Science

Science Competition

Congratulations to the 2010 Oregon State Fair Science Competition winners!

The 2010 Oregon State Fair Science Competition was held on Saturday May 15th 2010, thanks to all our participants and judges.

Be sure to stop by the Americraft Center Demonstration Stage on Monday August 30th (Kids Day at the Oregon State Fair) to see the Best of Fair presentation at 10:30am. Select science competition projects will also be on display throughout the day.

See next page for Competition Results listed by category:

 

 

 

Biology

1st place – “The Green Team” with Safia Alattar & Hedaya Alattar presenting “Hyper plants”

2nd Place – Deepraj Pawar presenting “Mind games”

3rd Place – Alex Oliver presenting “Can microbes devour plastic?”

Chemistry

1st place – Alexander Chang presenting “Acidic fruit juices and basic baking soda”

Computer Science & Math

1st place – Austin Nguyen presenting “Simulating traffic congestion and modeling its solution”

Physics & Engineering

1st place – Hersh Godse presenting “Building efficient bridges”

2nd place – Lara Isidora Rakocevic presenting “Designing and testing truss bridges”

3rd place – Tyler DuBell presenting “Levers & pulleys, mechanical advantage”

Energy & Transportation

1st place – Michelle Schaefer presenting “How do different additives affect the growth rate of algae?”

2nd place – Rahul Chandwani presenting “Effect of wind speed on the output of wind turbine”

Environmental Science & Sustainability

1st place – Varsha Kalavar presenting “Water quality of Fanno Creek: shaded vs. unshaded”

2nd place – Danielle Fang presenting “Carbon dioxide’s effect on global warming”

Consumer Products Testing

1st place – “Mad Summa Scientists” with Sabrina Dang, Jimin Park & Inju Yi presenting “The true oranges”