Bangor High School students earned first and second place overall, and swept three categories, at the 72nd Annual Maine State Science Fair held on Saturday, March 23, 2018 at Thomas College.
The Maine State Science Fair, sponsored by the Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance (MMSA) and The Jackson Laboratory, is “an opportunity for Maine high school students to present their original research to a statewide audience of their peers and judges including scientists, engineers, mathematicians, teachers, and other STEM professional,” according to the MMSA. The competition is open to all students in Grades 9-12 in Maine. Over 300 students from across the state competed.
Noah Robinson ’19 earned the 1st Grand Award for his project, “Determining the Priming Effect of Voting on Category of Building of Polling Location,” and Tyler Delargy ’19 earned the 2nd Grand Award for his project, “Developing a Tactile Depth Map for the Blind.” They will represent Maine at the International Science and Engineering Fair in Pittsburgh in May.
First place winners from BHS included Noah Robinson ’19 in Behavioral and Social Sciences – Cognitive & Social Sciences; Ijeoma Obi ’20 in Biomedical Sciences – Applied Biomedical Sciences; Lily Waddell ‘18 in Biomedical Sciences – Cellular & Molecular Biology & Pathophysiology of Human Disease; Tyler Delargy ‘19 in Engineering; David Rubin ’18 in Environmental Sciences – Climate and Weather; Maddie Brookings ’19 in Environmental Sciences – Water Quality; Meaghan Caron ’21 in Microbiology; Margaret Turcotte Seavey ’18 in Physics and Astronomy; Gina Vo ’18 in Plant Sciences – Agriculture; and Amara Ifeji ’20 in Plant Sciences – Ecology, Pathology & Physiology.
BHS students swept three categories, earning first, second, and third place in Environmental Sciences – Climate & Weather, Environmental Sciences – Water Quality, and Plant Sciences – Ecology, Pathology & Physiology.
BHS students Alexander Bloomer ’18, Ryan Kinney ’19, Noah Robinson ’19, Margaret Turcotte Seavey ’18, and Gina Vo ’18 were awarded full-tuition scholarships from the University of Maine.
“The results of the Maine State Science Fair provided a glimpse into the value of active evidenced based inquiry learning in STEM,” said BHS Science Department Chair Cary James. “Bangor students were present in record numbers with dozens of quality projects. Their performance was truly remarkable!”
Following is a list of all BHS students earning awards:
- Madeline Ahola ’20: 3rd Award Environmental Sciences – Climate and Weather
- Alexander Bloomer ’18: University of Maine Scholarship
- Maddie Brookings ’19: 1st Award Environmental Sciences – Water Quality; Association for Women Geoscientists Award
- David Brown ’20: American Meteorological Society Award
- Anthony Caccese ’20: 2nd Award Engineering
- Spencer Campbell ’18: 2nd Award Computer Science & Mathematics; Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award
- Meaghan Caron ’21: 1st Award Microbiology
- John Connors ’20: Stockholm Junior Water Prize; 3rd Award Environmental Sciences – Water Quality
- Elyse Daub ’18: 2nd Award Plant Sciences – Ecology, Pathology & Physiology
- Gordon Doore ’21: The Jackson Laboratory Future Innovator Award
- Hannah Dunn ’20: 3rd Award Plant Sciences – Ecology, Pathology & Physiology
- Tyler Delargy ’19: 2nd Grand Award; 1st Award Engineering
- Amara Ifeji ’20: 1st Award Plant Sciences – Ecology, Pathology & Physiology
- Nicholas Jacobs ’19: 2nd Award Chemistry & Materials
- Ryan Kinney ’19: University of Maine Scholarship
- William Lehan ’20: 3rd Award Behavioral & Social Sciences – Cognitive & Social Sciences
- Erin McCarthy ’21: 3rd Award Microbiology
- Naomi Noack ’21: 3rd Award Energy
- Ijeoma Obi ’20: 1st Award Biomedical Sciences – Applied Biomedical Sciences
- Noah Robinson ’19: 1st Grand Award; 1st Award Behavioral & Social Sciences – Cognitive & Social Science; University of Maine Scholarship
- David Rubin ’18: 1st Award Environmental Sciences – Climate & Weather; NASA Award
- Mei Tian ’18: 2nd Award Environmental Sciences – Water Quality; 3rd Award Stockholm Junior Water Prize
- Melissa Tian ’20: Environmental Sciences – Climate & Weather
- Margaret Turcotte Seavey ’18: 1st Award: Physics and Astronomy; University of Maine Scholarship
- Gina Vo ’18: 1st Award Plant Sciences – Agriculture; University of Maine Scholarship
- Lily Waddell ’18: 1st Award Biomedical Sciences – Cellular & Molecular Biology & Pathophysiology of Human Disease
