Garcia 2021 End of Summer Research Symposium

9:15AM

Welcome

Mr. Steve Vacarelli, Brown Bros Harriman and the Morin Charitable Trust

9:19AM

Musical Arrangement: “Vivaldi’s Spring Movement”

Prof. John Luckner Jerome and the Garcia 2021 Orchestra

Arrangement: Jamie Jerome

9:24-9:25AM

Opening Remarks

Dr. Brooke Ellison, Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care, and Bioethics

9:25-9:29AM

Symposium X: Ethical Engineering

Chair: Jessica Guo, Ward Melville High School, East Setauket, NY

Ethical Analysis of the 2019-21 Locust Epidemic

Anirudh Bharadwaj, Lynbrook High School, San Jose, CA

Justin Shnayder, Staten Island Technical High School, Staten Island, NY

Jansen Wong, Great Neck South High School, Great Neck, NY

Alan Zhu, Livingston High School, Livingston, NJ

Infodemic: Misinformation in the Age of COVID-19

Steven Luo, Evergreen Valley High School, San Jose, CA

Jessica Guo, Ward Melville High School, East Setauket, NY

Sneha Sunder, Fairfield Warde High School, Fairfield, CT

Jacob Zerykier, Rambam Mesivta-Maimonides High School, Lawrence, NY

JunzhiXie, Richard Montgomery High School, Rockville, MD

Matt Lim, Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK High School, Plainview, NY

Self-Driving Cars: A Moral Dilemma

Andrew Ahn, Fayetteville-Manlius High School, Manlius, NY

Eric Guan, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham, NC

Joshua Kaplan, The Frisch School, Paramus, NJ

Lauren Yu, Brea Olinda High School, Brea, CA

­­9:30-9:39AM

Session I: The Influence of Nanoparticles on Human Cells:

Chairs: Diya Rai-Gersappe, Vassar University & BharviChavre, Princeton University  

The Impact of TiO2 on the Network Mechanics of HUVEC

The Effect of Titanium Dioxide on Cell Survival , Proliferation and Bacterial Infection

Impact of SynOss on the Doubling Time of Dental Pulp Stem Cells

SabreenAlam, Portola High School, Irvine, CA
Prabuddha Ghosh Dastidar, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham, NC
Mira Rosovsky, SAR High School, Riverdale, NY
Elizabeth Wang, BASIS Chandler, Chandler, AZ
Daniel Xie, Panther Creek High School, Cary, NC

The Influence of TiO2 and ZnO Nanoparticles on the Bacterial Infection of HeLa Cells

Joanna Li, Townsend Harris High School, Flushing, NY
William Strutton, Hastings High School, Hastings on Hudson, NY
Emily Zhou, The Harker School, San Jose, CA

9:40-9:45AM

Session II: Differentiation of Dental Pulp Stem Cells

Chair: Ayman Lone, University of Chicago

The Effect of Hypochlorous on the Migration and Differentiation of Dental Pulp Stem Cells

SabreenAlam, Portola High School, Irvine, CA
Prabuddha Ghosh Dastidar, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham, NC
Mira Rosovsky, SAR High School, Riverdale, NY
Elizabeth Wang, BASIS Chandler, Chandler, AZ
Daniel Xie, Panther Creek High School, Cary, NC

The Effect of Surface Chemistry on Dental Pulp Stem Cells in Neurogenic Differentiation

Leigh Baratta, Smithtown High School East, Smithtown, NY
Nikhil Mehta, Smithtown High School East, Smithtown, NY

Claire Richter, South Side High School, Rockville Centre, NY
Layla Shaffer, The Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, NJ
Andrew Yuen, Jericho High School, Jericho, NY

9:46-9:54AM

Session III: Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence

Co-Chairs: Rena Max, MidreshetLindenbaum

                   Hugh Rosshirt, University of Notre Dame

Deepfake Video Detection Using Biologically Inspired Geometric Deep Learning

Yash Agarwal, Dougherty Valley High School, San Ramon, CA
Eric Guan, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Durham, NC
Krish Jain, Redmond High School, Redmond, WA
Steven Luo, Evergreen Valley High School, San Jose, CA
Aayush Sheth, Tesla STEM High School, Redmond, WA
Jansen Wong, Great Neck South High School, Great Neck, NY
Eric Zhu, Princeton High School, Princeton, NJ

