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2003 CPCUG Science Fair Awards |
CPCUG recognized another excellent group of young computer scientists at it's June 9th General Meeting . Since 1996 the Capital PC User Group has honored deserving young computer scientists for their outstanding science fair projects. CPCUG President Dennis Courtney presented the awards including present plaques, $50 savings bonds, and one-year CPCUG memberships for special achievement in exploring computer technology. Before the meeting, the awardees presented project displays to CPCUG members; we were impressed by the intelligence and enthusiasm of these young people. They have much to teach us about their explorations in Computer Science. We have also invited these young scientists to send us electronic copies of their papers for inclusion on the CPCUG Web Server and synopses in the Monitor.
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School |
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| Prince George's Science and Engineering Fair judged by Peggy Ireland | |||
| Sean Harder | Flocking Helps Artificial Life | Hyattsville Middle School | |
| Sarah Bates | Optimization of Satellite Orbits: Through the Magnetosphere | Eleanor Roosevelt High School | |
| Loudoun County Science and Engineering Fair judged by George Herbert | |||
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Brian Pinkham |
Robots to the Rescue: The Effect of Sensor Type on the Detection of Life Signs |
Stone Bridge High School |
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| Kyle Baugher |
Time Slice Modeling of Particle Collisions |
Loudoun County High School | |
| Montgomery Area Science and Engineering Fair judged by George Liao and Rusty Romaine | |||
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Joshua Chang |
A Deterministic Model of A Synthetic Quantum Gate | Montgomery Blair High School | |
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Alexander Sverdlov |
Location of Orthologs By Cluster Analysis (LOCA) Procedure - A New Tool To Classify Evolutionary Relations of Proteins |
Montgomery Blair High School |
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Matt McCutchen |
A Comparison of Data Structures: How Quickly Different Data Structures Perform Certain Tasks on Data |
Takoma Park Middle School |
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Louis Wasserman |
Network Analysis Using a Visual Basic Program |
Takoma Park Middle School |
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Northern Virginia Science and Engineering Fair judged by Iris
Portny |
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Paul Carduner |
SII Isn't Idle |
Yorktown High School |
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Cameron Turner |
Finding the absolute upper limit for current Intel Pentium 4 Northwood processor | ||
Five volunteer CPCUG judges worked hard to select these projects, covering four fairs this year. Our thanks go to the judges plus invaluable support from the CPCUG Board.
| County | Judge |
| Prince George's Science and Engineering Fair | Peggy Ireland |
| Northern VA Regional Science and Engineering Fair | Iris Portny |
| Loudoun County Science and Engineering Fair | George Herbert |
| Montgomery Area Science and Engineering Fair | Charles Romaine and George Liao |
It's challenging to
understanding and assess the projects and rewarding to see these young
people doing such good work. This program is an excellent way to bring
new and energetic members into CPCUG. Moreover, the awards provides
CPCUG with positive visibility with the scientifically literate
families of the Washington DC area. If you would like to see your jurisdiction included in next year's
effort, please contact Walt Houser CPCUG
Coordinator at