Winners

School Award Name Category Title
Brentwood High School 3rd roberto Antonio Lopez (Brentwood High School) Earth and Environmental Sciences EVALUATING PHRAGMITES AUSTRALIS WRACK ACCUMULATION IN A LONG ISLAND SALT MARSH ECOSYSTEM AND ASSESSING ITS EFFECT ON CARBON SEQUESTRATION, THE NITROGEN CYCLE, AND SEDIMENT BIOTA
H.M Ricardo Lopez (Brentwood High School) Earth and Environmental Sciences EVALUATING SALT MARSH RESTORATION AT SUNKEN MEADOW: ANALYSIS OF SEDIMENT LOSS AND ACCRETION.     
Commack High School 1st Soyoun Moon (Commack High School) Animal Sciences AND Plant Sciences Exploring Sexual Dimorphism and Sex Hormone Receptor Expression in the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis (BNST) in the Monogamous Prairie Vole
1st Lakxshanna Raveendran (Commack High School) Biochemistry AND Microbiology Characterizing the Secretion of the Francisella tularensis Protein FTL_1123
Earl L. Vandermeulen High School (Port Jefferson) H.M Katherine Ranjbar (Earl L. Vandermeulen High School (Port Jefferson)) Mathematics AND Physics and Astronomy Impact of Imperfection Spin Resonance Strength on Depolarization in RHIC
East Hampton High School H.M Anika G Petruccelli (East Hampton High School) Biochemistry AND Microbiology Assessing the Potential of Phage Therapy to Combat Antibiotic Resistance with Mycobacterium smegmatis
East Meadow High School 2nd Aavi Lund (East Meadow High School) Energy: Sustainable Materials & Design AND Engineering Technology AND Environmental Engineering The Utilization of a Tilt-rotor Mechanism to Minimize Forward Flight Drag of an H-shaped Quadcopter for Delivery Drone Applications
Eastport South Manor Junior-Senior High School H.M Benjamin Isaacson (Eastport South Manor Junior-Senior High School), Jane Brylewski (Eastport South Manor Junior-Senior High School), Fiona Schlegel (Eastport South Manor Junior-Senior High School) Cellular and Molecular Biology Structural Determination of the Native form of tRNA Methyltransferase (TrmD) from Mycobacterium paratuberculosis subspecies avium
Elmont Memorial 3rd Chigozirim Nodebechukwu Ifebi (Elmont Memorial) Embedded Systems AND Robotics and Intelligent Machines How to Train Your Multi-view Cloth Classifier
Garden City High School 1st James Nagler (Garden City High School) Embedded Systems AND Robotics and Intelligent Machines Project Vision - Virtual environment through AI recognition
H.M Olivia Ives Bailey (Garden City High School) Behavioral and Social Sciences Machine Learning Prediction and Analysis of COVID-19 Vaccine Rates by State
George W. Hewlett High School 2nd Ethan Masyn Abelev (George W. Hewlett High School) Cellular and Molecular Biology The Role of Irisin in Human Reproduction
H.M Anneliese Margot Baum (George W. Hewlett High School) Cellular and Molecular Biology Profiling pathway dysregulation in ovarian and pancreatic cell lines upon the loss of CUL4 E3 Ligase activity using novel inhibitor KH-4-43
Half Hollow Hills East 1st Daniel Salkinder (Half Hollow Hills East) Mathematics AND Physics and Astronomy nxnxn Rubik's Cubes and God's Number
1st Jacob Aaron Leshnower (Half Hollow Hills East) Behavioral and Social Sciences Music and Emotion: The Intervallic Fallacy of the Major-Minor Dichotomy
2nd Dylan Maxwell D'Agate (Half Hollow Hills East) Earth and Environmental Sciences Climatological Impact of Sudden Stratospheric Warming Events on the Atmospheric Circulation and Nature of Extratropical Cyclones over Eastern North America
3rd Alice Tianxin Wang (Half Hollow Hills East) Mathematics AND Physics and Astronomy A magic condition monochromator design for implementation at the NSLS-II
Half Hollow Hills West 3rd Shreya Kannan (Half Hollow Hills West), Bethany Siegel (Half Hollow Hills West), Marlene McKinney (Half Hollow Hills West) Computational Biology and Bioinformatics AND System Software Development of a Chromotherapy-based Mobile Game for Stress and Mood Management
H.M Mariam Nadeem Hassan (Half Hollow Hills West) Animal Sciences AND Plant Sciences Effects of CCDC11 on Caudal Fin Regeneration in Danio rerio
Hauppauge High School H.M Sreenand Mallisetty (Hauppauge High School) Embedded Systems AND Robotics and Intelligent Machines Creating an Algorithm for a Handwritten Digit Recognition - Convolutional Neural Network Model by Optimizing Momentum, Weights, and Biases.
