2003 International State Science & Engineering Fair

Results for Attendees from the Bartlesville District Science Fair

Rudy Sandoval, 16 years old, won 3 awards:

- Association for Computing Machinery First Award of $1000

- A scholarship to Hiram College of $8,000 for 4 years

- A scholarship to Indiana University of $5,000 for 4 years

Rudy is a Junior at Bartlesville High School and his project was titled:

"Can Natural Arachnid Movement Be Used To Model A Robot?"

Daniel Parrott, 15 years old, won two awards:

- The US Coast Guard Research and Development Honorable Mention of $100

- A NASA Honorable Mention

Daniel is a freshman at Bartlesville Mid-High and his project was titled:

"Making a Picture Worth More Than A Thousand Words"

2003 Oklahoma State Science & Engineering Fair

Results for Attendees from the Bartlesville District Science Fair

Division I Place Winners (Grades 10-12)

Computer Science, 1^st Place

Rudy Sandoval, 11^th Grade, Bartlesville High School

Can Natural Arachnid Movement be Used to Model a Robot?

Physical Sciences, 1^st Place

Ryan Charles, 10^th Grade, Bartlesville High School

The Future of Fuel: A Comparison of the Relative Yields of Ethanol from Various Feedstocks

Earth and Space, 2^nd Place

Kara Lunsford, 11^th Grade, Bartlesville High School

Impact Damage of Large Hailstones on Roofing Materials

Mathematics, 2^nd Place

Barry Bohnsack, 10^th Grade, Bartlesville High School

You Too a Guru: The Market in Your Pocket

Team Projects, 2^nd Place

Feras Gharfeh, 12^th Grade, and Mica Bumpus, 11^th Grade, Bartlesville High School

Improving Growth Rate of Dinoflagellates

Environmental Science, 3^rd Place

Kaitlyn Strycker, 10^th Grade, Bartlesville Mid-High

Detection of Antibiotic Resistant Enteric Bacteria in Surface Water in Northeastern Oklahoma

Physical Sciences, 3^rd Place

Nick Morton, 10^th Grade, Bartlesville Mid-High

The Sweet Spot

Environmental Science, 4^th Place

Amy Cornforth, 10^th Grade, Bartlesville High School

Which Roof Covering Best Resists Hail Damage?

Division II Place Winners (Grades 7-9)

Computer Science, 1^st Place

Daniel Parrott, 9^th Grade, Bartlesville Mid-High

Making a Picture Worth More Than A Thousand Words

Zoology and Botany, 1^st Place

Steven Bradley, 9^th Grade, Bartlesville Mid High

A Discovery of Nitrogen Depletion in the Presence of Various Herbaceous Plants

Team Projects, 1^st Place

Jeremy Waugh, 9^th Grade, and Brylynn Bewley, 9^th Grade, Oologah-Talala High School

The Human Concept in Horses: Can They Tell Us Apart

Physical Sciences, 2^nd Place

Andrew Geibel, 9^th Grade, Bartlesville Mid-High

Factors Influencing the Foam on Root Beer

Physical Sciences, 3^rd Place

Colin Boyles, 9^th Grade, Bartlesville Mid-High

Were You Really Speeding?

Special Award Winners

Andrew Geibel, 9^th Grade, Bartlesville Mid-High, teacher Beverly McIntosh, for his project: Factors Influencing the Foam on Root Beer, won: New Mexico Chapter American Vacuum Society Award of $175 for 2^nd place junior high - teacher gets matching cash grant.

Jordan Gentges, 9^th Grade, Bartlesville Mid-High, teacher Beverly McIntosh, for her project: Dielectric Anti-Gravity Machine/Lifter, won: Air Force-Century of Flight Award for best 9-12th grade aerospace project, received certificate and t-shirt and nomination package which if completed allows her the opportunity to compete for 5 cash awards & expense paid trip to Dayton, OH for the winners & their sponsors. Winners will participate in Daytonπs 100^th Anniversary of Powered Flight activities in July. (awarded this year only to commemorate

100 yrs of flight); and U.S. Air Force Award of a messenger bag, a day planner w/databank, a medallion and a certificate.

Shelby Enderlin, 9^th Grade, Bartlesville Mid-High, teacher Beverly McIntosh, for her project: Just How Strong is Duct Tape?, won: Scientific American Award of a 1 year complimentary

subscription to Scientific American for outstanding achievement in education.

Daniel Parrott, 9^th Grade, Bartlesville Mid-High, teacher Beverly McIntosh, for his project: Making a Picture Worth More Than A Thousand Words, won: ECU CPU Club Award of plaque for the outstanding computer science exhibit in junior high; and the Frontiers of Science Foundation Award of $30 for best use of computers in a project.

Ryan Charles, 10^th Grade, Bartlesville High School, teacher Colleen Bennett, for his project: The Future of Fuel: A Comparison of the Relative Yields of Ethanol from Various Feedstocks, won: U.S. Army Award of certificate of achievement & $50 bond; an American Chemical Society-OK Section Award senior high 3rd place award for a project involving best use of chemistry and will receive a subscription to Chem Matters; an OG&E Award of $100 for senior high project involving the best use of energy; and an OK Corporation Commission - Public Utility certificate for outstanding senior high project related to telecommunications or the generation, distribution or conservation of electricity or natural gas.

Kara Lunsford, 11^th Grade, Bartlesville High School, teacher Betty Henderson, for her project: Impact Damage of Large Hailstones on Roofing Materials, won: Oklahoma Science Teachersπ

Award for Excellence of $50 for 1st place senior high project that exhibits sound scientific principles, includes statistical analysis of data, and has a practical application; an American Meteorological Society Award of certificate for the best atmospheric, oceanic, or hydrologic project in grades 9-12; and a Central Oklahoma Chapter of the American Meteorological Society Award of a NOAA Weather radio.

Rudy Sandoval, 11^th Grade, Bartlesville High School, teacher Rudy K. Sandoval, for his project: Can Natural Arachnid Movement be Used to Model a Robot?, won: Applied Technology & Mathematics Award of $100 cash for the best project in Computer Science or Mathematics

in the High School Level; the Intel Excellence in Computer Science 1^st Place Award for top high school computer science category winner and receive a certificate and $200; the U.S. Army Award Highest award: $100 bond and a silver medallion; the OU/NASA Space Grant Award of a

$500 scholarship to OU for best senior high aerospace or space related project; and the Yale Science & Engineering Assoc., Inc. Award of a certificate and medallion medallion to the most outstanding 11th grade project in the area of computer science, engineering, physics, or chemistry.