2014 HONOLULU DISTRICT SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
SENIOR RESEARCH DIVISION AWARDS

Overall Awards:
1st Place
Stephanie Spear, Kaiser High School, Grade 11
Rocks of the Rainbow
(ISEF PARTICIPANT)

2nd Place
Cherrysse Ulsa, Farrington High School, Grade 10
InVitro Biochemical Analysis of Post Translation Modification to the Parkinson Disease
(ISEF PARTICIPANT)

3rd Place
Hiu Shan Au & Bao-Xin Liang, McKinley High School, Grade10
The Effect of Oyster Mushroom Compost on Meloidognye Incognita Infested Soil

Honorable Mentions
Asayena Viengmany & LiAnn J.H. Tokuda, McKinley High School, Grade 11
Candy Confusion

Matthew Dufale, Farrington High School, Grade 9
Soil Amendments and Ambient CO2 Concentration Impact the Balance of Green House Gases

BEST OF CATEGORY AWARDS - SENIOR RESEARCH:
Animal Sciences
Rajeev Jha, Roosevelt High School, Grade 10
Occurrences of  Melanoma in Hawaiian Farmed Chinese Catfish (Clarius fuscus)

Behavioral and Social Sciences
Asayena Viengmany & LiAnn J.H. Tokuda, McKinley High School, Grade 11
Candy Confusion

Biochemistry
Darlene Mamon & Jane Raquinio, Farrington High School, Grade 12
In Vivo Analysis of LRRK2 Activity Using Fluorescence Fluctuation Spectroscopy

Cellular and Molecular Biology
Cherrysse Ulsa, Farrington High School, Grade 10
InVitro Biochemical Analysis of Post Translation Modification to the Parkinson Disease

Chemistry
Shania Custodio-Velasco & Arwyn Yim, McKinley High School, Grade 10
Measuring Saturated Fats in Oils

Computer Science
Christopher Nguyen, Farrington High School, Grade 12
P.I.P.E. Programming in Pure English – The Conversion of English-Language Sentences into Compliable Code

Earth & Planetary Science
Jasmine Santiago, Farrington High School, Grade 9
Planetary Data Analysis of Simple Impact Craters on the Swift Planet

Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical
Kyle Chan & Yash Vyas, McKinley High School, Grade 11
Battle of the Robotic Lifts

Environmental Management
Matthew Dufale, Farrington High School, Grade 9
Soil Amendments and Ambient CO2 Concentration Impact the Balance of Green House Gases

Energy & Transportation
Jackson Xu, Roosevelt High School, Grade 9
Does Temperature Affect an Acid’s Electrical Production?

Environmental Sciences
Hiu Shan Au & Bao-Xin Liang, McKinley High School, Grade10
The Effect of Oyster Mushroom Compost on Meloidognye Incognita Infested Soil

Medicine & Health Sciences
Katriel Wong, Kaiser High School, Grade 11
Inhibitory Effects of Bamboo Extract on Breast Cancer

Microbiology
Tomomi Kohno & Chunru Zheng, McKinley High School, Grade 10
The Dark Side of Water Fountains

Physics & Astronomy
Stephanie Spear, Kaiser High School, Grade 11
Rocks of the Rainbow

Plant Sciences
Germiniano Sarmiento III, Roosevelt High School, Grade 11
Comparing the Growith Rates of Areca Palm Seedlings Being Treated With Red Tilapia Water and Tap Water

2014 JUNIOR RESEARCH DIVISION AWARDS
Overall Awards:

1st Place
Tyler Maruno, Stevenson Middle School, Grade 7
Keeping It Cool Testing Insulation Materials for Retention of Temperature

2nd Place
Claudia Tang, Niu Valley Middle School, Grade 7
Cupcakes For People Who Are Allergic To Gluten

3rd Place
Jacob Heberle, Niu Valley Middle School, Grade 8
London Bridges Falling Down

Honorable Mentions
Tenielle Ellis, Kalakaua Middle School, Grade 8
Take Out The Salt

Ahn Quach, Washington Middle School, Grade 8
Bokashi Compost vs Compost Fertilizer

BEST OF CATEGORY AWARDS - jUNIOR RESEARCH:
Animal Sciences
Jimmy Kyles, Niu Valley Middle School. Grade 8
Comparing Homemade Lures to Store Bought Lures When Fishing for Barracuda

Behavioral and Social Sciences
Justina Bui & Khatlyn Mae Bautista, Kalakaua Middle School, Grade 8
Facial Symmetry

