Purdue North Central Award
(top Junior Division award)
Sarah Hamang, Nativity of Our Savior
Can Infrared Devices Transmit Sound Waves?
Faculty Sponsor, Blanca Maya

PNC Engineering Technology Award
Elizabeth Peruski, Valparaiso High School
Variations on the Trebuchet
Faculty Sponsor, M. Hefner

Dwyer Instruments Award
Tracy Autenrieth, Boone Grove High School
Battle of the Sexes
Faculty Sponsor, Ken Snow

Northern Indiana Public Service Company Award
Dan Basinger, Kouts High School
Does a Golf Ball's Bounciness Influence the Distance that it will Travel?
Faculty Sponsor, Evelyn Ames

TP Orthodontics, Inc. Award
Becky Takacs, Boone Grove High School
Chew On This
Faculty Sponsor, Ken Snow

Northern Indiana Education Foundation Award
Becky Takacs, Boone Grove High School
Chew On This
Faculty Sponsor, Ken Snow

Michigan City Rotary Club Award
Natalie Johnson, Willowcreek Middle School
Can Zebra Mussels Restore Medicated Water to its Natural State?
Faculty Sponsor, Carrie Sanidas

American Meteorological Society
Darcy Richardson, Willowcreek Middle School
What Effect Does Acid Rain and Salt Have on Plant Growth?
Faculty Sponsor, Kim Wellman

Eastman Kodak Company
Aimee Turner, Nativity of Our Savior
What Effect Does Milk Have on Microbes?
Faculty Sponsor, Blanca Maya

Purdue University School of Agriculture
Senior Division
Taylor Bankroff, Boone Grove High School
A-maize-ing
Faculty Sponsor, Ken Snow

Junior Division
Michelle La Follette, Queen of All Saints
The Daffolilly: An Experiment in Hybridization
Faculty Sponsor, Janeen Poradzisz

Association for Women Geoscientists
Tayler Grashel, Willowcreek Middle School
Can Contaminated Water Be Made Clean? Part 2
Faculty Sponsor, Laurie Littke

United States Department of the Army
Senior Division
First Place
Robert Rogers, Willowcreek Middle School
What Object Will be Catapulted the Furthest?
Faculty Sponsor, Carrie Sanidas

Second Place
Jeanie Janas, New Prairie High School
Engineering and Fashion: They Can Work Together
Faculty Sponsor, Kimberly Holifield

Third Place
Maria Hyrczyk, Knox High School
Comparison of Efficency on Household Insulators and Their Burn Rates
Faculty Sponsor, Angela Lewis

Taylor Bankroff, Boone Grove High School
A-maize-ing
Faculty Sponsor, Ken Snow

Jeremiah Cox, Portage High School
Does the Quantity of Leaves Affect the Intake of Carbon Monoxide with Household Plants?
Faculty Sponsor, Carrie Sanidas

Junior Division
First Place
Barrett Weinberger, Willowcreek Middle School
What is The Best Way to Slow Down or Stop Beach Erosion?
Faculty Sponsor, Kim Wellman

Second Place
Natalie Johnson, Willowcreek Middle School
Can Zebra Mussels Restore Medicated Water to its Natural State?
Faculty Sponsor, Carrie Sanidas

Third Place
Lindsay Shay, Willowcreek Middle School
Does pH Affect the Corrosion of Metal?
Faculty Sponsor, Carrie Sanidas

Courtney Glos, Willowcreek Middle School
How Does Ultraviolet Light Affect the Growth of Plants?
Faculty Sponsor, Carrie Sanidas

Anna Biela, Queen of All Saints
Finding the Speed of Light with Marshmallows
Faculty Sponsor, Janeen Poradzisz

Nick Arroyo, Willowcreek Middle School
What Beverage Stains Your Teeth the Most?
Faculty Sponsor, Theresa Hahn

United States Department of the Navy and Marine Corps
Senior Award
Jeanie Janas, New Prairie High School
Engineering and Fashion: They Can Work Together
Faculty Sponsor, Kimberly Holifield

Tracy Autenrieth, Boone Grove High School
Battle of the Sexes
Faculty Sponsor, Ken Snow

