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2023 PRSEF Winners

Junior Division Category Awards

Behavioral & Consumer Science (JBC)

First Place

Rishabh Krishnamurthy – Dorseyville Middle School
Modeling the Detection of Pathogens in Sewage Sheds

Second Place

Kimiko Smuckler – Community Day School
Observing Fish and Their Response to Music

Third Place

Corey Shipe – Elizabeth Forward Middle School
Which Brand of Microwave Popcorn Pops the Most Kernels

Biological Sciences (JBI)

First Place

Vivianna Dowdy – Ave Maria Academy – Mt. Lebanon
Soda You Think Your Teeth are Clean

Second Place

Caroline Howell – Ave Maria Academy – Bethel Park
Recycle Refresh (Watering Mint with Recycled Water

Third Place

Katherine Pisani – Ave Maria Academy – Mt. Lebanon
Plants that Grow Together stay Together

Chemistry (JCH)

First Place

Joyce Cheplic – Queen of Angels Catholic School
Which Cheese is the Stretchiest

Second Place

Prudence Karr – Queen of Angels Catholic School
Crystal Breakdown

Third Place

Ella Vedro – Our Lady of Fatima School
The Science Behind The Fizz

Physical Sciences & Engineering (JPE)

First Place

Judah Arnold – Community Day School
Testing the Failure Weight of Lego Bridges

Second Place

Abrar Alkamel – South Fayette Township Middle School
Do different liquids affect how fast they reach thermal equilibrium

Third Place

Evan Wood – Mount Lebanon Montessori School
Aw snap! My bricks snapped

Intermediate Division Category Awards

Behavioral & Social Science (MBS)

First Place

Nava Kass – Community Day School
Do Men and Women Perceive Things Differently

Second Place

Ulrich Johnsen – Pine-Richland Middle School
Sound Psychology

Third Place

Ayana Singh – Marshall Middle School
Social Media’s impact on social behavior

Biology (MBI)

First Place

Lucia Doebler – Campus School of Carlow University
How does fertilizer affect algae growth

Second Place

Mary Monaghan – Ave Maria Academy – Mt. Lebanon
Effects of sports drinks on daphnia

Third Place

Giovanna Julian – Blessed Francis Seelos Academy
Effectiveness of Cleaning Products

Chemistry (MCH)

First Place

Louisa Palumbo – Mary Queen of Apostles School
On the Flip Side

Second Place

Albert Pimenov – Ryan Gloyer Middle School School
Flexible Aluminium-Air Batteries

Third Place

Cooper Weagley – Elizabeth Forward Middle School
Sticky Liquids

Computer Science / Math (MCM)

First Place

Vijay Nagarajan – Marshall Middle School
Concierge

Second Place

Kavin Puri – Marshall Middle School
Novel way to detect certain medical issues using facial recognition techniques and AI machine learning

Third Place

Felicity Aldous – Pittsburgh Colfax K-8
A Novel Approach to Predicting Flu Seasons”

Consumer Science (MCS)

First Place

Annabella Gibbons – Gibbons Homeschool
Keeping Your Body Warm: An Insulation Investigation

Second Place

Landon Nelson – Hopewell Junior High School
Why do apples turn brown, and what prevents that the best?

Third Place

Eva Palladino – Providence Heights Alpha School
The Effects of Candle Burning on Indoor Air Quality

Engineering / Robotics (MER)

First Place

Jordan Block – Community Day School
Removing Metal Contacts from Solars Cells to Improve Efficiency

Second Place

Ronald Bushnell – Hopewell Junior High School
Shower Flow Rate Display Device

Third Place

Param Thawani – Dorseyville Middle School
Building and Evaluating Limb Movement Tracking System

Earth & Environment (MEE)

First Place

Logan Polito – Mary Queen of Apostles School
Does Magnetism Affect Hatchability?

Second Place

Zain Ahmad – Hussain Homeschool
Model to optimize energy consumption in a household to charge Electric Vehicle

Third Place

Grace Misra – Saint John Paul II Homeschool CO-OP
Effects of different Geological Substrates on Groundwater

Medicine / Health / Microbiology (MMH)

First Place

Daniella Babichenko – Community Day School
The Effect of pH on Algae and its Cell Structure”

Second Place

Vanessa Ibrahim – Mary Queen of Apostles School
If You Can’t Beat Them, Should You Join Them?

