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March 10-13, 2014
Program available at:
http://tinyurl.com/BCSRChome
Sponsors
Delaware Valley College
Insaco, Inc.
The Dow Chemical Company
Special Awards
Delaware Valley College Scholarships
Special Engineering Awards
Philadelphia Association for Critical Thinking (PhACT)
Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
The Precarious Alliance
Terese Grateful Co-Director
Mark Hayden
Co-Director
Edward Sambriski Facilities and Judging
Scientific Review Committee (SRC)
Terese Grateful, Co-Chair
Mark Hayden, Co-Chair
Joe Bagnick
Curtis Cowgill
Jon Heinrichs
Diane Johnson
Gerard Michaud
Mike Miller
Patricia Schweibenz
Special Thanks:
Henry Disston
Jon Evans
Dominic Fedele
Marilyn Jacobson
Debbie Liberman
Donna McTamney
William Rissinger
Central Bucks High School- West Mark Hayden Council Rock High School- North Terese Grateful Council Rock High School- South Arlene Spevak Holicong Middle School Carrie Bannon Holicong Middle School Robert Meletti
Holland Middle School Dave Curry Holland Middle School Mary Krempa Lenape Middle School Erica Sobotka Lenape Middle School Jennifer Theil Neshaminy High School Gale Donohue
New Hope Solebury High School Kathleen Czupich Newtown Middle School Mary Joy Troxel Our Lady of Mount Carmel School Sarah Crandall Quakertown Christian School Debra Moody Seton School Diann Hritzo St. Andrew School Emily DeLaurentis St. Jude School Anita Marko Villa Joseph Marie High School Ellen Leaper
Villa Joseph Marie High School Jacquelyn Bellerby Villa Joseph Marie High School John Boyle Villa Joseph Marie High School John Gentile Villa Joseph Marie High School Nicholas Zlupko Villa Joseph Marie High School Shelley Ann Baker
Schools and Sponsors
Judges
Constance L. Ace Alan Agree Sergio Anis Bassam Annous Judy Barron James Busanus Nick Cammarota David Carroll Phyllis Carroll Tanya Casas* Jinhong Chang Stuart Claghorn Susan Clarke Janine Clemens James Connaughton George Crisafulli Cathy Davies Kenneth Dedeian Brian Dengel Barbara Faust* Dominic Fedele* Carmen Fernandez-Metzler
Jillian Gallagher Ghada Haddad Cayle Hamman Thomas Hauser Arthur Horbach Bernadette Hritzo Cynthia Keler Ian Kindle Paul Kolosick Roberta Kostick Eric Krieg* Robert Kronenbitter Melissa Langston Germaine Ledoux Ted Ledoux Gerald Liebling Debbie Liberman Keith Marshall Mort Metersky Gerard Michaud James Miller Thom Moll
Jimmy Mopecha Shawn Mountain Tom Napier* Robert Kronenbitter Melissa Langston Germaine Ledoux Ted Ledoux Gerald Liebling Debbie Liberman* Keith Marshall Mort Metersky Gerard Michaud James Miller Thom Moll Jimmy Mopecha Shawn Mountain Tom Napier Joann Nonini MaryEllen Noonan Terrence Noveske *Special Awards
Jay Ogle David Patterson Sarah Penniman Marie Politowski William Rissinger* Kathryn Schwenzer Alicia Shenko Svetlana Shkitko Elizabeth Skendzic Arlene Spevak Donald Steinberg Darl Swartz Anna Swartz Michael Tabachnick
Gloria Tafel David Tindall Carmen A. Torres Rodriguez Ruth Trubnik Shu-I Tu Joseph Uknalis Robert Upton Sheela Venkitachalam Bruce West Eugene Wingert Dave Wohlpart John Yu Herbert Zwilling
Judges
*Special Awards
A-FAIR ENTRANTS
Behavioral and Social Sciences (A-Fair)
First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
Christian Centenera 9 Human Reaction Time Based on Genres of Music Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Morgan Gilmer 10 How Does Frustration Response Vary With Gender Council Rock High School- South
Arlene Spevak
Noel Langan 10 Testing Cognitive Ability to Learn ASL in Students Villa Joseph Marie High School
Ellen Leaper
Hannah McCausland 10 Behavioral Arts Central Bucks High School- West
Mark Hayden
Eishna Ranganathan 10 Early to Bed, Early to Memorize... Neshaminy High School
Gale Donohue
Ashna Shah 11 Visual vs. Verbal Short Term Retention Council Rock High School- North
Terese Grateful
Hannah Sviridovsky 11 Examining Subconscious Racial Bias Among High School Students and Distinguishing Racial Bias Between Genders
Council Rock High School- South
Arlene Spevak
Solomiya Syvyk 11 "Sleeping with your memory" Neshaminy High School
Gale Donohue
Biochemistry (A-Fair)
First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
Zoe Bremier 11 Utilization of Porous Microspheres as Drug Delivery Agents Analyzed via Live-Cell Microscopy
Central Bucks High School- West
Mark Hayden
Madelyn Czupich 11 Discovery of Novel Inhibitors of YES Kinase for Liver Cancer
New Hope Solebury High School
Kathleen Czupich
Ryan Devlin 11 From fruit skins to skinless leather: Tannin-like polymers as biomaterials building blocks
Central Bucks High School- West
Mark Hayden
Michael Lu 10 Identifying Sensitive Biomarkers that can be used for Monitoring the Growth Rate of Tumor cells.
