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2019 Fair Results

Computer Science and Modeling - Group 2


Place	Name(s)	School	Project

1	Jake Moreh	Jericho High School	Combining diffusion kurtosis imaging with white matter tract integrity modeling reveals axonal water fraction as a marker of clinical progression in primary progressive multiple sclerosis

2	Suchir Misra	Jericho High School	Meta-Analysis of cancer-related gene sets: Linking craniosynostosis and endometrial cancer

3	Arianna Pahlavan	Jericho High School	Discretizing a hybridized cardiac reconstruction for a novel simulation of sustained fibrillation

H	Noah Hanover	Great Neck North High School	Using Modern Image Processing and Feature Selection Algorithms to Identify and Analyze New Metrics to Improve the Interpretation of Mice Undergoing Behavioral Changes

H	Rohan Gupta	Herricks High School	Homology Modelling of Winged Helix Domain of INI1b Protein

Computer Science and Modeling - Group 1


Place	Name(s)	School	Project

1	Jeannie Ren	Paul D. Schreiber High School	Inside the Black Box: Topological Memorization and Generalization of Convolutional Neural Networks

3	Joshua Flashner	Roslyn High School	Shining a Light on the Black Box of Neural Networks

M	Ryan Huang	Manhasset High School	Computing Convex Hulls through Deep Convolutional Generative Adversarial Networks

H	Ashley O'Neill	Paul D. Schreiber High School	A Mathematical Exploration Applying the Number e to the Pharmacokinetic Modeling of Opioids: Estimating the Second Dose and the Comfortable Breathing Duration

H	Benjamin Helman	Paul D. Schreiber High School	Decomposition of the Fredkin gate and Factoring by 2 Quantum Subroutines

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology - Group 2


Place	Name(s)	School	Project

1	Jennifer Lin	Jericho High School	Obesity-Associated Metabolic Inflammation: NF-kB and Autophagy

2	Caroline Yu	Jericho High School	Hexokinase Domain Containing 1(Hkdc1): A metabolic regulator of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)

2	Ryan Siegel	Paul D. Schreiber High School	Engineering Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) Nanoparticles with miR-663 to Target Squamous Cell Carcinoma

3	Shreya Patel	Herricks High School	The Effects of AIF1 Post-Translational Modifications (PTMs) on its Known Functions

3	Devika Rajeev	Jericho High School	In vitro dHL60 neutrophil model: Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) role in inflammasome activation

3	Audrey Zhong	Jericho High School	Temporal progression of secondary degeneration in mice substantia nigra after chronic stroke

3	Jake Stoller	Roslyn High School	An Assessment of the Drug Efficacy of Palbociclib and Decitabine in Mono and Combined Therapy in Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma

H	Jonathan Rabbany	Great Neck North High School	Direct Activation of the RUNX1 Enhancer Element Increases Efficiency of Endothelial to Hematopoietic Cell Fate Conversion

H	Oliver Zhang, Kevin Gao	Great Neck South High School	Berberine Inhibits HIV TAT Protein Induced U937 Lymphocyte Cell Adhesion and Proliferation- A Novel Treatment Against HIV Infection

H	Irene Cokro	Herricks High School	Assembling Novel Tensegrity Triangle Structures: Crystallization of 3T7, 3T8, and 3T9 for the Attachment of Triplex-Forming Oligonucleotides

H	Chris Mathew	Herricks High School	Live cell imaging of mitochondrial dynamics with putative mitofusin activating small molecules in Wild Type MEFs

H	Justin Shen	Jericho High School	Elucidating the Role of Neuraminidase & Hemagglutinin in Influenza Cytotoxicity & Cell Survival

H	Ruoxuan Wang	Jericho High School	Self-assembled DNA scaffolds: Impact of programmed crystal contacts on two molecules per asymmetric unit formation

H	Benjamin Goldstein	Paul D. Schreiber High School	Developing a Model of Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor Alpha-Driven Glioblastoma

H	Melissa Pittard	Paul D. Schreiber High School	The identification of PRDM1 co-factors in HEK cells

