1. Science & Engineering Expo University of Cincinnati
Southwest District
Science & Engineering Expo
University of Cincinnati

2. Tom Cruse Director of the District Science Fair

3. Science & Engineering Expo University of Cincinnati
Southwest District
Science & Engineering Expo
University of Cincinnati

4. Thank you, Sponsors Proctor & Gamble Champion Window GE Aviation
University of Cincinnati College of Education, Criminal Justice, and Human Service
Society of Photographic Instrumentation Engineers
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Dell
Greater Cincinnati Amateur Radio Association
Ohio Soybean Council Foundation
Hamilton County Educational Service Center

5. Thank you, Sponsors
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (Dayton-Cincinnati Section)
Commissioned Officers Association (Cincinnati Branch)
Dry Dredgers
University of Cincinnati College of Allied Health Sciences
Fisher Scientific
The UC Chapter of Sigma Xi - The Scientific Research Honor Society
American Water Works Association
Miami University Department of Physics
The Miami University Chapter of Sigma Xi - The Scientific Research Honor Society

6. Thank you, Sponsors The Shepherd Chemical Company
Mars Society - (Ohio Chapter)
American Chemical Society- Cincinnati Section
Southwest Ohio Water Environment Association (SWOWEA)
South Ohio Society of Women Engineers
Quest Diagnostics
Alliance for Chemical Safety
UC Bookstore
Newport Aquarium
Iota Sigma Pi

7. Thank you, Sponsors UC Department of Biological Sciences
UC Department of Chemistry
UC Department of Geology
UC Department of Physics
UC Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
UC Civil Engineering
UC Civil Engineering Alumni
UC Mechanical Engineering Program
UC Office of the President

8. Science & Engineering Expo University of Cincinnati
Southwest District
Science & Engineering Expo
University of Cincinnati

9. Dr. Santa Jeremy Ono Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs & Provost

10. Awards
Program

11. Governor’s Thomas Edison Award for Excellence in Advanced or Alternative Energy Research
Caroline Johnstone
Certificate
Sponsored by
Governor Kasich

12. Governor’s Thomas Edison Award for Excellence in Agriculture and Food Technology Research
Caroline Johnstone
Certificate
Sponsored by
Governor Kasich

13. Governor’s Thomas Edison Award for Excellence in Biotechnology and Biomedical Technology Research
Natasha Kesav
Certificate
Sponsored by
Governor Kasich

14. Governor’s Thomas Edison Award for Excellence in Environmental Science Research
Mark Meier
Certificate
Sponsored by
Governor Kasich

15. Governor’s Thomas Edison Award for Excellence in Information Science and Technology Research
Mihir Parshionikar
Certificate
Sponsored by
Governor Kasich

16. Iota Sigma Pi Award Aarti Kumar Carolyn Raithel & Karmela Dalisay
Ramya Gutta
Emily Anno & Katie Farr
Award Certificate & Subscription to CHEMMATTERS
Sponsored by
Iota Sigma Pi

17. American Chemical Society Cincinnati Section Award
Lillian Canterbury & Katherine Anne Headley
Rachel Fagan
Bluye DeMessie
$100
Sponsored by
American Chemical Society – Cincinnati Section

18. Panoyotis Manganaris & Noah Loepke Erin Ketchum & Kala Henges
LexisNexis Award
Brian Cabell
Alex Kancler
Panoyotis Manganaris & Noah Loepke
Erin Ketchum & Kala Henges
$115
Sponsored by
LexisNexis

19. Miami University – Department of Physics Award
Mohamed Elzarka
Sanika Barve
Abby Lebowitz
$100
Sponsored by
Miami University Department of Physics

20. Alliance for Chemical Safety Award
Jake Tracy & Megan Josefczyk
$100
Sponsored by
Alliance for Chemical Safety Award

21. Quest Diagnostics Award
Mikayla Hounchell
$100
Sponsored by
Quest Diagnostics

22. Public Health Service Commissioned Officers Association –
Public Health Service Commissioned Officers Association – Cincinnati Branch Award for Excellence in Public Health Science
$30
Artur Meller & Brendan Corcoran & Maulik Desai
&
$20
Brian Cabell
Sponsored by
Public Health Service Commissioned Officers Association –
Cincinnati Branch

23. Ohio Mars Society Award
$100
Sanika Barve
&
$50
Michael Ralph
Sponsored by
Ohio Mars Society

24. The Katherine Jermain Porter Felmeth Award
William Frey
$150
Sponsored by
Wendy Beckman & Jon Breiner

25. Dry Dredgers Award in Geology
Olivia Henderson
$100
Sponsored by
Dry Dredgers

26. Shepard Chemical Company Award
$100
Kassidy Daniels
$100
Hannah Wuerfel
$50
Madi Rinaldi
Sponsored by
Shepard Chemical Company

