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2009-2010 |
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HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS |
PROJECT
TITLES |
STONY
BROOK FACULTY ADVISORS |
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| Kayla Applelbaum Ma'ayonot Yeshiva HS for Girls, Teaneck, NJ Intel semi-finalist |
The Protective Effects of a Multicomponent Polymer Coated Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) on Human Adiocytes and Lambda DNA in the Presence of Ultraviolet (UVA/UVB) Radiation | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering |
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| Dylan Assael Syosset HS, Syosset, NY Intel semi-finalist |
An Unexpected Role for Picocyanobacteria in the Marine Silicon Cycle | Dr. Stephen Baines Ecology & Evolution |
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| Michelle Bayefsky-Anand Ramaz School, New York, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Differences in Morphometrics and Species Diversity of Grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae) with Respect to Elevation in the Kananaskis Valley of the Rocky Mountains | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering |
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| Deborah Boktor Bay Shore HS, Bay Shore, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Electrospinning PVA: The Effects of Solution Conditions and Voltage on the Morphology andFiber Diameter | Dr.
Benjamin Chu & Dr.
Benjamin Hsiao Chemistry |
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| Yuval Calev Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel finalist |
Language Perception, Production, and Memory: A Comparison of Older and Younger Adults | Dr.
Arthur Samuel Psychology |
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| Jason Chaves Kings Park HS, Kings Park, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Inaccuracies in the Single Nucleus Approximation Due to the Presence of Light Nuclei | Dr. James Lattimer Physics & Astronomy |
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| Stephanie Chiang John L. Miller-Great Neck North HS, Great Neck, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Characterization of Aerosolized Particles during a Cyanobacterial Bloom in Lake Agawam, NY: Implications for Cloud Condensation Nuclei (CCN) Formation | Dr. Josephine Aller Marine & Atmospheric Sciences, School of |
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| Everett Coraor Huntington HS, Huntington , NY Intel semi-finalist |
Experimental Insights into Evolved Magmas on Olympus Mons, Mars | Dr. Hanna Nekvasil & Dr. Donald Lindsley Geosciences |
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| Conor Diviney Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
The Synthesis of Compounds as Inhibitors of the Menaquinone Biosynthetic Pathway in Mycobacterium tuberculosis | Dr. Peter Tonge Chemistry |
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| John Dodaro Smithtown HS East, Smithtown, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Search and Identification of Cosmic Rays in Radar Echo | Dr. Helio Takai Physics & Astronomy |
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| Carly Emmer Half Hollow Hills HS East, Dix Hills, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Time Series Study of Quaternary Ammonium Compounds in Sewage Sludge during Peak H1N1 Media Coverage at Various Treatment Facilities with Alternative Sewage Pressing Methods | Dr.
Bruce Brownawell Marine & Atmospheric Sciences, School of |
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| Reena Glaser Smithtown HS West, Smithtown, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Utilizing Cell-Surface Interactions for Adipose-derived Stem Cell Biomineralization | Dr. Marcia Simon Dental School |
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| Ruoyi Jiang Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel finalist |
Targeting Loop Dynamics in βI/βIII Isotype Tubulin: The Application of in silico Techniques in Combating Chemotherapy Drug Resistance | Dr.
Carlos Simmerling Chemistry |
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| Pragya Kakani Jericho, Jericho, NY Intel semi-finalist |
The Novel Use of Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) to Observe Apoptosis in Oligodendrocytes | Dr. Joel Levine Neurobiology & Behavior |
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| Jenny Kang Belmont HS, Belmont, MA Intel semi-finalist |
Identification and Analysis of a Novel Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Antigen-4 Binding Partner in T-cells | Drs. Yixian Qin and Wei Lin Biomedical Engineering |
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| Daniel Katz John L. Miller-Great Neck North HS, Great Neck, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Using the Transport Coefficient to Probe the Coupling of the Quark Gluon Plasma Produced in Au + Au Collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider | Dr. Roy Lacey Chemistry |
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| Brian Kelly Oceanside HS, Oceanside, NY Intel semi-finalist |
An Evaluation of the Toxicity and Binding Affinity of Curcumin and Curcumin Sulfate on Cancer Cell Lines | Dr. W. Quitschke Psychiatry & Behavioral Science |
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| Sahil Khetpal (Plano) Texas Academy of Math and Science Denton, TX Intel semi-finalist |
Polyfunctionalized Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes as a Versatile Platform for Cancer Detection and Tumor-Targeted Dual Therapy | Dr.
Iwao Ojima Chemistry |
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| Erica Lai Holmdel HS, Holmdel, NJ) Intel semi-finalist |
Density and Size Effects in Liquid Water: The Formation of Nanobubbles, Source of Water Anomalies | Dr. Marivi Fernandez-Serra Physics & Astronomy |
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| Andrew Li Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
An Estimate of the Viscosity of the Quark-Gluon Plasma via Anisotropic Flow Measured in Au + Au Collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider | Dr. Roy Lacey Chemistry |
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| Brandon Li Jericho HS Jericho, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Pore Size Reduction of Electrospun Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) Scaffolds for High Performance Microfiltration | Dr.
Benjamin Chu & Dr.
Benjamin Hsiao Chemistry |
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| Jason Littman Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK HS, Plainview, NY - Intel semi-finalist |
The Development of siRNA Delivery Systems for Oncogene Suppression in Human Cancers | Dr. Valentina Schmidt |
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| Paul Masih Das Lawrence HS, Cedarhurst, NY Intel finalist |
A Novel Chemical Synthesis for >1 μm2 Graphene Sheets | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering |
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| Georgios Mourdoukoutas Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK HS, Plainview, NY - Intel semi-finalist |
Anesthetic Action of Isoflurane on Human Glycine Receptor Channels | Dr.
James Dilger Anesthesiology |
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| Neil Muir Uniondale HS, Uniondale, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Engineering Non Halogen Based Biodegradable Flame Retardants | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering |
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| Pooja Mysore Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Effects of Algorithmically Derived Calcitonin Receptor Peptide on the Formation of Bone Matrix | Dr.
Srinivas Pentyala, Anesthesiology, Physiology & Biophysics, Urology |
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| Joshua Pfeffer North Shore Hebrew Academy HS, Great Neck, NY - Intel finalist |
Super Kähler-Ricci Flow | Dr. Martin Rocek Physics & Astronomy C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics |
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| Rashmi Rao Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Pattern Classification of fMRI Data for Understanding Brain Activity in Drug Users | Dr. Dimitris Samaras, Computer Science & Dr. Rita Goldstein, BNL |
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| Alyssa Reimer Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK HS, Plainview, NY- Intel semi-finalist |
Design and Synthesis of 11C-Labeled Tumor-Targeting Modules and a Taxoid-Based Drug Conjugate Containing Dual Tumor-Targeting Modules | Dr.
Iwao Ojima Chemistry |
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| Alexander Spangher Smithtown HS East, St. James, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Gold Nanoparticle Catalysis of CO- in PEM Fuel Cell | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering |
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| Charles Starr Great Neck South, Great Neck, NY Intel semi-finalist |
The Effect of N-Terminal Mutations on Rad54 Function | Dr.
Nancy Hollingsworth Biochemistry & Cell Biology |
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| Solomon Swartz North Shore Hewbrew Academy HS, Great Neck, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Development of a Novel Thermoresponsive Hydrogel for Post-Lumpectomy Breast Reconstruction | Dr.
Benjamin Chu & Dr.
Benjamin Hsiao Chemistry |
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| Alexis Tchaconas Commack HS, Commack, NY Intel semi-finalist |
A Genetic Investigation of Autism: The Role of Type III Neuregulin-1/ErbB4 Signaling and Contactin4 Expression in Neurodevelopment | Dr. Lorna Role, Neurobiology & Behavior Dr. David Talmage , Pharmacological Sciences |
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| Nimali Weerasooriva Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Inhibition of Fatty Acid Biosynthesis in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Towards a Novel Tuberculosis Chemotherapeutic | Dr. Peter Tonge Chemistry |
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2008-2009 |
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HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS |
PROJECT
TITLES |
STONY
BROOK FACULTY ADVISORS |
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| Patrick Abejar Smithtown HS West, Smithtown, NY Intel finalist ***Read Intel announcement |
Utilizing Boron Isotopic Secular Variation as a Proxy to Assess Climate Change | Dr. E. Troy Rasbury Geosciences |
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| Wenting Cao Mission San Jose HS, Fremont, CA Intel semi-finalist |
Optimization of Methane Hydrate Formation and Stability: Unlocking an Abundant Source of Alternative Energy via Organic Matter within Seawater | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering |
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| Re-I Chin Walter Johnson HS, Bethesda, MD Intel semi-finalist |
Synthesis of Precursor to [11C]-labeled DHA-Taxoid for Studies of Drug Pharmacokinetics and Evaluations of DHA as a Tumor-Targeting Moiety | Dr.
