John Jay HS
Science Research Symposium 2021
Thursday June 3rd, 2021, 7-9 p.m.
The link for this program is https://sites.google.com/k12.wcsdny.org/sci-research-symposium2021/home
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JJ Science Research Symposium (2021-06-03 at 16:04 GMT-7)The event has concluded, but you can view the recording of the symposium here, and you can view more student presentations below.
Order of Events
Introduction by Chelsea Matthews
Comments by Mr. David Kedzielawa, Principal of John Jay HS
Comments by Mr. Adam Panzer, Director for Science & Mathematics, WCSD
Comments by Mr. Ian Freedman, Science Research & Physics Teacher
Scott Klosen, Featured Student Speaker
Dr. David Esteban, Keynote Speaker
Nathan Leobandung, Featured Student Speaker
Student Video Session with Q&A and Breakout Rooms
Concluding remarks
JJ Science Research Symposium, 2021
Welcome to the first annual John Jay HS Science Research Symposium! I'm so proud of these students, especially given the challenges everyone faced due to the pandemic. Covid-19 is a theme that you'll see in many students' research, including studying the effects that the pandemic has had on greenhouse gas emission, screen time, educational efficacy, consumer purchasing and academic cheating behaviors. Many student studied non-Covid topics as well, from radio astronomy to radishes, crime to self-driving cars, plant growth, fruit DNA, serial killers, water pH and evaporative cooling in solar cells. It was an exciting year!
Thank you enormously for attending and for your support of the JJ Science Research students!
Mr. Freedman
Keynote Speaker: Dr. David Esteban
Do the microbes in your gut affect learning and memory?
David Esteban is an Associate Professor of Biology and the Director of the Science, Technology, & Society Program at Vassar College. His research is driven by an interest in host-microbe interactions, with a current focus on the relationship between the gut microbiome, nervous system, and immune system. In his most recent work, he has turned his interest and expertise in virology, host-microbe interactions, and the microbiome, to the investigation of pathogenesis in chronic disease and the effects of the microbiome on behavior. He has taught microbiology and virology at Vassar since 2007. Prior to that, he received a PhD in Microbiology and Immunology from St. Louis University, and a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Victoria.
Student Video Presentations
Student Video Presentations
After the speakers finish (est. 8:15pm), guests are invited to watch students' video presentations (see links below). You can also visit one of the Breakout Rooms to talk to the students and ask questions. You won't have time to watch all of the videos tonight, so the video link will remain open to view at a later date.
We will also have brief concluding remarks at the end.
Room 1: Physical Sciences (physics, chemistry, earth science) & Computer Science
https://meet.google.com/eoy-rgar-aet
The Impact of Covid-19 on Car Gas Emissions by David Culcay
Calculating the Rotational Velocity of the Milky Way Galaxy by Brian Doyle
Improving Solar Cell Efficiency With Evaporative Cooling by Nathan Leobandung
pH in different brands of alkaline water by Chelsea B. Matthews
An Ethical Study of Self Driving Cars by Scott McStay
Room 2: Biology & Medicine
https://meet.google.com/ius-bzcb-tui
The Effect of Soil Spacing on Radish Production Efficiency by Scott Klosen
Does a Plant germinate faster under sunlight or Full Spectrum Hangover Led Lights? by Blessing Musa
What fruit contains the highest concentration of DNA by Joshua Taylor
The Effects of Screen Time on One's Health by Francesca Vivanco
Room 3: Psychology, Sociology, Forensics, Economics
https://meet.google.com/vpf-gnuh-auf
Sales Analysis of Toilet Paper and Board Games during the first year of the Covid-19 Pandemic in America by Mikael Adeel
Effects on the Rate of Crime by Wil Fulton
The Effect of Virtual Learning on Student Academic Achievement by Joshua Klein
Perceived Seriousness of Academic Cheating Behaviors Among Students by Cassidy Schuchat
Nature vs. Nurture: Serial Killers by Lily Tivnan
Perceived Seriousness of Academic Cheating Behaviors Among Students
Cassidy Schuchat: I’m a 10th grader studying and researching psychology such as deception, psychopathology, and attachment theory. I also research mental disorders such as anxiety, eating disorders, and identity disorders. I’m interested in the origins of specific behaviors and beliefs, and I hope to move forward, using science research, to dissect major psychological global issues.