27. Fisher Scientific Science Vision Award
Jacob Menke
Solar System Model
Sponsored by
Fisher Scientific

28. SPIE – International Society for Optics & Photonics Award
$250
Zach Huber
$150
Caroline Johnstone
$100
Victoria Detcher
Sponsored by
SPIE – International Society for Optics & Photonics

29. American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics Award
$125
William Frey
$75
Michael Ralph
$50
Benjamin Bischof
Sponsored by
American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics

30. Greater Cincinnati Amateur Radio Award
Zach Huber
Clayton Peterson
Mihir Parshionikar
Peter Huang
$50
Sponsored by
Greater Cincinnati Amateur Radio

31. Cincinnati Area Mensa Award
$250
Claire Westover
$125
Andrea Gutmann Fuentes & Sydney Link
$125
Lydia Breitenstein & Claudia Uchtman
Sponsored by
Cincinnati Area Mensa

32. Keely Dental Society Award
Mark Angulo
$200
Sponsored by
Keely Dental Society

33. Ohio Soybean Bioscience Award
$100
Mary Kate Dowling Parra
&
$100
Lauren Thompson & Sanika Vaidya
Sponsored by
Ohio Soybean Council Foundation

34. Sigma Xi-Cincinnati Federal Chapter
Sigma Xi-Cincinnati Federal Chapter & SETAC Award in Environmental Science
$75
Artur Meller & Brendan Corcoran & Maulik Desai
$75
Rajat Bhageria
$50
Allison Carter
Sponsored by
Sigma Xi-Cincinnati Federal Chapter

35. Sigma Xi – Miami University Chapter Award
Elaine Yung
$100
Sponsored by
Sigma Xi – Miami University Chapter

36. Sigma Xi – University of Cincinnati Chapter Award
Jamison Ragusa
Diana Romanach
Aman Kumar
Zach Arnold
Artur Meller & Brendan Corcoran & Maulik Desai
Lauren Thompson & Sanika Vaidya
$50
Sponsored by
Sigma Xi – University of Cincinnati Chapter

37. Society of Women Engineers Awards
$150
Sanika Barve
$100
Allison Carter
$50
Victoria Detcher
Sponsored by
Society of Women Engineers

38. Dell Award Jimmy Mangicaro & Tony Shirk Dell Latitude Laptops
Sponsored by
Dell Computers

39. B-Wiser Science Camp at the College of Wooster
Emma Kapp
Abigail Klein
Emma Reginelli
Katie Fasola
Mikayla Hounchell
Cassidy Zang
$100 Scholarship to the camp
Sponsored by
B-Wiser Science Camp

40. Department of Geology Award
Katie Fasola
$100
Sponsored by
UC Department of Geology

41. College of Medicine Award in Medicine or Health Science
Peeyush Shrivastava
Erik Bao
Vaishnavi Brahmamdam & Keerthi Reddy
Sophie Leung-Wolf
Trevor Lynd
$100
Sponsored by
UC’s College of Medicine

42. College of Allied Health Sciences Award in Medicine or Health Sciences
$100
Cassidy Deimling
&
$100
Rishi Choubey
Sponsored by
UC’s College of Allied Health Sciences

43. Hamilton County Educational Service Center Young Scientist Award
Natasha Kesav
$100
Sponsored by
Hamilton County Educational Service Center

44. Southwest Ohio Water Environment Association
Southwest Ohio Water Environment Association (SWOWEA) Water Resources Award
$100
Max Welker
$75
Emily Niehaus
$50
Ashley Dundon
Sponsored by
Southwest Ohio Water Environment Association

45. Champion Windows Engineering & Energy Awards
$250
Sanika Barve
$250
Olivia Henderson
$150
David Wang
$150
Sarah Wuerfel
$100
Garretson Oester
$100
Gabriel Chester
Sponsored by
Champion Window

46. GE Aviation Engineering Award
$250
Gabriel Chester
$150
Christian Bunker
$100
Will Tekulve
$100
Sven Knobloch
$20 All other Engineering Projects
Sponsored by
GE Aircraft Engines

47. UC College of Education, Criminal Justice, & Human Services
College of Education, Criminal Justice, & Human Services Award in Biochemistry
$250
Anvit Reddy
$200
David Mauer
$150
Andreina Taliaferro
$100
Ajay Saraf
Sponsored by
UC College of Education, Criminal Justice, & Human Services