Junior Award
Sarah Hamang, Nativity of Our Savior
Can Infrared Devices Transmit Sound Waves?
Faculty Sponsor, Blanca Maya

Natalie Johnson, Willowcreek Middle School
Can Zebra Mussels Restore Medicated Water to its Natural State?
Faculty Sponsor, Carrie Sanidas

Intel Corporation
Outstanding Computer Science Project
Jeanie Janas, New Prairie High School
Engineering and Fashion: They Can Work Together
Faculty Sponsor, Kimberly Holifield

Outstanding Environmental Health & Safety Project
Julie Loza, Kouts High School
How Can the Effects of an Invasive Predator be Lessened?
Faculty Sponsor, Andrea Clinkenbeard

United States Metric Association
Jonathan Lehmann, Willowcreek Middle School
Which Aggregate Will Sustain the Greatest Compression Force?
Faculty Sponsor, Theresa Hahn

United States Public Health and Human Services
Steve Kovachevich, Willowcreek Middle School
Does Lung Capacity Vary With Age or Sex
Faculty Sponsor, Beth Hufford

Purdue University North Central
Junior Award
Marissa Mendez, Fegely Middle School
What Factors are Related to Middle School Students and Smoking - Phase 2?
Faculty Sponsor, Adelle Marvin
Junior Division Creativity Award
Natalie Johnson, Willowcreek Middle School
Can Zebra Mussels Restore Medicated Water to its Natural State?
Faculty Sponsor, Carrie Sanidas

Yale Science and Engineering Association
Elizabeth Peruski, Valparaiso High School
Variations on the Trebuchet
Faculty Sponsor, M. Hefner

National Association of Corrosion Engineers
Lindsay Shay, Willowcreek Middle School
Does pH Affect the Corrosion of Metal?
Faculty Sponsor, Carrie Sanidas

Michigan City Rotary Club Award
Senior Division
Jeanie Janas, New Prairie High School
Engineering and Fashion: They Can Work Together
Faculty Sponsor, Kimberly Holifield

Junior Division
Stephani Zakutansky, Nativity of Our Savior
Cold Bytes
Faculty Sponsor, Mary Hahn

Save the Dunes Conservation Fund
Junior Division
Natalie Johnson, Willowcreek Middle School
Can Zebra Mussels Restore Medicated Water to its Natural State?
Faculty Sponsor, Carrie Sanidas

Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Association
Jeanie Janas, New Prairie High School
Engineering and Fashion: They Can Work Together
Faculty Sponsor, Kimberly Holifield

Water Environment Federation
Tayler Grashel, Willowcreek Middle School
Can Contaminated Water Be Made Clean? Part 2
Faculty Sponsor, Laurie Littke

ASM International Foundation
Morgan Williams, Willowcreek Middle School
What Material Insulates Sound Best?
Faculty Sponsor, Theresa Hahn

International Society for Optical Engineering
Sarah Hamang, Nativity of Our Savior
Can Infrared Devices Transmit Sound Waves?
Faculty Sponsor, Blanca Maya

American Psychological Association and Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools
Jessica Sobocinski, Willowcreek Middle School
Which Instruments in the String Orchestra Makes a Person More Calm?
Faculty Sponsor, Kim Wellman

Mu Alpha Theta
Elizabeth Peruski, Valparaiso High School
Variations on the Trebuchet
Faculty Sponsor, M. Hefner

National Society of Professional Engineers
Jeanie Janas, New Prairie High School
Engineering and Fashion: They Can Work Together
Faculty Sponsor, Kimberly Holifield

United States Air Force
Senior Award
Tim Davis, Kouts High School
I Can Control Your Mind!?!
Faculty Sponsor, Evelyn Ames

Jeanie Janas, New Prairie High School
Engineering and Fashion: They Can Work Together
Faculty Sponsor, Kimberly Holifield

Junior Award
Evan Dominguez, Nativity of Our Savior
Leyden's Lightening
Faculty Sponsor, Jennifer Exl

Andrea Falk, Willowcreek Middle School
Does Friction Affect the Amount of Force Required to Move an Object?
Faculty Sponsor, Kim Wellman