Council Rock High School- South
Arlene Spevak
Botany (A-Fair)
First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
Heidi Daraz 10 Microwave Energy and Seed Villa Joseph Marie High School
Jacquelyn Bellerby
Ella Mullikin 10 Protecting Grass From Urea With Calcium Carbonate Central Bucks High School- West
Mark Hayden
Becky Peters 10 How Color of Light Affects Plant Growth Council Rock High School- South
Arlene Spevak
Chemistry (A-Fair)
First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
Alison Castronuovo 9 Colorful Carnations Council Rock High School- South
Arlene Spevak
Karyn Castronuovo 9 The Effects of Temperature on a Latex Balloon Council Rock High School- South
Arlene Spevak
Rebecca Watson 10 Which food preserver works best? Central Bucks High School- West
Mark Hayden
Roger Yu 10 The Cobalt-Phosphate Catalyst and Its Effects on the Splitting of Water
Council Rock High School- North
Terese Grateful
Isabel Wingert 12 Electrical Properties of the Atomic Layerings of Fe and Ni Films
Central Bucks High School- West
Mark Hayden
Julia Fischer 10 What is the effect of a chemical leavening agent on an originally non-chemically leavened product?
Council Rock High School- North
Terese Grateful
Nathaniel Watkins 9 Hydrogen Detection via the Optical Properties of Gold and Palladium Nanoparticles
Central Bucks High School- West
Mark Hayden
Computer Science (A-Fair)
First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
Matt Bahner 11 Robocube Central Bucks High School- West
Mark Hayden
Somil Govani 10 Algorithmic Composition with PureData Central Bucks High School- West
Mark Hayden
Earth and Space Science (A-Fair)
First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
James Boulton 10 Asteroid Vaporizor Central Bucks High School- West
Mark Hayden
Dean Woodrow 12 The Survival of Cyanobacteria and their Production of Oxygen in a Simulated Martian Environment
Central Bucks High School- West
Mark Hayden
Engineering (A-Fair)
First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
Hayden Hotham 10 A Solar Powered Quadcopter Central Bucks High School- West
Mark Hayden
Jessica Oriente 12 Gravity, Oil, and Water, Oh My! - Year 2 Villa Joseph Marie High School
John Gentile
Ashley Resuta 11 The Difference of Electrical Properties of Iron (Fe) Based on Thickness
Central Bucks High School- West
Mark Hayden
Anupama Shah 10 Bridges in correlation with its strength Council Rock High School- North
Terese Grateful
Alexandra Stolz 11 Ocean Wave Power as a Source of Renewable Energy Villa Joseph Marie High School
John Gentile
Miriam van der Spek 10 Preventing the Travel of Sound with Use of Common Materials
Council Rock High School- South
Arlene Spevak
William Watkins 9 Hydrogen Sensing via the Resistance of Fractured Palladium
Central Bucks High School- West
Mark Hayden
Environmental Science (A-Fair)
First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
Shreya Chodisetty 9 Which household materials and foods are the most biodegradable in 2 months?
Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Victoria Gillespie 9 The effect of Artificial Sweeteners on Painted Lady Caterpillars
Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Danny Glickman 9 The effect of the concentration of biodiesel on the clouding point
Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Sanjana Jhaveri 11 Wind Energy Council Rock High School- North
Terese Grateful
Ashley Jia 10 Removal of anionic organic contaminants using anion exchange resins
Central Bucks High School- West
Mark Hayden
Michael Kanner 10 Capturing Carbon Dioxide Using Lime Water Council Rock High School- North
Terese Grateful
Cecilia Rabayda 9 Effects of Wireless Radiation on Plant Growth Council Rock High School- South
Arlene Spevak
James Tuttle 12 Freshwater Mussels: Not as Salty
Neshaminy High School
Gale Donohue
May Wang 10 Removal of bisphenol A with repeated use of activated charcoal
Council Rock High School- South
Arlene Spevak
Mathematics (A-Fair)
First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
Samuel Czupich 9 Unnecessary Roughness New Hope Solebury High School
Kathleen Czupich
Sreeram Venkatarao 9 Solve It!: Using Group Theory Mathematics to Solve Permutation Puzzles
Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Theil
Medicine and Health (A-Fair)
First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
Leah Balderson 9 Measurement of Electrolytes in Different Foods Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
Mira Bhut 11 Injectable Hydrogels used for Delivery of Antibiotics to Site-Specific Regions.
Central Bucks High School- West
Mark Hayden
Amanda Craine 11 Identification of Cell Markers with FTIR Spectroscopy by Comparison to Histological Methods
Central Bucks High School- West
Mark Hayden
Andrius Duncia 10 The Effects of Different Amounts of Aspartame on the Fertility of Brine Shrimp
Council Rock High School- North
Terese Grateful
Ethan Kershner 10 Effects of Rhodiola Rosea on the Lifespan of Drosophila Central Bucks High School- West
Mark Hayden
Ramya Pinninti 11 Surpassing the Hurdles of Bioengineering Vital Organs Villa Joseph Marie High School
Ellen Leaper
Microbiology (A-Fair)
First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
Francesca Capozzi 9 Invasion of the Germs: Fungal Growth Within a Home Villa Joseph Marie High School
Nicholas Zlupko
Mitchell Fite 9 Chemotaxis and Chemical Cues in Physarum Polycephalum
Council Rock High School- South
Arlene Spevak
Orli Glickman 11 Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oils Central Bucks High School- West
Mark Hayden
Cecelia Grant 10 What's In Your Wallet? Villa Joseph Marie High School
Shelley Ann Baker
Andrew Guo 11 Identification of Carcinogenic Effects of Substitute Sugars through the Ames Test
Council Rock High School- North
Terese Grateful
DhungJoo Kim 11 Crude Oil Digesting Pseudomonas Central Bucks High School- West
Mark Hayden
Tanya Kumar 11 Plastic-Poof! Council Rock High School- South
Arlene Spevak
Patrick Mulcahey 11 Which leaf-derived essential oils can be used as effective antibacterial agents?
