Science Fair Results
HRI 2019 Regional Science Festival Results
HRI Austin Energy Regional Science Festival Results
February 2019
70+ participants (73 HRI registered, 5 from participating HRI schools)
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Special Awards:
Name | School | Award | Project Title |
Grace Brooks |
Del Valle HS | Austin Geological Society | The Effect of Industrial Activity on Bodies of Water |
Samantha Osorio Urquiza | Del Valle HS | Austin Geological Society | The Effect of the Levels of Starch on the Rate of Decomposition of Biodegradable Plastic and the Resistance to Water |
Angel Saenz | Del Valle HS | Superintendent Award (Del Valle) |
Calming Oils and Their Effect on Planaria's Reaction to Light |
Claudia Whittlesey | St. Andrew's | Assoc. for Women Geoscientists | The Effect of Caffeine on Dugesia Tigrina Movement and Mortality |
Eduardo Santa Cruz | St. Andrew's | Austin Geological Society |
Alpha and Gamma Emissions of |
Dorothy Thompson | St. Andrew's | Austin Geological Society | Conductivity of Water After Polyethylene Terephthalate Light Exposure |
Elena Meigs | St. Michael's | Dell Center for Healthy Living Health Innovation |
Correlation Between Capsicum Annuum L. Colorand Vitamin C Content |
Qinglan Wu | St. Michael's | 1st place, Texas State University Master of Arts in Technical Communication Science Writing Award |
The Influence of Water Temperature on Surface Rice Starch Extraction |
Erick Barron | Travis HS |
Passion for Science Award U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Naval Science Award |
Leg Energy |
Lucia Hernandez | Del Valle HS | Passion for Science Award* | Twin Sense: Do Twins Have Similar Thoughts? |
Jennifer Velazquez Moranchel | Travis HS | Passion for Science Award* | Plants Decomposition |
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Category Place Awards:
Name | School | Place | Category | Project Title |
Elena Meigs | St. Michael's | 4th | Biochemistry | Correlation Between Capsicum annuum L. Color and Vitamin C Content |
Roberta Gonzalez | St. Michael's | 4th | Chemistry | Investigation of Conductivity as a Measurement of Ion Concentration |
Dorothy Thompson | St. Andrew's | 4th | Earth & Environmental Sciences | Conductivity of Water After Polyethylene Terephthalate Light Exposure |
Erick Barron | Travis HS | 3rd* | Engineering Mechanics | Leg Energy |
Andrew Cooper | Austin HS | 5th | Engineering Mechanics | Using Additive Manufacturing to Solve Today’s Sports Injury Problems |
Alicia Rusthoven | Austin HS | 3rd* | Microbiology | Effects of Roundup on Lactobacillus |
Andrew Reid | St. Michael's | 5th | Physics and Astronomy | The Effectiveness of Sports Head Protection Gear |
Benjamin Hernandez | Austin HS | 5th | Plant Sciences | The Effect of Different Types of Fertilizer on the Growth of Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus |
Quinn McClanahan | St. Andrew's | 3rd* | Plant Sciences | The Effect of Sucrose on the Growth of Phaseolus vulgaris L. |
*Texas State Science and Engineering Fair Qualifiers:
Name | School | Category | Project Title |
Erick Bannon | Travis HS | Engineering Mechanics | Leg Energy |
Alicia Rusthoven | Austin HS | Microbiology | Effects of Roundup on Lactobacillus |
Quinn McClanahan | St. Andrew's | Plant Sciences | The Effect of Sucrose on the Growth of Phaseolus vulgaris L. |