The second annual Rockdale Regional Science Fair saw 100 high school projects and 62 middle school projects, hosted Jan. 27 at the Rockdale County High School Annex space used by the Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology. Of the projects entered 10 middle school projects advanced to the state science fair, as well as 20 high school projects. The award winners for 2012 are:

Junior Division Awards

Animal Sciences
3rd place
o Jada Johnson and Nkima Stephenson (DMS)
1st place
o Caleb Longenecker and Sebastian Mosley (DMS)

Behavioral & Social Sciences
3rd place
o Sarah Brown (DMS)
o Morgan Riemersma (DMS)

Biochemistry
1st place
o Alexis Mack (MMS)

Cellular and Molecular Biology
3rd place
o Andrew Bonar (DMS)
2nd place
o Caira Anderson and Cameron Smith (CMS)

Chemistry
2nd place
o Claire Bumgardner (CMS)
o Olivia Gibson (DMS)
1st place
o Joanna Morganelli and Savannah Wegemer (team – CMS)

Computer Science
3rd place
o Erin Hardnett and Aja Weary (MMS)

Energy and Transportation
2nd place
o Briana Gordon (MMS)

Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical
1st place
o Rasul Dent and Jayshon Adams (MMS)

Engineering: Materials and Bioengineering
3rd place
o John Lamondo, Noah MacDonald, Noah Tucker (DMS)
1st place
o Mia Nguyen (MMS)
o TJ Mitchell (CMS)

Environmental Management
3rd place
o John Hollingsworth, Chandler Phanthavong, Nicholas Wilson (DMS)
o Rajaun Nelson (MMS)
1st place
o Cole and Jake Scheaffer (CMS)

Environmental Sciences
2nd place
o Jazz Duncan and Kennedy Baker (MMS)
o Erica King (MMS)

Medicine & Health Sciences
3rd place
o Emily Glick (EMS)
o Braxton Payne (CMS)
1st place
o Wesley Thomas (MMS)

Microbiology
2nd place
o Catherine Travis (MMS)
1st place
o Nick Bouchillon (EMS)

Physics & Astronomy
2nd place
o Ivy Gonzalez, Christopher Hertzel, Collin Hembree (DMS)
1st place
o Asa Walden (DMS)

Plant Sciences
3rd place
o Caroline Dipzinski (EMS)
2nd place
o Trisha Adjmul (CMS)
1st place
o Elijah Cheban (CMS)

Senior Division Awards

Animal Sciences
3rd place
o Jessica Dugan
o Neal Farmer
2nd place
o Katie Mitchell & Chelse Steele (team)
1st place
o Anna Miller
o Erica Williams

Behavioral & Social Sciences
3rd place
o Savannah Bryan and Kelly Masters (team)
o Carson Norwood
o Lauren Smith
2nd place
o Dominique Steele
1st place
o Katlyn Firkus

Cellular and Molecular Biology
3rd place
o Kristan Binion (RCHS) and Natalya Huggins (RMSST)
o Lily Birx
o Morgan Poole
o Summer Walker
2nd place
o Lauren Baldwin and Lori Brown
o Caitlyn Van Heest
1st place
o Sonam Brahmbhatt
o Brianna Cowles
o Brooke Tryon

Chemistry
2nd place
o Cameron Easley
1st place
o Gedeion Addisu, Vander Harris, Neal Patel (team)

Computer Science
1st place
o Jasmine Johnson and Gabriel Vela (team)

Earth and Planetary Sciences
2nd place
o Gabe Allen

Energy and Transportation
2nd place
o Trevor Adams
o Abenet Addisu
1st place
o Indi Brown
o Magdalena Castronova
o Stein Lobo

Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical
2nd place
o Kellie Fair
o Jake Jarrell
o Preston Turner
o Zach York
1st place
o Kaleb Ponder

Engineering: Materials and Bioengineering
2nd place
o Jan Dick
o Alex Mann
o Sheldon Neal and Chris Dasilva
o Paul Yates
1st place
o Aaron Barron, Crystal Brockington, Johnathan Davis
o Elyse Showalter

Environmental Management
3rd place
o Philip Anshutz
2nd place
o Daniel Marks
1st place
o Christian Goerner
o Clare Morganelli
o Anna Grace Slifko

Environmental Sciences
3rd place
o Jordan Billingsley
o Michael Bonar
o Raj Windlass
2nd place
o Alex Arteaga
1st place
o Shoman Kasbekar
o Mark Meyers

