1 -- Acoustic Society of America

Projects judged on originality, methodology, presentation, interpretation, and application.

2 -- American Cancer Society

Award given to innovative projects dealing with cancer research and environmental health.

3 -- American Chemical Society

Resourcefulness, completeness, presentation, how much the student understands. We avoid any project where the student had access to sophisticated equipment or professional scientists.

4 -- American Concrete Institute

5 -- American Heart Association

Projects concerning cardiovascular disease relating to signals & actions of a heart attack or stroke, hypertension, nutrition, fitness, smoking, and anatomy and physiology.

6 -- American Inst. of Aeronautics & Astronautics

Limited to physical sciences, areas of engineering and physics.

7 -- American Nuclear Society

Projects judged on creativity, knowledge and applicability to nuclear issues, ease of understanding of project by professionals & lay people, neatness, visual appeal, correct grammar & spelling, new ideas.

8 -- American Public Works Association

Buildings & Grounds, equip. services, municipal, waste management, transportation, water resources, utilities chord, emergency management.

9 -- American Society of Civil Engineers

Projects judged on relevance to civil engineering, innovation, imagination, thoroughness, presentation and logic.

10 -- American Society of Heating, Refrigeration, Air Conditioning

Projects judged on scientific thought in the area of energy conservation, thermal insulation and thermal environmental considerations.

11 -- American Society of Materials International

Projects judged on the application of the scientific method and clarity -- explanation of project and discussion of problem and results.

12 -- American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Projects judged on basic engineering fundamentals (theory & methods), originality, concept, presentation, student's understanding. The project must work.

13 -- Area 8 Association of Resource Conservation District

Projects should show concepts of or present new methods in soil or water conservation.

14 -- Association for Women in Science

Projects judged on originality, student design, experimental design, data analysis and results. Clarity and neatness are also emphasized. This award is restricted to women.

15 -- Association of Energy Engineers, San Diego Chapter

Projects judged on the application to energy management, alternate energy sources and co-generation.

16 -- Association of Old Crows

Projects concerning engineering (electrical) and physics.

17 -- Biomedical Research Inst. of America

Projects judged for scientific approach and methodology, originality and thoroughness. Emphasis is placed on projects that best address a current issue in medical sciences.

18 -- Calif. Assoc. for Health, Physical Education, Recreation & Dance

Projects related to the fields of health, biology, etc.

19 -- California Association of Family and Consumer Sciences

Projects judged on scientific thought, data content, social relevance, creativity, thoroughness, clarity and appearance.

20 -- California Association of Professional Scientists

Award is given for research in Botany, Biology, Physics and Environmental Health.

21 -- California Association of School Nurses

Research in the area of health, biology, botany, etc. Senior Division only.

22 -- California Environmental Health Association, Southwest Chapter

23 -- Health Awareness Foundation

24 -- Health Physics Society San Diego Chapter

Projects must represent unique research or approach into the area of health. Student's presentation to judging team is important.

25 -- Hewlett Packard Company

Project must reflect engineering, physics or math. Senior Division only.

26 -- Hillcrest-Mission Valley Lions Club

Open to Junior and Senior Division students with research topics involving optics, sight and the seeing impaired.

27 -- Human Factors Society San Diego Chapter

Projects judged on originality, innovation, methodology, quality of presentation and cohesiveness of ideas.

28 -- IEEE

Demonstration of electrical and electronic creativity. and engineering problem solving.

29 -- Instrument Society of America

Projects applying unique instrumentation or measurement techniques.

30 -- Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program

Project should reflect some aspect of excellence in health care.

31 -- Lockheed Martin - ADO

Projects dealing with physics, mathematics and engineering.

32 -- Marine Technology Society

Research in marine topics, including biology, chemistry and environmental health.

33 -- National Association of Corrosion Engineers

Projects judged involve 1) galvanic electric currents, 2) coatings, 3) cathodic protection, 4) electrochemistry, 5) corrosion, 6) corrosion control or intentionally accelerated corrosion.

34 -- National University

Project reviewed on scientific approach, quality of work, documentation and follow through.

