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NYCSEFNYC Science and Engineering Fair

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The New York City Science and Engineering Fair (NYCSEF), sponsored by the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) and the City University of New York (CUNY) / Office of Academic Affairs, is the city's largest high school research competition. Approximately 800 students from around the city submitted applications to the 2010 NYCSEF for a chance to compete for a variety of cash and prizes including an all-expense trip to San Jose, CA representing NYC at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). This year's Preliminary Round was held on Sunday, March 7, 2010 at The City College of New York (Manhattan). The top 25 percent of student researchers from each subject category were selected to participate in the Finals Round on March 23, 2010 at the American Museum of Natural History. Seventeen students were selected to represent New York City in May at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in San Jose, CA. Congratulations to all of this year's participants and award recipients. The following is a list of all of this year's award recipients.

For more information about NYCSEF, please visit <collegenow.cuny.edu/sciencefair>.

2010 New York City Science and Engineering Fair - Special Awards List

American Meteorological Society

Christal Acosido in the category Environmental Sciences

The Effects of Tropospheric Ozone on Human HealthForest Hills High School

Diego Guerrero in the category Environmental Sciences

A correlation between dust aeroso forcing and cloud formations: a counter to Semi-Direct Effect Bronx High School of Science

Usaamah Khan in the category Engineering

The Development and Testing of a Solar/Hydrogen Electric KiteBrooklyn Technical High School

Sonam Palkyi in the category Environmental Sciences


Joseph Quacinella in the category Environmental Sciences

Does Tropospheric Smog Provide Protection from Ultraviolet-B Radiation Linked Cancers?James Madison High School

Anthony Yam in the category Engineering


American Psychological Association

Rachel Jones in the category Behavioral & Social Sciences

Body Image Perception in American born and Immigrant FemalesForest Hills High School

Klaudia Kluzinski in the category Behavioral & Social Sciences

Effects of an Action Video Game on Reducing Gender Gap in Geometry Scores Forest Hills High School

Angela Lee in the category Behavioral & Social Sciences


Nicole Pacheco in the category Behavioral & Social Sciences

Depression Amongst Different Ages and GendersBrooklyn Technical High School

John Sahakian in the category Behavioral & Social Sciences


Sushi Subburamu in the category Behavioral & Social Sciences

Does Ugliness affect judgment? The effect of typography on movie choice.Bronx High School of Science

ASM Materials Education Foundation

Intesar Hogue in the category Physics

Modeling the falling cat phenomenon without violating the conservation of angular momentumStuyvesant High School

Kogan James in the category Physics


Olarn Pornpitaksuk in the category Engineering

The Potential of Phosphogypsum as a Partial Replacement of Portland CementBronx High School of Science

Olivia Scandura in the category Physics

Creating a More Efficient Solar Cell by Maximizing the Current Output by Quantum Dot Semiconductor Utilizing Different Wavelengths of Light

Townsend Harris High School @ Queens College

Xing Jian Tian in the category Engineering

Design, Fabrication and Chracterization of a Silver-embedded 1D Photonic CrystalBronx High School of Science

Natalia Zhen in the category Physics

Properties of Ideal Infrared Emitting ScintillatorsEdward R. Murrow High School

Association for Women Geoscientists

Hyeeun Jeong in the category Environmental Sciences

High Efficiency Hydrogen Production from Transportation Biofuels: Impact of Catalyst RegenerationStuyvesant High School

Sarah Judge in the category Environmental Sciences

The Search For Possible Causes Of The Disappearing Jamaica Bay MarshlandsJohn Bowne High School

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Megan Lee in the category Environmental Sciences

Developmental Assays using Environmental Chemicals on Candida albicansStaten Island Technical High School

Y-Lan Nguyen in the category Earth & Planetary Sciences

Spatial Variability of Nutrient Concentrations in Jamaica Bay, NYHigh School for Health Professions & Human Services

Ama Otchere in the category Environmental Sciences


Sarah Tortorici in the category Environmental Sciences

Exponential Carbon Dioxide Increases Intensify Global Pressure Trends and Storm Systems in the Temperate and Tropical Geographical Zones

Hunter College High School

Brooklyn Friends of Clearwater

Jakub Domanowski in the category Environmental Sciences

An Assessment of the Water Quality of Jamaica Bay, New York and its effect on the hatch rate of Artemia Salina.Edward R. Murrow High School







Susmita Paul in the category Environmental Sciences

Determining the Effect of Different Sources of Recycled Water on the Growth Rate of Brassica rapaHunter College High School

Irwin Tendler in the category Environmental Sciences


Environmental Education Advisory Council

Sarah Tortorici in the category Environmental Sciences

Exponential Carbon Dioxide Increases Intensify Global Pressure Trends and Storm Systems in the Temperate and Tropical Geographical Zones


