2019 CSEF Finalists


2019 Colorado Science & Engineering Fair

Arkansas Valley RSF	Boulder Valley RSF	Denver Metro RSF
East Central Colorado RSF	Longs Peak RSF	Morgan/Washington RSF
Northeast Colorado RSF	Pikes Peak RSF	San Juan Basin RSF
San Luis Valley RSF	Southeast	Southern Colorado RSF
Western Colorado RSF

Arkansas Valley Regional Science Fair

Finalists	Project Title	Division & Category	School
Brecken Dobbs & Savannah Buchshcacher	Improving Reading Comprehension Through the Enhancement of Private Speech	Senior Behavioral & Social Sciences	La Veta Schools
Brock Doherty	Weighting for a Good Night's Sleep?	Junior Medicine & Health	Branson School
Owen Doherty	Blame It on the Rain: A Novel Use of Non-Mechanical Methods for Rangeland Soil Erosion Control	Junior Environmental Sciences	Branson School
Mikailah Feinman	Repurposing Produced Gas Well Water as an Alternative Water Source for Agriculture, Year III	Senior Environmental Sciences	Primero Jr/Sr High School
Timothy Johnson & Alyssa Bullock	Vitamin C Content in Fresh vs. Canned Food	Senior Chemistry & Biochemistry	La Junta High School
Nathan Nash	Testing Water pH Up/Downstream from Mines to Determine If They Are Changing the Purgatoire	Senior Environmental Sciences	Primero Jr/Sr High School
Nariah Smith	Pigeon Training: Sociability, Innovation, and Ability to Learn	Senior Animal Sciences	La Junta High School
Audrey Valdez	Root Hormone	Senior Plant Sciences	Trinidad High School
Kathir Vel Sasikumar	Interactive Math Fun: Design & Model Interactive Math Game Car and Drone Using Python Program	Junior Math & Computer Sciences	Swink School
Ava Warner	Animal, Vegetable, Mineral	Junior Animal Sciences	Branson School
Bryan Williams	Tesla Coil: The Physics of Electromagnetism	Junior Physics	Hoehne Schools
Boz Zavala	Long Term Effects of Anthropogenic Acid Rain: Acetic Acid vs. Citric Acid	Junior Earth & Space Sciences	Swink School

Boulder Valley Regional Science Fair

Finalists	Project Title	Division & Category	School
Una Basta	How Spices Effect Bacterial Growth	Junior Microbiology & Molecular Biology	Summit Middle Charter School
Ellory Boyd	The Relationship Between Comprehensible Input and Affective Filter in Second Language Acquisition	Senior Behavioral & Social Sciences	Boulder High School
Alexandria Boyer	Hands Never Waiver in Gender's Favor	Junior Behavioral & Social Sciences	Summit Middle Charter School
Demi Brown & Grace Hardwick	A Method for Preventing Heart Failure by Switching Substrates to Strengthen Mitochondrial Function	Senior Medicine & Health	Monarch High School
David Campbell	The Weakest Link: The Affect of Infill Pattern & Density on the Tensile Strength of a 3D-Printed Part	Junior Engineering	Summit Middle Charter School
Nicholas Entin	Variability in the Thermosphere of Mars	Senior Earth & Space Sciences	Peak to Peak Charter School
Alexandra Flint	Examining Electric Charges as a Method for Cleaning Microplastics from the Oceans	Junior Environmental Sciences	Peak to Peak Charter School
Anudeep Golla	Discovery of Hidden Gene Regulators: A Novel Machine Learning Approach to Transcriptional Pause Site	Senior Microbiology & Molecular Biology	Fairview High School
Claire Heeley	Predicting High Intensity Solar Flares	Junior Earth & Space Sciences	Summit Middle Charter School
Chloe Hodgson & Sudeepti Nareddy	Gastrointestinal Organoid Growth in Photodegradable Hydrogels	Senior Medicine & Health	Peak to Peak Charter School
William Hofgard	Optimal Switching Between Egocentric and Geocentric Navigation for Scarbaeus lamarcki	Senior Math & Computer Sciences	Fairview High School
Gigi Keziah	Feature Weighting in Multimodal Affect Prediction and Emotion Inference	Senior Behavioral & Social Sciences	Fairview High School
Jasmine Li	The Future of Microrobots: Development of a Bio-inspired Synthetic Swarm Network	Senior Engineering	Fairview High School
Joy Ma	Nanoscale Optical Probing of Two-Dimensional Heterostructures Suspended on Nano-Slits	Senior Physics	Fairview High School
Aria Mundy	Characterizing Linear and Nonlinear Ultrafast Pulse Propagation on Optical Fibers	Senior Physics	Fairview High School
Rithwik Mylavarapu	Leveraging Satellite Imagery and Convolutional Neural Networks to Classify Road Surface Conditions	Senior Engineering	Fairview High School
Madeleine Nagle	Radiation at Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge	Senior Environmental Sciences	Fairview High School
Orion Pipersky	Initial Soil Testing of a Soil Binding Fertilizer	Senior Environmental Sciences	Boulder High School
Rithi Prabhu	Can a Dissociation Enzyme Like Papain, Solve Celiac Disease?	Junior Medicine & Health	Summit Middle Charter School
Anuradha Prakash	Two-Bottle Choice Test: Alcohol Consumption and Preference in Mice Selectivity Bred for High Activity Low Anxiety Compared to Mice Selectively Bred for Low Activity High Anxiety	Senior Animal Sciences	Fairview High School
Spoorthy Reddy	Determining the Cytotoxicity and Mechanism of Novel Piperlongumine Analogs in acute Myeloid Leukemia	Senior Medicine & Health	Fairview High School
Katelyn Remund	Laser Light Luminosity	Junior Physics	Peak to Peak Charter School
Chloe Sebek	What's Poppin?	Junior Chemistry & Biochemistry	Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic School
Shajesh Sharma & Samantha Honan	Development of Quantitative Nuclear Magnetic Resonance for Multiple Phases	Senior Chemistry & Biochemistry	Monarch High School
Leonard Shearer, Ayush Garg & Brandon Guo	Object Disambiguation for the Preposition "Between"	Senior Math & Computer Sciences	Peak to Peak Charter School
Kyle Shi	Polarized Light Microscopy on the B7 Phase of Methyl Heptyl Oxy Tail Bow Shaped Mesogen (MHOBOW)	Senior Physics	Fairview High School
Edie Simecek	Buzz Pollination: The Relationship Between Frequency and Pollen	Junior Animal Sciences	Summit Middle Charter School
Sarah Tang	Ground-Based Followups of TESS Exoplanet Candidates	Senior Earth & Space Sciences	Fairview High School
Luke Weber	Safe Ride	Junior Math & Computer Sciences	Flagstaff Charter Academy
Nicholas Weimer	Brains to Brawn	Junior Engineering	Flagstaff Charter Academy
Henry Westfall	Predicting Influenza Genome Mutations Using Neural Networks	Junior Math & Computer Sciences	Summit Charter Middle School
Emilie Xu	Modeling the Advantages of a Virtually Imaged Phased Array with a Graphically User Interface	Senior Math & Computer Sciences	Fairview High School
Kevin Yang	From Greenhouse to Redhouse: Development of an Advanced Film to Promote Photosynthetic Activity and Crop Production	Senior Energy	Fairview High School
Laura Zhang & Brooke Newell	Impact of Rhinocyllys conicus on the Native Thistle in the Colorado Front Range	Senior Environmental Sciences	Monarch High School

