{"id":233,"date":"2003-10-23T04:35:04","date_gmt":"2003-10-23T09:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rojisan.com\/blog\/2003\/10\/young-scientists\/"},"modified":"2003-10-23T04:35:04","modified_gmt":"2003-10-23T09:35:04","slug":"young-scientists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rojisan.com\/blog\/2003\/10\/young-scientists\/","title":{"rendered":"young scientists"},"content":{"rendered":"

this week i spent just a bit less than 18 hours straight doing production work for the discovery channel young scientists challenge<\/a> award ceremony.<\/p>\n

this is apparently the 5th year for the event, which brought 40 talented young<\/strong> (middle-school-aged) scientists together and awards something like $25, 000 in scholarships.<\/p>\n

these kinds of corporate events are usually pretty tedious – uninspiring and i’m not big on award ceremonies either. they’re annoying. and this one had its annoying moments<\/strong> (they’re not “all winners” if you give one of them a “first prize” – even kids this young can see through that kind of contrived crap and there was absolutely nothing in the ceremony about what these kids actually DID to get there)…. but….<\/p>\n

seeing a group of 40 really young people celebrated for their brains was inspirational.<\/p>\n

i want to take some space here to name names and give these kids a nod of encouragement.<\/p>\n

Samantha Bates<\/strong> (13) – Do Mutations in the Gag Gene Impact the Ability of HIV-I to Kill T-Cells?
\nPeter Borden<\/strong> (13) – The Effect of Neem Oil on the Ochlerotatus taeniorhychus Mosquito: An Effective and Environmentally-sound Approach to Mosquito Control
\nBogna Brzezinska<\/strong> (14) – Robocrops: Precision Agriculture
\nAnthony Burnetti<\/strong> (14) – Effects of Multi-tasking and Aging on Driving Ability: How Should Drivers Be Screened?
\nRachel Clements<\/strong> (14) – The Effect of Bosque Fires on Saltcedar Growth
\nLeah Crowder<\/strong> (14) – The Effect of Bosque Fires on Saltcedar Growth
\nIan Cummings<\/strong> (15) – Who Penned the Bard?
\nErica David<\/strong> (13) – Get the Drift! Year Two: The Effect of Snow Fence Variables on Wind Pattern and Speed, and Snow Drift Geometry and Volume
\nDavid Edwards V<\/strong> (15) – Which Enzyme Works Best to Reduce Grease in a Grease Trap: Liquid or Solid?
\nDana Feeny<\/strong> (12) – The Receding Night: The Effect of Artificial Light on the Migration Pattern of Daphnia
\nBobby Fisher<\/strong> (10) – The Effect of Water Temperature on the Color of Fish
\nSarah Gerin<\/strong> (14) – The Impact of Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke on Orb Weaving Spiders
\nJennifer Gutman<\/strong> (14) – A Study of Arsenic Levels in Plants in Contaminated Soil
\nZachary Hopkins<\/strong> (14) – Nuts and the Dark Side of Oxygen
\nSravya Keremane<\/strong> (13) – Cloning a Cold Tolerance Gene in Agrobacterium for Citrus Transformation
\nLorren J. Kezmoh<\/strong> (13) – Frog Formation Station
\nTyler Kirkland<\/strong> (14) – Which Enzyme Works Best to Reduce Grease in a Grease Trap: Liquid or Solid?
\nMichael Klein<\/strong> (13) – A Study of the Effects of Object Recognition on Vision Testing Results
\nJustin Koh<\/strong> (13) – Aspirin: How Much is Too Much? Creating an In-vitro Model to Determine Minimum Daily Aspirin Dosage<\/strong> (MDAD) for Anticoagulation Purposes
\nLuis Lafer-Sousa<\/strong> (14)- The Effect of Active Metals in Cosmetic Products on Protein Aggregation: Implications for Human Disease
\nSpencer Larson<\/strong> (12) – Stomata Count Differences of Selected Coniferous Trees
\nRyan Lee<\/strong> (13) – How Does the Angle of Attack Affect Lift?
\nJeffrey Luttrell<\/strong> (15) – Do Dogs Make a Difference?
\nBryce Melton<\/strong> (14) – SPF: Some is Good, But More is Better
\nAustin Minor<\/strong> (12) – A Colorful Solution to Paint Recycling
\nElizabeth Monier<\/strong> (15) – A Comparison of the Antimicrobial Capabilities of Raw Honey with Raw Honey Treated with Heat, Ethanol or Ultraviolet Radiation
\nMichael Montelongo<\/strong> (14) – Recycling Dryer Lint: Effects on Plant Growth and Soil
\nElena Ovaitt<\/strong> (14) – Purification by Ozonation: The Effects of Ozonation on Ascorbic Acid and Bacteria Colonies in Unpasteurized Apple Cider
\nScott Presbrey<\/strong> (14) – The Response of Gerontology and Non-Gerontology Populations to Caffeinated Coffee
\nJohn Reid<\/strong> (12) – The Effect of Biuret and Urea Fertilizer on Citrus Leaf Necrosis and Growth
\nEthan Roth<\/strong> (11) – Up with Math: Direction Matters
\nJacob Rucker<\/strong> (13) – Quantifying the Effect of Skyglow on the Visibility of Stars
\nPatrick Saris<\/strong> (14) – Positive Effects of Turbulence on Wind Turbines
\nTaylor Simpkins<\/strong> (13) – Industries’ Foul Little Secret: Pre-Production Plastics Found on Beaches Come Directly from Industrial Sources
\nKatharine Sloop<\/strong> (13) – A Honey of a Question: Fall Nectar Sources in East Tennessee
\nDaniel Steck<\/strong> (14) – Wind Power
\nJoseph Stunzi<\/strong> (13) – The Effects of Cell Phones on Pacemaker Patient’s Hearts
\nAron Trevino<\/strong> (13) – Could Soap Companies’ Advertising Be Making You Sick? Year Two
\nRyker Watts<\/strong> (14) – Nuts and the Dark Side of Oxygen
\nBryan Yancey<\/strong> (15) – The Effectiveness of Caffeine as a Pesticide Against South Florida Snails, Bulimulus guadalupensis<\/p>\n

do amazing things, all of you. i’m not picking winners. you all rock.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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