Mathematical Sciences
1st place
o Heeyoon Kim
o Anika Reza

Medicine and Health
3rd place
o David Farrar (HHS)
o Samah Khan (RMSST)
o Sheyenne Rowe (RMSST)
2nd place
o Kathryn Cox (RMSST)
o Brandon Culver
o Jovan Deas
o Kimberly Estick
o Charity Gates
o Jenny Kim (RMSST)
o Janki Patel (RMSST)
o Collin Shamley (RMSST)
o Michaela Sheppard and Margaux Usry (RMSST)
o Adrienne Williams (RMSST)
1st place
o Quincy Blair and Stafford Ross (RMSST)
o Nia Jordan (RMSST)
o Lauren Reagin (RMSST)
o Lindsey Theodore (RMSST)

Microbiology
• 3rd place
o Carmen Candal
o Jahvan Innerarity
o Ansley Kaiser
o DJ Youngblood
• 2nd place
o Koi Riley
• 1st place
o Ashley Driver and Alexis Nesbitt

Physics & Astronomy
• 3rd place
o Vikash Patel (SHS)
• 2nd place
o Ray Garner and Bethany Mays

Plant Sciences
• 2nd place
o Alexis Capes
o Nathan Firkus
o Nicole McIntosh

Specialty Awards

• Laura Anschutz Memorial Award
• Expanding Ambit Science Award – Dominique Steele
• AFCEA Award
o Junior Division
o Senior Divison

American Meteorological Society
o Philip Anschutz
o Christian Goerner

American Psychological Association
o Katlyn Firkus

ASM Materials Education Foundation
o Magdalena Castronova

Association of Women Geoscientists
o Clare Morganelli

Doubting Thomas Award
o Gedeion Addisu, Vander Harris, Neal Patel

Ida Bruce Environmental Science Award
o Daniel Marks

Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award
o Ray Garner and Bethany Mays

Mu Alpha Theta
o Heeyoon Kim

National Society of Professional Engineers
o Trevor Adams

NOAA “Taking the Pulse of the Planet” Award
o Christian Goerner

Ricoh Sustainable Development Award
o Zach York

Society for In Vitro Biology
o Erica Williams

Stockholm Junior Water Prize
o Gabe Allen
o Christian Goerner
o Mark Meyers

U.S. Air Force
o Magdalena Castronova
o Anika Reza
o Breanna Richardson
o Collin Shamely

U.S. Army
o Engineering category - Elyse Showalter
o Environmental Sciences - Shoman Kasbekar
o Life Sciences category - Lauren Reagin
o Mathematics/Computer Science - Heeyoon Kim
o Physical Sciences - Ray Garner and Bethany Mays
o Overall winner - Lauren Reagin

U.S. Navy and Marine Corps
o Ashley Driver and Alexis Nesbitt
o Daniel Marks
o Erica Williams

Yale Science & Engineering Association, Inc.
o Indi Brown

Middle School Grand Champions
(Advancing to Georgia Science & Engineering Fair)

Rasul Dent and Jayshon Adams (team-MMS)
Nick Bouchillon (EMS)
Caleb Longnecker and Sebastian Mosley (team-DMS)
Alexis Mack (MMS)
TJ Mitchell (CMS)
Joanna Morganelli and Savannah Wegemer (CMS)
Mia Nguyen (MMS)
Jake and Cole Scheaffer (CMS)
Wesley Thomas (MMS)
Asa Walden (DMS)

Broadcom Masters Winners
Top 4 Projects
Rasul Dent and Jayshon Adams (team-MMS)
Caleb Longnecker and Sebastian Mosley (team-DMS)
Mia Nguyen (MMS)
Wesley Thomas (MMS)

High School Grand Champions
(Advancing to Georgia Science & Engineering Fair)

Aaron Barron, Crystal Brockington, Johnathan Davis
Quincy Blair and Stafford Ross
Sonam Brahmbhatt
Indi Brown
Brianna Cowles
Ashley Driver and Alexis Nesbitt
Kellie Fair
Katlyn Firkus
Nia Jordan
Shoman Kasbekar
Heeyoon Kim
Mark Meyers
Anna Miller
Clare Morganelli
Lauren Reagin
Anika Reza
Elyse Showalter
Lindsey Theodore
Erica Williams
Zach York

International Sustainable World (Energy, Engineering, & Environment) Project Olympiad
Johnathan Davis, Aaron Barron, Crystal Brockington (team)
Kellie Fair

Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) Awards
Katlyn Firkus
Heeyoon Kim
Lauren Reagin