Angelica Trano in the category Environmental Sciences

A Comparison of Wildlife Diversity between Inwood Hill Park and Riverside Park using Scent StationsHigh School for Environmental Studies

Alejandro Vinueza in the category Environmental Sciences

A Comparison of Wildlife Diversity between Inwood Hill Park and Riverside Park using Scent StationsHigh School for Environmental Studies

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Environmental Quest

Amena Banu in the category Medicine & Health Sciences

Fractal properties or Queens High School for Sciences @ York College

Elaine Du in the category Engineering

Solving the Water Crisis: The Design and Evaluation of a Slow Sand FilterQueens High School for Sciences @ York College

Susmita Paul in the category Environmental Sciences

Determining the Effect of Different Sources of Recycled Water on the Growth Rate of Brassica rapaHunter College High School

Environmental Quest - Michael G. Mann Award

Isuree Katugampala in the category Behavioral & Social Sciences

Awareness of the Use of Toxic Chemicals in Toy ProductionStaten Island Technical High School

Zhanna Kaufman in the category Behavioral & Social Sciences

Awareness of the Use of Toxic Chemicals in Toy ProductionStaten Island Technical High School

Environmental Quest / EEAC / Clearwater

Debby Greenstein in the category Engineering

Flame Retardant Materials for Application in Long Distance cablesSAR High School

Frank W. and Jan J. Stahl Memorial Award for Technical Excellence



Mohanad Mekky in the category Engineering

Let All Control-Hands Free ComputerNew Dorp High School

Intel Excellence in Computer Science

Oark Ahmed in the category Computer Science

Diagnosis Via Blood Film Image AnalysisStuyvesant High School

Emily Matteson in the category Computer Science

Artificially Augmenting Depth Perception in Humans Stuyvesant High School

Andrei Nagornyi in the category Computer Science

New Morphological Features for Automated Classification of Galaxy Images Obtained in Deep Space SurveysStuyvesant High School

Boris Polyak in the category Computer Science

Optimization of Traffic Flows Using a Queuing ModelStuyvesant High School

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Nelson Sanabria in the category Computer Science

Combining Music and Art Using Visual Basic 6Bayside High School

Audriana Zablan in the category Computer Science

Photosensitive Seizures Induced by Video Material: The Role of LuminanceTownsend Harris High School @ Queens College

ISEF Finalist

Israt Ahmed in the category Earth & Planetary Sciences

ESR Dating Francis Lewis High School

Sneha Banerjee in the category Biochemistry

Targeted Curcumininhibits Brain Tumor ProgressionStaten Island Technical High School

Cynthia Chen in the category Medicine & Health Sciences

Structural basis for the recognition of RNA by the Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein, FMRPThe Brearley School

Stephanie Chen in the category Earth & Planetary Sciences

ESR Dating Stuyvesant High School

Jack Greisman in the category Microbiology

Shields Down: Protein-Protein Interactions in Bacillus subtilis Suggest a Novel Method of Spore InactivationStuyvesant High School

Kemakorn Ithisuphalap in the category Chemistry

Synthesis of Zirconium Phthalocyaines and Hafnium Phthalocyanines for Grätzel-type solar cellManhattan International High School

Manjinder Kandola in the category Chemistry

Computational analysis of Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Substrates Leads to a Novel Substrate Identification Mechanism.Queens High School for Sciences @ York College

Soo Kyoung Kim in the category Physics

A Simulation Using C++ to Evaluate the Performance of Columbia Non-Neutral Torus Stellarator Based on A PederseModel for Optimization

Bronx High School of Science



Katrina Koon in the category Cellular & Molecular Biology

Evaluation of antibacterial and anticancer properties of Capnella imbricata extractsStuyvesant High School



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Yevgeniy Rudoy in the category Mathematical Science

On the construction of an uncountable class of transcendental numbersStuyvesant High School

Andrew Sherlock in the category Medicine & Health Sciences

Dying Young: Mortality Patterns from Pandemic Influenza and Pneumonia by Age GroupHunter College High School

Ho Chit Siu in the category Environmental Sciences

Evaluation of Hydraulic Conductivity from Grain Size and Slug Test in Araihazar, BangladeshBronx High School of Science

Sheraz Tariq in the category Cellular & Molecular Biology

The Effect of Biomimetic Polymers on the Endothelial Glycocalyx Manhattan Center for Science & Mathematics

Cathy (Xiao) Zhou in the category Earth & Planetary Sciences


Mu Alpha Theta

Jennifer Cen in the category Mathematical Science

The effect of Thrombus on Heart AttackBayside High School

Alexander Deutsch in the category Mathematical Science

A Way To Determine the Winning Percentage of Baseball Teams Based on Runs Scored & Runs AllowedHorace Mann School

