2020 Science Fair Winners
Congratulations to the 2020 North Museum Science & Engineering Fair Winners!
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
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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