(2023) Ritchey Science and Engineering Fair 2024 Junior Division Category Results
Botany
Winn Clements
First Place
Is it as Sweet as A Candy Apple? A Test Using Refractometry.
Bates Elementary
Hayden Martindale
Second Place
Soil Erosion Experiment
Shadow Valley Elementary
Hayden Martindale
Second Place
Soil Erosion Experiment
Shadow Valley Elementary
Rowan Deletant
Third Place
Propagation
Uintah Middle School
Geornell Lewis
Excellent
Growing Everbearing Strawberries Indoor
InTech Collegiate Academy
Eli Ropp
Excellent
Minerals, and Plants BRIX
Utah Military Academy
Jude Veigel
Excellent
Plant Measurement - Radishes
Holbrook Elementary
Annabel Williams
Excellent
Miracle Gro or No?
Eagle Bay Elementary
Joshua Anderson
Honorable Mention
Effects of pH in Soil to Grow Produce
Layton Christian Academy
Wesley Garey
Honorable Mention
Plant Project
Knowlton Elementary
Ari Kashanipour
Honorable Mention
Talking to Plants
Maria Montessori Academy
Sullivan McComber
Honorable Mention
Mushroom growth
InTech Collegiate Academy
Dylan Petersen
Honorable Mention
how light will affects plant
Morgan Middle School
Morris Stewart
Honorable Mention
Jammin' with the Plants
Vernal Middle
Abby Stuart
Honorable Mention
Let There Be PEAS on Earth
East Ridge Elementary
Preston Williams
Honorable Mention
What Soil Do Plants Grow Best In?
West Point Junior High
Chemistry
Ethan Foote
First Place
Rocket Power
Good Foundations Academy
Lily King
Second Place
Can Marshmallows Stop Radioactivity?
Thomas Edison North
Cameron Pratt
Second Place
Insulation station
Utah Military Academy
Chloe Chapman
Third Place
Homemade shampoo
DaVinci Acad. of Science & Arts
Chloe Chapman
Third Place
Homemade shampoo
DaVinci Acad. of Science & Arts
Emily Chisholm
Third Place
Homemade shampoo
DaVinci Acad. of Science & Arts
Emily Chisholm
Third Place
Homemade shampoo
DaVinci Acad. of Science & Arts
Sophia Gustafson
Third Place
What is the Effect of Different Kinds of Water on Hair?
Lincoln Elementary (Davis District)
Marcus Purcell
Third Place
pH change in soda
Terra Academy
Jacelyn Winterton
Third Place
Which Toothpaste Whitens Teeth The Best
Vernal Middle
Hattie Arnold
Excellent
Melt Ice, Melt!
Burton Elementary
Aaron Bunn
Excellent
The Volcanic Sugar
Morgan Middle School
Brecon Carr
Excellent
What is the fastest way to chill a soda pop?
Knowlton Elementary
Christopher Davis
Excellent
Popcorn Brands
Utah Military Academy
Anthony Duffy
Excellent
How Do Instant Cold Packs Get Cold?
Meadowbrook Elementary
Ruby Ellsworth
Excellent
What Leavening agent works best
Centerville Junior High
Isaac Johnston
Excellent
Rainbow FIre
DaVinci Acad. of Science & Arts
Isaac Johnston
Excellent
Rainbow FIre
DaVinci Acad. of Science & Arts
Courtney Kinnersley
Excellent
Which kills germs on dirty hands, Hand Sanitizer, Antibacterial Soap and water or water?
DaVinci Acad. of Science & Arts
Marcus Meldrum
Excellent
Cake it Easy
Adams Elementary
Henry Muranaka
Excellent
Making the Best Cream Puff
Tolman Elementary
Abbie Olsen
Excellent
What Stain?
