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Each year, PEEC awards small cash prizes to science fair projects that we feel are good examples of research related to the natural world around us.
January 2012
- Joe Abeyta & Adrian Abeyta,
The Effects on Water Quality Before and After the Las Conchas Fire
- Kelsey Decker,
Bird Feeding Habits and Temperature Variation
- Phillip Heikoop,
Investigating Post-Las Conchas Fire Erosion
- Jordan Bailey,
How Does your Rooftop Garden Grow?
- Hannah Clegg,
Why are Some Soils Better Than Others
- Mikala Bucklin,
Everything it Takes to Have a Windmill
- Gopal Nadiga,
Splitters: Using Seed to Split Rock
January 2011
- Joe Abeyta,
Indicators of Otter Population in Northern New Mexico
- Jovan Zhang,
Green Laundry
- Derek Selvage,
Crack the Egg Secrets
- Katherine Wang,
The Ants Came Marching Down...
- Ruby Selvage,
Composting Sunchips Bags
- Bryce Gentile,
Solar Water Heater
- Joshua Strevell,
Cool Roof Cool House? Effect of Roof Reflectivity
January 2010
- Joe Abeyta and Nathan Clements "Crayfish Populations in Comparison to Water Quality"
- Daniel Ahrens "The Effect of a Difference in the Circadian Rhythms on the Behaviors of Insects"
- Olivia Snyder "X-Frogs: Does Pond Water Pollution Affect Some Frogs?"
- Aniruddha Nadiga "A Statistical Analysis of Temperature Data of Two American Cities"
- Mrs. Altherr's class at Mountain School "To Mow or Not to Mow"
- Ms. Patterson's Class, Mountain School "Critter Condos"
- Junseo Kim "What Temperature Would a Collared Lizard Like?"
January 2009
- Nathan Clements "Fishing Pressure on Trout Populations in Northern New Mexico Streams and Lakes"
- Daniel Ahrens "Does Noise Pollution Bug Insects?"
- Jenna Erickson "Traveling Turtles"
- Amanda Mercer "Should you Change your Bulbs?"
- Mrs. Altherr's class at Mountain School "Snail Response to Stimuli"
- Rebecca Davis "Butterfly or Moth?"
- Isabelle Runde "How Picky is Algae About Its Water?"
January 2008
- Lily Fehler, 9th grade, "The Effects of Tree Thinning
Practices on the Stability of Ponderosa Pine"
- Joe Abeyta, 8th grade, "Has Los Alamos Learned its Lesson" (tree density in fuel mitigation areas)
- Hannah Purtymun, Mountain 6th grade, "Does Limestone Change
the Way Acid Rain Affects Pine Trees"
- Emma Lathrop, Aspen 6th grade, "Acid Rain Go Away"
- Aril Nadiga, Mountain 5th grade, "Too Close for Comfort" (worm crowding)
- Emily Gustavsen, Chamisa 5th grade, "Waste Not Want Not" (shower head water use)
- Nate Bublitz, Chamisa 5th grade, "Does the Beak Choose the Menu"
January 2007
- Stoyana Alexandrova & Iliana Alexandrova, 11th grade, "E. coli in Hostile Environments"
- Emily Powell, 12th grade, "Mushrooms and Toxins"
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Jinhie Skarda, 6th grade, "Would You Drink This?"
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Nate Clements, 7th grade, "A Comparison of Soil Microbes in New Mexico"
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Holly Erickson, 6th grade, "Miraculous Moringa: The Natural Water Purifier"
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Kristin Funston,5th grade, "Trees Built for Snow"
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Emma Lathrop, 5th grade, "At What Temperature Do the Birds in My Backyard Eat"
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Anna Zerkle, 5th grade, "What is the Best Environment for Earthworms"
January 2006
- Anna Trugman, 11th Grade, "Solar engineering of Pogonomyrmex Harvester Ants"
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Tom Witherell, 10th Grade, "The Effects of Car Exhaust on Plant Growth"
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Aubrie Powell, 8th Grade, "Fire and Earth"
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Emily Funsten, 6th Grade, "Dense Forests: the Competition for Sunlight"
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Sophie Click, 6th Grade, "Pollution Solution"
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Toni Batha, 5th Grade, "The Magic of Worms"
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Bryce Theesfeld, 5th Grade, "Effects of Water Usage on Lake Powell's Water Level"
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Thomas Mosier, 4th Grade, "Will the Seeds Grow?"
January 2005
- Samantha Stutz, 11th Grade, "Post-Forest Fire Hydrology"
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Anna Trugman, 10th Grade, "Bird Response in Recovering Habitats"
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Lily Fehler, 6th Grade, "How Do Beaches Change Over Time?"
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Madison Brandt, 6th Grade, "Should You Drink or Soak?"
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Dennis Trujillo, 5th Grade, "Purifying Water"
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Nate Clements, 5th Grade, "Bending Plants"
January 2004
- Samantha Stutz, 10th Grade, "Pinon Trees - The Next Generation"
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Cameron Ott, 8th Grade, "The Rate That Standing Burned Trees Fall After a Forest Fire"
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Jonathan Thoma, 7th Grade, "Are Your Trees a Savior or a Danger?"
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Alyson Richmond, 6th Grade, "Tree Rings"
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Petey Priedhorsky, 4th Grade, "Hummingbirds: Their Favorite Color"
January 2003
- Anna Trugman, 8th Grade, "A Non-Linear Bug's Life"
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Christopher Alme, "Migratory Bird Model"
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Sarah Story, "How Does Acid Rain Affect Cell Structure"
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Oliver Funsten, "Off Center Tree Rings"
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Emily TenCate, "Leaky Faucets Waste Lots!"
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