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Welcome to the 2019 Colorado Science & Engineering Fair

Congratulations to this year’s CSEF Finalists. The dedication displayed by each and every participant is commendable. Each of you is already a winner, having completed a self-directed scientific research project and earned the opportunity to represent your region at the state level. We are all here to celebrate your success and applaud your parents, teachers and mentors for their enthusiastic support. From start to finish, and at all levels of participation, the science and engineering fair experience is one not only of competition, but also of camaraderie, creativity and education. Well done Finalists!

This is my 20th year as the

director of the CSEF and I must say, I have enjoyed meeting so many great students over the years – many of whom I am still friends with!

The success of each year’s CSEF

is directly dependent upon the support of public and private organizations, government agencies, school districts and universities, as well as the efforts of hundreds of committed volunteers. I want to say thank you to the members of the Board of Directors who oversee the nonprofit organization, the members of the Advisory Council who aid me in making sure

everything runs smoothly; the judges; and hundreds of on-site volunteers who do the actual work during the CSEF.

I would also like to say thank you

for the support given to me by my colleagues in the CNS Education & Outreach Center (EOC) at Colorado State University. CSEF has called the EOC home for the past 20 years and the EOC is proud to include the state science fair as one of its many outreach endeavors in the area of science and mathematics education.

Each year, the CSEF sends the

top senior division projects to compete in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, being held this year in Phoenix, AZ May 12 - 17, 2017. These students join the 20 or so other students who attend representing their regional science fair. I wish these students good luck and I know they will represent the state of Colorado well.

The top junior division projects

are nominated to complete the application process for the Broadcom MASTERS competition. Each year, 300 semi-finalists are chosen from the thousands who enter and from those, 30 finalists are awarded a trip to compete for up to $25,000 in scholarship funds.

Colorado also had Alyssa Rawinski, a 12th grade student from Monte Vista High School selected as Semi-Finalists for the Regeneron Science Talent Search. She and her school received $2,000. Congratulations Alyssa!

As usual, we aim to make each

year’s CSEF better and better. We have recruited over 200 grand award judges to help us choose the 1st, 2nd, 3rd place and honorable mention winners. And we have been working hard to expand our Special Award Organizations list and have approximately 80 companies, organizations, and individuals providing awards to students based on criteria they are interested in. And we have recently created a title sponsorship opportunity that we hope a generous organization will step forward and fill soon.

Thank you so much for

attending and I look forward to many more years as the CSEF Director. Sincerely, Courtney Butler CSEF Executive Director

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64th Annual Colorado Science & Engineering Fair Thursday, April 11, 2019

Finalist Schedule

8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. SRC Interviews – Interviews must be done BEFORE a project may be set up. Room 308/310

9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Junior and Senior Division Finalist Check-In Grand Ballroom Foyer

Finalists MUST stay with their exhibit until Display & Safety Inspection has been done and an Official Photo has been taken. Finalists must be out of the exhibit areas by 11:30 a.m.

9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Tour Ticket Pick-Up & Sales Room 322

1:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Judging – Students must be at their exhibits for interviews. Grand Ballroom

Adult Schedule

1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. ISEF Rules Update & Discussion Room 324

2:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Professional Development for Teachers – Using Pre-Existing Data Sets in Science Fair Projects – Colorado Earth System Science Collaborative Room 324

Judging Schedule

9:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Grand Awards Judge Captains’ Briefing LSC Theater

10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Grand Awards Judges’ Briefing LSC Theater

11:15 a.m. – 12:00 noon Grand Awards Judges’ Luncheon LSC Theater Lobby

12:15 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Special Awards Judges’ Briefing North Ballroom

12:00 noon – 5:00 p.m. Judging Grand Ballroom

11:30 – 12:30 p.m. Grand Award Judges only may enter the exhibit area. Judges only in the exhibit area.

12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Special Award Judges may enter the exhibit area. Judges only in the exhibit area.

1:30 – 5:00 p.m. Students will be at their exhibits for interviews.

5:30 p.m. Exhibit area is locked. Final judging continues. Only Judging Captains and SRC Members are permitted in the exhibit area at this time.

Friday, April 12, 2019 10:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. CSEF Finalist Exhibits Open to the Public and the Media Grand Ballroom

8:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Special Showing of “Science Fair: What’s the Big Idea?” Movie w/Panel of Past ISEF Participants LSC Theater

11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Tours – Registration is required.

2:00 p.m. Finalist Ballots for Student Choice and Poster Contest are due. Registration Booth

6:00 p.m. CSEF Awards Ceremony Timberline Church

Saturday, April 12, 2019 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. CSEF Finalist Exhibits Open to the Public and the Media

Finalists MUST be at their projects for interaction with the public. Grand Ballroom

9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Advisory Council & Regional Fair Directors Meeting – open to all Room 322

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon Pizza Party - Finalists, adult sponsors, & family members are invited. Finalists must be present to win door prizes!

Grand Ballroom Foyer

11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Exhibit Dismantling - Everything must be removed by 1:00 p.m. Grand Ballroom

12:00 noon – 2:00 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting – open to all Room 322

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2019 Colorado Science & Engineering Fair Film & Panel Discussion

“Science Fair: What’s the Big Idea?” A National Geographic Documentary Film

April 12, 2019 @ 8:15 a.m.

Colorado State University Theater

About the Film: Hailed by critics as "immensely likeable," "brilliant and quirky" and an "ode to the teenage science geeks on who our future depends," and winner of the audience award at Sundance and SXSW. National Geographic Documentary Films' SCIENCE FAIR follows nine high school students from around the globe as they navigate rivalries, setbacks and, of course, hormones, on their journey to compete at The [Intel] International Science and Engineering Fair. As 1,700 of the smartest, quirkiest teens from 78 different countries face off, only one will be named Best in Fair. The film, from Fusion Media and directed by the DuPont Award-winning and Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaking team Cristina Costantini and Darren Foster, offers a front seat to the victories, defeats and motivations of an incredible group of young men and women who are on a path to change their lives, and the world, through science.

About the Panel: Colorado has had its own share of stories similar to those shown in the film. Get a chance to ask a panel of students and teachers who have attended the Intel ISEF what it’s really like and what the experience has meant to them. Loree’ Harvey – Monte Vista High School, CSEF Teacher of the Year 2014 Molly Nehring – Monte Vista High School, Intel ISEF 2016 – 2018 Casey Shaw – Colorado State University, Intel ISEF 2015 – 2018

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2019 Colorado Science & Engineering Fair Tours Friday, April 12, 2019

Morning Tours

1A Human Anatomy – Junior Division Tour starts at 11:00 a.m. Presented by Katie Brown 2A Fort Collins Historic Weather Station Tour Tour starts at 11:00 a.m. Presented by Noah Newman 8A Electron Microscopy Demo Tour starts at 11:00 a.m. Presented by Pat McCurdy, Christopehr Rithner &

Karolien Denef 9A Star Lab Presentation starts at 11:00 a.m. Presented by Timnath Elementary School students 10 Powerhouse Tour – OFF CAMPUS Tour begins at 11:00 a.m. Presented by CSU Powerhouse Energy Campus 15A High Tech Rocks Science Exploration Activity starts at 11:00 a.m. Presented by the CSU STEM Educator’s Club 17A Intro to Veterinary Medicine Tour starts at 11:00 a.m. Presented by Dr. Bob Lee 18A The Art & Science of Wheat Presentation starts at 11:00 a.m. Presented by the Dept. of Soil & Crop Sciences 20A Journey Through Space and Time in 3D Presentation begins at 11:00 a.m. Presented by Dr. Andrew Warnock 22A CSU Campus Tour Tour begins at 11:30 a.m. Presented by CSU Student Ambassadors 30A Tour of Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering Tour begins at 11:00 a.m. Presented by Engineering Student Ambassadors

Afternoon Tours

1B Human Anatomy – Senior Division Tour starts at 2:00 p.m. Presented by Logan Mansfield & Ricardo Vazquez 2B Fort Collins Historic Weather Station Tour Tour starts at 2:00 p.m. Presented by Noah Newman 5 The Last Flight of 746 (Forensic Science) Presentation starts at 12:30 p.m. Presented by Dr. Bob Morrow, CSEF Alumni 8B Electron Microscopy Demo Presentation starts at 2:30 p.m. Presented by Pat McCurdy, Christopher Rithner &

Karolien Denef 9B Star Lab Presentation starts at 12:30 p.m. Presented by Timnath Elementary School students 11 CSU Museum of Arthropod Biodiversity Presentation starts at 1:00 p.m. Presented by CSU’s Entomology Club 15B Solar Cars Science Exploration Activity begins at 1:30 p.m. Presented by the CSU STEM Educator’s Club 17B Intro to Veterinary Medicine Tour begins at 2:00 p.m. Presented by Dr. Bob Lee 18B The Art & Science of Wheat Presentation starts at 1:30 p.m. Presented by the Dept. of Soil & Crop Sciences 19 Medical Mysteries Activity begins at 1:30 p.m. Presented by CSU Senior Microbiology Students 20B Journey Through Space and Time in 3D Presentation begins at 12:30 p.m. Presented by Dr. Andrew Warnock 20C Journey Through Space and Time in 3D Presentation begins at 1:45 p.m. Presented by Dr. Andrew Warnock 22B CSU Campus Tour Tour begins at 12:30 p.m. Presented by CSU Student Ambassadors 30B Tour of Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering Tour begins at 12:00 p.m. Presented by Engineering Student Ambassadors 30C Tour of Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering Tour begins at 1:00 p.m. Presented by Engineering Student Ambassadors

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2019 Colorado Science & Engineering Fair Sponsors & Contributors

The Colorado State Science Fair, Inc. is an independent, nonprofit organization. For this reason, CSSF, Inc. is totally dependent upon the generous donations of those private businesses, organizations, and individuals that provide support for the prize money, the ISEF trips, and other expenses. We thank you for encouraging Colorado's young scientists, engineers, and mathematicians through your generous support.

Diamond Sponsors provide support of $10,000 or more

Office of the Provost & Executive Vice President

College of Natural Sciences CNS Education & Outreach Center

Walter Scott, Jr. College of Engineering

Platinum Sponsors

provide support of $5,000 - $9,999

Broadcom Foundation Lockheed Martin

US Department of Commerce/NOAA

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2019 Colorado Science & Engineering Fair Sponsors & Contributors

Gold Sponsors provide support of $2,500 - $4,999

Colorado Dental Association Society of Petroleum Engineers, Denver Section

Silver Sponsors provide support of $1,000 - $2,499

Sam & Eileen Bartlett Black & Veatch

CableLabs City Light & Power, Inc.

Colorado Medical Society Education Foundation IEEE, Denver Section

National Renewable Energy Laboratory Seagate Technology

Dr. Larry & Carol Sveum

Copper Sponsors provide support of $500 - $749

Michael Bemski Colorado Engineering Council

Exponential Engineering Company Galvanic Engineering

Home Advisor Lab Society

Optimal Schedule San Luis Valley Regional Science Fair, Inc.

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2019 Colorado Science & Engineering Fair Sponsors & Contributors

Contributors provide support of $499 or less

Colorado BioScience Institute Colorado Rural Electric Association

Kristi Mountain Sports Langmack Medical Communications

ProSports Scheevel Geo Technologies, LLC

Lucy & Ed Adams Alfred Bedard, Jr.

Thomas Butts Kevin & Ann Cooney

Karl Dise Monica Engler

Michael Giallanza Carol & Charles Haggans

Gina Holland & Isaac Britton Dr. David & Vonda Holm

Mala & TS Kalkur Kevin Keirn

Dan Kowal & Karen McCarthy George & Rebecca Lenz

Lale Lovell Ron McDaniel

Dr. Woody Moss Jennifer & Matt Nehring

Jody & Floyd Oaks Bill & Sandra Ray

Jennie Ridgley Dwayne & Margaret Romero

Thomas Salmon & Kay Duncan Joanne & Patrick San Nicholas

Michel Schuh Tonggui Yang RedLion York

Pizza Party Door Prize Donors The CSEF Pizza party will be held Saturday, April 13th starting at 11 a.m. outside the Grand Ballroom of the

Lory Student Center. Finalists MUST be present to win a door prize.

Colorado Geological Survey Colorado State University, College of Engineering

Colorado State University, College of Natural Sciences Denver Botanic Gardens

Denver Museum of Nature & Science Durango/Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad

Texas Instruments UCAR Center for Science Education US Department of Commerce/NOAA Western National Parks Association

Wings Over the Rockies

Thank you to the many community members who use Goodsearch and AmazonSmile to

raise money for CSEF with their internet searches and purchases. Visit the CSEF web site to find out how you can help!

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2019 Colorado Science & Engineering Fair Vital Statistics

392 Finalist Participants with 329 Exhibits from 13 Regional Science Fairs 168 Senior Division Finalists with 129 Exhibits 224 Junior Division Finalists with 200 Exhibits

-Overall- ---------Division--------- ---------------------Grade---------------------

Category Projects Junior Senior 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Animal Sciences 25 18 7 3 4 11 1 4 1 1

Behavioral & Social Sciences 32 19 15 3 6 10 3 5 3 4

Chemistry & Biochemistry 27 17 10 5 5 7 2 3 0 5

Earth & Space Science 18 11 7 5 2 4 0 2 2 3

Energy 19 12 7 1 5 6 2 0 2 3

Engineering 38 24 14 8 12 4 3 1 6 4

Environmental Sciences 33 17 16 4 5 8 2 6 3 5

Mathematics & Computer Sciences 21 9 10 1 1 7 0 4 5 1

Medicine & Health 40 25 15 6 6 13 2 0 6 7

Microbiology & Molecular Biology 25 15 10 1 8 6 2 2 4 2

Physics 27 18 9 4 7 7 0 1 3 5

Plant Sciences 24 15 9 6 6 3 2 3 2 2

TOTAL Exhibits 329 200 129 47 67 86 19 31 37 42

TOTAL Finalists 392 224 168 52 79 93 20 39 47 62

Schools/Teachers:

115 schools from throughout the state were represented, and 198 teachers and adults sponsored the students’ projects. There were 49 high schools represented.

Grand Award Judges:

Over 250 professional scientists and engineers volunteered to interview the Finalists for the grand awards.

Special Awards:

At least 70 organizations, universities and individuals offered over 300 individual special awards and scholarships worth over $170,000 to the finalists, judged by more than 200 professionals from those organizations.

2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair: Phoenix, AZ May 12 – 17 2020 Colorado Science & Engineering Fair: Colorado State University April 9 - 11

Dates are subject to change.