Bradley Ortiz in the category Mathematical Science

The Sum of the Digits in a Aerometric Sequence Bayside High School

Taehyeun Park in the category Mathematical Science

Area Problems Involving Kasner PolygonsBronx High School of Science



Xiaoxiao Wu in the category Mathematical Science

Nature of Flat Two-Vertex Folds and Angle Reduction Algorithm for Counting Mountain-Valley AssignmentsStuyvesant High School

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Christal Acosido in the category Environmental Sciences


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Sonam Palkyi in the category Environmental Sciences




National Society of Professional Engineers





Denny Kim in the category Engineering

Detection of cholera toxin using novel biosensor based on arrayed liposomes in chemically functionalized microwell surfaces.

Stuyvesant High School

Matthew Kraljic in the category Engineering

The Joined Wing Micro Air VehicleSt. Francis Preparatory High School



Ian Weisberger in the category Engineering

Datacenter in a BoxThe Dwight School

NYCSEF First Award

Israt Ahmed in the category Earth & Planetary Sciences


Lamisa Ahsan in the category Microbiology

The modulation of Gemcitabine Cytotoxicity by Hydroxyurea in Ovarian Tumor CellsFrancis Lewis High School

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Heidi Baumgartner in the category Physics

Overcoming the Fundamental Limitations of the Cyclotron with Novel Driving ElectrodesHunter College High School

Adam Brodheim in the category Chemistry

Cation Selectivity of ZeoliteHunter College High School

Helen Cen in the category Animal Sciences

What Is The Effect of Light Pollution Produced by Different Wavelengths of Fluorescent Light on the Life Cycle and Survival Rate of Tenebrio molitor?

Long Island City High School

Cynthia Chen in the category Medicine & Health Sciences

Structural basis for the recognition of RNA by the Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein, FMRPThe Brearley School

Rena Chen in the category Physics

High Resolution Simulation Supporting Ram Pressure Stripping as Cause of ESO 137-001's X-ray TailStuyvesant High School

Stephanie Chen in the category Earth & Planetary Sciences

ESR Dating Stuyvesant High School



Noranne Elattal in the category Environmental Sciences

The Effect of Ethephon on the Anatomical Structure of Dark Grown and Light Grown Gametophytes of Ceratopteris Richardii

Forest Hills High School

Dajana Gjoza in the category Microbiology

The Effect of NaCl Solutions on Bread Mold GrowthFrancis Lewis High School



Jack Greisman in the category Microbiology

Shields Down: Protein-Protein Interactions in Bacillus subtilis Suggest a Novel Method of Spore InactivationStuyvesant High School

Kemakorn Ithisuphalap in the category Chemistry

Synthesis of Zirconium Phthalocyaines and Hafnium Phthalocyanines for Grätzel-type solar cellManhattan International High School

Hyeeun Jeong in the category Environmental Sciences

High Efficiency Hydrogen Production from Transportation Biofuels: Impact of Catalyst RegenerationStuyvesant High School

Rachel Jones in the category Behavioral & Social Sciences


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Manjinder Kandola in the category Chemistry

Computational analysis of Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Substrates Leads to a Novel Substrate Identification Mechanism.Queens High School for Sciences @ York College

Safana Khan in the category Biochemistry

How Can DNA Nanotechnology Be Used to Selectively Destroy Cancer Cells? Francis Lewis High School

Soo Kyoung Kim in the category Physics

A Simulation Using C++ to Evaluate the Performance of Columbia Non-Neutral Torus Stellarator Based on A PederseModel for Optimization






Daniel Kressel in the category Engineering

Synthesis, Characterization and Application of Novel Fuel Cell CatalystsThe Abraham Joshua Heschel High School

Anisha Lashkari in the category Plant Sciences

Effects of Enzymatic Activity on the Cell Wall Degradation of SymbiodiniumForest Hills High School



Regina Lief in the category Animal Sciences

The Role of the NeuroDlTranscription Factor in Pancreatic DevelopmentStuyvesant High School

(Carmen) Jia Wen Lin in the category Microbiology

The Effect of NaCl Solutions on Bread Mold GrowthFrancis Lewis High School

Jasmine Mustafic in the category Animal Sciences

Analysis of the Anxiolytic Effects of Valerian Root Extract on the Unc-25 Mutant of Caenorhabditis elegans by Binding to GABA Receptors: An Approach to Ameliorating Impaired Locomotion






Jordan Perr-Sauer in the category Computer Science

Observing Integrated Information in Artificially Evolved Neural NetworksStuyvesant High School

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Boris Polyak in the category Computer Science