Does a Plant germinate faster under sunlight or full spectrum hangover led Lights?
Blessing Musa: I am a sophomore. I am currently studying and researching Earth Science. My research focus on a range of topics such as Earth’s interior, air pollution, Earth’s minerals and rocks, oceans and the atmosphere. I am mostly interested in air pollution and the environment. Along the way I hope to use Science Research to learn more about air pollution and the environment so we humans could take better precautions of littering and releasing toxic gases into our environment.
pH in different brands of alkaline water
Chelsea B. Matthews: I’m in 10th grade and I’m very interested in the study of Oncology. In the past I’ve done research regarding memory, taste, and African American Vernacular English (AAVE). Lately I’ve found an interest in quantum physics, and plan to do my own research on it.
The Effect of Virtual Learning on Student Academic Achievement
Joshua Klein: I am a sophomore. I study a wide variety of topics, such as medicine, psychology, and education and growth modeling. Some of my skills include experimentation, data analysis, and building presentations.
Calculating the Rotational Velocity of the Milky Way Galaxy
Brian Doyle: I am in 10th grade. My interests are physics and mathematics. I also like sports like baseball and golf. My fourth quarter project was to use a telescope to find the routing velocity of the Milky Way galaxy.
The Impact of Covid-19 on Car Gas Emissions
David Culcay: I am a sophomore and I am currently researching how the pandemic and COVID-19 has affected the environment such as CO2 pollution by vehicles. I’m very interested in topics such as climate change, impacts of human pollution and earth science. I plan on using pre-existing data to complete my research on this topic.
Sales Analysis of Toilet Paper and Board Games during the first year of the Covid-19 Pandemic in America
Mikael Adeel: I’m in 10th grade and am currently doing economics research, mostly sales during COVID-19 but hopefully I can branch out more in the future. I have also done other research such as anatomy and the medical fields overall. Though nowadays, I’m more interested in economics as a whole.
Improving Solar Cell Efficiency with Evaporative Cooling
Improving Solar Cell Efficiency with Evaporative Cooling
Nathan Leobandung: My name is Nathan Leobandung and I am a sophomore. I am currently researching solar cells and ways to increase efficiency. I am also interested in other renewables and energy systems, in the hopes of making energy more abundant for all of us.
The Effect of Soil Spacing on Radish Production Efficiency
The Effect of Soil Spacing on Radish Production Efficiency
Scott Klosen: I’m in tenth grade and I have been researching agriculture and soil science. I am mainly researching sustainable methods of increasing agricultural production by changing soil health.
An Ethical Study of Self Driving Cars
An Ethical Study of Self Driving Cars
Scott McStay: I am a sophomore. I am researching and interested in the fields of AI, data science and computer science. I have always been interested in computers so I plan to spend my future career working with them.
Effects on the Rate of Crime
Effects on the Rate of Crime
Wil Fulton: I am a sophomore. I am currently studying forensics and crime. This includes the change of crime rates and what affects it, and vital information that needs to be obtained during a forensic investigation. I have found interest in this since I was younger.
The Effects of Screen Time On One's Health
The Effects of Screen Time On One's Health
Francesca Vivanco: I am a sophomore. I’m currently researching screen time effects on mental and physical health and tying it to the pandemic. I am mostly interested in biology, pediatrics, and history of medicine to hopefully find effective ways to prevent or cure diseases and long term illnesses.
What fruit contains the highest concentration of DNA
What fruit contains the highest concentration of DNA
Joshua Taylor: I am currently in 10th grade and researching the concentration of DNA solutions found in fruits. I have done many other experiments as well as data analysis. I am interested in physics and hope to be able to conduct research on that topic over the summer.
Nature vs. Nurture: Serial Killers
Lily Tivnan: I am a sophomore. I am currently researching forensic psychology such as behavioral analysis, psychopathy, and sociology. I am also researching mental disorders that are related to criminal behavior such as young male syndrome, antisocial behavior, and dissociative identity disorder.
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