Senior Division Category Awards
First Place
Michael Nuss, Kouts High School
Are Girls Taking Over the World?
Faculty Sponsor, Evelyn Ames

Tim Davis, Kouts High School
I Can Control Your Mind!?!
Faculty Sponsor, Evelyn Ames

Tracy Autenrieth, Boone Grove High School
Battle of the Sexes
Faculty Sponsor, Ken Snow

Jeanie Janas, New Prairie High School
Engineering and Fashion: They Can Work Together
Faculty Sponsor, Kimberly Holifield

Maria Hyrczyk, Knox High School
Comparison of Efficency on Household Insulators and Their Burn Rates
Faculty Sponsor, Angela Lewis

Becky Takacs, Boone Grove High School
Chew On This
Faculty Sponsor, Ken Snow

Dan Basinger, Kouts High School
Does a Golf Ball's Bounciness Influence the Distance that it will Travel?
Faculty Sponsor, Evelyn Ames

Second Place
Tiffany Lauridsen, Kouts High School
Does Gender Affect the Hand You Write With?
Faculty Sponsor, Evelyn Ames

Elizabeth Dzomba, Boone Grove High School
Transpiration of Plants
Faculty Sponsor, Sue Peyton

Taylor Bankroff, Boone Grove High School
A-maize-ing
Faculty Sponsor, Ken Snow

Candace Beck, Boone Grove High School
Soil: What's in it For You? Lime vs. Poo
Faculty Sponsor, Ken Snow

Kyle Peruski, Valparaiso High School
Durability of Different Types of Glues
Faculty Sponsor, Steven Davis

Julie Loza, Kouts High School
How Can the Effects of an Invasive Predator be Lessened?
Faculty Sponsor, Andrea Clinkenbeard

Elizabeth Peruski, Valparaiso High School
Variations on the Trebuchet
Faculty Sponsor, M. Hefner

Sharla Heinold, Kouts High School
The Nitrogenous Zone
Faculty Sponsor, Evelyn Ames

Third Place
Jeremiah Cox, Portage High School
Does the Quantity of Leaves Affect the Intake of Carbon Monoxide with Household Plants?
Faculty Sponsor, Carrie Sanidas

Kelsi Camplan, Boone Grove High School
Oh Gross! It Smells!
Faculty Sponsor, Ken Snow

Marissa Baumanis, Boone Grove High School
There is More to Corn, Soybeans, and Potatoes
Faculty Sponsor, Ken Snow

Junior Division Category Awards
Junior Division Biology
First Place
Natalie Johnson, Willowcreek Middle School
Can Zebra Mussels Restore Medicated Water to its Natural State?
Faculty Sponsor, Carrie Sanidas

Marissa Mendez, Fegely Middle School
What Factors are Related to Middle School Students and Smoking - Phase 2?
Faculty Sponsor, Adelle Marvin

Natalie Ziulkowski, Willowcreek Middle School
Does Caffeine Affect a Person's Typing Ability?
Faculty Sponsor, Laurie Littke

Barrett Weinberger, Willowcreek Middle School
What is The Best Way to Slow Down or Stop Beach Erosion?
Faculty Sponsor, Kim Wellman

Meredith Overmyer, Willowcreek Middle School
How do Vitamins A, C, and E Affect the Regeneration of Planarian?
Faculty Sponsor, Carrie Sanidas

Second Place
Mariah Hamang, Nativity of Our Savior
Does the Way You Store Vitamin C Affect It?
Faculty Sponsor, Blanca Maya

Steve Kovachevich, Willowcreek Middle School
Does Lung Capacity Vary With Age or Sex
Faculty Sponsor, Beth Hufford

Breanna Rajca, Fegely Middle School
Which Assorted Vegetables Have More Starch and Sugar?
Faculty Sponsor, John Holmgren

Dan Drummond, Willowcreek Middle School
Can Color Perception be Changed?
Faculty Sponsor, Dan Newton

Jason Smith, St. Stanislaus School
Gravity and its Affect on Plant Growth
Faculty Sponsor, Ms. Titus

