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Date: 3/13/2013 ProjectsConnecticut Science & Engineering Fair

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L7 Roundup And It's Effect On MicroorganismsAvon Talcott Mountain Academy1 BI CB MI2015 7 Andrew Ouellette

L8 Intrageneric Competition Between Bioluminescent DinoflagellatesAvon Talcott Mountain Academy1 CB EV MI PS2517 8 Abigail Marmer-Adams

PT The Python Weather StationAvon Talcott Mountain Academy1 AT CS EE4024 8 Devon Bierut

8 Drake Muth

P7 The Idea GeneratorAvon Talcott Mountain Academy1 CS MA5030 7 Aaron Grier

P7 Corrosion Of Different MetalsAvon Talcott Mountain Academy1 CH EA EV5045 7 Ryan Gorneault

PT Robots as TeachersBethany Amity Reg Middle School, Bethany1 AT CS EE4004 8 Arnaaz Khwaja

8 Sarah Saxe

P8 Assessing Human Emotional Responses to RobotsBethany Amity Reg Middle School, Bethany1 AT CS EE5514 8 Katherine Handler

P8 Gender Bias with RobotsBethany Amity Reg Middle School, Bethany1 AT CS EE5554 8 Zoe Sottile

LS Nonsymbiotic vs. Symbiotic Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria on the Crop Yield of LeguminosaeBethel Bethel High School2 CB EA MI PS3003 10 Sloan Austermann

LS The Negative Effects of Phosphates on the EnvironmentBethel Bethel High School2 EM EV PS3007 11 Hannah Bertozzi

LS Sanitize your HandsBethel Bethel High School2 MI3075 11 Victoria Maceira

LS Acne is gross... Why is it on my face???Bethel Bethel High School2 MI3091 11 Desiree Campbell

LS The Power of SuggestionBethel Bethel High School2 BE3097 10 Quinn Vissak

PS Geomagnetic Storms and GPS SystemsBethel Bethel High School2 PH6021 11 Matt Novoa

PS Coastal Home ProtectionBethel Bethel High School2 EE EM6025 11 Matt Golabek

PS Does blade size matter?Bethel Bethel High School2 ET6035 10 Victor Vieira

PS The Road Below and Stopping AbilityBethel Bethel High School2 ET EM6042 10 Caitlyn Peterson

PS How Geometric and Material effect the Decibels ProducedBethel Bethel High School2 PH6053 10 Katherine Joseph

PS The Effect of Type of Water Source on Water QualityBethel Bethel High School2 EV6096 10 Joseph Liquori

L7 The Investigations of Catalese EnzymesBethel Bethel Middle School1 CB2024 7 Purna Dalal

P7 What Color of Light is Most Visible Through Fog?Bethel Bethel Middle School1 EE ET5051 7 Patrick Joyce

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Connecticut Science & Engineering Fair2013

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P8 Goldberg Goes Gaghnam StyleBethel Bethel Middle School1 ET PH5546 8 Emerald Eggert

L7 Coli Forms in Your Drinking WaterBethel St. Mary School1 BI EA EV ME MI2004 7 Lauren Garvey

L7 Germ CatcherBethel St. Mary School1 MI2006 7 Hannah Folan

L7 "Gross"eriesBethel St. Mary School1 MI2008 7 Isabella Iazzetta

L8 The Colors of OzoneBethel St. Mary School1 EA EV2521 8 Isabel Kent

L8 What is the level of phosphates in our local bodies of water?Bethel St. Mary School1 EA2530 8 Rosanna Lifrieri

P7 Pain, Pain Go Away!Bethel St. Mary School1 CH ME5055 7 Tiffany Saviano

P7 Solar Car: Affect of Different Colored FIlms on a Solar PanelBozrah Fields Memorial School1 AT EA EE ET PH5001 7 Joseph Cirrito

P7 Perfect PlasticBozrah Fields Memorial School1 AT CH EA EN EM EV MA

PS5006 7 Katie Provost

P7 Robotic Rubik's Cube SolverBozrah Fields Memorial School1 AT CS EE MA5012 7 Evan Windsor

P8 Controlling Mobile Robots With SensorsBozrah Fields Memorial School1 CS EE MA5538 8 Emily O'Connor

LS Evaluation of Degenerative Disc Disease of Lumbar SpineBrewster Brewster High School2 BI CB ME3047 12 Morgan Seger

PS Fingerprint- Scanning ATMBrewster Brewster High School2 CS EE6071 11 Abigail Verille

PS The Analysis of Violin Resonance: Subjective Versus Objective.Brewster Brewster High School2 EN6099 12 Samantha Skaller

L7 Is audio or visual information better remembered?Brewster H. H. Wells Middle School1 BE2012 7 Sarah Comer

L7 Effect Caffeine and Alcohol on Daphnia Heart RateBrewster H. H. Wells Middle School1 AS2032 7 Asa Wong

PT Containing HeatBrewster H. H. Wells Middle School1 PH4020 7 Tara Regan

7 Carly Mengler

P8 Does the temperature of a tennis ball effect the height of its bounce?Brewster H. H. Wells Middle School1 PH5548 8 Lindsey McLaughlin

LS Multi-Trophic AquaponicsBridgeport Bridgeport Regional Aquaculture Center

bp2 AS EA EE PS3012 12 Max Berman-Woodward

LS Agar ExtractionBridgeport Bridgeport Regional Aquaculture Center

bp2 AT EN ME PS3018 12 Christina Heffern

LS An Analysis of the Hemocyanin Content of Atlantic Horseshoe Crabs (Limulus polyphemus) Prior to Hemolymph Extraction in Orderto Determine Organism Health Status.

Bridgeport Bridgeport Regional Aquaculture Centerbp 2 AS BI CB EM ME3065

12 Isaiah Mansour

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PS Using Modified Coal Ash to clean water contaminated with oilBridgeport Bridgeport Regional Aquaculture Center

bp2 AT CH EM EV6007 12 Ana Pontes

PS Optimization of the Cellulose Algea Salt BatteryBridgeport Bridgeport Regional Aquaculture Center

bp2 AT CH EE ET6059 12 Karim Kharbouch

PS Removing Copper From Drinking WaterBridgeport Bridgeport Regional Aquaculture Center

bp2 AT CH EM6075 10 Ydelfonso De La Cruz

PS Reduction of Biodiesel Post Combustion ResidueBridgeport Bridgeport Regional Aquaculture Center

bp2 AT CH ET EM6089 12 Julia Elstein

PST Passive Electrical Generation Through ConvectionBridgeport Bridgeport Regional Aquaculture Center

bp2 AT ET EM PH6514 9 Katharine Morris

9 Alexis Spencer

LS Girls vs. Boys: Is gender correlated with stress?Bridgeport Central High School2 BE3092 11 Archley Mathieu

LST What is the X-Factor?Bridgeport Central High School2 BI ME3512 10 Michael Ticsay

11 Sophia Minto

PST Light Absorption Of Roof ShinglesBridgeport Central Magnet High School

bp2 EN6512 9 Anna Chanyarakskul

9 Dora Vang

LT Collectin' D.N.ABridgeport Cesar A. Batalla School

bp1 BI CH ME1019 8 Kelsie Santiago

8 Ely-Anna Becerril

L8 Roots and GravityBridgeport Cesar A. Batalla School

bp1 EV PS2522 8 Dayna Robinson

PT The Creation Of Seismic WavesBridgeport Cesar A. Batalla School

bp1 AT EA ET EM EV4023 8 Prince Ostagne

8 Adrian Gallant

PT Iodine Clock Reaction, The Fusion Of IonsBridgeport Cesar A. Batalla School

bp1 CH4028 8 Kirya Brown

8 Melany Escobar

P8 Renewable EnergyBridgeport Cesar A. Batalla School

bp1 EA5518 8 Johnny Lopez

L7 Go Green by Growing GreenBridgeport High Horizons Magnet School

bp1 PS2021 7 Rahnumar Rahma

P7 Designs that Shake with EarthquakesBridgeport High Horizons Magnet School

bp1 EE EN5046 7 Aaron Thomas-Russell

L7 The effects of physical activity on anxiety and short term memory in rats.Bridgeport Interdistrict Discovery Magnet School

bp1 AS2017 7 Ava Fabian

L7 The Science Of Tempering ChocolateBridgeport Interdistrict Discovery Magnet School

bp1 CH2026 7 Lohana Andrade

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P8 Particle Wave Duality Forward Into The UnknownBridgeport John Winthrop School

bp1 AT EE PH5547 8 Junlin Mo

P7 Oily CaloriesBridgeport Multicultural Magnet School

bp1 EA5052 7 Sarah Hernandez

LT Does Smoking Affect Lung Capacity?Bridgeport Park City Prep Charter School1 BI ME1007 8 Pallavi Kapoor

