Science Talent Search (STS) 

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• 2024
   

  Regeneron STS 2024

  HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS	PROJECT TITLES	STONY BROOK FACULTY ADVISORS
  Aidan Cazalet Saint Anthony's High School, Melville, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Examination of the Effects by a Salinity and Temperature Gradient on Microcystis aeruginosa Morphology: A Keyence Fluorescence Microscope Analysis S	Dr. Christopher Gobler Ronojoy Hem School of Marine & Atmospheric Sciences
  Rohan Dalal Johns Creek High School, Johns Creek, GA Regeneron STS Scholar	Neuromesodermal Progenitor Cells Give Rise to Blood Through a Myoblast/ Hemangioblast Bipotential Intermediate	Dr. Benjamin Martin Biochemistry & Cell Biology
  Sophie D'Halleweyn Bronx High School of Science, Bronx, NY Regeneron STS Finalist	Alleviating the Energy Crisis: A Novel Multi-Task Machine Learning Algorithm for Designing Efficient Nanocatalysts To Reduce Industrial Energy Impact	Dr. Anatoly Frenkel Dr. Prahlad Routh Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
  Gracelynne Hao Bridgewater-Raritan HS Bridgewater, NJ Regeneron STS Scholar	Green Synthesis of Black TiO2 Nanoparticles:  A Promising Candidate for Solar-Driven Photocatalytic Water Decontamination	Dr. Benjamin Hsiao Chemistry
  Vincent Huang Syosset HS Syosset, NY Regeneron STS Finalist	A Smart Computer Program LauePt4 for Recognizing and Simulating Laue Patterns and Its Applications	Dr. Michael Dudley Dr. Balaji Raghothamachar Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
  Bradley Kelton Ward Melville High School, East Setauket, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Geochronologic and Dynamic Constraints on the Topographic Evolution and Critical Mineral Deposits of the Southwestern United States	Dr. William Holt Geosciences
  Eric Tang River Hill HS Clarksville, MD Regeneron STS Scholar	Building Redundancy for Resilient Distributed Optimization	Dr. Ji Liu Electrical & Computer Engineering
  Angelika Wang Cary Academy, Cary, NC Regeneron STS Scholar	Construction of Modified Speckle Optical Tweezers for Horizontal Particle Trapping in Air	Dr. Eric Jones Laser Teaching Center, Physics & Astronomy
  Richard Wong Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK HS , Plainview, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Temporal Phage Therapy: A Strategy for Managing MRSA Resistance Utilizing Bacteriophage Sb-1	Dr. Sangeet Honey Microbiology & Immunology
  Julianne Wu University HS, Irvine, CA Regeneron STS Finalist	Sex-Related Signaling of the Angiotensin II Pathway in Primary Aortic Smooth Muscle Cells	Dr. Iwao Ojima Chemistry, Institute for Chemical Biology & Drug Discovery

• 2023
   

  Regeneron STS 2023

  HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS	PROJECT TITLES	STONY BROOK FACULTY ADVISORS
  Samir Batheja Half Hollow Hills HS, Dix Hills, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Association Between Sleep and Fatigue in Depression: Role of GABA and Glutamate	Dr. Christine DeLorenzo Center for Understanding Biology using Imaging Technology (CUBIT); Psychiatry; Biomedical Engineering
  Hiral Chavre George W. Hewlett HS, Hewlett, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	NMDA Receptor Mutation and KCC2 Inhibition Induce Changes in Brain Development Associated With Neurodevelopmental Diseases	Dr. Howard Sirotkin, Amalia Napoli, Neurobiology & Behavior
  James Hou Bishops School, CA Regeneron STS Scholar	Near Real-Time Seismic Human Fatality Information Retrieval From Social Media With Few-Shot Large-Language Models	Dr. Susu Xu Civil Engineering
  Emily Kim Jericho High School, Jericho, NY Regeneron STS Finalist	The Dual Roles of Activated Carbon as an Adsorbent and Photocatalyst for Azo Dye Removal	Dr. Taejin Kim Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
  Ashley Lam Herricks HS New Hyde Park, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Novel Zinc Oxide/Nanocellulose Composite as a Photocatalyst for Water Purification	Dr. Benjamin Hsiao Chemistry
  Anna Liu Rancho Bernardo HS, San Diego, CA Regeneron STS Scholar	A Selective Removal of Carboxylated Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) via Silver-Assisted Coagulation	Dr. Benjamin Hsiao Chemistry
  Kiele Morgan Bronx HS of Science, Bronx, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	The Effect of NMDA Receptor Blockade on Neurogenesis and Neural Crest Development	Dr. Howard Sirotkin Amalia Napoli, Neurobiology & Behavior
  Amit Saha William A. Shine Great Neck South HS, Great Neck, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Deep Learning Accelerated Lattice-Boltzmann Simulations for Multiscale Modeling of Thrombosis	Dr. Yuefan Deng, Y. Zhu, P. Zhang , Applied Mathematics & Statistics; M. Rafailovich, Materials Science & Chemical Eng.
  Holy Mary Zaher Smithtown HS Saint James, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	The Correlation Between Peroxisome Levels and Short-Term Memory Loss in a PINK1 -/- Rat Model of Parkinson's Disease	Dr. Mary Kritzer Neurobiology & Behavior

• 2022
   

  Regeneron STS 2022

  HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS	PROJECT TITLES	STONY BROOK FACULTY ADVISORS
  Sabrina Chen Syosset HS, Syosset, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Negative Charges at T168, S169, and/or S170 of ECM11 Promote Wild-Type Meiotic Progression and Synapsis in Meiotic Saccharomyces cerevisiae Cells	Dr. Nancy Hollingsworth  Biochemistry & Cell Biology
  Ben Choi Potomac School, McLean, VA Regeneron STS Finalist	An Ultra-Low Cost, Mind-Controlled Transhumeral Prosthesis Operated via a Novel Artificial Intelligence-Driven Brainwave Interpretation Algorithm	Dr. Ji Liu Electrical & Computer Engineering
  Jonathan Chung Smithtown HS East, St. James, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Microbial Associations Constrain Coral Adaptations to Heat Stress: An Integrative Multi-Dataset Analysis	Dr. Robert Thacker Ecology & Evolution
  Amy Feng Pittsford Sutherland HS, Pittsford, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Extending Choice Probability to High Dimensional Neural Data	Dr.  Il Memming Park Neurobiology & Behavior
  Jessica Liang Coppell HS, Coppell, TX Regeneron STS Scholar	CS-VAE: Compressive Sensing-Based Variational Autoencoder: Theory and Design	Dr. Wei Zhu Applied Mathematics & Statistics
  Roberto Lopez Brentwod HS, Brentwood, NY Regeneron STS Finalist	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	Dr. Dianna Padilla Ecology & Evolution; Dr. Rebecca Grella Brentwood HS
  Ricardo Lopez Brentwod HS, Brentwood, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Evaluating Salt Marsh Restoration at Sunken Meadow: Analysis of Sediment Loss and Accretion	Dr. Dianna Padilla Ecology & Evolution; Dr. Rebecca Grella Brentwood HS
  Yash Narayan The Nueva School, San Mateo, CA Regeneron STS Finalist	DeepWaste: Applying Deep Learning on a Mobile Device for Accurate, Low Cost, and Ubiquitous Waste Classification	Dr. William Holt,  Dr. E. Troy Rasbury Geosciences
  Sarah Schubel Smithtown HS, East Saint James, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Loss of NMDA Receptor Signaling Results in Excess Proliferation of CNS and Neural Crest-Derived Cells	Dr. Howard Sirotkin; Neurobiology & Behavior
  Harshita Sehgal Roslyn HS, Roslyn, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Understanding the Evolutionary Development of Radio-Resistance in the Brassicae Family	Nicolette Sipperly, Ph.D. candidate - Ecology & Evolution (Davalos research group)
  Emily Zhou The Harker School, San Jose, CA Regeneron STS Scholar	Computer-Assisted Detection of Intracranial Aneurysms Using a Transformer Deep Neural Network in 3D MR Angiography	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Chemical Engineering

• 2021
   

  Regeneron STS 2021

  HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS	PROJECT TITLES	STONY BROOK FACULTY ADVISORS
  Ashley AlcantaraBrentwod HS, Brentwood, NYRegeneron STS Scholar	Farming Biodegradable Packaging Using Pleurotus ostreatus Mycelium	Dr. Dianna Padilla Ecology &Evolution and Dr. Rebecca Grella Brentwood HS
  Michael Batavia Bronx HS of Science, Bronx, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	New Computational Model For Mitosis to Save Lives from Cancer	Dr. Yuefan DengApplied Mathematics & Statistics
  Derek Chien The Davidson Academy of Nevada, Reno, NV Regeneron STS Scholar	Curing COVID-19: Novel Design and Computational Evaluation of Potential SARS-CoV-2 Helicase Inhibitors	Dr. Iwao Ojima Chemistry
  Ethan Ocasio The New School of Northern Virginia, Fairfax, VA Regeneron STS Scholar	Deep Learning Prediction of Mild Cognitive Impairment to Alzheimer’s Disease Conversion at 3 Years Using Longitudinal and Whole-Brain 3D MRI	Dr. Tim DuongRadiology
  Julia Salatti Kings Park HS, Kings Park, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Utilizing MR Imaging to Analyze Tumor Texture and Its Effects on Long Term Survival in Patients with Glioblastoma Multiforme	Dr. Tim DuongRadiology

• 2020
   

  Regeneron STS 2020

  HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS	PROJECT TITLES	STONY BROOK FACULTY ADVISORS
  William Borges Roslyn HS, Roslyn, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	An Innovative Approach to Recover Nitrogen from Wastewater Using Nanostructured Cellulose Sulfate	Dr. Benjamin Hsiao Chemistry
  Isha Brahmbatt Ardsley HS, Ardsley, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Removal of Rare Earth Metal Ions from Contaminated Water by Sustainable Carboxycellulose Nanofibers Derived from Agave through Nitro Oxidation Process	Dr. Benjamin Hsiao Chemistry
  Feiyang Dai Jericho Senior HS, Jericho, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Predicting Major Depressive Disorder Treatment Response: Examining Pretreatment Biomarkers GABA and Glx	Dr. Christine DeLorenzo Psychiatry, Biomedical Engineering, CUBIT
  Arushi Dogra Del Norte HS, Del Norte, CA Regeneron STS Scholar	The Role of C1q and CD4+ T-cells in the Pathogenesis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)	Dr. Berhane Ghebrehiwet Medicine
  Maximilian Du Fayetteville-Manlius HS,  Manlius, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Decreasing Renewable Energy-Induced Power Grid Instability Through the Improvement of LSTM Neural Networks for Better Short-Term Wind Power Predictions	Dr. Zhenhua Liu Applied Mathematics & Statistics, Computer Science
  Ashley Guo Palo Alto HS, Palo Alto, CA Regeneron STS Scholar	Metabolic Regulation in Neuronal Morphogenesis	Dr. Shaoyu Ge ,  Dr. Qiaojie Xiong Neurobiology & Behavior
  Sejal Gupta Hicksville HS, Hicksville, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Development of a Machine Learning Algorithm to Predict the Path of Joints for Gait Rehabilitation	Dr. Anurag Purwar Mechanical Engineering
  Carrie Hsu Herricks HS, New Hyde Park, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Development of a Frustrated Total Internal Reflection Biosensing System for Noninvasive Terahertz Imaging and Detecting Cell Growth	Dr. Hassan Arbab Biomedical Engineering
  Jordan Klein Ward Melville HS, East Setauket, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Prevalence of Tick-Borne Diseases in Fire Island Deer Ticks	Dr. Jorge Benach Dr. Santiago Sanchez-Vicente Microbiology & Immunology
  Jeffrey Li Gilman School Baltimore, MD Regeneron STS Scholar	Biopolymer-based Pore Fluids for Sustainable Geotechnical and Civil Engineering Applications	Dr. Dilip Gersappe Materials Science & Chemical Engineering
  Stephanie Lin Smithtown HS, Smithtown, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Convolutional Neural Network of Dynamic Contrast Enhanced MRI Detects Axillary Lymph Node Metastasis in Breast Cancer Patients Pre Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy	Dr. Tim Duong Radiology
  Nithin Parsan William P. Clements HS, Sugar Land, TX Regeneron STS Scholar	Examining the Role of Chromatin Remodeler skp-1(snw1) During C. elegans Anchor Cell Invasion	Dr. David Q. Matus  Biochemistry & Cell Biology
  Mariam Quraishi Ward Melville HS, East  Setauket, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	The Effect of Sibling Status of Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder on Symptom Severity and Social Development	Dr. Matthew Lerner Psychology
  Abishek Ravindran Tresper Clarke HS , Westbury, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Implementation of Novel Sector Weight and Google Trends Data Objectives using MOEA/D Curtails Systematic Risk for Quintessential Investors	Dr. Yuefan Deng Applied Mathematics & Statistics
  Kreena Totala Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy HS, Plainview, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	The Novel Quantification of White Matter Microstructural Alterations in Thalamocortical Tracts as a Predictive Measure of ADHD Behavior and Subtype in a Pediatric Population	Dr. Tim Duong Radiology
  Caitlin Wilkinson Smithtown HS, Smithtown, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Rates and Traits: The Potential for Utilizing Above-ground Plant Traits to Predict Denitrification in Long Island Salt Marshes	Dr. Stephen Baines Ecology & Evolution
  Janice Yang Dougherty Valley HS, San Ramon, CA Regeneron STS Scholar	A Novel Machine Learning Method to Predict Breast Cancer Patient Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Progression Free Survival from Axillary Lymph Node MRIs	Dr. Tim Duong Radiology
  Sophie Zhang High Technology HS, Lincroft, NJ Regeneron STS Scholar	Developing a Microporous Hydrophobic Membrane from Hydrophilic Cellulose for Membrane Distillation	Dr. Benjamin Hsiao Chemistry
  Lucy Zou East Brunswick HS, East Brunswick, NJ Regeneron STS Scholar	The Computational Development of a Novel Class of Boronic Acid-Containing Chalconoids and Cis-Restricted Combretastatin A-4 Analogs for Tumor Vasculature Disruption	Dr. Iwao Ojima Chemistry

• 2019
   

  Regeneron STS 2019

  HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS	PROJECT TITLES	STONY BROOK FACULTY ADVISORS
  Anthony D'Amore Smithtown HS East, Saint James, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Habitat Preference Drives Brain Shape in Crocodylomorphs	Dr. Alan Turner Anatomical Sciences
  Kelsey Ge Ward Melville HS, East  Setauket, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Multidecadal Trends in Tropical Cyclone Behavior within North Atlantic Sub-Basins	Dr. Brian Colle School of Marine & Atmospheric Sciences
  Julia Grossman George W. Hewlett HS, Hewlett, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Use of Fluorine as a Proxy to Determine the Effect of Geothermal Fluids on Strain Rate, Effective Crustal Viscosity and Landscape Evolution in the Great Basin	Dr. E. Troy Rasbury Dr. William Holt Geosciences
  Angie Jang Edgemont HS, Scarsdale, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Investigating the Role of Cell Cycle State During Convergent Extension in D. rerio	Dr. Benjamin Martin Dr. David Q. Matus Biochemistry & Cell Biology
  Se Ri Lee Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, CT Regeneron STS Scholar	A Study on the Correlation Between the Structure and Desalination Efficiency of Reverse Osmosis Membranes Fabricated by Interfacial Polymerization	Dr. Benjamin Hsiao Chemistry
  Serena Lee Syosset HS, Syosset, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	The Effect of Hydroxychloroquine on Oral Regeneration in Nematostella vectensis	Dr. Gerald Thomsen Dr. Patricia Bossert Biochemistry & Cell Biology
  Arianna Pahlavan Jericho HS, Jericho, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Discretizing a Hybrid Cardiac Reconstruction: A Novel Simulation of Sustained Fibrillation	Dr. James Glimm Applied Mathematics & Statistics
  Maya Peña-Lobel Ward Melville HS, East  Setauket, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Changes in Gene Expression of Ion Regulatory Proteins in Developing Atlantic Silverside (Menidia menidia) Subjected to Ocean Acidification Conditions	Dr. Janet Nye  Dr. Nolwenn Dheilly School of Marine & Atmospheric Science
  Ahmad Perez Brentwood HS, Brentwood, NY Regeneron STS Finalist	Assessing Marsh Degradation in Two Long Island Salt Marshes and a Method for Restoration	Dr. Sherif Abdelaziz Civil Engineering
  Stefan Philip Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy HS, Plainview, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Forecasting the Progression of Temporal Orientation Through the Language of Social Media Using Machine Learning	Dr. Andrew Schwartz Computer Science
  Alexander Rodriguez Smithtown HS, Smithtown, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	A Genomic and Pharmacological Analysis of Adenosine Receptors in the Sea Anemone Nematostella vectensis	Dr. Joshua Rest Ecology & Evolution Dr. James Dilger Anesthesiology
  Shruthi Shekar Jericho HS, Jericho, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	MALAT1 & SOX: Understanding Progression of Cancer Metastasis Post Application of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy on Tumor Resected Wound Beds	Dr. Gurtej Singh Surgery
  Katie Sierra Northport HS, Northport, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Effects of Multiple Stressors on Survivorship and Growth in Juvenile Mytilus edulis	Dr. Dianna Padilla Ecology & Evolution
  Megan Specht Ward Melville HS, East  Setauket, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Effect of Micronutrient Consumption in Association with p53 status on Colon Cancer Progression: A Prospective Study in Racial Health Disparity	Dr. Jennie Williams Family, Population & Preventive Medicine
  Elizabeth Wang Ward Melville HS, East  Setauket, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	A Novel Effect of Cannabidiol (CBD) on Microglial Activation in the Presence of Epileptic Activity	Dr. Styliani-Anna Tsirka  Pharmacological Sciences
  Matthew Weltmann Half Hollow Hills HS East, Dix Hills, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Palbociclib Treated MDA-MB-231 Breast Cancer Cells Exhibit Increased Invasive Behavior in Zebrafish Xenograft Model	Dr. Benjamin Martin Dr. David Q. Matus Biochemistry & Cell Biology
  Vincent Zhang Sachem HS East, Sachem, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	MRI Texture Analysis for Detection of Axillary Lymph Node Metastasis in Breast Cancer Patients	Dr. Tim Duong Radiology
  Brandon Zhu The Wheatley School, Old Westbury, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Efficient Zero-Knowledge Using Garbled Circuits Under the Plain Model	Dr. Omkant Pandey & Allen Kim (PhD student), Computer Science

