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Here are some of the winners of the annual Southern Arizona Regional Science and Engineering Fair held this week.

The information is provided by SARSEF.

Academy of Math and Science

• Alena Crepea, Amber Franklin: The Electrical Conductivity Of Soil, Tucson Electric Power check, SARSEF 1st place.

• Ouliana Panova: End of the Year Decoration Correlation, Southern Arizona Psychological Association certificate and check, SARSEF 3rd place.

Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and the Blind

• Alexis Tamayo, Jaime Gaxiola: Power of Wind, Cox Communications scholarship, Southwest Gas check, Raytheon Missile Systems check.

• Dianna Quezada: R-value And Insulation of Polyurethane Foam, Tucson Electric Power check.

Canyon Del Oro High School

• Eli Medvescek: Two Suspension Bridge Designs: A Mathematical Experiment Using Force, Arc Length and Optimization to Determine the Effectiveness of an Extreme Cable Design, Arizona Society of Civil Engineers — Arizona branch letter of invitation, Phi Beta Association of Greater Tucson $50 check and certificate, Raytheon Missile Systems check, SARSEF 1st place, Yale Science and Engineering medal, certificate.

• Ebaa Al-Obeidi: The Future of Solar Technology: Dye-Synthesized Solar Cells, Catalina Rotary Club check, Tucson Electric Power check, Air Force gift and certificate, Optical Sciences check, Southwest Gas check, SARSEF 1st place, ISEF alternate.

Catalina Foothills High School

• Eva Nichols, Mary Wang: Synthesis, Characterization and Applications of Novel Compound, Iota Sigma Pi certificate and check, Unlocking Human Potential by Finding Passion check, SARSEF 1st place, ISEF finalist, University of Arizona and SciEnTeK-12 scholarship.

• Jenelle Wallace: The Effect of Aging on Recognition Memory as Mediated by the Perirhinal Cortex, SW Association for Education in Biomedical Research check and trophy, Southern Arizona Psychological Association certificate and check, Army certificate, SARSEF 1st place, Society for InVitro Biology certificate, Crites check, Texas Instruments calculator.

Cienega High School

• Lisa Mayhue, Eliza Lacayo: Does Color Affect Taste? Army certificate, SARSEF 3rd place.

• Teacher Dawn Cardassi, UA-WISE Teacher Encouragement Award.

Empire High School

• Justin Silva, Gregory Christakos: World of Calculations, Army certificate, Texas Instruments calculator.

• Tara Ortega: Sonora Cubillas: Algae-astic! It's Fantastic! The Arizona Rivers Project certificate.

• Sean Madsen, Brandon Sheets: Saving The Planet — One Volt at a Time, SARSEF 3rd place.

• Laura Mason: A Winning Lottery System? Texas Instruments calculator.

• Elizabeth Toller, Terra Kuhn: Soil Habitability: A Multivariable Analysis of Earth and Martian Soil, Southwest Gas check, Texas Instruments calculator.

• Jessica Stokes: Fe-ic Edibles, SARSEF 1st Place.

• Noelle Andresen, Allie Mouw: Going Green, Tucson Electric Power check, Army certificate.

• Kristofer Christakos: Great Networks Think Alike, Raytheon Missile Systems check, SARSEF 3rd Place, Texas Instruments calculator.

• Andy Phan: The Science Behind the Art: How Does the Chemical Composition of Ceramic Glazes Affect the Flexural Strength of the Ceramic Body? SARSEF 1st place.

Howenstine High School

• Matthew Johnson: How Do You Clean Up Trichoroethylene in the Ground Water? Tucson Water plaque, SARSEF 3rd place.

Luz Academy of Tucson

• Ruben Escudero: Soda and the Effect on Teeth, Michael Lang Award in Dentistry check.

• Melissa Porta: Behind the Music, Army certificate.

Pusch Ridge Christian Academy

• Michael Aguilera: Shaving Off Time, Texas Instruments calculator.

• Kelsey Andres: Describe the Vibe, SARSEF 3rd place.

• Kaitlin Kirschner: Sports Drinks: Quick Fix or Sustained Rejuvenator, Army certificate, U.S. Public Health certificate.

• Matthew Coate: Candles and Boats, SARSEF 2nd place.

• John Rosenberg: Is Gravitaxis an Inherited Behavioral Trait in Drosophila melangogaster, SARSEF 1st Place.

• Kurt Andres: Accuracy of Computer Simulations Using Flight Test Data, Raytheon Missile Systems check, Army certificate and shirt, SARSEF 2nd place, Arizona Intel Award laptop, Intel Award: Excellence in Computer Science certificate and award form for $200, Mu Alpha Theta certificate for student and teacher, National Society of Professional Engineers certificate and subscription.

Rio Rico High School

• Mario Valdez, Martin Lopez: Terminal Ballistics of Various Substances: Non-Newtonian Fluids and Sand, Air Force gift and certificate, Raytheon Missile Systems check.

• Caitlin Horton: A Comparison of Cottonwoods' and Tamarisks' Soil Ph along the Santa Cruz River, The Arizona Rivers Project certificate and letter of cash award, SARSEF 2nd place, Stockholm Water Environment Federation certificate.

Salpointe Catholic High School

• Chelsea Aron: Shell Preferences of Terrestrial Hermit Crabs, Army certificate, SARSEF 3rd place, Texas Instruments calculator.

• Julia Vyborny: The Hunt for "Efficient" October : A Study of Submarine Design and its Relationship to Fluid Dynamics Efficiency, Southwest Gas check, Raytheon Missile Systems check, SARSEF 3rd place, Mary Belle McCorkle check, National Society of Professional Engineers certificate, pin, subscription.