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2018 Colorado Science & Engineering Fair Alphabetical List of Finalists

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Cullen Aasmundstad- 1-08-001 Daniela Acosta 2-10-005 Jonathan Acosta 1-03-301 Rachel Ager 1-02-003 Kaylee Anderson 1-01-001 Matthew Anderson 2-06-001 Zeida Arceneaux 2-02-305 Levi Archambault 1-05-001 Noah Archambault 1-07-001 Teagan Archer 1-06-001 Amiyah Arellano 1-03-302 Barrett Aronson 1-07-002 Ethan Augerot 1-09-001 Amanda Avila 2-10-301 Nate Bailey 1-07-003 Ignacio Baixas 2-07-001 Trisha Balani 1-01-002 Una Basta 1-10-001 Danae Beauprez 2-10-002 Annette Bechtolt 1-11-001 Paige Beedy 2-12-001 Maxwell Benedict 1-05-002 Sarah Bermingham 2-09-301 Aaron Bernhardt 1-06-002 Molly Best 1-12-001 Pheobe Black 1-10-002 Patrick Blatnick 1-01-301 Mark Bloomfield 2-05-007 Edwin Bodoni 2-09-001 *Evelyn Bodoni 2-09-008 Tharind Bopearachchigedon 1-09-002 Ariel Bowden 2-02-001 Justice Bower 1-03-301 Kaiden Box 1-03-001 Ellory Boyd 2-02-002 Alexandria Boyer 1-02-001 Raja Braford-Lefebvre 2-04-301 Soren Braford-Lefebvre 1-04-301 Logan Breyer 1-01-003 Kathryn Broderius 2-10-009 Paul Brophy 2-07-002 Demi Brown 2-09-305 Luci Bruchez 1-07-009 Savannah Buchschacher 2-02-301 Alyssa Bullock 2-03-302

Tyler Burick 1-11-302 Kyra Burton 1-09-003 David Campbell 1-06-003 Riley Cannon 1-09-004 Austin Cantor 1-06-004 Jacob Carlson 2-12-301 Tyne Carney 1-10-003 Kailas Cassidy 1-03-002 Angel Castillo 2-02-009 Dolores Castillo 1-03-003 Iliana Castillo 2-02-003 Amanda Castillo-Lopez 1-06-005 Samantha Cerniglia 1-04-001 Olivia Cesarone 2-03-301 Hazel Cleaves 1-12-002 Scott Clousing 2-05-002 David Crane 1-06-006 Kyler Crane 1-12-003 Chase Cromwell 2-06-002 Courtney Croom 1-03-004 Hope Dannar 2-11-001 Joshua Decker 1-06-007 Jaycee DeLaRosa 1-01-004 Sophia Dickey 1-01-005 Lia Dino 1-10-004 Hannah Dirks 2-06-003 Brecken Dobbs 2-02-301 Brock Doherty 1-09-005 Owen Doherty 1-07-005 Tristan Dory 2-03-004 Riley Douglas 2-07-301 Maeve Draper 1-06-008 Theodore Duarte 1-05-003 Alyssa Durning 1-01-006 Xander Duvall 1-11-002 Paton Edwards 1-04-301 Deeksha Elango 1-01-007 Vaishnavi Elango 2-09-303 Ethan Eliason 1-06-009 Nathaniel Ellis 1-06-010 Meghan Enright 1-01-008 Nicholas Entin 2-04-001 Sophie Eschallier 1-07-006 Spencer Eschallier 1-07-007 Eguineldo Estrada 2-05-003

Calvin Ewing 2-03-301 Haley Fears 1-02-004 *Mikailah Feinman 2-07-003 Gabriela Ferrell 1-03-005 Thomas Ferrell 1-06-011 Emmanuel Fierro Bustillos 2-09-302 Lilly Figueroa 1-09-006 Lucas Figueroa 1-06-012 Abby Finch 1-02-301 Camren Flashner 1-07-008 Alexandra Flint 1-07-004 Serenity Foutz 1-04-002 Skylar Gale 2-04-002 Jenny Galvan 2-01-001 Ayush Garg 2-08-002 Liam Garvin 1-10-301 Ethan Gavin 1-09-007 Armaan Gill 1-04-003 Grayson Givens 1-10-005 Cooper Godfrey 2-10-003 Anudeep Golla 2-10-004 Aditya Gonella 1-06-013 Xiaomeng Gong 2-07-004 Trinady Gonzales 2-10-301 Henry Goodnow 1-05-004 Trudy Goodnow 1-09-008 Ian Gowen 2-05-004 Lily Grasso Rudawsky 1-09-009 Elba Green 1-10-006 Jessica Gregory 2-06-302 Maxwell Grenemyer 1-03-301 Alexander Grisak 2-06-303 *Kylie Guiles 2-10-001 Brandon Guo 2-08-302 Logan Haffele 1-09-010 Kelsea Hall 1-07-301 Tyler Hall 1-05-005 Paxton Hansburg 2-03-306 Kenia Hansen Guzman 1-10-301 Kyler Harbison 1-11-003 Grace Hardwick 2-09-305 Judah Hartman 1-05-006 Zach Hee 2-09-307 Claire Heeley 1-04-004 Maddison Hefley 1-01-009

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Gracey Hening 1-10-007 Nicholas Hermes 1-11-004 Chance Hill 1-08-002 Julia Hill 1-08-003 Chloe Hodgson 2-09-304 Gracean Hoesli 2-07-005 William Hofgard 2-08-302 Benjamin Homan 1-03-006 Samantha Honan 2-03-304 Hannah Hong 2-02-303 Shasta Hope 1-02-005 Cassidy Huber 1-12-004 Dakota Huber 1-07-010 Khai Hughes 2-08-001 Jamie Hume 1-12-005 Megan Hupka 2-09-306 Mohamed Hussein 1-03-007 Mohamed Ibrahim 2-05-005 Emily Idler 2-09-002 *Siddarth Ijju 2-08-004 Elizabeth Ingmire 1-04-005 Jared Ingmire 1-11-005 Mckinzie Jaques 1-03-303 Chinmay Jayanty 2-03-002 Timothy Johnson 2-03-302 Carstenz Johnston 1-11-301 Matyson Jones 2-04-003 Marissa Jordan 2-07-006 Kate Kaczmarek 2-09-003 Gurleen Kaur 2-12-002 Kaytlyn Keating 2-02-304 *Alyssa Keirn 2-06-004 M J Kenney 1-11-006 Tyler Kester 1-12-006 *Gigi Keziah 2-02-004 Josie Kissell 1-11-007 Abby Klapp 2-02-005 Lily Klapp 1-07-301 Logan Klein 2-06-005 Tierney Kohl 1-09-011 Linkin Korgan 1-09-012 Nishita Kotlapati 1-10-302 Ben Kowalski 2-03-306 Ashley Kozlowski 2-09-303 Julian Kramer 1-12-007

Hailey Kressin 1-09-013 Alden Kruse 2-07-007 Hudson Kruse 1-07-011 Natasha Kuberski 1-07-012 *Kathryn Kummel 2-12-003 Jack Larkin 1-09-014 Reiley Leake 2-07-302 Lauren Lee 1-03-008 Kevin Lester 1-06-014 Jasmine Li 2-06-006 Tyson Lichty 2-12-004 Bailey Link 1-03-304 Dane Lockhart 1-12-301 Jadi Lockhart 1-12-301 Jayli Lockhart 1-12-301 Juliet Loftis 1-06-015 Gabriel Lorenz 2-12-005 *Drake Ludgate 2-08-301 Bridger Lynch 1-11-008 Joy Ma 2-11-002 Eliazar Maldonado 1-02-006 Zora Malone 1-05-007 Sophia Markuson DiPrince 2-05-006 Chanel Martinez 1-03-302 Dayshia Martinez 2-02-010 Marissa Martinez 1-02-007 Nico Martinez 1-11-009 Kate Mastrolia 1-02-008 W. Hall Matthews 2-10-006 Tristan May-Ostendorp 1-05-008 Austen Mazenko 2-08-005 Aeneas McBrayer 1-09-015 Stephen McDonald 2-03-303 Aubrey McKellips 1-01-010 Carson Mead 1-11-016 Sarah Mellett 2-03-301 *Amber Michel 2-07-008 Augustus Miller 1-06-016 Erica Miller 1-04-006 Madison Miller 1-01-011 Amber Mills 1-02-009 *Nathaniel Miner 2-08-301 Mason Mireles 1-09-016 Talia Moore 1-10-008 Sam Morgan 1-11-011

Graci Morlan 1-11-012 Alia Morris 1-04-007 Kai Morton 1-08-004 Dominic Moser 1-03-009 Kaije Mosier 1-11-013 Aria Mundy 2-11-003 Rithwik Mylavarapu 2-06-007 Madeleine Nagle 2-07-009 Shreya Naik 2-02-302 Quincy Nakaguma 1-12-008 *Josh Nakka 2-06-301 Nikhila Narayana 2-03-003 Suhaas Narayanan 2-03-305 Sudeepti Nareddy 2-09-304 Nathan Nash 2-07-010 Sebastian Negron 2-02-007 Molly Nehring 2-11-004 Sara Nehring 2-08-006 James Nestor 1-04-302 Brooke Newell 2-07-303 Tristin Niccoli 2-01-002 Shelby Nice 1-03-010 Luke Nielsen 1-07-013 Will Noble 1-01-012 Grazia Novak 1-12-009 Julianna O'Clair 2-11-302 Olivia Odle 2-11-301 Peyton Oswald 2-09-004 Amelia O'Toole 2-07-301 Brynlyn Owens 1-03-303 Avril Pagano 1-03-302 Tanner Parham 1-12-010 Trenton Paskett 1-12-011 Ada Pence 1-09-017 Tyler Penick 1-06-017 Callandra Peters 2-02-302 Maliyah Peters 1-10-009 Russell Phillips 1-11-301 Orion Pipersky 2-07-011 Tori Plett 1-10-010 Allison Powell 1-02-010 Rithi Prabhu 1-09-018 Anuradha Prakash 2-01-003 Emma Purvis 1-07-014 Amada Quintana 2-02-008

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Norah Quirk 1-10-011 *Krithik Ramesh 2-06-008 Gitanjali Rao 1-09-019 Maggie Rauscher 1-02-301 *Alyssa Rawinski 2-07-012 Camille Rawinski 2-01-004 *Spoorthy Reddy 2-09-005 Katelyn Remund 1-11-014 Michelle Ren 2-11-302 Jensen Renquist 1-07-015 Madison Richmann 1-02-011 Chyera Robert 1-03-011 Faith Roberts 1-10-012 Caddis Robinson 1-07-016 Cody Robinson 2-09-302 Madison Robson 1-06-018 Ashlyn Rockey 2-12-006 Seth Rohr 2-09-306 Belen Roof 2-04-301 Inbha Roshan Raguraman 1-09-020 Abigail Ross 1-04-008 Sydnee Roth 2-01-005 Konner Rowden-Stum 1-12-302 Kyler Rowden-Stum 1-02-012 Luciano Roybal 1-06-301 Mary Ryan 1-10-013 Davian Saiz 1-05-009 Diamond Salas 2-01-006 Hanaa Salman 2-02-303 *Katelynn Salmon 2-06-301 *Jenna Salvat 2-04-005 Tabitha Samuel 2-09-306 Brady Sanchez 2-11-301 Emilio Sanchez 1-05-010 Mollie Schloss 2-09-307 Cora Schrock 1-09-021 Raeya Schrock 1-01-013 *Tate Schrock 2-06-009 Ahren Schubarth 1-01-301 Willow Schulz 1-09-022 Chloe Sebek 1-03-012 Selen Serdar 1-08-005 Teghan Seymour 1-04-302 Bryce Shaffer 1-11-015 Akber Shaikh 2-03-001

Shajesh Sharma 2-03-304 Leonard Shearer 2-08-302 Kyle Shi 2-11-005 Shreya Shubhangi 2-09-006 Maddox Shull 1-06-019 Caleb Siegling 1-08-006 Joe Silsby 1-12-012 Edie Simecek 1-01-014 Mattie Singley 2-11-303 Logan Sitzman 1-12-302 Nariah Smith 2-01-007 Trey Smith 1-12-302 Emma Sorbo 1-12-013 Megan Starkey 2-09-007 Ava Steger 1-09-023 Mila Stepan 1-06-020 Willow Stephenson 1-06-301 Aubrey Stevens 2-12-301 Emma Stone 2-07-302 Parker Stone 1-05-301 Shae Stone 1-06-302 Emily Stratman 2-11-303 Daniel Strevett 1-02-013 Elizabeth Sundheim 2-08-008 Ella Swanson 1-09-024 Karly Tadolini 1-03-304 Kashlynn Tadolini 1-03-304 *Sarah Tang 2-04-004 Tyler Tankersley 2-09-301 Cole Tedder 1-06-021 Lauryn Tepley 1-02-014 Fathima Thathey 2-10-007 Jacob Thomas 2-06-303 Rahul Thomas 2-08-009 Brylie Thompson 2-06-011 Lauren Thompson 2-12-007 Emma Tone 1-02-015 Isabella Tyler 1-02-016 Averi Ulibarri 1-02-017 Akshunna Vaishnav 2-11-006 Audrey Valdez 2-12-008 Nizhoni Valdez 2-03-303 Micha Vallejos 2-02-305 Logan Van Grinsven 2-06-302 McKinze Vaughn 2-02-006

Kathir Vel Sasikumar 1-08-007 Andres Villa 2-07-013 Martin Vince 1-11-302 Charles Wang 2-03-305 Ava Warner 1-01-015 Max Warnock 2-04-006 Luke Weber 1-08-008 Braden Wedel 2-06-010 Preston Weichel 1-01-016 Nicholas Weimer 1-06-022 Emilee Wells 2-02-304 Luke Werkmeister-Martin 2-03-306 Henry Westfall 1-08-009 Brakelle Westphal 1-02-002 Shannon Whitten 2-10-008 Myer Wickham 1-05-301 Tayla Wiedeman 1-06-302 Bryan Williams 1-11-010 Cora Wilson 1-09-025 William Wilson 1-02-302 Presley Wilson 1-02-302 Max Witwer 2-06-303 Maxx Wright 1-01-017 Michael Wu 1-05-011 Emilie Xu 2-08-003 Kevin Yang 2-05-001 Anna Yearous 1-10-301 Boz Zavala 1-04-009 Max Zenk 1-03-013 Laura Zhang 2-07-303 Katherine Zilligen 2-09-303 Zoe Zizzo 2-09-301 *Regional Science Fair Intel International Science & Engineering Fair Finalist.

