- Awards given by the AFPC at the 46th Science
Fair 2001 are as follows:
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- $100 award was given to Zankhana Raval from Brevard Intracoastal
in Senior Biochemistry for research on "Functional Genomics
of Arabidopsis thaliana T-DNA Knockout Mutants."
- $35 award was given to Matthew Jones from Oaks Middle School
in Junior Botany for research on "The Effect of Different
Fertilizers and Soils on Three Varieties of Young Palms."
- $100 award was given to Christopher E. Duncan from Spingstead
High School in Senior Chemistry for research on "An Analysis
of Content of Phosphate, Nitrate and Nitrate (NOx),
Total Nitrogen, and Sugar in Citrus Fruit Juices."
- $35 award was given to Samantha M. Mooren from Stambaugh
Bay Point Middle School in Junior Chemistry for research on "What
Effect does Acid Rain Have on the Soil's pH and it's Buffering
Capacity?"
- $100 award was given to Christopher B. Komanski from Lake
Highland Preparatory School in Senior Engineering for research
and development of "Cost Effective Digital Radiography."
- $100 award was given to Ashely E. Blazina from Osceola High
School in Senior Environmental Science for research on "Remediation
of Nitrate and Nitrite from Water Using Zero-Valent Iron Phase
II."
- $35 award was given to Victor C. Martin from Nova Middle
School in Junior Environmental Science for research on "Do
Nitrogen and Potassium Based Fertilizers in Excess Have the Same
Negative Effect on the Pontideria cordata as Phosphorus Based
Fertilizers in Excess?"