H	Maddie Rubin	Roslyn High School	The Synthesis and Purification of Pam3CSK4 Spacer-Tag Variants

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology - Group 1


Place	Name(s)	School	Project

1	Janice Rateshwar, Angela Zhu	Jericho High School	Lactucis Agrestibus's Role in Cancer Inhibition

2	Karen Li, Victor Li	The Wheatley School	TP53 Mutations as Potential Prognostic Markers for Specific Cancers

H	Tiffany Guo	Paul D. Schreiber High School	Identifying prognostic gene signatures for Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL)

H	Jenny Ou	Syosset High School	The Effect of Dehydration on Vitamin C Concentrations in Kiwi

General Biology - Group 2


Place	Name(s)	School	Project

1	Manav Bansal	The Wheatley School	Developing an in vitro Model to Study MPI Deficiency in Human Stellate Cell Activation and Potential Role of Autophagy

2	Sachita Gupta	Great Neck North High School	Bifidogenic Diet Modulates Gut Permeability in Mice

2	Rishika Nahata	Jericho High School	Oxaliplatin Resistance: ERCC1 in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patients

3	Seunguk Baek	Herricks High School	The Effect of Inhibiting the NMDA Receptor During Different Developmental Stages Using MK-801 on Zebrafish Larvae

3	Dia Shah	Jericho High School	Alternative dual cancer treatment: Optimization of Low Intensity Focused Ultrasound (LOFU) and radiation in murine breast and prostate cancer cells

3	Nitish Rajagopal	Jericho High School	SNARE Proteins and Vesicle Trafficking

H	Kristen Chao, Kimberly Liao, Maheen Khan	Commack High School	A Modified Formula for Renal Parenchymal Area in the Cartesian Plane Informs Total Kidney Volume and Renal Scarring; The Bye-opsy Study

H	Theresa Haupt	Commack High School	Mechanism of a Bacterial Pilus Assembly Inhibitor

H	Anushka Gupta	Great Neck North High School	Determining the Effect of Triptolide on Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

H	Sohil Dharia	Jericho High School	Refined Diagnosis Criteria for Diastolic Dysfunction

H	Hannah Philipose	Jericho High School	ZLN005 ameliorates retinal oxidative stress and epithelial-mesenchymal transition

H	Jacob Keller	Paul D. Schreiber High School	The Lateralization of Neuronal Activity in the Dentate Gyrus During Context Discrimination

General Biology - Group 1


Place	Name(s)	School	Project

1	Nuzhat Tarafder	Jericho High School	Elucidation of the Effects of Apitoxin on Parkinson’s Disease Associated Behaviors in D. melanogaster PARK1

1	Sanjana Shanmugavel	Jericho High School	The Role of Ellagic Acid on the Host-Microbe Metabolism of Chemotherapeutics

2	Alex Agris, James Kim	Great Neck South High School	Ascorbic Acid as an Inhibitor For Epileptic Seizures

2	David Wang, Avnoor Deol	Great Neck South High School	Usage of L-Cys and its derivatives to alleviate ethanol metabolite-induced cytotoxicity in Drosophila melanogaster

2	Kevin Carratu, Spyrithoula Xenophontos	Manhasset High School	The Effect of Curcumin on Caenorhabditis elegans dys-1 Locomotory Response, Lifespan, and Preference

2	Micah Golan, Cheryl Chang	Paul D. Schreiber High School	The effectiveness of natural pesticides on food consumption, growth and feeding habits in Manduca sexta

3	Mariam Zahran	Commack High School	The effect of Temperature change on the Susceptibility for Heat-Sensitive Drosophila to have A Seizure

3	Zhu Liu	Great Neck South High School	The Effect of Diatomaceous Earth and Soil Moisture on the Elimination of Mealworm Models for Zoonotic Parasites

3	Somya Pathak	Great Neck South High School	The Effects of Electrical Communication Inhibition on Persister Cell Populations

3	Joelle Siong Sin	Great Neck South High School	The Role of Azospirillum brasilense Coinoculated with Rhizobium on Phaseolus vulgaris Nodulation Under Drought Stress

