ISEF Participant Award History



1993

Mississippi Beach, MS

 

 

 

Rocky Anshutz-BO

Wessington Springs

The Effects Of An Acid Environment On Tomato And Other Garden Seeds

 

Bret Horgen-CH

Winner

De- icers: Their Impact On The Environment And Structural Materials?

1994

Birmingham, AL

 

 

 

Ryan Heim-PH

Wessington Springs

The Effect Of Particle Size On The Efficiency Of Quicksand

 

Rocky Anshutz-BO

Wessington Springs

The Effects Of An Acid Environment On Tomato And Other Garden Seeds

1995

Hamilton Ontario Canada

 

 

 

Kristina Heiberger-BO

Bridgewater

Plants Response To Methanol

 

Dawnette Deffenbaugh/ Heather Luke-EV

Kimball

What Is The Quality Of Your Water?

1996

Tucson, AZ

 

 

 

Andy Farke-ZO

Armour

A Mesozoic Mess

   1st Zoology $3,000; Special Awards: 2nd American Geological Institute Award

 

Jamie Weigandt-PH

Mitchell

The Projectile Motion Of Hunting

 

Nick Koch/ Taylor Scott/ Jamie VanDenOever-EN

Stickney

Solar Train

1997

Louisville, KY

 

 

 

Andy Farke-ZO

Armour

A Morphometric Analysis Of Torosaurus

 

1st Zoology $3,000; Special Awards: 2nd American Geological Institute Award, 1st Paleontological Society Award $12,000 ($3,000 annually renewable) scholarship IndianaUniversity

 

Renae Boschee-PH

Wessington Springs

Does The Bounciness Of A Golf Ball Affect The Distance It Will Travel?

 

Lee Christensen/ Katherine Dvorak-EV

Mitchell

The Effect Of Various SPF Screens

1998

Ft. Worth, TX

 

 

 

Andy Farke-ZO

Armour

Pruning The Family Tree

 

1st Zoology $3,000; Special Awards: st$5,000 ($1,250 annually renewable) scholarship University of Texas

 

Craig Schroeder-MA

Wessington Springs

What Is The Volume Of A Dotricontahedron?

 

Lynsey Eilers/Jolene Thompson-ME

Wessington Springs

Diseases In Jerauld County

1999

Philadelphia, PA

 

 

 

Andy Farke-ZO

Armour

Ontogeny And Functional Morphology Of The Postorbital Horns And Sinus Complex In Triceratops

 

2nd Zoology $1,500; Special Awards: 3 rd $5,000 ($1,250 annually renewable) scholarship University of Texas
Flew to Washignton, DC to be recognized as a Presidential Scholar presented by Pres. Clinton

 

Jasen Hanisch-EN

Montrose

Handicap Motorcycle

 

Brooke Baade/Londa Cope-EV

Artesian

Water Quality Of The James River

2000

Detroit, MI

 

 

 

Ross Coleman-PH

Winner

Does Water Pressure Decrease As Speed Increases?

 

Craig Schroeder-MA

Wessington Springs

Random Circle On Target

 

3rd Mathematics $1,000;Special Awards: Honorable Mention American Mathematical Society, 1 st $73,000 DrexelUniversity

 

Jody Garry/Stacy Vilhauer-ME

Mitchell

What Do You Pass With The Pass?

2001

San Jose, CA

 

 

  

Ross Coleman-PH

Winner

Stability Of Gyroscopes

 

Craig Schroeder-MA

Wessington Springs

Soap Hyperfilm

  

3rd Mathematics $1,000; Special Awards:$3,000 scholarship IN StateUniv., $250 American   Mathematical Society’s Karl Menger Award, NASA Space Camp all expenses

 

Darin Kilcoin/Clint Sandness-BO

Woonsocket

Chemical Inhibition Of Germination By Sunflowers

2002

Louisville, KY

 

 

 

Adam Leiferman-EN

Kimball

Little Light~~Big Effect

 

Special Awards: Honorable Mention Eastman Kodak Company $250, Honorable Mention Optical Society of American subscription

 

Eric Mullican-MI

Mitchell

Regulation Of Arabinose Operon In Genetrically Engineered E. Coli

 

Jill Burkinshaw/Matt Price-BE

Mitchell

Flash Effect:   Photosensitive Reactions

2003

Cleveland, OH

 

 

 

Adam Leiferman-EN

Kimball

Don’t Waster Energy Stopping

  

3rd Engineering $1,000; Special Awards: $142,000 scholarship CaseWestern ReserveUniversity + $2,000 yearly research stipend

 

Ross Coleman-PH

Winner

Modeling The Dynamics Of A Pneumatic Water Sprayer

 

4th Physics $500; Special Awards: 2nd $400 American Association of Physics Teachers

 

Kelly Day/Anne Koupal-EV

Mitchell

Fake Baked Worms

 

3rd Environment $1,000 (shared)

2004

Portland, OR

 

 

 

Adam Leiferman-EN

Kimball

Redeem Your Steam

 

4th Engineering $500

 

Chris Strand-EV

Mitchell

Gassy Weeds

 

Tyson Bialas/Brett Hohbach-EN

Mt. Vernon

Shake, Rattle and Roll

2005

Phoenix, AZ

 

 

 

Elizabeth Rezack-EV

Avon

These Bugs Are Chillin’

 

$5,000 scholarship per year for four years to OSU College of Engineering

 

Tanner Hento

Avon

Does Bubble Size Affect Recycling Paper?

 

Trisha Scleich/Terra Toribio

Mitchell

Should You Microwave Plastics?

2006

Indianapolis, IN

 

 

 

Jordan Krell-EN

Plankinton

Smart Seat

 

4th Engineering $500

 

Elizabeth Bosworth-EV

White Lake

Making Methane

 

4th Environmental $500

  

Trisha Scleich/Terra Toribio-ME

Mitchell

Plastic Food Containers: An Unsafe Situation

2007

Albuquerque, NM

 

 

 

Jordan Krell-EN

Plankinton

Smart Swin

 

4th Engineering $500

 

Victoria Koupal-PS

Avon

Repelling Insects

 

4th Plant Sciences $500

2008

Atlanta, GA

 

 

 

Jordan Krell-EN

Plankinton

Smart Search

  Nicole DeJong-PS Avon What Factors Influence Seed Imbibitions?
  Alexander Wold and Jerald Farke-EN Armour Radio Controlled Reconnaissance

 

Special Awards: 1st Place Air Force $3,000 (shared)

2009

Reno, NV

 

 

 

Ashley Thelen-MH

Mitchell

Does Red Wine Every Day Keep The Grey Hair Away?

 

3rd Medical and Health $1,000
  Taylor Kinyon-EM Plankinton Kinyon Kapture
  Jennifer Ratzlaff and Victoria Koupal-EM Avon Is Salt Accumulating In The Right Of Way of Highways?

2010

San Jose, CA

 

 

 

Ashley Thelen-PS

Mitchell

Chemical and Environmental Degradation of Oseltamivir Phosphate

 

3rd Medical and Health $1,000; Special Awards: 1st $3,000 Place U.S. Air Force
  Taylor Kinyon-EM Plankinton Nature’s Electricity
  Alexis Olson and Tayler Doorn-AS Mitchell Growth Of Mealworms

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