Winners Announced for Tulsa Regional Science Fair

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On Thursday, February 9, nearly 75 students from across Tulsa and Creek counties participated in the Tulsa Regional Science Fair (TRSF), hosted by the University of Tulsa. Participants competed in two divisions: Junior Division (7-9 grade) and Senior Division (10-12 grade.) More than 60 STEM professionals and community members volunteered to make this experience possible.

Over $1,000 in cash prizes were awarded to outstanding projects from professional societies and sponsors. Twenty projects were selected to go to the Oklahoma State Science and Engineering Fair (OSSEF) in March 2023. The top two projects will receive funding for an all-expense-paid trip to attend the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in May 2023.

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Category Awards

Junior Division

Chemistry

First Place	Meredith Dellegar Grade 8, Thoreau Demonstration Academy Squeaky Clean
Second Place	Bilal Shakeel Grade 8, University School Spicy Memories
Third Place	Corbin Olguin Grade 7, Thoreau Demonstration Academy Eggtastic

Engineering

First Place	Eric Brashears, Charlie Edwards, Nash Skelton Grade 7, Oklahoma School of Innovation & Experiential Learning The Librarian: Helping Self-Regulate Voice Volume
Second Place	Layne Johnson, Noah Muilenburg Grade 7, Oklahoma School of Innovation & Experiential Learning MoldBusters: Using an Arduino to Prevent the Growth of Mold
Third Place	Mohammed Zainoba Grade 7, Dove School of Discovery Converting Electrical Energy to Mechanical Energy

Environmental Science

First Place	Tristan Anderson-Harrison Grade 8, University School Dirty to Clean Filtration Machine
Second Place	Michelle Currie, Nosrat Montaha, Landon Mortimer Grade 9, Owasso High School Are waters from more neglected areas more contaminated?
Third Place	Rubi Garcia, Andrea Rodriguez Grade 8, Dove Science Academy Bio-Energy

Life Science

First Place	Connor Donnelly Grade 7, University School Seeing Red
Second Place	Kenzi D’Alessandro Grade 9, Cascia Hall Preparatory School An Exploration of Useful Applications of Voronoi Tessellations
Third Place	Muhammad Akhtar Grade 8, University School Ready, Set, Grow!

Medical & Health Science

First Place	Arjun Deepak Grade 8, University School Train Insane
Second Place	John Carroll, Leo McCoy Grade 9, Cascia Hall Preparatory School Determining the impact of dextrose on the maltose operon.
Third Place	Doaa Zainoba Grade 9, Dove Science Academy The Heart and Lungs vs. Exercise

Physical Sciences

First Place	Grecia Hernandez Grade 9, Dove Science Academy Laminar and Turbulent Air Flows
Second Place	Favor Ayuketa Grade 9, Dove Science Academy How much kills fire
Third Place	Amelia Diamond, Ashley Ledesma Grade 7, Dove Science Academy Lava Lamp

Social & Behavioral Sciences

First Place	Lillian Salon Grade 7, University School First Impressions
Second Place	Gabe Cerqueira Grade 7, University School Music to my ears
Third Place	Delilah Kantz Grade 7, Thoreau Demonstration Academy How Does Color Affect Our Taste

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Category Awards

Senior Division

Biomedical Engineering & Engineering

First Place	Jack Carson Grade 11, Booker T. Washington High School Shrinking Big Data: A Novel Compression Algorithm For LiDAR Elevation Maps
Second Place	William Soranno Grade 10, Cascia Hall Preparatory School The Use of Microcontrollers to Create a Self-Regulating Environment that Can Sustain an Ecosystem in Extraterrestrial Conditions
Third Place	George Panagopoulos Grade 11, Cascia Hall Preparatory School Design and Analysis of a Novel Solar Panel Preventative Maintenance Device Using Protective Polyvinyl Chloride Film.