Third Place

Ishani Aluguvelli and Anika Reddy – Ingomar Middle School
Efficiency of the 3 Stages of the Grey Water Management Cycle

Physics & Astronomy (MPA)

First Place

Sonaya Arora – Pine-Richland Middle School
Does Viscosity of Fluids have an Effect on the Efficiency of a Hydraulic Lift?

Second Place

Ethan Vaiz – Marshall Middle School
Sound amplification and varying parabolic sizes

Third Place

Zion Merrell – Pittsburgh Colfax K-8
Measuring Skyglow

Senior Division Category Awards

Behavioral & Social Science (SBS)

First Place

Neeta Yechoor – Shady Side Academy Senior School
The Effect of Age on Implicit Bias

Second Place

Quincy Peterson – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School
Analyzing Northwestern PA Community Townhall Data for Improvement of Community Outreach for People Living with HIV in Pennsylvania

Third Place

Alexander Donihi – Central Catholic High School
Effect of Virtual Reality Gaming on Mental Concentration

Biology (SBI)

First Place

David Thomas – North Catholic High School
Improving Cockroach Memory

Second Place

Lilah Sahud – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School
Frogs and pH-ungi: The Relationship between Aquatic Acidity and Pathogen Growth

Third Place

Michael Gao – North Hills Senior High School
A Novel Autophagy Regulatory Protein ATG12-187 and Chloroquine Treatment Synergistically Induce Apoptotic Cancer Cell Death

Chemistry (SCH)

First Place

August Zentner – Mt Lebanon Senior High School
Optimizing the Fuel to Oxidizer Ratio in Model Rocket Engines

Second Place

Aidan Hall – Mt Lebanon Senior High School
Energy Storage Utilizing Electrolysis

Third Place

Grace Wang – Franklin Regional High School
Photopolymerized Superabsorbent Polymers Prepared from Bio-resources

Computer Science / Math (SCM)

First Place

Arvind Seshan – Fox Chapel Area High School
An Iterative Neural Network Based Approach to Automated IFT-20 Sensory Neuron Identification in Caenorhabditis elegans

Second Place

Lucas Pu – North Allegheny High School
Predicting lung, heart, and thoracic cavity volumes from subject demographics using machine learning to improve lung transplant

Third Place

Landon Colaresi – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School
Finding JavaScript Vulnerabilities with Concolic Execution on Quivers

Engineering / Robotics (SER)

First Place

Nina Cranor – Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy
An empirical evaluation of textiles for reusable menstrual pads

Second Place

Thomas Aldous – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School
A Novel Computer Vision Based Device for On-site Detection of Microplastics in Water

Third Place

Varun Bhat – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School
Analyzing the Use of a Mouth-Operated Controller to Move Kinova Jaco Robotic Arm

Earth & Environment (SEE)

First Place

John O’Toole – North Catholic High School
Preen Part VII: Trifluralin Migration through the Soil Matrix

Second Place

Anya Jain – Shady Side Academy Senior School
Effects on Plant Health with the Use of Precipitated Silica and Clay Rich Soil

Third Place

Kathryn Huth – St Joseph High School
The Effects of Light Pollution on Phaseolus vulgaris

Medicine / Health / Microbiology (SMH)

First Place

Daniel Levin – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School
Controlling Vancomycin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus with Electroactive Bacterial Cellulose-Carbon Nanotube Composites

Second Place

Maria Kuhns – St Joseph High School
Red light therapy and tissue regeneration

Third Place

James Xiao – North Allegheny High School
Decoding the Mechanisms of Gut Bacterial Metabolites for Colorectal Cancer Treatment

Physics & Astronomy (SPA)

First Place

Rohit Velankar – Fox Chapel Area High School
Glugging Patterns of Flexible vs Rigid Containers

Second Place

James Terrell – Sewickley Academy
Application of Luminosity Modulus in Exoplanet Transits”

Third Place

Pradyun Solai – North Allegheny High School
Computational Modeling of Magnetic Moments