3	Yuna Cha	Jericho High School	Improving locomotion of Park1 using protein rich pearl powder

3	Jackson Tu, Jonathan Kim, Zain Khan	Manhasset High School	The Effect of Glutathione and Ascorbic Acid on MIT-Induced Parkinson’s in Planarians

3	Daniel Ruskin	Paul D. Schreiber High School	Analyzing the Factors Common with Tommy John Surgery in Major League Baseball Pitchers

H	Nathan Cheung, Ruth Lee	Commack High School	The Effect of Cerebrospinal Fluid Hemoglobin Levels on the Progression of Parkinson's Disease

H	Michael Chacon, Joseph Cramer	Commack High School	The Migration Pattern of Great White Sharks (Carcharodon carcharias)

H	Emma Yeung, Jooha Gha	Great Neck South High School	The Effect of Quercetin and Piperine on Tau-Induced Drosophila

H	Ella Wesson, Marco Motroni	Manhasset High School	Investigating Effects of Metformin and Dietary Restriction on the Healthspan of Caenorhabditis elegans Through Locomotion and Pharyngeal Pumping

H	Cheryl Wang	Manhasset High School	Neurotoxic Effects of Consumer Products on Mytilus edulis Ganglion

H	Taylor Wang	Manhasset High School	The Effects of Vitamin C on locomotor system in Drosophila melanogaster with TBI

H	Esha Brar	Manhasset High School	The Study of Fertility in Insulin Resistant Diabetes Model Drosophila melanogaster with the Removal of Gut Bacteria using Egg Dechorionation

H	Nate Senders	Paul D. Schreiber High School	Analyzing the Spread of Hemophilia

H	Samantha Radinsky, Aminya Suwannatat	Paul D. Schreiber High School	The Behavioral and Genotoxic Effects of Triclosan on the Earthworm Lumbricus terrestris Exposed to Ultraviolet Radiation

H	Abby Hurt	Paul D. Schreiber High School	The Effects of Buprenorphine on Sodium Withdrawal Symptoms on the Planarian Model

H	Katherine Winter	Paul D. Schreiber High School	The Relationship between Communication and The Formation of the Social Hierarchy in Crayfish

H	Laura Chu, Chelsea Kumar	Roslyn High School	The Effect of Traditional Medicine and Drosophila Melanogaster Reproduction Rates

H	Hailey Edelman	Syosset High School	Exploring Mechanisms of Cannabidiol in C. elegan Lissencephaly Model

Behavioral and Social Science - Group 2


Place	Name(s)	School	Project

1	Nicole Huang	Jericho High School	Using connectome based predictive modeling to predict impaired executive functioning

1	Jasmine Berger	Roslyn High School	When Colorblind is Color Biased: The Relationship Between Multicultural and Colorblind Racial Attitudes and Victim Blaming

3	Edward Samowitz	Paul D. Schreiber High School	An analysis of the efficacy and compliance rates associated with nutritional, supplemental, and combinatory treatments of hyperoxaluria

3	Dhiya Sani	Paul D. Schreiber High School	The Effect of Social Media as a Recruitment Method on Participation Yield and Patient Demographics in AYA-F Cancer Survivors

3	Adrian Ke	Roslyn High School	The Effect of Graph Embellishment on Comprehension, Memorability, and Perceived Trustworthiness

H	Jackson Pan	Great Neck North High School	The “Mergeability” of Number Words

H	Michelle Goh	Great Neck North High School	The Neuroscience of Artificial Intelligence: Comparison of Brain Activation During Text-Based Chatting with Human and Chatbot Partners

H	Danielle Gruber	Great Neck North High School	The Role of Working Memory in the Ordinal Judgment Task

H	Brooke Chen	Herricks High School	Contributions of Hippocampus and Striatum to Memory-Guided Behavior in Open Field Environment

H	Emily Leventhal	Roslyn High School	Investigating the Depression-related Behaviors in Neural-circuits Specific Protocadherin-17 Knockout Mice

