FCIEEE AWARDS for THE ANUAL STATE of FLORIDA SCEINCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR

SENIOR SECTION: $150.00 (2007), $100 (1999 - 2006), $50 (1994-1998) CASH (U.S. Savings Bond*) AWARD and PLAQUE

JUNIOR SECTION: $75.00 (2007), $50 (1999 - 2006), $25 (1994-1998) CASH (U.S. Savings Bond*) AWARD and PLAQUE

SENIOR SECTION JUNIOR SECTION

1992 *- Peter Davis Layson 1992* - Daniel A. Weiland

D U Fletcher High School St. Mary Magdalen

Neptune Beach, FL Altamonte Springs, FL

PROJECT TITLE:

Engineering a Carbon Dioxide Laser

Weiland – The Efficiency of Electric Motors

1993 *- Todd A. Kramer 1993* - Robert Nicholas Bjork

Lake Mary High School Ft. King Middle School

Lake Mary, FL Ocala, FL

PROJECT TITLE:

Kramer – Effects of Polymer Grafting on a Superconductive Loop Antenna

Bjork – Laser Communications

1994 - Jon Fletcher 1994 - Josie Updike

Union County High School Tavares Middle School

Lake Butler, FL Tavares, FL

PROJECT TITLE:

Fletcher – Photoluminescence of Porous Silicon

Updike – Heating and Cooling by Solar

1995 - Mara Lynn Carey 1995 - Richard A. Arzillo

Martin County High School West Hernando Middle School

Stuart, FL Spring Hill, FL

PROJECT TITLE:

Carey – Environmental Robotics: A Four Year Study

Arzillo – Magnetic Propulsion in Maglev

1996 - Steve Rothen 1996 - Matthew Blevins

Palm Bay High School Robert H. Jenkins Middle School

Melbourne, FL Palaka, FL

PROJECT TITLE:

Rothen – The Development of an Automated Video Positioning System

Blevins – Are the Sun’s Photons Energy?

1997 - Joey Schuh 1997 - Jason D. Williams

Satellite High School Central Junior High School

Satellite Beach, FL Melbourne, FL

PROJECT TITLE:

Schuh – Expanding Sensor Capabilities with Fiber Optic Technology

Williams – Can a Computer Program Improve the Efficiency of a Hot Water Heater

1998 – James R. Maloney 1998 – Morgan W. Rickerson

Gibbs Senior High South Sumter Middle School

Pinellas, FL Big Springs, FL

PROJECT TITLE:

Maloney- The Electromagnetic Liner Phase Motor and its Application in the Transportation Industry

Rickerson – How Can a Parabolic Shape Be Used to Collect Sounds?

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1999 – Timothy E. Clark 1999 – Tommy C. Difato

Niceville Senior High Cathedral Parish School

Niceville, FL River Region, FL

PROJECT TITLE:

Clark – I Have Seen the Light

Difato – Leaking Electricity

2000 -Benjamin J. Wood 2000 – Donald S. Eng

Niceville Senior High Mandarin Middle School

Niceville, Florida Jacksonville, NE Florida

PROJECT TITLE:

Wood – Free Space Optical Communications

Eng – Variables Affecting the Performance of Robotic Crawlers

2001 – Joshua B. Miller 2001 – Ryan T. Cwynar

Campeau Eau Gallie High School Congress Community Middle School

Melbourne, FL Boynton Beach, FL

PROJECTTITLE:

Miller – Using Biological Behaviors as a Template for Autonomous Robotic Programming

Cwynar – Liner Power

2002 – Christopher B. Komanski 2002 – Gary G. Gasser

Lake Highland Preparatory School Eastman Hudson Middle School

Orlando, FL Hudson, FL

PROJECT TITLE:

Komanski – CEDRS (Cost Effective Digital Radiography System)

Gasser – Water-Drop Electrostatic Generator

2003 – Donald S. Eng 2003 – Emily S. Smith

Stanton College Preparatory School Hoover Junior High School

Jacksonville, Florida Indialantic, FL

PROJECT TITLE:

Eng – Factors Affecting Cooperative Robotic Behavior

Smith – Focusing and Defocusing on Diamagnetic Levitation

2004 – Natasha R. Irani 2004 – Jason M. Suen

Lake Highland Preparatory Gifford Middle School

Orlando, FL Vero Beach, FL

PROJECT TITLE:

Irani - Ternary Vs Binary: A Hardware and Software Simulation of Technology’s Future – Ternary Computing (Phase II)

Suen - Recursive Versus Non-Recursive Strategies to Ply the Towers of Hanoi Game

2005 – Chet E. Weaver 2005 – Michael J. Reed

McKeel Academy of Technology Canterbury School

Lakeland, FL Ft Myers, FL

PROJECT TITLE:

Weaver – Electromagnetically Induced Accelerator Apparatus

Reed – Overunity: How to Create an Efficient Motor with the Use of Electromagnetism and a Unique/Rotor and Generator Design

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2006- Peter B. Nguyen 2006 – Taylor S. Allen

Fort Walton Beach High School East Naples Middle School

Fort Walton Beach, FL Naples, FL

PROJECT TITLE:

Nguyen – A Kalman Filter to Track Moving Targets in a Dual Mode Millimeter-Wave/Infrared (MMW/IR) Sensor –A Special Algorithm for Multi-Mode Data Fusion

Allen – Nuclear Submarine Communications

2007 – Caroline H. Zapiec 2007 – Neel S. Patel

Canterbury School Jackson Heights Middle School

Ft. Myers, FL Oviedo, FL

PROJECT TITLE:

Zapiec – Structural Studies of Minute Virus of Mice Receptor Complexes – Towards Deciphering the Mechanism (s) of Tumor Cell Recognition

Patel – ESSAI – Expert Software System Assisted Improvement for FCAT Essays

2008 – Charles R. Doyle 2008 – Gautam-Krishna Koipallil

Lake Highland Preparatory School Ben Hill Middle School

Orlando, FL Tampa, FL

PROJECT TITLE:

Doyle – Spatially Tunable Laser Emission in Dye-Doped Cholesteric Polymer Films

Koipallil – LED & Solar Energy – Brighter Future by Conserving Energy

2009 – Justin K. Ramsaran 2009 – Lucinda M. Ford

Palm Bay High School R. J. Murray Middle School

Melbourne, FL St. Augustine, FL

PROJECT TITLE:

Ramsaran – Using a Programmable Logic Controller to Design and Construct an Automated Hydrogen Oxygen Fuel Cell System

Ford – Bark Activated Dog Door

2010 – Mark T. Parrish 2010 – Stefan N. Lee

Chamberlain High School Teresa Catholic School

Tampa, FL Titusville, FL

PROJECT TITLE:

Parrish - The Application of Hot-Wire Anemometry to the Mapping of Boundary Layer Flows Lee – What Frequency and Intensity of Ambient Sounds Generate the Most Renewable Electrical Power Using a Single Piezoelectric Disk?

2011- Juan C. Acosta2011- Niharika Malviya

Dr. Michael M. Krop High School Darnell-Cookman Middle School

Miami, FL Jacksonville, FL

PROJECT TITLE:

Acosta – Neuro-Controlled Bionic Hand

Malviya – Comparing the Efficiency of a Helio-Tracker vs. a Stationary Solar Panel