8 Chelsea Ortiz

LT Salty ShrimpBridgeport Park City Prep Charter School1 AS EV1015 8 Briana Bretoux

8 Ingrid Chin

L7 Acid Rain And Its Affects on Aquatic Algae.Bridgeport Park City Prep Charter School1 EV PS2005 7 Cherish Johnson

L7 Using Bioluminescent Diatoms To Help Detect Water Contamination.Bridgeport Park City Prep Charter School1 CH EV PS2014 7 Jennifer Adorno

L7 Can bioluminescent phytoplankton be an early warning alarm for rising ocean temperatures?Bridgeport Park City Prep Charter School1 EV PS2020 7 Victoria Williams

L7 Growing Plants In A Bioshpere Mars.Bridgeport Park City Prep Charter School1 PH PS2027 7 Romario Johnson

PT Zap That ZitBridgeport Park City Prep Charter School1 ME4012 8 Caitlyn Hughes

8 Rachel Texiera

P8 Aerodynamics and Bridge DesignBridgeport Park City Prep Charter School1 EN5509 8 Jonathan Moura

L7 What is the relationship between dissolved oxygen and coliform in the Pequonnock River?Bridgeport Six to Six Magnet School1 BI2007 7 Hyojune Jung

L8 An investigation into the use of pyrocystis fusiformis as an early indicator of acidic pollution.Bridgeport Six to Six Magnet School1 BI EA EV MI PS2504 8 Jonathan Siveyer

P7 Stability of Digital DataCheshire St. Bridget School1 CS MA5050 7 Evan Mikulski

PT Cars: Pulling Their Own WeightDanbury Broadview Middle School1 EN ET MA4007 8 Grace Antedomenico

8 Muqsith Rafi

PT How does the certain liquids affect the trajectory of lightDanbury Broadview Middle School1 PH4013 7 Griffin Barnett

7 Marcus Baisi

PT How different positions affect scores in a video gameDanbury Broadview Middle School1 BE4022 8 Joseph ledan

8 Ryan Cirella

PT Marble Roller CoasterDanbury Broadview Middle School1 ET MA PH4029 7 Tyson Richards

7 Ryan Caldwell

PT Pointe ComfortDanbury Broadview Middle School1 ME4039 7 Claudia Harris

7 Julianna Carney

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PT The speed of marble drop.Danbury Broadview Middle School1 ET4046 7 Brandon Delaney

7 Vannesa Dohoney

LS Biological Control of The Emerald Ash Borer Using Entomopathogenic FungusDanbury Danbury High School2 AS EA EM EV PS3072 10 Janine Kerr

PS Shoulder Posture Perfect Backpack Insert DesignDanbury Danbury HIgh School2 AT6043 10 Irene Mathew

LT Little Light Lot of LifeDanbury St. Gregory the Great School1 MI1004 7 Jake McNamara

7 James Fahey

LT Evaporation vs. FiltrationDanbury St. Gregory the Great School1 EA EV MI1010 7 Kevin McCoy

7 Dominick Curra

LT Zap That ZitDanbury St. Gregory the Great School1 MI1014 8 Laura Mezzetta

8 Nicole DiMauro

LT Are You Wearing Makeup or Bacteria?Danbury St. Gregory the Great School1 MI1017 7 Jade Hinds

7 Kendra Dascano

L8 Coliform Bacteria: Detect & Destroy 2Danbury St. Gregory the Great School1 MI2524 8 Peter Chavez

PT Enzyme frenzyDanbury St. Gregory the Great School1 BI CH4003 8 Katie Colucci

8 Anna Strosser

PT Building BridgesDanbury St. Gregory the Great School1 EE4016 7 Joseph Kiselak

7 Nicholas Walker

P8 Which battery creates the best solenoid?Danbury St. Gregory the Great School1 EE5565 8 Rohit Krishnamurthy

LT Is the earth getting hotter? Investigating the Greenhouse Effect.Danbury St. Joseph School1 EA EM EV1012 8 Julia Farkas

8 Ashley Sfaelos

L7 Sponge AbsorbencyDanbury St. Joseph School12019 7 Cassandra Varian

L7 TsunamiDanbury St. Joseph School1 EA2022 7 Amanda Attina

L7 What is the Effect of Organic Fertilizer in Improving Plant Growth?Danbury St. Joseph School1 PS2031 7 Alexandra Peters

P7 Burning Calories: How Much Energy is Stored in Different Types of Food?Danbury St. Joseph School1 CH MA5033 7 Makinsey Jarboe

P8 Salt Water EnergyDanbury St. Joseph School1 AT CH ET5508 8 James Parris

P8 Measure the Surface Tension of WaterDanbury St. Joseph School1 EN5552 8 John Mollenthiel

P8 Converting Waste to Electricity using Efficient Microbial Fuel CellDanbury St. Joseph School1 AT BI CH EN ET EM5562 8 Martha Haddad

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P7 Crystal RadioDanbury St. Peter Sacred Heart Int'l School1 EE5029 7 Nolan Ames

LS The Effect of the D126G Mutation on the Aggregation Propensity of CRABPDarien Darien High School2 BI CB3004 11 Dorry Zhao

LS Specific Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms are More Frequent in Multiple Sclerosis Patients as Opposed to Healthy Individuals—AGenome-wide Association Study

Darien Darien High School2 BI CB ME MI3040

12 Emily Greene

LS Identification of Telomere Length Differences Between Maize Mutants and Their Wild-type FormsDarien Darien High School2 CB PS3044 12 Andrew Xiong

LS Quantifying the Effects of Lionfish (Pterois volitans) through Food Web Analysis and Ecopath V 6.0 Modeling on the Mahahual(Mexico) Reef Zone

Darien Darien High School2 EV3049

12 Katherine Ferguson

LS Creation of Alginate Hydrogel Microparticles with Optimum Encapsulation for Cancer Drug ReleaseDarien Darien High School2 BI3059 12 Shruthi Raghuraman

LS Cardiovascular Pharmacogenomics: Assessing New Genetic Variants for Warfarin and Clopidogrel ResponseDarien Darien High School2 CB ME MI3077 12 Jeffrey Sload

LS Ethnogenesis and State Formation in the Mycenaean State of Pylos: A-pu2/Iklaina as a DiagnosticDarien Darien High School2 BE3093 12 Reed Morgan

PS The Use of a Shingled Write Layout to Improve upon Current Hard Drive CapacityDarien Darien High School2 AT CS EE6037 12 Bradley Cage

L7 Too Hot To HandleEast Granby East Granby Middle School1 EA EM EV PS2016 7 Kylie Geer

L8 Fertilizer: Phenomenal or FatalEast Granby East Granby Middle School1 BI EA EM EV PS2526 8 Jonathan Kelly

P7 How Can Water Help Win A War?East Granby East Granby Middle School1 AT EE ET5009 7 Maxwell Landolina

P8 Pressure KicksEast Granby East Granby Middle School1 PH5507 8 Ryan Vanags

P8 Watts Up?East Granby East Granby Middle School1 AT CS EE ET5539 8 Jolie Berger

P8 Growing GreenEast Granby East Granby Middle School1 AT EA EN EM EV PS5564 8 Emily Farmer

LST Comparing the Ability of the Human Body to Digest Factory and Grass-Fed BeefEast Hartford CT Intl Baccalaureate Academy2 AS CB ME3502 10 Natalie Krebs

10 Emma Spitia10 Rachel Roy

PS Tires, Treads, and TractionEast Hartford East Hartford High School26027 10 Brandon Vu

PS BubbleologyEast Hartford East Hartford High School2 CH6044 9 Sasha Rhodd

PS HYDROHARMONICS: The Mathematics Behind Music and the Frequency of Musical Notes in WaterEast Hartford East Hartford High School2 MA6052 10 Rebecca Forte

PS Harnessing the Warmth of the SunEast Hartford East Hartford High School26080 10 Shawn Murdzek

L7 How Does The Color of The Light Affect The Growth of Peas?East Haven East Haven Academy1 PS2001 7 Kevin Romero

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L7 Pain Relieving Faster?!East Haven East Haven Academy1 CH ME2010 7 Kylie Schlottman

L8 The effect of oil spills on sea plantsEast Haven East Haven Academy1 EM EV PS2520 8 Catherine Valloso

P7 Let It Flow When It Blows!East Haven East Haven Academy1 EA ET EM5036 7 Reham Perry

P7 The Heat Is On!East Haven East Haven Academy1 ET5041 7 Molly Mazzucco

P7 Which Orange Juice Has The Most vitamin C?East Haven East Haven Academy15054 7 Jessica Shultis

