We are pleased to report the results of the special chemistry judging at the 2014 Missouri Tri-County Regional Science and Engineering Fair held at St Charles Community College on February 22. Sheryl Loux, Science Fair Coordinator, tells us:
- Grades 9-12 Honors
- First Place: Lance Novak, Enhancing MRI/PET and SPECT Imaging Through DOTA Nanoparticles, Grade 12, Wentzville Holt High School, Wentzville, MO
- Second Place: Nickolas Snawder, Daniel Drury, and Kelsie Eckert, Combining Dyes to Enhance the Efficiency of Dye Sensitizer Solar Cells, Grade 12, Timberland High School, Wentzville, MO
- Third Place: Kayla Calvillo, A Novel Method of Treatment for Degenerative Disc Disease, Grade 12, Wentzville Holt High School, Wentzville, MO
- Grades 9-12
- There were no place awards were given this year.
- Grades 5-8
- First Place: Sharayu Shrinivas, Glucose-Discloser!, Grade 6, Wentzville Middle School, Wentzville, MO
- Second Place: Eradyn Bailey, The Effects of Water on Waterproof Mascara and Non-waterproof Mascara, Grade 7, Frontier Middle School, Wentzville, MO
- Third Place: Alyssa Place, Colorful Chromatography Confusion, Grade 5, Crossroads Elementary School, Wentzville, MO
- Grades K-4
- a congratulatory letter + a purple participation ribbon were each given to 90 chemistry-related entrants this year.
Honors 9-12, First Place: Lance Novak, Grade 12, Wentzville Holt HS
Honors 9-12, Second Place: Nickolas Snawder, Daniel Drury, and Kelsie Eckert (not present), Grade 12, Timberland HS, Wentzville, MO
Honors 9-12, Third Place: Kayla Calvillo, Grade 12, Wentzville Holt HS
“Computers and the physics of complex biological systems”
