Local Youth Perform Well at Regional Science & Engineering Fair
By ELIZABETH PROCTOR
Two busloads of students qualified to compete at the Regional Science & Engineering Fair (RSEF) at Georgia College in Milledgeville. Jasper County students from Jasper County Primary School, Washington Park Elementary School, & Jasper County High School competed.
Other participating counties at RSEF included: Baldwin, Bibb, Hancock, Jones, Putnam, Monroe, Washington, Wilkinson, and Twiggs.
JCHS students who were awarded first place qualified to compete at the Georgia Science and Engineering Fair (GSEF) on March 22–24, 2018 in Athens.
Top JCHS winners include:
Jessica Moore—Comparing Lichen Phenotypic Expression with Genomic Verification. Her project was named Best in Show and she won an all-expense paid trip to the International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) held in Pittsburgh May 13- May 19. She also won Best in Class as the top senior project as well as first place and an invitation to the GSEF.
Drew Schilling—Qualitative Determination of VOCs from Electronic Cigarette. He won Best in Class as top junior project and received invitation as observer to ISEF with all expenses paid except travel. Also won the Naval Award as well as first place and invitation to the GSEF.
Cameron Snyder—Identification of Cellobiose Enzymes in Armillaria mellea. He received nvitation as observer to ISEF with all expenses paid except travel and the Navel and SI Awards. as well as the In Vitro Biology Award and first place and invitation to the GSEF.
Other first place winners invited to the GSEF include:
Andrew Pratt & James Gaither—Neurological Development of C. elegans Quantified in a Maze
Jamel Gude, Cynthia Callaway & Riley Burton—Studying Diapause of Embryonic C. elegans in Low Temperatures
Jacob Mitchell—Quantitative Protein Analysis on Whey Protein Supplements
Ireland Moore & Miranda Wade—Absence of TAS2R38 Linked to Nicotine Attraction in Cigarettes
Jay Fleetwood, Corde Ross & Gavriel McClain—Detoxing Pathogens for the Touch-Screen Generation
Ariel Nicholas—Economical Biomarkers for C. elegans
Second place winners include:
Madison Abbott—Digestion of HDPE by Galleria mellonella
Kerri Bonner—Effects of Monosodium Glutamate on L. variegatus Pulse Rates
MacKenie Abbott & De’Ivion Lawrence—Decontamination of Lactuca sativa
Braxton Johnson & Malachi Guli—Can You Hear Me Now: Which Pitches Can Be Heard Better?
Thomas Cooper—The Effects of a Vacuum Pump on Coca-Cola
Third place winners include:
Ethan Proctor & Samuel Nunez—Measuring Beta Particle Emission from Gaming System
Thane Fowler & Austin Bennet—Generator Comparison
Kenneth Fuller & Chapman Jordan—Producing Hydrogen Using Electrolysis
Kaylee York & Sara Wingham—Let’s Get Wavy
Top JCPS and WPES winners include:
Broughton Allen—third place with Football vs. Baseball
Deshan Davis—second place with Pop Rockin into Science
Sara Alexander—third place with Am I Lovin It
Jake Busbee—second place with Magnetic Energy
Brelynd Beasley—third place with Star Shifter :The New Discovery
Emily Hall—second place with Turkey Vs. Chicken
Gracie James—second place with Kitchen Volcano
Emma Patrick—second place with Which Soil Holds the Most Water
Kate Brooks—second place with The Coolest Cup
Janine Viera—second place with Which Brand of Water is the Best for Plants
Grayson Danes—second place with Gummy Growth
Caden Hill—second place with Baking Soda and Vinegar Science
Cody Wilkerson—first place with How Much Sugar is in It?
Jaxon Lynn—second place with Electric Lemon
Shanae McClain & Marie Perry—third place and Outstanding Astronomy Award with Changing History: Using the Periodic Table to Name Constellations
John Bryan—first place with Jar of Flies