2017 Science & Engineering Fair

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