International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) Finalists

Grace Wang – Franklin Regional Middle School/Franklin Regional High School
Photopolymerized Superabsorbent Polymers Prepared from Bio-resources
James Terrell – Sewickley Academy
Application of Luminosity Modulus in Exoplanet Transits
Daniel Levin – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School
Controlling Vancomycin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus with Electroactive Bacterial Cellulose-Carbon Nanotube Composites
Landon Colaresi – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School
Finding JavaScript Vulnerabilities with Concolic Execution on Quivers
Arvind Seshan – Fox Chapel Area High School
An Iterative Neural Network Based Approach to Automated IFT-20 Sensory Neuron Identification in Caenorhabditis elegans
Nina Cranor – Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy
An empirical evaluation of textiles for reusable menstrual pads

Sponsor Awards

Cook MyoSite

Josh Neiss – Community Day School
Testing the 5 Second Rule
Giovanna Julian – Blessed Francis Seelos Academy
Effectiveness of Cleaning Products
Lucas Hertzel – Bethel Park High School
Effects of Food Additives on Probiotic Bacteria

American Industrial Hygiene Association

Daniel Levin – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School
Controlling Vancomycin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus with Electroactive Bacterial Cellulose-Carbon Nanotube Composites

American Society of Civil Engineers, Pittsburgh Section

Emma Grim – Indiana Area Senior High School
Abandoned Mine Drainage Water Bioindicators

Allegheny County Health Department

Evangelina Passero – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School
Influence of particle matter on athletic performance
Quincy Peterson – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School
Analyzing Northwestern PA Community Townhall Data for Improvement of Community Outreach for People Living with HIV in Pennsylvania
Maya Zimmerman – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School
Longitudinal Statistics and the Pittsburgh Girls Study

Allegheny County Medical Society Foundation

Vanessa Ibrahim – Mary Queen of Apostles School
If You Can’t Beat Them, Should You Join Them?

American Chemical Society – Pittsburgh Chapter

Grace Wang – Franklin Regional High School
Photopolymerized Superabsorbent Polymers Prepared from Bio-resources

Clinical Research Strategies

Lucy Pu – North Allegheny High School
Predicting Postoperative Lung Cancer Recurrence Survival using Cox Proportional Hazards Regression and Machine Learning

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Rishabh Krishnamurt – Dorseyville Middle School
Modeling the Detection of Pathogens in Sewage Sheds
Caroline Howell – Ave Maria Academy – Bethel Park
Recycle Refresh (Watering Mint with Recycled Water)
Kavin Puri – Marshall Middle School
Novel way to detect certain medical issues using facial recognition techniques and AI machine learning
Clare Feeley – Saint Ambrose Academy
Bacteria In The Home
Elijah Magness – Freeport Area Middle School
Why We Should Have Vertical Wind Turbines for Pittsburgh’s Roads
Cecilia Passero – Campus School of Carlow University
What is the best material for filtering water?

HATCH

Christian Jablunovsky – Indiana Area Senior High School
Ecological Comparison of Two Lick and Crooked Creek

ATI Metals

Alex Claditis – Freeport Area Middle School
Hammer time! Work Hardening of Metals

Society for Women Engineers

Divya Thirumala – Dorseyville Middle School
Sustainable Soundproof Materials
Nina Cranor – Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy
An empirical evaluation of textiles for reusable menstrual pads

Vesuvius USA

Alex Claditis – Freeport Area Middle School
Hammer time! Work Hardening of Metals

Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh (SACP) & Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh (SSP)

Rishabh Krishnamurt – Dorseyville Middle School
Modeling the Detection of Pathogens in Sewage Sheds
Faith Simon – Ave Maria Academy – Bethel Park
Acid Rain, Such a Pain!
Grace Wang – Franklin Regional High School
Photopolymerized Superabsorbent Polymers Prepared from Bio-resources
Prudence Karr – Queen of Angels Catholic School
Crystal Breakdown
Zion Merrell – Pittsburgh Colfax K-8
Measuring Skyglow in Pittsburgh
Shivani Umesh – Seneca Valley High School
Finding the Limit of Detection of a qPCR using eDNA

Pittsburgh Geological Society

Rylan Greene – Blessed Francis Seelos Academy
How Does Ocean Acidification Affect Marine Life?
Michael Shaefer – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School
Reconstructing Paleoclimate Conditions of Lago Frio in Northern Patagonia

Naval Nuclear Laboratory (AKA Fluor Marine Propulsion)

