Congratulation to all the Alpha freshmen for completing their first year projects!
1st Place - Evelyn Mooney - Designing an Outdoor Basketball Glove - Product/Consumer Science
2nd Place - Danielle Wear - The Effect of Binders on Eyeshadow Mass Loss - Chemistry
3rd Place - Kaitlin Rebaya - Effect of Earthquakes on Structural Bracing - Engineering
4th Place - Haris Rizvic - Effect Of Construction Refuse On Brick Mortar - Materials Science
5th Place - Joey Li - Effect of Herbs on Bacterial Growth - Microbiology
6th Place - Iris Xhafer - The Effect of Essential Oils on M. luteus - Microbiology
7th Place - Elliot Bolduc - Designing an Algorithm to Classify a Star - Computer Science
8th Place - Dhairya Khare - Effect of Oils on Streptomyces griseus Growth - Microbiology
9th Place - Mona Willett - Effect of Different Sounds on Sleep Quality - Behavioral Science
10th Place - Simon Shapiro - Designing A Sustainable Reduced Drag Frisbee - Physics
Honorable Mentions: Mae Coogan - Effect of Oils on Burr Removal from Dog Hair -Zoology
Alice Coogan - The Effect of Different Crochet Materials On Durability - Materials Science
Gabriel Avila - Effect of Barriers on P. polycephalum - Microbiology
Marielle Salazar - Designing a Solar Powered Bike- Electronics
Fiona Angelovska - The Effect of Tempo on Student’s Productivity - Behavioral Science
December 2024 Science Fair Results
Congratulations to all the Alpha STEM students for their hard work in completing their science fair research and designs. We are proud to announce our winners:
1st Place - Alexander Czempinski - Effect of Springtails on Invertebrate Diversity - Environmental Science (Regional/City/State Gold Awards and ISEF Finalist)
2nd Place - Riley Coomer - Effect of Seasons on Urban Algae Biodiversity - Environmental Science (Regional/City/State Gold Awards)
3rd Place - Diego Landeros - Nitroisoxazole GPX4 Inhibitor Conjugate - Biochemistry (Regional/City/State Gold Awards and ISEF Finalist)
4th Place - 15th Places:
Adrian Lee - Automation of an Electrocatalytic System - Engineering (Regional/City/State Gold Awards)
Landra Ream Effect of TSA and Cisplatin on Gene expression in Breast Cancer - Health Science (Regional/City Gold Awards)
Adya Bhushan - Effect of Lunar Regolith on Plant Biomass - Earth Science (Regional/City/State Gold Awards)
Gianne Rimando - The Effect of Ultrasound on Anabaena Photosynthesis - Microbiology (Regional/City/State Gold Awards)
Yairely Marchan - Effect of Remediation on Allelopathy - Environmental Science (Regional/City/State Gold Awards)
Divinefavour Osuji - Design of a Low-Cost Health Monitoring System - Engineering (Regional/City/State Gold Awards)
Daniella Kim - The Effect of SLS and CaCO3 on Oral Bacteria - Microbiology (Regional/City/State Gold Awards)
Daphne Suckow - The Effect of Aphantasia on Visual Memory - Behavioral Science (Regional/City/State Gold Awards)
Lana Surgit - Effect of Supplements on Gut Microbiota & CVD -Microbiology (Regional/City/State Gold Awards)
Maya Spatz - Colored Light Alerts on Blood Glucose Control - Computer Science (Regional/City/State Gold Awards)
Payman Rajaie - The Effect of Road Salt on Plant Biodiversity - Environmental Science (Regional/City/State Gold Awards)
Jason Lukian - Effect of Coral Reef Species Against Flooding - Environmental Science (Regional/City/State Gold Awards)
Honorable Mentions, also invited to submit their papers for the Regional/City/State Symposium:
Nicholas Bernstein - The Effect of Taper Ratio on Lift/Drag Ratio - Aerospace Science
Eli Mastey - Creating and Navigating Custom Area Maps - Computer Science (did not attend)
Emily Ba - Effect of The Gut Microbiome on C8H9NO2 Toxicity in C. Elegans - Biochemistry
Saskia Weisgerber - The Effect of Chill Time on Tensile Strength - Chemistry
Bianca Verdin - Design of a Walking Cave Research Robot - Electronics (did not attend) Julia Poulos - Effect of Vitamins on Salinated Hair - Health Science (Regional only)
Nayana Shah - The Effect of aBL Intervals on S. Epidermidis - Microbiology (Regional/City only)
Anna Tataryn - Effect of Mulch from Waste on Plant Growth - Environmental Science Griffin Stofko - Effect of BPA on E. coli OMP Expression - Microbiology (Regional/City only) Olivia Jones - Effect of Green Oxidizers on Specific Impulse - Aerospace Science
Puczko Family Award – Alexander Czempinski and Giane Rimando
Friedman Family Award – Riley Coomer, Diego Landeros, Divinefavour Osuji, Maya Spatz, and Daphne Suckow
Best Board – Jovana Sandoval and Anders Aakers
Best Research – Giane Rimando and Shiloh De Joya
Best Collaboration with Sponsor – Alexander Czempinski and Nathan Huynh
Most Relevant – Divinefavour Osuji and Landra Ream