This Year’s Science Fair: An Overview

For the past couple of months, ACP’s students have been participating in the school-wide Science Fair. Last Wednesday, February 13th,  ACP students gathered in the library and cafeteria from 5:00 until 6:30 to look at the various projects and experiments completed after weeks and weeks of hard work. Later, from 6:30 until 7, the awards ceremony was held, and many students were bestowed with awards ranging from 1st place to 3rd place.

The five grades were split into two categories: the Junior Division (Eighth Grade) and the Senior Division (High School). All eighth graders who placed will be attending HISEF, and all senior division participants with an asterisk (*) by their name will also be going to HISEF. The Hamilton Invitational Science and Engineering Fair, more commonly known as HISEF, will take place on February 22nd and 23rd. In addition, all students who placed first will be representing ACP Erie at AZSEF in April at the Phoenix Convention Center. Below is a list of students who placed or received an honorable mention.

JUNIOR DIVISION (Eighth Grade)

Animal Sciences 

• 1st Place: Diya Nath

(The Effect of Different Diabetes Herbal Remedies on the Body Length of C. elegans)

Chemistry

• 1st Place: Nicole Ivan

(The Effect of the Amount of Cooking Time of the Amount of the Pectin in the Cranberry Sauce on the Ability of the Pectin to Form a Solid Gelatin)

• 2nd Place: Kimber Whitmyer, Naina Shaik, and Rayna Shaik

(The Effect of the Amount of Time Water is Boiled on the Amount of TDS Present)

• 3rd Place: Jacob Kaufman-Warner and Dean Brasen

(The Effect of the pH of Water on the Volume of Yeast Foam)

Computer Science

• 1st Place: Lucas Conklin and Ryan Harding

(The Relationship of RAM Allocation to CPU Usage)

Engineering

• 1st Place: Nealin Banerjee

(The Cost and Effectiveness of Various Sensors for a System to Prevent Drawers Smashing Fingers)

• 2nd Place: Sneha Lakamsani and Shreya Vijayasankar

(The Effect of Different Truss Bridge Designs on the Stress Load Capacity of Bridges)

Environmental Science

• 1st Place: Ava Stowell, Caitkin Patarakun and Sarah Karan

(The Effect of Varying Amounts of Ferrofluid in Water on the Efficiency of Oil Removal)

• 2nd Place: Humza Choudry and Daniel Wu

(The Effect of Type of Absorbent on the Amount of Oil Cleaned)

Medicine & Health Sciences

• 1st Place: Mihira Karnik

(The Effect of Varying Times Broccoli is Steamed on the Cellulose Breakdown, Enzyme Activity, and Nutritional Value of the Broccoli)

• 2nd Place: Aurelia Marsh

(The Effect of Change in Barometric Pressure on the Pain Felt by Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients)

• 3rd Place: Arno Noorzad and Robert Leber

(The Effect of Different Types of Sunglasses Lens on the Exposure of Ultraviolet Radiation on UV Beads)

Physics & Astronomy

• 1st Place: Pooja Athmanathan

(Measuring the Velocity of Sound Using a Resonance Column and a Tuning Fork)

• 2nd Place: Ashley Yang and Jahnasre Paarthiban

(The Effect of Different Liquid Viscosities on the Ability to Maintain Laminar Flow)

Plant Sciences 

• 1st Place: Ethan Lee and Alex Kroumov

(The Effect of the Type of Container on the Amount of the Days an Apple Took to Lose its Freshness)

SENIOR DIVISION (High School)

Animal Sciences

• 1st Place: Izaan De Bruyn*

(The Effect of Lemon Scented Oil Concentration on the Number of Crickets in an Area)

• 2nd Place: Chloe Tognacci*

(The Effect of Temperature on the Number of Artemia Shrimp Hatched)

• 3rd Place: Aidan Beardsley

(The Effect of Light on Earthworm Behavior)

