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    56th Annual North Museum Science & Engineering Fair

    March 23 - 25, 2009

    The winners of the 56th annual North Museum Science & Engineering Fair were announced to a crowd of over 700 students, parents, teachers, and community members on Tuesday, March 24.   Divisional awards were also handed out in 22 categories, as well as auxiliary awards by over 50 community organizations. Over 360 middle and high School students from 22 schools across the county participated in this year's fair.  Congratulations to all of the participants for a job well done!

    And the winners are...

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

    Champions of Science Dinner
    On Wednesday, April 22, we will honor the fair’s five champions and twenty-two category winners at the first  North Museum Champions of Science Dinner. The event will be held at the Lancaster Country Club beginning at 5 p.m. The winning projects will be on display, and the program will include remarks by featured speaker, Tim Bechtel, Ph.d. Mark your calendar now and help us recognize these talented students’ scientific accomplishments!  

    Tickets start at $65.  For more information or to register, contact Erika Snitzer at (717) 291-4149.
     

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    Presenting Sponsor

    Exelon Nuclear logo 

    Media Sponsor

    Lancaster Newspapers, Inc.

    Gold Sponsors

    Harrisburg University of Science & Technology logo

    Franklin & Marshall logo

    Junior Division Sponsor

    Host Sponsor

    McNeil Consumer Healthcare logo

    Citi Smith Barney
    Educational Foundation

     

     

     

    Benefactors

    Highmark Blue Shield logo

    Lancaster Laboratories

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     Special Thanks to:

    Russell G. Frost, event photographer.  www.frostimaging.com