Karry Roberts, Detroit Chapter Secretary

Photo by Huiyong (Thomas) Zheng, Ann Arbor Chapter
From Left: Anamaria Kazanis, Ruth Cassidy, Bob Thomas, Karry Roberts, Lance Heilbrun, Harvey Qu, Barry DeCicco, Frank Murdock, Ellen Barnes, and Huiyong (Thomas) Zheng

Members from the Ann Arbor and Detroit Chapters served together as judges on a special awards committee at the Southeast Michigan Science Fair on March 13.
The team of judges from academia, industry, and medicine included five members from the Ann Arbor Chapter and five from the Detroit Chapter. They judged 250 middle-school and high-school posters for their level of statistical content. At increasing levels of application, they awarded 42 certificates of recognition, 12 certificates of merit, and six awards of excellence. The Award of Excellence winners received a certificate signed by the judges and a statistical book. Merit and excellence recipients received Significance magazine.

This year’s Award of Excellence went to the following projects:

“The Effect of Music on Brain Waves” Skyline High School, Ann Arbor

“The Ebola Epidemic in West Africa: Developing a Transmission Model to Compare the Effectiveness of Interventions” Father Gabriel Richard High School, Ann Arbor

“Penicillin and Bacterial Growth” Skyline High School, Ann Arbor

“What Heats Up Faster, Sand or Soil?” Clague Middle School, Ann Arbor

“Impact Craters” Saline Middle School, Saline

“When Is Weather a Hot Topic?” Saline Middle School, Saline