Eastern South Dakota Science and Engineering Fair Awards

2018

Name	School
Morgan Kohl	Waverly South Shore
Shantel Mack	Waverly South Shore
Cheney Vander Berg and Joshua Beltman	Unity Christian School
Elsie Aslesen and Jess Huber	Elk Point Jefferson High School

2017

Name	School
Christopher DeGroot	Unity Christian High School
Kashfia Rahman	Brookings High School
Sheila Cochrane	Brookings High School
Caden Zonnefeld and Jacob Vreugdenhil	Unity Christian School

2016

Name	School
Morgan Kohl	Waverly South Shore
Kashfia Rahman First award of $2,500 from National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health and the Friends of National Institute on Drug Abuse Third award of $500 from American Psychological Association	Brookings High School
Paxton De Haan and Schuyler Malenke	Unity Christian School
Jordan Davelaar	Unity Christian School

2015

Name	School
Dhwani Kharel and Kia Witt	Brookings High School
Morgan Kohl	Waverly South Shore
Kashfia Rahman Third place – Behavioral and Social Science Third award of $1,000 from National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health and the Friends of National Institute on Drug Abuse	Brookings High School
Rylan Brue	Unity Christian High School

2014

Name	School
Connor Henze	Elk Point-Jefferson
Benjamin Hummel	Florence High School
Zarin Rahman Third place – Behavioral and Social Sciences	Brookings High School
Katherine Young	Brookings High School

2013

Name	School
Benjamin Hummel	Florence High School
Zarin Rahman International Science and Engineering Fair award, first place – Behavioral and Social Sciences	Brookings High School
Mikaela Fischer	Waverly South Shore
Seth Petra	Elk Point Jefferson

2012

Name	School
Matt Hummel First place – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	Florence
Zarin Rahman International Science and Engineering Fair award, second place – Behavioral and Social Sciences	Brookings High School
Yixuan He	Brookings High School
Seth Petra	Elk Point-Jefferson

2011

Name	Project	School
Matt Hummel	Navibot: Phase IV	Florence
Megan Minatra	Sound of Mathness: Encore	Waverly
Hope Goode	At the Beat of My Heart	Garretson High School
Brittany Berndt	Milk Extravaganza	Deubrook

2010

Name	Project	School
Adam Halverson International Science and Engineering Fair award, second place (individual)	VSR-2:TALOS FG, The final ultimatum	Garretson High
Nick Mueller	Twin Turbines?	Garretson High
Chris Aslesen and Jake Tschetter	How much does texting effect human reaction time?	Florence High

2009

Name	Project	School
Alexandra Hummel	Do you have Synesthesia? Phase III	Florence High School
Matt Hummel	Navibot: Phase II	Florence High School
Andrew Ter Haar and Sam Baas	A New Spin on Gravity	Unity Christian High School

2008

Name	Project	School
Melanie Engeldinger	Drifting Away	Elk Point - Jefferson High School
Alexandra Hummel	Do you have Synesthesia? Phase II	Florence High School
Adam Halverson and Anthony Winterton International Science and Engineering Fair award, third place (team category)	VSR-1: Talos	Garretson High School

2007

Name	Project	School
Kelsey Arthur	Using Molecular Markers to Find the QTL of the Gene in Association with Resistance to Soybean Aphids and Maturity Groups	South Shore School
Tamara Parliament	Bang Your Head: Anatomy of An Accident (Physics Applied) Phase II	Hamlin High School
Adam Halverson and Anthony Winterton	Codename: X-species	Garretson High School

2006

Name	Project	School
Shauna Waite	Health Analysis: Green vs. Black-Phase II	Florence High School
Tamara Parliament	Anatomy of An Accident: Physics Applied	Hamlin High School
Anthony Winterton and Ian Carlson	The Cutting Edge	Garretson High School

2005

Name	Project	School
Josh Chilson	Biodiesel: Fuel of the Future? Phase V	Florence High School
Jacob Stricherz	Particle Deflection from a Co-60 Source: A Matter of Homeland Security	South Shore School
Nancy Heuer and Liza Berg	Premature Birth due to EMF	South Shore School

2004

Name	Project	School
Jennifer Goedhart International Science and Engineering Fair award: second place (microbiology category)	Effect of Hazelnut Extract on Bacteria	Unity Christian High School
Jacob Stricherz University of Oregon internship	Mpemba Effect on Water and Hydrogen Peroxide	South Shore School
Amy Mauseth and Andrea Brown	Pattern Recognition Using Electrical Stimulation	Deubrook Area Schools

