OJSHS 2013

50th Annual OJSHS - March 20-22, 2013

Research Paper Awards

1st Place Winner - Bluyé DeMessie, William Mason High School
$2,000 College Scholarship sponsored by the United States Army, Navy, and Air Force
Presents research paper at National JSHS with expenses paid
Chance to compete for an expenses paid trip to the London International Youth Science Forum (LIYSF)

2nd Place Winner - Peeyush Shrivastava, William Mason High School
$1,500 Ohio JSHS College Scholarship sponsored by the United States Army, Navy, and Air Force
Presents research paper at National JSHS with expenses paid
Chance to compete for an expenses paid trip to the London International Youth Science Forum (LIYSF)

The 1st and 2nd place winners have an opportunity to win the following awards at the National JSHS:

• Six $16,000 undergraduate, tuition scholarships, awarded to each of the 1st place finalists in the National research paper competition
• Six $6,000 undergraduate, tuition scholarships, awarded to each of the 2nd place finalists in the National research paper competition
• Six $2,000 undergraduate, tuition scholarships, awarded to each of the 3rd place finalists in the National research paper competition
• An expenses paid trip to the London International Youth Science Forum, an exchange program bringing together over 400 participants from 60 nations. The London trip is awarded to each of the 1st place National JSHS finalists; the runner-ups are alternate winners.

3rd Place Winner - AEvren Gokcen, Gahanna Lincoln High School
$1000 Ohio JSHS College Scholarship sponsored by the United States Army, Navy, and Air Force
Expenses paid trip to the National JSHS

4th Place Winner - Elijah Bedel, West Union High School
$500 Award sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, Bowling Green State University
Expenses paid trip to the National JSHS

5th Place Winner - Ryan Richards, Gahanna Lincoln High School
$250 Award sponsored by the Chemistry Department, Bowling Green State University
Expenses paid trip to the National JSHS

1st Alternate - David Wang, William Mason High School
$150 Award sponsored by College of Education and Human Development, Bowling Green State University

2nd Alternate - Niket Yadav, Lakota West High School
$100 Award sponsored by the Physics & Astronomy Department, Bowling Green State University

Research Poster Awards

"Best in Show", Junior High Division - Jacob Dennis, Pettisville Local Schools
People’s Choice Award, Junior High Division - Gabriel Beck, Pettisville Local Schools

Outstanding Poster:
1st Place: 9-10 Grade Award - Mohamed Meziane-Tani, Sylvania Southview High School
A Medal and $50 Amazon.com gift certificate

2nd Place: 9-10 Grade Award - Lauren Jenkins, Ottawa Hills High School
A Medal and $25 Amazon.com gift certificate

Honorable Mention, 9th and 10th Grade Division
Shaleen Goel, Sylvania Southview High School
Hannah Meller, Pettisville Local Schools
Shival Sinha, Sylvania Southview High School
Eric Zhu, Sylvania Southview High School

Outstanding Poster:
1st Place: 11-12 Grade Award - Mallory Rowan, Gahanna Lincoln High School
A Medal and $50 Amazon.com gift certificate

2nd Place: 11-12 Grade Award - Rona Jiang, Sylvania Southview High School
A Medal and $25 Amazon.com gift certificate

Honorable Mention, 11th and 12th Grade Division
Catherine Dong, Sylvania Southview High School
Lance Lu, Sylvania Southview High School
Deborah Okeke, Sylvania Southview High School

“Best in Show” Award: 9th – 12th Grade Award - Aric Floyd, Hawken Upper School
A Medal; $100 Amazon.com gift certificate; and expenses paid trip to National

Thomas Alva Edison Award - Mitchell Pallaki, Saint Ignatius High School
$250 Award to student who has independently constructed research equipment and carried out a successful research investigation sponsored by the Department of Biological Sciences, BGSU

Colonel George F. Leist Distinguished Teacher Award - Abbie Smith, Hilltop Junior High School
$500 School Award
Sponsored by the United States Army, Navy and Air Force

Download a pdf file of the 2013 Ohio OJSHS program