Nick Arroyo, Willowcreek Middle School
What Beverage Stains Your Teeth the Most?
Faculty Sponsor, Theresa Hahn

Third Place
James Turner III, Queen of All Saints
Tracking the Past
Faculty Sponsor, Janeen Poradzisz

Aimee Turner, Nativity of Our Savior
What Effect Does Milk Have on Microbes?
Faculty Sponsor, Blanca Maya

Adam Przybylinski, St. Stanislaus School
Is Memory Gender Specific?
Faculty Sponsor, Ms. Titus

Aaron Krabbenhoeft, Willowcreek Middle School
What Are the Effects of Different Amounts of Chlorine on Plant Growth?
Faculty Sponsor, Laurie Littke

Nathaniel Pall, Willowcreek Middle School
Does the Amount of Coffee Affect the Growth of A Plant?
Faculty Sponsor, Laurie Littke

Jessica Sobocinski, Willowcreek Middle School
Which Instruments in the String Orchestra Makes a Person More Calm?
Faculty Sponsor, Kim Wellman

Darcy Richardson, Willowcreek Middle School
What Effect Does Acid Rain and Salt Have on Plant Growth?
Faculty Sponsor, Kim Wellman

Maria Wagner, Kesling Middle School
The Effects of Caffeine on a Goldfish
Faculty Sponsor, Greg Samuelson

Sarah Smith, Willowcreek Middle School
Which Soil Will Retain the Most Water?
Faculty Sponsor, Theresa Hahn

Honorable Mention
Amalia Shanks-Meile, Willowcreek Middle School
Do the Chemicals in or Added to Snow Stunt Plant Growth?
Faculty Sponsor, Kim Wellman

Emily Tolliver, Willowcreek Middle School
Does the Amount of Food Affect the Growth Rate of Crickets?
Faculty Sponsor, Carrie Sanidas

Courtney Glos, Willowcreek Middle School
How Does Ultraviolet Light Affect the Growth of Plants?
Faculty Sponsor, Carrie Sanidas

Kevin Corder, Nativity of Our Savior
Ecosystem
Faculty Sponsor, Blanca Maya

Melinda Misch, Willowcreek Middle School
How Do Magnetic Fields Affect the Growth of Plants?
Faculty Sponsor, Carrie Sanidas

Codie McMahon, Willowcreek Middle School
What is the Effect of Warming-up On Your Free-Throw Percentage?
Faculty Sponsor, Carrie Sanidas

Michelle Gottschlich, Willowcreek Middle School
Which Type of Wood Will Burn the Fastest?
Faculty Sponsor, Kim Wellman

Kenny Evans, Willowcreek Middle School
Do Different Types of Plants Affect the Rate of Soil Erosion?
Faculty Sponsor, Carrie Sanidas

Sara Noe, Kesling Middle School
Seeds
Faculty Sponsor, Greg Samuelson

Michelle La Follette, Queen of All Saints
The Daffolilly: An Experiment in Hybridization
Faculty Sponsor, Janeen Poradzisz

Nick Langer, Kesling Middle School
Why Does Food Mold?
Faculty Sponsor, Greg Samuelson

Amy Crozier, St. Stanislaus School
Bacteria Wars
Faculty Sponsor, Ms. Titus

Junior Division Physical Science, Math, Computers
First Place
Sarah Hamang, Nativity of Our Savior
Can Infrared Devices Transmit Sound Waves?
Faculty Sponsor, Blanca Maya

Tayler Grashel, Willowcreek Middle School
Can Contaminated Water Be Made Clean? Part 2
Faculty Sponsor, Laurie Littke

Alex DuLaney, St. Stanislaus School
The Law of Momentum in Baseball
Faculty Sponsor, Ms. Titus

Evan Dominguez, Nativity of Our Savior
Leyden's Lightening
Faculty Sponsor, Jennifer Exl

Erick Hasse, New Prairie Junior High
Rockets
Faculty Sponsor, James Holifield

Second Place
Jillian Hufgard, Willowcreek Middle School
Does Variation in Physical Properties Have Anything to do With the Type of Molecular Bond?
Faculty Sponsor, Kim Wellman

