Congratulations to
Casey Densmore of Musselman High School for his winning project entitled "Analysis of the Impacts of Baroclinity on the Structure and Strength of a Tornadic Vortex"
and to
Nanda Siva of Parkersburg High School who has been choosen to represent the fair at the INTEL International Science and Engineerinf Fair with his project entitled "Akt Expression in Different Insulin-Sensitive Tissues for High Fat and Low Fat C57 Mice".
We wish the best to Nanda as he prepares for the INTEL International Science and Engineering Fair in May 2014!
All winners of the 2014 West Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair will be posted soon.
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2014 WVSSEF Registration Information:
Date: March 21 & 22, 2014
Location: Engineering Technology Building
Deadline for Submission: March 10, 2014
In order for the Scientific Review Committee to thoroughly review all projects prior to the WVSSEF absolutely NO late registrations will be accepted.
Eligibility: Students in Grades 9 - 12 are encouraged to enter.
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| 2013 WVSSEF Winners | |||
| Special Awards | |||
| Award | Name | School | County |
| U.S. Air Force | Donald Propst | Musselman High School | Berkeley |
| U.S. Air Force | Nick Lopez | Martinsburg High School | Berkeley |
| U.S. Air Force | Holly Brindle | Hedgesville High School | Berkeley |
| U.S. Air Force | Ashton Hinzman | Doddridge County High School | Doddridge |
| U.S. Air Force | Peter Welcker | Parkerbsurg South High School | Wood |
| U.S. Naval Science Award | Joanna Ridgeway Elizabeth Ridgeway | Musselman High School | Berkeley |
| U.S. Naval Science Award | Dylan Covell | Hedgesville High School | Berkeley |
| U.S. Army | Isabella Nicewarner Peggy Gant | Musselman High School | Berkeley |
| U.S. Army | David-Michael Buckman Jordan Hallow Romeo Vences | Musselman High School | Berkeley |
| U.S. Army | Kaci Dove Taylor Lord | Musselman High School | Berkeley |
| U.S. Army | Daniel Pan | Morgantown High School | Monongalia |
| U.S. Army | Liam Khuen | Berkeley Springs High School | Morgan |
| American Psychological Association | Kelsey Knowles Kiersten Franklin | Musselman High School | Berkeley |
| ASM Materials Education Foundation Award | Dylan Covell | Hedgesville High School | Berkeley |
| Intel Excellence in Computer Science | Donald Propst | Musselman High School | Berkeley |
| Mu Alpha Theta | Dylan Monroe Jacob Linton | Hedgesville High School | Berkeley |
| National Society of Professional Engineers | Dylan Covell | Hedgesville High School | Berkeley |
| NOAA | Noah Taylor | Hedgesville High School | Berkeley |
| South Central Association of Clinical Microbiologists | Rebecca Merrill | Moorefield High School | Hardy |
| Stockholm Junior Water Prize | Holly Brindle | Hedgesville High School | Berkeley |
| Stockholm Junior Water Prize | Tanner Carr | Moorefield High School | Hardy |
| Stockholm Junior Water Prize | Ashton Hinzman | Doddridge County High School | Doddridge |
| U.S. Public Health and Human Services | Adam Hall | Musselman High School | Berkeley |
| Yale Science & Engineering | Danny Arndt | Musselman High School | Berkeley |
| Category Awards | |||
| Behavioral and Social Science | |||
| 1st Place | Kelsey Knowles Kiersten Franklin | Musselman High School | Berkeley |
| 2nd Place | |||
| 3rd Place | |||
| Biochemistry | |||
| 1st Place | Alexander Houchins | Hedgesville High School | Berkeley |
| 2nd Place | |||
| 3rd Place | |||
| Botany | |||
| 1st Place | Cate Raines Emily Nadenbousch | Musselman High School | Berkeley |
| 2nd Place | Avery Fleeharty | Berkeley Springs High School | Morgan |
| 3rd Place | Angeline Mullen | Hedgesville High School | Berkeley |
| Chemistry | |||
| 1st Place | David-Michael Buckman Jordan Hallow Romeo Vences | Musselman High School | Berkeley |
| 2nd Place | Joanna Ridgeway Elizabeth Ridgeway | Musselman High School | Berkeley |
| 3rd Place | Samauel Di Lima | Jefferson High School | Jefferson |
| Computer Science | |||
| 1st Place | Donald Propst | Musselman High School | Berkeley |
| 2nd Place | Lauren Simpson | Jefferson High School | Jefferson |
| 3rd Place | Kaci Dove Taylor Lord | Musselman High School | Berkeley |
| Earth & Space Science | |||
| 1st Place | Davey Robinson Tyler Orr | Berkeley Springs High School | Morgan |
| 2nd Place | John Deters | Hedgesville High School | Berkeley |
| 3rd Place | |||
| Engineering | |||
| 1st Place | Dylan Covell | Hedgesville High School | Berkeley |
| 2nd Place | Jennifer Yu | Morgantown High School | Monongalia |
| 3rd Place | Noah Nucilli | Hedgesville High School | Berkeley |
| Environmental Science | |||
| 1st Place | Peter Welcker | Parkersburg South High School | Wood |
| 2nd Place | Robert Belissimo | Berkeley Springs High School | Morgan |
| 3rd Place | Daniel Pan | Morgantown High School | Monongalia |
| Mathematics | |||
| 1st Place | Dylan Monroe Jacob Linton | Hedgesville High School | Berkeley |
| 2nd Place | Bailey Saville | Frankfort High School | Mineral |
| 3rd Place | |||
| Medicine & Health | |||
| 1st Place | Adam Hall | Musselman High School | Berkeley |
| 2nd Place | Kaitlin Ferritti Rebecca Kern | Musselman High School | Berkeley |
| 3rd Place | Holly Brindle | Hedgesville High School | Berkeley |
| Microbiology | |||
| 1st Place | Rebecca Merrill | Moorefield High School | Hardy |
