2013 NMNWSE Award winners at NAISEF, NMSEF, and NMSCC

Congratulations to the NMNWSE Award winners at the 2013 National American Indian Science and Engineering Fair and EXPO (NAISEF), held 21-23 March 2013 at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, NM:

Sinihele Rhoades, grade 5, Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical, Automa-tada, an investigation into the workings of automaton toys, with a tie in to a native legend.
Priscilla Martinez, grade 9, Animal Studies, Cota the Tumors, an investigation into whether a traditional herbal medicine had an impact on reducing tumors (it did).
Kendra Pallin, grade 12, Microbiology, Contrary to the Textbook: Possible Sporulation and Indentification of Bog Mycobacteria Isolates from Pitcher Plants, an impressive in-depth study.

Each received $50, an award certificate, and a tote bag with Career Materials. The judges for NMNWSE were Laurie Marnell and Tinka Gammel.

Congratulations to the NMNWSE Award winners at the 2013 New Mexico Science and Engineering Fair, held 5-6 April 2013 at New Mexico Tech in Socorro, NM:

There were 10 awards for $50 plus a certificate and tote bag with goodies:

Botany (Plant Sciences) - Andrea Chin-Lopez, Taos Middle School: Chokecherry & Cyanide
Chemistry - Tharani Murali, Sierra Middle School: Environmentally Friendly Energy
Earth & Planetary Sciences - Cecilia Pareja, Our Lady of Fatima: Greenhouse Gasses
Energy & Transportation - Alicia Ulibarri, St. Charles Borromeo School: Efficient Home Insulation
Engineering - Molly Klein, St. Thomas Aquinas School: When It Rain, It "Porous"
Environmental Sciences - Ruby Selvage, Los Alamos Middle School: Gallium Reacts to the Fuel Crisis
Mathematical Sciences - Sueda Cetinkaya, Albuquerque School of Excellence: Image Analysis of Skin Cancer Using Fractal Geometry
Medicine & Health Sciences - Julia Johnson, Taos Middle School: The Sound of Music
Microbiology - Priyanica Velappan, Los Alamos: Bacteria Vs. Spices
Physics & Astronomy - Olivia Schmelzel, Roosevelt Middle School: Just Wheelin' Around

There were 5 honorable mention awards for a certificate and tote bag with goodies:

Botany (Plant Sciences) - Madalena Roeber, Jefferson Middle School: Fungi as Fertilizer (Part II)
Chemistry - Casey Tessier, Jefferson Middle School: Cheap Efficiency
Engineering - Candace Johnston, Los Lunas Middle School: Which Gun Powder is Most Reliable?
Environmental Sciences - Hailey Hines, Our Lady of the Assumption: Phase II Exposures from Granite: Radon
Physics & Astronomy - Tessa Dallo, Albuquerque School of Excellence: Blinded By the Light

Due to the fact that we only had 5 judges this year, we limited our judging to the Juniors. Judges for the NMNWSE Awards were Claudia Barreto, Nanette Founds, Yolanda King, Laurie Marnell, and Diane Oyen.

Congratulations to the NMNWSE Award winners at the 2013 New Mexico Supercomputing Challenge (NMSCC), held 22-23 April 2013 at Los Alamos National Laboratory in Los Alamos, NM:

Sara Hartse, Desert Academy, Member of Team 31 whose project was Comparison of Optimization Techniques for Road Networks
Rachel Robey, Los Alamos High School, Member of Team 53 whose project was Lowrider to Flowrider, Vehicle Aerodynamics and Aeromodding

The NMSCC winners were recognized both for their contributions to their team projects as well as for furthering the goals of the Network as demonstrated by their mentoring of younger students in computer programming and modeling. Each received $50, an award certificate, and a tote bag with Career Materials. The judge for NMNWSE was Eleanor Walther.