Grand Winners of the Science Fair
These awards are sponsored by Tisbury Waterways Association and presented in honor of a former president, Dr. James H. Porter.
First Place Grand Winner:
Daniel Gaines: Constructing Adeno-Associated Viruses to Express tBid Exclusively In Cartilage Tissue
Second Place Grand Winner:
Rose Engler & Katharine Roberts: Solely Solar
Third Place Grand Winner:
Nathaniel Packer: Paddle Wheel Air Compressor
1st Place Awards
Katharine Roberts & Rose Engler: Solely Solar
Curtis Fisher & Annika Schmidt: A Community Connection: Utilizing Nodal LoRa Modulation and Optimized Network Latency Reduction
Nathaniel Packer: Paddle Wheel Air Compressor
Vito Aiello: Buy Less, Save More: An Investigation In Apple Preservation
Daniel Gaines: Constructing Adeno-Associated Viruses to Express tBid Exclusively In Cartilage Tissue
2nd Place Awards
Catherine Cherry: Is the Rate of Fermentation Different with Different Fruit Juices?
Katherine O’Brien & Megan Zeilinger: How Salt and Sand Affect the Health of Grass
Alexis Condon & Addy Hayman: Engineering A Biodegradable Marker
Benjamin Tillman: Solar Charging Station
Jason Davey & David Krauthamer: Passwords: How to Make One that Works
3rd Place Awards
Cathal Robinson: CO2 Removal
Luiz Oliveira & Julian Herman: Manual Cell Phone Charger
Skylar Eddy: The Effect of Watering Plants with Grey Water
Julia Gomes & Peter Burke: Investigation of How UV Radiation Affects Algae Growth
Owen Farreau & Spencer Pogue: The Effect of External Temperature & Insulation On the Consistency of Internal Temperatures
Ayanna Fhagen-Smith: Will You Ever Drink Anything Again?
Honorable Mention:
Charlie Whalen: The Use of Temperature Gradients to Charge a Cell Phone
Alex Nagle: Hybrid Stirling Engine
Matteus Scheffer & Theo Gallager: Hydroponic Grow Box
Hannah Rabasca & Emily Gazziniga: Effect of Pollution On Algae
Violet Cabot & Amelia Craig: Got Lactose Carbohydrates?
Wind Turbine Competition
1st Place: Mitchell Chaves & Sam Rollins
2nd Place: Lizzie Williamson & Maggie Burke
3rd Place: Katharine Roberts & Rose Engler
Special Topic Awards
The David Brand Award: for an outstanding earth science project
Owen Farreau & Spencer Pogue: Effect of External Temperature & Insulation on the Cosistency of Internal temperature
Island Grown Initiative Award: for projects that focus on agricultural systems and techniques that support biodiversity or address traditional or historic island agriculture
Belle Hattingh & Mia Pagliccia: The Regrowth of Vegetables
Lagoon Pond Association Award: association exists to preserve the character of Lagoon Pond and to preserve its natural resources. Given to a project that addresses a water quality issue with application to the protection of the water resources of Martha’s Vineyard
Curtis Fisher & Annica Schmidt: A Community Connection: Utilizing Nodal LaRa Modulation and Optimised Network Latency Reduction
Marine and Paleobiological Research Institute Award: for an outstanding marine, freshwater, geological, or coastal science project that might include any aspect of science, fishing, engineering, or conservation
Nathaniel Packer: Paddle Wheel Air Compressor
Martha’s Vineyard Surfcasters Association Award: for a project that focuses on increasing the awareness and understanding of aspects of our marine environment – provided in memory of Phillip M. Upham.
Jackson Pizzano: How Fossil Fuels Affect Sea Life
Sustainability Award: These awards are presented to a project that involves the recycling or reuse of materials for a new purpose, or that involve methods of reducing energy or materials consumption. This award is sponsored by the Munn Family
Katharine Roberts & Rose Engler: Solely Solar
Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation Award : Given to the project that may benefit the environmental and ecological management of the lands of Martha’s Vineyard.
Katherine O’Brien & Megan Zeilinger: How Salt and Sand Affect the Health of Grass
Biology Award : This award is given to a project that demonstrates originality and outstanding investigation in a field of biology.
Daniel Gaines: Constructing Adeno-Associated Viruses to Express tBid Exclusively In Cartilage Tissue
Physics Award : This award is given to a project that explores motion and forces, momentum, sound, energy technology, or electricity and magnetism.
Benjamin Tillman: Solar Charging Station