Creating an Interface for the Operation of a Robotic Arm

Matthew Garcia, Plainedge High School, North Massapequa, NY
Dyllan Hofflich, Pelham Memorial High School, Pelham, NY
David Tarrab, Ramaz Upper School, New York, NY
Audrey Wong, Beckman High School, Irvine, CA
Lauren Yu, Brea Olinda High School, Brea, CA

Implementation of TTK for Control of Multiple Devices

Ezra Reiss, Hebrew Academy of Nassau County, Uniondale, NY
Ethan Pereira, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North, Plainsboro Township, NJ
Adin Moskowitz, Hebrew Academy of Nassau County, Uniondale, NY

9:55-10:06AM

Session IV: Thrombosis and Viral Infection

Chair: Katie Rosshirt, University of Notre Dame

Investigating How COVID-19 Induces Microthrombosis on Endothelial Cells
The Effectiveness of P12: A Potential Anti-Thrombogenic Drug for COVID-19

Nicole Gabriel, South Side High School, Rockville Centre, NY
Aarushi Mehrotra, Lynbrook High School, Lynbrook, NY
Jia Lu (Angela) Sun, Lord Byng Secondary, Vancouver, Canada
Sneha Sunder, Fairfield Warde High School, Fairfield, CT
Serena Yang, Dougherty Valley High School, San Ramon, CA

Investigating the Atomistic Mechanism of Fibrinogen Inhibition by P12

Sophia Cai, Barrington High School, Barrington, IL
LeAnn Tai, Arnold O. Beckman High School, Irvine, CA

Science At-Home Experiment Video 1

10:08-10:21AM

Session V: Modeling and Experiment of SARS-CoV-2 Spike Proteins Under Different Conditions

Chair: Bernard Essuman, Stony Brook University

Influence Of Temperature, And Salt Concentration On Molecular Structure Of SARS-Cov-2 Spike Protein Using Potentiometric Sensor

Emily Vaysman, Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway, Lawrence, NY
Katherine Morse, Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway, Lawrence, NY
Chloe Lim, Portola High School, Irvine, CA

Evaluating the Effectiveness of AI-Guided Coarse-Grained Modeling for More Efficient Molecular Dynamics Simulations

Raaghav Malik, Columbus Academy, Gahanna, OH

Protein-Ligand Binding Affinity Prediction by Multi-Representation based Neural Network

EmirhanKurtuluş, Cağaloğlu Anatolian High School, Istanbul, Turkey

Fogging H1N1 Virus to Quantify the Survival Rate on Various Surfaces

Francis White, Houston Christian High School, TX

Timothy Reinholdt, South Side High School, Rockville Centre, NY
Qianhui Hong, Shenzhen Foreign Languages School, Shenzhen, China

Interactions of Polylactic Acid with the SARS-CoV-2 Spike Glycoprotein Under Varying Temperatures

Erika Flickinger, Saint Teresa High School, Decatur, IL
Rebecca Hurwitz, Maine East High School, Park Ridge, IL
Lydia Wang, Great Neck South High School, Great Neck, NY

10:21-10:29AM

Session VI: Nanocomposites

Co-Chairs: Anna Cho, Stony Brook University & Vikash Persaud, Stony Brook University

Creating Easily Processable, 3D-printable, and Biodegradable Flame Retardant Polymers

Joshua Kaplan, The Frisch School, Paramus, NJ
Katerina Popova, Hackley School, Tarrytown, NY
Ethan Zuo, Saratoga High School, Saratoga, CA
Abhishek Vangipuram, Novi High School, Novi, MI
Miffy Liu, Shenzhen Middle School, Shenzhen, China

Optimizing the PP/PS Blends for Conductive Polymer 3D Printing

Forest Ho-Chen, George School, Newtown, PA
Shuhe Liu, The Experimental High School Attached to Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
Emma Savov, Mainland Regional High School, Linwood, NJ

Implications of modifying the rheology of Rhizobium tropici EPS

Grace Wang, Lexington High School, Lexington, MA
Emily Xiao, Alexander Mackenzie High School, Richmond Hill, ON, Canada

10:30-10:41AM

Session VII: Nanocomposite Modeling & Simulation

Chairs: Olias Christie, Stony Brook University

            Varun Nimmagadda, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Designing Copolymers for Reducing Interfacial Tension in Polymer Blends using Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamics

Albert Tam, Lynbrook High School, San Jose, CA

NathraRamrajvel, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, VA

Simulating the Transport of Ions in Solid Electrolytes Using the Lattice-Boltzmann Method

