2000 Category Winners in
Microbiology

First Place: S1225

Woodard, Gavitt A. Grade 10, San Mateo County
A Comparison of Viral and Antibiotic Treatments on E. coli Bacteria
Advisor: Ms. Judith Denery
School: Menlo-Atherton High School, Atherton

Second Place: S1224

Wills, Trisha J. Grade 12, San Diego County
Culturing Strains of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii Increasingly Resistant to Copper Toxicity
Advisor: Mr. Dan Howard
School: Mount Miguel High School, Spring Valley

Third Place: S1202

Bowerman, Heather D. Grade 10, Fresno County
Efficacy of Handwashing
Advisor: Ms. Venetia Collier
School: Buchanan (Floyd B.) High School, Clovis

Honorable Mention: S1211

Lawrie, David S. Grade 9, Los Angeles County
The Effect of Viscosity on Bacterial Motility
Advisor: Mr. Mark McLaughlin
School: Viewpoint School, Calabasas