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Awards for Website: 5/19/16, UMW 1

Virginia Junior Academy of Science Research Symposium and 75

th Annual Meeting

University of Mary Washington

Fredericksburg, Virginia

May 19, 2016

Official Awards Document for Public Release

Section Awards

ANIMAL AND HUMAN SCIENCE

Honorable Mention Name(s)

School

Rebecca Horovitz & Julia Rosenberger

Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School


School

Bree Meyer

Swanson Middle School

Honorable Mention

Name(s)

School

Izzy Schuler

Sabot at Stony Point

Third Place Name(s)

School

Sarah Coffman

George H. Moody Middle School

Second Place Name(s)

School

Benjamin Lee


First Place Name(s)

School

Emma Del Fabbro



BOTANY


School

Jin Kim

Mills E. Godwin High School


School

Madeline Phillips

Central Virginia Governor’s School

Honorable Mention

Name(s)

School

Vamsiraman Raman


Third Place Name(s)

School

Carter Jenkins



School

Anna Drumheller


First Place Name(s)

School

Keondra Jenkins

Chesapeake Bay Governor’s School

CHEMICAL SCIENCES A


School

Athena Butler-Christodoulou

Gunston Middle School


School

Hanna Cillo


Honorable Mention

Name(s)

School

Emma Connelly


Third Place Name(s)

School

Allison Hines



School

Sabrina Atkin

Williamsburg Middle School

First Place Name(s)

School

Adi Kambhampaty



CHEMICAL SCIENCES B


School

Ellie Myers



School

Anusha Puri


Honorable Mention

Name(s)

School

Nathan Wu


Third Place Name(s)

School

Nora Parker



School

Esha Sharma


First Place Name(s)

School

Sabrina Ye


CHEMISTRY A


School

Jackson Brunner & Anuj Roy



School

Grace Davenport

Mathematics & Science High School at Clover Hill

Honorable Mention

Name(s)

School

Jack Horton

Washington-Lee High School

Third Place Name(s)

School

Julia Elman



School

Sohan Jaini

Hanover High School

First Place Name(s)

School

Shruti Anant & Suzie Bae

Thomas Jefferson High School


CHEMISTRY B


School

Malik Nowlin



School

Pranaav Rao


Honorable Mention

Name(s)

School

Liam Webster


Third Place Name(s)

School

Katherine Zhang



School

Katie Livingston


First Place Name(s)

School

Matthew Lim


ECOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES


School

Enoch Du



School

Sierra O’Shea


Honorable Mention

Name(s)

School

Shakthi Ramasamy


Third Place Name(s)

School

Natalie Martin



School

Ethan McComb


First Place Name(s)

School

James Licato



ENGINEERING


School

Kenneth Hudson



School

Sarah Price


Honorable Mention

Name(s)

School

Chunxi Zhang


Third Place Name(s)

School

Magdalene Cromley

T.C. Williams High School


School

Jayaprakash Kambhampaty


First Place Name(s)

School

Emma Stowe & Emma Strickland

Blacksburg High School

ENGINEERING AND MATH A


School

Caroline Cunningham



School

John Evans


Honorable Mention

Name(s)

School

Griffin Hardy


Third Place Name(s)

School

Trevor Leggette

Ethel M. Gildersleeve Middle School


School

Ryan Berry


First Place Name(s)

School

Victoria Graf



ENGINEERING AND MATH B


School

Antonio Martin

Kenmore Middle School


School

Elizabeth Snowden


Honorable Mention

Name(s)

School

Tucker Stanley

Thomas Jefferson Middle School

Third Place Name(s)

School

Abhinav Sathish



School

Addison Phelps


First Place Name(s)

School

Eleanor Sigrest

Louise A. Benton Middle School

EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE A


School

Jacob Beebe



School

John Brown


Honorable Mention

Name(s)

School

Julia Flynn


Third Place Name(s)

School

Katherine Barbano & Eugene Jeong



School

Skylar Brodowski


First Place Name(s)

School

Elizabeth Ellis



EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE B


School

Kylene Flynn



School

Bridget Hart

Yorktown High School

Honorable Mention

Name(s)

School

Suyeon Kim


Third Place Name(s)

School

Hannah Gross



School

Naren Kasinath


First Place Name(s)

School

Sam Gale


EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE C


School

Medha Majety


Third Place Name(s)

School

Michael Pang


Third Place Name(s)

School

Nancy-Jane McClain

Chesapeake Bay Governor's School


School

William Mosberg



School

Kiwan Lipscomb

Chesapeake Bay Governor’ School

First Place Name(s)

