Vjasawardsfinal 2015

Virginia Junior Academy of Science
May 22, 2015

Research Symposium and 74rd Annual Meeting
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, Virginia
Section Awards
ANIMAL AND HUMAN SCIENCE

Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Third Place
Name(s)
School
Second Place
Name(s)
School
First Place
Name(s)
School
Awards for Website: 5/22/15, JMU
Rebekah Cohodas
George H. Moody Middle School
Corbette Condit-Fox
Sabot at Stony Point
Mathilde Gammino
Matthew Jaffe
Thomas Jefferson Middle School
Caroline Brickley
Tuckahoe Middle School
ANIMAL AND HUMAN SCIENCE

Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Third Place
Name(s)
School
Second Place
Name(s)
School
First Place
Name(s)
School
Jordan Mosley
Leila Shepard
Laura Shaia
Hannah Parker
BOTANY
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
Third Place
Name(s)
School
School
Second Place
Name(s)
School
First Place
Name(s)
School
Jacob Boone
Central Virginia Governors School
David Coffman
Mills E. Godwin High School
Cameron Wierzbanowski
Washington-Lee High School
Liam Spiers
Cameron Kelly
Roanoke Valley Governors School
Skylar Brodowski
CHEMICAL SCIENCE
Honorable Mention
Choe Aldana
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
Name(s)
School
School
Third Place
Name(s)
School
Second Place
Name(s)
School
First Place
Name(s)
School
Henry Cutright
Vir Dasgupta
Athena Butler-Christodoulou
Gunston Middle School
Katie Fried
Nikhil Chandravel
CHEMICAL SCIENCE
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Third Place
Name(s)
School
Second Place
Name(s)
School
First Place
Name(s)
School
Gabrielle Jefferson
Akankshya Jena
Owen Markow
Evan Maly
Caitlin McSorley
CHEMICAL SCIENCE
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Third Place
Name(s)
School
Second Place
Name(s)
School
First Place
Name(s)
School
Mia Wiesinger
Mignote Tadesse
Kenmore Middle School
Charles Purrington
Esha Sharma
CHEMISTRY
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
Third Place
Name(s)
School
School
Second Place
Name(s)
School
First Place
Name(s)
School
Ryann Brown
Kelsey Levine
Yunyun Wang
Andrew Miller
David Lu
Jake Cui, John Han & Lily Li
Thomas Jefferson High School
ECOLOGY & EARTH SCIENCES

Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Third Place
Name(s)
School
Second Place
Name(s)
School
First Place
Name(s)
School
Dominic Gammino
Pragati Kapila
Henry Lear
Kate Driebe
Raghda Labban
ECOLOGY & EARTH SCIENCES

Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Third Place
Name(s)
School
Second Place
Name(s)
School
First Place
Name(s)
School
Nicole Rychagov
Cape Henry Collegiate School
Abigail Taylor
Joseph Mistretta
Elizabeth McCoy
Ian Street
ENGINEERING
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Third Place
Name(s)
School
Second Place
Name(s)
School
First Place
Name(s)
School
Alexander Amram
Jon Gustafson
Mountain Vista Governors School
Carina Stocker
Hana Pross
Kelly Devens
Emma Stowe & Emma Strickland
Blacksburg High School
ENGINEERING & MATHEMATICS

Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Third Place
Name(s)
School
Second Place
Name(s)
School
First Place
Name(s)
School
Lovell Abraham
Sarah Bender
Victoria Graf
Williamsburg Middle School
Sabrina Atkin
Shane Bishop
Hannah Foley
ENGINEERING & MATHEMATICS

Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Third Place
Name(s)
School
Second Place
Name(s)
School
First Place
Name(s)
School
Tucker Stanley
Allison Stocks
Lilly Yowell
Calder Lowenthal
Swanson Middle School
Nikhil Paul
Addison Phelps
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Third Place
Name(s)
School
Second Place
Name(s)
School
First Place
Name(s)
School
William Cathey
Cater Gallant
Mathematics & Science High School at Clover Hill
Daniel Hanson
Rachel Cleaveland
Yorktown High School
Christine Flora
Grant Colip
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Third Place
Name(s)
School
Second Place
Name(s)
School
First Place
Name(s)
School
Zachary Kaylor
Chesapeake Bay Governors School
John Mason
Demetrios Maurakis
Midlothian High School
Su Kim
Theodor Nichols
Shannon Miklandric
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Third Place
Name(s)
School
Second Place
Name(s)
School
First Place
Name(s)
School
Thomas Parker
William Parker
Caleb Selph
William Rawson
Robin Thady
Adam Parker
HUMAN BEHAVIOR
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Third Place
Lindsey
Gradowski & Juliana Logan
Anna
Homer
Kenmore
Middle
School
Sabot
at Stony
Point
Name(s)
Josephine Holland
Name(s)
School
First Place
Lindsey Gradowski & Juliana Logan

Name(s)
Name(s)
School
School
School
Second Place
Name(s)
School
Tyler Dillon
Naren Kasinath
HUMAN BEHAVIOR
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
Third Place
Name(s)
School
School
Second Place
Name(s)
School
First Place
Name(s)
School
Kai Kratzer
Neeka Samimi
Caroline Tyler
Alya Lawindo
Lane McDonnell
Lilac Rudolph
MATHEMATICS, STATISTICS & COMPUTER SCIENCE

Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Third Place
Name(s)
School
Second Place
Name(s)
School
First Place
Name(s)
School
David Qin
Mark Tenzer
Evan Cater
Dhruv Gupta & Srijith Poduval
Kacey Price
Swapnil Pande
MEDICINE & HEALTH A

Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Third Place
Name(s)
School
Second Place
Name(s)
School
First Place
Name(s)
School
Daniel Chow
Jacob Hall
H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program
Cassidy Hilton
Grace Elman
Robert Carlson
Maeve Cantwell
10
MEDICINE & HEALTH B

Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Third Place
Name(s)
School
Second Place
Name(s)
School
First Place
Name(s)
School
Megan OBriant
Sarah Philips
Alanna VanValkenburgh
Aaron Parr
Gloucester High School
Farheen Zaman
Jennifer Mak & Mouni Talari
MICROBIOLOGY & CELL BIOLOGY

Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Third Place
Name(s)
School
Second Place
Name(s)
School
First Place
Name(s)
School
Rachael Hazlett
Kevin Zhan
Eric Teichner
Colette McCord-Snook
Valentina Lohr
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PHYSICAL SCIENCE
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Third Place
Name(s)
School
Second Place
Name(s)
School
First Place
Name(s)
School
Emma Del Fabbro

Marina Eichenberger
Catherine Green
Alexander Broening
Julia Cassidy
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
Third Place
Name(s)
Second Place
Name(s)
School
School
School
First Place
Name(s)
School
Cole Myers
Megha Nair
Sarah Parker
Jackson Jeffrey
Collin Murphy
Hunter McGuire IV
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PHYSICAL SCIENCE
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Third Place
Name(s)
School
Second Place
Name(s)
School
First Place
Name(s)
School
Sampath Ravva
Grace Smith
Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School
Sabrina Ye
Izzy Schuler
Holly Stephens
Avi Urbach
Mary Ellen Henderson Middle School
PHYSICS
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
Third Place
Name(s)
School
School
Second Place
Name(s)
School
First Place
Name(s)
School
Ben Brooks
Jake Smith
Emily Wroblewski
Cameron Roberts
Bridget Hart
Warner McGhee
13
PLANT SCIENCES AND MICROBIOLOGY

Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Third Place
Name(s)
School
Second Place
Name(s)
School
First Place
Name(s)
School
Janine Icalla
Mohini Johri
Thomas Blue
Emily Carder
PLANT SCIENCES AND MICROBIOLOGY

Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Third Place
Name(s)
School
Second Place
Name(s)
School
First Place
Name(s)
School
Zoe Manring
Phoung-Vy Nguyen
Adam Sachs
Grace Powers
Dominik Serene
Evan Wolff
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PSYCHOLOGY
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Third Place
Name(s)
School
Second Place
Name(s)
School
First Place
Name(s)
School
Grace Hauck
Hallie Miller
Erik Paletzki & Pablo Wilson
Isabel Caprise
Negar Kosar
Holly Carrington
ZOOLOGY
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Honorable Mention
Name(s)
School
Third Place
Name(s)
School
Second Place
Name(s)
School
Second Place
Name(s)
First Place
Name(s)
School
School
Ankit Kumar
Howard Huang
Emma Mayes
Madeline Hays
Natalie Tu
Suraj Bala
Emma Glass
15
Special Awards and Scholarships

VAS BOTANY AWARD
The award is given by the Botany Section of the Virginia Academy of Science, to the best
paper on a botanical subject.
Name(s)
School
Skylar Brodowski
RODNEY C. BERRY CHEMISTRY AWARD

The Rodney C. Berry Chemistry Award is given for the paper that evidences the most
significant contribution in the field of chemistry.
Name(s)
School
Jake Cui, John Han & Lily Li

WILLIAM W. BERRY ENGINEERING AWARD

This award is given by Dominion Virginia Power in honor of Mr. William W. Berry who
was a past Chairman of the Board of Virginia Power.
Name(s)
School
Emma Stowe & Emma Strickland

Blacksburg High School
ANN M. HANCOCK CELLULAR BIOLOGY AWARD

This award is given to the best paper in cellular biology and is presented in memory of
Anne M. Hancock who retired from Patrick Henry High School in Hanover County and
who gave many years of service to the Jr. Academy not only by teaching but also serving
on the Jr. Academy Committee.
Name(s)
School
Valentina Lohr
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ROSCOE HUGHES GENETICS AWARD

The Roscoe Hughes Award is given for the best paper in the field of Genetics.
Name(s)
School
Nikhil Chandravel
MATHEMATICS AWARD
The Mathematics Award is given for the paper that evidences the most significant
contribution in the field of Mathematics.
Name(s)
School
Swapnil Pande
STATISTICS AWARD
The Statistics Award is given for the paper that evidences the most significant contribution
in the field of Statistics.
Name(s)
School
Dhruv Gupta & Srijith Poduval

VABE ZOOLOGY AWARD

This award is presented by the Virginia Association of Biology Educators and is given for
outstanding research in the Zoology section.
Name(s)
School
Emma Glass
CANCER RESEARCH AWARDS

These awards are to recognize outstanding science papers related to cancer research. These
awards are provided by the American Cancer Society.
Second Place (Tie)
Name(s)
School
Second Place (Tie)
Name(s)
School
First Place (Tie)
Name(s)
School
First Place (Tie)
Name(s)
School
Nikhil Chandravel
Emily Parnell & Jasmine Armster
John Han
Megana Kasavaraju
Rock Ridge High School
17
DR. AND MRS. PRESTON H. LEAKE AWARD IN APPLIED CHEMISTRY

The Dr. and Mrs. Preston H. Leake Award in Applied Chemistry is given to the author of a
research paper which best exemplifies how chemicals, chemical principles, or chemistry
have been used, are used, or might be used to enhance or even to save life.
Name(s)
School
Jon Gustafson
INFECTIOUS DISEASES AWARD

This award is given to commemorate Dr. Smith Shadomy by the Virginia Chapter of the
National Foundation for Infectious Diseases to the paper that evidences outstanding
research in the field of infectious diseases.
Name(s)
School
Robert Carlson
SPELEOLOGICAL SOCIETY AWARD

Given by the Richmond Area Speleological Society for outstanding research addressing
karst or topics related to speleology (bats, caves, carbonate geology, paleoenvironments,
limestone fossils, sinkholes, etc.
Name(s)
(No entries this year)
School
VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY (VMNH) AWARD

This award is presented by the Friends of the Virginia Museum of Natural History in
recognition of a significant contribution in the study and interpretation of Virginia's
Natural Heritage.
Name(s)
School
Nicole Rychagov
Cape Henry Collegiate School
VIRGINIA SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM AWARD

