2020 Science Fair Winners
Congratulations to the 2020 North Museum Science & Engineering Fair Winners!
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2020 Grand Champion
Garrick English
Elizabethtown Area High School
Grade 11
Project: Using Oil Droplets as a Model for Quantum Mechanics
Senior Champion
Lilly Heilshorn, Hempfield High School, Grade 11
Project: The Effect of Atmospheric Conditions on the Efficiency of Solar Panels
Senior Reserve Champion
Ann Barney, Warwick High School, Grade 10
Project: Magnetizing Microplastics in Artificial Seawater
Junior Champion
Johnny Kellogg, Warwick Middle School, Grade 8
Project: Aerodynamic Study: Drag Reduction by Use of Patterned Impressions
Junior Reserve Champion
Nathaniel Claus, Seton Home School, Grade 8
Project: Fracking Quakes Marcellus! Observing Distance and Magnitude Between Hydraulic Fracturing Sites and Seismic Activity in Marcellus Shale Area
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Board of Directors’ Prize
Marion Brenner
Ephrata Area School District
Senior Division Category Winners
Animal Science
1st place: Ryan Mellinger, Veritas Academy, 12th grade
2nd place: Colleen Miller, Warwick High School, 10th grade
3rd place: Harrison Booth, Conestoga Valley High School, 12th grade
Honorable Mention: William Eisenbach, Warwick High School, 10th grade
Behavioral and Social Sciences
1st place: Isabella Silvaggio, Conestoga Valley High School, 12th grade
2nd place: Jolie Haertter, Penn Manor High School, 12th grade
3rd place: Abigail Dehmey, Elizabethtown Area High School, 12th grade
Honorable Mention: Krystolyn Harris, Conestoga Valley High School, 11th grade
Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology
1st place: David Reddig, Conestoga Valley High School, 11th grade
2nd place: Khloee Huynh, Conestoga Valley High School, 11th grade
3rd place: Samuel Becker, Elizabethtown Area High School, 12th grade
Honorable Mention: Paul Newhart, Conestoga Valley High School, 12th grade
Biomedical, Health, and Translational Medical Science
1st place: Jared Alvarez, Elizabethtown Area High School, 12th grade
2nd place: Ethan Bredeman, Conestoga Valley High School, 12th grade
3rd place: Clara Ford, Warwick High School, 10th grade
Honorable Mention: James Moll, Warwick High School, 10th grade
Chemistry
1st place: Ashley Driesbach, Elizabethtown Area High School, 12th grade
2nd place: Gavin Clausen, Warwick High School, 10th grade
3rd place: Kaitlyn Rice, Ephrata High School, 11th grade
Honorable Mention: Kerri Hahn, Warwick High School, 10th grade
Honorable Mention: Holly Colvin, Warwick High School, 10th grade
Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Engineering
1st place: Megan Slingluff, Conestoga Valley High School, 11th grade
2nd place: Angel Ressler-Teter, Conestoga Valley High School, 12th grade
3rd place: Jacob Larison, Elizabethtown Area High School, 12th grade
Earth and Environmental Sciences
1st place: Jacquelyn McBride, Conestoga Valley High School, 12th grade
2nd place: Ning Liu, Lancaster Country Day School, 10th grade
3rd place: Sarah Jacob, Veritas Academy, 10th grade
Honorable Mention: Audrey Hovan, Warwick High School, 10th grade
Energy: Chemical
1st place: Kayla Wolf, Conestoga Valley High School, 11th grade
2nd place: Adam Zimmerman, Warwick High School, 10th grade
3rd place: Luke MacNair, Warwick High School, 10th grade
Energy: Physical
1st place: Shannon Slaughter, Ephrata High School, 11th grade
2nd place: Dale Winand, Hempfield High School, 10th grade
3rd place: Ananya Belsarkar, Manheim Township High School, 10th grade
Honorable Mention: William Porter, Pequea Valley High School, 9th grade
Environmental and Mechanical Engineering
1st place: Ethan Hershey, Warwick High School, 10th grade
2nd place: Caris Daneker, Conestoga Valley High School, 11th grade
3rd place: Kierra Parsons, Ephrata High School, 11th grade
Honorable Mention: Joseph Sauder, Elizabethtown Area High School, 11th grade
