2006 Lowcountry Regional Science & Engineering Fair
Award Winners
The following awards were given at the 2006 Lowcountry Science and Engineering Fair Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, March 22, 2006, in Physicians Auditorium, Hollings Science Center, College of Charleston.
The students' schools are abbreviated as follows: AHA - Addlestone Hebrew Academy; AMHS - Academic Magnet High School; CEWMS - CE Williams Middle School; FBCS - First Baptist Church School; FJMS - Fort Johnson Middle School; GAT - Garrett Academy of Technology; LHS - Lincoln High School; PCA - Palmetto Christian Academy; PG - Porter-Gaud; WAHS - West Ashley High School; WHS - Wando High School.
| T-SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST ($50 Savings Bond): | Justin Manigault, LHS |
| SPECIAL AWARDS | |
| American Meteorological Society (Outstanding Achievement for ability and creativity in an atmospheric science exhibit) | Elizabeth Tumbleston, WAHS |
| Sally Liu, AMHS | |
| American Psychological Association (outstanding research in psychology under the category of Behavioral & Social Sciences) | Christine Chong, AMHS |
| American Society for Quality (Best Use of Measurement) $100 Savings Bond | Junior: Catherine Varnes, PCA |
| Senior: Vasanth Kuppuswamy, AMHS | |
| American Society for Quality (Best Use of Statistics) $100 Savings Bond | Junior: Adam Mintzer, AHA |
| Senior: Chrissy DiNicola, AMHS | |
| Association of Women Geoscientists (best project in geosciences – only for female students) | Anna Mack, PG |
| Charleston Soil and Water Conservation District (1st $50 SB; 2nd $25 SB) | Junior 1st: Patrick Hampton, FBCS |
| Junior 2nd: Eliza Still, PG | |
| Senior 1st: Stephanie Chambliss, WAHS | |
| Senior 2nd: Elizabeth Tumbleston, WAHS | |
| College of Charleston Department of Chemistry (model kits) | Junior: Daniel Robertson, CEWMS |
| Senior: Alex Novgorodov, AMHS | |
| Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (for students in grades 5-8 for knowledge in science & ability to communicate effectively) | Killian Castner, CEWMS |
| Becca Ellison, PG | |
| Adam Mintzer, AHA | |
| Helen Olmi, PG | |
| Daniel Robertson, CEWMS | |
| Eliza Still, PG | |
| Ian Worthington, PG | |
| Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Association (outstanding engineering project) | Nicholas Wiles, AMHS |
| Intel Excellence in Computer Science (outstanding computer science project - grades 9-12 only) | Charles Thompson, AMHS |
| Lowcountry Astonomers Award | Junior: Chris Stanfill, PG |
| Senior: Chrissy DiNicola, AMHS | |
| MU Alpha Theta (most challenging, creative investigation of a problem involving modern mathematics) | Benjamin Hamner, AMHS |
| National Society of Professional Engineers (outstanding project in engineering) | Joel Jones, PG |
| NOAA (best project that emphasizes NOAA's mission) | Sally Liu, AMHS |
| Project Impact Special Award | 1st $300 SB: Sam-Neill Furr, PG |
| 2nd $200 SB: Patrick Hampton, FBCS | |
| 3rd $100 SB: Eliza Still, PG | |
| SC American Water Works Association (Excellence in Water Award $100 Savings Bond each) | Junior: Brian Gibbs, FBCS |
| Senior Sally Liu, AMHS | |
| SC Council of Teachers of Mathematics | Junior $25: Michael Johnson, CEWMS |
| Senior 1st ($50): Benjamin Hamner, AMHS | |
| Senior 2nd ($25): Charles Thompson, AMHS | |
| US Air Force (Excellence in science and engineering - winners receive a folio and scientific calculator) | Junior: Killian Castner, CEWMS |
