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SCIENCE FAIR SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 2020
On behalf of the 2020 Coriell Institute Science Fair Team, thank you to our generous sponsors for their support in making the 39th Annual Science Fair a great success!
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A MESSAGE FROM CORIELL INSTITUTE
Dear Students, Welcome to the 39th Annual Coriell Institute Science Fair! I’m so excited to be back! Last year was my first year attending this event and I left truly impressed and inspired by the curiosity and talent on display. Science is not an easy pursuit. It requires knowledge of a subject, curiosity to ask a question few have asked before, cleverness to design an experiment to test that question, and often the results can disappoint when they do not confirm what you thought in the first place. These challenges make this field of study all the more rewarding. I applaud all of you for your hard work and commitment to answering these scientific questions in the face of these challenges. Science fairs such as this one are special because they take you out of your text books and offer you the chance to experience each stage of that process for yourself. You knew a bit about a topic, asked a question about it, proposed a theory and conducted an experiment to see if you were right. That is the true work of professional scientists. We hope that you enjoyed your project and that this experience will help you decide if a career in the sciences is a good fit for you. This pursuit is more important than ever as it has unique potential to change the world. Breakthroughs in battery technology hold promise to ease our reliance on fossil fuels, advances in personalized medicine hold promise to cure the world’s most stubborn diseases, and unpredictable developments will create a future which none of us today can imagine possible. The one thing that ties all of those together is you. Your generation will soon pick up where mine leaves off and we are thrilled to see what you accomplish. Thank you all for participating in this year’s fair. To the parents, teachers and sponsors, I extend my deepest appreciation. This event would not be possible without your support; your effort is responsible for this event’s success each year! Sincerely,
Dr. Jean-Pierre Issa, CEO and President Coriell Institute for Medical Research
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A MESSSAGE FROM CAMDEN COUNTY COLLEGE
Congratulations and welcome to the 39th Annual Coriell Institute Science Fair! Camden County College is proud to host the Science Fair again this year and to share your enthusiasm for scientific theory and its applications in healthcare, technology and engineering. The selection of your project for this prestigious event recognizes your knowledge, hard work and creativity. Students whose ideas and experiments are showcased here today are on track to make discoveries that will increase our understanding of the world and change the way we live in the years ahead. As a longtime leader of science and technology education, the College is proud of its dedicated faculty and exceptional facilities. Our programs offer high-quality instruction in small, conveniently scheduled classes. Halpern Hall houses labs and simulation rooms for biology, chemistry, physics and veterinary technology. Halpern Hall also includes a surgical technology suite, dental hygiene clinic, nursing arts center, a nutrition science kitchen and café. Additional College facilities serve programs in many other fields, including cybersecurity, biotechnology, computer science, computer-integrated manufacturing, robotics, photonics, music recording and video game design. CCC’s partnership with Rutgers University-Camden allows you to be part of the Rutgers community from day one, and our tuition is still among the lowest in the region. Whether you begin at CCC while still in high school through dual-credit, enroll at CCC for the first two years of your baccalaureate studies before transferring, or take CCC classes during summer or winter breaks, courses completed here transfer to public and private college and universities in the state, the region and beyond. This makes CCC a great place to start your higher education, especially in allied health, science and technology fields. Two of today’s competitors – an 11th-grader with a winning physical/life sciences entry and an 11th-grader with a winning technological sciences entry – will be awarded two-year scholarships to CCC. On behalf of everyone at Camden County College, I wish you young scientists the best of luck in today’s Fair and success with your future studies, research, inventions and explorations. To learn how the programs and opportunities at CCC will start you on your way, visit www.camdencc.edu or attend our Academic Open House on April 4th. Sincerely,
Donald A. Borden President Camden County College
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ABOUT CORIELL
Founded in 1953, the CORIELL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH is an internationally renowned, non-profit, biomedical research institution. The Institute’s founder, Lewis L. Coriell, MD, PhD, played a major role in developing the vaccine to eradicate Polio by using cell cultures to study human viral diseases. The Institute now carries on his legacy through critical research initiatives and its support for research around the world.
The Coriell Institute for Medical Research is an internationally renowned biomedical research nonprofit with a dual mission – to supply the global research community with high quality biological materials and services and to conduct forward-looking research at its facility in Camden, New Jersey.