PS Optimization of Multi-Layered Feed-Forward Artificial Neural Networks for Various ApplicationsFairfield Fairfield College Preparatory School2 AT CS MA6092 10 Dylan Hawkes

LST Virtual screening of non-covalent Inhibitors for β-lactamase from Enterobacter cloacae P99Fairfield Fairfield Warde High School2 BI CH ME3509 10 Gazal Gulati

10 Sagar Gulati

PS Fabrication of a Flexible, Tunable Color Changing Skin using Magnetically Responsive Fe3O4 Photonic Crystal StructuresFairfield Fairfield Warde High School2 AT CH EN6014 11 Sofia Bramante

L8 A Comparitive Study of the Effects of Organic and Chemical Fertilizers on Lumbricus terrestrisFairfield Our Lady of the Assumption School1 AS BI CH EA EV2531 8 Veronica Bennet

L8 Being Green? What is the LC50 Rate of Green and Standard Detergents on Myelis edilus?Fairfield Our Lady of the Assumption School1 AS BI CH EM EV2539 8 Jillian Cass

P8 Do Metals Have Antimicrobial Properties?Fairfield Our Lady of the Assumption School1 AT BI CB EN EV ME MI5503 8 Arianna Morton

P8 Power Pitching?Fairfield Our Lady of the Assumption School1 AT BE ME PH5534 8 Daniel Gardella

LT What is the most favorable environment to preserve perishable food?Fairfield Roger Ludlowe Middle School1 EV1011 7 Colin O'Hare

7 Mark ThomasJames Lott

P7 Bernoulli Effect: the magic ballFairfield Roger Ludlowe Middle School1 PH5010 7 Daniel Carbone

LT The Affect of the Senses on the Short-Term Memory Ages 12-14Fairfield Tomlinson Middle School1 BE1018 8 Julia Lawlor

8 Allora Sengupta

L7 Static ElectricityFairfield Tomlinson Middle School1 PH2009 7 Shimul Banik

L8 The Effect of pH levels on plant growthFairfield Tomlinson Middle School1 PS2507 8 Asma Rahimyar

P7 Electromagnetism - The effect of coils.Fairfield Tomlinson Middle School1 AT EE PH5038 7 Mohith Mothukuri

P8 How Weight Distribution Affects Flight DistanceFairfield Tomlinson Middle School1 PH5501 8 Corinne Wilklow

P8 Making Gas Mileage More EfficientFairfield Tomlinson Middle School1 ET MA5529 8 Nicholas Muro

LST Sun Protection Cream with Mugwort PreservativeFarmington Miss Porter's School2 CH3505 11 Boyoung Ahn

11 Junie Khang

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LS The Affect of High Fructose Corn Syrup and Blueberries on a Rat's Memory.Fishers Island Fishers Island School2 AS ME3011 12 Katie McCarthy

PS A Hot Air Balloon's Ability to FlyFishers Island Fishers Island School2 AT EE EN MA6023 11 Amber Ferguson

PS Biomechanics of PitchingFishers Island Fishers Island School2 BI6049 12 Jacob Lusker

PS Extraction and Comparison of Caffeine LevelsFishers Island Fishers Island School2 CH6094 11 Olivia Backhaus

PS Amazing MagnetsFishers Island Fishers Island School2 PH6097 12 Annabelle Orlando

PS Bat Making EfficiencyFishers Island Fishers Island School2 AT EE EN6102 12 Tim Hoch

LS The advantages of the navigational behavior of the slime mold Physarum polycephalum.Glastonbury Glastonbury High School2 AS BE3015 12 Donna Aranibar

LS Morphogenesis of and Chromosome Segregation in Escherichia coli Branching MutantsGlastonbury Glastonbury High School2 BI CB ME MI 3027 12 Kaitavjeet Chowdhary

LS The Presence and Magnitude of Melanomacrophages in the Livers of SharksGlastonbury Glastonbury High School2 AS EV3038 12 Delaney Kehoe

LS Studying Antigen Presenting Cells that Activate gamma-delta T cells in the Mesenteric Lymph Nodes Following Oral Listeriamonocytogenes Infection

Glastonbury Glastonbury High School2 CB ME MI3062

11 Isha Walawalkar

LS Temporal lobe epilepsy and neuronal heterotopia in Brodmann area 20: A quantitative analysisGlastonbury Glastonbury High School2 ME3074 12 Jonathan Joo

LS The Effects of Adding Xanthan Gum to Rice Starch and Sugar Mixtures on Gelatinization Time, Viscosity, and TextureGlastonbury Glastonbury High School2 BI CH3082 11 Enas Jahangir

LS Effect Of Short-Term Cigarette Smoke Exposure On Food Consumption In Gryllus AssimillisGlastonbury Glastonbury High School2 AS3089 12 Andrew Galinsky

PS Finding the Shortest Distance Between Nodes in a NetworkGlastonbury Glastonbury High School2 CS6024 11 Mohamed El-Dirany

PS Homemade Method of Preventing Browning in BananasGlastonbury Glastonbury High School2 BI6051 12 Josh Gertler

PS The Correlation between Psychosocial Disorders and Childhood Psychological Stresses and Neurological DataGlastonbury Glastonbury High School2 BE CS MA ME6060 12 Kashish Hora

PS Developing an Inexpensive Speed Radar Trap Using an Arduino BoardGlastonbury Glastonbury High School2 EE6073 11 Brittany Horton

L8 Solar power applied to energy outputGlastonbury Smith Middle School1 AT EA EE ET EM EV MA2515 8 Ninad Vora

P7 Impact of Various Parameters on Solar Panel EfficiencyGlastonbury Smith Middle School1 EE ET EV MA PH5011 7 Niyati Hora

L8 The Effects of OTC Pain Killers on Gastric Health and the Development of UlcersGreens Farms Greens Farms Academy1 BI ME2513 8 Claudia Bernstein

LS Role of Macrophage Inhibitory Factor (MIF) In DNA Damage ResponseGreens Farms Greens Farms Academy2 CB ME3045 11 Sophia Tepler

P8 Efficiency of Plane DesignsGreens Farms Greens Farms Academy1 AT EE ET PH5523 8 Oliver Ferry

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PS Development and Testing of a Bicep Other Arm Movements for a Humanoid Robot with Human-like Force CapabilitiesGreens Farms Greens Farms Academy2 AT EE EN PH6017 12 Robert Barnet

PS Digital Image Sharpening through Optimization of Filtering Parameters based on Genetic AlgorithmsGreens Farms Greens Farms Academy2 AT CS MA6066 12 Saurav Acharya

LS The effects of bovine serum albumin (BSA) on restriction digestion and analysis of Lambda Phage DNAGreenwich Brunswick School2 BI CB MI3033 12 Jacob Fields

LST A Novel Approach to the Synthesis of a High-Performance BiomaterialGreenwich Brunswick School2 AS BI CB EA EN3507 10 Alessandro Montinaro

10 Franklin Stitzer10 Christian Tanner

PS Creating a Perpetual Motion Generator with Permanent Magnets and Ceramic Ball BearingsGreenwich Brunswick School2 EE ET PH6019 11 Thomas Tranfo

PS The Most “Invisible” Geometric Shape: The Future of Stealth TechnologyGreenwich Brunswick School2 AT EE ET MA PH6041 10 Reed McMurchy

PS Roofing Material Selection: The Impact on Ambient, Internal, and Reflective TemperaturesGreenwich Brunswick School2 AT EA EN ET EM EV6065 10 Cooper Robinson

PS An Investigation of the Biodegredation Rate and Efficiency of Starch-Based BioplasticsGreenwich Brunswick School2 BI CH EA EN EM EV6101 11 Sivan Sud

PST Subsurface Recovery of Spilled Crude Oil Using Nanomagnet Retreival SystemGreenwich Brunswick School2 AT CH EE ET EM6505 12 Matthew Mayfield

11 Vikram Bodas11 Robert Schultz

PST Application of Graphene in Improving Efficiency and Practicality of Transparent and Flexible Photovoltaic CellsGreenwich Brunswick School2 AT CH EE ET EM PH6509 11 Ashish Ramachandran

11 Spencer McDonough

PST A comparative analysis of a mycelia-based foam alternative versus expanded polystyrene as effective insulators and packagingmaterials.

