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Worcester Regional Science & Engineering Fair
High School Award Recipients 2013

Student Name Project Title High School Town

FIRST AWARDS

Rahi Punjabi Engineering Novel Vaccine Targets for Meningococcal Infection Advanced Math & Science Academy CS Marlborough
Greg Konar CRYAB: A Novel Oncoprotein to Signal Breast Cancer Mass Academy of Math & Science Worcester

SECOND AWARDS

Emory Payne, Zohaib Moonis The Effect of Alcohol Concentration on Beta Cell Development Bancroft School Worcester
Adam Smith Body Music: Articulatory Music Composition Mass Academy of Math & Science Worcester
Ayush Kumar, Raashed Raziuddin Albuterol's Toxicity & Protection by Vitamin E ( Zebra Fish) Advanced Math & Science Academy CS Marlborough
Anish Dhesikan Data Center energy Efficiency: Power vs. Performance Mass Academy of Math & Science Worcester
Sahil Suresh Impact of Stress and Multitasking on Cognition Shrewsbury HS Shrewsbury
Erika Wilson Do You See What I Sea? Wachusett Regional HS Holden
Akshayaa Chittibabu Transdermal Drug Delivery vis Silk Fibrinogen Advanced Math &Science Academy CS Marlborough
Brennan Goehl Optimizing an Autonomous Vehicle Wachusett Regional HS Holden
Sean Mullane Use of Doped Pani to Facilitate conductivity in Nerve Cells Wachusett Regional HS Holden
Jagath Jai Kumar Follow the Robot:  Ultasonic vs. Infra-red Hopedale Jr./Sr. HS Hopedale
Annabel Consilvio The Effects of Lipids on Drosophila Sit Still Mutants Mass Academy of Math & Science Worcester
 Amol Punjabi Enhancing Berberine as a Natural Anti-staphylococal Advanced Math &Science Academy CS

 Marlborough

    THIRD AWARDS

Rocco Diverdi Robotic Hand for Bomb Disposal Mass Academy of Math & Science Worcester
Nikitha Das Combating Alzheimer's:  Effect of NTF's on Neuronal Cells Mass Academy of Math & Science Worcester
Dylan Martin Pheromone Concentration in the Alarm Response of P. barbatus Mass Academy of Math & Science Worcester
Justin Furuness Multitasking with Texting's Effect on Cognition Shrewsbury HS Shrewsbury
Varun Mathur The Effects of Team Fame on Individual Contracts Algonquin Regional HS Northborough
Olivia Silva Effects of Compromised Immune System on T. molitor Exposed to Bacteria Mass Academy of Math & Science Worcester
Meredith Rioux Effect of Taurine on the Learning Ability of APPL Mass Academy of Math & Science Worcester
Todd Ashley, David Podorefsky Reduction of Nitrogen Oxides with a Photocatalytic Converter Hopkinton HS Hopkinton
Thomas Heale The ACL Foot:  Prosthetic Solution for Children Mass Academy of Math & Science Worcester
Naveen Senthilkumar Walking to Power the World Mass Academy of Math & Science Worcester
Catherine Zhang Developing a Sustainable Solution for Food Packaging Shrewsbury HS Shrewsbury
Kyle Foster How Does it Matter?  Measure the Splatter!  Wachusett Regional HS Holden
Sonali Razdan Power Generation from Biowaste:  The Microbial Fuel Cell. Shrewsbury HS

Shrewsbury

FOURTH AWARDS

Aishwarrya Arivudainambi Memory Retention through Generations of Dugesia dorotocephala Shrewsbury HS Shrewsbury
William Veith The Effect of Magnetic Fields on Planaria Wachusett Regional HS Holden
Melody Spencer Changes in Caloric Investments of the Cape Sundew Mass Academy of Math & Science Worcester
Kayla Penniman, Savera Mohammed Discerning Human Emotion Hudson HS Hudson
Quinn Fitzpatrick The Effects of Hydrocarbons on Soil Respiration in Situ Hopkinton HS Hopkinton
Vivek Subramaniam Analysis of Cellular Behavior on 2D Hydrogels Westborough  HS Westborough
Natasha Honcharik CrossmodalMemory Interaction in Drosophila melonogaster Wachusett Regional HS Holden
Nathaniel Mahowald Nucleated, Not Stirred Shrewsbury HS Shrewsbury
Jenna Bogan The Effects of Nano-silver on L. variegatus Reproduction Westborough HS Westborough
Xiayue Wang UV Degradation of PMMA and PS Shrewsbury HS Shrewsbury
Hanna Ballantine Fasting of Wild Type & Insulin Receptor Inhibited Drosophila Wachusett Regional HS Holden
Amy Kopec Fleece in the Sea Wachusett Regional  HS

Holden

Cameron Asselin

Effectiveness of Hydrogels on Soil Moisture Retention Hopkinton HS

Hopkinton

 Anne Swhwartz               Behind the Fog: Discovering the Truth    Wachusett Regional HA  Holden
                                         Behind "Chemo Brian: 

     FIFTH (Honorable Mention) AWARDS

Yashaswini Makaram Fighting Microbiological Spoilage of Fruits Algonquin Regional HS Northborough
Rebecca Araujo, Shelby Horton The Effect of pH Change on Dinoflagellates Assabet Valley RTHS Marlborough

