Winners Announced in Science & Engineering Fair at Ivy Tech

Bloomington, Indiana -Twenty-three students participated in the South-Central Indiana Regional Science & Engineering Fair hosted by Ivy Tech Community College-Bloomington today.  The fair featured projects from regional schools including Northside Middle School-Columbus, Greensburg Community High School-Greensburg as well as Lora L. Batchelor Middle School and Lighthouse Christian Academy-Bloomington.

A panel of 16 judges (listed below) comprised of representatives from Ivy Tech, Indiana University, the Science Education Foundation of Indiana and the United States Navy awarded the following:

• American Meteorological Society Award - Shelbi Reed
• American Psychological Association Award - Ashley Whitehead
• ASM International Foundation Award - Scott Wenning
• Association for Women Geoscientists Award - Anne Osterling
• Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge Award - Mary-Jeanette Andrews
• Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Association Award - Marcus Wadell
• National Society of Professional Engineers - Scott Wenning
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Award - Anne Osterling
• United States Metric Association Award – Cory Parks
• Water Environment Federation Water Prize – John MacAslan
• Fred J. Steinke Science Achievement Award – Anne Osterling

United States Air Force Certificate of Achievement:

• Junior Division – Mary-Jeanette Andrews
• Junior Division – Joseph Hong
• Senior Division – Travis Schebler
• Senior Division – Michaela Buell

United States Army Award:

• Bronze Medal and Life Sciences Award (two separate awards) - Travis Schebler
• Engineering Award - Scott Wenning
• Environmental Sciences - Anne Osterling
• Mathematics/Computer Sciences - Shelia Reed
• Physical Sciences - Michaela Buell
• Outstanding Certificates - Amanda Parker, Aaron Mang and Cory Parks

The Office of Naval Research Naval Science Award:

• Junior Award Recipient – Katie Bridgeman
• Junior Award Recipient – Joseph Hong
• Senior Award Recipient – Travis Schebler
• Senior Award Recipient – Michaela Buell

Purdue University College of Agriculture Award:

• Junior Award Winner – Emily Wheeler
• Senior Award Winner – Travis Schebler

Indiana University Faculty Award:

• Junior Division – Mary-Jeanette Andrews
• Senior Division – Travis Schebler

Ivy Tech Community College – Bloomington Award:

• Chancellor’s Award, Senior Division – Travis Schebler
• Runner Up/Senior Division – Michaela Buell
• Runner Up/Senior Division – Scott Wenning
• Runner Up/Senior Division – Shelbi Reed
• Dean’s Science Award, Junior Division – Mary-Jeanette Andrews
• Runner Up/Junior Division – Joseph Hong
• Runner Up/Junior Divison – Katie Bridgeman
• Behavioral and Social Science Category, First Place – Ashley Whitehead
• Second Place – Marissa McEwan
• Botany Category, First Place – Travis Schebler
• Second Place – Emily Wheeler
• Chemistry Category, First Place – John MacAslan
• Second Place – Jacob Logan
• Earth Science Category, First Place – Anne Osterling
• Engineering Category, First Place – Scott Wenning
• Second Place – Shelbi Reed
• Medicine & Health Category, First Place – Katie Bridgeman
• Microbiology Category, First Place – Joseph Hong
• Second Place – Jamie Reed
• Physics Category, First Place – Mary-Jeanette Andrews
• Second Place – Marcus Waddell
• Zoology Category, First Place – Michaela Buell
• Honorable Mentions
• Sarah Stearns
• Aaron Hanson
• Melissa Andrews
• Eric Stevens
• Christian Wade
• Mitchell Waltman

James Smith, Dean of Academic Affairs for Ivy Tech Community College – Bloomington, said that the college’s community partners were really interested in this year’s science fair. “Our community partners are invested not only in the life science economy in South Central Indiana; they are also invested in the youth of our community.  These students are instrumental to the future of tomorrow’s life sciences.”

Three winners in the Junior Division and five winners in the Senior Division will advance to the State Science & Engineering Fair.  Two of the Senior Division finalists will also qualify to compete on an international level.

The South-Central Indiana Regional Science & Engineering Fair was supported by Baxter Pharmaceutical Solutions, the Bloomington Life Sciences Partnership, the City of Bloomington, Cook, Inc. and Indiana University.

South-Central Indiana Regional Science & Engineering Fair Judges

• Rob Barnes – United States Air Force
• Ben Blackman – Indiana University
• Jośe Bonner – Indiana University
• Sarah Cote – Ivy Tech
• Alan Ford – United States Navy
• Bill Gilmore – Science Education Foundation of Indiana
• Paul Hessert – Ivy Tech
• Steve Arnold – Ivy Tech
• Kate Reck – Indiana University
• Nolan Kane – Indiana University
• Britt Koskella – Indiana University
• Sengyong Lee – Ivy Tech
• Tim Londergan – Indiana University
• Ben Markham – Ivy Tech
• Doug Mattick – Ivy Tech
• Candice Smith – Indiana University