Texas Junior Science and Humanities Symposium

Participation Level Report - 2008

Participation Level: Paper

Natural Division

Nayana Ghosh-Choudhury Health Careers High School, San Antonio

Statins Prevent Breast Tumor Growth

Sierra Gibbons Planoe East Senior High, Plano

Party Under the Sea

Alexander Huang Plano SHS, Plano

Mathematical modeling of a Eukaryotic Circadian Clock

Elizabeth Lopez John Jay Science & Engineering Academy, San Antonio

Identifying Novel Substrates for MMP-7 and MMP-9 in the Post Ischemic Myocardium

Amanda Lu Plano West Senior High School, Plano

Physiologic Effect of HBOC-201 in a Hypertonic Saline Carrier

Shefa Moten Clear Creek High School, League City

Nanorobotics: Linking Molecular Printboards with Nanostructural Chemical Assemblies

Sriram Navaluri Jasper High School, Plano

Gender Differences in Obesity and Blood Pressure Among Junion High Students

Michael Wham Sterlingridge Homeschool, Woodlands

Calls in the Wild II, Vocalizations of the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker

Ryan Wham Sterlingridge Homeschool, Woodlands

"You'll Shoot Your Eye Out, Kid!", Evaluating the Risks of Ocular and Facial Injuries from Airsoft G

Physical Division

Victoria Baldwin Academy of Science and Technology, The Woodlands

The New Water Treatment “PLANTS”? -- A study of phytoremediation in small-scale constructed wetlands

Charles Barnes Seguin High School, Seguin

Identifying the Relationship Between Obstructed Water Flow and Surface Contour

Manu Bhatia Planoe East Senior High, Plano

Smart Sprinkling: Intelligent Irrigation Using Microcontrollers

Christina Chang Plano SHS, Plano

The Synthesis and Properties of an Elctrochemical Sensor for Mercury (II)

Helen D'Couto Clear Lake, Houston

Removal of Heavy Metal Water Pollutants, Lead, Cadmium, and Arsenic, Using Magnetite Nanoparticles

Daniel Gallagher Academy of Science and Technology, The Woodlands

Optimized Operating System

Lathan Henderson Academy for Science & Health - Conroe ISD, Conroe

Designing and building a Robot

Natalie Marshall Academy for Science & Health - Conroe ISD, Conroe

Modifying Hull Resistance with Aeration

Amber Metzner Seguin High School, Seguin

A Water Quality Study Based Upon Macroinvertebrates and Chemical Analysis: A Third Year Study

Participation Level: Poster

Natural Division

Anita Chandrahas Clark High School, Plano

Got Green: The Effect of Various Green Tea Extracts on the Growth of Baker's Yeast

Mustafa Iqbal John Jay Science & Engineering Academy, San Antonio

The Effects of Electricity on Paralyzed Worms

Michelle Lawrence Seguin High School, Seguin

The Eyes Have It

Theresa Lii Plano SHS, Plano

Rolipram Enhances Neuroplasticity in the Primary Auditory Cortex of Rats

Rathika Mallepally Planoe East Senior High, Plano

The Experimental Effects of pH Acids on E.Coli

Alexandra Proctor Academy for Science & Health - Conroe ISD, Conroe

Development & Genetic Effect of X-Rays on P1 and F1 Solanum lycopersicum

Nagasri Shankar Plano SHS, Plano

The Effect of Cisplatin on Cancer Cells: A study on a chemotherapeutic drug's ability to minimize ca

Abirami Subramanian Planoe East Senior High, Plano

Cell Growth: The Effects of Metals on Irradiated Yeast

Nga Tang Northside Health Careers HS, San antonio

Polymer Initiators for Reducing Shrinkage and Increasing Cure of Dental Filling Resin

Richa Thakur Clark High School, Plano

If You're Happy and You Know it: The Effect of Emotions on Reading Speed and Retention Rate

Physical Division

Julie Chang Jasper High School, Plano

Wireless LAN and Bluetooth: Can They Work in Harmony?

Roberto Flores John Jay Science & Engineering Academy, San Antonio

The Interdependence of Fecal Coliform Bacteria and Optical Brightener in the Upper San Antonio River

Prianka Ghoshal Westlake High School, Austin

Eco-friendly Solar Water Desalinator

Lyric Gillett Cornerstone High Homeschool, Houston

Frequencies and their Relation to the Creation of Light Resulting in Possible Nuclear Fusion and the

Crystal Jain Jasper High School, Plano

Effect of Geographic Location and Weather Conditions on Atmospheric Haze

Lazar Kish A&M Consolidated High School, college station

Modeling of Lightning Strikes in a Fire and in its Vicinity

Neeraja Prabhakaran Plano West Senior High School, Plano

The Use of Anthocyanin Dyes on Solar Cells to Improve Voltage Output Characteristics

Shloka Raghavan Jasper High School, Plano

Effect of Polyacrylamide Hydrogel Crystals on Soil Moisture Retention and Grass Growth

Vivek Ram Clark High School, Plano

"I Can't Hear You!!!"

Neil Redfield John Jay Science & Engineering Academy, San Antonio

Algebra: Not the Same Old Game

Corey Rollins Academy for Science & Health - Conroe ISD, Conroe

The Effect of EC-601 on Dithiothreitol and Dawn Liquid Detergent on Daphnia During Marine Crude Oil

Sachein Sharma Clark High School, Plano

The Effect of Wind on Rotation and Harnessing Its Power

Cameron Strong Academy of Science and Technology, The Woodlands

Getting Carried Away:

Jennifer Van Der Horn Academy of Science and Technology, The Woodlands

A Recipe for Disaster: The Development of Hurricanes Unfolded