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2004 Results - Alphabetical Listing

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Carolyn Allen

Grade 8

Pleasant Middle School

Earth & Space Sciences

Good

Blowing in the wind


Jaime Amos

Grade 10

Upper Sandusky HS

Medicine & Health

Excellent

How does your heart rate?


Jocelyn Annett

Grade 8

Fredericktown Intermediate

Chemistry

Good

Which white makes your smile bright?


Jeff Atkinson

Grade 8

Dempsey MS

Microbiology

Superior

The ideal temperature for yeast


Michael Austin

Grade 7

Dempsey MS

Environmental Sciences

Superior

Under what conditions do photovoltaic cells work best?


Heather Axline

Grade 11

Ridgedale HS

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Superior

Sweeten up your memory


Nathan Bair

Grade 10

Upper Sandusky HS

Chemistry

Superior

Hydrogen for a better tomorrow


Richard Barnes

Grade 8

St. Joseph School

Chemistry

Excellent

Mummification


Chad Barson

Grade 7

Olentangy Shanahan MS

Physics

Superior

Paper towel absorbency and wet strength: which is best?


Anne Bauer

Grade 8

Dempsey MS

Chemistry

Superior

Paper's pH pHactor


Kelsey Beals

Grade 6

Olentangy Shanahan MS

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Excellent

Does exposure to light affect a mouse's memory?


Eric Benedetti

Grade 8

Mt. Vernon MS

Physics

Superior

Which nozzle produces more thrust?


Scott Billeg

Grade 10

Upper Sandusky HS

Computer Science

Excellent

The effect of heat on common modern computer processors


Ivan Bissett

Grade 7

Fredericktown Intermediate

Engineering

Superior

Solar snack


Ann Marie Bradish

Grade 6

Olentangy Liberty MS

Medicine & Health

Excellent

Which skin lotion is best?


Emily Branstool

Grade 9

East Knox HS

Botany

Superior

Flower power


Ben Brittsan

Grade 7

Buckeye Valley MS

Engineering

Superior

Paintball. Is the price worth it?


Kevin Brodman

Grade 8

Union Middle School

Medicine & Health

Superior

The effect of caffeine on the development and survival of mealworms


Andey Brown

Grade 8

Fredericktown Intermediate

Botany

Excellent

Catchin' some rays


Lauren Bruynis

Grade 8

Union Middle School

Superior

Organic vs. chemical fertilizers - which is better for growth and which helps conserve the soil and our ecosystem


Sean Bryant

Grade 7

Fredericktown Intermediate

Environmental Sciences

Excellent

Fat sheep


Stewart Carpenter

Grade 7

Dempsey MS

Physics

Superior

Why teardrops are aerodynamic


Chelsea Clark

Grade 8

East Knox Jr High

Physics

Superior

Watts up Doc?


Evan Cochran

Grade 7

Galion MS

Medicine & Health

Excellent

What commonly drank beverage stains your teeth the most?


Rick Conley

Grade 7

Ridgedale Jr HS

Physics

Excellent

Gone fishing


Alex Cook

Grade 7

Fredericktown Intermediate

Chemistry

Excellent

Spike


Patrick Crow

Grade 8

Danville Middle School

Physics

Good

Solar cells


Nick Cunningham

Grade 7

Ridgedale Jr HS

Chemistry

Excellent

Does your cereal have a magnetic personality?


Lacy Daughenbaugh

Grade 8

Union Middle School

Superior

Does electricity stimulate nerves?


Evan Deacon

Grade 6

Olentangy Liberty MS

Physics

Excellent

Will it float?


Glenn DeWitt

Grade 7

Galion MS

Earth & Space Sciences

Excellent

What ground material absorbs the most water?


Dennis Dibling

Grade 9

Ridgedale HS

Chemistry

Excellent

A sticky situation


Kurt Dobbins

Grade 8

East Knox Jr High

Physics

Excellent

A hole in one


Matt Dotson

Grade 10

Wynford High School

Environmental Sciences

Excellent

Comparison of bioassay to chemical soil testing


Jemma Dougherty

Grade 8

Dempsey MS

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Superior

Breakfast: to eat or not to eat


Alex Douglas

Grade 8

Fredericktown Intermediate

Environmental Sciences

Superior

Protective waste


Danny Drew

Grade 7

Baker Middle School

Mathematics

Excellent

Euchre probability


Delaney Drew

Grade 8

Baker Middle School

Medicine & Health

Superior

Does exercise affect nail growth?