Greenwich Brunswick School2 BI EN EM EV6513

10 Kevin Pendo10 Mahesh Raman

L8 Natural Alternative To Household PesticidesGreenwich Central Middle School1 AS BE BI CH EA EM2501 8 Alexandra Aiello

L8 Bird Song Variation and Genetic Drift in Common YellowthroatsGreenwich Central Middle School1 AS2536 8 Margaret Cirino

P8 Inertia PropulsionGreenwich Central Middle School1 EE ET5516 8 Ethan Novek

LS Application of a Poly-electrolytic Layer-by-Layer Assembled Thin Film to Prevent Post-operative Abdominal AdhesionsGreenwich Greenwich High School2 EN ME3039 11 Shira Rieke

LS Sustainable Enhancement of Plant Growth & Disease Reduction Using Biochar Soil AdditivesGreenwich Greenwich High School2 EA EM EV PS3053 11 Zheni Gusho

LS Solvent Extraction of Hydrocarbons and Hydrocarbon Derivatives from Lythrum Salicaria Seed CapsulesGreenwich Greenwich High School2 BI CH EN ET EM3058 10 Andrew Ma

LS Promotion of Wound Healing via a Novel Hydrophilic DressingGreenwich Greenwich High School2 CB ME3064 12 Mallory Madfes

LS A self-powered Controller for a live Blaberus discoidalisGreenwich Greenwich High School2 AS CS EE EN3068 11 Arun Drelich

LS The Role of Soluble Adenylyl Cyclase (sAC) in the Prevention of Tumor FormationGreenwich Greenwich High School2 CB ME3076 11 Friederike Buck

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LS Comparative Suppression of Soil-borne Pathogens via Earthworm Bioturbation of Wood and Plant-based BiocharsGreenwich Greenwich High School2 EA EN EM EV PS3099 11 Anne Merrill

PS Morphological Modeling of Taurine Function in Mice to Study Oxidant Injury to Lung and Kidney TissueGreenwich Greenwich High School2 CB3100 12 Joseph Lee

PS Laser-induced Propulsion of Anticancer-Doxorubicin Using a Combined Optical Tweezing and Radiation-induced InterfaceDeformation

Greenwich Greenwich High School2 AT CH EE EN PH3101

11 Rebecca Murray

PS An Investigation of a Novel TiO2 Coating for Improved Surrounding Air Quality & Reduced Solar Cell MaintenanceGreenwich Greenwich High School2 AT CH EN ET EM EV6001 11 Blake Hallisey

PS Utilization Of A Small Unmanned Aerial System for Optimization of Deer Tick Population ManagementGreenwich Greenwich High School2 AT AS BE CS EA EE EM

EV MA ME PH PS6006 9 Paul Hansel

PS Rapid Monte Carlo Testing of the Efficacy of Error-Correcting Codes for Robust Quantum ComputingGreenwich Greenwich High School2 CB CS EN MA ME6045 11 Helen Hansel

PS Nanostructured C-Phycocyanin Enhanced Hematite Thin-Film Photoanode Co-Sensitized with Plural Organic Dyes to Yeild a HighlyEfficient Solar Cell

Greenwich Greenwich High School2 AT CH EN ET6050

10 Maxmillian Minichetti

PS Integration of Photoluminescent Manganese-doped ZnS Nanocrystals for Improved Solar Cell ResponseGreenwich Greenwich High School2 AT CH EE EN ET PH6054 10 Peter Russell

PS Quantitative Analysis of H2 Production via Photocatalytic Water SplittingGreenwich Greenwich High School2 CH EN ET6058 11 Antony Manokhin

PS Intrinsic Laptop Energy Capture via Keyboard Piezoelectric ConversionGreenwich Greenwich High School2 AT EE ET6083 11 Travis Anderson

PS Novel Creation of a Hydrocarbon-Soaking Paper for Remediation and Reuse of Nanoscale Oil Contaminants in WaterGreenwich Greenwich High School2 AT CH EN ET EM6093 11 Gabrielle Liflander

L8 How do different substances affect a rose petal?Groton Sacred Heart School1 ME2540 8 Virginia Poe

P7 Can speed, size and weight of an asteroid affect the size of moon craters?Groton Sacred Heart School1 PH5023 7 Alyssa Morelli

P7 How to build a homemade light bulb and choosing a light bulb filamentGroton Sacred Heart School1 PH5025 7 Madison Powe

P7 Impact of using ice-melting chemicals on the coastal waters surrounding the Mystic River Estuary, Beebe Cove and the NoankMarina

Groton Sacred Heart School1 EM EV5027

7 Andrea Garcia

P7 Simple Machine Design and UsesGroton Sacred Heart School1 EE5053 7 Trinity Rashan

P8 What is the best way to clean up oil?Groton Sacred Heart School1 EN5536 8 isabella jenne

P8 Save the beach houseGroton Sacred Heart School1 EN5553 8 Benjamin Godley

LT Th Effect of Distractions on Drivers and how this Effects Their Reaction Time.Guilford E. C. Adams Middle School1 BE MA1005 8 Luke McNamara

8 Finn Davidson8 Jack Curran

L7 Effect of Age on Optical Illusion RecognitionGuilford E. C. Adams Middle School1 BE2030 7 Faren Roth

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PT The Effects of different Colors on Light RefractionGuilford E. C. Adams Middle School14040 7 Claire Keanna

7 Rachael Brown

PT The Effect of Different Landscaping Methods on the Prevention of Topsoil ErosionGuilford E. C. Adams Middle School1 EM4047 7 Jackson Fischbach

7 Andre Kish

P7 The Effect of Different Types of Light Bulbs on the Relative EfficiencyGuilford E. C. Adams Middle School1 EE ET5014 7 Andrew Chapman

LS Leukotriene A4 Hydrolase Inhibition as a Novel Rheumatoid Arthritis TreatmentHamden Hamden High School2 AT AS BI CB CH ME3048 10 Ank Agarwal

LS CCG-1423 Regulates MKL1 Nuclear Localization in MegakaryocytesHamden Hamden High School2 CB ME MI3085 11 Justin Thomas

L8 TACE Inhibitors As Non-Biological Drugs For Treating Rheumatoid ArthritisHamden Hamden Middle School1 BI CB CH ME2538 8 Aakshi Agarwal

L8 WHICH ECOSYSTEM HAS THE MOST LIFE?Hamden Hamden Middle School1 AS EM EV PS2541 8 Julian Driebeek

PT The Effect of Heat Treatment on the Strength of SteelHamden Hamden Middle School1 AT EA EE EN ET PH4038 8 Rachel Baumann

8 Heather Tucker

PT Maglev ModelingHamden Hamden Middle School1 AT EA EE EN ET MA PH4044 8 Kayla Johnson

8 Ehran Hodes

P8 Power! A study of various airplane engines and the forces they generateHamden Hamden Middle School1 AT ET PH5551 8 Elliot Romo Kurek

P8 "I'm Melting!" The Wicked Witch of the West and Ice Agree Global Warming is a ProblemHamden Hamden Middle School1 AT EA EN EM EV5555 8 Amelia Lewis

LS The Effects of Ocean Acidification on Oyster Larvae (Crassostrea virginica)Hamden Sacred Heart Academy2 AS3002 12 Christina Jiang

LS Development of an in vitro model for implantationHamden Sacred Heart Academy2 CB ME3009 12 Tess Cersonsky

LS Good To The Last Beat...Hamden Sacred Heart Academy2 CB ME3022 9 Mitali Bandyopadhyay

LS Insecticides: Killing Grass While Killing Bugs?Hamden Sacred Heart Academy2 EA EM EV PS3028 9 Elizabeth Smith

LS Caffeine: Friend or FoeHamden Sacred Heart Academy2 CB3057 9 Isobel Munday

LS The Extraction of Tryptophan from Egg Whites by Aqueous Biphasic SolutionHamden Sacred Heart Academy2 BI CH ME3060 10 Isabella Siegel

LS The Effect of Ethanol on Liver CatalaseHamden Sacred Heart Academy2 BI3098 10 Allie Stupakevich

PS Trace Metals Found in Pet FoodHamden Sacred Heart Academy2 CH EV6005 10 Angelina Ditta

PS Peak electricity: Generating Energy Using a Centrifugal Airflow Fan Blade, Propelled by Hot Air Flowing from a Soffit Vent to a RidgeVent On a Roof

Hamden Sacred Heart Academy2 AT EE EN ET EM EV MAPH

603111 Olivia Kelly

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PS Can natural substances replenish the body better than a specialized substance?Hamden Sacred Heart Academy2 CH6061 10 Sara Golbazi

PS Wine Making; From Caves to ChemistryHamden Sacred Heart Academy2 CH6069 10 Callia Ricozzi

PS Bio-mimicry: The Antimicrobial Proprieties of Nanoscopic Silicon Replications of the Lotus Leaf and the Pitcher PlantHartford Academy of Aerospace and Engineering2 AT CB EN MI PS6103 12 Russell Weeks

L8 Strain put on the Patellar TendonHartford Classical Magnet School1 EN2508 8 Holly Weldon

