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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