Determining expression of wild type PLK1 and drug-resistant mutant C67V PLK1 in cervical cancer cells

Ronit Kulkarni

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Spring Valley High School

Biochemistry

Mentored

1st Place

Developing An Optimal Bio-Petrol Diesel Blend To Maximize Engine Performance

Dillon Harper

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

The Center for Advanced Technical Studies

Biochemistry

Non-Mentored

1st Place

Long-Term Monitoring Of The Decreasing Understory At Hobcaw Barony’S Cypress Forests Post-Hurricane Hugo

Charles Ison

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics

Botany

Mentored

2nd Place

The effect of Taraxacum officinale, extract, and Mycorrhizal fungi in clay, silt, and sandy soil on the growth and dry mass of Glycine max

Sirila R. Padi

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

Spring Valley High School

Botany

Non-Mentored

1st Place

The Effect of Hydroponic Growing Techniques on the Amount of Vitamin C produced in Brassica rapa nipponosica

Ruth Dibble
Katherine Johnson

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Heathwood Hall Episcopal School

Botany

Non-Mentored

2nd Place

Semaphorin 3F Responses To Neuropilin 2 Isoform Knockdowns In H157 Lung Cancer Cells

Sean Cosh

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics

Cell and Molecular Biology

Mentored

1st Place

Biochemical Characterization Of Alpha-Synuclein Containing Protein Aggregates In A Yeast Model For Parkinson’S Disease

Sydney Hart

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM

South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics

Cell and Molecular Biology

Mentored

2nd Place

Optimizing T Cell Activation Conditions For Adoptive Cell Therapy Of Cancer

Madeline Grant

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics

Cell and Molecular Biology

Mentored

3rd Place

Differentiating Between The Abilities Of Synthetic Versus Pharmaceutical Antibiotics To Prevent Antibiotic Resistance

Roann A. Abdeladl

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Greenville Technical Charter High School

Cell and Molecular Biology

Non-Mentored

1st Place

Polymers Containing Highly Polarizable Conjugated Side Chains As High-Performance All-Organic Nanodielectric Capacitors

Albert Wang

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM

Dutch Fork High School

Chemistry

Mentored

1st Place

Controlling Energy Transfer In Metal-Organic Frameworks By Coordinative Immobilization Of Photochromic Ligands

Anya Bali

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics

Chemistry

Mentored

2nd Place

The effect of l-histidine and plant extracts on the corrosion of steel

Revanth K. Kanumuri

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Spring Valley High School

Chemistry

Non-Mentored

1st Place

The effect of multiple puncture sites in close proximity on the healing rate of a dynamic hindered urea bond self-healing polymer.

Anthony Marvin Frederick

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

Spring Valley High School

Chemistry

Non-Mentored

2nd Place

An analysis of electrical conductivity and pH in acetous fermentation

Isabelle Doan

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Southside High School

Chemistry

Non-Mentored

3rd Place

Effect Of Culture On A Company’S Success

Joshua Bingham

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics

Consumer Science

Mentored

1st Place

Comparing State Tax Incentives For Aerospace Manufacturing Cluster Growth

Gavin Roser

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics

Consumer Science

Mentored

2nd Place

Genetic Analysis Of Cafeteria Food For The Round-Up Ready Gene

Jason Lee

1:30 PM - 1:45 AM

The Center for Advanced Technical Studies

Consumer Science

Non-Mentored

1st Place

The Effect Of Saline Irrigation On Temperature Profile During Radiofrequency (RF) Ablation

Katherine Duchinski

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics

Engineering

Mentored

1st Place

Bio-Compatible Hydrogels For Continuous Glucose Monitors

Gordon Zhang

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics

Engineering

Mentored

2nd Place

A 3D Microscope For Visualization Of Thick Samples

Cameron Maes

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics

Engineering

Mentored

3rd Place

Development and performance evaluation of a photovoltaic trekking pole

Jenning N. Chen

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Spring Valley High School

Engineering

Non-Mentored

1st Place

The Development Of A Lid For A Nosey Cup To Improve Efficiency

Connor G. Walpole
Jason W. Shaffer

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

The Center for Advanced Technical Studies

Engineering

Non-Mentored

2nd Place

The Effect of Platinum Catalyst (MEA) Loading (.4/.4 g/cm²) (.4/.1 g/cm²) (.1/.4 g/cm²) at Temperatures of (70^oC, 80^oC, 90^oC), and Relative Humidities of (50%, 75%, 100%), on the Power of a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell

John C. Weiss

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Heathwood Hall Episcopal School

Engineering

Non-Mentored

3rd Place

Population Estimate Of Diamondback Terrapins (Malaclemys Terrapin) In Grice Cove, Sc