| 2nd Place | |||
| 3rd Place | |||
| Physics | |||
| 1st Place | Danny Arndt | Musselman High School | Berkeley |
| 2nd Place | Spencer Tindall | Hedgesville High School | Berkeley |
| 3rd Place | Liam Khuen | Berkeley Springs High School | Morgan |
| Zoology | |||
| 1st Place | Elizabeth Lynch | Musselman High School | Berkeley |
| 2nd Place | Vincent O'Leary | Wheeling Central Catholic High School | Ohio |
| 3rd Place | Mary Pennington | Musselman High School | Berkeley |
| Grand Prize Winner | |||
| Grand Prize Winner | Peter Welcker | Parkersburg South High School | Wood |
| Grand Prize 1st Runner-Up | David-Michael Buckman, Jordan Hallow, Romeo Vences | Musselman High School | Berkeley |
| Grand Prize 2nd Runner-Up | Vincent O'Leary | Wheeling Central Catholic High School | Ohio |
| Grand Prize 3rd Runner-Up | Robert Belissimo | Berkeley Springs High School | Morgan |
| Grand Prize 4th Runner-Up | Spencer Tindall | Hedgesville High School | Berkeley |
The WVSSEF is affiliated with the ISEF and follows their rules and guidelines. When registering for the fair please be sure to review the checklist of forms to submit. In addition to a Registration Form and Rule Agreement Form, every project application must include an Adult Checklist, Research Plan, Approval Form, and Abstract. Other forms may apply based on the nature of your project. All forms can be found at the "ISEF Project Registration Forms" link below.
- WVSSEF Registration Form*
- WVSSEF and ISEF Project Registration Forms
- Team Member Registration Form
- Chaperon Registration Form
- Rule Agreement Form
- Abstract
- ISEF Rules and Guidelines
- ISEF Judging Criteria
*For team projects registering by fax or mail, please have one student complete the WVSSEF Registration form and all other team members complete the Team Member Registration form.
If you are paying registration fees for several students (purchase order, check from the county, etc.) please ALSO include a list of the students AND chaperone names that check covers.**
If you need help determining what documents to submit, please review the 2014 ISEF Rules and Guidelines for additional information.
Completed forms should be mailed or faxed to:
Science & Technology
Fairmont State University
1201 Locust Ave.
318 Hunt Haught Hall
Fairmont, WV 26554
Phone: (304) 367.4627
Fax: (304) 367.4934
There is a $20.00 registration fee for each student and a $5.00 registration fee for each chaperon. The registration fee will help cover the cost of lunch, participant giveaways, and to send the grand prize winner(s) to the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.
Checks should be made out to FSU and can be included with your application or mailed separately to (please print the name of the student and "WVSSEF" in the memo line):
Science & Technology
Fairmont State University
1201 Locust Ave.
318 Hunt Haught Hall
Fairmont, WV 26554
Notes on Awards:
In order to protect the judges, scores of all projects are kept confidential during, and after, the WVSSEF. No scores will be released following the WVSSEF.
Sponsor funding has provided the opportunity for one Grand-Prize Winner (or winning team) to be selected to advance to the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles, CA on May 11-16, 2014. This will include ground transportation and lodging for the participant (or participants in the case of team winners) and one (1) chaperon. The chaperon is to be the adult academic advisor of the winning participant(s). All transportation and lodging arrangements will be made by the College of Science & Technology; all transportation and lodging arrangements made by outside parties without the consent of the College will not be reimbursed. All other expenses (ground transportation and display shipping) will be reimbursed after proof of proper documentation.
All other awards will be in the form of a certificate.
General Information:
There are thirteen (13) categories for entries. It is very important that students select the appropriate category for their projects. Project categories may not be changed from the category listed on the WVSSEF application once the project arrives at the WVSSEF. The projects must be in one of the following areas:
| Behavioral & Social Science | Biochemistry |
| Botany | Chemistry |
| Computer Science | Earth & Space Science |
| Engineering | Environmental Sciences |
| Mathematics | Medicine & Health |
| Microbiology | Physics |
| Zoology |
Dates, Setup, Judging, and Awards:
Fair Date: March 22, 2014
Set-Up: March 21, 2014 from 3:00pm - 5:00pm and March 22, 2014 from 8:00am - 9:00am
*Please note set-up does not begin until 3:00pm on the 21st. Fairmont State classes will be session and WVSSEF will not have access to these rooms until that time.
Public Display of Exhibits: March 21, 2014 from 5:15pm - 7:15pm
Directions: Maps and Directions
Judging: March 22, 2014; Judging will begin at 9:00 am.
Awards Ceremony: March 22, 2014, 1:00 pm in Room 305 Engineering Technology Building
Information will be posted as it becomes available. Please check back often.
If you have any questions, please contact us at (304) 367-4627 or scitech@fairmontstate.edu.
The WVSSEF is, in part, administered by the West Virginia Junior Academy of Science. This is an offshoot of the West Virginia Academy of Science, an affiliate of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.