WPI science fair awards listed.(LOCAL NEWS)

From: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) | Date: March 9, 2008 | Copyright information

WORCESTER - Students from across Central Massachusetts competed Friday in the 53rd annual Worcester Regional Science and Engineering Fair at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Top finishers were:

FIRST AWARDS

Lauren Blake, Hopkinton High School. Effects of V. cyanococcus on E. coli Biofilms and Morphology. Sponsors: Synopsys, Hanover Insurance Group, Kiwanis J. Adams Holbrook Award.

Ariel Wexler, Mass Academy of Math and Science, Worcester. Parallel ...

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