Chemistry
Ricky Ma, Niu Valley Middle School, Grade 8
Fat Chloroplast

Earth & Planetary Science
Anya Wu & Michelle Yim, Washington Middle School, Grade 8
Intensity of UV Rays in Sunny Days vs Partly Cloudy
 
Engineering: Electrical & Mechanical
Jacob Heberle, Niu Valley Middle School, Grade 8
London Bridges Falling Down
 
Engineering: Materials & Bioengineering
Tyler Maruno, Stevenson Middle School, Grade 7
Keeping It Cool Testing Insulation Materials for Retention of Temperature

Environmental Management
Brandon Paulino & Al Jebrin Antonio, Kalakaua Middle School, Grade 8
Is It Getting Hot In Here

Energy & Transportation
Keilani Kim, Washington Middle School, Grade 8
Wind Power Small vs Large Blades

Environmental Sciences
Tenielle Ellis, Kalakaua Middle School, Grade 8
Take Out The Salt

Medicine & Health Sciences
Claudia Tang, Niu Valley Middle School, Grade 7
Cupcakes For People Who Are Allergic To Gluten

Microbiology
Robb Chun, Niu Valley Middle School, Grade 7
How to Keep the Beast in the Yeast

Physics & Astronomy
Priscilla Hsu, Niu Valley Middle School, Grade 8
Correlations Between CMEs and Solar Flares
Joshua Kay, Niu Valley Middle School, Grade 8
Solar Speed Racer

Plant Sciences
Ahn Quach, Washington Middle School, Grade 8
Bokashi Compost vs Compost Fertilizer

2014 JUNIOR DISPLAY AWARDS
Overall Awards

1st Place
Paige Basillio & Remi Tsunoda, Kaimuki Middle School, Grade 6
Coding Is It Simple or Hard to Do?

2nd Place
Kaylen Kawakami, Niu Valley Middle School, Grade 7
The Effects of Non-Point Source Pollution on Beluga Whales
Tara Morisato, Niu Valley Middle School, Grade 6
Disastrous Debris

3rd Place
Mika Iishi, Kaimuki Middle School, Grade 6
The Laurentide Glacier Ancient Sculptor of North America.  Has the Work Really Ended?

Honorable Mentions
Angel Grabow, Ashley Laybon & Keith Reyes, Kaimuki Middle School, Grade 7
Support the Pink

Haley Churchill & Sydney Saldana, Kaimuki Middle School, Grade 6
First Came Apes, Then Came Humans?

BEST OF CATEGORY AWARDS - JUNIOR DISPLAY:
Animal Sciences
Kaylen Kawakami, Niu Valley Middle School, Grade 7
The Effects of Non-Point Source Pollution on Beluga Whales

Behavioral and Social Sciences
Matai Suitonu & Devina Malaluan, Jarrett Middle School, Grade 7
How Do Optical Illusions Trick the Brain?

Computer Science
Landon Murai, Niu Valley Middle School, Grade 7
Biometrics

Earth & Planetary Science
Mika Iishi, Kaimuki Middle School, Grade 6
The Laurentide Glacier Ancient Sculptor of North America.  Has the Work Really Ended?
 
Energy & Transportation
Colleen Kagawa, Jade Frank & Charlotte Nguyen, Kaimuki Middle School, Grade 6
Hydropower at Hoover Dam

Environmental Sciences
Tara Morisato, Niu Valley Middle School, Grade 6
Disastrous Debris

Mathematical Sciences
Paige Basillio & Remi Tsunoda, Kaimuki Middle School, Grade 6
Coding Is It Simple or Hard to Do?

Medicine & Health Sciences
Noela Tuguero & Kelsie Nakashima, Kaimuki Middle School, Grade 6
Too Cold To Play? No Way!

Microbiology
Kawai Kaneakua-Rauschenburg, Anuenue School, Grade 8
Microorganisms in Different Types of Water

Physics & Astronomy
Jazzlyn Luke & Aleeyah Lemons, Kaimuki Middle School, Grade 6
Little Lights in the Night

2014 HONOLULU DISTRICT ART CONTEST AWARDS:

Grand Prize
Cara Shauf, Grade 8, Washington Middle School

2nd Place
Hieu Huynh, Grade 8, Washington Middle School

Honorable Mention
Nasya Boneza, Grade 6, Stevenson Middle School

Honorable Mention
Asialynne Hahn, Grade 7, Washington Middle School

Honorable Mention
Jiaying Liang, Grade 8, Stevenson Middle School

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