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Riverside County students win honors at the California State Science Fair
Riverside County students won awards at the California State Science Fair this week at the California Science Center in Los Angeles.
The fair is open to sixth- through 12th-graders. There were 967 students from 390 schools across the state competing for more than $50,000 in prize money. Winners included:
1st Place, Junior Division
Materials Science
Otana A. Jakpor, 7th Grade, Woodcrest Christian School, Riverside, California
Dr. Karen Jakpor, Advisor
Do Artificial Nails and Nail Polish Interfere With The Accurate Measurement of Oxygen Saturation by Pulse Oximetry?
1st Place, Senior Division
Environmental Engineering
Megan M. Lee, 12th Grade, Centennial High School, Corona-Norco Unified School District
Mr. Phil Beach, Advisor
Ammonia: The Passed Gas, Part III
2nd Place, Junior Division
Applied Mechanics
Jacob M. Noblett, 8th Grade, Mountain Shadows Middle School, Nuevo Unified School District
What Type of Motor Oil Will Cause the Least Amount of Friction?
2nd Place, Senior Division
Mammalian Biology
Shay C. Edwards, 9th Grade, Norco Senior High School, Corona-Norco Unified School District
Mr. Christopher Groenhout, Advisor
Thermographic Assessment of Cold Stimulation on Autonomic Vascular Reactions
4th Place, Junior Division
Aerodynamics/Hydrodynamics
James R. Hepler, 7th Grade, Woodcrest Christian School, Riverside, California
Mr. Steven Kinney, Advisor
“Arrow”dynamics
Microbiology
Ashish B. Pamula, 7th Grade, Landmark Middle School, Moreno Valley Unified School District
Mrs. Sujatha Pamula, Advisor
Herbs: Do They Prevent Periodontal Disease, or Do They Just Sound Healthy? Phase II
4th Place, Senior Division
Microbiology
Eric C. Langman, 12th Grade, Palm Desert High School, Desert Sands Unified School District
Mrs. Elaine Preston, Advisor
Concentrating Trypansoma Iewisi in Transparent Growth Medium: A Model for Improving Field Diagnosis of T. brucei
Zoology
Samantha A. Munger & Jessica L. Serrato, 11th Grade, Norco Senior High School, Corona-Norco Unified School District
Mr. Christopher Groenhout, Advisor
Catostomus santaane: The Santa Ana Sucker
For information contact:
Rick Peoples,
Public Information Officer
Telephone: (951) 826-6642
Fax: (951) 826-6199
rpeoples@rcoe.us
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