The Food and Drug Administration Chapter of Sigma Xi has made the following awards for projects entered in the 1999 Regional Science Fairs in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area.

Congratulations to all!

Fairfax County

Lucas Allen

First Place Winner

Edison High School

"The Testing of Magnetic Susceptibility by Use of a Laser Pendulum"

Leah Casabianca

Honorable Mention

Thomas Jefferson High School

"Conductivity and Ion Association in Aqueous Solution of Quaternary Ammonium Salts"

Prince Georges County

Melinna Alleyne

First Place Winner

Oxon Hill High Scholl

"Biological Activities of Retroviral Vectors"

Melissa Cox

Honorable Mention

Eeanor Roosevelt High School

"Alfalfa Cultivar Genetic Analysis"

District of Columbia

Charles E. Luckett

First Place Winner

Gonzaga College High School

"Finding DNA - The Stuff of Life"

Artur Vande Hei

Honorable Mention

Gonzaga College High School

"Nitric Oxide Detection by Agonists L-arginine and Interferon-Gamma, Demonstrating Viagra's Role"

Montgomery County

Emily Hammer

First Place Winner

Col. Zadok Magruder High School

"The Antibacterial Effects of Commercial Garlic Supplements"

Rachel Torrey

Honorable Mention

Watkins Mill High School

"The Chemistry of Sunscreens"

Northern Virginia Regional

Stephen Sacha

First Place Winner

Bishop Ireton High School

"A New Improved Method to Hand Propel a Wheelchair"

Emily K. Smith

Honorable Mention

Bishop O'Connell High School

"Effect of Substances on the Heart Rate of Lombriculus variegatus"