Coriell was founded in 1953 by Dr. Lewis L. Coriell. Dr. Coriell, a virologist who played an important role in developing the polio vaccine, saw a need for standardized biological samples for use in research and worked with the National Institute for General Medical Sciences to create a collection which all scientists could depend on. That collection, the Human Genetic Cell Repository, was launched at Coriell in 1973 and over the years Coriell has built relationships with many other organizations and now offers millions of samples to scientists around the world.
Coriell scientists are investigating what causes some people to be more at risk of opioid use disorder than others. In 2018, Coriell partnered up with its Camden neighbors Cooper University Health Care and the Cooper Medical School of Rowan University to form the Camden Opioid Research Initiative (or CORI). CORI researchers are studying chronic pain patients, patients who are receiving treatment for a substance use disorder and CORI is building a biobank of samples taken from people who have died as a result of an overdose. This work promises to bolster the scientific understanding of addiction risk in hopes of arming doctors with more information when they prescribe these powerful, yet important drugs. Visit www.coriell.org for more information about Coriell.
Research is also a major focus of the Coriell Institute. Jean-Pierre Issa, MD, Coriell’s President and Chief Executive Officer, is a world-recognized expert in epigenetics – or the ways the turning “on” and “off” of genes affect our health – of aging and cancer. Coriell has a team of researchers working to learn more about the role epigenetics plays in cancer and how it can be tapped to improve treatments.
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DNA DAY ACTIVITY, 2020
Your DNA is your genetic code, a long chain of instructions that tells your body how to function. At its most basic level, that code is made up of four different molecular building blocks which are represented by the letters A, T, C, and G. With just those four, DNA holds the power to determine all the different biological factors that makes us who we are. Each year at the Coriell Institute Science Fair, we recognize DNA Day with a hands-on activity to teach young scientists about this important subject. DNA Day is organized every year by the National Human Genome Research Institute and falls on the anniversary of the discovery of DNA’s double helix structure. This year, students at the Coriell Science Fair will have the opportunity to learn about how these building
blocks work together using beads. These blocks are always found in what are called base pairs, meaning they always work together forming the double helix. An “A” is paired with a “T”, and a “G” is always paired with a “C”. When connected in a specific order, these bases act as a blueprint to build an entire organism; from a tiny microbe to a great white shark. With that knowledge, we can complete pieces of genetic code for various animals and turn that code into a double-stranded, scientifically accurate bracelet! Be sure to stop by the DNA Day activity table in the Dennis Flyer Theater before the award ceremony begins!
PARTICIPANT UPDATES MATTHEW MCBRIDE, PhD
KARINE HAGEBOUTROS, PsyD
His doctoral thesis determined how a fusion protein, known as SS18-SSX, can disrupt transcriptional regulation resulting in the development and growth of the pediatric cancer synovial sarcoma.
As a member of McBride Home School, Matthew McBride presented a project at the Coriell Institute Science Fair each year of sixth through 12th grade which inspired and motivated him to embark on a career in scientific research.
Following graduation this past spring, Matthew has started a post-doctoral research fellowship at Princeton University, where he is expanding his training to explore in vivo metabolism to better understand the nutritional requirements of pancreatic tumors.
After studying chemistry at Drexel University, he obtained his Doctor of Philosophy in chemical biology at Harvard University.
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After earning a couple of first place awards in the Coriell Institute Science Fair in 2005 and 2008, Karine Hageboutros earned her Bachelor of Science in neuroscience from Lafayette College in 2013. Her interest in the intersection between medicine and psychology led her to pursue her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Widener University with a concentration in neuropsychology.
Her dissertation explored the relationship of executive functioning as a mediator of spina bifida severity and internalizing problems in children and adolescents. Karine is currently a clinical neuropsychology postdoctoral fellow at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona. Since her Coriell science fair days, Karine has continued to be involved in research, which helps inform her clinical practice. She is currently conducting research on the prediction model for verbal memory decline in different epilepsy surgical approaches: anterior temporal lobectomy vs. subtemporal selective amygdalohippocampectomy.
