JSSF 2002 Awards Junior (Grades 6-8) prize lastname firstname Project ID schoolname BCH 1 Guagliardo Danielle J BCH 4 Toms River Intermediate East Will Water Enter and Leave the Semi-Permeable Membrane of an Animal Cell? 2 Gargani Jesse J BCH 5 Toms River Intermediate West Does Bacteria Affect the Growth of Rust? 3 Boychuck Barrett J BCH 2 Avalon Elementary School Picky Potatoes! 4 Kasper Sandy J BCH 8 Avalon Elementary School Save Your Smile! 4 Macintosh Sean J BCH 7 Toms River Intermediate East Which Juices Contain the Most Vitamin "C"? BOT 1 Flamendorf Jason J BOT 12 Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School How is the Curvature of a Bean Plant by the Side of the Stem That Indoleacetic Acid (Iaa) is Placed On? 2 Hale Morgan J BOT 31 Toms River Intermediate East How Do the Aerodynamic Properties of a Deed Effect the Propagation and Survival of the Species? 3 Polhemus Matthew J BOT 37 Toms River Intermediate West Will Beta-Carotene Prevent Cancer in 4 Caraballo Victor J BOT 9 Belhaven Avenue School Will a Plant Grow Better in a Commer eated Soil 4 Frank Kristin J BOT 7 Belhaven Avenue School How Water Patterns Affect Grass Health Thursday, March 14, 2002 Page 1 of 12 prize lastname firstname Project ID schoolname 4 Haque Taha J BOT 33 Toms River Intermediate West Does Ethylene Gas Affect Plant Growth? 4 Lee Paul J BOT 36 Galloway Township Middle School Will Magnets Affect Plant Growth? 4 McKittrick Curtis J BOT 25 Mckittrick Homeschool Cut to Sprout 4 Roesch Tyler J BOT 28 Arthur Rann Elementary School Which Produces More...Merlot or Chardonnay? BSS 1 Mancuso Nicole J BSS 13 Arthur Rann Elementary School Tricks of the Eye 2 Ryan Leslie J BSS 15 Arthur Rann Elementary School Teacher Vs. Me 3 Monteith Jessica J BSS 26 William Davies Middle School Boys Vs. Girls the Effect of Media on Body Image 4 Alvarado Alexa J BSS 8 Crest Memorial School Can Red Bellied Parrots Identify Color? 4 Booker Tara J BSS 11 Arthur Rann Elementary School Does Appearance Affect Taste? CHM 1 Hand Kenneth J CHM 25 Crest Memorial School Chlorine Ion Demand 2 Doughty Dorothy J CHM 41 Mullica Township Middle School Mislabeled Cows Thursday, March 14, 2002 Page 2 of 12 prize lastname firstname Project ID schoolname 3 Sharma Rohit J CHM 13 Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School Does Salt Affect the Melting Times of Ice? 4 Cozzolino Alex J CHM 2 Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School In What Ways Do Fabrics Melt or Burn 4 Daniello Allison J CHM 22 Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School Which Brand of Paper Napkin Decomposes the Fastest? 4 Gandhi Justin J CHM 37 Arthur Rann Elementary School Which Polymer Burns the Slowest? 4 Hassman Alison J CHM 16 Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School Which Environment Produces the Least on Sterling Silver? 4 Jimenez Megan J CHM 8 Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School Which Paper Towel Has the Most Absorption 4 Kahan Rotem J CHM 20 Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School Does Added Aspirin in the Water Keep Flowers as Fresh as Added Sugar? 4 Levinson Allison J CHM 11 Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School What is the Effect of Shampoos on th Strength of Hair? 4 Mumolie Taryn J CHM 27 Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School What Brand of Red Nail Polish 4 Roth Melissa J CHM 4 Belhaven Avenue School Which Stain Removers Work Best on Removing Stains? 4 Shulman Samara J CHM 29 Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School What Kind of Fruit Peel Decomposes t st? 4 St. John Vincent J CHM 26 Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School Which Citrus Fruit Can Produce the Most Electricity Over an Extended Period of Time? Thursday, March 14, 2002 Page 3 of 12 prize lastname firstname Project ID schoolname 4 Sulieman Michael J CHM 39 Arthur Rann Elementary School The Effect of Different Substances on the Boiling Temperature of Water 4 Wong Rebecca J CHM 21 Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School Can Handmade Paper Absorb as Much Wa ore-Bought Paper Towels? 