Katelyn Kraichely

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics

Environmental Science

Mentored

1st Place

Land Use And Surrounding Streams: Comparing Forested, Pastoral, And Agricultural Land Covers To Determine Possible Human Impact In The Savannah, Salude, And Enoree River Basins

Lindsey Richardson

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM

South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics

Environmental Science

Mentored

2nd Place

Comparing the efficiency of carbon cloth, graphite felt, and stainless steel mesh as anodes for low-cost, single-chambered microbial fuel cells

Muhammad A. Fayyaz

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Spring Valley High School

Environmental Science

Non-Mentored

1st Place

Development of novel and cost-effective adsorbents for wastewater remediation using the common dandelion

Rakib A. Siddique

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Spring Valley High School

Environmental Science

Non-Mentored

2nd Place

Designing A Cost-Effective, Environmentally-Friendly, And Sustainable Water Treatment System

Mohammad Arammash

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

Spring Valley High School

Environmental Science

Non-Mentored

3rd Place

Augmenting A Virtual Prototyping Environment With A Domain-Specific Visualization Frontend

Zachary Wyman

8:30 AM - 8:45 AM

South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics

Math and Computer Science

Mentored

1st Place

Motors And Matlab: Programming White Light Computerized Tomography Research Scanners Using Arduinos, Motor Drivers In Conjunction With Matlab Toolboxes

Aida Kouri

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics

Math and Computer Science

Mentored

2nd Place

The Effect of Using FFT and Bandstop Filter on Voice Recordings with Different Amounts of Background Noise on the Accuracy of a Speaker Verification System

Lisa C. Qu

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

Spring Valley High School

Math and Computer Science

Non-Mentored

1st Place

Magnetic Hyperthermia Inactivation Of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli Using Bio-Functionalized Iron-Oxide Nanoparticles

Taylor DeHart

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics

Microbiology

Mentored

1st Place

The effect of various kinds of sugars on the calcium degradation of the tooth enamel caused by Streptococcus mutans in Dental Caries

Priyanka Rao

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Spring Valley High School

Microbiology

Non-Mentored

1st Place

The Effect of Ceramics Impregnated with Silver Nanoparticles on Escherichia coli for Small Scale Drinking Water Systems

Lauren E. Groseclose

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Spring Valley High School

Microbiology

Non-Mentored

2nd Place

Bacterial Growth on Processed Eggshells (US) vs Unprocessed Eggshells (UK)

Flinn E. Christian
Kristin Clemmons

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Heathwood Hall Episcopal School

Microbiology

Non-Mentored

3rd Place

The effect of a p­n TiO₂/Cu₂O/ ITO composite junction created using electron beam evaporation on a Shewanella oneidensis MR­-1 powered microbial coupled photoelectrochemical fuel cell

Krishna T. Gorrepati

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Spring Valley High School

Physics

Non-Mentored

1st Place

Effect Of Bolus Viscosity On Epiglottic Inversion During Swallowing

Ramsey Coyle

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics

Physiology and Health

Mentored

2nd Place

The Effect of Different Styles of Underwater Kicking on Velocity in Swimming

Savannah R. Hillmeyer

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Heathwood Hall Episcopal School

Physiology and Health

Non-Mentored

1st Place

The Effect of Exogenous Melatonin on Matricidal Hatching in Caenorhabditis elegans

Tanvi M. Mehta

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Spring Valley High School

Physiology and Health

Non-Mentored

2nd Place

Creating Dynamic Visual Stimuli For Use In Fmri And Eeg Studies On The Internal Representation Of Affective States

Alexia Junker

8:45 AM - 9:00 AM

South Carolina Governor's School for Science and Mathematics

Psychology and Sociology

Mentored

1st Place

A meso-level analysis of the effect of perceived economic conditions of a voter on vote choice in a local election in Richland County

Anson T. Bidwell

1:30 PM - 1:45 PM

Spring Valley High School

Psychology and Sociology

Mentored

2nd Place

The Effect of Verbal and Tangible Reinforcement on the Task Accuracy of Young Boys vs. Girls

Caroline M. Nassab

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Heathwood Hall Episcopal School

Psychology and Sociology

Non-Mentored

1st Place

The Evolution of Villains: A Study of Society's Mutative Anti-Heroes

Jamie R. Milliff

11:30 AM - 11:45 AM

Chapin High School

Psychology and Sociology

Non-Mentored

2nd Place

The effect of pairing boric acid with xylose and sucrose at various concentrations on the foraging behavior of Pogonomyrmex barbatus

Taylor B. Ferguson

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Spring Valley High School

Zoology

Non-Mentored

1st Place