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On March
12-13,
2010, we
participated
again in
the
Science/Engineering
Fair of
Houston
as a
Special
Awarding
Agency.
Our
judging
team
comprised
John
Brindle,
David
Hansen,
Jim
Kersting,
Costas
Metakas,
Chuck
O’Toole,
and Bill
Talbott.
This
year
there
were a
surprising
number
of
projects
related
to
plastics
and
polymers
for
which we
were
pleased.
We found
worthy
projects
for
awards
in the
Senior
Division,
Senior
Teams
Division,
9th
Grade
Division,
and the
Junior
Division.
First
place
winners
will
receive
a $400
award
and
trophy;
second
place, a
$250
award
and
trophy
and
third
place a
$150
award
and
trophy.
The
judging
team
selected
the
following
projects
for
awards:
Senior
Division
First-place
– David
Bender
from the
Academy
of
Science
and
Technology
in The
Woodlands
(Conroe
ISD) for
his
project
“Compatibilizing
PMMA and
EVA”
Second
place –
John
Roberts
from the
Academy
of
Science
and
Technology
in The
Woodlands
(Conroe
ISD) for
his
project
“Reduce,
Reuse,
Insulate?”
Third
Place –
Claudia
Pozos
from the
Academy
for
Science
and
Health
Professionals
(Conroe
ISD) for
her
project
“Which
Water
Pipe
Resists
Better?”
Senior
Team
Division
First-place
– Trey
Garrett
and
Jeremiah
Nji from
the
Harmony
Science
Academy
Houston
for
their
project
“Hydrogel
Scaffolds
for
Tissue
Engineering”
9th
Grade
Division
First-place
– Eric
Menees
from the
Academy
of
Science
and
Technology
in The
Woodlands
(Conroe
ISD) for
his
project
“Cool
Roofs,
Hot
Energy
Savings?”
Second
place –
Romil
Patel
from
Clear
Lake HS
(Clear
Creek
ISD) for
his
project
“The
Effect
of
Membranes
on
Reverse
Osmosis
Efficiency”
Third
Place –
Zara
Kahn
from
Bellaire
HS
(Houston
ISD) for
her
project
“Packing
a Punch
Against
Unnecessary
Waste”
Junior
Division
First
place –
Caspar
Stinn
from
Bear
Branch
JrHigh
(Magnolia
ISD) for
his
project
“Modifying
Plastic
Decomposition
Rate”
Second
Place –
Christina
Soisson
from
Westbrook
Intermediate
(Clear
Creek
ISD) her
project
“Strengthening
Natural
Rubber
Using
Nanocomposites”
Third
Place –
Cesar
Sindoni
from
Harmony
School
of
Excellence
Houston
for his
project
“Project
Plastos”
The
projects
of
Roberts,
Stinn,
and
Soisson
were
also
recognized
by other
Special
Awarding
Agencies.
In
addition,
Mr.
Roberts
will be
participating
in the
Intel
International
Science
Fair in
San
Jose, CA
the
second
week of
May this
year.
The
awards
and
trophies
have
been
mailed
to the
students.
The
students,
their
parents,
and
their
teachers
will be
invited
to our
May
meeting.
Mr.
Garrett
and Mr.
Nji will
be
presenting
their
Science
Fair
project
at an
International
Science
Fair in
Tbilisi,
Republic
of
Georgia.
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