2006

Behavioral Science
1st Jeremy Devine
Tracking behavioral microevolution through single nucleotide polymorphisms
in Canis familaris
1st Elizabeth Krah
A Comparative Investigation into the Reactions of Seacoast Area Housecats Exposed to
Various Types of Nepeta cataria and its Essential Oil Nepetalactone
2nd Brendan Miller
The effects of Lavender Oil and Green Tea on stress levels in Drosophila
melanogaster.
3rd Cassaundra St. Laurent
Challenging personal perceptions about focus

Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
1st Amanda S. Arling†
The Genetic Transformation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Pichia pastoris using the
pYE22m Vector.
2nd Rachel Arnold
The Synthesis of Insulin in Bacteria
3rd Colin M. Smith
Fibroin l-chain eGFP Fusion Protein expressed in silk using pFastBac HT B baculovirus
expression system.
3rd Adam Lagro
The effects of the Gus Gene on Arabidopsis

Botany
1st Josh Blase
Finding Mutants in the Arabidopsis thaliana using Hydroxyurea
2nd William O'Donnell
The comparative analysis of chloroplast survival rates in cytoplasm against a control
3rd Leah Demarest
Water Works

Chemistry
1st Caitlin Joy
The Effects of Triclosan on Bacteria in the Human Mouth
2nd Ashley Montmarquet
Crazy Corrosion
3rd Fred Sites
A Comparison of PCB Levels in Organic and Conventional Beef using a FTIR
Spectrophotometer

Environmental Science
1st Justianna Andrews
Possible Application of Phytoremediation on Local Superfund Site
2nd Christine Orcutt
Acid Rain
3rd Carley Williams
An Investigation of the Purification Process by Heating Water Using Solar Methods

Mammalian Biology/Zoology
1st Timothy Burdett
The Factors Secreted By Pre-Adipocytes That Inhibit Angiogenesis
2nd Neena Pyzocha
Using Oligodendrocyte Precursor Cells to Analyze Myelin Basic Protein Levels After
Adding Alcohol

Microbiology
1st Brendan Podszus
Are different types of honey bacteriostatic or bactericidal against S. aureus, E.coli and
E.aerogenes?
2nd Joelle Bristol
A study concerning the amount of bacterial growth on supermarket vegetables.
3rd Anna Russo
An investigation into the presence of bacterial species among holy water at various New
Hampshire Seacoast Churches.

Pharmacology/Toxicology
1st Stephanie Brewer
Dunkin' Caffeine
1st Matthew Sebas
Detecting Acetaminophen in Saliva Using HPLC
3rd Joseph Kiesl
An Investigation into Observing Whether Soy Isoflavones Affects Chinese Hamster
Ovarian Cancer Cells

Physics
1st Jane Dickerson
Can You Hear Me Now?
2nd Paul D'Angelo
Car intake cooler

Software Design
1st Arseney Romanenko
Mike LeVeille
The Implementation of Computer Clusters for the Computation of Cryptographic Hash
Functions and Encryption Algorithms
2nd Adam Rice
Range

Open Design
1st Meggie Preftakes
Meggie's Designs
2nd A.J Solan
AJ Design's

Pasta Bridge
1st Michael Jorgensen
Timothy Lannin
Christopher McMahon
Of Pasta and Glue
2nd Frank Radlof
Jared Thistle
Mike Silva
Pasta Pirates!