L8 The best ways to StudyHartford Classical Magnet School1 BE2533 8 Joshua Cadwallader

LS The best floor board material for a flood zoneHartford Classical Magnet School2 EN3073 9 Timothy Noel-Sullivan

PT MeltdownHartford Classical Magnet School1 CH PH4032 8 Aaron Dang

8 Kofi Ansong

LS The Effects of Omega-3 and Omega-6 on Breast Cancer Growth RatesHartford Greater Hartford Academy of Math and Sci2 BI CB CH3029 11 Ryan Englander

LST The Effects of Herbal Remedies on Breast Cancer Cells in Cell CultureHartford Greater Hartford Academy of Math and Sci2 CB3508 12 Shantanu Sharma

12 Kishan Patel12 Alexander Pokorski

L8 The Antioxidant MysteryHartford Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy1 BI PS2525 8 Tessa Cyr

P8 Make It GlowHartford Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy1 CH5504 8 Brandon Jones

P8 Homemade Ice PacksHartford Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy1 CH5511 8 Taryn Rahman

P8 As The Wind TurnsHartford Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy1 AT EE ET5550 8 Amrit Parmanand

L8 Harvesting FogHartford SS. Cyril and Methodius School1 EA2512 8 Joel Tavarez

P7 H20 vs GatoradeHartford SS. Cyril and Methodius School1 ME5024 7 Yucel Santiago

P7 Fuel Cell ProjectHartford SS. Cyril and Methodius School1 ET5028 7 Jose Rendon

P8 the mechanics of an elevatorHartford SS. Cyril and Methodius School1 EE5524 8 Amira Gilbert

LS The Effects Of Citric Acid On Calcuim CarbonateHartford Two Rivers Magnet High School2 BI CH ME3031 9 Lariab Afzaal

LS The Effect of Paranormal Activity on Temperature and EMF RatingsHartford Two Rivers Magnet High School2 BE ET3055 9 Thomas Scheinblum

LS The effects of spring water on the growth rate of bean plantsHartford Two Rivers Magnet High School2 CB PS3084 9 Jessica Michaud

PS The Effects of Vitamins and Minerals on Absorbance WavelengthHartford Two Rivers Magnet High School2 CH6087 9 Alexela Hoyt

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PS The Effects of Rotor Blade Orientation on the Electrical Output of a Wind TurbineHebron RHAM High School2 AT EE ET EV6011 9 Harrison Pellerin

PS Electrical Resistance of WaterHebron RHAM High School2 CH EA EV6095 9 Jack Caplan

L8 The Amount Of Time Exposed to Non-Ionizing Radiation Versus The Effect On Seed Germination And Plant Growth For FrenchBreakfast Radishes

Kensington St. Paul School1 BI CB ME PS2519

8 Elizabeth Lopreiato

P7 Electrical Conductivity of Salt WaterKensington St. Paul School1 EE EM5026 7 Ishita Goel

P8 Chocolate Melt: Amount of Cocoa in Chocolate vs. Time It Takes to MeltKensington St. Paul School1 CH5517 8 Mary Wood

LS Finding Clues to Genomic Disorders by Analyzing Evolutionary Variants in DNA RepeatsMadison Daniel Hand High School2 AS BE CB CS EN MA ME3026 10 Shayan Roychoudhury

L8 Salinity Study Before and After a Salt Marsh RestorationMadison Our Lady of Mercy School1 EA EM EV PS2529 8 Elaine Lynders

PT Does Cell Phone Distraction Effect Your Reaction?Madison Our Lady of Mercy School1 BE4018 7 Emily Connelly

7 Amy Ziobron

PT Truth... or a Fraud?Madison Our Lady of Mercy School1 BI CB CH PS4036 8 Clare Gagliano

8 Megan Phillips

P7 Tsunamis: The Effects of Water Depth and Sea Floor Variation on Wave VelocityMadison Our Lady of Mercy School1 EA ET EM EV PH5002 7 Cole Simons

P8 A New Mathematical-Equation Based Approach for Faster and Efficient Digital Video TransmissionMadison Walter C. Polson Middle School1 AT CS EE MA PH5521 8 Ankita Roychoudhury

PS Integration of Photovoltaic and Peltier-Seebeck Thermoelectric Effects to Optimize the Power Density of a Hybrid Solar PanelManchester East Catholic High School2 AT EE EN ET EM EV MA

PH6020 11 Bridget Oei

LST Are you bananas?Meriden O. H. Platt High School2 MI PS3503 9 Autumn Standish

9 Shivona Clemons9 Ashanti Pinckney

PST What does your shampoo do to you?Meriden O. H. Platt High School2 ME6503 9 Karilis Mercado

9 Stephanie Nieves

PST The Pasta PartyMeriden O. H. Platt High School26515 9 Corey Zemke

9 Samantha Heath9 Jenna Noel

PST Adaptive Leading Edge Droop Mechanism to Increase Fuel Efficiency and Flight Safety on Private AircraftMiddletown Xavier High School2 AT EE ET PH6510 12 Mario Chris

12 Jeff Witz12 John Reidy

L8 Are Energy Drinks Worth The Risk?Milford St. Gabriel School1 BI ME2510 8 Paul Leparik

P7 Hovercraft PowerMilford St. Gabriel School1 AT5005 7 Matthew O'Rourke

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P7 Which Daily Beverage Stains Teeth More and does Brushing with a Whitener Help?Milford St. Gabriel School1 CH5016 7 Michael LoCicero

P7 What's in Your WaterMilford St. Gabriel School1 AT EA5044 7 Jessica Sanchez

P8 ThrowingMIlford St. Gabriel School1 PH5541 8 Jack Greene

P7 Amp Up Your Knowledge About ElectricityNew Britain Pope John Paul II School1 EE5035 7 Kamila Krawczuk

P7 Rubber Band EnergyNew Britain Pope John Paul II School1 EE5040 7 Dawid Karpiej

P8 What form of data compression is most compressing?New Britain Sacred Heart School1 AT CS5537 8 Joseph Bechard

P8 Got glue?New Britain Sacred Heart School1 BE EN EV ME5561 8 Briana Muller

LT What sounds are dogs (poodles) attracted to?New Canaan St. Aloysius School1 BE1002 7 Sydney Borsellino

7 Madison Borsellino

L7 Mr. Bouba & Mrs. Ki kiNew Canaan St. Aloysius School1 BE2013 7 Helen Cheever

L7 Composting Banana PeelsNew Haven Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School1 EV2023 7 Gabrielle Christofor

L7 Strength of PerfumeNew Haven Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School1 PS2029 7 Jordan Groves

L8 Plants Are Sensitive TooNew Haven Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School1 PS2528 8 Jann Gonzales

P8 Earth, Wind, and Fire- comparing water, wind, and solar based fuelsNew Haven Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School1 AT EE ET5502 8 Brian Brigham

P8 Evaluating Lead Levels of Water in Older HomesNew Haven Engineering & Science University Magnet1 CH EV5558 8 Lauren Low

LST Can You See Vitamin CNew Haven Hill Regional Career High School2 BI3515 11 Ewelina Zambrzycka

11 Yara Hosny

L8 "Wood" it burn well?New Haven St. Aedan-St. Brendan School1 EA2511 8 Sadaf Khokhar

P7 Charles's Law: The Effect of Temperature on the Volume of a GasNew Haven St. Aedan-St. Brendan School1 CH5008 7 Jacob Spell

P7 What's the Fastest Way to Cool a Soda?New Haven St. Aedan-St. Brendan School1 ET5031 7 Darrell Draughn

P8 High fructose corn syrup versus sugar: Observing the behaviors of invertebrates that are fed sugar and high fructose.New Haven St. Aedan-St. Brendan School1 EA PS5556 8 Roy Smith

P8 Does the design of the bridge affect it capacityNew Haven St. Aedan-St. Brendan School1 EN5563 8 Jazmine Smith

LT Degrading DNANew Haven Worthington Hooker Middle School1 BI1016 7 Noah Powell

7 Di Lu

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L7 Fluoride Free Water?New Haven Worthington Hooker Middle School1 CH EM2018 7 Maya Geradi

PT Massive MovementNew Haven Worthington Hooker Middle School1 MA PH4045 8 Charles Orr

8 Quincy Ponvert

P8 Other BagsNew Haven Worthington Hooker Middle School1 EN EV PH5559 8 William Benoit

LS The Impact of Noise Pollutants on Coastal InvertebratesNew London Science & Technology Magnet High2 EM3020 9 Meena Vaswani

LS Natural Antibiotics: Garlic vs. OnionNew Milford New Milford High School2 CB CH ME MI PS3024 11 Harry Singh

