SE CERTS 2008 Science Fair Awards:

Best Projects Exploring Renewable Energy/Energy Efficiency

Congratulations to the following talented young scientists!

 Rochester Area Science Fair

High Schools:

1^st           Caitlin Johnson, Senior, Century High School

$250     “Microbial Fuel Cells”

 

2^nd        Neil Postier, Freshman, Schaeffer Academy

$150     “Blade Shape Efficiency”

 

3^rd        Michael Vitale, Senior Century High School

$100     “Comparison of Substrates in Microbial Fuel Cells”

 Middle Schools:

1^st         Gregory Nathan, 7^th Grade, Kellogg Middle School

$250     “The Answer is Spinnin’ in the Wind: A New Angle on Wind Turbines”

 

2^nd        Claire Ryan, 7^th Grade, St. Francis

$150     “Wild About Windmills”

 

3^rd        Rahul Mukherjee, 8^th Grade, John Adams MS

$100     “Wind Turbine Generator”

 SE Minnesota Regional Science Fair

High Schools:

1^st         Nathan Love, Onalaska High School

$250     “MFC:Microbial Fuel Cell”

 

2^nd        Kate Weegman, Winona Senior & Kyle Edmunds, Onalaska High School - Team Project

$150     “Reducing Lawn Mower Emissions Using E85/Phase III:A Catalyst for Change”

 

3^rd        James Pauer & Paul Zimmer, Onalaska High School Team Project

$100     “Bigger, Better, Faster, Stronger Wind Turbine”

 Middle Schools

1^st         Marie Mangold, Bluffview Middle School

$250     “Geothermal Energy”

 

2^nd        Jarrod Kling, LaCrescent Middle School

$150     “Wind Energy”

 

3^rd        Kasey Pesch, LaCrescent Middle School

$100     “Reuse, Reduce Recycle!”

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SE CERTS also provided sponsorships to send 6 students to the MN State Science Fair

 Special Thanks to our Judges:

Roger Wacek, Sig Anderson, Erin Tegtmeier, and Jerry Hildebrandt