Autumn Durbin

Grade 9

East Knox HS

Medicine & Health

Excellent

Does hypothermia affect a person's reflexes?


Michael Eades

Grade 8

Pleasant Middle School

Computer Science

Excellent

Magnets and floppy disks


Kyle Eberst

Grade 7

St. Mary

Chemistry

Excellent

Are your baby's jammies safe?


Calvin Edwards

Grade 8

Dempsey MS

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Good

Which gender has the best short term memory?


Peyton Efaw

Grade 6

St. Joseph School

Good

Solar and lunar eclipses


Tasha Elkins

Grade 7

Fredericktown Intermediate

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Excellent

In living color?


Sarah Ellis

Grade 7

Mt. Vernon MS

Environmental Sciences

Superior

Which material makes the best insulator?


Tiffany Elsea

Grade 10

Upper Sandusky HS

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Superior

The Mozart effect: does music affect learning?


Kathryn Exline

Grade 8

Dempsey MS

Medicine & Health

Superior

In the loop: a study of fingerprint characteristics


Kyle Fisher

Grade 9

Ridgedale HS

Physics

Good

Which battery brand can hold the most energy?


Andrea Fitzgibbon

Grade 8

Pleasant Middle School

Chemistry

Excellent

Which of these two methods, evaporation or sealed-jar, makes the largest crystal growth in a supersaturated solution?


Brad Flinchbaugh

Grade 7

Baker Middle School

Physics

Excellent

Weight distribution of downhill racecars


Reed Fogle

Grade 8

Dempsey MS

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Superior

Exercise: perception vs. reality


Jessica Foust

Grade 9

Ridgedale HS

Chemistry

Excellent

Detergent dilemma


Emilee Fraizer

Grade 8

St. Joseph School

Environmental Sciences

Excellent

Coca-Cola


Neeral Gandhi

Grade 8

Pleasant Middle School

Medicine & Health

Superior

Analysis of electrical activity of the heart during cardiac resynchronization therapy in patients with congestive heart failure


Emily Gantz

Grade 7

Fredericktown Intermediate

Chemistry

Superior

What's eating your teeth?


Tess Gerber

Grade 7

Marysville MS

Chemistry

Excellent

Cleaning grease stains


Adam Giles

Grade 7

Baker Middle School

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Excellent

Which age group and gender has the fastest reaction time?


Torrie Goudy

Grade 8

Galion MS

Chemistry

Excellent

Does surface texture affect water absorbency?


Marissa Graham

Grade 7

Marysville MS

Zoology

Excellent

Which do dogs prefer: homemade or packaged treats?


John Greenzalis

Grade 8

Olentangy Shanahan MS

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Excellent

How do outside noises affect reading comprehension?


Gary Gregg

Grade 7

Fredericktown Intermediate

Botany

Excellent

Sow your wild wheat


Emily Halcomb

Grade 7

Fredericktown Intermediate

Chemistry

Excellent

Who's on fire?


Christopher Halmbacher

Grade 7

Buckeye Valley MS

Environmental Sciences

Excellent

Is vermicomposting an efficient, clean, and low maintenance way of getting rid of garbage?


Sarah Hamilton

Grade 9

Ridgedale HS

Chemistry

Excellent

Stuck on you


Rachel Hartong

Grade 6

Mt. Vernon MS

Medicine & Health

Superior

Will music affect a child's heart rate


Eugene Haslehurst

Grade 9

East Knox HS

Chemistry

Excellent

Which different soaps make the most bubbles?


Michael Hayes

Grade 6

Mt. Vernon MS

Environmental Sciences

Superior

How do earthworms affect our soil?


Rachel Heckathorn

Grade 8

Baker Middle School

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Excellent

Auditory vs. visual


Jakob Hoellerbauer

Grade 6

Olentangy Shanahan MS

Environmental Sciences

Superior

How to prevent soil erosion


Simon Hoellerbauer

Grade 6

Olentangy Shanahan MS

Environmental Sciences

Superior

A bug's life


Cameron Hoerig

Grade 8

Union Middle School

Superior

Does electricity stimulate nerves?


