2009 SLVSEF Winners
Congratulations to all participants. You all did a great job.
| Award Name | Name | School | Division | Category | Project Name |
| Special Awards | |||||
| American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics | Evan Clark | West High School | Senior | Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering | Bridgetender: A Real-Time System To Monitor the Structural Health Of Bridges |
| Forrest Sontag | Churchill Junior High | Senior | Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical | Rockin' the Lightwaves | |
| Lucius Bynum | Madeleine Choir School | Junior | Mathematical Sciences | The Fastest Path | |
| Micaela Berglund & Elizabeth Prucka | McPolin Elementary | Elementary | Energy & Transportation | Air Flow | |
| American Meteorological Society | Pooja Jairam | Wasatch Jr. High | Junior | Environmental Sciences | Fe and Fish |
| Christopher Bujnowski | AMES High School | Senior | Environmental Sciences | Pollution Sensors: Symptoms and Peak Flow Values In Adolescents | |
| American Psychological Association | Skarleth Matute | AMES High School | Senior | Behavioral & Social Sciences | Dream Analysis Variations By Age and Gender |
| American Society of Civil Engineers - Elementary | Demi Chavez | Saint Sophia | Elementary | Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering | Which Bridge Truss Design Is the Strongest Under Load? |
| Rachel Kingery | Liberty | Elementary | Behavioral & Social Sciences | Do Distractions Really Affect Driving? | |
| Meghan Chacon | Copper Canyon Elementary | Elementary | Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering | Bedrock vs. Sand | |
| American Society of Civil Engineers - Junior | Jacob Lucas & Stefan Kaptonivic | Hillside Middle School | Junior | Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering | Truss or Bust |
| Christian Mickelsen | Beehive Academy | Junior | Energy & Transportation | Traffic Synchronization | |
| Carolyn Taylor | J.E. Cosgriff Catholic Memorial | Junior | Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering | When the Levee Breaks | |
| American Society of Civil Engineers - Senior | Christopher Bujnowski | AMES High School | Senior | Environmental Sciences | Pollution Sensors: Symptoms and Peak Flow Values In Adolescents |
| Nathan Nguyen | AMES High School | Senior | Environmental Management | The Salt Effect: Conductivity In Roadside Soil Samples | |
| Kaylee Nelson | Highland High | Senior | Environmental Sciences | A Study Of Uinta Mountain Water Quality Part One: Provo River | |
| ARUP Institute of Clinical and Experimental Pathology | Danielle Hardy | Rosecrest Elementary | Elementary | Medicine & Health Sciences | How Does Caffeine Affect the Heart Rate Of a Daphnia |
| Natalie Nelson | Hillside Middle School | Junior | Microbiology | Don't Eat Your Vegetables? | |
| Connie Zhong | Skyline High School | Senior | Cellular and Molecular Biology | A Study Of Cell Motility and Targeting: The Effect Of Mutations me67 and me76 On C. Elegans Sperm Activity | |
| ASM Materials Education Foundation | Anna Sossenheimer | Wasatch Jr. High | Junior | Environmental Management | Insulation-How To Stay Warm |
| Biology Department, University of Utah | Luming Chen | West High School | Senior | Cellular and Molecular Biology | Blunting the Vascular Response To Inflammation: A Novel Treatment For Acute Lung Injury |
| The Ergonomics and Safety Laboratory (Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah) | Evan Clark | West High School | Senior | Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering | Bridgetender: A Real-Time System To Monitor the Structural Health Of Bridges |
| Samuel Hallman | Emerson Elementary | Elementary | Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering | What Should I Wear? | |
| Great Basin Chapter of Air and Waste Management Association | Nathan Nguyen | AMES High School | Senior | Environmental Management | The Salt Effect: Conductivity In Roadside Soil Samples |
| Intel Excellence in Computer Science | Matt Vitelli | AMES High School | Senior | Computer Science | Hybrid Light Rendering |
| Intermountain Mental Health, Inc. | JudithAnn Eschler | Churchill Junior High | Junior | Behavioral & Social Sciences | If a Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words, How Many Can You Remember? |
| Brianna Lewis | Hawthorne Elementary | Elementary | Behavioral & Social Sciences | What Gorilla? | |
| The Leonardo | Matt Vitelli | AMES High School | Senior | Computer Science | Hybrid Light Rendering |