• 2018
   

  Regeneron STS 2018

  HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS	PROJECT TITLES	STONY BROOK FACULTY ADVISORS
  Sarah Adamo Smithtown HS West, Smithtown, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Acetylcholine and Nicotine Potentiate Currents in Cells Isolated from the Sea Anemone Nematostella vectensis	Dr. James Dilger Anesthesiology
  Mutahara Bhuiyan Jericho HS, Jericho, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Sustainability in Water Treatment: Heavy Metal Remediation via Nitro-Oxidized Carboxycellulose Nanofibers	Dr. Benjamin Hsiao Chemistry
  Sydney Bracht Smithtown HS East, St. James, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	A Reverse Genetic Approach to Identify Novel Regulators of Cell Invasive Behavior	Dr. David Matus Biochemistry & Cell Biology
  Bethany Chen Winston Churchill HS, Potomac, MD Regeneron STS Scholar	Generation of a Therapeutic Monoclonal Antibody for Acute Myeloid Leukemia by Employing the U937 Cell Line as a Surrogate Antigen	Dr. Berhane Ghebrehiwet Medicine
  Chelsea Chen Hunter College HS, New York, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Design of Optimal Network Topologies for Supercomputers	Dr. Yuefan Deng Applied Mathematic & Statistics
  Brendon Choy Hunter College HS, New York, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Cutting off Cancer - Design, Analysis, and Synthesis of Novel Vascular Disrupting Agents	Dr. Iwao Ojima Chemistry
  Hannah Cole Newton South HS, Newton, MA Regeneron STS Scholar	SR-18662 Targets Krüppel-Like Factor 5 (KLF5) and Tumor Growth in Colorectal Cancer	Dr. Vincent Yang Medicine
  Ella Feiner Horace Mann School, Bronx, NY Regeneron STS Scholar & Finalist	Exploring Posterior Growth in D. rerio Using a Live Cell Cycle Biosensor	Dr. Benjamin Martin Dr. David Q. Matus Biochemistry & Cell Biology
  Rose Hong Del Norte HS, San Diego, CA Regeneron STS Scholar	Modeling 3D Bioprinting: Short-Term and Long-Term Effects of Fluid Flow and Shear Stress Forces on Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Keratinocyte, and Fibroblast Suspensions Sheared in Polyethylene Glycol Solutions	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich, Materials Science & Chemical Engineering Dr. Marcia Simon Oral BIology
  Brian Huang Hunter College HS, New York, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	On Sufficient Conditions for Trapped Surfaces in Spherically Symmetric Spacetimes	Dr. Marcus Khuri Mathematics
  Kavya Kopparapu Thomas Jefferson HS for Science & Technology, Alexandria, VA Regeneron STS Scholar& Finalist	GlioVision: A Platform for the Automatic Assessment of Glioblastoma Tumor Features, Molecular Identity, and Gene Methylation from Histopathological Images Using Deep Learning K	Dr. Fusheng Wang Computer Science
  Chiu Fan Bowen Lo Jericho HS, Jericho, NY Regeneron STS Scholar & Finalist	Near-Field Nanoscopy Simulation by Incorporating Harmonic Demodulation and Cone-Shaped Probing Tip	Dr. Mengkun Liu Physics & Astronomy
  Michael Lu Ward Melville HS, East  Setauket, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	MicroRNAs Contribute to Angiotensin II-Mediated Electrical Remodeling of the Heart	Dr. Ira Cohen Physiology & Biophysics
  Gilbert Spencer Half Hollow Hills HS West, Dix Hills, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	A Novel Method to Deconvolute the Ice Core Record of Carbon Dioxide	Dr. John Mak School of Marine & Atmospheric Sciences
  Kenneth Stier Academy for Medical Science Technology, Hackensack, NJ Regeneron STS Scholar	Blockade of gC1qR at the C1q Binding Site Inhibits Growth in a Biphasic Mesothelioma Cell Line Expressing gC1qR but not C1q.	Dr. Berhane Ghebrehiwet Medicine
  Sreyans Tanga Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville NJ Regeneron STS Scholar	A Novel Procedure Using Algae-Based Cationized Dialdehyde Cellulose to Improve the Dewatering Stage in Wastewater Treatment	Dr. Benjamin Hsiao Chemistry
  Shrey Thaker Smithtown HS East, St. James, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	The Role of miR-34a in Colorectal Cancer Racial Health Disparity	Dr. Jennie Williams Family, Population & Preventive Medicine
  Cindy Wang William A. Shine Great Neck South HS, Great Neck, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Observation of the Chiral Magnetic Effect in the Quark-Gluon Plasma Produced in Au+Au Collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider	Dr. Roy Lacey Chemistry
  Yunyan Wu Jericho HS, Jericho, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Ciliogenesis Facilitated by Ciliopathy Genes Wdpcp and Rpgrip1l: A Requirement for Hair Follicle Development	Dr. Jiang Chen Pathology, Dermatology
  Michelle Xing William A. Shine Great Neck South HS, Great Neck, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Direct Functionalization of Algal Nanocellulose to Enhance Biosorption for Lead(II) Remediation	Dr. Benjamin Hsiao Chemistry
  Sherry Xu Troy HS, Fullerton, CA Regeneron STS Scholar	Intraspecific Genome Size Variation in Draba verna	Dr. Jesse Hollister Ecology & Evolution
  Andre Yin Westview School, San Diego, CA Regeneron STS Scholar	A Novel Approach to Increasing the Permeability of Desalination Membranes	Dr. Benjamin Hsiao Chemistry

• 2017
   

  Regeneron STS 2017

  HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS	PROJECT TITLES	STONY BROOK FACULTY ADVISORS
  Annette Chang Woodbridge HS, Irvine, CA Regeneron STS Scholar	Elucidating a Relationship Between Ligand-Flap Interactions and Drug Potency in HIV-1 Protease with Molecular Dynamics Simulations	Dr. Carlos Simmerling Chemistry
  Aurnov Chattopadhyay University HS, Irvine, CA Regeneron STS Scholar	Sustainable Heavy Metal Remediation Through Novel Nanocellulose Coagulants Synthesized Directly from Raw Biomass	Dr. Benjamin Hsiao Chemistry
  Alan Chen Herricks HS, New Hyde Park, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Understanding the Mobility of Important Trace Elements During Basalt Weathering with Implications for the Mars 2020 Rover Mission	Dr. Joel Hurowitz Dr. Troy Rasbury Geosciences
  Abbigayle Cuomo Commack HS, Commack, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	A Study of Westward Recurving Tropical Cyclone Tracks in the Atlantic	Dr. Brian Colle School of Marine & Atmospheric Sciences
  Grace Hu Jericho Senior HS, Jericho, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Advanced Au-SPIONs: Synthesis and Comparison of Multifunctional Nanoparticles for Personalized Nanomedicine	Dr. Ya S. Wang Mechanical Engineering
  Alby Joseph Walter Tresper Clarke HS, Westbury, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Optimized Fatty Acid Binding Protein Inhibitors: Augmenting the Viability of a Novel Pain-Relief Mechanism	Dr. Iwao Ojima Chemistry
  Matthew Ko John L. Miller Great Neck North HS, Great Neck, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Extraction of the Specific Shear Viscosity of the Quark-Gluon Plasma from Measurements of Flow Harmonics in Au + Au Collisions at 200 GeV	Dr. Roy Lacey Chemistry
  Sandra Li Jericho HS, Jericho, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Elucidating Cancer Racial Health Disparities: The Differential Response of African and Caucasian American Colon Cancer Cells to Vitamin E	Dr. Jennie Williams Medicine-Cancer Prevention
  Veda Murthy Lexington HS, Lexington, MA Regeneron STS Scholar	Towards a More Accurate Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) to Classify Glioma Nuclear Images	Dr. Dimitris Samaras Computer Science
  Michael Nachman Paul D. Schreiber HS, Port Washington, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	An Analysis of Presidential Primaries as General Election Predictors	Dr. Helmut Norpoth Political Science
  Kirti Nath Ward Melville HS, E. Setauket, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Assessing the Developmental and Metabolic Toxicity of Neuroactive Pharmaceuticals Using Early Life Stage Zebrafish (Danio rerio)	Dr. Anne McElroy School of Marine & Atmospheric Sciences
  Erika Nemeth Smithtown HS East,  Saint James, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Cell-Based Delivery of Gene-Silencing Products via Gap Junction	Dr. Peter Brink Physiology & Biophysics
  Emily Peterson Smithtown HS East,  Saint James, NY Regeneron STS Finalist	Lecithin-Retinol Acyl Transferase in Squamous Cell Carcinoma: The Relationship Between Oncology and Wound Repair	Dr. Marcia Simon School of Dental Medicine Dr. Miriam Rafailovich,  Materials Science & Engineering
  Ben Rhee Syosset HS, Syosset, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	An Analysis of Power Dissipation in Extratropical Cyclones	Dr. Brian Colle School of Marine & Atmospheric Sciences
  Alia Rizvon Half Hollow Hills HS East, Dix Hills, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	A Potential Role for CCDC11 in Cytokinesis Evidenced Through Colocalization with Acetylated a-Tubulin Adjacent to Midbody During Abscission	Dr. Ken-Ichi Takemaru Pharmacological Sciences
  Yash Samantaray Syosset HS, Syosset, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Impact of Coating Dithiocarbamate-Protected Ruthenium Nanoparticles on the Nafion® Membrane in the Performance of a Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell – a Novel Approach	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich,  Materials Science & Engineering
  Rubin Smith William A. Shine Great Neck South HS, Great Neck, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Modeling Topography and Mammal Species Diversity within the Western U.S Basin and Range from 36Ma	Dr. William Holt Geosciences
  Arjun Subramaniam The Harker School, San Jose, CA Regeneron STS Finalist	CadML: A New, Computational Approach to Optimizing Antibody Affinity for Design of Antibody Therapeutics	Dr. Tom MacCarthy Applied Math & Statistics
  Natalie Tan Herricks HS, New Hyde Park, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	The Effect of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticle Exposure on Undifferentiated and Differentiated U937 Cell Susceptibility to Staphylococcus aureus infection and Dextran Bacterial Antiadhesive Properties in Adipose-derived Stromal Cells	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich  Materials Science & Engineering Dr. Stephen Walker Dental Medicine
  Kavya Tangella Ward Melville HS, E. Setauket, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Hearing Sounds, and the Illusion of Seeing Longer-Lasting Shapes	Dr. Arthur Samuel Psychology
  Jessica Tian Del Norte HS, San Diego, CA Regeneron STS Finalist	Antibacterial Property of Cellulose Paper Decorated with Ag/TiO2 Nanocomposites	Dr. Benjamin Hsiao Chemistry
  Nestor Tkachenko Ward Melville HS, E. Setauket, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Can Cars Fly? Eddy Current Levitation as Viable Technology	Dr. Sergey Suchalkin Electrical & Computer Engineering
  Ruisi Zhong Smithtown HS East,  Saint James, NY Regeneron STS Scholar	Activation of Ventral Subiculum Neurons by Cued Emotional Learning	Dr. David Talmage Pharmacological Sciences Dr. Lorna Role Neurobiology & Behavior

• 2016
   

  Intel STS 2016

  HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT	PROJECT TITLE	FACULTY MENTOR
  Eleni Aneziris Ward Melville HS, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist	Effects of Predictability on the Startle Reflex in Anticipation of Emotionally-evocative Pictures	Dr. Greg Hajcak Psychology
  Lee Blackburn Lawrence HS, Cedarhurst, NY Intel semi-finalist	Incorporation of Platinum and Gold Partially Reduced Graphene Oxide into Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells for Increased Output Power and Carbon Monoxide Tolerance	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich  Materials Science & Engineering
  Arthur Chen Lawrence HS, Cedarhurst, NY Intel semi-finalist	The Effect of Graphene Oxide/Reduced Graphene Oxide Functionalized with Metal Nanoparticles on Dermal, Bacterial, and Cancerous/Non-cancerous Epidermal Cells	Dr. Marcia Simon, Oral Biology & Pathology  Dr. Miriam Rafailovich, Materials Science & Engineering
  Krista Chen The Wheatley School, Old Westbury, NY Intel semi-finalist	Novel Combination Chemotherapy Targeting Cancer Stem Cells with a Tumor Targeted Drug Delivery System Potentiated by Natural Remedies, EGCG and/or Curcumin	Dr. Iwao Ojima Chemistry
  Audrey Cheng Henry M. Gunn HS, Palo Alto, CA Intel semi-finalist	Enhancing the Efficiency of Self-assembled Organic Solar Cells with the Addition of a Second Electron Donor and Graphene	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich  Materials Science & Engineering
  Ayesha Chhugani Herricks HS, New Hyde Park, NY Intel semi-finalist	A Novel Magnetic Field Trap Using Superconductors for Transporting Polarized Ions for Medical Imaging	Dr. Abhay Deshpande Physics & Astronomy
  Sophia Chen Ward Melville HS, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist	On Steady Super-Kähler Ricci Solitons	Dr. Martin Rocek Physics & Astronomy
  Patrick Chi Niskayuna HS, Niskayuna, NY Intel semi-finalist	Using Power Dissipation as a Novel Approach to Rank and Categorize Tropical Cyclones	Dr. Brian Colle SoMAS
  Dessie DiMino Garden City HS, Garden City, NY Intel semi-finalist	Production of a 3D Printed Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogel Scaffold through Optimization of the Molecular Weight, Functional Domains, and Viscoelastic Properties of Bioink	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich  Materials Science & Engineering
  Emma Feldman Paul D. Schreiber HS,  Port Washington, NY Intel semi-finalist	Electrospun Hydrophobic Nanofibrous Membranes for Use in Membrane Distillation	Dr. Benjamin Chu,  Dr. Benjamin Hsiao, Chemistry
  Daniel Guo Homestead HS, Cupertino, CA Intel semi-finalist	Analysis of Heterochiasmy and Recombination Rates in Gibbons	Dr. Krishna Veeramah Ecology & Evolution
  Adarsh Karnati Redmond HS, Redmond, WA Intel semi-finalist	A Novel Design of an Ocean Wave Energy Harvester Using a Linear Cam Release Approach	Dr. Ya S. Wang Mechanical Engineering
  Ariel Leong Ward Melville HS, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist	Systematic Discovery of Genes and Networks in Colon Cancer Stem Cells Implicated in Chemoresistance	Dr. Jingfang Ju Pathology
  David Li Commack HS, Commack, NY Intel semi-finalist	A Wireless Tracking System for At-home Durable Medical Equipment during Natural Disasters	Dr. Fan Ye Electrical & Computer Engineering
  Emily Li Hunter College HS, New York, NY Intel semi-finalist	The Role of No tail and Wnt in Regulating Stem Cell Division in the Zebrafish Tailbud	Dr. Benjamin Martin Biochemistry & Cell BIology
  Michael Li James M. Bennett HS, Salisbury, MD Intel finalist	Deciphering Neural Coding for Sensorimotor Decision-making	Dr. Il Memming Park Neurobiology & Behavior
  Emily McDermott Smithtown HS East, Saint James, NY Intel semi-finalist	Developing an Experimental Model for Natural Variation in Genetic Robustness	Dr. Joshua Rest Ecology & Evolution
  Harriet O'Brien Ward Melville HS, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist	The Characterization of Immunomodulatory and Remyelinating Agents on Microglial Polarization	Dr. Stella Tsirka Pharmacological Sciences
  Benjamin Schiffer University of Illinois Laboratory HS, Urbana, IL Intel semi-finalist	Elucidating the Mechanism of a Human Transcription Factor’s Movement Along DNA with Molecular Dynamics Simulations	Dr. Carlos Simmerling Chemistry
  Kameron Sedigh Kings Park HS, Kings Park, NY Intel semi-finalist	Structural and Kinetic Analysis of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus MenE, an acyl-CoA Synthetase of the Bacterial Menaquinone Biosynthesis Pathway as a Novel Antibacterial Target	Dr. Peter Tonge Chemistry
  Anu Sharma Oak Hall School, Gainesville, FL Intel semi-finalist	Sustainable Green Production of Carboxycellulose Nanofibers	Dr. Benjamin Chu,  Dr. Benjamin Hsiao, Chemistry
  Matthew Sun Thomas Jefferson HS for Science & Technology, Alexandria, VA Intel semi-finalist	Hyperacute Temporal Resolution with a Neural Population for Biologically Plausible Firing Rate Change Detection	Dr. Il Memming Park Neurobiology & Behavior
  Fangrui Tong Ward Melville HS, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist	A New Approach to Chemical Sensing Using Tunable Optical Properties of Unique Nanostructures of TiO2 Coated Morpho peleides Butterfly Scales	Dr. Alexander Orlov Materials Science & Engineering
  Ziheng Wang St. Paul's School, Concord, NH Intel semi-finalist	High Throughput Drug Design by a Novel Grid-based Computational Method	Dr. Carlos Simmerling Chemistry
  David Yang Academy for the Advancement of Science & Technology, NJ Intel semi-finalist	Role of APOBEC3 in the Diversity and Evolution of Herpes Simplex Virus 1	Dr. Thomas MacCarthy Applied Mathematics & Statistics
  Rachel Zhang Parkway South HS, Manchester, MO Intel finalist	Statistics of Intersections of Curves on Surfaces	Dr. Moira Chas Mathematics
  Richard Zhang Redmond HS, Redmond, WA Intel semi-finalist	The Effect of Asymmetrically Coated Nafion Membranes on the Performance and CO-poisoning Resistance of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich  Materials Science & Engineering

