55th Annual New Mexico Science and Engineering Fair
by Kathy Hedges
SOCORRO, N.M., April 14, 2007 – Winners have been announced for the 2007
New Mexico Science and Engineering Fair.
Albuquerque-area students dominated the senior division grand awards of the
state-wide science fair. In Physical Sciences, top awards went to:
- Erika A. DeBenedictis of St. Pius X High School, Albuquerque, for her exhibit
“Ping Me! Optimizing Code for Cluster Computing”
- Zachariah R. Harris of Harris Home School, Bosque Farms, for the exhibit
“Chemical Synthesis of Copper 2+ Ion Doped Anatase Titanium Dioxide
Using a Hydrothermal Pouch Method”
- Duanni Huang of La Cueva High School, Albuquerque, for “Laser Damage
Prevention for Sensors using Smart Optical Limiters”
- Caroline Wurden of Los Alamos High School, Los Alamos, for “Great
Balls of Fire!”
In Life Sciences, top awards went to:
- Adam K. Akkad of Albuquerque Academy, Albuquerque, for “Study on
Effects of N sativa and Thymoquinone”
- Susannah L. Clary of Los Lunas High School, Los Lunas, for “The Determination
of Gender in Pacific and Atlantic Salmon for Improved Management”
- Rachel M. Lopez of Rio Rancho Mid High School, Rio Rancho, for “Ghost
Nets: Biodegradable or Not?”
- Hang R. Zou of Albuquerque Academy, Albuquerque for “Mechanisms of
Inhibition and Apoptosis of Human Prostate Cancer Cells by Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate”
In addition, two team projects received grand awards.
- Shay Anderson, Monique Pena, and Marques Pena of Texico High School, Texico,
for their project “Search for Oil Biodegradation with Marine, Aquatic
and Terrestrial Symbiosis”
- Selina M. Garcia and Brittney Martinez of McCurdy Mission School, Española,
for their project “Watershed Watch.”
All of the grand award winners will receive an all-expense paid trip to the
International Science Fair, which this year will be held in Albuquerque on May
14 – 18.
Two top winners of the Junior Division, grades 6 through 9, were not eligible
to go to the International Science and Engineering Fair but each received a
Personal Digital Assistant; a $100 cash award; and subscription to Science News.
They were:
- Majdolene Khweis of Taos Middle School, Taos, for her experiment “Don't
Let It Slide”
- Jordan M Grainger of Rio Rancho Mid High School, Rio Rancho, for his experiment
“How well do Disinfectants Work on Surface Bacteria?”
Winners from cities throughout New Mexico are listed at
http://www.nmt.edu/mainpage/news/2007/sf2007.pdf
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