Vernal Middle
Samantha Pincock
Excellent
Building a Gel Electrophoresis Chamber
Morgan Middle School
Valonia Ren
Excellent
Skittles Experiment
Shadow Valley Elementary
Valonia Ren
Excellent
Skittles Experiment
Shadow Valley Elementary
Sarah Sundberg
Excellent
The Cool Blue Light of Luminol
InTech Collegiate Academy
Wiliam Taylor
Excellent
Rainbow FIre
DaVinci Acad. of Science & Arts
Wiliam Taylor
Excellent
Rainbow FIre
DaVinci Acad. of Science & Arts
Even Walters
Excellent
How does changing the amount of sodium alginate affect popping boba?
DaVinci Acad. of Science & Arts
Eliza Weyburn
Excellent
A Comparison In Electrolytes Found Within Common Drinks
Utah Military Academy
Sophia Woods
Excellent
What does flour do when baking?
DaVinci Acad. of Science & Arts
Michael Allman
Honorable Mention
Bath bomb duration testing
Utah Military Academy
Evie Belliston
Honorable Mention
Cooling Hot Chocolate
Shadow Valley Elementary
Evie Belliston
Honorable Mention
Cooling Hot Chocolate
Shadow Valley Elementary
Jace Buehler
Honorable Mention
How fast thermal energy decreases for certian liquids
Wasatch Elementary
Millie Carey
Honorable Mention
Bath Bomb Explosions
Good Foundations Academy
Bailey Gubler
Honorable Mention
My Experiment of Popping Boba
Morgan Middle School
Harvick Hansen
Honorable Mention
Baking with Sodium Bicarbonate
Freedom Elementary
Jaiden Kovach
Honorable Mention
Science Melts My Heart
HighMark Charter School
Lance Larsen
Honorable Mention
Do Clothes Dry Faster In The Cold
Thomas Edison North
Lance Larsen
Honorable Mention
Do Clothes Dry Faster In The Cold
Thomas Edison North
Alyssa Larsen
Honorable Mention
Do Clothes Dry Faster In The Cold
Thomas Edison North
Alyssa Larsen
Honorable Mention
Do Clothes Dry Faster In The Cold
Thomas Edison North
Alannah McCormick
Honorable Mention
Do Egg Peeling Hacks Work?
Layton Christian Academy
Sofia Romero
Honorable Mention
Baking Powder Project
DaVinci Acad. of Science & Arts
Sam Sorenson
Honorable Mention
The Flour Hour
Vernal Middle
Alora Staheli
Honorable Mention
The Dirty Water Project
Maria Montessori Academy
Elizabeth Tilley
Honorable Mention
Cookies!
InTech Collegiate Academy
Oliver Wilcox
Honorable Mention
Sugar? Honey? Erythritol?
DaVinci Acad. of Science & Arts
Jae Zager
Honorable Mention
Breaking Bad Bonds: The Science of Crystals
Terra Academy
Energy and Transportation
Carter Luskin
First Place
The Hidden Cost of Dirty Solar Panels
Shoreline Junior High
Kyle Hunter
Second Place
Steam Engine On a Boat
Uintah Middle School
Kyle Hunter
Second Place
Steam Engine On a Boat
Uintah Middle School
Kyle Hunter
Second Place
Steam Engine On a Boat
Uintah Middle School
Braxton O'Crowley
Second Place
Steam Engine On a Boat
Uintah Middle School
Braxton O'Crowley
Second Place
Steam Engine On a Boat
Uintah Middle School
Braxton O'Crowley
Second Place
Steam Engine On a Boat
Uintah Middle School
Aaden Owens
Second Place
Steam Engine On a Boat
Uintah Middle School
Aaden Owens
Second Place
Steam Engine On a Boat
Uintah Middle School
Aaden Owens
Second Place
Steam Engine On a Boat
Uintah Middle School
Cameron DeBerard
Third Place
Engineering a Plane 101
Terra Academy
Jacob Tibboel
Third Place
Swindlng the Sun
Shoreline Junior High
Preston Anderson
Excellent
What Car Is Most Aerodynamic?
Utah Military Academy
Christopher Ball
Excellent
Which is faster, a mag lev train, or a normal train?
Ogden Preparatory Academy
Charli Bekins
Excellent
Batteries or Magnets? Why not both!