Iwao Ojima Chemistry |
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| Mitchell Feinberg Smithtown HS East, Saint James, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Rescuing Electrical Function in the Diseased Heart: A Gene Therapy Approach to Sodium Ion Channel Optimization | Dr. Emilia Entcheva Biomedical Engineering |
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| Talia Fox Ossining HS, Ossining, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Assessing the Accuracy of an Analytical Method to Determine the Shape of Rotating Neutron Stars | Dr. James Lattimer
Physics & Astronomy |
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| David Gittin Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Differential Requirements for Human CBFβ Homologues Bro and Bgb in Drosophila Development | Dr.
J. Peter Gergen Biochemistry & Cell Biology |
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| Evan Goldaper Kings Park HS, Kings Park , NY Intel semi-finalist |
Understanding Cyclone Predictability Over the Data Sparse Pacific through an Examination of Temporal and Flow Patterns | Dr.
Brian Colle Marine & Atmospheric Sciences |
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| Michael Gurevich Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
The General Anesthetic Propofol Prolongs Deactivation and Blocks Peak Current of Human Alpha1 Glycine Receptors | Dr.
James Dilger Anesthesiology |
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| Robert Kaminski Kings Park HS, Kings Park , NY Intel semi-finalist |
Analysis of Lithospheric Deformation in the Western United States Using Localized Velocities, Strain, Dilatation and Shear Rates | Dr. William Holt Geosciences |
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| Jason Karelis Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Mechanistic Studies of MenD, A Novel Drug Target for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) | Dr. Peter Tonge Chemistry |
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| Esther Lee Jericho HS Jericho, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Sustained Release of Lidocaine via Thermoresponsive Hydrogel | Dr. Benjamin Chu Chemistry |
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| Sari Levy John L. Miller-Great Neck North HS, NY Great Neck, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Investigating Confocal Ultrasound Stimulation as an Osteogenic Stimulus: A Novel Physical Modality for Accelerating Fracture Healing and Bone Regeneration |
Dr. Yixian Qin & Dr. Wei Lin Biomedical Engineering |
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| Amy Lin Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Effect of Body Mass Index on Early Outcomes in Female Patients Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention | Dr. Luis Gruberg Cardiology |
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| Glen Meyerowitz Northport HS, Northport, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Uncovering Elusive Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays: Development of a Method to Detect Cosmic Rays | Dr. Helio Takai Physics & Astronomy |
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| Jie Min Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Metabolic Change and FAS Expression During Adipocyte Differentiation in 3T3-L1 Cells | Dr. Irwin Kurland & Dr. Gustavo Palacios, Medicine / Endocrinology Div. |
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| Nityan Nair Hastings HS, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Diffraction with a Twist: Forming Optical Vortices Using Spiral Zone Plates | Dr.
John Noé Physics & Astronomy/Laser Teaching Center |
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| Naureen Osman Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Effect of Cognitive Load and Depressive Symptoms on Heart Rate Variability | Dr. Greg Hajcak Psychology |
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| Taejoong Park Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Modeling of a Spark Ignition Direct Gasoline Injection Engine with T2C and Direct Water/Methanol Injection | Dr. Lin-Shu Wang Mechanical Engineering |
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| Neil Patel Herricks HS, New Hyde Park, NY Intel semi-finalist |
The Mechanical Enhancement of Electrospun Fibers with Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering |
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| Preya Shah Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel finalist / 8th place ***Read Intel announcement |
Combating Cancer: Design and Synthesis of Dual-Warhead Tumor-Targeting Drug Conjugates | Dr.
Iwao Ojima Chemistry |
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| Christine Shrock Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel finalist ***Read Intel announcement |
Effects of Lid Dynamics on the Binding of MDM2 to the Tumor Suppressor Protein p53: Implications for Cancer Therapeutics | Dr.
Carlos Simmerling Chemistry |
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| Aleksandr Sinelnikov Earl L. Vandermeulen HS, Port Jefferson, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Testing Plastic Packages with Mid-IR Emitters for Presence of Food Bubbles in the Seal Area | Dr. Dmitri Donetski Electrical Engineering |
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| Jordan Urbach Roslyn HS, Roslyn Heights, NY Intel semi-finalist |
The Effect of Extracellular Signaling Molecules on Oligodendrocytes: Differentiation, Morphology, Proliferation and Survival | Dr. Holly Colognato Pharmacological Sciences |
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| Yuanchi (Victor) Zhao Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Implementing Thermal Feedback Control of a Helium-Neon Laser for Frequency Stabilization | Dr.
John Noé Physics & Astronomy/Laser Teaching Center |
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| Katherine Zhu Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK HS, Plainview, NY - Intel semi-finalist |
Electrospun PLLA-PEG Multiblock Copolymer for Anti-Adhesion | Dr.
Benjamin Chu & Dr.
Benjamin Hsiao Chemistry |
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2007-2008 |
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HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS |
PROJECT
TITLES |
STONY
BROOK FACULTY ADVISORS |
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| Matthew Alpert Lawrence HS, Cedarhurst, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Electron Transport through Self-Assembled Gold Alkanethiol Monolayers: The Observation of Coulomb Blockade at Room Temperature |
Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering |
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| Steven Anderson Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Voice Separation: A Practical Solution to the Cocktail Party Problem | Dr. Marco Martens Mathematics |
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| Elie Bochner Yeshiva University HS for Boys, New York, NY Intel semi-finalis |
Improving the Feasibility of Avalanche Gain X-Ray Detectors | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering |
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| Ashok Chandran Smithtown HS East, St. James, NY Intel finalist ***Read Intel announcement |
The Distinctive Molecular Signature of Nicotine in Breast Cancer Cells | Dr.
Marian Evinger Pediatrics |
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| Eric Cooper Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Solvation Energetics of Electron Transfer Reactions in Face-to-Face Porphyrin-Quionone Dyads | Dr. Fernando Raineri Chemistry |
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| Isaac Degani Wellington C. Mepham HS, Bellmore, NY Intel semi-finalist |
The Discrimination of Radio Signals Reflected by Atmospheric Ionization and Airborne Bodies | Dr.
Helio Takai Physics & Astronomy |
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| Patryk Marek Dziudziel Kings Park HS, Kings Park, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Determination of the Spatial and Temporal Extent of High Energy Density Nuclear Matter Produced in Relativistic Au+Au Collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider |
Dr. Roy Lacey Chemistry |
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| Mary Freiss Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Path Analysis of Brain Addiction Network | Dr.
Wei Zhu Applied Mathematics & Statistics |
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| Michael Gartner Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Observation of a Sonic Boom in the Quark Gluon Plasma (QGP) Formed in Au+Au Collisions at Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider |
Dr. Roy Lacey |
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| Herman Gudjonson Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel finalist ***Read Intel announcement |
Reduced Taste in Drosophila melanogaster Mutated for an Obesity Syndrome Protein | Dr. Maurice Kernan |
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| Jin Guo Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Sirolimus Blunts CD40/CD154 Mediated IL-8 and MCP-1 Stimulation and ICAM-1 Production via the SAPK/JNK MAPK, NF-κB and p70 S6 Kinase Signaling Pathways in Human Proximal Tubule Cells |
Dr. Hongye Li & Dr. Edward P. Nord Nephrology Div., Medicine |
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| Robert Hackett Sanford Calhoun HS, Merrick, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Tumor-Targeting SWNT-based Drug Conjugate with Double Warheads | Dr.
Iwao Ojima Chemistry |
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| Bowei
(Sharon) Ji Jericho HS, New Hyde Park, NY Intel semi-finalist |
High Flux Filtration Medium Based on Nanofibrous Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) Substrate with UV-Curing | Dr.