LS The Efficacy of Bentonite as a Means of Purifying WaterNew Milford New Milford High School2 BI EM EV3037 11 Nevan Swanson

LS The Effect of Common Biocide Exposure on Bacterial ResistanceNew Milford New Milford High School2 BI CB MI3067 11 Maren Harcken

LS Stress in Adolescents: The Causes in Modern SocietyNew Milford New Milford High School2 BE3071 11 Samantha Quinn

LS The Effect of Nitrates on Dissolved Oxygen and Algae GrowthNew Milford New Milford High School2 EV3079 11 Alexis Kersten

PS The Bedini CircuitNew Milford New Milford High School2 EE ET6048 11 Maddox Niebauer

L8 Does the Color of a Light Effect Plant Growth?Newington St. Mary School1 PS2523 8 Holly Babineau

LT The Effect of Distractions on 12-14 Year old FemalesNewtown Newtown MIddle School1 BE1008 8 Riley Smith

8 Monique Dubois

LT The Effect of Certain Physical Activities on Blood Pressure of 13-year-old FemalesNewtown Newtown Middle School1 ME1013 8 Simran Chand

8 Kendra Dunnigan

PT Poison In the GroundNewtown Newtown Middle School1 EA EV4008 8 Margaret Koekkoek

8 Bryanna Benson

P8 The effect of name brand detergent, eco friendly detergent, and value brand detergent on grape juice stainsNewtown Newtown Middle School1 CH5519 8 Ashley Jacobs

L8 A Comparison of the Effect of Treated and Untreated Well Water on the Growth of GrassNewtown St. Rose of Lima School1 CH EA EV PS2506 8 Lauren Cirone

L8 THE EFFECT OF IRON ON THE GROWTH OF DINOFLAGELLATES IN ESTUARINE WATERNewtown St. Rose of Lima School1 EM MI2534 8 Maria Ringes

P7 Changing Particle Mass to Attempt to Change The Rate of Carbon Dioxide ReleaseNewtown St. Rose of Lima School1 CH5037 7 Nicole Palmieri

P7 Does the temperature affect the brightness of Luminol?Newtown St. Rose of Lima School1 CH5042 7 Victoria Gugliotti

P8 Oxidation Reduction Reactions In Apples And BananasNewtown St. Rose of Lima School1 CH5505 8 Laura Russell

P8 Evaluating the Performance of a Model Solar Updraft Tower Power PlantNewtown St. Rose of Lima School1 AT EA EE ET EM EV MA

PH5540 8 Grace Herrick

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PT Retrofitting a BuildingNorwalk All Saints Catholic School1 AT EE EN MA PH4006 8 Olivia Troy

8 Samantha Gebicki

PT Overcoming Rotational InertiaNorwalk All Saints Catholic School1 EE ET MA PH4010 8 Christy Russo

8 Leah Zezima

PT Comparing the Electrical Load of a Fuel Cell and a Rechargeable BatteryNorwalk All Saints Catholic School1 AT EE ET4033 7 Samantha Nagle

7 Bryn Reilly

PT Measuring the Buoyancy of BoatsNorwalk All Saints Catholic School1 EE EN4043 8 John Rohr

8 Trevor Zezima

P7 The Best Roof for a New England HomeNorwalk All Saints Catholic School1 AT5018 7 Peter Baez

P7 Comparative Study of Three Renewable Energy Sources: Solar Power, Wind Power, and Hydroelectric PowerNorwalk All Saints Catholic School1 AT CH EE ET5020 7 Evan Guerrera

P7 Effect of Temperature on MagnetismNorwalk All Saints Catholic School1 AT EN ME PH5034 7 Kristen Beaumonte

P8 Hydro or Wind?Norwalk All Saints Catholic School1 AT EA EE ET5544 8 Sean Leary

LS Remote Control GloveNorwalk Brien McMahon High School

np2 EE3078 10 Junior Sierra

PST Does Temperature Affect the Glow of Luminol?Norwalk Norwalk High School

np2 CH6504 9 Jakari Gainer

9 Zach White

PT Air Particles and Air QualityNorwalk Ponus Ridge Middle School

np1 CH4030 7 Sarah Wink

7 Casey Keenan

P8 Wind powerNorwalk Ponus Ridge Middle School

np1 EE MA5528 8 Aldo Campos

PT Kiss ThisNorwalk Roton Middle School

np1 CH4041 8 Katie Gatt

8 Emma Curtin

PT Launch Your MarblesNorwalk West Rocks Middle School

np14037 8 Ryan Cappadona

8 Andrew Goldstein

PS maximizing the solar collection of a solar panel by mobilizing the systemNorwich Norwich Free Academy2 CS EE ET PH 6012 12 Remington Carle

PS ThermoelectricityNorwich Norwich Free Academy2 AT EE ET EM MA6056 9 Connor Provost

LT Analysis of Arsenic in Food from Natural Produce, Effect on Cell Bioavailability, and Effect of Chelators on Absorption.Orange Southern Connecticut Hebrew Academy1 BI EV ME1020 8 Batsheva Lipsker

8 Devora Hodakov

L8 Quantitative Analysis of Nitrate and Phosphate "Runoff" Pollution on Long Island Sound, Marine Life, and HypoxiaOrange Southern Connecticut Hebrew Academy1 BI EM EV2503 8 Ruben Melka

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L8 Analysis of Allelopathic Effect of Grasses on Common WeedsOrange Southern Connecticut Hebrew Academy1 BI EM EV PS2532 8 Yehudah Russell

PT Analysis of Fabric Flammability Rates and Effect of Chemical Flame Retardants, versus Effect Natural Flame Retardants. Orange Southern Connecticut Hebrew Academy1 AT EV PH4014 8 Chana Piekarski

8 Esther Caroline

PT Effect of Plastic on Food Evaporation, Nutrient Value, Oxidation, and Antioxidant Levels.Orange Southern Connecticut Hebrew Academy1 BI CH ME4031 8 Honey Rogoff

8 Sophia Ting

P8 Comparison of Absorption Rates of Natural vs. Artificial Sugars and Effect of Antioxidant Spice Enhancers on Absorption RatesOrange Southern Connecticut Hebrew Academy1 BI CH ME5557 8 Esther Katz

LS Does Magic Salt have a Chemical Composition that has an Effect on the EnvironmentOxford Oxford High School2 EV3016 10 Allyson Sweeney

PS Development of a frictionless magnetic drive to increase efficiency in wind driven turbinesOxford Oxford High School2 EE ET6036 11 Brian Westgate

PS A General Study of Different Exposures of Acid Rain Concentrations on Plant HeightOxford Oxford High School2 EV6047 10 Rebecca Shpak

PS The General Study of Alternative Fluids for Asphalt Solar Thermal CollectorsOxford Oxford High School2 ET6076 10 Richard Smith

PS The Effect of an Altered Muffler on a Portable Generator in Relation to its Sound LevelOxford Oxford High School2 EN6085 10 Zachary Geffert

PS The Use of Samaras for the Safe Dispersion of Pesticides from Aerial CraftOxford Oxford High School2 EN6090 11 Kevin Schumitz

PT Dry Ice EnginePawcatuck St. Michael School1 AT CH EE4017 8 Flora Klise

8 Sara Wrótniak

P7 The Better BubblePawcatuck St. Michael School1 CH5019 7 Ivy Allik

P8 Tape vs. TexturePawcatuck St. Michael School1 AT5510 8 Jacob Freeman

P8 The Adhesion of Athletic BandagesPawcatuck St. Michael School1 AT ME5512 8 Samantha Narducci

LT Color or Plain, It's just not the samePlantsville John F. Kennedy Middle School1 BE EV1001 8 Gabrielle Veilleux

8 Morgan Maccione

LT The Affects of Natural Sorbents on PetroleumPlantsville John F. Kennedy Middle School1 BI CH EA EN EM EV1006 8 Kimberly Stafko

8 Alexa Maddalena

PT Energy of the FuturePlantsville John F. Kennedy Middle School1 AT EE ET EV MA PH4026 7 Amisha Paul

7 Kayleigh Moses

PT Fighting The WavePlantsville John F. Kennedy Middle School1 AT EA EE EM 4042 8 Kristen Mathew

8 Rebecca Lo Presti

LST Chlorophyll Enhanced Dye Sensitized Solar CellsPutnam Putnam Science Academy2 CB3506 11 Lawand Lateef

11 Suleyman Er

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LST Usage of Organic Materials (such as banana peels) to Purify WaterPutnam Putnam Science Academy2 BI EM PS3513 10 Jepbar Rejepov

10 Mehmet Eygoren10 Hacibey Catalbasoglu

PST Determining the index of refraction of water and air as a function of temperature and exploring how the vision of people wearingglasses are affected by temperature change.

