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ESDSEF Past Grand Prize Winners

Currently, SDSU sends 2 individual grand prize winners and 1 team to ISEF.  The students win all-expense paid trips to compete at ISEF.  Sponsors are SDSU, SDSU Foundation and the SDSU chapter of Sigma Xi.
Year Winner Project Title School
2008 Melanie Engeldinger Drifting Away Elk Point-Jefferson High School
2008 Alexandra Hummel Do You Have Synesthesia? Phase II Florence High School
2008 Adam Halverson & Anthony Winterton VSR-1: Talos Garretson High School
Year Winner Project Title School Awards at ISEF
2007 Kelsey Arthur Using Molecular Markers to Find the QTL of the Gene in Association with Resistance to Soybean Aphids and Maturity Groups South Shore School
2007 Tamara Parliament Bang Your Head: Anatomy of An Accident (Physics Applied) Phase II Hamlin High
2007 Adam Halverson & Anthony Winterton Codename: X-species Garretson High School
2006 Shauna Waite Health Analysis: Green vs. Black-Phase II Florence
2006 Tamara Parliament Anatomy of an Accident: Physics Applied Hamlin High
2006 Anthony Winterton & Ian Carlson The Cutting Edge Garretson High
2005 Josh Chilson Biodiesel: Fuel of the Future? Phase V Florence
2005 Jacob Stricherz Particle Deflection from a Co-60 Source: A Matter of Homeland Security South Shore School
2005 Nancy Heuer & Liza Berg Premature Birth due to EMF South Shore School
2004 Jennifer Goedhart Effect of Hazelnut Extract on Bacteria Unity Christian 2nd place Microbiology category
2004 Jacob Stricherz Mpemba Effect on Water & Hydrogen Peroxide South Shore Univ of Oregon Internship
2004 Amy Mauseth & Andrea Brown Pattern Recognition Using Electrical Stimulation Deubrook Area Schools
2003 Jennifer Goedhart Effect of Corn Steep Liquor on Weed Seed Germination Unity Christian IFT Award, Weed Science Society of America
2003 Mikki Jo Keeble A Daily Dose of Blue South Shore, SD
2003 Kyle Donnelly & Justin Sieverding An "Egg"celent Problem Elk Point-Jefferson
2002 Josh Chilson Biodiesel: Fuel of Future Florence U.S. Patent Office
2002 Diana Gylling Benchmarks of Mathematical Programming Techniques Brookings, SD
2002 Amanda Schmig & Cristy Pauli Do You See What I See? South Shore, SD
2001 Jerome Koistinen A Stainless Solution to a Leaky Problem Hamlin High, Hayti, SD
2001 Jessica Rowland High Dose Interference of Virus Replication of PRRSV Brookings, SD
2001 Micky Snieder & Mike Mulder The Possibilities of Recycling are Growing! Unity Christian, Orange City, IA
2000 Jacob Seppanen More than Just Milk? Hamlin High, Hayti, SD
2000 Patrick Koistinen Oil Analysis: Wear Metals & Element Contaminants Hamlin High, Hayti, SD
2000 Travis DeJong & Matt Ruter Propeller Pitch Unity Christian, Orange City, IA
1999 Tiffany Trumm Comparative Respiration: Influence of Environmental Stimuli Hamlin High, Hayti, SD
1999 Julie Popham Variation in Particulate Concentration: Western vs. Eastern SD Snowfall Hamlin High, Hayti, SD Am Meteorological Soc
1999 Jerome Koistinen & Jeremy Sneeden Can Your Mind See? Hamlin High
1998 Amanda Goebel Air Quality: Comparative Analysis of Late Model vehicle Emissions Hamlin High, Hayti, SD
1998 Nicole Vos The Allelopathic Effects of Alfalfa on Seed Germination Unity Christian, Orange City, IA
1998 Kristi Mulder & Rachel Noteboom Effect of Electric Current on Worm Regeneration Unity Christian, Orange City, IA
Year Winner Project Title School
1990 Sara Luecke Student Day Time Pulse Rate Variations Lincoln High, Sioux Falls, SD
Year Winner Project Title School
1985 Brent Wolfe How Antiseptics Affect Bacteria New Effington, SD
1985 Stephanie Marko Investigation of a Viscoelastic Fluid Patrick Henry, Sioux Falls
1984 Stephen Simon Effect of Smoking on the Health of Animals Lincoln, Sioux Falls, SD
1984 Larry Corria, Jr. Accumulative Study of Acid Precipitation Lincoln, Sioux Falls, SD
1983 James Jacobson Effects of Car Exhaust on Radish Plants Patrick Henry, Sioux Falls, SD
1983 Larry Corria, Jr. Formaldehyde: The Growing Threat Lincoln, Sioux Falls, SD
1982 Becky Moore Effect of Acid Rain on Living Things Patrick Henry, Sioux Falls, SD
1982 Valerie Capp Northeastern South Dakota's #1 Problem: Weather South Shore, SD
1981 Julie A. Moore Influence of Cigarette Smoke and Derivatives on Rat Cilia Lincoln High, Sioux Falls, SD
1981 Michael J. Bade Radio Telescope Northwestern, Mellette, SD
1980 Sandra L. Petersen The Effects of Toxin on the Conjugation of Paramecium caudatum Viborg, SD
1980 Jon N. Cristensen Analysis and Correction of Harmful Substances in a Municipal Water Supply Viborg, SD
Year Winner Project Title School
1979 Sandra L. Petersen Crustaceans: Brine Shrimp Viborg, SD
1979 Jon C. Fischbach Self-Contained House Northwestern, Mellette, SD
1978 Josette Boesch Carcinogenic Effects of Trichloroethylene on White Mice Lincoln, Sioux Falls, SD
1978 Douglas Degeest Tris: The Fire Retardant Viborg, SD
1977 Patricia R. Ford Resensitivity of Boordetella bronchiseptica to Antibiotics Viborg, SD
1977 Dale R. Sorensen Sound Waves Viborg, SD
1976 Vernon Strasser Effects of Tannic Acid on Mice Parker, SD
1976 Rolland L. Story Study of Emissions of Exploding Wires Parker, SD
1975 Kevin J. Kleen Effect of UV Light on Yeast Brookings, SD
1975 Gail Marek Paper Chromatography: Separation of Colors Patrick Henry, Sioux Falls, SD


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