I-SWEEEP 3E Sustainable Future Challenge

http://www.isweeep.org/3e-contest-mainmenu-101
Submission Deadline: Feb 24. For middle school students

I-SWEEEP International Sustainable World – Energy, Engineering, Environment competition

CSF sends four top high school sustainability projects but students may enter directly.

http://www.isweeep.org/isweeep-registration/project-registration
Submission Deadline: March 2. For High School Students.

GENIUS Olympiad

http://www.geniusolympiad.org
Submission Deadline: March 26

GENIUS-Science category that includes: Environmental Quality; Ecology and Biodiversity; Resources and Energy; Human Ecology
CSF sends two projects to this competition but you can try for a spot directly.

Directly submit your project in Google’s Science Fair for 2012. The competition closes on April 1, 2012

How to enter

Google is looking for the brightest young scientists from around the world to submit interesting, creative projects that are relevant to the world today.

DO ensure that you and any members of your team are between the ages of 13 and 18. The age category you compete in depends on your age on April 1, 2012. If you are entering as a team your age category is based on the oldest member of the team.

DO remember to get parental consent. You will not be able to submit your project unless your parent or guardian consents for you to enter this competition. If you are entering as a team all members of the team need to get parental consent.

DO make sure to include a 20 slide Google presentation or 2 minute YouTube video as part of your project submission.

DO make sure that your site and the videos, presentations and documents that are included in it have public access so that the judges can see them – make sure to choose “public on the web” in the sharing settings.

DO include content on every page of your site, and pay attention to the Core Content word limits. You can include additional content, but remember that the judges may not be able to read this.

DO make sure the topic and materials used in your project meet the Experiment Guidelines.

Title : 2012 Project Abstracts
Caption : All Project Absctracts
File name : 2012Abstracts.pdf
Size : 142 kB

Information for Finalists

Abbreviations used in results listings:

FACILITATED BY

Dr. Frank LaBanca, CT Science Fair Vice President and volunteers from the CT Science Fair Association

TOPICS

• Putting the finishing touches on a project
• Preparing for an Effective Oral Discussion
• The Message of your Visual Aides
• Speaking to an Audience
• All students will have the opportunity to work in small groups to share their work

QUESTIONS

Dr. LaBanca: 203.947.2850 or franklabanca@gmail.com

Please note: there is a 40 person limit. First come, first serve.

 Milton Fisher Scholarship

Scholarship Applications due: April 30, 2012

“This scholarship is not a traditional scholarship focused on rewarding academic achievement and financial need. Its specific goal is to reward and encourage innovative and creative problem solving.
The Scholarship aims to honor these students and to help make their higher education goals more accessible.

A four-year scholarship!

We offer up to $20,000 (up to $5000 per year for four years)

The scholarship is open to:

exceptionally innovative and creative high school juniors & seniors, & college freshmen
a student planning to attend or attending an educational institution in Connecticut or the New York City metropolitan area OR
a Connecticut or New York City metropolitan area resident planning to attend or attending an institution of higher education either anywhere in the United States

Do You Think Outside The Box?

Apply for this scholarship if you are . . .

• a student who has solved artistic, scientific, or technical problems in new or unusual ways
• a student who has come up with a distinctive solution to problems faced by your school, community or family
• a student who has created a new group, organization, or institution that serves an important”

The Connecticut Science Fair invites you to join us for a joint workshop for 9th–12th grade students who are participating in the 2012 Connecticut Science Fair or the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium. Are you struggling with your poster or presentation? Come to our workshop.
Workshop flyer

Register Online (Deadline: Thursday, Feb. 9)
Free Registration • Continental Breakfast • Door Prizes

Topics

Facilitated By

Dr. Frank LaBanca Vice President of the Connecticut Science Fair Association
Mrs. Joy Erickson, CT Junior Science and Humanities Symposium Director
And volunteers from the CT Science Fair

There’s good news for four of our middle school students.

These students were chosen among the 300 semifinalists in the Broadcom MASTERS national middle school competition- An excellent showing for the Connecticut Science Fair. They were selected from among 1,476 applicants. The 30 Finalists winning an all-expense paid trips to Washington, DC to compete for top honors will be announced August 31. Keep your fingers crossed.

