Junior Division (Grades 7, 8, and 9)

Congratulations to the 2013 DuPont Challenge Junior Division top winners!

Grand Prize:
Jacob Yoshitake

Marshall Middle School
San Diego, CA
Sponsoring Teacher: Elaine Gillum
Essay: Excellent, Efficient, and Economical Solar Tracking

First Runner-Up:
Gaurav Garg

Beckendorff Junior High School
Katy, TX
Sponsoring Teacher: Angela Weeks
Essay: I Wish My Dad Got a Tattoo

Finalist:
Jonathan Bradway

Decatur Central High School
Indianapolis, IN
Sponsoring Teacher: Sally Nichols
Essay: Laser Landings

Finalist:
Robert Kutz

Clovis North High School
Fresno, CA
Sponsoring Teacher: Jonathan Bowns
Essay: Discovering Nature's Secrets

Honorable Mentions

Emily Bouton
Bethlehem Central High School
Delmar, NY
Sponsoring Teacher: Kelly Babic
Essay: Water, Water Everywhere, but Not a Drop to Drink

Shannon Chen
Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
Rolling Hills Estates, CA
Sponsoring Teacher: Peter Starodub
Essay: A Remotely Controlled Omnidirectional Mini-Airship

Rinu Cherian
Twin Rivers Middle School
Buford, GA
Sponsoring Teacher: Joey Nunn
Essay: Animal Testing: Useful for Humans?

Garrett Dribusch
Bethlehem Central High School
Delmar, NY
Sponsoring Teacher: Kelly Babic
Essay: A Berrry Good Energy Converter

Manik Dutta
Creekland Middle School
Lawrenceville, GA
Sponsoring Teacher: Suzanne Cross
Essay: Revolutionizing Modern Medicine

Mallory Epstein
Bethlehem Central High School
Delmar, NY
Sponsoring Teacher: Kelly Babic
Essay: Today's Special: Crunchy Cricket

Bailey Higgins
The First Academy
Orlando, FL
Sponsoring Teacher: Christy Requejo
Essay: Barge Right In

Anna-Bell Hines
Benjamin Franklin High School
New Orleans, LA
Sponsoring Teacher: Sally Spahn
Essay: Epney Farm Gets a Makeover

Amy Huang
P.J. Gelinas JHS
Setauket, NY
Sponsoring Teacher: Peter Schuchman
Essay: Ending World Hunger One Shrimp Shell at a Time

Calvin Isch
Adams Central
Monroe, IN
Sponsoring Teacher: Katrina Isch
Essay: Hydroponics: Saving the Starving

Mackenzie Jensen
Smithson Valley Middle School
Spring Branch, TX
Sponsoring Teacher: Amanda Custy-Schaas
Essay: A Climb to Prosperity

Raman Khanna
Kilmer Middle School
Vienna, VA
Sponsoring Teacher: Christina Davis
Essay: The Dark Winged Saviors

Manish Kondapolu
Rocky Run Middle School
Chantilly, VA
Sponsoring Teacher: Pramila Rao
Essay: Smart Cars and Houses from Seattle to Singapore

Michelle Li
University of Toronto Schools
Toronto, Ontario
Sponsoring Teacher: Marisca Vanderkamp
Essay: Sugar Pills

Jessica Liu
Loudoun County Academy of Science
Sterling, VA
Sponsoring Teacher: Sundar Thirukkurungudi
Essay: The Jackpot in Algae

Julia Nakamura
Clovis North High School
Fresno, CA
Sponsoring Teacher: Jonathan Bowns
Essay: The End to Mindless Eating

Julia Nugent
Bethlehem Central High School
Delmar, NY
Sponsoring Teacher: Kelly Babic
Essay: Veterinary Care in Developing Countries

Elena Polin
Bergen County Academies
Hackensack, NJ
Sponsoring Teacher: Yu (Eric) Zhang
Essay: Spreading Sunshine on Our Cloudy Energy Future

Wyatt Pontius
Loudoun County Academy of Science
Sterling, VA
Sponsoring Teacher: Sundar Thirukkurungudi
Essay: Poultry Power

Lili Romberg
Bellevue Middle School
Nashville, TN
Sponsoring Teacher: June Stevens
Essay: Pesticides: Deathly Cause?

Tiffany Sato
Experium Science Academy
Torrance, CA
Sponsoring Teacher: Raudauh Rahman
Essay: Can Asparagus Inhibit Cancer Growth?

Raj Shrimali
Loudoun County Academy of Science
Sterling, VA
Sponsoring Teacher: Sundar Thirukkurungudi
Essay: Green City

Shreya Sisodia
Indian Valley Middle School
Harleysville, PA
Sponsoring Teacher: Samantha Kemps
Essay: Filling the Hands of the Future

 

 

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