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Animal Sciences 2-01-001 Eradication of Pomacea Canaliculata Using Novel

Water Treatment Methods Jenny Galvan - 10th grade - Limon Schools - Limon

- Ms. Brandie Bellefeuille 2-01-002 An Investigation of Environmental Conditions and the

Sporulation of Eimeria ## Tristin Niccoli - 10th grade - Arickaree School -

Anton - Mr. Don Myers 2-01-003 Two-Bottle Choice Test: Alcohol Consumption and

Preference in Mice Selectively Bred for High Activity Low Anxiety Compared to Mice Selectively Bred for Low Activity High Anxiety

# Anuradha Prakash - 10th grade - Fairview High School - Boulder - Ms. Winona Booher

2-01-004 UnBEElievable Pollination: Examining the Effects of Air Pollutants on Bumble Bee Pollination

## Camille Rawinski - 9th grade - Monte Vista High School - Monte Vista - Ms. Loree' Harvey

2-01-005 The Future of Farrowing #### Sydnee Roth - 12th grade - Liberty School - Joes -

Mrs. Linda Niccoli 2-01-006 Now You See Me, Now You Don't: The Effect of

Artificial Light on Crickets Diamond Salas - 10th grade - Northridge High

School - Greeley - Dr. Yajaira Fuentes-Tauber 2-01-007 Pigeon Training: Sociability, Innovation, and Ability

to Learn Nariah Smith - 11th grade - La Junta High School -

La Junta - Ms. Julia Ouattara

Behavioral & Social Sciences 2-02-001 iSpy: Malevolent Observation Ariel Bowden - 12th grade - Miami-Yoder High

School - Rush - Mrs. Angela Grimes 2-02-002 The Relationship Between Comprehensible Input and

Affective Filter in Second Language Acquisition Ellory Boyd - 11th grade - Boulder High School -

Boulder - Mr. Andrew Mertens 2-02-003 Me Entiendes? # Iliana Castillo - 10th grade - West Grand High

School - Kremmling - Ms. Lori Birch 2-02-004 Feature Weighting in Multimodal Affect Prediction

and Emotion Inference Gigi Keziah - 12th grade - Fairview High School -

Boulder - Ms. Marianne Reddan 2-02-005 Sport Climbing: The Impact on Spatial Awareness ## Abby Klapp - 9th grade - Palmer Ridge High School

- Monument - Dr. Elizabeth Phillips 2-02-006 Race Against Time: Intensity of the Cross-Race Effect # McKinze Vaughn - 10th grade - Genoa-Hugo School

- Hugo - Mrs. Marguerite Yowell 2-02-007 The Effect of Implicit Gender Science Biases on

Influence Sebastian Negron - 9th grade - SkyView Academy -

Highlands Ranch - Dr. Javier Negron 2-02-008 The Effects of Stress on Teenage Substance Use Amada Quintana - 9th grade - Monte Vista High

School - Monte Vista - Ms. Loree' Harvey 2-02-009 Reviving Recycling Through Art ## Angel Castillo - 11th grade - West Grand High

School - Kremmling - Ms. Emmylou Harmon 2-02-010 Parenting Style and Adolescent Decisions Dayshia Martinez - 10th grade - South High School -

Pueblo - Mrs. Ronda Collette

2-02-301 Improving Reading Comprehension Through the Enhancement of Private Speech

### Brecken Dobbs - 10th grade - La Veta Schools - La Veta - Mrs. Julia Shrout

Savannah Buchschacher - 10th grade - La Veta Schools - La Veta - Mrs. Julia Shrout

2-02-302 Effect of TBI on Learning and Memory in D. melanogaster and the Efficacy of Piracetam as a Treatment

Shreya Naik - 11th grade - Rock Canyon High School - Highlands Ranch - Mrs. Susanne Petri

Callandra Peters - 12th grade - Rock Canyon High School - Highlands Ranch - Mrs. Susanne Petri

Kezia Dick - 12th grade - Rock Canyon High School - Highlands Ranch - Mrs. Susanne Petri

2-02-303 Non-Profits and Charities: From Whom Does the Money Come From?

# Hanaa Salman - 12th grade - Cherry Creek High School - Greenwood Village - Mr. Stephen Smith

Hannah Hong - 12th grade - Cherry Creek High School - Greenwood Village - Mr. Stephen Smith

2-02-304 Math Mindset: Experimental Evidence of the Value of Students Attitudes Towards Mathematics

### Emilee Wells - 10th grade - Fort Morgan High School - Fort Morgan - Ms. Krista Wells

### Kaytlyn Keating - 10th grade –Weldon Valley High School - Weldona - Ms. Krista Wells

2-02-305 Teens Attitudes Toward Gay Men and Lesbian Women: A Multidimenstional Perspective

Zeida Arceneaux - 12th grade - South High School - Pueblo - Mrs. Ronda Collette

Micha Vallejos - 12th grade - South High School - Pueblo - Mrs. Ronda Collette

Deandra Manzanares - 12th grade - South High School - Pueblo - Mrs. Ronda Collette

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Chemistry & Biochemistry 2-03-001 Degradation, Stabilization, and Delivery of Immune

System Targeted Drugs Akber Shaikh - 10th grade - Cherry Creek High

School - Greenwood Village - Mr. Stephen Smith 2-03-002 Pure or Impure: Rapid Test for Adulteration in Milk # Chinmay Jayanty - 9th grade - Sargent Jr/Sr High

School - Monte Vista - Mr. Rafe Paulson 2-03-003 Does Adding Coconut Oil to Rice Reduce Its Calorific

Value? # Nikhila Narayana - 9th grade - Rock Canyon High

School - Lone Tree - Mr. Narayana Sainath 2-03-004 The Knead to Bake Dough Arises, or Does It? Tristan Dory - 12th grade - Brush High School -

Brush - Mr. David Miner 2-03-301 Efficacy of Triton X-100 as a Candidate for Whole

Organ Decellularization Calvin Ewing - 12th grade - Rock Canyon High

School - Highlands Ranch - Mrs. Shawndra Fordham Olivia Cesarone - 12th grade - Rock Canyon High

School - Highlands Ranch - Mrs. Shawndra Fordham Sarah Mellett - 12th grade - Rock Canyon High

School - Highlands Ranch - Mrs. Shawndra Fordham 2-03-302 Vitamin C Content in Fresh vs. Canned Food Timothy Johnson - 10th grade - La Junta High

School - La Junta - Ms. Julia Ouattara Alyssa Bullock - 10th grade - La Junta High School -

La Junta - Ms. Julia Ouattara

2-03-303 SPROSIN # Stephen McDonald - 12th grade - Central High

School - Pueblo - Mrs. Jamie Withnell # Nizhoni Valdez - 12th grade - Central High School -

Pueblo - Mrs. Jamie Withnell 2-03-304 Development of Quantitative Nuclear Magnetic

Resonance for Multiple Phases Shajesh Sharma - 12th grade - Monarch High School

- Westminster - Dr. Christopher Suiter Samantha Honan - 12th grade - Monarch High

School - Westminster - Dr. Christopher Suiter 2-03-305 A Novel Synthesis of 3,5-Disubstituted Δ2-Isoxazoline

as a Precursor to Various Diabetic Medications Charles Wang - 10th grade – Fort Collins High

School - Fort Collins - Mr. Ben Schottler Suhaas Narayanan - 11th grade - Fossil Ridge High

School - Fort Collins - Mr. Ben Schottler 2-03-306 Tuning the Surface Properties of Janus Particles Luke Werkmeister-Martin - 12th grade - Monarch

High School - Louisville - Mrs. Katharine Ellis Paxton Hansburg - 12th grade - Monarch High

School - Louisville - Mrs. Katharine Ellis Ben Kowalski - 12th grade - Monarch High School -

Louisville - Mrs. Katharine Ellis

Earth & Space Sciences 2-04-001 Variability in the Thermosphere of Mars # Nicholas Entin - 12th grade - Peak to Peak Charter

School - Lafayette - Mr. Robert Hettmansperger 2-04-002 Relationships Between Induced Seismicity and

Saltwater Injection in Oklahoma Skylar Gale - 12th grade - Evergreen High School

- Evergreen - Mr. Dave Moutoux 2-04-003 Firestorm; Examining the Relationship Between El

Nino/La Nina Weather Cycles and Wildfire in the Western US

# Matyson Jones - 10th grade - Monte Vista High School - Monte Vista - Ms. Loree' Harvey

2-04-004 Ground-Based Followups of TESS Exoplanet Candidates

# Sarah Tang - 11th grade - Fairview High School - Boulder - Mr. William Waalkes

2-04-005 A Geochemical and Petrographic Analysis of Metamorphic Lithologies Proximal to the CC&V Diatreme

### Jenna Salvat - 12th grade - Coronado High School - Colorado Springs - Mr. Stephen Weaver

2-04-006 Spatial Analysis of the Glaciers in Grand Teton National Park Between 1994 and 2015

##### Max Warnock - 11th grade - Poudre Global Academy - Fort Collins - Dr. Andrew Warnock

2-04-301 Replication of Artificial Dendrite Crystals ## Raja Braford-Lefebvre - 10th grade - Silverton

Schools - Silverton - Mr. Paul Joyce # Belen Roof - 9th grade - Silverton Schools -

Silverton - Mr. Paul Joyce

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Energy 2-05-001 From Greenhouse to Redhouse: Development of an

Advanced Film to Promote Photosynthetic Activity and Crop Production

# Kevin Yang - 11th grade - Fairview High School - Boulder - Dr. Xiaobo Yin

2-05-002 Multivariate Time Series Analyses of Crude Oil Supply and Price

## Scott Clousing - 12th grade - SkyView Academy - Highlands Ranch - Mr. Brian Clousing

2-05-003 A Novel Approach to Aluminum-ion Batteries # Eguineldo Estrada - 12th grade - Fort Morgan High

School - Fort Morgan - Mr. Dustin Jack 2-05-004 Testing the Effectiveness of Electrolysis Being Used

to Split Carbon Dioxide Molecules Ian Gowen - 9th grade - Pueblo County High School

- Pueblo - Mrs. Natalie Gowen

2-05-005 Microbial Fuel Cells in the Initiation of Electrolysis in River Water

# Mohamed Ibrahim - 9th grade - Wiggins Jr/Sr High School - Wiggins - Mrs. Peggy Neal

2-05-006 Anaerobic Digestion of Food Waste Part 4: Does Temperature Affect the Production of Food Waste Generation

### Sophia Markuson DiPrince - 12th grade - Central High School - Pueblo - Mrs. Jamie Withnell

2-05-007 Charged Up: Testing Lithium Ion Battery Performance Using a Raspberry Pi Load Cell

#### Mark Bloomfield - 11th grade - Coronado High School - Colorado Springs - Mr. David Bloomfield

Engineering 2-06-001 Reduction of Aircraft Noise Via Landing Gear

Surface Controls ## Matthew Anderson - 9th grade - Cherry Creek High

School - Greenwood Village - Dr. Keith Harrison 2-06-002 Stampede Arm III #### Chase Cromwell - 11th grade - Lamar High School -

Lamar - Ms. Robin Staker 2-06-003 Smart Home Climate Control System Hannah Dirks - 12th grade - Roosevelt High School

- Johnstown - Mr. Judson Doyle 2-06-004 Solar Powered UVC and Ozone-Based

Decontaminator ## Alyssa Keirn - 11th grade - Rocky Mountain High

School - Fort Collins - Mr. Kevin Keirn 2-06-005 The Reliever: An Exercise in Port Protection # Logan Klein - 12th grade - Yuma High School -

Yuma - Mrs. Amy Melby 2-06-006 The Future of Microrobots: Development of a Bio-

inspired Synthetic Swarm Network Jasmine Li - 11th grade - Fairview High School -

Boulder - Mr. Tong Shen 2-06-007 Leveraging Satellite Imagery and Convolutional

Neural Networks to Classify Road Surface Conditions # Rithwik Mylavarapu - 11th grade - Fairview High

School - Boulder - Dr. Kumar Navulur 2-06-008 Utilizing Computer Vision Systems and Machine

Learning to Develop a Live Time Navigational and Surgical Aid for Spinal Reconstructions

### Krithik Ramesh - 11th grade - Cherry Creek High School - Greenwood Village - Dr. Keith Harrison

2-06-009 Agriculture Soil Probe Rover ## Tate Schrock - 9th grade - Arickaree School -

Anton - Mr. Don Myers 2-06-010 The Effect of Rebar Position on the Tensile Load

Bearing Capacity of Concrete ### Braden Wedel - 9th grade - Stratton High School -

Stratton - Ms. Deidra Shutte 2-06-011 Pure and Udder Strength: Casein Plastic # Brylie Thompson - 11th grade - Limon Schools -

Limon - Ms. Brandie Bellefeuille 2-06-301 Engineering a Low-Cost, Portable Braille Display

for Developing Countries #### Katelynn Salmon - 12th grade - Palmer Ridge

High School - Monument - Mr. Thomas Salmon Josh Nakka - 11th grade - Palmer Ridge High

School - Monument - Mr. Thomas Salmon 2-06-302 The Light of Sounds Logan Van Grinsven - 12th grade - West Grand

High School - Kremmling - Ms. Lori Birch Jessica Gregory - 11th grade - West Grand High

School - Kremmling - Ms. Lori Birch 2-06-303 A High Altitude Study: The Effects of Jet Streams

on High Altitude Balloons Max Witwer - 10th grade - Caprock Academy -

Grand Junction - Mrs. Rashell McLennan Jacob Thomas - 10th grade - Caprock Academy -

Grand Junction - Mrs. Rashell McLennan Alexander Grisak - 10th grade - Caprock

Academy - Grand Junction - Mrs. Rashell McLennan

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Environmental Sciences 2-07-001 Detection of Bisphenol A Ignacio Baixas - 11th grade - Liberty School - Joes -

Mrs. Linda Niccoli 2-07-002 Effects of Produced Water on Wisconsin Fast Plants # Paul Brophy - 12th grade - Yuma High School -

Yuma - Mrs. Amy Melby 2-07-003 Repurposing Produced Gas Well Water as an

Alternative Water Source for Agriculture Year III ## Mikailah Feinman - 9th grade - Primero Jr/Sr High

School - Weston - Mr. Decker Gonsalves 2-07-004 Biodegradation of Environmental Waste Utilizing

Edible Fungi # Xiaomeng Gong - 11th grade - Cherry Creek High

School - Greenwood Village - Mr. Ethan Dusto 2-07-005 Soil Composition, Well Water, Sulfur Levels, and

Polioencephalomalacia in Sheep # Gracean Hoesli - 10th grade - West Grand High

School - Kremmling - Mr. Travis Hoesli 2-07-006 Shockingly Clean Water: Water Desalinization by the

Separation of Salt Ions Using Electricity ### Marissa Jordan - 10th grade - Home School -

Ignacio - Mr. Michael Jordan 2-07-007 Where Has All the Ceanothus megacarpus Gone? # Alden Kruse - 10th grade - Home School - Colorado

Springs - Mrs. Tami Kruse 2-07-008 Rock On: Limestone's Potential to Improve Water

Quality in the Alamosa River Drainage ## Amber Michel - 12th grade - Monte Vista High

School - Monte Vista - Ms. Loree' Harvey 2-07-009 Radiation at Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge # Madeleine Nagle - 11th grade - Fairview High

School - Boulder - Dr. - Chris Torrence

2-07-010 Testing Water pH Up/Downstream from Mines to Determine If They Are Changing the Purgatoire

Nathan Nash - 9th grade - Primero Jr/Sr High School - Weston - Mr. Decker Gonsalves

2-07-011 Initial Soil Testing of a Soil Binding Fertilizer Orion Pipersky - 12th grade - Boulder High School -

Boulder - Dr. Matt Wecker 2-07-012 Tracking Microplastics Through a Food Chain to

Determine the Effectiveness of Plastic Biodegradation ##### Alyssa Rawinski - 12th grade - Monte Vista High

School - Monte Vista - Ms. Loree' Harvey 2-07-013 Examining the Toxicity of Herbicides and Fungicides

on Aquatic and Terrestrial Environments # Andres Villa - 10th grade - Monte Vista High School

- Monte Vista - Ms. Loree' Harvey 2-07-301 Impact of Rhinocyllus conicus on the Native Thistle

in the Colorado Front Range Laura Zhang - 12th grade - Monarch High School

- Louisville - Mr. Timothy Seastedt Brooke Newell - 12th grade - Monarch High

School - Louisville - Mr. Timothy Seastedt 2-07-302 Orange Is the New Black: Methylene Blue

Adsorption Using Citrus Peels #### Emma Stone - 10th grade - Brush High School -

Brush - Mr. David Miner #### Reiley Leake - 10th grade - Brush High School -

Brush - Mr. David Miner 2-07-303 Decomposition of Plastic Bags with Wax Worms Riley Douglas - 10th grade - Animas High School

- Durango - Ms. Tina Hott Ameilia O'Toole - 10th grade - Animas High

School - Durango - Ms. Tina Hott

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Mathematics & Computer Sciences 2-08-001 The Price of Free # Khai Hughes - 10th grade - West Grand High School

- Kremmling - Ms. Lori Birch 2-08-002 Optimal Switching Between Egocentric and

Geocentric Navigation for Scarabaeus lamarcki William Hofgard - 11th grade - Fairview High

School - Boulder - Dr. Orit Peleg 2-08-003 Modeling the Advantages of a Virtually Imaged

Phased Array with a Graphically User Interface Emilie Xu - 11th grade - Fairview High School -

Boulder - Dr. Thinh Bui 2-08-004 Fast MRI: Reconstructing MR Images Using

Undersampled K-Space and a GAN ## Siddarth Ijju - 11th grade - Cherry Creek High

School - Greenwood Village - Dr. Keith Harrison 2-08-005 Cop Strategy and Cop Number Analysis of k-Regular,

Fully Active Cops and Robber Games # Austen Mazenko - 11th grade - Cherry Creek High

School - Greenwood Village - Dr. Keith Harrison 2-08-006 Pattern Recognition Using Neural Networks in the

MATLAB Programming Environment #### Sara Nehring - 10th grade - Monte Vista High

School - Monte Vista - Ms. Loree' Harvey

2-08-007 A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words # Elizabeth Sundheim - 10th grade - Berthoud High

School - Berthoud - Dr. Scott Sundheim 2-08-008 A Comparative Study of Neural Networks vs.