Council Rock High School- North
Terese Grateful
Marissa Pugliese 11 Compare the bacterial levels in milk with the same expiration date.
Villa Joseph Marie High School
Nicholas Zlupko
Aman Reddy 9 Does yeast have a sugar-free sweet tooth? Council Rock High School- North
Terese Grateful
Physics (A-Fair)
First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
Deiter Hanbicki 11 Strontium-90 Beta Radiation Shielding using Magnetic Fields generated by Current Carrying Wires to a Modern Central Processing Unit in a Cloud Chamber
Central Bucks High School- West
Mark Hayden
Shane Hensel 11 Identifying the Magnetic Properties of Iron at Nanoscale Central Bucks High School- West
Mark Hayden
Ruth Mandel 11 Resistance and Liquid Nitrogen Council Rock High School- South
Arlene Spevak
Isabella Olimpo 10 Clues that Matter...Revealed in the Spatter: Blood Spatter Analysis
Villa Joseph Marie High School
Ellen Leper
Zoology (A-Fair)
First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
Grace Chu 10 Birdfeeder Preferences of Winter Birds Council Rock High School- South
Arlene Spevak
Lucy Hritzo 12 Neurological Tick-Borne Lyme Disease: Investigating the Blood Brain Barrier Host Response to the Invasion of Borrelia burgdorferi
Villa Joseph Marie High School
Shelley Ann Baker
James Kelleher 11 Effects of Environmental Factors on Red Cherry Shrimp Coloration
Central Bucks High School- West
Mark Hayden
Team Projects (A-Fair)
First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
Payal
Jaslin
Patel
Tharakan
9 Can I Focus? Neshaminy High School
Gale Donohue
Brianna
Emily
Emily
Boccelli
Lax
Squillace
9 How does decorative packaging affect the eating habits of children?
Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
Jamie
Caitlin
Karol
Kiernan
9 How Does Mint Gum and the Time Studied Effect the Students Grades
Holicong Middle School
Carrie Bannon
Sydney
Rachel
Talya
Eisenberg
Eisenberg
Held
9 The Effect of Caffeine on a Rat's Memory in a Maze Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
Christina
Mackenzie
Fridman
Perillo
9 The Effect of Decorated Bags Holicong Middle School
Carrie Bannon
Julia
Natalie
Eckert
Santucci
10 The Effects of Cell Phones on Memory Villa Joseph Marie High School
Jacquelyn Bellerby
Rachael
Eva
Deck
Desaro
10 Fresh Fruits vs. Dehydrated Fruit Villa Joseph Marie High School
Nicholas Zlupko
Alekhya
Caroline
Gunturi
Wend
9 How Different Wavelengths of Colored Light Affect the Growth of Green Bean Plants
Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
Samantha
Samantha
Bunke
Rowen
11 The Best Way to Store Strawberries Council Rock High School- North
Terese Grateful
Michaela
Megan
Drobac
Morrison
10 Burning Calories Villa Joseph Marie High School
John Boyle
Team Projects (A-Fair)
Emily
Victoria
Reese
Schneller
10 Can-able: Rethinking the Aluminum Can Villa Joseph Marie High School
John Boyle
Katie
Olivia
Connolly
Eife
9 Which color and fabric combination absorb and retain heat best?
Villa Joseph Marie High School
John Boyle
Shelby
Sanjana
Henn
Shah
9 The Correlation Between Age and BMI in Determining Blood Pressure
Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
Maura
Caitlyn
Giannone
Gibbs
10 Ballistics of Paintball Villa Joseph Marie High School
Jacquelyn Bellerby
Kai
Melissa
McGinn
Wang
9 The Angle Lift of a Butterfly's Wing Council Rock High School- South
Arlene Spevak
Behavioral and Social Sciences (B-Fair)
First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
Lauren Ballew 8 Music's Affects of the Brain Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
Dario Cabal 8 How does Age affect Peripheral Vision Color Perception Lenape Middle School
Erica Dillman
Sophie Cleff 8 The Effects of Reading from a Screen or Book on Recall and Comrehension
Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Sophia DeFonce 8 How Music Affects Concentration St. Jude School Anita Marko
Holden Eriksson 8 The Effect of Sensory Stimuli on Memory Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Kennedy Farrior 8 The Affects of Reading on Memory Retention Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
Erin Ferns 8 How does the brain react to the Stroop Effect St. Jude School Anita Marko
Amy Forst 8 The Effects of distractions on Human Minds St. Jude School Anita Marko
William Tyler
Gilbert 8 The strength of memory over time Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Theil
Reese Hollister 7 How Does Orchestral Music Affect Test Taking? Newtown Middle School
Mary Troxel
Edward Kim 8 Reaction to Stressful Situations Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Marissa Klein 8 The Effects of Television on the Human Test Taking Ability
Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Behavioral and Social Sciences (B-Fair)
Haylie Laff 8 What Color is Most Affective When Memorizing Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
Christina Ludwig 7 Does your gender affect what you see? Our Lady of Mount Carmel School
Sarah Crandall
Rishi Mago 7 Can Learning Vocabulary Words Be Made More Efficient?