Jackson Fulk-Logan

Engineering a Flow Battery: Optimizing Electolyte Performance Bancroft School Worcester
Nathan Young, Colin Wolfe Simple Harmonic Motion Bay Path RVTHS Charlton
Zachary Best, Cyrus Freshman The Effect of Tumeric on Memory & Learning Hopkinton HS Hopkinton
Erica Davis, Stephanie Kall Shine a Light on Skin Protection:  SPF30 Hudson HS Hudson
Michael MacCormac, Michael Foley The Egg Shoot Marlborough HS Marlborough
Matthew Bowers Heating Electrolytes:  Effects on Solution Conductivity Shrewsbury Shrewsbury
Alyssa Turo, Flavia Sula Leaking I-phones St Mary's Jr./Sr. HS Worcester
Cassie Quinones-Sulet, Saul Aponte, Jennifer Montoy Fuel from the Fruit Waste Worcester Technical HS Worcester
Peter Luro A Diet for a Safer Tan Wachusett Reginal HS Holden
       
       
       

Worcester Regional Middle School Science & Engineering Fair 2013 Award Recipients

Prize Student Name Project Title School

 

Genzyme Award Broadcom Master Katie Hudek Using Computational Biology to Help Guide Pharmacological Research for a Given Pathogen Hudek Home School
First Place Broadcom Master Philip Onffroy Degrees of Attraction Bancroft School
First  Place Broadcom Master

Peter H. Nikopoulos
Kevin Hu

Lending A Hand:  Designing the Most Efficient Robotic Hand

SarahW.Gibbons
Middle School

First Place Broadcom Master Ruqayah Mohammed Hurrican Winds Protection System Alhuda Academy
Second Place Broadcom Master

Grace Cheng
Bhargavi Ram

Warped..... Sarah W. Gibbons
Middle School
Second Place Broadcom Master Tom Brossi Crazy Conductivity Bancroft School
Second Place Broadcom Master Herrick Spencer Three Pills in a Pod Quabog Regional
Middle School
Second Place Broadcom Master Paris Jensen The Beginning of the End of the World: Student's Knowledge of the Anthropocene Sullivan Middle School
Second Place
Broadcom Master
Andrei Sacco Which Orange Juice Has the Most Vitamin C Douglas Intermediate Elementary School

Second Place
Broadcom Master

Natalie G. Baillargeon
Mridhu Khanna
Cacti Conundrum Sarah W. Gibbons Middle School
Second Place
Broadcom
Master
Haris Waqar 3-D Diabetes Alhuda Academy
Second Place
Broadcom
Master

Nurah Ali
Samia Taufeeque
Safa Jawad

Motorized Wheelchair:  One Step Ahead Alhuda Academy
Second Place 
Broadcom
Master

Simrah Ahmed

Global Warming Alhuda Academy
Second Place
Broadcom Master
Marly Gallo Catch a Wave Bancroft School

Third Place
Broadcom
Master

Saad Chaudry
Sahil Nawab

Smart Transit System by Quantum Locking Oak Middle School
Third Place
Broadcom
Master
 

Emily Lane

Progressive Peel Power Douglas High School
Third Place
Broadcom
Master
Morgan Mooney How Does Water Temperature Affect the Glow of Crime Scene Spray? Douglas High School
Third Place Samuel Majewski Is Stainless Steel Stainless? Quaboag Regional Middle School
Third Place Alicia Cournoyer
Allysa Blake
Waterproof Is worth It Overlook
Middle  School
Third Place Brianna L. Fisher Old School vs. New School: What Will You Remember? Flagg Street School
Third Place Sian Michael
Chloe O'Hara
Kaylin Ciesluk
Is Road Salt Safe for Seeds? Overlook
Middle School
Third Place Andrew Fountain Don't Rock the Boar Quaboag Regional
Middle School
Third Place Rachel Busby Gelatin Strength Bancroft School
Third Place Ryan Polhemus Breaking Bridges Bancroft School
Third Place Rebecca Rokne Do Brita and PUR Filters Really Work? Douglas High School
Third Place Laura N. Boisselle A Spin on Dancing Mountview
Middle School
Third Place Samantha Carr The McCollough Effect Quabog Regional
Middle School
Honorable Mention Oscar Gal The Effect of Temperature on Reaction Rate Bancroft School
Honorable Mention Brian W. Schwalm Electrolyte Fight: Which One Is Bright? Robert E. Melican Middle Schoo
Honorable Mention Taylor Catlin Gasping with Straws Douglas Intermediate Middle School



Honorable Mention

 

Ashwini Allada
Swetha Bhumireddy
Sumoda Achar

Remember This? Sarah W. Gibbons Middle School
Honorable Mention

Rachel Dixson
Kayla Finnegan

Mnemonics vs. Non-Mnemonics Douglas High School
Honorable Mention Shreya Cnowdhary The Force:  Density's Effect on It's Speed Sarah W. Gibbons
Middle School
Honorable Mention Kirsten Davis Adhesives and Temperature Bancroft School
Honorable Mention

Ayonija Sinha
Brian Chen

Is it Worth It to Take a Step Forward in Technology? Oak Middle School
Honorable Mention Chelsea Sheldon Color Through the Ages Bancroft School
Honorable Mention Phillip Hubbe Sticky Situation Crossroads Learning Center
Honorable Mention Grace Lawson The Mind of a Horse Holy Name Central Catholic Jr/Sr High School
Honorable Mention Mohamad El-Rifai Bridge Designs Alhuda Academy
Honorable Mention Zoe Foster
Anna Hoskins
Nellie Zhang
Purple of Orange?  The Stroop Effect

Robert E. Melican
Middle  School