2003

Name	Project	School
Jennifer Goedhart IFT Award: Weed Science Society of America	Effect of Corn Steep Liquor on Weed Seed Germination	Unity Christian High School
Mikki Jo Keeble	A Daily Dose of Blue	South Shore
Kyle Donnelly and Justin Sieverding	An "Egg"celent Problem	Elk Point-Jefferson High School

2002

Name	Project	School
Josh Chilson U.S. Patent Office	Biodiesel: Fuel of Future	Florence High School
Diana Gylling	Benchmarks of Mathematical Programming Techniques	Brookings
Amanda Schmig and Cristy Pauli	Do You See What I See?	South Shore

2001

Name	Project	School
Jerome Koistinen	A Stainless Solution to a Leaky Problem	Hamlin High, Hayti
Jessica Rowland	High Dose Interference of Virus Replication of PRRSV	Brookings
Micky Snieder and Mike Mulder	The Possibilities of Recycling are Growing!	Unity Christian, Orange City, Iowa

2000

Name	Project	School
Jacob Seppanen	More than Just Milk?	Hamlin High, Hayti
Patrick Koistinen	Oil Analysis: Wear Metals and Elements Contaminants	Hamlin High, Hayti
Travis DeJung and Matt Rutler	Propeller Pitch	Unity Christian, Orange City, Iowa

1999

Name	Project	School
Tiffany Trumm	Comparative Respiration: Influence of Environmental Stimuli	Hamlin High, Hayti
Julie Popham American Meteorological Society	Variation in Particulate Concentration: Western vs. Eastern South Dakota Snowfall	Hamlin High, Hayti
Jerome Koistinen and Jeremy Sneeden	Can Your Mind See?	Hamlin High

1998

Name	Project	School
Amanda Goebel	Air Quality: Comparative Analysis of Late Model Vehicle Emissions	Hamlin High, Hayti
Nicole Vos	The Allelopathic Effects of Alfalfa on Seed Germination	Unity Christian, Orange City, Iowa
Kristi Mulder and Rachel Noteboom	Effects of Electrical Current on Worm Regeneration	Unity Christian, Orange City, Iowa

1990

Name	Project	School
Sara Luecke	Student Day Time Pulse Rate Variations	Lincoln High, Sioux Falls

1985

Name	Project	School
Brent Wolfe	How Antiseptics Affect Bacteria	New Effington
Stephanie Marko	Investigation of a Viscoelastic Fluid	Patrick Henry, Sioux Falls

1984

Name	Project	School
Stephen Simon	Effect of Smoking on the Health of Animals	Lincoln, Sioux Falls
Larry Corria Jr.	Accumulative Study of Acid Precipitation	Lincoln, Sioux Falls

1983

Name	Project	School
James Jacobson	Effects of Car Exhaust on Radish Plants	Patrick Henry, Sioux Falls
Larry Corria Jr.	Formaldehyde: The Growing Threat	Lincoln, Sioux Falls

1982

Name	Project	School
Becky Moore	Effects of Acid Rain on Living Things	Patrick Henry, Sioux Falls
Valerie Capp	Northeastern South Dakota's No. 1 Problem: Weather	South Shore

1981

Name	Project	School
Julie A. Moore	Influence of Cigarette Smoke and Derivatives on Rat Cilla	Lincoln, Sioux Falls
Michael J. Bade	Radio Telescope	Northwestern, Mellette

1980

Name	Project	School
Sandra L. Peterson	The Effects of Toxin on the Conjugation of Paramecium caudatum	Viborg
Jon N. Christensen	Analysis and Correction of Harmful Substances in Municipal Water Supply	Viborg

1979

Name	Project	School
Sandra L. Petersen	Crustaceans: Brine Shrimp	Viborg
Jon C. Fischbach	Self-Contained House	Northwestern, Mellette

1978

Name	Project	School
Josette Boesch	Carcinogenic Effects of Trichloroethylene on White Mice	Lincoln, Sioux Falls
Douglas Degeest	Tris: The Fire Retardant	Viborg

1977

Name	Project	School
Patricia R. Ford	Resensitivity of Bordetella bronchiseptica to Antibiotics	Viborg
Dale R. Sorensen	Sound Waves	Viborg

1976

Name	Project	School
Vernon Strasser	Effects of Tannic Acid on Mice	Parker
Rolland L. Story	Study of Emissions of Exploding Wires	Parker

1975

Name	Project	School
Kevin J. Kleen	Effect of UV Light on Yeast	Brookings
Gail Marek	Paper Chromatography: Separation of Colors	Patrick Henry, Sioux Falls