Classical Methods for Solving Differential Equations Rahul Thomas - 10th grade - Cherry Creek High

School - Greenwood Village - Dr. Keith Harrison 2-08-301 The Mathematical Correlations in an Origami Coiled

Structure ##### Drake Ludgate - 12th grade - Brush High School -

Brush - Mr. David Miner ###### Nathaniel Miner - 12th grade - Brush High School -

Brush - Mr. David Miner 2-08-302 Object Disambiguation for the Preposition "Between" Leonard Shearer - 11th grade - Peak to Peak Charter

School - Lafayette - Mr. Robert Hettmansperger Ayush Garg - 11th grade - Peak to Peak Charter

School - Lafayette - Mr. Robert Hettmansperger Brandon Guo - 11th grade - Peak to Peak Charter

School - Lafayette - Mr. Robert Hettmansperger

Medicine & Health 2-09-001 Bruxism: A Novel Diagnostic Approach - Part II ##### Edwin Bodoni - Cherry Creek High School -

Greenwood Village - Dr. Keith Harrison 2-09-002 Blood Clotting Agent: The Development of an

Improved Blood Clotting Agent # Emily Idler - 11th grade - Liberty School - Joes -

Mrs. Linda Niccoli 2-09-003 Tiny Hand Clan # Kate Kaczmarek - 9th grade - The Classical

Academy - Colorado Springs - Mrs. Candus Muir 2-09-004 Does Second-Hand Smoke Cause High Blood

Pressure and Heart Rate in Children? Peyton Oswald - 9th grade - Springfield Jr/Sr High

School - Springfield - Mrs. Joan Day 2-09-005 Determining the Cytotoxicity and Mechanism of

Novel Piperlongumine Analogs in Acute Myeloid Leukemia

# Spoorthy Reddy - 12th grade - Fairview High School - Boulder - Dr. Jessica Ponder

2-09-006 Effect of Maternal Weight on Insulin Sensitivity in Infant Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Shreya Shubhangi - 12th grade - Rock Canyon High School - Lone Tree - Mrs. Shawndra Fordham

2-09-007 Scrambled Megan Starkey - 11th grade - Greeley West High

School - Greeley - Mr. Ryan Knoblock 2-09-008 The Role of NGAL as a Biomarker for Acute Kidney

Injury #### Evelyn Bodoni - 11th grade - Cherry Creek High

School - Greenwood Village - Dr. Keith Harrison 2-09-301 Inducing Neuronal Injury in C. elegans to Serve as a

Model Organism for TBI Sarah Bermingham - 11th grade - 11th grade - Rock

Canyon High School - Highlands Ranch - Mrs. Susanne Petri

Zoe Zizzo - 11th grade - 11th grade - Rock Canyon High School - Highlands Ranch - Mrs. Susanne Petri

Tyler Tankersley - 11th grade - Rock Canyon High School - Highlands Ranch - Mrs. Susanne Petri

2-09-302 An Acetone Specific Breathalyzer for T1D ### Cody Robinson - 12th grade - Yuma High School -

Yuma - Mrs. Amy Melby Emmanuel Fierro Bustillos - 12th grade - Yuma

High School - Yuma - Mrs. Amy Melby

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Medicine & Health cont. 2-09-303 Danio rerio Embryos as a Model Organism of

Secondary Injury Mechanisms in Traumatic Brain Injury Research

Katherine Zilligen - 11th grade - Rock Canyon High School - Highlands Ranch - Mrs. Susanne Petri

Vaishnavi Elango - 11th grade - Rock Canyon High School - Highlands Ranch - Mrs. Susanne Petri

Ashley Kozlowski - 11th grade - Rock Canyon High School - Highlands Ranch - Mrs. Susanne Petri

2-09-304 Gastrointestinal Organoid Growth in Photodegradable Hydrogels

Chloe Hodgson - 12th grade - Peak to Peak Charter School - Lafayette - Mr. Robert Hettmansperger

Sudeepti Nareddy - 12th grade - Peak to Peak Charter School - Lafayette - Mr. Robert Hettmansperger

2-09-305 A Method for Preventing Heart Failure by Switching Substrates to Strengthen Mitochondrial Function

Demi Brown - 12th grade - Monarch High School - Louisville - Mrs. Katharine Ellis

Grace Hardwick - 12th grade - Monarch High School - Louisville - Mrs. Katharine Ellis

2-09-306 Piracetam's Effect on Beta-Amyloid Plaque Formation and Paralysis on an Alzheimer's Model C. elegan

Megan Hupka - 12th grade - Rock Canyon High School - Lone Tree - Mrs. Shawndra Fordham

Tabitha Samuel - 12th grade - Rock Canyon High School - Lone Tree - Mrs. Shawndra Fordham

Seth Rohr - 12th grade - Rock Canyon High School - Lone Tree - Mrs. Shawndra Fordham

2-09-307 The Keto Diet Mollie Schloss - 11th grade - Central High School -

Pueblo - Mrs. Jamie Withnell Zach Hee - 12th grade - Central High School -

Pueblo - Mrs. Jamie Withnell

Microbiology & Molecular Biology 2-10-001 Are We Butchering the Effectiveness of Antibiotics? Kylie Guiles - 10th grade - Mancos High School -

Mancos - Mrs. Sensa Wolcott 2-10-002 The Antibacterial Properties of Breastmilk and Its

Comparison to Antibiotics ## Danae Beauprez - 12th grade - Yuma High School -

Yuma - Mrs. Amy Melby 2-10-003 Slime Mold Redefining Intelligence Cooper Godfrey - 11th grade - Yuma High School -

Yuma - Mrs. Amy Melby 2-10-004 Discovery of Hidden Gene Regulators: A Novel

Machine Learning Approach to Transcriptional Pause Site

# Anudeep Golla - 11th grade - Fairview High School - Boulder - Dr. Anushree Chatterjee

2-10-005 Measuring the Zone of Inhibition Natural vs. Synthetic Antibacterials

# Daniela Acosta - 10th grade - Silverton Schools - Silverton - Mr. Paul Joyce

2-10-006 Algistatic Effects of Retail Barley Extract Applied in Reduced Dosage Rates as a Treatment for Lake Okeechobee, Year 2

# W. Hall Matthews - 9th grade - Home School - Bellvue - Mrs. Timalynn Matthews

2-10-007 Effectiveness of Turmeric as an Antibiotic against E. coli

Fathima Thathey - 11th grade - Cherry Creek High School - Greenwood Village - Mr. Stephen Smith

2-10-008 Time to Wash Your Hands! Shannon Whitten - 9th grade - West Grand High

School - Kremmling - Ms. Emmylou Harmon 2-10-009 Metals in the Fight Against Bacteria Kathryn Broderius - 11th grade - Greeley West

High School - Greeley - Mr. Ryan Knoblock 2-10-301 Let There Be Light: The Effects of UV Rays on

Bacteria Growth in Foods # Amanda Avila - 12th grade - Monte Vista High

School - Monte Vista - Ms. Loree' Harvey Trinady Gonzales - 12th grade - Monte Vista High

School - Monte Vista - Ms. Loree' Harvey

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Physics 2-11-001 Designing and Testing an Oscillator System for Pilot

Wave Hydrodynamics Hope Dannar - 12th grade - University Schools -

Evans - Mr. Clayton Orback 2-11-002 Nanoscale Optical Probing of Two-Dimensional

Heterostructures Suspended on Nano-Slits Joy Ma - 11th grade - Fairview High School -

Boulder - Dr. Tao Jiang 2-11-003 Characterizing Linear and Nonlinear Ultrafast Pulse

Propagation in Optical Fibers Aria Mundy - 12th grade - Fairview High School -

Boulder - Dr. Scott Diddams 2-11-004 Galactic Outcasts: A Simulation and Study of the

Interaction Between Stars Within Globular Clusters ###### Molly Nehring - 12th grade - Monte Vista High

School - Monte Vista - Ms. Loree' Harvey 2-11-005 Polarized Light Microscopy on the B7 Phase of

Methyl Heptyl Oxy Tail Bow Shaped Mesogen (MHOBOW)

Kyle Shi - 11th grade - Fairview High School - Boulder - Mr. Xi Chen

2-11-006 Computer Modeling, Simulation, and Calculation of GPS Error Due to Fluctuations in Space Weather

Akshunna Vaishnav - 12th grade - Cherry Creek High School - Greenwood Village - Dr. Keith Harrison

2-11-301 Staple This ### Olivia Odle - 10th grade - Brush High School - Brush

- Mr. David Miner ### Brady Sanchez - 10th grade - Brush High School -

Brush - Mr. David Miner 2-11-302 Interpreting Physical Quantities of Data from an Air-

Gapped System ## Michelle Ren - 12th grade - Brush High School -

Brush - Mr. David Miner ## Julianna O'Clair - 12th grade - Brush High School -

Brush - Mr. David Miner 2-11-303 Stirred Not Shaken ## Emily Stratman - 11th grade - Brush High School -

Brush - Mr. David Miner ### Mattie Singley - 11th grade - Brush High School -

Brush - Mr. David Miner

Plant Sciences 2-12-001 Growth Impact of Seed Treatments on Planted Wheat ## Paige Beedy - 10th grade - Limon Schools - Limon -

Ms. Brandie Bellefeuille 2-12-002 Detection of Compounds in the PVY Infected Phloem

of Solanum Tuberosum Using GC-MS # Gurleen Kaur - 11th grade - Alamosa High School -

Alamosa - Ms. Katie Montague 2-12-003 Fractals & Catastrophic Bifurcation: Exploring

Treeline Structure Using Drones and Math Models in R

#### Kathryn Kummel - 10th grade - Palmer High School - Colorado Springs - Dr. Miroslav Kummel

2-12-004 Dry Distiller Grains: Ethanol By-Products as a Source of Fertilizer

### Tyson Lichty - 12th grade - Liberty School - Joes - Mrs. Linda Niccoli

2-12-005 Optimizing Mangrove Root Structure by Using 3D Printed Mangrove Models to Prevent Hurricane Waves

Gabriel Lorenz - 10th grade - SkyView Academy - Highlands Ranch - Mr. Jacob Lorenz

2-12-006 Physiological Yield and Tolerance Response to Managed Irrigation in Chenopodium Quinoa

Ashlyn Rockey - 9th grade - Sargent Jr/Sr High School - Monte Vista - Mr. Rafe Paulson

2-12-007 pH Crops Lauren Thompson - 9th grade - Stratton High

School - Stratton - Ms. Deidra Shutte 2-12-008 Root Hormone Audrey Valdez - 11th grade - Trinidad High School -

Trinidad - Ms. Gina Festi-Gitano 2-12-301 The Efficacy for Varying Methods for the Genetic

Engineering of I. purpurea with the AtPCS1 Gene Aubrey Stevens - 12th grade - Rock Canyon High

School - Highlands Ranch - Mrs. Shawndra Fordham Jacob Carlson - 12th grade - Rock Canyon High

School - Highlands Ranch - Mrs. Shawndra Fordham

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Senior Division Projects Junior Division Projects

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Senior Engineering Senior Math &Computer Sciences

SeniorEnergy

Senior Medicine & HealthSenior PlantSciences

Senior Earth &Space Sciences

Senior Environmental Sciences Senior Behavioral &Social Sciences

Senior Microbiology &Molecular Biology

Senior AnimalSciences

SeniorPhysics

Senior Chemistry & Biochemistry

1-05-011 1-05-010 1-05-009 1-05-008 1-05-007 1-05-006 1-05-005 1-05-004 1-05-003 1-05-002 1-05-001 1-08-009 1-08-008 1-08-007 1-08-006 1-08-005 1-08-004 1-08-003 1-08-002 1-08-001

1-06-302 1-06-301 1-06-022 1-06-021 1-06-020 1-06-019 1-06-018 1-06-017 1-06-016 1-06-015 1-06-014 1-06-013 1-06-012 1-06-011 1-06-010 1-06-009 1-06-008 1-06-007 1-06-006 1-06-005 1-06-004 1-06-003 1-06-002 1-06-0011-11-010 1-11-011 1-11-012 1-11-013 1-11-014 1-11-015 1-11-016 1-11-301 1-11-302 1-09-013 1-09-014 1-09-015 1-09-016 1-09-017 1-09-018 1-09-019 1-09-020 1-09-021 1-09-022 1-09-023 1-09-024 1-09-025

1-11-009 1-11-008 1-11-007 1-11-006 1-11-005 1-11-004 1-11-003 1-11-002 1-11-001 1-09-012 1-09-011 1-09-010 1-09-009 1-09-008 1-09-007 1-09-006 1-09-005 1-09-004 1-09-003 1-09-002 1-09-0011-12-001 1-12-002 1-12-003 1-12-004 1-12-005 1-12-006 1-12-007 1-10-008 1-10-007 1-10-006 1-10-005 1-10-004 1-10-003 1-10-002 1-10-001 1-07-010 1-07-011 1-07-012 1-07-013 1-07-014 1-07-015 1-07-016 1-07-301

1-12-302 1-12-301 1-12-013 1-12-012 1-12-011 1-12-010 1-12-009 1-12-008 1-10-009 1-10-010 1-10-011 1-10-012 1-10-013 1-10-301 1-10-302 1-07-009 1-07-008 1-07-007 1-07-006 1-07-005 1-07-004 1-07-003 1-07-002 1-07-0011-02-010 1-02-009 1-02-008 1-02-007 1-02-006 1-02-005 1-02-004 1-02-003 1-02-002 1-02-001 1-04-001 1-04-002 1-04-003 1-04-004 1-04-005 1-01-010 1-01-011 1-01-012 1-01-013 1-01-014 1-01-015 1-01-016 1-01-017 1-01-301

1-02-011 1-02-012 1-02-013 1-02-014 1-02-015 1-02-016 1-02-017 1-02-301 1-02-302 1-04-302 1-04-301 1-04-009 1-04-008 1-04-007 1-04-006 1-01-009 1-01-008 1-01-007 1-01-006 1-01-005 1-01-004 1-01-003 1-01-002 1-01-0011-03-304 1-03-303 1-03-302 1-03-301 1-03-013 1-03-012 1-03-011 1-03-010 1-03-009 1-03-008 1-03-007 1-03-006 1-03-005 1-03-004 1-03-003 1-03-002 1-03-001

Junior Energy

Junior Engineering

Junior Math & Computer Sciences

Junior Medicine & HealthJunior Physics

Junior Plant Sciences Junior Microbiology &Molecular Biology Junior Environmental Sciences

Junior Animal SciencesJunior Earth &Space SciencesJunior Behavioral & Social Sciences

Junior Chemistry & Biochemistry

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Animal Sciences 1-01-001 Color Me Hungry Kaylee Anderson - 8th grade - Cardinal

Community Academy - Keenesburg - Mrs. Sarah Johnson

1-01-002 Hotter, Hungrier . . . Hornworms?! Trisha Balani - 8th grade - Challenge School -

Denver - Mr. John Wiley

1-01-003 The Pressure's On: Does Barometric Pressure Influence Calving?

