Springs Students Earn High Marks at Regional Science Fair

Twenty-nine Indian Springs School students received awards at the 2017 Central Alabama Regional Science and Engineering Fair hosted Saturday by the UAB Center for Community Outreach Development (CORD). Eleven student projects will advance to the state fair April 6-7 at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, and two juniors, Ken Jiao ’18 and Danielle Wu ’18, were selected to advance as well to the prestigious Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) May 14-19 in Los Angeles.

“We’re so proud of our students and their outstanding projects,” says Indian Springs School Science Department Chair Dr. Tanya Hyatt. “In every category that they entered, they came away with at least one award. That is a terrific showing. This is also the first time that Springs students have won two of the four prestigious INTEL awards that are presented at the end of each regional fair. This is a huge deal, and such an honor for Ken, Danielle, and Indian Springs School."

Honorees include:

American Meteorology Society
Environmental Science: Frances Carraway ’20 and Ariana Young ’20 | “Humidity: Water Conservation”

American Physiological Society
Biology: Danielle Wu ’18 and her teammate, Richard Fu, from Vestavia Hills High School | “Probiotic Metabolites Promote Anti-inflammatory Functions of Immune Cells” (*advance to state fair and INTEL International Science and Engineering Fair competition)

Stockholm Junior Water Prize
Environmental Science: Dede Driscoll ’20 | “Chromium VI: Threat to our Water”

Senior Division (9^th -12^th grades)

Behavioral and Social Sciences
1^st Honorable Mention - Virginia Gray ’20 | “Testing for Bias in Photo Lineups”

Biology
1^st Place - Alek Ledvina ’20 and Miles Robinson ’20 | “Morphological and Population Structure Changes In Two Crayfish During The Reproductive Season” (*advance to state fair)
2^nd Honorable Mention - Ben Mathis ’20 | “Mud Watt ... What??”

Chemistry
3^rd Place - Evan Dunbar ’20 and Aidan Meador-Woodruff ’20 |“Effects of Various Micronutrients on E. Coli” (*advance to state fair)
1^st Honorable Mention- Labdhi Mehta ’20 | “A Potential Treatment For The Adsorption Of Arsenic From Contaminated Water Using Spent Coffee-Grounds In a Biosand Filter”

Energy and Transportation
3^rd Place - Bela Patel ’18 | “Emerging Energy of the Future: An Organic Approach” (*advances to state fair)

Engineering
3^rd Place - Ben Standaert ’20 and Ryan Standaert ’20 | “Canine Activity Tracker” (*advance to state fair)

Environmental Science
1^st Honorable Mention - Emma Wang ’20 | “Effectiveness of Algae Beads on CO2 Removal from Car Emissions”

Medicine and Health
1^st Place - Ken Jiao ’18 | “Retain CHD7, an Epigenetic Regulator, in the Nucleus to Combat Breast Cancer Metastasis” (*advances to state fair and to INTEL International Science and Engineering Fair competition)
2^nd Honorable Mention - Julia Goldberg ’20 | “Rapid Diagnosis of Kidney Cancer During Surgery”

Physical Science
3^rd Place - Deven Patel ’20 | “Long-distance Wireless Transfer Of Energy For Use In Space” (*advances to state fair)
2^nd Honorable Mention - Mike Jiang ’20 | “Effect of Wavelength on Solar Cell Efficiency”               

 

Junior Division (6^th-8^th grades)

Behavioral and Social Sciences
2^nd Honorable Mention - Josh Dobelbower ‘21 | “Can Different Rodents Think Critically?”

Biology
1^st Place - Benjamin Appling ‘21 | "E. Coli Contamination of Feline Water Bowls" (*advances to state fair)

Chemistry
2^nd Honorable Mention - William Marshall ’21 | "Contraction and Dispersion Effects of Food Coloring"

Engineering
2^nd Honorable Mention - Wesley Simpson ’21 | "Computer Temperatures with Different Airflow Setups"    
          

Environmental Science
3^rd Honorable Mention - Maggie Richards ’21 and Ellie Sabel ’21 | "Will it Grow? The Effects of Carbonated Water on Different Types of Plant Growth"

Medicine and Health
2^nd Place - Hooper Markert ‘21| “Keep Calm and Test Your Glucose" (*advances to state fair)

Physical Science
1^st Place - JP Doucet ’21 and Sawyer Impello ’21 | "Blast Off" (*advance to state fair)
3^rd Place - Alex Forbes ’21 | "Armor Angle vs Projectile" (*advances to state fair)

Congratulations to all our competitors on their outstanding work, and best of luck at the state and international fairs!