iodine 53

scientist

126.905

The scientist is not a person who gives the right answers,

potassium 19

As
74.922

arsenic 33

39.098

but the one who asks the right questions.

potassium 19

Th In
232.038 114.82

thorium 90

indium 49

~Claude Lvi-Strauss

39.098

Re As
186.702 74.922

rhenium 75

arsenic 33

oxygen 8

15.999

nitrogen 7

14.007

N V

dysprosium 66

Dy Sc
162.50 44.946

scandium 21

oxygen 8

15.999

vanadium 23

50.942

Er
167.26

erbium 68

Utah

Utah Science Olympiad State Competition April 14, 2012 at the University of Utah

Acknowledgements
Utah Science Olympiad Executive Committee Dr. Ian R. Harvey, Associate Director, Utah Nanofab and Micron Microscopy Core (College of Engineering) Dianne Leonard, College of Engineering, Academic Program Coordinator Mateo Remsburg, Director of Student Recruitment and High School Services Utah Science Olympiad Organizing Committee Kris Harvey, Interim State Science Olympiad Coordinator Meghan Webb, Christopher Pehler, Conference and Event Services Melissa Van Hien, Huntsman Center Event Services Dr. Deborah Mascaro, MRSEC Outreach Director, Department of Mechanical Engineering Communication and Logistical Planning: Grant Stanfield, Army ROTC Scholarship and Enrollment Volunteer Coordination: Jill Baeder, Associate Director, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Registration Coordinators: Jody Lunt, Judy Prall (Davis School District) Web & Systems Development: Mindy Johnston (Electrical Engineering Department) Artistic Coordinator: Chelsey Short, Outreach Coordinator, Materials Research Science & Engineering Center (MRSEC) Scholarships, Student Reporting & Tracking: Marti Frueh, Nicole Miranda, Heather Briley, High School Services U of U Science Olympiad Student Association: Charles Sperry (President), Campus Host Coordinator; Iain Harvey (Treasurer), Event Support Volunteer Coordinator. Regional Science Olympiad Directors Westminster College: Jaimi Butler, Great Salt Lake Institute Snow College: Dan Black, Dean, Science and Mathematics Division Southern Utah University: Vicki Heaton, Organizer (Cedar Hills High School), Brad Cook, VP for Academic Affairs Northern Utah Region: Frank Stevens (Davis High School), Jodi Lunt (Davis School District) Lead Sponsors NSF Materials Research Science & Engineering Center (Utah MRSEC) University of Utah Offices of the Vice Presidents, and multiple U of U departments and organizations. Please refer to the Utah Science Olympiad website for a full list of contributors: www.utahscienceolympiad.utah.edu THANK YOU for your passionate support for Utah Science Olympiad and for helping us come up-to-speed: Dr. Sharon Ohlhorst, Retired State Science Olympiad Director (Weber State University); also the Event Arbitrator Dr. Stacy Palen (WSU), 2009-11 Director, Utah Science Olympiad Jami Smith, 2008-2011 Student Coordinator, WSU Center for Science and Math Education Nancy Mesner, Associate Dean, Utah State University College of Natural Resources Dr. Gerard Putz, Jennifer Kopach, National Organization of the Science Olympiad Forrest Shultz, Avogadro Registration and Scoring Systems Gerald Poirier, Director, Princeton Electron Microscopy Lab and Delaware State Science Olympiad Director Wayne Sumner, Northridge High School John Metcalf, Northrop Grumman Dennis Erickson, Fairfield Jr. High School Prof. Bethany Buck-Koehntop, U of U Chemistry Nancy and Bill Nelson, Retired Teachers and Coaches Cpt. Adam Zimmer, Hill AFB Ashli and Caleb Crookston, S.O. Alums Deborah Roach, Hill Air Force Base Winning Pin Design Artist: Alyson Black, 8th grade Willowcreek Middle School, Lehi, Utah County Tee Shirt Artists: Ian & Kris Harvey family

THANK YOU to our many student volunteer Campus Hosts, our ROTC cadet volunteers and the ROTC program for all your sponsorship and help, and the many Science Olympiad enthusiasts and alums who came from various corners of the state and campus, offering to assist in whatever events needed organization, setup, cleanup, and grading support. Finally, THANK YOU to all our sponsors and partners on the back of the program!

Thank you to the organizations that provided Event Coordinator Support:

U of U faculty and Staff: 17 events USU Faculty and Staff: 6 events

Event Coordinators

WSU Faculty and Staff: 4 events SLCC Faculty and Staff: 4 events

Thank you to all the event coordinators, those who knew what they were getting into and volunteered anyway; and those who had no idea what they were getting into, and volunteered anyway! DIVISION B EVENTS
Anatomy Awesome Aquifers Bottle Rocket Compute This Crime Busters Disease Detectives Dynamic Planet Experimental Design Food Science Forestry Keep the Heat Meteorology Microbe Mission Mission Possible Mousetrap Vehicle Optics Reach for the Stars Road Scholar Rocks and Minerals Storm the Castle Towers Water Quality Write It / Do It

Hill Air Force Base: 5 events Northrop Grumman: 1 event Campbell Scientific: 1 event