H	Lauren Christenson	Roslyn High School	The Effect of Ethics Bowl Participation on Perspective Taking, Civic Engagement, and Cooperation and Competition

Behavioral and Social Science - Group 1


Place	Name(s)	School	Project

1	Mir Zayid Alam, Taylor Fox	Manhasset High School	Blue-light induced sleep-deprivation affects behaviors of Drosophila melanogaster

1	Makenzie Komack	Roslyn High School	The Battle of the Binge: An Exploration of Alcohol Use in College Aged Individuals

2	Madeline Groothuis	Roslyn High School	Perceptions of Sexual Harassment Based on Gender

2	Lianna Friedman	Roslyn High School	The Effect of Swearing on the Perception of and Likelihood of Voting for a Candidate

2	Olivia Viruet-Quintero	Roslyn High School	The Effects of Accents on the Perceived Qualifications and Hireability of Workers

3	Sara Lok, Josie Mashkevich	Roslyn High School	Adult Perception of Gender Typing on Children's Toys

3	William Xu, Daniel Liu, Trevor Kim, Ben Farhi	Roslyn High School	Apples to Apples: Organic vs. Non-Organic

3	Feyi Rufai	Roslyn High School	Does That Make Me Crazy? The Effects of Treatment Type and Effectiveness on Personal Perception

3	Jake Litvack	Roslyn High School	The Effects of Arming Guards and Teachers on Students' Perceptions of Safety and Comfort

3	Anya Chabria	The Wheatley School	A New Look at Writing: Investigating the Presence of Fractal Patterns in the Sentence Structures of Various Acclaimed Texts

H	Kevin Khadavi, David Zeng	Great Neck North High School	Heads or Tails: The association between one’s prediction of the outcome of coin flips and the gambler’s fallacy or hot hand belief

H	Preethi Kumar	Great Neck North High School	The Association of Trust Afforded to Uniformed Police Officers and the Race of Police Officers

H	Hailee Youn, Ethan Kessler, Bennett Levine, Jessica Chen	Roslyn High School	Don’t Judge A Doctor By Their Location

H	Ria Malhotra, Ali Malik	Roslyn High School	Investigating Suicide Trends Through Google Searches

H	Maya Groothuis, Abby Sliverman, Natalia Hakimi, Yasmine Kaplan	Roslyn High School	Investigating the Effect of Source Differentiation on Trust of and Likelihood to Obtain the Flu Vaccine

H	Sebastian Plaza, Amelia Abraham, Jaideep Grewal, Elaine Lee	Roslyn High School	The Effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on High School Students

H	Ariella Hakimi	Roslyn High School	The Effects of Test Type on Anxiety, Performance, and Retention

H	Luke Christenson, Saydie Grossman, Hailey Margulies, Sam Jacobson	Roslyn High School	The perception of danger of vaping

Chemistry - Group 2


Place	Name(s)	School	Project

1	Riya Patel	Jericho High School	4-(2-Hydroxyethyl)-1 Piperazineethanesulfonic Acid (HEPES) Buffer vs. Quenching in Fluorescence Spectroscopy

2	William Borges	Roslyn High School	Removal of Hazardous Dyes from Simulated Wastewater Using Nitro-Oxidized Carboxycellulose Nanofibers Extracted from Coconut Fibers

3	Miguel Hulyalkar	Southside High School	Testing the Viability and Reusablility of Hemoglobin Biosensors utilizing SAM Surface Molecular Imprinting and Natural Surface Roughness Indices

H	Dana Guggenheim	Roslyn High School	Self-Assembly of 3D DNA Crystals with Super Torsional Stress in the Tensegrity Triangle Inter-Junction Distances

H	Vedant Singh	The Wheatley School	Analyzing the Effects of Graphene-Loading and 3-D Printing on the Thermal Conductivity and Viscosity of Poly(propylene)