Rishabh Krishnamurt – Dorseyville Middle School
Modeling the Detection of Pathogens in Sewage Sheds
Vijay Nagarajan – Marshall Middle School
Concierge
Thomas Aldous – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School
A Novel Computer Vision Based Device for On-site Detection of Microplastics in Water

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Varun Bhat – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School
Analyzing the Use of a Mouth-Operated Controller to Move Kinova Jaco Robotic Arm

Princeton Alumni Association of Western Pennsylvania

Erin Price – Oakland Catholic High School
Sound Transmission Fluctuations Through Ferrofluid and Generated Magnetic Fields
Belinda Lin – Indiana Area Senior High School
Flywheel Energy Storage System (FESS)

Well Done Foundation

John O’Toole – North Catholic High School
Preen Part VII: Trifluralin Migration through the Soil Matrix

Chemical Association of Pittsburgh, Chemistry Award in Honor of Mary Bates

Grace Wang – Franklin Regional High School
Photopolymerized Superabsorbent Polymers Prepared from Bio-resources

Affiliated Sponsor Awards

American Psychological Association

Quincy Peterson – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School
Analyzing Northwestern PA Community Townhall Data for Improvement of Community Outreach for People Living with HIV in Pennsylvania

Association for Women Geoscientists

Jayona Leicher – City Charter High School
Soil Quality as An indicator for Environmental Racism

Broadcom Coding with Commitment

Shivum Telang – Marshall Middle School
Fall Sensor Detection

Lemelson Early Inventor Prize

Param Thawani – Dorseyville Middle School
Building and Evaluating Limb Movement Tracking System

NASA Earth System Science Award

Megumi Kawabe – North Allegheny High School
Impact of Environmental Change on Daphnia

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Michael Shaefer – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School
Reconstructing Paleoclimate Conditions of Lago Frio in Northern Patagonia

National Geographic, That’s Geography! Award

Malcolm Kurtz – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School
What is the Fundamental Niche of Breeding Blue-Headed Vireos in the Eastern U.S.?

Office of Naval Research – U.S. Navy/U.S. Marine Corps

Lucia Doebler – Campus School of Carlow University
How does fertilizer affect algae growth?
Thomas Aldous – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School
A Novel Computer Vision Based Device for On-site Detection of Microplastics in Water
Gabriel Kenning – Indiana Area Senior High School
Project O.P.E.G.S.
Alexander Kim – Seneca Valley High School
Leveraging Dense Neural Networks for Improved Hamiltonian Monte Carlo Sampling
Jack Lehman – Indiana Area Senior High School
The Impact of Thermochromic Pigment on Roof Temperature
Lamar Abushaban – Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy
Running For Charge: Electricity Collected From Motion!
James McManus – North Allegheny High School
Germinating wild and cultivated tomatoes in salt water.
Edmond Lin – Indiana Area Senior High School
Hybrid Wind Powered Street Light
Christian Jablunovsky – Indiana Area Senior High School
Ecological Comparison of Two Lick and Crooked Creek
Michael Shaefer – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School
Reconstructing Paleoclimate Conditions of Lago Frio in Northern Patagonia

Regeneron Biomedical Science Award

Yara Almoussa – Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy
Dragon’s Blood and Wound Healing

Ricoh USA, Inc. Sustainable Development Award (RSDA)

Ishani Aluguvelli – Ingomar Middle School
Efficiency of the 3 Stages of the Grey Water Management Cycle

Society for In Vitro Biology

Alexander Wang – Sewickley Academy
Inducing Neurogenesis in Dental Pulp Stem Cells Via a Dynamic Magnetic Field

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Felicity Aldous – Pittsburgh Colfax K-8
A Novel Approach to Predicting Flu Seasons

U.S. Metric Association

Sonaya Arora – Pine-Richland Middle School
Does Viscosity of Fluids have an Effect on the Efficiency of a Hydraulic Lift?

