April Luncheon Meeting (Goleta) 4/12/17
April Luncheon Meeting Topic:
Science Fair winners and their projects
Date:
Wednesday, April 12 at noon
Location:
High Sierra Grill, 521 Firestone Rd. Goleta, CA
Presentation:
A goal of the Santa Barbara Science Fair is to stimulate students to take an active interest in the study of engineering and science by initiating and completing projects of their own choosing. The SEC and its members fully support this event enthusiastically, and we are pleased to recognize the Science Fair winners and their mentors.
Prizes awared by the Science & Engineering Council
Junior and Senior "Best of Fair" $200 each project
Isabella Hurvitz - San Marcos H.S. - Senior Life Sciences (Katelyn Standerfer)* - "How can Adsorbent materials be Utilized for Pesticide Elimination?"
Li Meinhold - La Colina Jr. H.S. - Junior Melecular Biology (James Love) "Deadly Dyes: The Mutagenic Effects of Gentian Violet"
"Best of Devision" - $100 each project
Isabella Hurvitz - San Marcos H.S. - Senior Life Sciences (Katelyn Standerfer) - "How can Adsorbent materials be Utilized for Pesticide Elimination?"
Catherine McQueen - San Marcos H.S. - Senior Physical Science (Michael McLaughlin) - "The Effect of UV Light on the Production of Vitamin D3 in Cream"
Paige Kieding - La Colina Jr H.S. - Junior Behavioral (Laura Ulvaeus) - "Typoglycemia: Fact of Fiction?"
Austin Roberts - La Coling Jr H.S. - Junior Botany and Zoology (Laura Ulvaeus) - "Can Juvenile Crayfish Combat Schistosomiasis?"
John Teel - La Colina Jr. H.S. - Junior Environmental Sciences (Laura Ulvaeus) - "Valley Velocity"
Lin Wesley - Goleta Valley Jr. H.S. - Junior Mechanical and EarthSciences (Kim Miller) - "The Effect of Cedarwood Oil (Cedrus Altanticus) on High-Densityh Polyethylene (HDPE)"
Thomas Radujko - Goleta Vally Jr H.S. - Junior Physics, Electronics and Computer Sciences (Kim Miller) "Can Light Curves Determine the Outcome of a Supernova?"
Trevor Hurvitz - La Colina Jr. H.S. - Junior Engineering Division (Sarah Avers) - "Fighting Fire with Sound"
*Names of Project Advisors in paraentheses