Science, engineering fair winners: [ALL Edition]

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SECOND AWARD WINNERS ($250): Kiwanis Foundation of Worcester, J. Adams Holbrook Award, Alexis Simollardes, The Bromfield School (Harvard), Is Natural Rhythm a Function of the Heartbeat?; UMass Medical Center Naval Science Award, Christine Southworth, The Bromfield School, Statistical Analysis of Cancer Incidence; Wheelabrator-Millbury/Rockport Company, Therese Leonard, St. Peter- Marian Jr.-Sr. High School, Household Chemicals: Convenience or Cancer?; Neles-Jamesbury/Addison-Wesley, Stephen Richardson, Wachusett Regional High School, Design-Implementation and Application of a Robotic Arm (Part IV); American Chemical Society/ Addison-Wesley, Michael Fry, Wachusett Regional High School, Learning to Play Tic-Tac-Toe; Kiwanis Club of South Worcester/ Addison-Wesley, Crystal Campaigne, The Bromfield School, Does Road Salt Affect the Rate of Photosynthesis of Pinus Strobus and Juniperus Virginianra?; Norton Company/Addison-Wesley, Kimberly Gantz, The Bromfield School, The Epidemiology of Group A Streptococcal Bacteria in Grade School Children; Raytheon Company/ Addison-Wesley, Christine Houde, Marian High School (Framingham), The Effects of Gender on the Cognitive Ability of Adults; Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering/Addison- Wesley, Renee Charpentier, Marian High School, The Levels of Electromagnetic Fields in the Typical Home; Wyman-Gordon Foundation/ Addison-Wesley, Kristin O'Connor, Hopkinton Jr.-Sr. High School, What Factors Stimulate Certain Species of Lepidoptera to Nectar?; Massachusetts Medical Society/Fallon Community Health Plan/Addison Wesley, Valerie Marchi, Marian High School, Extraction of Impurities from Commercial Soap; Morgan Construction Company/Paul Revere Insurance Group/Addison-Wesley, Sonia Szlyk, Wachusett Regional High School, The Effects of Electrically Produced Action Potential on the Venus Flytrap.

WORCESTER - Here are the winners of the 38th annual Worcester Regional Science & Engineering Fair held earlier this month at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It was sponsored by the Alliance For Education. Listings include award sponsor, student's name, school, and project title.

FIRST AWARD WINNERS ($500): BASF Bioresearch Corp. Naval Science Award, Sasha Javid, Marlboro High School, Roller Coasters; KomTek Corp. Naval Science Award, Jonah Peskin, Wachusett Regional High School (Holden), Ultrasonic Tracking of a Semi-Autonomous Mobile Robot.

SECOND AWARD WINNERS ($250): Kiwanis Foundation of Worcester, J. Adams Holbrook Award, Alexis Simollardes, The Bromfield School (Harvard), Is Natural Rhythm a Function of the Heartbeat?; UMass Medical Center Naval Science Award, Christine Southworth, The Bromfield School, Statistical Analysis of Cancer Incidence; Wheelabrator-Millbury/Rockport Company, Therese Leonard, St. Peter- Marian Jr.-Sr. High School, Household Chemicals: Convenience or Cancer?; Neles-Jamesbury/Addison-Wesley, Stephen Richardson, Wachusett Regional High School, Design-Implementation and Application of a Robotic Arm (Part IV); American Chemical Society/ Addison-Wesley, Michael Fry, Wachusett Regional High School, Learning to Play Tic-Tac-Toe; Kiwanis Club of South Worcester/ Addison-Wesley, Crystal Campaigne, The Bromfield School, Does Road Salt Affect the Rate of Photosynthesis of Pinus Strobus and Juniperus Virginianra?; Norton Company/Addison-Wesley, Kimberly Gantz, The Bromfield School, The Epidemiology of Group A Streptococcal Bacteria in Grade School Children; Raytheon Company/ Addison-Wesley, Christine Houde, Marian High School (Framingham), The Effects of Gender on the Cognitive Ability of Adults; Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering/Addison- Wesley, Renee Charpentier, Marian High School, The Levels of Electromagnetic Fields in the Typical Home; Wyman-Gordon Foundation/ Addison-Wesley, Kristin O'Connor, Hopkinton Jr.-Sr. High School, What Factors Stimulate Certain Species of Lepidoptera to Nectar?; Massachusetts Medical Society/Fallon Community Health Plan/Addison Wesley, Valerie Marchi, Marian High School, Extraction of Impurities from Commercial Soap; Morgan Construction Company/Paul Revere Insurance Group/Addison-Wesley, Sonia Szlyk, Wachusett Regional High School, The Effects of Electrically Produced Action Potential on the Venus Flytrap.