Optimization of Traffic Flows Using a Queuing ModelStuyvesant High School

Shelly-Ann Rohitsingh in the category Behavioral & Social Sciences

The Effect of Sex Differences and Experience on Early Social BondsSt. Francis Preparatory High School



Amit Saha in the category Cellular & Molecular Biology

Identification of the PCDH10 Gene as a Potential Tumor Suppressor Silenced Through Cytosine Methylation in pre B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Stuyvesant High School

John Sahakian in the category Behavioral & Social Sciences


Shereen Said in the category Environmental Sciences



Carlos Sanchez in the category Biochemistry

Multimerization and PEGylation of Cyanovirin-NSt. Francis Preparatory High School

Melissa Sanchez in the category Animal Sciences



Andrew Sherlock in the category Medicine & Health Sciences

Dying Young: Mortality Patterns from Pandemic Influenza and Pneumonia by Age GroupHunter College High School

Oliver Shetler in the category Medicine & Health Sciences

Ampakine S18986 Protects Dopamineergic CATH.a Cells Against 6-hydroxydopamine Mediated Toxicity and IncreaseGHS Expression: Implications For Treatment of Parkinson's Disease and Neurological Degeneration.


Ho Chit Siu in the category Environmental Sciences

Evaluation of Hydraulic Conductivity from Grain Size and Slug Test in Araihazar, BangladeshBronx High School of Science

Sheraz Tariq in the category Cellular & Molecular Biology

The Effect of Biomimetic Polymers on the Endothelial Glycocalyx Manhattan Center for Science & Mathematics

Chen Wei in the category Plant Sciences

The Effect of Manure and Pine Mulch Substitution for Sphagnum Peat Moss in Potting MediaHunter College High School

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Tiffany Win in the category Plant Sciences

AGAMOUS-LIKE 6 (AGL6): Its possible connection to ovule development in seed-bearing plants and its evolutionary implications




Helen Yao in the category Behavioral & Social Sciences

The Nutritional Value of Public School FoodStaten Island Technical High School

Shetu Zahir in the category Plant Sciences


Yifeng Zhao in the category Medicine & Health Sciences

Finding the 'LINC' Between the Nuclear Envelope and DYT1 Dystonia Stuyvesant High School

Cathy (Xiao) Zhou in the category Earth & Planetary Sciences


NYCSEF Second Award

Jessica Alishayeva in the category Plant Sciences

Effects of Nifedipine on Ceratopteris richardii growth and development Forest Hills High School

Vaspour Antanesian in the category Earth & Planetary Sciences

Soil Geochemical Analysis And Seismological Studies Of Spitak, ArmeniaForest Hills High School

Eric Au in the category Chemistry

Adsorption of Salicylic Acid on GoethiteFrancis Lewis High School

Christopher Awad in the category Chemistry

Formation of Cationic Derivatives of Sucrose with modified 1,4 Diazabicyclo[2.2.2] Octane and DerivativesBronx High School of Science

Gavin-Rae Barnaby in the category Environmental Sciences

Whether Edward R. Murrow High School has MoldEdward R. Murrow High School

Ilya Bezdetko in the category Physics

Search for a Material Suited for Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Quantum ComputingSheepshead Bay High School

Joanna Bis in the category Animal Sciences

What is an effective and inexpensive trap for the Diptera Tephritidae?Edward R. Murrow High School

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Arielle Borah in the category Plant Sciences

The Effect of Rubisco on the Senescence and Protein Expression of Ceratopteris richardiiForest Hills High School

Olivia Briffault in the category Medicine & Health Sciences

Weekly Influenza-like Illness Rates were Lower in Areas where Schools were not in session during the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic


Dylan Bustillo in the category Plant Sciences

Effects of Nifedipine on Ceratopteris richardii growth and development Forest Hills High School

Soon Chang in the category Chemistry


Anh-Dao Cheng in the category Plant Sciences

The Role of COP1 in germination: a comparative study of C. richardii wild type and dkgBenjamin N. Cardozo High School

Dipabali Chowdhury in the category Microbiology

Viral Emergence in Multihost PopulationsTownsend Harris High School @ Queens College

Kelly-Ann Corrigan in the category Medicine & Health Sciences

Polyamine Rescue in NeuroblastomaSt. Francis Preparatory High School

Flore Costume in the category Environmental Sciences

The Effects of Vehicle Pollution from the Henry Hudson Parkway in Urban Soils at Riverside ParkHigh School for Environmental Studies



Jake Donnenfeld in the category Plant Sciences

The effect of elevated CO2 levels on Wisconsin Fast Plants (R)Polytechnic Prep. Country Day School

Stefan Evans in the category Physics

Cylindrical Vector Beam GenerationTownsend Harris High School @ Queens College

Stephanie Gergoudis in the category Biochemistry

The effect of disinfectants on the growth of Escherichia coli K-12.Townsend Harris High School @ Queens College

