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On Friday May 2, seventeen students from North Attleborough High School competed in the Massachusetts State Science and Engineering Fair held at in Cambridge at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
These students were chosen from the Regional Fair and competed against 300 of the top science fair projects in the state.
Competitors included Ian McDonald, Ian Korslund, Megan Hornsby,  Kyle Aptt,  Abigail Glennon, Austin Rainville, Edward Fitzpatrick,  Matthew Kelleher, Alyssa Fontaine, Lauren Hauer,  Emily Tierney,  Rachel Martin, Nick Howard, Shweta Kitchloo,  Mary Lou Hedberg, Jehan Issa and Michelle Trieu.
On Saturday, May 3, students returned to MIT for tours, public vieiwing of their projects and the awards ceremony.
Freshman Matthew Kelleher was awarded an honorable mention for his project examining the" Best Blade Design and Angle for a Wind Turbine in North Attleborough."
Sophomore Shweta Kitchloo also earned an honorable mention for her project entitled "Is Polycarbonate Safe to Use?"
Junior Rachel Martin was awarded a second place and a $12,000 scholarship for her project "Alternative to Traditional Insecticides: Applications of Wolbachia."
Sophomore Mary Lou Hedberg also earned a second place at the fair for her project"Desert Desiccant: Low Humidity Therapy for Arthritis Pain Relief?"
In addition to her second place award, Hedberg was awarded the prestigious Frederick P. Fish Patent award whcih consists of the legal services required to prepare and file an application to request a patent, prosecuting the application or responding to any questions that the patent office may have as it reviews the application. Hedberg will now travel to Atlanta, Georgie to compete in the International Science and Engineering Fair.

About the Massachusetts State Science & Engineering Fair Inc. (MSSEF)
The Massachusetts State Science & Engineering Fair seeks to engage students in the inquiry and exploration of science, engineering and technology. Established almost 60 years ago by dedicated members of the educational community and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, MSSEF now supports several hundred competitive and non-competitive fairs involving 50,000 Massachusetts students each year. A culminating statewide fair is held in the spring at MIT for high school students (May 2 & 3, 2008), followed by the Middle School Fair at the Worcester Technical High School (June 7, 2008).
These statewide Fairs annually showcase outstanding student projects, awarding college scholarships and other prizes for the top-scoring students and teams.
Students participating in MSSEF develop self-learning techniques, increase self-respect and expand their social skills and awareness. MSSEF is proud of its role in helping to fuel the supply of bright and talented scientists, engineers and researchers.
Major sponsors include Cabot Corporation Foundation, EMC Corporation, Fish & Richardson P.C., INTEL Corporation, The Noyce Foundation, Symantec Corporation, UMASS Boston, and Wheaton College, as well as primary sustaining sponsors: Regis College, Genzyme Corporation, Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Inc., and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
For a complete list of our sponsors and donors, and for more fair information, www.scifair.com and the donor page: http://www.massscifair.org/documents/sponsors.pdf.
The Massachusetts State Science & Engineering Fair, Inc. is a nonprofit tax-exempt corporation under Federal law 501c (3). Our mission is to increase awareness of, exposure to, and participation in inquiry-based learning through the development of science and engineering projects by middle school and high school students, and to showcase and celebrate that learning.