Benjamin Chu & Dr. Wei, Chemistry |
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| Chun-Kai (Kenny) Kao George Schoolk Newtown, PA Intel finalist ***Read Intel announcement |
Nanoparticle Enhancement of PEM Fuel Cell Power Output | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering |
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| Yang Li Ward Melville HS, *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Enhancement of Winter Mid-latitude Precipitation over North America by Upper Level Waves Propagating from the Pacific Ocean |
Dr. Edmund Chang Marine & Atmospheric Sciences |
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| Krista Mar Ward Melville HS, *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Synthesis of a Molecular Nanostructure for Applications in Single-Electronics | Dr. Andreas Mayr Chemistry |
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| Mili Mehta The Wheatley School, Old Westbury, NY Intel semi-finalist |
A Longitudinal Study Identifying and Tracking Depression in an Urban Dialysis Population | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering |
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| Elizabeth Min Stuyvesant HS, New York, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Synthesis of a Slow, Tight-Binding Inhibitor of InhA in Mycobacterium tuberculosis | Dr. Peter Tonge Chemistry |
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| Hillary Moss Ward Melville HS, *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Hemophilia B and Glycosylation Sites on Human Clotting Factor IX: How Do Mutations on Factor IX Interact with the Body and Affect Glycosylation? |
Dr. Robert Haltiwanger Biochemistry & Cell Biology |
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| Alexander Penn Monta Vista HS, Cupertino, CA Intel semi-finalist |
Advancement of Printed Circuit Boards: Manipulating Metal Adhesion of Masked Polymer Thin Films through Exposure to Supercritical Carbon Dioxide |
Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering |
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| Anne
Polyakov Ward Melville HS, *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
SQIF Setup for Measurement of Extremely Low Absolute Magnetic Field | Dr.
Vasili Semenov Physics & Astronomy |
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| Radha
Ramjeawan Uniondale HS, Uniondale, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Nanomedicine: Utilizing Nanofibers and Nanoparticles to Enhance Transplant Techniques and Cancer Therapy | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering |
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| Kalyan Ray-Mazumder Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Do Perceptual Learning and Selective Adaptation Occur without Conscious Awareness? | Dr.
Arthur Samuel Psychology |
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| David
Rosengarten John L. Miller -Great Neck North HS, Great Neck, NY Intel finalist/6th place ***Read Intel announcement |
Rotation Curves in Five Dimensions | Dr.
Martin Rocek Physics & Astronomy; C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics |
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| Hamsa Sridhar Kings Park HS, Kings Park, NY Intel finalist ***Read Intel announcement |
A Novel Astigmatic Laser Mode Converter for Optical Vortex Tweezers | Dr.
John Noé & Dr. Harold
Metcalf Physics & Astronomy |
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| Ryan Terbush Smithtown West HS, Smithtown, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Optimizing Carbohydrate Recognition by Cyanovirin-N through Computational Methods | Dr. David Green Applied Mathematics & Statistics |
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| Pooja
Vasudevan The Wheatley School, Old Westbury, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Optimizing Cell Behavior Through Engineered Polymer Substrates | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering |
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| Dana
Zhu Half Hollow Hills HS West, Dix Hills, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Protein Identification and Quantification via Tandem Mass Spectrometry: Novel Techniques | Dr.
Wei Zhu Applied Mathematics & Statistics |
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2006-2007 |
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HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS |
PROJECT
TITLES |
STONY
BROOK FACULTY ADVISORS | |
| Zeynep
Basaran Smithtown HS West, St. James, NY Intel semi-finalist | Mechanistic Studies on Internalization and Drug Release of DHA-Taxoid Conjugates | Dr.
Iwao Ojima Chemistry | |
| Michael
Ding Glen Cove HS, Glen Cove, NY Intel semi-finalist | DNA Electrophoresis on Nanoporous Polyethersulfone Membrane Surfaces | Dr.
Jonathan Sokolov Materials Science & Engineering | |
| Crystalee
Forbes Uniondale HS, Uniondale, NY Intel semi-finalist | Cell Growth, Cytoskeletal Structure and Protein Expression in the Presence of Cloisite NA+ | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering | |
| Kristin
Hall Smithtown HS East, St. James, NY Intel semi-finalist | Inducing Stem Cell Differentiation and Detecting Cancer at the Single Cell Level Using Biomechanics | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering | |
| Zachary
Hollander Great Neck North HS, Great Neck, NY Intel semi-finalist | Genetic and Environmental Causes of Variation in Size and Growth Form in Dwarf and Normal Stature Pitch Pines, Pinus rigida, in Controlled and Field Experiments | Dr.
Jessica Gurevitch Ecology & Evolution | |
| Victoria
Hung Smithtown HS West, Smithtown, NY Intel semi-finalist | A Novel Mathematical Model of Single and en masse Fibroblast Migration on Hydrogels | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich, Materials Science & Engineering; & Dr. Richard Clark, Biomedical Engineering, Dermatology | |
| Daniel
Katz Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns & Rockaway, Cedarhurst, NY Intel finalist ***Read Intel announcement | Platinum Nanoparticles: From Hydrogen Storage to Cancer Treatment | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering | |
| Rebecca
Kaufman Croton-Harmon HS, Croton-on Hudson, NY Intel finalist/5th place ***Read Intel announcement | Androgen Modulation of Cognitive Functions Relevant to Schizophrenia in Rats | Dr.
Mary Kritzer Neurobiology & Behavior | |
| Sarah
Kirsch Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist | Gender Differences in Hypersensitivity Behavior in a Rat Model of Autism | Dr.
Patricia Whitaker-Azmitia Psychology | |
| Esther
Kwak Jericho HS, Jericho, NY Intel semi-finalist | Alginate Microspheres Combined with Pluronic Copolymers for a Controlled and Targeted Release of Lidocaine | Dr.
Benjamin Chu & Dr.
Benjamin Hsiao Chemistry | |
| Benjamin
Leibowicz Great Neck North HS, Great Neck, NY Intel semi-finalist | The Tolman VII Solution and the Upper Limit to the Central Density of a Neutron Star | Dr.
James Lattimer Physics & Astronomy | |
| Emily
Levine Stella K. Abraham HS for Girls, Hewlett Bay Park, NY Intel semi-finalist | Optimizing Recycled Polymer Blends Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering | |
| Hillary
Lin Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist | Sex Differences in Brain Activation During the Viewing of Facial Affect | Dr.
Turhan Canli Psychology | |
| Tina
Liu Ossining HS, Ossining, NY Intel semi-finalist | The Impact of Vision-related Behavioral Factors on Myopia Development Within Each Level of Parental Myopia | Dr.
Leslie Hyman Preventive Medicine | |
| Samantha
Palmaccio Sachem HS East, Farmingville, NY Intel semi-finalist | Longitudinal Evaluation of in vitro Osteoblast Biomineralization and Differentiation Using Alkaline Phosphatase Quantification and Confocal Scanning Laser Microscopy | Dr.
Nadine Pernodet, Dr. Yizhi Meng & Dr. Miriam Rafailovich, Materials Science & Engineering | |
| Rachel
Stephan Kings Park HS, Kings Park, NY Intel semi-finalist | Development of a Novel Method of Eliminating Polychlorinated Biphenyls from the Environment | Dr.
Srinivas Pentyala, Anesthesiology, Physiology & Biophysics,
Urology ; & Dr. Mario Rebecchi, Anesthesiology | |
| Jason
Strauss North Shore Hebrew Academy HS, Great Neck, NY Intel semi-finalist | Polymer Confinement in 3D: Impact on Nanolithography | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering | |
| Nandini
Venkateswaran Herricks HS, New Hyde Park, NY Intel semi-finalist | Synthesis of Cupric Oxide (CuO) Nanostructures for Gas Sensing and Catalysis Applications | Dr.
Perena Gouma Materials Science & Engineering | |
| Victor
Wang Great Neck South HS, Great Neck, NY Intel semi-finalist | Seeing the Phase of Light: An Experimental Investigation of Doughnut-shaped Laser Beams Produced by a Few-Mode Optical Fiber | Dr.
John Noé & Dr. Harold
Metcalf Physics & Astronomy | |
| Debbie
Yee Great Neck North HS, Great Neck, NY Intel semi-finalist | Using Thiol-functionalized Metallic Nanoparticles to Increase the Efficiency of the Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cell | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering | |
| Rui
Hui (Rachel) Yu Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist | Development of Molecular Single-Electron Device Components: Synthesis of Acetylide (Bisisocyanide) Rhenium Complex as a Corner of a Molecule Cage | Dr.