4 Ziegler Cortney J CHM 40 Arthur Rann Elementary School What is the Most Fire-Resistant Fabric? COM 1 Rorke Christopher J COM 7 Toms River Intermediate East A'Mazin Racin' Which Robot Will Finish First? 2 Hodgens Charles J COM 5 Port Republic Elementary School Computer Animation Techniques 3 Panariello Matthew J COM 9 Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School Is It More Efficient to Use an Unfamiliar Computer Program or Pencil and Paper to Solve Properties of Geometric Shapes? ENG 1 Lin Richard J ENG 1 Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School Does the Shape Fo an Airplane Affect Over the Wings? 2 Brusca Steven J ENG 12 Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School Which Insulation Keeps Heat in the Longest? 3 Nielson John-Michael J ENG 25 Toms River Intermediate West Does the Length of the Arm of a Trebuchet Affect How Far a Projectile is Thrown? 4 Fitzgerald Colleen J ENG 7 Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School Does the Size of Gears Affect the Sp Robot 4 Mallen Jonathan J ENG 9 Toms River Intermediate West Will the Density of Liquid Lubricants Change the Amount of Friction? Thursday, March 14, 2002 Page 4 of 12 prize lastname firstname Project ID schoolname 4 Pang Esther J ENG 10 Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School Which Tower Design Has the Most Strength? 4 Smitelli Heather J ENG 26 Smithville School What Could Have Caused the World Tra to Collapse ENV 1 Genter Sarah J ENV 1 The Pilgrim Academy Which Filamentous Algae Can Recycle Carbon Dioxide into Oxygen Most Efficiently 2 Ventre Melissa J ENV 9 Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School How Does Pollution Effect Air Quality? 3 Kennedy Caitlin J ENV 16 Crest Memorial School Overdevelopment and the Hazards It Creates for the Diamond Back Terrapin 4 Carpenter Jamie J ENV 21 Arthur Rann Elementary School The Lost Food Chain; What Do You Know About the Detrius Food Chain? 4 Day Van J ENV 19 The Pilgrim Academy Bitter Berry Bogs:The Regrowth of Abandoned Cranberry Bogs in the Southern New Jersey Pinelands 4 McPeak Lauren J ENV 5 Belhaven Avenue School How Does Salinity Change Within the Great Egg Harbor Estuary? 4 Murphy Andrew J ENV 4 Belhaven Avenue School Household Paper Recycling 4 Naqvi Murtaza J ENV 18 Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School How Clean is Our Water? ESS 1 Dixon Ginny J ESS 9 Toms River Intermediate West How Does the Temperature of an Acid Affect the Chemical Weathering of a Carbonate Mineral? Thursday, March 14, 2002 Page 5 of 12 prize lastname firstname Project ID schoolname 2 Papaspanos John J ESS 14 Crest Memorial School Saving the Seashore 3 Thomas Samantha J ESS 13 Toms River Intermediate East Does the Moon Affect the Tide? 4 Chirichello Anthony J ESS 2 Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School Which Type of Soil is Most Permeable? 4 Kavanaugh Kristina J ESS 4 Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School How Does an Earthquake Effect Homes Built with Wood Frames Compared to Homes Built with Metal Frames? 4 Keenan Nicole J ESS 5 Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School How Does Man Affect the Composition il? 4 Perillo Megan J ESS 6 Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School Super Soil Samples 4 Rasko-Martinis Garrett J ESS 11 Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School How Accurately Can Different Barometers Predict Precipitation? MAT 1 Duffe Katie J MAT 4 Toms River Intermediate West Home Court Advantage....Fact or Fiction? 