Westchester Students Win at International Science Fair.Business Editors/Science Writers/Education Writers 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair The Intel International Science and Engineering Fair is the largest pre-college scientific research event in the world. Each May, over 1500 students from 52 nations are flown in to compete in the fair for scholarships, tuition grants, internships, scientific field trips and the TARRYTOWN, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 2004 Eight Westchester high school Westchester High School can refer to:
ISEF International Society for Ethnology and Folklore ) held in Portland, Oregon from May 10 - 15, 2004. ISEF is the world's largest pre-college science fair, bringing together more than 1,400 of the most curious and capable young science pioneers from more than 40 countries to share ideas, showcase cutting-edge science and compete for more than $2 million in awards and scholarships. Categories include: behavioral and social sciences, biochemistry biochemistry, science concerned chiefly with the chemistry of biological processes; it attempts to utilize the tools and concepts of chemistry, particularly organic and physical chemistry, for elucidation of the living system. , botany botany, science devoted to the study of plants. Botany, microbiology, and zoology together compose the science of biology. Humanity's earliest concern with plants was with their practical uses, i.e., for fuel, clothing, shelter, and, particularly, food and drugs. , chemistry, computer science, earth and space sciences, engineering, environmental science, gerontology gerontology: see geriatrics. , mathematics, medicine and health, microbiology microbiology: see biology. microbiology Scientific study of microorganisms, a diverse group of simple life-forms including protozoans, algae, molds, bacteria, and viruses. , physics, zoology zoology, branch of biology concerned with the study of animal life. From earliest times animals have been vitally important to man; cave art demonstrates the practical and mystical significance animals held for prehistoric man. , and team projects. These Westchester ISEF winners earned the right to compete by winning top prizes at the Progenics Westchester Science and Engineering Fair (WESEF WESEF Westchester Science and Engineering Fair ), which was held in March at Pace University in Pleasantville, NY. Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.and Pace University, sponsored WESEF with support from FUJI Inc., Ciba Specialty Chemicals “Ciba” redirects here. For the pre-1971 company, see Novartis. Ciba Specialty Chemicals is a chemical company based in and near Basel, Switzerland. It was formed as the non-pharmaceuticals elements of Novartis were spun out in 1997, following the merger in the and the members of the NY State Assembly from Westchester County. This event is the largest annual competition for high school students in Westchester and Putnam counties Putnam County is the name of 9 counties in the United States of America, many of which are named for Israel Putnam, who was a hero in the French and Indian War and a general in the American Revolutionary War:
Students from White Plains, Tarrytown, Croton croton, in botany croton (krō`tən), any of several species of Codiaeum that are widely cultivated as ornamentals and houseplants. The most popular species is C. , Yorktown, Bedford, Katonah-Lewisboro, Scarsdale and Ossining represented Progenics-WESEF at the 2004 Intel ISEF. Those students were: Laura Fitzpatrick, Olivia Gilliatt, Jonathan Kanevsky, Bhargav Katikaneni, Anthony Krumeich, Catherine Manix, Garrett Traub, Tamiko Younge, with individual projects and Ami and Ashley Amini, Ciara Barr and Amanda Russo, with team projects. Students are all members of their high school science research program and have progressed through their research under the guidance of their mentor and teacher. The following is a list of the WESEF prize winners at the Intel ISEF 2004:
Anthony Krumeich - Croton HS
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Title of Project: Exploring the Role of Protein Tailoring in
Mussel Adhesion
1st place in Zoology category - $3,000
American Veterinary Medical Association - $700
US Navy + Marine Corps - $8,000
US Airforce - $3,000
Ashley and Ami Amini - Yorktown HS
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Title of Project: Systematic Probing Reveals Requirement of
PI(3)K/Akt/mTOR Pathway in Genetic Signature of
Muscle Hypertrophy
2nd place in Biochemistry category - $1,500
Catherine Manix - Scarsdale
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Title of Project: L-SIGN and DC-SIGN mediated trans-infection of
hepatic cell lines by HCV
4th place in Medicine and Health category - $500
Tamiko Younge - White Plains HS
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Title of Project: Racial Bias by physicians providing prenatal
care
4th place in Behavioral category - $500
Garrett Traub - Ossining HS
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Title of Project: A Novel Soluble Pentacene Precursor: Synthesis
and Application
4th place in Chemistry category - $500
Bhargav Katikaneni- Ossining HS
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Title of Project: The Effects of Serial Position on Visual Working
Memory Recall Tasks
4th place in Behavioral category - $500
Olivia Gilliat - Sleepy Hollow HS
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Title of Project: Second Language Processing in Adult Native
Spanish-Speakers: Gender Differences in the
Declarative/Procedural Model of Lexicon and
Grammar
National Academy of Neuropsychologists - $500
US Army award - $3,000
US Airforce award - $1,500
Additional Contact information:
Teachers- Ossining HS - Angelo Piccirillo 914-762-5760 x347
Croton Harmon HS - Donna Light Donovan -914-271-2147 x522
Scarsdale HS - Jeremy Szerlip - 914-721-2314
White Plains HS - Tim Selg - 914-422-2305
Sleepy Hollow HS (Tarrytown)
Janet Longo-Abinanti - 914-332-6231
Yorktown HS - Michael Blueglass - 914-243-0561
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