Behavioral Science & Social Sciences

• 1st Place: Sebastian Javadpoor, Tej Patel, and Sophia Sun*

(Constructing a Credibility Index on the Basis of Loaded Words)

• 2nd Place: Michelle Sheikh*

(The Effect of Varying Levels of Proficiency in Mandarin on Intra-lingual Interference)

• 3rd Place: Delaney Krieger*

(The Effects of the Power of Suggestion on a Person’s Perception of Smell

• Honorable Mention: Nada Osman

(The Effect of Age and Different Environments on the Ability to Detect a Source)

Biochemistry

• 1st Place: Tamara Grujicic*

(The Effect of Sugar Amount on the CO2 Pressure Produced)

• 2nd Place: Ryan Newsom*

(The Effect of Environmental Humidity on Honey Mass)

• 3rd Place: Aksh Iyer*

(The Effect of Different Types of Vegetables on the Amount of Oxygen Gas Produced in the Decomposition of Hydrogen Peroxide)

Biomedical & Health Sciences

• 1st Place: Sohani Sandhu*

(The Effect of Different Fruits in Bioplastics on the Longevity of the Bioplastics)

• 2nd Place: Sejal Jain*

(The Effect of Distance from Household Appliance on EMF Strength)

• 3rd Place: Jason Tells

(The Effect of Temperature on the Number of Electrolytes in Powerade)

• Honorable Mention: Alexis Delke

(The Effect of Different Brands of Tampons on Synthetic Blood Absorption)

Cellular & Molecular Biology

• 1st Place: Kristin Myer and Yuna Choi*

(The Effect of a Single Mutation in the F8 or F9 Gene on Protein Function and the Corresponding Development of Hemophilia)

Chemistry

• 1st Place: Kyrene Patarakun and Tamuyen Truong*

(The Effect of Different Types of Salt on the Amount of Electrolytes)

• 2nd Place: Lea Flores

(The Effect of Different Types of Fabric on the Amount of Drying Time)

• 3rd Place Tie: Noelle Caswell

(The Effect of Dissociative Liquids on KAI(SO4)2 Crystallization)

• 3rd Place Tie: Leo Wang

(The Analysis of Food Dyes in Beverages)

• Honorable Mention: Ali Shah

(The Effect of Electrolyte Liquid on Conductance)

Computational Biology & Bioinformatics

• 1st Place: Mackenzie Chapuis and Madison Chapuis

(The Effect of the Drug Type on the Number of Amino Acid Mutations)

• 2nd Place: Jameson Komarnisky

(The Effect of the Local Environment on the Amount of Mosquito Eggs)

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• 1st Place: Kaitlyn Lai*

(The Effect of Different Types of Sunscreen on the Mass and Color of Cowry Shells)

• 2nd Place: Astha Rohit*

(The Effect of Different Sources of Water on the Amount of Contaminants and Chemical Balances)

• 3rd Place: Kate Leinenweber

(The Effect of Different Types of Little on the pH of Salt Water)

• Honorable Mention: Hope Week and Alexis Myer

(The Effect of Oxybenzone in Sunscreen on the pH of Salt Water)

• Honorable Mention: Brendan Zuzak

(The Effect of Calcium Carbonate on the pH of Salt Water)

Embedded Systems

• 1st Place: Omina Nematova*

(The Effect of the Angle of a Parabolic Reflector on the Signal Strength of a Wireless Router)

• 2nd Place: Yashraj Singh*

(The Effect of Heat on Diode Current)

• 3rd Place: Derek Baker

(The Effect of Different Resistor Arrangements on Voltage Output of an AC Circuit)

Energy: Chemical

• 1st Place: Waldo King*

(The Effect of Amount of Salt and Temperature on Conductivity)

• 2nd Place: Zayn Mowzoon*

(The Effect of Light Frequency on Solar Cell Energy Output)

• 3rd Place: Calvin Gregory*

(The Effect of Residual Heat on Varieties of Meat)

• Honorable Mention: Nate Huffman

(The Effect of Temperature on Electrical Conductivity)

Energy:Physical 

• 1st Place: Yibo Chen*

(The Effect of Cooling on Peltier Module Efficiency)

• 2nd Place: Annelise Velarde*

(The Effect of the Height of the Chimney on the Amount of Airflow Out of the Heated Building)

• 3rd Place Tie: Robert Granville*

(Dust Does What?)

