March 23 - 25, 2010

The 57th North Museum Science and Engineering Fair will be held on the campus of Franklin and Marshall College from March 23- 25 2010. The North Museum is proud to manage this International Science and Engineering Fair affiliate for the young scientists of Lancaster County. Over 360 middle and high school students were in attendance in 2009, representing 22 public and private schools of Lancaster County.  

The champions for 2009 were...

Grand Champion: Jonathan Rajaseelan, “Rhodium Carbene Complexes: Potential Catalysts for Green Chemistry”, grade 10, Lancaster Country Day.

Champion: Benjamin Meeder, “Table Tennis Robot 2.0”, grade 12, Manheim Township HS.

Reserve Champion: Daniel Slotcavage, “Microbial Fuel Cells”, grade 12, Ephrata HS.

Junior High Champion: Sarah Thompson, “What is the Effect of Nitrate Ions and Ammonium Ions on the Respiration Rate of Chesapeake Bay Oysters?”, grade 8, Landisville MS.

Junior High Reserve Champion: Marian Bechtel, “Testing Sound Waves in Land Mines”, 8, St. Leo School.
 

Both Ben Meeder and Jonathan Rajaseelan received category level awards at the International Science and Engineering Fair held in Reno, Nevada. For a single county Science Fair to produce two international category place winners is rare indeed. We are very proud of these young men and all our successful participants! 

News from former champions:

If you are a former champion with news of your scientific accomplishments/ accolades, we'd love to hear about it! Also, if you have specific information on scientific achievements of our former champions please forward it to jringlein@northmuseum.org

Jon Rajaseelan (2009 Grand Champion) has published his research as co-author of a paper appearing in the September 2009 issue of the European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry.

Eric Sherman (2006 and 2007 Grand Champion) has recently been named a 2009 Davidson Fellow and is the recipient of a $50,000 scholarship. Eric collaborated with other scientists on the development of a novel technique in identification of possible bone marrow donors.

 Opportunities to become involved:

The North Museum Science and Engineering Fair welcomes qualified judges. Interested professionals in science fields are encouraged to contact Fair Coordinator Jim Ringlein at jringlein@northmuseum.org.

Organizations and individuals who wish to financially support this showcase of science excellence are encouraged to contact assistant museum director Jamie Alton at jalton@northmuseum.org

Organizations who wish to reward student excellence by offering an auxiliary award are also encouraged to contact Jamie at jalton@northmuseum.org 

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