Science Research Students Honored

Yorktown High School’s Science Research program has established itself as a top contender on the global stage — and they’ve got the hardware to prove it.

Throughout the 2022-23 school year, our Science Research students competed and won at regional, national, and international science fairs. We were privileged to acknowledge and celebrate these remarkable accomplishments during a recent Board of Education meeting.

Among the award recipients was junior Eric Song, whose innovative ransomware detection and mitigation system earned him a spot at the International Science and Engineering Fair in Dallas, where he secured a remarkable second place in his category.

Science Research teacher Mr. Paul Rubeo, who proudly introduced the students and their accomplishments, shared his excitement about the program's continuous growth, noting that more than 70 students expected to join the program next school year.

𝗜𝗦𝗘𝗙 (𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿)

• Eric Song — Finalist

𝗡𝗬𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗙 (𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿)

• Eric Song — 1st Place

• Nathan Gutierrez — Honorable Mention

• Aidan Hirsch — Honorable Mention

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗙 (𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿)

• Sofia Nastasi — 2nd Place Environmental Science

• Alyssa Huang — 3rd Place Neuroscience

• Aaditya Wadekar — 4th Place Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

• Param Amre — 4th Place Mathematical Sciences

• Mikino Ishikawa — Innovations and Biological Sciences Research Award - Neuroscience

• Abhishek Nair — Today's Students Tomorrow's Engineer Award - Engineering

𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺

• Raka Bose — 5th Place

𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘂𝗺

• Nathan Gutierrez — 1st Place

𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘂𝘀 𝗢𝗹𝘆𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗮𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀

• Zayneb Charif — Finalist

• Devesh Dubey — Finalist

• Aidan Hirsch — Finalist

• Sofia Lam — Finalist

• Eric Song — Finalist