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2010 PNM Energy Exploration Grant Recipients

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North Central

Rio Gallinas School for Ecology and the Arts, Las Vegas: How can our school store the energy produced by our wind turbine? John James McLeod; $1500

Dragonfly School, Santa Fe: Pilgrims and Pioneers: How did they use energy in the exploration and settlement of North America? Ginger John Levin; $1800

Pojoaque Valley High School, Santa Fe: 'How can solar energy be transformed, to more efficiently heat a greenhouse and to maximize the growth of plants therein?' Joe Matteson; $2000

Santa Fe Girls' School, Santa Fe: How does the solar panel design contribute to energy production and can the energy from one panel stabilize temperatures in our greenhouse and generate enough electricity to keep our vegetables growing in the winter? Will Barnes; $2000

Santa Fe High School, Santa Fe: How could we use the power of the sun to run electrical devices and how does it work? Bret Bernard; $1655

Santa Fe High School, Santa Fe: How much energy is there in biogas? Richard Pitman; $1000

Santa Fe School for the Arts, Santa Fe: How does energy travel through a stream ecosystem? Nathan Moore; $1000

Santa Fe School for the Arts, Santa Fe: How does the energy of the sun create weather? How can we use our creative energy to learn about energy and weather? Chintan Kess; $1963

St. Michael's High School, Santa Fe: How can we power our outdoor scoreboards with solar energy? Dave K Janecek; $2000

Wood Gormley Elementary School, Santa Fe: How do plants use solar energy? Martha Marcy Loy; $2000


Southwest

Chaparral Elementary School, Deming: How can solar energy be used in your home? Laura Victoria Krol; $1500

Red Mountain Middle School, Deming: What are some real world uses for solar energy in southern New Mexico? Susan Ann Swope; $2000


Southeast

Holloman Middle School, Alamogordo: How have scientific developments changed the way electricity is produced, and how will current and future scientific developments change the way electricity is produced in the future? Jeff David Gephart; $1994

White Mountain Elementary School, Ruidoso: What controls energy absorption and reflection in the sound transmission of musical instruments? Laura Marlene Bryant; $2000

Tularosa High School, Tularosa: Can we read AND save energy? Christine Webber Ball; $1950


Central/ Metro

Albuquerque Academy, Albuquerque: How much water and electricity will our pump and storage cisterns conserve? Will adding a gravity fed system serve as another option for students to solve the energy and water conservation challenges of the Southwest? Rhonda Marie Spidell; $2000

Albuquerque Academy, Albuquerque: Since musical systems function as energy that moves through a culture, how does the Near and Middle Eastern system known as maqam work, and how has it influenced our culture? Stuart Lipkowitz; $2000

Chelwood Elementary School, Albuquerque: What is the top (renewable) resource for producing electricity in our home state? Desiree Hirdman; $675

Corrales International School, Albuquerque: What is the relationship between the wattage of a light bulb and the heat it generates? Rick Johnson; $1955

Creative Education Preparatory Institute, Albuquerque: Can we save the World, if we conserve our natural resources and use alterative energy? Jerry Lawrence Esquivel; $2000

Dolores Gonzales Elementary School, Albuquerque: How does energy cause physical and chemical changes during the recycling process? Anne Gamlin; $2000

East San Jose Elementary School, Albuquerque: How much energy impact force can a one-room school house take from a tornado before it is damaged? Raul R Martinez; $1994

Georgia O'Keeffe Elementary School, Albuquerque: How can we use heat, light, water and wind as energy sources? What are some of the design and implementation needs and challenges of solar, wind, and water energy? Rona Gomez; $2000

Harrison Middle School, Albuquerque: How do energy force and motion really work? Valerie Kovach; $2000

John Adams Middle School, Albuquerque: How much energy can we save by growing our own fruits and vegetables instead of shipping them from around the world? How are water and energy linked to each other? Brie Patricia Montano; $2000

La Academia del Esperanza, Albuquerque: Space, Energy Sources and Beyond. Kelly Jolley; $2000

La Academia del Esperanza, Albuquerque: What determines energy production in organic-metallic solar panels? Samuel Adam Smith; $2000

Manzano Day School, Albuquerque: What can we learn about energy transformation, energy concepts, as well as creativity and invention, by a hands-on study of glass? Annie Nash; $2000

Our Lady of Annunciation School, Albuquerque: Can Art Capture Energy? Colleen Marie Ruiz; $2000

San Felipe de Neri School, Albuquerque: How is nanotechnology being applied to reduce our energy use and carbon footprint? Karen R Campau; $1900

South Valley Academy, Albuquerque: In what ways do acequias simultaneously promote energy efficiency and preserve cultural heritage? Claire Jellinek; $1000

Valley High School, Albuquerque: How Much Energy Is In My Food? The caloric value of various foods will be determined and the energy expenditure necessary to use a set number of calories will be explored. Arlene Mary Rickard, $1700

Bernalillo Elementary School, Bernalillo: How does one design and construct a sundial? What is the relationship of the earth to the sun -specifically, how does the earths orbit affect various aspects of our lives? Gwendolen Erika Delopez; $2000

Bernalillo Elementary School and Roosevelt Elementary, Bernalillo: How can we use the sun instead of toxic chemicals for Intaglio printmaking? Jeanne Mary Howell; $2000

Lincoln Middle School, Rio Rancho: Which windmill blade design produces the greatest amount of voltage? Kandace Glaser; $2000

Rio Rancho Cyber Academy, Rio Rancho: Why is an e-portfolio part of the Energy Wave of the Future? Elena Kayak; $1999

East Mountain High School, Sandia Park: How effective are wind turbines at generating useful electrical power? Bradd Schulke; $2000

San Antonito Elementary School, Sandia Park: Can Electricity (electrostatic fields, voltage levels, current flow, etc) be made visible and understandable for 5th grade students? Scott Carter; $1960


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