Health & Life Sciences

First Place	Styrling Murray, Vincent Peters, Annie Schloss Grade 12, Cascia Hall Preparatory School Enhancing the Effectiveness of the Antibiotic Ampicillin Against Escherichia coli
Second Place	Erica Lambrecht Grade 12, Cascia Hall Preparatory School Effect of Daily Exercise on Sleep Efficiency, Percentage of Time in Deep Non-REM Sleep, and Heart Rate Variability
Third Place	Sydney Cuttler, Shea Jackson Grade 11, Cascia Hall Preparatory School Examining the Effects of Sodium Hypochlorite, Sodium Bicarbonate, and Acetic Acid on the Mortality of Flavobacterium capsulatum, E. Coli, and Streptococcus Salivarius after Establishing Safe pH and Alkalinity Levels in order to Create a Respiratory Machine Disinfectant

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Projects Advancing to ISEF

Listed in no particular order:

Styrling Murray, Vincent Peters, Annie Schloss
Grade 12, Cascia Hall Preparatory School
Enhancing the Effectiveness of the Antibiotic Ampicillin Against Escherichia coli

Erica Lambrecht
Grade 12, Cascia Hall Preparatory School
Effect of Daily Exercise on Sleep Efficiency, Percentage of Time in Deep Non-REM Sleep, and Heart Rate Variability

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Projects Advancing to OSSEF

Listed in no particular order:

Jack Carson
Grade 11, Booker T. Washington High School
Shrinking Big Data: A Novel Compression Algorithm For LiDAR Elevation Maps

William Soranno
Grade 10, Cascia Hall Preparatory School
The Use of Microcontrollers to Create a Self-Regulating Environment that Can Sustain an Ecosystem in Extraterrestrial Conditions

George Panagopoulos
Grade 11, Cascia Hall Preparatory School
Design and Analysis of a Novel Solar Panel Preventative Maintenance Device Using Protective Polyvinyl Chloride Film.

Meredith Dellegar
Grade 8, Thoreau Demonstration Academy
Squeaky Clean

Bilal Shakeel
Grade 8, University School
Spicy Memories

Eric Brashears, Charlie Edwards, Nash Skelton
Grade 7, Oklahoma School of Innovation & Experiential Learning
The Librarian: Helping Self-Regulate Voice Volume

Tristan Anderson-Harrison
Grade 8, University School
Dirty to Clean Filtration Machine

Michelle Currie, Nosrat Montaha, Landon Mortimer
Grade 9, Owasso High School
Are waters from more neglected areas more contaminated?

Sydney Cuttler, Shea Jackson
Grade 11, Cascia Hall Preparatory School
Examining the Effects of Sodium Hypochlorite, Sodium Bicarbonate, and Acetic Acid on the Mortality of Flavobacterium capsulatum, E. Coli, and Streptococcus Salivarius after Establishing Safe pH and Alkalinity Levels in order to Create a Respiratory Machine Disinfectant

Connor Donnelly
Grade 7, University School
Seeing Red

Kenzi D’Alessandro
Grade 9, Cascia Hall Preparatory School
An Exploration of Useful Applications of Voronoi Tessellations

Arjun Deepak
Grade 8, University School
Train Insane

John Carroll, Leo McCoy
Grade 9, Cascia Hall Preparatory School
Determining the impact of dextrose on the maltose operon.

Grecia Hernandez
Grade 9, Dove Science Academy
Laminar and Turbulent Air Flows

Lillian Salon
Grade 7, University School
First Impressions

Shelby McCaffery
Grade 11, Berryhill High School
Know Your TP

Muhammad Akhtar
Grade 8, University School
Ready, Set, Grow!

Gabe Cerqueira
Grade 7, University School
Music to my ears

Truman Prather
Grade 7, University School
I Wet My Plants

Sophia Graber
Grade 7, University School
Light It Up!

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Special Awards

Best in Show Computer Science Applications
Presented by the Computer Science Teachers Association of Oklahoma

Jack Carson
Grade 11, Booker T. Washington High School
Shrinking Big Data: A Novel Compression Algorithm For LiDAR Elevation Maps

Best in Show of Chemistry Applications, Junior Division
Presented by the Tulsa Chapter of the American Chemical Society

Meredith Dellegar
Grade 8, Thoreau Demonstration Academy
Squeaky Clean

Best in Show of Chemistry Applications, Senior Division
Presented by the Tulsa Chapter of the American Chemical Society