U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize

Thomas Aldous – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School
A Novel Computer Vision Based Device for On-site Detection of Microplastics in Water
John O’Toole – North Catholic High School
Preen Part VII: Trifluralin Migration through the Soil Matrix
Bailey Linza – St Joseph High School
The effects of microplastics on Daphnia magna

United States Air Force

Varun Bhat – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School
Analyzing the Use of a Mouth-Operated Controller to Move Kinova Jaco Robotic Arm
Andrew Zeng – Shady Side Academy Senior School
Demonstration of the Hydrogen Energy Cycle Using a PEM Fuel Cell.
Edmond Lin – Indiana Area Senior High School
Hybrid Wind Powered Street Light
Gautam Ramkumar – North Allegheny High School
Determining Orbital Parameters of Near-Earth Object 2016WG
Jack Lehman – Indiana Area Senior High School
The Impact of Thermochromic Pigment on Roof Temperature
Rachel Cassley – Norwin High School
Can gunshot residue lead to wrongful convictions?
Lamar Abushaban – Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy
Running For Charge: Electricity Collected From Motion!
Brooklynn Savage – Southern Garrett High School
Social Media and the Affects of Mental Health

Yale Science and Engineering Association

Sophia Sandholm – Shady Side Academy Senior School
Creating a Machine Learning Model of Orca Language

Scholarship Awards

Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Yara Almoussa – Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy
Dragon’s Blood and Wound Healing
Jinyi Guo – Shady Side Academy Senior School
Using HepG2 cell in vitro model to investigate non-invasive ultra-sensitive diagnosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
Vipin Bhat – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School
Diagnosis of Neurological Diseases using Classification Methods
Avery Edmond – Indiana Area Senior High School
Supplemental Feeders for Migratory Birds

University of Pittsburgh at Bradford

Alexa Wheeler – Indiana Area Senior High School
Bolded Font Effect on Reading Speed and Comprehension
Kevin Liu – Indiana Area Senior High School
Drinking Water Quality
Anya Jain – Shady Side Academy Senior School
Effects on Plant Health with the Use of Precipitated Silica and Clay Rich Soil
Malcolm Kurtz – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School
What is the Fundamental Niche of Breeding Blue-Headed Vireos in the Eastern U.S.?
Shivani Umesh – Seneca Valley High School
Finding the Limit of Detection of a qPCR using eDNA
Bailey Linza – St Joseph High School
The effects of microplastics on Daphnia magna

Carlow University

Isabella Yuha – Indiana Area Senior High School
Endocrine Disruption from Menstrual Products
Patrick Kerrigan – Norwin High School
Testing Fingerprint Composition Over Time
Veroncia Koval – Shady Side Academy Senior School
The Effects of Metal Catalysts on Water Electrolysis

Slippery Rock University

Erin Price – Oakland Catholic High School
Sound Transmission Fluctuations Through Ferrofluid and Generated Magnetic Fields
Taylor Frankel – Hampton High School
Impact of the Three Rivers in Pittsburgh on Human DNA Degradation Over Time
Jadyn Ball – Indiana Area Senior High School
Turning Plants into Biofuel
Nina Cranor – Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy
An empirical evaluation of textiles for reusable menstrual pads
Daniel Komlosi – Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy
Novel GFP tested in saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Gayath Karunaratne – Westmont Hilltop Junior/Senior High School
The Effects of Natural Antioxidants on Food Additives
Veroncia Koval – Shady Side Academy Senior School
The Effects of Metal Catalysts on Water Electrolysis
Rachel Cassley – Norwin High School
Can gunshot residue lead to wrongful convictions?
Vipin Bhat – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School
Diagnosis of Neurological Diseases using Classification Methods
Adhitya Thurumala – Fox Chapel Area High School
Clickbait Classification and Spoiling Using Natural Language Processing

Thiel College

Jinyi Guo – Shady Side Academy Senior School
Using HepG2 cell in vitro model to investigate non-invasive ultra-sensitive diagnosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
Shivani Umesh – Seneca Valley High School
Finding the Limit of Detection of a qPCR using eDNA
Patrick Kerrigan – Norwin High School
Testing Fingerprint Composition Over Time
Caroline Sweeney – Avonworth High School
Impact of Exercise on Student Focus

Point Park University

Yara Almoussa – Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy
Dragon’s Blood and Wound Healing
Andrew Zeng – Shady Side Academy Senior School
Demonstration of the Hydrogen Energy Cycle Using a PEM Fuel Cell.