Logan Breyer - 8th grade - Liberty School - Joes - Mrs. Linda Niccoli

1-01-004 Old vs. Young: Who Is Faster? Jaycee DeLaRosa - 8th grade - Springfield Jr/Sr

High School - Springfield - Mrs. Sarah DeLaRosa

1-01-005 The Amazing Mouse Maze: A Test of Memory Sophia Dickey - 7th grade - Mancos Middle

School - Mancos - Mrs. Elizabeth Dickey

1-01-006 A Mosquito's Dinner Bell Alyssa Durning - 8th grade - Goodnight School -

Pueblo - Mrs. Christina Rodell

1-01-007 Effects of Surface Geometry on L. vannamei Habitats and Substrate Preference

Deeksha Elango - 8th grade - SkyView Academy - Highlands Ranch - Mrs. Prema Ponnuswamy

1-01-008 Stay Away or Get Sprayed Away Meghan Enright - 8th grade - The Classical

Academy - Colorado Springs - Mrs. Candus Muir

1-01-009 Equine Minds Maddison Hefley - 8th grade - Walsh Jr/Sr High

School - Walsh - Mr. Tyler Hufford

1-01-010 Goat Tones Aubrey McKellips - 7th grade - Dove Creek

Middle School - Dove Creek - Mrs. Devon Lane

1-01-011 Fowl Play: How Different Types of Recreational "Play" Affects the Flush Response of Waterfowl

# Madison Miller - 8th grade - Monte Vista Middle School - Monte Vista - Ms. Loraine Glidewell

1-01-012 How Accurate Is DNA Testing in Cattle? Will Noble - 6th grade - Yuma Middle School -

Yuma - Mr. Ryan Noble

1-01-013 Cow Sense: Does Water Quality Affect Intake? Raeya Schrock - 6th grade - Arickaree School -

Anton - Mr. Don Myers

1-01-014 Buzz Pollination: The Relationship Between Frequency and Pollen

Edie Simecek - 8th grade - Summit Middle Charter School - Boulder - Mr. Peter Teasdale

1-01-015 Animal, Vegetable, Mineral # Ava Warner - 8th grade - Branson School -

Branson - Mrs. Christine Louden

1-01-016 Teddy Wraps Preston Weichel - 7th grade - Eaton Middle

School - Eaton - Mrs. Cami Keel

1-01-017 Canine Color Bindness Study Maxx Wright - 6th grade - Dolores Elementary

School - Dolores - Mr. Glenn Smith

1-01-301 Killing Larva: Hedge Balls vs. Mosquito Dunks Ahren Schubarth - 7th grade - Limon Schools -

Limon - Ms. Brandie Bellefeuille Patrick Blatnick - 7th grade - Limon Schools -

Limon - Ms. Brandie Bellefeuille

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Behavioral & Social Sciences 1-02-001 Hands Never Waiver in Gender's Favor Alexandria Boyer - 8th grade - Summit Middle

Charter School - Boulder - Mr. Peter Teasdale

1-02-002 How Distracted Do You Drive? # Brakelle Westphal - 8th grade - Springfield Jr/Sr

High School - Springfield - Mrs. Robyne Westphal

1-02-003 Don't Get Left Behind Rachel Ager - 7th grade - Miller Middle School -

Durango - Ms. Ashley Ager

1-02-004 Are You "After" Seeing What I'm Seeing? Haley Fears - 6th grade - Good Shepherd Catholic

School - Denver - Mrs. Annette Humphrey

1-02-005 Twistin' It Up Shasta Hope - 8th grade - Genoa-Hugo School -

Hugo - Mr. William Mallory

1-02-006 Abstract Art Eliazar Maldonado - 8th grade - Pueblo School

for Arts and Sciences - Jones - Pueblo - Ms. Lori Leyh

1-02-007 Imagine the Perfect Title! # Marissa Martinez - 8th grade - Monte Vista

Middle School - Monte Vista - Ms. Loraine Glidewell

1-02-008 Analyzing the Effect of Lifestyle on Problem Solving

Kate Mastrolia - 8th grade - The Classical Academy - Colorado Springs - Mrs. Candus Muir

1-02-009 Color Craze Amber Mills - 7th grade - Pueblo School for Arts

and Sciences - Jones - Pueblo - Ms. Lori Leyh

1-02-010 Radiant Recollection Allison Powell - 7th grade - Mancos Middle

School - Mancos - Mrs. Tonya Powell

1-02-011 What Do You Remember? Madison Richmann - 8th grade - Cardinal

Community Academy - Keenesburg - Mrs. Sarah Johnson

1-02-012 Effects of Video Games on Teen's Health Kyler Rowden-Stum - 8th grade - Genoa-Hugo

School - Hugo - Mr. William Mallory

1-02-013 Sick of Stress Daniel Strevett - 7th grade - The Classical

Academy - Colorado Springs - Mrs. Candus Muir

1-02-014 Synchronic Mnemonic Analyzing the Effects of Mnemonic Devices in Memorization

Lauryn Tepley - 7th grade - The Classical Academy - Colorado Springs - Mrs. Candus Muir

1-02-015 Day Shift vs. Night Shift Emma Tone - 8th grade - Imagine Charter School

- Firestone - Mrs. Karie Slade

1-02-016 Teamwork: Boys vs. Girls Isabella Tyler - 8th grade - The Classical

Academy - Colorado Springs - Mrs. Candus Muir

1-02-017 Chromatic Adaptation: Now You See It, Now You Don't

Averi Ulibarri - 7th grade - St. John the Evangelist Catholic School - Loveland - Mr. Eric Ulibarri

1-02-301 What Changes in Your Weekly Routine Will Affect Your Blood Pressure Most?

Abby Finch - 6th grade - Girls Athletic Leadership School - Denver - Mr. Alfredo Cervantes

Maggie Rauscher - 6th grade - Girls Athletic Leadership School - Denver - Mr. Alfredo Cervantes

1-02-302 Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? Presley Wilson - 6th grade - Sangre de Cristo Jr/Sr

High School - Mosca - Ms. Cammie Newmyer William Wilson - 6th grade - Sangre de Cristo

Jr/Sr High School - Mosca - Ms. Cammie Newmyer

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Chemistry & Biochemistry 1-03-001 pH and Fermentation Kaiden Box - 8th grade - Imagine Charter School -

Firestone - Ms. Keri Aasmundstad

1-03-002 Mummifying Hot Dogs Kailas Cassidy - 6th grade - St. Columba Catholic

School - Durango - Ms. Rachel Gallien

1-03-003 Denaturing Proteins Dolores Castillo - 7th grade - Corwin International

Magnet School - Pueblo - Mr. Gary Wermers

1-03-004 The Separation of DNA by Applying Thermal Heat Courtney Croom - 8th grade - The Classical

Academy - Colorado Springs - Mrs. Candus Muir

1-03-005 Hot Under the Collar? Massive Blow Up? Or Chill Out? What's the Right Reaction?

Gabriela Ferrell - 6th grade - Home School - Durango - Dr. Robert Ferrell

1-03-006 Does Pressure Affect Carbon Dioxide Absorption by Polyethyleneimine?

Benjamin Homan - 8th grade - Monument Charter Academy - Monument - Dr. Paul Homan

1-03-007 How Food Wrapping Affect Spoilage Mohamed Hussein - 6th grade - Crescent View

Academy - Aurora - Mr. Iyad Wazwaz

1-03-008 Saving Your Strawberries Lauren Lee - 7th grade - The Classical Academy -

Colorado Springs - Mrs. Candus Muir

1-03-009 Shocking Water Dominic Moser - 6th grade - Notre Dame Parish

School - Denver - Dr. Rebecca Mock

1-03-010 Do Granite Countertops Affect the Shelf Life of Produce?

Shelby Nice - 7th grade - The Classical Academy - Colorado Springs - Mrs. Candus Muir

1-03-011 People Love Fruit, But Do They Really Love Each Other?

Chyera Robert - 7th grade - The Classical Academy - Colorado Springs - Mrs. Candus Muir

1-03-012 What's Poppin? Chloe Sebek - 6th grade - Sacred Heart of Jesus

Catholic School - Boulder - Mrs. Melissa Sebek

1-03-013 Dyeing to Learn Max Zenk - 8th grade - St. Mary Catholic School -

Greeley - Ms. Amanda Zimmer

1-03-301 Realize How to Neutralize # Jonathan Acosta - 8th grade - Fort Morgan

Middle School - Fort Morgan - Mrs. Amy Holtquist

Justice Bower - 8th grade - Fort Morgan Middle School - Fort Morgan - Mrs. Amy Holtquist

Maxwell Grenemyer - 8th grade - Fort Morgan Middle School - Fort Morgan - Mrs. Amy Holtquist

1-03-302 Quickest Dissolving Painkiller Avril Pagano - 7th grade - Goodnight School -

Pueblo - Mrs. Christina Rodell Chanel Martinez - 7th grade - Goodnight School -

Pueblo - Mrs. Christina Rodell Amiyah Arellano - 7th grade - Goodnight School -

Pueblo - Mrs. Christina Rodell

1-03-303 Uh Oh Hairio's Brynlyn Owens - 8th grade - Limon Schools -

Limon - Ms. Brandie Bellefeuille Mckinzie Jaques - 8th grade - Limon Schools -

Limon - Ms. Brandie Bellefeuille

1-03-304 How 'Bout Them Apples? Bailey Link - 8th grade - Brush Middle School -

Brush - Mrs. Cynthia Albo Kashlynn Tadolini - 8th grade - Brush Middle

School - Brush - Mrs. Cynthia Albo Karly Tadolini - 8th grade - Brush Middle School

- Brush - Mrs. Cynthia Albo

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Earth & Space Science 1-04-001 Shields Up: Wilson Cloud Chamber Study of High

Energy Subatomic-Particle Shield Materials Samantha Cerniglia - 7th grade - The Classical

Academy - Colorado Springs - Mrs. Candus Muir

1-04-002 Explanation of Land Reclamation ## Serenity Foutz - 8th grade - Ignacio Middle

School - Ignacio - Mr. Joseph Duffy

1-04-003 Lead in the Soil Armaan Gill - 6th grade - Lamar Middle School -

Lamar - Ms. Robin Staker

1-04-004 Predicting High Intensity Solar Flares Claire Heeley - 8th grade - Summit Middle

Charter School - Boulder - Mrs. Valerie Keeney

1-04-005 Can Plants Grow on Mars? Elizabeth Ingmire - 6th grade - Coal Ridge

Middle School - Firestone - Mrs. Natalie Ingmire

1-04-006 Where ON the World Am I? Erica Miller - 6th grade - Home School - Sanford

- Mrs. Sara Miller

1-04-007 Soil Liquefaction Alia Morris - 7th grade - Frontier Academy

Secondary School - Greeley - Mrs. Nicole Howe

1-04-008 Detecting Flares # Abigail Ross - 8th grade - Lamar Middle School -

Lamar - Ms. Robin Staker

1-04-009 Long Term Effects of Anthropogenic Acid Rain:-Acetic Acid vs. Citric Acid

Boz Zavala - 6th grade - Swink School - Swink - Ms. Cece Zavala

1-04-301 Snow Tube? Paton Edwards - 8th grade - Silverton Schools -

Silverton - Mr. Paul Joyce Soren Braford-Lefebvre - 8th grade - Silverton

Schools - Silverton - Mr. Paul Joyce

1-04-302 Landslides and How to Prevent Them Teghan Seymour - 6th grade - Genoa-Hugo

School - Hugo - Mr. William Mallory James Nestor - 6th grade - Genoa-Hugo School -

Hugo - Mr. William Mallory

Energy

1-05-001 This Will Blow You Away Levi Archambault - 7th grade - The Classical

Academy - Colorado Springs - Mrs. Candus Muir

1-05-002 The Effect of Air Pollution on Solar Panel Yield # Maxwell Benedict - 7th grade - Grant Beacon

Middle School - Denver - Mr. Noah Benedict

1-05-003 Life's a Breeze: What Wind Turbine Blade Shape & Angle Will Produce Energy Most Effectively?