Good Foundations Academy
Xander Clark
Excellent
Magnetic Levitation
Good Foundations Academy
Raydin Cox
Excellent
Potato lighting the dark
Vernal Middle
Elizabeth Gonzalez
Excellent
solar ovens
Utah Military Academy
Mason Morris
Excellent
Which battery lasts the longest
Mount Ogden Junior High
Maddi Morton
Excellent
Can an orange light your way
Terra Academy
Eric Sanders
Excellent
Flashlight versus Sun
Farmington Elementary
Mason Birt
Honorable Mention
Flaps and Folds Paper Planes
Morgan Middle School
Mason Birt
Honorable Mention
Flaps and Folds Paper Planes
Morgan Middle School
Kalin Orn
Honorable Mention
will it float
Morgan Middle School
Trevor Robinson
Honorable Mention
Flaps and Folds Paper Planes
Morgan Middle School
Trevor Robinson
Honorable Mention
Flaps and Folds Paper Planes
Morgan Middle School
Engineering and Computer Science
Ian Sneddon
First Place
Advanced Calculator
Centerville Junior High
Sara Holt
Second Place
Playground Cooling
Centerville Junior High
Moses Stevenson
Second Place
Phone Dynamo
Centerville Junior High
Trey Allen
Third Place
Hydraulics
Sand Springs Elementary
Aric Brewer
Third Place
Thermal Pizza Box
Shoreline Junior High
Aviana Lucero
Third Place
Homopolar Motors
Edith Bowen Laboratory School
Daniel Page
Third Place
Improved Light Switch
Centerville Junior High
Joseph Anderson
Excellent
SCEB - Solar Charger Equipped Bag
Thomas Edison North
Coen Bickel
Excellent
Machine Learning
Burton Elementary
Coen Bickel
Excellent
Machine Learning
Burton Elementary
Xavier Cornelius
Excellent
CPU Cooling
Morgan Middle School
Kevin Elliott
Excellent
Automatic Pet Feeder
Thomas Edison North
Kevin Elliott
Excellent
Automatic Pet Feeder
Thomas Edison North
Gabe Fowers
Excellent
Engineered Elevator for Enhanced Literature Enjoyment
Centerville Junior High
Gabe Fowers
Excellent
Engineered Elevator for Enhanced Literature Enjoyment
Centerville Junior High
Tera Goodwin
Excellent
Engineered Elevator for Enhanced Literature Enjoyment
Centerville Junior High
Tera Goodwin
Excellent
Engineered Elevator for Enhanced Literature Enjoyment
Centerville Junior High
Lake Hebert
Excellent
Machine Learning
Burton Elementary
Lake Hebert
Excellent
Machine Learning
Burton Elementary
Markus Holzer
Excellent
How to Make a Cannon Shoot the Furthest
Oak Hills Elementary
Elijah Hull
Excellent
3D Printed Egg Stands
Thomas Edison North
Parker Jackson
Excellent
Lego Sorting Machine
Edith Bowen Laboratory School
Parker Jackson
Excellent
Lego Sorting Machine
Edith Bowen Laboratory School
Porter Jackson
Excellent
Lego Sorting Machine
Edith Bowen Laboratory School
Porter Jackson
Excellent
Lego Sorting Machine
Edith Bowen Laboratory School
Vincent Jones
Excellent
Brick By Brick
Vernal Middle
Eli Knowles
Excellent
Balloon Bottle Blowing
Good Foundations Academy
Jonathan Lema
Excellent
Automatic Pet Feeder
Thomas Edison North
Jonathan Lema
Excellent
Automatic Pet Feeder
Thomas Edison North
Jakob Meredith
Excellent
Concrete Evidence
Burton Elementary
Lyndi Phillips
Excellent
Making Things Go
Uintah Middle School
Sophie Rodriguez
Excellent
Sound energy
Utah Military Academy
Ezra Rodriguez
Excellent
Wind resistance
Good Foundations Academy
Benjamin Snapp
Excellent
Automatic Plant Watering Robot
Shoreline Junior High
Catherine Steimel
Excellent
What is the strongest shape
DaVinci Acad. of Science & Arts
Charlotte Stewart
Excellent
Need a Hand?
