The Food and Drug Administration Chapter of
Sigma Xi has made the following awards for
projects entered in the 1997 Regional Science Fairs
in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area.
Congratulations to all!
District of Columbia:
- Risa Green
- First Place Winner
- Eastern High School
- An Investigation of Nerve Growth Factors on
Inactive Brain Cells
- Kibwei McKinney
- Honorable Mention
- Banneker High School
- Locating the Mechanisms Responsible for the
Physiological Effects of Morphine
Fairfax County:
- Chelsye Stefanik
- First Place Winner
- West Potomac High School
- Can Vitamin C and Zinc Eliminate
the Common Cold?
- Amira Wali
- Honorable Mention,
- Islamic Saudi Academy
and Technology
- Stitches or Superglue: The Effect of
Alka-oxycyanoacrylate on Muscle Tissue
Montgomery County:
- Jonathan Roberts
- First Place Winner
- Quince Orchard High School
- Patterns and Genomes
- Charitha Gowda
- Honorable Mention
- Montgomery Blair High School
- Efficient Removal of Toxic Metal Ions
from Waste Materials
Northern Virginia:
- Laura Cestero
- First Place Winner
- Bishop O'Connell High School
- Herbs and Microbes
- Brigitte Balla
- Honorable Mention
- H.B. Woodlawn High School
- "What a Headache"
Prince Georges County:
- Elonna Dunbar
- First Place Winner
- Calvert Career Center
- Shampoo Cleanser Impurities
- Stephanie Canete and Erica Reid
- Honorable Mention,
- Oxon Hill High School
- The Perfect Sunscreen
Last updated on 05/15/97 by Fred Fry