More than 60 Bemidji State University students volunteered at the 60th Northern Minnesota Regional Science Fair on Feb. 23.<\/p>\n
Volunteers’ responsibilities included making signs, assisting judges, monitoring the exhibit room, decorating for the award ceremony, setting up tables, running the registration table, assisting participants and cleaning up after the science fair.<\/p>\n
Approximately 150 students from a 15-county region competed in the fair, hosted by Bemidji State, with the top projects advancing to the Minnesota State Science and Engineering Fair, April 7-9, in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n
Participants submitted a variety of projects in all areas of science and engineering. Projects have included macroinvertebrate populations, the design and development of high voltage oceanic wave electrolysis and development of an eco-friendly paver using incinerator ash.<\/p>\n
At the Northern Minnesota Regional Science Fairs, students can win a variety of awards with the top prize being a trip to the International Science and Engineering Fair held in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n
This year’s keynote address was given by Dr. Heidi Manning, professor of physics at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn., and a scientist on NASA’s Mars “Curiosity” rover mission. Manning is spending this academic year working with the Mars Science Laboratory Mission working on the rover’s Sample Analysis on Mars (SAM) instrument suite. SAM measures chemical composition of atmosphere, soil and rock samples.<\/p>\n
For more information about the science fair contact Dr. Andrew Hafs<\/a>, assistant professor of biology, (218) 755-2789; or Diane Morris<\/a>, lab service specialist in BSU’s Department of Biology, (218) 755-4009.<\/p>\n Bemidji State University student volunteers are listed below by hometown.<\/p>\n Bemidji|56601|Karl Ewert, sophomore, undeclared MINNESOTA<\/strong> ILLINOIS WISCONSIN MANITOBA, CANADA ONTARIO, CANADA KENYA ZIMBABWE About Bemidji State University<\/strong> More than 60 Bemidji State University students volunteered at the 60th Northern Minnesota Regional Science Fair on Feb. 23. Volunteers’ responsibilities included making signs, assisting judges, monitoring the exhibit room, decorating for the award ceremony, setting up tables, running the registration table, assisting participants and cleaning up after the science fair. Approximately 150 students from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[66,76,101,107,110,113,119,121,143,156,167,168,200,210,234,235,263,264,278,286,287,305,312,325,334,349,374,383,387,391,396,411,459,460,466,477,478,490,507,516,521,525,526,528,542,560,567,571,626,653,655,663,665],"class_list":["post-11099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-andover","tag-austin","tag-bemidji","tag-big-lake","tag-bingham-lake","tag-blaine","tag-brainerd","tag-brooklyn-park","tag-cass-lake","tag-clear-lake","tag-coon-rapids","tag-corcoran","tag-eagan","tag-edina","tag-forest-lake","tag-fort-ripley","tag-hallock","tag-ham-lake","tag-hinckley","tag-hugo","tag-hutchinson","tag-il-st-charles","tag-int-kenya-karen","tag-int-zimbabwe-harare","tag-jordan","tag-lamberton","tag-maple-grove","tag-mb-mississauga","tag-mb-winnipeg","tag-menahga","tag-minneapolis","tag-monticello","tag-oakdale","tag-ogilvie","tag-on-monkland","tag-park-rapids","tag-paynesville","tag-pine-river","tag-ramsey","tag-rice","tag-rochester","tag-roseau","tag-rosemount","tag-rush-city","tag-sebeka","tag-st-cloud","tag-st-peter","tag-stillwater","tag-white-bear-lake","tag-wi-west-bend","tag-wi-withee","tag-woodbury","tag-wyoming"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11099","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11099"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11099\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17199,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11099\/revisions\/17199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nBemidji|56601|Kaitlynn Goltz, sophomore, clinical laboratory science