  
  

   

• 2015
   

  Intel STS 2015

   

   

  HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT	PROJECT TITLE	FACULTY MENTOR
  Aswin Bikkani Westlake HS, Westlake, OH Intel semi-finalist	Regulatory Interactions of Lipid Droplet Associating Perilipin Orthologs in Saccharomyces cerevisiae	Dr. Aaron Neiman Biochemistry & Cell Biology
  Emma Dong Manhasset HS, Manhasset, NY Intel semi-finalist	Custom Multilayered Nanoparticles in Targeted Hyperthermia for Cancer Treatment Using COMSOL Multiphysics Modeling and Near-Infrared Plasmonic Photothermal Therapy	Dr. Ya Wang  Mechanical Engineering
  Charles Gulian Ossining HS, Ossining, NY Intel finalist	A Search for Tidally-Distorted White Dwarf Binaries in the Kepler Survey	Dr. Michal Simon Physics & Astronomy
  Robbin Jang William Shine Great Neck S. HS, Great Neck, NY Intel semi-finalist	Synthesis and Observations of Novel Acetyl-CoA Carboxylase Inhibitors: Precursors to Bivalent Compounds	Dr. Peter Tonge Chemistry
  Jessica Ju Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR,  E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist	Using Python to Apply Phonological Rules for the Transcription of Korean	Dr. Jiwon Yun Linguistics
  Arjun Kapoor The Wheatley School, Old Westbury, NY Intel semi-finalist	The Construction of Low Entropy Quasi-Optimal Interconnection Network Topologies	Dr. Yuefan Deng Applied Mathematics & Statistics
  Jessica Kim Manhasset HS, Manhasset, NY Intel semi-finalist	Enhancing the Power Conversion Efficiency of Inverted Organic Photovoltaics with GoldFunctionalized Reduced Graphene Oxide and Phase-Separated Polymer Morphology	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Ien Li Jericho HS, Jericho,NY Intel finalist	Statistical Modeling of Major Depression: Bridging the Gap between Brain and Behavior	Dr. Christine DeLorenzo   Psychiatry
  Zak Marcone Kings Park HS, Kings Park, NY Intel semi-finalist	The Influence of Anomalous Gauge Coupling on Diphoton Fusion Induced W-boson Production in the Forward Direction at the Large Hadron Collider	Dr. Michael Rijssenbeek Physics & Astronomy
  Scott Massa Commack HS, Commack,NY Intel finalist	The Importance of Endocytosis to Neuregulin1 Back Signaling: Implications in Neuropsychiatric and Neurodegenerative Disorders	Dr. David Talmage, Pharmacological Sciences;  Dr. Lorna Role, Neurobiology
  Saranesh Prembabu Dougherty Valley HS, CA Intel finalist	Coupled Electric and Magnetic Properties in Artificially-Layered Perovskite Thin Films	Dr. Matthew Dawber  Physics & Astronomy
  Ilana Radinsky Stella K Abraham HS for Girls, Hewlett Bay Park, NY Intel semi-finalist	Effects of Carbon Chain Length in Thiol-Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles Coating a  Nafion® Membrane on PEM Fuel Cell Efficiency	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Vaishnavi Shrivastava Mission San Jose HS, CA Intel semi-finalist	A Noninvasive Regenerative Stem Cell Treatment for Osteoporosis through an Injectable Nanocomposite Orthopedic Implant and Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound Stimulation	Dr. Yi-xian Qin  Biomedical Engineering
  Eric Wang Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR,  E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist	A Novel Approach to Water Desalination: Reverse Osmosis by Fabrication of  Graphene Oxide Membranes	Dr. Benjamin Chu,    Dr. Benjamin Hsiao, & Dr. Hongyang Ma, Chemistry
  Ji Whan (Kevin) Yoon  Oxford Academy, Cypress, CA Intel semi-finalist	Fabrication and Modification of Nanofibers with Superhydrophilic- Superhydrophobic Surface for Membrane Distillation	Dr. Benjamin Chu,   Dr. Benjamin Hsiao, & Dr. Hongyang Ma, Chemistry
  Glenn Yu  Hunter College HS, NY Intel semi-finalist	Naturalistic Painkillers: Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Novel Fatty Acid Binding Protein Inhibitors	Dr. Iwao Ojima Chemistry
  Gina Yuan  Dougherty Valley HS, San Ramon, CA Intel semi-finalist	Designing Tablets for Personalized Medicine	Dr. Dilip Gersappe Materials Science & Engineering
  Vivian Zhong Syosset HS, Syosset NY Intel semi-finalist	Describing Images: The Effect of Modern Communication on Personal Lexicon	Dr. Arthur Samuel  Psychology
  Jay Zussman William Shine Great Neck S. HS, Great Neck, NY Intel semi-finalist	Zip1 C-terminal Phosphorylation Promotes Zip1-Sgs1 Interaction in Meiotic Cells	Dr. Nancy Hollingsworth  Biochemistry & Cell Biology

• 2014
   

   Intel STS 2014

  
  

   

  HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS	PROJECT TITLES	STONY BROOK FACULTY ADVISORS
  Cameron Akker Redmond HS, Redmond, WA Intel semi-finalist	Graphene Oxide and Reduced Graphene-Oxide Coated Nafion Membranes For Enhanced Performance in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Priya Alegesan  Manhasset HS, Manhasset, NY Intel semi-finalist	Defining Region-Specific Interactions of Members of the Leading Edge Protein Complex in  Saccharomyces cerevisiae	Dr. Aaron Neiman Biochemistry & Cell Biology
  Bhavani Ananthabhotla  Kings Park HS, Kings Park, NY Intel semi-finalist	The Efficacy of Mechanical Stimulation to Improve Cortical Bone Quality in a Diet-Induced Obesity Model, as Determined by an Investigation of Mechanical, Areal and Material Property	Dr. Clinton Rubin & Dr. Ete Chan, Biomedical Engineering
  Kathy Camenzind  California HS, San Ramon, CA Intel finalist	Quantifying Trapping Forces in a Simplified Optical Tweezers Setup	Dr. John Noé & Dr. Marty Cohen, Laser Teaching Center-Physics & Astronomy
  Austin Cao  Homestead HS, Mequon, WI Intel semi-finalist	Evaluating the Developmental Toxicity and Genotoxicity of Oxygenated Polycyclic Aromatic  Hydrocarbons Relative to Their Parent Compounds in Oryzias latipes	Dr. Anne McElroy Marine & Atmospheric Sciences, School of (SOMAS)
  Aaron Coraor  Huntington HS, Huntington, NY Intel finalist - 6th place	Pressure Dependent Azeotropic Melting Relations in the Mg2SiO4-Fe2SiO4-NaAlSi3O8-CaAl2Si2O8   System: A Critical Role in Lunar Highlands Formation?	Dr. Donald Lindsley,  Geosciences
  Catherine Feldman Smithtown HS,  Smithtown,  NY Intel semi-finalist	Phylogenetic and Dietary Signals in the Dentition and Mandible of Carnivora (Mammalia, Placentalia): A Geometric Morphometric Approach	Matthew Borths (Ph.D. Student) in research group of  Dr. Erik Seiffert, Anatomical Sciences
  Evangeline Giannopoulos  Great Neck South HS,  Great Neck, NY Intel semi-finalist	The Identification of Novel Runt and Even-Skipped Transcriptional Co-factors in Drosophila	Dr. J. Peter Gergen   Biochemistry & Cell Biology
  Anika Gupta  The Harker School, San Jose , CA Intel semi-finalist	Novel Drug Delivery Systems Targeting Cancer Stem Cells for Next-Generation Chemotherapy	Dr. Iwao Ojima Chemistry
  Luran He Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR,  E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist	Emergence of Chaos in a Scattering System	Dr. Philip Allen Physics & Astronomy
  Harrison Li Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR,  E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist	Multidecadal Changes in the Frequency and Ambient Conditions of Warm Season Convective  Storms over the Northeastern United States	Dr. Brian Colle Marine & Atmospheric Sciences, School of (SOMAS)
  Michelle Moffa Holy Spirit HS, Absecon, NJ Intel semi-finalist	A Point-of-Use Water Filter for Developing Countries - Year III: Improving Effectiveness,  Practicality, and Sustainability of Arsenic-Removing Biosand Filters	Dr. Benjamin Chu &  Dr. Benjamin Hsiao Chemistry
  Dohee (Diane) Na Jericho HS, Jericho, NY Intel semi-finalist	Elucidation of Racial Disparity Between Caucasian and African American Prostate Cancer for the Development of Personalized Pharmacogenetics	Dr. Jennie Williams Medicine
  Emily Pang Dougherty Valley HS,  San Ramon, CA Intel finalist	The Opposing Roles of Tumor Suppressive cC1qR and Oncoprotein gC1qR as Mechanisms for  Inhibiting Cancer Pathogenesis	Dr. Berhane Ghebrehiwet Medicine
  Parth Shah Chatham HS, Chatham, NJ Intel semi-finalist	Underrepresentation of Cytidine Deaminase Hotspots Reveals Key Genes and Tropism  for Herpesviruses	Dr. Tom MacCarthy Applied Mathematics & Statistics
  Sachit Singal  Herricks HS, New Hyde Park, NY Intel semi-finalist	Chemical and Computational Biology Approach to Identifying the Binding Site of NovelAnti-Tubercular Agents Targeting Mtb-FtsZ	Dr. Iwao Ojima Chemistry
  Rahul Sridhar  The Harker School, San Jose , CA Intel semi-finalist	Understanding the Effect of Hinge Mutations on Domain-swapping in Antiviral LectinCyanovirin-N	Dr. David Green Applied Mathematics & Statistics
  Yongpeng (Bill) Tang Smithtown East HS, St. James, NY Intel semi-finalist	Data Sonification  of the Seismic Signature of Ocean Surf	Dr. Henry Bokuniewicz Marine & Atmospheric Sciences, School of (SOMAS)                               Timothy Vallier (PhD Student), Music
  Kent Ueno  Earl Vandermeulen HS, Port Jefferson, NY Intel semi-finalist	Design and Synthesis of Tumor-Targeting Drug Conjugates for Imaging Study	Dr. Iwao Ojima Chemistry
  Jessica Yamada  The Winsor School, Boston, MA Intel semi-finalist	For Want of an Arginine, the Termination Was Lost: Characterizing the Structure and  Function of the R169Q MTERF1 Variant	Dr. Miguel Garcia-Diaz Pharmacological Sciences

   