Denver Metro Regional Science Fair

Finalists	Project Title	Division & Category	School
Matthew Anderson	Reduction of Aircraft Noise Via Landing Gear Surface Controls	Senior Engineering	Cherry Creek High School
Trisha Balani	Hotter, Hungrier . . . Hornworms?!	Junior Animal Sciences	Challenge School
Maxwell Benedict	The Effect of Air Pollution on Solar Panel Yield	Junior Energy	Grant Beacon Middle School
Sarah Bermingham, Zoe Zizzo & Tyler Tankersley	Inducing Neuronal Injury in C. elegans to Serve and a Model Organism for TBI	Senior Medicine & Health	Rock Canyon High School
Edwin Bodoni	Bruxism: A Novel Diagnostic Approach	Senior Medicine & Health	Cherry Creek High School
Evelyn Bodoni	The Role of NGAL as a Biomarker for Acute Kidney Injury	Senior Medicine & Health	Cherry Creek High School
Amanda Castillo-Lopez	Grey Water Recycling System Using Arduinos	Junior Engineering	Challenge School
Lia Dino	The Effect of Biosolid Sludge on the Growth Curve of Escherichia Coli and the Impact of Antibiotics	Junior Microbiology & Molecular Biology	Skinner Middle School
Maeve Draper	This Circuit Is "Lit": Testing Materials in an Electrical Circuit	Junior Engineering	Good Shepherd Catholic School
Deeksha Elango	Effects of Surface Geometry on L. vannamei Habitats and Substrate Preference	Junior Animal Sciences	SkyView Academy
Ethan Eliason	Stop Chocking the Earth	Junior Engineering	Challenge School
Calvin Ewing, Olivia Cesarone & Sarah Mellett	Efficacy of Triton X-100 as a Candidate for Whole Organ Decellularication	Senior Chemistry & Biochemistry	Rock Canyon High School
Haley Fears	Are You "After" Seeing What I'm Seeing?	Junior Behavioral & Social Sciences	Good Shepherd Catholic School
Abby Finch & Maggie Rauscher	What Changes in Your Weekly Routine Will Affect Your Blood Pressure Most?	Junior Behavioral & Social Sciences	Girls Athletic Leadership School
Skylar Gale	Relationships Between Induced Seismicity and Saltwater Injection in Oklahoma	Senior Earth & Space Sciences	Evergreen High School
Lily Grasso Rudawsky	How Structure Type Affects How Well Stitches Can Withstand Tension	Junior Medicine & Health	Skinner Middle School
Julia Hill	Password Security	Junior Math & Computer Sciences	Ranch View Middle School
Megan Hupka, Tabitha Samuel & Seth Rohr	Piracetam's Effect on Beta-Amyloid Plaque Formation and Paralysis on an Alzheimer's Model C. elegan	Senior Medicine & Health	Rock Canyon High School
Mohamed Hussein	How Food Wrapping Affect Spoilage	Junior Chemistry & Biochemistry	Crescent View Academy
Siddarth Ijju	Fast MRI: Reconstructing MR Images Using Undersampled K-Space and a GAN	Senior Math & Computer Sciences	Cherry Creek High School
Tierney Kohl	Which Type of Turn Is Faster?	Junior Medicine & Health	Most Precious Blood Catholic School
Nishita Kotlapati & Brenna Toll	Diabolical Detergent	Junior Microbiology & Molecular Biology	Challenge School
Julian Kramer	Growing with Color	Junior Plant Sciences	Good Shepherd Catholic School
Jack Larkin	How Does Changing the Ambient Temperature Affect the Cure Time of Bone Cement?	Junior Medicine & Health	Good Shepherd Catholic School
Gabriel Lorenz	Optimizing Mangrove Root Structure by Using 3D Printed Mangrove Models to Prevent Hurricane Waves	Senior Plant Sciences	SkyView Academy
Austen Mazenko	Cop Strategy and Cop Number Analysis of k-Regular, Fully Active Cops and Robber Games	Senior Math & Computer Sciences	Cherry Creek High School
Dominic Moser	Shocking Water	Junior Chemistry & Biochemistry	Notre Dame Parish School
Shreya Naik, Callandra Peters & Kezia Dick	Effect of TBI on Learning and Memory in D. melanogaster and the Efficacy of Piracetam as a Treatment	Senior Behavioral & Social Sciences	Rock Canyon High School
Nikhila Narayana	Does Adding Coconut Oil to Rice Reduce Its Calorific Value?	Senior Chemistry & Biochemistry	Rock Canyon High School
Sebastian Negron	The Effect of Implicit Gender Science Biases on Influence	Senior Behavioral & Social Sciences	SkyView Academy
Maliyah Peters	Alternative Medicine vs. Bacteria	Junior Microbiology & Molecular Biology	Girls Athletic Leadership School
Emma Purvis	The Erosion Is Real: Comparing the Effectivity of Mycelium and Plant Roots on Soil Erosion	Junior Environmental Sciences	Challenge School
Krithik Ramesh	Utilizing Computer Vision Systems and Machine Learning to Develop a Live Time Navigational and Surgical Aid for Spinal Reconstructions	Senior Engineering	Cherry Creek High School
Gitanjali Rao	Early Detection of Prescription Opioid Addiction Using Mu-Opioid Receptor Gene	Junior Medicine & Health	STEM School Highlands Ranch
Selen Serdar	Improved Inertial Navigation for First Responders	Junior Math & Computer Sciences	Challenge School
Akber Shaikh	Degradation, Stabilization and Delivery of Immune System Targeted Drugs	Senior Chemistry & Biochemistry	Cherry Creek High School
Shreya Shubhangi	Effect of Maternal Weight on Insulin Sensitivity in Infant Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells	Senior Medicine & Health	Rock Canyon High School
Aubrey Stevens & Jacob Carlson	The Efficacy for Varying Methods for the Genetic Engineering of I. purpurea with the AtPCSI Gene	Senior Plant Sciences	Rock Canyon High School
Fathima Thathey	Effectiveness of Turmeric as an Antibiotic Against E. coli	Senior Microbiology & Molecular Biology	Cherry Creek High School
Rahul Thomas	A Comparative Study of Neural Networks vs. Classical Methods for Solving Differential Equations	Senior Math & Computer Sciences	Cherry Creek High School
Akshunna Vaishnav	Computer Modeling, Simulation and Calculation of GPS Error Due to Fluctuations in Space Weather	Senior Physics	Cherry Creek High School
Martin Vince & Tyler Burick	The Flight of Paper	Junior Physics	Coal Creek Canyon K-8 School
Katherine Zilligen, Vaishnavi Elango & Ashley Kozlowski	Danio rerio Embryos as a Model Organism of Secondary Injury Mechanisms in Traumatic Brain Injury Research	Senior Medicine & Health	Rock Canyon High School

East Central Colorado Regional Science Fair

Finalists	Project Title	Division & Category	School
Paige Beedy	Growth Impact of Seed Treatments on Planted Wheat	Senior Plant Sciences	Limon Schools
Jenny Galvan	Eradication of Pomacea Canaliculata Using Novel Water Treatment Methods	Senior Animal Sciences	Limon Schools
Shasta Hope	Twistin' It Up	Junior Behavioral & Social Sciences	Genoa-Hugo School
Jadi Lockhart, Dane Lockhart & Jayli Lockhart	Diaper Dirt	Junior Plant Sciences	Genoa-Hugo School
Brynlyn Owens & McKinzie Jaques	Uh Oh Hairio's	Junior Chemistry & Biochemistry	Limon Schools
Kyler Rowden-Stum	Effects of Video Games on Teen's Health	Junior Behavioral & Social Sciences	Genoa-Hugo School
Ahren Schubarth & Patrick Baltnick	Killing Larva: Hedge Balls vs. Mosquito Dunks	Junior Animal Sciences	Limon Schools
Teghan Seymour & James Nestor	Landslides and How to Prevent Them	Junior Earth & Space Sciences	Genoa-Hugo School
Trey Smith, Logan Sitzman & Konner Rowden-Stum	Do You Know Your Soil pH?	Junior Plant Sciences	Geno-Hugo School
Brylie Thompson	Pure and Udder Strength: Casein Plastic	Senior Engineering	Limon Schools
Lauren Thompson	pH Crops	Senior Plant Sciences	Stratton High School
McKinze Vaughn	Race Against Time: Intensity of the Cross-Race Effect	Senior Behavioral & Social Sciences	Genoa-Hugo School
Braden Wedel	The Effect of Rebar Position on the Tensile Load Bearing Capacity of Concrete	Senior Engineering	Stratton High School