| Junior: Patrick Hampton, FBCS | |
| Senior: Nicholas Wiles, AMHS | |
| Senior Jonathan Ladson, GAT | |
| US Metric Association (involves quantitative measurement & best uses SI metric system) | Catherine Varnes, PCA |
| Water Environment Federation (best water project – grades 9-12 only) | Sally Liu, AMHS |
| Yale Science and Engineering Association (outstanding 11 th grade project in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics or Chemistry) | Alex Novgorodov, AMHS |
| CATEGORY AWARDS | ||
| Behavioral & Social Sciences | ||
Junior Division |
1 | Adam Mintzer, AHA |
| 2 | Danielle Fishman, PG | |
| 3 | Julia Howe, CEWMS | |
| HM | Victoria Harrison, CEWMS | |
| HM | Max Crawford, PG | |
Senior Division |
1 | Christine Chong, AMHS |
| 2 | David McClure, WAHS | |
| 3 | Wiliam Vallotton, WAHS | |
| Biological Sciences | ||
Junior Division |
1 | Ian Worthington, PG |
| 2 | Johnny Steichen, PG | |
| 3 | Katie Rose Higgins, FBCS | |
| HM | Cameron Tagge, PG | |
Senior Division |
3 | Christopher Russell, GAT |
| Chemistry & Biochemistry | ||
Junior Division |
1 | Daniel Robertson, CEWMS |
| 2 | Christina Crossley, CEWMS | |
| 3 | Stephen Slayton, PG | |
| HM | Andrew Wyatt, PG | |
| HM | Nick Bosley, CEWMS | |
Senior Division |
1 | Alex Novgorodov, AMHS |
| 2 | Alex Romanczuk, AMHS | |
| 3 | Vasanth Kuppuswamy, AMHS | |
| HM | Brittany Holmes , GAT | |
| Engineering | ||
Junior Division |
1 | Killian Castner, CEWMS |
| 2 | Patrick Hampton, FBCS | |
| 3 | Catherine Varnes, PCA | |
| HM | Dirk Gadsden, PG | |
| HM | Sam-Neill Furr, PG | |
Senior Division |
1 | Nicholas Wiles, AMHS |
| 2 | Jonathan Ladson, GAT | |
| 3 | Dwight Hudson, GAT | |
| Geology & Environmental Sciences | ||
Junior Division |
1 | Eliza Still, PG |
| 2 | Anna Mack, PG | |
| 3 | Brian Gibbs, FBCS | |
| HM | Bradley Perlitz, AHA | |
| HM | Mieke Overdyk, PG | |
Senior Division |
1 | Sally Liu, AMHS |
| 2 | Stephanie Chambliss, WAHS | |
| 3 | Elizabeth Tumbleston, WAHS | |
| HM | Whitney White, WAHS | |
| Mathematics & Computer Science | ||
Junior Division |
2 | Michael Johnson, CEWMS |
Senior Division |
1 | Benjamin Hamner, AMHS |
| 2 | Charles Thompson, AMHS | |
| 3 | Tamara Wilks, GAT | |
| HM | Rosetta Johnson, GAT | |
| Medicine & Health | ||
Junior Division |
1 | Becca Ellison, PG |
| 2 | Jessica Baldwin, CEWMS | |
| 3 | Allie Pinosky, PG | |
| HM | Carrie Smith, PG | |
| HM | Kelly Herring, PG | |
| Physics & Astronomy | ||
Junior Division |
1 | Helen Olmi, PG |
| 2 | Rebecca Rosen, AHA | |
| 3 | Chris Stanfill, PG | |
| HM | Amber Wells, CEWMS | |
| HM | Allie Richardson, PCA | |
| HM | George Book, AHA | |
Senior Division |
1 | Chrissy DiNicola, AMHS |
| 2 | Sherwin Soltani, AMHS | |
| Team Projects | ||
Junior Division |
1 | Lawton Hendricks & Joseph Wilson, FJMS |
| 2 | Colton Rudd, Mark Locklair, & Terrell Brown, FJMS | |
| 3 | Anna Thigpen & Catherine Singletary, FBCS | |
Senior Division |
1 | Israel Singleton & Derron Davis, GAT |
| 2 | Catherine Mullis, Allison Kalivas, Ashley Poe, & Lauren Jindracek, WHS | |
| 3 | Justin Manigault, William Whitehurst, & Alexandra Jenkins, LHS | |
| OVERALL AWARDS | ||
Junior Division |
3 | Adam Mintzer, AHA |
| 2 | Ian Worthington, PG | |
| 1 | Helen Olmi, PG | |
| Ms. Gretchen Hay, PG (Teacher of Helen Olmi) | ||
Senior Division |
HM | Chrissy DiNicola, AMHS |
| 3 | Alex Novgorodov, AMHS | |
| 2 | Benjamin Hamner, AMHS | |
| 1 | Nicholas Wiles, AMHS | |
| Mr. Bruce Newton, AMHS (Teacher of Nicholas Wiles) | ||