Soybean Science Challenge 2020
Emilee Webb & Taylor Melton – Virtual Southwestern Energy Arkansas Science & Engineering Fair Honorable Mention & Ouachita Mountains Regional Science & Engineering Fair Winners Hot Springs, AR
Emilee Webb and Taylor Melton, Poyen High School, Poyen, AR Mentor: Amanda Jones Category: Materials Science Project Title: Deadly Deterioration: What’s Really in Your Drink? Abstract: Styrofoam may be thought of as a convenient product to make cups, however, what most people do not know is that they are actually consuming part of their…
Read MoreAmna Khan – Virtual Southwestern Energy Arkansas State Science & Engineering Fair Second Place Winner & Central Arkansas Regional Science and Engineering Fair Winner University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR
Amna Kahn, Little Rock Central High School, Little Rock, AR Mentor: Lee Conrad Category: Energy and Transportation Project Title: Defatted Soy as a High Performance Energy Storage Material for Super-Capacitors Abstract: Soybeans are the largest crops in Arkansas and therefore, its application in the energy sector is vital for the state’s economic health. Several…
Read MoreAlyssa Butler – First Place Winner Virtual Southwestern Energy Arkansas State Science & Engineering Fair
Alyssa Bulter, Carlisle High School, Carlisle, AR FFA Advisor: Carly Bokker Category: Plant Sciences Project Title: Greenhouse Comparison of Genetically Similar Soybean Varieties and Resistance to the Southern Root-Knot Nematode Abstract: The southern root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) is one of the most important yield-limiting plant-parasitic nematodes that affect soybeans (Glycine max) in Arkansas. One of the…
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