48. UC College of Education, Criminal Justice, & Human Services
College of Education, Criminal Justice, & Human Services Award in Chemistry
$250
Kelly Fuller
$200
Ramya Gutta
$150
Jimmy Mangicaro
$100
Kassidy Daniels
Sponsored by
UC College of Education, Criminal Justice, & Human Services

49. UC College of Education, Criminal Justice, & Human Services
College of Education, Criminal Justice, & Human Services Award in Environmental Sciences
$250
Mihir Parshionikar
$200
Caroline Johnstone
$150
Ryan Newsom
$100
Peter Huang
Sponsored by
UC College of Education, Criminal Justice, & Human Services

50. UC College of Education, Criminal Justice, & Human Services
College of Education, Criminal Justice, & Human Services Award in Engineering
$250
Olivia Henderson
$200
Kyle Bush
$150
Zachary Wood
$100
Victoria Kusnierz
Sponsored by
UC College of Education, Criminal Justice, & Human Services

51. College of Education, Criminal Justice, & Human Services and UC Office of Research Young Scientist Awards
Maria Brandell
Quinn Sullivan
Grace Vonder Brink
Rachel Fagan
Andrea Gutmann Fuentes & Sydney Link
Taylor Howe
Lydia Breitenstein & Claudia Uchtman
Peter Huang
Diana Romanach
Will Tekulve
Connor O'Shaughnessey & Patrick Butler
winner_30
$100
Claire Piorkowski
UC College of Education, Criminal Justice, & Human Services and
UC Office of Research

52. UC Office of Research Award in Behavioral Science
$250
Ally Guiher
$200
Carlisle Cundiff
$150
Jane Haines & Kathryn Fyffe
$100
Nicholas Duke
Sponsored by
UC Vice President of Research

53. UC Office of Research Award in Botany
$250
Noah Stover
$200
Lauren Thompson & Sanika Vaidya
$150
Abigail Klein
$100
Courtney Johnson & Angela Xia
Sponsored by
UC Vice President of Research

54. UC Office of Research Award in Medicine or Health Sciences
$250
Bill Kanitz
$200
Niket Yadav
$150
Aarti Kumar
$100
Emma Kapp
Sponsored by
UC Vice President of Research

55. UC Office of Research Award in Microbiology
$250
Bill Kanitz
$200
Niket Yadav
$150
Aarti Kumar
$100
Emma Kapp
Sponsored by
UC Vice President of Research

56. UC Office of Research Award in Physics
$250
Emma Reginelli
$200
Mikayla Hounchell
$150
Raymond Dong & Christina Dong
$100
Jacob Menke
Sponsored by
UC Vice President of Research

57. UC Office of Research Award in Zoology
$250
John Conroy
$200
Cassidy Zang
$150
Abby Lebowitz
$100
William Frey
Sponsored by
UC Vice President of Research

58. Congratulations
To the Winners of
the Cash Awards

59. Dr. Ron Millard President of Sigma XI Fraternity – University of Cincinnati Chapter

60. 2011 UC Sigma Xi Awards The Scientific Research (Honor) Society
2011 Science and Engineering Expo
University of Cincinnati
©UC Sigma Xi-2011 SEE

61. Dr. Jerome F. Baker, Executive Director
Sigma Xi The International Scientific Research Society Supporting, Showcasing and Advancing Science and Engineering CONGRATULATIONS! TO ALL STUDENTS, TEACHERS, and SCHOOLS Participating in the 2011 Science And Engineering Expo at the University of Cincinnati
Dr. Jerome F. Baker, Executive Director
©UC Sigma Xi-2011 SEE

62. President, UC Sigma Xi Chapter
UC Sigma Xi Chapter Congratulates All Participating Students, Teams, Parents Teachers, and Coaches
Dr. Ronald W. Millard
President, UC Sigma Xi Chapter
STEM Teachers are invited to become Associate or Affiliate Members in Sigma XI
Cincinnati Federal Environmental Sigma Xi Chapter
Miami University Sigma Xi Chapter
©UC Sigma Xi-2011 SEE

63. UC Sigma Xi Awards – 2011 SEE Junior High and Senior High Divisions
2 Awards per Category ($50 Each) Biology (Botany or Zoology) Mathematics/Statistics in Science Computer Science/Computers in Science
©UC Sigma Xi-2011 SEE