Rachel Humberson

Grade 7

Galion MS

Physics

Good

Which substance holds the most heat?


Christy Ison

Grade 6

St. Joseph School

Good

Solar and lunar eclipses


Alexis Johnson

Grade 8

East Knox Jr High

Microbiology

Excellent

The bread test


Brenton Johnson

Grade 7

Olentangy Shanahan MS

Environmental Sciences

Superior

How does fertilizer affect grass growth?


Martha Johnson

Grade 8

Dempsey MS

Botany

Superior

Beam me up: a fungal response to light


Chelsea Jones

Grade 7

Fredericktown Intermediate

Chemistry

Superior

Anything you can do I can do better


Holly Jones

Grade 7

Ridgedale Jr HS

Medicine & Health

Excellent

Got drinks


Tyler Joseph

Grade 8

Ridgedale Jr HS

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Good

Got memory?


Chelsea Jury

Grade 8

Union Middle School

Botany

Excellent

Effects of chemical and natural fertilizers on grass


Jackie Kannan

Grade 8

Pleasant Middle School

Chemistry

Superior

Which type of orange juice retains vitamin C better?


Scott Keller

Grade 8

St. Joseph School

Physics

Excellent

Baseball bats


Michael King

Grade 7

Dempsey MS

Environmental Sciences

Excellent

Watts up with light bulb efficiency


Rachael Kline

Grade 7

Fredericktown Intermediate

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Superior

Sleep on it


Ben Koehler

Grade 10

Upper Sandusky HS

Physics

Excellent

The voltage of sound


Kurt Kostyu

Grade 8

Dempsey MS

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Excellent

Lunacy: fact or fiction? A study of lunar phases and student behavior


Austin LaForest

Grade 6

St. Joseph School

Excellent

Guinea pigs and hamsters


Elisabeth Lahrman

Grade 8

Olentangy Liberty MS

Physics

Superior

The effects of different salts on the freezing point of water


Kaylyn Lambert

Grade 11

Ridgedale HS

Chemistry

Excellent

Got fat?


James Lance

Grade 8

Dempsey MS

Chemistry

Superior

Which coffee gives you more bang for your buck?


Emily Lanzillotta

Grade 8

Olentangy Shanahan MS

Environmental Sciences

Superior

What is the water quality of the Olentangy River, based on nitrate, pH, temperature, turbidity, and dissolved oxygen?


Chloe Lash

Grade 5

St. Paul Lutheran

Physics

Excellent

Does static electricity cause movement?


Hailey Leatherman

Grade 8

St. Mary

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Superior

Can your handwriting say something about you?


Bailey Lohr

Grade 8

Union Middle School

Medicine & Health

Excellent

The effects of caffeine on human pulse rate


Emily Long

Grade 7

Buckeye Valley MS

Biochemistry

Superior

Mehndi


Rachel Lust

Grade 8

Pleasant Middle School

Chemistry

Excellent

Which type of scented candle burns the longest?


Emily Lydic

Grade 7

North Union MS

Zoology

Superior

Coloring chicks inside the egg


Brandon MacLean

Grade 8

Fredericktown Intermediate

Engineering

Superior

Gear up with sprockets


Carolyn MacNaughton

Grade 8

Dempsey MS

Engineering

Superior

Wood strength take a plunge?


Nick Maloney

Grade 8

Mt. Vernon MS

Physics

Superior

Incandescent light efficiency vs. fluorescent light efficiency


Christopher Manganello

Grade 8

Dempsey MS

Botany

Excellent

Phototropism II: growing on the subject


Megan Marks

Grade 7

St. Mary

Medicine & Health

Excellent

What type of sunscreen works best? Does expired sunscreen work?


Lizzie Martin

Grade 7

North Union MS

Chemistry

Excellent

Can blood be found on a surface after it has been sanitized?


Alyssa Mathews

Grade 11

Ridgedale HS

Medicine & Health

Excellent

Melanoma madness


Lauren McComas

Grade 8

Baker Middle School

Mathematics

Superior

Can fractions be substituted for primes in the RSA cryptosystem?


