BCoE hosts science and engineering fair

March 26, 2015

STARKVILLE, Miss. – Nearly 400 projects shared the floor at Humphrey Coliseum last month as the Bagley College of Engineering hosted the Region V Mississippi Science and Engineering Fair for students in sixth through 12th grades.

The project total nearly doubled that of last year and included entries from 42 public, private and home schools from Attala, Carroll, Choctaw, Clay, Kemper, Lauderdale, Leake, Lowndes, Montgomery, Neshoba, Newton, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Scott, Webster, and Winston counties.

Six participants were chosen to represent Region V MSEF at the International Science and Engineering Fair in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, May 10-15. Seventh through 12th grade winners who placed first, second and third in their categories will participate in the State of Mississippi Science and Engineering Fair in Hattiesburg March 24.

In addition to the Bagley College of Engineering, the Region V Mississippi Science and Engineering Upper Fair sponsors include the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, Tennessee Valley Authority and International Society of Optics and Photonics, among others.

The winners of the Region V Mississippi Science and Engineering Upper Fair include (by school):

Ackerman Elementary
Jenna Bellew, second place in zoology
Grace Busby, first place in engineering computers and math
Joshua Lopez, fourth place in engineering computers and math
Megan McDaniel, first place in physics
Addison Stacey, first place in zoology

Armstrong Middle School
Nadia Borazjani, first place in medicine and health
Shae Heiselt, first place in chemistry
Guille Hoffman Meyer, second place in engineering computers and math
Helen Peng, first place in microbiology

B.F. Liddell
Jaykanze Bryant, first place in botany
Destiny Orr, first place in behavioral and social sciences
Reagan Williams in sixth place in botany

Caledonia Middle School
August Fort, first place in engineering computers and math
Jane Claire Fort, first place in earth, space and environmental science
Maddy Suggs, first place in medicine and health
Josh Taylor, first place in chemistry
Clara Allen, second place in botany
Macy Beasley, second place in biochemistry
Cassidy Brown, second place in medicine and health
Marlee Hemphill, second place in chemistry
Kaylee Randolph, second place in botany
Cooper Stanley, second place in earth, space and environmental science
Reese Frady, third place in chemistry
Ashlyn Gonzales, third place in chemistry
Gavin Holloman, third place in medicine and health
Whitney Knight, third place in behavioral and social sciences
Hannah Grace Walker, third place in medicine and health
Gracie Hollis, fifth place in earth, space and environmental science
Cayley Ludy, sixth place in biochemistry
Gavin Reed, sixth place in engineering computers and math

Choctaw Central Middle School
Robin Tubby, third place in zoology

Columbus Middle School
Jordan Mize, third place in botany
Marian Turner, third place in behavioral and social sciences
Sarah Pierce, fourth place in chemistry

Columbus High School
Asia Gordon, Jack Fox, and Joshua Bridges, first place in botany
Josh Williams, first place in botany
Russell Hatcher, first place in biochemistry
Zoe Fowler, first place in physics
Jessica Verdell, Christopher Gray, and Konosha Gardner, first place, medicine and health
Paige Jarrell, first Place in physics
Tom Hatcher, Devarsionta Williams, and Yonesha Jones, first place in earth, space and environmental science
Mary Lynai Worshaim , first place in biochemistry
Brittany Woods and Adalis Wicks, second place in behavioral and social sciences
Taylor, Katelyn, and Tyler Wilson, first place in chemistry
Wrishija Roy and Laurel Yarborough, first place in chemistry
Lashon Webb, Jalexia Skinner, and Aneia Bell, second place in chemistry
Katlyn Weir, second place in earth, space and environmental science
Braylin Horton, third place in engineering computers and math

Mississippi School of Math and Science
Emoree Heiselt, first place in engineering computers and math
Aylin Memili, first place in microbiology

New Hope Middle School
Cameron Munn, first place in microbiology
Seth Swain, first place in botany
Jonathan Lawrence, second place in chemistry
Cole Ruffin, third place in botany
Alaina Veazey, third place in microbiology
Zac Butler, fourth place in biochemistry
Naia Henley, fourth place in zoology
Jaterrica Williams, fourth place in earth, space and environmental science

Northeast Middle School
Matthew Purvis, second place in earth, space and environmental science
Mason Doxey, second place in zoology
Kiara Malone, sixth Place in chemistry

Northwest Middle School
Anna Caroline Melton, second place in physics
Shantasia Ruffin, second place in microbiology
Connor Davis, third place in physics
Jordan Young, fifth place in chemistry

Noxubee County High School
Kaleb Ashford, first place in zoology
Tyhendreon Wilson, second place in earth, space and environmental science

Pearl River Elementary
Shilombish John, second place in engineering computers and math
Gerrett Isaac, third place in earth, space and environmental science

Red Water Elementary
Ashanti Body, sixth place in physics

Russell Christian Academy
Angeline Graham, first place in earth, space and environmental science
Katie Mayfield, first place in engineering computers and math
Nick Smith, first place in biochemistry
Alex Buckalew, second Place in engineering computers and math
Elizabeth Carlson, second Place in microbiology
Kim Cook, second place in chemistry
Cameron Brown and Makeena Deavers, second place in behavioral and social sciences
Lucy Payne, second place in behavioral and social sciences
Jacob Sheely, second place in microbiology
Paige Stuckey, second place in biochemistry
Zachary Whitaker, second place in zoology
Colton Ziemba, second place in physics
Stephen Arora, third place in biochemistry
Kyle Ingram, third place in zoology
Hannah Khan, third place in medicine and health
Laken Laird, third place in chemistry
Ja’Mar McCoy, third place in physics
Sarah Hartman, third place in physics
Ryleigh Richardson, third place in engineering computers and math
Jason Swanner, third place in earth, space and environmental science
Mason Easterwood, fourth place in physics
Hannah Mae Sowell, fourth place in behavioral and social sciences
Kendaisha Brown, fifth place in biochemistry
Mallory Mason, fifth place in biochemistry
Jordan Miles, fifth place in physics
Kristen Rooney, fifth place in medicine and health

Starkville Christian Home Educators
Kennedy Burgreen, first place in behavioral and social sciences
Mary Burgreen, first place in behavioral and social sciences
Lily Burgreen, second place in medicine and health

Southeast Middle School
Zach Flaskamp, first place in physics
Chandler Little, first place in zoology
Caitlyn Manor, first place in biochemistry
Gabriel Haddox, fourth place in botany
Jack Wright, fifth place in engineering computers and math

Southeast Lauderdale High School
Hannah Rogers, Ross Brewster, and Tony Pedilla, first place in zoology

St. Patrick’s School
Tate Smith, first place in behavioral and social sciences
Mary Kathryn David, sixth place in earth, space and environmental science
Joshua Everette, sixth place in medicine and health

Starkville Christian Academy
Anna Carr, first place in medicine and health
Payten Lawrence, first place in microbiology

Tucker Elementary
Alexis Farmer, third place in earth, space and environmental science

West Lauderdale Middle School
Jessica Garner, second place in behavioral and social sciences
Joslyn Tucker, second place in biochemistry

Wilson Elementary
Jekierra Wells, third place in biochemistry

Winona Elementary
Kali Long, second place in microbiology
Braden Merchant, second place in medicine and health

For more information about the Bagley College of Engineering, visit www.bagley.msstate.edu.

To learn more about the Region V Science and Engineering Fair, visit www.sciencefair.msstate.edu.

By: Jen Nguyen