• 3rd Place Tie: Arun Varath Vijay Sankar*

(The Effect of Color on the Number of Photons Collected)

Engineering Mechanics

• 1st Place: Jacy Fuller*

(The Effect of the Type of Magnet Used for a Magnetic Levitation Cart on the Speed of the Cart Down a Constant Slope)

• 2nd Place: Amal Krishna*

(The Effect of the Number of Coil Turns on the Electromagnetic Induction and the Voltage Induced in the Field by a Moving Magnet)

• 3rd Place: Brooke Staples*

(The Effect of Car Power Type on Gas Usage)

• Honorable Mention: Rania Shaltot

(The Effect of Different Wood Glues on Joint Strength)

Environmental Engineering

• 1st Place: Bridge Bach and Ivy McNeil

(The Effect of Different Plant Species on Retention Value Within Different Soils With Concerns to Water Consumption and Cost)

• 2nd Place: Kerry Zhuo

(The Effect of Type of Water Filter on Efficiency of Ecosystem Protection)

• 3rd Place: Morgan Nelson

(The Effect of Recycled Undyed Textile Fiber Pieces Added to Soil on the Amount of Water Retained in Soil After One Minute)

• Honorable Mention: Nicole Chadwick

(The Effect of Packing on a Raw Egg)

Materials Science

• 1st Place: Tamir Lichaa*

(The Effect of Various Lights on the Color of an Alexandrite)

• 2nd Place: Shristi Paudel

(The Effect of the Number and Types of Coins in a Coin Battery on the Voltage Produced)

• 3rd Place: Cambridge Bui-Nguyen

(The Effect of the Type of Insulation on the Temperature of Water)

Mathematics

• 1st Place: Andrea Linder*

(The Effect of Medium of Shuffling on the Quality of Randomness Observed)

• 2nd Place: Mollu Hermann*

(The Effect of Curve Length on Travel Time)

Microbiology 

• 1st Place: Robert Turner*

(The Effect of Different Cleaning Solutions on Overall Bacterial Growth)

Physics and Astronomy

• 1st Place: Brandon Pham*

(The Effect of 3D Geometric Shapes with Different Volumes Surrounding the Source of a Soundwave’s on a Soundwave’s Ability to Penetrate Through)

• 2nd Place: Daynah Andrews*

(The Effect of Different Lengths of a Strong on a Pendulum Apparatus)

• 3rd Place: Andrew Kang*

(The Effect of Number of Rubber Bands on the Dampening of a Pendulum)

• Honorable Mention: Brandon Lazna

(How Distance Affects Bernoulli’s Principle)

• Honorable Mention: Eli Udenze

(The Effect of Temperature on a Neodymium Magnet)

Plant Sciences

• 1st Place: Nevan Hanford*

(The Effect of the Quantity of Plants Performing Photosynthesis on the Temperature Change in an Environment)

• 2nd Place: Chloe Scanlan*

(The Effect of Irradiation on Seed Germination and Root Length)

• 3rd Place: Annabelle Rothert

(The Effect of Recycled Undyed Textile Fiber Pieces Added to Soil on the Amount of Water Retained in Soil After One Minute)

Robotics and Intelligent Machines

• 1st Place: Kazushi Iwamoto*

(Deep Learning Technology Based Visual Driver’s Assistance)

Systems Software

• 1st Place: Yaniv Briker*

(The Effect of Type of Sensor on the Amount of Time Taken to Detect and Stop a Water Leak)

• 2nd Place: Julissa Pacheco*

(Effect of Algorithm on Efficiency A.I.)

Congratulations to all of the students who placed or received an honorable mention! Great job Knights!