Andreas Mayr Chemistry | |
| Rui
Zhi (Rebecca) Yu Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist | On the Brink of Chaos: Study of Fermi-Pasta-Ulam Effects in 2D | Dr.
Philip Allen Physics & Astronomy | |
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2005-2006 | |||
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HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS |
PROJECT
TITLES |
STONY
BROOK FACULTY ADVISORS | |
| Samantha
Baer Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist | An Historical Correlation Between Increasing Acreage of a Flood Tide Delta and Tidal Wetland Loss Due to Long-term Anthropogenic Impacts | Dr. Glenn Richard, Geosciences /Mineral Physics Institute; and Dr. Fred Mushacke, NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation | |
| Brittany
Bookbinder Kings Park HS, Kings Park, NY Intel semi-finalist | Temporal Organization of Spontaneous Blinking and Its Modulation by Sensory Input | Dr.
Craig Evinger Neurobiology & Behavior; Ophthalmology | |
| Nicole
Brenner Lawrence HS, Cedarhurst, NY Intel semi-finalist | Preparation of a Superparamagnetic Polymer Nanocomposite for Biomedical Applications | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering | |
| Anand
Chandran Smithtown HS West, Smithtown, NY Intel semi-finalist | Gene Profiling of Medulloblastomas: Molecular Windows into the Development of Pediatric Brain Tumors | Dr.
Marian Evinger Pediatrics | |
| Alan
Chou Great Neck South HS, Great Neck, NY Intel semi-finalist | A Novel System to Study Multiple Double Strand Breaks in Arabidopsis thaliana | Dr.
Tzvi Tzfira Biochemistry & Cell Biology | |
| Jonathan
Espitia Sachem HS East, Farmingville, NY Intel semi-finalist | The Effects of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles and Ultraviolet Light on Normal Skin Keratinocytes | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering | |
| Rachel
Goldstein Half Hollow Hills HS West, Dix Hills, NY Intel semi-finalist | An Association Between Dopamine and Serotonin System Related Genetic Polymorphisms in College Students | Dr.
Turhan Canli Psychology | |
| Jana
Hirsch Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist | Seismic
Signature of Ocean Surf as it Relates to Wave Energy and Coastal Erosion |
Dr.
Henry Bokuniewicz & Dr.
Josephine Aller Marine Sciences Research Center | |
| Allyson
Ho William P. Clements HS, Sugar Land, TX Intel semi-finalist | The Effects of Polymer Blending on Gas Permeability | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering | |
| Rafael
Holzer Rambam Mesivta, Lawrence, NY Intel semi-finalist | Modifying Surfaces of Polycarbonate to Achieve Enhanced Properties | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering | |
| Gabriela
Jara Kings Park HS, Kings Park, NY Intel semi-finalist | Design and Synthesis of a Biotin Ligand in Anti-Cancer Drug Conjugates Comprised of Fluorescent Probes and SB-T-1214 | Dr.
Iwao Ojima Chemistry | |
| Catherine
Kelso Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist | Unusual Structures of RNA and Damaged DNA Probed through Molecular Simulation | Dr.
Carlos Simmerling Chemistry | |
| Daniel
Kiridly Smithtown HS West, Smithtown, NY Intel semi-finalist | Spectral Dynamics of Inspiratory Motor Discharge During Augmented Breaths in C56BL/6 Mice in vivo | Dr.
Irene Solomon Physiology & Biophysics | |
| Albert
Ko Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist | A Gravitational Effective Action on a Finite Triangulation | Dr.
Martin Rocek Physics & Astronomy C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics |
|
| Stephen
Ko Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist | Modifications to Jet Properties in a Strongly Interacting Quark Gluon Plasma | Dr.
Roy Lacey Chemistry | |
| Praneet
Korrapati Half Hollow Hills HS East, Dix Hills, NY Intel semi-finalist | Development and Validation of a New Prostate Cancer Diagnostic Marker | Dr. Srinivas Pentyala, Anesthesiology/Physiology & Biophysics ; & Terry Whyard, Urology | |
| Evan
Lazer Northport HS, Northport, NY Intel semi-finalist | A Study of the Effectiveness of Quantitative Ultrasound for Assessing Bone Heatlh | Dr.
Yi-Xian Qin Biomedical Engineering | |
| Hilana
Lewkowitz-Shpuntoff Great Neck South HS, Great Neck, NY Intel semi-finalist | Behavioral and Neuroanatomical Chacterization of CIRL3-like Mutants | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering | |
| Jerrold
Lieblich Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel finalist/5th place ***Read Intel announcement | When the Brain Doesn't Hear What the Mind Does: A Lexical Approach to McGurk Adaptation | Dr.
Arthur Samuel Psychology | |
| Gavin
Lund Comsewogue HS, Port Jefferson Station, NY Intel semi-finalist | A DSP Implementation of Particle Filtering for Single-target Tracking by Wireless Sensors | Dr.
Petar Djuric Electrical & Computer Engineering | |
| Alexander
Luryi Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist | Inconsistencies of the Logistic Growth Law: Gause Experiment Expanded | Dr.
Lev Ginzburg Ecology & Evolution | |
Eric
Meyerowitz | Probing the Conformation and Dynamics of Allatostatin Neuropeptides: A Structural Model for Functional Differences | Dr.
Smita Mohanty Biochemistry & Cell Biology | |
| Nora
Micheva Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist | Design and Development of Fluorogenic Probes for Study of Fatty-Acid-Second Generation Taxoid Conjugate Internalization and Release | Dr.
Iwao Ojima Chemistry | |
| Amy
Richards Kings Park HS, Kings Park, NY Intel semi-finalist | Metalloproteinase Inhibitors, Catechins from Green Tea, Block Anthrax Lethal Factor in vitro | Dr.
Sanford Simon Biochemistry & Cell Biology; Pathology | |
| John
Schulman Great Neck South HS, Great Neck, NY Intel semi-finalist | On Einstein-Kahler Supermanifolds | Dr.
Martin Rocek Physics & Astronomy C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics |
|
| Joshua
Seidman Wellington Mepham HS, Bellmore, NY Intel semi-finalist | The Search for Cosmic Ray Induced Lightning Strokes | Dr.
Helio Takai
| |
| Patrick
van Nieuwenhuizen Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist | Does Smoothing Matter? | Dr.
Martin Rocek Physics & Astronomy C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics |
|
| Peidi
Wu Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist | A Novel Approach to Analyzing of Polyoxomolybdate Growth Using Dynamic and Electrophoretic Light Scattering | Dr.
Benjamin Chu Chemistry | |
| Irina
Zaitseva Centereach HS, Centereach, NY Intel finalist ***Read Intel announcement | Stability of Sunscreen to UV Radiation and Reduction of Photocatalytic Activity of Titanium Dioxide | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering | |
| Harley
Zhang Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel finalist ***Read Intel announcement | Role of General Relativity in Core Collapse of Spherically Symmetric Supernovae | Dr.
F. Douglas Swesty Physics & Astronomy | |
2004-2005 | |||
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HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS |
PROJECT
TITLES |
STONY
BROOK FACULTY ADVISORS | |
| Aisha
Akhtar Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist | Development of a Thermo-responsive Graft Copolymer | Dr.
Benjamin Chu Chemistry | |
| Brinda
Alagesan Manhasset HS, Manhasset, NY Intel semi-finalist | Dynamics of Genomic DNA | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering | |
| Ross
Altman Oceanside HS, Oceanside, NY Intel semi-finalist | Synthesis of Kekulene on a Cyclodextrin Scaffold: Computational Analysis | Dr.
Nancy Goroff Chemistry | |
| Joan
Bosco Kings Park HS, Kings Park, NY Intel semi-finalist | The Apoptotic Effect of Lipoic Acid Palladium Complex, A Novel Non-toxic Chemotherapy, on Breast Cancer Cells | Dr.
Frank Antonawich Neurology | |
| Katya
Botchkina Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist | What Can be Done to Recover the Roseate Tern on Long Island? Sensitivity Testing on a Demographic Model of the Long Island Sterna dougallii Population | Dr.
