(Lake Jackson, TX) – The 2016 TAME Gulf Coast STEM Competition was sponsored by BASF and hosted at Brazosport College on Saturday February 6, 2016. The event, held free of cost to participants, brought together 135 student competitors (grades 6-12) from across the region.
Students competed in individual math and science tests and were grouped into teams to participate in an Engineering Design Challenge. This year’s challenge was developed by engineers from Boeing and Iridescent. The top six students from each test and the top three teams from the Engineering Design Challenge were recognized. Three teams also received a special Judges’ Choice Award for creative problem solving.
The event received media coverage from the local newspaper, The Facts. “The one thing about being an engineer is that we have to work together,” said design judge and BASF Production Manager Lewis Holley. He helped judge the teams based on creativity, perseverance, teamwork and innovation. Holley said the four factors are important to keep aspiring engineers interested in this career path. “If you don’t get everybody engaged, they don’t want to stay involved and go down that path. If we can keep them at this age, they’ll go through the whole entire process.” Read the full article, BASF, Engineering Group Inspire Young Minds to Pursue Science.
The Texas Alliance for Minorities in Engineering (TAME) is a statewide 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1976 that enables Texas students to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). In addition to testing student knowledge of math and science concepts, the competition promotes teamwork, leadership, and academic achievement.
More information on TAME’s STEM Competitions (formerly known as Math and Science Competitions) can be found here. If you have any questions or comments, please contact the leadership for the GC Houston Chapter.
Congratulations to all our competitors!
SHARING PHOTOS
Photographs have been posted to TAME’s official Facebook page. Click here to view the full album.
Please consider sharing pictures of the 2016 Divisional STEM Competitions with the TAME State Office. We will share selected pictures on the TAME Facebook page and with corporate and university partners who have ensured that the competition is offered free of cost to participants.
You can email pictures to programs@tame.org or upload them to UT Box below.
MATH RESULTS
| Subject | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | 4th Place | 5th Place | 6th Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle School Math, Level 1 | Nathan Le | Hannah Ghebreld | Riddhi Patel | Emily Vicente | Arianna Morris | Mariana Torres |
| Middle School Math, Level 2 | Aliza Assad Latif | Chibueze Otiocha | Marc Ribes | Serena Omie-Abbey | Rick Ramirez | Miracle Ezeakachi |
| Middle School Math, Level 3 | Linh Ly | Judith Perinjelil | Victor Garcia | Fahad Quazi | Anosha Dhakwala | Paul Otunbanjo |
| Algebra I, Middle School | Alex Ribes | Haani Mirza | Abbas Abidi | Rebeca Rodriguez | Jaquelyn Flores | Jenifer Sanchez |
| Algebra I, High School | Michael Wiley | Munachimso Metu | Nathaniel Peach-VanFossen | Leslie Leanos | ||
| Geometry, Middle School | Rahawa Ghebreld | Giscar Obambo | Maryam Alghafir | Linh Trinh | Wendy Lopez | |
| Geometry, High School | April Brito | Miriam Alberts | Abdul-bari Agboola | Ovais Khan | Daniel Garza | Jahya Lucas |
| Algebra II | Brian Phan-Tran | Terry Nguyen | Kerwin Rochez | Janet Santacruz | Tereza Alvarado | Yuri Aguilar |
| Pre-Calculus | Surbi Gupta | Jasmine Burrell | Daniel Leveron | Kevin Argueta | Sergio Chavez | Casey Quocanh Vu |
| Calculus | Evan Lu | Amanda Hua | Dean Zhou | Joseph Edwards | Uvaldo Monsivais | Lidia Serpas |
| Statistics | Rafey Muhammed | Amber Khan |
SCIENCE RESULTS
| Subject | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | 4th Place | 5th Place | 6th Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th Grade Science | Marc Ribes | Nathan Le | Aliza Assad Latif | Hannah Ghebreld | Serena Omie-Abbey | Antoainette Odonkor |
| 7th Grade Science | Jairo Zelaya | Linh Ly | Rebeca Rodriguez | Rocio Servellon | Rick Ramirez | Patrick Otaru |
| 8th Grade Science | Maryam Alghafir | Giscar Obambo | Linh Trinh | Rahawa Ghebreld | Zoila Martinez | Alex Ribes |
| IPC | Kyle Herzog | |||||
| Biology | Ovais Khan | Sofia Suarez | Brian Phan-Tran | Nicole Castaneda | Abdul-bari Agboola | Joel Pacheco |
| AP Biology | Amber Khan | Asia Sowel | ||||
| Chemistry | Evan Lu | Miriam Alberts | Terry Nguyen | Milagros Dos Santos | Emuna Issak | Joshua Rochez |
| AP Chemistry | Amanda Hua | Jasmine Burrell | Liliana Hernandez | |||
| Physics | Kevin Argueta | Daniel Leveron | Rafey Muhammed | Surbi Gupta | ||
| AP Physics | Joseph Edwards | Dean Zhou | Casey Quocanh Vu |
ENGINEERING DESIGN CHALLENGE RESULTS
| 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | Judges’ Choice | Judges’ Choice | Judges’ Choice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1004 | No Comment | Albatross | Vetol White Ship | Ruffles | Gold Eagle |
| Diego Vazquez | Blessing Adebayo | Miriam Alberts | Carnell Simmons | Arianna Morris | Aaron Lawani |
| Emily Vicente | Daniel Garza | Renee L Loville | Marc Ribes | Elisa Melara | Daniel Rodriguez |
| Giscar Obambo | Gerald Bryant | Serena Omie-Abbey | Nicole Castaneda | Jairo Zelaya | Edgar Nava |
| Kerwin Rochez | Stephanie Lopez | Sofia Suarez | Rafey Muhammed | Tory Tate | Jonathan Gosser |
| Kyle Herzog | Xavier Carillo | Terry Nguyen | Rick Ramirez | Tra My Nguyen | Leslie Leanos |
| Maryam Alghafir |
