Chesapeake Science Point Students Show Off Their Scientific Research Skills at Anne Arundel County Regional Science and Engineering Fair On March 5th, 2016 twenty-one young scientists from Chesapeake Science Point Public Charter School presented their science projects at the 2015 Anne Arundel County Regional Science and Engineer Fair. These students were selected from the best CSP projects presented at the Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation Science and Engineering Fair held in December 2015. Their projects covered a diverse range of topics including computer science, mathematics, engineering, medical, physics and animal sciences. At the awards ceremony held March 10 th at North County High School, awards were announced in multiple categories. Special awards were provided by a multitude of external organization, each judging relative to criteria relative to their organization and scientific interests. Category awards were announced in first through third place plus honorable mentions for high performing students within seventeen different categories, awarded by grade level. And finally, exceptionally high performing students were awarded Broadcom MASTERS award for middle school students and AACPS Grand Award for high school students. As the results were announced, CSP students were amongst the highest awarded students. Three CSP seventh graders were awarded first place in their middle school category and earned Broadcom MASTERS awards for their research efforts. Aaron Chu earned this award for his project Cleaning Oil Spills with Nanotechnology and Magnetism, as did Dhruva Kothari for his project Are you Smarter than a Computer? and Anagha Sandeep for her project Hit Me With Your Best Shot. CSP students did exceptionally well within their category. Ten of the nineteen CSP projects earned first place award within their category. Along with Aaron, Dhruva, and Anagha s project earning this award, this high achievement was also accomplished by: 7 th Grader: Ellie Fahey, Computer Science Category - Get Vaccinated! 7 th Grader: Rafee Mirza, Medicine and Health Category - Blood Clotting 9 th Grader: Mark Kelm, Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical Category - Fighting Fire With Sound 10 th Grader: Matthew Berg, Energy and Transportation Category - Here Comes the Sun Power 11 th Grader: Benjamin Kelm, Computer Science Category - The End of Gerrymandering 11 th Grader: David Kravets, Energy and Transportation Category - Engineering a Novel Material for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells 12 th Grader: Kyle Yamaguchi, Chemistry Category - Effects of Enthalpy of Combustion on the Energy Output and Efficiency of Combustion Reactions
Details of CSP s young scientists and their recognitions are included below: David Kravets, Engineering a Novel Material for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells First Place Category Award, 11 th Grade Energy and Transportation International Council on Systems Engineering Achievement in Science and Engineering First Place Award Naval Science Award Senior Division Lockheed Martin Cyber Solutions Excellence Second Place Award RICOH Sustainable Development Award American Systems Excellence in Science and Engineering Award National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals Honorable Mention Award for Responsibility in Science American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Outstanding Aerospace Third Place High School Award
Ellie Fahey, Get Vaccinated! First Place Category Award, 7 th Grade Computer Science Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association First Place Junior Award United States Public Health Service First Place Junior Award Defense Spectrum Organization Excellence in Computer Science National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals First Place Award for Responsibility in Science Society of Women Engineers Outstanding Engineer Award Lockheed Martin Cyber Solutions Excellence Third Place Award
Benjamin Kelm, The End of Gerrymandering First Place Category Award, 11 th Grade Computer Science Defense Spectrum Organization Excellence in Computer Science The Yale Outstanding Achievement in Science and Engineering Award Lockheed Martin Cyber Solutions Excellence Third Place Award Rockwell Collins Excellence in Information Management Third Place Award National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals Third Place Award for Responsibility in Science American Systems Honorable Mention Award
Anagha Sandeep, Hit Me with Your Best Shot! First Place Category Award, 7 th Grade Physics and Astronomy Broadcom MASTERS Outstanding Middle School Project Award Naval Science Award Junior Division Society of Women Engineers Promising Engineer Award
Dhruva Kothari, Are You Smarter than a Computer? First Place Category Award, 7 th Grade Behavioral Science Broadcom MASTERS Outstanding Middle School Project Award American Psychological Award for Achievement in Research in Psychological Science National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals Honorable Mention Award for Responsibility in Science
Aaron Chu, Cleaning Oil Spills with Nanotechnology and Magnetism First Place Category Award, 7 th Grade Earth Science Broadcom MASTERS Outstanding Middle School Project Award
Mark Kelm, Fighting Fire With Sound First Place Category Award, 9 th Grade Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals Honorable Mention Award for Responsibility in Science
Kyle Yamaguchi, Effects of Enthalpy of Combustion on the Energy Output and Efficiency of Combustion Reactions First Place Category Award, 12 th Grade Chemistry ASU Rob and Melani Walton Sustainability Solutions Award
Rafee Mirza, Blood Clotting First Place Category Award, 7 th Grade Medicine and Health
Matthew Berg, Here Comes the Sun Power First Place Category Award, 10 th Grade Energy and Transportation
Maya Albayrak, Mapping Earthquakes in Real Time Second Place Category Award, 9 th Grade Computer Science Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association First Place Senior Award Association for Women Geoscientists Award Lockheed Martin Cyber Solutions Excellence Third Place Award
An Nguyen & Samuel Mickel, Do Storm Drains Keep the Ocean Litter Free? Second Place Category Award, 10 th Grade Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering Stockholm Junior Water Prize
Noah Caddeo, Heating Things Up Second Place Category Award, 6 th Grade Energy and Transportation
Kenneth Glenn Boyette, Does Caffeine Affect the ph Level of Stomach Acid? Second Place Category Award, 10 th Grade Medicine and Health
Ana Fahey, Name That Tune! Third Place Category Award, 9 th Grade Computer Science Society of Women Engineers Outstanding Engineer Award Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association First Place Senior Award
Jordan Manalang, Antacid Potency Third Place Category Award, 7 th Grade Chemistry
Zachary Siple & Akash Prasad, The Color of Numbers and Letters Honorable Mention, 7 th Grade Behavioral Science National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals Third Place Award for Responsibility in Science
Rygel Yance, What Bridge Design Can Hold the Most Weight? Honorable Mention, 6 th Grade Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering
Isaiah Owens, Simulated Wind Tunnel Got Lift? Honorable Mention, 6 th Grade Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical