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On March 27, Germantown Academy Upper School Science Research students competed in the virtual Montgomery County Science Research Competition (MCSRC), directed by Upper School Science Teacher Philip Rittenhouse 1760. In total, 24 GA students earned first, second, or third place awards, and, in the process, qualified for the virtual Delaware Valley Science Fair (DVSF).
GA students won $1,675 worth of prize money and additional gifts of swag from professional organizations and private companies.
"Please congratulate all of the science research students, as they spent the school year diligently designing their projects, collecting data, and preparing a new PowerPoint presentation for and accompanying video file for the virtual MCSRC competition," said Director of Science Research Sarah Kesten. "Congrats, everyone!"
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Name |
Place |
Qualify for DVSF |
Special Award |
Category |
Title |
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Sarah-Grace Coren '24 |
1st Place | Yes | MCSTA HS Behavior and Sciences Award |
Behavioral |
The amount of Covid-19 Cases affecting anxiety in adolescents |
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Brianna Geist '24 |
Microbiology |
Testing the Collected Bacteria on Different Fabrics of Masks |
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Adah Kaplan '24 |
2nd Place | Yes | GlaxoSmith Kline Integrated Biological Platform Sciences Department High School Medicine and Health Award. |
Biology |
Do Higher Violin Hand Positions Lead to Overuse Injuries? |
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Luke Philip '24 |
2nd lace | Yes | Exelon Corporation High School Engineering 2nd Place Award |
Engineering |
Charging a smartphone through exercise |
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Meredith Rizzi '24 |
Environmental |
The Effects of Microplastics on Mussels |
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Andrei Vava '24 |
1st Place | Yes | University of the Sciences Physics Award |
Physics |
Temporal Visualization of Cough Auras |
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Raina Bandekar '23 |
1st Place | Yes | Rita C. Mesthos HS Behavioral and Social Science Award |
Behavioral |
Effectiveness of blue light blocking glasses on sleep |
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Kayla D'Eletto '23 |
1st Place | Yes | Pennsylvania Society for Biomedical Research Veterinary Medicine Award |
Zoology |
Does Coenzyme Q help or worsen Mitochondrial disease? |
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Adhi Gadre '23 |
2nd Place | Yes |
Mathematics |
Identifying what improves survival rates for drug overdoses |
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Joseph Richards '23 |
1st Place | Yes | Air Force Physics Award |
Physics |
Using Metals and Metalloids to Scatter Ioninizing Radiation |
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Sarah Beth Sandifer '23 |
1st Place | Yes | MCSTA High School Botany Award |
Botany |
The Effect of Vegetation on Heavy-Metal Phytoremediation |
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Samuel Wang '23 |
Computer Science |
Contact Tracing with Bluetooth Technology & Machine Learning |
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Spencer Westover '23 |
1st Place | Yes |
Environmental |
Impact of Soil Acidification on Plants Growth |
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Atharv Awasthi '22 |
1st Place | Yes |
Mathematics |
Using the Riemann Zeta Function to Explain the Ramanujan Sum |
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Hassan Ayub '22 |
2nd Place | Yes |
Engineering |
The Viability of Potatoes and Rice as Biofuel Alternatives |
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Alexa Baer '22 |
2nd Place | Yes |
Botany |
Is Seed Sharing Sufficient? |
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Blythe Berlinger '22 |
3rd Place | Yes |
Environmental |
Detecting water contaminants with bioluminescent V. fischeri |
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Sangeetha Bhuyan '22 |
1st Place | Yes |
Zoology |
Inhibiting Spotted Lanternfly Reproduction |
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Jacob French '22 |
2nd Place | Yes |
Biochemistry |
Using Enzymes to Create Synthetic Honey |
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Riya Palkar '22 |
2nd Place | Yes |
Microbiology |
The Effect of Face Masks on Acne |
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Brandon Wang '22 |
3rd Place | Yes |
Microbiology |
The Effects on Mushroom Growth Using Different Substrates |
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Jason Wang '22 |
1st Place | Yes | Merck Science Project Achievement High School Award. Pennsylvania Society for Biomedical Research Human Medicine Award. |
Biology |
Brain Inflammation Induced by Chronic Sleep Deprivation |
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Chelsea Bright '21 |
1st Place | Yes |
Chemistry |
Effect of Fabrics on the Transmission of Water Through Masks |
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Kevin Cui '21 |
2nd Place | Yes | George Purvis Award for highest cumulative point total. Senior Perseverance Award for 6 years of competition |
Computer Science |
Identifying Important Genes in Bat-Transmitted Viruses |
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Sarah Rojas '21 |
1st Place | Yes | Senior Perseverance Award for 3 years of competition |
Zoology |
Inducing dysbiosis in Crickets with L. acidophilus |
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Emily Wang '21 |
1st Place | Yes | Valley Forge Chapter of PA Society of Professional Engineers High School Engineering Award. William Ritter Award for second highest cumulative point total. Senior Perseverance Award for 4 years of competition. |
Engineering |
Defense Against COVID-19: Effective, Breathable Masks |
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Eileen Zhang '21 |
1st Place | Yes | Steve and Mary Beth Young HS Medicine and Health Award |
Biology |
Using Lumbriculus variegatus to Determine Effects of JUULs |
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