Bonnie Hawkins, Hamden High School, and Shubhro Saha, Choate Rosemary Hall, will be on the Colin McEnroe Show, WNPR 90.5 FM, this Thursday, June 9, 1-2 pm. They will be part of a discussion with author, Alexandra Robbins, about her new book, “The Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth”.  Robbins’ book focusses on “…the secrets of students who are popular and the triumph of those who are not.”

Joining the discussion will be “Science Fair Season” author, Judy Dutton, whose book features a chapter on 2008-09 CSF and ISEF winner Eliza McNitt.

The Colin McEnroe Show is repeated the same day  at 8:00 pm. You can also listen to it on your computer.

Television Appearance by CSF Students on Cable News 12

Will Hallisey, Greenwich HS, and Olivia Kelly, Sacred Heart Academy, Hamden along with Bob Wisner will be taping an appearance on Cable News Channel 12 that will appear 7-8 times over the weekend of July 16-17. More details to follow.

Yiyuan “David” Hu, Junior at Hamden High School, is the author of Friday’s newsletter. Yiyuan’s biography and abstract are found at Meet the Winners.

All of the adults join me in saluting Amoolya, Ryan, Ryota, Shuhbro, Swathi, Toni and Yiyuan for a job well done. We know that their futures will burn bright.  And now it’s off to LAX for the flight home.

Bob Wisner, Fair Director
On behalf of Ann Frattalone, Cammie and Bob Harris, Sonia Beloin, and Sue Wisner.

Friday – Newsletter

Yiyuan “David” Hu

BOOM! The last day of the INTEL ISEF LA began with a failed attempt at an IHOP breakfast and then a brisk walk to the convention center for the grand awards. The ceremony was filled with people dancing and celebrating although all of us were suffering from a lack of sleep. This year, Connecticut did work! Ryan and Ryota received third place in animal sciences and energy and transportation respectively. Shuburo received second in chemistry. What a great day for Connecticut!

After the awards, all of us hastened to the exhibition hall to pack our projects and snarf down a quick subway lunch. We then went to the Griffith observatory in a limo while shotting our official INTEL ISEF music video. We saw an amazing planetarium show. LA was gorgeous from the observatory and the clouds were filled with motion and beauty.

We had dinner at the Wolfgang Puck Bar and Grill after another session of video shoots (hopefully all of you reading will be able to watch soon). We splurged and ate like kings (and Queens).

Thus ended the CT INTEL ISEF experience and an amazing week for the CT ISEF finalists!

On a personal note, ISEF has been an amazing experience that I will cherish for the rest of my life. The people that I met during the past few days were personable, interesting, intriguing, and “chill.” It has made me more rounded and realize that nothing is impossible. Bitter precedes sweet and work will always pay off.

To Ms. Frattalone, Mr. and Mrs. Wisner, Mr. and Mrs. Harris, and Ms. Beloin: Thank you for all of your patience and hard work. You all made this trip so enjoyable, memorable, and wonderful.
To Toni, Amoolya, Shuhburo, Ryota, Swathi, and Ryan: Thank you for a great week. I cannot wait until you all go out into the world and make your mark on the world as brilliant scientists, doctors, vets, businessmen/women, or anything that you set your mind to. The future is bright and beautiful for all of us and we can achieve anything that we set our mind to.

I’ll see you all starside. INTEL ISEF!
For photos and video clips of Friday Grand Awards, visit to Griffith Observatory, and Sponsor’s dinner at Wolfgang Puck Click Here.

ISEF Category: Chemistry (CH012)
- Modeling Hydrogen Production Catalyzed by a Novel Electrocatalyst with Density Functional Theory
Shubhro Saha, 18, Senior, Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, Connecticut

Category: Chemistry
– Second Award of $1,500

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ISEF Category: Animal Sciences (AS022)
- Biological Control of Ticks to Prevent Lyme Disease Using Entomopathogenic Nematodes
Ryan Daniel Kerr, 15, Sophomore, Danbury High School, Danbury, Connecticut

Category: Animal Sciences
– Third Award of $1,000

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ISEF Category: Energy and Transportation (ET032)
- Optimization of a Microbial Fuel Cell to Drive a Bioelectrochemically Assisted Wastewater Treatment Reactor
Ryota Ishizuka, 17, Junior, Greenwich High School, Greenwich, Connecticut

Category: Energy and Transportation
- Third Award of $1,000

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CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR STUDENTS!