# Theodore Duarte - 8th grade - Homyak PK-8 School - Dacono - Mrs. Carol Duarte

1-05-004 Can I Make a Solar Powered Car Heater? # Henry Goodnow - 8th grade - Sacred Heart

Academy - Burlington – Sister Mary Catherine

1-05-005 Shocking Water! Testing the Efficiencies of an Electrolyzer

Tyler Hall - 8th grade - Idalia Schools - Idalia - Mrs. Cindy Soehner

1-05-006 The Magnetic Highway Judah Hartman - 7th grade - Home School -

Durango - Mrs. Robin Hartman

1-05-007 Gardener's Cell Phone Battery Zora Malone - 6th grade - Corwin International

Magnet School - Pueblo - Mr. Alex Malone

1-05-008 Energy Implications of Smart Devices Tristan May-Ostendorp - 7th grade - St. Columba

Catholic School - Durango - Mr. Peter May-Ostendorp

1-05-009 Color Me Hot Davian Saiz - 8th grade - Pueblo School for Arts

and Sciences - Jones - Pueblo - Ms. Lori Leyh

1-05-010 Eco-Friendly Fossil Fuel Recovery Emilio Sanchez - 8th grade - Pueblo School for

Arts and Sciences - Jones - Pueblo - Mr. Juan Sanchez

1-05-011 LED Lights: Hero or Zero Michael Wu - 7th grade - The Classical Academy

- Colorado Springs - Mrs. Candus Muir

1-05-301 At "Watt" Cost ## Parker Stone - 8th grade - Brush Middle School -

Brush - Mr. Erik Stone # Myer Wickham - 8th grade - Brush Middle

School - Brush - Mr. Erik Stone

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Engineering 1-06-001 Clean Teeth Candy Teagan Archer - 6th grade - Mancos Middle

School - Mancos - Mrs. Adyan Farrar

1-06-002 Wireless Energy Aaron Bernhardt - 7th grade - Peetz Schools -

Peetz - Mr. Logan Bowey

1-06-003 The Weakest Link: The Effect of Infill Pattern & Density on the Tensile Strength of a 3D-Printed Part

David Campbell - 8th grade - Summit Middle Charter School - Boulder - Mr. Peter Teasdale

1-06-004 Hail! No! # Austin Cantor - 8th grade - The Classical

Academy - Colorado Springs - Mrs. Candus Muir

1-06-005 Grey Water Recycling System Using Arduinos Amanda Castillo-Lopez - 7th grade - Challenge

School - Denver - Mr. John Wiley

1-06-006 D.A.B.B.: Death Avoided by Backpack David Crane - 6th grade - Springfield Jr/Sr High

School - Springfield - Mrs. Leah Crane

1-06-007 No More Bike Crashes! Using Ultrasonic and ToF Sensors to Prevent Car to Bike Accidents

Joshua Decker - 7th grade - The Classical Academy - Colorado Springs - Mrs. Candus Muir

1-06-008 This Circuit Is "Lit": Testing Materials in an Electrical Circuit

Maeve Draper - 6th grade - Good Shepherd Catholic School - Denver - Mrs. Annette Humphrey

1-06-009 Stop Chocking the Earth Ethan Eliason - 7th grade - Challenge School -

Denver - Mrs. Dellice Mensah Eliason

1-06-010 Powered Exoskeletons: Carrying Us into the Future

# Nathaniel Ellis - 7th grade - Escalante Middle School - Durango - Mr. Michael Ellis

1-06-011 Homemade Air Quality Monitors: Fast, Cheap and Out of Control

# Thomas Ferrell - 8th grade - Home School - Durango - Dr. Robert Ferrell

1-06-012 Low or High, Mid or Bi: Which Is the Better Fly? Lucas Figueroa - 6th grade - Mancos Middle

School - Mancos - Mrs. Holly Figueroa

1-06-013 Water Me When I'm Thirsty Aditya Gonella - 7th grade - Discovery Canyon

Campus Middle School - Colorado Springs - Mrs. Sujatha Gonella

1-06-014 Cheap, But Durable Shingles Kevin Lester - 7th grade - The Classical Academy

- Colorado Springs - Mrs. Candus Muir

1-06-015 Insulated Chicken Waterer Juliet Loftis - 6th grade - St Columba Catholic

School - Durango - Mrs. Lauren Loftis

1-06-016 Device for the Ice! # Augustus Miller - 7th grade - Monte Vista Middle

School - Monte Vista - Ms. Loraine Glidewell

1-06-017 RC to the Rescue Tyler Penick - 7th grade - Walsh Jr/Sr High

School - Walsh - Mr. Tyler Hufford

1-06-018 How to Keep the Sound Down Madison Robson - 8th grade - Eaton Middle

School - Eaton - Mr. Duane Robson

1-06-019 Breaking Bridges Maddox Shull - 6th grade - Eagle County Charter

Academy - Edwards - Mr. Michael Moser

1-06-020 Sailing Specifics: Do They Matter? Mila Stepan - 6th grade - Holy Family Catholic

School - Grand Junction - Ms. Yolanda Pacheco

1-06-021 Redneck Rocketry Cole Tedder - 7th grade - Walsh Jr/Sr High School

- Walsh - Mr. Tyler Hufford

1-06-022 Brains to Brawn Nicholas Weimer - 7th grade - Flagstaff Charter

Academy - Longmont - Mrs. - Kathleen Weimer

1-06-301 Doggie 2000 Willow Stephenson - 6th grade - Pueblo School

for Arts and Sciences - Fulton - Pueblo - Mrs. Kimberly McLaughlin

Luciano Roybal - 6th grade - Pueblo School for Arts and Sciences - Fulton - Pueblo - Mrs. Kimberly McLaughlin

1-06-302 Protecting Profits Shae Stone - 7th grade - Eaton Middle School -

Eaton - Mrs. Jodi Stone Tayla Wiedeman - 7th grade - Eaton Middle

School - Eaton - Mrs. Jodi Stone

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Environmental Sciences 1-07-001 Does CO2 Affect You? Noah Archambault - 8th grade - The Classical

Academy - Colorado Springs - Mrs. Candus Muir

1-07-002 A Breath of Fresh Air # Barrett Aronson - 7th grade - St. Columba

Catholic School - Durango - Mrs. Adrienne Aronson

1-07-003 Can Trash Save You Money? Nate Bailey - 6th grade - West Middle School -

Grand Junction - Mr. Mark Bailey

1-07-004 Examining Electric Charges as a Method for Cleaning Microplastics from the Oceans

Alexandra Flint - 8th grade - Peak to Peak Charter School - Lafayette - Mr. Brandon Nelson

1-07-005 Blame It on the Rain: A Novel Use of Non-Mechanical Methods for Rangeland Soil Erosion Control

# Owen Doherty - 7th grade - Branson School - Branson - Mrs. Jodi Doherty

1-07-006 Flaming Forests: The Effects of Fire on Soil Composition

## Sophie Eschallier - 8th grade - Mancos Middle School - Mancos - Mrs. Elizabeth Eschallier

1-07-007 pHire Science Spencer Eschallier - 6th grade - Mancos Middle

School - Mancos - Mrs. Elizabeth Eschallier

1-07-008 Effect of Motor Oil on Aquatic Plant Height Camren Flashner - 7th grade - Vail Mountain

School - Vail - Mr. Brett Falk

1-07-009 Fire Frenzy Luci Bruchez - 6th grade - West Grand Middle

School - Kremmling - Ms. Kristin Rath

1-07-010 Soil Erosion Dakota Huber - 6th grade - St. Columba Catholic

School - Durango - Mrs. Teresa Huber

1-07-011 The Influence of Drought and Frequent Wildfires on the Chaparral

Hudson Kruse - 8th grade - Home School - Colorado Springs - Mrs. Tami Kruse

1-07-012 Heats Hitting the Streets Natasha Kuberski - 8th grade - Imagine Charter

School - Firestone - Mrs. Karie Slade

1-07-013 Delta Irrigation # Luke Nielsen - 8th grade - The Classical Academy

- Colorado Springs - Mrs. Candus Muir

1-07-014 The Erosion Is Real: Comparing the Effectivity of Mycelium and Plant Roots on Soil Erosion

Emma Purvis - 8th grade - Challenge School - Denver - Mr. John Wiley

1-07-015 Using Daphnia M. to Monitor Water Toxicity # Jensen Renquist - 8th grade - Walsh Jr/Sr High

School - Walsh - Mr. Tyler Hufford

1-07-016 To Grow or Not to Grow Caddis Robinson - 7th grade - Liberty School -

Joes - Mrs. Linda Niccoli

1-07-301 Leaky Yellow Boy Lily Klapp - 7th grade - Lewis Palmer Elementary

School - Monument - Mrs. Maria Hall Kelsea Hall - 7th grade - Lewis Palmer

Elementary School - Monument - Mrs. Maria Hall

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Mathematics & Computer Sciences 1-08-001 Do Different Computer Programming Languages

Have Different Efficiency Rates? Cullen Aasmundstad-Williams - 8th grade -

Imagine Charter School - Firestone - Mrs. Karie Slade

1-08-002 Hey Google, Are You Spying on Me? ## Chance Hill - 8th grade - Walt Clark Middle

School - Loveland - Mrs. Debbie Hill

1-08-003 Password Security Julia Hill - 8th grade - Ranch View Middle School

- Highlands Ranch - Mrs. Stacy Hill

1-08-004 A Game for All Eyes Kai Morton - 7th grade - The Classical Academy -

Colorado Springs - Mrs. Candus Muir

1-08-005 Improved Inertial Navigation for First Responders Selen Serdar - 8th grade - Challenge School -

Denver - Mr. Burak Serdar

1-08-006 Population Trash # Caleb Siegling - 8th grade - Fort Morgan Middle

School - Fort Morgan - Mrs. Juanita Siegling

1-08-007 Interactive Math Fun: Design & Model Interactive Math Game Car and Drone Using Python Program

Kathir Vel Sasikumar - 6th grade - Swink School - Swink - Mr. Sasikumar Devarajan

1-08-008 Safe Ride Luke Weber - 8th grade - Flagstaff Charter

Academy - Longmont - Mr. Jason Weber

1-08-009 Predicting Influenza Genome Mutations Using Neural Networks

Henry Westfall - 8th grade - Summit Middle Charter School - Boulder - Mrs. Tanya de Nobrega

Medicine & Health 1-09-001 How Sweet Is It? Ethan Augerot - 6th grade - Corwin International

Magnet School - Pueblo - Mrs. Janelle Augerot

1-09-002 Salicylic Acid vs. Benzoyl Peroxide Tharind Bopearachchigedon - 8th grade -

Imagine Charter School - Firestone - Ms. Keri Aasmundstad

1-09-003 Sugar Rocks Kyra Burton - 7th grade - Pueblo School for Arts

and Sciences - Jones - Pueblo - Ms. Lori Leyh

1-09-004 Nicotine Dependence: How Does Your Rh Factor Affect Your Vulnerability to Nicotine Addiction?

Riley Cannon - 8th grade - Mancos Middle School - Mancos - Mr. Joseph Cannon

1-09-005 Weighting for a Good Night's Sleep? Brock Doherty - 7th grade - Branson School -

Branson - Mrs. Jodi Doherty

1-09-006 Contaminants, Contagions and Critical Care: The Impacts of North Carolina’s Anaerobic Swine Lagoons

## Lilly Figueroa - 8th grade - Mancos Middle School - Mancos - Mrs. Holly Figueroa

1-09-007 Shining a Light on Cross-Contamination # Ethan Gavin - 8th grade - The Classical Academy

- Colorado Springs - Mr. Ian Gavin

1-09-008 Should You Brush or Swish? Trudy Goodnow - 7th grade - Sacred Heart

Academy - Burlington – Sister Mary Catherine

1-09-009 How Suture Type Affects How Well Stitches Can Withstand Tension

Lily Grasso Rudawsky - 8th grade - Skinner Middle School - Denver - Mrs. Andrea Grasso

1-09-010 The Science of Yuck! Logan Haffele - 6th grade - Eagle County Charter

Academy - Edwards - Mr. Michael Moser

1-09-011 Which Type of Turn Is Faster? Tierney Kohl - 7th grade - Most Precious Blood

Catholic School - Denver - Mrs. Michele Kohl

1-09-012 Eggshells and Osteoporosis Linkin Korgan - 8th grade - Knowledge Quest

Academy - Milliken - Mrs. Malyka Korgan

1-09-013 A Sixth Sense: Omni-Directional Presence Detection System

Hailey Kressin - 8th grade - The Classical Academy - Colorado Springs - Mrs. Candus Muir

1-09-014 How Does Changing the Ambient Temperature Affect the Cure Time of Bone Cement?

Jack Larkin - 6th grade - Good Shepherd Catholic School - Denver - Mrs. Annette Humphrey

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Medicine & Health cont. 1-09-015 Eating for A's Aeneas McBrayer - 6th grade - St. Columba

Catholic School - Durango - Mr. Justin McBrayer

1-09-016 Catching Some Z's Mason Mireles - 8th grade - Lamar Middle School

- Lamar - Ms. Robin Staker

1-09-017 Don't Burn Me! Which Sunscreen Is Best? Ada Pence - 6th grade - Centauri Middle School -

La Jara - Ms. Loree' Harvey

1-09-018 Can a Dissociation Enzyme Like Papain, Solve Celiac Disease?

Rithi Prabhu - 8th grade - Summit Middle Charter School - Boulder - Mrs. Valerie Keeney

1-09-019 Early Detection of Prescription Opioid Addiction Using Mu-Opioid Receptor Gene

# Gitanjali Rao - 8th grade - STEM School Highlands Ranch - Highlands Ranch - Mrs. Bharathi Rao

1-09-020 D-Watch: Smart Tracker for Vitamin-D Inbha Roshan Raguraman - 7th grade -

Discovery Canyon Campus Middle School - Colorado Springs - Mr. Raguraman Nagarajan

1-09-021 Grass vs. Grain Fed: A Comparison of TAC ## Cora Schrock - 8th grade - Arickaree School -

Anton - Mr. Don Myers

1-09-022 Effective Communication to Adolescents About Vaping

Willow Schulz - 7th grade - Ignacio Middle School - Ignacio - Ms. Gina Schulz

1-09-023 Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum, and Epilepsy, and the Effectiveness of Anticonvulsant Drugs

Ava Steger - 8th grade - Webber Middle School - Fort Collins - Mrs. Erin Easterlund

1-09-024 Does Sugar Affect Cognitive Skills of a Mouse? Ella Swanson - 8th grade - Springfield Jr/Sr High

School - Springfield - Mrs. Jennifer Swanson

1-09-025 Glucose and Grades Cora Wilson - 6th grade - Eagle County Charter

Academy - Edwards - Mrs. Cari Dietz

Microbiology & Molecular Biology 1-10-001 How Spices Effect Bacterial Growth Una Basta - 8th grade - Summit Middle Charter

School - Boulder - Mrs. Valerie Keeney

1-10-002 The Harsh Truth Pheobe Black - 8th grade - Pueblo School for Arts

and Sciences - Jones - Pueblo - Mrs. Cynthia Cucchi-Paige

1-10-003 Why Did Thieves Use Thieves? Tyne Carney - 7th grade - Frontier Academy

Secondary School - Greeley - Mrs. Nicole Howe

1-10-004 The Effect of Biosolid Sludge on the Growth Curve of Escherichia Coli and the Impact of Antibiotics

Lia Dino - 8th grade - Skinner Middle School - Denver - Mr. Brian Dino

1-10-005 Bacteria Battle! Grayson Givens - 6th grade - Sargent Jr/Sr High

School - Monte Vista - Mr. LaVonda Castillo

1-10-006 Investigating if Essential Oils Affect Physarum polycephalum

Elba Green - 7th grade - The Classical Academy - Colorado Springs - Mrs. Candus Muir

1-10-007 Are Vitamins the Answer to Preventing Antibiotic Resistance?

