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2019 Colorado Science & Engineering Fair |
Adams State University awarded seven $5,000 Porter Scholarships. The Colorado School of Mines awarded seven $1,000 renewable tuition scholarships. Colorado State University awarded 13 $1,000 renewable tuition scholarships to each of the 1st place senior division category winners who were eligible. Colorado State University, Pueblo awarded one $1,000 tuition scholarship. The Colorado Science and Engineering Fair also awarded a $2,000 scholarship to a twelfth grader in the name of Ryan Patterson (Intel ISEF top winner in 2001) for use at the college or university of their choice.
The Pioneers of Science Awards are named after famous scientists and are sponsored and judged by members of the Board of Directors. The winners for 2019 were:
The winner of the CSEF Teacher of the Year Award, sponsored by Lockheed Martin, was Annette Humphrey from Good Shepherd Catholic School in Denver. Ms. Humphrey received a $3,000 grant to use towards scientific research in her classroom and school. The other nominees for the award were Shawndra Fordham from Rock Canyon High School in Highlands Ranch and Yajaira Fuentes Tauber from Northridge High School in Greeley. |
The 64th Annual Colorado Science & Engineering Fair was held at the Lory Student Center on the Colorado State University - Fort Collins campus on April 11 - 13, 2019. This year, 374 Colorado students presented 316 projects from 112 schools and 13 regions within the state. More than 200 professional scientists, engineers and mathematicians interviewed the students and evaluated their projects before selecting the Grand Award winners. In addition, over 70 businesses, professional societies, and government agencies provided more than 250 of their own representatives to judge exhibits based on their own criteria. They interviewed the student finalists and conferred Special Awards that included college scholarships, offers of summer employment, field trips, cash, and savings bonds. Over 1,200 people attended the Award Ceremony this year. See the complete list of CSEF Grand Award and Special Award winners or print an official 2019 Press Release.
The 2019 Colorado Science and Engineering Fair had 27 sponsors. Sponsors included 4 Diamond Sponsors (providing over $10,000), 3 Platinum Sponsor (providing between $5,000 - $9,999), 2 Gold Sponsors (providing between $2,500 - $4,999), 9 Silver Sponsor (providing between $1,000 - $2,499), 1 Bronze Sponsor (providing between $750 - $999) and 8 Copper Sponsors (providing between $500 - $749). In addition, there were 7 company contributors (less than $500 each) and 31 individual contributors.
This year, the CSEF hosted a showing of the National Geographic documentary film "Science Fair" followed by a panel of previous Intel ISEF participants (student and teacher). About the Film: About the Panel: Molly Nehring is a senior at Monte Vista High School , was the 3rd Place Senior Division Best of CSEF award winner in 2017 and an Intel ISEF finalist in 2016, 2017 & 2018. Casey Shaw is a freshman at Colorado State University from Joes, Colorado, was the 5th Place Senior Division Best of CSEF award winner in 2018 and an Intel ISEF finalist in 2015, 2016, 2017, & 2018. |
The top 5 Senior Division project exhibitors (individual or team) won a trip to compete in the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair held in Phoenix, AZ May 12 - 17, 2019:
Read more about the full Intel ISEF Colorado Delegation here.
All 1st and 2nd place Junior Division category winners were nominated for the national Broadcom MASTERS middle school competition. Read more about the Semi-Finalists and Finalists here.
The winner of the Ralph Desch Memorial Technical Writing Award was Madeleine Nagle from Fairview High School in Boulder, grade 11, for the project Radiation at Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge. The winner of the Elemer Bernath Technical Writing Award was Cora Schrock from Arickaree School in Anton, grade 8, for the project Grass vs. Grain Fed: A Comparison of TAC.
The winner of the Poster Art Contest was Angel Castillo, West Grand High School in Kremmling.
The Senior Division Student Choice Award winner was Abby Klapp, grade 9 from Palmer Ridge High School in Monument, for the project Sport Climbing: The Impact on Spatial Awareness. The Junior Division Student Choice winner was Carson Mead, grade 7 from Turner Middle School in Berthoud, for the project Time Dripping Away. |