Ballwin-Chesterfield Branch of AAUW Supports the Academy of Science – St. Louis Science Fair.
For years, AAUW Ballwin-Chesterfield has been a committed sponsor of the Academy of Science – St. Louis Science Fair, providing both judges and special recognition of outstanding science projects entered by female students, including monetary awards.
Our branch’s judges for the 2024 St. Louis Science Fair, Barbara McQuitty and Marcia Block, evaluated Honors Division science projects to arrive at their selection of this year’s awardees. The two young women named below were recognized by AAUW Ballwin-Chesterfield for their well-constructed experiments and excellent presentations. See their work and thank you comments in the PDF HERE
2024 ST. LOUIS SCIENCE FAIR
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- Celina Zhou, Award Winner
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- Celina Zhou, Award Winner
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- Madeline Brand, Award Winner
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- Madeline Brand, Award Winner
Celina Zhou, a tenth-grade student from Ladue Horton Watkins High School, presented Analysis of genetic co-occurrence network across sequenced microbes to discover potential cooperative microbes in plastic degradation.
Madeline Brand, an eleventh-grade student at St. Joseph’s Academy, presented Forever Chemicals: PFAS and Their Effect on Aquatic Organisms.
Each of these students received a $100 MOST 529 college scholarship and a personal letter of congratulations from AAUW Ballwin-Chesterfield.
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- Barbara McQuitty, STEM Co-Chair
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- Marcia Block, STEM Co-Chair