CORIELL SCIENCE FAIR STAFF
The Coriell Institute would like to thank all of today’s judges for generously volunteering to be part of this important event. (List current as of March 17.) Advanced Biomedical Laboratories Norman Gerry, PhD
Advocare Pain Institute of South Jersey Kavita Gupta, DO
BP Energy Company Raj Chintapalli
Camden County College Roberto N. Feudale, PhD Daya Shankar Gupta, MD, PhD Edward A. Ramirez-Wright MS
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Eduard I. Dedkov, MD, PhD Martin Job, PhD
Coriell Institute for Medical Research Donna M. Altamuro Oluseun Dairo, BS Kate Driesbaugh, PhD Stacey Heil, MS, MBA Jaroslav Jelinek, MD, PhD
Retired Doug Taylor, Chemist, Retired
Rowan College at Burlington County Leon Hageman, PhD
Rowan University Jill Carroll, MS Gregory J Eaton, PhD Subash Jonnalagadda, PhD
Rutgers University Sudha Moorthy, PhD
Rowan University/Rutgers-Camen Board of Governors Dana L. Redd, CEO
Rowan-SOM Kingsley Yin
Rutgers University Camden
Oguz Yildz
Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering - Rowan University Francis (Mac) Haas, PhD
Princeton University
Eunice Horton April Jackson Kelsey Keith Ellen Kelly Brittany Kerr Matt Mitchell Bela Patel Karen Perro Sam Sander Effron Dana Youngblood
Jim Gibson
Dara Kusic, PhD Laura Scheinfeldt, PhD
Abigail Amberson Gennaro Calendo Victoria Conte Courtney Dirks Paul Foster Kayla Frerichs Kenneth Harley Christine Hastings Jessica Heil Kelly Hodges
Subaru of America
Sameer Kalghatgi, PhD Deborah Requesens, PhD
V E FAIR OLUNTE C ER EN S CI Emily Albertson
Sudha Moorthy, PhD
Thomas Edison Energysmart Charter School
Leo Jose, MBA
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SCIENCE FAIR JUDGES
WuXi Advanced Therapies Charles Coward, MD, MS Victoria Haggerson, PhD Paul Mulle, MS Kunal J Patel, MBA David Seitman, MD
Matthew McBride, PhD
Raytheon Bonnie Harvey, MBA, Bsci
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CORIELL SCIENCE FAIR TEACHERS AND STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES
Coriell sincerely thanks all of the teachers who have dedicated their time and effort to helping the students prepare their entries for the annual Coriell Science Fair. Burlington Township Middle School at Springside Heather Almonte
Camden Academy Charter High School Madeline Fenner
Carolyn McBride Carolyn McBride
Cherry Hill High School East Brian Vernachio
Cherry Hill High School West Brian Grillo
Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy Vandita Desai
Delran High School Siobhan McVay
Moorestown High School Bijoyesh Mookerjee
Delran Middle School Jonathan Skvir
Moorestown High School Sean Watson
Haddonfield Friends School Earlene Sorrento
Haddonfield Memorial High School Michael Romea
Henry C. Beck Middle School Haaf Science
Moorestown Upper Elementary School April Sullivan
Moorestown Upper Elementary School Rich Wilczewski
Pennsauken High School
St Mary of the Lakes Kara Pley
St. Margaret Regional School Valerie Philbin
Vonderahe Homeschool Elisabeth Vonderahe
Westfriends School Molly Cope
William Allen Middle School Ken Lynch
Tim Gilbride
Home School Joseph Conway
Howard Phifer Middle School Jonathan Nguyen
Rosa International Middle School Kavita Gupta
CORIELL SUMMER EXPERIENCE Coriell Institute invites a limited number of motivated students to participate in a Summer Experience program to gain insight into the workings of a renowned research institute. The student program runs during the month of July, Tuesday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The 2020 Experience will begin on Tuesday, July 7, and end on July 31. Students rotate through various laboratories and receive individualized instruction and direction from a team of mentors. Student housing and meals are not provided and participants are responsible for their own transportation. A stipend of $1,000 is awarded to each student upon their successful completion of the program.
Am I Eligible? Students interested in the program must: • Be at least 17 years of age by July 1 • Have a strong interest in science (advanced science classes are preferred) • Be available to participate in all four weeks of the program
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How Do I Apply? By Friday, April 3, submit a resume and cover letter that illustrates your interest in the sciences by email to summerexperience@coriell.org, or by regular mail, addressed to: Coriell Institute Summer Experience Program – Office of the President 403 Haddon Avenue Camden, NJ 08103 Due to the overwhelming response to our programs, we cannot entertain walkins or telephone calls at this time. If you are selected to participate, you will be contacted by Friday, May 1, 2020. If you do not hear from Coriell by this date, we hope you will return to our website for future opportunities at Coriell.