| Mu Alpha Theta (Math Honor Society) | Christopher Bujnowski | AMES High School | Senior | Environmental Sciences | Pollution Sensors: Symptoms and Peak Flow Values In Adolescents |
| National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association | Carolyn Taylor | J.E. Cosgriff Catholic Memorial | Junior | Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering | When the Levee Breaks |
| National Society of Professional Engineers | David Maack | City Academy | Senior | Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering | Can We Recover the Left Over Methanol In Our Biodiesel Byproduct, Glycerol? |
| Ricoh Sustainable Development | Nicole Gist | St. John the Baptist Middle School | Junior | Environmental Sciences | Air Is Here, Air Is There, Air Is Everywhere |
| Salt Lake Chapter of the Association for Women Geoscientists - Senior Division | Kristin Tatum | Churchill Junior High | Senior | Environmental Sciences | Geothermal Energy |
| Kaylee Nelson | Highland High | Senior | Environmental Sciences | A Study Of Uinta Mountain Water Quality Part One: Provo River | |
| Salt Lake Chapter of the Association for Women Geoscientists - Junior Division | Sierra Pond | J.E. Cosgriff Catholic Memorial | Junior | Earth & Planetary Science | The Rolling Stones |
| Clare Vergobbi | Hillside Middle School | Junior | Chemistry | Paint: Natural vs. Synthetic | |
| Jackie Morgan | J.E. Cosgriff Catholic Memorial | Junior | Earth & Planetary Science | Can Stride Length Predict Speed? | |
| Salt Lake Chapter of the Association for Women Geoscientists - Elementary Division | Zerina Ocanovic | Meadowlark Elementary | Elementary | Energy & Transportation | Biodiesel Fuel |
| Anushka Dasgupta | Hawthorne Elementary | Elementary | Chemistry | The Curious Case Of Alum Crystal | |
| Meghan Chacon | Copper Canyon Elementary | Elementary | Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering | Bedrock vs. Sand | |
| Sentrx Animal Care | Lauren Gutierrez | AMES High School | Senior | Animal Sciences | Canine Companions: Behavioral Differences Between Domestic and Stray Shelter Dogs |
| Society for Advanced Materials and Processes Award for Excellence in Materials and Engineering | Jessica Elkins | Dugway High School | Junior | Chemistry | The Effects Of Red Dye On Natural and Synthetic Materials |
| Society for In Vitro Biology | Connie Zhong | Skyline High School | Senior | Cellular and Molecular Biology | A Study Of Cell Motility and Targeting: The Effect Of Mutations me67 and me76 On C. Elegans Sperm Activity |
| Stockholm Junior Water Prize | Kaylee Nelson | Highland High | Senior | Environmental Sciences | A Study Of Uinta Mountain Water Quality Part One: Provo River |
| David Larkin | West High School | Senior | Plant Sciences | The Effect Of pH Concentration In Water On Plant Growth | |
| Shelby Dibble | Howard R. Driggs Elementary | Elementary | Medicine & Health Sciences | Filter Factor | |
| Symantec | Matt Vitelli | AMES High School | Senior | Computer Science | Hybrid Light Rendering |
| United States Air Force | Chas Blakemore | AMES High School | Senior | Chemistry | Ion Channel Insertion Into Lipid Bilayers Over Glass Nanopores |
| Ian Miller | Salt Lake Center for Science Education | Elementary | Biochemistry | Daily Drugs or Deadly Ones? | |
| Zerina Ocanovic | Meadowlark Elementary | Elementary | Energy & Transportation | Biodiesel Fuel | |
| Matt Vitelli | AMES High School | Senior | Computer Science | Hybrid Light Rendering | |
| United States Army | Rachel Howery | AMES High School | Senior | Medicine & Health Sciences | Scaling Oximetry With BMI: Part I Of Anemia Prescreening |
| Michelle Meyer | West High School | Senior | Medicine & Health Sciences | Effects Of Body Mass Index On Blood Pressure | |
| Brady Bowen | AMES High School | Senior | Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering | No Splash | |
| Sunshine Bellon | City Academy | Senior | Environmental Sciences | Cold Flow Improvers and Biodiesel | |
| David Maack | City Academy | Senior | Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering | Can We Recover the Left Over Methanol In Our Biodiesel Byproduct, Glycerol? | |
| Shannon Rose & Alexa Himonas | West High School | Senior | Behavioral & Social Sciences | The Effect Of Questioning Methods On Amount Of Answers Acquired | |
| Lance Bettinson | Matheson Jr. High | Senior | Medicine & Health Sciences | Do Males or Females Generally Have Better Balance? | |
| Davis Unruh | West High School | Senior | Plant Sciences | The Effect Of Environmental Variables On Plant Absorption Of CO2 | |