Ishrat Ghani in the category Behavioral & Social Sciences

The effect of increasing temperatures on population of Drosophila melanogaster.Townsend Harris High School @ Queens College



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Corey Harrilal in the category Engineering

Study of hydrogen peroxide and collagen using NIR Absorption, Fluorescence and Raman spectrscopiesManhattan Center for Science & Mathematics

Caroline Hong in the category Chemistry

Antimicrobial Activity of 1,4 diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane- substituted and its Derivatives Bronx High School of Science

Gibran Hoosein in the category Mathematical Science

Are the Win Four Lottery numbers truly random?Queens High School for Sciences @ York College

Judith Jacobson in the category Physics

Enhancing Power Output and Efficiency of Dye Photo CellsYeshivas Ohavei Torah

Navjot Kaur in the category Plant Sciences




Lance Kong in the category Plant Sciences


Amanda Lee in the category Mathematical Science

Are the Win Four Lottery numbers truly random?Queens High School for Sciences @ York College

Danisa Lee in the category Animal Sciences

What is an effective and inexpensive trap for the Diptera Tephritidae?Edward R. Murrow High School

Anna Liang in the category Biochemistry

A Tentative Pathway for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Reveals HIF1alpha as Indicator for Early Diagnosis Bronx High School of Science

Claudia Lobenthal in the category Medicine & Health Sciences

Bromelain: A Proteolytic Enzyme with Potential Anti-Inflammatory QualitiesHigh School for Math, Science and Engineering @ CCNY

Ying Yao Louie in the category Biochemistry

Provitamin A carotenoid conversion to vitamin A, in the liver, involves different hepatic cell types and their interactionsMidwood High School @ Brooklyn College



Nadia Miah in the category Microbiology

A Role for Huntington's Disease Protein in Neuronal RNA TraffickingForest Hills High School

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Shrima Pandey in the category Chemistry


Ayelet Pearl in the category Behavioral & Social Sciences

The Effect of the Orientation of an Ethics Code on the Largest US-Based BanksBronx High School of Science

Tzvi Pollock in the category Microbiology

Introduction of Plasmodium Yoelii to Partially Protected MiceThe Abraham Joshua Heschel High School

Md. Rahman in the category Environmental Sciences

Cheap and Fast Solar Pyrolysis of Algae for BiofuelsTownsend Harris High School @ Queens College

Klaudia Rak in the category Microbiology

A Role for Huntington's Disease Protein in Neuronal RNA TraffickingForest Hills High School

Karishma Ruparel in the category Animal Sciences

The effect of Aloe barbaderis on the regeneration of Dugesia tigrinaTownsend Harris High School @ Queens College

Yangtsel Sherap in the category Environmental Sciences

The Effects of Vehicle Pollution from the Henry Hudson Parkway in Urban Soils at Riverside ParkHigh School for Environmental Studies

Jason Shieh in the category Medicine & Health Sciences

A stroma culture system supports the growth of primary B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and reveals the heterogeneity and hierarchal structure of B-ALL


Melvin Shieh in the category Behavioral & Social Sciences

What Factors Affected the Popularity of the Independent Candidacies of Ross Perot in 1992 and Theodore Rooselveltin 1912 and How Do These Relate to the Border Third Party Movement?


Kurnvir Singh in the category Earth & Planetary Sciences

DATA ON THE FAUNAL COMPOSITION OF THE BAYN SHIREH FORMATION FROM THE LATE CRETACEOUS OMONGOLIA

Midwood High School @ Brooklyn College

Sushi Subburamu in the category Behavioral & Social Sciences

Does Ugliness affect judgment? The effect of typography on movie choice.Bronx High School of Science

Sanjeewa Sugatapala in the category Physics

Quasiperiodic polymer mirrors for broadband reflectors and white light emittersFrancis Lewis High School

Ian Taylor in the category Medicine & Health Sciences

Bromelain: A Proteolytic Enzyme with Potential Anti-Inflammatory QualitiesHigh School for Math, Science and Engineering @ CCNY

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Lawrence Tse in the category Animal Sciences

Using a Khepera Robot to model the phototatic behavior of mothsMidwood High School @ Brooklyn College

Katherine Valles in the category Microbiology

Viral Emergence in Multihost PopulationsTownsend Harris High School @ Queens College

Jah-Vin Vaughan in the category Environmental Sciences

Measuring Particulate Matter in Different Localities of the Frederick Douglas AcademyFrederick Douglass Academy





Pei Qi Yang in the category Mathematical Science

The Relationship Between Water and Its Effect on the Sewage SystemBayside High School