CORIELL SCIENCE FAIR CATEGORY DESCRIPTIONS
TEAM PROJECTS All disciplines – multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary. Projects consist of 2 or 3 team members.
BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES Human and animal behavior, social and community relationships – psychology, sociology, anthropology, archaeology, ethology, ethnology, linguistics, learning, perception, urban problems, reading problems, public opinion surveys, educational testing, etc.
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COMPUTER SCIENCE
Study of plant life – agriculture, agronomy, horticulture, forestry, plant taxonomy, plant physiology, plant pathology, plant genetics, hydroponics, algae, etc.
Study and development of computer software and hardware and associated logical devices – artificial intelligence, algorithms, data bases, networking and communications, computer graphics, computational science, programming languages, operating systems.
EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCES Geology, mineralogy, physiography, oceanography, meteorology, climatology, astronomy, geology, serology, seismology, geography, weather, paleontology, geophysics, tectonics, planetary science.
BIOCHEMISTRY
CHEMISTRY
CONSUMER SCIENCE
ENGINEERING
MATHEMATICS
Chemistry of life processes – molecular biology, molecular genetics, enzymes, photosynthesis, blood chemistry, protein chemistry, food chemistry, hormones, metabolism, etc.
Study of nature and composition of matter and laws governing it – physical chemistry, organic chemistry (other than biochemistry), inorganic chemistry, materials, plastics, fuels, pesticides, metallurgy, soil chemistry, etc.
Testing and the comparison of consumer products for their intended use.
Technology projects that directly apply scientific principles to manufacturing and practical uses – civil, mechanical, aeronautical, chemical, electrical, photographic, sound, automotive, marine, heating and refrigerating, transportation, environmental engineering, etc.
Development of formal logical systems or various numerical and algebraic computations, and the application of these principles – calculus, geometry, abstract algebra, number theory, statistics, complex analysis, probability.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Air pollution and air quality, bioremediation, soil contamination and soil quality, ecosystems management, water pollution and water quality, environmental engineering, forestry, land use management, recycling, waste management.
MICROBIOLOGY Biology of microorganisms – bacteriology, virology, protozoology, fungi, bacterial genetics, yeast, antibiotics, antimicrobials, etc.
MEDICINE AND HEALTH
PHYSICS
ZOOLOGY
Study of disease and health of humans and animals – dentistry, pharmacology, pathology, ophthalmology, nutrition, sanitation, pediatrics, dermatology, allergies, speech and hearing, etc.
Theories, principles, and laws governing energy and the effect on matter— solid state, optics, acoustics, particle, nuclear, atomic, plasma, superconductivity, fluid and gas dynamics, thermo-dynamics, semiconductors, magnetism, quantum mechanics, biophysics, etc.
Study of animals – animal genetics, ornithology, ichthyology, herpetology, entomology, animal ecology, paleontology, cellular physiology, circadian rhythms, animal husbandry, cytology, histology, animal physiology, invertebrate neurophysiology, studies of invertebrates, etc.
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STUDENT PROJECTS
BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL Project #
Name
Project Title
School
1001
Lesslie Montiel
Taste According to Gender and Age: Gustatorial Response to Induced Stimuli
Camden Academy Charter High School
1019
Zahmyre Lorenzo
Social Control and Cults
Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy
1024
Rhea Sharma
Determining the Relationship Between Achievement and Goal Orientation in High School Students
Cherry Hill High School East
1025
Brianna Caldwell
Got art? Creative Art Therapy
Moorestown High School
2000
Yarden Yanushkevich
Effects of Color-Blindness on Perspective
Cherry Hill High School East
2001
Samir Katakamsetty
How Does a "Student-Teacher Relationship" Affect Behavior of a Student in School?
Cherry Hill High School East
2002
Ilana Stofman
The Most Successful Way to Cope with Test Anxiety
Cherry Hill High School East
2003
Vox Ch'ng
Predictors of Morality
Cherry Hill High School East
2005
Aidan Garber
3003
Vladimir Bondar
3016
Aidan Moskowitz
Which Color Catches Your Eye?