Lev Ginzburg Ecology and Evolution | |
| Heather
Casper Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK HS, Plainview, NY Intel semi-finalist ***Third place in Intel's International ISEF Fair for team project with Benjamin Pollack, Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK HS, Plainview, May 2005 | Carbonic Anhydrase: Expression in Dioscorea and Molecular Evolution in Arabidopsis thaliana, Oryza sativa, and Dioscorea Species | Dr.
R. Geeta Ecology & Evolution | |
| Stanley
Chiang John L Miller-Great Neck North HS, Great Neck, NY Intel finalist ***Read Intel announcement | A Step Closer to the Quantum Computer: Fabrication of Novel Superconducting Josephson Junctions to Couple Multiple Flux States of a Quantum Bit | Dr.
James Lukens Physics & Astronomy | |
| Jeffrey
Fei Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist | Mutagenic Bypass Pathway Involved in the Eukaryotic Cellular Response to Anticancer Drug Resistance | Dr.
Holly Miller Pharmacology | |
| Marissa
Goldblatt Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK HS, Plainview, NY Intel semi-finalist | The Evolution of Male Courtship Behavior in Oriental Drosophila Species with Wing Spots | Dr.
John True Ecology and Evolution | |
| Jason
Goodman Roslyn HS, Roslyn Heights, NY Intel semi-finalist | Investigation of Facial Recognition and Mechanical Properities of Aging Skin Through DIgital Image Speckle Correlation | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering | |
| Chelsea
Gordon Half Hollow Hills HS E., Dix Hills, NY Intel semi-finalist | A Novel Method of Polymer Metallization | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering | |
| Tina
Ho Smithtown HS, Smithtown, NY Intel semi-finalist | Design and Synthesis of Novel Cytotoxic Alkaloids by Mimicking the Taxoid Skeleton | Dr.
Iwao Ojima Chemistry | |
| Samuel
Hollander Great Neck North HS, Great Neck, NY Intel semi-finalist | Manipulating DNA, Poly-L-Lysine, and PEO-PPO-PEO Triblock Copolymer Nanoparticles for Use in High Efficiency Gene Delivery Vehicle | Dr.
Benjamin Chu Chemistry | |
| Ben
Huang Longwood HS, Coram, NY Intel finalist ***Read Intel announcement | Charged Particle Production in High Energy Nuclear Collisions | Dr.
Thomas Hemmick Physics & Astronomy | |
| John
Michael Iraci Kings Park HS, Kings Park, NY Intel semi-finalist | Tri-blends: A Novel Procedure to Create Ideal Plastics Using Recycled Materials Exposed to Supercritical Carbon Dioxide | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering | |
| Alexander
Kenigsberg Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist | Biochemical and Genetic Studies of a Highly Attenuated Poliovirus: A Vaccine Candidate for the Post Poliovirus Eradication Era | Dr.
Aniko Paul Molecular Genetics & Microbiology | |
| Stephanie
Leventhal Hauppauge HS, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist | Value Differences in the Age of the Internet | Dr.
Judith Tanur Sociology | |
| Eric
Mansfield Smithtown HS, Hauppage, NY Intel semi-finalist | Optimization of Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogels for Wound Healing | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering | |
| Amit
Mehta St. Anthony's HS, South Huntington, NY Intel semi-finalist | DNA Electrophoresis of Mega-Base Pair and Circular DNA on MIcro-Patterned Surfaces | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering | |
| Sagar
Mehta The Wheatley School, Old Westbury, NY Intel finalist ***Read Intel announcement | Optimizing the Properties of Hyaluronic Acid (HA) Hydrogel Scaffolds for Wound Healing and Tissue Engineering | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering | |
| Lauren
Mohr Miller Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist | The Effects of High Concentrations of Petroleum Hydrocarbons on Growth Rate and bioaccumulation of the Polychaete Nereis succinea | Dr.
Bruce Brownawell Marine Science Research Center | |
| Samuel
Ocko Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist | A Study of the Thermal Properties of the 1D Lennard Jones System | Dr.
Philip Allen Physics & Astronomy | |
| Andrei
Petrenko Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist | Investigation of Nuclear Mass Formula Fits to the Liquid Drop Model of the Nucleus | Dr.
James Lattimer Physics & Astronomy | |
| Smita
Prakash Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist | Grasping Einstein's Gravitational Waves | Dr.
Madappa Prakash Physics & Astronomy | |
| Feini
Qu Half Hollow Hills HS E., Dix Hillls, NY Intel semi-finalist | Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide to Enhance Polymer Compatibility in Ultra-Thin Filrms | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering | |
| Aditi
Ramakrishnan Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist | Are Nanoparticles Safe? Cytotoxicity of Citrate Coated Gold Nanoparticles | Dr.
Nadine Pernodet Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering | |
| David
Rosenman Half Hollow Hills HS West, Dix Hills, NY Intel semi-finalist | Analysis Through MD Simulations on the Effects of the Y88C Mutation in Bacillus stearothermophilius MutY Adenine Glycosylase on Its Repair of 8-oxoG: A DNA | Dr.
Carlos Simmerling Chemistry | |
| Matthew
Schlossberger Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy HS, Plainview, NY Intel semi-finalist | Electrospinning of Polystyrene and POSS Nanofibers | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering | |
| Jonathan
Scholl The Wheatley School, Old Westbury, NY Intel semi-finalist | Surface Directed Crystallization of Polymer Thin Films in Supercritical Fluids | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering | |
| Zachary
Travis North Shore HS, Glen Head, NY Intel semi-finalist | The Development of a New Vertebral Loading Model Based on the Effects of Prolonged Hind Limb Suspension | Dr.
Stefan Judex Biomedical Engineering | |
| Neal
Wadhwa Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel finalist ***Read Intel announcement | On Super Calabi-Yau Manifolds | Dr.
Martin Rocek Physics & Astronomy C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics |
|
| Lily
Wang Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist | How Much Heat Can Charmonium Take? | Dr.
Madappa Prakash Physics & Astronomy | |
| John
Wei Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist | Construction of Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase (IDO) Expressing Keratinocytes | Dr.
Marcia Simon Oral Biology & Pathology; Dermatology | |
| Jonathan
Wu Great Neck South HS, Great Neck, NY Intel semi-finalist | The Beauty of Less Perfect Light: A High Resolution Interferometer for Characterizing Broadband Light Sources | Dr.
John Noé & Dr. Harold
Metcalf Physics & Astronomy | |
| Angela
Yang Jericho HS, Jericho, NY Intel semi-finalist | The Relationship Between the Normal and Mutated Expression of Connexin 43 and Oculodentodigital Dysplasia (ODDD) | Dr.
Thomas White & Dr.
Peter Brink Physiology & Biophysics | |
| Tiffany
Yeh Syosset HS, Syosset, NY Intel semi-finalist | Human Dermal Fibroblast Growth and Response to Polybutadiene-Cloisite 6A Nanocomposite Surfaces | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering | |
2003-2004 | |||
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HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS |
PROJECT
TITLES |
STONY
BROOK FACULTY ADVISORS | |
| Jonathan
Birnbaum John L Miller-Great Neck North HS, Great Neck, NY Intel semi-finalist | A Comparison of Flow Through Monoleaflet and Bileaflet Mechanical Heart Valves Utilizing in vitro Digital Particle Imaging Velocimetry and Computational Fluid Dynamics | Dr.
Danny Bluestein Biomedical Engineering | |
| Jennifer
Braverman Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist | A
Novel Method of "On-On" Cell Patterning on Polymer Surfaces | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering | |
| Katherine
Chiang John L Miller-Great Neck North HS, Great Neck, NY Intel semi-finalist | A Novel Study of Oceanic Bacterial Activity: ALPHA-Proteobacteria Enrichment in Aerosolsand the Microlayer | Dr.
Josephine Aller Marine Sciences Research Center | |
| Daniel
Choi Syosset HS, Syosset, NY Intel finalist ***Read Intel announcement | DNA
Microarray Analysis of Shewanella oneidensis Grown for Fuel Cell Use | Dr.
Anil Dhundale & Melissa Monaghan Biomedical Engineering | |
| Sharon
Chou Great Neck South HS, Great Neck, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Design of Drug Release Profile Using Polyelectrolyte Complexes | Dr.
