2009 WINNERS

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Congratulations to the 2009 DuPont Challenge© Senior Division First, Second, and Third-place Winners, and all Honorable Mentions!

First Place: Julian Whitman
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Alexandria, VA
Sponsoring Teacher:
Dr. Omar Acio
Essay: Water from the Wind: Beetle inspired Hydrophilic/Superhydrophobic Structured Surfaces

Second Place (tie): Michael Loy
Oregon Episcopal School
Portland, OR
Sponsoring Teacher: William Lamb
Essay: Concrete—A Touch of Romance

Second Place (tie): Jeremy Lai
Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science
Denton, TX
Sponsoring Teacher: Dr. Angela Wilson
Essay: The Correlation-consistent Composite Approach (ccCA): Implementation of the Resolution-of-the-identity Approximation

honorable mention

Krista Medina
Clovis North High School
Fresno, CA
Child Obesity: Out of Control
Johnathan Bowns, Teacher

Marjorie Acosta
University Gardens High School
Ave Notredame Esq Georgetown U San Juan, PR
A Better Way to Encourage People to Live Green
Carlos Cruz, Teacher

Emily Albanese
Newton Country Day School of the Sacred Heart
Newton, MA
Do Antimicrobial Drugs Used Non-therapeutically in Livestock Contribute Greatly to the Issue of Antimicrobial Resistance?
Mary-Louise Coates, Teacher

Nathan Anderson
Desert Christian High School
Tucson, AZ
Solar Energy vs. Nuclear Energy: Which Is Better?
Meg Chandler, Teacher

Jake Bastedo
Norwell District Secondary School
Palmerson, Ontario
The Natural and the Supernatural
Jonothan Schinkel, Teacher

Jennifer Bognar
Cardinal O'Hara High School
Tonawanda, NY
Living in a Hearing World
Michael Norwood, Teacher

Michal Cantrell
Surrey Garden Christian School
Gilbert, AZ
Smart Fluids: A (Semi) Solid Step into the Future
James Cunningham, Teacher

Chelsea Cox
Cab Calloway School of the Arts
Wilmington, DE
Homosexuality: A Biological Basis

Reese Rigby

Matthew DiPinto
Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science
Worcester, MA
Plasma and Fusion Energy
Dr. Judith Sumner, Teacher

Blake Freda

Ridgeview High School Orange Park, FL
Physics of a Curving Soccer Ball
Alex Olis, Teacher

Seton Hartnett
Oak Knoll School
Summit, NJ
White Coffins
Christine Stahl, Teacher

Thamina Khair
Brooklyn Technical High School
Brooklyn, NY
The Promise of Human Embryonic Stem Cells to Cure Diabetes
Dr. Maxine Stein, Teacher

Mariya Kryatova
Winchester High School
Winchester, MA
I Spy With My Bionic Eye…
Michelle White, Teacher

Miles Le
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Alexandria, VA
Dudes in Space: Surfing on the Magnetic Winds
Dr. Omar Acio, Teacher

Michael Lemieux
Valley Central High School
Montgomery,VA
A Comparison of the Effects of Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games and Offline Games on High School Gamers
Joseph Fracalossi, Teacher

Raphael-Joel Lim
The Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics, and Humanities
Muncie, IN
On the Restriction of Genetic Engineering
Dr. Thomas Adams, Teacher

Yongjia Liu
Mayfield High School
Mayfield Village, OH
Toxoplasma gondii, Mind-Controlling Parasite
Patrick Ward, Teacher

Frank Lombardi
Darien High School
Darien, CT
Our Body’s Hidden Message Revealed
Elissa Scudder, Teacher

Katie Mayer
Scarsdale High School
Scarsdale, NY
I Think We've Got a Leak
Beth Schoenbrun, Teacher

Christina McGarry
Lake Braddock Secondary School
Burke, VA
Space Age Fabric Changes Swimming Dynamics
Barbara Wilson, Teacher

Omari Moore
Harrison High School
Farmington Hills, MI
Ditching The Wire - The Future of Wireless Electricity
Kevin Miesner, Teacher

Bruno Perdigoto
Upper Saint Clair High School
Pittsburgh, PA
Evolution: The Superpower of Life
Lynn Kistler, Teacher

Renuka Reddy
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School
North Plainsboro, NJ
Escherichia coli: An Insulin-Producing Superhero
Chuen-chin Hsuchen, Teacher

Richard Roberts
Wenatchee High School
Wenatchee, WA
Water Ablaze
Cheri Paine, Teacher

Casey Ruark
Hazel Green High
Hazel Green, AL
Fuel of the Future
Kelly Freeman, Teacher

Theresa Ruggles
Floral Park Memorial
Floral Park, NY
Cell Phone Radiation
Sarah Werbitsky, Teacher

Katherine Scheetz
West Springfield High School
Springfield, VA
Is There Hope to Combat Tendonitis in Ballet Performance?
Ed Linz, Teacher

Hannah Schwarzbach
Liberty High School
Bethlehem, PA
Saying "Goodbye" to the Tooth Fairy
Debra Rarig, Teacher

Emmet Sleipness
South Albany High
Albany, OR
The Green Truth About Green Roofs
Carla L. Streng, Teacher

Erin Smith
Hastings High School
Hastings-On-Hudson, NY
Neuroplasticity as Seen Through the Phenomenon of Human Echolocation
Melissa Shandroff, Teacher

Chang Su
Ben Lippen School
Columbia, SC
The Practical Application of Solar Energy in the Lifesaving Field
Dr. Barker, Teacher

Jenny (Jiaoli) Yang
Victoria Park Collegiate Institute
Toronto, Ontario Canada
Evolutionary Biology: Elucidating the Altruism Enigma
Farid Pourkhatai, Teacher

See the full list of Junior Division winners.

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