Material Sciences
1st place: Isabel Miller, Warwick High School, 10th grade
2nd place: Tristan Mabee, Elizabethtown Area High School, 12th grade
3rd place: Jesse Myers, Elizabethtown Area High School, 12th grade
Honorable Mention: Stella Longer, Warwick High School, 10th grade
Mathematics
1st place: Ezekiel Jones, Ephrata High School, 11th grade
2nd place: Keaton Geist, Conestoga Valley High School, 12th grade
Microbiology
1st place: Arielle Breuninger, Lancaster Country Day School, 11th grade
2nd place: Emma Remaley, Warwick High School, 10th grade
3rd place: Joshua Potts, Ephrata High School, 11th grade
Honorable Mention: Kendall Eby, Warwick High School, 10th grade
Honorable Mention: Negel Martell, Ephrata High School, 11th grade
Physics and Astronomy
1st place: Theo Lance, Warwick High School, 10th grade
2nd place: Emma Butts, Warwick High School, 10th grade
3rd place: Chase Wilson, Ephrata High School, 11th grade
Plant Sciences
1st place: Karen Figueredo, Warwick High School, 12th grade
2nd place: Morgan Smith, Conestoga Valley High School, 11th grade
3rd place: Madeline Fritz, Ephrata High School, 11th grade
Robotics, Systems Software, and Embedded Systems
1st place: Anthony Le, Conestoga Valley High School, 12th grade
2nd place: Braden Ritter, Ephrata High School, 11th grade
3rd place: Emma Herr, Anchor Christian Academy, 9th grade
Junior Division Category Winners
Consumer Science
1st place: Erminia Brigatti, The New School of Lancaster, 7th grade
2nd place: Alex Burdyn, Centerville Middle School, 7th grade
3rd place: Maya Sauder, Landisville Middle School, 8th grade
Honorable Mention: Spencer Stein, Landisville Middle School, 7th grade
Honorable Mention: Addison Sullivan, Saint Leo the Great Catholic School, 8th grade
Honorable Mention: Mae Reasner, Saint Leo the Great Catholic School, 8th grade
Honorable Mention: Paige Reddig, Ephrata Middle School, 8th grade
Earth Science
1st place: Chase Reheard, Landisville Middle School, 7th grade
2nd place: Vaughn Eckhardt, Landisville Middle School, 7th grade
3rd place: Amelie Breuninger, Lancaster Country Day School, 7th grade
Honorable Mention: Opal Unwin-Wisnosky, Reynolds Middle School, 8th grade
Honorable Mention: Nora Lowther, Manheim Township Middle School, 8th grade
Engineering
1st place: Joe Carosella, St. Anne Catholic School, 8th grade
2nd place: Amelia Karamanos, Centerville Middle School, 8th grade
3rd place: Ari Warren, Centerville Middle School, 8th grade
Honorable Mention: Edwin Beutler, Resurrection Catholic School, 8th grade
Honorable Mention: Jessica Decker, Centerville Middle School, 8th grade
Life Science
1st place: Dominick Baksh, St. Anne Catholic School, 7th grade
2nd place: Adam Rhoads, Centerville Middle School, 7th grade
3rd place: Joseph Favilla, St. Anne Catholic School, 8th grade
Honorable Mention: Addison Wilson, Ephrata Middle School, 7th grade
Honorable Mention: Tyler Nguyen, St. Anne Catholic School, 8th grade
Physical Science
1st place: Anne Sahd, Saint Leo the Great Catholic School, 8th grade
2nd place: James Yan, Landisville Middle School, 8th grade
3rd place: Collin Stritch, Saint Leo the Great Catholic School, 8th grade
Honorable Mention: Annelise Klopp, Landisville Middle School, 8th grade
Honorable Mention: Kaitlin Houck, Centerville Middle School, 7th grade
Honorable Mention: Sienna Garcia, Centerville Middle School, 7th grade
Honorable Mention: Sam Meyer, Centerville Middle School, 7th grade
Honorable Mention: Siena Glass, Centerville Middle School, 7th grade
Plant Science
1st place: Emerson Long, Landisville Middle School, 8th grade
2nd place: Hendrik Beelen, Lancaster County Christian School, 8th grade
3rd place: Everett Roy, Centerville Middle School, 8th grade
Honorable Mention: Sophie Thompson, Reynolds Middle School, 7th grade
Honorable Mention: Chase Barrick, Centerville Middle School, 8th grade
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