This award is given by the Virginia Sea Grant College Program for outstanding marine or
coastal research.
Name(s)
School
Valentina Lohr
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology
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GAMMA SIGMA DELTA AWARD

The Gamma Sigma Delta Award is presented by the Virginia Tech Chapter of the Honor
Society of Agriculture. This award is given in recognition of excellence in research dealing
with application of new technologies and/or concepts in agriculture forestry, or veterinary
medicine.
Name(s)
School
Yunyun Wang
BETHEL HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP

Bethel High School Scholarship - This $1,000 Scholarship Award comes from the interest
earned from a $10,000 endowment contributed by the students of Bethel High School,
Hampton, Va., over a two year period. This award is based on both the student's
presentation and paper.
Name(s)
School
Adam Parker
HENRY MACKENZIE ENVIRONMENTAL SCHOLARSHIP (VEE)

Henry MacKenzie Environmental Scholarship - This $5,000 scholarship will be awarded
to the student whose paper evidences the most significant contribution in the field of
Environmental Science dealing with the James River Basin and Chesapeake Bay. The
Virginia Environmental Endowment and VJAS offer this scholarship in tribute to the
outstanding and generous services of Judge Henry W. MacKenzie, Jr., one of the founding
directors, who has a great interest in the James River and the Chesapeake Bay.
Name(s)
School
Robin Thady
FRANCES AND SYDNEY LEWIS ENVIRONMENTAL SCHOLARSHIP (VEE)

Frances and Sydney Lewis Environmental Scholarship: A $14,000 scholarship ($3,500 per
year for four years) for the best effort by a student in grades 9 to 12 in the field of
environmental science. This scholarship is in the name of Frances and Sydney Lewis and is
given by the Virginia Environmental Endowment.
Name(s)
School
Kelly Devens
19
VJAS Honor Awards

DOROTHY KNOWLTON AWARD
This award is given to the Middle School student presenting the best paper in the life
sciences. It is presented in honor of Dorothy Knowlton, the former Science Coordinator
of Arlington County, who was instrumental in advancing experimental design within the
science curriculum.
Name(s)
School
Caroline Brickley
JOYCE K. PETERSON AWARD

This award is given to the Middle School student presenting the best paper in the physical
sciences. It is presented in honor of Mrs. Joyce K. Peterson who has been an outstanding
teacher in the Arlington County Schools.
Name(s)
School
Esha Sharma
CATESBY JONES AWARD

This award is given to the senior student whose paper evidences the most significant
contribution to science.
Name(s)
School
Grant Colip
20
VAS BEST RESEARCH AWARDS

These awards are given by the Virginia Academy of Science to two papers and two
alternate papers, in grades 8-11, presenting the most outstanding papers at the Research
Symposium. The winners will be invited to attend the annual meeting and present their
papers as a poster presentation before the American Junior Academy of Science (AJAS).
The 2016 AJAS meeting will be held in February in Washington, D.C.
Winner
Name(s)
School
Winner
Name(s)
School
Valentina Lohr
Shannon Miklandric
ERTLE THOMPSON MEMORIAL ENDOWMENT AWARD

The Ertle Thompson Memorial Endowment Award is established to honor Dr. Ertle
Thompson. These awards will be presented annually to the winners of this Symposium, to
send them on to the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of
Science and the American Junior Academy of Science.
Winner
Name(s)
School
Winner
Name(s)
School
Valentina Lohr
Shannon Miklandric
DR. R. DEAN DECKER HONORARIUM AWARD

The Dr. R. Dean Decker Honorarium award this year of $500 each is to go to the
teacher/sponsor of the two top student winners of the AJAS trip. The monies can be used
at the discretion of the recipients as long as it is related to the attendance at the AJAS
meeting. Guidelines and procedures for the recipients will follow later.
Winner
Name(s)
Luanne Lohr (Sponsor of Valentina Lohr)
Winner
Name(s)
Dana Johnson (Sponsor of Shannon Miklandric)
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VAS AWARD FOR DEDICATED SERVICE TO VJAS. The support of VAS makes
all of this possible, In addition to several awards that have already been given by VAS, I
would like to ask President of VAS, to present the highest service award of the Junior
Academy. This award recognizes past VJAS officer or VJAS member who has continued
to provide support as volunteer to the Junior Academy even after completion of high
school.
Name(s)
(No Award This Year)
VAS HONORARY MEMBERSHIP

