CSF - Connecticut Science Fair

The Connecticut Science Fair is pleased to announce that 12 of its students are among the 400 semifinalists of the 2005 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge. In 2005, Connecticut Science Fair nominated 32 of its top middle school finalists for DCYSC competition. Twenty-four chose to compete. Having half of our student competitors chosen as semifinalists is testimony to the high quality of their work and the excellent mentoring that they receive.

In this the seventh year of the DCYSC, there were over 7,300 students who won a DCYSC nomination at their local, regional or state fair where they received a lapel pin, a certificate and a chance to enter the national competition by completing a written entry form. DCYSC received 1,976 entries from 269 affiliated fairs representing 45 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Each received a 2005 DCYSC t-shirt for entering.

The 400 semifinalists represent 325 schools from 43 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The Semifinalists include 206 males and 194 females. Grades are represented as follows: 28 from 5th grade, 80 from 6th grade, 104 from 7th grade and 188 from 8th grade. (The grade listed for each student is for the 2004-2005 school year. By the time of this announcement these students will have advanced to the next grade level.)

From this group of 400 Semifinalists, 40 Finalists will be chosen to attend an all-expense paid trip to Washington, DC from October 15-19, 2005 to compete in science challenges. The 40 finalists will compete for more than $100,000 worth of scholarships and special prizes. Finalists will be announced on September 14, 2005.

See the listing of Connecticut semifinalists below. For more information about the DCYSC, please visit www.discovery.com/dcysc. For the Connecticut Science Fair, see www.ctsciencefair.org

Connecticut Science Fair

Bozrah
Fields Memorial School
Heather Nicole Leask (Grade 7)
An Investigation of Robot Mobility

Brooklyn
Brooklyn Middle School
Bethany Miriya Lyon and Suzanne Marie Slater (Grade 8) The Effect of an Endocrine Disrupting Chemical on Freshwater Organisms Kyle David Wickiser (Grade 7) The Effect of Landfill Runoff on the Growth Rate of White Pines

Burlington
Har-Bur Middle School
Michael Andrew Discenza (Grade 8)
Hydrogen Fuel Cells, Energy Source of the Future: Investigating Efficiency as a Function of Ohmic Resistance

Fairfield
Hillel Academy
Stacey Berkowitz and Hannah Malka Dreyfus (Grade 7) Quantative Analysis of Marine Protista/Invertebrates as Cancer Inhibitor and Antioxidant David Benjamin Rabbani (Grade 8) Biofuel Production, Analysis, and Effect on the Environment Michael Issac Shrager (Grade 8) Quantitative Analysis of Factors Affecting Long Island Sound Crustacean Decline

Gales Ferry
Ledyard Middle School
Elijah Login Mena (Grade 8)
Ethanol from Biomass Using Mushrooms

Newington
St. Mary School
Andrea Romanka Kolinsky (Grade 7)
Are Composites of Wood Stronger than Solid Wood?

Pawcatuck
St. Michael School
Kevin Matthew Duignan (Grade 7)
What Is the Best Method to Purify Water for Drinking? A Comparison of Chemical and Physical Methods

For additional information, contact:

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Bob Wisner
Fair Director, Connecticut Science Fair
36 Laurel Wood Dr.
Deep River, Connecticut 06417
860-526-9103
FAX 860-526-4354
Cell 860-395-8825
director@ctsciencefair.org
http://www.ctsciencefair.org
2005 Connecticut Science Fair
March 14 – 18, 2005
Quinnipiac University, Hamden