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* Lincoln High School seniors with top project scores were awarded cash prizes.
By PAMELA WILLIS
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Lincoln High School's senior science students presented capstone research projects last week at the Science Academy's second annual Science Symposium.
Held Friday, Feb. 5, the symposium featured student presentations that covered topics such as brain mapping, robotics, fuel cells, carbon dioxide and oxygen levels in the blood and the biomechanics of basketball shoes.
Science teacher Fred Donelson said the students competed for science medals and cash awards.
"The students presented their capstone research projects to a variety of judges, peers and interested community members in both a poster format and oral and electronic presentation," he said.
Held Friday, Feb. 5, the symposium featured student presentations that covered topics such as brain mapping, robotics, fuel cells, carbon dioxide and oxygen levels in the blood and the biomechanics of basketball shoes.
Science teacher Fred Donelson said the students competed for science medals and cash awards.
"The students presented their capstone research projects to a variety of judges, peers and interested community members in both a poster format and oral and electronic presentation," he said.
"Several PhDs from area colleges, as well as registered nurses, doctors and other scientists were judging projects."
This year's awards included Poster Awards to Jordan Zink, first place and $100; Megan Jashinski, second and $50 and Russell Kittel, third place and $25.
Presentation Awards went to Zink, first place and $200; Connor Smallwood, second, with $100 and Ji Hoon Chun, third place and $75.
Chun also won the Launguis Cognition Award, with $125 cash prize and the first place Director's Award, with $100.
The Out of the Box Award, with $125, went to Chase Starrett and the second place Director's Award and $50 went to Jon Grooms.
"Zink won top honors with a project that examined the viability of using a rotor cipher similar to that used by German cryptologists during World War II in order to encrypt information on modern day computer equipment," Donelson said.
"Chun's project analyzed brain behavior during complex mathematical operations with brain mapping, attempting to provide proof of concept for a new design paradigm for handheld calculators."
Donelson said Smallwood and Jashinski both studied the effects of the chemical Atrazine. Smallwood investigated its effects on micro-invertebrate arthropods and Jashinski examined the effects on quail embryonic development.
"Kittel built a prototype Rotundus, which is a robotically operated vehicle that uses pendulums and center of gravity for movement," Donelson said.
Starrett built a robotic device that played a bass guitar and Grooms used a three-axis accelerometer to analyze the arm motion of baseball pitchers throwing fastballs and curveballs in order to improve consistency of pitching.
Donelson said all the students competed in the Poster Contest and completed research papers, but only eight of the papers were selected to be presented at the symposium to a panel of university professors and members of industry and educators.
The cash awards were donated by former Science Academy alumni and interested parties, Donelson said.
The Science Academy is a "school within a school" at Lincoln High School, providing a medical/health track and a robotics and engineering track for students considering these careers, Donelson said.
"Students take the normal science track of four core courses -- integrated science, biology, chemistry and physics -- and then take four more science courses geared specifically to their area of interest, including the capstone project," he said.
Last year's Symposium winners included Chelsea Donelson, who went on to qualify for the National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium and Colin Pittro, who was named Columbus Technical Council Student of the year for 2009.
This year's awards included Poster Awards to Jordan Zink, first place and $100; Megan Jashinski, second and $50 and Russell Kittel, third place and $25.
Presentation Awards went to Zink, first place and $200; Connor Smallwood, second, with $100 and Ji Hoon Chun, third place and $75.
Chun also won the Launguis Cognition Award, with $125 cash prize and the first place Director's Award, with $100.
The Out of the Box Award, with $125, went to Chase Starrett and the second place Director's Award and $50 went to Jon Grooms.
"Zink won top honors with a project that examined the viability of using a rotor cipher similar to that used by German cryptologists during World War II in order to encrypt information on modern day computer equipment," Donelson said.
"Chun's project analyzed brain behavior during complex mathematical operations with brain mapping, attempting to provide proof of concept for a new design paradigm for handheld calculators."
Donelson said Smallwood and Jashinski both studied the effects of the chemical Atrazine. Smallwood investigated its effects on micro-invertebrate arthropods and Jashinski examined the effects on quail embryonic development.
"Kittel built a prototype Rotundus, which is a robotically operated vehicle that uses pendulums and center of gravity for movement," Donelson said.
Starrett built a robotic device that played a bass guitar and Grooms used a three-axis accelerometer to analyze the arm motion of baseball pitchers throwing fastballs and curveballs in order to improve consistency of pitching.
Donelson said all the students competed in the Poster Contest and completed research papers, but only eight of the papers were selected to be presented at the symposium to a panel of university professors and members of industry and educators.
The cash awards were donated by former Science Academy alumni and interested parties, Donelson said.
The Science Academy is a "school within a school" at Lincoln High School, providing a medical/health track and a robotics and engineering track for students considering these careers, Donelson said.
"Students take the normal science track of four core courses -- integrated science, biology, chemistry and physics -- and then take four more science courses geared specifically to their area of interest, including the capstone project," he said.
Last year's Symposium winners included Chelsea Donelson, who went on to qualify for the National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium and Colin Pittro, who was named Columbus Technical Council Student of the year for 2009.
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