School

William Rawson


First Place

Name(s)

School

Abigail Raposo



EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE D


School

Sydney Rood



School

Leila Shepard


Honorable Mention

Name(s)

School

Megan Squires


Third Place Name(s)

School

Rebecca Schaefer



School

Sydney Scherer


First Place Name(s)

School

John Richardson


HUMAN BEHAVIOR A


School

Claire Bierly



School

Aidan Brown


Honorable Mention

Name(s)

School

Parul Goswami


Third Place Name(s)

School

Nupur Goyal



School

Lindsey Gradowski & Juliana Logan


First Place Name(s)

School

Maxie Broening



HUMAN BEHAVIOR B


School

Connor Rowland



School

Ethan Stanley


Honorable Mention

Name(s)

School

Julia Van Lare


Third Place Name(s)

School

Sahithi Vegunta



School

Maddie Schuetze


First Place Name(s)

School

Tejas Muthusamy


MATH, STATISTICS AND COMPUTER SCIENCE


School

Rhiannon Cire



School

Skylar Johnston

Southwest Virginia Governor’s School

Honorable Mention

Name(s)

School

Luke Coker & Carlos White

Portsmouth STEM Program

Third Place Name(s)

School

Ryan Mark



School

Kevin Rao


First Place Name(s)

School

Ana Humphrey



MEDICINE AND HEALTH A


School

Rayaan Faruqi



School

Clemens Finger


Honorable Mention

Name(s)

School

Sydney Griffith


Third Place Name(s)

School

Polina Bukina



School

Sarah Golemon-Mercer


First Place Name(s)

School

Lawrence Early & Krishna Gandhi


MEDICINE AND HEALTH B


School

Kaya Peterson



School

Amruta Ponugupati


Honorable Mention

Name(s)

School

Isabella Swatosh


Third Place Name(s)

School

Katherine Strickland



School

Alexandra Sale


First Place Name(s)

School

Farheen Zaman



MICROBIOLOGY AND CELL BIOLOGY A


School

Annabelle Bailey



School

Robert Bass


Honorable Mention

Name(s)

School

Morgan Fisher


Third Place Name(s)

School

Dylan Anderson



School

Shreyas Kulkarni


First Place Name(s)

School

Madison Floyd


MICROBIOLOGY AND CELL BIOLOGY B


School

Selik Morishetty

Henrico High School


School

Pranav Neyveli


Honorable Mention

Name(s)

School

Sahana Tharakan


Third Place Name(s)

School

Alaa Ragab



School

Valentina Lohr


First Place Name(s)

School

Jakob Yirga



PHYSICAL SCIENCE A


School

Kate Becker-Mowery



School

Sophia Bunnell


Honorable Mention

Name(s)

School

Niko Economos


Third Place Name(s)

School

Cameron Cummins-Smith



School

Alexander Broening


First Place Name(s)

School

Kapil Iyer


PHYSICAL SCIENCE B


School

Charles Purrington



School

Leo Rosenbaum


Honorable Mention

Name(s)

School

Evan Wolff


Third Place Name(s)

School

Holly Stephens



School

Cole Myers


First Place Name(s)

School

Sarah Lambert



PHYSICS A


School

Meredith Beam



School

Drew Ellison


Honorable Mention

Name(s)

School

Zachary Koermer


Third Place Name(s)

School

Rachel Cleaveland



School

Zane Hall


First Place Name(s)

School

Ryan Henderson


PHYSICS B


School

Emma Moore



School

Kelton Williams


Honorable Mention

Name(s)

School

Christopher Xie


Third Place Name(s)

School

Cameron Wierzbanowski & Pablo Wilson



School

An-Ya Olson


First Place Name(s)

School

Camille Yoke

Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School


PLANT SCIENCES AND MICROBIOLOGY A


School

Perisa Ashar



School

Abigail Daglish


Honorable Mention

Name(s)

School

Kate Driebe


Third Place Name(s)

School

Emma Barrett



School

Amelle Chanda


First Place Name(s)

School

Emily Carder


PLANT SCIENCES AND MICROBIOLOGY B


School

Noah Portner



School

Sophia Wu

Gunston Middle School

Honorable Mention

Name(s)

School

Reese Yeatman


Third Place Name(s)

School

Darren Wu



School

Dominic Mistretta


First Place Name(s)

School

Karuna Ramnani



PSYCHOLOGY A


School

Virginia Corsini



School

Julia Grier


Honorable Mention

Name(s)

School

Anjali Jain


Third Place Name(s)