| Alan Palmer | Tooele High School | Senior | Physics and Astronomy | On the Rebound | |
| Jason Seo | West High School | Senior | Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical | The Secret Of the Battery | |
| U.S. Green Building Council, Utah Chapter - Elementary | Ian Foster | Escalante Elementary | Elementary | Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical | Amp It Up |
| Madeline Knauer | McPolin Elementary | Elementary | Energy & Transportation | Wind Energy | |
| Parker Shea | Jeremy Ranch Elementary | Elementary | Environmental Sciences | Producing Heat With a Solar Collector | |
| U.S. Green Building Council, Utah Chapter - Junior | Mirae Parker | Tooele Jr. High | Junior | Energy & Transportation | Does Wind Direction Affect Windmill Speed? An Important Step In Designing a Wind Turbine |
| Ryan Atherton | Blessed Sacrament Catholic School | Junior | Environmental Sciences | Kill-A-Watt | |
| Jay Shah | Beehive Academy | Junior | Energy & Transportation | Solar Energy | |
| U.S. Green Building Council, Utah Chapter - Senior | Ludmila Nicolia | AMES High School | Senior | Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical | Solar Powered Cell Phone Kit |
| Kristin Tatum | Churchill Junior High | Senior | Environmental Sciences | Geothermal Energy | |
| Stewart Foster | West High School | Senior | Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical | Pimp My Panel | |
| U.S. Public Health Service | Luming Chen | West High School | Senior | Cellular and Molecular Biology | Blunting the Vascular Response To Inflammation: A Novel Treatment For Acute Lung Injury |
| United States Metric Association | Chas Blakemore | AMES High School | Senior | Chemistry | Ion Channel Insertion Into Lipid Bilayers Over Glass Nanopores |
| United States Navy and Marine Corps - 6th-8th graders | Ian Miller | Salt Lake Center for Science Education | Elementary | Biochemistry | Daily Drugs or Deadly Ones? |
| Zerina Ocanovic | Meadowlark Elementary | Elementary | Energy & Transportation | Biodiesel Fuel | |
| Pooja Jairam | Wasatch Jr. High | Junior | Environmental Sciences | Fe and Fish | |
| Anushka Dasgupta | Hawthorne Elementary | Elementary | Chemistry | The Curious Case Of Alum Crystal | |
| United States Navy and Marine Corps - Senior | Chas Blakemore | AMES High School | Senior | Chemistry | Ion Channel Insertion Into Lipid Bilayers Over Glass Nanopores |
| Matt Vitelli | AMES High School | Senior | Computer Science | Hybrid Light Rendering | |
| Utah Council of Teachers of Mathematics | Matt Vitelli | AMES High School | Senior | Computer Science | Hybrid Light Rendering |
| Lucius Bynum | Madeleine Choir School | Junior | Mathematical Sciences | The Fastest Path | |
| Utah Department of Transportation | Evan Clark | West High School | Senior | Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering | Bridgetender: A Real-Time System To Monitor the Structural Health Of Bridges |
| Rachel Kingery | Liberty | Elementary | Behavioral & Social Sciences | Do Distractions Really Affect Driving? | |
| Katie Wood | Eastwood Elementary | Elementary | Behavioral & Social Sciences | Stop, Look and Live | |
| Utah Science Center | Micaela Berglund & Elizabeth Prucka | McPolin Elementary | Elementary | Energy & Transportation | Air Flow |
| Trenton Chavez | Middle Canyon Elementary | Elementary | Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering | Base Isolation | |
| Meghan Chacon | Copper Canyon Elementary | Elementary | Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering | Bedrock vs. Sand | |
| Westminster College | Evan Clark | West High School | Senior | Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering | Bridgetender: A Real-Time System To Monitor the Structural Health Of Bridges |
| Matt Vitelli | AMES High School | Senior | Computer Science | Hybrid Light Rendering | |
| Sarah Niitsuma & Shwan Javdan | AMES High School | Senior | Microbiology | Ex-Changing Microbes: The Unseen Hazards Of Infant Changing Tables | |
| XMission | Evan Clark | West High School | Senior | Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering | Bridgetender: A Real-Time System To Monitor the Structural Health Of Bridges |
| Yale Science and Engineering Association | Evan Clark | West High School | Senior | Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering | Bridgetender: A Real-Time System To Monitor the Structural Health Of Bridges |
| Pretty Board Award | Mariah Cole | Dugway Elementary | Elementary | Earth & Planetary Science | Polluting Our Earth |
