Oklahoma State Science and Engineering Fair Award Winners

Bartlesville area students received many awards at the 2004 Oklahoma State Science and Engineering Fair (OSSEF), held April 1-3 at East Central Oklahoma University in Ada. 32 area students participated, representing Bartlesville High School, Oolagah-Talala High School, Bartlesville Mid-High School, Owasso 7th Grade Center, Owasso 8th Grade Center, Madison Middle School, and Central Middle School. The OSSEF is the premier pre-college science and engineering competition in the state of Oklahoma; competitors had to pre-qualify by being selected as the best student projects at their regional fairs.

Three students were acknowledged as state champions in their categories. Daniel Parrott, a 10^th grader at Bartlesville Mid-High School, won the senior division (grades 10-12) Computer Science Category with his project ≥Using Java to Communicate Across Multiple Platforms.≤ Shannon Charles, a 9^th grader at Bartlesville Mid-High School, won the junior division (grades 7-9) Physical Sciences Category with her project ≥Kick Up the Pressure.≤ Melissa Carvell, a 7^th grader at Madison Middle School, won the junior division Engineering Category with her project ≥NASA Needs Zero.≤

The students who competed at OSSEF were selected on March 6 at the Bartlesville District Science Fair due to the outstanding science and engineering projects they exhibited there. Our state attendees were: Shweta Bagga, Brylynn Bewley, Steven Bradley, Melissa Carvell, Shannon Charles, Hailey Deslauriers, Shelby Doyle, April Enslinger, Kayla Ewert, Kristen Green, David Grismore, Joshua Hall, Michael Harvey, Chandler Hicks, Ryan Jenkinson, Kyle Kempf, Lauren Leach, Travis Legg, Bethany McMartin, Alex McSpadden, Josh Myers, Daniel Parrott, Aaron Pruitt, Natalie Reese, Kevin Rolfs, Kristen Secora, Elizabeth Stouffer, Janaki Vasudevan, Katherine Vienot, Jeremy Waugh, Josh Weatherly, and Ryan Wooley.

The teachers who sponsored these students with their significant dedication of time, effort and guidance were: Colleen Bennett, Betty Henderson, Cheryl Fentress, Jill Henrie, Rebecca Morales, Angela Neighbors, Susan Oliver, Mike Cole and John Hammack.

Bartlesville District Science Fair Director Lee Carvell commended the state science fair attendees: ≥Being selected to represent the district fair at the state level competition is a significant achievement in and of itself. These studentsπ scientific and engineering work was outstanding; their projects were the best at our district fair. They should be commended for their hard work and dedication. I also congratulate all of the award winners at the state fair, as the competition was very challenging due to the caliber of the students and projects exhibited.≤

The Oklahoma State Science and Engineering Fair category and special awards winnersπ full details can also be found on the internet at www.ecok.edu/ossef. Our area Award Winners were:

CATEGORY AWARDS:

Shelby Doyle, Bartlesville Mid-High School, ≥Caffeine and Memory≤, 3^rd Place ≠ Junior Biochemistry, Medicine & Health.

Chandler Hicks, Owasso 7^th Grade Center, ≥Left vs. Right Brain Hemisphere Dominance≤, 3^rd Place - Junior Behavioral & Social Sciences.

Melissa Carvell, Madison Middle School, ≥NASA Needs Zero≤, 1^st Place - Junior Engineering.

Kevin Rolfs, Central Middle School, ≥Fenced Fury: Effects of Cold and Warm Air on the Size of the Core and Vortex≤, 4^th Place - Junior Earth & Space Sciences.

Kristen Green, Bartlesville Mid-High School, ≥How Climate Affects the Rate of Degradation of Malathion on Plants≤, 3^rd Place - Junior Environmental Sciences.

Shannon Charles, Bartlesville Mid-High School, ≥Kick Up the Pressure≤, 1^st Place - Junior Physical Sciences.

