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Monday, April 19, 2010

Santa Barbara County Science Fair results

On Friday, April 16, the 2010 Santa Barbara County Science Fair took place at UC Santa Barbara. Listed below are the Grand Award winners, all of them are from the Santa Barbara Secondary School District:

BEST IN FAIR

• Best in Fair Junior ($200 cash)
• Enzyme Stabilization in Calcified Marine Algae
• Student: Madeline Matthys, Goleta Valley Junior High School

• Best in Fair Senior ($200 cash)
• Is Rinsing Your Apple Enough?
• Student: Jaimie Mayner, San Marcos High School

BEST IN DIVISION

• Junior Biological ($100 cash)
• Don't Drink and Sing
• Student: Cole Kurth, La Colina Junior High School

• Junior Behavioral ($100 cash)
• Detecting Image Forgeries
• Student: Varsha Manjunath, Goleta Valley Junior High School

• Junior Environmental ($100 cash)
• Living in Acid
• Student: Alyssa Mueller, La Colina Junior High School

• Junior Microbiological ($100 cash)
• Beating Bacteria: What is the Best Bet?
• Student: Siena Okomo, Santa Barbara Junior High

• Junior Physical Science ($100 cash)
• Enzyme Stabilization in Calcified Marine Algae
• Student: Madeline Matthys, Goleta Valley Junior High School

• Junior Mechanical ($100 cash)
• Concrete... A Use For Used Tires
• Student: Jenna Hulme, La Colina Junior High School

• Senior Life Science ($100 cash)
• Is Rinsing Your Apple Enough?
• Student: Jaimie Mayner, San Marcos High School

• Senior Physical Science ($100 cash)
• Factors Affecting Gas Diffusion
• Student: Michael Feldman, San Marcos High School

Congratulations students! The divisional and special award winners are also listed on the science fair’s web site.