64. UC Sigma Xi Awards 2011 Science & Engineering Expo Junior High Division
Biology (Botany of Zoology)
Training Worms (Project #145)
Zach Arnold, 7th Grade, St. Louis Elementary, Owensville, OH
Computer Science/Computers in Science
Mapping Hallway Traffic with Computer Models (Project #375)
Jamison Ragusa, 8th Grade, Walnut Hills High School, Cincinnati, OH
Mathematics/Statistics in Science
Why are Teens Stressed about School Work? (Project #169)
Diana Romanach, 7th Grade, All Saints Elementary, Cincinnati, OH
©UC Sigma Xi-2011 SEE

65. UC Sigma Xi Awards 2011 Science & Engineering Expo Senior High Division
Biology (Botany or Zoology)
Effect of Chlorine on Soybean Germination (Project #518)
Sanika Vaidya and Lauren Thompson
9th Grade Team, Sycamore High School, Cincinnati, OH
Computer Science/Computers in Science
Radiofrequency Identification Technology
A Novel Method to Assist the Blind (Project #549)
Aman Kumar
9th Grade, William Mason High School, Mason, OH
Mathematics/Statistics in Science
Air Pollution versus Highway Distance (Project #545)
Brandon Corcoran, Maulik Desai, and Artur Meller
11th Grade Team, Sycamore High School, Cincinnati, OH
©UC Sigma Xi-2011 SEE

66. 2011 UC Sigma Xi Southwestern Ohio Science or Mathematics Teacher of the Year Award for Excellence in STEM Teaching and Mentoring
Cindy Parrott
Sycamore High School
Cincinnati, Ohio
in recognition of an outstanding career
teaching Chemistry, Astronomy, Geology, and Physics
to the next generation of scientists and engineers
and for her years of effective mentoring
as Science Bowl Coach and Student Council Advisor
©UC Sigma Xi-2011 SEE

67. Applications Due December 15, 2011 WEBSITE: www.uc.edu/orgs/sigmaxi/
UC Sigma Xi INVITES NOMINATIONS for the Southwestern Ohio Science or Mathematics Teacher of the Year Award for Excellence in STEM Teaching and Mentoring
Applications Due December 15, 2011 WEBSITE:
©UC Sigma Xi-2011 SEE

68. Scholarships

69. Aarti Kumar
Niket Yadav
Ryan Newsom

70. University of Cincinnati Presidential Scholarship
$3000
Aarti Kumar
$2000
Niket Yadav
$1000
Ryan Newsom
Sponsored by
University of Cincinnati Office of the President and
Vice Provost

71. Scholarships

72. College of Engineering & Applied Science Scholarship
Mihir Parshionikar
Caroline Johnstone
Ryan Newsom
$2,500
Sponsored by
College of Engineering & Applied Science

73. Clair Hulley Scholarship
Billy Weber
&
Peter Huang
$2000
Sponsored by
Mechanical Engineering Program

74. Darl McDaniel Scholarship in Chemistry
Kelly Fuller
&
Ramya Gutta
$1000
Sponsored by
UC Department of Chemistry

75. Department of Biology Scholarship
Niket Yadav
&
Aarti Kumar
$1000
Sponsored by
Department of Biology

76. Department of Physics Scholarship
David Wang
&
Abby Lebowitz
$1000
Sponsored by
UC Department of Physics

77. UC Department of Student Affairs & Services
UC Division of Student Affairs & Services – Behavioral Sciences Scholarship
Ally Guiher
$1000
Sponsored by
UC Department of Student Affairs & Services

78. Department of Geology Scholarship
$1000
Ashley Dundon
&
$350/each
Artur Meller & Brendan Corcoran & Maulik Desai
Sponsored by
Department of Geology

79. Civil Engineering Alumni Scholarship
Will Tekulve
Sarah Wuerfel
Katie Hieatt
$1,200
Sponsored by
Civil Engineering Alumni Association

80. Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering Scholarship
Katie Fasola
$1,200
Sponsored by
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

81. James M. Morand Scholarship
Allison Carter
$1,000
Sponsored by
Environmental Engineering Program

82. Louis Laushey Scholarship in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Mark Meier
$1,200
Sponsored by
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

83. To the Winners of the Scholarships
Congratulations
To the Winners of the Scholarships

84. Raffle

85. UC Bookstore
Merchandise

86. Broadcom Masters Program
Emma Kapp
Bill Kanitz
Noah Stover
Mihir Parshionikar
Billy Weber
Caroline Johnstone
Ryan Newsom
Emma Reginelli
Mikayla Hounchell
Kelly Fuller
John Conroy
Zach Arnold

87. Broadcom Masters Program
Abigail Klein
Olivia Henderson
Will Tekulve
Jimmy Mangicaro
Ramya Gutta
Katie Fasola
Cassidy Zang
Allison Carter
Mark Meier
Carlisle Cundiff
Ally Guiher
Chloe Griffith

88. Broadcom Masters Program
Tony Shirk
Matthew Heldman
Vaishnavi Brahmamdam and Keerthi Reddy
Megan Mansour and Lauren Mansour

89. State Qualifiers

90. State Science Fair Day
Saturday, May 7th
Ohio State University

91. State Science Day registration
Checklist for
State Science Day registration
Completed OAS Registration Form
Select awards/scholarships
Include copies of the ISEF forms
Enclose $60 registration
Place in the mail by March 15th

92. Registration must be postmarked by
State Science Fair
Registration must be postmarked by
Tuesday, March 15th

93. University of Cincinnati
Coaching Session
Friday, April 1st

94. State Qualifiers

95. State Qualifiers Aarti Kumar Abby Lebowitz Abigail Klein Alex Kancler
Allison Carter
Ally Guiher
Andreina Taliaferro
Antonio DiLonardo
Anvit Reddy
Benjamin Devoy

96. State Qualifiers Bill Kanitz Billy Weber Brian Cabell Carlisle Cundiff
Carmen Carigan
Caroline Johnstone
Cassidy Deimling
Cassidy Zang
Chloe Griffith
Claire Griffiths

97. State Qualifiers Claire Piorkowski Clayton Peterson Clayton Tarantino
Danny Diesel
David Mauer
David Poch
Diana Romanach
Elaine Yung
Emily McDonel
Emily Rivard

98. State Qualifiers Emma Kapp Emma Reginelli Erik Bao Ethan Callahan
Evan Winkelman
Gabriel Chester
Gabrielle Silvestri
Grace Vonder Brink
Hannah Wuerfel
Jacob Menke

99. State Qualifiers Jason Bruggemann Jimmy Mangicaro John Conroy
Joy Neltner
Kassidy Daniels
Katie Fasola
Katie Hieatt
Katie Kidwell
Keane Reed
Kelly Fuller

100. State Qualifiers Maggie Wheeler Mark Meier Matthew Heldman
Matthew Riczko
Max Welker
Michael Ralph
Mihir Parshionikar
Mikayla Hounchell
Natalie Norman
Natasha Kesav

101. State Qualifiers Nicholas Duke Niket Yadav Nitya Sunil Noah Stover
Olivia Henderson
Paige Noday
Peeyush Shrivastava
Peter Huang
Quinn Sullivan
Rahul Sandella

102. State Qualifiers Ramya Gutta Rishi Choubey Ryan Newsom Sanika Barve
Sarah Wuerfel
Sean Kapp
Sophie Leung-Wolf
Sven Knobloch
Tony Shirk
Tori Nelson

103. State Qualifiers Trevor Lynd Victoria Detcher Will Tekulve
William Frey
Zach Arnold

104. State Qualifiers Andrea Gutmann Fuentes & Sydney Link
Artur Meller & Brendan Corcoran & Maulik Desai
Ben Bartholomew & Max Wienkamp
Connor O'Shaughnessey & Patrick Butler
Courtney Johnson & Angela Xia
Elena Miyasato & Rachel Kimura
Emily Anno & Katie Farr
Erin Ketchum & Kala Henges
Jake Tracy & Megan Josefczyk
Jane Haines & Kathryn Fyffe

105. State Qualifiers Jena Molitor & Olivia Witt
Karl Wyborski & Austin Niehaus
Lauren Thompson & Sanika Vaidya
Lydia Breitenstein & Claudia Uchtman
Megan Mansour & Lauren Mansour
Olivia Grondin & Ashley Grooms
Panoyotis Manganaris & Noah Loepke
Rachel Wilken & Clare Kemble
Raymond Dong & Christina Dong
Ryan Schwieres & Collin Schwiers

106. State Qualifiers Salman Khan & Andrew Graef Sandy Lee & Sophie Drozdz
Steve Comarata & Mike Ridder
Vaishnavi Brahmamdam & Keerthi Reddy

107. Congratulations
State Qualifiers

108. 2012
Science &
Engineering
Expo
March 10th, 2012

109. Final Day for Online Registration
2012 SEE
Final Day for Online Registration
Friday, February 10th

110. Online Survey

111. Thank You
Dr. Widder &
Dr. Ono

112. 2012
Science &
Engineering
Expo
March 10th, 2012

113. Thank you for coming! See you next year!