THIRD AWARD WINNERS ($100): Southern Worcester County Conservation District/Addison-Wesley, Benjamin Lipchak, Massachusetts Academy of Mathematics and Science, Character Recognition: A Reading Machine for the Blind; Allegro Microsystems/ Glencoe-McGraw Hill, Michael Javid, Marlboro High School, Modern Missile Systems of the World; S. Ralph Cross and Sons/Glencoe- McGraw Hill, Elizabeth Borghese, Marian High School, The Effects of Different Nutrient Solutions on the Hydroponically Grown Raphanus Sativa; Worcester District Medical Society/Glencoe-McGraw Hill, Julia M. Boyko, Marian High School, Optical Illusions: The Difference in Perception Between Right and Left Handed Males and Females; Spag's Supply, Jesse Campaigne, The Bromfield School, The Production of Buckminster-Fullerness (Part 2); American Association of University Women (Worcester Branch), Christine M. Beberdick, Marian High School, Oil Spill Cleanup Methods on Ashland Reservoir Water; Cranston Print Works Company, Alice Eubank, The Bromfield School, Child Psychology/Racial Awareness in Children; Massachusetts Association for Medical Technology, Cheryl Gordon, Marian High School, Personality Traits of Twins: Identical vs. Fraternal; Massachusetts Association of Science Supervisors (South Central Section), Alyson Cavicchi, Hopkinton Jr.-Sr. High School, The Effectiveness of the Neutralization of Acids in Bodies of Water; Massachusetts Biotechnology Research Institute, Shannon Ratay, Marian High School, Toothpaste Evaluation; State Mutual Companies, Matthew Johnson, Wachusett Regional High School, User Interactions With Robotic Manipulation Devices; Worcester County Institution for Savings, Tim Doherty, Wachusett Regional High School, pH of Precipitation and Storm Characteristics; Worcester Consortium for Higher Education/Water Quality Resources Study Group, Christine Ciccone, St. Peter-Marian Jr.-Sr. High School, How Do You Trap Particles Released From Burning Trash?

FOURTH AWARD WINNERS ($50): Society of Women Engineers (Boston Section), Diana Fitek, The Bromfield School, Population Changes in Freshwater Organisms Correlate with Changes in the Physical Environment; Society of Women Engineers (Boston Section), Mara Abdel- Azim, Hopkinton Jr.-Sr. High School, Carbon Monoxide Levels in the Home; Shawmut Bank, Ben Recht, Wachusett Regional High School, A Wave Analysis of Real and Digitized Sound; Kiwanis Foundation of Worcester, Anne Marie Willetts, Marian High School, How Safe is Your Pool?; UMass Medical Center, Caitlin Krause, The Bromfield School, Matching Water Remedies to Water Quality Tests; Wheelabrator- Millbury, Erik Berg, Auburn High School, The Effects of Heat on the Resilience of Golf Balls; Kiwanis Club of South Worcester, Andrew Whitmore, Wachusett Regional High School, Application of a Wind Tunnel to Study the Aerodynamic Lift of a Roof; Southern Worcester County Conservation District, Sean Ferris, Wachusett Regional High School, Thermal Properties of Silica Aerogel; Southern Worcester County Conservation District, Joe Kalinowski, Wachusett Regional High School, Profile: The Professional Filing System; S. Ralph Cross and Sons, Geetha Govindarajan, Marlboro High School, Solar Collectors; Worcester District Medical Society, Vinita Misra, Hopkinton Jr.-Sr. High School, Spectrophotometric Analysis of Sun Blocks; AJM Metal Products Company/Shawmut Bank, Patrick King, Wachusett Regional High School, The Effects of a Variable Delay Time on a Computer Simulated Hydrolic Control; Society of Microbiology/ Webco Chemical Corporation, Lindsay C. Seward, Hopkinton Jr.-Sr. High School, A Quantitative Analysis of Caffeine in Various Beverages.

SCHOOL AWARD WINNERS: BASF Bioresearch Corporation ($500), Marlboro High School; KomTek Corporation ($500), Wachusett Regional High School; Kiwanis Foundation of Worcester J. Adams Holbrook Award ($200), The Bromfield School; U-Mass Medical Center ($200), The Bromfield School; Wheelabrator-Millbury ($200), St. Peter-Marian Jr.- Sr. High School; Neles-Jamesbury ($50), Wachusett Regional High School; Connecticut Valley Biological Supply ($25 Gift Certificate), Wachusett Regional High School.