• 2013
   

   Intel STS 2013

  HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS	PROJECT TITLES	STONY BROOK FACULTY ADVISORS
  Eliana Applebaum Ma'ayanot Yeshiva HS for Girls, Teaneck, NJ Intel semi-finalist	A New Approach to Cancer: The Effects of Titanium Dioxide (TiO 2 ) Nanoparticles  on Human Cervical Adenocarcinoma (HeLa) Cell Membrane Mechanics	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Puja Bansal  Half Hollow Hills HS East,  Dix Hills, NY Intel semi-finalist	Three Dimensional Molecular Imprinting for the Detection of Viral Pathogens	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Andrew Chen Dougherty Valley HS, San Ramon, CA Intel semi-finalist	Utilizing Novel Graphene Oxide Langmuir-Blodgett Film Catalysts to Enhance the Cost Efficiency of a PEM Fuel Cell	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Andrew Chen Lawrence HS, Cedarhurst, NY Intel semi-finalist	Incorporation of Graphene into Organic Polymer Solar Cells via Chemical Functionalization with Metal Nanoparticles	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Kevin Chen  Mission San Jose HS,  Fremont, CA Intel finalist	Development of a Low-Cost Analyzer for Ferroelectric Characterization	Dr. Matthew Dawber   Physics & Astronomy
  Deriam Chirinos John L. Miller Great Neck North HS, Great Neck, NY Intel semi-finalist	Throwing Dice in QCD: Using Random Matrices to Study the QCD Hadron Spectrum	Dr. Jacobus Verbaarschot Physics & Astronomy
  Wesley Cox Kings Park HS, Kings Park, NY Intel semi-finalist	Design of an Electromagnetic Energy Harvester for Wildlife Tracking	Dr. Lei Zuo Mechanical Engineering
  Yonatan David North Shore Hebrew Academy HS, Great Neck, NY Intel semi-finalist	Exploration of the Chiral Magnetic Effect in Quark Gluon Plasma via Charge-Separation  Measurements	Dr. Roy Lacey Chemistry
  Nicholas Fiacco Manhasset HS, Manhasset, NY Intel semi-finalist	Localization of Pkc1p with the Septins in Sporulating S. cerevisiae Is Dependent  on GIP1 Expression	Dr. Aaron Neiman Biochemistry & Cell Biology
  John Gee Calhoun HS, Port Lavaca, TX Intel semi-finalist	Developing an Automated Event Detection Algorithm for HIV-1 Protease’s Flap Backbone  Dihedral Change	Dr. Carlos Simmerling Chemistry
  Nakul Gupta Farmindale HS, Farmingdale, NY Intel semi-finalist	Employing siRNA to Recruit KCNQ1 through microRNA Pathways: Implications  for Long QT Syndrome	Dr. Peter Brink Physiology & Biophysics
  Kavita Jain Smithtown HS West,  Smithtown, NY Intel semi-finalist	Demonstrating Relationships between the Morphology of the Trigeminal System and Feeding Performance in the American Alligator: A New Tool for Understanding Feeding Evolution	Dr. Alan Turner & Dr. Paul Gignac Anatomical Sciences
  Tammy Jin  Half Hollow Hills HS East,  Dix Hills, NY Intel semi-finalist	Variable M3-S2 Linker Tension Modulates N-Methyl D-Aspartate Receptor Activity in a Subunit Specific Manner	Dr. Lonnie Wollmuth Neurobiology & Behavior
  Minah Kim Paul D. Schreiber HS, Port Washington, NY Intel semi-finalist	Inhibition of the FabI Enoyl-ACP Reductase from Burkholderia pseudomallei	Dr. Peter Tonge Chemistry
  Arvind Kumar Roslyn HS, Roslyn, NY Intel semi-finalist	A Model of Dropout Propensity Among Heterogeneous Adolescents: The Role of Resilience	Dr. Debra Dwyer Health Technology & Management
  Brendan Liu Jericho HS, Jericho, NY Intel semi-finalist	Polyvinylamine Grafted Electrospun Polyacrylonitrile Membranes for Cr(VI) Adsorption	Dr. Benjamin Chu & Dr. Benjamin Hsiao Chemistry
  Jerry Liu Los Altos HS, Los Altos, CA Intel semi-finalist	Modeling the Lithiation of Crystalline-Amorphous Silicon Nanowires using  the Lattice Boltzmann Method	Dr. Dilip Gersappe Material Science & Engineering
  Prady Manepalli Smithtown HS, Smithtown NY Intel semi-finalist	An Effective Application of Graphene Oxide Nanoribbons as a Chemotherapeutic  Drug Delivery System	Dr. Balaji Sitharaman Biomedical Engineering
  Phoebe McAuliffe Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR,  E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist	Understanding the Connection between Metabolism and the HPG Axis by Linking Kisspeptin and Akt and Mapping p110g in Female Mouse Brains	Dr. Maricedes Acosta-Martinez Physiology & Biophysics
  Rebecca Monastero Sayville HS, W. Sayville, NY Intel semi-finalist	Interactions of Mercury and Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Avid Seafood Consumers	Dr. Jaymie Meliker Graduate Program in Public Health
  Kenan Mutlu Kings Park HS, Kings Park, NY Intel semi-finalist	The effects of Shifting the Subject of Suspense during Cognitive Appraisal in Relation to Suggestibility and Cued Recall Capacity	Dr. Nancy Franklin Psychology
  Alexander Nie Livingston HS, Livingston, NY Intel semi-finalist	Gelatin Hydrogels as a Cellular Scaffold: The Effect of Glucose on Gel Structure  and Fibroblast Behavior	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Material Science & Engineering
  Grace Pan Dougherty Valley HS, San Ramon, CA Intel semi-finalist	Investigating Effects of Ferroelectricity on Current Properties in Electron Tunneling Junctions	Dr. Matthew Dawber  Physics & Astronomy
  Benjamin Pleat Herricks HS, New Hyde Park, NY Intel semi-finalist	A Novel Approach to Locating Geothermal Systems in Relation to Geodetic Crustal Deformation and Strain Rate Tensors	Dr. William Holt  Geosciences
  James Shamul Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK HS,  Plainview, NY Intel semi-finalist	A Search for Novel MicroRNAs Triggering Liver Cancer Development	Dr. Valentina Schmidt Medicine
  Avigael Sosnowik Stella K. Abraham HS for Girls, Hewlett Bay Park, NY Intel semi-finalist	The Coactivation of Positive and Negative Feelings: Film Genres’ Effects on Adolescent  Emotions	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Material Science & Engineering
  Nicholas Spiezio Smithtown HS East, St. James,  NY Intel semi-finalist	Cellular Delivery of Gene-Silencing Products	Dr. Peter Brink Physiology & Biophysics
  Mayuri Sridhar Kings Park HS, Kings Park, NY Intel finalist	Computational Analysis of the DNA-Binding Mechanism of the p53 Tumor Suppressor and its Inactivation through the R249S Mutation	Dr. Carlos Simmerling Chemistry
  Raghav Tripathi Westview HS, Portland, OR Intel finalist	Design and Synthesis of Novel Fatty Acid Binding Protein Inhibitors for Analgesic and Anti-Inflammatory Effects through Increases in Endogenous Anandamide Concentrations	Dr. Iwao Ojima Chemistry
  Alexandra Tse Lawrence HS, Cedarhurst, NY Intel semi-finalist	Grit vs. IQ: Assessing the Relative Impacts of Effort & Intelligence in Academic Success  Among “Tweens”	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Jacob Wax Harborfields HS, Greenlawn, NY Intel semi-finalist	Investigating the Sensitivity and Specificity of the Potentiometric Biosensor Mechanism  through Bacteria and Bacterial Spore Cross Testing	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Jared Weiss Syosset HS, Syosset, NY Intel semi-finalist	Automatic Annotation of Large Image Datasets via Human Gaze	Dr. Dimitris Samaras Computer Science
  Michael Zhang Smithtown HS East, St. James,  NY Intel finalist	Role-Inducted Perspective Visual Behavior during Scene Free-Viewing	Dr. Gregory Zelinsky Psychology
  Gloria Zheng Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR,  E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist	The Potentiation of Human Glycine Receptor Channels in HEK-293 Cells by Sevoflurane	Dr. James Dilger Anesthesiology
  Julia Zhuang John L. Miller Great Neck North HS, Great Neck, NY Intel semi-finalist	Analysis of Cascadia Episodic Tremor and Slip Events using Time-Dependent Displacement  and Strain Fields Derived from GPS Data	Dr. William Holt  Geosciences

   

• 2012
   

   Intel STS 2012

  HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS	PROJECT TITLES	STONY BROOK FACULTY ADVISORS
  Emily Bai  William A. Shine Great Neck South HS,  Great Neck, NY Intel semi-finalist	Design and Synthesis of a Novel Diphenyl Ether Targeting InhA from Mycobacterium Tuberculosis to Aid Future Drug Discovery	Dr. Peter Tonge Chemistry
  Sean Ballinger  Phillips Academy, Andover, MA  Intel semi-finalist	Enhancing a Hydrogen PEM Fuel Cell Stack with Gold-Dodecanethiolate Core-Shell Nanoparticles	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Asia Brown  Sanford Calhoun HS, Merrick, NY Intel semi-finalist	Analysis of Altered Gene Expression in Human Colon Cancer Cells Exposed to the Methylation Inhibitor 5-aza-2’deoxycytidine	Dr. Ellen Li Medicine
  Sarah Chapin  Herricks HS, New Hyde Park, NY Intel semi-finalist	Computer-Aided Drug Discovery: Structure-Based Design and Evaluation of Small Molecule Botulinum Neurotoxin Inhibitors	Dr. Iwao Ojima Chemistry
  Juliana Coraor  Huntington HS, Huntington, NY  Intel finalist	The Impact of Compressive Misfit Strain on Improper Ferroelectricity in Lead Titanate/Strontium Titanate Superlattices	Dr. Matthew Dawber  Physics & Astronomy
  Rachel Davis  Smithtown HS East, St. James, NY Intel finalist	Engineering Biodegradable Flame Retardant Polymers	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Samantha Garvey  Brentwood HS, Brentwood, NY  Intel semi-finalist	The Effects of the Physical Environment and Predators on Phenotypic Plasticity in Geukensia demissa	Dr. Dianna Padilla Ecology & Evolution
  Hannah Kenagy  Half Hollow Hills HS East,  Dix Hills, NY Intel semi-finalist	Understanding the Pathogenesis of Acid-Resistant E. coli: Computational Modeling of pH-Dependent Conformational Changes in GadB	Dr. Carlos Simmerling Chemistry
  Savina Kim  Commack HS, Commack, NY Intel finalist	Cognitive Deficits in Neuropsychiatric Disorders: A Schizophrenia Model Associated with Neuronal Alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Localization	Dr. David Talmage, Pharmacological Sciences  Dr. Lorna Role, Neurobiology & Behavior
  Claire Leibowicz John L. Miller-Great Neck North HS, Great Neck, NY Intel semi-finalist	The Neuropsychology of Social Instincts: A Behavioral and Information-Theoretic Analysis of the Cues Involved in Trustworthiness Evaluations	Dr. Lilianne Mujica-Parodi Biomedical Engineering
  Ryan Lindeborg  Dana Hills HS, Dana Point, CA  Intel semi-finalist	The Effects of Surface Modification of PMMA Scaffolds through Plasma Etching andDifferent Media on the Proliferation and Migration of Fibroblasts	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Neil Mehta  Jericho HS, Jericho, NY  Intel finalist	Co-Restoration of Type III Nrg1 Back Signaling through Depolarization: Implications for Schizophrenia	Dr. David Talmage, Pharmacological Sciences  Dr. Lorna Role, Neurobiology & Behavior
  Rocco Morra  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR,  E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist	Development of a Novel Human Serum Albumin Nanoparticle Formulation for DHA-SB-T-1214	Dr. Iwao Ojima Chemistry
  Jin Pan Henry Gunn Sr. HS, Palo Alto, CA Intel finalist	A Novel Protein Translation Kinetics Model Supports the Ribosomal Pause Theory	Dr. Bruce Futcher Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
  Eric Parigoris Kings Park HS, Kings Park , NY  Intel semi-finalist	Low-Intensity Vibration as a Potential Treatment for Wound Healing through Modulation of the Inflammatory Response and the Differentiation of Macrophage Progenitor Cells Under the Challenge of a Bacterial Endotoxin	Dr. Clinton Rubin Biomedical Engineering
  April Pun  Jericho HS, Jericho, NY  Intel semi-finalist	DNA Repair Mechanisms: Investigations of BER in Differentiated CAD Cells	Dr. Bruce Demple   Pharmacological Sciences
  Sagar Rambhia  Jericho HS, Jericho, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Rupture Risk Assessment of Cardiovascular Pathologies: Patient-Based Fluid-Structure Interaction Simulation Study	Dr. Danny Bluestein Biomedical Engineering
  Kunal Sangani  Fayetteville-Manlius HS, Manlius, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Modeling and Environmental Analysis of Hydraulic Fracturing in Upstate New York	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Arjan Saraon  Paul D. Schreiber HS, Port Washington, NY  Intel semi-finalist	The Effect of Social Media on Grassroots Movements: Analysis on the Usage of Twitter	Dr. Michael Schwartz Sociology
  Anna Sato  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR,  E. Setauket, NY Intel finalist	A Novel Adsorptive Filtration Approach for the Removal of Radioactive Isotopes of Iodine and Cesium from Water	Dr. Benjamin Chu &  Dr. Benjamin Hsiao Chemistry
  Evan Schneider  Roslyn HS, Roslyn Heights, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Targeted Delivery of Toxic Nanoparticles: A Novel Innovation for Cancer Treatment	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Shubha Sekar  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR,  E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist	On the Usability and Security of Graphical Password Schemes	Dr. Rob Johnson Computer Science
  Nithin Tumma Port Huron N. HS, Port Huron, MI Intel finalist - 1st PLACE	Elucidating Pathways in Cancer Pathogenesis: Establishment of Interaction Between TGF-b/Ras Pathways and Identification of gC1qR as an Oncoprotein	Dr. Berhane Ghebrehiwet Medicine
  Shannon Wetzler  Kings Park HS, Kings Park , NY  Intel semi-finalist	Novel Determination of the Stopping Power and Other Characteristics of the Quark Gluon Plasma Based on Several Jet Modification Measurements	Dr. Roy Lacey Chemistry
  Susan Wu  John L. Miller-Great Neck North HS, Great Neck, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Reactive Transport Model of Anthropogenic Carbon Sequestration	Dr. William Holt  Geosciences
  Jesse Xing Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR,  E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist	Synthesis of Diblock Copolymers PEG-PLA for Drug Delivery	Dr. Benjamin Chu ,  Dr. Benjamin Hsiao &  Dr. Robert Grubbs  Chemistry
  Garima Yadav  Sachem HS North, Lake Ronkonkoma , NY  Intel semi-finalist	Discovery of Novel Benzimidazole-based Antibacterial Agents Targeting FtsZ for Potential Treatment of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis	Dr. Iwao Ojima Chemistry
  Jeong Yun Yang  John L. Miller-Great Neck North HS, Great Neck, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Cytotoxicity of Graphene Oxide Nanoribbons on Human Breast Cancer Cells	Dr. Balaji Sitharaman Biomedical Engineering
  Alissa Zhang  Saratoga HS, Saratoga , CA  Intel finalist - 9th place	Molecular Fingerprinting of Glucose with Raman and SERS for Noninvasive Diabetes Monitoring	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Jack Zhou Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR,  E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Multiplexed Molecular Imaging of Esophageal Cancer Using Molecularly Targeted SERS Nanoparticles and a Novel Endoscopic Probe	Dr. Jonathan Liu Biomedical Engineering

   

• 2011

  
  Intel STS 2011

  HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS	PROJECT TITLES	STONY BROOK FACULTY ADVISORS
  Nathan Akhavan  Rambam Mesivta, Lawrence, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Enhancing Organic Polymer Solar Cell Efficiency through the Incorporation of Graphene and Graphene Oxide	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Ishwarya Ananthabhotla Kings Park HS, Kings Park , NY  Intel semi-finalist	A Robotic Assistant for the Visually Impaired (RAVI): A Novel Autonomous System Employing Digital Image Tracking and Sonar Range Detection	Dr. Yu Zhou  Mechanical Engineering
  Norman Cao Brentwood HS, Brentwood , NY  Intel semi-finalist	Probabilistic Path Planning in Cooperative Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Chasing	Dr. Yu Zhou  Mechanical Engineering
  Julie Chang Herricks HS, New Hyde Park , NY Intel semi-finalist	Ultrasound Characterization of Progressive Bone Loss Using Quantitative Acoustic Imaging, Micro-CT, and Mechanical Testing	Dr. Yixian Qin,  Dr. Wei Lin,  Dr. Jiqi Cheng  Biomedical Engineering
  Kevin Chen  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR,  E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	A Pair-Rule Response Element for Wingless in the Drosophila Embryo	Dr. J. Peter Gergen  Biochemistry & Cell Biology
  Harry Chiang  John L. Miller-Great Neck North HS, Great Neck, NY  Intel semi-finalist	New Determination of the Transport and Thermodynamic Coefficients of the Quark Gluon Plasma	Dr. Roy Lacey Chemistry
  Joshua Cohen  John F. Kennedy HS, Bellmore, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Atmospheric Properties of Biogenic Aerosols Produced by Mangroves	Dr. Josephine Aller  Marine & Atmospheric Sciences, School of
  Kendra Cornejo Brentwood HS, Brentwood, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Revisiting Centaurea Phylogenetics with the Utilization of ITS Primers to Resolve the Phylogeny of C. nigrescens in the Jacea Clade	Rebeca Grella (PhD. student) -Gurevitch lab, Ecology & Evolution
  Nevin Daniel  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR,  E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Novel Asymmetric Trojan Horse PAMAM Dendrimer Conjugates as Model Systems for Optimal Anticancer Taxoid Drug Delivery	Dr. Iwao Ojima Chemistry
  Jonathan Goldman  Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK HS,  Plainview, NY  Intel semi-finalist	A Novel Framework for Quasi-Dynamic Task Scheduling on Parallel Computers	Dr. Yuefan Deng Applied Mathematics & Statistics
  Dianna Hu  Half Hollow Hills HS East,  Dix Hills, NY Intel semi-finalist	Computational Analysis of Specific Missense Mutations in the SMN Tudor Domain	Dr. Carlos Simmerling Chemistry
  John Kelly  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	A Possible Indication of Local Strong Parity Violation via Charge Asymmetry Measurements	Dr. Roy Lacey Chemistry
  Abraham Killanin  Lawrence HS, Cedarhurst, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Platinum and Gold Nanoparticles’ Permeability and Effects on Dental Pulp Stem Cell Growth  and Differentiation	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Jessica Lee  York HS, Yorktown, VA  Intel semi-finalist	The Effect of Amyloid Beta on Protein SUMOylation in Murine Astrocytes	Dr. Holly Colognato Pharmacological Sciences
  Bonnie Lei  Walnut High School, Walnut, CA  Intel finalist	Cryptic Species and Synonyms: A Reclassification of the Spurilla Genus Based on Morphological and Molecular Phylogeography	Dr. Liliana Davalos  Ecology & Evolution
  Aditi Malhotra Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR,  E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist	Gender-Specific Impact of Body Mass Index on Left Atrial Size and the Presence of Atrial Fibrillation	Dr. Luis Gruberg & Dr. Smadar Kort  Medicine / Cardiology
  Brian Miranda  William A. Shine Great Neck South, Great Neck, NY Intel semi-finalist	Molecular Dynamics Simulations Suggest a Structural Basis for the Slow-onset Inhibition of KasA by Thiolactomycin and Provide insights for TB Drug Discovery	Dr. Carlos Simmerling Chemistry
  Jonathan Nachman  North Shore Hebrew Academy HS,  Great Neck, NY Intel semi-finalist	Green Micropatterning: Stamping Candida antarctica Lipase-B onto Poly(-caprolactone)	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Hannarae Annie Nam  Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, CT  Intel semi-finalist	Creating a Robust Optical Vortex Beam with a Single Cylinder Lens	Dr. John Noé &  Dr. Harold Metcalf Physics & Astronomy
  Wendi Oppenheim  Pine Crest, Ft. Lauderdale, FL  Intel semi-finalist	Out of Sight, Out of Mind: The Effects of Dispersants and Their Surfactants on Cyprinodon variegatus Embryos	Dr. Bruce Brownawell  Marine & Atmospheric Sciences, School of (SOMAS)
  Sarah Pak Roslyn HS, Roslyn Heights, NY  Intel semi-finalist	To Log or Not to Log: The Effect of Mandatory Reading on Children’s Intrinsic Motivation to Read	Dr. Christian Luhmann  Psychology
  Neil Pathak  Herricks HS, New Hyde Park, NY Intel semi-finalist	Polyfunctionalized Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Multimodal Tumor-Targeted Therapy and Biological Imaging	Dr. Iwao Ojima Chemistry
  Arpon Raksit  Commack HS, Commack, NY Intel semi-finalist	Modelling Heat Transport in Multiphase Materials	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich and  Dr. Dilip Gersappe  Materials Science & Engineering
  Brian Ralph  Smithtown HS West, Smithtown, NY Intel semi-finalist	The Evolution of Body Mass in Basal Dinosauria	Dr. Alan Turner  Anatomical Sciences
  Aaron Rosenthal  Smithtown HS West, Smithtown , NY Intel semi-finalist	An Eigenshape Analysis of Snake Vertebral Morphology and Its Correlation with Habitat	Jacob McCartney (Ph.D. student)-Kley lab  Anatomical Sciences
  Ilana Scandariato  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Children’s Attachment Narratives: A Window into Secure Base Scripts in Middle Childhood	Dr. Harriet Waters Psychology
  Karan Sikka  Syosset HS, Syosset, NY Intel semi-finalist	A Temperature Controlled Investigation of Gold and Palladium Nanoparticle Catalysis for the Performance Enhancement of a PEM Fuel Cell	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Sarah Toledano  North Shore Hebrew Academy HS, Great Neck, NY Intel semi-finalist	Strychnine Distinguishes between Two Populations of Homomeric Glycine Receptors Expressed in HEK cells	Dr. James Dilger Anesthesiology
  Sharon Varghese  Brentwood HS, Brentwood, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Assessing Population Variation of the Introduced Plant Species Centaurea nigrescens (Tyrol Knapweed) in Eastern North America, Using cpDNA trnT(UGA), trnL(UAA), and trnF(GAA) Genes	Rebeca Grella (PhD. student) -Gurevitch lab , Ecology & Evolution
  Stephanie Wang  Monta Vista HS, Cupertino, CA  Intel semi-finalist	Effect of Trabecular Bone Orientation on Quantitative Ultrasound and Fracture Risk Prediction	Dr. Yixian Qin,  Dr. Wei Lin,  Dr. Jiqi Cheng  Biomedical Engineering
  Pamela Wax  Harborfields HS, Greenlawn, NY Intel semi-finalist	Exploring the Dose-Dependent Activity of the Drosophila Fushi-tarazu (Ftz) Homeodomain Protein	Dr. J. Peter Gergen  Biochemistry & Cell Biology
  Jenny Wu Sanford Calhoun HS, Merrick, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Synthesis, Biological Evaluation, and Potential Synergism of Taxoid SB-T-1214 and Topotecan in Tumor-Targeting Drug Conjugates Bearing Dual-Warheads	Dr. Iwao Ojima Chemistry