Herricks High School H.M Jeylin Elizabeth Lee (Herricks High School) Biomedical and Health Sciences AND Biomedical Engineering The Effect of Prophylactically Prescribed Anticoagulants and Dose Regimen on Prevalence of Venous Thromboembolism After COVID-19 Diagnosis
H.M Sinchana Venkatesh (Herricks High School) Cellular and Molecular Biology Assessing the Ability of Vitexin in Mitigating Neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's Disease.
H.M Wafiq Khondkar (Herricks High School) Computational Biology and Bioinformatics AND System Software A Novel Framework for Evaluation and Parameter Tuning of Missing Value Imputation
H.M Kayla J Sohn (Herricks High School) Earth and Environmental Sciences Biologically Inspired Material Design for Selective Removal of Estradiol Water Contaminants
H.M Sana Saleem Nabi (Herricks High School) Translational Medical Science A Novel Assessment of Splenic Tissue Following Electrical Stimulation of the Dorsal Motor Nucleus of the Vagus in Murine Endotoxemia
H.M Chloe Chang (Herricks High School) Biochemistry AND Microbiology Investigating the Therapeutic Potential of Epigallocatechin Gallate and Theaflavin-3, 3′-digallate on Inhibiting ACE2-Spike Protein Binding and Mitigating Induced-Cellular Death by SARS-CoV-2
Jericho High School 1st Natalia Pahlavan (Jericho High School) Biomedical and Health Sciences AND Biomedical Engineering Automatic Diagnosis of the 12-lead Electrocardiogram: Cardiac Arrhythmia Detection Using a Deep Learning Approach
1st Kevin Zhu (Jericho High School) Computational Biology and Bioinformatics AND System Software Investigating Recurrent Repeat Contractions in 10 Human Cancers
1st Rebecca Cho (Jericho High School) Earth and Environmental Sciences Reconstruction modeling using tectonics and climate of western North America
1st Emily Kim (Jericho High School) Energy: Sustainable Materials & Design AND Engineering Technology AND Environmental Engineering Synergistic removal of RB5 by activated carbon under UV irradiation
2nd Samay Lakhani (Jericho High School) Embedded Systems AND Robotics and Intelligent Machines Applying Spatiotemporal Attention to Identify Distracted and Drowsy Driving with Vision Transformers
3rd Andrew Lee (Jericho High School) Cellular and Molecular Biology A Cell-type-specific Expression and Protein Interaction Analysis to Identify Autism Risk Genes
3rd Ethan Wang (Jericho High School) Cellular and Molecular Biology Gut microbiota and Alzheimer's disease: Investigating the role of copper and CCL11 dysregulation
3rd Janice Rateshwar (Jericho High School) Translational Medical Science Novel Small Molecule IT-848* Treatment of Hematological Malignancies: IT-848-based Direct Inhibition of NF-κB and Combination Treatments
H.M Leo Zhang (Jericho High School) Cellular and Molecular Biology Investigation of Rutin on Benzene-treated U937: A Focus on TNF-α and Superoxides
John F. Kennedy High School 1st Christopher Prainito (John F. Kennedy High School) Biomedical and Health Sciences AND Biomedical Engineering Development of a Polydiacetylene-Based Paper Biosensor for Naked-Eye Detection of COVID-19 in Saliva
H.M Michelle Betty Brown (John F. Kennedy High School) Animal Sciences AND Plant Sciences The Concurrent Effects of Metformin and Dietary Restriction on Parkinson's Disease in a Drosophila melanogaster Model
Lynbrook High School 2nd Collin Steve Lung (Lynbrook High School) Biochemistry AND Microbiology In Silico Studies of Neonicotinoids with CYPs and nAChRs - Opportunities for the Design of Selective Pesticides