Takfat Yip in the category Computer Science

Analysis of Mono and Di-Amino Acid Compositional Differences in Extremophile Proteome SequencesFrancis Lewis High School

Harmony Yourish in the category Plant Sciences

The Effect of Rubisco on the Senescence and Protein Expression of Ceratopteris richardiiForest Hills High School

NYCSEF Third Award

Yunus Ahmed in the category Plant Sciences

The Effects of Electromagnetic Radiation on Cellular Nuclear Positioning and Distortion of Anatomical Structures in Ceratopteris richardii


Yoa Boakye in the category Medicine & Health Sciences

Non-Invasive Urinary Makers of Renal Dysfunction in Sickle Cell DiseaseHumanities Preparatory Academy

Rachna Burman in the category Cellular & Molecular Biology

The Effect of Hypoxia on The Brightness of Green Fluorescent ProteinSt. Francis Preparatory High School

Amanda Chan in the category Microbiology

The attempt to clone the activation-induced cytidine deaminase in nurse sharkMidwood High School @ Brooklyn College

Stanley Chan in the category Computer Science

Turtles Running alongside Java; Understanding Modeling LanguagesStuyvesant High School

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Tiffany Chan in the category Plant Sciences

The Effects of Aluminum Oxide Nanoparticles on the Chloroplast Development of Ceratopteris richardiiForest Hills High School

Ella Cheng in the category Behavioral & Social Sciences

The Effect of Audiovisual and Audio Learning Techniques on the Second Language Acquisition of CantoneseHunter College High School

Laura Cheng in the category Medicine & Health Sciences

Regulation of Bone Marrow Cell Differentiation In Germfree Rats By Certain Bacteria And Bacterial Cell Wall Components


Eunice Chou in the category Animal Sciences

The effect of temperature and time on EXL-1 nuclear translocation in Caenorhabditis elegansTownsend Harris High School @ Queens College

Asif Chowdhury in the category Mathematical Science

Digital Sums and Their Relationships to Number Theories Bayside High School



Fu-Yun Fan in the category Behavioral & Social Sciences

Language: The Barrier to Medical Adherence?Townsend Harris High School @ Queens College

Zhong Fang in the category Engineering

The Effects of Temperature on the Efficiency of an Electric MotorStaten Island Technical High School

Debayan Guha in the category Medicine & Health Sciences

Fighting Cancer with sound:Activation of an immune responce using high-intensity focused ultrasound Horace Mann School

Olga Gulyayeva in the category Behavioral & Social Sciences

Spatial Tagging in Locational Learning Through MemorizationMidwood High School @ Brooklyn College

Gary He in the category Computer Science

Extension of Dancing Links to Generalized Satisfaction Constraint Problems Stuyvesant High School

Dana Hemlall in the category Animal Sciences

Intervening Transcribed Sequences of Silverside Fish and Horseshoe CrabsSt. Francis Preparatory High School

Intesar Hogue in the category Physics


Jenny Huang in the category Mathematical Science

The Relationship between Sanitation Routes, Hamiltonian and Euler’s PathsBayside High School

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Rabia Iqbal in the category Biochemistry

Study of the Catalytic Mechanisms of KatG: An Enzyme involved in the virulence and antibiotic resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis


Kogan James in the category Physics


Lys Joseph in the category Earth & Planetary Sciences

Determination of Trace Elements In Black ShaleJames Madison High School

Baljit Kaur in the category Animal Sciences

The Effect of Various Concentrations of Painkillers on The Heart Rate of DaphniaJamaica High School

Sagaljot Kaur in the category Chemistry

Air Battery, a Potential Applicant for Alternative EnergyFrancis Lewis High School

Aamir Khan in the category Chemistry

Synthesis of Potential Single Molecule DiodeBronx High School of Science

Tenzin Khangkar in the category Plant Sciences

The Effect of Ryegrass on Sunflower GrowthFrancis Lewis High School

Maria Kim in the category Biochemistry

The Effects of HCl Treatment on Bone PorosityFrancis Lewis High School

Adrienne Kurtz in the category Cellular & Molecular Biology

A genome-wide deletion mutant screen identifies pathways affected by nickel sulfate in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.St. Francis Preparatory High School

Alvin Lee in the category Cellular & Molecular Biology

Investigation of the pRB and p53 Pathways and Their Roles in the BEN Burkitt Lymphoma Cell LineCollegiate School

Willy Leung in the category Behavioral & Social Sciences

The Effect of Audiovisual and Audio Learning Techniques on the Second Language Acquisition of CantoneseHunter College High School

Kathleen Liew in the category Biochemistry

The Effects of HCl Treatment on Bone PorosityFrancis Lewis High School

David Liu in the category Environmental Sciences

The Crystallization of CO2 in Different NaOH/Na2CO3 Concentrations Francis Lewis High School