Longs Peak Regional Science Fair

Finalists	Project Title	Division & Category	School
Cullen Aasmundstad-Williams	Do Different Computer Programming Languages Have Different Efficiency Rates?	Junior Math & Computer Sciences	Imagine Charter School
Kaylee Anderson	Color Me Hungry	Junior Animal Sciences	Cardinal Community Academy
Tharind Bopearachchiged	Salicylic Acid vs. Benzoyl Peroxide	Junior Medicine & Health	Imagine Charter School
Kaiden Box	pH and Fermentation	Junior Chemistry & Biochemistry	Imagine Charter School
Kathryn Broderius	Metals in the Fight Against Bacteria	Senior Microbiology & Molecular Biology	Greeley West High School
Tyne Carney	Why Did Thieves Use Thieves?	Junior Microbiology & Molecular Biology	Frontier Academy Secondary School
Hope Dannar	Designing and Testing an Oscillator System for Pilot Wave Hydrodynamics	Senior Physics	University Schools
Hannah Dirks	Smart Home Climate Control System	Senior Engineering	Roosevelt High School
Theodore Duarte	Life's a Breeze: What Wind Turbine Blade Shape & Angle Will Produce Energy Most Effectively?	Junior Energy	Homyak PK-8 School
Chance Hill	Hey Google, Are You Spying on Me?	Junior Math & Computer Sciences	Walt Clark Middle School
Elizabeth Ingmire	Can Plants Grow on Mars?	Junior Earth & Space Sciences	Coal Ridge Middle School
Jared Ingmire	Taking Flight	Junior Physics	Imagine Charter School
Alyssa Keirn	Solar Powered UVC and Ozone-Based Decontaminator	Senior Engineering	Rocky Mountain High School
Linkin Korgan	Eggshells and Osteoporosis	Junior Medicine & Health	Knowledge Quest Academy
Natasha Kuberski	Heats Hitting the Streets	Junior Environmental Sciences	Imagine Charter School
W. Hall Matthews	Algistatic Effects of Retail Barley Extract Applied in Reduced Dosage Rates as a Treatment for Lake Okeechobee, Year 2	Senior Microbiology & Molecular Biology	Home School
Carson Mead	Time Dripping Away	Junior Physics	Turner Middle School
Talia Morris	Comparison of Household Pet Saliva Bacteria	Junior Microbiology & Molecular Biology	Blevins Middle School
Alia Moore	Soil Liquefication	Junior Earth & Space Sciences	Frontier Academy Secondary School
Grazia Novak	Growing with Greywater: Gross or Great?	Junior Plant Sciences	Turner Middle School
Tanner Parham	Grow Grow Grow	Junior Plant Sciences	Knowledge Quest Academy
Madison Robson	How to Keep the Sound Down	Junior Engineering	Eaton Middle School
Mary Ryan	Bacteria Be Gone	Junior Microbiology & Molecular Biology	St. Mary Catholic School
Diamond Salas	Now You See Me, Now You Don't" The Effect of Artificial Light on Crickets	Senior Animal Sciences	Northridge High School
Emma Sorbo	WiFi Radiation and It's Effect on Plant Growth	Junior Plant Sciences	Frontier Academy Secondary School
Megan Starkey	Scrambled	Senior Medicine & Health	Greeley West High School
Ava Steger	Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum and Epilepsy and the Effectiveness of Anticonvulsant Drugs	Junior Medicine & Health	Webber Middle School
Shae Stone & Tayla Wiedeman	Protecting Profits	Junior Engineering	Eaton Middle School
Elizabeth Sundheim	A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words	Senior Math & Computer Sciences	Berthoud High School
Emma Tone	Day Shift vs. Night Shift	Junior Behavioral & Social Sciences	Imagine Charter School
Charles Wang & Suhaas Narayanan	A Novel Synthesis of 3,5-Disubstituted Δ2-Isoxazoline as a Precursor to Various Diabetic Medications	Senior Chemistry & Biochemistry	Fossil Ridge High School & Fort Collins High School
Max Warnock	Spatial Analysis of the Glaciers in Grand Teton National Park Between 1994 and 2015	Senior Earth & Space Sciences	Poudre Global Academy
Preston Weichel	Teddy Wraps	Junior Animal Sciences	Eaton Middle School
Max Zenk	Dyeing to Learn	Junior Chemistry & Biochemistry	St. Mary Catholic School