\nBemidji|56601|Garrett Palmer, junior, aquatic biology
\nBemidji|56601|Jefferson Shaw, freshman, aquatic biology<\/p>\n
\nAndover|55304|Marissa Blumhoefer, freshman, pre-physical therapy
\nAustin|55912|Jared Boucher, freshman, aquatic biology
\nBig Lake|55309|Jacob Schurter, junior, business administration
\nBingham Lake|56118|Emily Turner, sophomore, biology
\nBlaine|55449|Brian Kill, freshman, aquatic biology
\nBrainerd|56401|Ashlyn Davis, freshman, pre-chiropractic
\nBrainerd|56401|Reid Mimmack, freshman, undeclared
\nBrooklyn Park|55443|Maisy Vang, freshman, pre-physician assistant, biology
\nBrooklyn Park|55443|Brettany Warren, junior, biology
\nCass Lake|56633|Robie Rock, freshman, undeclared
\nClear Lake|55319|Daniel Popp, freshman, industrial technology
\nCoon Rapids|55448|Taylor Dronen, freshman, pre-dentistry
\nCorcoran|55340|Katy Dahl, freshman, biology
\nEagan|55122|Dannie Erickson, freshman, undeclared
\nEdina|55439|Gretchen Anderson, freshman, pre-law
\nForest Lake|55025|Amber Lepisto, freshman, biology
\nFort Ripley|56449|Jon Brill, freshman, aquatic biology
\nHallock|56728|Michael Hanson, freshman, biology
\nHam Lake|55304|Erica Donley, sophomore, pre-veterinary medicine
\nHinckley|55037|Lanae Nelson, sophomore, biology, pre-veterinary medicine
\nHugo|55038|Chantelle Skarda, sophomore, nursing
\nHutchinson|55350|Tyler Becker, sophomore, undeclared
\nJordan|55352|Jake Wolf, freshman, biology
\nLamberton|56152|Skyler Vold, freshman, environmental studies
\nMaple Grove|55369|Arielle Mathre, freshman, creative and professional writing
\nMenahga|56464|Steven Pinoniemi, junior, biology
\nMinneapolis|55406|Todd Brandon, freshman, environmental studies
\nMonticello|55362|Kelli Kavanagh, freshman, aquatic biology
\nOakdale|55128|Jordan Kralewski, freshman, undeclared
\nOgilvie|56358|Hunter Welinski, freshman, environmental studies
\nPark Rapids|56470|Katie McBurney, sophomore, nursing
\nPaynesville|56362|Weston Brinkman, freshman, wilderness management and outdoor recreation planning, environmental studies
\nPine River|56474|Joseph Knutson, junior, science education
\nRamsey|55303|Nyssa Beech, freshman, pre-medicine
\nRice|56367|Matt Huberty, freshman, undeclared
\nRochester|55906|Jens Boyum, junior, social studies education, biology
\nRoseau|56751|Tyler Orgon, senior, aquatic biology, geography
\nRosemount|55068|Melanie Simonson, freshman, biology, chemistry
\nRush City|55069|Justin Marty, freshman, biology, pre-chiropractic
\nSebeka|56477|Ethan Puttonen, senior, aquatic biology
\nSt. Cloud|56303|Asia Colberg, freshman, undeclared
\nSt. Peter|56082|Jordan Morgan, freshman, biology
\nStillwater|55082|Abby Longnecker, freshman, aquatic biology
\nWhite Bear Lake|55110|Jake Cahill, junior, environmental studies
\nWoodbury|55125|Jenessa Philipczyk, sophomore, biology
\nWyoming|55092|Cody Eggers, freshman, biology<\/p>\n
\nSt. Charles|60175|Carly Dietrich, freshman, biology<\/p>\n
\nWest Bend|53090|Kassie Franke, freshman, biology, pre-medicine
\nWithee|54498|Katlin Rau, freshman, clinical laboratory science<\/p>\n
\nMississauga| Lauren Merkley, freshman, liberal studies
\nWinnipeg|Abby Ryplanski, freshman, biology<\/p>\n
\nMonkland|Alexane Rodrigue, freshman, biology<\/p>\n
\nKaren|Edith Onsongo, junior, chemistry<\/p>\n
\nHarare|Latoya Rose, freshman, biology<\/p>\n
\nBemidji State University, located in northern Minnesota’s lake district, occupies a wooded campus along the shore of Lake Bemidji. Enrolling more than 5,000 students, the University offers more than 50 undergraduate majors and nine graduate programs encompassing arts, sciences and select professional programs. The University is a member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system and has a faculty and staff of more than 550. University signature themes include environmental stewardship, civic engagement and global and multi-cultural understanding. For further information about the University, visit bemidjistate.edu<\/a>. Become a fan of Bemidji State University on Facebook<\/i><\/a> or follow us on Twitter<\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"