Junior Division winners (L to R): Mike Espy,
Sandy Phong, Nicole Kim, and Roshni Sethi
Congratulations to the 2012 DuPont Challenge© Junior Division First, Second, and Third-place Winners, and all Honorable Mentions!
First Place: Nicole Kim
Bergen County Academies
Hackensack, NJ
Sponsoring Teacher: Eric Zhang
Essay: One Breath Shorter
Second Place (TIE): Mike Espy
Little Snake River Valley
Baggs, WY
Sponsoring Teacher: Carolyn Hicks
Essay: Moo-ing Energy
Second Place (TIE): Roshni Sethi
Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy H.S
Plainview, NY
Sponsoring Teacher: Francine Moustakalis
Essay: A Heart of Gold [Nanowires]
Third Place: Sandy Phong
Garland High School
Garland, TX
Sponsoring Teacher: Sharyn Ethington
Essay: Using Bugs to Heal
Sandy Balan
Waubonsie Valley High School
Aurora, IL
Fenugreek: A Sup"herb" Stomach Soother?
Ray Piccininni, Teacher
Siddharth Chittaranjan
William Hopkins Junior High School
Fremont, CA
Asperger Kid or The Weirdo
Angie Parke, Teacher
Michael Herschl
Butler Intermediate High School
Butler, PA
Curing HIV-1 with the CCR5-Δ32 Mutation
Richard Boeh, Teacher
Cheyenne Hua
Hunter College High School
New York, NY
Seesaws: A Magnetic Revival
John Loonam, Teacher
Collin Kemper
Twin Rivers Middle School
Buford, GA
The Dissection of Animals
Joey Nunn, Teacher
Adam Kimmel
Charles F. Patton Middle School
Kennett Square, PA
Brain Games: Concussions in Girls Soccer
Jennifer Spisak, Teacher
Yi Qing (Vicky) Liu
Fraser Heights Secondary School
Surrey, British Columbia
Coffee - The Whole Picture
Heidi Gonzales, Teacher
Lavanya Mahadevan
Jordan Middle School
Palo Alto, CA
Understanding and Rehabilitating the Teen Brain
Erica Goldsworthy, Teacher
Patrick Messina
Chaminade High School
Mineola, NY
Sesame Seed Allergies
Denis Flood, Teacher
Divya Moudgil
West Hills Middle School
West Bloomfield Hills, MI
Science Fiction Turns into Reality
Amy Attard, Teacher
Wynston Pennybacker
Garland High School
Garland, TX
Back to the Basics: The Art of Cellular Creation
Sharyn Ethington, Teacher
Cecelia Poole
Caravel Academy
Bear, DE
Breathe Easy: Bronchial Thermoplasty
Jesse Antione, Teacher
Jasper Prouvost
The Maret School
Washington, DC
Injecting Sense into the Vaccine Debate
Paula Cuello, Teacher
Emily Rehmet
Unami Middle School
Chalfont, PA
ATP: The Magic Behind Sleeping Beauties
Colleen Haag, Teacher
Mahimajanani Senthilkumar
Garland High School
Garland, TX
Temporary Tattoos or Cutting Edge Electronics?
Sharyn Ethington, Teacher
Keshav Sota
Morris Hills High School
Rockaway, NJ
Teen Meditation, Not Medication
Brienne Patterson, Teacher
See the full list of Senior Division winners.
