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In April, 24 Upper School science research students competed in the virtual Delaware Valley Science Fair (DVSF), which includes schools from the Lehigh Valley to southern Delaware, and from Chester County to the New Jersey shore. In total, 15 GA students earned first place, second place, third place, or honorable mention awards. GA students also won 22 special awards, including $1,125 worth of prize money and $173,000 in scholarship money. Moreover, Jason Wang '22 was the recipient of the 3rd Place Bronze Medal Award for the 11th Grade for his project, Brain Inflammation Induced by Chronic Sleep Deprivation. Since Wang finished third overall in his grade, he also qualified for the virtual Regeneron International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF), which will take place in May.
"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 virtual Delaware Valley Science Fair competition," said Director of Science Research Sarah Kesten. "Congrats, everyone!"
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Name |
Place |
ISEF |
Special Award |
Category |
Title |
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Sarah-Grace Coren '24 |
3rd Place | DVSF Behavior & Social Science 3rd Place award |
Behavioral |
The amount of Covid-19 Cases affecting anxiety in adolescents |
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Adah Kaplan '24 |
2nd Place | DVSF Medicine & Health 2nd Place Award |
Biology |
Do Higher Violin Hand Positions Lead to Overuse Injuries? |
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Luke Philip '24 |
2nd Place | DVSF Engineering 2nd Place Award |
Engineering |
Charging a smartphone through exercise |
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Andrei Vava '24 |
1st Place | DVSF Physics 1st Place Award |
Physics |
Temporal Visualization of Cough Auras |
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Raina Bandekar '23 |
2nd Place | DVSF Behavior & Social Science 2nd Place Award |
Behavioral |
Effectiveness of blue light blocking glasses on sleep |
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Kayla D'Eletto '23 |
1st Place | DVS Zoology 1st Place Award |
Zoology |
Does Coenzyme Q help or worsen Mitochondrial disease? |
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Adhi Gadre '23 |
1st Place | DVSF Mathematics 1st Place Award Mu Alpha Theta Award |
Mathematics |
Identifying what improves survival rates for drug overdoses |
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Joseph Richards '23 |
Physics |
Using Metals and Metalloids to Scatter Ioninizing Radiation |
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Sarah Beth Sandifer '23 |
Botany |
The Effect of Vegetation on Heavy-Metal Phytoremediation |
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Spencer Westover '23 |
Honorable Mention |
Environmental |
Impact of Soil Acidification on Plants Growth |
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Atharv Awasthi '22 |
Honorable Mention |
Mathematics |
Using the Riemann Zeta Function to Explain the Ramanujan Sum |
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Hassan Ayub '22 |
Engineering |
The Viability of Potatoes and Rice as Biofuel Alternatives |
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Alexa Baer '22 |
Botany |
Is Seed Sharing Sufficient? |
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Blythe Berlinger '22 |
1st Place | DVSF Environmental Science 1st Place Award University of the Sciences Scholarship |
Environmental |
Detecting water contaminants with bioluminescent V. fischeri |
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Sangeetha Bhuyan '22 |
1st Place | DVSF Zoology 1st Place award USDA Future Scientist Award University of the Sciences Scholarship |
Zoology |
Inhibiting Spotted Lanternfly Reproduction |
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Jacob French '22 |
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Biochemistry |
Using Enzymes to Create Synthetic Honey |
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Riya Palkar '22 |
2nd Place | DVSF Microbiology 2nd Place Award University of the Sciences Scholarship |
Microbiology |
The Effect of Face Masks on Acne |
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Brandon Wang '22 |
Microbiology |
The Effects on Mushroom Growth Using Different Substrates |
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Jason Wang '22 |
1st Place | YES | 11th grade 3rd Place Medal Winner (ISEF qualifier) DVSF Medicine & Health 1st Place Award Janssen Biotechnology Research Honorable Mention Drexel University Scholarship University of the Sciences Scholarship |
Biology |
Brain Inflammation Induced by Chronic Sleep Deprivation |
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Chelsea Bright '21 |
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Chemistry |
Effect of Fabrics on the Transmission of Water Through Masks |
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Kevin Cui '21 |
Honorable Mention |
Computer Science |
Identifying Important Genes in Bat-Transmitted Viruses |
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Sarah Rojas '21 |
2nd Place | DVSF Zoology - 2nd Place Award USDA Future Scientist Award |
Zoology |
Inducing dysbiosis in Crickets with L. acidophilus |
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Emily Wang '21 |
Engineering |
Defense Against COVID-19: Effective, Breathable Masks |
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Eileen Zhang '21 |
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Biology |
Using Lumbriculus variegatus to Determine Effects of JUULs |
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