Benjamin Chu Chemistry | |
|
Yiyi
Deng Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist | A
Novel Technique for the Quantification of Trapping Force in Optical Tweezers | Dr.
John Noé & Dr. Harold
Metcalf Physics & Astronomy | |
| Maanit
Desai John L Miller-Great Neck North HS, Great Neck, NY Intel semi-finalist | A Simplified Method for Characterizing Complex Media by the Coherent Backscattering of Light | Dr.
John Noé & Dr. Harold
Metcalf Physics & Astronomy | |
| Matthew
Di Pasquale Kent School, Kent, CT Intel semi-finalist | Single Electron Devices Using Gold Nanoparticle Monolayers | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering | |
| Sarah
Fink Commack HS, Commack, NY Intel semi-finalist | Design and Synthesis of Novel Taxoid-Fatty Acid Conjugates as Tumor Specific Anticancer Agents | Dr.
Iwao Ojima Chemistry | |
| Michelle
Forman Stella K. Abraham HS for Girls, Hewlett Bay Park, NY Intel semi-finalist | Nanostructured Thin Films for Hydrogen Storage | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering | |
| Neil
Haranhalli Syosset Sr. HS, Syosset, NY Intel semi-finalist | Analysis
of Orthology and Molecular Evolution of the Carbonic Anhydrase (CAH) Gene of Dioscorea
Species, Arabidopsis thaliana, and Oryza sativa | Dr.
R. Geeta Ecology & Evolution | |
| Jonathan
Hefter Davis Renov Stahler Yeshiva HS for Boys, Woodmere, NY Intel semi-finalist | The Thermally Stabilizing Effects and Mechanisms of Clay Fillers on Acrylic Paints, Coatings, and Adhesives | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering | |
Madelyn
Meng-Ling Ho | Actin Organization Response to Micro- and Nano-Scale Topography | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering | |
| Xiaodong
(Jessica) Jiang Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist | Synthesis of Fe-Cr Core/Shell Nanoparticles in Pluronic(R) by Thermal Decomposition |
Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich | |
| Samuel
John Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy HS, Plainview, NY Intel semi-finalist | Differential
Effects of Blockade of GABAA Receptors on Inspiratory Phase Fast Oscillatory Rhythms | Dr.
Ki Chon Biomedical Engineering | |
| Maiko
Kume Paul D. Schreiber HS, Port Washington, NY Intel semi-finalist | Is
PCR a Revelant Tool for the Analysis of Microbial Diversity? | Dr.
Jackie Collier Marine Sciences Research Center | |
Vivek
Kuncham | Development
of an Optimal Polymer Coating Through Crystalline Modification | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering | |
Steven
Lubin | Applications of Supercritical Fluid Technology to Polymer Blends | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering | |
| Kristen
Lurie Oceanside HS, Oceanside, NY Intel semi-finalist | Inhibition of the Cell Division Protein FtsZ: A Novel Target for Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Discovery | Dr.
Peter Tonge and
Dr.
Iwao Ojima Chemistry | |
| Oleg
Polyakov Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist | A Femtotesla Optical Magnetometer Suitable for Applications in Multi-channel Magnetic Imaging | Dr.
John Noé & Dr. Harold
Metcalf Physics & Astronomy | |
| Eric
Petersen Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist | DNA Electrophoresis on Micro-Patterned Surfaces | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering | |
| Jeremy
Price Jericho HS, Jericho, NY Intel semi-finalist | Cell Culture Studies as a Model of the Interaction Between Two Inflammatory Diseases: Periodontitis and Coronary Artery Disease | Dr.
Lorne Golub Oral Biology and Pathology | |
| Nikhilesh
Ray-Mazumder Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist | Successful Transfection Using Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering | |
| Eduard
Reznik Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel finalist/5th place ***Read Intel announcement | New Exact Solutions to Einstein's Equations | Dr.
James Lattimer Physics & Astronomy | |
| Xiaojing
(Sunny) Tang Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist | Development of a Novel Ibuprofen Film for the Prevention of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation | Dr.
Glenn Gaudette Biomedical Engineering | |
| Christopher
Tingue Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist | A Ground-Penetrating Radar Survey of the Ashley Schiff Preserve, Stony Brook, New York | Dr.
Daniel Davis Geosciences | |
| Alexander
Slade Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy HS, Plainview, NY Intel semi-finalist | The Expression of Connexin 36 in GABAergic Neurons in Respiratory Related Brainstem Regions of Adult Rat | Dr.
Irene Solomon Physiology & Biophysics | |
| Kevin
Wang Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel finalist ***Read Intel announcement | A Novel Simulation Method for Protein Structure Prediction | Dr.
Carlos Simmerling Chemistry | |
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2002-2003 | ||
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HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS |
PROJECT
TITLES |
STONY
BROOK FACULTY ADVISORS |
| Nina
Bai Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy HS, Plainview, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Synthesis and Characterization of Well-ordered Thin Films of Decanethiolated Gold Nanopartarticles | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering |
| Hyeyeon
Choi Half Hollow Hills HS East, Dix Hills, NY Intel finalist *** Read Intel announcement |
The Effect of Supercritical Fluids on Polymer Thin Films | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering |
| Stephen
Dawson-Haggerty |
Diffraction: Experiment, Simulation and Application to Polymer Fibers |
Dr. Christian
Burger Dr. Benjamin Chu Chemistry |
|
Jessica
Dickenson Earl L. Vandermeulen HS, Port Jefferson, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Sizing Neutron Stars | Dr.
Madappa Prakash Physics & Astronomy |
|
Alexander
Ellis Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY Intel semi-finalist |
The Design and Performance of an Astigmatic Laser Mode Converter | Dr.
John Noé & Dr. Harold
Metcalf Physics & Astronomy |
| Robert
Neil Fisher Hebrew Academy of Nassau County, Uniondale, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Improving Plastic Recycling Using Modified Organoclays | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering |
| Hilary
Fleischer South Side HS, Rockville Centre, NY Intel finalist *** Read Intel announcement |
Optical Analysis of a Flowing Soap Film | Dr.
John Noé & Dr. Harold
Metcalf Physics & Astronomy |
| Vikas
Gupta Comsewogue HS, Port Jefferson Station, NY Intel semi-finalist |
The Synthesis of Second Generation Taxoids as Potential Treatments for Malaria, Leishmaniasis,and Trypanosomiasis | Dr.
Iwao Ojima Chemistry |
| Stacey
Kallem Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy HS, Plainview, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Self-esteem and Schematic Processing as Precursors of Depression in Children |
Dr.
Daniel Klein
|
| Tara
Kelly Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy HS, Plainview, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Genetic Variation in a Sexually Selected Male Trait in Drosophila |
Dr.
John True Ecology and Evolution |
| Sirish
Kondabolu Half Hollow Hills HS West, Dix Hills, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Identification of Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks: Implications in Safe Epidural Anesthesia | Dr.
Srinivas Pentyala Anesthesiology; Physiology & Biophysics |
| Kerry
Lanigan Kings Park HS, Kings Park, NY Intel semi-finalist |
The Design and Synthesis of Water-soluble Taxoids for Tumor-activated Prodrugs in Cancer Chemotherapy | Dr.
Iwao Ojima Chemistry |
|
Rachel
Lavon |
Testing the Mechanical and Adhesive Properties of Hyaluronic Acid for Its Use on Vascular Stents | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering |
| Karen
Law |
The Effect of Age on Emotional Brain Reactivity | Dr.
Turhan Canli BioPsychology |
|
Joshua Levine Ramaz school, New York, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Polymer-Cell Interactions: Analysis of Polymer Elastomer Feedback and Cardiac Resynchronization on Micro- and Nanofabricated Polymers in vitro | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering |
| Evan
Marshak Herricks HS, New Hyde Park, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Optically-stimulated Luminescence in Al203:C |
Dr.
John Noé & Dr. Harold
Metcalf |
| Janaki
Parameswaran Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy HS, Plainview, NY Intel semi-finalist |
IInitiation of Vascular Tissue in the Primordia of Dioscorea alata and Dioscorea Nipponica | Dr.
R. Geeta
|
| Neil
Patel John Glenn HS, Elwood, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Photon Orbits Around a Black Hole | Dr.
