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Seven GA Students Qualify for PJAS State Science Fair
On Saturday, February 22, 16 Upper School Science Research students competed at the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Sciences (PJAS) Region 1B science fair at Souderton Area High School. In total, seven GA students earned first place awards and qualified for the PJAS State science fair that was eventually cancelled due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. Kevin Cui '21 and Sangeetha Bhuyan '22 both earned perfect scores.
| GRADE | NAME | PROJECT TITLE | CATEGORY | SCORE | PLACE | QUALIFIES FOR STATE |
| 9th | Kayla D'Eletto | Can Disabled Voices Be Able To Use Voice ID on AI? | Behavior | 2.6 | 3rd | |
| 9th | Sarah Sandifer | Comparison of Geotextiles and Grass on Erosion Control | Environmental | 4.3 | 1st | Yes |
| 9th | Samuel Wang | Predicting influenza outbreaks with a machine learning model | Computers | 4.8 | 1st | Yes |
| 9th | Spencer Westover | Effect of industrial toxins on C. elegans behavior | Zoology | 2.4 | 3rd | |
| 10th | Hassan Ayub | Feasibility of a Hydroelectric Car | Engineering | 2.5 | 3rd | |
| 10th | Sangeetha Bhuyan | Protein Denaturation of Invasive Spotted Lantern Fly | Zoology | 5.0 | 1st, Perfect Score | Yes |
| 10th | Caitlin Boland-Szura | Feasibility of an Assistive Robotic Leg | Engineering | 3.5 | 2nd | |
| 10th | Jeff Cheng | Neural Networks in Medicine: Diabetic Retinopathy Detection | Computers | 2.9 | 3rd | |
| 10th | Jacob French | Ideal Synthetic Honey | Biochemistry | 2.9 | 3rd | |
| 10th | Brendan Page | Effect of waves on lysozyme crystals | Chemistry | 4.0 | 1st | Yes |
| 10th | Justin Wang | Effect of nesting competition on bluebird populations | Environmental | 3.1 | 2nd | |
| 11th | Kevin Cui | Karaoke “Shazam”: Audio Processing with Neural Networks | Computers | 5.0 | 1st, Perfect Score | Yes |
| 11th | Anthony Kostacos | Examining the execution of protocols relating to concussions from teachers | Behavior | 3.6 | 2nd | |
| 11th | Sarah Rojas | Dysbiosis in brown planaria with probiotics | Microbiology | 4.6 | 1st | Yes |
| 11th | Jenna Rothenstein | Effect of music genre on cardiovascular health | Medicine & Health | Did not compete | ||
| 11th | Emily Wang | Wearable Lactate Sensor: Effective Biomarker Monitoring | Engineering | 4.3 | 1st | Yes |
| 11th | Tajah Williams | Effect of CBD oil on cell regeneration | Biochemistry | Did not compete | ||
| 11th | Eileen Zhang | Analyzing the Effects of the Opioid Crisis on Lifespan | Medicine & Healthy | 3.3 | 2nd |
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