Category Winners

42nd Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair - 1998

Junior Behavioral and Social Sciences

Outstanding: Seth Gragg, 8th, Poplar Bluff Junior High; Kids Can't Handle the Pressure, Air Pressure That Is

Excellent: Stefanie Woodsmall, 8th, Poplar Bluff Junior High; Which Diaper Brand Absorbs More Moisture?

Jennifer Nedilnycky and Michelle Nedilnycky, 7th, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; Sex Effects In the Classroom

Good: Zachary Caudle, 7th, Sikeston Middle School; The Frequency and Length of Commercials

Junior Biochemistry

Outstanding: Ashley Hahn, 8th, St. Denis, Benton; Egg "Citing" Osmosis

Jill Heuschober, 7th, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; An Investigation: Freezer Dehydration

Courtney Vickery, 8th, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; Orange Juice - Which Has the Most Vitamin C?

Excellent: Caitlin Walls, 7th, South Pemiscot, Steele; The Effects of Ascorbic Acid On the Activity of Polyphenoloxidase

Good: Henry Andrews, 8th, Kennett Middle School; The Effects of an Anaerobic Environment on Yeast Cells

Angela Prost and Lauren Wibbenmeyer, 8th, St. Vincent Junior High, Perryville; Burn Baby Burn

Junior Botany

Outstanding: Amanda Otte, 7th, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; Acid Rain: Does It Effect Germination

Rachel McDowell, 7th, Sikeston Middle School; How Do You Go? Does the Depth of Soil Determine the Nutrient Value?

Ben Jones, 8th, Sikeston Junior High: The Effect of X-Rays on Bean Seeds

Excellent: Amanda O'Brien and Jenny Pinkston, 7th, Kelso C-7, Benton; The Effect of Colored Light on Plant Growth

Margaret Devaney, 7th, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; Seeing the Blues

Lisa Georger, 8th, Advance Junior High; Eureka! Urea!

Melissa Griffin, 8th, Advance Junior High; Color of Growth

Good: Allison Johnson and Courtney Paul, 7th, Kelso C-7, Benton; The Color of the Rainbow vs. Sunlight

Curtis Keen, 7th, Poplar Bluff Junior High; Garden Soil Plus

Junior Chemistry

Outstanding: Jessica Jean Wilson, 8th, Poplar Bluff Junior High; Can Household Items Prevent Rust?

Linsay Kuper, 8th, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; Swim Suit Dye: A Snack for Chlorine

Ryne Vickery, 7th, Sikeston Middle School; Do Our Bread Wrappers Contain More than Just Plastic?

Kendra Riddle, 8th, Sikeston Junior High; Calories, Calories, Calories

Excellent: Travis Elfrink, 7th, Woodland R-IV, Marble Hill; Vitamin C to Be or Not to Be

Tyler Metzger, 7th, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; To Rust or Not to Rust

Megan Moll, Jamie Prost and Melissa Trapp, 8th, St. Vincent Junior High, Perryville; Let's Get Down to the Bottom of It

Dane Balsman and Andrew Prost, 8th, St. Vincent Junior High, Perryville; Which Cereal Absorbs the Most Milk?

Natasha Becker, Danielle Schremp and Lanae Zoellner, 7th, St. Vincent Junior High, Perryville; What's That Smell?

Alicia Klum, Mary Beth Reiss and Kristen Schumer, 7th, St. Vincent Junior High, Perryville; St.op, Drop and Roll

M. Tylor Killion, 8th, Sikeston Junior High; Which Household Products Inhibit Rust the Best

Good: Chase Deason and Adam Duncan, 8th, Kelso C-7, Benton; Crystal Works

Jenny Hornby, 8th, Sikeston Junior High; Which Absorbent is Most Effective In Removing Oil From Water?

Christina Bradley, 8th, Advance Junior High; Fizzing Up

Junior Earth and Space Sciences

Outstanding: Adam Amos, 8th, Kelso C-7, Benton; Harvesting the Fog

Terri Marbry, 8th, South Pemiscot, St.eele; Possible Insulators for Energy Savings

Excellent: Stephanie White, 7th, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; Invisible Water

Stefany Samp, 8th, Kennett Middle School; Liquefaction Damages Compared to the Water Table

Sam Lacy and Tyler Phelps, 8th, Advance Junior High; Forgotten and Absorbed

Good: Sarah Dubbs, 7th, Nell Holcomb R-4, Cape Girardeau; The Cape Girardeau El Nino Watch 1997-1998

Michelle Felter, 7th, St. Denis, Benton; Precipitation On a Cube-Shaped Earth

Catherine Moore, 8th, St. Vincent Junior High, Perryville; How Accurate is a Homemade Barometer?

Junior Engineering

Outstanding: Bradley Schafer, 8th, Nell Holcomb R-4, Cape Girardeau; Which Works the Hardest?