2 Sobieski Patrick J MAT 7 Toms River Intermediate West Is the Probability of a Coin Flip Really 50-50? 3 Demmer Steven J MAT 3 Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School Do Algebra One Students Work Better with or without a Calculator on a Math Test? 4 Schmidt Justin J MAT 6 Toms River Intermediate West How Does New Affect the Different Sectors of the Stock Market? MED Thursday, March 14, 2002 Page 6 of 12 prize lastname firstname Project ID schoolname 1 Connell Katrina J MED 30 Smithville School Is Antibacterial Soap Better At Reducing Microbs from Your Hands Than Regular Soap? 2 Ziegler Ashley J MED 12 Crest Memorial School I Can't Hear You 3 Rogers Jim J MED 11 Crest Memorial School Hue Has the Best Eye? 4 Disciplina Fernanda J MED 14 Crest Memorial School Bladder Augmentation 4 Giovia Michele J MED 9 Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School Are Fingerprint Types Inherited? 4 Lokchander Kavita J MED 28 Toms River Intermediate West Will Different Noises Affect a Human's Pulse Rate? 4 Petrillo John J MED 24 The Pilgrim Academy Which Over-The-Counter Antacid Works More Efficiently? 4 Quillamor Myrtle J MED 26 Toms River Intermediate East Are Natural Vitamins the Best? 4 Ray Hetal J MED 20 Arthur Rann Elementary School Does Music Affect Your Blood Pressure? 4 Spann Loren J MED 25 Toms River Intermediate East Does the Experience of a Dancer Affect Their Flexibility? 4 Taggart Alison J MED 22 Arthur Rann Elementary School Which Soda Decays Your Teeth the Fas 4 Yin Jeffrey J MED 23 Arthur Rann Elementary School Is an Expensive Toothpaste Worth the Money? MIC Thursday, March 14, 2002 Page 7 of 12 prize lastname firstname Project ID schoolname 1 Stiver Annie J MIC 12 Roland Rogers Elementary School Microscopic Tourists At the Jersey Shore 2 Caputo Kyle J MIC 4 Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School Is Penicillin More Effective against itive or Gram-Negative Bacteria? 3 Maloy John J MIC 7 Crest Memorial School Germ Warfare: Sanitizing the Mouse in Your House 4 Jackman Amy J MIC 14 Toms River Intermediate East Where Do You Find the Most Bacteria in the Home? 4 Toland Brittany J MIC 6 Crest Memorial School Which Kills More Bacteria 4 Turpen Matthew J MIC 17 Toms River Intermediate West Can "Fit" Reduce Bacteial Contamonation When Used on Fruits and Vegetables? PHY 1 Schaeffer Sarah J PHY 51 William Davies Middle School Whatever Floats Your Boat 2 Bigler Evan J PHY 43 Toms River Intermediate West How Can Energy from the Sun Be Used to Power Cars? 3 Ortiz Mike J PHY 49 William Davies Middle School The Physics of Cheating in Baseball 4 Armenlia Gregory J PHY 48 Galloway Township Middle School Does Sail Area Affect Travel Distance? 4 Cohen Haley J PHY 4 Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School How Do Different Obstacles Affect the Transmission of Radio Waves? 4 Epstein Rachel J PHY 17 Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School Which Insulator is the Most Efficiant? Thursday, March 14, 2002 Page 8 of 12 prize lastname firstname Project ID schoolname 4 Evangelist Matt J PHY 53 William Davies Middle School Faster Than a Speeding Bullet 4 Fensham Andrew J PHY 11 Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School Magnetic Levitation Train -- the Tra on of the Future 4 Gray Daniel J PHY 1 Gray Homeschool How an Electromagnet's Shape Affects Its Strength 4 Howard Alison J PHY 50 William Davies Middle School Caution: Air You Can't Resist or Can You? 4 Latorre Matthew J PHY 39 Arthur Rann Elementary School Do Golf Balls Fly Better Warm or Col 4 Lin Jason J PHY 21 Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School Does Shape Affect the Aerodynamics of Paper Airplanes? 