Chemistry - Group 1


Place	Name(s)	School	Project

1	Aidan Spizz, Vernon McDermott, Isaac Goldstein	Paul D. Schreiber High School	The effects of Al2O3, SiO2, and Carbon Nanotubes on the mechanical properties of concrete under acid rain simulation

2	Louis Viglietta	Commack High School	Inhibition of Corrosion of Carbon Steel by Naturally Derived Plant Extracts

3	Kevin Gauld, Ethan Horowitz	Manhasset High School	Evaluating the Effectiveness of Metal Alloys Against Their Components in the Electrocoagulation of Bacteria Contaminated Water

H	Sarah Shao, Kaitlyn Clarke	Manhasset High School	The Efficiency of Aluminum Oxide, Sodium Alginate, and Activated Carbon as Hybrid Materials in the Adsorption of Methylene Blue

H	Yvette Sol	Syosset High School	The Implementation of Konjac Glucomannan in Hydrogels

Earth and Environmental Sciences - Group 2


Place	Name(s)	School	Project

1	Kathy Cao	Commack High School	The Development of a Machine Learning Model to Predict Tropical Cyclone Genesis from Mesoscale Convective Systems

2	Marguerite Li	Jericho High School	Pesticides and Alzheimer's Disease: Dysfunctions in neurological hallmarks with pyrethroids and piperonyl butoxide synergy

3	Ethan Sontarp	Commack High School	U-Pb Geochronology of Fluid Flow Events in the Barstow Formation

H	Emma Levin	Paul D. Schreiber High School	Identifying United States Hurricane Risk WIth Changing Climate

H	Jolie Bercow	Paul D. Schreiber High School	The Effect of Herbivory on Neighboring Plant Reproduction in Asclepias syriaca (Common Milkweed) Dominated Communities

Earth and Environmental Sciences - Group 1


Place	Name(s)	School	Project

1	Olivia Liu	Great Neck North High School	Geospatial Analysis of Heavy Metal Presence in Soil and the Prevalence of Pancreatic Cancer

1	Shourav Saha	Great Neck South High School	Inoculation of Alginate Hydrogel Beads for the Sorption of Cu(II)

2	Kallista Zhuang, Trisha Minocha	Great Neck South High School	Efficacy of Ascophyllum nodosum Extract (ANE) Foliar Spray and Guar Gum-Incorporated Soil on the Reduction of Drought Stress in Glycine max

2	Abigail Lee, Shin Park	Great Neck South High School	Efficiency of Using Hibiscus rosa-sinensis as a Natural Coagulant for Wastewater Treatment in Methylene Blue Dye

2	Eric Bae, Alan Lin	Great Neck South High School	Exploring Inter-Species Plant Communication through AMF and Pathogen Resistance

3	Kayla Hsu, Mary Nickita	Manhasset High School	The Effectiveness of Pretreatment of Rhizobium leguminosarum and Ascorbic Acid on Preventing Osmotic and Oxidative Stress Caused by High Salinity in Soil

3	Gabriella D'Angelo	Manhasset High School	Using Lactuca satvia and Eisenia fetida as a Phytotoxicity Assay of Crude Oil

3	Shira Freilich, Samantha Gibbons	Paul D. Schreiber High School	An Exploration Into the Effects Of Glyphosate On Vanessa cardui

3	Max Goldman	Paul D. Schreiber High School	The effects of J. nigra hull powder and P. serotina bark chips on A. platanoides and A. altissima

3	Chris Cizmeciyan	Syosset High School	Mitigating Heavy Metal Stress Induced Damage on C. vulgaris with Antioxidants

H	Netta Mualem	Great Neck North High School	Allelopathic chemical extraction of broccoli on pea and alfalfa seed germination

H	Madeline Yang	Great Neck North High School	Geospatial Analysis of Acid Rain and Soil Composition via ArcGIS Mapping

H	Nicholas Su	Great Neck South High School	Determining the optimal concentration of hydrogen peroxide as an algaecide for dinoflagellates

H	Stella Park, Emma Scher	Great Neck South High School	The Effect of Combined Treatments with Salicylic Acid and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi on Drought Tolerance of Pisum sativum var. Saccharatum