Newtown Middle School
Mary Joy Troxel
Brendan Mindiak 8 The Effect of Sound on Human Sight Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Kevin Conor
O'Neill 8 The Perception of Beauty Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Harrison Radovich 8 Effect of temperature on students test scores Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
John Santoro 8 Does aging affect memory? Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
Emma Scupp 8 How does color affect memory? Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Michael Taylor 8 Can people really focus while doing two things at once? Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Carly VanCamp 7 Do You Taste With Your Taste? Our Lady of Mount Carmel School
Sarah Crandall
Heather Verani 8 To Fear or Not to Fear St. Jude School Anita Marko
Thomas Walsh 8 Dominant Eye Shooting Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Mia Walsh 8 Hand Gestures Differing from Instructions Affecting Task Accuracy
Holicong Middle School
Carrie Bannon
Behavioral and Social Sciences (B-Fair)
Syed Waseem 8 Walking Blindfolded In A Field! What? Holland Middle School
Dave Curry
Rachel Weinman 8 Remembering Different Types of Memories Over Time Holicong Middle School
Carrie Bannon
Lawrence Wi 8 Musics Effect on Concentration Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Hayden Winkler 8 The Effect of Rewards on Motivation Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Botany (B-Fair)
First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
Ryan Bullotta 8 The effect of Acid Rain on plant growth Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
Raul Casas 8 Aquaponics vs. Traditional Growing Techniques Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Jane Furgiuele 8 Caffeine's Effect on Mung Beans in an Acidic/Non-Acidic Environment
Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Lydia Hu 8 The Effect of an Aquaponic Environment on Plants' Growth
Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Lauren Hughes 8 The effects of coffee grounds on plant growth Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
Aalisha Jhaveri 7 Growing Green: can plants successfully grow in greywater?
Newtown Middle School
Mary Joy Troxel
Jonathan Liu 8 How do different liquids affect bean germination. Newtown Middle School
Mary Joy Troxel
Allison Maloney 8 Does acid rain effect the travel of rain up a plant? St. Jude School Anita Marko
Natalie Ratzke 8 What herbicide is more deadly a natural herbicide or a herbicide from the store?
St. Jude School Anita Marko
Donovan Sak 8 The effect of hydrogen peroxide on seed germination and root cuttings.
Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Kendall Vuocolo 8 Shed a Little Light on Plants Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
Chemistry (B-Fair)
First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
Kiara Alvarez 7 Does temperature affect the amount of carbonation in soda?
Newtown Middle School
Troxel
Gabrielle Benzio 8 Electrolyte Content in Everyday Beverages Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Eva Caffrey 8 The Effect of Fabric Softener on Clothing Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Andrew Casale 8 The most cost-efficient electrochemical cell. Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Alexandra Chiarappa 8 What item found in Third World Countries can be used to filter harmful impurities.
Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
Sarah Cooney 8 Glow in the Dark Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Andrew Cox 8 Effect of Bread, MIlk, and Ice on the Burn of Spice Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Dhruv Dhingani 8 The Effect of Soda on Teeth Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Lily Dineen 6 Watching Paint Dry Our Lady of Mount Carmel School
Sarah Crandall
Shannon Dyke 8 What solution has the lowest freezing point? St. Jude School Anita Marko
Sambhav Jain 8 How does different cooking alternatives effect Vitamin C? Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
Sabrina Moody 8 Where's your mummy, mummy? Quakertown Christian School
Debra Moody
Chemistry (B-Fair)
Shivanand Peri 7 How heat affects crystal growth. Newtown Middle School
Mary Joy Troxel
Emily Pettitt 8 Nanophotonic Desalination Method Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
Audrie Przybylski 8 The Effects of pH on Lead Testing Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Akash Shah 8 Which Has More Electrolytes: Sports Drinks or Juice? Newtown Middle School
Mary Joy Troxel
Ethan Smith 7 Lemon Vs. Potato St. Jude School Anita Marko
Veronica Vologina 8 Is Bottled Water Worth buying? Holland Middle School
Mary Krempa
William Weigl 8 How does changing a method of purification effect H2O quality?
Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
John Wuko 8 Boiling points of different drinks when different amouts of salt are added.
St. Jude School Anita Marko
Computer Science (B-Fair)
First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
Brandon Korb 8 What is the fastest way to find prime numbers in java? Holicong Middle School
Carrie Bannon
Ian Kuo 8 Effect of password parameters on prevention against force hacking
Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Anna Wengyn 8 How Much Compression is Too Much? St. Jude School Anita Marko
Earth and Space Science (B-Fair)
First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
Anne Biedermann 8 The effects of Light on the brightness and variety of objects in the night sky.
Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Brian Schaub 8 Effects of Tsunami Barriers on Tsunami Destruction Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Olga Zhugayevich 8 The Power of the Rainbow Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
Engineering (B-Fair)
First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
Joseph Clark 7 Mechanical Hands St. Jude School Anita Marko
James Crovo 7 Does Dia-Matter? Our Lady of Mount Carmel School
Sarah Crandall
Stephen Grzeczkowski
8 Can a Wooden Block be Moved Forward by Magnets St. Jude School Anita Marko
Jacqueline Hritzo 7 Evaluating the Performance of Various Robots on Inclines
Seton School Diann Hritzo
Robert Morsa 8 Most efficent water wheel Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Ryan Rosenberger 8 Automotive Aerodynamics, How Do They Affect Our Lives
Holicong Carrie Bannon
Jacob Semrow 8 How to reduce heat loss in a residential home Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
Environmental Science (B-Fair)
First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
Vijay Balaji 8 A new bioplastic Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Hayley Divita 8 Cost-effective way to purify water using the sun Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Olivia Fitzgerald 8 Trash vs. Composting and Recycling Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Mitchel Guarracino 8 How different variables affect the quality of soil produced by compost
Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
Garrett Paley 8 Solar Power Efficiency Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Stephanos Panas 8 How will gray water affect grass. Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
Tanvi Raman 8 Effective Solar Powered Water Desalination Devices Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Davis Wojnovich 7 What is the best way to purify river water? Newtown Middle School
Mary Joy Troxel
Mathematics (B-Fair)
First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
Paul Messina 7 Hockey Wrist Shot Accuracy Our Lady of Mount Carmel School
Sarah Crandall
Victoria Miller 8 Math in Music St. Jude School Anita Marko
Medicine and Health (B-Fair)
First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
Dylan Badger 8 Familial Fingerprints Holicong Middle School
Carrie Bannon
Blaise Heacox 8 Effect of drink on free throw percentage Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Sean Kerrigan 8 Effect of Peppermint on Reaction Time Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Olivia Luff 8 How Caffeine Affects Sports Performance Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
Kayla Maerz 8 Which Song is Most Relaxing? St. Jude School Anita Marko
Lauren McGee 8 Which is better for the skin Salt Water or Chlorine? St. Jude School Anita Marko
Marcus Murphy 6 The Science of Anti-Acids Our Lady of Mount Carmel School
Sarah Crandall
Medicine and Health (B-Fair)
Maddie Nesteruk 8 How does BMI affect Blood Pressure? Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
Deepti Tantry 8 Fingerprint Hereditariness Holicong Middle School
Carrie Bannon
Lillian Weitz 8 Are Your Earbuds Hurting You? Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
Cole Wenner 8 The Effect of Sports Drinks and Water on Workout Performance
Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Microbiology (B-Fair)
First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
Taylor Schellhorn 8 Whey or Firm - Does Time Control Yogurt Consistency? Holicong Middle School
Carrie Bannon
Physics (B-Fair)
First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
Myles Bear 8 The effect of various fencing strategies on the amount of touches scored.
Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Theil
Carter Beyer 8 The Golf Ball Experiment Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Sophia Boschetto 8 Guitar Harmonics St. Jude School Anita Mrako
Physics (B-Fair)
Anna Boykis 7 The Power of Nature Holland Middle School
Mary Krempa
Bridget Casey 8 Effects of Temperature on Balloons St. Jude School Antia Marko
Julia Ferrara 8 Finding the Right Exposure Time for a Pinhole Camera Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Julia Gokalp 8 The effect of mass on the speed of a marble. Newtown Middle School
Troxel
Joshua Graham 8 How Does Heat Affect a Parachutes Rate of Fall and Landing Area
Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
Mark Hitrik 8 Neodymium Magnet Strength Holland Middle School
Mary Krempa
Eric Holst 7 How does wing shape and design effect distance travel by an airplane?
Newtown Middle School
Mary Joy Troxel
Brendan Karle 8 Nothing But Net: The Science of Shooting Hoops St. Jude School Anita Marko
Josee Li 7 What is the Fastest Method to Cool a Soda? Newtown Middle School
Mary Joy Troxel
Trey Olimpo 6 The Graphite Light Our Lady of Mount Carmel School
Sarah Crandall
Ronak Pandya 7 Which Battery Has the Most Voltage? Newtown Middle School
Mary Joy Troxel
Shakti Ramnath 7 Factors Affecting Solar Panel Energy Outcome Newtown Middle School
Mary Joy Troxel
Gianni Recupero 8 Reactions of Various Materials to Infrared and Ultraviolet Radiation
Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Physics (B-Fair)
Jack Roland 8 Corked Bats; Advantage or Disadvantage? Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
Nicole Schmauk 8 Orthotics Reduce Force on Joints Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
Julia Smith 6 Produce Power Our Lady of Mount Carmel School
Sarah Crandall
Blake Teitel 8 Predict the Splatter of a Water Balloon Holicong Middle School
Carrie Bannon
Avery Twyman 8 Optimum Propulsion Setup for a Maglev Train System Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
Zoology (B-Fair)
First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
Aurora Budson 8 Which color are birds most attracted to? Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
Hanne Scheel 8 The Effects of Sports and Energy Drinks on Vertebrates and Invertebrates
Lenape Middle School
Erica Sobotka
Emma Schwass 8 Scent and fear Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Louis Weimer 8 The Effect of Ant Repellents on the Ant Population Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
B-FAIR ENTRANTS
Behavioral and Social Sciences (B-Fair)
Place First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
1 Dario Cabal 8 How does Age affect Peripheral Vision Color Perception
Lenape Middle School Erica Dillman
2 Brendan Mindiak 8 The Effect of Sound on Human Sight Lenape Middle School Jennifer Thiel
3 Lauren Ballew 8 Music's Affects of the Brain Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
HM Rishi Mago 7 Can Learning Vocabulary Words Be Made More Efficient?
