Orange County Science

& Engineering Fair

 
Friday, May 09, 2008
 
 

 


Special Awards

In addition to medallions for first place, second place, third place and honorable mention, the OCSEF also administers numerous Special Awards. These awards are provided by the following organizations based on the specified criteria.

American Association for Clinical Chemistry - Southern California Section Criteria: First/Second Clinical Chemistry Projects in Junior Senior Divisions

American Chemical Society

Criteria: Best project illustrating principles of Chemistry

American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics, OC Section

Criteria: Best project illustrating the advancement of Aeronautics & Astronautics

 

American Institute of Chemists

American Vacuum Society-Southern California Chapter

Criteria: Best use and understanding of Vacuum Fundamentals in Scientific Experiment

Beckman Coulter, Inc

Criteria: Projects that demonstrate best laboratory practices

California Association of Professional Scientists

Criteria: Outstanding Young Scientist through 11th Grade

Center for Inquiry West

Criteria: Project that demonstrates the critical investigation of paranormal and fringe-science claims from a responsible, scientific point of view

CH2M HILL

Criteria: Project directed towards transportation, water, and environmental considerations

 

David Walkington Memorial Award

Criteria: Junior and Senior Winners in the field of Botany

Harbor Association of Industry & Commerce  

Criteria:  Junior and Senior projects demonstrating excellence in environmental science

Municipal Water Districts of Orange County

Criteria: Best Water Related Entries

National Water Research Institute

Criteria: 10 Water related projects in Junior or Senior Division

 

 Nat Lamm Award

Criteria: Excellence in ecology and environmental studies

Orange County Engineering Council

Criteria: Best Entries with Application to Engineering

Orange County Optometric Society

Criteria: Best Visual Science Project

Orange County Sanitation District              

Criteria: For projects aimed at improving the quality of life through improvement of water quality, water resourced management, watershed protection or water and wastewater treatment.  Also urban runoff pollution, water reclamation, or water conservation

Orange County Science Education Association     

Criteria: Project with Best use of Scientific Method

Rensselaer Club of Orange County

Criteria: Most Imaginative Project

Sea and Sage Audubon Society

Criteria: Best Environmental Science Project

Society for the Advancement of Materials & Process Engineering

Criteria: Best Project Illustrating Goals of Materials and Process Engineering

 

Society of Applied Spectroscopy

Criteria:  Best Project involving Spectroscopy

Society of Automotive Engineers

Criteria: Best Project with Transportation Theme

 

Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Criteria: Project involving environmental toxicology or chemistry

Society of Petroleum Engineers - L.A. Basin Section

Criteria: Best Projects dealing with the discovery, recovery, production and usage of oil and natural gas

 

Society of Women Chemists

Criteria: Female in Chemistry or Chemistry Related Work

Society of Women Engineers - Orange County Section

Criteria: Best Female Engineering Related Project

Southern California Chapter, Health Physics Society

Criteria: Creativeness, clarity of information, scientific quality, thoroughness in study of ionizing or non-ionizing radiation and its effects.

Southern California College of Optometry

Criteria: Best Project concerning vision, optics, the eye, perception

Southern California Gas Company              

Criteria: Best Environmental Science Project

United States Navy & Marines Corps

Criteria: 4 Best U.S. Citizens chosen from Senior Division

University of California, Irvine, School of Biological Sciences 

Criteria: Best projects in biological science

University of California, Irvine, Science Education Advisory Board

Criteria: Total points given to school with first, second and third place projects

Women's Environmental Council - Orange County Chapter

Criteria: Best Female Environmental Related Project