South Florida Science and Engineering Fairs

2009 Broward County Science Fair

AMS Miami Chapter Judges: Sim Aberson (NOAA/AOML/HRD) Howie Friedman (NOAA/AOML/HRD) On Friday, 13 February, Howie Friedman and Sim Aberson judged the Broward County Science Fair. One AMS award was chosen: Vivian Hagerty "An Analysis of Global Warming" In addition they selected the following students for NOAA awards for any displays concerning oceanography or meteorology: Award Middle School Chelsea Hazlett The Repopulation of Corals on Artificial Reefs Award High School Aleksander Zivkovic Coral Reef Map Generation Using Modified Random Clusters Simulation Method

2009 Miami-Dade County Science Fair

AMS Miami Chapter Judges: Shirley Murillo (NOAA/AOML/HRD) Bachir Annane (NOAA/AOML/HRD) Xuejin Zhang (NOAA/AOML/HRD) Xue Zheng (Univ. Miami/RSMAS) On 26 and 27 January, Shirley Murillo, Shirley Zheng, Bachire Annane, and Xuejin Zhang judged the Miami-Dade County Science Fair. This year the fair was divided into north and south sections. One winner was selected from the AMS chapter Award High school category: Miami-Dade County Science Fair (north) Jan. 26, 2009 Judges : Shirley Murillo, Bachir Annane, and Xue Zhang Project title: "Which Atlantic factors have caused hurricane seasonal patterns to change in the last 50 years?" Student: Edumin Corrales School: William H. Turner Technical Arts High School Grade Level:  11th Miami-Dade County Science Fair (south) Jan. 27, 2009 Judges : Xue 'Shirley' Zheng AMS chapter Award Middle school category: Project Title: "UP IN THE CLOUDS" Name: NICHOLAS A. ZINOBILE School: St. John Neumann Catholic School Grade Level: 6

2008 Broward County Science Fair

AMS Miami Chapter Judges: Sim Aberson (NOAA/AOML/HRD) Howie Friedman (NOAA/AOML/HRD) On Friday, 15 February, Howie Friedman and Sim Aberson judged the Broward County Science Fair. NOAA allowed for three awards, they chose: Chelsea Hazlett of Crystal Lakes Middle School "Artificial Reefs... How Many Fail?" Chelsea gathered data on the health of various types of artificial and natural reefs around South Florida while diving, and compared the makeup of various types of artificial reefs to natural coral reefs. Alyssa Falise of Atlantic Technical Magnet High School "Pollution in Coast Waters." Alyssa tested water around Hillsborough Inlet for fecal material and e. coli, and compared the results to currents and tides in the area. Lindsay Precht of American Heritage High School "The Effects of Herbivorous Sea Urchins on Reef Algae." Lindsay looked at the amount of algae different species of native Caribbean sea urchins in captivity ate during a few week period off the Florida Keys. We also awarded the American Meteorological Society prize to Zachary Gruskin for his work on a possible unnamed tropical storm during the 2006 hurricane season. Zach is currently an intern at HRD.

2007 Miami-Dade County Science Fair

AMS Miami Chapter Judge: Shirley Murillo (NOAA/AOML/HRD) Two students were recognized : In the senior high school level: Alyssa Fowers MAST Academy “Rainfall and Pollutants: A study of the St. Lucie Canal and River” In the junior middle school level: Alec Lopez South Miami Middle “The Effect of Global Warming on Tornadoes”

2007 Broward County Science Fair

AMS Miami Chapter Judges: Sim Aberson (NOAA/AOML/HRD) Howie Friedman (NOAA/AOML/HRD) In the senior high school level: First Place Zach Gruskin Cypress Bend High School "Forecasting the 2006-2007 winter using a variety of meteorological factors" Second Place Caylin Drews McCarthur High School "Growing cities! Growing problems" In the middle school level: First Place (tied) Vibhor Nayar Crystal Lakes Middle School "Tsunami waves" First Place (tied) Jillian Milopoulos Silver Trail Middle School "Wind and water"