Third Place

Rachel Chisum
Academy for Science and Health Professionals
(pictured with Lt. Colonel Cade, AFROTC at TAMU)

2nd Place

Christina Mosher
Plano Senior High School
(pictured with Lt. Colonel Cade, AFROTC at TAMU)

1st Place

Fleur Leussink
Academy of Science and Technology
(pictured with Lt. Colonel Cade, AFROTC at TAMU)

Third Place

Nabeel Lookmanjee
Plano East Senior High School

Second Place

Amber Metzner
Seguin High School
(pictured with Lt. Colonel Cade, AFROTC at TAMU)

First Place

Sophia Goreczky
Plano West Senior High School
(pictured with Lt. Colonel Cade, AFROTC at TAMU)

The speakers for this years event were carefully pre-selected for this competition by scientific research faculty at Texas A&M University. 52 students were nominated for this years competition, and 18 presented papers.

2007 Paper Presenters
Back Row (l to r): Shyam Murali, Louisa Xu, Michael Wu, Gabriel Ha, Michael Wham, Meghan Hermance, Gabriel Moreno, Samir Nityanand. Middle Row (l to r): Lt. Colonel Cade, Elizabeth Haro, Ashwathi Mohan, Humberto Mendoza, Tim Jenks, Stephanie Stoughton, Mary Basile, Ashley Van Booven. Front Row (l to r): Tarang Kapoor, Philip Yu, Chang-Woo Lee

The judges were extremely complimentary of the talent displayed. Comments heard over and over were how incredibly bright these students are, and what promising futures they all have…. hopefully at Texas A&M!

The 8 Finalists are (in alphabetic order):

Back Row (l to r): Michael Wu, Gabriel Ha, Michael Wham, Meghan Hermance
Front Row (l to r): Lt. Colonel Cade, Tim Jenks, Humberto Mendoza,
Stephanie Stoughton, Chang-woo Lee

Places 6th, 7th, and 8th vreceived a medallion in addition to a certificate. These students (in alphabetical order) are:

Meghan Hermance
Academy of Science & Technology

Chang-Woo Lee
William P. Clements High School

Michael Wu
Plano West Senior High School

Five of the eight finalists receive an expense-paid trip to the National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium.

4th and 5th places each received a medallion, and $100 monetary award presented in their names to their schools to purchase books, supplies, equipment, or materials to benefit the science classroom or department. These awards are generously sponsored by the Society of Mexican American Engineers and Scientists.

These students (in alphabetical order) are:

Gabriel Ha Plano Senior High School (pictured with Lt. Colonel Cade, AFROTC at TAMU)

Stephanie Stoughton Plano West Senior High School (pictured with Lt. Colonel Cade, AFROTC at TAMU)

The third place winner received a medallion, a $1,000 undergraduate, tuition-based scholarship, sponsored by the US Army, Navy, and Air Force, and a $100 monetary award presented in their names to their schools to purchase books, supplies, equipment, or materials to benefit the science classroom or department, sponsored by the Society of Mexican American Engineers and Scientists.

The third place winner is:

Michael Wham
Homeschool
(pictured with Lt. Colonel Cade, AFROTC at TAMU)

The second place winner received a medallion, a $1,500 undergraduate, tuition-based scholarship, sponsored by the US Army, Navy, and Air Force, and a $250 monetary award presented in their names to their schools to purchase books, supplies, equipment, or materials to benefit the science classroom or department, sponsored by Sigma Xi at Texas A&M University. This individual is also invited to present her research at the National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium and compete for additional scholarships.

The second place winner is:

Humberto Mendoza
Homer Hanna High School
(pictured with Lt. Colonel Cade, AFROTC at TAMU)

The first place winner received a $2,000 undergraduate, tuition-based scholarship, sponsored by the US Army, Navy and Air Force. She is also invited to present his paper at the National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium and compete for additional scholarships. The winner also receives a medallion and a $500 monetary award presented in their names to their schools to purchase books, supplies, equipment, or materials to benefit the science classroom or department. This award is generously sponsored by the Texas Transportation Institute.

The winner of the 2006 Texas Junior Science and Humanities Symposium is:

Tim Jenks
Academy of Science & Technology
(pictured with Lt. Colonel Cade, AFROTC at TAMU)