   

• 2010
   

  Intel STS 2010

  HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS	PROJECT TITLES	STONY BROOK FACULTY ADVISORS
  Kayla Applelbaum  Ma'ayonot Yeshiva HS for Girls, Teaneck, NJ  Intel semi-finalist	The Protective Effects of a Multicomponent Polymer Coated Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) on Human Adiocytes and Lambda DNA in the Presence of Ultraviolet (UVA/UVB) Radiation	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Dylan Assael  Syosset HS, Syosset, NY  Intel semi-finalist	An Unexpected Role for Picocyanobacteria in the Marine Silicon Cycle	Dr. Stephen Baines  Ecology & Evolution
  Deborah Boktor  Bay Shore HS, Bay Shore, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Electrospinning PVA: The Effects of Solution Conditions and Voltage on the Morphology and Fiber Diameter	Dr. Benjamin Chu &  Dr. Benjamin Hsiao Chemistry
  Yuval Calev  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel finalist	Language Perception, Production, and Memory: A Comparison of Older and Younger Adults	Dr. Arthur Samuel Psychology
  Jason Chaves  Kings Park HS, Kings Park, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Inaccuracies in the Single Nucleus Approximation Due to the Presence of Light Nuclei	Dr. James Lattimer  Physics & Astronomy
  Stephanie Chiang  John L. Miller-Great Neck North HS, Great Neck, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Characterization of Aerosolized Particles during a Cyanobacterial Bloom in Lake Agawam, NY: Implications for Cloud Condensation Nuclei (CCN) Formation	Dr. Josephine Aller  Marine & Atmospheric Sciences, School of
  Everett Coraor  Huntington HS, Huntington , NY  Intel semi-finalist	Experimental Insights into Evolved Magmas on Olympus Mons, Mars	Dr. Hanna Nekvasil &  Dr. Donald Lindsley  Geosciences
  Conor Diviney  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	The Synthesis of Compounds as Inhibitors of the Menaquinone Biosynthetic Pathway in Mycobacterium tuberculosis	Dr. Peter Tonge Chemistry
  John Dodaro  Smithtown HS East, Smithtown, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Search and Identification of Cosmic Rays in Radar Echo	Dr. Helio Takai Physics & Astronomy
  Carly Emmer  Half Hollow Hills HS East,  Dix Hills, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Time Series Study of Quaternary Ammonium Compounds in Sewage Sludge during Peak H1N1 Media Coverage at Various Treatment Facilities with Alternative Sewage Pressing Methods	Dr. Bruce Brownawell  Marine & Atmospheric Sciences, School of (SOMAS)
  Reena Glaser  Smithtown HS West, Smithtown, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Utilizing Cell-Surface Interactions for Adipose-derived Stem Cell Biomineralization	Dr. Marcia Simon  Dental School
  Ruoyi Jiang  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel finalist	Targeting Loop Dynamics in βI/βIII Isotype Tubulin: The Application of in silico Techniques in Combating Chemotherapy Drug Resistance	Dr. Carlos Simmerling Chemistry
  Pragya Kakani  Jericho HS, Jericho, NY  Intel semi-finalist	The Novel Use of Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) to Observe Apoptosis in Oligodendrocytes	Dr. Joel Levine  Neurobiology & Behavior
  Jenny Kang  Belmont HS, Belmont, MA  Intel semi-finalist	Identification and Analysis of a Novel Cytotoxic T-Lymphocyte Antigen-4 Binding Partner in T-cells	Dr. Yixian Qin and Dr.  Wei Lin Biomedical Engineering
  Daniel Katz  John L. Miller-Great Neck North HS, Great Neck, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Using the Transport Coefficient to Probe the Coupling of the Quark Gluon Plasma Produced in Au + Au Collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider	Dr. Roy Lacey Chemistry
  Brian Kelly  Oceanside HS, Oceanside, NY  Intel semi-finalist	An Evaluation of the Toxicity and Binding Affinity of Curcumin and Curcumin Sulfate on Cancer Cell Lines	Dr. Wolfgang Quitschke  Psychiatry & Behavioral Science
  Sahil Khetpal (Plano) Texas Academy of Math and Science , Denton, TX  Intel semi-finalist	Polyfunctionalized Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes as a Versatile Platform for Cancer Detection and Tumor-Targeted Dual Therapy	Dr. Iwao Ojima Chemistry
  Erica Lai  Holmdel HS, Holmdel, NJ) Intel semi-finalist	Density and Size Effects in Liquid Water: The Formation of Nanobubbles, Source of Water Anomalies	Dr. Marivi Fernandez-Serra  Physics & Astronomy
  Andrew Li  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	An Estimate of the Viscosity of the Quark-Gluon Plasma via Anisotropic Flow Measured in Au + Au Collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider	Dr. Roy Lacey Chemistry
  Brandon Li Jericho HS, Jericho, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Pore Size Reduction of Electrospun Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) Scaffolds for High Performance Microfiltration	Dr. Benjamin Chu &  Dr. Benjamin Hsiao Chemistry
  Jason Littman  Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK HS,  Plainview, NY Intel semi-finalist	The Development of siRNA Delivery Systems for Oncogene Suppression in Human Cancers	Dr. Valentina Schmidt Medicine
  Paul Masih Das  Lawrence HS, Cedarhurst, NY  Intel finalist	A Novel Chemical Synthesis for >1 μm2 Graphene Sheets	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Georgios Mourdoukoutas Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK HS, Plainview, NY Intel semi-finalist	Anesthetic Action of Isoflurane on Human Glycine Receptor Channels	Dr. James Dilger Anesthesiology
  Neil Muir  Uniondale HS, Uniondale, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Engineering Non Halogen Based Biodegradable Flame Retardants	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Pooja Mysore Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Effects of Algorithmically Derived Calcitonin Receptor Peptide on the Formation of Bone Matrix	Dr. Srinivas Pentyala,  Anesthesiology, Physiology & Biophysics, Urology
  Joshua Pfeffer North Shore Hebrew Academy HS,  Great Neck, NY Intel finalist	Super Kähler-Ricci Flow	Dr. Martin Rocek Physics & Astronomy C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics
  Rashmi Rao  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Pattern Classification of fMRI Data for Understanding Brain Activity in Drug Users	Dr. Dimitris Samaras, Computer Science & Dr. Rita Goldstein, BNL
  Alyssa Reimer  Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK HS,  Plainview, NY Intel semi-finalist	Design and Synthesis of 11C-Labeled Tumor-Targeting Modules and a Taxoid-Based Drug Conjugate Containing Dual Tumor-Targeting Modules	Dr. Iwao Ojima Chemistry
  Alexander Spangher  Smithtown HS East, St. James, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Gold Nanoparticle Catalysis of CO- in PEM Fuel Cell	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Charles Starr William A. Shine Great Neck South, Great Neck, NY Intel semi-finalist	The Effect of N-Terminal Mutations on Rad54 Function	Dr. Nancy Hollingsworth  Biochemistry & Cell Biology
  Solomon Swartz  North Shore Hewbrew Academy HS, Great Neck, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Development of a Novel Thermoresponsive Hydrogel for Post-Lumpectomy Breast Reconstruction	Dr. Benjamin Chu &  Dr. Benjamin Hsiao Chemistry
  Alexis Tchaconas Commack HS, Commack, NY Intel semi-finalist	A Genetic Investigation of Autism: The Role of Type III Neuregulin-1/ErbB4 Signaling and Contactin4 Expression in Neurodevelopment	Dr. Lorna Role, Neurobiology & Behavior  Dr. David Talmage, Pharmacological Sciences
  Nimali Weerasooriva  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Inhibition of Fatty Acid Biosynthesis in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Towards a Novel Tuberculosis Chemotherapeutic	Dr. Peter Tonge Chemistry

   

• 2009
   

  Intel STS 2009

  HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS	PROJECT TITLES	STONY BROOK FACULTY ADVISORS
  Patrick Abejar Smithtown HS West, Smithtown, NY  Intel finalist	Utilizing Boron Isotopic Secular Variation as a Proxy to Assess Climate Change	Dr. E. Troy Rasbury Geosciences
  TAB SECTION ITEM	2009
  Wenting Cao  Mission San Jose HS, Fremont, CA  Intel semi-finalist	Optimization of Methane Hydrate Formation and Stability: Unlocking an Abundant Source of Alternative Energy via Organic Matter within Seawater	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Re-I Chin  Walter Johnson HS, Bethesda, MD  Intel semi-finalist	Synthesis of Precursor to [11C]-labeled DHA-Taxoid for Studies of Drug Pharmacokinetics and Evaluations of DHA as a Tumor-Targeting Moiety	Dr. Iwao Ojima Chemistry
  Mitchell Feinberg  Smithtown HS East, St.  James, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Rescuing Electrical Function in the Diseased Heart: A Gene Therapy Approach to Sodium Ion Channel Optimization	Dr. Emilia Entcheva  Biomedical Engineering
  Talia Fox  Ossining HS, Ossining, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Assessing the Accuracy of an Analytical Method to Determine the Shape of Rotating Neutron Stars	Dr. James Lattimer  Physics & Astronomy
  David Gittin  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Differential Requirements for Human CBFβ Homologues Bro and Bgb in Drosophila Development	Dr. J. Peter Gergen  Biochemistry & Cell Biology
  Evan Goldaper  Kings Park HS, Kings Park , NY  Intel semi-finalist	Understanding Cyclone Predictability Over the Data Sparse Pacific through an Examination of Temporal and Flow Patterns	Dr. Brian Colle Marine & Atmospheric Sciences
  Michael Gurevich  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	The General Anesthetic Propofol Prolongs Deactivation and Blocks Peak Current of Human Alpha1 Glycine Receptors	Dr. James Dilger Anesthesiology
  Robert Kaminski  Kings Park HS, Kings Park , NY  Intel semi-finalist	Analysis of Lithospheric Deformation in the Western United States Using Localized Velocities, Strain, Dilatation and Shear Rates	Dr. William Holt  Geosciences
  Jason Karelis  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Mechanistic Studies of MenD, A Novel Drug Target for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)	Dr. Peter Tonge  Chemistry
  Esther Lee  Jericho HS, Jericho, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Sustained Release of Lidocaine via Thermoresponsive Hydrogel	Dr. Benjamin Chu &  Dr. Benjamin Hsiao Chemistry
  Sari Levy  John L. Miller-Great Neck North HS, Great Neck, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Investigating Confocal Ultrasound Stimulation as an Osteogenic Stimulus: A Novel Physical Modality  for Accelerating Fracture Healing and Bone Regeneration	Dr. Yixian Qin &  Dr. Wei Lin Biomedical Engineering
  Amy Lin  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Effect of Body Mass Index on Early Outcomes in Female Patients Following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention	Dr. Luis Gruberg Cardiology
  Glen Meyerowitz  Northport HS, Northport, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Uncovering Elusive Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays: Development of a Method to Detect Cosmic Rays	Dr. Helio Takai Physics & Astronomy
  Jie Min  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Metabolic Change and FAS Expression During Adipocyte Differentiation in 3T3-L1 Cells	Dr. Irwin Kurland & Dr. Gustavo Palacios,  Medicine / Endocrinology Div.
  Nityan Nair  Hastings HS, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Diffraction with a Twist: Forming Optical Vortices Using Spiral Zone Plates	Dr. John Noé Physics & Astronomy/Laser Teaching Center
  Naureen Osman  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Effect of Cognitive Load and Depressive Symptoms on Heart Rate Variability	Dr. Greg Hajcak  Psychology
  Taejoong Park  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Modeling of a Spark Ignition Direct Gasoline Injection Engine with T2C and Direct Water/Methanol Injection	Dr. Lin-Shu Wang  Mechanical Engineering
  Neil Patel  Herricks HS, New Hyde Park, NY  Intel semi-finalist	The Mechanical Enhancement of Electrospun Fibers with Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Preya Shah  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel finalist - 8th place	Combating Cancer: Design and Synthesis of Dual-Warhead Tumor-Targeting Drug Conjugates	Dr. Iwao Ojima Chemistry
  Christine Shrock  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel finalist	Effects of Lid Dynamics on the Binding of MDM2 to the Tumor Suppressor Protein p53: Implications for Cancer Therapeutics	Dr. Carlos Simmerling Chemistry
  Aleksandr Sinelnikov  Earl L. Vandermeulen HS, Port Jefferson, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Testing Plastic Packages with Mid-IR Emitters for Presence of Food Bubbles in the Seal Area	Dr. Dmitri Donetski  Electrical Engineering
  Jordan Urbach  Roslyn HS, Roslyn Heights, NY  Intel semi-finalist	The Effect of Extracellular Signaling Molecules on Oligodendrocytes: Differentiation, Morphology, Proliferation and Survival	Dr. Holly Colognato Pharmacological Sciences
  Yuanchi (Victor) Zhao  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Implementing Thermal Feedback Control of a Helium-Neon Laser for Frequency Stabilization	Dr. John Noé Physics & Astronomy/Laser Teaching Center
  Patrick Abejar Smithtown HS West, Smithtown, NY  Intel finalist	Utilizing Boron Isotopic Secular Variation as a Proxy to Assess Climate Change	Dr. E. Troy Rasbury Geosciences

   