David Chinnadurai and Jason Highley, 7th, Sikeston Middle School; Cerebral Palsy Posture Vest

Excellent: Caleb Buis, 8th, Nell Holcomb R-4, Cape Girardeau; Thermal Insulators

Drew Goodale, 7th, Kelso C-7, Benton; Structure and Strength of Egg Shells

Sara Gosche, 7th, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; Snug as a Bug In a ... Sleeping Bag

Andrew Welker, 8th, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; A Home-Made Electronic Rain Gauge

Matthew Parker, 8th, Kennett Middle School; Jerry P. Combs Lake?

Good: Amanda Wozniak, 7th, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; Fishing Line: Which Brand is Strongest?

Danny Kirn, Tyler Paulus and Brad Renner, 7th, St. Vincent Junior High, Perryville; Balloon Rocket

Michael Nadeau and James Rice, 7th, St. Vincent Junior High, Perryville; Sibling Rivalry Takes a New Form: Bridges

Junior Environmental Science

Outstanding: Casie Janet, 7th, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; The Effects of Soil Pollution On Plant Growth

Joshua Essner, 7th St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; The Great American Cookout: Delicious or Malicious?

Excellent: Christian Berens, 7th, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; Bad Air Day: Airborne Pollutants and Traffic

Ashley Freeman, 7th, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; Absorbency of Diapers

Good: Andrew Harper, 7th, Poplar Bluff Junior High; Which Nutrients Help Lettuce Grow?

Aaron Masters and Zack Rodgers, 8th, Advance Junior High; How Much is Too Much

Junior Mathematics and Computer Sciences

Outstanding: Austin Crowe, 8th, Central Junior High, Cape Girardeau; Mathematics and Soap Bubbles

Excellent: Kyle Bandermann, 7th, Woodland R-IV, Marble Hill; Kind of One Sided. Or is It?

Julia Vetter, 7th, St. Denis, Benton; Luck of the Throw

Good: Eric Lynch, 8th, Central Junior High, Cape Girardeau; Why Base 10?

Junior Medicine and Health

Outstanding: Jennifer Kaelin, 7th, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; Fluoridation of Teeth

Chelsey Brown, 7th, St. Vincent Junior High, Perryville; Tylenol: How Fast Can You Spell Relief?

Christopher Walker, 8th, Advance Junior High; Air Pollution: Particulate Matter Indoors

Excellent: Matthew McClard, 7th, Woodland R-IV, Marble Hill; Make It Hot?

Joliette Barnum, 8th, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; Which Antacid is Most Effective?

Travis Siebert, 7th, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; Which Has More Acid In Adult and Children's Pain Relievers

Kelsey Amschler and Stephanie Duvall, 7th, St. Vincent Junior High, Perryville; The Grape Splash On Teeth

Mallory Gonzales, 7th, Sikeston Middle School; How Does Acid Affect Tooth Enamel

Emily Shirrell and Shanna Winchester, 8th Advance Junior High; Bad Side of Good Food

Good: Sarah Devenport, 8th, Woodland R-IV, Marble Hill; Moans, Groans and Stones

Alec Ernst, Aaron Rellergert and Adam Wibbenmeyer, 7th, St. Vincent Junior High, Perryville; Mining for Cereal

Junior Microbiology

Outstanding: Chad Proffer, 7th, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; Mouthwash Wars

Michael Zimmer, 7th, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; Mold Development on Homemade Versus Commercial Sourdough Bread

Good: Catherine Beck, 7th, Poplar Bluff Junior High; Drying Your Hands - More Than You Bargained For

Junior Physics

Outstanding: Major Burger and Brandon Dirnberger, 7th, Kelso C-7, Benton; How does Pressure and Flow Keep an Airplane in the Air

Garrett Holzum, 8th, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; What Should You Wear?

Sam Klimmer, 7th, Sikeston Middle School; How do Solar Cells Work?

Andrew Jenkins, 8th, Advance Junior High; The Effect of Temperature on Battery Life

Excellent: Donnie Riley, 8th, St. Denis, Benton; Electromagnet

Tyler Cuba, 7th, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; Does Temperature Affect the Bounce Height of a Ball?

Matthew Long, 8th, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; The Powers of Colors 2: Colors and Coats

Amanda Boswell, 7th, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; Is the Eveready Energizer Battery All It's Cracked-Up to Be?

Ashley Thompson, 7th, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; The Reason You're Freez'n

Stuart Carraway, 8th, Sikeston Junior High; Which Material Absorbs the Most Solar Heat?

Good: Benjamin Nobles, 8th, Poplar Bluff Junior High; Do You Have Enough "Cents" to Measure Friction?