Yaxin Liu in the category Microbiology

A Higher Concentration of Ethyl Alcohol in Triclosan-based Antibacterial Products and an Inconsistent Exposure of Those Products to Escherichia coli Inhibit the Development of Antibacterial Resistance in E. coli


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Nicholas Macaluso in the category Behavioral & Social Sciences

Spatial Tagging in Locational Learning Through MemorizationMidwood High School @ Brooklyn College

Deon Marecheau in the category Biochemistry

Can MALDI yield reproducible results under the right conditions?James Madison High School

Emily Matteson in the category Computer Science

Artificially Augmenting Depth Perception in Humans Stuyvesant High School

RACHEL MAYO in the category Behavioral & Social Sciences

CYBERBULLYING: THE SILENCE MUST ENDTownsend Harris High School @ Queens College



Catheine Ou in the category Plant Sciences

The Effect of Ryegrass on Sunflower GrowthFrancis Lewis High School

Rosa Pena in the category Chemistry

Synthesis and Combination of CdSe and PbSe Colloidal Quantum Dots in SolutionManhattan Center for Science & Mathematics

Joseph Quacinella in the category Environmental Sciences

Does Tropospheric Smog Provide Protection from Ultraviolet-B Radiation Linked Cancers?James Madison High School

Talia Raney in the category Medicine & Health Sciences

Quantitative EEG variables that correlate with normalizations of abnormal states of consciousness.Bronx High School of Science

Alan Sage in the category Plant Sciences

Characterization of a Glutamotropic Response in Arabidopsis thalianaStuyvesant High School

Karol Saquinaula in the category Plant Sciences

The Effects of Aluminum Oxide Nanoparticles on the Chloroplast Development of Ceratopteris richardiiForest Hills High School




Karen Singh in the category Animal Sciences

The Effect of Various Concentrations of Painkillers on The Heart Rate of DaphniaJamaica High School

Robert Soogrim in the category Plant Sciences

The Effects of Electromagnetic Radiation on Cellular Nuclear Positioning and Distortion of Anatomical Structures in Ceratopteris richardii


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Merry Sun in the category Medicine & Health Sciences

Fighting Cancer with sound:Activation of an immune responce using high-intensity focused ultrasound Horace Mann School

Sindy Tan in the category Microbiology

A Higher Concentration of Ethyl Alcohol in Triclosan-based Antibacterial Products and an Inconsistent Exposure of Those Products to Escherichia coli Inhibit the Development of Antibacterial Resistance in E. coli




Xing Jian Tian in the category Engineering

Design, Fabrication and Chracterization of a Silver-embedded 1D Photonic CrystalBronx High School of Science

Mohammed Ullah in the category Microbiology

Can Folic Acid Reduce Antimicrobial Damage in Escherichia Coli?Abraham Lincoln High School

Jesse Voremberg in the category Physics

Horizontal Muon Search in Preparation for a Cosmic Particle Telescope in New York City Water TanksThe Abraham Joshua Heschel High School

Zihua Wu in the category Chemistry


Ricoh Americas Corporation

William Calhoun in the category Engineering

How to Properly Integrate Wind Technology at AltitudesHigh School for Math, Science and Engineering @ CCNY



Jonathan Kim in the category Engineering

Can Double Convex Lenses Improve a Solar Panel to Produce More Electricity?Bayside High School



Andrew Lee in the category Engineering


Jacob Saphier in the category Engineering

How to Properly Integrate Wind Technology at AltitudesHigh School for Math, Science and Engineering @ CCNY

Sarah and Morris Wiesenthal Science Awards

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Ezra Pichotto in the category Animal Sciences

Where Have All The Parrots Gone? A Study of the Monk Parrot in Brooklyn, New YorkMagen David Yeshiva High School

Nadrah Zamzami in the category Microbiology

The effect of different forms of hand sanitizer on Staphylococcus epidermisEdward R. Murrow High School

Society for In Vitro Biology



Alvin Lee in the category Cellular & Molecular Biology

Investigation of the pRB and p53 Pathways and Their Roles in the BEN Burkitt Lymphoma Cell LineCollegiate School

US Air Force









Jonathan Kim in the category Engineering


Andrew Lee in the category Engineering


Efal Sayed in the category Computer Science

Making the New York City Department of Education Network More Resilient to VirusesBayside High School





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US Army

Amena Banu in the category Medicine & Health Sciences

Fractal properties or Queens High School for Sciences @ York College

Bryan Bonilla in the category Environmental Sciences

The Effects of METHYL TERTIARY BUTYL ETHER(MTBE) on the growth of Vigna radiataJohn Bowne High School

