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In May, a group of Germantown Academy Science research students participated in the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Sciences (PJAS) State Fair. Of the 18 students who competed, 16 earned first place awards, and GA senior Sarah Rojas '21 earned a perfect score.
"Please congratulate all of the science research students for their hard work this year," said Upper School Science Department Chair James Anderson. "Each of them spent the school year diligently collecting data, preparing and recording presentations, and writing a research paper to complete their science research projects for the PJAS, Montgomery County Science Research Competition, and Delaware Valley Science Fair. Mrs. Kesten also deserves recognition for her tireless support of this program and each of her students."
|
Name |
Place |
Category |
Title |
|
Brianna Geist '24 |
1st |
Microbiology |
Testing the Collected Bacteria on Different Fabrics of Masks |
|
Adah Kaplan '24 |
1st |
Biology |
Do Higher Violin Hand Positions Lead to Overuse Injuries? |
|
Andrei Vava '24 |
1st |
Physics |
Temporal Visualization of Cough Auras |
|
Raina Bandekar '23 |
1st |
Behavioral |
Effectiveness of blue light blocking glasses on sleep |
|
Adhiraj Gadre '23 |
1st |
Mathematics |
Identifying what improves survival rates for drug overdoses |
|
Joseph Richards '23 |
1st |
Physics |
Using Metals and Metalloids to Scatter Ioninizing Radiation |
|
Sarah Beth Sandifer '23 |
2nd Place |
Botany |
The Effect of Vegetation on Heavy-Metal Phytoremediation |
|
Samuel Wang '23 |
1st Place |
Computer Science |
Contact Tracing with Bluetooth Technology & Machine Learning |
|
Spencer Westover '23 |
2nd Place |
Environmental |
Impact of Soil Acidification on Plants Growth |
|
Atharv Awasthi '22 |
1st Place |
Mathematics |
Using the Riemann Zeta Function to Explain the Ramanujan Sum |
|
Blythe Berlinger '22 |
1st Place |
Environmental |
Detecting water contaminants with bioluminescent V. fischeri |
|
Sangeetha Bhuyan '22 |
1st Place |
Zoology |
Inhibiting Spotted Lanternfly Reproduction |
|
Riya Palkar '22 |
2nd Place |
Microbiology |
The Effect of Face Masks on Acne |
|
Jason Wang '22 |
1st Place |
Biology |
Brain Inflammation Induced by Chronic Sleep Deprivation |
|
Kevin Cui '21 |
1st Place |
Computer Science |
Identifying Important Genes in Bat-Transmitted Viruses |
|
Sarah Rojas '21 |
1st Place - Perfect Score |
Zoology |
Inducing dysbiosis in Crickets with L. acidophilus |
|
Emily Wang '21 |
1st Place |
Engineering |
Defense Against COVID-19: Effective, Breathable Masks |
|
Eileen Zhang '21 |
1st Place |
Biology |
Using Lumbriculus variegatus to Determine Effects of JUULs |
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