This award which includes one years membership in the Virginia Academy of Science
including a subscription to the Virginia Journal of Science is awarded for outstanding
service to the Junior Academy and the VJAS Committee.
Name(s)
Christopher Bolton
School
E.C.L. MILLER SCIENCE TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARD

E.C.L. Miller Science Teacher of the Year Award is given to an outstanding science
teacher.
Name(s)
School
Barbara Bonsall Wood, Ph.D.

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology
VJAS Officers: 2015 2016

Officer Alum
Editor-in-Chief & Communications Liaison Secretary/Histrian
Vice President
President
Kayla Holston
Yashadhara Varma
Reona Pereira
Kevin Zahn
Ben Rhoades
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Virginia Junior Academy of Science

May 22, 2015

ANIMAL AND HUMAN SCIENCE

Awards for Website: 5/22/15, JMU

ANIMAL AND HUMAN SCIENCE

Awards for Website: 5/22/15, JMU

Awards for Website: 5/22/15, JMU

Awards for Website: 5/22/15, JMU

ECOLOGY & EARTH SCIENCES

ECOLOGY & EARTH SCIENCES

Awards for Website: 5/22/15, JMU

ENGINEERING & MATHEMATICS

Awards for Website: 5/22/15, JMU

ENGINEERING & MATHEMATICS

Awards for Website: 5/22/15, JMU

Awards for Website: 5/22/15, JMU

Lindsey Gradowski & Juliana Logan

Awards for Website: 5/22/15, JMU

MATHEMATICS, STATISTICS & COMPUTER SCIENCE

MEDICINE & HEALTH A

Awards for Website: 5/22/15, JMU

MEDICINE & HEALTH B

MICROBIOLOGY & CELL BIOLOGY

Awards for Website: 5/22/15, JMU

Emma Del Fabbro

Awards for Website: 5/22/15, JMU

Awards for Website: 5/22/15, JMU

PLANT SCIENCES AND MICROBIOLOGY

PLANT SCIENCES AND MICROBIOLOGY

Awards for Website: 5/22/15, JMU

Awards for Website: 5/22/15, JMU

Special Awards and Scholarships

RODNEY C. BERRY CHEMISTRY AWARD

Jake Cui, John Han & Lily Li

WILLIAM W. BERRY ENGINEERING AWARD

Emma Stowe & Emma Strickland

ANN M. HANCOCK CELLULAR BIOLOGY AWARD

Awards for Website: 5/22/15, JMU

ROSCOE HUGHES GENETICS AWARD

Dhruv Gupta & Srijith Poduval

VABE ZOOLOGY AWARD

CANCER RESEARCH AWARDS

Second Place (Tie)

First Place (Tie)

First Place (Tie)

Awards for Website: 5/22/15, JMU

DR. AND MRS. PRESTON H. LEAKE AWARD IN APPLIED CHEMISTRY

INFECTIOUS DISEASES AWARD

SPELEOLOGICAL SOCIETY AWARD

(No entries this year)

VIRGINIA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY (VMNH) AWARD

VIRGINIA SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM AWARD

Awards for Website: 5/22/15, JMU

GAMMA SIGMA DELTA AWARD

BETHEL HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIP

HENRY MACKENZIE ENVIRONMENTAL SCHOLARSHIP (VEE)

FRANCES AND SYDNEY LEWIS ENVIRONMENTAL SCHOLARSHIP (VEE)

Awards for Website: 5/22/15, JMU

VJAS Honor Awards

JOYCE K. PETERSON AWARD

CATESBY JONES AWARD

Awards for Website: 5/22/15, JMU