School Achievements

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• Francis Lewis has the most NYCSEF Finalists                                                                                                     out of any school in NYC

 

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Individual Accomplishments​

• Jonathan Gideon and Jonathan Mulligan published a manuscript in the journal "Water, Air, and Soil Pollution"

• Michael Norinskiy, Thumyat “Winnie” Noe, Haiyue “Elva” Deng presented at Goldshmidt International Geosciences Conference

• Katrina Too, Allison Wong, Gina Nagib potentially discovered a novel DNA sequence

• David Guber competed in JSHS Nationals

• Clara Huang published her research in the journal: Radiation Protection Dosimetry

• Jun Lin, Donato Massimo Brogna and Omar Chaudhry competed and made it to the finals of JYEM (Summer 2023).

• Johnatan Gideon and Jonathan Mulligan have recently published an article about the stability and toxicity of herbicides and their byproduct following exposure to environmental factors.

 

 

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• Miriam Yushavaiev, Areej Amir, and Felicity Liu published an article under the Dawning Research journal about "The Effects of Momordica charantia on the Regeneration of Dugesia tigrine"

• Matthew Spyriounis and Kalvin Weng published a systematic review on mosquito repellents.

 

 

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• Justin Kleppel, Nena Chen, and Daniel Yusupov published 4 sequences to Genbank last summer.

• Katrina Too, Gina Nagib and Allison Wong published 9 sequences to Genbank last summer.

• Aasiyah Aziz, Manpreet Kaur, and Joshua Rubinoff published an article with Dawning Research on "The Effect of Sodium Bicarbonate Buffer on the Acidity of Hydroponically Grown Kale"

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NYCSEF Finalists 2019 Achievements​

• Ariana Katz achieved 2nd place

• Annie Xu, Clara Huang, Ramisa Alam achieved 2nd place

• Rowan Gouda, Nicole Kemmet, Nathalie Arbelaez achieved 2nd place

• Michael Norinskiy, Thumyat “Winnie” Noe, Haiyue “Elva” Deng achieved 1st place

• Giancarlo Mainardi, Jasleen Kaur, Mehrin Faija, achieved 2nd place

•  Sarah Singh, Haris Music, Asli Erem achieved 3rd place and won the US Metric Association award

• Miriam Yushuaviev, Areej Amir, Felicity Liu achieved 3rd place

• Tony Lin, Jeron Chacko, Pritpaul Singh, achieved 3rd place and won the Ricoh USA award

• Burhaan Khan, Prashan Peramunage, Anthony Persaud achieved 1st place and won the US Metric Association award

• Vashma Ramdass, Tasneem Alam, Jenny Chen achieved 3rd place 

• Eleni Haralampopoulos, Brian Wong, Matthew Shinh achieved 3rd place

• Justin Kleppel, Nena Chen, Daniel Yusupov achieved 3rd place and won the Brooklyn Friends of Clearwater

• Liliana Dass, Kelvin Fang, Rudradev Singh achieved 3rd place

• Rafay Khan, Tanjina Motaleb, Raisa Rahman achieved 3rd place

• Amanda Ma, Nada Eldeeb won the Brooklyn Friends of Clearwater award

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Terra 2021 Achievements

• Alana Wolfson, Rhia Kumar, and Nicole Ma won first place in Animal Sciences

• Joshua Rubinoff, Matthew Doban, and Matthew Odaira won second place for Plant Sciences

• Sophie Munoz, Ivy Zhou, and Karen Abigail won third place in Plant Sciences and the RFK Award

• Calvin Lin and Alex Liew won third place in Plant Sciences

• Alexandra Lomboy, Sharon Lim, and Nowshin Hossain won second place for the RFK award in the Behavior, Sociology, and Psychology category. 

