YHS Students Win 7 of 16 Spots at Two International Science Fairs

have once again proved to be one of the smartest, most dedicated teenage scientific minds in Westchester and Putnam counties.

Students from 33 area schools presented their research at the , held on March 10 at Sleepy Hollow High School. On average, approximately half the students who participate win an award. According to school officials, nearly 90 percent of the 44 Yorktown students who participated won. 

Seven of the 16 spots at the two international science fairs, the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) and the International Sustainable World (Energy, Engineering, Environment) Project Olympiad were awarded to Yorktown students.

Two additional students were given awards based on their work in the high school Science Research Program. Tanvi Tiwari and David (Linus) Hamann will attend ISWEEEP, in Houston, Texas from May 3-8, 2012. 

Yorktown High School teacher Michael Blueglass, who is the founder and director of WESEF, said the trip to Intel ISEF is all expense paid trip for research in all areas. This region can only send 13 projects from more than 300.

"ISEF brings together 1,600 science fair winning projects from over 50 countries," he said. 

ISWEEEP is also an all expense paid trip to the competition, which brings together 600 top projects related to sustainability in Environment, Engineering and Energy from all over the world. This region can only send the projects from WESEF directly.

Laura Anderson, Frank and Lily Cao, Kathleen Mavrommatis and Priya Mohindra will all attend ISEF in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania May 13-18, 2012. was one of three students to win a spot at ISWEEEP, in Houston, Texas from May 3-8, 2012. 

The full list of awards won by students of the Yorktown High School Science Research program is as follows:

American Meteorological Society Award: Environment – Jack Luceno

Mu Alpha Theta Award: Math – Hari Rau-Murthy

RICOH Sustainable Development Award:
Engineering: Elizabeth Crumley
Environmental Science: Devon Rosh

Stockholm Junior Water Prize: Environment – George Timothy Khandji

US Army Award: Medicine & Health: Amna Chaudhry

US Navy/US Marine Corps:
Computer Science: Maya Rau-Murthy
Computer Science: David-Linus Hamann

Environmental Perspiration Award (Sponsored by Robert Weireter):
Environmental/Engineering: Francesca Giordano

M &T Bank Award:
Medicine & Health: Colson Campbell & Maria Mavrommatis
Behavior: Amanda Buonagurio (along with her partner from Sleepy Hollow, Maddy McGovern)

Fisher Scientific Award: Animal Science: Allison Yih
(Sponsored by the Westchester Medical Academy of Medicine):
Medicine & Health: Meaghan Skelly
Medicine & Health: David Vernik
Medicine & Health: John Wolf

Future of Medicine Award (Sponsored by the Westchester Medical Academy of Medicine):
Medicine & Health: Jurgen Bushi
Medicine & Health: Colson Campbell and Maria Mavrommatis

The Philips Awards for Exceptional Research:
Microbiology: Julia Kelly
Microbiology: Alexei Naumann
Medicine & Health: Brian Pulling

Visual Impact Awards Sponsored by the Clayton Family:
Biochemistry: Ronald Kao
Cell Biology: Michael Park
Behavior: Avik Mohan
Engineering: Joseph Kovaly

BEST IN CATEGORY AWARDS

4th Place Awards in Category Sponsored by Westchester Academy of Medicine:
• Behavior: Jessica Yuan and Brian Park
• Biochemistry: Julie Rothberg
• Cell & Molecular Biology: Michael Park
• Cell & Molecular Biology: Nisha Roth
• Environmental Science: Jack Luceno

3rd Place Awards in Category Sponsored by Psychogenics Pharmaceuticals:
• Animal Science: Taylor Smith
• Behavioral Science: Amanda Buonagurio & partner Maddy McGovern (Sleepy Hollow)
• Biochemistry: Juliana Vigorito
• Computer Science: David-Linus Hamann
• Math: Hari Rau-Murthy
• Medicine & Health: Meaghan Skelly
• Medicine & Health: John Wolf

2nd Place Awards in Category Sponsored by Acorda Therapeutics:
• Behavioral Science: Kathleen Mavrommatis
• Computer Science: Maya Rau-Murthy
• Engineering: Tanvi Tiwari
• Environmental Science: George Timothy Khandji
• Medicine & Health: Jurgen Bushi
• Medicine & Health: Colson Campbell & Maria Mavrommatis
• Medicine & Health: David Vernik
 
1st Place Awards in Category Sponsored by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals:
• Astronomy & Physics: Luke Nolan
• Behavioral Science: Laura Anderson
• Biochemistry: Priya Mohindra
• Environmental Science:
• Medicine & Health: Frank & Lily Cao
• Microbiology: Emma Iaconetti

The Entergy “ISWEEP” Award:

• Environment:
• Engineering: Tanvi Tiwari
• Computer Science: David (Linus) Hamann

The Progenics/Fujifilm USA Award:
Medicine & Health: Frank Cao & Lily Cao
Biochemistry:
Behavior: Laura Anderson
Behavior: Kathleen Mavrommatis

All are welcome to attend the students’ culminating experiences at the Science Research Celebration & Symposium at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 31 in the Yorktown High School auditorium.

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