ThinkQuest Competition 2012
Winners 2012
ThinkQuest Digital Media Event

Digital Media - 19 and Under

1st Place - 19 and Under
Seqr - Online Security. Demystified.

Students:
Manikandan, Guillem, Dimitrios, Rajeshwer, Varuna, Varun
Location:
India, France, Greece, Great Britain
Coach:
Nitish Harihar
Prize:
Laptop computer with approximate retail value of $1,500 USD, a trip to ThinkQuest Live and $5,000 USD School Award.

This team created a website to educate users about the existence of cyber threats and teach them how to stay safe from computer viruses.

2nd Place - 19 and Under
Animus - Let Your Ideas Take Form

Students:
U San, Yi Yan, Chei Chau, Yi Chen, Shen Hao, Yu Peng
Location:
Singapore
Coach:
Meng Han Yeo
Prize:
Laptop computer with approximate retail value of $1,200 USD and a trip to ThinkQuest Live.

To help viewers perfect their presentation skills, this team developed a tablet and smartphone-friendly website that can be used to develop electronic presentation materials.

3rd Place - 19 and Under
Trash to Triumph

Students:
Antara, Vanshika, Sahil, Prerna, Anushka
Location:
India
Coach:
Namita Panigrahi
Prize:
Laptop computer with approximate retail value of $1,000 USD.

Much of the aluminum we use is wasted in landfills instead of being recycled. This team created a project to recycle aluminum and help clean up the world.

Digital Media - 16 and Under

1st Place - 16 and Under
Nobody In, Everybody Out: Changing Tactics and Traditions of the Fire Service

Students:
Adriel, Jacob, Connor
Location:
United States (Virginia)
Coach:
Ms. Sherryl Loya
Prize:
Laptop computer with approximate retail value of $1,500 USD, a trip to ThinkQuest Live and $5,000 USD School Award.

Many firefighters have lost their lives due to structural collapse. This team created a website to train firefighters about advances in building materials and construction practices to help servicemen and women avoid accidents at the site of a fire.

2nd Place - 16 and Under
From Laptops to LOLcats: Exploring Teen Tech Use

Students:
Aaron, Nathan, Nadia, Ivana, Erina
Locations:
United States (California)
Coach:
Ms. Karen Salerno
Prize:
Laptop computer with approximate retail value of $1,200 USD and a trip to ThinkQuest Live.

Today's teenagers use more electronics than ever. This team created a website to help teens make informed decisions about the technologies they use every day.

3rd Place - 16 and Under
Concurrent Removal of Heavy Metal Ions from Water and Hydrogen Production Using TiO2 Nanotubes

Students:
Lawrence, Ryan, Melvin
Location:
Singapore
Coach:
Jiansheng Li
Prize:
Laptop computer with approximate retail value of $1,000 USD.

The shortage of clean water and clean energy is increasingly a global concern. This team investigated the feasibility and efficiency of TiO2 nanotubes as a way to remove heavy metals from water while simultaneously creating clean energy.

Digital Media - 12 and Under

1st Place - 12 and Under
Bobwhites

Students:
Samantha, Emily, Jonathan, Luke, Grace, Brennan
Locations:
United States (New York)
Coach:
Ms. Laureen Andria
Prize:
Laptop computer with approximate retail value of $1,500 USD, a trip to ThinkQuest Live and $5,000 USD School Award.

This team's project introduces users to the endangered Bobwhite and helps them understand how to protect this bird from further population decline.

2nd Place - 12 and Under
Healthy Options

Students:
Elena, RJ, Natalie, Josie
Location:
United States (New York)
Coach:
Ms. Laureen Andria
Prize:
Laptop computer with approximate retail value of $1,200 USD and a trip to ThinkQuest Live.

This team explored how hunger affects people and how nutrition and food safety can help people eat more healthily.

3rd Place - 12 and Under
Buzzy Bees

Students:
Nataly, Nahirika, Tinsley, Elizabeth, Morgan, Pranathi
Location:
United States (Georgia)
Coach:
Ms. Linda Byrd
Prize:
Laptop computer with approximate retail value of $1,000 USD.

This team created a project to educate other students about the threat of bee extinction and about the consequences to the human food chain if bees disappeared.