Delran Middle School
3019
Amari Coleman
Smarter Gamers, Smarter Talkers
Haddonfield Friends School
3028
Jaden Jabateh
Crossed Up
Haddonfield Friends School
3033
William Morrow
Reaction Time
Haddonfield Friends School
3038
Hannah Thompson
Labeled At First Sight
Haddonfield Friends School
How Anxiety is Affected by Music and Meditation Methods in a High School Student. The Effect of Using One to One Technology on Academic Performance and Information Retention
Cherry Hill High School West William Allen Middle School
BIOCHEMISTRY Project #
Name
Project Title
School
1003
Simge Yilmaz
Energy Content of Foods
Delran High School
2008
Ethan Bovell
The Effect of Temperature on Enzyme Activity
Cherry Hill High School West
2012
Maya Butani
Putting the Plant in Transplant: Plant Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering with Stem Cells
Moorestown High School
3042
Daisy Maturo
Does Your Medication Need More Conservation?
Haddonfield Friends School
Project #
Name
Project Title
School
1005
Aigner Settles
The Effects of Radiation on Radish Seeds and Humans
Pennsauken High School
2010
Keyan Vojdani
Completely Compost: A Study of How Types of Fungi Affect the Decomposition Rate of Compost
Moorestown High School
2017
Yashira Guzman
Musical Plants
Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy
3001
William Whiting
Plants Can Reduce Oil, Why Can't We?
Haddonfield Friends School
BOTANY
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STUDENT PROJECTS CHEMISTRY Project #
Name
Project Title
School
1007
Ian Sachs
Creating a Biodegradable Plastic from the Cellulose of Sargassum Seaweed
Cherry Hill High School West
2013
Nhien Dinh
Does Temperature or Concentration Affect pH?
Pennsauken High School
2018
Deven Chakrabarti
Low Energy Desalination of Seawater Using Selective Solvents, Part 2
Moorestown High School
3043
Jackson Weller
Cleaning Cents
Delran Middle School
COMPUTER SCIENCE Project #
Name
Project Title
School
1009
Gabriella Huegel
Creating an Efficient Interface for Consumers to Determine the Most Environmentally Friendly Fast Food Option
Cherry Hill High School West
1014
Ashraf Essa
Developing a Self-Teaching Neural Network to Outperform Humans in a Driving Simulation
Cherry Hill High School West
CONSUMER SCIENCE (6TH-8TH ONLY) Project #
Name
Project Title
School
3002
Alex Delfino
What Fruit Juice Contains the Most Vitamin C and How to Find the Contents
Haddonfield Friends School
3005
Asha Chakrabarti
Evaluating and Reducing Electromagnetic Radiation from Common Household Devices
Moorestown Upper Elementary School
3018
Abigail Cavanaugh
Antioxidants
Haddonfield Friends School
3025
Grayson Fischer
Battery Battle
Haddonfield Friends School
3029
Dylan Lepore-Scheurenbrand
How Good is Your Filter?
Haddonfield Friends School
3032
Robert McFadden
Water, Is It Safe?
Haddonfield Friends School
3034
Nell Slade
Soap, Many Choices
Haddonfield Friends School
3039
Rihanny Tineo
Which Wrinkle Spray Works Best For Our Clothes?
Haddonfield Friends School
3041
Aleyna Yuksel
Natural Vs. Artificial Nail Polish
Haddonfield Friends School
3046
Rebecca Boateng
Alcohol vs. Peroxide: The Battle of the Mouthwashes
Howard Phifer Middle School
EARTH & SPACE SCIENCE Project #
Name
Project Title
School
3031
Sean Marks
Darkness Falls Over All
Haddonfield Friends School
ENGINEERING Project #
Name
Project Title
School
1002
Justin Jackman
Evaporative Cooler
Delran High School
2014
Sharma Riva
Systematic Nanogenerator Based on the Concept of Snow Triboelectrification
Cherry Hill High School East
3000
Alycea McBride
Building Triboelectric Generators for Mechanical to Electrical Energy
Carolyn McBride
3012
Nicole Jung
The Science of Thermal Cooking
Westfriends School
3014
Sonia Leo
NextGen A/C - Reduce Pollution and Purify Air Outdoors Using an Air Conditioner
Moorestown Upper Elementary School
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Project #
Name
Project Title
School
1011
Gabriel Warren
Determining the Location of Lead Stored in the Hyper Accumulators, Amaranthus cruentus, and Lactuca sativa after Phytoremediation of Lead Tainted Water
Cherry Hill High School West
1022
Samira Nesmith
Shedding It Down to A Science
Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy WWW.CORIELL.ORG
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STUDENT PROJECTS
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Project #
Name
Project Title
School
2009
Jazz Ch'ng
Effects of Bacteria on Petroleum Phytoremediation by Poplar Trees
Cherry Hill High School East
3006
Kushagra Goel
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells Using Natural Dyes from a Combination of Fruits and Vegetables
Henry C Beck Middle School
3015
Alexis Wachter
What's In Your Water?