Travis Braun, 8th, St. Denis, Benton; Spectrometric Flame Analysis

Cara Scherer and Emily Seiler, 7th, St. Denis, Benton; Wrap Power - Electromagnets

Aaron Cantrell and Chase Robins, 8th, Advance Junior High; Fill 'em Up

Junior Zoology

Outstanding: Annette Horrell, 7th, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; Mineral Lick of Choice

Excellent: Jessica Sharp, 7th, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; Sow Bugs ... Go Home

Good: David Unterreiner, 7th, St. Vincent de Paul, Cape Girardeau; Does the Color of the Iguana's Feeding Bowl Affect the Iguana's Eating Habits

Senior Behavioral and Social Sciences

1st: Sarah Brown, 9th, Central Junior High, Cape Girardeau; Which Teaching Method is More Effective?

2nd: Amanda Smith, 10th, Sikeston Senior High; Does Imprinting Work On Chickens

Senior Biochemistry

1st: Matthew Younger, 10th, Sikeston Senior High; Transformation of pGlo Gene: A Study of Green Fluorescent Protein Expression and Purification In E. Coli Bacteria

Senior Botany

1st: Allie Jones, 11th, Sikeston Senior High; Response of Algal Suspensions to a Gradient of Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR)

2nd: Blaire Leible, 10th, Sikeston Senior High; Do Carbon Dioxide Levels Affect Plant Transpiration?

3rd: Greg Schwab and Michael Wilson, 9th, RO Hawkins Junior High, Jackson; Biotechnology

Senior Chemistry

1st: Sarah Birkman, 9th, Advance High, Advance; The Durability of Nail Polish

2nd: Jonathan Moxey, 10th, Sikeston Senior High; Does the Density of Wood Affect Its Burn Rate?

Senior Engineering

1st: Jason Glasser, 10th, Scott City High; Magnetically-Levitated Cars or Electric Cars, Which is More Efficient?

Amanda Busby, 9th, Kennett Public; Engineering Glass for a Specific Temeprature Range

2nd: Brandy Gonzales, 10th, Sikeston Senior High; How Does the Air/Fuel Mixture Effect the Temperature of a Briggs and Stratton Racing Engine

3rd: Scott Barnes, 10th, Sikeston Senior High; Which .22 Hollow Point Bullet Has the Fastest Velocity?

Senior Environmental Science

1st: Kevin Lankheit, 10th, Notre Dame High, Cape Girardeau; The Study of the Effect of Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs) on Chlorella pyrenoidosa

2nd: Crystal B. Dyer, 10th, Sikeston Senior High; The Effects of Environmental Pollution on Chlorophyll Concentration

3rd: Cassie Gross, 9th, Central Junior High, Cape Girardeau; An Investigation of Water Quality Parameters

Senior Mathematics and Computer Sciences

1st: Cullan Springstead, 11th, Farmington High; Utilities for UNIX Operating Systems

2nd: Justin Lusk, 9th, Central Junior High, Cape Girardeau; To Infinity and Beyond

Nichol Contino, 11th, Farmington High; Math and Reading Tutorial

Senior Medicine and Health

1st: Rebecca Throop, 10th, Sikeston Senior High; Quantitative Assay of Sulforaphane Levels In Broccoli Sprouts Using 1,2-Benzenedithiol

2nd: Heather Hey, 9th, Central Junior High, Cape Girardeau; Does Smoking Affect Lung Capacity?

Melissa McDowell, 10th, Sikeston Senior High; (The Good, the Bad, and the Bactericidal) Which Antibiotic is More Effective In Killing the Psudomonas aeruginos Bacteria?

3rd: Mary Hampton, 9th, Central Junior High, Cape Girardeau; Relieving Pericardial Effusion

Sarah Strom, 9th, Sikeston Junior High; Fighting Bac: What are the Effects of the Under-Use of Antibiotics on E. Coli Bacteria

Senior Microbiology

1st: Emily Brackin, 9th, South Pemiscot, Steele; The Control of Gene Expression of Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) by Transformation of pGLO Plasmids In E. Coli

2nd: Stephen St.ahr, 9th, Central Junior High, Cape Girardeau; The Dirt on Soap

3rd: Laura Stark, 10th, Sikeston Senior High; The Comparison of Anaerobic Metabolism of Mono- and Disacharrarides by the Microorganisms Escherichia coli, Staphlococcus epidermidis, and Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Senior Physics

1st: Andrea Bryan, 9th, Central Junior High, Cape Girardeau; Is There a Relationship Between the Density and the Sound Absorption of a Material

2nd: Tim Welch, 11th, South Pemiscot, Steel; A Comparison of the Viscosity of Common Seed and Vegetable Oils With the Percentage of Fatty Acids

3rd: Emily Lyon, 9th, Sikeston Junior High; Which Way Will the Water Flow?