H	Elizabeth Louie, Keena Yin	Great Neck South High School	The Effect of Light Cycles and Nutrient Deprivation on Lipid Production in Chlorella Vulgaris

H	Emily Gan	Jericho High School	Optimization of biofuel production: Year-round, outdoor algal cultivation via fluorophore enhancement

H	Connor Guido	Manhasset High School	The Effects of Cloud Coverage and Carbon Dioxide on Chlorella Vulgaris

H	Josh De Leeuw, Ben Glauner	Manhasset High School	The Use of Calcium Carbonate to Remediate the Effects of Acid Rain on Root Growth, Germination, Chlorophyll Content, and Photosynthesis in a Glycine max Model

H	Caitlin Kim	Manhasset High School	The Use of Hydroponically Grown Brassica Rapa in the Phytoremediation of Copper Sulfate Contaminated Water

H	Zachary Hay, Noah Loewy	Paul D. Schreiber High School	Analyzing the Environmental Impacts of Eco-Friendly Vehicles and the Factors Influencing their Adoption

H	Adam Salzman	Paul D. Schreiber High School	Measuring the Efficiency of Coriandrum Sativum L. and Glycine max L in Filtering Lead through a Cellulose Acetate Membrane

H	Hitangee Jain	The Wheatley School	Effects of Pyrabactin and Abscisic on pre-irradiated Brassica Rapa seeds

Physics and Astronomy - Groups 1 and 2


Place	Name(s)	School	Project

1	Delina Levine	Commack High School	Analyzing a Ferromagnetic-Paramagnetic Phase Transition using Machine Learning

1	David Gold	Paul D. Schreiber High School	Designing Helmet Prototypes to Lessen Concussion Damage

H	Qingyuan Qian	Great Neck North High School	The M• – σ Relation of Intermediate-Mass Black Holes in Dwarf Galaxies

H	Jiaxuan (Crystal) Hu	Jericho High School	High Precision Doppler Detections of Nearby Earth-like Planets Assisted by a Double Scrambler

H	John Kane	Manhasset High School	A Study to Compare high lift instruments used in aviation.

Prototype Engineering - Group 2


Place	Name(s)	School	Project

1	Carrie Hsu	Herricks High School	Development of a Flexible Durometer Sensor for Improving Hardness Tactile Modality Using Piezoelectric Polymers

2	David Xu	Jericho High School	Dual Sensing: Multi-modal sensor for pressure and bending

3	Jillian Haller	Herricks High School	A Comparative Study on the Application of Infrared Thermography and Heat Flux Sensors for the Thermal Assessment of a Wall Assembly

H	Gabi D'Agostino	Commack High School	Non-Newtonian Vehicle Side Impact Damage Reduction System

H	Noah Young	Great Neck North High School	Smartphone Based Cataract Surgery Simulator That Allows Surgical Students to Practice Surgery at Home

Prototype Engineering - Group 1


Place	Name(s)	School	Project

1	Aaron Zhang	Manhasset High School	The Effect of Varying Methylene Blue Concentrations on Yeast Microbial Fuel Cell Electrical Production

2	Jaekeun Sung	Great Neck South High School	Artificial Muscle Module.

2	Stanley Kong	Manhasset High School	Increasing Temperature Gradient of Thermoelectric Generators Using Different Methods of Cooling

3	Lauren Benjamin, Margaret Haykin	Great Neck North High School	Mechanical Composting: Is It More Convenient?

H	Shawn Uthup, Adam Dubi	Commack High School	A Device to Aid With the Installation of Gloves for Doctors in Offices

H	Logan Golia, Eli Goodwin	Great Neck South High School	A quantitative investigation of the effects of various pigments and their mixtures on dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) performance.

H	Thomas Rowan, Julius Yoh	Manhasset High School	The Effect of Ion Concentratokn on Crystal Formation in an Electrodialyis Process

H	Matthew Cornacchia, Jacob Mohebban	The Wheatley School	Effects of Air Compression on the Levitation Ability of Magnet Levitation Trains

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