Lynchburg City School students had a successful showing at the regional science fair this spring. The fair was held at Central Virginia Community College. Congratulations go to the following students:
CHEMISTRY
First Place: Isaac Alty, E. C. Glass High School – “Analysis of Antibiotic and Pesticide Content of Organic and Non-Organic Milk”
Second Place: Soyun Kim, Heritage High School – “The effects of different cooking methods and origin of red peppers on the amount of vitamin C”
Third Place: Michael Taylor, E. C. Glass High School – “Do DEHP and DEHA leach into plastic water bottles in extreme conditions?”
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Second Place: Sarah Hour, E.C. Glass High School – “Radio Frequency Identification(RFID) Navigation System”
ENERGY AND TRANSPORTATION
Second Place: Chris Chueh, E. C. Glass High School – “Determining Optimal Blade Setup to Maximize Wind Turbine energy Output”
ANIMAL SCIENCE
Second Place: Kintora Chapman, Heritage High School – “The Effect of the Pheromone Cis-Vaccenyl Acetate as a Population Regulator for Drosophila melanogaster”
Third Place: Adryan Flores, E. C. Glass High School – “The Effect of Light-Induced Phase Shifts on the Reproduction Rate of Drosophila melanogaster”
ENGINEERING
Second Place: Alex Wray, E. C. Glass High School – “Comparison of Self Venting Properties with Varying Viscosities Poured at a Constant Rate”
MEDICINE AND HEALTH
Third Place: Aejoo Hong, Heritage High School – “The Effect of Gingko Biloba on the Short Term Memory Performance of Drosophila melanogaster”