• 2008
   

  Intel STS 2008

  HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS	PROJECT TITLES	STONY BROOK FACULTY ADVISORS
  Matthew Alpert  Lawrence HS, Cedarhurst, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Electron Transport through Self-Assembled Gold Alkanethiol Monolayers: The Observation of Coulomb Blockade at Room Temperature	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Steven Anderson  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Voice Separation: A Practical Solution to the Cocktail Party Problem	Dr. Marco Martens Mathematics
  Elie Bochner Yeshiva University HS for Boys, New York, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Improving the Feasibility of Avalanche Gain X-Ray Detectors	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Ashok Chandran  Smithtown HS East, St. James, NY  Intel finalist	The Distinctive Molecular Signature of Nicotine in Breast Cancer Cells	Dr. Marian Evinger  Pediatrics
  Eric Cooper  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Solvation Energetics of Electron Transfer Reactions in Face-to-Face Porphyrin-Quionone Dyads	Dr. Fernando Raineri  Chemistry
  Isaac Degani  Wellington C. Mepham HS, Bellmore, NY  Intel semi-finalist	The Discrimination of Radio Signals Reflected by Atmospheric Ionization and Airborne Bodies	Dr. Helio Takai  Physics & Astronomy
  Patryk Marek Dziudziel  Kings Park HS, Kings Park, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Determination of the Spatial and Temporal Extent of High Energy Density Nuclear Matter Produced  in Relativistic Au+Au Collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider	Dr. Roy Lacey Chemistry
  Mary Freiss  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Path Analysis of Brain Addiction Network	Dr. Wei Zhu Applied Mathematics & Statistics
  Michael Gartner  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Observation of a Sonic Boom in the Quark Gluon Plasma (QGP) Formed in Au+Au Collisions at Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider	Dr. Roy Lacey Chemistry
  Herman Gudjonson  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel finalist	Reduced Taste in Drosophila melanogaster Mutated for an Obesity Syndrome Protein	Dr. Maurice Kernan Neurobiology & Behavior
  Jin Guo  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Sirolimus Blunts CD40/CD154 Mediated IL-8 and MCP-1 Stimulation and ICAM-1 Production via the SAPK/JNK MAPK, NF-κB and p70 S6 Kinase Signaling Pathways in Human Proximal Tubule Cells	Dr. Hongye Li &  Dr. Edward P. Nord  Nephrology Div., Medicine
  Robert Hackett  Sanford Calhoun HS, Merrick, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Tumor-Targeting SWNT-based Drug Conjugate with Double Warheads	Dr. Iwao Ojima Chemistry
  Bowei (Sharon) Ji  Jericho HS, New Hyde Park, NY  Intel semi-finalist	High Flux Filtration Medium Based on Nanofibrous Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) Substrate with UV-Curing	Dr. Benjamin Chu & Dr. Wei,  Chemistry
  Chun-Kai (Kenny) Kao  George Schoolk Newtown, PA  Intel finalist	Nanoparticle Enhancement of PEM Fuel Cell Power Output	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Yang Li  Ward Melville HS, *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Enhancement of Winter Mid-latitude Precipitation over North America by Upper Level Waves  Propagating from the Pacific Ocean	Dr. Edmund Chang  Marine & Atmospheric Sciences
  Krista Mar  Ward Melville HS, *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Synthesis of a Molecular Nanostructure for Applications in Single-Electronics	Dr. Andreas Mayr  Chemistry
  Mili Mehta  The Wheatley School, Old Westbury, NY  Intel semi-finalist	A Longitudinal Study Identifying and Tracking Depression in an Urban Dialysis Population	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Elizabeth Min  Stuyvesant HS, New York, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Synthesis of a Slow, Tight-Binding Inhibitor of InhA in Mycobacterium tuberculosis	Dr. Peter Tonge  Chemistry
  Hillary Moss  Ward Melville HS, *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Hemophilia B and Glycosylation Sites on Human Clotting Factor IX: How Do Mutations on Factor IX Interact with the Body and Affect Glycosylation?	Dr. Robert Haltiwanger Biochemistry & Cell Biology
  Alexander Penn  Monta Vista HS, Cupertino, CA  Intel semi-finalist	Advancement of Printed Circuit Boards: Manipulating Metal Adhesion of Masked Polymer Thin  Films through Exposure to Supercritical Carbon Dioxide	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Anne Polyakov  Ward Melville HS, *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	SQIF Setup for Measurement of Extremely Low Absolute Magnetic Field	Dr. Vasili Semenov  Physics & Astronomy
  Radha Ramjeawan  Uniondale HS, Uniondale, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Nanomedicine: Utilizing Nanofibers and Nanoparticles to Enhance Transplant Techniques and Cancer Therapy	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Kalyan Ray-Mazumder  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Do Perceptual Learning and Selective Adaptation Occur without Conscious Awareness?	Dr. Arthur Samuel Psychology
  David Rosengarten John L. Miller -Great Neck North HS, Great Neck, NY  Intel finalist - 6th place	Rotation Curves in Five Dimensions	Dr. Martin Rocek  Physics & Astronomy;  C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics
  Hamsa Sridhar Kings Park HS, Kings Park, NY  Intel finalist	A Novel Astigmatic Laser Mode Converter for Optical Vortex Tweezers	Dr. John Noé &  Dr. Harold Metcalf Physics & Astronomy
  Ryan Terbush  Smithtown West HS, Smithtown, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Optimizing Carbohydrate Recognition by Cyanovirin-N through Computational Methods	Dr. David Green Applied Mathematics & Statistics
  Pooja Vasudevan  The Wheatley School, Old Westbury, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Optimizing Cell Behavior Through Engineered Polymer Substrates	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Dana Zhu  Half Hollow Hills HS West, Dix Hills, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Protein Identification and Quantification via Tandem Mass Spectrometry: Novel Techniques	Dr. Wei Zhu Applied Mathematics & Statistics

   

  
  

   

   

• 2007

  Intel STS 2007

  HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS	PROJECT TITLES	STONY BROOK FACULTY ADVISORS
  Zeynep Basaran Smithtown HS West, St. James, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Mechanistic Studies on Internalization and Drug Release of DHA-Taxoid Conjugates	Dr. Iwao Ojima Chemistry
  Michael Ding Glen Cove HS, Glen Cove, NY  Intel semi-finalist	DNA Electrophoresis on Nanoporous Polyethersulfone Membrane Surfaces	Dr. Jonathan Sokolov  Materials Science & Engineering
  Crystalee Forbes Uniondale HS, Uniondale, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Cell Growth, Cytoskeletal Structure and Protein Expression in the Presence of Cloisite NA+	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Kristin Hall Smithtown HS East, St. James, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Inducing Stem Cell Differentiation and Detecting Cancer at the Single Cell Level Using Biomechanics	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Zachary Hollander  Great Neck North HS, Great Neck, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Genetic and Environmental Causes of Variation in Size and Growth Form in Dwarf and Normal Stature Pitch Pines, Pinus rigida, in Controlled and Field Experiments	Dr. Jessica Gurevitch  Ecology & Evolution
  Victoria Hung Smithtown HS West, Smithtown, NY  Intel semi-finalist	A Novel Mathematical Model of Single and en masse Fibroblast Migration on Hydrogels	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich, Materials Science & Engineering; &  Dr. Richard Clark, Biomedical Engineering, Dermatology
  Daniel Katz  Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns & Rockaway, Cedarhurst, NY  Intel finalist	Platinum Nanoparticles: From Hydrogen Storage to Cancer Treatment	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Rebecca Kaufman Croton-Harmon HS, Croton-on Hudson, NY  Intel finalist - 5th place	Androgen Modulation of Cognitive Functions Relevant to Schizophrenia in Rats	Dr. Mary Kritzer  Neurobiology & Behavior
  Sarah Kirsch  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Gender Differences in Hypersensitivity Behavior in a Rat Model of Autism	Dr. Patricia Whitaker-Azmitia Psychology
  Esther Kwak  Jericho HS, Jericho, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Alginate Microspheres Combined with Pluronic Copolymers for a Controlled and Targeted Release of Lidocaine	Dr. Benjamin Chu &  Dr. Benjamin Hsiao Chemistry
  Benjamin Leibowicz  Great Neck North HS, Great Neck, NY  Intel semi-finalist	The Tolman VII Solution and the Upper Limit to the Central Density of a Neutron Star	Dr. James Lattimer Physics & Astronomy
  Emily Levine  Stella K. Abraham HS for Girls, Hewlett Bay Park, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Optimizing Recycled Polymer Blends Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Hillary Lin  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Sex Differences in Brain Activation During the Viewing of Facial Affect	Dr. Turhan Canli Psychology
  Tina Liu  Ossining HS, Ossining, NY  Intel semi-finalist	The Impact of Vision-related Behavioral Factors on Myopia Development Within Each Level of Parental Myopia	Dr. Leslie Hyman  Preventive Medicine
  Samantha Palmaccio Sachem HS East, Farmingville, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Longitudinal Evaluation of in vitro Osteoblast Biomineralization and Differentiation Using Alkaline Phosphatase Quantification and Confocal Scanning Laser Microscopy	Dr. Nadine Pernodet, Dr. Yizhi Meng &   Dr. Miriam Rafailovich, Materials Science & Engineering
  Rachel Stephan  Kings Park HS, Kings Park, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Development of a Novel Method of Eliminating Polychlorinated Biphenyls from the Environment	Dr. Srinivas Pentyala, Anesthesiology, Physiology & Biophysics, Urology ; &  Dr. Mario Rebecchi, Anesthesiology
  Jason Strauss North Shore Hebrew Academy HS, Great Neck, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Polymer Confinement in 3D: Impact on Nanolithography	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Nandini Venkateswaran  Herricks HS, New Hyde Park, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Synthesis of Cupric Oxide (CuO) Nanostructures for Gas Sensing and Catalysis Applications	Dr. Perena Gouma Materials Science & Engineering
  Victor Wang  Great Neck South HS, Great Neck, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Seeing the Phase of Light: An Experimental Investigation of Doughnut-shaped Laser Beams Produced by a Few-Mode Optical Fiber	Dr. John Noé &  Dr. Harold Metcalf Physics & Astronomy
  Debbie Yee  Great Neck North HS, Great Neck, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Using Thiol-functionalized Metallic Nanoparticles to Increase the Efficiency of the Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cell	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Rui Hui (Rachel) Yu Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Development of Molecular Single-Electron Device Components: Synthesis of Acetylide (Bisisocyanide) Rhenium Complex as a Corner of a Molecule Cage	Dr. Andreas Mayr  Chemistry
  Rui Zhi (Rebecca) Yu Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	On the Brink of Chaos: Study of Fermi-Pasta-Ulam Effects in 2D	Dr. Philip Allen Physics & Astronomy

   

   

• 2006

  
  Intel STS 2006

  HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS	PROJECT TITLES	STONY BROOK FACULTY ADVISORS
  Samantha Baer Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	An Historical Correlation Between Increasing Acreage of a Flood Tide Delta and Tidal Wetland Loss Due to Long-term Anthropogenic Impacts	Dr. Glenn Richard, Geosciences / Mineral Physics Institute; and Dr. Fred Mushacke, NYS Dept. of Environmental Conservation
  Brittany Bookbinder  Kings Park HS, Kings Park, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Temporal Organization of Spontaneous Blinking and Its Modulation by Sensory Input	Dr. Craig Evinger Neurobiology & Behavior; Ophthalmology
  Nicole Brenner  Lawrence HS, Cedarhurst, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Preparation of a Superparamagnetic Polymer Nanocomposite for Biomedical Applications	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Anand Chandran  Smithtown HS West, Smithtown, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Gene Profiling of Medulloblastomas: Molecular Windows into the Development of Pediatric Brain Tumors	Dr. Marian Evinger  Pediatrics
  Alan Chou William A. Shine Great Neck South HS,  Great Neck, NY  Intel semi-finalist	A Novel System to Study Multiple Double Strand Breaks in Arabidopsis thaliana	Dr. Tzvi Tzfira  Biochemistry & Cell Biology
  Jonathan Espitia  Sachem HS East, Farmingville, NY  Intel semi-finalist	The Effects of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles and Ultraviolet Light on Normal Skin Keratinocytes	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Rachel Goldstein Half Hollow Hills HS West, Dix Hills, NY  Intel semi-finalist	An Association Between Dopamine and Serotonin System Related Genetic Polymorphisms in College Students	Dr. Turhan Canli Psychology
  Jana Hirsch Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Seismic Signature of Ocean Surf as it Relates to Wave Energy and Coastal Erosion	Dr. Henry Bokuniewicz &  Dr. Josephine Aller Marine Sciences Research Center
  Allyson Ho  William P. Clements HS, Sugar Land, TX Intel semi-finalist	The Effects of Polymer Blending on Gas Permeability	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Rafael Holzer Rambam Mesivta, Lawrence, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Modifying Surfaces of Polycarbonate to Achieve Enhanced Properties	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Gabriela Jara  Kings Park HS, Kings Park, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Design and Synthesis of a Biotin Ligand in Anti-Cancer Drug Conjugates Comprised of Fluorescent Probes and SB-T-1214	Dr. Iwao Ojima Chemistry
  Catherine Kelso  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Unusual Structures of RNA and Damaged DNA Probed through Molecular Simulation	Dr. Carlos Simmerling Chemistry
  Daniel Kiridly  Smithtown HS West, Smithtown, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Spectral Dynamics of Inspiratory Motor Discharge During Augmented Breaths in C56BL/6 Mice in vivo	Dr. Irene Solomon Physiology & Biophysics
  Albert Ko  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	A Gravitational Effective Action on a Finite Triangulation	Dr. Martin Rocek Physics & Astronomy C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics
  Stephen Ko Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Modifications to Jet Properties in a Strongly Interacting Quark Gluon Plasma	Dr. Roy Lacey Chemistry
  Praneet Korrapati Half Hollow Hills HS East, Dix Hills, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Development and Validation of a New Prostate Cancer Diagnostic Marker	Dr. Srinivas Pentyala, Anesthesiology/Physiology & Biophysics ; &Terry Whyard, Urology
  Evan Lazer  Northport HS, Northport, NY  Intel semi-finalist	A Study of the Effectiveness of Quantitative Ultrasound for Assessing Bone Heatlh	Dr. Yi-Xian Qin Biomedical Engineering
  Hilana Lewkowitz-Shpuntoff  William A. Shine Great Neck South HS, Great Neck, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Behavioral and Neuroanatomical Chacterization of CIRL3-like Mutants	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Jerrold Lieblich Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel finalist- 5th place	When the Brain Doesn't Hear What the Mind Does: A Lexical Approach to McGurk Adaptation	Dr. Arthur Samuel Psychology
  Gavin Lund  Comsewogue HS, Port Jefferson Station, NY  Intel semi-finalist	A DSP Implementation of Particle Filtering for Single-target Tracking by Wireless Sensors	Dr. Petar Djuric  Electrical & Computer Engineering
  Alexander Luryi  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Inconsistencies of the Logistic Growth Law: Gause Experiment Expanded	Dr. Lev Ginzburg Ecology & Evolution
  Eric Meyerowitz Northport HS, Northport, NY  Intel finalist	Probing the Conformation and Dynamics of Allatostatin Neuropeptides: A Structural Model for Functional Differences	Dr. Smita Mohanty Biochemistry & Cell Biology
  Nora Micheva Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Design and Development of Fluorogenic Probes for Study of Fatty-Acid-Second Generation Taxoid Conjugate Internalization and Release	Dr. Iwao Ojima Chemistry
  Amy Richards Kings Park HS, Kings Park, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Metalloproteinase Inhibitors, Catechins from Green Tea, Block Anthrax Lethal Factor in vitro	Dr. Sanford Simon Biochemistry & Cell Biology; Pathology
  John Schulman  William A. Shine Great Neck South HS, Great Neck, NY  Intel semi-finalist	On Einstein-Kahler Supermanifolds	Dr. Martin Rocek Physics & Astronomy C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics
  Joshua Seidman Wellington Mepham HS, Bellmore, NY  Intel semi-finalist	The Search for Cosmic Ray Induced Lightning Strokes	Dr. Helio Takai Physics & Astronomy, SBU & BNL
  Patrick van Nieuwenhuizen Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Does Smoothing Matter?	Dr. Martin Rocek Physics & Astronomy C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics
  Peidi Wu  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	A Novel Approach to Analyzing of Polyoxomolybdate Growth Using Dynamic and Electrophoretic Light Scattering	Dr. Benjamin Chu Chemistry
  Irina Zaitseva Centereach HS, Centereach, NY  Intel finalist	Stability of Sunscreen to UV Radiation and Reduction of Photocatalytic Activity of Titanium Dioxide	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Harley Zhang Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel finalist	Role of General Relativity in Core Collapse of Spherically Symmetric Supernovae	Dr. F. Douglas Swesty  Physics & Astronomy

