The 57th North Museum Science and Engineering Fair was held on the campus of Franklin and Marshall College from March 23 through 25, 2010. The North Museum is proud to manage this International Science and Engineering Fair affiliate for the young scientists of Lancaster County. 345 middle and high school students displayed their finished projects in 22 categories, and represented 21 public and private schools of Lancaster County.
The champions for 2010 are...
Grand Champion: Marian Bechtel, "Developing a process for Seismo-Acoustic imaging applied to Humanitarian Demining", grade 9, Lancaster Catholic High School
Champion: Sarah Thompson, "Comparing Gene Sequences that Determine Hair Type in Dogs and Humans", grade 9, Hempfield HS
Reserve Champion: Brian Lynch, "The Effect on the Photocatalytic Activity of Rare Earth Metal Doped Titanium Dioxide in a Nanocrystalline Solar Cell", grade 12, Ephrata High School
Junior High Champion: Lauren Tomlinson, "Which Plant Performs Phytoremediation the Best?", grade 7, Landisville Middle School
Junior High Reserve Champion: Maya Rao, "How does the DNA structure of fruit affect its anti-oxidative properties?", grade 7, Centerville Middle School
For a complete list of the winners: 2010 Category Award Winners 2010 Auxiliary Award Winners
International Science and Engineering Fair Awards 2010
NMSEF Grand Champion Marian Bechtel wins the following awards at San Jose:
1st place award from the Acoustical Society of America- $1000, plus $500 for her school and $250 for her teacher, 2nd award from the US Air Force- $1500, Society of Exploration Geophysicists - $250,In the category of Earth and Planetary Science, a third place award of $1000.
NMSEF 2011 Important Dates:
September 13- Kick Off meeting for all involved teachers- Centerville MS at 4 PM
November 5- All student project proposals due at the North Museum by 5 PM
November 11- Project Proposal Review at Centerville MS 4:30 PM
NMSEF 2011- F&M College, March 28 Project Set Up
March 29 Judging and Awards Ceremony
March 30 Public Day and Project Removal
May 2011 International Science and Engineering Fair- Los Angeles CA
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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