Liberty Elementary
Charlotte Stewart
Excellent
Need a Hand?
Liberty Elementary
Talon Tarbell
Excellent
Will it block
InTech Collegiate Academy
Bridger Taylor
Excellent
Scentanator: The Art of Diffusion
Uintah Middle School
Logan Wong
Excellent
Solar Energy Powered Cars
Shoreline Junior High
Jd Young
Excellent
What Material best blocks Wi-Fi signals
Samuel Morgan Elementary
Wesley Cook
Honorable Mention
Heat up the games
Edith Bowen Laboratory School
Karson Howe
Honorable Mention
Music in Time
Morgan Middle School
Audree Lemon
Honorable Mention
building Galien telescope
DaVinci Acad. of Science & Arts
Melody Liebhardt
Honorable Mention
Prevent Cluck Cluck's from flying out of Chicken Run
Vernal Middle
Parsa Mahmoudi
Honorable Mention
Sound Waves Through the Rubens Tube
Thomas Edison North
Michael Remund
Honorable Mention
black hole box
Morgan Middle School
Thomas Schlosser
Honorable Mention
Rubber Band Car
Vernal Middle
Nico Vandenack
Honorable Mention
The Bridge Experiment
Liberty Elementary
Nico Vandenack
Honorable Mention
The Bridge Experiment
Liberty Elementary
Environmental
Sophia Hanifin
First Place
Plants versus Oil
Vernal Middle
David Pierce
Second Place
Saving the World With Bioplastic
Uintah Middle School
Tessa Beckstead
Third Place
Got Manure? What's it good for?
Centerville Junior High
Alexis Anderson
Excellent
Oil Spill
Uintah Middle School
Yemma Evans
Excellent
Don't Pass the Gas
Woods Cross Elementary
Kirstin Galloway
Excellent
What is the amount of Manmade Pollutants in Local Water Sources
Foxboro Elementary
Kay Gilbert
Excellent
How do different types of barriers affect soil erosion from rainfall?
InTech Collegiate Academy
Connor Lamb
Excellent
Is Bulk Better?
Shadow Valley Elementary
Connor Lamb
Excellent
Is Bulk Better?
Shadow Valley Elementary
Alex Noar
Excellent
The Untold Truth about Trash
Uintah Elementary
Gabriel Pace
Excellent
Salt Water Evaporation Rate
InTech Collegiate Academy
Daniel Reichdan
Excellent
Solar Power vs Artificial Power
Maria Montessori Academy
Daniel Reichdan
Excellent
Solar Power vs Artificial Power
Maria Montessori Academy
Adison Smith
Excellent
Poor or Pure? Air quality in our classrooms.
New Bridge School
Aaron Solis
Excellent
What are the Best Procedures and Materials to filter your water?
DaVinci Acad. of Science & Arts
Mak Trujillo
Excellent
Solar Power vs Artificial Power
Maria Montessori Academy
Mak Trujillo
Excellent
Solar Power vs Artificial Power
Maria Montessori Academy
Math/Physics/Astronomy
Erin Mcmickell
First Place
Temperature and Tennis Balls
Shadow Valley Elementary
Erin Mcmickell
First Place
Temperature and Tennis Balls
Shadow Valley Elementary
Ian Fairbanks
Second Place
Propeller Blade Experiment
West Point Junior High
Matthew Birt
Third Place
What goes up may not come back down
Morgan Middle School
Valentino Peterson
Third Place
Improving Rocket Performance by Reducing Skin Friction Drag Force and Measuring Rocket Performance Using Innovative Technologies
Farmington Elementary
David Akelbek
Excellent
Sink or float
DaVinci Acad. of Science & Arts
Kendah Alrawashdeh
Excellent
Is Gravity Real?
Mound Fort Junior High
Emmett Bean
Excellent
Baseball Science
Samuel Morgan Elementary
Taylin Brundage
Excellent
Can You Hear Me Now?
