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Ronald Hsu Wins 2001 Dr. Nelson Ying Science Competition
Ronald Hsu from West Shore High School,
Brevard County, Florida Wins $5000 in the
Science Competition On Paper Topic: "A Matrix Approach to Intelligent Information
Retrieval"
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L to R: Gary Howell, Ron's Instructor, Dr. Nelson Ying, Ronald Hsu, Principal Rita Galbreath, and John Yantsios, Ron's other Instructor. |
The list of the five finalists were as follows:
| Student | School | Title of Paper |
| Andrew G. Cook | Lake Highland Prep | Effects of Manipulations of Aluminum Concentrations in Storm Water Treatment Systems on Planktonic Communities in Two Winter Park Lakes. |
| Robin N. Dharia | Lake Highland Prep | Reduction of the Zones of Inhibition over Bacterial Generations of Environmental Microbes Through the Use of Antibiotics and Antiseptics. |
| Ronald Hsu | West Shore High School | A Matrix Approach to Intelligent Information Retrieval. |
| Mark White | Lake Highland Prep | An Exploration into Well Known Integer Sequences in Number Theory. |
| Peter M. Williams | Lake Highland Prep | The Correlation of APOE Allele Expression with the Severity and Onset of Alzheimers Disease. |
The judges of the 1999 Dr. Nelson Ying Science Competition were:
| Judge | Affiliation |
| Dr. Patricia Bishop | University of Central Florida |
| Dr. Greg Breznik | Kennedy Space Center |
| Dr. Bob Deliwala | Kennedy Space Center |
| Dr. Felix Soto-Toro | Kennedy Space Center |
| Dr. David Kuhn | University of Central Florida |
| Dr. M. J. Soileau | University of Central Florida |
| Dr. Brian Tonner | University of Central Florida |
| Dr. Les Kramer | Lockheed Martin |
Information: Dr. Jean MacInnis: jmacinnis@ osc.org 407-514-2061; or Malia Brady: mbrady@osc.org 407-514-2223
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