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March 13, 2009
Thank you to everyone who made the 2008 Region I Science Fair a great sucess!
Instructions for Forms 2009
Forms 2009
Science Fair Manual
Ethics Statement
Consent Forms/Check list
Student Guide
Massachusetts State Science Fair will be held on May 1-3 2009 at MIT
2008 Awards:
First Place $300
Geometric and Amino Acid Computational
Westfield HS
Jane Fomina
Football Receiving Gloves: Dycem vs. Nike
Drury HS
Zachary Remillard
See Video
Second Place $150
Effective Individualized Striking System (E.I.S.)
Westfield HS
Zachary Renschler, Kevin Wynn, Ethan Dazelle
Fast Food Smart
Taconic High School
Jenna Plant
The Hovercraft: Design Makes All The Difference
Westfield HS
Evan Perrault, Andrew Bannish
Restoring Naturally Occurring Clam and Oyster Habitats
Westfield HS
Stephanie Biteas, Ghadi Tayeh
Don't Pressure Me, Part II
Westfield HS
Anna Hutchinson, Hannah Stoops
Wind Study
Drury High School
Benjamin Carlson See video
Eco-Friendly
Pittsfield High School
Marcus Widitor, Patrick Hennessey
Grandma's Wheelchair
Westfield HS
Samuel Janik, Cody Kennemur, Mike Bettencourt
The Effect of the Solar Cycle on the Earth's Weather
Westfield HS
Erin O'Malley
How Soil Could Save the World
Monument Mt HS
Emily Ury, Buddy Ferris, Zane Martin
Removal of Excessive Concentrations of CO2 from Estuaries
Westfield HS
Yara Tayeh, Aline Parnagian
pH and Its Effects on Nutrient Absorption
Hopkins Academy
Nathan Bombardier
Computer Gaming Performance Bottleneck Processor vs. Video Card
Westfield HS
Ryan Brose
Third Prize $75
Soak It Up Skating Bag
Pittsfield High School
Brianna Sporbert
Scoop It Up
Pittsfield High School
Mary Salatino, Anna Murphy, Colleen Moretti see video
Sence the Chelonians
Taconic High School
Allison Murphy
Tray Sanitation
Taconic High School
Melanie Dean, Jordan Eichelser, Morgan Craft
Creative Glass Recycling
Taconic High School
Simone Olivieri
Maple Leaf Stomata Used as Indicator for Air Pollution
Taconic High School
Kevin Cote, Jessica Burke
Pathfinding Robot
Westfield HS
Tyler Glaiel, Dan Kelley
Smokin' Bees
Westfield HS
William Crawford, Kimberly Dugas
Corrosion Acceleration
Hopkins Academy
Hayden Durand
Audio vs. Visual Learning, Part III
Westfield HS
Stephen Irwin
The Lotka-Volterra Model and HIPPO
Monument Mountain High School
Cindy Schmelkin,Ned Grant, Sam Levin
The Effect of CO2 on Plant Growth
Monument Mountain High School
Michaela Forfa, Rhea Howard, Kevin Mercer
Ants and Household Pesticides
Westfield HS
Matt Burger
Special Awards
U.S. NavyPath Finding Robot
Westfield High School
Tyler Glaiel and Dan Kelley
U.S. Airforce
What Wing Shape Minimizes Drag on the Left
Greenfield High School
Maria Gioules
U.S. Airforce
The Effect of the Solar Cycle on the Earth's Weather
Westfield High School
Erin O'Malley
Yale Science and Engineering Assoc.
Grandma's Wheelchair
Westfield High School
Cody Kennemur, Sam Janik, Mike Bettercourt
U.S. Metric Assoc.
Computer Gaming Performance Bottleneck Processor vs.Video Card
Westfield High School
Ryan Brose
ASM Materials Education Foundation
Hover Craft Desing Makes all the Difference
Westfield High School
Evan Perrault, Andrew Brannish
American Psychological Assoc.
Don't Pressure Me
Westfield High School
Anna Hutchenson, Hanna Stoops
Ricoh Sustainable Development Award
The Correlation of Size and Shape of Pollen Grains
Taconic High School
Jessica Ziemek
International Society of Women Engineering
Scoop it Up!
Pittsfield High School
Mary Salatino,Anna Murphy, Colleen Moretti
Natl. Society of Prof. Engineers
Soak it Up.
Pittsfield High School
Brianna Sporbert
MU Alpha Theta
Effects of Rocket Staging on Altitude
Taconic High School
Alex Sunderland
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Assoc.
Wind Study
Drury High School
Benjamin Carlson
Intel Excellence in Computer Science
Geometric and Amino Acid Computation
Westfield High School
Jane Fomina
Water Environment Federation
Hopkins Academy
Clean-O-Matic
Monica Czerwinski, Sara Korris-Shipp
North East Institute of Food Science
Tray Sanitation
Taconic High School
Melanie Dean, Jordan Eichelser, Morgan Craft
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin.Land Change and Water Quality in the Housatonic Watershed
Monument Mountain High School
Gregory Gniadek, Jordan Piazza, Annalucia Lister
American Meteorological Society
How Soil Could Save the World
Monument Mountain High School
Emily Ury, Buddy Ferris, Zane Martin
Northeast Sustainable Energy Association
Creative Glass Recycling
Taconic High School
Simone Olivieri
Woman Geoscientist
Space Weather Monitoring
Taconic High School
Samantha Kulpinski
Optical Society of America
The Correlation of Size and Shape of Pollen Grains
Taconic High School
Jessica Ziemek