Putnam Putnam Science Academy2 AT EE MA ME PH6501

11 Yusa Senel11 Kenan Berber11 Furkan Teke

PST A novel approach to degrade harmful byproducts formed during the production of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) by usingFomepizole.

Putnam Putnam Science Academy2 BI CH EM EV ME6508

11 Selman Avci11 Almas Myrzatay

LS Correlation of Carcharhinus leucas (Bull Sharks) Behavior with Human Interactions as Related to Feeding Patterns and Migration inFresh and SaltWater

Redding Joel Barlow High School2 AS BE MA3030

10 Peter Gombos

LS Telepractice and StutteringRedding Joel Barlow High School2 AT BE3050 12 Daniel Shapiro

LS The Effect of Tannic Acid in the Soil Surrounding Melissa officinalis and the Resulting Concentration of Tannins in the Plant'sExtract

Redding Joel Barlow High School2 BI CH EV PS3081

11 Jamie Curtis

PS Viable Alternatives to Methyl-Ethyl Cellulose as a Binder in Plique à Jour EnamelingRedding Joel Barlow High School2 CH EN6038 11 Julia Wargo

PS Effects of Volcanic Activity on Acid Rain LevelsRedding Joel Barlow High School2 EA EV MA6067 10 Ryan Wendt

PS Generating Energy from the Swing Flexion, Swing Extension, Stance Flexion, and Stance Extension Stages of Knee Motion Using aTwo-Generator, Brushless, Electromagnetic Knee Brace Device

Redding Joel Barlow High School2 AT EE6074

12 Ryan Lei

PS Efficient Amylase Inhibition by usage of Cicer arietinum, Phaseolus lunatus, and Glycine maxRedding Joel Barlow High School2 BI6084 11 Lia Cirelli

PS Melting Polar Caps and Northern Hemisphere Weather: Is there a correlation between the melting of the polar caps and weatherconditions in the northern hemisphere?

Redding Joel Barlow High School2 EA EV MA PH6091

12 Theodoros Aris

PS Non-toxic Biological indicator of Food Spoilage in Pasteurized Milk of Varying Fat Content for Consumer UseRedding Joel Barlow High School2 BI CH EN MI6100 10 Andrea McGowan

LS Determining Tardigrade as a Possible Model for Genetics ResearchRidgefield Ridgefield High School2 MI3094 10 Jacob Feldman

LS The Effect of Change in Exercise on Vertical Jump HeightSandy Hook Newtown High School2 ME3034 12 Sean Elliott

LS The Effects of Concentrated Drugs on HeartrateShelton Shelton High School2 AS BI CH ME3017 11 Neel Swamy

LS What Do We Remember More: Color or Shape?Shelton Shelton High School2 BE3088 9 Keyur Shah

LST People and Politics: Is There Bias?Shelton Shelton High School2 BE3504 10 Brianna Sasson

10 Tal Shashoua10 Kai-Xan McDonald

PS Automatic Detection and Classification of Alzheimer's Disease From MRI Scans Using Principal Component Analysis and ArtificialNeural Networks

Shelton Shelton High School2 CS MA ME6009

11 Rigel Mahmood

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PS Boosting Ethanol's Heat ProductionShelton Shelton High School2 CH6070 12 Alessandra Boisvert

PST Blades Of Fury: Wind Blade EfficiencyShelton Shelton High School2 AT EE ET6502 9 Joseph Niski

9 Ian Diaz9 Casey Cisero

PST An Ecological Outlook on the Effects of Pollution on Dissolved Oxygen Levels in SeawaterShelton Shelton High School2 CH EV6506 10 Wesley Kocurek

10 Dylan Smith10 Scott Shnipes

PST Cooling OffShelton Shelton High School2 CH6516 10 Regina Weissenberg

11 Melissa Alfaro

L8 Food CaloriesSouthington Depaolo Middle School1 ME2516 8 Liam Guthrie

PT pHast FoodSouthington DePaolo Middle School1 ET4002 7 Ashley Shafran

7 Erin Palinkos

PT A Battery That Makes CentsSouthington DePaolo Middle School1 AT EE ET4015 7 Evan Bender

7 Michael Dorsey

P7 Salt of the EarthSouthington St. Thomas School1 EA EV5022 7 Noah DeFeo

P7 Bridges: Can They Take the Weight?Southington St. Thomas School15043 7 Matthew Raymond

P8 Sound Proofing Your WorldSouthington St. Thomas School1 AT CB CS EE EN ET EV

MA PH5526 8 Michael Nanfito

P8 Flow Rate vs. Heat Transfer of FluidSouthington St. Thomas School1 AT EA EE EN ET EM PH5545 8 Ross Ayer

P7 Lift and Drag in KitesStafford Springs St. Edward School1 AT CS EE MA PH5049 7 Karen Agro

P8 Singing Wine GlassStafford Springs St. Edward School1 ET PH5513 8 Alexis Palmberg

P8 Tidal Power: Extracting Energy from Ocean TidesStafford Springs St. Edward School1 EE5525 8 Samuel Teerlinck

LT Does eating chocolate make people happy?Stamford Bi-Cultural Day School1 BE BI ME1003 7 Liam Bodurtha

7 Matthew Zweibel

PT A More Efficient Way of Baking CupcakesStamford Bi-Cultural Day School1 CH4001 7 Daniel Seligson

7 Joshua AppelEitan Karsch

PT Rain, Rain, Go AwayStamford Bi-Cultural Day School1 CH EV4009 7 Joshua Dweck

7 Danny Goldblum7 Charles Nadel

LS Light's Role on the Symbiotic Relationship between Zooxanthellae and Ricordea floridaStorrs E. O. Smith High School2 AS CB MI3061 11 Timothy Nolan

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LS The Growth of the Stony Coral, Leptoseris, in Low Levels of Electric CurrentStorrs E. O. Smith High School2 AT AS EM3069 12 Kelsey Adamson

PS Correlation Between Nuclear Magnetic Moment and Quadrupole Moment for Rare IsotopesStorrs E. O. Smith High School2 CS PH6088 12 Jessica Hyde

P8 Smart ServosStratford Harry B. Flood Middle School1 EE5542 8 Stephen Rutkowski

L7 Taste Buds: Are You A Super tasterStratford St. Mark School1 BI2011 7 Emily Bump

L8 The Phytoremediation Efficacy of Elodea Canadensis, Lemna Minor, and Brassica Juncea in Copper Sulfate Contaminated WaterStratford St. Mark School1 BI CB CH EA EM EV MI

PS2518 8 Megan Robertson

L8 The Effect of Chlorine on Extractable DNAStratford St. Mark School1 BI2527 8 Alexandra Sciallo

P7 Do the Eyes Have it?Stratford St. Mark School1 BE5007 7 Grant diBenedetto

P7 Transfer of HeatStratford St. Mark School1 EE5015 7 Michaela Luk

PS New Invention that will harness wave power to convert to unlimited rotational energySuffield Suffield High School2 AT CS EE EN ET EM EV

MA PH 6003 9 Matthew Rogers

PS Purifying water using solar power and electrolysisSuffield Suffield High School2 AT CH EA EE ET EM MA

ME PH6026 11 Paul Grimard

PS Design of a New Mobile and Autonomous True Random Number Generator.Suffield Suffield High School2 AT CS EE MA6032 10 Kyle Zielinski

PS Alternative Wind Turbine DesignSuffield Suffield High School2 EE ET6064 9 Lukas Baker

PS Laptop With Built In PrinterSuffield Suffield High School2 AT BE CS EE EN EM MA6082 12 Elizabeth Rigby

PS Design for a generating battery life through keyboardSuffield Suffield High School2 AT EE EN ET6086 12 Ben Cheng

P8 Wind Turbine Blade Efficiency Through Extensions and Winglet ModificationsTolland Stonewall Academy1 AT EE ET MA PH5549 8 Amelia Peck

LS The Effect of Different Colored Cone Cells on the Fatigue Rate of the Human RetinaTrumbull Christian Heritage School2 BE ME3043 11 Nicole Blaskewicz

PT Sweet Sugar: The Effect of Different Sugar Types on Rock Candy GrowthTrumbull Christian Heritage School14005 8 Cynthia McArthur

8 Sarah Meade

P8 Sugar in MilkTrumbull Christian Heritage School1 AS BI5533 8 Ashley He

P8 The Effect Of RAM and CPU Speed on Windows System SpeedTrumbull Christian Heritage School1 AT CS5560 8 Zechariah Schaefer

PS The Use of Pulse Width Modulation for Sensory Input Control of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in the C++ ProgrammingLanguage

Trumbull Christian Heritage School2 CS EE6033

11 Ian Vaca

PS Research on the general summation formula of any sequence and ancillary results.Trumbull Christian Heritage School2 MA6046 12 Xiaofei Yu

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P7 "Thawts" on IceTrumbull St. Catherine of Siena School1 CH5004 7 Theodore Whiteman

P8 An Investigation of How the Environmentally Harmful Levels of Algal Bloom Due to Fertilizer Run-off into the Fresh and Coastal SeaWaters of Connecticut Can Be Reduced.