Newtown Middle School
Mary Joy Troxel
HM John Santoro 8 Does aging affect memory? Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
HM Thomas Walsh 8 Dominant Eye Shooting Lenape Middle School Jennifer Thiel
HM Syed Waseem 8 Walking Blindfolded In A Field! What? Holland Middle School Dave Curry
Team Projects (B-Fair)
First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
Holly
Samantha
Grosse
Razzi
8 Do Colors Affect The Memory? St. Jude School Anita Marko
Aidan
Marco
Feeney
Strozzieri
8 Facial Expression Experiment St. Jude School Anita Marko
Nina
Caitlyn
Dougherty
Stewart
8 Does your age affect your learning style? St. Jude School Anita Marko
Matthew
Joseph
Earley
Fluehr
7 The Effect of the Elodea Plant on Different Types of Oil St. Jude School Anita Marko
Tony
Adam
Carbino
Lawall
7 Got Dirt? St. Andrew School Emily DeLaurentis
Addison
Lauren
Eliason
Letizia
7 Bubble-ology St. Andrew School Emily DeLaurentis
Craig
Collin
Fox
O'Neill
7 Stop the Rot St. Andrew School Emily DeLaurentis
Camille
Dyani
Formica
Hernandez
7 Potato Batteries: How Different Potatoes Affect Light Bulbs
St. Jude School Anita Marko
Ryan
Colin
Corbett
McKeever
7 Which Brand of Paper Towels is Most Absorbent. St. Jude School Anita Marko
Jennifer
Katelynn
Llewellyn
McKee
7 Building Beaches St. Jude School Anita Marko
Team Projects (B-Fair)
Andy
Thomas
Guippone
Pistorius
7 Wave Blockers St. Jude School Anita Marko
Olivia
Rebecca
Tiley
Tiley
7 Watching Nuclear Particles: See Background Radiation Zoom Through A Cloud Chamber
St. Jude School Anita Marko
Mark
Dylan
Gardella
Landes
7 Creating a Safe Cell Free Car St. Andrew School Emily DeLaurentis
Samantha
Emily
Duckworth
Georgescu
7 Drip,Drip,Drip St. Andrew School Emily DeLaurentis
Zoe
John
Carbino
Gasiewski
7 Yeast Feast St. Andrew School Emily Delaurentis
Matt
Daniel
Koonce
Martinez
7 Filling A Bat: Is it worth it? St. Jude School Anita Marko
Consumer Science (B-Fair)
First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
Abigail Cramer 7 Where's the Beef? St. Andrew School Emily DeLaurentis
Sean Dixon 8 Fabric Types and Water Resistance St. Jude School Anita Marko
Meghan Dutill 7 How much lactose is in milk St. Jude School Anita Marko
Lindsey Friend 8 Mascara Lengthening Quakertown Christian School
Debra Moody
Olivia High 8 Which brand of paper towel is the most absorbent? St. Jude School Anita Marko
Lauren Kauffman 8 Childproof Containers: Do They Work? Lenape Middle School
Jennifer Thiel
Kennedy Kelly 7 Which is Most Moist St. Jude School Anita Marko
Caleb Pfleiger 8 Which Sock Has The Most Durability? Quakertown Christian School
Debra Moody
Nick Smith 8 What Paper Towel is the Strongest? Quakertown Christian School
Debra Moody
Matthew Tomlinson 6 Bubbles, Bubbles, Everywhere, but Not a Drop to Drink Our Lady of Mount Carmel School
Sarah Crandall
Ariana Trabachino 6 A Sticky Solution Our Lady of Mount Carmel School
Sarah Crandall
Behavioral and Social Sciences (A-Fair)
Place First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
1 Noel Langan 10 Testing Cognitive Ability to Learn ASL in Students Villa Joseph Marie High School
Ellen Leaper
2 Solomiya Syvyk 11 "Sleeping with your memory" Neshaminy High School
Gale Donohue
3 Hannah McCausland 10 Behavioral Arts Central Bucks High School- West
Mark Hayden
HM Morgan Gilmer 10 How Does Frustration Response Vary With Gender Council Rock High School- South
Arlene Spevak
Biochemistry (A-Fair)
Place First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
1 Madelyn Czupich 11 Discovery of Novel Inhibitors of YES Kinase for Liver Cancer
New Hope Solebury High School
Kathleen Czupich
2 Michael Lu 10 Identifying Sensitive Biomarkers that can be used for Monitoring the Growth Rate of Tumor cells.
Council Rock High School- South
Arlene Spevak
3 Ryan Devlin 11 From fruit skins to skinless leather: Tannin-like polymers as biomaterials building blocks
Central Bucks High School- West
Mark Hayden
HM Zoe Bremier 11 Utilization of Porous Microspheres as Drug Delivery Agents Analyzed via Live-Cell Microscopy
Central Bucks High School- West
Mark Hayden
Botany (A-Fair)
Place First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
1 Heidi Daraz 10 Microwave Energy and Seed Villa Joseph Marie High School
Jacquelyn Bellerby
2 Ella Mullikin 10 Protecting Grass From Urea With Calcium Carbonate
Central Bucks High School- West
Mark Hayden
3 Becky Peters 10 How Color of Light Affects Plant Growth Council Rock High School- South
Arlene Spevak
Chemistry (A-Fair)
