Last week Granite School District sent 76 projects to the Salt Lake Valley Science and Engineering Fair at the University of Utah. Fifty of those projects received awards.
We also had the first project from a Dual Immersion school to present in the target language (French). We offer our congrats to all these great STEM students.
| Award | Name | School | Division | Project |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Place - Medicine & Health Sciences | Kate Marberger | Howard Driggs Elementary | Elementary | Cup? Case? Counter? Drawer? |
| First Place - Microbiology | Monica Martinez | Granite Technical Institute | Senior | Using HPLC to Isolate the Antibacterial Protein of Bee Defensin-1 |
| First Place - Physics & Astronomy | Suzi Creveling | Churchill Jr. High | Senior | Parabolic Catapult Launch |
| Second Place - Behavioral & Social Sciences | Hanah Morin & Madalyn Durrant | Granite Technical Institute | Senior | Congressional Representatives' Changes in Voting in Regard to Agricultural Legislation |
| Second Place - Biochemistry | Lanie Cheatham | Churchill Jr. High | Junior | Bacteria, Tuna, Cow, and Human: How similar are we? A detailed look into our proteins |
| Seconda Place - Chemistry | Ian Newberg | Fox Hills Elementary | Elementary | Add, Absorb,Drip |
| Second Place - Energy & Transportation | Charlie DeGraffenried | Fox Hills Elementary | Elementary | Super Shocker! |
| Second Place - Plant Sciences | Paul Cárdenas-‐ Wallenfelt | Wasatch Jr. High | Junior | Good Poop is the Next Best Diet Thing! |
| Second Place - Microbiology | Asha Pruitt | Wasatch Jr. High | Junior | The Not-‐So-‐Sweet Side of Artficial Sweeteners |
| Second Place - Mathematical Sciences | Sarah Kim | Wasatch Jr. High | Junior | Let's Hear It! |
| Second Place - Medicine & Health Sciences | Ella Kortbawi & Rachel Willick | Morningside Elementary | Elementary | Sun Protection in our clothes |
| Third Place - Biology & Biochemistry | Mia Mellem & Sophia Flatt | Eastwood Elementary | Elementary | Get That Zit To Quit! |
| Third Place - Mathematical Sciences | Kristen Whitehead | Churchill Jr. High | Junior | Statistics: The Probability of Heads or Tails with Different Modifications to Coins |
| Third Place - Medicine & Health Sciences | Ryan Barney | Skyline High | Senior | Efficacy of CDC Ebola PPE Guidelines and Training |
| Third Place - Behavioral & Social Sciences | Steven Blodgett | Wasatch Jr. High | Junior | Cutoff Dates-‐-‐A Flawed System? |
| Third Place - Physics, Astronomy & Math | Quinn Johnson | Morningside Elementary | Elementary | Pendulum Properties |
| Honorable Mention - Behavioral & Social Sciences | Eva Huber | Lake Ridge Elementary | Elementary | Do Men and Women See Things Differently? |
| Honorable Mention - Biology & Biochemistry | Katie Pierce | Oakridge Elementary | Elementary | Protists in Your Pond |
| Honorable Mention - Behavioral & Social Sciences | Sydney Maxfield &Catherine Ferguson | Cottonwood Elementary | Elementary | Brainstorm |
| Honorable Mention - Chemistry | Hannah Neilson | Fox Hills Elementary | Elementary | Adding Fuel to the Fire |
| Honorable Mention - Engineering & Computer Science | Adrian Sucahyo | Oakridge Elementary | Elementary | Stone Bridge Designs |
| Honorable Mention - Environmental Science | Ellie De Groote | Neil Armstrong Academy | Elementary | Get The Lead Out! |
| Honorable Mention - Medicine & Health Sciences | Max Plumb | Eastwood Elementary | Elementary | No Batteries For Breakfast! |
| Honorable Mention - Medicine & Health Sciences | Elisa Tsalpatouros | Morningside Elementary | Elementary | Fighting Malaria with Plants? |
