About 150 Ventura County students in grades 5 through 12 won awards at the Science Fair held this week at the Ventura County Fairgrounds.
Prizes were awarded in 16 categories. Each category had up to three divisions--grades 5 and 6, middle school and high school. The following is a list of first-place winners in all categories.
Applied Mechanics: Junior 7/8 Division, Michael Ikeda, Briggs School, Santa Paula.
Behavioral Sciences: Freshman 5/6 Division, Grant Wolfe, Pinecrest School-Thousand Oaks; Junior 7/8 Division, Ian J. Cross, Mesa Verde Middle School, Moorpark; Senior 9/12 Division, Antonio Reza, Hueneme High School, Oxnard.
Biochemistry/Molecular Biology: Freshman 5/6 Division, Kimberly Di Nardo, Pinecrest School-Simi Valley; Junior 7/8 Division, Barbie Bruton, Ocean View Junior High School, Oxnard; Senior 9/12 Division, Lauren Midthun, La Reina High School, Thousand Oaks.
Chemistry: Freshman 5/6 Division, Shalra Hameed, Westlake Elementary School, Westlake Village; Junior 7/8 Division, Andrea B. Warrick, Somis-Home School Program; Senior 9/12 Division, Lindsey Budny, La Reina High School, Thousand Oaks.
Earth Sciences/Planetary Sciences/Physical Environments: Freshman 5/6 Division, Brian Ingel, Mesa Verde Middle School, Moorpark; Junior 7/8 Division, Abby Johnson, Los Altos Intermediate School, Camarillo; Senior 9/12 Division, Dana Wisniewski, La Reina High School, Thousand Oaks.
Electricity and Electronics: Freshman 5/6 Division, Eryn Denney, Colina Middle School, Thousand Oaks; Junior 7/8 Division, Stephen Shaw, Colina Middle School, Thousand Oaks.
Environmental Sciences: Junior 7/8 Division, Dhivya Reghunathan, Colina Middle School, Thousand Oaks.
Fluid Mechanics/Aerodynamics/Thermophysics: Freshman 5/6 Division, Lauren Rowlands, Pinecrest School-Simi Valley; Junior 7/8, Victoria Ho, Los Cerritos Middle School, Thousand Oaks.
Mathematics & Software: Junior 7/8 Division, Allison Piehn, Chapparal Middle School, Moorpark; Senior 9/12 Division, Alexis Seegan, Calabasas High School.
Microbiology: Junior 7/8 Division, Tasneen Chithiwala, Mesa Verde Middle School, Moorpark.
Pharmacology/Toxicology: Freshman 5/6 Division, Crissy Orr, Ocean View Jr. High School, Oxnard; Junior 7/8 Division, Ashlee Scott, Mesa Verde Middle School, Moorpark; Senior 9/12 Division, Catherine M. Puno, Hueneme High School, Oxnard.
