2008 Special Awards

ISEF Awards

American Psychological Association Certificate of Outstanding Achievement
The American Psychological Association Education Directorate and Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools will award one certificate recognizing outstanding research in psychology under the category of behavioral and social sciences.

ASM International Foundation Medallion and Certificate of Recognition
The ASM International Foundation will award one certificate and medallion recognizing the winner of the best materials engineering project.

Association for Women Geoscientists Student Award for Geosciences Excellence
The Association for Women Geoscientists will award one certificate to female students whose projects, in the opinion of the judges, exemplify high standards of innovativeness and scientific excellence in the geosciences, illustrate the interdisciplinary nature of the geosciences, or promote the sensitivity to the earth as a global system.

Discovery Youth Science
Discovery Communications, in partnership with Science Service created the Discovery Young Scientist Challenge to enable middle school students to participate in a national science fair competition. The top students from grades 5 through 8 will be selected to be part of this program.

Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Association Young Engineer Award
The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Association is pleased to provide the Young Engineer Award to the outstanding engineering project. The student should have a good grasp of engineering fundamentals, demonstrate competence in one or more engineering disciplines, and show good communication skills by effectively explaining his/her project. The winning student will receive a certificate and medallion.

Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award
Intel will award a certificate and $200 to an outstanding computer science project in grades 9th – 12th.

Mu Alpha Theta Certificate of Acheivement
Mu Alpha Theta, the National High School and Two Year College Mathematics Club, will award a certificate for the project demonstration the most challenging, thorough, and creative investigation of a problem involving modern mathematics.

National Society of Professional Engineer Award of Excellence
The National Society of Professional will award on certificate, lapel pin and a one year subscription to "Engineering Times" to the best engineering project.

Ricoh Sustainable Development Award
This award goes to the one individual or team entry whose principles and technical innovation offer the greatest potential for increasing out ability to grow environmentally friendly and socially responsible businesses by exploring and innovating technologies and principles that protect the environment, are less polluting, use all resources in a more sustainable manner, recycle more of their wastes and products, and handle residual wastes in a more acceptable manner than the technologies for which they were substitutes. Not just individual technologies, but total systems, which include know-how, procedures, goods and services, and equipment as well as organizational and managerial processes. The winner will receive a one-year subscription to Science News Magazine. Award recipients and their sponsoring teachers are each eligible to win a Ricoh digital camera in an international drawing. The award is open to all grade levels.

Society for In Vitro Biology
Awarded to an outstanding 11th grade student exhibiting in the areas of plant or animal in vitro biology or tissue culture. The winner will receive a letter of congratulations and publicity of his/her achievement will be included in the society's newsletter or on their website at www.sivb.org . It is also possible that the recipient will be contacted by our society and invited to attend our annual meeting where a special presentation will be conducted for those recipients residing in the area where the annual meeting is held.

US Air Force
The US Air Force is proud to recognize the top projects in the sciences and engineering fields that exemplify the scientific process ideally aerospace related, but projects in math or science field are also acceptable. There will be 4 projects awarded with the winners receiving a certificate, padfolio, WiFI hotspot finder, USB flash drive, ballpoint pen and a messenger bag. The top winer also getsa silver medallion.

U.S. Army Awards of Excellence
The Department of the Army will offer five awards for scientific/ engineering excellence to student exhibitors in grades 9 - 12. The winners will receive a certificate and tangible awards (i.e. savings bond) and the best state fair winner will additionally receive a silver medallion. The winners will be selected from the following categories: Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Mathematics/ Computer Science, Life Sciences and Physical Sciences.

U.S. Navy/ U.S. Marine Corps Award
The U.S. Navy/U.S. Marine Corps will award students with exceptional work in science and engineering. Two awards will be given in grades 9 - 12 consisting of a certificate, medallion and $75.00 gift certificate. Also two awards will be given in grades 6 - 8 consisting of a for certificates and medallion.

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Outstanding Student Certificate
The U.S. Department of Public Health will award a certificate to the project which creatively illustrates and expands upon the Surgeon General’s new “Steps to a Healthier US” Initiative for the prevention of diabetes, overweight and obesity, and asthma.

U.S. Metric Association Certificate of Award
The U.S. Metric Association will award one certificate in the Junior and Senior Division to the student whose project involves a significant amount of quantitative measurement and which best uses the SI metric system for those measurements.