Mound Fort Junior High
Carsten Cox
Excellent
Breaking Point of Beams
InTech Collegiate Academy
Makana Giles
Excellent
Cooling Soda Fast
Good Foundations Academy
David Goggi
Excellent
Rock or Wood?
DaVinci Acad. of Science & Arts
Daniel Hart
Excellent
What wing shape is more areodynamic
Utah Military Academy
Carly Huish
Excellent
Sound Waves Through Common Building Materials
Thomas Edison North
Scott Manookin
Excellent
I'm Your Density
Knowlton Elementary
Samuel Ondrus
Excellent
Wire Frequency
DaVinci Acad. of Science & Arts
Sylar Pitchford
Excellent
Lenz Law Experiment
Utah Military Academy
Izzy Porter
Excellent
Are the Properties of Materials Related?
Vernal Middle
Carson Sanocki
Excellent
Golf Ball Drop
Shadow Valley Elementary
Carson Sanocki
Excellent
Golf Ball Drop
Shadow Valley Elementary
Ethan Shuck
Excellent
Temporary Tape
Thomas Edison North
Jacksen Sorensen
Excellent
How Does Temperature Affect Metal
Thomas Edison North
Medical/Health
Ellie Rawlings
First Place
Colors and Blood Pressure
Windridge Elementary
Soren Kronmiller
Second Place
Dominant vs Non-dominant
Uintah Elementary
Jackson Cutts
Third Place
What type of vitamin capsule dissolves the fastest?
Meadowbrook Elementary
Shreya Garg
Excellent
Antioxidants Effects on Differentiation of Mesenchymal Adipose Stem Cells Into Bone
Mount Logan Middle School
Joslyn Kennedy
Excellent
Does Color Affect Vison?
J.P. Stewart Elementary
Ashlynn Taylor
Excellent
I'm Pill Standing
Ogden Preparatory Academy
Huda Aseef
Honorable Mention
The Science Behind Afterimages
DaVinci Acad. of Science & Arts
Rayne Baldwin
Honorable Mention
Blood Pressure: Age and Mood
DaVinci Acad. of Science & Arts
Rayne Baldwin
Honorable Mention
Blood Pressure: Age and Mood
DaVinci Acad. of Science & Arts
Linda Owen
Honorable Mention
Blood Pressure: Age and Mood
DaVinci Acad. of Science & Arts
Linda Owen
Honorable Mention
Blood Pressure: Age and Mood
DaVinci Acad. of Science & Arts
Microbiology
Deep Chakraborty
First Place
Extracting DNA from Strawberries
Thomas Edison North
Deep Chakraborty
First Place
Extracting DNA from Strawberries
Thomas Edison North
Declan Dunlap
First Place
Extracting DNA from Strawberries
Thomas Edison North
Declan Dunlap
First Place
Extracting DNA from Strawberries
Thomas Edison North
Addison Kaminsky
Second Place
Bacterial Growth
Maria Montessori Academy
Cailee Niemeyer
Third Place
Water Quality Mold Experiment
Liberty Elementary
Cailee Niemeyer
Third Place
Water Quality Mold Experiment
Liberty Elementary
Samuel Brown
Excellent
Fungus is among us
Utah Military Academy
Evelyn Hair
Excellent
To Air or Not to Air
Ogden Preparatory Academy
Phineas Owens
Excellent
Environmental E-coli
Ogden Preparatory Academy
Social/Behavioral
Camille Blood
First Place
Human or AI? Can we tell?
Centerville Junior High
Quinn Bigler
Second Place
He Looks Just Like You!
Uintah Middle School
Shelby Gan
Second Place
Is Participating In Fencing Associated With Faster Reaction Times?