Morgan/Washington Regional Science Fair

Finalists	Project Title	Division & Category	School
Jonathan Acosta, Justice Bower & Maxwell Grenemyer	Realize How to Neutralize	Junior Chemistry & Biochemistry	Fort Morgan Middle School
Tristan Dory	The Knead to Bake Dough Arises, or Does It?	Senior Chemistry & Biochemistry	Brush High School
Kenia Hansen Guzman, Liam Garvin & Anna Yearous	Color Explosions: The Role of Temperature in Bacterial Transformation	Junior Microbiology & Molecular Biology	Fort Morgan Middle School
Nicholas Hermes	Stealthy Shapes: How to Make an Aircraft Invisible to Radar	Junior Physics	Arickaree School
Mohamed Ibrahim	Microbial Fuel Cells in the Initiation of Electrolysis in River Water	Senior Energy	Wiggins Jr/Sr High School
M J Kenney	Pongs Away!	Junior Physics	Arickaree School
Bailey Link, Kashlynn Tadolini & Karly Tadolini	How 'Bout Them Apples?	Junior Chemistry & Biochemistry	Brush Middle School
Drake Ludgate & Nathaniel Miner	The Mathematical Correlations in an Origami Coiled Structure	Senior Math & Computer Sciences	Brush High School
Tristin Niccoli	An Investigation of Environmental Conditions and the Sporulation of Eimeria	Senior Animal Sciences	Arickaree School
Olivia Odle & Brady Sanchez	Staple This	Senior Physics	Brush High School
Michelle Ren & Julianna O'Clair	Interpreting Physical Quantities of Data from an Air-Gapped System	Senior Physics	Brush High School
Cora Schrock	Grass vs. Grain Fed: A Comparison of TAC	Junior Division Medicine & Health	Arickaree School
Raeya Schrock	Cow Sense: Does Water Quality Affect Intake?	Junior Animal Sciences	Arickaree School
Tate Schrock	Agriculture Soil Probe Rover	Senior Engineering	Arickaree School
Bryce Shaffer	How Much Can Your Fishing Pole Hold?	Junior Physics	Arickaree School
Caleb Siegling	Population Trash	Junior Math & Computer Sciences	Fort Morgan Middle School
Emma Stone & Reiley Leake	Orange Is the New Black: Methylene Blue Adsorption Using Citrus Peels	Senior Environmental Sciences	Brush High School
Parker Stone & Myer Wickham	At "Watt" Cost	Junior Energy	Brush Middle School
Emily Stratman & Mattie Singley	Stirred Not Shaken	Senior Physics	Brush High School
Emilee Wells & Kathryn Keating	Math Mindset: Experimental Evidence of the Value of Students' Attitudes Towards Mathematics	Senior Behavioral & Social Sciences	Fort Morgan High School & Weldon Valley High School

Northeast Colorado Regional Science Fair

Finalists	Project Title	Division & Category	School
Ignacio Baixas	Detection of Bisphenol A	Senior Environmental Sciences	Liberty School
Danae Beauprez	The Antibacterial Properties of Breastmilk and Its Comparison to Antibiotics	Senior Microbiology & Molecular Biology	Yuma High School
Aaron Bernhardt	Wireless Energy	Junior Engineering	Peetz Schools
Logan Breyer	The Pressure's On: Does Barometric Pressure Influence Calving?	Junior Animal Sciences	Liberty School
Paul Brophy	Effects of Produced Water on Wisconsin Fast Plants	Senior Environmental Sciences	Yuma High School
Cooper Godfrey	Slime Mold Redefining Intelligence	Senior Microbiology & Molecular Biology	Yuma High School
Tyler Hall	Shocking Water! Testing the Efficiencies of an Electrolyzer	Junior Energy	Idalia Schools
Emily Idler	Blood Clotting Agent: The Development of an Improved Blood Clotting Agent	Senior Medicine & Health	Liberty School
Tyson Lichty	Dry Distiller Grains: Ethanol By-Products as a Source of Fertilizer	Senior Plant Sciences	Liberty School
Bridger Lynch	Bow Knots	Junior Physics	Yuma Middle School
Will Noble	How Accurate Is DNA Testing in Cattle?	Junior Animal Sciences	Yuma Middle School
Caddis Robinson	To Grow or Not to Grow	Junior Environmental Sciences	Liberty School
Cody Robinson & Emmanuel Fierro	An Acetone Specific Breathalyzer for TID	Senior Medicine & Health	Yuma High School
Sydnee Roth	The Future of Farrowing	Senior Animal Sciences	Liberty School

