2018 Fair Results
Best in Fair Awards
Best in Fair Junior ($200 cash)
The Association Between Cybersecurity Knowledge and Password Strength
Student: Gavin Jimerson
School: La Colina Junior High School
Best in Fair Senior ($200 cash)
A Study of the Effectiveness of Commercially Available Soil Erosion Control Products
Student: Isabella Blanco
School: Santa Maria High School
Best in Division Awards
Junior High - Botany and Zoology Division ($100 cash)
The Effect of Albuterol, Atorvastatin & Erythromycin on the Lifespan of Cae
Student: Ryan Belkin
School: La Colina Junior High School
Junior High - Behavioral, Cognitive and Social Sciences ($100 cash)
Branding and its effects on Consumer Choices and Satisfaction
Student: Antonio Cortijo Rodgers
School: Goleta Valley Junior High School
Junior High - Environmental Sciences ($100 cash)
Going Up In Flames: Soil Bacteria
Student: Shreya Rajappa
School: La Colina Junior High School
Junior High - Molecular Biology, Chemistry, and Microbiology ($100 cash)
How do we resemble our parents?
Student: David Taekyeong Jeong
School: Goleta Valley Junior High School
Junior High - Physics, Electronics, and Computer Sciences ($100 cash)
The Association Between Cybersecurity Knowledge and Password Strength
Student: Gavin Jimerson
School: La Colina Junior High School
Junior High - Mechanical and Earth Sciences ($100 cash)
Feel the Burn: The Effects of Fabric Softener on Flammability
Student: Courtney Kelly
School: La Colina Junior High School
Junior High - Engineering Division ($100 cash)
Plastic Ocean Comotion
Student: Jillian Avila
School: La Colina Junior High School
Senior High - Life Sciences ($100 cash)
The Role of Opsins in the Detection of Bitter Taste
Student: Jennifer Soh
School: Cate School
Senior High - Physical Science ($100 cash)
A Study of the Effectiveness of Commercially Available Soil Erosion Control Products
Student: Isabella Blanco
School: Santa Maria High School
Senior High - Engineering ($100 cash)
Predicting Terrorist Attacks in Afghanistan Using Multivariate Regression and Time Series Analysis
Student: Leo Glikbarg
School: Dos Pueblos High School
Special Awards
Will Winn Memorial Award
Inspiring Goleta Valley Junior High Students to Do Science ($25 cash)
The Effects of Signage
Student: Vivian Avila
School: Goleta Valley Junior High School
When Does It Makes Sense to Pay for High-Priced Disposable AA Batteries?
Student: Ryan Wiedermann
School: Goleta Valley Junior High School
How Turbulence Affects the Lift of Propellers
Student: Zephan Bornfreund
School: Goleta Valley Junior High School
Gauss Gun
Student: Benjamin Wilt
School: Goleta Valley Junior High School
Air & Waste Management Association
Outstanding projects with recommendations for improving the environment ($50 cash)
Reducing Soil Erosion with Different Types of Plants
Student: Haley Buttimer
School: La Colina Junior High School
Plastic Ocean Comotion
Student: Jillian Avila
School: La Colina Junior High School
The Effects of Drought on Starch Production
Student: Lilandra Isaacs
School: Goleta Valley Junior High School
Independent Scientist Award
Winner ($50 cash)
When Does It Makes Sense to Pay for High-Priced Disposable AA Batteries?
Student: Ryan Wiedermann
School: Goleta Valley Junior High School
Association of Old Crows
Outstanding Project in Electronics or Computers ($50 cash)
The Association Between Cybersecurity Knowledge and Password Strength
Student: Gavin Jimerson
School: La Colina Junior High Schooll
Water Conservation Special Award
Runners-up for best project related to water resources, fresh water supplies, and water conservation ($125 cash)
What filtration method works best on raw water
Student: Ixaka Craviotto-Velasco
School: Santa Barbara Junior High
Water Desalination And It's Power
Student: Arjun Gunda
School: Goleta Valley Junior High School
Best project related to water resources, fresh water supplies, and water conservationes ($250 cash)
Water Purification by Solar-Powered Distillation
Student: Calvin Weimbs
School: Goleta Valley Junior High School
Santa Barbara Audubon Society: The Joy Parkinson Award
Best project relating to wild birds, conservation, or ecology ($100 cash)
What Effect Does Carbon Dioxide Have on Algae Growth?
Students: Bridget Atchinson , Ava Casey
School: Solvang School
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History and Sea Center
Runner up - Best in Innovation (Family Museum Membership)
Plastic Ocean Comotion
Student: Jillian Avila
School: La Colina Junior High School
Best in Innovation ($100 cash)
Nanotechnology and Oil Spills
Student: Isabella Moore
School: Goleta Valley Junior High School
Santa Barbara Astronomical Unit
Best Project in Astronomy($300 cash)
How fast is the universe expanding?
Students: Devin Ross , Sadie Stout
School: Goleta Valley Junior High School