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and Humanities Symposium
2001 in Review
The 23rd Annual Illinois Junior Science & Humanities Symposium was held on the campus of Southern Illinois University Carbondale April 1-3, 2001. The program is made possible through the cooperative efforts of the U.S. Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, The Academy of Applied Science, and the College of Science at SIUC.
Almost 150 SIUC faculty, staff, postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduate students, as well as student organizations and external agencies volunteered their time and resources in assistance of the program.
Participating campus programs, units, and student organizations included: Admissions Welcome Center, Aerospace Studies (AFROTC), Agbassadors, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Student Chapter, Army Military Science (ROTC), Center for Advanced Friction Studies, College of Agriculture, College of Applied Science & Arts, College of Engineering, College of Liberal Arts, Collegiate FFA, Cooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory, Fisheries & Illinois Aquaculture Center, GenAg 311A, Library Affairs, Math Club, Office of Intramural Recreational Sports, Premedical Professional Association (PPA), SIU School of Medicine, Special Events & Projects, Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society (SAACS), Student Chapter of the American Fisheries Society (AFS), University Bookstore, and Zoology Graduate Student Association.
Outside program support was provided by Grayson Hill Farms, Inc., Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Illinois State Police Southern Illinois Forensic Science Centre, Memorial Hospital of Carbondale, Army Recruiting office, marine Corps Recruiting Station, Navy Recruiting Station, Saluki Bookstore, and 710 Bookstore.
Twenty-two teachers, four guests, and 86 students (112 total) attended the 2001 Illinois JSHS program, representing 24 schools from 20 counties across the state (10 Northern, 6 Central, 8 Southern). This year's participating schools included:
- Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Lincolnshire, IL
- Alton High School, Alton, IL
- Aurora East High School, Aurora, IL
- Carbondale Community High School, Carbondale, IL
- Century Unit 100, Ullin, IL
- Delavan High School, Delavan, IL
- Elverado High School, Elkville, IL
- Glenbard North High School, Carol Stream, IL
- Grant Park High School, Grant Park, IL
- Heritage High School, Broadlands, IL
- Herrin High School, Herrin, IL
- Lockport Township High School, Lockport, IL
- Manteno High School, Manteno, IL
- Marissa High School, Marissa, IL
- Mattoon High School, Mattoon, IL
- Midland High School, Varna, IL
- Mt. Pulaski High School, Mt. Pulaski, IL
- Naperville North High School, Naperville, IL
- Sesser-Valier High School, Sesser, IL
- Somonauk High School, Somonauk, IL
- University High School, Normal, IL
- Villa Grove High School, Villa Grove, IL
- Waterloo High School, Waterloo, IL
- West Chicago High School, West Chicago, IL
Young scientists made presentations to their peers and visited the laboratories of SIUC researchers to learn about ongoing efforts in developmental behavior genetics, fish genetics, forest ecosystems, lasers, marine biology, and more.
The event is one of 48 such symposia conducted nationwide. Five finalists from the IJSHS research paper presentations were awarded expense-paid trips to participate in the 39th National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, April 25-29, 2001, in Orlando, Florida, in cooperation with the Orlando science and technology community. The five finalists (in alphabetical order), their schools, their sponsoring teachers, and the titles of their papers are:
- Albert Chu, Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Mr. Thomas Koenigsberger/Dr. Anna Lysakowski (University of Illinois at Chicago), "Preliminary Morphological Analysis of Vestibular Hair Cell Ultrastructure in the Hypergravity-Stimulated Long-Evans Rat Utricular Macula"
- Sachin Desai, Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Mr. Thomas Koenigsberger/Leonard Valentino, MD (RUSH Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center), "Effects of Warfarin on the A549 Cell Line as a Model for the Treatment of Neurofibromatosis 1"
- Ryan Rappa, University High School, Dr. Carol Benson/Dr. Daniel Holland (Illinois State University), "Characterization of Chaotic Particle Dynamics in the Earth's Magnetotail"
- Krista Taake, Waterloo High School, Mr. Randy Halleran/Dr. Beverly Friend, "Identification of Coffee Bean Origin Using High Pressure Liquid Chromatography"
- Florence Twu, Naperville North High School, Mrs. Beverly George/Dr. Stephen Johnston (North Central College, Naperville), "Ubiquitin Suppresses the RAS Oncogene in a Mechanism Likely Mediated by Histone H2B in Saccharomyces cerevisiae"
Ryan Rappa of University High School won the regional competition and received a $4,000 undergraduate tuition scholarship from the U.S. Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force. He presented his paper and competed at the National JSHS.
Dr. Carol Benson, Ryan's sponsoring teacher, received a $500 Faculty Award, honoring her contributions to advancing student participation in research.
Congratulations, Ryan and Dr. Benson!
The second place finalist, Florence Twu of Naperville North High School, was the recipient of an SIUC Academic Scholarship, valued at up to $4,500, to major in science at SIUC.
Congratulations, Florence!
The second place finalist was unable to present her paper at the National JSHS. However, Krista Taake presented her paper, "Identification of Coffee Bean Origin Using High Pressure Liquid Chromatography," in the non-competitive session at the National JSHS. Thanks for your cooperative spirit, Krista!
Jonathan Bevis, a junior at Herrin High School, won 1st place in the Illinois JSHS Poster Session with "Studies of Growth and Development in Meal Worms & Lab Mice." His teacher is Mr. Larry Kepple, and his mentor is Dr. Andrzej Bartke, Department of Physiology, SIU School of Medicine. Congratulations, Jonathan!
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