# Gracey Hening - 7th grade - Miller Middle School - Durango - Mrs. Etoile Hening

1-10-008 Comparison of Household Pet Saliva Bacteria Talia Moore - 8th grade - Blevins Middle School -

Fort Collins - Dr. A. Russell Moore

1-10-009 Alternative Medicines vs. Bacteria Maliyah Peters - 7th grade - Girls Athletic

Leadership School - Denver - Mr. Alfredo Cervantes

1-10-010 Germs on a Roll Tori Plett - 7th grade - The Classical Academy -

Colorado Springs - Mrs. Candus Muir

1-10-011 An Old Remedy Given New Life Norah Quirk - 8th grade - The Classical Academy

- Colorado Springs - Mrs. Candus Muir

1-10-012 Clove the Killer # Faith Roberts - 8th grade - The Classical

Academy - Colorado Springs - Mrs. Candus Muir

1-10-013 Bacteria Be Gone Mary Ryan - 7th grade - St. Mary Catholic School

- Greeley - Ms. Amanda Zimmer

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Microbiology & Molecular Biology cont. 1-10-301 Color Explosions: The Role of Temperature in

Bacterial Transformation Kenia Hansen Guzman - 7th grade - Fort

Morgan Middle School - Fort Morgan - Ms. Krista Wells

Liam Garvin - 7th grade - Fort Morgan Middle School - Fort Morgan - Ms. Krista Wells

Anna Yearous - 7th grade - Fort Morgan Middle School - Fort Morgan - Ms. Krista Wells

1-10-302 Diabolical Detergent Nishita Kotlapati - 7th grade - Challenge

School - Denver - Mr. John Wiley Brenna Toll - 7th grade - Challenge School -

Denver - Mr. John Wiley

Physics 1-11-001 Invisible Levitation Annette Bechtolt - 6th grade - St. Columba

Catholic School - Durango - Mr. Richard Bechtolt

1-11-002 Variable Scintillation Frequencies in Muon Detection

## Xander Duvall - 8th grade - Thomas MacLaren School - Colorado Springs - Dr. Robert Holiday

1-11-003 Magnotastic Kyler Harbison - 6th grade - St. Columba

Catholic School - Durango - Dr. Lee Ann Harbison

1-11-004 Stealthy Shapes: How to Make an Aircraft Invisible to Radar

Nicholas Hermes - 7th grade - Arickaree School - Anton - Mr. Don Myers

1-11-005 Taking Flight # Jared Ingmire - 8th grade - Imagine Charter

School - Firestone - Mrs. Karie Slade

1-11-006 Pongs Away! M J Kenney - 7th grade - Arickaree School -

Anton - Mr. Don Myers

1-11-007 Melt'n the Ice Josie Kissell - 6th grade - Holly Schools - Holly

- Mrs. Jennifer King

1-11-008 Bow Knows Bridger Lynch - 7th grade - Yuma Middle

School - Yuma - Mr. Rory Lynch

1-11-009 Transforming a Compact Disc into a Gyroscope ## Nico Martinez - 8th grade - Pueblo Academy of

Arts - Pueblo - Mrs. Lorraine Chacon

1-11-010 Tesla Coil: The Physics of Electromagnetism Bryan Williams - 7th grade - Hoehne Schools -

Hoehne - Mr. Kenneth Dochter

1-11-011 Angle and Range: Checking What We Know Sam Morgan - 8th grade - Orchard Mesa

Middle School - Grand Junction - Mrs. Sandy Bavor

1-11-012 The Swaying Boat Graci Morlan - 6th grade - Holly Schools -

Holly - Mrs. Jennifer King

1-11-013 Elastomers Kaije Mosier - 7th grade - Lamar Middle School

- Lamar - Ms. Robin Staker

1-11-014 Laser Light Luminosity Katelyn Remund - 8th grade - Peak to Peak

Charter School - Lafayette - Mr. Brandon Nelson

1-11-015 How Much Can Your Fishing Pole Hold? Bryce Shaffer - 8th grade - Arickaree School -

Anton - Mr. Don Myers

1-11-016 Time Dripping Away Carson Mead - 7th grade - Turner Middle

School - Berthoud - Dr. Andrea Mead

1-11-301 Aerodynamic Paper Airplane Flight Carstenz Johnston - 7th grade - Pueblo School

for Arts and Sciences - Jones - Pueblo - Ms. Lori Leyh

Russell Phillips - 7th grade - Pueblo School for Arts and Sciences - Jones - Pueblo - Ms. Lori Leyh

1-11-302 The Flight of Paper Martin Vince - 8th grade - Coal Creek Canyon

K-8 School - Golden - Mrs. Tricia Logan Tyler Burick - 7th grade - Coal Creek Canyon

K-8 School - Golden - Mrs. Tricia Logan

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Plant Sciences 1-12-001 What's the Matter? Molly Best - 6th grade - St. Columba Catholic

School - Durango - Mr. Michael Best

1-12-002 Rooted Hazel Cleaves - 7th grade - St. Columba

Catholic School - Durango - Mr. Neil Cleaves

1-12-003 To Grow or Not to Grow Part II Kyler Crane - 8th grade - Springfield Jr/Sr High

School - Springfield - Mrs. Leah Crane

1-12-004 Hydroponic vs. Soil: An Experiment in Plant Growth

Cassidy Huber - 6th grade - St. Columba Catholic School - Durango - Mrs. Tamara Huber

1-12-005 The Grey Effect Jamie Hume - 6th grade - Walsh Elementary

School - Walsh - Mr. Tim Hume

1-12-006 Little Marvel: A Comparative Study of Plant Growth

Tyler Kester - 7th grade - Sierra Grande Jr/Sr High School - Blanca - Ms. Carla Archuleta

1-12-007 Growing with Color Julian Kramer - 6th grade - Good Shepherd

Catholic School - Denver - Mrs. Annette Humphrey

1-12-008 Watch Me Grow Quincy Nakaguma - 6th grade - Pueblo School

for Arts and Sciences - Jones - Pueblo - Mrs. Kimberly Nakaguma

1-12-009 Growing with Greywater: Gross or Great? Grazia Novak - 8th grade - Turner Middle

School - Berthoud - Mrs. Jessica Novak

1-12-010 Grow Grow Grow Tanner Parham - 6th grade - Knowledge Quest

Academy - Milliken - Mrs. Laura Parham

1-12-011 Wildfires to Wild Flowers Trenton Paskett - 7th grade - Sargent Jr/Sr High

School - Monte Vista - Mrs. Terri Paulson

1-12-012 Sweet Water Joe Silsby - 7th grade - The Classical Academy -

Colorado Springs - Mrs. Candus Muir

1-12-013 WiFi Radiation and Its Effect on Plant Growth Emma Sorbo - 7th grade - Frontier Academy

Secondary School - Greeley - Mrs. Nicole Howe

1-12-301 Diaper Dirt # Jadi Lockhart - 8th grade - Genoa-Hugo School

- Hugo - Mr. - William Mallory Dane Lockhart - 7th grade - Genoa-Hugo

School - Hugo - Mr. - William Mallory Jayli Lockhart - 6th grade - Genoa-Hugo

School - Hugo - Mr. - William Mallory

1-12-302 Do You Know Your Soil pH? Trey Smith - 7th grade - Genoa-Hugo School -

Hugo - Mr. - William Mallory Logan Sitzman - 7th grade - Genoa-Hugo

School - Hugo - Mr. - William Mallory Konner Rowden-Stum - 7th grade - Genoa-

Hugo School - Hugo - Mr. William Mallory

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2019 Colorado Science and Engineering Fair School & Teacher Participants

Alamosa High School Katie Montague

Animas High School Tina Hott

Arickaree School Don Myers

Branson School Jodi Doherty

Brush High School David Miner

Brush Middle School Cynthia Albo

Caprock Academy Rashell McLennan

Cardinal Community Academy Sarah Johnson

Challenge School John Wiley

Cherry Creek High School Ethan Dusto

Keith Harrison Stephen Smith

Coal Creek Canyon K-8 School Tricia Logan

Corwin International Magnet School Gary Wermers

Crescent View Academy Iyad Wazwaz

Dolores Elementary School Glenn Smith

Dove Creek Middle School Devon Lane

Eagle County Charter Academy Michael Moser

Eagle County Charter School Cari Dietz

Evergreen High School Dave Moutoux

Fort Morgan High School Dustin Jack

Fort Morgan Middle School Krista Wells

Frontier Academy Secondary School Nicole Howe

Genoa-Hugo School William Mallory

Marguerite Yowell Girls Athletic Leadership School

Alfredo Cervantes Good Shepherd Catholic School

Annette Humphrey

Goodnight School Christina Rodell

Greeley West High School Ryan Knoblock Holly Schools Jennifer King

Holy Family Catholic School Yolanda Pacheco Idalia Schools Cindy Soehner

Ignacio Middle School Joseph Duffy

Imagine Charter School Keri Aasmundstad

Karie Slade La Junta High School

Julia Ouattara La Veta Schools

Julia Shrout Lamar Middle School

Robin Staker Liberty School Linda Niccoli

Limon Schools Brandie Bellefeuille

Mancos High School Sensa Wolcott

Miami-Yoder High School Angela Grimes

Monarch High School Katharine Ellis

Monte Vista High School Loree' Harvey

Monte Vista Middle School Loraine Glidewell

Northridge High School Yajaira Fuentes-Tauber

Notre Dame Parish School Rebecca Mock

Orchard Mesa Middle School Sandy Bavor

Peak to Peak Charter School Robert Hettmansperger

Brandon Nelson Peetz Schools Logan Bowey

Primero Jr/Sr High School Decker Gonsalves

Pueblo Central High School Jamie Withnell

Pueblo School for Arts and Sciences Kimberly McLaughlin

Lori Leyh Pueblo South High School

Ronda Collette Rock Canyon High School

Shawndra Fordham Susanne Petri

Roosevelt High School Judson Doyle

Sacred Heart Academy Sister Mary Catherine

Sargent Jr/Sr High School LaVonda Castillo

Terri Paulson Rafe Paulson

Sierra Grande Jr/Sr High School Carla Archuleta

Silverton Schools Paul Joyce

St. Mary Catholic School Amanda Zimmer Stratton Schools

Deidra Shutte Summit Middle Charter School

Tanya de Nobrega Valerie Keeney Peter Teasdale

The Classical Academy Candus Muir

Thomas MacLaren School Robert Holiday

Trinidad High School Gina Festi-Gitano

Vail Mountain School Brett Falk

Walsh Jr/Sr High School Tyler Hufford

Webber Middle School Erin Easterlund

West Grand High School Lori Birch

Emmylou Harmon West Grand Middle School

Kristin Rath Wiggins Jr/Sr High School

Peggy Neal Yuma High School

Amy Melby

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2019 Colorado Science & Engineering Fair Advisory Council

The CSEF Advisory Council includes all Regional Fair Directors, the CSSF, Inc. Board of Directors and many volunteers.

Colorado State Science Fair, Inc. Executive Committee

President Mrs. Dolly Morrow Vice President Mrs. Lucy Adams Treasurer Mr. Dan Kowal Secretary Mr. Ed Scholz Past President Mr. Brian Scriber Executive Director Ms. Courtney Butler

Board of Directors Members Michael Bemski Lockheed Martin Mike Bemski Ed Scholz Gwyneth Glissmann National Renewable Energy Laboratory CableLabs Santosh Veda Josh Redmore Optimal Schedule Colorado Dental Association Brian Scriber Dolly Morrow Kerry Scriber Dr. Robert Morrow San Luis Valley Regional Science Fair Colorado Engineering Council Dr. David Holm Sam Bartlett Jody Oaks Peter Teasdale Dr. Larry & Carol Sveum Colorado State University Dr. Larry Sveum Dr. Andrew Warnock Lucy Adams Dr. Jan Nerger US Department of Commerce/NOAA Galvanic Engineering Dan Kowal Ryan Patterson Katlin Hornig IEEE Denver Section Associate/Alternate Members Jim Sipes Elemer Bernath – Historian Jackie Adams Dr. Alfred Bedard – NOAA Doug Everett – SRC Chair Judy Prester – Dr. Larry Sveum

Past CSEF Directors Charles Bragaw* 1956-1967 Lloyd Walker 1986-1988 Calvin Fisher* 1968-1974 Connie Vader-Lindholm 1989-1990 Sam Shushan* 1975-1977 Lynn Butler 1991-1992 Gordon Moore 1978-1979 Kate Taylor 1993-1994 Russell B. Stoner* 1979-1981 Christal McDougall 1995-1996 Virgil A. Sandborn 1982-1983 Kate Taylor 1997-1998 James R. Sites 1984-1985 Lucy Adams 1999

Courtney Butler 2000-present *Director Emeritus for outstanding contribution to the CSEF and

more than two years of service as CSEF Director.

At Large Advisory Council Members Loree’ Harvey Jennifer Hellier Steve Hiebert Steve Iona Clark Mikkelsen Candus Muir Daniel Sandmeier Rodney Simpson Jim Sites Teva Stone Laura Ussery Tracy Webb

Participating Regional

Science Fairs

Arkansas Valley Regional Science Fair

Warren McClure Dol Nath Khanal

Boulder Valley Regional Science Fair

Marlys Lietz Jennifer Garfield

Denver Metro Regional Science Fair

Jennifer Hellier

East Central Colorado Regional Science Fair

William Mallory Marguerite Yowell

Longs Peak Regional Science Fair

Lori Ball

Morgan/Washington Bi-County Regional Science Fair

Darline Miner

Northeastern Colorado Regional Science Fair

Sonya Shaw

Pikes Peak Regional Science Fair

Nancy Hampson Carol Bach

San Juan Basin Regional Science Fair

Sheila Weahkee

San Luis Valley Regional Science Fair

Lucy Adams Taylor Rocha

Southeast Colorado Regional Science Fair

Valerie Reifschneider

Southern Colorado Regional Science Fair

MorganLee Kempf Lori Leyh

Western Colorado Regional Science Fair

Kevin Hoskin

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Anastasia Aday, MS

University of Colorado, Boulder (student) Tasnuva Alam, BS

Colorado State University (student) Scott Allen, BS

University of Colorado, Boulder Tori Anderson, MS

Colorado State University (student) **Sara Andrews, MS, MBA

UC Health Lauralee Arnold, BA

Morey Middle School Gene Arts, BS Mark Azeltine, MS

University of Colorado School of Medicine Sunil Baidar, PhD Donald Barbula, BS

Bayswater Exploration & Production, LLC Abby Barker, BS

Colorado State University (student) *Don Barnes, BS

Good Samaritan Loveland Village Stephanie Barnhizer, MS

University of Colorado, Boulder John Bartolotta, BS

University of Colorado, Boulder (student) Melanie Beale, BS

Colorado State University (student) *Michael Bemski, BA, PMP

Mirion Technologies *Stephen Bernard, MBA, MEPM, PMP

AT & T Joshua Biller, PhD

TDA Research, Inc. James Boaz, BS

Metropolitan Surveyors, LLC Sai Himabindu Boddupalli, BS

University of Colorado, Boulder (student) **Raven Bough, MS

Colorado State University (student) Jeffrey Boyd

Colorado State University (student) Donald Brandborg, BA, DMNS

Union Pacific Rail Road (retired) Ali Brehm

Colorado State University (student) *Christian Brown, BS

CO Gov. Office of Information Technology Amanda Broz, PhD

Colorado State University *Rebecca Buchholz, PhD

UCAR Anthony Burg, AS

Burg Associates Joy Burnette, BS, RN

Shaun Case, MPH, APHA, USAHA Colorado State University

Kevin Cash, PhD Colorado School of Mines

Tom Cavey, BS Seagate Technology

Michael Cheeseman, MS Colorado State University (student)

Mariana Chissum Colorado State University (student)

Elliott Chiu, MS Colorado State University (student)

Aditya Choukulkar, PhD US Department of Commerce/NOAA

**Charlotte Cialek, BS Colorado State University (student)

^Scot Colburn, MS UCAR

Shelley Coldiron, PhD W.O.L.F. Sanctuary

Matthew Connolly, PhD US Department of Commerce/NIST

Debbie Crans, PhD Colorado State University

**Shaun Cross, BS Colorado State University (student)

*Mark Crowder, PhD Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.

