The Biophysical Society gave out many Biophysics Awards this past year at science fairs in nine different states and the District of Columbia. Society members across the country volunteered as judges to determine which student had the best biophysics-related project, and the winners received a $100 prize.

Check out the list below of all the different places the Biophysics Award was offered this year. Congratulations to all of our winners, and a big thank you to all of our volunteer judges! We couldn’t have had such great nationwide representation without your help! If you’re interested in participating as a judge at your local 2012 science fair, and would like to give out a Biophysics Award, please contact the Society Office for more information at [email protected]. Massachusetts Region III Science & Engineering Fair Fall River, MA Winner: Ian M. Kelly, Bishop Feehan High School The Science of the Swerve Boston Public Schools Regional Science Fair Boston, MA Winner: Bisiayo Fashemi, Boston Latin Academy The Effect of Feminine Hygiene Products on L. crispatus Braintree High School Braintree, MA Region I Science & Engineering Fair North Adams, MA Worcester Regional Science & Engineering Fair Worcester, MA Region IV Science & Engineering Fair Somerville, MA South Shore Regional Science Fair Bridgewater, MA MA State Science & Engineering Fair Cambridge, MA California Sonoma County Science Fair Santa Rosa, CA Judge: Shannamar Dewey Winner: Charlie Reid Modeling Fluid Flow with a Navier Stokes Equation Approximation Tri-Valley Science & Engineering Fair Livermore, CA Judge: Jenny Cappuccio California State Science Fair Los Angeles, CA Winners: Matthew Feddersen and Blake C. Marggraff Judge: Liana Asatryan Greater San Diego Science & Engineering Fair San Diego, CA Judge: Peter Salamon Winner: Vaishnavi Rao Iowa Iowa Science Fair Ames, IA Judge: Taner Sen Winner: Luis Galle Aeroponics vs. Hydrophonics Indiana Lafayette Regional Science & Engineering Fair Purdue, IN Judge: Cynthia Stauffacher Northern Indiana Regional Science & Engineering Fair Notre Dame, IN Judge: Kurt Piepenbrink Connecticut New Haven Science Fair New Haven, CT Judge: Liz Middleton Connecticut Science Fair Hamden, CT Judge: Sofya Borinskaya Winner: Dominika A. Bajguz, Sacred Heart Academy Role of Karyogamy Genes in Nuclear Pore Complex Assembly Florida Alachua Region Science Fair Gainesville, FL Judge: Steve Hagan Winner: David Liu, Eastside High School Pdx1 as a Novel Target for Pancreatic Cancer Therapy State Science & Engineering Fair of Florida Orlando, FL Judge: Jose Pinto Winner: Justin T. Alper, Palm Beach Central Community High School Reverse Engineering Using Euplecta aspergillum in Modern Architecture New York New York City Science & Engineering Fair New York, NY Judge: Ruth Stark Maryland Baltimore Science Fair Towson, MD Judge: George Chellapa Winner: Alex Wilson, St. Joseph School Artificial Light: What is best for growing plants Montgomery County Science Fair College Park, MD Judge: Anthony Vecchiarelli Winner: Sharon Ong Prince George Area Science Fair Largo, MD Virginia Virginia Piedmont Regional Science Fair Charlottesville, VA Judge: Senthilkumar Rajagopal Winner: Kushi Ranganath, Thompson Middle School Just say "No": Mathematical modeling of insulin stimulated nitric oxide production DC District of Columbia Science & Engineering Fair Washington, D.C. Judges: Sara Pistolesi & Xiao Zhu Winner: Mamush Mesfin Detecting Vitamin C content in fruits and vegetables