Delran Middle School
3022
Nayeli Efrat
Is Your Water Really Clean?
Haddonfield Friends School
3013
Marcy Fiorentino
“Curious and Curiouser”: Chance Science
Albert Einstein Homeschool
3037
Ezra Tapper
The Problem^3
Haddonfield Friends School
MEDICINE & HEALTH Project #
Name
Project Title
School
1000
Maria Lopez
"Hyperhidrosis: Does Physical Activity Cause One to Sweat More Than Stressful Situations?
Camden Academy Charter High School
1004
Eliana Birnbaum
Meta Analysis of Side Effects of Treatments for Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva
Cherry Hill High School West
1008
Samantha Lafferty
Determining the Role of Biological Trauma on the Onset of Hashimoto Thyroiditis
Cherry Hill High School West
1018
Kiara Haywood-Rivera
Generic vs. Name Brand Pain Relievers
Pennsauken High School
1020
Christina Farley
Softball Stresses
1023
Hannia Reyes
Breathe... Now Push
2004
Antonio Ferraro
The Affects of Hydration and Nutrients on Cramping
2007
Jewel La Bletta
Investigating the Effects of E-Cigarettes' Aerosols on Drosophila
2015
Rami Awad
Self-Esteem Effect on Injury Rate in High School Soccer Players
2016
Makayla Lynard
Back Injuries in Gymnast
2019
Armaan Khan
The Decomposition of Pills
2020
Zharick Erazo-Betancur
Effects On Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
3008
Marissa Almonte
The Effect of Beta-N-Methylamino-L-Alanine on the Locomotion Behaviors of Turbetrix aceti and the Ability of Serine to Inhibit Observed Neurotoxic Damage
Burlington Township Middle School at Springside
3010
Angelo Boujaoude
What is the Effect of Hand Disinfectants vs. Timed Washing with Soap and Water on Hand Bacterial Colonization After Contact with Common Objects in Places of Public Accommodation?
Moorestown Upper Elementary School
3020
Colton Crismond
Double Covering from the Sun
Haddonfield Friends School
3023
Emily Evearts
The Curious Chemicals Behind Moisturizers
Haddonfield Friends School
3027
Henry Gartland
Mercury Poisoning
Haddonfield Friends School
3030
Victoria Lupan
Depth Perception
Haddonfield Friends School
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Cherry Hill High School East Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy Cherry Hill High School East Cherry Hill High School West Cherry Hill High School East Cherry Hill High School East Haddonfield Memorial High School Cherry Hill High School East
STUDENT PROJECTS
3044
Garrett Maneri
Does Aerobic Exercise Help Improve Cognitive Ability?
William Allen Middle School
3045
Jasmine Carroll
Which One Kills More Germs, Sanitizer or Soap?