4 Mahoney Frank J PHY 32 Port Republic Elementary School Static Electricity 4 Perka Alex J PHY 24 Crest Memorial School Kinetic Coaster 4 Policarpo Rocco J PHY 52 William Davies Middle School Velocity of Viscosity 4 Pucci John J PHY 45 William Davies Middle School Which Hockey Stick Will Shoot the Puck Farther: Wood or Aluminum 4 Pyle Stephanie J PHY 55 William Davies Middle School Toy Car Vs. Friction 4 Russo Joe J PHY 8 Middle Township Middle School Whic H Rechareable Battery Last Longer? Thursday, March 14, 2002 Page 9 of 12 prize lastname firstname Project ID schoolname 4 Swayze Daniel J PHY 28 Toms River Intermediate West Does the Mass of an Object Affect the Speed of Its Descent? 4 Warn Kristen J PHY 20 Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School Does Surface Area Affect the Rate of ion? 4 Webster Brian J PHY 9 Avalon Elementary School Is the Bunny the Strongest? 4 Winter Eric J PHY 25 Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School How Does Temperature Affect the Strength of Electromagnets? 4 Young Robin J PHY 46 William Davies Middle School Airplanes 4 Zink Andrew J PHY 23 Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School Wind Power: Energy of the Future? TMP 1 Difranco Nick J TMP 21 Toms River Intermediate West In Which Substance Does Ice Melt Fastest In? 1 Korecky David J TMP 21 Toms River Intermediate West In Which Substance Does Ice Melt Fastest In? 2 Carroccia Carlo J TMP 39 Belhaven Avenue School How Seventh Graders Estimate Distances 2 Lands Brian J TMP 39 Belhaven Avenue School How Seventh Greader Estimate Distances 3 Gruber Karissa J TMP 8 Smithville School What is the Most Efficient Substance for Melting Ice? 3 Paci Danielle J TMP 8 Smithville School What is the Most Efficient Substance for Melting Ice? Thursday, March 14, 2002 Page 10 of 12 prize lastname firstname Project ID schoolname 4 Axelrad Andrew J TMP 38 Belhaven Avenue School Flight of a Model Rocket 4 Cleary Anna J TMP 16 Smithville School Which Water Has the Most Bacteria: W 4 D'Andrea Danielle J TMP 17 Smithville School Will Battery Cvs or Heavy Duty Last Longer in Different Temperatures? 4 Dellinger Kaylee J TMP 16 Smithville School Which Water Has the Most Bacteria: Well 4 Devlin Samantha J TMP 17 Smithville School Which Battery Cvs or Heavy Duty Last n Different Temperatures? 4 Garcia Geo J TMP 13 Arthur Rann Elementary School Do Worms Like Fruits or Vegetables Better? 4 Gwathney Jean J TMP 28 Reeds Road Elementary School Floatn' Fun 4 Malick Chris J TMP 32 Belhaven Avenue School Lemon Power 4 Palermo David J TMP 37 Belhaven Avenue School Do Clipless Pedals Deserve a Medal? 4 Panter Joseph J TMP 13 Arthur Rann Elementary School Do Worms Like Fruits or Vegetables Better? 4 Pettit Ryan J TMP 32 Belhaven Avenue School Lemon Power 4 Pfeiffer Paige J TMP 29 Reeds Road Elementary School Say Cheese Thursday, March 14, 2002 Page 11 of 12 prize lastname firstname Project ID schoolname 4 Rosen Corey J TMP 38 Belhaven Avenue School Flight of a Model Rocket 4 Shiao Kathy J TMP 28 Reeds Road Elementary School Float N' Fun 4 Snyder Courtney J TMP 29 Reeds Road Elementary School Say Cheese 4 Todd Kristin J TMP 3 Middle Township Middle School Liquid Density 4 Uretsky Adam J TMP 37 Belhaven Avenue School Do Clipless Pedals Deserve a Medal? 4 Vantrieste Elizabeth J TMP 3 Middle Township Middle School Liquid Density ZOO 1 Salvador Joe J ZOO 7 Crest Memorial School Mosquito Growh 2 McLeod Samantha J ZOO 20 Galloway Township Middle School Does Breeding Affect the Intelligence of Dogs? 3 McLoughlin Michael J ZOO 6 Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School Do Different Variations of Light Affect Worms Differently? 4 Benigno Jordan J ZOO 5 Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School How Does Age Effect the Meomory of a Hamster? 4 Dempsey Matt J ZOO 14 Arthur Rann Elementary School Are There More Right-Handed Lobsters Than Left-Handed? 4 Milo Elizabeth J ZOO 17 Toms River Intermediate West Does Temperature Affect the Frequency of a Cricket's Chirp? 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