Biophysical Society Newsletter - July 2015

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BIOPHYSICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER 12 JULY 2015
Science Fairs
For the seventh consecutive year, the Biophysical Soci-
ety’s science fair program has given awards to students
with outstanding biophysics related projects, as deter-
mined by local Society members who volunteered as
judges at the events. In 2015, the Biophysics Award
was given to 27 students in 13 states. The science fair
initiative, sponsored by the Public Affairs Commit-
tee, encourages the teaching and learning of STEM
subjects, as well as raises interest in and awareness of
biophysics among high school students and teachers.
The Biophysical Society would like to thank the Soci-
ety members who volunteered to judge at their local
science fairs this year! If you are interested in having
BPS sponsor an award at your regional or state
fair in 2016 or have questions,
visit
AboutUs/Volunteer/ScienceFairs/
tabid/2284/Default.aspx.
2015 Science Fair Biophysics
Award Winners
Read a thank you letter from students who
participated in the BPS Science Fairs. Sumanth
Kondapalli, pictured above, received the
Biophysics Award at the New Haven Science
Fair.
Abigail Monahan Vermont State Science and Mathematics Fair
Ana Ragheb Indiana State Science Fair
Andria Li Virginia Piedmond Regional Science Fair
Anubhuti Mathur Connecticut Science and Engineering Fair
Ava Grounds Anne Arundel Regional Science Engineering Fair
Daniel Charnis New York City Science and Engineering Fair
Danny Huang Long Island Science and Engineering Fair
Danny Huang WAC Lighting Foundation Invitational Science Fair
Diego Cervantes/Malida Hecht Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair
Emma Walter ScienceMontgomery
Matthew C. Krock California State Science Fair
Megan O'Briant Northern Virginia Regional Science and Engineering Fair
Michael Bohnet Science and Engineering Fair - Houston
Muhammad U Abdulla 60th Florida State Sciene and Engineering Fair
Olivia McCarthy Braintree High School Science Fair
Parmveer Banwait Iowa State Science Fair
Piyush Pillarisetti George Carver Science Fair
Roy Ghosh Delware Valley Science Fair
Sarah G. DeFanti BCC/Rensselaer Region III Science Fair
Sumanth Kondapalli New Haven Science Fair
Vaishnavi Madhavan Fairfax County Science Fair