| Honorable Mention-Physics, Astronomy & Math | Caiden Martin | Howard Driggs Elementary | Elementary | Woods Strength |
| Honorable Mention-Physics, Astronomy & Math | Matthew McNamee | Oakridge Elementary | Elementary | Slingshot/Catapult, Distance vs. Force |
| American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics | Zane McFarland | Howard Driggs Elementary | Elementary | More Power To Ya! |
| US Navy | Ella Kortbawi & Rachel Willick | Morningside Elementary | Elementary | Sun Protection in our clothes |
| Broadcom Masters - 6th Grade | Kate Marberger | Howard Driggs Elementary | Elementary | Cup? Case? Counter? Drawer? |
| National Center for Women and Information Technology - Honorable Mention | Pardis Moradi | Mill Creek Elementary | Elementary | Do You Have Nerve? |
| National Center for Women and Information Technology - Honorable Mention | Adelle Oates | Fox Hills Elementary | Elementary | What Things, when Dissolved into Water, Conduct Electricity the Best? |
| National Center for Women and Information Technology - Honorable Mention | Hannah Neilson | Fox Hills Elementary | Elementary | Adding Fuel to the Fire |
| National Center for Women and Information Technology - Honorable Mention | Katie Pierce | Oakridge Elementary | Elementary | Protists in Your Pond |
| Utah 4-H - First Prize | Kayla Long | Mill Creek Elementary | Elementary | Does it matter what kind of liquid you take with your medication? |
| Utah 4-H - Honorable Mention | Quinn Johnson | Morningside Elementary | Elementary | Pendulum Properties |
| US Air Force | Kate Marberger | Howard Driggs Elementary | Elementary | Cup? Case? Counter? Drawer? |
| The Association for Women Geoscientists | Ellie De Groote | Neil Armstrong Academy | Elementary | Get The Lead Out! |
| American Society of Civil Engineers - Junior Division | Talmage Barney | Wasatch Jr. High | Junior | Effectiveness of Murray City vs. UDOT's De-icing Methods |
| American Society of Civil Engineers - Senior Division | Shalini Kasera | Wasatch Jr. High | Senior | The Wait Ends Now |
| The Association for Women Geoscientists - Junior Division | Kate De Groote | Churchill Jr. High | Junior | H2Ocean Power |
| The Leonardo - Senior Division | Cort Olschewski | Hunter High | Senior | Converting Optical Computer Mice to Optical Drawing Apparatuses |
| US Navy - Junior Division | Baran Cinbis | Wasatch Jr. High | Junior | Solar Energy-More with Less |
| National Center for Women and Information Technology - Junior Division First Prize | Delaney Brown | Olympus Jr. High | Junior | Just a Spoonful of ROBOTS Helps the Medicine Go Down |
| National Center for Women and Information Technology - Senior Division First Prize | Suzi Creveling | Churchill Jr. High | Senior | Parabolic Catapult Launch |
| 4-H - Senior Division First Prize | Cort Olschewski | Hunter High | Senior | Converting Optical Computer Mice to Optical Drawing Apparatuses |
| 4-H Honorable Mention | Alex Mills | Eisenhower Jr. High | Junior | Partial Perpetual Motion Machine |
| 4-H Honorable Mention | Ian Moore | Eisenhower Jr. High | Junior | Computer D.J. |
| 4-H Honorable Mention | Jackson Elder | Wasatch Jr. High | Junior | To the Skies |
| Westminster College - $1,000 Scholarships | Hanah Morin & Madalyn Durrant | Granite Technical Institute | Senior | Congressional Representatives' Changes in Voting in Regard to Agricultural Legislation |
| Westminster College - $1,000 Scholarships | Monica Martinez | Granite Technical Institute | Senior | Using HPLC to Isolate the Antibacterial Protein of Bee Defensin-1 |