash)
Can Juvenile Crayfish Combat Schistosomiasis?
Student: Austin Roberts
School: La Colina Junior High School
Junior High - Behavioral, Cognitive and Social Sciences ($100 cash)
Typoglycemia: Fact or Fiction?
Student: Paige Kieding
School: La Colina Junior High School
Junior High - Environmental Sciences ($100 cash)
Valley Velocity
Student: John Teel
School: La Colina Junior High School
Junior High - Molecular Biology, Chemistry, and Microbiology ($100 cash)
Deadly Dyes: The Mutagenic Effects of Gentian Violet
Student: Li Meinhold
School: La Colina Junior High School
Junior High - Physics, Electronics, and Computer Sciences ($100 cash)
Can Light Curves Determine the Outcome of a Supernova
Student: Thomas Radujko
School: Goleta Valley Junior High School
Junior High - Mechanical and Earth Sciences ($100 cash)
The Effect of Cedarwood Oil (Cedrus Atlanticus) on High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE)
Student: Wesley Lin
School: Goleta Valley Junior High School
Junior High - Engineering Division ($100 cash)
Fighting Fire with Sound
Student: Trevor Hurvitz
School: La Colina Junior High School
Senior High - Life Sciences ($100 cash)
How can adsorbent materials be utilized for pesticide elimination?
Student: Isabella Hurvitz
School: San Marcos High School
Senior High - Physical Science ($100 cash)
The Effect of UV light on the Production of Vitamin D3 in Cream
Student: Catherine McQueen
School: San Marcos High School
Special Awards
Will Winn Memorial Award
Inspiring Goleta Valley Junior High Students to Do Science ($25 cash)
The Effect of Flour on the Rise of Bread
Student: Alexandra Mora Leyva
School: Goleta Valley Junior High School
Compound Bow VS Recurve Bow VS Longbow
Student: Matthew Kleeburg
School: Goleta Valley Junior High School
Is Premium Gas Worth the Extra Cash?
Student: Teddy Fredeen
School: Goleta Valley Junior High School
Eating Through the Week: The effect of time on food choice
Student: Monserratt Carbajal
School: Goleta Valley Junior High School
Air & Waste Management Association
Runners up: Projects with recommendations for improving the environment ($25 cash)
Harvesting Atmospheric Water
Student: Neve Greenwald
School: La Colina Junior High School
How can adsorbent materials be utilized for pesticide elimination?
Student: Isabella Hurvitz
School: San Marcos High School
Outstanding projects with recommendations for improving the environment ($50 cash)
Propulsion Possibilities: Finding the Most Efficient Propellers for Nanobots
Student: Jaden Notehelfer
School: Goleta Valley Junior High School
The Effect of Cedarwood Oil (Cedrus Atlanticus) on High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE)
Student: Wesley Lin
School: Goleta Valley Junior High School
Independent Scientist Award
Winner ($50 cash)
Can Mouthwash Kill Germs Better When Compared to Toothpaste
Student: Audrey Fuette
School: Solvang School
Association of Old Crows
Outstanding Project in Electronics or Computers ($50 cash)
Diminishing Return Point for Multi-Threaded Computer Processor Performance
Student: Nikhil Ograin
School: La Colina Junior High School
Motion Generator
Student: Fernanda Barbosa
School: Solvang School
Water Conservation Special Award
Runners-up for best project related to water resources, fresh water supplies, and water conservation ($100 cash)
Is solar desalination the key to future water production?
Student: Emilee Doering
School: La Colina Junior High School
The Most Water Retentive Soil Combination That Can Support Life for the Alfalfa Plant
Student: Noah Weitzel
School: Goleta Valley Junior High School
Best project related to water resources, fresh water supplies, and water conservationes ($300 cash)
Harvesting Atmospheric Water
Student: Neve Greenwald
School: La Colina Junior High School
Santa Barbara Audubon Socienty: The Joy Parkinson Award
Best project relating to wild birds, conservation, or ecology ($100 cash)
There's Nothing Fishy About Climate Change: Ocean Heating's Direct Effect On Abalone
Student: Jordan Klanfer
School: La Colina Junior High School
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History and Sea Center
Best Junior High Project in Marine Sciences (Family Museum Membership)
Can Juvenile Crayfish Combat Schistosomiasis?
Student: Austin Roberts
School: La Colina Junior High School
Best High School Project in Natural History ($100 cash)
How can adsorbent materials be utilized for pesticide elimination?
Student: Isabella Hurvitz
School: San Marcos High School
Outstanding Project in Physics, Electronics, or Computer Science
Honorable Mention
Propulsion Possibilities: Finding the Most Efficient Propellers for Nanobots
Student: Jaden Notehelfer
School: Goleta Valley Junior High School
Winner
The Effect of the Finger Angle and Counterweight on a Trebuchet's Launch Distance
Student: Theodore Lysek
School: Santa Barbara Junior High
Santa Barbara Astronomical Unit
Best Project in Astronomy ($300 cash)
Can Light Curves Determine the Outcome of a Supernova
Student: Thomas Radujko
School: Goleta Valley Junior High School