Bethany McMartin, Owasso 7^th Grade Center, ≥To Charge or Not to Charge≤, 4^th Place - Junior Physical Sciences.

Michael Harvey, Owasso 8^th Grade Center, ≥Quail Egg Turning and Development≤, 4^th Place - Junior Zoology and Botany.

Daniel Parrott, Bartlesville Mid-High School, ≥Using Java to Communicate Across Multiple Platforms≤, 1^st Place - Senior Computer Sciences.

Katherine Vienot, Bartlesville High School, ≥Improved Early Detection of Driver Drowsiness≤, 4^th Place - Senior Engineering.

Elizabeth Stouffer, Bartlesville Mid-High School, ≥How the Materials Affect Tone Quality in the Resonators of a Marimba≤, 3^rd Place - Senior Physics.

Steven Bradley, Bartlesville High School, ≥The Effect of pH on Nitrogen Fixation in Fabaceae Plants≤, 2^nd Place - Senior Zoology and Botany.

SPECIAL AWARDS:

Chandler Hicks, 7^th grade, Owasso 7^th Grade Center, ≥Left versus Right Brain Hemisphere Dominance≤: Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC) Award for best projects in grades 7-8 (pin, certificate, t-shirt, additional competition).

Melissa Carvell, 7^th grade, Madison Middle School, ≥NASA Needs Zero≤: U.S. Office of Naval Research Science Award (certificate); U.S. Air Force Association Air and Space Science Award (certificate & $100 savings bond); New Mexico Chapter American Vacuum Society Award and matching cash grant for teacher ($150 to each); Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC) Award for best projects in grades 7-8 (pin, certificate, t-shirt, additional competition).

Shannon Charles, 9^th grade, Bartlesville Mid-High School, ≥Kick Up the Pressure≤: Oklahoma Science Teachers Association award for projects exhibiting the best use of the scientific process.

Joshua Hall, 11^th grade, Bartlesville High School, ≥My Car Can Run Off Water.  Can Yours?≤: Yale Science & Engineering Association Award to the most outstanding 11th grade project in the area of computer science, engineering, physics, or chemistry (certificate & medallion); U.S. Air Force Award for the best projects in Engr./ Envir./ Math-CS/Life Sci./ Phys Sci. (certificate, medallion, padfolio, rolodex).

Josh Myers, 10^th grade, Bartlesville Mid-High School, ≥Does Temperature Affect the Bounce Height (Kinetic Energy) of Golf Balls?≤: U.S. Army Award (certificate and $50 savings bond).

Daniel Parrott, 10^th grade, Bartlesville Mid-High School, ≥Using Java to Communicate Across Multiple Platforms≤: Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award (certificate and $200); Frontiers of Science Foundation Award for best use of computers in a project ($30 check); ECU ASM Student Association Award for the most outstanding computer science exhibit (plaque); Oklahoma Junior Academy of Sciences award for best projects in math and computers; Oklahoma Junior Academy of Sciences award for one of the best papers in the state (paper will be published on OJAS website).

Natalie Reese, 11^th grade, Bartlesville High School, ≥Water Filter Made from Common Materials to Benefit Third World Countries≤: Environmental Protection Agency Region 6 Award for best projects focusing on environmental protection (certificate and personalized plaque).

Kevin Rolfs, 8^th grade, Central Middle School, ≥Fenced Fury: Effects of Cold and Warm Air on the Size of the Core and Vortex≤: American Meteorological Society Award for the best atmospheric, oceanic, or hydrologic project (certificate).

Janaki Vasudevan, 10^th grade, Bartlesville Mid-High School, ≥Antibiotics: Friend or Foe?≤: Oklahoma Veterinary Medical Auxiliary Award (OVMA) for best project in veterinary science ($50).

Katherine Vienot, 11^th grade, Bartlesville High School, ≥Improved Early Detection of Driver Drowsiness≤: Oklahoma Department of Commerce Award for the top engineering project whose primary focus is technology / future inventors (plaque).