InTech Collegiate Academy
Maggie Barrus
Third Place
Color Vs. Flavor
Terra Academy
Logan Green
Third Place
Angry Gender
DaVinci Acad. of Science & Arts
Elizabeth Stout
Third Place
Say No To Stress
Mount Ogden Junior High
Andrew Anson
Excellent
Finger Counting
DaVinci Acad. of Science & Arts
Andrew Anson
Excellent
Finger Counting
DaVinci Acad. of Science & Arts
Brooklynn Butcher
Excellent
Birth Order
DaVinci Acad. of Science & Arts
Brooklynn Butcher
Excellent
Birth Order
DaVinci Acad. of Science & Arts
Lucas Caldwell
Excellent
Are you speed?
Vernal Middle
Olive Campbell
Excellent
Finger Counting
DaVinci Acad. of Science & Arts
Olive Campbell
Excellent
Finger Counting
DaVinci Acad. of Science & Arts
Lucy Cockerham
Excellent
Does Using A NeeDoh Help You Study?
Thomas Edison North
Alexis Holdener
Excellent
Judging Books By Their Covers
InTech Collegiate Academy
Amira Kashanipour
Excellent
The Most Appetizing Treat: A Dog's Opinion
Maria Montessori Academy
Amelie Morelli
Excellent
Birth Order
DaVinci Acad. of Science & Arts
Amelie Morelli
Excellent
Birth Order
DaVinci Acad. of Science & Arts
Halle Moriyama
Excellent
Memory Chemistry
Tolman Elementary
Alice Oja
Excellent
Mind Over Matter
Odyssey Elementary (Davis District)
Capriana Sanchez
Excellent
Go The Healthy Way
Good Foundations Academy
Kaitlyn Sullivan
Excellent
Music and Memory
Vernal Middle
Henry Trinh
Excellent
The Effects of Classical Music on Memory
InTech Collegiate Academy
Korben Connelly
Honorable Mention
Do Videogame Players Have a Faster Reaction Time?
Liberty Elementary
Korben Connelly
Honorable Mention
Do Videogame Players Have a Faster Reaction Time?
Liberty Elementary
Janessa Cordova
Honorable Mention
A Sound for Success
Vernal Middle
Kalei Crockett
Honorable Mention
Sound
Woods Cross Elementary
Willa Crow
Honorable Mention
Book Lovers: Relaxation or Stress
DaVinci Acad. of Science & Arts
Ulises Garza
Honorable Mention
Does one's self absorption impact their favorite movie?
DaVinci Acad. of Science & Arts
Grace Gillies
Honorable Mention
Fidget Toys
DaVinci Acad. of Science & Arts
Bailey Pace
Honorable Mention
How Color Affects Taste
Boulton Elementary
Bailey Pace
Honorable Mention
How Color Affects Taste
Boulton Elementary
Alexandra Skibiel
Honorable Mention
Music Memory
Utah Military Academy
Eve Tuioti
Honorable Mention
How Color Affects Taste
Boulton Elementary
Eve Tuioti
Honorable Mention
How Color Affects Taste
Boulton Elementary
Matias Valdez
Honorable Mention
Can an adult pass a middle school test?
DaVinci Acad. of Science & Arts
Zoology
Audrey Butler
First Place
Climate Vs Chrysalis: How Temperature Affects Butterfly Metamorphic Stages.
Central Davis Junior High
Angela Jolley
Second Place
You Crack Me Up
Uintah Middle School
Sydney Reichert
Third Place
"Egg"cellent Project
Thomas Edison North
Sydney Reichert
Third Place
"Egg"cellent Project
Thomas Edison North
Camila Velasquez-Islas
Third Place
"Egg"cellent Project
Thomas Edison North
Camila Velasquez-Islas
Third Place
"Egg"cellent Project
Thomas Edison North
Sophia Pacheco-Leyva
Excellent
What Makes dog toys fun?
Maria Montessori Academy
Micah Smith
Excellent
Walking on Eggshells
DaVinci Acad. of Science & Arts
Violet Cain
Honorable Mention
Keeping My Cats Hydrated
Liberty Elementary
Violet Cain
Honorable Mention
Keeping My Cats Hydrated
Liberty Elementary
Taylee Wells
Honorable Mention
Inherited Identification?
Uintah Middle School