Place First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
1 Nathaniel Watkins 9 Hydrogen Detection via the Optical Properties of Gold and Palladium Nanoparticles
Central Bucks High School- West
Mark Hayden
2 Roger Yu 10 The Cobalt-Phosphate Catalyst and Its Effects on the Splitting of Water
Council Rock High School- North
Terese Grateful
3 Julia Fischer 10 What is the effect of a chemical leavening agent on an originally non-chemically leavened product?
Council Rock High School- North
Terese Grateful
Computer Science (A-Fair)
Place First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
1 Somil Govani 10 Algorithmic Composition with PureData Central Bucks High School- West
Mark Hayden
2 Matt Bahner 11 Robocube Central Bucks High School- West
Mark Hayden
Earth and Space Science (A-Fair)
Place First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
1 James Boulton 10 Asteroid Vaporizor Central Bucks High School- West
Mark Hayden
2 Dean Woodrow 12 The Survival of Cyanobacteria and their Production of Oxygen in a Simulated Martian Environment
Central Bucks High School- West
Mark Hayden
Engineering (A-Fair)
Place First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
1 William Watkins 9 Hydrogen Sensing via the Resistance of Fractured Palladium
Central Bucks High School- West
Mark Hayden
2 Ashley Resuta 11 The Difference of Electrical Properties of Iron (Fe) Based on Thickness
Central Bucks High School- West
Mark Hayden
3 Jessica Oriente 12 Gravity, Oil, and Water, Oh My! - Year 2 Villa Joseph Marie High School
John Gentile
HM Hayden Hotham 10 A Solar Powered Quadcopter Central Bucks High School- West
Mark Hayden
Environmental Science (A-Fair)
Place First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
1 Victoria Gillespie 9 The effect of Artificial Sweeteners on Painted Lady Caterpillars
Lenape Middle School Jennifer Thiel
2 Sanjana Jhaveri 11 Wind Energy Council Rock High School- North
Terese Grateful
3 May Wang 10 Removal of bisphenol A with repeated use of activated charcoal
Council Rock High School- South
Arlene Spevak
HM Danny Glickman 9 The effect of the concentration of biodiesel on the clouding point
Lenape Middle School Jennifer Thiel
Mathematics (A-Fair)
Place First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
1 Sreeram Venkatarao 9 Solve It!: Using Group Theory Mathematics to Solve Permutation Puzzles
Lenape Middle School Jennifer Theil
2 Samuel Czupich 9 Unnecessary Roughness New Hope Solebury High School
Kathleen Czupich
Medicine and Health (A-Fair)
Place First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
1 Mira Bhut 11 Injectable Hydrogels used for Delivery of Antibiotics to Site-Specific Regions.
Central Bucks High School- West
Mark Hayden
2 Amanda Craine 11 Identification of Cell Markers with FTIR Spectroscopy by Comparison to Histological Methods
Central Bucks High School- West
Mark Hayden
3 Ramya Pinninti 11 Surpassing the Hurdles of Bioengineering Vital Organs
Villa Joseph Marie High School
Ellen Leaper
HM Leah Balderson 9 Measurement of Electrolytes in Different Foods Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
Microbiology (A-Fair)
Place First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
1 DhungJoo Kim 11 Crude Oil Digesting Pseudomonas Central Bucks High School- West
Mark Hayden
2 Tanya Kumar 11 Plastic-Poof! Council Rock High School- South
Arlene Spevak
3 Orli Glickman 11 Antimicrobial Activity of Essential Oils Central Bucks High School- West
Mark Hayden
HM Mitchell Fite 9 Chemotaxis and Chemical Cues in Physarum Polycephalum
Council Rock High School- South
Arlene Spevak
Physics (A-Fair)
Place First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
1 Shane Hensel 11 Identifying the Magnetic Properties of Iron at Nanoscale
Central Bucks High School- West
Mark Hayden
2 Ruth Mandel 11 Resistance and Liquid Nitrogen Council Rock High School- South
Arlene Spevak
3 Isabella Olimpo 10 Clues that Matter...Revealed in the Spatter: Blood Spatter Analysis
Villa Joseph Marie High School
Ellen Leper
Team Projects (A-Fair)
Place First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
1 Shelby
Sanjana
Henn
Shah
9 The Correlation Between Age and BMI in Determining Blood Pressure
Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
2
Sydney
Rachel
Talya
Eisenberg
Eisenberg
Held
9 The Effect of Caffeine on a Rat's Memory in a Maze Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
3 Christina
Mackenzie
Fridman
Perillo
9 The Effect of Decorated Bags Holicong Middle School
Carrie Bannon
HM Payal
Jaslin
Patel
Tharakan
9 Can I Focus? Neshaminy High School
Gale Donohue
Zoology (A-Fair)
Place First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
1 Lucy Hritzo 12 Neurological Tick-Borne Lyme Disease: Investigating the Blood Brain Barrier Host Response to the Invasion of Borrelia burgdorferi
Villa Joseph Marie High School
Shelley Ann Baker
2 Grace Chu 10 Birdfeeder Preferences of Winter Birds Council Rock High School- South
Arlene Spevak
3 James Kelleher 11 Effects of Environmental Factors on Red Cherry Shrimp Coloration
Central Bucks High School- West
Mark Hayden
Botany (B-Fair)
Place First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
1 Aalisha Jhaveri 7 Growing Green: can plants successfully grow in greywater?
Newtown Middle School
Mary Joy Troxel
2 Natalie Ratzke 8 What herbicide is more deadly a natural herbicide or a herbicide from the store?
St. Jude School Anita Marko
3 Lydia Hu 8 The Effect of an Aquaponic Environment on Plants' Growth
Lenape Middle School Jennifer Thiel
HM Raul Casas 8 Aquaponics vs. Traditional Growing Techniques Lenape Middle School Jennifer Thiel
HM Donovan Sak 8 The effect of hydrogen peroxide on seed germination and root cuttings.
Lenape Middle School Jennifer Thiel
Chemistry (B-Fair)
Place First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
1 Emily Pettitt 8 Nanophotonic Desalination Method Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
2 Kiara Alvarez 7 Does temperature affect the amount of carbonation in soda?
Newtown Middle School
Troxel
3 Andrew Cox 8 Effect of Bread, MIlk, and Ice on the Burn of Spice Lenape Middle School Jennifer Thiel
HM Sarah Cooney 8 Glow in the Dark Lenape Middle School Jennifer Thiel
HM Sambhav Jain 8 How does different cooking alternatives effect Vitamin C?
Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
HM Shivanand Peri 7 How heat affects crystal growth. Newtown Middle School
Mary Joy Troxel
HM Alexandra Chiarappa 8 What item found in Third World Countries can be used to filter harmful impurities.
Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
Computer Science (B-Fair)
Place First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
1 Ian Kuo 8 Effect of password parameters on prevention against force hacking
Lenape Middle School Jennifer Thiel
2 Brandon Korb 8 What is the fastest way to find prime numbers in java?
Holicong Middle School
Carrie Bannon
3 Anna Wengyn 8 How Much Compression is Too Much? St. Jude School Anita Marko
Consumer Science (B-Fair)
Place First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
1 Lauren Kauffman 8 Childproof Containers: Do They Work? Lenape Middle School Jennifer Thiel
2 Sean Dixon 8 Fabric Types and Water Resistance St. Jude School Anita Marko
3 Olivia High 8 Which brand of paper towel is the most absorbent? St. Jude School Anita Marko
HM Matthew Tomlinson 6 Bubbles, Bubbles, Everywhere, but Not a Drop to Drink
Our Lady of Mount Carmel School
Sarah Crandall
HM Caleb Pfleiger 8 Which Sock Has The Most Durability? Quakertown Christian School
Debra Moody
Earth and Space Science (B-Fair)
Place First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
1 Brian Schaub 8 Effects of Tsunami Barriers on Tsunami Destruction Lenape Middle School Jennifer Thiel
2 Anne Biedermann 8 The effects of Light on the brightness and variety of objects in the night sky.
Lenape Middle School Jennifer Thiel
3 Olga Zhugayevich 8 The Power of the Rainbow Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
Engineering (B-Fair)
Place First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
1 Jacqueline Hritzo 7 Evaluating the Performance of Various Robots on Inclines
Seton School Diann Hritzo
2 Jacob Semrow 8 How to reduce heat loss in a residential home Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
3 James Crovo 7 Does Dia-Matter? Our Lady of Mount Carmel School
Sarah Crandall
HM Robert Morsa 8 Most efficent water wheel Lenape Middle School Jennifer Thiel
Environmental Science (B-Fair)
Place First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
1 Tanvi Raman 8 Effective Solar Powered Water Desalination Devices
Lenape Middle School Jennifer Thiel
2 Mitchel Guarracino 8 How different variables affect the quality of soil produced by compost
Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
3 Vijay Balaji 8 A new bioplastic Lenape Middle School Jennifer Thiel
HM Stephanos Panas 8 How will gray water affect grass. Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
HM Davis Wojnovich 7 What is the best way to purify river water? Newtown Middle School
Mary Joy Troxel
Mathematics (B-Fair)
Place First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
1 Paul Messina 7 Hockey Wrist Shot Accuracy Our Lady of Mount Carmel School
Sarah Crandall
2 Victoria Miller 8 Math in Music St. Jude School Anita Marko
Medicine and Health (B-Fair)
Place First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
1 Lillian Weitz 8 Are Your Earbuds Hurting You? Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
2 Sean Kerrigan 8 Effect of Peppermint on Reaction Time Lenape Middle School Jennifer Thiel
3 Olivia Luff 8 How Caffeine Affects Sports Performance Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
HM Cole Wenner 8 The Effect of Sports Drinks and Water on Workout Performance
Lenape Middle School Jennifer Thiel
HM Kayla Maerz 8 Which Song is Most Relaxing? St. Jude School Anita Marko
Microbiology (B-Fair)
Place First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
1 Taylor Schellhorn 8 Whey or Firm - Does Time Control Yogurt Consistency?
Holicong Middle School
Carrie Bannon
Physics (B-Fair)
Place First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
1 Avery Twyman 8 Optimum Propulsion Setup for a Maglev Train System
Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
2 Josee Li 7 What is the Fastest Method to Cool a Soda? Newtown Middle School
Mary Joy Troxel
3 Nicole Schmauk 8 Orthotics Reduce Force on Joints Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
HM Shakti Ramnath 7 Factors Affecting Solar Panel Energy Outcome Newtown Middle School
Mary Joy Troxel
HM Julia Ferrara 8 Finding the Right Exposure Time for a Pinhole Camera
Lenape Middle School Jennifer Thiel
Team Projects (B-Fair)
Place First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
1 Tony
Adam
Carbino
Lawall
7 Got Dirt? St. Andrew School Emily DeLaurentis
2 Matt
Daniel
Koonce
Martinez
7 Filling A Bat: Is it worth it? St. Jude School Anita Marko
3 Jennifer
Katelynn
Llewellyn
McKee
7 Building Beaches St. Jude School Anita Marko
HM Holly
Samantha
Grosse
Razzi
8 Do Colors Affect The Memory? St. Jude School Anita Marko
HM Matthew
Joseph
Earley
Fluehr
7 The Effect of the Elodea Plant on Different Types of Oil
St. Jude School Anita Marko
HM Zoe
John
Carbino
Gasiewski
7 Yeast Feast St. Andrew School Emily Delaurentis
Zoology (A-Fair)
Place First Last Grade Project Title School Name Adult Sponsor
1 Aurora Budson 8 Which color are birds most attracted to? Holicong Middle School
Robert Meletti
2 Emma Schwass 8 Scent and fear Lenape Middle School Jennifer Thiel
3 Louis Weimer 8 The Effect of Ant Repellents on the Ant Population Lenape Middle School Jennifer Thiel
HM Hanne Scheel 8 The Effects of Sports and Energy Drinks on Vertebrates and Invertebrates
Lenape Middle School Erica Sobotka