Alabama Science Scholar Search* and
Gorgas Scholarship Competition 2007 - 2008
(* Formerly Alabama Science Talent Search,
previously associated with the national Intel Science Talent Search)
Gorgas Scholars compete for over $10,000 in Scholarships and most Alabama Colleges and Universities offer additional scholarships.
The Gorgas Scholarship Program is named for General William Crawford Gorgas, the Alabama physician who conquered yellow fever in the Panama Canal Zone and later became the Surgeon General of the United States Army. The purposes of the Gorgas competition are to promote interest in science and to aid in the education of promising students.
The Alabama Science Scholar Search and Gorgas Scholarship Competition is a program of the Alabama Academy of Science and the Alabama Power Foundation. For information, contact Dr. Buckner, Chair, at bucknere@uab.edu or (205) 934-6799.
NEWS:
The judging is completed for the Alabama Science Scholar Search and Gorgas Scholarship Competition 2007 - 2008
Gorgas winners are from Left to Right in Picture:
The winner of the first-place tuition grant of $4000 was:
Christopher Dean Romanczuk, Randolph School, 1005 Drake Avenue, Huntsville, AL 35802, Teacher-Sponsor, Peggy Walker. Project: Synthesis and characterization of magnetic nanoparticles for hyperthermia treatment of cancer
First alternate and winner of a tuition grant of $3000 was:
Kathryn LeCroy, Jefferson County International Baccalaureate, 6100 Old Leeds Road, Teacher-Sponsor, Debbie Anderson. Project: Corrosion: The Role of pH, Ion Presence, and Sample Agitation on the Corrosion of Iron
Second alternate and winner of a tuition grant of $2000 was:
Daniel C. Wilson, Shades Mountain Independent Church Academy, Birmingham, Alabama, 35226. Project: A retrospective study on the spread of the resident Canada goose to new territory.
Third alternate and winner of a tuition grant of $1500 was:
Ashley Elizabeth Getwan, Jefferson County International Baccalaureate, 6100 Old Leeds Road, Birmingham, AL 35210, Teacher-Sponsor, Catherine Shields. Project: Testing the Bioactive Response of Human Sa05 Osteosarcoma Cells to Titanium Alloy, Stainless Steel and Copper
Fourth alternates and winners of a tuition grant of $500 were:
Ryan Edward Dawson, Jefferson County International Baccalaureate, 6100 Old Leeds Road, Birmingham, AL 35210, Teacher-Sponsor, Catherine Shields. Project: The Wear Properties of Polypropylene
Charlotte Mae Crowther Kent, Jefferson County International Baccalaureate, 6100 Old Leeds Road, Teacher-Sponsor Debbie Anderson. Project: The impact of root systems for mitigating slump
Unranked Finalists:
Whitney Kiara Thomas, Ramsey High School, 1800 13th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35205, Teacher-Sponsor, Dasi Mosley. Project: FIP200 IS EXPRESSED IN GLIOBLASTOMA AND BRAIN VASCULATURE IN VIVO AND IN VITRO.
Kirstin Sockwell, Jefferson County International Baccalaureate, 6100 Old Leeds Road, Birmingham, AL 35210, Teacher-Sponsor, Debbie Anderson. Project: The Chemistry of the Black Sea: The Role of Manganese in the Separation of Hydrogen Sulfide from Oxygen
Aerial Murphy, Wetumpka, AL 1251 Coosa River Parkway, Teacher-Sponsor, Virginia Vilardi. Project: Cars of the Future 2
Melissa Renee Snow, 901 South Mulberry Avenue, Butler, AL 36904, Teacher-Sponsor, Brett Evans. Project: Effects of Renewable Gasoline Extenders on Fuel Line
Molly Kathleen Kirkpatrick, Brooks High School, 4300 Highway 72, Killen, AL 35645, Teacher-Sponsor, Vicki Farina. Project: Could high fructose corn syrup contribute to the rising number of people suffering with diabetes and obesity
Phillip Higginbotham, Jefferson County International Baccalaureate, 6100 Old Leeds Road, Birmingham, AL 35210, Teacher-Sponsor, Catherine Shields. Project: Levees for Life: An Investigative study of internal metallic reinforcement in Levees
Please link here and visit the page of 2006-2007 Winners and finalists announced with photographs
Please link here and visit the page for the winners from the 2005-2006 competition