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2016 Divisional Award Winners
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Elementary Honorable Mention  (1113) 20,000 Hz Under The Sea
    Student: Ryan Hallgren
    School: Laurel Park Elem
  (1111) DO HIGH SPF VALUE LOTIONS AND SPRAYS REALLY BLOCK THE MOST SUN RAYS?
    Student: Delaney Bundy
    School: Chesterbrook Elementary Cary
  (1138) Extra Energy Extra Growth
    Student: Aarya Paduru
    School: Triangle Math and Science Academy
  (1182) Powerful Money
    Students: Nicholas Orazi , David Brown
    School: Oak Grove Elementary - Raleigh
  (1131) The Secret Behind the Label
    Student: Hailey Raschke
    School: Olds Elementary
  (1187) Why Are Some Squid Big And Some Small?
    Student: August Langerhans
    School: Swift Creek Elem
  (1122) Are First Impressions Accurate?
    Student: Amanda Hopkins
    School: Triangle Math and Science Academy
  (1109) The Great Egg Drop
    Student: Benjamin Syer
    School: Brier Creek Elem
  (1133) Which Is More Disgusting: Creek, Toilet, or Tap Water?
    Student: Rosalind Hollar
    School: Olds Elementary
  (1121) Drag is a Swimmer's Enemy
    Student: Jillian Smith
    School: George Watts Elem
  (1167) Ancient Timekeeping
    Student: Luke Nordone
    School: Envision Science Academ
  (1104) Underwater ROV
    Student: Sufyan Abdul Lateef
    School: Kingswood Elementary
  (1134) Mind Over Matter
    Student: Miriam Lutz
    School: Olds Elementary
  (1152) What is the best shape for building?
    Student: Kaylee Pires
    School: Mangum Elementary
  (1193) Plants vs Light (Color Warfare)
    Student: Kayleigh Martin
    School: Southwest Elementary
  (1148) Are Essential Oils the Best Medicine?
    Student: Becca Little
    School: Herbert Akins Rd Ele
  (1142) String Tension Effect on Tennis Ball Speed
    Student: Nousha Tehrani
    School: Brier Creek Elem
  (1175) How Does a Chick Breathe Inside Its Shell?
    Student: Alexys Oakley
    School: Holly Ridge Elem
  (1165) Stain Removing is Natural or Chemical Better?
    Student: Hailey Wagner
    School: Neuse Charter
  (1183) The Mighty Eggshell
    Student: Sam Mitchell
    School: Vaughan Elementary
Elementary Exemplary Projects
  (1101) Homemade Batteries
    Student: Nicholas Rotella
    School: Oak Grove Elementary - Raleigh
  (1184) Methane Detective
    Student: Jillian Sunman
    School: Laurel Park Elem
  (1106) Electromagnetic Propulsion
    Student: Evan Szypulski
    School: Kingswood Elementary
  (1124) Are Expensive Paper Towels Worth it?
    Student: Anna McMillan
    School: Brier Creek Elem
  (1140) Emerald Ash Borer - Invasive species
    Student: Chase Neumann
    School: Herbert Akins Rd Ele
  (1143) Lend A Hand
    Student: Jessica Jordan
    School: Mills Park Elem
  (1178) pH Levels of Water Around Cary Affected by Filtration
    Students: Shanjan Mazumdar , Nilay Ghodasara
    School: Mills Park Elem
Junior - Biological Sciences A
Third Place  (2209) To Peel or Not to Peel; That is the Question
    Student: Madeline Guerra
    School: The Franciscan School
Second Place
  (2202) How does ultraviolet light exposure impact bacteria mortality?
    Student: Ciara Renaud
    School: Mills Park Middle School
First Place
  (2205) The Bitter Truth of Limonene
    Student: Aliyaa Pathan
    School: Al-Iman School
Junior-Biological Sciences B
Third Place  (2306) Heartbeat Song
    Student: Laina Hosey
    School: Holly Ridge Middle
Second Place
  (2304) Will a Pair of Genes Fight Away the Disease? Tracking Inheritance of Genes Affecting Reactions to Powdery Mildew in Wheat. (A Continuation to How Do Different Plants React to Powdery Mildew? 2014-15 Science Experiment).
    Student: Elias Guedira
    School: Triangle Math and Science Academy
First Place
  (2305) Body Temperature vs. Stress Level
    Students: Tori Steed , Olivia Friend , Jenna Hood
    School: Holly Ridge Middle
Junior-Chemistry
Third Place  (2410) Kickstarting Apple Juice Production with Enzymes
    Student: Manuela Uppalapati
    School: Triangle Math and Science Academy
Second Place
  (2404) The Catalase Competition
    Student: Emma Lias
    School: St. Timothy's School
First Place
  (2405) Olive Oil Adulteration with a Low-Cost Laser-Induced Fluorescence Spectrometer
    Student: Ana Ratanaphruks
    School: Sterling Montessori
Junior- Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences
Third Place  (2505) Water Water Everywhere!
