2 Regeneron Scholars Named From Pelham

Pelham NY

06 January, 2022

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PELHAM, NY — The top 300 scholars in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2022 were announced Thursday by the Society for Science, and two of them go to Pelham Memorial High School. Andrew Robert Kelly and Ann Liu will each receive $2,000, and the school will receive $4,000. The Regeneron Science Talent Search is the nation's oldest and most prestigious science and math competition for high school seniors. The scholars were selected from 1,804 applications received from 603 high schools across 46 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and eight other countries. Scholars were chosen based on their exceptional research skills, commitment to academics, innovative thinking and promise as scientists as demonstrated through the submission of their original, independent research projects, essays and recommendation. The 300 scholars hail from 185 American and international high schools in 37 states, China, Switzerland, and Singapore, including three homeschools. Here's the list of local winners and their projects, by high school: Byram Hills High School Araki-Kurdyla, Derek, 17. Elucidating the Role of Environmental Context in Carbon Sequestration and Preservation of Seagrass Sediment Carbon through Analysis of Sediment Grain Size and Carbon LabilityBachmann, Edith, 18. Tell Me a Story: The Effects of Storytelling vs. Story-Reading on the Executive Functions of Fourth GradersLevy, Sydney, 17. Revealing the Mechanosensitive-ATP-Purinergic Signaling Pathway that Underlies Fibrosis Resulting From Mitral Valve ProlapsePizzorusso, Emily, 17. Color My World: Identifying Differences Between Females and Males in Types and Clusters of Synesthesia Carmel High School Doherty, Ryan, 17. The Effects of Race and Other Social Determinants of Health on HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Use: A County-Level Analysis Using the PrEP-to-Need Ratio Horace Greeley High School Puri, Anika, 17. ElSa: A Novel Real-Time Wildlife Poacher Detection Solution Leveraging Machine Learning-Driven Spatio-temporal Analysis of Nighttime UAV Thermal Infrared Videos Eastchester High School Keating, Riley Gabrielle, 17. Simulating the Impacts of Climate Change on Hurricanes Using the Columbia Hazard (CHAZ) Model Tsapatsaris, Ava, 17. Project ScanVan: Mobile Mammography Services to Decrease Socioeconomic Barriers and Racial Disparities Among Medically Underserved Women in New York City Edgemont High School Uppuluri, Nishi, 17. Developing the Writing Skills of Elementary Schoolers Using Computational Linguistics Techniques Harrison High School Blaustein, Mai, 18 Identification of Chemical Contaminants in Spiked Beverages With the Use of Infrared Spectroscopy through Development of an Inexpensive and Inconspicuous Device to Identify Date Rape Drugs Pflieger, Katherine Sirotkin, 18 The Addition of Functional Groups to the BNM-III-170 Molecule to Improve the Efficiency of its Inhibitory Abilities by Decreasing the Effectiveness of the CD4 Receptors on the gp-120 Molecule Vaswani, Keelan Mitin, 17 Patterns in Cognitive Distortions Among High School Students: An Analysis of How Social and Achievement Situations Influence Types of Thinking Hastings High School Walsh Fuchs, Oliver Sebastian, 17 Examining the Associations Between Historical Redlining Maps and Asthma Emergency Department Visits Across New York City Irvington High School Dunefsky, Brooke Ann, 18. A Novel Device that Utilizes Neuroplasticity for the Rehabilitation of Stroke Victims Somers High School Dodd, Emily, 18 Altered Homer1b/c and mGluR1/5 Volumes and Colocalization in Parkinson's DiseaseLinked LRRK2 G2019S Mice Mamaroneck High School Orans, Jerry, 18. Development of a Multi-Terrain RHex Leg for Swimming, Running, and Climbing North Salem High School Takken, Mark, 18. Transferring Go AI to New Topological Surfaces Without Additional Training Ossining High School Calman, Natalie, 17. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Training Improves the Emotional Well-Being of AdolescentsCioffi, Rose, 17.Chronic Exercise Paired With Immersive Virtual Reality Reduces Stress and Improves Cognitive Performance in AdolescentsNyoni, Nyasha, 17. Unhealthy Scrolling: Instagram Influencers Endorse More Unhealthy Food and Beverage Products Compared to CelebritiesSong, Aaron Min, 17. Elucidating Terrestrial Optical Refrigeration through Transpiration in Rhizophora mangle and Chlorophyll a Fluorescence in Low-Polarity Mediums Takmil, Cameron Ali, 17. Effects of Virtual Learning on Education: Disparities Pelham Memorial High School Kelly, Andrew Robert, 18. The Purification of Oleic Acid and the Effect of Oleic Acid Purity on the Size of CdSe Nanocrystals Liu, Ann, 18. Investigating Strategies for Retinal Regeneration in Mammals via a Meta-Analysis of Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Datasets Rye High School Graseck, Maggie, 18. Oysters and Crabs: Comparing the Eating Habits of Hemigrapsus sanguineus and Panopeus herbstii Scarsdale High School Ahmed, Armaan, 17. Design of a SHERLOCK-Based Low Resource Screening Assay for HIV-1 Drug Resistance