Trumbull St. Catherine of Siena School1 BI CH EM EV MI PS5535

8 Abigail Kelly

LS Ecological Differentiation of Bacillus Ecotypes found along a Salinity Gradient in Death Valley, CAWallingford Choate Rosemary Hall2 MI3019 12 Audra Devoto

LS A Theoretical Examination of Changes in Community Structure due to Consumptive and Competitive Species Interactions DuringClimate Change

Wallingford Choate Rosemary Hall2 AS CS EA EV MA3086

12 Emily Baczyk

L7 Does the content of an article affect the reader’s heart rate?West Hartford Solomon Schechter Day School1 BE2002 7 Rebecca Gold

L8 Which French Fry Lasts the Longest?West Hartford Solomon Schechter Day School1 ME PS2502 8 Daniel Brocke

L8 Feeding WormsWest Hartford Solomon Schechter Day School1 AS2509 8 Rachel Fiedler

PT Juicy PopWest Hartford St. Brigid School14019 8 Emily Gartrell

8 Taylor Battle

P8 Melt AwayWest Hartford St. Brigid School1 CH5532 8 Olivia Craig

PT Comparison of Golf Balls Travel Distance Using A TrebuchetWest Hartford St. Timothy Middle School1 MA PH4035 7 Kevin Manning

7 Edward Amelemah

P7 Which Blade is Best?West Hartford St. Timothy Middle School1 EE EN PH5048 7 Mark Coley II

P8 StressfulWest Hartford St. Timothy Middle School1 AT EE5527 8 Kelly Galeota

LST Effect of Stress on Grasshoppers' Dietary PatternsWestport SCISEF

ci2 AS BE EV3510 11 Kristin Zakoworotny

11 Lamisa Mannan

PS Role of Stellar Wind on Presence of Gaseous ProtoplanetsWestport SCISEF

ci2 PH6079 12 Ehsan Khan

LS Population Dynamics and Characterization of InteinsWestport Staples High School2 CB3010 11 Sara Banbury

LS Who is Seeing Red? A Biometric Study of AngerWestport Staples High School2 AT BE EE EN ME3021 11 Alec Solder

LS Finding and Analyzing Motifs Uniquely Expressed Upstream in A. thaliana: Intron-Mediated Enhancement CandidatesWestport Staples High School 2 CB CS3046 12 Michael Adler

LS Action Potentials in Physarum polycephalumWestport Staples High School2 CB MI3054 12 Michael Menz

LS FDG-PET, PIB-PET, and CSF Biomarkers in Cognitively Normal Middle-Aged and Elderly SubjectsWestport Staples High School2 ME3066 12 Jeremy Sherman

LS An Assessment of the Reefs in the Windward Islands due to the Presence of Pterios volitansWestport Staples High School2 EM EV3095 11 Max Kantor

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LST Green Crabs Effect on the Native Crabs Species in the Poquonock RiverWestport Staples High School2 AS3511 11 Jocelyn Krim

12 Amelia Speranza

PS Effect of MnO2 on the Hydrogen Production of a TiO2 Based Water Splitting Solar CellWestport Staples High School2 CH ET6029 12 Ian Klasky

PS Analysis of Open Star Clusters Predicts the Fate of the Milky WayWestport Staples High School2 PH6039 12 Kim Adler

L7 Walking on Egg ShellsWilton Middlebrook School1 AS2003 7 Patrick Louzan

L7 Lentils under waterWilton Middlebrook School1 PS2025 7 Nora Hoch

PT The Exciting Electrical CurrentWilton Middlebrook School1 EE PH4027 8 Quentin Thouvenot

8 Simon Lindberg

P7 How Useful is Your WindWilton Middlebrook School1 ET5013 7 Emilie McCann

LT Are papaya seeds an effective fertilizer?Windsor Madina Academy Middle School1 EV PS1021 7 Nuha Ashraf

8 Arooba Peracha

PT Methods That Utilize Available Solar and Thermal Energy to Charge Your Electrical Device in a Power Outage Using a ThermoelectricGenerator

Windsor Madina Academy Middle School1 AT EE ET4011

8 Osama ElSherbini7 Nader Kasem

P7 Keeping it Green with Oranges: The Use of Orange Peels to Create a Better BiofuelWindsor Madina Academy Middle School1 EV PS5017 7 Jareen Choudhury

P7 Automating A Simple Electromagnetic Generator to Power A Device By Switching AC Current To DC CurrentWindsor Madina Academy Middle School1 AT EE5047 7 Khaleel Rahman

LS Efficacy of Honey Against Bacterial BiofilmsWindsor Madina Academy Upper School2 ME MI3042 10 Aden Khan

LS A Novel Design for the Integration of a Microbial Desalination Cell in a Microbial Fuel Cell for the Production of Energy andPurification of Water

Windsor Madina Academy Upper School2 AT ET EM MI3080

10 Aasiya Ahmed

LST Effects of Caffeine and Caffeinated Beverages on Bacterial GrowthWindsor Madina Academy Upper School2 BI CB CH ME MI3501 10 Shakeel Choudhury

10 Rayyan Ashraf

L8 Caffeine: Not Just for People!Windsor St. Gabriel School1 EA PS2537 8 Rachel Conover

P7 Free Electricity from Your CarWindsor St. Gabriel School1 AT5021 7 Max Mossberg

P7 A Gauss Rifle: A Magnetic Linear AcceleratorWindsor St. Gabriel School1 AT EE ET MA PH5032 7 Justin Lam

LS Determining the Effects of Cyberknife Radiosurgery for Trigeminal NeuralgiaWoodbridge Amity Regional High School2 ME3005 10 Dana Chung

LS Characterizing the Boundaries of the Lipid Bilayer Surrounding Intramembrane Protease GlpGWoodbridge Amity Regional High School2 BI CS3014 12 Helen Zhao

LS The Correlation Between Environmental Chitinase Activities and Asthma SeverityWoodbridge Amity Regional High School2 BI CB EN EV ME3025 12 Evan Fox

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LS Investigating the role of p53 in ovarian cancer cell response to the chemotherapeutic drugs cisplatin and veliparibWoodbridge Amity Regional High School2 BI CB ME MI3032 12 Brian Liang

LS ?Electroencephalography to Analyze and control the human HandWoodbridge Amity Regional High School2 AT EE3036 12 Peter Satonick

LS Regulation of Borrelia Burgdorferi-Induced Inflammation by TAM ReceptorsWoodbridge Amity Regional High School2 CB ME3041 12 Zhangao Liu

LS Mental Rotation of Three-Dimensional FacesWoodbridge Amity Regional High School2 BE3051 11 Jennifer Zhu

LS New species of Xantusiidae from the Middle Miocene of New MexicoWoodbridge Amity Regional High School2 AS3056 11 Samantha Austin

LS The Effect of MEK Inhibition on HT29 and CAKI1 Cancer CellsWoodbridge Amity Regional High School2 CB ME3090 12 Tanay Lathia

LS A Meta-analysis of Subthalamic versus Pallidal Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s DiseaseWoodbridge Amity Regional High School2 ME3096 10 Victoria Liu

PS Prediction of cancer tissue-origin based on molecular sequencing evidence using a machine learning-based classifier algorithmWoodbridge Amity Regional High School2 CB CS ME6013 12 Jordan Henck

PS How Robotic Facial Features Affect the Ability to Attend to and Recall Movement PatternsWoodbridge Amity Regional High School2 CS6016 12 Thomas Meehan

PS Using cAu-TNF Nanoparticle For Targeted Cancer Therapy: A SimulationWoodbridge Amity Regional High School2 BI CS EN MA ME6062 12 Satish Bhat

PS Ca2+ Sensitive Alginate-Dendrimer FRET System for the Detection of MIWoodbridge Amity Regional High School2 EN ME6068 12 Shiyu Zhuang

PS The Effect of Lead (Pb) particles on the Electrical Resistivity of Carbon NanotubesWoodbridge Amity Regional High School2 AT CH EE EN EV ME6081 10 Arvene Golbazi

PST Windbelts: The Future of Wind Power; The Effect of Magnet Thickness, Coil Configuration, and Film Elasticity on Electrical Output ofa Windbelt

Woodbridge Amity Regional High School2 AT EE EN ET6511

10 Daniel Giebisch10 Noah Gallant

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