    Students: Tanner Price , Charles Davis
    School: The Franciscan School
Second Place
  (2502) Stove Pollution: Testing Different Types of Stoves for CO and NO2 Levels
    Student: Imaan Siddiqi
    School: Al-Iman School
First Place
  (2507) Freshwater Pollutants: The Harmful Effects of Short-Term Exposure on Our Beneficial Bivalves
    Student: Ashley Lamb
    School: Dayspring/Cary Homeschoolers
Junior - Engineering
Third Place  (2704) The Guard Bot
    Students: Muhammad Abdul-Haqq , Ayah Abdul-Haqq
    School: Al-Iman School
Second Place
  (2701) The Effect Different Cooling Methods Have on the Ability to Overclock a Central Processing Unit
    Student: David Alexander Hines
    School: Triangle Math and Science Academy
First Place
  (2707) Hover Craft
    Students: Nikhil Vashi , William Mountcastle , Trey Mumma
    School: Centennial Middle
Junior - Technology
3rd Place  (2802) How Much Energy is in a Dead Battery?
    Students: Nicolas Franco , Julian Damann Meldau
    School: Envision Science Academ
2nd Place
  (2803) Efficient Airplanes - What Wing Design Creates the Highest Amount of Lift
    Student: Rafael Hopf
    School: The Franciscan School
1st Place
  (2801) Building a device to prevent bike-related head and facial injuries
    Student: Shishira Somashekar
    School: Triangle Math and Science Academy
Junior - Physics
Third Place  (2610) Measuring the Wattage of the Invisible Universe
    Student: Johnathan Reichart
    School: Sherwood Githens Mid
Second Place
  (2606) Stick to It
    Student: Colin Thieken
    School: The Franciscan School
First Place
  (2605) Potential Changes In Yarkovsky's Effect On Bennu Through The Examination of Direct Vs Angular Impact Of Light On Crookes Radiometer
    Student: Ashleigh Nicoll
    School: Holly Ridge Middle
Senior - Biological Sciences A
Third Place  (3201) Gene Expression Patterns of the YAP Transcriptional Co-Activator in Three Ras Isoforms of Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma Tumors
    Student: Amelia Steinbach
    School: C E Jordan High
Second Place
  (3205) Dust Mites
    Student: Betelihem Mebrahtu
    School: Hillside High
First Place
  (3202) Glucose Concentration after Simulated Digestion
    Student: Kaylee Deardorff
    School: C E Jordan High
Senior-Biological Sciences B
Third Place  (3306) Does Music Help You Study?
    Student: Elias Ramos
    School: Triangle Math and Science Academy
Second Place
  (3305) Mechanisms of Hepatocellular Cancer Development by hMet and Beta-Catenin co-expression in the Liver
    Student: Emily Xu
    School: Raleigh Charter High
First Place
  (3301) A novel measurement method to determine patient adherence to PCSK9 Inhibitor treatment
    Student: Madeline Musaus
    School: Ravenscroft School
Senior-Chemistry
Third Place  (3403) Understanding The Growth Mechanism of Bismuth Oxide (Bi2O3) Nanowires
    Student: Benhor Samson
    School: Panther Creek High
Second Place
  (3406) Construction and Characterization of Phosphatase Mutants
    Student: Chidubem Nwakuche
    School: Wake F-Rolesville Hi
First Place
  (3402) MgO-Promoted NiAl2O4 Spinel Nanostructured Catalysts for Efficient Reforming of Biogas
    Students: Vamsi Varanasi , Vinit Ranjan
    School: William G Enloe High
Senior-Physics
First Place  (3601) Celestial Motion
    Students: Karna Morey , Samuel Terry-Edmunds
    School: C E Jordan High
Senior - Earth, Space, & Environmental Sciences
First Place  (3501) Water Quality in Mud Creek
    Students: Fiorella Mijares Castro , Maya Saterson
    School: C E Jordan High
Senior - Technology
1st Place  (3802) Your Brainwave Is Your Password: Using EEG For Human Authentication
    Student: Emily Wang
    School: William G Enloe High
Second Place
  (3803) Study of Android App development for Wearables and demonstration of a simple Android Wear App.
    Student: Arun Sarma
    School: William G Enloe High