COORDINATOR
Mark Nielsen Ramesh Goel, Tiffany Horton Jeff Stephenson Sharon Dereamer Butch Atwood, Ryan Steele Nicole Barthelemy Eric Peterson, Nancy Mesner Murielle Parkinson Kayleen Hinrichs Mike Kuhns Mathieu Franceur Melissa Maestas Sue Harley Steven Fershtut Wayne Sumner Rajesh Menon Tabitha Buehler Jim Wilson Erich Peterson Scott Cornelsen Robert McKinlay Tiffany Kinder Cpt. Adam Zimmer, Lt. Jon Poole

AFFILIATION
U of U Biology U of U CivEng HAFB SLCC U of U Chem WSU USU CNR Weber School District Sci Oly Community Volunteer USU CNR U of U MechE U of U Atmospheric Sciences WSU Sci Oly Community Volunteer Northridge High Scbool U of U ECE U of U Physics WSU U of U Geology Campbell Scientific, Logan Sci Oly Community Volunteer USU CNR HAFB

DIVISION C EVENTS
Anatomy and Physiology Astronomy Chemistry Lab Disease Detectives Dynamic Planet Experimental Design Fermi Questions Forensics Forestry Gravity Vehicle Helicopter Microbe Mission Materials Science Optics Protein Modeling Remote Sensing Robot Arm Rocks and Minerals Sounds of Music Technical Problem Solving Thermodynamics Towers Water Quality Write It Do It

COORDINATOR

Matt Linton Wayne Springer Terry Ring Nicole Barthelemy Eric Peterson, Nancy Mesner Murielle Parkinson Scott Anderson Brent Horn Mike Kuhns David Jolley Frances Bradshaw Craig Caldwell Mike Scarpulla Neil Cotter Martin Horvath Kevin Perry Jack Treasure Erich Peterson Adam Beehler Wes Sanders Mathieu Franceur Robert McKinlay Tiffany Kinder Cpt. Adam Zimmer, Lt. Jon Poole

AFFILIATION

U of U Biology U of U Physics U of U ChemE WSU USU CNR Weber School District U of U Chem WSU USU CNR HAFB HAFB SLCC U of U MSE U of U ECE U of U Biology U of U Atmospheric Sciences Sci Oly Community Volunteer U of U Geology U of U Physics SLCC U of U MechE Sci Oly Community Volunteer USU CNR HAFB

Thank you to the many people who showed up in support of Event Coordinators, family, friends and colleagues.

Campus Hosts and Research Poster Presenters

Science Olympiad pOSter preSentatiOnS 1. PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE KINASE DEFICIENCY ATTENUATES CONTRACTILE Chase Andrizzi (E. Dale Abel) Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, U of U School of Medicine 2. PREPARATION OF SAMPLE TEMPLATES FOR ORGANIC SPIN ELECTRONIC TEST DEVICES Rachel Baarda (Christoph Boehme) Department of Physics & Astronomy 3. MAPPING GENERATIONS OF DOLOMITE VEINS WITHIN THE ALTA STOCK AUREOLE Katie Bradbury (John Bowman) Department of Geology & Geophysics 4. BEHAVIORAL MECHANISMS OF THE BLUE-HEAD WRASSE (Thalassoma bifasciatum) Sarah Campbell (Gary Rose) Department of Biology 5. WE ARE ALL TOXICITY ASSESSMENT TEST SUBJECTS: REDUCING THIS PROBLEM WITH ORGANISMAL PERFORMANCE ASSAYS (OPAS) Joseph Cauceglia (Wayne Potts) Department of Biology 6. EXAMINING OFF-TASK BEHAVIORS AS REGULATORY MEDIATORS OF LONG-TERM INTEREST AND PERFORMANCE IN ONLINE LEARNING Andrew Choi (Carol Sansone) Department of Psychology 7. COMPLEXIN INTERACTS WITH SYNAPTOBREVIN TO INHIBIT VESICLE FUSION IN CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS Allen Farley (Erik Jorgensen) Department of Biology 8. STARS FROM OUTER SPACE: SEARCHING FOR STARS WITH EXTRAGALACTIC ORIGINS Dylan Gregerson (Inese Ivans) Department of Physics & Astronomy 9. THE EFFECTS OF PERIPHERAL INFLAMMATION ON NEUROGENESIS Anja Higgins (Patrick Tresco) Department of Bioengineering 10. THE CLINICAL UTILITY OF NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF PATIENTS WITH MARFAN AND MARFAN-LIKE SYNDROMES. Parker Plant (Pinar Bayrak-Toydemir) ARUP 11. DEVELOPMENT OF A COUMARIN-EUROPIUM SENSOR FOR REACTIVE OXIDIZING SPECIES Sara Sanders (Amy Barrios) Department of Medicinal Chemistry 12. THE ROLE OF DENTATE GYRUS NEUROGENESIS IN SUPPORTING REMOTE MEMORY (Taylor Sommer) Raymond Kesner Department of Psychology

SCHOLARSHIPS were provided by the following departments and organizations, THANK YOU!
USU College of Natural Resources University of Utah Departments of: Mark your Mechanical Engineering calendars: Saturday, Chemical Engineering March 23 rd Chemistry is the 2013 U Civil and Environmental Engineering Science Ol tah Electrical and Computer Engineering ympiad State Com Physics pe Atmospheric Sciences the Univer tition at sity of Uta Geology h! Biology College of Social & Behavioral Science Utah Nano Fab and Materials Research Science and Engineering Center

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