Manhasset High School 1st Ava Malysa (Manhasset High School), Samantha Palmadessa (Manhasset High School) Energy: Sustainable Materials & Design AND Engineering Technology AND Environmental Engineering Electrocoagulation with Aluminum, Copper, and Zinc Electrodes for Aqueous Methylene Blue Dye Remediation and Sustainable Energy Production
3rd Stanley Kong (Manhasset High School) Biomedical and Health Sciences AND Biomedical Engineering Dicaffeoylquinic Acids Inhibit SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein-Induced Apoptosis: An In Silico and In Vitro Implication of a Novel Treatment to Mitigate Infection and Vaccine Side Effects
3rd Emily Theodosopoulos (Manhasset High School), Adam De Leeuw (Manhasset High School) Energy: Sustainable Materials & Design AND Engineering Technology AND Environmental Engineering Engineering the optimal dye-sensitized solar cell by comparing anthocyanin and chlorophyll dyes, dye immersion time, and counter electrodes.
H.M Ericka Lai (Manhasset High School), Christian Kim (Manhasset High School) Energy: Sustainable Materials & Design AND Engineering Technology AND Environmental Engineering Simultaneous Azo Dye Removal and Bioelectricity Generation by an Up-Flow Constructed Wetland-Microbial Fuel Cell with Biochar Substrate
H.M Allison Zhang (Manhasset High School) Energy: Sustainable Materials & Design AND Engineering Technology AND Environmental Engineering Design of a Soft Robotic Gripper Inspired by the Seahorse Skeleton
North Shore High School 3rd Eli Weseley-Jones (North Shore High School) Behavioral and Social Sciences Numeracy and the Communication of Medical Risk
H.M Annette Park (North Shore High School) Biomedical and Health Sciences AND Biomedical Engineering SARS-CoV-2 Spike Proteins Induce a Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Response in Macrophages
Paul D. Schreiber High School 2nd Angelina Marie Livigni (Paul D. Schreiber High School) Behavioral and Social Sciences Bad Medicine? An Analysis of Self-Advocacy Regarding Medical Malpractice Scenarios by High School Students
3rd Olivia May Platt (Paul D. Schreiber High School) Biomedical and Health Sciences AND Biomedical Engineering Determining The Regulatory Role of UFD1 in MYCN-driven Neuroblastoma
H.M Kiera McKenna Darnell (Paul D. Schreiber High School) Earth and Environmental Sciences Modelling coastal erosion using future hurricane scenarios
H.M Kevin Holden Taylor (Paul D. Schreiber High School) Embedded Systems AND Robotics and Intelligent Machines Creating a “Third Eye” for the Visually Impaired with Object Detection
H.M Hannah Paulina Brooks (Paul D. Schreiber High School) Behavioral and Social Sciences “The War in Words”: Effects of Demographic and Personal Differences on Reactions to Semantically Bleached Nazi Compounds
Plainedge High School 1st Kyle Arjun Kavully (Plainedge High School) Behavioral and Social Sciences American Dream or American Myth? A Linear Regression Analysis of American Attitudes as a Factor of Race and Ideology
Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK High School 1st Tarunika Sasikumar (Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK High School) Earth and Environmental Sciences Assessing the Efficacy of the U.S Endangered Species Act through the Novel Quantification of Species Charisma and Respective Population Trends
3rd Gabrielle Joy Oliva (Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK High School) Behavioral and Social Sciences The Impact of Ascribed Gender Stereotypes on Public Perceptions of Sexual Assault Victims
