Utah

thorium90

Th232.038

potassium19

K39.098

arsenic33

As74.922

iodine53

I126.905

arsenic33

As74.922

indium49

In114.82

rhenium75

Re186.702

potassium19

K39.098

oxygen8

O15.999

erbium68

Er167.26

nitrogen7

N14.007

vanadium23

V50.942

oxygen8

O15.999

scandium21

Sc44.946

dysprosium66

Dy162.50

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Utah Science Olympiad

State CompetitionApril 14, 2012

at theUniversity of Utah

Acknowledgements

Utah Science Olympiad Executive Committee Dr. Ian R. Harvey, Associate Director, Utah Nanofab and Micron Microscopy Core (College of Engineering) Dianne Leonard, College of Engineering, Academic Program Coordinator Mateo Remsburg, Director of Student Recruitment and High School Services

Utah Science Olympiad Organizing Committee Kris Harvey, Interim State Science Olympiad Coordinator Meghan Webb, Christopher Pehler, Conference and Event Services Melissa Van Hien, Huntsman Center Event Services Dr. Deborah Mascaro, MRSEC Outreach Director, Department of Mechanical Engineering Communication and Logistical Planning: Grant Stanfield, Army ROTC Scholarship and Enrollment Volunteer Coordination: Jill Baeder, Associate Director, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)Registration Coordinators: Jody Lunt, Judy Prall (Davis School District) Web & Systems Development: Mindy Johnston (Electrical Engineering Department) Artistic Coordinator: Chelsey Short, Outreach Coordinator, Materials Research Science & Engineering Center (MRSEC) Scholarships, Student Reporting & Tracking: Marti Frueh, Nicole Miranda, Heather Briley, High School Services

Regional Science Olympiad Directors Westminster College: Jaimi Butler, Great Salt Lake Institute Snow College: Dan Black, Dean, Science and Mathematics Division Southern Utah University: Vicki Heaton, Organizer (Cedar Hills High School), Brad Cook, VP for Academic Affairs Northern Utah Region: Frank Stevens (Davis High School), Jodi Lunt (Davis School District)

Lead Sponsors NSF Materials Research Science & Engineering Center (Utah MRSEC) University of Utah Offices of the Vice Presidents, and multiple U of U departments and organizations. Please refer to the Utah Science Olympiad website for a full list of contributors: www.utahscienceolympiad.utah.edu

THANK YOU for your passionate support for Utah Science Olympiad and for helping us come up-to-speed: Dr. Sharon Ohlhorst, Retired State Science Olympiad Director (Weber State University); also the Event Arbitrator Dr. Stacy Palen (WSU), 2009-11 Director, Utah Science Olympiad Jami Smith, 2008-2011 Student Coordinator, WSU Center for Science and Math Education Nancy Mesner, Associate Dean, Utah State University College of Natural Resources Dr. Gerard Putz, Jennifer Kopach, National Organization of the Science Olympiad Forrest Shultz, Avogadro Registration and Scoring Systems Gerald Poirier, Director, Princeton Electron Microscopy Lab and Delaware State Science Olympiad Director

THANK YOU to our many student volunteer Campus Hosts, our ROTC cadet volunteers and the ROTC program for all your sponsorship and help, and the many Science Olympiad enthusiasts and alums who came from various corners of the state and campus, offering to assist in whatever events needed organization, setup, cleanup, and grading support.

Finally, THANK YOU to all our sponsors and partners on the back of the program!

Winning Pin Design Artist: Alyson Black, 8th grade Willowcreek Middle School, Lehi, Utah County

Tee Shirt Artists: Ian & Kris Harvey family

Wayne Sumner, Northridge High School Dennis Erickson, Fairfield Jr. High School Nancy and Bill Nelson, Retired Teachers and Coaches Ashli and Caleb Crookston, S.O. Alums

John Metcalf, Northrop Grumman Prof. Bethany Buck-Koehntop, U of U Chemistry Cpt. Adam Zimmer, Hill AFB Deborah Roach, Hill Air Force Base

U of U Science Olympiad Student Association: Charles Sperry (President), Campus Host Coordinator; Iain Harvey (Treasurer), Event Support Volunteer Coordinator.

Event Coordinators

Anatomy and PhysiologyAstronomyChemistry LabDisease DetectivesDynamic PlanetExperimental DesignFermi QuestionsForensicsForestryGravity VehicleHelicopterMicrobe MissionMaterials ScienceOpticsProtein ModelingRemote SensingRobot ArmRocks and MineralsSounds of MusicTechnical Problem SolvingThermodynamicsTowersWater QualityWrite It Do It

Matt LintonWayne Springer Terry RingNicole BarthelemyEric Peterson, Nancy MesnerMurielle ParkinsonScott Anderson Brent HornMike KuhnsDavid JolleyFrances BradshawCraig CaldwellMike ScarpullaNeil CotterMartin HorvathKevin PerryJack TreasureErich PetersonAdam BeehlerWes SandersMathieu FranceurRobert McKinlayTiffany Kinder Cpt. Adam Zimmer, Lt. Jon Poole

U of U BiologyU of U PhysicsU of U ChemEWSUUSU CNRWeber School DistrictU of U ChemWSUUSU CNRHAFBHAFBSLCCU of U MSEU of U ECEU of U BiologyU of U Atmospheric SciencesSci Oly Community VolunteerU of U GeologyU of U PhysicsSLCCU of U MechESci Oly Community VolunteerUSU CNRHAFB

DIVISION C EVENTS COORDINATOR AFFILIATION

Thank you to the organizations that provided Event Coordinator Support:

Thank you to the many people who showed up in support of Event Coordinators, family, friends and colleagues.