Pikes Peak Regional Science Fair

Finalists	Project Title	Division & Category	School
Levi Archambault	This Will Blow You Away	Junior Energy	The Classical Academy
Noah Archambault	Does CO2 Affect You?	Junior Environmental Sciences	The Classical Academy
Mark Bloomfield	Charged Up: Testing Lithium Ion Battery Performance Using a Raspberry Pi Load Cell	Senior Energy	Coronado High School
Ariel Bowden	iSpy: Malevolent Observation	Senior Behavioral & Social Sciences	Miami-Yoder High School
Austin Cantor	Hail! No!	Junior Engineering	The Classical Academy
Samantha Cerniglia	Shields Up: Wilson Cloud Chamber Study of High Energy Subatomic-Particle Shield Materials	Junior Earth & Space Sciences	The Classical Academy
Courtney Croom	The Separation of DNA by Applying Thermal Heat	Junior Chemistry & Biochemistry	The Classical Academy
Joshua Decker	No More Bike Crashes! Using Ultrasonic and ToF Sensors to Prevent Car to Bike Accidents	Junior Engineering	The Classical Academy
Xander Duvall	Variable Scintillation Frequencies in Muon Detection	Junior Physics	Thomas MacLaren School
Meghan Enright	Stay Away of Get Sprayed Away	Junior Animal Sciences	The Classical Academy
Ethan Gavin	Shining a Light on Cross-Contamination	Junior Medicine & Health	The Classical Academy
Aditya Gonella	Water Me When I'm Thirsty	Junior Engineering	Discovery Canyon Campus Middle School
Elba Green	Investigating if Essential Oils Affect Physarum polycephalum	Junior Microbiology & Molecular Biology	The Classical Academy
Benjamin Homan	Does Pressure Affect Carbon Dioxide Absorption by Polyethyleneimine?	Junior Chemistry & Biochemistry	Monument Charter Academy
Kate Kaczmarek	Tiny Hand Clan	Senior Division Medicine & Health	The Classical Academy
Abby Klapp	Sport Climbing: The Impact on Spatial Awareness	Senior Behavioral & Social Sciences	Palmer Ridge High School
Lily Klapp & Kelsea Hall	Leaky Yellow Boy	Junior Environmental Sciences	Lewis Palmer Elementary School
Hailey Kressin	A Sixth Sense: Omni-Directional Presence Detection System	Junior Medicine & Health	The Classical Academy
Alden Kruse	Where Has All the Ceanothus megacarpus Gone?	Senior Environmental Sciences	Home School
Hudson Kruse	The Influence of Drought and Frequent Wildfires on the Chaparral	Junior Environmental Sciences	Home School
Kathryn Kummel	Fractals & Catastrophic Bifurcation: Exploring Treeline Structure Using Drones and Math Models in R	Senior Plant Sciences	Palmer High School
Lauren Lee	Saving Your Strawberries	Junior Chemistry & Biochemistry	The Classical Academy
Kevin Lester	Cheap, But Durable Shingles	Junior Engineering	The Classical Academy
Kate Mastrolia	Analyzing the Effect of Lifestyle on Problem Solving	Junior Behavioral & Social Sciences	The Classical Academy
Kai Morton	A Game for All Eyes	Junior Math & Computer Sciences	The Classical Academy
Shelby Nice	Do Granite Countertops Affect the Shelf Life of Produce?	Junior Chemistry & Biochemistry	The Classical Academy
Luke Nielsen	Delta Irrigation	Junior Environmental Sciences	The Classical Academy
Tori Plett	Germs on a Roll	Junior Microbiology & Molecular Biology	The Classical Academy
Norah Quirk	An Old Remedy Given New Life	Junior Microbiology & Molecular Biology	The Classical Academy
Chyera Robert	People Love Fruit, But Do They Really Love Each Other?	Junior Chemistry & Biochemistry	The Classical Academy
Faith Roberts	Clove the Killer	Junior Microbiology & Molecular Biology	The Classical Academy
Inbha Roshan Raguraman	D-Watch: Smart Tracker for Vitamin-D	Junior Medicine & Health	Discovery Canyon Campus Middle School
Katelynn Salmon & Josh Nakka	Engineering a Low-Cost, Portable Braille Display for Developing Countries	Senior Engineering	Palmer Ridge High School
Jenna Salvat	A Geochemical and Petrographic Analysis of Metamorphic Lithologies Proximal to the CC&V Diatreme	Senior Earth & Space Sciences	Coronado High School
