2008 LNSEF Category Winners & Project List - Earth Science

Earth Science

Junior High Division

Grades 7&8


 Junior Division Champion

Gaurav G. Sirdeshpande       

"Reducing Global Warming by Carbon Sequestration in the Oceans

Grade: 8  Centerville MS

1st Place - Stuart J. Weaver

"Rockin' The House"

Grade: 8  Sacred Heart of Lancaster

2nd Place - Adam Nesbitt

How does the porosity of sand bag fill affect its permeability?

Grade: 8  Centerville MS

                3rd Place - Cory J. Nissly 

Can waste grass be used to produce energy?

Grade: 8    Centerville MS

                Honorable Mention - Megan Hooley

Does Pennsylvania need a quality standard for packaged ice?

Grade: 8                Centerville MS

                Honorable Mention - Bethany L. Hoover

Which material best absorbs oil from water?  Grade: 7  Manheim Township MS

                Honorable Mention - Mary Kate Smyser

Ground Cover and Erosion Grade: 7  Centerville MS

Full Category Listing            

Alvarez, Juan S.                                     Grade: 8

             Ephrata MS                               Advisor: Amy Boyle

aES-0201                                    Do de-icers affect radish survival?

Bleistine, Logan A.                                Grade: 8

             Sacred Heart of Lancaster       Advisor: Shara Stetler

aES-0202                                    Turbidity Of The Conestoga River

Conrad, Brandi                                       Grade: 8

             Marticville MS                          Advisor: Christine Allen

             aES-0203                                     How will climate change impact weather events on earth?

Cox, Ashley                                             Grade: 8

             Centerville MS                          Advisor: Matthew Binder

             aES-0204                                     What are the radiative properties of different surfaces at different heights?

Deihm, Carly J.                                      Grade: 8

             Landisville MS                          Advisor: Karen Shenk

             aES-0205                                     Can the effects of liquefaction be lessened by adding substances to the soil?

Hooley, Megan                                        Grade: 8

             Centerville MS                          Advisor: Matthew Binder

              aES-0206                                    Does Pennsylvania need a quality standard for packaged ice?

Hoover, Bethany L.                                 Grade: 7

             Manheim Township MS          Advisor: Brian Smoker

             aES-0207                                    Which material best absorbs oil from water?

Howe, Matthew E.                                  Grade: 7

            St. Anne School                         Advisor: Janice Molchany

            aES-0209                                     Which type of water is best to  grow  sugar crystals?

Mylin, Jocelyn                                        Grade: 8

            Marticville MS                           Advisor:  Jayne Leitzel

            aES- 0210                                     Oceans in Crisis

Nesbitt, Adam                                         Grade: 8

             Centerville MS                         Advisor: Matthew Binder

             aES-0211                                     How does the porosity of sand bag fill affect its permeability?

Nissly, Cory J.                                        Grade: 8

             Centerville MS                          Advisor: David Martin

             aES-0212                                     Can waste grass be used to produce energy?

Parsons, Kylee                                        Grade: 8

             Ephrata MS                                Advisor: Amy Boyle

             aES-0213                                     When is water more dense, with more or less salt?

Pollock, Olivia M.                                    Grade: 8

             St. Anne School                          Advisor: Janice Molchany

             aES-0214                                      Dirty Deeds

Rymar, Greta M.                                      Grade: 8

             Manheim Township MS            Advisor: Brian Smoker

             aES- 0215                                     What earth materials heats up the fastest?

Sirdeshpande, Gaurav G.                       Grade: 8

             Centerville MS                           Advisor: David Martin

             aES-0216                                      Reducing Global Warming by Carbon Sequestration in the Oceans

Sloss, Brian                                              Grade: 8

             Marticville MS                           Advisor: Jayne Leitzel

             aES-0217                                     Global Warming/2027

Smyser, Mary Kate                                 Grade: 7

             Centerville MS                          Advisor: Andrew Benko

             aES-0218                                     Ground Cover and Erosion

Snyder, Alexis                                         Grade: 8

             Centerville MS                           Advisor: Matthew Binder

             aES-0219                                      What soil is best for water retention?

Spencer, Neil J.                                        Grade: 8

              Landisville MS                           Advisor :William Weinberg

             aES-0220                                      Which soil additive improves water drainage?

Tran, Vivian H.                                         Grade: 8

             Manheim Township MS            Advisor: Brian Smoker

             aES-0221                                      How does grain size affect the erosion of sand?

Weaver, Stuart J                                     Grade: 8

             Sacred Heart of Lancaster        Advisor: Shara Stetler

             aES-0208                                     Rockin' The House

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