We had a great time this year at the science fair!! 

Congratulations to all those who won!!

Division I = grades 9-12

Division II = grades 7-8

Division III = grades 4-6

Division IV = grades 1-3

In each division there is a first, second, third, and fourth place award. 

Category

Title

Grade

Student

Award

Division

Animal Sciences Arctic Insulation 5              Lexi  Third Place Division III 
Animal Sciences Arctic Insulation 5 Lexi  Most creative project  
           
Behavioral and Social Sciences The Stroop Effect 6 Dec  Third Place Division II
Behavioral and Social Sciences Cell phone use in school 10 Caleb  Second Place People's Choice
Behavioral and Social Sciences The effects of working out 11 Tanner  Third Place People's Choice
Behavioral and Social Sciences The effects of working out 11 James  Third Place People's Choice
Behavioral and Social Sciences The effects of working out 11 Reece  Third Place People's Choice
           
Chemistry Detergent Pods: A Study on the Release of Microplastics During the Wash Cycle 10 Riven  First Place Division I
Chemistry Solubility  2 Remington  Third Place Division IV
           
Computer Science Dueling Strings 7 Felixe  Second Place Division II
           
Earth and Planetary Science What Wood Type Makes the Strongest Bones for a House? 6 Owen  First Place Division II
Earth and Planetary Science HOW HARD ARE MY ROCKS 1 Finley  Second Place Division IV
Earth and Planetary Science What Wood Type Makes the Strongest Bones for a House? 6 Owen  Best Craftsmanship  
           
Energy and Transportation Pizio electric  8 Mitchell  Best Electrical project  
           
Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical To Glide or Not to Glide 8 Brayden  Fourth Place Division II
Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical Build a Smart House 1 Erika  Best Invention Projerct  
Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical To Glide or Not to Glide 8 Brayden  Best Application of the Theme  
           
Engineering: Materials and Bioengineering Bioplastics: Designing Greener Garbage 4 Rye  Second Place Division III 
Engineering: Materials and Bioengineering Does Temperature Affect a Bouncy Balls Bounce? 1 Prescott  First Place Division IV
Engineering: Materials and Bioengineering Bioplastics: Designing Greener Garbage 4 Rye  Best Engineering Project  
Engineering: Materials and Bioengineering Thats the Right Bounce 4 Beau  Best use of Scientific Method  
Engineering: Materials and Bioengineering Bioplastics: Designing Greener Garbage 4 Rye  Best Environmental Project  
           
Environmental Sciences Investigation of Fecal Indicator Bacteria in the Baker Lake via  Monitoring of Fecal Coliforms and Genomic Analysis  12 Conrad Second Place Division I
Environmental Sciences Investigation of Fecal Indicator Bacteria in the Baker Lake via  Monitoring of Fecal Coliforms and Genomic Analysis  12 Cheyanne   Second Place Division I
Environmental Sciences What's in Hail 5 Hattie  Future Scientist Division III 
Environmental Sciences The Effects of Energy Drinks on Life 12 Kaiya  Artistic Merit  
Environmental Sciences The Effects of Energy Drinks on Life 12 Makayla  Artistic Merit  
Environmental Sciences Investigation of Fecal Indicator Bacteria in the Baker Lake via  Monitoring of Fecal Coliforms and Genomic Analysis  12 Cheyanne   First Place Overall  
Environmental Sciences Investigation of Fecal Indicator Bacteria in the Baker Lake via  Monitoring of Fecal Coliforms and Genomic Analysis  12 Conrad  First Place Overall  
           
Medicine and Health Sciences Bloody Good Drinks 12 Carly  Third Place Division I
Medicine and Health Sciences Bloody Good Drinks 12 Nathan  Third Place Division I
Medicine and Health Sciences Bloody Good Drinks 12 Ethan  Third Place Division I
Medicine and Health Sciences What \lies\" in the label" 4 Isla  First Place Division III 
Medicine and Health Sciences Understanding the Effects of Service Animals on Combat Veterans 4 Wyatt  Fourth Place Division III 
Medicine and Health Sciences I Scream for Sunscreen 2 Nellie  Future Scientist Division IV
Medicine and Health Sciences I Scream for Sunscreen 2 Nellie  Fourth Place Division IV
Medicine and Health Sciences Bloody Good Drinks 12 Carly  First Place People's Choice
Medicine and Health Sciences Bloody Good Drinks 12 Nathan  First Place People's Choice
Medicine and Health Sciences Bloody Good Drinks 12 Ethan  First Place People's Choice
Medicine and Health Sciences Hyper mobile joints on the run 8 Ivee  Best Medical based project  
Medicine and Health Sciences The Future of Medicine: A Cumulative Study Focused on Physician Outlook on Digitized Medicine 11 Taylor  Best Technology Project  
Medicine and Health Sciences WARNING! everyday liquids damage your teeth 4 Adelaide Honorable Mention Division III
           
Microbiology Microbiological Identification of Organisms From a Montana Body of Water  11 Maddolyn  Fourth Place Division I
Microbiology Microbiological Identification of Organisms From a Montana Body of Water  11 Maddolyn  Future Scientist Division I
           
Plant Sciences Growing on Martian Soil 6 Lukas  Future Scientist Division III 
Plant Sciences Size Matters 5 Kody Honorable Mention Division III

 

We would like to thank all our sponsors for their generous support of the 2023 MSU Billings Science Expo! 

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I want to give a shout out and a big THANK YOU to all the student participants, volunteers, parents, teachers, vendors, to Sodexo for providing the judges dinner, for all the MSU staff that came to judge, and to all the programs and companies that support student engagement in science. This truly does take a village to cause such a success and a deep value in something that has great benifits to our youth.  

Despite the cold weather, we had a great turn out with food trucks, our special speaker Nathan Re' with a PhD in Astrodynamics. Team Highlight – Dr. Nathan (Parrish) Ré | Advanced Space . A special thanks to Jeffrey Horn for bringing his telescopes and Stephanie Rickhoff with the YVAA club right here in Billings. Yellowstone Valley Amateur Astronomers in Billings, MT | Astronomy Clubs (go-astronomy.com)  The moon was pretty awesome!!  (3) Yellowstone Valley Astronomy Association | Billings MT | Facebook