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Spring 2008, Vol. 4, No. 2 | Index
MBL Supports Local Science Fairs
In February the MBL awarded a $1000 scholarship to Falmouth Academy junior Maia ten Brink for her winning science fair project titled “The effect of sleep deprivation and circadian rhythm on cockroach olfactory memory.” Falmouth High School junior Ellen Gawarkiewicz was awarded the MBL’s $500 Arnold Clark Scholarship for her research on predator/prey relationships of marine mammals. The MBL also provided support to the Lawrence Middle School Science Fair and to the South Shore Regional Science Fair. In addition, the following MBL employees volunteered their time at the following science fairs:
Lawrence Middle School Science Fair Mentors*
Mark Brown, Furie Laboratory
Hilary Morrison, Bay Paul Center
Marshall Otter, Ecosystems Center
Roxanna Smolowitz, Marine Resources
John Valois, Retired MBL Employee
*Mentors meet with 7th and 8th grade students to help them design and refine their science projects.
Falmouth High School Judges
Michele Bahr, Bay Paul Center
Mindy Richlen, BUMP
Hilary Morrison, Bay Paul Center
Sarah Bordenstein, Bay Paul Center
Mark Brown, Furie Laboratory
Elizabeth Ann McCliment, Bay Paul Center
Marshall Otter, Ecosystems Center
J.C. Weber, Ecosystems Center
Falmouth Academy Judges
Michele Bahr, Bay Paul Center
Gary Borisy, MBL Director and CEO
Sophia Fox, BUMP
Hap Garritt, Ecosystems Center
Harlyn Halvorson, MBL Director Emeritus
Julie Huber, Bay Paul Center
Louis Kerr, Education Office
Alan Kuzirian, Marine Resources
Peter Mangiafico, EOL
Rudolf Oldenbourg, Architectural Dynamics in Living Cells Program
John Valois, Retired MBL Employee
Falmouth Academy Science Fair Mentors
Anne Giblin, Ecosystems Center
Alan Kuzirian, Marine Resources
The Collecting Net is an employee newsletter published by the Communications Office. Comments and suggestions are welcome. Call (508) 289-7423 or e-mail us at
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