Mt. Aloysius College

Jeremiah Satcho – North Allegheny High School
Determining the Best Chemotherapy for TACE Therapy
Jinyi Guo – Shady Side Academy Senior School
Using HepG2 cell in vitro model to investigate non-invasive ultra-sensitive diagnosis of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
Yara Almoussa – Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy
Dragon’s Blood and Wound Healing
Montana Geibel – St Joseph High School
The Effects of Pseudomonas putida on Lumbricus terrestris
Bailey Linza – St Joseph High School
The effects of microplastics on Daphnia magna
Alexander Kim
Leveraging Dense Neural Networks for Improved Hamiltonian Monte Carlo Sampling

Washington & Jefferson College

Audrey Yang – Indiana Area Senior High School
The Effect of Wind Intensity on Flute Sound Quality
Shivani Umesh – Seneca Valley High School
Finding the Limit of Detection of a qPCR using eDNA
Yara Almoussa – Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy
Dragon’s Blood and Wound Healing
David Thomas – North Catholic High School
Improving Cockroach Memory

Robert M. Thompson Jr. Scholarship

Quincy Peterson – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School
Analyzing Northwestern PA Community Townhall Data for Improvement of Community Outreach for People Living with HIV in Pennsylvania

Diane V. Thompson Scholarship

Arina Sokolova – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School
Competitive Fitness and Gene Evolution of C. Elegans

Student Choice Awards – Top 30 Student Projects

Junior Division Category Awards

Christian Thomas – Marshall Middle School
How would plant growth be affected by the type of sunlight on Mars?
Bri Anna Dixon – Our Lady of Fatima School
How Music Effects the Tunneling of Ants
Rona Shelef – Community Day School
Grey Tree Squirrels Food Preferences: Natural, Processed, and Ultra-Processed Foods
Angelina Calabrace – Derry Area Middle School and Derry Area High School
Picture Perfect
Samuel Hauser – Derry Area Middle School and Derry Area High School
The Bob Meow-ley Project
Michael Frassinelli – Campus School of Carlow University
What hits a baseball farther a wood or aluminum bat?
Edward Ulrich – Campus School of Carlow University
How does breathing affect heart rate?
Evan Wood – Mount Lebanon Montessori School
Aw snap! My bricks snapped
Caroline Howell – Ave Maria Academy – Bethel Park
Recycle Refresh (Watering Mint with Recycled Water)
Sofia Winston – Campus School of Carlow University
Does Tin Foil or Plastic Wrap Preserve Food Longer?

Intermediate Division Category Awards

Alaina DiPofi – Ave Maria Academy – Bethel Park
Cheerio Mate!
Ainsley Kelman – Providence Heights Alpha School
Can Chickens Learn?
Faith Simon – Ave Maria Academy – Bethel Park
Acid Rain, Such a Pain!
Joseph Bulebush – Hopewell Junior High School
Guitar Strings and Temperature
Vanessa Ibrahim – Mary Queen of Apostles School
If You Can’t Beat Them, Should You Join Them?
Elijah Magness – Freeport Area Middle School
Why We Should Have Vertical Wind Turbines for Pittsburgh’s Roads
Dylan DeVore – Providence Heights Alpha School
Remediation of Acid Mine Drainage
Kavin Puri – Marshall Middle School
Novel way to detect certain medical issues using facial recognition techniques and AI machine learning
Louisa Palumbo – Mary Queen of Apostles School
On the Flip Side
Nava Kass – Community Day School
Do Men and Women Perceive Things Differently?

Senior Division Category Awards

Lilah Sahud – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School
Frogs and pH-ungi: The Relationship between Aquatic Acidity and Pathogen Growth
Theodore Rothstein – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School
A Novel Method of Measuring Intraocular Pressure via Acoustic Engineering
Gautam Ramkumar – North Allegheny High School
Determining Orbital Parameters of Near-Earth Object 2016WG
Thomas Aldous – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School
A Novel Computer Vision Based Device for On-site Detection of Microplastics in Water
Sophia Sandholm – Shady Side Academy Senior School
Creating a Machine Learning Model of Orca Language
Maya Zimmerman – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School
Longitudinal Statistics and the Pittsburgh Girls Study
Praydun Solai – North Allegheny High School
Computational Modeling of Magnetic Moments
Daniel Levin – Pittsburgh Allderdice High School
Controlling Vancomycin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus with Electroactive Bacterial Cellulose-Carbon Nanotube Composites
Alexander Kim – Seneca Valley High School
Leveraging Dense Neural Networks for Improved Hamiltonian Monte Carlo Sampling
John O’Toole – North Catholic High School
Preen Part VII: Trifluralin Migration through the Soil Matrix