Maria Constantinidis in the category Earth & Planetary Sciences

Tracking Sealevel with Corals and Molluscs: ESR Dating in San Salvador, BahamasFrancis Lewis High School

Aislinn Deely in the category Earth & Planetary Sciences

Tracking Sealevel with Corals and Molluscs: ESR Dating in San Salvador, BahamasFrancis Lewis High School



Noranne Elattal in the category Environmental Sciences



Ishrat Ghani in the category Behavioral & Social Sciences

The effect of increasing temperatures on population of Drosophila melanogaster.Townsend Harris High School @ Queens College











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Anisha Lashkari in the category Plant Sciences




Anna Liang in the category Biochemistry

A Tentative Pathway for Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Reveals HIF1alpha as Indicator for Early Diagnosis Bronx High School of Science

Regina Lief in the category Animal Sciences

The Role of the NeuroDlTranscription Factor in Pancreatic DevelopmentStuyvesant High School



Jasmine Mustafic in the category Animal Sciences



Srinivas Panmanna in the category Environmental Sciences




Aakash Patel in the category Environmental Sciences


Mohamed Sabour in the category Medicine & Health Sciences

Intestinal stem cell marker LGR5 expression in Barrett�s esophagus and esophageal neoplasiaManhattan Center for Science & Mathematics

Alan Sage in the category Plant Sciences

Characterization of a Glutamotropic Response in Arabidopsis thalianaStuyvesant High School

Shereen Said in the category Environmental Sciences



Melissa Sanchez in the category Animal Sciences



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Thomas Truoungchau in the category Earth & Planetary Sciences

Tracking Sealevel with Corals and Molluscs: ESR Dating in San Salvador, BahamasStuyvesant High School



Shetu Zahir in the category Plant Sciences


US Metric Association

Amanda Chan in the category Microbiology

The attempt to clone the activation-induced cytidine deaminase in nurse sharkMidwood High School @ Brooklyn College

Zufarna Jagmohan in the category Plant Sciences

The Effects Of Ethephon On Rhizoids, Gametophyte Development and Protein Expression in Ceratopteris RichardiiForest Hills High School

Kevin Lozano in the category Plant Sciences

The Effect of Calcium Sulfate on the Photosynthetic Activity of C.richardii Forest Hills High School




Sebastian Singh in the category Plant Sciences

The Effect of Calcium Sulfate on the Photosynthetic Activity of C.richardii Forest Hills High School

Kasir Watkins in the category Plant Sciences

The Effects Of Ethephon On Rhizoids, Gametophyte Development and Protein Expression in Ceratopteris RichardiiForest Hills High School

US Navy and Marine Corps







Lys Joseph in the category Earth & Planetary Sciences

Determination of Trace Elements In Black ShaleJames Madison High School

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Md. Rahman in the category Environmental Sciences

Cheap and Fast Solar Pyrolysis of Algae for BiofuelsTownsend Harris High School @ Queens College

Simranjit Singh in the category Behavioral & Social Sciences

The Correlation Between Graffiti and LitterTownsend Harris High School @ Queens College

Ari Weisfuse in the category Medicine & Health Sciences

NYC Arc GIS Modeling for H1N1 Pandemic FluThe Abraham Joshua Heschel High School

Helen Yao in the category Behavioral & Social Sciences

The Nutritional Value of Public School FoodStaten Island Technical High School

US Public Health Services

Momana Ahmed in the category Behavioral & Social Sciences

The Correlation Between the Amount and Quality of Sleep and Adolescents' Declarative Long Term Memory Forest Hills High School

Carmen Hung in the category Behavioral & Social Sciences

Heavy Backpack Weight of Elementary School StudentsStaten Island Technical High School

Sumeet Sandhu in the category Behavioral & Social Sciences

Is Junk Food Availability in Schools Causing Adolescents to Consume Excess Calories During an Average School DayJohn Bowne High School

Roshni Shah in the category Behavioral & Social Sciences

The Correlation Between the Amount and Quality of Sleep and Adolescents' Declarative Long Term Memory Forest Hills High School

Safanah Siddiqui in the category Behavioral & Social Sciences

Heavy Backpack Weight of Elementary School StudentsStaten Island Technical High School

Hua Ye in the category Behavioral & Social Sciences

Is Junk Food Availability in Schools Causing Adolescents to Consume Excess Calories During an Average School DayJohn Bowne High School

Yale Science and Engineering Association





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Daniel Kressel in the category Engineering

Synthesis, Characterization and Application of Novel Fuel Cell CatalystsThe Abraham Joshua Heschel High School

Jesse Voremberg in the category Physics

Horizontal Muon Search in Preparation for a Cosmic Particle Telescope in New York City Water TanksThe Abraham Joshua Heschel High School





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