Benjamin McDonald

Grade 8

Dempsey MS

Environmental Sciences

Superior

Animal manure: a real gas


Erin McIlvain

Grade 8

Mt. Vernon MS

Chemistry

Superior

Affect of pH on natural dyes


Aaron McKelvy

Grade 8

Ridgedale Jr HS

Chemistry

Excellent

Differences in firewood


Stephanie McKinney

Grade 11

Ridgedale HS

Chemistry

Excellent

Stain removal


Katlin McNally

Grade 8

Dempsey MS

Botany

Superior

Watering methods and plant root development


Jessica McQuigg

Grade 7

Mt. Vernon MS

Chemistry

Excellent

Hard stains: common removers


Wes Meadows

Grade 7

Ridgedale Jr HS

Physics

Excellent

Rocket engines


Ashley Miller

Grade 7

Fredericktown Intermediate

Botany

Excellent

Rose colored glasses


Jessica Mowry

Grade 11

Ridgedale HS

Chemistry

Superior

Which fruit contains the most vitamin C?


Mark Mygrant

Grade 9

Ridgedale HS

Physics

Good

Angle of attack


Benjamin Nauman

Grade 7

North Union MS

Chemistry

Superior

Which carpet cleaner works best?


Tim Nelin

Grade 7

Olentangy Shanahan MS

Zoology

Excellent

Does temperature affect the growth of paramecium caudatum?


Catherine Novack

Grade 6

St. Joseph School

Medicine & Health

Excellent

Bee products and your health


Michael Novack

Grade 7

St. Joseph School

Medicine & Health

Excellent

The benefits of capsaicin


Robert Oberdier

Grade 8

Ridgedale Jr HS

Chemistry

Satisfactory

Firewood


Shane Oliver

Grade 11

Ridgedale HS

Chemistry

Excellent

Can nails be rustproofed?


Kyle Oney

Grade 8

Baker Middle School

Microbiology

Superior

Only money from an ATM?


Emily Orians

Grade 10

Upper Sandusky HS

Earth & Space Sciences

Superior

Solar declination and its effect on the accuracy of sundials


Bethany Osborne

Grade 10

Upper Sandusky HS

Chemistry

Superior

Fuel efficiency


Kristen Outland

Grade 10

Upper Sandusky HS

Medicine & Health

Superior

Sleep apnea


Addie Pritchard

Grade 8

Fredericktown Intermediate

Botany

Good

Got calcium?


Corey Prosser

Grade 8

Fredericktown Intermediate

Chemistry

Good

Extremely flammable


Sarah Rathburn

Grade 10

Upper Sandusky HS

Medicine & Health

Superior

Teenage depression: which teenagers suffer from it more?


Andrew Rea

Grade 8

Dempsey MS

Earth & Space Sciences

Superior

Preventing earthquake induced soil liquefaction


Hannah Reid

Grade 8

Union Middle School

Superior

Organic vs. chemical fertilizers - which is better for growth and which helps conserve the soil and our ecosystem


Jessie Reile

Grade 10

Upper Sandusky HS

Medicine & Health

Superior

How does the media affect girls' eating habits?


Breanna Rossman

Grade 9

East Knox HS

Medicine & Health

Superior

Forensic fingerprints


Jared Sand

Grade 7

Olentangy Liberty MS

Engineering

Superior

Trebuchet


Glynis Schumacher

Grade 6

Mt. Vernon MS

Physics

Excellent

Is a hovercraft's speed affected by the source of propulsion?


Andrea Schwarz

Grade 9

East Knox HS

Environmental Sciences

Superior

Is Kingsford charcoal better than generic brands?


Jeff Scott

Grade 7

Baker Middle School

Physics

Superior

Aerodynamics versus speed


Julie Seiter

Grade 8

Marysville MS

Earth & Space Sciences

Excellent

Keeping cool


Meredith Shick

Grade 10

Upper Sandusky HS

Medicine & Health

Excellent

Joints (types of joints)


Dani Smith

Grade 10

Upper Sandusky HS

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Superior

Does the eye see red first?


