Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2011

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EN041   The Effects of Mechanical Nanopatterns on Human Stem Cell Differentiation 
 
Zohar Bachiry, 17, Senior, Yeshiva University High School for Girls, Holliswood, 
New York, T: Ruth Fried
ET061   Construction of Crystalline Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) Using 
Coordination Bonds between Organic Ligands and Metal Ions as a Potential 
Hydrogen Fuels Storage Matrix 
 
Brian Tung, 17, Senior, The Bronx High School of Science, Bronx, New York, 
 
T: Julie Mankiewicz
EV319T  Contrasting Reproductive Success of Female Stream Fishes in Two Drainages 
in Northwestern Florida: A Life History Study of Eastern Mosquitofish, 
Gambusia holbrooki 
 
Maryama Diaw, 16., Junior; Marjana Chowdhury, 17, Senior
 
The Young Women’s Leadership School of East Harlem, New York, New York, 
 
T: Susan Vincent
MA042   Toward Solution of Soifer-Erdos Problems 
 
Georgiy Vladimirovich Kolyshev, 18, Senior, Stuyvesant High School, New York, 
New York, T: Peter Brooks
ME315T  Association of Adenosine Deaminase (ADA), Acid Alpha Glucosidase (GAA), 
Notch2 and Lactase Genotypes or Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) 
in Adult Obesity 
 
Angela Chen, 16., Junior; Alexander Howin Wong, 15, Sophomore
 
Hunter College High School, New York, New York, T: Thomas Keenan
 
Stuyvesant High School, New York, New York, T: Johnathan Gastel
PH050   A Pilot Study to Develop an Optical Diode Based on the Thue-Morse 
Sequence 
 
Kevin Most, 17, Senior, Townsend Harris High School, Flushing, New York, 
 
T: Susan Brustein
PH314T  Quasi-Periodic Photonic Crystals for Multi-Wavelength Reflectors and 
Emitters 
 
Tanmai Vipul Shah, 16., Junior; Indroneil Roy, 16., Junior; Sunny Aggarwal, 16., Junior
 
Francis Lewis High School, Fresh Meadows, New York, T: Francine Weissman
Poughkeepsie, USNY01, Dutchess County Regional Science Fair                          
EE088   An Adsorption Chiller Prototype for Obtaining Green Refrigeration from Solar 
Heating 
 
Robert Huntington Verkuil, 16., Junior, Roy C. Ketcham High School, Wappingers 
Falls, New York, T: Catherine Kim
Queens, USNY50, New York State Science and Engineering Fair  
BE042   It’s All in the Family: Examining the Effect of Living Arrangements and Social 
Support on Hypertension 
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Sarah Averi Albala, 18, Senior, John Jay High School, Cross River, New York, 
 
T: Ann Marie Lipinsky
BE048   Mosquitoes Be Gone! 
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Ruchi Jayesh Shah, 17, Junior, Sachem High School North, Lake Ronkonkoma, New 
York, T: Jaime Bhalla
CB306T  The Effects of Gold and Platinum Nanoparticles’ on Dental Pulp Stem Cell 
Growth and Differentiation 
 
Abraham Delanor Killanin, 18, Senior; Evan Glenn Schneider, 16., Junior
 
Lawrence High School, Cedarhurst, New York, T: Rebecca Phillips Isseroff
 
Roslyn High School, Roslyn Heights, New York
CH028   Seaweed + Tapioca = Vegetarian Jell-O? 
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Garima Yadav, 16., Junior, Sachem High School North, Lake Ronkonkoma, 
 
New York, T: Jaime Bhalla
CS044   A Novel Framework for Quasi-Dynamic Task Scheduling on Parallel 
Computers 
 
Jonathan Abraham Goldman, 17, Senior, Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy 
High School, Plainview, New York, T: MaryLou O’Donnell
EM038   Improving Pure Water Availability: Optimizing Flux in Reverse Osmosis 
Membranes 
 