School

Mason Howard



School

Tony Close


First Place Name(s)

School

Madison Alvis


PSYCHOLOGY B


School

Vibhas Panchal



School

Alexander Sims


Honorable Mention

Name(s)

School

Caris Weilenmann


Third Place Name(s)

School

Hallie Miller



School

Rouchen Lin


First Place Name(s)

School

Reagan Snead



ZOOLOGY


School

Makayla Hudson



School

Ankit Kumar


Honorable Mention

Name(s)

School

Delaney Snead


Third Place Name(s)

School

Micaela Wilson



School

Kirby Lingenfelser


First Place Name(s)

School

Sylvia Jones



Special Awards and Scholarships

VAS BOTANY AWARD

The award is given by the Botany Section of the Virginia Academy of Science, to the best

paper on a botanical subject.

Name(s)

School Keondra Jenkins


RODNEY C. BERRY CHEMISTRY AWARD

The Rodney C. Berry Chemistry Award is given for the paper that evidences the most

significant contribution in the field of chemistry.

Name(s)

School Shruti Anant & Suzie Bae

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology

WILLIAM W. BERRY ENGINEERING AWARD

This award is given by Dominion Virginia Power in honor of Mr. William W. Berry who

was a past Chairman of the Board of Virginia Power.

Name(s)

School Emma Stowe & Emma Strickland

Blacksburg High School

ANN M. HANCOCK CELLULAR BIOLOGY AWARD

This award is given to the best paper in cellular biology and is presented in memory of

Anne M. Hancock who retired from Patrick Henry High School in Hanover County and

who gave many years of service to the Jr. Academy not only by teaching but also serving

on the Jr. Academy Committee.

Name(s)

School Jakob Yirga


MATHEMATICS AWARD

The Mathematics Award is given for the paper that evidences the most significant

contribution in the field of Mathematics.

Name(s)

School Kevin Rao



STATISTICS AWARD

The Statistics Award is given for the paper that evidences the most significant contribution

in the field of Statistics.

Name(s)

School Andrew Miller


VABE ZOOLOGY AWARD

This award is presented by the Virginia Association of Biology Educators and is given for

outstanding research in the Zoology section.

Name(s)

School Sylvia Jones


CANCER RESEARCH AWARDS

These awards are to recognize outstanding science papers related to cancer research. These

awards are provided by the American Cancer Society.

Name(s)

School Farheen Zaman


DR. AND MRS. PRESTON H. LEAKE AWARD IN APPLIED CHEMISTRY

The Dr. and Mrs. Preston H. Leake Award in Applied Chemistry is given to the author of a

research paper which best exemplifies how chemicals, chemical principles, or chemistry

have been used, are used, or might be used to enhance or even to save life.

Name(s)

School Kassavaraju Megana

Rock Ridge High School

ROSCOE HUGHES GENETICS AWARD

The Roscoe Hughes Award is given for the best paper in the field of Genetics.

Name(s)

School Delaney Snead



INFECTIOUS DISEASES AWARD

This award is given to commemorate Dr. Smith Shadomy by the Virginia Chapter of the

National Foundation for Infectious Diseases to the paper that evidences outstanding

research in the field of infectious diseases.

Name(s)

School No eligible papers related to the award description received

SPELEOLOGICAL SOCIETY AWARD

Given by the Richmond Area Speleological Society for outstanding research addressing

karst or topics related to speleology (bats, caves, carbonate geology, paleoenvironments,

limestone fossils, sinkholes, etc.

Name(s)

School No eligible papers related to the award description received

VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY (VMNH) AWARD

This award is presented by the Friends of the Virginia Museum of Natural History in

recognition of a significant contribution in the study and interpretation of Virginia's

Natural Heritage.

Name(s)

School Keondra Jenkins


VIRGINIA SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM AWARD

This award is given by the Virginia Sea Grant College Program for outstanding marine or

coastal research.

Honorable

Mention

Name(s)

School

Sylvia Ann Jones


Honorable

Mention

Name(s)

School

Nicholas Mann


Winner Name(s)

School

Hannah Gross



GAMMA SIGMA DELTA AWARD

The Gamma Sigma Delta Award is presented by the Virginia Tech Chapter of the Honor

Society of Agriculture. This award is given in recognition of excellence in research dealing

with application of new technologies and/or concepts in agriculture forestry, or veterinary

medicine.

Name(s)

School Micensie Barrett

Fauquier High School

BETHEL HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP

Bethel High School Scholarship - This $1,000 Scholarship Award comes from the interest

earned from a $10,000 endowment contributed by the students of Bethel High School,

Hampton, Va., over a two year period. This award is based on both the student's

presentation and paper.