| Antona Yost | Madeleine Choir School | Junior | Behavioral & Social Sciences | Are We the Ones In the Dark? How Does Eyesight Affect the Senses | |
| David Pufahl, Vei Moala & Sarah Abraham | Salt Lake Junior Academy | Senior | Energy & Transportation | Land & Air: The Car Of Tomorrow | |
| SLVSEF Awards | |||||
| Elementary | |||||
| Animal Sciences - First | Michael Broughton | Open Classroom | Elementary | Animal Sciences | Does Temperature Affect the Abundance Of Wild Songbirds At Feeders |
| Animal Sciences - Second | Cooper O'Brien | Ensign Elementary | Elementary | Animal Sciences | Birdfeeder Color and the Foraging Habits Of Birds |
| Animal Sciences - Third | Megan Johnson | Robert Frost Elem. | Elementary | Animal Sciences | Who Am I? |
| Behavioral & Social Sciences - First | Rachel Kingery | Liberty | Elementary | Behavioral & Social Sciences | Do Distractions Really Affect Driving? |
| Behavioral & Social Sciences - Second | Brianna Lewis | Hawthorne Elementary | Elementary | Behavioral & Social Sciences | What Gorilla? |
| Behavioral & Social Sciences - Third | Alex De Bry | Oakwood Elementary | Elementary | Behavioral & Social Sciences | Do You Have Better Eyes or Ears? |
| Biochemistry - First | Ian Miller | Salt Lake Center for Science Education | Elementary | Biochemistry | Daily Drugs or Deadly Ones? |
| Cellular and Molecular Biology - First | Andrea Howsden & Alexis Vigil | East Elementary | Elementary | Cellular and Molecular Biology | Where Does Mold Grow Best? |
| Cellular and Molecular Biology - Second | Caitlin Cruz | Salt Lake Center for Science Education | Elementary | Cellular and Molecular Biology | Forensic Finger Prints |
| Cellular and Molecular Biology - Third | Abigail Busath | Uintah Elementary | Elementary | Cellular and Molecular Biology | Are Fingerprint Patterns Hereditary? |
| Chemistry - First | Anushka Dasgupta | Hawthorne Elementary | Elementary | Chemistry | The Curious Case Of Alum Crystal |
| Chemistry - Second | Mallory Merrill | Harris Elementary | Elementary | Chemistry | Colors Of Crime |
| Chemistry - Third | Emily Gordon | The Colby School | Elementary | Chemistry | Liquid Evaporation |
| Computer Science - First | Melissa Ivie | Entheos Academy | Elementary | Computer Science | Wireless Communication Using Arduino Microcontrollers |
| Earth & Planetary Science - First | Joshua Nielsen | Saint Francis Xavier | Elementary | Earth & Planetary Science | Paralax |
| Earth & Planetary Science - Second | Griffin Seifert | McPolin Elementary | Elementary | Earth & Planetary Science | Downhill Disc |
| Earth & Planetary Science - Third | Chaunce Hansen & Leah Madsen | Grantsville Elementary | Elementary | Earth & Planetary Science | Long Lasting Flowers |
| Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical - First | Derek Wilsak | The Colby School | Elementary | Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical | Veggie Power |
| Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical - Second | Aldo Chipana | Cottonwood Elementary | Elementary | Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical | Electromagnet Power |
| Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical - Third | Ian Foster | Escalante Elementary | Elementary | Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical | Amp It Up |
| Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering - First | Emily McIntosh | Bonneville Elementary | Elementary | Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering | Hey Soda, Did You Let Out Gas? |
| Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering - Second | Demi Chavez | Saint Sophia | Elementary | Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering | Which Bridge Truss Design Is the Strongest Under Load? |
| Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering - Third | Samuel Hallman | Emerson Elementary | Elementary | Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering | What Should I Wear? |
| Energy & Transportation - First | Zerina Ocanovic | Meadowlark Elementary | Elementary | Energy & Transportation | Biodiesel Fuel |
| Energy & Transportation - Second | Madeline Knauer | McPolin Elementary | Elementary | Energy & Transportation | Wind Energy |
| Energy & Transportation - Third | Micaela Berglund & Elizabeth Prucka | McPolin Elementary | Elementary | Energy & Transportation | Air Flow |
| Environmental Management - First | Jordan Miles | Hunter Elementary | Elementary | Environmental Management | Blown Away |
