Somers Science Fair
Sophomores Shine at Somers Science Fair
“John Jay had a great day at the Somers Science Fair!” said Dr. Lisa Papernik, who teaches Science Research with Krisa Munger. Not only did 24 Science Research sophomores present posters of their proposed research at the June 1 competition, and 11 seniors and two parents serve as judges, but 12 students won awards!
“Incredible! Bravo!” said Dr. Julia Drake, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, in congratulatory note acknowledging the teachers and students’ dedication and hard work.
Congrats to all First Year SciRe Participants!
SciRe students present proposed research in a competitive setting
The Somers Science Fair provides first-year science research students an opportunity to present, via a poster presentation in a competitive setting, their in-depth understanding of the proposed research that they could conduct given proper resources and facilities, based on a thorough review of previous literature. The purpose is to demonstrate sound scientific thinking and insight, regardless of current mentor status.
John Jay High School’s 24 participants were among over 700 sophomores presenting posters of their proposed research.
"well done!"
1st place winners
Elaina Daly - Behavioral and Social Science / Impact of Aging of Individuals with Schizophrenia on Cognitive Abilities and Emotional Intelligence
Francis Hager – Cellular and Molecular Biology / Co-Culturing Swine Pluripotent Stem Cells with Insulin to Determine Effect on Differentiation to Pancreatic β Cells
Tilden Panek – Engineering / Development and Implementation of an Autonomous Robotic Guide Dog for Navigating Complex and Unfamiliar Environments
Sanjana Satheesh– Medicine and Health / Identifying the Relationship Between Epstein-Barr Virus and Young-Adult-Onset Hodgkin Lymphoma
Charlotte Martin – Microbiology / Investigating the Impact of Lifestyle Factors on the Composition of Uterine Microbiota
2nd place winners
Brooke Volpicella– Earth and Planetary Science / Determining Exoplanet Formation from the Characteristics of Protoplanetary Disks Using High Contrast Imaging
Mitzi Chan – Medicine and Health / Ketamine as a Treatment for Alcoholism by Inhibition of N-methyl-d-aspartate Receptors in the Prefrontal Cortex
Jameson Sandell – Medicine and Health / Use of iEEG Data to Determine the Relationship Between Memory Consolidation and Aperiodic Slope Across the Prefrontal Cortex
"way to go!"
"Onward!"
3rd place winners
Megan Hume – Behavioral and Social Science / How Does Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Affect Different Types of Violence?
Emma Iamiceli – Behavioral and Social Science / Determining the Relationship Between Lucidity in AD/ADRD to Caregiver Experience
Emma Barniv – Environmental Science / Utilizing the PACE Satellite to Identify Composition of Marine Phytoplankton Communities
Abigail Pevzner – Medicine and Health / Effect of Interferon production on SARS-CoV-2 infection rate of DA neurons