Jake Smith

Grade 8

Ridgedale Jr HS

Medicine & Health

Excellent

Capillaries in action


Abigail Sorrenson

Grade 6

St. Joseph School

Botany

Good

Soybeans


C.J. Spletter

Grade 7

Marysville MS

Physics

Superior

Temperature effects on rebound height


Angela St. John

Grade 8

Pleasant Middle School

Environmental Sciences

Excellent

Powering our country with trash


Calllie Staggers

Grade 9

East Knox HS

Physics

Good

Static electricity in the workplace


Katherine Stanfill

Grade 6

Olentangy Liberty MS

Botany

Superior

Soybean growth in different soils


Timothy Stanfill

Grade 8

Olentangy Liberty MS

Botany

Superior

Sinkers or floaters, which do you prefer?


Gideon Steed

Grade 12

Buckeye Valley HS

Zoology

Superior

A study of the relationship between enrichment foods and digestive distress in American bears


Jared Steed

Grade 10

Buckeye Valley HS

Environmental Sciences

Superior

Effects of paper sludge on reclaimed surface mined sites


Austin Stinemetz

Grade 7

North Union MS

Engineering

Excellent

Differences between rocket engines


Garrett Stough

Grade 7

St. Joseph School

Engineering

Superior

Siege engines


Danielle Strausbaugh

Grade 10

Upper Sandusky HS

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Superior

Do musical students have better coordination than non-musical students?


Michael Striker

Grade 6

St. Joseph School

Engineering

Excellent

Bridges


Sarah Striker

Grade 8

St. Joseph School

Chemistry

Good

Crystals


Kathryn Summers

Grade 6

Buckeye Valley MS

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Excellent

The effect of various sounds on napping preschool children


Emily Teater

Grade 7

Mt. Vernon MS

Physics

Good

Can a liquid conduct?


Tara Thacker

Grade 9

Ridgedale HS

Botany

Excellent

Something's slimy


Zacharias Tuggle

Grade 11

Home School

Engineering

Excellent

Let's get moving with static


Brian Ufferman

Grade 7

Dempsey MS

Earth & Space Sciences

Superior

Light bulb life versus on/off cycles


Whitnie Ullom

Grade 8

Buckeye Valley MS

Medicine & Health

Superior

Tongue size vs. how salty it tastes


John Varga

Grade 8

St. Mary

Environmental Sciences

Excellent

What building material does mold grow on the best?


Casey Walton

Grade 8

Union Middle School

Engineering

Good

The Stirling engine: will our future depend on our past?


Emily Weaver

Grade 9

East Knox HS

Chemistry

Superior

Pure silver?


Lara Weiss

Grade 8

St. Joseph School

Chemistry

Superior

Artificial snow


Kevin Wenig

Grade 9

Ridgedale HS

Botany

Excellent

What's your top soil?


Sara Wenig

Grade 11

Ridgedale HS

Medicine & Health

Excellent

Now we're six


Andrea Wigal

Grade 8

Buckeye Valley MS

Botany

Superior

In which soil will grass grow the fastest?


Erin Williams

Grade 7

Baker Middle School

Physics

Excellent

Which surface is better?


Matthew Williams

Grade 10

Upper Sandusky HS

Mathematics

Excellent

Candy-coated statistics


Steven Williams

Grade 8

Dempsey MS

Engineering

Excellent

Bikes: the power generators


Erin Wilson

Grade 8

Olentangy Shanahan MS

Medicine & Health

Superior

Temperature change and the human body


Crystal Wise

Grade 7

Fredericktown Intermediate

Environmental Sciences

Good

What's the dam's story?


Lauren Wisner

Grade 6

St. Joseph School

Excellent

Guinea pigs and hamsters


Rachel Wurm

Grade 7

St. Mary

Biochemistry

Good

Which cleaning and hygiene products are most effective in killing germs?


David Yarman

Grade 8

Mt. Vernon MS

Physics

Excellent

Which catapult is more efficient for distance?


Nathan Yaussy

Grade 12

Buckeye Valley HS

Zoology

Superior

Habitat preference and age distribution of road mortality snakes in the Killdeer Plains wildlife area


Donny Yoakam

Grade 7

St. Mary

Environmental Sciences

Excellent

What type of wood absorbs the most water?


Robert Zimmer

Grade 8

Buckeye Valley MS

Physics

Superior

Does trajectory affect distance traveled?


Evan Zimmerman

Grade 7

Marysville MS

Medicine & Health

Good

Are your reflexes faster before or after you eat?


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