Madappa Prakash Physics & Astronomy |
| Anh
Pham Jericho HS, Jericho, NY Intel semi-finalist |
The Effect of Epsilon D173A Mutation on Antagonism of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors by Pancuronium and Cistracurium | Dr.
James Dilger Anesthesiology |
| Kenneth
Schultz Great Neck South HS, Great Neck, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Star Searching in the Orion OB1a Association: Photometric Analysis, Identification, and Determination of Characteristics of Low-mass Pre-Main Sequence Stars | Dr.
Frederick Walter Physics & Astronomy |
| Tedhar
Setton Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy HS, Plainview, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Isolating the Effect of Polymer Mechanical Properties on Cardiac Fibroblasts Morphology, Proliferation and Growth | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering |
| Farheen
Shaikh Half Hollow Hills HS East, Dix Hills, NY Intel semi-finalist |
The Effects of Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy on the Sleep Architecture of Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome | Dr.Marta
Maczaj Psychiatry/Sleep Disorders Center |
| Limor
Spector Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
A Novel DNA Delivery Vehicle: Smart Biodegradable Electrospun Membranes |
Dr. Kwang-sok
Kim, Dr. Liang Dehai, |
|
Wolodymyr
Szczupak Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Trapping Force Studies in a Low-power Optical Tweezers Device | Dr.
John Noé & Dr. Harold
Metcalf Physics & Astronomy |
| Rui
Tang Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
The Relationship Between the Velocity of Fluid Flow and the Amplitude of the Sound Generated and the Development of a Novel Acoustic Non-invasive Flow Meter |
Dr.
David Ebin Math Department |
| Amit
Moshe Taylor Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
MOModulation of Apoptotic Regulatory Gene Expression as a Function of the Apoptotic Cascade of the Pathogenesis of Huntington's Disease |
Dr.
Frank Antonawich Neurology |
|
Mandeep
Virdi
|
Theynthesis of a Taxoid Porphyrin Conjugate for Selective Drug Delivery | Dr.
Iwao Ojima Chemistry |
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2001-2002
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HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENTS |
PROJECT
TITLES |
STONY
BROOK FACULTY ADVISORS |
|
Peter
Amendola |
Design and Construction of Optimized Optical Tweezers |
Dr.
John Noé & Dr. Harold
Metcalf |
| Minou
Arjomand Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Are Attachment Relationships the Prototype for Adolescent Relationships? | Dr.
Harriet Waters Psychology |
| Jason
Beiger Kings Park HS, Kings Park, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Design and Synthesis of Anticancer Taxoid-Porphyrin Conjugate SB-T-1103001 | Dr.
Iwao Ojima Chemistry |
|
Molly
Bright | Characterizing Turbid Media Using Mueller Matrix | Dr.
John Noé & Dr. Harold
Metcalf Physics & Astronomy |
| Mordechi
Bronner Rambam Mesivta HS, Lawrence, NY Intel finalist *** Read Intel announcement |
IImproving Adhesion at Polymeric Interfaces Containing Carbon Black |
Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich |
| Vladimir
Djuric Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Analysis of Gamma-ray Burst Photon Count Data by Continuously Time-varying Poisson and Bernoulli Models | Dr.
Ralph Wijers Physics & Astronomy |
| Courtney
Drayer Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy HS, Plainview, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Petrographic and Geochemical Analysis of Mesozoic Fossils to Evaluate Potential for Direct Dating with Emphasis on Uranium | Dr.
E. Troy Rasbury Geosciences & Dr. Catharine Forster Anatomical Sciences |
| Kristen
Goodrich West Islip HS, West Islip, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Influence of Common Organic Nitrogen Species Introduced by Groundwater Underflow on Aureococcus anophagefferens and Competing Phytoplankton | Dr.
Gordon Taylor Marine Sciences Resaerch Center |
| Arthur
Hall |
TComparison Between the Extrasolar Planet System and an Unbiased Sample to Determine the Statistical Distributions of the Extrasolar Planet System's Eccentricity Period and Sub-Stellar Mass Function | Dr.
Michal Simon Physics & Astronomy |
| Cristina
Hung Commack High School, Commack, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Synthesis of Novel Taxoid-Porphyrin Conjugates SB-T-110711, SB-T-110712, SB-T-110713 for Cancer Chemotherapy | Dr.
Iwao Ojima Chemistry |
| Vinitha
Anne Jacob Hicksville Senior HS, Hicksville, NY Intel semi-finalist |
DNA Electrophoresis Without Topological Constraints | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science |
| Sherman
Jia Wheatley School, Old Westbury, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Synthesis and Analysis of Molybdenum Oxide Nanostructures Created via Water-soluble Polymers and Organic Molecules | Dr.
Benjamin Chu Chemistry |
| Rahal
Kahanda Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Promotion of Bony Ingrowth by Frequency and Pressure Specific Fluid Flow Stimulation | Dr.
Yi-Xian Qin Biomedical Engineering/Orthopaedics |
| Stephanie
Kaszuba Smithtown HS, Smithtown, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Fibronectin Fibrillogenesis on Sulfonated Polystyrene Surfaces: Properties of Synthetic Protein Growth | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science |
| Dhruva
Kumar Kothari Jericho Senior HS, Jericho, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Effect of Acridine Orange on the Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Channel | Dr.
James Dilger Anesthesiology |
| Michael
Laufer Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Gamma-ray Bursts: X-ray and Optical Band Afterglow Decay of Dark Bursts and the Fireball Model | Dr.
Ralph Wijers Physics & Astronomy |
| Yang
Li Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel finalist *** Read Intel announcement |
Discovery of a Unique Protective Epitope on Outer Surface Protein C of Lyme Disease Agent Borrelia burgdorferi: Implications for First OspC Peptide Vaccine | Dr.
Benjamin Luft Medicine/ Infectious Diseases |
| Sahil
Viplov Mehta Wheatley School, Old Westbury, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Mechanical Testing of EPON SU-8, a High Aspect Ratio Resist for Microelectromechanical Systems Using Scanning Interferometry with Electron Microscope | Dr.
Fu-pen Chiang Mechanical Engineering |
| Lukasz
Oleszak Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Using Computer Aided Speckle Interferometry to Determine Regional Deformation in the Beating Rabbit Heart | Dr.
Fu-pen Chiang Mechanical Engineering |
| Edmund
Palermo Bay Shore HS, Bay Shore, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Improving the Properties of Polymer Blends with Supercritical Carbon Dioxide | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering |
| Kathryn
Rhindress New Hyde Park Memorial HS, New Hyde Park, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Masses of Black Holes in X-ray Binaries | Dr.
Madappa Prakash Physics & Astronomy |
|
Joshua
Ruderman | Spectroscopy in Orion's Belt: Discovery of New S |
Dr.
Frederick Walter |
| Ali
Zarrabi Northport HS, Northport, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Inhibition of Membrane-bound Neutrophil Elastase as an Anti-Metastatic Strategy: In Vitro Study | Dr.
Sanford Simon Biochemistry & Cell Biology; Pathology |
2000-2001 * incomplete listing |
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| Craig Berman Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel finalist *** Read Intel announcement |
Characterization of Ultrasound in Osteoporotic-like Bone Tissue and its Clinical Application as a Non-Invasive Diagnostic System | Dr.
Yi-Xian Qin Biomedical Engineering |
| Joel Gedalius Lawrence HS, Cedarhurst, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Comparison of NCEP, UKMO, and NCEP Reanalysis Models of Antarctic Upper-Atmospheric Temperatures: Discovery of an Annual Summer | Dr. Robert de Zafra Physics & Astronomy |
| Dina Gewaily Jericho HS, New Hyde Park, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Droplet Morphology and Its Application for DNA Electrophoresis on a Chip | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering |
| Aaron Goldman Great Neck North HS, Great Neck, NY Intel semi-finalist |
The Fabrication of a Porous Layer of Metal Through Plasma Based Nano-Patterning | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering |
| Heidi Hsieh Smithtown HS, Great Neck, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Formation of Nano-scaled Super Zeolite-like Meso-structure by Various Block Copolymer Matrices | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering |
| Hila Katz Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Parents: You Can't Live with Them, You Can't Live without Them: Harmony, Independence, Maturity, and Closeness in Gender-based Parent-child Relationships | |
| Andrew Koller Brien McMahon HS, S. Norwalk, CN Intel semi-finalist |
Magneto-optical Tachometer Based on the Faraday | Dr.