Matthew Jaebol Kim, 17, Senior, Commack High School, Commack, New York, 
 
T: James Engeldrum

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ET308T  A Temperature-Controlled Investigation of Au/Pd Nanoparticle Catalysis for 
Applications in a PEM Fuel Cell 
 
Gurpreet Singh, 17, Senior; Karan Singh Sikka, 17, Senior
 
Half Hollow Hills High School West, Dix Hills, New York, T: Michael Lake
 
Syosset High School, Syosset, New York, T: Angela Lukaszewski
ME076   A Novel Approach to Modeling Genetic Sensory Impairments through de novo 
Prediction of Mutant Protein Structure 
 
Rebecca Faye Alford, 17, Junior, Commack High School, Commack, New York, 
 
T: James Engeldrum
ME083   Risk Assessment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Rupture Using Fluid-
Structure Interaction Simulations 
 
Sagar Hitendra Rambhia, 16., Junior, Jericho High School, Jericho, New York,
 
T: Serena McCalla
PH041   Isolation and Optimization of the Radial Electric Field for the Proton Electric 
Dipole Moment Experiment 
 
Sahir Raoof, 17, Senior, Jericho High School, Jericho, New York, 
 
T: Serena McCalla
Rochester, USNY09, Central Western Section-Science Teachers Association of New York 
State Science Congress  
PH019   Determining Extrasolar Planetary Properties Using the Radial Velocity and 
Transit Methods 
 
Megan Marie Nier, 17, Senior, Greece Athena High School, Rochester, 
 
New York, T: Tyler A Beach
Syracuse, USNY06, Greater Syracuse Scholastic Science Fair  
EM330T  The Effect of Ocean Acidification and Oil Spills on Emiliania Huxleyi 
Transparent Exopolymer Particles 
 
Kunal Ashok Sangani, 16., Junior; Mishka Gidwani, 17, Senior
 
Fayetteville Manlius High School, Manlius, New York, T: Sally Mitchell
 
Neuqua Valley High School, Naperville, Illinois, T: Lourdes Collazo
EV034   Remediation of Toxic Metal Contaminated Soil Longterm Effectiveness of 
Fishbone Apatite Amendment 
 
Kenneth Magwood, 18, Senior, Syracuse Academy of Science Charter School, 
Syracuse, New York, T: Erdal Duman
Syracuse, USNY10, Dr. Nelson Ying Tri Region Science and Engineering Fair  
CS028   IMRT v. 3DCRT: Modular Efficiency in Radiotherapy of Pituitary Adenoma 
 
Marissa Nicole Komanski, 17, Junior, City Honors School, Buffalo, New York, 
 
T: Kelly Hyla
CS029   Improving Optimization Efficiency during Treatment Planning in Radiation 
Therapy 
 
Minerva Huang Ringland, 17, Junior, City Honors School, Buffalo, New York, 
 
T: Kelly Hyla
MI033   The Characterization of a Short Chain Oxidoreductase Enzyme 
 
in M. tuberculosis 
 
Dana Victoria Hogan, 18, Senior, City Honors School, Buffalo, New York, 
 
T: Kelly Hyla
Troy, USNY07, Greater Capital Region Science and Engineering Fair  
EM031   Biogas: An Investigation in Alternative Energy 
 
Katherine Rose Picchione, 16., Junior, Academy of the Holy Names, Albany, 
 
New York, T: Donna Mooney
EV023   A Physical, Chemical and Biological Assessment of the Upper Tributaries of 
the Alplaus Kill 
 
Ethan Churchill Strayer, 17, Senior, Niskayuna High School, Niskayuna, New York, 
T: Paul Scott
EV024   Ground and Stand Level Factors in a Northeast North American Forest with 
Beech Bark Disease 
 
Zachary Taylor Wood, 17, Senior, Burnt Hills - Ballston Lake Senior High School, 
Burnt Hills, New York, T: Regina Reals

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