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Dawning Research - Abstract Publications

• Alana Wolfson, Rhia Kumar, and Nicole Ma published their abstract on "The Effects of Natural Anesthesia on Earthworm Functionality and Behavior"

• Davin Ban, Qin Gao, and Tamanna Hosen published an abstract about dry and fresh papaya and avocado peels on removing oil contaminants in soil

• Morgan W.L. Diep, Manvir K. Dulku, and Gabrielle M. Singh published an abstract on "The Effect of Flipped Learning on Scores for Different School Subjects"

• Colin Chu, Jeffrey Ren, and Fahad Faruqi issued their abstract on microplastics in soil and its effect on potato.

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NYCSEF / JYEM Research Competition 2022

• Alana Wolfson, Rhia Kumar and Nicole Ma won first place in the Behavioral/Animal Sciences category.

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St. Joseph's University - High School Research Poster Competition 2023

• Fiona Cen, Zulegha Hayderi, and Sophia Khalikova won first place with their research on "The Effect of Different Concentrations of Vitamin B6 and Vitamin B12 on the Cognitive Functions and Head Regeneration of Dugesia Tigrina"

•  Alana Wolfson, Rhia Kumar, and Nicole Ma won second place with their research on "The Effects of Different Forms of Clove Oil Anesthesia on Earthworm Physiology and Behavior"

• Maggie Lin, Isabel Yang, and Isabelle Yung received honorable mentions for their experiment "The Effect of Ghost Shrimp (Palaemonetes paludosus) Aquaponics on the Cultivation of Watercress (Nasturtium officinale)"

• Nikki Lin, Yunqing Alison Zhu, and Michelle Zuniga received honorable mentions for "The Effect of Noise Pollution on Lumbricidae Behavior"

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St. Joseph's University - High School Research Poster Competition 2024​

• Ravneet Ahluwalia & Saptarshi Banik won first place with their research on "The Life Span Effects of Rhodiola rosea Applied to Vanessa cardui Butterflies at 1 Week from Birth at Different Concentrations"

• Fiona Cen received honorable mentions with her research on "Effects of Doxylamine Succinate on the Rate of Head Regeneration in Dugesia tigrina"

• Maggie Chen received honorable mentions with her research on "The Effect of Black Pepper Extract on Alzheimer’s Disease Related Behavior in C. elegans"

• Tian Jin, Ashley Quito Angamarca, & Nathalie Zhang received honorable mentions on their research "The Effects of Nitrogen Preference of Nitrate (NO3-) Compared to Ammonium (NH4+) on the Growth of Phyllanthus fluitans"

• Abigail Lim & Winni Zheng received honorable mentions on their research "The effect of Green Tea extract on wound inflicted diabetic Caenorhabditis elegans"

• Vigneshwari Sivakumar received honorable mentions on her research "Calibration in Neighborhood-Level Pollution Trends Using Low-Cost PM2.5 Sensors in Kolkata, India"

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Terra 2023 Accomplishments

• Nikki Lin, Yunqing Alison Zhu, and Michelle Zuniga won second place in the Animal Sciences category for their experiment on "The Effect of Noise Pollution on Lumbricidae Behavior"

• Nowshin Hossain, Alexandra Lomboy, and Sharon Lim won third place in the Animal Sciences Category for their experiment on "The Effect of Vitamin C and D3 on Alzheimer's Inflicted C. elegans"

• Emily Dzhurayev and Shivani Panchal won first place in the Behavioral and Social Sciences category with research on "The Effect of Literal Optical Illusions on the Accuracy of Mathematical Exams"

• Karen Abigail, Ivy Zhou, and Sophie Munoz won second place in Plant Sciences and the American Meteorological Society Award for their experiment "The Effect of Different Concentrations of Phosphatic Clay on Inhibiting the Growth of Harmful Algae in a Hydroponic System"

• Maggie Lin, Isabel Yang, and Isabelle Yung placed third in Plant Sciences for their experiment on "The Effect of Ghost Shrimp Aquaponics on the Cultivation of Watercress"

• Abigail Lim, Yi Ran Lin, and Winni Zheng placed third in Plant Sciences for their experiment on "The Effect of Kelp Extract on Growth and Development of Phaseolus vulgaris"