Name(s)

School Ana Humphrey


HENRY MACKENZIE ENVIRONMENTAL SCHOLARSHIP (VEE)

Henry MacKenzie Environmental Scholarship - This $5,000 scholarship will be awarded

to the student whose paper evidences the most significant contribution in the field of

Environmental Science dealing with the James River Basin and Chesapeake Bay. The

Virginia Environmental Endowment and VJAS offer this scholarship in tribute to the

outstanding and generous services of Judge Henry W. MacKenzie, Jr., one of the founding

directors, who has a great interest in the James River and the Chesapeake Bay.

Name(s)

School Skylar Brodowski


FRANCES AND SYDNEY LEWIS ENVIRONMENTAL SCHOLARSHIP (VEE)

Frances and Sydney Lewis Environmental Scholarship: A $14,000 scholarship for the best

effort by a student in grades 9 to 12 in the field of environmental science. This scholarship

is in the name of Frances and Sydney Lewis and is given by the Virginia Environmental

Endowment.

Name(s)

School Ana Humphrey



VJAS Honor Awards

DOROTHY KNOWLTON AWARD

This award is given to the Middle School student presenting the best paper in the life

sciences. It is presented in honor of Dorothy Knowlton, the former Science Coordinator

of Arlington County, who was instrumental in advancing experimental design within the

science curriculum.

Name(s)

School Karuna Ramnani


JOYCE K. PETERSON AWARD

This award is given to the Middle School student presenting the best paper in the physical

sciences. It is presented in honor of Mrs. Joyce K. Peterson who has been an outstanding

teacher in the Arlington County Schools.

Name(s)

School Eleanor Sigrest

Louise A. Benton Middle School

CATESBY JONES AWARD

This award is given to the senior student whose paper evidences the most significant

contribution to science.

Name(s)

School John Richardson



VAS Best Research Awards

These awards are given by the Virginia Academy of Science to papers (winners and

alternates), in grades 8-11, presenting the most outstanding papers at the Research

Symposium. The winners will be invited to attend the annual meeting and

present their papers as a poster presentation before the American Junior Academy of

Science (AJAS). The 2017 AJAS meeting, which happens concurrently with the American

Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting, will be held in

February in Boston, Massachusetts.

3rd

Alternate Name(s)

School

Jakob Yirga


2nd

Alternate Name(s)

School

Ana Humphrey


1st Alternate Name(s)

School

Shruti Anant & Suzie Bae


Winner Name(s)

School

Farheen Zaman


ERTLE THOMPSON MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT AWARD

The Ertle Thompson Memorial Endowment Award is established to honor Dr. Ertle

Thompson. These awards will be presented annually to the winners of the Research

Symposium, to financially assist the winners to the annual meeting of the American

Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Junior Academy of

Science.

Winner Name(s)

School

Farheen Zaman


DR. R. DEAN DECKER HONORARIUM AWARD

The Dr. R. Dean Decker Honorarium award of $500 is to go to the teacher/sponsor of the

student winners of the AJAS trip. The monies can be used at the discretion of the recipients

as long as it is related to the attendance to the AAAS/AJAS meeting. Guidelines and

procedures for the recipients will follow later.

Winner Name(s)

School

Dana Delano (Sponsor of Farheen Zaman)



VAS/VJAS Honor Awards for Adults

VAS HONORARY MEMBERSHIP

This award which includes one year’s membership in the Virginia Academy of Science

including a subscription to the Virginia Journal of Science is awarded for outstanding

service to the Junior Academy and the VJAS Committee.

Name(s)

Benjamin Rhoades

VAS AWARD FOR DEDICATED SERVICE TO VJAS

The support of VAS makes all of this possible. In addition to several awards that have

already been given by VAS, this award recognizes past VJAS officer or VJAS member

who has continued to provide support as a volunteer to the Junior Academy even after

completion of high school.

Name(s)

Prakriti Verma

VJAS DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD

Name(s)

Arthur Conway

E.C.L. MILLER SCIENCE TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD

E.C.L. Miller Science Teacher of the Year Award is given to an outstanding science

teacher in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Name(s)

School Daniel Daglish


VJAS Student Officers for 2016 – 2017

Immediate Past President Ben Rhoades

Editor-in-Chief & Publications Cassia Block

Secretary Ankit Kumar

STEM Academies Representative Sarah Jackson

Co-Presidents Reona Pereira & Yashodhara Varma

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