Winners Announced for the 10th Annual Holy Cross Science and Engineering Fair

Holy Cross held its 10^th annual Science and Engineering Fair on Saturday, January 16^th.  Volunteers from local universities and engineering firms, including several HC alums, judged over 100 projects and awarded prizes in each category as well as overall “Best in Show” awards.  Additionally, 37 projects were selected to represent Holy Cross at the Greater New Orleans Science & Engineering Fair in February.  Congratulations to all the students who completed a project!  Below is the list of award winners.

OVERALL WINNERS:

• Junior Division winner: Joey Zimmerman (8^th grade) – “Engineering & Testing a Positioning Device for Patients”
• Senior Division, 1^st place: Ethan Boyd (10^th grade) – “How Much Bacteria is in Musical Instruments?”
• Senior Division, 2^nd place: Connor Lisotta (9^th grade) – “What is the Best Filament for a Light Bulb”
• Senior Division, 3^rd place: Gabe Lucroy (10^th grade) – “Music Affects our Mood”
• Senior Division, 3^rd place: Jeffrey Louis (9^th grade) – “How does Font affect Memory?”

JUNIOR DIVISION AWARDS: (*also qualified for GNOSEF)

Animal Sciences:

• 1^st place – Grayson Sercovich*

Biomedical & Health Sciences & Biomedical Engineering:

• 1^st place – Joey Zimmerman*

Chemistry:

• 1^st place – William Peterson*
• 2^nd place – Wes Douglas*
• 3^rd place – Tommy Ashby

Energy: Sustainable Materials & Design:

• 1^st place – Carter Spencer*
• 2^nd place – Chris Sercovich*
• 3^rd place – Ryder Planchard

Engineering Mechanics:

• 1^st place – Matthew Watson*
• 2^nd place – Finn Martin*
• 3^rd place – Gunner Guidry*
• Honorable Mention – Tristan Brown

Microbiology:

• 2^nd place – Ethan Regis

Physics & Astronomy:

• 1^st place – Joshua Adams*
• 2^nd place – Jack Bardwell
• 3^rd place – Jack Armstrong

Plant Sciences:

• 1^st place – Jackson Sexton*
• 2^nd place – Seth Dazet*
• 3^rd place – Tad Sens

SENIOR DIVISION AWARDS: (*also qualified for GNOSEF)

Plant Sciences:

• 1^st place – Brodie Dantin* (10^th)
• 2^nd place – Lathan Naquin*(10^th)
• 3^rd place – Steve Volpi*(10^th)

Physics & Astronomy:

• 1^st place – Emmet Scobel* (9^th)
• 2^nd place – Preston Giroir* (10^th)
• 3^rd place – David Dazet (11^th)
• Honorable Mention – Tyler Robichaux (10^th)

Microbiology:

• 1^st place – Ethan Boyd* (10^th)
• 2^nd place – Brody Calamusa* (10^th)
• 3^rd place – Gage Baldassaro (10^th)

Materials Sciences:

• 1^st place – Connor Lisotta* (9^th)
• 2^nd place – Garrett Cantrelle* (10^th)
• 3^rd place – Lance Brown (11^th)

Engineering Mechanics:

• 1^st place – Alex Giacona* (11^th)
• 2^nd place – Josh Atkins* (11^th)
• 3^rd place – Matthew Gorbaty (9^th)

Environmental Engineering:

• 1^st place: Justus Woodward* (10^th)

Energy: Sustainable Materials & Design:

• 1^st place: Ethan Carney & Edward Muhleisen* (11^th)

Earth & Environmental Sciences:

• 1^st place – Aidan Anthaume* (10^th)
• 2^nd place – Steven Juan* (11^th)
• 3^rd place – James Tichenor* (10^th)

Chemistry:

• 1^st place – Noah Murina* (9^th)
• 2^nd place – Hunter Blankenship* (9^th)
• 3^rd place – Cole Baiamonte (11^th)
• Honorable Mention – CJ Davis (9^th)

Biomedical & Health Sciences:

• 1^st place – Zac Rambeau & Braden Prince* (10^th)
• 2^nd place – Kameron Callahan (9^th)

Behavioral & Social Sciences:

• 1^st place – Gabe Lucroy* (10^th)
• 2^nd place – Jeffrey Louis* (9^th)
• 3^rd place – Henry Herbert* (11^th)
• Honorable Mention – Dominick Majors & James Womack (11^th)