David Crowe, BS National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Jenna Crowell, BS Colorado State University

Ryan Czarny, MS Colorado State University (student)

Michelle Daniels, BA CO Gov. Office of Information Technology

Martin David, DVM, DACVP IDEXX Laboratories

Hugh Davidson, MS Robert Davidson, PhD

Colorado State University (retired) *Joshua De La Cruz, ME

University of Colorado, Boulder (student) Jasmine Donkoh, BS

Colorado State University (student) Chris Donner, BA

SI-TECHNOLOGY, LLC Jasper Drisko, PhD

US Department of Commerce/NIST Nicholas Dummer, BS, EIT

CO Dept. of Public Health & Environment **Taru Dutt, PhD

Colorado State University **Brian Ebel, BS, PE

US Bureau of Reclamation

*Susan Eccles, BS, MBA Cigna

*Kathleen Eddy, BS Colorado State University (student)

**Steve Eddy, BS Carl Edstrom, MS, PE **Bridget Eklund, BS

Colorado State University (student) Bob Elsheimer, MS

Broadcom, Inc. ^Megan Emmons, MS

Colorado State University (student) Andy Esterle, BS

Colorado State University Emily Everett, BA

CO Dept. of Public Health & Environment Anna Fagre, DVM

Colorado State University (student) Chris Farley, MS

USDA Forest Service Kristen Farrell, PhD

MBC Pharma Joel Fattor, BS

Colorado State University Erin Finehout, PhD, PMP

Terumo BCT **Mike Fleischmann, BS

NetApp, Inc. Darcy Fletcher, BS

Colorado State University (student) *Karl Ford, PhD

US Dept. of Land Management (retired) Sandra Forston, MSW

Treatment & Evaluation Services Jason Fraser, MS

Lockheed Martin Joseph Furman, MD, DSc John Gaebler, MS

University of Colorado, Boulder (student) *Brian Geiss, PhD

Colorado State University Johannes Gessler, PhD, PE

Colorado State University (retired) ^Stefan Gessler, BS **Nicholas Geyer, MS

Colorado State University ^Robert Glissmann, MS

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. Carolina Gonzalez-Berrios, MS

Colorado State University (student) **Raina Gough, PhD James Graham, DVM

Banfield Pet Hospital

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**Benjamin Greydanus, BA

University of Colorado, Boulder (student) ^Melinda Gross, BA

Comcast *Jim Gunderson, PhD

Gunderfish, LLC Amy Gurza, BA

Center for Genetic Resource Preservation Allison Haase, BS

Colorado State University (student) Lauren Habenicht, DVM, DACLAM

University of Colorado, Denver Andrea Halling, BS

University of Colorado, Boulder (student) Robert Hamilton, PhD Virginia Harris, MS

Colorado State University Gauray Harshe, BS

Colorado State University (student) Rhea Kay Hartje, BS

Colorado State University (student) **Jim Hatfield, BA

Seagate Technology ^Jessica Haugen Frankel, BS

Colorado State University (student) Arielle Hay, BA

Colorado State University (student) Siwei He, PhD

US Department of Commerce/NOAA Adam Heck, BS

Colorado State University (student) Mona Hemmati, MS

Colorado State University (student) Dennis Henry, M.Ed.

CO Gov. Office of Information Technology Lisa Herickhoff, PhD, MBA

Membrane Protective Technologies, Inc. Julia Herman, DVM

Colorado State University Daniel Hernandez, MS, MBA

Northrop Grumman **Stephen Hibbs, MS

Spark Grill Mary Hidde, MS

Colorado State University (student) Steve Hiebert, BS, CFS **Callie Higgins, PhD

US Department of Commerce/NIST Jeffrey Hokanson, PhD

University of Colorado, Boulder Gregory Holman, MS

US Department of Agriculture *Tim Holt, MS, Dip.Ed.

Univ. of Southern Queensland (student)

Debra Horensky, MD Colorado State University

Emily Hudson-Arns, MS Colorado State University

^Alexandria Jensen, MS University of Colorado, Denver (student)

Ashley Jones, BS Colorado Department of Public Health

Sally Jones-Diamond, MS Colorado State University

Richard Juday, PhD NASA Johnson Space Center (retired)

Kawan Karimi Askarani, MS Colorado State University (student)

Marissa Karpack, BS Colorado State University (student)

Tessema Kassaw, PhD Colorado State University

Chrystine Kelley, BS CO Dept. of Public Health & Environment

Kristyn Kelly, MS TOLMAR, Inc.

Jacob Kenny, BS University of Colorado, Boulder (student)

Dilara Kiran, BS Colorado State University (student)

Hugh Kirbie, MS Amanda Koch, BS

Colorado State University (student) Rachel Konda-Sundheim, MD

Loveland Youth Clinic Leslie Kraynak, BS

Colorado State University (student) David Krenek, MS, PE *William Kucharski, BS

Oracle Corporation Chris Kulbida, BS **Andrew Kumler, MS

National Renewable Energy Laboratory Isabelle Kunz, MS Peter Laird, BS

Salesforce Steven Lakin, DVM

Colorado State University Jeff Leget, MA, MBA

CableLabs Evan Liechty, BS

University of Colorado, Boulder (student) Carlos Linares, MS

Colorado State University Youjian Liu, PhD

University of Colorado, Boulder Byron Lopez, BS

Jeffrey Ma, MS Colorado State University (student)

Keith MacLean, BS Seagate Technology

**Payal Maharaj, PhD Centers for Disease Control & Prevention

Kenneth Mahrer, PhD ^**Kelsey Martin, BS Gary Mason, PhD, DVM

Colorado State University Pablo Maurin, BS

Cardinal Peak Blaine McCarthy, BA

Colorado State University (student) Frank McCormick, PhD

USDA Forest Service Leorah McGinnis, BS Jim McNamee, PhD *Trevor McQuain, MA, LPC

University of Colorado Health Molly Mello

Colorado State University (student) **Hadassah Mendez

Colorado State University (student) Aimee Merkel, PhD

University of Colorado, Boulder Carolyn Meyer, PhD

Colorado State University Maiele Mignard, AS

Colorado State University (student) Othmane Mikou, BS, MBA

CO Gov. Office of Information Technology ^**David Miller, MS

University of Colorado, Boulder (student) Grace Miner, PhD

Colorado State University Peter Modreski, PhD

US Geological Survey Lily Moloney, BS

Colorado State University (student) *Bill Moninger, PhD

US Department of Commerce/CIRES Julie Moreno, PhD

Colorado State University Stephanie Morphet-Tepp, PhD

SiVEC Biotechnologies **Annika Muehlbradt, BS

University of Colorado, Boulder (student) Lauren Natali, BS

Colorado State University (student) James Neely, MS, PE

NPC, Inc. Thang Nghiem, BS

CO Dept. of Public Health & Environment

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Barry Noakes, BS

Lockheed Martin Thomas Nolan, MA Marc Oddo, MS

Nutrien Kenneth Ogan, PhD Carlos Olivo, PhD, Ed.D.

Colorado State University Iuliana Oprea, PhD

Colorado State University Diane Ordway, PhD

Colorado State University Stephen Osborn, BS, MBA

Anemoment Jamie Pang

Colorado State University (student) Dylan Parker, BS

Colorado State University (student) Kenneth Parker, PhD Kristopher Parker, BS

Colorado State University (student) Ryan Patalano, BS

University of Colorado, Boulder (student) Marcia Patton-Mallory, PhD

USDA Forest Service (retired) Stephen Pearce, PhD

Colorado State University **Jeffrey Pearson, MS, CEH, CSM, PWS

ESRI Erika Peirce, BS

Colorado State University (student) Josh Pettit, MS

University of Colorado, Boulder (student) Claudia Phelps Spencer, BS David Pinter, BS

Seagate Technology Jacob Pollema

Colorado State University (student) Alexander Preston, BS

Colorado State University (student) Kendall Preston, BS

University of Colorado, Boulder (student) Hannah Quackenbush, EMT

Colorado State University (student) Russel Quan, BS, PMP Mark Raleigh, PhD, PE

University of Colorado, Boulder ^*Kristen Rasmussen, PhD

Colorado State University F. Andrew Ray, PhD

Colorado State University Mark Reardon, BA

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

*Josh Redmore, BS CableLabs

Daniel Regan, PhD, DVM, DACVP Colorado State University

Robert Remick, PhD, M.Ed. National Renewable Energy Lab (retired)

Richard Rew, BS, EIT/FE **Mary Riches, BS

Colorado State University (student) Mike Rider, MS, PE

Cigna Ian Ridley, PhD

US Geological Survey Stephen Riley, BS *Tom Roberts, MS

US Bureau of Land management (retired) *Barbara Rose, BS, MT (ASCP)

Colorado State University *Corey Rosenberg, PhD

Colorado State University Claudia Rueckert, PhD

Colorado State University James Schatzman, PhD

N-Ask, Inc. Lisa Schlein, DVM

Colorado State University (student) William Schoeppner, MBA

CO Gov. Office of Information Technology Michel Schuh, BS, PE

US Bureau of Reclamation (retired) Michelle Schuster, MS

Bayswater Exploration & Production, LLC Brian Scriber, MS, MBA

Optimal Schedule Vanessa Selwyn, MA

Colorado State University (student) Brett Seymoure, PhD

Colorado State University Parag Shah, PhD

University of Colorado, Boulder Joel Sharbrough, PhD

Colorado State University Rachel Simon, PhD Rachel Sobke, BS

Stolle Machinery Neeta Soni, MS

Colorado State University (student) Scott Sorensen

Colorado State University (student) Ramazan Spencer, BS, EIT

CO Dept. of Public Health & Environment Taylor Spivey, BS

University of Colorado, Boulder (student) **Laura St. Claire, BS

Colorado State University (student)

Catherine Stewart, PhD US Department of Agriculture-ARS

Tom Stuve, MS Envisagent Systems, Inc.

*Erica Suchman, PhD Colorado State University

Christopher Suiter, PhD US Department of Commerce/NIST

Maria Usanova, PhD University of Colorado, Boulder

Elina Valkonen, MS University of Colorado, Boulder

Maxine Verbit, AAS Cheyenne Regional Medical Center

Leena Vilonen, BS Colorado State University (student)

Andy Volt Colorado State University (student)

Kaitlyn Wagner, BS Colorado State University (student)

David Warren, BS Kristen Weishaar, DVM

Colorado State University Adeline Williams, MPH

Colorado State University (student) Bill Williams, MS *Sere Williams, BS

Colorado State University (student) Victor Wisdom, BS

Wisdom Industries, LTD Connor Wolenski, BS

University of Colorado, Boulder (student) Daniel Workman, MS *RedLion York, BS

Broadcom, Inc.

*Judging Team Captains **Judging Team Assistant Captains

^CSEF Alumni

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2019 Colorado Science & Engineering Fair Special Awards Program

Organizations

Air & Waste Management Association American Association of University Women

American Chemical Society American Industrial Hygiene Association

American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics American Institute of Professional Geologists

American Meteorological Society American Statistical Association

American Vacuum Society ASM International

Biomedical Engineering Society Biophysical Society

Colorado Association of Meat Processors Colorado Association of Science Teachers Colorado Biology Teachers' Association

Colorado BioScience Institute Colorado Chemistry Teachers’ Association

Colorado Dental Association Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining & Safety

Colorado Earth System Science Collaborative Colorado Environmental Health Association

Colorado Foundation for Agriculture Colorado Medical Society Colorado Mineral Society

Colorado Mycological Society Colorado Native Plant Society

Colorado Scientific Society Colorado State University

College of Agricultural Sciences Colorado Natural Heritage Program

Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Department of Chemistry

Department of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture Energy Institute

Colorado Veterinary Medical Association Colorado's Touchstone Energy Cooperatives

Colorado-Wyoming Society of American Foresters Comstock Family Constant Family Eppler Family

Fort Collins Conservation District Frank Armbruster Foundation Geological Society of America

Gromko Family Human Factors & Ergonomics Society

Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers Koppa Foundation

Little Shop of Physics Lockheed Martin

National Centers for Environmental Information National Renewable Energy Laboratory

National Security Agency Platte River Power Authority

Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists Rocky Mountain Water Environment Association

SACNAS Science Toy Magic, LLC

Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Society of Manufacturing Engineers

Society of Women Engineers Soil & Water Conservation Society

SPIE, the international society for optics & photonics The Inventors’ Roundtable

Trout Unlimited United States Air Force

United States Department of Commerce United States Geological Survey

United States Navy & Marine Corps University of Colorado, Denver University of Northern Colorado

Van Gorp Family Wilkins Family

Wojtaszek Family Women in Physics

Zonta Club of Boulder County

Scholarships Adams State University

Colorado School of Mines Colorado State University, Fort Collins

Colorado State University, Pueblo Ryan Patterson Scholarship

Teacher Awards

Lockheed Martin Doug Steward Memorial Award

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2019 Colorado Science & Engineering Fair Volunteers

The following list of people deserves our most sincere thanks for volunteering their time to do a variety of jobs during the CSEF. When you see a person wearing a green “Volunteer” name badge, please take a moment to thank them for their efforts. The Colorado Science and Engineering Fair would not be possible without their dedication. An * indicates these are CSEF Alumni who are volunteering this year.

Lucy Adams Jaclyn Adkins

Kayla Ahr Andrew Allsup

Tara Baker-Radke Lori Ball

Blayne Banghart Sam Bartlett Mike Bemski

Sarah Bermingham Elemer Bernath

Lynn Bloomfield Nikkie Brandborg Lauren Caldwell Emma Carillion

Aaralyn Comstock Erin Comstock

Holly Comstock Rilyn Comstock Sheila Douglas

Melissa Edwards Doug Everett Ciara Gavin

*Gwyneth Glissmann Nancy Hampson

Emmylou Harmon Sam Harsh

Loree’ Harvey Brian Heinze

Jennifer Hellier David Holm

Kevin Hoskin Julie Hudak-Salvat

Lynne Judish Dan Kowal

Mary Laverty Jamie Law Seola Lee

Michelle Malon Melissa Martine Laura Mastrolia Karen McCarthy

George McLennan Amy Melby

Zachary Menard Kenny Michel

Jeremiah Miller David Miner

*Carol Morrow Dolly Morrow

*Robert Morrow Kim Morton Candus Muir Dean Muir

Cammie Newmyer *Ngoc Nguyen Roxanne Nice

Jody Oaks Floyd Oaks

Devon Osbourne Ian Park

*Ryan Patterson Linda Plett Judy Prester Penny Propst

Bhargavi Pulavarti

Omkar Purandare Ej’a Lei Radke

Kristin Rath John Rawinski Lisa Rawinski

Valerie Reifschneider Fran Rew

Zach Richards Brandy Roberts Kristin Rowan Anikah Roybal

Sony Shaw Theresa Silsby

James Sipes Erin Stoesz

Ivonne Strevett Sheridan Sumouske

Larry Sveum Boo Thomas Patricia Vail

Nancy Vaughan Mike Viney Rob Walder

Andrew Warnock Sheila Weahkee

Tracy Webb Stephen Witt

Stephanie Witwer Merlin Wright

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2019 Colorado Science & Engineering Fair Directions to Awards Ceremony Site

This year’s CSEF Award Ceremony will be held at Timberline Church in Fort Collins, CO starting at 6 p.m. The address to use with GPS units is 2908 South Timberline Road Fort Collins, CO 80525. Please note that large vehicles should use the East side parking lot for dropping off passengers and parking. Attendees can use either side of the building to enter and the ceremony will be held in the South Auditorium. Directions from Colorado State University Campus: Head South on either College Avenue or Shields Street. Turn East (left) onto Drake Road. Take Drake to Timberline Road. Turn South (right) onto Timberline Road. Turn East (left) onto Custer Drive (first light). Take the first right (Illinois Drive) into the church parking lot. Directions from I-25: Take Harmony Road (exit 265) – turn West into town. Turn North (right) onto Timberline Road. Timberline Church will be past Horsetooth Road, but before Drake Road on the right hand side of the road. There are two entrances into the church parking lot prior to reaching Custer Drive.

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