| Environmental Management - Second | Derek Miller, Nadija Demic & Ivan Cuevas | Escalante Elementary | Elementary | Environmental Management | Metal Sucking Plants |
| Environmental Management - Third | Harrison Baker | Salt Lake Center for Science Education | Elementary | Environmental Management | Road Salt Runoff |
| Environmental Sciences - First | Ema Parker | East Elementary | Elementary | Environmental Sciences | Capillary Action- A Method For Looking At Changes In Water Quality |
| Environmental Sciences - Second | Parker Shea | Jeremy Ranch Elementary | Elementary | Environmental Sciences | Producing Heat With a Solar Collector |
| Environmental Sciences - Third | Kyle Gondor | Oakridge Elementary | Elementary | Environmental Sciences | How Acid Rain Affects Plant Growth |
| Medicine & Health Sciences - First | Maximilian Butcher | Jeremy Ranch Elementary | Elementary | Medicine & Health Sciences | Family Traits |
| Medicine & Health Sciences - Second | Shelby Dibble | Howard R. Driggs Elementary | Elementary | Medicine & Health Sciences | Filter Factor |
| Medicine & Health Sciences - Third | Heather Day | Cottonwood Elementary | Elementary | Medicine & Health Sciences | Feel That? |
| Microbiology - First | Jim Best-Devereux | Salt Lake Center for Science Education | Elementary | Microbiology | Don't Eat the White Snow! |
| Microbiology - Second | Sasha Sloan & Rebecca Sandstrom | Ensign Elementary | Elementary | Microbiology | Crusty with a Chance of Mold |
| Microbiology - Third | Nick Wilsak | The Colby School | Elementary | Microbiology | Minding Your Mummies |
| Physics and Astronomy - First | Caitlin Wright | Oakwood Elementary | Elementary | Physics and Astronomy | Should This Really Float? |
| Physics and Astronomy - Second | Eliza Pace | Howard R. Driggs Elementry | Elementary | Physics and Astronomy | Elevate Your Weight |
| Physics and Astronomy - Third | Zoe Ferreira | Reid School | Elementary | Physics and Astronomy | Measuring Speed Of Sound |
| Plant Sciences - First | Devin Wolfe | Salt Lake Center for Science Education | Elementary | Plant Sciences | Growing With the Flow |
| Plant Sciences - Second | Skylar Oswald | Monticello Academy | Elementary | Plant Sciences | How Plants Take Up Water and Nutrients |
| Plant Sciences - Third | Julia Lazzaroni, Elise Saarela & Ellie Agnew | Jeremy Ranch Elementary | Elementary | Plant Sciences | Popping Popcorn |
| Junior | |||||
| Animal Sciences - First | Claire Prasad | Hillside Middle School | Junior | Animal Sciences | Bye Bye Birdy! |
| Animal Sciences - Second | Michael Perry | Hillside Middle School | Junior | Animal Sciences | Dog Smarts: What's Going On Behind Those Eyes? |
| Behavioral & Social Sciences - First | Michael Silver | Hillside Middle School | Junior | Behavioral & Social Sciences | Hang Up and Drive! |
| Behavioral & Social Sciences - Second | JudithAnn Eschler | Churchill Junior High | Junior | Behavioral & Social Sciences | If a Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words, How Many Can You Remember? |
| Behavioral & Social Sciences - Third | Sammi McConkie & Mary Stringham | Hillside Middle School | Junior | Behavioral & Social Sciences | Sc"eye"nce |
| Biochemistry - First | Allie Wall | Dugway Jr. High | Junior | Biochemistry | Ovo- Egg |
| Cellular and Molecular Biology - First | Mackenzie Blundell | Matheson Jr. High | Junior | Cellular and Molecular Biology | A Banana's DNA |
| Chemistry - First | Haylee Moravec & Tara Thomas | Salt Lake Center for Science Education | Junior | Chemistry | Stain Away |
| Chemistry - Second | Clare Vergobbi | Hillside Middle School | Junior | Chemistry | Paint: Natural vs. Synthetic |
| Chemistry - Third | Jessica Elkins | Dugway High School | Junior | Chemistry | The Effects Of Red Dye On Natural and Synthetic Materials |
| Computer Science - First | Vincent Fu | Wasatch Jr. High | Junior | Computer Science | Created By Light, Destroyed By Light |
| Computer Science - Second | Danial Ebling | Beehive Academy | Junior | Computer Science | Are You Sure You Are (Insert Username Here) ? |
| Earth & Planetary Science - First | Sierra Pond | J.E. Cosgriff Catholic Memorial | Junior | Earth & Planetary Science | The Rolling Stones |
| Earth & Planetary Science - Second | Jackie Morgan | J.E. Cosgriff Catholic Memorial | Junior | Earth & Planetary Science | Can Stride Length Predict Speed? |
| Earth & Planetary Science - Third | Nathan Hummel | Monticello Academy | Junior | Earth & Planetary Science | Regelation |
| Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical - First | Tony Martino | J.E. Cosgriff Catholic Memorial | Junior | Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical | Weight Distribution On a Hovercraft |
| Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical - Second | Mark Barnett | J.E. Cosgriff Catholic Memorial | Junior | Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical | Does Temperature Affect the Electrical Production Of Electromagnetic Generators? |
| Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical - Third | Gavin Yehle | Hillside Middle School | Junior | Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical | Feed the Kitty |
| Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering - First | Nathan McLaughlin | Wasatch Jr. High | Junior | Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering | Stealing a Kiss, and Catching the Crook |
| Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering - Second | Carolyn Taylor | J.E. Cosgriff Catholic Memorial | Junior | Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering | When the Levee Breaks |
| Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering - Third | Jacob Lucas & Stefan Kaptonivic | Hillside Middle School | Junior | Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering | Truss or Bust |
| Energy & Transportation - First | Mirae Parker | Tooele Jr. High | Junior | Energy & Transportation | Does Wind Direction Affect Windmill Speed? An Important Step In Designing a Wind Turbine |
| Energy & Transportation - Second | Jay Shah | Beehive Academy | Junior | Energy & Transportation | Solar Energy |
| Energy & Transportation - Third | Alexander Nikols | Beehive Academy | Junior | Energy & Transportation | The Effect Of Nose Cone Shape On the Altitude Gained By a Model Rocket |
| Environmental Management - First | Anna Sossenheimer | Wasatch Jr. High | Junior | Environmental Management | Insulation-How To Stay Warm |
| Environmental Sciences - First | Pooja Jairam | Wasatch Jr. High | Junior | Environmental Sciences | Fe and Fish |
| Environmental Sciences - Second | Charlotte Duerden & Haylee Armstrong | Hillside Middle School | Junior | Environmental Sciences | Is Your Cleaner Greener? |
| Environmental Sciences - Third | Enrique Coca | Northwest Middle School | Junior | Environmental Sciences | Sonic Boom |
| Mathematical Sciences - First | Lucius Bynum | Madeleine Choir School | Junior | Mathematical Sciences | The Fastest Path |
| Mathematical Sciences - Second | Wyatt Mackey | Wasatch Jr. High | Junior | Mathematical Sciences | Decrypting RSA With Only the Encryption Key |
| Mathematical Sciences - Third | Matthew Roderick & James Parkin | Hillside Middle School | Junior | Mathematical Sciences | Geometry Makes a Better Baller |
| Medicine & Health Sciences - First | Justin Pollmann | Tooele Jr. High | Junior | Medicine & Health Sciences | Fast Food and Obesity |
| Medicine & Health Sciences - Second | Autumn Phelps | Hillside Middle School | Junior | Medicine & Health Sciences | Are Your Kids Safe??? |
| Medicine & Health Sciences - Third | Sretko Celic | Salt Lake Center for Science Education | Junior | Medicine & Health Sciences | Lung Capacity In Height |
| Microbiology - First | Natalie Nelson | Hillside Middle School | Junior | Microbiology | Don't Eat Your Vegetables? |
| Microbiology - Second | Desdemona Roosta | Kearns St. Ann | Junior | Microbiology | Yeast and Sugars |
| Microbiology - Third | Carol Foote & Megan Warr | Hillside Middle School | Junior | Microbiology | You're Killing Me |
| Physics and Astronomy - First | Riley Warfield | Monticello Academy | Junior | Physics and Astronomy | How Do Various Household Mediums Affect the Speed Of Light |
| Physics and Astronomy - Second | Will Richards | Wasatch Jr. High | Junior | Physics and Astronomy | Freezing Flows |
| Physics and Astronomy - Third | Zach Stewart | The Colby School | Junior | Physics and Astronomy | Cosmic Rays and Cloud Chambers |
| Plant Sciences - First | Jessica Wayman | Monticello Academy | Junior | Plant Sciences | How Can Juice Production Be Effected By Pectinase? |
| Plant Sciences - Second | Ashley Davis | Monticello Academy | Junior | Plant Sciences | Garden Miracles |
| Plant Sciences - Third | Michael Kerr | Hillside Middle School | Junior | Plant Sciences | Greywater Guru |
| Senior | |||||
| Animal Sciences - First | Bryana Snyder | AMES High School | Senior | Animal Sciences | Three's Company: Enrichment Influences the Social Behavior Of Siberian Lynx |