Shea Jackson, Sydney Cuttler
Grade 11, Cascia Hall Preparatory School
Examining the Effects of Sodium Hypochlorite, Sodium Bicarbonate, and Acetic Acid on the Mortality of Flavobacterium capsulatum, E. Coli, and Streptococcus Salivarius after Establishing Safe pH and Alkalinity Levels in order to Create a Respiratory Machine Disinfectant

Future Chemical Engineer Award, Junior Division
Presented by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, TU Student Chapter

Tristan Anderson-Harrison
Grade 8, University School
Dirty to Clean Filtration Machine

Future Chemical Engineer Award, Senior Division
Presented by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, TU Student Chapter

Best Humanitarian Engineering Project
Presented by the TU Engineering without Borders Student Chapter

George Panagopoulos
Grade 11, Cascia Hall Preparatory School
Design and Analysis of a Novel Solar Panel Preventative Maintenance Device Using Protective Polyvinyl Chloride Film.

Science Hero Award: The project likely to improve the most lives
Presented by the STEMcell Science Shop

Brilliant Idea Award: The project that uses the most unconventional/clever/creative approach to solve a problem
Presented by the STEMcell Science Shop

George Panagopoulos
Grade 11, Cascia Hall Preparatory School
Design and Analysis of a Novel Solar Panel Preventative Maintenance Device Using Protective Polyvinyl Chloride Film.

Emerging Energy Award
Presented by the Ten-Nine Technologies

George Panagopoulos
Grade 11, Cascia Hall Preparatory School
Design and Analysis of a Novel Solar Panel Preventative Maintenance Device Using Protective Polyvinyl Chloride Film.

Best Engineering Award
Presented by TD Williamson

Jack Carson
Grade 11, Booker T. Washington High School
Shrinking Big Data: A Novel Compression Algorithm For LiDAR Elevation Maps

Best Tool Award
Presented by TD Williamson

George Panagopoulos
Grade 11, Cascia Hall Preparatory School
Design and Analysis of a Novel Solar Panel Preventative Maintenance Device Using Protective Polyvinyl Chloride Film.

Best Application of Research
Presented by TD Williamson

Layne Johnson, Noah Muilenburg
Grade 7, Oklahoma School of Innovation & Experiential Learning
MoldBusters: Using an Arduino to Prevent the Growth of Mold

Best Presentation
Presented by TD Williamson

Shelby McCaffery
Grade 11, Berryhill High School
Know Your TP

Outstanding Science Fair Project (4)
Presented by the Air & Space Force

Sophia Graber
Grade 7, University School
Light It Up!

Truman Prather
Grade 7, University School
I Wet My Plants

Daniel Joseph
Grade 8, University School
Trial by Fire

Shelby McCaffery
Grade11, Berryhill High School
Know Your TP

Yale Science & Engineering Award
Presented by Yale University

Earth System Science Award
Presented by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Tristan Anderson-Harrison
Grade 8, University School
Dirty to Clean Filtration Machine

Taking the Pulse of the Planet Award
Presented by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Michelle Currie, Nosrat Montaha, Landon Mortimer
Grade 9, Owasso High School
Are waters from more neglected areas more contaminated?

Biomedical Sciences Award
Presented by Regeneron

Styrling Murray, Vincent Peters, Annie Schloss
Grade 12, Cascia Hall Preparatory School
Enhancing the Effectiveness of the Antibiotic Ampicillin Against Escherichia coli

That’s Geography – Cultivating Empathy for the Earth Award
Presented by National Geographic

Jack Carson
Grade 11, Booker T. Washington High School
Shrinking Big Data: A Novel Compression Algorithm For LiDAR Elevation Maps

Student Choice Award: Best Named Project
This award was voted on by Science Fair participants

Truman Prather
Grade 7, University School
I Wet My Plants

Student Choice Award: Best Unexpected Results
This award was voted on by Science Fair participants

Mckenna Wilson
Grade 7, Dove Science Academy
Infinite Mirror

Student Choice Award: Best in Show
This award was voted on by Science Fair participants

Layne Johnson, Noah Muilenburg
Grade 7, Oklahoma School of Innovation & Experiential Learning
MoldBusters: Using an Arduino to Prevent the Growth of Mold

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