2018-2019 STEM Exhibition

The students pictured below presented their exhibition research at the 69th Exhibition of Student STEM Research at Illinois Tech - Illinois Institute of Technology on March 20-24th, 2019. This year, our students received over $1300 in monetary awards and gifts. Seven of the top projects moved on to the IJAS State Science Fair at Southern Illinois University - Carbondale on May 3-4, 2019. Dhruv Bala was selected to be one of four to represent CPS at the INTEL International Science and Engineering Fair in Phoenix, AZ May 12-17, 2019. (Gabe Ron was selected as 1st alternate.)

Congratulations to the following students who placed at the 2018 Lane Tech Alpha STEM Exhibition Fair.

1st Place – Dhruv Bala (Self Driving Robot System)

2nd Place – Tasnim Mahi (Effect of Acidity and Solutions on Betalains)

3rd Place – Robert Szymczyk (The Effects of Water Pollution on Mosquitoes)

4th - 10th places, in alphabetical order by first name:

Abhishek Joshi (Effect of Temperature on Algal Photosynthesis)

Gabriele Ron (The Efficiency of EM Energy Harvesting)

Maia Palomar (Effect of Natural Antibiotics on E. coli)

Mia Madrigal (Effect of Tea Tree Oil on Bacterial Growth)

Michael Puczko (Effect of Carvacrol on Antibiotic Efficacy)

Michelle Thran (Effect of Soil Amendments on Mars Regolith)

Nicole Sandu (The Effect of Deforestation on Nitrate Levels)

Alternates (should one of the top 10 not be able to compete):

Anel Reinoso (The Effect of Different Charge Batteries on Prosthetic Hand)

Logan Parrish (The Effect of Temperature on Silica Gel)

Michelle Fox (Effect of Aquaponics and Hydroponics on Rice)

Friedman Family Award: Michael Puczko, Tasnim Mahi, Maia Palomar, and Mame Gueye

Ankur Modi Science Award: Dhruv Bala and Tasnim Mahi