• Scott Thompson: Society Slippery Slope? A Study of Human Willingness to Assist a Fellow Human Being in Need, Texas Instruments calculator.

• Charles Mattingly, Steven Mingus: Miners Catch the Wave! A Study of Radio Waves as a Means of Underground Recovery, Simon Strauss Foundation check.

• Shawn Lizarazo, Matt Rock: Bring the Heat, American Meterological Society certificate, Texas Instruments calculator.

• David Charles, Colleen Quigley: Explicit and Implicit Alcohol-related Cognitions in Adolescents ... , Texas Instruments calculator.

Sonoran Science Academy

• Brian Cloutier, Yvonne Bourgeois: Exploring Mathematics through Origami, Raytheon Missile Systems check, SARSEF 1st place.

• Kelsey Waite: Applying Infrared Technology to Showers, Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences $25 gift certificate, Raytheon Missile Systems check, SARSEF 3rd place.

Tucson Magnet High School

• Adrian Laurenzi: Identification of the Diterpene Synthase Salvia divinorum ... , Unlocking Human Potential by Finding Passion check, SARSEF 2nd place.

• Adam Zeldin: Isolating Cycles in Low-density Parity-check Codes, SARSEF 2nd place.

• Negin Nematollahi: Relationship Between Physical Activity and Bone Geometry In Peri-pubertal Girls ... , Pima County Medical Society trophy, Southern Arizona VA Health Care System certificate and award, Southwest Gas check, SARSEF 2nd place, Texas Instruments calculator.

• Nicole Cotanche: Time Study of Decay in Major Ampullate Silk by Electron Microscopy, Southwest Precision Instruments check, Air Force gift and certificate.

• Sydney Tuller: Progressive Resistance of Bacteria in the Presence Of Kanamycin, SARSEF 2nd place.

• Sankar Unnithan: Bandwidth Measurement of a Free-space Optical Communication System, SARSEF 2nd place.

• Nick Barraza: Variability and Trends in Mountain Snowpack in Arizona, Arizona Hydrological Society check, Soil, Water and Environmental sciences $50 gift certificate, American Society of Quality check, Raytheon Missile Systems check, the Arizona Rivers Project certificate and letter of cash award, Army certificate and shirt, SARSEF 1st place, Stockholm Water Environment Federation certificate, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration medal, certificate, Texas Instruments calculator.

• Max Myers: Endosymbiotic Bacteria, the Bacteriomes in Which they Reside and the Organisms that House Them, SARSEF 3rd place.

• Gena Damento: Exploring the Relationship Between Physical Activity and Mental Processing in Children and Adolescents, Southern Arizona VA Health Care System certificate and award.

• Steven Fan: General System for Determination of Small Molecule's Relative Inhibition of a Protein Kinase, Army certificate, SARSEF 1st place.

• Ryan Osborne: Affects Of Rpk1-1 And Toad2 on the Patterning of Developing Root Tissues In Arabidopsis, SARSEF 2nd place.

• Angela Schlegel, Erica Wilde Bacher: The Effects of Age and Body Size of Bombus impatiens Workers on Fanning Behaviour, American Society of Quality Check, SARSEF 2nd place.

• Ruthe Foushee: Overt and Covert Attitudes Toward Accented Speakers, UA Women in Science and Engineering check, Southern Arizona Psychological Association certificate and check, Southwest Gas check, Army certificate and shirt, SARSEF 2nd place.

• Nathaniel Fuller, Hollis Brashear: Survey of Microbes in the Gastrointestinal Tracts of Three Species of Phrynosoma (horned lizard), SARSEF 3rd place.

• Matthew Creamer: The Effect of Media and Substrate on Culturability of Oligotrophic Cave Bacteria, Friends of Kartchner Caverns check and passes, Unlocking Human Potential by Finding Passion check, SARSEF 1st place, ISEF finalist, UA and SciEnTeK-12 scholarship.

• Amr Badran: Small Heat Shock Proteins in Plant Heat Tolerance, Southwest Gas check, SARSEF 1st place, Texas Instruments calculator.

Top Teacher and High School

• Margaret Wilch, Tucson Magnet High School.

University High School

• Lyda Harris: Run Off With Energy, Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences $25 gift certificate, UA Women in Science & Engineering check, Army medal, certificate and shirt, SARSEF 1st place, Pursuit of Knowledge check.

Vail High School

• Kevin Marcus: Vortex Tube, Raytheon Missile Systems check.

• Brian Strickler: Knives vs. Chainmaille, American Society of Materials Educational Foundation medal, certificate.

• Corina Gay: 'riting Readable 'rithmetic, Southern Arizona Psychological Association certificate and check, Army certificate and shirt, SARSEF 1st place, American Psychological Association certificate, Texas Instruments calculator.

• Philip Ormand: Consumer Methods for Purification of Water from Bacteria, SARSEF 2nd place.

• Parker Owan: Optimizing Wind Power: Using Variable Solidity and Wing Shape to Change the Efficiency of a Vertical Axis Wind Turbine, Southern Arizona Environmental Management Society check, Tucson Electric Power check, Southwest Gas check, Raytheon Missile Systems check, Army certificate, SARSEF 1st place, ISEF finalist, UA and SciEnTeK-12 scholarship, Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Association medal, certificate, Roger Baker Memorial check, National Society of Professional Engineers certificate and subscription.

Note: Look for more winners in Sunday's and Monday's Tucson & Region sections.

Source: Information is provided by SARSEF.