Carmyn Leveritt, Willowcreek Middle School
How Do Different Brands of Dish Soap Affect Surface Tension?
Faculty Sponsor, Laurie Littke

Stephani Zakutansky, Nativity of Our Savior
Cold Bytes
Faculty Sponsor, Mary Hahn

Lindsay Shay, Willowcreek Middle School
Does pH Affect the Corrosion of Metal?
Faculty Sponsor, Carrie Sanidas

Andrea Falk, Willowcreek Middle School
Does Friction Affect the Amount of Force Required to Move an Object?
Faculty Sponsor, Kim Wellman

Sara Morris, Nativity of Our Savior
Does Dark Make a Difference?
Faculty Sponsor, Mary Hahn

Kristie Stanfield, Willowcreek Middle School
Does Sunblock Protect Us?
Faculty Sponsor, Theresa Hahn

Third Place
Jyoti Bock, Kesling Middle School
The Effects of Hydrogen Peroxide on Hair Dye
Faculty Sponsor, Mr. Hart

Megan Juchcinski, Willowcreek Middle School
Lava Lamps - What Combination of Fluids Produces the Best Lava Lamp?
Faculty Sponsor, Beth Hufford

Jessica Carson, Willowcreek Middle School
How Do Different Ground Surfaces Affect the Absorption of Rainwater?
Faculty Sponsor, Laurie Littke

Malorie Crafton, Willowcreek Middle School
What Brand of Golf Balls Travels the Farthest?
Faculty Sponsor, Carrie Sanidas

Jonathan Lehmann, Willowcreek Middle School
Which Aggregate Will Sustain the Greatest Compression Force?
Faculty Sponsor, Theresa Hahn

Ambrosia Maddox, Fegely Middle School
Can I Make Frost?
Faculty Sponsor, Lenora Ramian

Anna Biela, Queen of All Saints
Finding the Speed of Light with Marshmallows
Faculty Sponsor, Janeen Poradzisz

Michael Sikora, Willowcreek Middle School
Does Something Hot or Cold Return to Room Temperature Faster?
Faculty Sponsor, Beth Hufford

Alexandria Faith, Willowcreek Middle School
Red Hot or Cool Blue? What is the Effect of Color on Temperature?
Faculty Sponsor, Dan Newton

Honorable Mention
Nick Rigoni, Willowcreek Middle School
Which Gobstopper Dissolves the Fastest in Different Liquids?
Faculty Sponsor, Carrie Sanidas

Stefanie Bartoli, Knox Middle School
My Experiment on Floatation
Faculty Sponsor, Jennifer Allport

Andrew Golden, Willowcreek Middle School
What Metal is the Best Conductor of Heat?
Faculty Sponsor, Carrie Sanidas

Morgan Williams, Willowcreek Middle School
What Material Insulates Sound Best?
Faculty Sponsor, Theresa Hahn

Nick Quick, Willowcreek Middle School
Will Temperature Affect the Weight a Helium Balloon Will Lift?
Faculty Sponsor, Carrie Sanidas

Amy Blakely, Willowcreek Middle School
How Does the Brand of Bottled Water Affect the Lifespan of a Bubble?
Faculty Sponsor, Laurie Littke

Kevin Zbikowski, Nativity of Our Savior
Perpetual Motion: A Feasible Notion?
Faculty Sponsor, Blanca Maya

Colleen Moran, Willowcreek Middle School
Which Nail Polish Brand Dries the Fastest?
Faculty Sponsor, Laurie Littke

Kyle Miller, Knox Middle School
Tide vs. Shout
Faculty Sponsor, Jennifer Allport

Brandi Turner, Willowcreek Middle School
What Solvent Separates the Colors of Red, Green, and Purple Markers the Best?
Faculty Sponsor, Carrie Sanidas

Taylor Fleming, Willowcreek Middle School
What's the Best Solvent of Separating the Elements of Purple, Red, and Green Markers?
Faculty Sponsor, Laurie Littke

Molly Kirby, Nativity of Our Savior
Does a Certain Liquid Rust a Nail More?
Faculty Sponsor, Jennifer Exl

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