February 17, 2018 Madison Central Library 201 West Mifflin Street Madison, WI 53703 Contents OFFICIAL PROGRAM Schedule…………………………………………….. ….2 Student Projects………………………………. ….3-5 Judges, volunteers & staff………..…………….6 Awards……………………………………………..…….7 Our sincere thanks to the following sponsors for their support of CSEF 2018 ASM International Milwaukee Chapter Berbee Technology Education Foundation Cellular Dynamics Forte Research Systems IEEE Madison Section Lau and Bea Christensen Foundation Mensa of Wisconsin Foundation Promega Corporation UW-Madison Society of Women Engineers UW-Madison Department of Biological Systems Eng. University of Wisconsin-Madison University Research Park UW-Madison
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Our sincere thanks to the following sponsors for their support of CSEF 2018
ASM International Milwaukee Chapter Berbee Technology Education Foundation Cellular Dynamics Forte Research Systems IEEE Madison Section Lau and Bea Christensen Foundation Mensa of Wisconsin Foundation Promega Corporation UW-Madison Society of Women Engineers UW-Madison Department of Biological Systems Eng. University of Wisconsin-Madison University Research Park UW-Madison TASC Cares Madison Public Library
Welcome to the 2018 Capital Science & Engineering Fair!
The CSEF was established to provide high school students from South Central Wisconsin the opportunity to showcase their research and to inspire enthusiasm for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) research among Wisconsin
students.The CSEF is affiliated with the Badger State Science &
Engineering Fair and the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair. CSEF participants compete for the chance to enter these
prestigious fairs and win valuable awards and prizes.
Grand AwardsForte Research Systems Grand Prize - $250
Mensa of Wisconsin Foundation First Runner-Up - $150Promega Corporation Second Runner-Up - $100
Category AwardsEngineering Sciences
1st Place - $100, 2nd Place - $75, 3rd Place - $50, 4th Place - $25Biological and Environmental Sciences
1st Place - $100, 2nd Place - $75, 3rd Place - $50, 4th Place - $25Special Awards
American Meteorological Society – Certificate (2): Best exhibit related to atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrological sciences
American Psychological Association – Certificate: Best exhibit in any category related to psychology, such as behavioral or social sciences
Association for Women Geoscientists – Certificate: Best exhibit showing innovativeness and scientific excellence in the geosciences (female students only)
ASU Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives – Certificate (2): Best innovative solution to our planet’s sustainability challenges
Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award – Certificate and $200: Best exhibit in the category of computer science
Lau and Bea Christensen Award for Social Sciences – Certificate and $50: Best exhibit addressing issues in the social/economic sciences and humanities.Mu Alpha Theta Award – Certificate: Best exhibit investigating a problem in mathematics
NASA Earth System Science Award – Certificate, letter, and medallion: Best exhibit offering insight into earth’s interconnected systems
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration “Taking the Pulse of the Planet” Award – Letter and medallion: Best exhibit emphasizing science, service, and stewardship in climate, weather, ocean, and coastal sciences
Office of Naval Research – Certificates, medallion, and $50 gift card (2): Best project in science, technology, engineering & mathematics (individual projects only)Ricoh Americas Corporation “Sustainable Development Award” – Certificate: Best exhibit addressing principles and technical innovations that offer the potential for sustainable development
Society for In Vitro Biology – Certificate: Best exhibit in the areas of plant or animal in vitro biology or tissue culture (grade 11 only)
Society of Women Engineers – Certificate and $25 (2): Best exhibit exemplifying engineering concepts (female students only)Stockholm Junior Water Prize – Certificate, nomination to State SJWP Competition, one-year free WEF membership (3): Best exhibit in water-related research
U.S. Air Force – Certificate and Gift (4): Outstanding STEM projectU.S. Metric Association “SI Award” – Certificate: Best exhibit that uses quantitative measures in SI (metric) units
Yale Science & Engineering Association – Certificate: Best exhibit in computer science, engineering, physics, or chemistry (grade 11 preferred, grades 10 or 12 acceptable)
08:00-08:45 Registration and project setup08:15-08:45 Bagels and juice/coffee09:00-10:15 Tour of the Capital
(Judging Session I – w/o students)10:15-10:30 Presentation preparation10:30-12:00 Judging Session II - students are present12:15-13:00 Pizza lunch 13:00-14:15 Judging Session III - students are present14:15-14:30 Break (prepare for Public Viewing)14:30-16:00 Public Viewing 16:00-16:30 Awards Ceremony
Judges Schedule08:15-08:45 Bagels and juice/coffee08:45-09:00 AM Judges: Judges orientation meeting 09:00-10:00 AM Judges: Judging Session I – w/o students10:30-12:00 AM Judges: Judging Session II – w/ students12:15-13:00 Pizza lunch12:15-13:00 AM Judges: Category awards selection12:30-13:00 PM Judges: Judges orientation meeting 13:00-14:15 PM Judges: Judging Session III – w/ students 14:30-15:30 PM Judges: Grand & Special awards selection16:00-16:30 Awards Ceremony
Students Schedule
Biological & Environmental Sciences
BES 1: Effects of Climate Change on Plant Communities in the Upper Great Lakes Region Sanil Partha, Madison Memorial (9)
BES 2: Development of a Grass Variety as a Way to Remove Nitrogen from Water Environments
Abigail Warwick & Hunter Bindas, Muskego (12)
BES 3: Ovarian Cancer Spheroid Spreading and Monocyte CorruptionAisha Khan, Madison Memorial (12)
BES 4: Towards Understanding Success Strategies of Plant Pathogenic BacteriaSrihari Gopalan, Madison Memorial (10)
BES 5: Comparison of Fecal Coliform in Urbanized vs Nonurbanized Sections of the Kinnickinnic River
Irisema Ramirez, Divine Savior Holy Angels (11)
BES 6: Building a Versikine Teton Transgenic Mouse as a Tool to Study Versikine’s Effect on CancerSamik Partha, Madison Memorial (11)
BES 7: Testing Efficacy of Lentiviral Gene Delivery for Leber’s Congenital Amaurosis
Anaka Srinivas, Middleton (10)
BES 8: Interleukin-10 Reduces Lesion Size Post-Spinal Cord InjuryShruti Sathish, Madison Memorial (11)
BES 9: Effects of Repeated Concussions on Neurologic and Psychological Health in Athletes Stephanie Franczak, Divine Savior Holy Angels (12)
BES 10: Polymorphism in a Barley Gene Associated with Seed Dormancy Poojha Prabaharasundar & Esha Mahalingam, Middleton (9)
Engineering SciencesENG 1: Improving Perovskite Solar Cells by Engineering a Water
Resistant Environment for the Active LayerAlexander Beer & Zachary Wehr, Muskego (12)
ENG 2: Computer Vision Raia Ottenheimer, Madison West (9)
ENG 3: Device for the Removal of Carbon Dioxide and Particulate Matter from Vehicle Exhaust
Tyler Dembosky & Tyler Radtke, Muskego (12)
ENG 4: Effect of Shot-Peening on Oxidation Behavior of Nuclear Light Water Reactor Fuel Cladding Material to Improve Accident Stability Charles Hua, Madison West (12)
ENG 5: Improving Efficiency of Wind Turbines by Altering the BladesNoah Entringer & Matthew Jensen, Muskego (12)
ENG 6: Application of Graphene: Water Filter with Removable Sleeves Levi Leonard & Dawson Grohall, Muskego (12)
ENG 7: Redesigning River Turbines to Produce Electrical Power More Efficiently