   

  
  

   

   

• 2005
   

   Intel STS 2005

  HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS	PROJECT TITLES	STONY BROOK FACULTY ADVISORS
  Aisha Akhtar  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Development of a Thermo-responsive Graft Copolymer	Dr. Benjamin Chu Chemistry
  Brinda Alagesan  Manhasset HS, Manhasset, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Dynamics of Genomic DNA	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Ross Altman  Oceanside HS, Oceanside, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Synthesis of Kekulene on a Cyclodextrin Scaffold: Computational Analysis	Dr. Nancy Goroff Chemistry
  Joan Bosco  Kings Park HS, Kings Park, NY  Intel semi-finalist	The Apoptotic Effect of Lipoic Acid Palladium Complex, A Novel Non-toxic Chemotherapy, on Breast Cancer Cells	Dr. Frank Antonawich Neurology
  Katya Botchkina  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY Intel semi-finalist	What Can be Done to Recover the Roseate Tern on Long Island? Sensitivity Testing on a Demographic Model of the Long Island Sterna dougalliiPopulation	Dr. Lev Ginzburg Ecology & Evolution
  Heather Casper  Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK HS, Plainview, NY  Intel semi-finalist ***Third place in Intel's International ISEF Fair for team project with Benjamin Pollack, Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK HS, Plainview, May 2005	Carbonic Anhydrase: Expression in Dioscorea and Molecular Evolution inArabidopsis thaliana, Oryza sativa, and Dioscorea Species	Dr. R. Geeta  Ecology & Evolution
  Stanley Chiang  John L Miller-Great Neck North HS, Great Neck, NY  Intel finalist	A Step Closer to the Quantum Computer: Fabrication of Novel Superconducting Josephson Junctions to Couple Multiple Flux States of a Quantum Bit	Dr. James Lukens Physics & Astronomy
  Jeffrey Fei  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Mutagenic Bypass Pathway Involved in the Eukaryotic Cellular Response to Anticancer Drug Resistance	Dr. Holly Miller Pharmacology
  Marissa Goldblatt  Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK HS, Plainview, NY  Intel semi-finalist	The Evolution of Male Courtship Behavior in Oriental Drosophila Species with Wing Spots	Dr. John True Ecology and Evolution
  Jason Goodman Roslyn HS, Roslyn Heights, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Investigation of Facial Recognition and Mechanical Properities of Aging Skin Through DIgital Image Speckle Correlation	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Chelsea Gordon  Half Hollow Hills HS E., Dix Hills, NY  Intel semi-finalist	A Novel Method of Polymer Metallization	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Tina Ho Smithtown HS, Smithtown, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Design and Synthesis of Novel Cytotoxic Alkaloids by Mimicking the Taxoid Skeleton	Dr. Iwao Ojima Chemistry
  Samuel Hollander Great Neck North HS, Great Neck, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Manipulating DNA, Poly-L-Lysine, and PEO-PPO-PEO Triblock Copolymer Nanoparticles for Use in High Efficiency Gene Delivery Vehicle	Dr. Benjamin Chu Chemistry
  Ben Huang Longwood HS, Coram, NY  Intel finalist	Charged Particle Production in High Energy Nuclear Collisions	Dr. Thomas Hemmick Physics & Astronomy
  John Michael Iraci  Kings Park HS, Kings Park, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Tri-blends: A Novel Procedure to Create Ideal Plastics Using Recycled Materials Exposed to Supercritical Carbon Dioxide	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Alexander Kenigsberg  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Biochemical and Genetic Studies of a Highly Attenuated Poliovirus: A Vaccine Candidate for the Post Poliovirus Eradication Era	Dr. Aniko Paul Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
  Stephanie Leventhal  Hauppauge HS, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Value Differences in the Age of the Internet	Dr. Judith Tanur Sociology
  Eric Mansfield  Smithtown HS, Hauppage, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Optimization of Hyaluronic Acid Hydrogels for Wound Healing	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Amit Mehta  St. Anthony's HS, South Huntington, NY  Intel semi-finalist	DNA Electrophoresis of Mega-Base Pair and Circular DNA on MIcro-Patterned Surfaces	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Sagar Mehta  The Wheatley School, Old Westbury, NY  Intel finalist	Optimizing the Properties of Hyaluronic Acid (HA) Hydrogel Scaffolds for Wound Healing and Tissue Engineering	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Lauren Mohr Miller  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	The Effects of High Concentrations of Petroleum Hydrocarbons on Growth Rate and bioaccumulation of the Polychaete Nereis succinea	Dr. Bruce Brownawell Marine & Atmospheric Sciences, School of (SOMAS)
  Samuel Ocko  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	A Study of the Thermal Properties of the 1D Lennard Jones System	Dr. Philip Allen Physics & Astronomy
  Andrei Petrenko  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Investigation of Nuclear Mass Formula Fits to the Liquid Drop Model of the Nucleus	Dr. James Lattimer Physics & Astronomy
  Smita Prakash  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Grasping Einstein's Gravitational Waves	Dr. Madappa Prakash Physics & Astronomy
  Feini Qu  Half Hollow Hills HS E., Dix Hillls, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Using Supercritical Carbon Dioxide to Enhance Polymer Compatibility in Ultra-Thin Filrms	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Aditi Ramakrishnan  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Are Nanoparticles Safe? Cytotoxicity of Citrate Coated Gold Nanoparticles	Dr. Nadine Pernodet Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  David Rosenman  Half Hollow Hills HS West, Dix Hills, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Analysis Through MD Simulations on the Effects of the Y88C Mutation inBacillus stearothermophilius MutY Adenine Glycosylase on Its Repair of 8-oxoG: A DNA	Dr. Carlos Simmerling Chemistry
  Matthew Schlossberger  Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy HS, Plainview, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Electrospinning of Polystyrene and POSS Nanofibers	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Jonathan Scholl  The Wheatley School, Old Westbury, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Surface Directed Crystallization of Polymer Thin Films in Supercritical Fluids	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Zachary Travis  North Shore HS, Glen Head, NY  Intel semi-finalist	The Development of a New Vertebral Loading Model Based on the Effects of Prolonged Hind Limb Suspension	Dr. Stefan Judex Biomedical Engineering
  Neal Wadhwa  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel finalist	On Super Calabi-Yau Manifolds	Dr. Martin Rocek Physics & Astronomy C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics
  Lily Wang  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	How Much Heat Can Charmonium Take?	Dr. Madappa Prakash Physics & Astronomy
  John Wei  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Construction of Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase (IDO) Expressing Keratinocytes	Dr. Marcia Simon Dental School
  Jonathan Wu  William A. Shine Great Neck South HS, Great Neck, NY  IIntel semi-finalist	The Beauty of Less Perfect Light: A High Resolution Interferometer for Characterizing Broadband Light Sources	Dr. John Noé &  Dr. Harold Metcalf Physics & Astronomy
  Angela Yang  Jericho HS, Jericho, NY  Intel semi-finalist	The Relationship Between the Normal and Mutated Expression of Connexin 43 and Oculodentodigital Dysplasia (ODDD)	Dr. Thomas White &  Dr. Peter Brink  Physiology & Biophysics
  Tiffany Yeh  Syosset HS, Syosset, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Human Dermal Fibroblast Growth and Response to Polybutadiene-Cloisite 6A Nanocomposite Surfaces	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering

   

  
  

   

   

• 2004
   

  Intel STS 2004

  HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS	PROJECT TITLES	STONY BROOK FACULTY ADVISORS
  Jonathan Birnbaum John L Miller-Great Neck North HS, Great Neck, NY  Intel semi-finalist	A Comparison of Flow Through Monoleaflet and Bileaflet Mechanical Heart Valves Utilizing in vitro Digital Particle Imaging Velocimetry and Computational Fluid Dynamics	Dr. Danny Bluestein Biomedical Engineering
  Jennifer Braverman  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	A Novel Method of "On-On" Cell Patterning on Polymer Surfaces	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Katherine Chiang John L Miller-Great Neck North HS, Great Neck, NY  Intel semi-finalist	A Novel Study of Oceanic Bacterial Activity: ALPHA-Proteobacteria Enrichment in Aerosolsand the Microlayer	Dr. Josephine Aller Marine & Atmospheric Sciences, School of
  Daniel Choi  Syosset HS, Syosset, NY  Intel finalist	DNA Microarray Analysis of Shewanella oneidensis Grown for Fuel Cell Use	Dr. Anil Dhundale & Melissa Monaghan Biomedical Engineering
  Sharon Chou William A. Shine Great Neck South HS, Great Neck, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Design of Drug Release Profile Using Polyelectrolyte Complexes	Dr. Benjamin Chu Chemistry
  Yiyi Deng Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	A Novel Technique for the Quantification of Trapping Force in Optical Tweezers	Dr. John Noé &  Dr. Harold Metcalf Physics & Astronomy
  Maanit Desai John L Miller-Great Neck North HS, Great Neck, NY  Intel semi-finalist	A Simplified Method for Characterizing Complex Media by the Coherent Backscattering of Light	Dr. John Noé &  Dr. Harold Metcalf Physics & Astronomy
  Matthew Di Pasquale Kent School, Kent, CT Intel semi-finalist	Single Electron Devices Using Gold Nanoparticle Monolayers	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Sarah Fink  Commack HS, Commack, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Design and Synthesis of Novel Taxoid-Fatty Acid Conjugates as Tumor Specific Anticancer Agents	Dr. Iwao Ojima Chemistry
  Michelle Forman  Stella K. Abraham HS for Girls, Hewlett Bay Park, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Nanostructured Thin Films for Hydrogen Storage	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Neil Haranhalli Syosset Sr. HS, Syosset, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Analysis of Orthology and Molecular Evolution of the Carbonic Anhydrase (CAH) Gene of Dioscorea Species, Arabidopsis thaliana, and Oryza sativa	Dr. R. Geeta  Ecology & Evolution
  Jonathan Hefter  Davis Renov Stahler Yeshiva HS for Boys, Woodmere, NY  Intel semi-finalist	The Thermally Stabilizing Effects and Mechanisms of Clay Fillers on Acrylic Paints, Coatings, and Adhesives	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Madelyn Meng-Ling Ho William P. Clements HS, Sugar Land, TX Intel semi-finalist	Actin Organization Response to Micro- and Nano-Scale Topography	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Xiaodong (Jessica) Jiang Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Synthesis of Fe-Cr Core/Shell Nanoparticles in Pluronic(R) by Thermal Decomposition	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Samuel John Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy HS, Plainview, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Differential Effects of Blockade of GABAA Receptors on Inspiratory Phase Fast Oscillatory Rhythms	Dr. Ki Chon  Biomedical Engineering
  Maiko Kume  Paul D. Schreiber HS, Port Washington, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Is PCR a Revelant Tool for the Analysis of Microbial Diversity?	Dr. Jackie Collier Marine Sciences Research Center
  Vivek Kuncham  The Wheatley School, Old Westbury, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Development of an Optimal Polymer Coating Through Crystalline Modification	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Steven Lubin  West Islip High School, West Islip, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Applications of Supercritical Fluid Technology to Polymer Blends	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Kristen Lurie  Oceanside HS, Oceanside, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Inhibition of the Cell Division Protein FtsZ: A Novel Target for Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Discovery	Dr. Peter Tonge and  Dr. Iwao Ojima  Chemistry
  Oleg Polyakov Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	A Femtotesla Optical Magnetometer Suitable for Applications in Multi-channel Magnetic Imaging	Dr. John Noé &  Dr. Harold Metcalf Physics & Astronomy
  Eric Petersen  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	DNA Electrophoresis on Micro-Patterned Surfaces	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Jeremy Price  Jericho HS, Jericho, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Cell Culture Studies as a Model of the Interaction Between Two Inflammatory Diseases: Periodontitis and Coronary Artery Disease	Dr. Lorne Golub Oral Biology and Pathology
  Nikhilesh Ray-Mazumder  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Successful Transfection Using Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Eduard Reznik  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel finalist/5th place	New Exact Solutions to Einstein's Equations	Dr. James Lattimer Physics & Astronomy
  Xiaojing (Sunny) Tang  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Development of a Novel Ibuprofen Film for the Prevention of Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation	Dr. Glenn Gaudette Biomedical Engineering
  Christopher Tingue  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	A Ground-Penetrating Radar Survey of the Ashley Schiff Preserve, Stony Brook, New York	Dr. Daniel Davis Geosciences
  Alexander Slade  Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy HS, Plainview, NY  Intel semi-finalist	The Expression of Connexin 36 in GABAergic Neurons in Respiratory Related Brainstem Regions of Adult Rat	Dr. Irene Solomon Physiology & Biophysics
  Kevin Wang  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel finalist	A Novel Simulation Method for Protein Structure Prediction	Dr. Carlos Simmerling Chemistry

   

  
  

   

   

• 2003
   

  Intel STS 2003

  HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS	PROJECT TITLES	STONY BROOK FACULTY ADVISORS
  Nina Bai  Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy HS, Plainview, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Synthesis and Characterization of Well-ordered Thin Films of Decanethiolated Gold Nanopartarticles	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Hyeyeon Choi  Half Hollow Hills HS East, Dix Hills, NY  Intel finalist	The Effect of Supercritical Fluids on Polymer Thin Films	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Stephen Dawson-Haggerty Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Diffraction: Experiment, Simulation and Application to Polymer Fibers	Dr. Christian Burger Dr. Benjamin Chu Chemistry
  Jessica Dickenson Earl L. Vandermeulen HS, Port Jefferson, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Sizing Neutron Stars	Dr. Madappa Prakash Physics & Astronomy
  Alexander Ellis Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY  Intel semi-finalist	The Design and Performance of an Astigmatic Laser Mode Converter	Dr. John Noé &  Dr. Harold Metcalf Physics & Astronomy
  Robert Neil Fisher Hebrew Academy of Nassau County, Uniondale, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Improving Plastic Recycling Using Modified Organoclays	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Hilary Fleischer South Side HS, Rockville Centre, NY  Intel finalist	Optical Analysis of a Flowing Soap Film	Dr. John Noé &  Dr. Harold Metcalf Physics & Astronomy
  Vikas Gupta Comsewogue HS, Port Jefferson Station, NY  Intel semi-finalist	The Synthesis of Second Generation Taxoids as Potential Treatments for Malaria, Leishmaniasis,and Trypanosomiasis	Dr. Iwao Ojima Chemistry
  Stacey Kallem  Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy HS, Plainview, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Self-esteem and Schematic Processing as Precursors of Depression in Children	Dr. Daniel Klein Psychology
  Tara Kelly  Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy HS, Plainview, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Genetic Variation in a Sexually Selected Male Trait in Drosophila	Dr. John True Ecology and Evolution
  Sirish Kondabolu  Half Hollow Hills HS West, Dix Hills, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Identification of Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks: Implications in Safe Epidural Anesthesia	Dr. Srinivas Pentyala Anesthesiology; Physiology & Biophysics
  Kerry Lanigan  Kings Park HS, Kings Park, NY  Intel semi-finalist	The Design and Synthesis of Water-soluble Taxoids for Tumor-activated Prodrugs in Cancer Chemotherapy	Dr. Iwao Ojima Chemistry
  Rachel Lavon John L Miller-Great Neck North HS, Great Neck, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Testing the Mechanical and Adhesive Properties of Hyaluronic Acid for Its Use on Vascular Stents	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Karen Law  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	The Effect of Age on Emotional Brain Reactivity	Dr. Turhan Canli BioPsychology
  Joshua Levine Ramaz school, New York, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Polymer-Cell Interactions: Analysis of Polymer Elastomer Feedback and Cardiac Resynchronization on Micro- and Nanofabricated Polymers in vitro	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Evan Marshak Herricks HS, New Hyde Park, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Optically-stimulated Luminescence in Al203:C	Dr. John Noé &  Dr. Harold Metcalf Physics & Astronomy
  Janaki Parameswaran  Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy HS, Plainview, NY  Intel semi-finalist	IInitiation of Vascular Tissue in the Primordia of Dioscorea alata and Dioscorea Nipponica	Dr. R. Geeta  Ecology & Evolution
  Neil Patel  John Glenn HS, Elwood, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Photon Orbits Around a Black Hole	Dr. Madappa Prakash Physics & Astronomy
  Anh Pham Jericho HS, Jericho, NY  Intel semi-finalist	The Effect of Epsilon D173A Mutation on Antagonism of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors by Pancuronium and Cistracurium	Dr. James Dilger Anesthesiology
  Kenneth Schultz  William A. Shine Great Neck South HS, Great Neck, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Star Searching in the Orion OB1a Association: Photometric Analysis, Identification, and Determination of Characteristics of Low-mass Pre-Main Sequence Stars	Dr. Frederick Walter Physics & Astronomy
  Tedhar Setton Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy HS, Plainview, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Isolating the Effect of Polymer Mechanical Properties on Cardiac Fibroblasts Morphology, Proliferation and Growth	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Farheen Shaikh  Half Hollow Hills HS East, Dix Hills, NY  Intel semi-finalist	The Effects of Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy on the Sleep Architecture of Children with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome	Dr. Marta Maczaj Psychiatry/Sleep Disorders Center
  Limor Spector  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	A Novel DNA Delivery Vehicle: Smart Biodegradable Electrospun Membranes	Dr. Kwang-sok Kim, Dr. Liang Dehai, Dr. Benjamin Chu,  Dr. Benjamin Hsaio  Chemistry
  Wolodymyr Szczupak  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Trapping Force Studies in a Low-power Optical Tweezers Device	Dr. John Noé &  Dr. Harold Metcalf Physics & Astronomy
  Rui Tang  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	The Relationship Between the Velocity of Fluid Flow and the Amplitude of the Sound Generated and the Development of a Novel Acoustic Non-invasive Flow Meter	Dr. David Ebin  Math Department
  Amit Moshe Taylor Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Modulation of Apoptotic Regulatory Gene Expression as a Function of the Apoptotic Cascade of the Pathogenesis of Huntington's Disease	Dr. Frank Antonawich Neurology
  Mandeep Virdi Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy HS, Plainview, NY  Intel semi-finalist	The synthesis of a Taxoid Porphyrin Conjugate for Selective Drug Delivery	Dr. Iwao Ojima Chemistry