John Noé & Dr. Harold
Metcalf Physics & Astronomy |
| Miriam Lense Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Computer Aided Speckle Interferometry as a Novel Technique for Measuring Myocardial Deformation with High Spatial Resolution | Dr. Irwin Krukenkamp & Dr. Glenn Gaudette Surgery, Physiology & Biophysics |
| Jonathnan Lubin Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Effect of Gonadal Hormone Deficiency on the Acetylcholine Innervation of the Hippocampus and Possible Implications for Alzheimer's Disease | Dr.
Mary Kritzer Neurobiology & Behavior |
| Michele Nudelman Commack HS, Commack, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Computer Analysis and Simulation of Thermal Spray Processes to Optimize Efficiency and Coverage | Dr. Christopher Berndt Materials Science & Engineering |
| Lindsey Paluska Northport HS, Northport, NY Intel semi-finalist |
In vitro Effects of Mucin on the Inhibitors of Human Neutrophil Elastase | Dr. Sanford Simon, Biochemistry & Cell Biology, Pathology & Dr. Elizabeth Roemer Pathology |
| Mike Polyakov Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy of Living Tissue and its Application for Medical Diagnostics | Dr.
John Noé & Dr. Harold
Metcalf Physics & Astronomy |
| Elizabeth Reitano Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Effects of Aspirin on the Cardioprotective Benefits of Arachidonic Acid in Ischemic Preconditioning and Myocardial Infarction | Dr. Irwin Krukenkamp
& Dr. Glenn Gaudette Surgery, Physiology & Biophysics |
| Anshul Shah Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Effect of Fillers on Adhesion at Polymer Interfaces | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering |
| Peter Stone Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Formation of Hollow Gold Nanospheres by a Block Copolymer Matrix |
Dr.
Benjamin Chu Chemistry |
| Karen Wu Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Osteoporosis Educational Initiative through Dental Practices: A Pilot Program | Dr. Elinor Schoenfeld Preventive Medicine |
| Xiaoti Xu Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Functional Domains of the Runt Protein Drosophila melanogaster | Dr.
J. Peter Gergen Biochemistry & Cell Biology |
| David Yao Jericho HS, Jericho,NY Intel semi-finalist |
Segregation of Long and Short Chain Polystyrene | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich , Dr.
Jonathan Sokolov , Dr. Dilip Gersappe Materials Science & Engineering |
| John Yoon Jericho HS, Jericho,NY Intel semi-finalist |
Cross-sectional Assessment of Fluid Perfusion in Simulated Osteoporotic Bone | Dr.
Yi-Xian Qin Biomedical Engineering |
1999-2000 * incomplete listing |
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| Daniel Alliance Roslyn HS, Roslyn Heights, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Effects of Electric Fields on Protein Adsorption on Different Surfaces | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich , Dr.
Jonathan Sokolov , Materials Science & Engineering; & Dr. Kenneth McLeod |
| Grace Cheung Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy HS, Plainview, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Compatibilization of Polymer Blends in Clay | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich & Dr.
Jonathan Sokolov Materials Science & Engineering |
| Medha Goyal St. Anthony's HS, South Huntington, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Metallic Nanoparticles and Dendritic Thin Films | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich & Dr. Henry White
Materials Science & Engineering |
| Jonathan Hertz Half Hollow Hills HS East, Dix Hills, NY Intel finalist *** Read Intel announcement |
Factors Controlling Desorption and Assimilation Efficiencies of Sediment-Associated Contaminants in Deposit Feeding Polychaetes | Dr. Glenn Lopez Marine & Atmospheric Sciences |
| Kenneth Hung Kings Park HS , Kings Park, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Synthesis of Taxanes as Potent New MDR Reversal Agents for Cancer Chemotherapy |
Dr.
Iwao Ojima Chemistry |
| Dorothy Jean Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Formation of Multi-Functional Molybdenum Oxide Nanoscaled Meso-Structures by Various Block Copolymer Matrices | Dr.
Benjamin Chu Chemistry |
| David Kahne Syosset HS, Syosset, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Autoregulation of Serotonin Development: Behavioral Studies in an Autism Model |
Dr.
Patricia Whitaker-Azmitia Psychology |
| Keon-Kyu Rhee Jericho HS, Jericho, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Preparation and Performance of Smart Polymeric Hydrogels | Dr.
Benjamin Chu Chemistry |
| Brian Rosenfeld Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
A Novel Method for Measuring Brain Aneurysms Using CT Scans |
Dr.
Yi-Xian Qin Biomedical Engineering |
| Eric Schrag Kings Park HS , Kings Park, NY Intel semi-finalist |
A Study of the Properties of Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA) as a Function of the Percentage of Polyhedral Oligomeric Silesquioxane (POSS) Added to the PMMA | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich & Dr.
Jonathan Sokolov Materials Science & Engineering |
| Elizabeth Scordato Horace Greeley HS , Chappaqua, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Using 16S rRNA Targeted Fluorescent Probe Hybridization as a Tool for Examining the Activity of Sedimentary Bacteria in Wet Tropical Marine Food Webs | Dr.
Josephine Aller & Dr. Paul Kemp Marine & Atmospheric Sciences |
| Monica Sharma Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Differential Influence of Fibronectin Surface Coatings vs. Fibronectin on Cell Morphology | Dr. Miriam Rafailovich, Materials Science & Engineering; & Dr. Kenneth McLeod |
| Tina Shih Townsend Harris HS , Flushing, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Doubling the Frequency of Light: Second Harmonic Generation in Periodically Poled Lithium Niobate | Dr. Harold
Metcalf Physics & Astronomy |
| Chia-Jung Tsay Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Evaluating Changes in Density of Synaptic and Dendritic Markers after Chronic THC Treatment in Adult Rats: New Methods of Quantifying Dendrites and Cells | Dr.
Patricia Whitaker-Azmitia Psychology |
1998-1999 * incomplete listing |
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| Christina Costa Garden City HS, Garden City, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Bioaccumulation of Benzo(A)Pyrene in the Worm Nereis Succinea | Dr. Bruce Brownawell Marine & Atmospheric Sciences |
| Sandra Nudelman Commack HS, Commack, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Investigation, Design, and Development of Fully-Steerable Optical Tweezers | Dr. Harold
Metcalf Physics & Astronomy |
| Justin Paluska Northport HS, Northport, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Analysis of Factors Affecting Success of Consensus-Based Environmental Protection Programs: Investigation into National Estuary Program |
Dr. John Scholz, Political Science |
| Ellan Spero Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Chemically Modified Tetracyclines on the Inhibition of Sputum Elastase in the Presence of Polyanions | Dr. Sanford Simon, Biochemistry & Cell Biology, Pathology |
1997-1998 * incomplete listing |
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| Jonathan Arbeit Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Redesign, Maintenance, and Retesting of a Prototype Hadron Blind Detector | Dr.
Thomas Hemmick Physics & Astronomy |
| James Cascione Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Glaciotectonic Formations of End Moraines: Model of the Ronkonkoma Moraine | Dr. William J. Meyers
Geosciences |
| Chris Gerson Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel finalist *** Read Intel announcement |
Analog Modeling of Oblique Margin Strain | Dr.
Daniel Davis Geosciences |
| Adam Gottlieb Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Adding a Recognizable FLAG Epitope to the NH2 Terminus of the runt Transcriptional Regulator on Early Drosophila embryogenesis | Dr.
J. Peter Gergen Biochemistry & Cell Biology |
| Grace Lau Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel finalist *** Read Intel announcement |
Protease-Antiprotease Interactions and the Use of Green Tea as an Elastase Inhibitor | Dr. Sanford Simon, Biochemistry & Cell Biology, Pathology |
| Clyde Law Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel finalist *** Read Intel announcement |
Compressions of Nuclear Matter Through the Elliptic Flow of Protons in Relativistic Heavy Ion Collisions | Dr. Roy Lacey Chemistry |
| Thomas Petersen Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel finalist *** Read Intel announcement |
Dynamics of Polymers in Free-Standing Thin Films | Dr.
Miriam Rafailovich & Dr.
Jonathan Sokolov Materials Science & Engineering |
| Jamie Tong Flushing HS , Flushing, NY Intel semi-finalist |
Factors Affecting Speckle Patterns and a New Method of Measuring Its Size | Dr. Harold
Metcalf Physics & Astronomy |
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