H.M Michael Khalfin (Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK High School) Biomedical and Health Sciences AND Biomedical Engineering Hemodynamics Model Illustrating Transradial Delivery of Anti-Tau Nanoparticle For Prodromal Alzheimer's Disease Intervention
H.M Abigail Lev (Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK High School) Behavioral and Social Sciences The Inadvertent Detrimental Effects of Caucasian Performative Activism on the Perceived Societal Marginalization of the African American Population
Roslyn High School 1st Han Byur (Hailee) Youn (Roslyn High School) Behavioral and Social Sciences Why We Vote: How Positive Descriptive Norms and Holding a Minority Political Viewpoint Increase Citizens' Intention and Responsibility to Vote
2nd Maxx Yung (Roslyn High School) Biomedical and Health Sciences AND Biomedical Engineering Activation of the Mu-Opioid Receptor on the Renin-Angiotensin System and Its Role In SARS-CoV-2 Treatment and Pathology
3rd Emily Yeh (Roslyn High School) Behavioral and Social Sciences The Effect of Genetically Modified Labeling of Plant and Animal Products on Consumer Perceptions
H.M Jessie Dong (Roslyn High School) Biomedical and Health Sciences AND Biomedical Engineering Luteolin Targets Neuroblastoma and Lymphoma via Mitochondrial Complex 1
H.M Samuel Philip Jacobson (Roslyn High School) Chemistry AND Materials Science The Effectiveness of Self-Oscillating, Catalyzed Belousov-Zhabotinsky (BZ) Gel in Solving the Traveling Salesman Problem
H.M Brian Song (Roslyn High School) Computational Biology and Bioinformatics AND System Software Detection of Northern Leaf Blight in Natural Environment Using Optimized YOLOv3
Sanford H. Calhoun H.M Julie Theresa Moehringer (Sanford H. Calhoun) Biomedical and Health Sciences AND Biomedical Engineering Retinal Ganglion Cell Functional Recovery After Intraocular Pressure Lowering Treatment Using Prostaglandin Analogs In Glaucoma Suspects
Seaford High School 2nd Kailly Elizabeth Nocera (Seaford High School) Mathematics AND Physics and Astronomy Glacial and Fluvial Activity During Periods of High Obliquity in Arabia Terra
2nd Madison Elias (Seaford High School) Animal Sciences AND Plant Sciences Can Green Tea Extend the Memory for Extinction Training in the Great Pond Snail (Lymnaea stagnalis)?
H.M Chelsea Paige Russo (Seaford High School) Animal Sciences AND Plant Sciences The Effects of the Non-Nutritive Sweeteners Acesulfame Potassium and Neotame on Anxiety in Planaria (Dugesia dorotocephala).​
Smithtown High School East 1st Sarah Kathryn Schubel (Smithtown High School East) Animal Sciences AND Plant Sciences Loss of NMDA Receptor Signaling Results in Excess Proliferation of CNS and Neural Crest-Derived Cells
2nd Leigh Baratta (Smithtown High School East) Behavioral and Social Sciences Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder: The Impact of Beauty on Proliferation of Invasive Insect Species Lycorma delicatula, the Spotted Lanternfly
H.M Zachary Finger (Smithtown High School East) Mathematics AND Physics and Astronomy Rare Isotope Production at the Electron Ion Collider
Smithtown High School West 2nd Aaquib Ahmed Syed (Smithtown High School West) Computational Biology and Bioinformatics AND System Software Non-invasively Guiding Breast Cancer Chemotherapy Using Machine Learning with GLCM Textural Analysis
3rd Rehan Mujahid Mian (Smithtown High School West) Animal Sciences AND Plant Sciences A study on the structure, function, and evolution of the ꞵ1 and ꞵ2 adrenoceptors in Nematostella vectensis, the starlet sea anemone.