Jack Kugler, Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH
AishikDhori, Munster High School, Munster, IN
SatvikLolla, Poolesville High School, Poolesville, MD

Investigating the effect of interface morphologies on dendrite formation in lithium-metal batteries via the Lattice-Boltzmann MethodNeha Basu, BASIS Scottsdale, Scottsdale, AZ
Anirudh Bharadwaj, Lynbrook High School, San Jose, CA

Using Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamics to Model Rheological Properties of Hydrogels with Rigid and Bonded Clay Fillers

Varun Nimmagadda, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

Science At-Home Experiment Video 2

10:41-10:50AM

Session VIII: Microorganisms and Materials

Chair: Antony Deluxe, NYU, College of Arts and Science

Analysis of microorganisms associated with failed in endodontic treatment in fifteen-year-old samples of root canals

Antony Deluxe, New York University, College of Arts and Science, New York, NY

Deweaving Cotton Cloth using Non-Toxic and Environmentally-Friendly Methods

Functionalizing Fibers from Cotton Cloth Unweaved using Sodium Nitrate and Citric Acid Solutions

 Ayush Agrawal, Canyon Crest Academy, San Diego, CA
Tianyu Dong, Northview High School, Johns Creek, GA
Amanda Xu, The Madeira School, McLean, VA
Ivan Yuan, Shanghai High School International Division, Shanghai, China
Jacob Zerykier, Rambam Mesivta-Maimonides High School, Lawrence, NY
Elizabeth Zhang, Phillips Academy Andover, Andover, MA
Guanchen Zhu, The Experimental High School Attached to Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China

Science At-Home Experiment Video 3

10:51-11:02AM

Session IX: Embolic Agents, DNA, & Backscattering

Co-Chairs: Anthony Del Valle, Stony Brook University

                   Megha Gopal, Stony Brook University

Application of Tn5 Transposase to Surface-immobilized DNA Combed on Grated Polydimethylsiloxane Film

Robin Xiong, Ward Melville High School, East Setauket, NY
Hannah Saks, Walt Whitman High School, Huntington, NY
JunzhiXie, Richard Montgomery High School, Rockville, MD

Leon Zhou, Shenzhen Middle School, Luohu District, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China

Observation of Coherent Backscattering for Detection of Physical State Changes

Claire Yang, Ward Melville High School, East Setauket, NY

Optimizing Brain Aneurysm Treatment with a Reverse Thermo-Responsive Liquid Embolic Agent

IfeoluwatobiAlao, High Technology High School, Lincroft, NJ
Jessica Guo, Ward Melville High School, East Setauket, NY
Matt Lim, Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK High School, Plainview, NY
Chiara Mosca, East Islip High School, Islip Terrace, NY
Hannah Tao, Academy for Information Technology, Scotch Plains, NJ
Maya Vendhan, Colorado Academy, Denver, CO
Harriet Zu, High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China, Beijing
Aryan Roy, Cherry Creek High School, Denver, CO

Science At-Home Experiment Video 4

11:03-11:17AM

Session X: Sustainable Energy

Chair: John Calderon, Stony Brook University

Use of Partially Reduced Graphene Oxide to Increase Power Efficiency in AEM Fuel Cells

The Enhancement of AEMFCs using Bimetallic Ag3Ni and AgNi3 Nanoparticles

Optimization of Membrane Electrode Assembly Using Silver Nanoparticles in Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

Andrew Ahn, Fayetteville-Manlius High School, Manlius, NY
Abhinav Madabhushi, Chirec International School, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Eyal Noy, Rochelle Zell Jewish High School, Deerfield, IL
Audrey Zhan, Westminster School, London, UK
Alex Zhang, Newton North High School, Newton, MA
Alan Zhu, Livingston High School, Livingston, NJ

Polymeric Hole Transport Layer in Perovskite Solar Cells

Miller Liao, Shenzhen Middle School, Shenzhen, China
Grace Kyoko Wong, St Paul’s Girls’ School, London, UK

Methylammonium Chloride Assisted Growth of High Quality FAPbI3

Shiqi Cheng, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Aurora, IL
Adin Moskowitz, Hebrew Academy of Nassau County, Uniondale, NY
Justin Shnayder, Staten Island Technical High School, Staten Island, NY

Science At-Home Experiment Video 5

Adjourn