Joe Silsby	Sweet Water	Junior Plant Sciences	The Classical Academy
Daniel Strevett	Sick of Stress	Junior Behavioral & Social Sciences	The Classical Academy
Lauryn Tepley	Synchronic Mnemonic Analyzing the Effects of Mnemonic Devices in Memorization	Junior Behavioral & Social Sciences	The Classical Academy
Isabella Tyler	Teamwork: Boys vs. Girls	Junior Behavioral & Social Sciences	The Classical Academy
Michael Wu	LED Lights: Hero or Zero	Junior Energy	The Classical Academy

San Juan Basin Regional Science Fair

Finalists	Project Title	Division & Category	School
Daniela Acosta	Measuring the Zone of Inhibition Natural vs. Synthetic Antibacterials	Senior Microbiology & Molecular Biology	Silverton Schools
Rachel Ager	Don't Get Left Behind	Junior Behavioral & Social Sciences	Miller Middle School
Teagan Archer	Clean Teeth Candy	Junior Engineering	Mancos Middle School
Barrett Aronson	A Breath of Fresh Air	Junior Environmental Sciences	St. Columba Catholic School
Annette Bechtolt	Invisible Levitation	Junior Physics	St. Columba Catholic School
Molly Best	What's the Matter?	Junior Plant Sciences	St. Columba Catholic School
Raja Braford-Lefebvre & Belen Roof	Replication of Artificial Dendrite Crystals	Senior Earth & Space Sciences	Silverton Schools
Riley Cannon	Nicotine Dependence: How Does Your Rh Factor Affect Your Vulnerability to Nicotine Addiction?	Junior Medicine & Health	Mancos Middle School
Kailas Cassidy	Mummifying Hot Dogs	Junior Chemistry & Biochemistry	St. Columba Catholic School
Hazel Cleaves	Rooted	Junior Plant Sciences	St. Columba Catholic School
Sophia Dickey	The Amazing Mouse Maze: A Test of Memory	Junior Animal Sciences	Mancos Middle School
Paton Edwards & Soren Braford-Lefebvre	Snow Tube?	Junior Earth & Space Sciences	Silverton Schools
Nathaniel Ellis	Powered Exoskeletons: Carrying Us into the Future	Junior Engineering	Escalante Middle School
Sophie Eschallier	Flaming Forests: The Effects of Fire on Soil Composition	Junior Environmental Sciences	Mancos Middle School
Spencer Eschallier	pHire Science	Junior Environmental Sciences	Mancos Middle School
Gabriela Ferrell	Hot Under the Collar? Massive Blow Up? Or Chill Out? What's the Right Reaction?	Junior Chemistry & Biochemistry	Home School
Thomas Ferrell	Homemade Air Quality Monitors Fast, Cheap and Out of Control	Junior Engineering	Home School
Lilly Figueroa	Contaminants, Contagions and Critical Care: The Impacts of North Carolina's Anaerobic Swine Lagoons	Junior Medicine & Health	Mancos Middle School
Lucas Figueroa	Low or High, Mid or Bi: Which Is the Better Fly?	Junior Engineering	Mancos Middle School
Serenity Foutz	Explanation of Land Reclamation	Junior Earth & Space Sciences	Ignacio Middle School
Kylie Guiles	Are We Butchering the Effectiveness of Antibiotics?	Senior Microbiology & Molecular Biology	Mancos Catholic School
Judah Hartman	The Magnetic Highway	Junior Energy	Home School
Gracey Hening	Are Vitamins the Answer to Preventing Antibiotic Resistance?	Junior Microbiology & Molecular Biology	Miller Middle School
Cassidy Huber	Hydroponic vs. Soil: An Experiment in Plant Growth	Junior Plant Sciences	St. Columba Catholic School
Dakota Huber	Soil Erosion	Junior Environmental Sciences	St. Columba Catholic School
Juliet Loftis	Insulated Chicken Waterer	Junior Engineering	St. Columba Catholic School
Tristan May-Ostendorp	Energy Implications of Smart Devices	Junior Energy	St. Columba Catholic School
Aeneas McBrayer	Eating for A's	Junior Medicine & Health	St. Columba Catholic School
Aubrey McKellips	Goat Tones	Junior Animal Sciences	Dove Creek Middle School
Allison Powell	Radiant Recollection	Junior Behavioral & Social Sciences	Mancos Middle School
Willow Schulz	Effective Communication to Adolescents About Vaping	Junior Medicine & Health	Ignacio Middle School
Maxx Wright	Canine Color Blindness Study	Junior Animal Sciences	Dolores Elementary School