   

  
  

   

   

• 2002
   

  Intel STS 2002

   

  HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS	PROJECT TITLES	STONY BROOK FACULTY ADVISORS
  Peter Amendola Kings Park HS, Kings Park, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Design and Construction of Optimized Optical Tweezers	Dr. John Noé &  Dr. Harold Metcalf Physics & Astronomy
  Minou Arjomand  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Are Attachment Relationships the Prototype for Adolescent Relationships?	Dr. Harriet Waters Psychology
  Jason Beiger Kings Park HS, Kings Park, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Design and Synthesis of Anticancer Taxoid-Porphyrin Conjugate SB-T-1103001	Dr. Iwao Ojima Chemistry
  Molly Bright Bayport-Blue Point HS, Bayport, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Characterizing Turbid Media Using Mueller Matrix	Dr. John Noé &  Dr. Harold Metcalf Physics & Astronomy
  Mordechi Bronner Rambam Mesivta HS, Lawrence, NY  Intel finalist	Improving Adhesion at Polymeric Interfaces Containing Carbon Black	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Vladimir Djuric  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Analysis of Gamma-ray Burst Photon Count Data by Continuously Time-varying Poisson and Bernoulli Models	Dr. Ralph Wijers Physics & Astronomy
  Courtney Drayer Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy HS, Plainview, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Petrographic and Geochemical Analysis of Mesozoic Fossils to Evaluate Potential for Direct Dating with Emphasis on Uranium	Dr. E. Troy Rasbury Geosciences & Dr. Catharine Forster Anatomical Sciences
  Kristen Goodrich West Islip HS, West Islip, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Influence of Common Organic Nitrogen Species Introduced by Groundwater Underflow on Aureococcus anophagefferens and Competing Phytoplankton	Dr. Gordon Taylor Marine Sciences Resaerch Center
  Arthur Hall Ossining HS, Ossining, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Comparison Between the Extrasolar Planet System and an Unbiased Sample to Determine the Statistical Distributions of the Extrasolar Planet System's Eccentricity Period and Sub-Stellar Mass Function	Dr. Michal Simon Physics & Astronomy
  Cristina Hung Commack High School, Commack, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Synthesis of Novel Taxoid-Porphyrin Conjugates SB-T-110711, SB-T-110712, SB-T-110713 for Cancer Chemotherapy	Dr. Iwao Ojima Chemistry
  Vinitha Anne Jacob Hicksville Senior HS, Hicksville, NY Intel semi-finalist	DNA Electrophoresis Without Topological Constraints	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science
  Sherman Jia Wheatley School, Old Westbury, NY Intel semi-finalist	Synthesis and Analysis of Molybdenum Oxide Nanostructures Created via Water-soluble Polymers and Organic Molecules	Dr. Benjamin Chu Chemistry
  Rahal Kahanda  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Promotion of Bony Ingrowth by Frequency and Pressure Specific Fluid Flow Stimulation	Dr. Yi-Xian Qin Biomedical Engineering/Orthopaedics
  Stephanie Kaszuba  Smithtown HS, Smithtown, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Fibronectin Fibrillogenesis on Sulfonated Polystyrene Surfaces: Properties of Synthetic Protein Growth	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science
  Dhruva Kumar Kothari Jericho Senior HS, Jericho, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Effect of Acridine Orange on the Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Channel	Dr. James Dilger Anesthesiology
  Michael Laufer  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Gamma-ray Bursts: X-ray and Optical Band Afterglow Decay of Dark Bursts and the Fireball Model	Dr. Ralph Wijers Physics & Astronomy
  Yang Li  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel finalist	Discovery of a Unique Protective Epitope on Outer Surface Protein C of Lyme Disease Agent Borrelia burgdorferi: Implications for First OspC Peptide Vaccine	Dr. Benjamin Luft Medicine/ Infectious Diseases
  Sahil Viplov Mehta Wheatley School, Old Westbury, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Mechanical Testing of EPON SU-8, a High Aspect Ratio Resist for Microelectromechanical Systems Using Scanning Interferometry with Electron Microscope	Dr. Fu-pen Chiang Mechanical Engineering
  Lukasz Oleszak  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Using Computer Aided Speckle Interferometry to Determine Regional Deformation in the Beating Rabbit Heart	Dr. Fu-pen Chiang Mechanical Engineering
  Edmund Palermo  Bay Shore HS, Bay Shore, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Improving the Properties of Polymer Blends with Supercritical Carbon Dioxide	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Kathryn Rhindress New Hyde Park Memorial HS, New Hyde Park, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Masses of Black Holes in X-ray Binaries	Dr. Madappa Prakash Physics & Astronomy
  Joshua Ruderman Syosset High School, Syosset, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Spectroscopy in Orion's Belt: Discovery of New S	Dr. Frederick Walter Physics & Astronomy
  Ali Zarrabi Northport HS, Northport, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Inhibition of Membrane-bound Neutrophil Elastase as an Anti-Metastatic Strategy: In Vitro Study	Dr. Sanford Simon Biochemistry & Cell Biology; Pathology

   

  
  

   

   

• 2001
   

   Intel STS 2001

  HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS	PROJECT TITLES	STONY BROOK FACULTY ADVISORS
  Craig Berman  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel finalist	Characterization of Ultrasound in Osteoporotic-like Bone Tissue and its Clinical Application as a Non-Invasive Diagnostic System	Dr. Yi-Xian Qin Biomedical Engineering
  Joel Gedalius  Lawrence HS, Cedarhurst, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Comparison of NCEP, UKMO, and NCEP Reanalysis Models of Antarctic Upper-Atmospheric Temperatures: Discovery of an Annual Summer	Dr. Robert de Zafra  Physics & Astronomy
  Dina Gewaily  Jericho HS, New Hyde Park, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Droplet Morphology and Its Application for DNA Electrophoresis on a Chip	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Aaron Goldman  Great Neck North HS, Great Neck, NY  Intel semi-finalist	The Fabrication of a Porous Layer of Metal Through Plasma Based Nano-Patterning	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Heidi Hsieh  Smithtown HS, Great Neck, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Formation of Nano-scaled Super Zeolite-like Meso-structure by Various Block Copolymer Matrices	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Hila Katz  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Parents: You Can't Live with Them, You Can't Live without Them: Harmony, Independence, Maturity, and Closeness in Gender-based Parent-child Relationships
  Andrew Koller  Brien McMahon HS, S. Norwalk, CN  Intel semi-finalist	Magneto-optical Tachometer Based on the Faraday	Dr. John Noé &  Dr. Harold Metcalf Physics & Astronomy
  Miriam Lense  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Computer Aided Speckle Interferometry as a Novel Technique for Measuring Myocardial Deformation with High Spatial Resolution	Dr. Irwin Krukenkamp & Dr. Glenn Gaudette -Surgery, Physiology & Biophysics
  Jonathan Lubin  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Effect of Gonadal Hormone Deficiency on the Acetylcholine Innervation of the Hippocampus and Possible Implications for Alzheimer's Disease	Dr. Mary Kritzer  Neurobiology & Behavior
  Michele Nudelman  Commack HS, Commack, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Computer Analysis and Simulation of Thermal Spray Processes to Optimize Efficiency and Coverage	Dr. Christopher Berndt Materials Science & Engineering
  Lindsey Paluska  Northport HS, Northport, NY  Intel semi-finalist	In vitro Effects of Mucin on the Inhibitors of Human Neutrophil Elastase	Dr. Sanford Simon,  Biochemistry & Cell Biology, Pathology & Elizabeth Roemer, Pathology
  Michael Polyakov  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy of Living Tissue and its Application for Medical Diagnostics	Dr. John Noé &  Dr. Harold Metcalf Physics & Astronomy
  Elizabeth Reitano  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Effects of Aspirin on the Cardioprotective Benefits of Arachidonic Acid in Ischemic Preconditioning and Myocardial Infarction	Dr. Irwin Krukenkamp & Dr. Glenn Gaudette, Surgery, Physiology & Biophysics
  Anshul Shah  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalis	Effect of Fillers on Adhesion at Polymer Interfaces	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich Materials Science & Engineering
  Peter Stone  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Formation of Hollow Gold Nanospheres by a Block Copolymer Matrix	Dr. Benjamin Chu Chemistry
  Karen Wu  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Osteoporosis Educational Initiative through Dental Practices: A Pilot Program	Dr. Elinor Schoenfeld  Preventive Medicine
  Xiaoti Xu  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Functional Domains of the Runt Protein Drosophila melanogaster	Dr. J. Peter Gergen  Biochemistry & Cell Biology
  David Yao  Jericho HS, Jericho,NY  Intel semi-finalist	Segregation of Long and Short Chain Polystyrene	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich ,  Dr. Jonathan Sokolov ,  Dr. Dilip Gersappe  Materials Science & Engineering
  John Yoon  Jericho HS, Jericho,NY  Intel semi-finalist	Cross-sectional Assessment of Fluid Perfusion in Simulated Osteoporotic Bone	Dr. Yi-Xian Qin Biomedical Engineering

  
  

   

  
  

   

   

• 2000
   

  Intel STS 2000 *incomplete

  HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS	PROJECT TITLES	STONY BROOK FACULTY ADVISORS
  Daniel Alliance  Roslyn HS, Roslyn Heights, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Effects of Electric Fields on Protein Adsorption on Different Surfaces	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich ,  Dr. Jonathan Sokolov ,  Materials Science & Engineering; &  Dr. Kenneth McLeod
  Grace Cheung  Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy HS, Plainview, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Compatibilization of Polymer Blends in Clay	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich &  Dr. Jonathan Sokolov Materials Science & Engineering
  Medha Goyal  St. Anthony's HS, South Huntington, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Metallic Nanoparticles and Dendritic Thin Films	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich &  Dr. Henry White  Materials Science & Engineering
  Jonathan Hertz  Half Hollow Hills HS East, Dix Hills, NY  Intel finalist	Factors Controlling Desorption and Assimilation Efficiencies of Sediment-Associated Contaminants in Deposit Feeding Polychaetes	Dr. Glenn Lopez  Marine & Atmospheric Sciences
  Kenneth Hung  Kings Park HS , Kings Park, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Synthesis of Taxanes as Potent New MDR Reversal Agents for Cancer Chemotherapy	Dr. Iwao Ojima Chemistry
  Dorothy Jean  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Formation of Multi-Functional Molybdenum Oxide Nanoscaled Meso-Structures by Various Block Copolymer Matrices	Dr. Benjamin Chu Chemistry
  David Kahne  Syosset HS, Syosset, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Autoregulation of Serotonin Development: Behavioral Studies in an Autism Model	Dr. Patricia Whitaker-Azmitia Psychology
  Keon-Kyu Rhee  Jericho HS, Jericho, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Preparation and Performance of Smart Polymeric Hydrogels	Dr. Benjamin Chu Chemistry
  Brian Rosenfeld  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	A Novel Method for Measuring Brain Aneurysms Using CT Scans	Dr. Yi-Xian Qin Biomedical Engineering
  Eric Schrag  Kings Park HS , Kings Park, NY  Intel semi-finalist	A Study of the Properties of Polymethyl Methacrylate (PMMA) as a Function of the Percentage of Polyhedral Oligomeric Silesquioxane (POSS) Added to the PMMA	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich &  Dr. Jonathan Sokolov Materials Science & Engineering
  Elizabeth Scordato  Horace Greeley HS , Chappaqua, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Using 16S rRNA Targeted Fluorescent Probe Hybridization as a Tool for Examining the Activity of Sedimentary Bacteria in Wet Tropical Marine Food Webs	Dr. Josephine Aller &  Dr. Paul Kemp  Marine & Atmospheric Sciences
  Monica Sharma  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Differential Influence of Fibronectin Surface Coatings vs. Fibronectin on CellMorphology	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich, Materials Science & Engineering; & Dr. Kenneth McLeod
  Tina Shih Townsend Harris HS , Flushing, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Doubling the Frequency of Light: Second Harmonic Generation in Periodically Poled Lithium Niobate	Dr. Harold Metcalf Physics & Astronomy
  Chia-Jung Tsay  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Evaluating Changes in Density of Synaptic and Dendritic Markers after Chronic THC Treatment in Adult Rats: New Methods of Quantifying Dendrites and Cells	Dr. Patricia Whitaker-Azmitia Psychology

   

• 1999
   

  Intel STS 1999 *Incomplete

  HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS	PROJECT TITLES	STONY BROOK FACULTY ADVISORS
  Christina Costa  Garden City HS, Garden City, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Bioaccumulation of Benzo(A)Pyrene in the Worm Nereis Succinea	Dr. Bruce Brownawell  Marine & Atmospheric Sciences
  Sandra Nudelman  Commack HS, Commack, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Investigation, Design, and Development of Fully-Steerable Optical Tweezers	Dr. Harold Metcalf Physics & Astronomy
  Justin Paluska  Northport HS, Northport, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Analysis of Factors Affecting Success of Consensus-Based Environmental Protection Programs: Investigation into National Estuary Program	Dr. John Scholz, Political Science
  Ellan Spero  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Chemically Modified Tetracyclines on the Inhibition of Sputum Elastase in the Presence of Polyanions	Dr. Sanford Simon,  Biochemistry & Cell Biology, Pathology

  
  

   

   

• 1998
   

  Intel STS 1998 *Incomplete

  HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS	PROJECT TITLES	STONY BROOK FACULTY ADVISORS
  Jonathan Arbeit  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Redesign, Maintenance, and Retesting of a Prototype Hadron Blind Detector	Dr. Thomas Hemmick Physics & Astronomy
  James Cascione  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Glaciotectonic Formations of End Moraines: Model of the Ronkonkoma Moraine	Dr. William J. Meyers  Geosciences
  Chris Gerson  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel finalist	Analog Modeling of Oblique Margin Strain	Dr. Daniel Davis Geosciences
  Adam Gottlieb  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Adding a Recognizable FLAG Epitope to the NH2 Terminus of the runt Transcriptional Regulator on Early Drosophila embryogenesis	Dr. J. Peter Gergen  Biochemistry & Cell Biology
  Grace Lau  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel finalist	Protease-Antiprotease Interactions and the Use of Green Tea as an Elastase Inhibitor	Dr. Sanford Simon,  Biochemistry & Cell Biology, Pathology
  Clyde Law  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel finalist	Compressions of Nuclear Matter Through the Elliptic Flow of Protons in Relativistic Heavy Ion Collisions	Dr. Roy Lacey Chemistry
  Thomas Petersen  Ward Melville HS/ *InSTAR, E. Setauket, NY  Intel finalist	Dynamics of Polymers in Free-Standing Thin Films	Dr. Miriam Rafailovich &  Dr. Jonathan Sokolov Materials Science & Engineering
  Jamie Tong  Flushing HS , Flushing, NY  Intel semi-finalist	Factors Affecting Speckle Patterns and a New Method of Measuring Its Size	Dr. Harold Metcalf Physics & Astronomy

  
  

   

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