Broadcom MASTERS Competition Finalists


The Broadcom Foundation and Society for Science & the Public are excited to reveal the names of the 30 middle school finalists in the 2012 Broadcom MASTERS competition.


2012 Competition Finalists

First Name Last Name City State Project
JessikaBaralFremontCAA Novel Way to Strengthen Eye Muscles and Enhance Peripheral Vision
SamuelCoulsonWestonMOA Futuristic Study of the Effects of Microgravity on the Biomass and Variation of Stems from Perpendicular of Raphanus sativus
LisaCriscioneSeven HillsOHRusty Concrete: Will Too Much Water Corrode Concrete Faster?
ShashankDholakiaSanta ClaraCAThe Sky is no Limit- a Photometric Comparison of the Variable Stars Beta Lyra and Delta Cephei
ShishirDholakiaSanta ClaraCAThe Sky is no Limit- a Photmetric Comparison of the Variable Stars Beta
CassaDruryLouisvilleKYExploring Cell Signaling in Wound Healing
KatherineFennellNew YorkNYCould A Small Aquatic Plant Have Reversed Global Warming 49 Million Years ago?
ElanFillerRancho Palos VerdesCAWhat is the Environmental Source of Cryptococcus gattii?
PaigeGentrySan AngeloTXReducing Rabies Responsibly
RaymondGilmartinSouth PasadenaCASpare the Environment, Spoiler the Car: The Effect of Rear Spoilers on Drag and Lift
MariaGrimmettJupiterFLH2Oh No! Pharmaceuticals are in my Groundwater. Sulfamethazine Adsorption/Desorption Isotherms and Kinetics using Purolite Resin MN250
OliviaHendersonLovelandOHThe Tsunami Safety System: Deploying the Barrier
SeanHnathReadingPARide the Wave to Power: Building and Testing an Oscillating Water Column Wave Energy Generator
VarunIyerSpringfieldILEnergy: The Sound Way: The Effects of Various Configurations of Heat Stack on the Energy Output of a Thermoacoustic Piezoelectric Generator
AnirudhJainPortlandORUse of Diatoms as biological indicators for silver nanoparticle pollution
CarolynJonsEden PrairieMNThe Effect of Oxygen Removal Treatments on the Mold Growth of Blueberries
ChaseLewisChapel HillNCNitrocellulose: Speedy as a Flash
DavidLiCommackNYThe Impact of a Parabolic Reflector on Wi-Fi Reception at Different Angles: A Compromise between Signal Strength and Angle
ShixuanLiLynn HavenFLNo Mo Squitoes: Repellent Formulation Development with Natural Ingredients using Design of Experiments on Aedes aegypti via the K & D in vitro Method.
AnnaLouAnaheimCACan 'Artificial' Intelligence Be More Intelligent Than Human Doctors and Professors in Playing Blokus?
DanielLuCarlisleMAPsychoacoustics: The Perception of Volume
CeiliMastersonPalm BayFLThe Effects of Reduced pH Levels on the Growth and Survival of the Calcareous Shelled Bivavle, Mercenaria mercenaria
EthanMessierAssonetMAWave To The Future (The Utilization of Marine Waves Using Wave Buoys to Generate Electricity)
WilliamMontsBlufftonSCSail Away
NicoleOdzerNorth Miami BeachFLCan Reef-Building Corals Adapt to the Stress of Global Warming? The Effect of Global Warming and PAR on Coral Bleaching in Montastrea cavernosa
MauraOeiHebronCTDevelopment of a Prototype Pendulum Wave Energy Conversion Device
MayaPatelThe WoodlandsTXGauging Inferno Sprawl
MabelWheelerOremUTSunburnt Polymers
JohnWilkinsSan AntonioTXThe Effects of Changing the Moon's Eccentricity on High Tide Height (the maximum and minimum high tide in one year) in Boston, Massachusetts Coastal Area
CamilleYokeMidlothianVAThe Effect of Boat Hull Shape, Height of Center of Gravity and Degree of Incline on Amount of Restoring Torque Produced