San Luis Valley Regional Science Fair

Finalists	Project Title	Division & Category	School
Amanda Avila & Trinady Gonzales	Let There Be Light: The Effects of UV Rays on Bacteria Growth in Foods	Senior Microbiology & Molecular Biology	Monte Vista High School
Grayson Givens	Bacteria Battle!	Junior Microbiology & Molecular Biology	Sargent Jr/Sr High School
Chinmay Jayanty	Pure or Impure: Rapid Test for Adulteration in Milk	Senior Chemistry & Biochemistry	Sargent Jr/Sr High School
Matyson Jones	Firestorm: Examining the Relationship Between El Nino/La Nina Weather Cycles and Wildfire in the Western US	Senior Earth & Space Sciences	Monte Vista High School
Gurleen Kaur	Detection of Compounds in the PVY Infected Phloem of Solanum Tuberosum Using GC-MS	Senior Plant Sciences	Alamosa High School
Tyler Kester	Little Marvel: A Comparative Study of Plant Growth	Junior Plant Sciences	Sierra Grand Jr/Sr High School
Marissa Martinez	Imagine the Perfect Title!	Junior Behavioral & Social Sciences	Monte Vista Middle School
Amber Michel	Rock On: Limestone's Potential to Improve Water Quality in the Alamosa River	Senior Environmental Sciences	Monte Vista High School
Augustus Miller	Device for the Ice!	Junior Engineering	Monte Vista Middle School
Erica Miller	Where ON the World Am I?	Junior Earth & Space Sciences	Home School
Madison Miller	Fowl Play: How Different Types of Recreational "Play" Affects the Flush Responses of Waterfowl	Junior Animal Sciences	Monte Vista Middle School
Molly Nehring	Galactic Outcasts: A Simulation and Study of the Interaction Between Stars Within Globular Clusters	Senior Physics	Monte Vista High School
Sara Nehring	Pattern Recognition Using Neural Networks in the MATLAB Programming Environment	Senior Math & Computer Sciences	Monte Vista High School
Trenton Paskett	Wildfires to Wild Flowers	Junior Plant Sciences	Sargent Jr/Sr High School
Ada Pence	Don't Burn Me! Which Sunscreen Is Best?	Junior Medicine & Health	Centauri Middle School
Amada Quintana	The Effects of Stress on Teenage Substance Use	Senior Behavioral & Social Sciences	Monte Vista High School
Alyssa Rawinski	Tracking Microplastics Through a Food Chain to Determine the Effectiveness of Plastic Biodegradation	Senior Environmental Sciences	Monte Vista High School
Camille Rawinski	UnBEElievable Pollination: Examining the Effects of Air Pollutants on Bumble Bee Pollination	Senior Animal Sciences	Monte Vista High School
Ashlyn Rockey	Physiological Yield and Tolerance Response to Managed Irrigation in Chenopodium Quinoa	Senior Plant Sciences	Sargent Jr/Sr High School
Andres Villa	Examining the Toxicity of Herbicides and Fungicides on Aquatic and Terrestrial Environments	Senior Environmental Sciences	Monte Vista High School
Presley Wilson & William Wilson	Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?	Junior Behavioral & Social Sciences	Sangre de Cristo Jr/Sr High School

