Twelve students from Shaker High School competed in the Greater Capital Region Science and Engineering Fair at RPI on Saturday, March 15, with seven earning awards. Students listed below have dedicated themselves to exploring a scientific phenomenon, carrying out an investigation and analyzing the results. They then presented their findings to a team of judges at RPI. Ishika Yalamnachi earned third honorable mention and a trip to STANYS State Science Congress Fair in Syracuse, New York. Pavithra Jayakumar earned second place in the Senior Division and a trip to ISEF Nationals in Columbus, Ohio.
Yunus Ali: Isolating and Classifying VNS-Related event-related potentials (ERPs) as Biomarkers
Sarah Al Shaarawi: Synthesis of Sb2Te3 and Ag2Te Thermoelectric Nanoparticles in a Commercial Microwave for the Creation of a Novel Thermoelectric Device
*National Grid Award for Energy and Environment
Saad Ashar: Use of Deep Learning to Enhance Cloud Coverage and Movement Predictions in NYS
*Air Force Award and The NOAA “Taking the pulse of planet” Award
Ella Bagchi: The Effects of Wildfire Aerosols on Phytoplankton Populations in the North Pacific Ocean
Emma Freed: Galaxy Quenching in Intermediate Sized Dark Matter Halos
*Yale Science and Engineering Association Award and the NASA Space Award
Pavithra Jayakumar: The Application of Graphene Oxide and Methyltrimethoxysilane Hydrophobic Aerogels on the Adsorption of Oil Spills
*2nd place in the Senior Division
*The Momentive Performance Material Science Award, The SI Group Smart Chemistry Award and The Navy Award
Surabhi Krishnan: Degradation of the Non-amyloid Component Alpha-synuclein by High Affinity Binding N77D Intrabody
*Society for In vitro Biology Award
Everitt Li: A General Analysis of Magma Composition in the Goat Rocks Volcanic Complex
Divyansh Pramanick: Analyzing Locomotion in Optogenetically Stimulated Drosophila melanogaster
Aleena Saleem: Construction of a four-arm DNA Junction for Nanotechnology Applications
*Linda Austin DNA Science and Technology Award
Ishika Yalamanchi: The Cytokine IL-6 Induces an Antiviral Response in the Vascular Endothelium
*3rd Honorable Mention in Senior Division
Rui Zheng: A System for Long-term Continuous Raman Imaging System with Live Cells