| Animal Sciences - Second | Lauren Gutierrez | AMES High School | Senior | Animal Sciences | Canine Companions: Behavioral Differences Between Domestic and Stray Shelter Dogs |
| Behavioral & Social Sciences - First | Danielle Niitsuma | AMES High School | Senior | Behavioral & Social Sciences | Does Test Anxiety Affect a Student's Blood Pressure? |
| Behavioral & Social Sciences - Second | Skarleth Matute | AMES High School | Senior | Behavioral & Social Sciences | Dream Analysis Variations By Age and Gender |
| Biochemistry - First | Blake Hethmon | AMES High School | Senior | Biochemistry | Elephant Autopsy: Forensic Ecology Of a Tsavo Elephant |
| Cellular and Molecular Biology - First | Luming Chen | West High School | Senior | Cellular and Molecular Biology | Blunting the Vascular Response To Inflammation: A Novel Treatment For Acute Lung Injury |
| Cellular and Molecular Biology - Second | Connie Zhong | Skyline High School | Senior | Cellular and Molecular Biology | A Study Of Cell Motility and Targeting: The Effect Of Mutations me67 and me76 On C. Elegans Sperm Activity |
| Chemistry - First | Chas Blakemore | AMES High School | Senior | Chemistry | Ion Channel Insertion Into Lipid Bilayers Over Glass Nanopores |
| Chemistry - Second | Brianna Riehle | City Academy | Senior | Chemistry | Production Of Ethanol For Biodiesel |
| Computer Science - First | Matt Vitelli | AMES High School | Senior | Computer Science | Hybrid Light Rendering |
| Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical - First | Forrest Sontag | Churchill Junior High | Senior | Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical | Rockin' the Lightwaves |
| Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical - Second | Stewart Foster | West High School | Senior | Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical | Pimp My Panel |
| Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical - Third | Ludmila Nicolia | AMES High School | Senior | Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical | Solar Powered Cell Phone Kit |
| Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering - First | Evan Clark | West High School | Senior | Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering | Bridgetender: A Real-Time System To Monitor the Structural Health Of Bridges |
| Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering - Second | Cesia Dominguez-Lopez | AMES High School | Senior | Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering | Locomotor Economy vs. Aggression: Sexual Dimorphism In Humans |
| Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering - Third | Vincent Holt | AMES High School | Senior | Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering | Optical Data Integrity - A Test Of Digital Data Longevity |
| Energy & Transportation - First | Peter Tran | AMES High School | Senior | Energy & Transportation | Keeping Cool: An Ambient Cooling System For Parked Cars |
| Energy & Transportation - Second | Gabriela Murillo | City Academy | Senior | Energy & Transportation | Counting Calories: Determining Which Types Of Biodiesel Are Best For Your Gas Mileage. |
| Energy & Transportation - Third | Joshua Nelson | Hillcrest Jr. High | Senior | Energy & Transportation | Solar Energy |
| Environmental Management - First | Nathan Nguyen | AMES High School | Senior | Environmental Management | The Salt Effect: Conductivity In Roadside Soil Samples |
| Environmental Sciences - First | Kaylee Nelson | Highland High | Senior | Environmental Sciences | A Study Of Uinta Mountain Water Quality Part One: Provo River |
| Environmental Sciences - Second | Christopher Bujnowski | AMES High School | Senior | Environmental Sciences | Pollution Sensors: Symptoms and Peak Flow Values In Adolescents |
| Environmental Sciences - Third | Kristin Tatum | Churchill Junior High | Senior | Environmental Sciences | Geothermal Energy |
| Mathematical Sciences - First | Olivia Hu | West High School | Senior | Cellular and Molecular Biology | Statistical Fingerprinting |
| Mathematical Sciences - Second | Ben Silcox | West High School | Senior | Mathematical Sciences | Relationships Of Number Bases |
| Medicine & Health Sciences - First | Lilly Shi | Skyline High School | Senior | Medicine & Health Sciences | Protein Interactions In Cerebral Cavernous Malformations |
| Medicine & Health Sciences - Second | Janie Keller | West High School | Senior | Medicine & Health Sciences | Hands On and Germs Off: The Effect Of Handcleansers On Bacteria |
| Medicine & Health Sciences - Third | Maia Bromley-Dulfano | AMES High School | Senior | Medicine & Health Sciences | Olfactory Recognition In Heliothis Virescens |
