2003 Wyoming State Science Fair Awards
March 9 - 11, 2003
Laramie, Wyoming
Junior Awards
2003 Wyoming State Science Fair
Junior Behavioral Sciences
1st - Jillian Lee Haller - Greybull Middle School - Using Aromatherapy as a Treatment for S.A.D.
2nd - Nicole Cornell - Poison Spider Middle School -They Caught Those Words!
3rd - Chelsey Hanson - Pinedale Middle School - Sister Psychic
4th - Sarah Cawrse - Cody Middle School - How do you learn-
Junior Biochemistry
1st - Widya Adidharma - Thayer Elementary - How Much DNA Do You Eat-
3rd - Ashley Sylvester - Greybull Middle School - Ethanol Alcohol and the Production of It
3rd - Jordan Coffey - Central Middle School - I Know What You Touched Last Summer
4th - Maxwell Burns - Pinedale Middle School - Fruity-Sporty Electrolytes
Junior Botany
1st - Abe Pearce - Pinedale Middle School - Force of Nature
2nd - Danny Rojo - Holy Name School - The Power of Magnets
3rd - Davis Fay - Jackson Hole Middle School - Flower Power
4th - Danielle Wicker - Douglas Middle School -Human Hair Affects on Plant Growth
4th - Markita Gabriel - Shoshoni - Red light, Green light, One tomater, two, three tomater, four
4th - Patrick Duncan - Central Middle School - Effects of Ionizing Radiation on Plant Growth
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Junior Chemistry
1st - David Shaffer - UW Lab School - How Levels of Salt and Vinegar Affect the Amount of Gas Produced
2nd - Anna Smith - Thayer Elementary - Dryer Fire
3rd - Jessica Zahn - Lincoln Middle School - Glazes Galore
4th - Andrea James - Pinedale Middle School -Pass Gas
4th - Tara Pilch - Holy Name School - Handle with Care
Junior Computer Science
1st - Caitlin Baxley - Pinedale Middle School - Don-t Be Sloppy with your Floppy
2nd - Trevor Bateman - Central Middle School - What do Search Engines Really Search For-
3rd - Tabitha Leech - Greybull Middle School - Three Strikes, You-re Out
4th - Ansel Lee - Lincoln Middle School - Need for Speed
4th - Megan Richards - Clear Creek -Which Website Works-
4th - Trey McDonald - Cody Middle School - www.linkup
Junior Earth and Space Science
1st - Katie Pickering - Cody Middle School -See Spot Run
1st - Luke Johnston - Pinedale Middle School - The Scoop About Dirt
3rd - Hayden Bales - Cody Middle School - Can Peat Help Soils-
4th - Wesley Werbelow - Pinedale Middle School - Deep Heat
4th - Zachary Thompson - Pinedale Middle School - Slip Slidin- Away
4th - Shane Sims - Slade Elementary - Dew and Frost in a Jar
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Junior Engineering
1st - Logan Maclean - Pinedale Middle School - What a Drag
2nd - Kyle Grammens - Holy Name School - Up in Smoke
3rd - Clint Atkinson - Poison Spider Middle School - Glove Grip
4th - Troy Myers - Cody Middle School - Which Bridge Design is Stronger-
4th - Jordan Hofmeier - Holy Name School - How Dry Am I-
Junior Environmental Science
1st - Roger Jordan Brown - Holy Name School -Watch Out for What We Walk On
2nd - Eric Harris - Lincoln Middle School - Repairing the Riparian
3rd - Maddie McClelland - Jackson Hole Middle School -Particulate Matter
4th - Erin Michelena - Greybull Middle School - Soil Amending: Getting Down to the Nitty Gritty
4th - Michala Hardesty - Fairview School -The Effects of Drought on Daphnia Magina
4th - Jeremy Jager - Central Middle School -Coalbed Methane Water
Junior Inventions
1st - Kathryn Law - Sheridan Junior High - Limbo Life
1st - Elizabeth Simpson - Cody Middle School - Bikes -n Motion
2nd - Ben Zahller - Cody Middle School - New Snowboard Option
3rd - Brice Reid - Little Snake River Valley - The Binderpack
4th - Gunnar Lampe - Cody Middle School - The Window Wiper
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Junior Mathematics
1st - Emily Rochelle - Verda James Elementary 2nd - Michelle Midthun - Cody Middle School - Should We be Drinking Our Food-
3rd - Jack Stacy - Jessup Elementary - Who Wants to be a Meteorologist-
4th - Jennifer Rogers - Central Middle School - Exploring Dimensions
4th - Meredith Noble - Pinedale Middle School - Hay, Will you Grow Please-
Junior Medicine and Health Sciences
1st - Jon Root - Cody Middle School - A Fungus Among Us - Home Remedies for Tinia Pedia
2nd - Ashlee Gajewski - Pinedale Middle School - Germ Killer or Taste Thriller
3rd - Katy Grutkowski - Central Middle School - Gender Balance
4th - Heidi Daniel - Pinedale Middle School - Don-t Be a Dip
4th - Christopher Hall - Greybull Middle School - Sports Drink: Beneficial or Just Water Under the Bridge-
Junior Microbiology
1st - Leah Tenney - Sheridan Junior High - Tongue River Down Under
2nd - Schyler Widman - Jackson Hole Middle School -Should Paramecium Wear Shades-
3rd - Stephanie Wilkerson - Pinedale Middle School - Reducing Bacteria with Radical Radiation
4th - Amy Feller - Greybull Middle School - To Chop or Not to Chop-
4th - Anthony Epp - Central Middle School - Dirty Money
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Junior Physics
1st - Erica David - Pinedale Middle School - Get the Drift! Year 2: The Effects of Snow Fence Variables on Snow Drift Geometry
2nd - Catherine Taggart - Cody Middle School - Swimsuits Dragging
3rd - Mike Goyn - Thayer Elementary -- Magnet Madness
4th - Tyler Ball - Cody Middle School - Velocotorial Penetration
4th - Erica Shed - Shoshoni - How Well Does your Insulation Insulate-
Junior Zoology
1st - Rebecca Podio - Newcastle Middle School - Do You See What I See-
2nd - Keegan Latta - Pinedale Middle School - Casting Worms in a New Direction
2nd - Tandy Peterson - Pinedale Middle School - Age Gauge
4th - Tara Will - Thayer Elementary - Blinded by the Light
4th - Lace Peck - Thayer Elementary - Take you Mark, Go!
Junior Teams
1st - Laurel Eatherly, Emily May - Cody Middle School - A Study of the Effects of Nutrient Deficiencies on Hydroponically Grown Plants
2nd - Chan Carman, Amanda Jones - Dean Morgan Junior High -- Workin- on the Buffer Track, pH Goin- Down Down
3rd - Mike Hanich, Jordan Wambeke - Cody Middle School -- Ye olde Trebuchet Trials
3rd - Mareesa Frank, Shari Williamson - UW Lab School -- The Good, The Bad . . . and the Nothing
4th - Dustin Wambach, Spencer Faber - Guernsey -- Difference Between Natural Compost and Store Bought Fertilizer
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