Westfriends School
MICROBIOLOGY Project #
Name
Project Title
School
1006
Jane Cohen
The Antimicrobial Properties of Oligosaccharides: A Natural Antibiotic
Moorestown High School
1010
Alexander Thai
Effect of Sodium Chloride on The Growth Rate and Bio Fuel Production of Spirulina Major
Cherry Hill High School West
1012
Nicole Jimenez
Evaluating Novelties of Wild Mushrooms and Papaya Seeds for Antimicrobial Agents
Cherry Hill High School West
1013
Niah Raj
Determining Fungi's Ability to Biosynthesize Metal to Produce Nanoparticles
Cherry Hill High School West
1015
Mehul Malik
Effects of Natural Food Products on Probiotics
Moorestown High School
1017
Kiana Amora
Analysis of the Gut Microbiome of G. mellonella and Their Ability to Degrade Polyethylene
Cherry Hill High School West
2006
Samara Pritchett
Measuring the Effects of Aerosols Produced by E-Cigarettes on the Cell and Biofilm Formation of Staphylococcus, Escherichia coli, and Bacillus
Cherry Hill High School West
2011
Jack Schuler
Mold in the Bread Basket
Pennsauken High School
3004
RebekahVonderahe
Mold Vs. Bread
Vonderahe Homeschool
3011
Aniket Chintapalli
Natural Antibiotics
Henry C. Beck Middle School
3026
Sam Garcia
Different Ways to Kill Bacteria
Haddonfield Friends School
3036
Steven Sorokin
No Time for Bacteria
Haddonfield Friends School
Project #
Name
Project Title
School
3009
Kevin Conway
What Bounces Best? The Effect of Different Elemental Gasses and Temperature on the Elasticity in Basketballs' Bounce
Home School
3021
Stephen Dottoli
Hull-Dro-Dynamics
Haddonfield Friends School
3040
Elijah Turner
Water Splitting
Haddonfield Friends School
PHYSICS
TEAM PROJECTS Project #
Name
Project Title
School
3007
Armaan Gupta
"Futuristic Model of Energy Self Sustainable Coastal Village"
Rosa International Middle School
4000
Shrish Bayyapu
Using Daphnia Magna to Monitor Water Toxicity in Burlington County
Moorestown High School
4000
Dhanush Panjarla
Using Daphnia Magna to Monitor Water Toxicity in Burlington County
Moorestown High School
4001
Riya Chaturvedi
Purification and Isolation of Novel Antimicrobial Compounds
Cherokee High School
4001
Saarth Chaturvedi
Purification and Isolation of Novel Antimicrobial Compounds
Cherokee High School
4001
Vijay Ramu
Purification and Isolation of Novel Antimicrobial Compounds
Cherokee High School
4002
Nakul Subramani
Density-Dependent Growth of Bean Plants
Moorestown Friends School
4002
Nathan Wolfington
Density-Dependent Growth of Bean Plants
Moorestown Friends School
5000
Diya Agarwal
Chargernetics
William Allen Middle School
5000
Trinity Callagee
Chargernetics
William Allen Middle School WWW.CORIELL.ORG
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STUDENT PROJECTS
TEAM PROJECTS Project #
Name
Project Title
School
5001
Deven Butani
Outstanding Oil Absorbents
William Allen Middle School
5001
Rafe Cultrara
Outstanding Oil Absorbents
William Allen Middle School
5001
Advait Wattal
Outstanding Oil Absorbents
William Allen Middle School
5002
Hannah Newport
EZ Read with Dyslexic Fonts
William Allen Middle School
5002
Nathaniel Newport
EZ Read with Dyslexic Fonts
William Allen Middle School
5003
Yunus Awan
Feather, or Not?
Westfield Friends School
5003
Joshua Carroll
Feather, or Not?
Westfield Friends School
5004
Jonny Chang
Bamboozling Bananas
Moorestown Upper Elementary School
5004
Allan Wang
Bamboozling Bananas
Moorestown Upper Elementary School
5004
Jason Youseff
Bamboozling Bananas
Moorestown Upper Elementary School
5005
Elizaveta Plis
Better Living through Biochemistry; Natural Oil Spill Redux
William Allen Middle School
5005
Sophia Tolkacheva
Better Living through Biochemistry; Natural Oil Spill Redux
William Allen Middle School
Project #
Name
Project Title
School
1016
Carolyn Almonte
The Effect of Radiofrequency Electomagnetic Radiation on the Immune Defense and Life History Traits of Chrysoperla rufilabris
Burlington Township High School
3017
Jimmy Philbin
Trash or Treat
St. Margaret Regional School
3024
Naomi Figueroa
Speedy Snails
Haddonfield Friends School
3035
Anouk Soares
Sqauk!
Haddonfield Friends School
ZOOLOGY
ATTENTION CATEGORY WINNERS: Category winners are eligible to enter the Delaware Valley Science Fair (DVSF), being held April 7-9 at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center in Oaks, PA, if you meet one of the following: You can enter DVSF IF: • You are an individual project in 6–8th grade and won 1st or 2nd • You are a team project in 6th–8th grade and won 1st or 2nd • You are an individual project in 9th–12th grade and won 1st, 2nd, or 3rd • You are a team project in 9th–12th and won 1st If you fit a criterion above and want to go to DVSF, you must visit Coriell’s website for information and instructions on attending the Fair. Please visit:
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