The Merit in Chemistry Awards are sponsored by ACS-GHS. At the Science & Engineering Fair of Houston (SEFH) held March 13 – 15, 2008 in the George R. Brown Convention Center, ACS-GHS members served as judges for these awards and selected the winning Science & Engineering Fair projects for the Senior, Junior, and Ninth Grade Divisions.
Two awards are made in each of the three divisions. The winners presented their projects and received their awards at the annual ACS-GHS High School Awards Banquet held May 29, 2008 at University of Houston - Hilton Hotel in the Waldorf –Astoria room.
2008 Merit in Chemistry Award Winners
Senior Division
Project: Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles
Dev Mohanty
School: Clear Lake High School
Project: Direct Methanol Fuel Cells
Karthik Prasad
School: Bellaire Senior High School
Junior Division
Project: Freezing Hot
Preston Chandler
School: McCullough Junior High
Project: Corrosion Prevention
Smruti Rath
School: T.H. Rogers Middle School Education Center
Ninth Grade Division
Project: Calorimeter Efficiency Through Insulation
Megan Myers
School: Academy of Science and Technology
Project: CO2 Sequestering Solutions
Daniel Rockey
School: Friendswood High School