Southeast Colorado Regional Science Fair

Finalists	Project Title	Division & Category	School
David Crane	D.A.B.B. Death Avoided by Backpack	Junior Engineering	Springfield Jr/Sr High School
Kyler Crane	To Grow or Not to Grow Part II	Junior Plant Sciences	Springfield Jr/Sr High School
Chase Cromwell	Stampede Arm III	Senior Engineering	Lamar High School
Jaycee DeLaRosa	Old vs. Young: Who Is Faster?	Junior Animal Sciences	Springfield Jr/Sr High School
Armaan Gill	Lead in the Soil	Junior Earth & Space Sciences	Lamar Middle School
Maddison Hefley	Equine Minds	Junior Animal Sciences	Walsh Jr/Sr High School
Jamie Hume	The Grey Effect	Junior Plant Sciences	Walsh Elementary School
Josie Kissell	Melt'n the Ice	Junior Physics	Holly Schools
Mason Mireles	Catching Some Z's	Junior Medicine & Health	Lamar Middle School
Graci Morlan	The Swaying Boat	Junior Physics	Holly Schools
Kaije Mosier	Elastomers	Junior Physics	Lamar Middle School
Peyton Oswald	Does Second-Hand Smoke Cause High Blood Pressure and Heart Rate in Children?	Senior Medicine & Health	Springfield Jr/Sr High School
Jensen Renquist	Using Daphnia M. to Monitor Water Toxicity	Junior Environmental Sciences	Walsh Jr/Sr High School
Abigail Ross	Detecting Flares	Junior Earth & Space Sciences	Lamar Middle School
Ella Swanson	Does Sugar Affect Cognitive Skills of a Mouse?	Junior Medicine & Health	Springfield Jr/Sr High School
Cole Tedder	Redneck Rocketry	Junior Engineering	Walsh Jr/Sr High School
Brakelle Westphal	How Distracted Do You Drive?	Junior Behavioral & Social Sciences	Springfield Jr/Sr High School

Southern Colorado Regional Science Fair

Finalists	Project Title	Division & Category	School
Ethan Augerot	How Sweet Is It?	Junior Medicine & Health	Corwin International Magnet School
Phoebe Black	The Harsh Truth	Junior Microbiology & Molecular Biology	Pueblo School for Arts and Sciences - Jones
Kyra Burton	Sugar Rocks	Junior Medicine & Health	Pueblo School for Arts and Sciences - Jones
Dolores Castillo	Denaturing Proteins	Junior Chemistry & Biochemistry	Corwin International Magnet School
Alyssa Durning	A Mosquito's Dinner Bell	Junior Animal Sciences	Goodnight School
Ian Gowen	Testing the Effectiveness of Electrolysis Being Used to Split Carbon Dioxide Molecules	Senior Energy	Pueblo County High School
Carstenz Johnston & Russell Phillips	Aerodynamic Paper Airplane Flight	Junior Physics	Pueblo School for Arts and Sciences - Jones
Eliazer Maldonado	Abstract Art	Junior Behavioral & Social Sciences	Pueblo School for Arts and Sciences - Jones
Zora Malone	Gardener's Cell Phone Battery	Junior Energy	Corwin International Magnet School
Sophia Markuson DiPrince	Anaerobic Digestion of Food Waste Part 4: Does Temperature Affect the Production of Food Waste Generation	Senior Energy	Central High School
Nico Martinez	Transforming a Compact Disc into a Gyroscope	Junior Physics	Pueblo Academy of Arts
Stephen McDonald & Nizhoni Valdez	SPROSIN	Senior Chemistry & Biochemistry	Central High School
Amber Mills	Color Craze	Junior Behavioral & Social Sciences	Pueblo School for Arts and Sciences - Jones
Quincy Nakaguma	Watch Me Grow	Junior Plant Sciences	Pueblo School for Arts and Sciences - Jones
Avril Pagano, Chanel Martinez & Amiyah Arellano	Quickest Dissolving Painkiller	Junior Chemistry & Biochemistry	Goodnight School
Davian Saiz	Color Me Hot	Junior Energy	Pueblo School for Arts and Sciences - Jones
Emilio Sanchez	Eco-Friendly Fossil Fuel Recovery	Junior Energy	Pueblo School for Arts and Sciences - Jones
Mollie Schloss & Zach Hee	The Keto Diet	Senior Medicine & Health	Central High School
Willow Stephenson & Luciano Roybal	Doggie 2000	Junior Engineering	Pueblo School for Arts and Sciences - Fulton

Western Colorado Regional Science Fair

Finalists	Project Title	Division & Category	School
Nate Bailey	Can Trash Save You Money?	Junior Environmental Sciences	West Middle School
Luci Bruchez	Fire Frenzy	Junior Environmental Sciences	West Grand Middle School
Angel Castillo	Reviving Recycling Through Art	Senior Behavioral & Social Sciences	West Grand High School
Iliana Castillo	Me Entiendes?	Senior Behavioral & Social Sciences	West Grand High School
Camren Flashner	Effect of Motor Oil on Aquatic Plant Height	Junior Environmental Sciences	Vail Mountain School
Logan Haffele	The Science of Yuck!	Junior Medicine & Health	Eagle County Charter Academy
Gracean Hoesli	Soil Composition, Well Water, Sulfur Levels and Polioencephalomalacia in Sheep	Senior Environmental Sciences	West Grand High School
Khai Hughes	The Price of Free	Senior Math & Computer Sciences	West Grand High School
Sam Morgan	Angle and Range: Checking What We Know	Junior Physics	Orchard Mesa Middle School
Maddoz Shull	Breaking Bridges	Junior Engineering	Eagle County Charter Academy
Mila Stepan	Sailing Specifics: Do They Matter?	Junior Engineering	Holy Family Catholic School
Logan Van Grinsven & Jessica Gregory	The Light of Sounds	Senior Engineering	West Grand High School
Shannon Whitten	Time to Wash Your Hands!	Senior Microbiology & Molecular Biology	West Grand High School
Cora Wilson	Glucose and Grades	Junior Medicine & Health	Eagle County Charter Academy
Max Witwer, Jacob Thomas & Alexander Grisak	A High Altitude Study: The Effects of Jet Streams on High Altitude Balloons	Senior Engineering	Caprock Academy