Water Environment Federation U.S. Regional Stockholm Junior Water Prize Award
The Water Environment Federation will award three certificates and a chance to compete in the Stockholm Junior Water Prize to students in grades 9 - 12 with the best project in water environment science. The Stockholm Junior Water Prize is the most prestigious youth award for a high school water science research project. The winner progresses to the state competition by registering and submitting a one-page abstract on www.StockholmJuniorWaterPrize.org by April 15, 2008.

Yale Science & Engineering Association Award
The Yale Science & Engineering Association (YSEA) will award one certificate and medallion to the most outstanding 11th grade student exhibiting in the areas of Computer Science, Engineering, Physics or Chemistry.

B.A.E. Systems Awards
B.A.E. will award four certificates and cash prizes to outstanding projects in the following division: Primary, Elementary, Junior and Senior Divisions.

Bonneville Power Administration Awards
Bonneville Power Administration will award two best projects relating to improving energy efficiency, environmental stewardship, development of renewable energy sources, or advancements in power production technology. One award is to be given for the project that best promotes/demonstrates energy conservation, use of renewable energy sources, or development of new power production technology. The second award is to be given for a project that best promotes/demonstrates technology to protect, improve, or mitigate damage to the natural environment.

Bremerton Council PTSA Award
Bremerton PTSA awards a certificate and cash award to a student in grade 1 &ndash 8 grade who's project demonstrates originality, creativity and knowledge of the scientific process.

Central Valley Garden Club
The Central Valley Garden Club will present three awards consisting of a certificate and a $100 savings. One award will be awarded each to the best project in Horticulture, Botany and Environment.

Evergreen State College Natural and Physical Science Awards
Evergreen State College will award a one year full tuition scholarship and three one quarter scholarships. Students eligible will be 11th and 12th grade students participating in the WSSEF.

Kitsap County Fire Chief's Association
The Kitsap County Fire Chief's Association recognizes the outstanding Washington State Science and Engineering Fair project and participant in the field of Fire Science, Engineering and Safety. The 1st place winner will receive a plaque and $100 for specific projects relating to or furthering the field of theoretical or practical application of Fire Science, Fire Engineering or Fire Safety. A 2nd place winner will receive a plaque and $50. Projects should include a statement of the purpose and principals being studied or evaluated and there practical applications to prevention of fire ignition, spread control, extinguishment, detection or life safety application.

Olympic College Award for Excellence in Science
Olympic College will award four plaques to outstanding projects in grades 9, 10, 11 and 12 in the following categories: Biology, Physics, Math and Engineering.

Robert M. Lugg M.D. Exceptional Merit Award for Medicine and Health Sciences
This award is being given to the best project in medicine and health sciences. The award honors the memory of Robert M. Lugg M.D. who dedicated his life to working with young people as a Pediatrician. Dr Lugg was especially interested in helping children with special needs. Dr. Lugg was also a past judge and sponsor of WSSEF. The winner will receive a plaque and $50.

Washington Society of Professional Soil Scientists www.ieway.com/wspss )
This award of $50 is presented for the best project related to soil science. WSPSS encourages students to present a project that elucidates soil function and importance in the overall picture of earth sciences and might explore, for example, the role of soil in carbon sequestration, as a natural filter for wastewater, as a medium for plant growth, or how soil impacts our daily lives.

Washington Oral Health Foundation
The Washington Oral Health Foundation presents three awards to the Best Project that exemplifies the values of oral health and the Science of Dentistry via basic science research or demonstrating the Relationship between Good Oral Health and Overall Health. One award will be given in each of the categories of grades 1-5, grade 6-8, and grade 9-12. Each award will consist of a certificate and $100

Universal Quality Control Award for Excellence in the Physical Sciences and Engineering
UQC will award a CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics and an Award certificate to the outstanding experimentalist in the physical sciences or engineering. Students eligible will be those individual entrants in grades 9 &ndash 12.

WSSEF Peoples Choice Award
This award is presented to the best student project in grades 1 through 8 as chosen by you, the attendees of the fair. All students entered in the fair, their parents and their teachers were eligible to vote on this award.

Mary Haviland Science Teacher of the year award
The award is presented each year to the outstanding science teacher from a participating school.

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