| Microbiology - First | Lori Kim | West High School | Senior | Microbiology | Antibacterial Antioxidants In Pomegranate: Year 2 |
| Physics and Astronomy - First | Joy Hui | Wasatch Jr. High | Senior | Physics and Astronomy | And Then There Was Light |
| Physics and Astronomy - Second | Jared Jensen | Beehive Academy | Senior | Physics and Astronomy | What's In a Nut? |
| Plant Sciences - First | David Larkin | West High School | Senior | Plant Sciences | The Effect Of pH Concentration In Water On Plant Growth |
| Plant Sciences - Second | Cecilia Cardozo | West Lake Jr. High | Senior | Plant Sciences | Effects Of Acid Rain On Seed Germination |
| Plant Sciences - Third | Michael Mills | Beehive Academy | Senior | Plant Sciences | Electrified Peas Please |
| Senior Team Winners | |||||
| Team | Chuck Ma & Erick Chen | West High School | Senior | Cellular and Molecular Biology | Temperature Relationship With G-C Bonds In PCR |
| Team | Jimin Yoon & Thomas Luo | West High School | Senior | Computer Science | Computer Programming On Utah County's Population and Its Density |
| Team | Sarah Niitsuma & Shwan Javdan | AMES High School | Senior | Microbiology | Ex-Changing Microbes: The Unseen Hazards Of Infant Changing Tables |
| Grand Awards | |||||
| Discovery Education Young Scientist Challenge/SSP Middle School Program | Ian Miller | Salt Lake Center for Science Education | Elementary | Biochemistry | Daily Drugs or Deadly Ones? |
| Zerina Ocanovic | Meadowlark Elementary | Elementary | Energy & Transportation | Biodiesel Fuel | |
| Pooja Jairam | Wasatch Jr. High | Junior | Environmental Sciences | Fe and Fish | |
| Anushka Dasgupta | Hawthorne Elementary | Elementary | Chemistry | The Curious Case Of Alum Crystal | |
| Ema Parker | East Elementary | Elementary | Environmental Sciences | Capillary Action- A Method For Looking At Changes In Water Quality | |
| Sierra Pond | J.E. Cosgriff Catholic Memorial | Junior | Earth & Planetary Science | The Rolling Stones | |
| Lucius Bynum | Madeleine Choir School | Junior | Mathematical Sciences | The Fastest Path | |
| Melissa Ivie | Entheos Academy | Elementary | Computer Science | Wireless Communication Using Arduino Microcontrollers | |
| Jordan Miles | Hunter Elementary | Elementary | Environmental Management | Blown Away | |
| Emily McIntosh | Bonneville Elementary | Elementary | Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering | Hey Soda, Did You Let Out Gas? | |
| Jim Best-Devereux | Salt Lake Center for Science Education | Elementary | Microbiology | Don't Eat the White Snow! | |
| Mallory Merrill | Harris Elementary | Elementary | Chemistry | Colors Of Crime | |
| Demi Chavez | Saint Sophia | Elementary | Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering | Which Bridge Truss Design Is the Strongest Under Load? | |
| Emily Gordon | The Colby School | Elementary | Chemistry | Liquid Evaporation | |
| Vincent Fu | Wasatch Jr. High | Junior | Computer Science | Created By Light, Destroyed By Light | |
| Rachel Kingery | Liberty | Elementary | Behavioral & Social Sciences | Do Distractions Really Affect Driving? | |
| Natalie Nelson | Hillside Middle School | Junior | Microbiology | Don't Eat Your Vegetables? | |
| Michael Silver | Hillside Middle School | Junior | Behavioral & Social Sciences | Hang Up and Drive! | |
| Sasha Sloan & Rebecca Sandstrom | Ensign Elementary | Elementary | Microbiology | Crusty with a Chance of Mold | |
| Joshua Nielsen | Saint Francis Xavier | Elementary | Earth & Planetary Science | Paralax | |
| Brianna Lewis | Hawthorne Elementary | Elementary | Behavioral & Social Sciences | What Gorilla? | |
| 2009 Senior Division Grand Award Winners | |||||
| Alternate | Chas Blakemore | AMES High School | Senior | Chemistry | Ion Channel Insertion Into Lipid Bilayers Over Glass Nanopores |
| Alternate | Lilly Shi | Skyline High School | Senior | Medicine & Health Sciences | Protein Interactions In Cerebral Cavernous Malformations |
| Individual | Matt Vitelli | AMES High School | Senior | Computer Science | Hybrid Light Rendering |
| Individual | Evan Clark | West High School | Senior | Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering | Bridgetender: A Real-Time System To Monitor the Structural Health Of Bridges |
| Team | Sarah Niitsuma & Shwan Javdan | AMES High School | Senior | Microbiology | Ex-Changing Microbes: The Unseen Hazards Of Infant Changing Tables |
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