WSU Faculty and Staff: 4 eventsSLCC Faculty and Staff: 4 events

U of U faculty and Staff: 17 eventsUSU Faculty and Staff: 6 events

Hill Air Force Base: 5 eventsNorthrop Grumman: 1 eventCampbell Scientific: 1 event

AnatomyAwesome AquifersBottle RocketCompute ThisCrime BustersDisease DetectivesDynamic PlanetExperimental DesignFood ScienceForestryKeep the HeatMeteorologyMicrobe MissionMission PossibleMousetrap VehicleOpticsReach for the StarsRoad ScholarRocks and MineralsStorm the CastleTowersWater QualityWrite It / Do It

Mark NielsenRamesh Goel, Tiffany HortonJeff StephensonSharon DereamerButch Atwood, Ryan SteeleNicole BarthelemyEric Peterson, Nancy MesnerMurielle ParkinsonKayleen Hinrichs Mike KuhnsMathieu FranceurMelissa MaestasSue HarleySteven FershtutWayne SumnerRajesh MenonTabitha BuehlerJim WilsonErich PetersonScott CornelsenRobert McKinlayTiffany KinderCpt. Adam Zimmer, Lt. Jon Poole

U of U BiologyU of U CivEngHAFBSLCCU of U ChemWSUUSU CNRWeber School DistrictSci Oly Community VolunteerUSU CNRU of U MechEU of U Atmospheric SciencesWSUSci Oly Community VolunteerNorthridge High ScboolU of U ECEU of U PhysicsWSUU of U GeologyCampbell Scientific, LoganSci Oly Community VolunteerUSU CNRHAFB

DIVISION B EVENTS COORDINATOR AFFILIATION

Thank you to all the event coordinators, those who knew what they were getting into and volunteered anyway;and those who had no idea what they were getting into, and volunteered anyway!

Campus Hosts and Research Poster Presenters

Science Olympiad pOSter preSentatiOnS

1. PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE KINASE DEFICIENCY ATTENUATES CONTRACTILE Chase Andrizzi (E. Dale Abel)Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, U of U School of Medicine 2. PREPARATION OF SAMPLE TEMPLATES FOR ORGANIC SPIN ELECTRONIC TEST DEVICES Rachel Baarda (Christoph Boehme)Department of Physics & Astronomy

3. MAPPING GENERATIONS OF DOLOMITE VEINS WITHIN THE ALTA STOCK AUREOLEKatie Bradbury (John Bowman)Department of Geology & Geophysics

4. BEHAVIORAL MECHANISMS OF THE BLUE-HEAD WRASSE (Thalassoma bifasciatum)Sarah Campbell (Gary Rose)Department of Biology

5. “WE ARE ALL TOXICITY ASSESSMENT TEST SUBJECTS: REDUCING THIS PROBLEM WITH ORGANISMAL PERFORMANCE ASSAYS (OPAS)” Joseph Cauceglia (Wayne Potts)Department of Biology

6. EXAMINING OFF-TASK BEHAVIORS AS REGULATORY MEDIATORS OF LONG-TERM INTEREST AND PERFORMANCE IN ONLINE LEARNINGAndrew Choi (Carol Sansone)Department of Psychology

7. COMPLEXIN INTERACTS WITH SYNAPTOBREVIN TO INHIBIT VESICLE FUSION IN CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANSAllen Farley (Erik Jorgensen)Department of Biology

8. STARS FROM OUTER SPACE: SEARCHING FOR STARS WITH EXTRAGALACTIC ORIGINSDylan Gregerson (Inese Ivans)Department of Physics & Astronomy

9. “THE EFFECTS OF PERIPHERAL INFLAMMATION ON NEUROGENESIS” Anja Higgins (Patrick Tresco)Department of Bioengineering

10. THE CLINICAL UTILITY OF NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF PATIENTS WITH MARFAN AND MARFAN-LIKE SYNDROMES.Parker Plant (Pinar Bayrak-Toydemir)ARUP

11. DEVELOPMENT OF A COUMARIN-EUROPIUM SENSOR FOR REACTIVE OXIDIZING SPECIESSara Sanders (Amy Barrios)Department of Medicinal Chemistry

12. THE ROLE OF DENTATE GYRUS NEUROGENESIS IN SUPPORTING REMOTE MEMORY(Taylor Sommer) Raymond KesnerDepartment of Psychology

Proud Sponsors & Partners of the 2012 Utah Science Olympiad

USU College of Natural ResourcesUniversity of Utah Departments of:

Mechanical Engineering Chemical Engineering

Chemistry Civil and Environmental Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering

Physics Atmospheric Sciences

Geology Biology

College of Social & Behavioral ScienceUtah Nano Fab and Materials Research Science and Engineering Center

SCHOLARSHIPS were provided by the following departments and organizations,

THANK YOU!

Mark your calendars: Saturday, March 23rdis the 2013 Utah Science Olympiad State Competition at the University of Utah!