3rd Tyler Daniel Nagosky (Smithtown High School West) Biochemistry AND Microbiology Using Cnidarian nerve nets to visualize the excitotoxic effects of BMAA
St Anthony's High School 1st Miah Christina Margiano (St Anthony's High School) Cellular and Molecular Biology LncRNAs as a Potential Therapeutic Target for Neuroblastoma
Syosset High School 1st Griffin Hon (Syosset High School) Biomedical and Health Sciences AND Biomedical Engineering Repurposed Cephalexin Causes Multifaceted Pro-cancer Effects by Way of Wnt Signaling Pathway
1st Alex Lin Wang (Syosset High School) Chemistry AND Materials Science Computational Assessment of Macrocyclic Host-Guest Ion-Dipole Interactions with Negative Pores
2nd Ethan Anthony Chiu (Syosset High School) Translational Medical Science Developing a Self-Formed Ectodermal Autonomous Multi-Zone Organoid Model using Human Stem Cells to Examine the Effect of Doxycycline Treatment on Uveal Melanoma.
3rd Nathan Thomas Han (Syosset High School) Biomedical and Health Sciences AND Biomedical Engineering Elucidating the Molecular Mechanisms of Toxicarioside A and Sulforaphene-Induced Colorectal Cancer Cell Death
H.M Siddharth Sandeep Desai (Syosset High School) Behavioral and Social Sciences Resting-state functional connectivity of the medial dorsal nucleus in First-Episode Psychosis and its role in working memory
H.M Sabrina Guo (Syosset High School) Behavioral and Social Sciences Efficacy of Mask Use in Reducing SARS-CoV-2 Infection Rates
Walter G. O'Connell Copiague High School 3rd Cathrine Efsun Sakin (Walter G. O'Connell Copiague High School) Chemistry AND Materials Science The Efficacy of Chitosan on the Construction and Function of Compostable Wind Turbine Blades
Ward Melville High School 1st Amber Kaixin Luo (Ward Melville High School) Computational Biology and Bioinformatics AND System Software RiboBayes: Assessing the Transcriptome-wide Expression of Ribosome Pause Sites in Ribosome Profiling Data With Bayesian Wavelet Thresholding
3rd David Liang (Ward Melville High School) Computational Biology and Bioinformatics AND System Software Beyond the Scales: A physics-informed machine learning approach for more efficient modeling of SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein
H.M Jessica Guo (Ward Melville High School) Translational Medical Science Piperlongumine and Piperlonguminine Mitigate Rotenone Induced Neurotoxicity: Implications for a Novel Parkinson's Disease Treatment
West Islip High School H.M Paul Vincent Pillitteri (West Islip High School) Chemistry AND Materials Science Compositional Analysis of Oyster Shells Using Submicron Resolution X-Ray Spectroscopy
William A. Shine Great Neck South High School 1st Collin Li (William A. Shine Great Neck South High School) Translational Medical Science SmartClick: A Novel Automated Segmentation Tool for Medical Images with Interactive Optimization Capabilities Designed for Liver Cysts
2nd Karly Chan (William A. Shine Great Neck South High School) Biomedical and Health Sciences AND Biomedical Engineering A User-Friendly and Non-Invasive Vocal Therapy Progress Tracker
2nd Erin Yim (William A. Shine Great Neck South High School) Chemistry AND Materials Science Rationalization of Simple Ring Intermolecular π−π Stacking Interactions Investigated with DFT-d
H.M Chloe Chan (William A. Shine Great Neck South High School) Computational Biology and Bioinformatics AND System Software Support Vector Machine for Autism Spectrum Characterization: Exploiting Brain Connectivities from fMRI, DWI, and a Combination of Both Modalities for Improved Diagnostic Accuracy
H.M Katherine Yuan Wang (William A. Shine Great Neck South High School) Behavioral and Social Sciences Assessing the Correlation between Perceived Parent-Child Relationship Quality and Executive Functioning in Early Adolescents