35 -- North Park Lions Club

Open to Junior and Senior Division students with research topics involving optics, sight and the seeing impaired.

36 -- NRAD

37 -- Optical Society of San Diego

The project must be related to optics: lasers, lenses, imaging, color detection from eyes, wave nature of light, classical astronomy, telescopes, and fiber optics.

38 -- Price Pottenger Nutrition Foundation

Nutrition: must demonstrate an idea that would promote health for people. EcoÄAgriculture: must demonstrate an idea for improving growing quality of foods for people or for improving the distribution of fresh foods.

39 -- Qualcomm Corporation

Senior Division physics, engineering, mathematics.

40 -- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Projects judged on presentation of idea, appearance and student's knowledge of the subject area.

41 -- SAIC

Research contemporary topics, its presentation, development and documentation.

42 -- Salk Institute

Topics of health, community health and environmental health.

43 -- San Diego Aerospace Museum

Must be a project related to aerospace technology. Most be innovative and exploratory. Must be well documented both in theme and results.

44 -- San Diego Astronomy Association

Projects judged on 1) the student's actual interest in astronomy, 2) the amount and quality of work the student actually performed, 3) student's understanding of the project, 4) any construction required.

45 -- San Diego Audobon Society

Projects judged on their orientation towards environmental issues and their applicability to local fauna and flora.

46 -- San Diego Computer Society

Projects judged on their use of computers as the main component of the project, the quality of work, the completeness of thought, and documentation.

47 -- San Diego Computer Society PC User Group

Projects judged on their use of computers as the main component of the project, the quality of work, the completeness of thought, and documentation.

48 -- San Diego County Dental Society

Projects judged on appropriateness to dentistry, proper scientific methods, originality, format, and validity of conclusions based upon theory, accumulated data, evaluation of data & deductive reasoning.

49 -- San Diego County Department of Environmental Health

All aspects of environmental health including conservation of water and air pollution.

50 -- San Diego County Medical Society

Research in the area of public health, prevention of illness, nutrition, etc.

51 -- San Diego County Medical Society Alliance

Projects judged on their appropriateness to the categories, displays, students' presentations, and the criteria on the scoring work sheet.

52 -- San Diego County Optometric Society

Vision related projects.

53 -- San Diego County Veterinary Medical Association

Studies involving animal health, behavior and care.

54 -- San Diego County Water Authority

Water pollution and conservation.

55 -- San Diego Natural History Society

Projects judged on their relevance to natural history and on their execution.

56 -- San Diego Science Educators Association

Research creativity, accuracy of information researched, originality and overall presentation.

57 -- San Diego Shell Club

Applicability to marine life, originality of idea, whether the student has done the work rather than the work being done by advisors or other professionals.

58 -- San Diego State University

Senior Division projects in applied engineering related areas.

59 -- Science Alliance

Projects judged on creativity, clarity of thought, presentation and accuracy.

60 -- Sea World

Projects should involve marine organisms or habitats, or marine resource conservation. Projects will be judged on creativity, clarity, communication, understanding of science and appreciation of the marine environment.

61 -- Society for Amateur Scientists

Projects of applied science related fields.

62 -- Society for the Advancement of Materials & Process Engineering

Research in new materials or testing of existing materials for strength, thermal or environmental concerns.

63 -- Society of American Military Engineers

Projects judged on the originality, complexity of, depth of knowledge about and focus on the subject matter; on the individual effort and the level of assistance provided; on any practical applications and on final results.

64 -- Society of Women Engineers

Must be outstanding in the area of applied sciences and 5ngineering. This award is restricted to women.

65 -- Structural Engineering Assn. of San Diego

Materials used in construction, their thermal and corrosive qualities and strength.

66 -- U.S. Forest Service

Conservation of natural resources.

67 -- UCSD

Computer science and engineering.

68 -- University of San Diego

Projects on engineering, mathematics and physics.

69 -- Zonta Club of La Jolla

Award given to outstanding project in astronomy, earth and space sciences, or aerospace engineering. This project is limited to women.

70 -- Zoological Society of San Diego