Winners Circle
Top 3 Regional Winners
First Place
Vidhan Srivastava
Lindbergh High School
Second Place
Katherine Hufker
Lindbergh High School
Third Place
Nidhi Khurana and Rajesh Satpathy
Rock Bridge High School
Sectional Presentation Winners
Behavioral Science
- Katherine Hufker
Sibs of the Spectrum: Evaluating Support groups for those who have a Sibling with Autism
Lindbergh High School, St. Louis, MO
Glenn Murray, Sponsoring Teacher - Sydney Zuraski
Determining the Behavioral Response of Drosophila melanogaster to the Pharmaceutical Agent Modafinil (Provigil)
Camdenton High School, Camdenton, MO
Christopher Reeves, Sponsoring Teacher
Biology/Microbiology
- Vidhan Srivastava
Identifying Co-localized Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Soil Microbial Communities Using Functional Metagenomic Selections
Lindbergh High School, St. Louis, MO
Glenn Murray, Sponsoring Teacher - Elizabeth Xing
The Efficacy of Gene Therapy on the Skeletal Defects of Mucopolysaccharidosis VII
Ladue High School, St. Louis, MO
Chemistry/Biochemistry
- Atreyo Ghosh & Katelyn Race
Dispersion of FeOOH on Chitosan Matrix for Simultaneous Removal of As (III) and As (IV) from Drinking Water; Rock Bridge High School, Columbia, MO
Christine Roberson, Sponsoring Teacher
- Bryan Love
The Catalytic Activity of an Iron (II) Amine Based Complex in the Oxidation of Alcohols
Wentzville Holt High School, Wentzville, MO
Jennifer Berendzen, Sponsoring Teacher
Environmental Science
- Paula Zaretzky
An Investigation of the Effects of Road Salt Anti-caking Agents on the Sensitive Macroinvertbrate Caddisfly (Trichoptera) Larvae
Camdenton High School, Camdenton, MO
Chris Reeves, Sponsoring Teacher
- Allison Reed
Allergy Boom: Effects of Bio-accumulation in the Environment
Mid-Buchanan High School, Faucett, MO
Michelle Geeting, Sponsoring Teacher
General Biology
- Alaina Sonksen
Determining the Behavioral and Physiological Effects of Pentredrone-Based “Bath Salts” on Drosophila melanogaster
Camdenton High School, Camdenton, MO
Chris Reeves, Sponsoring Teacher - Victoria Robinson
Investigating the Use of Enaphalodes rufulus (Red Oak Borer) as an Antimicrobial Agent
Camdenton High School, Camdenton, MO
Chris Reeves, Sponsoring Teacher
Physics/Engineering/Computer Science
- Nidhi Khurana & Rajesh Satpathy
Biomedical Imaging Using Barcode Scanner
Rock Bridge High School, Columbia, MO
Christine Roberson, Sponsoring Teacher - Christopher Beck and Austin Martin
Design and Implementation of a Small-Scale Automated Bio-Processor
Rockwood Summit High School, St. Louis, MO
Tracie Summerville, Sponsoring Teacher
Missouri American Water Award
Two $500 awards. One to Student, one to teacher.
Presenter: Ann Detmer from Missouri American Water
Student Awardee
Sara Abbett for her paper, Black is the New Green: Developing a Feasible Biochar Production System Using Poultry Litter Waste
Tuscumbia High School
Sponsoring Teacher: Connie Wyrick
Poster Awards
First Place
Kristin Geczi
Similar Haplotypes in JPD Patients with the Balkan Mutation Indicate the Founder Effect
Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School, Des Peres, MO
Michael Cowan, Sponsoring Teacher
Award: iPod
Second Place
Caleb Jones
The Effects of Gender and Level on Ethical Performance
Mansfield High School, (with Kaylee Pierson)
Pam Probert, Sponsoring Teacher
Award: Nook
Maplewood Debate
Maplewood, Con Team
Members: Essence Daniels-Brewer, Logan Hamilton, Paul Meuser, John O’Keefe, Alexis Telford, Catelynn Todisman
Award: $500, Plaque for school
Maplewood, Pro Team
Members: Thomas Barron, Essence Daniels-Brewer, Cecil Morgan, John O’Keefe, Beth Robberson, Vaiva Zokaite
Award: $250
Kathleen Dwyer, teacher for both teams
JSHS National Teacher Award
Chris Reeves from Camdenton High School who brought 23 students. Of these, 17 submitted research papers, 7 of which were selected for formal presentations. From these 7, four landed in the winners’ circle. Two first place sectional winners, two second place.
Award: $500