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The following students have been selected to give oral presentations of their work:
- Anisha Mukherjee, Newark Academy- Artificial Photosynthesis using Transition Metal doped Titania Catalysts
- Arunima (Reema) Sil, Watchung Hills Regional HS- Fibroblast Growth on Hydrogels with Gradient in Mechanical Stiffness
- Christina Han, Livingston HS- T Cell Immune Responses to Adenovirus in Humans and Non-Human Primates
- Emily Bick, Millburn HS- Development and Efficacy of a Novel Fabric Fiber Net Impregnated with Discriminatory Insect Repellent
- Hayden Metsky, Millburn HS- Improving Statistical Machine Translation Through Template-Based Phrase-Table Extensions
- Hema Patel, Livingston HS- Recognition of Posed and Evoked Emotional Expressions by Healthy Individuals and Individuals with Schizophrenia
- Henal Patel, McNair HS- The Engineering of an Ultra-Sensitive Iron Sensor based on a Carbon Nanotube System
- Karen Tsung and Srinjoy Sil, Watchung Hills Regional HS- Ferritin Amino Acid Substitution and Protein Structure Analysis in the Organisms Homo sapiens and Artemia franciscana
- Katherine Ebright, North Brunswick Township HS- The Cyclic-Peptide Antibiotic GE23077 Inhibits RNA Polymerase Through A Site Adjacent To, But Not Substantially Overlapping, The Site For Rifamycin Antibiotics
- Maria Gomez, High Tech HS- Positively and Negatively Charged Gold Nanoparticles: Promising Agents for Photodynamic Therapy
- Rachel Chen and Eric Liu, Watchung Hills Regional HS- The Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation on Dusty Plasma: A Multiyear Project in Experimental Design
- Rachel Scharf, Millburn HS- Modulation of Working Memory and Verbal Fluency with Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Radomir Kratchmarov, Livingston HS- Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Nibbling and Maturation: A Novel Mechanism Linking Innate and Adaptive Immunity
- Richard Y. Ebright, North Brunswick Township HS- Identification of the Target of the Macrocyclic-Lactone Antibiotic Lipiarmycin
- Sara Marzouk, Bayonne HS- Enginering of Ultra Fine Particles of Pharmaceuticals by Milling
- Stefania Samojlik, Livingston HS- Inhibition of Membrane Trafficking of Cardiac Calcium Channels by Their Gamma Subunit
- Vipin Tyagi, Dickinson HS- Searching for a Trade-Off between Reproduction and Stress Resistance in Caenorhabditis elegans by Using Lithium Chloride to Induce Longevity
- Walter Echevarria, Union Hill HS- Bioassay-guided isolation of novel antifungal compound from Asclepias Incarnata
- Xiaojiang Yu, Livingston HS- Simulations of Jet-Induced Supernovae: Physical Understanding through Visual Analysis
The following students have been selected to give poster presentations of their work:
- Aleksandra Dukhan, Livingston HS- The Use of Global Climate Models to Determine the Effects of Temperature on Winter Wetness
- Alexandra Untracht, Millburn HS- Understanding Cross-Modal Interactions Through a Visual-Auditory Link
- Alison Bick, Millburn HS- Evaluation of Cell Phone as Novel Water Quality Testing Apparatus
- Andre Fludd, Dickinson HS- The Effect of Music Theory on Western Classical Music Composition
- Ben Lieber, Millburn HS- Fast Pyrolysis of Sawdust from Pine Plywood
- Briana Boub, Jacob Price, Justin Sung, Wesley Pak, Watchung Hills Regional HS- Exploring Period Changes in the X-Ray Binary GX 1+4
- Carolina Tejada, Union Hill HS- Selection of Ocimum basilicum L. (Sweet Basil) for Fusarium Tolerance and Impact on Aroma and Flavor
- Catalina Adorno, Union Hill HS- Oxidation of Organic Compounds using Tetraalkylammonium Bismuthate
- Chand Shah, High Tech HS- Cloning GFP Libraries With Different Error Rates
- Christopher Strock, Meghan Whelan, Kathy George, Watchung Hills Regional HS- Water Decontamination through Electrical Discharge in Bubbled Water
- Cindy Cruz, Union Hill HS- Silent Epidemic: A Study in Lead Contamination in the Soils of Playgrounds, Parks, and Jersey City's Safe Zones
- David Sosa, Bayonne HS- Electromagnetic Pulses
- Elaine Gomez, Union Hill HS- Metal Concentrations of Plants In an Engineered Wetland; Establishing Protocols and Base-line Conditions
- Elizabeth DiDonato, Watchung Hills Regional HS- Voters Reasoning in Selecting a Presidential Candidate
- Gerardo Santacruz, Bayonne HS- The Fundamental Group of a Variety Similar to a 4-Manifold
- Hoa Pham, High Tech HS- Proposed Antibiotic Mechanism of Sulfonamide Compounds HN-CBS and HN-MBS
- Iqtidar Mansoor, Bayonne HS- Anti-theft Devices Using Tesla Coil Technology
- Jaime Ballesteros, McNair HS- Remediation for Lead and Tungsten Contaminated Soils
- James Banks, Millburn HS- Determining the Efficacy of a Leadership Development Program for Seventh Grade Students
- James Pineda, Livingston HS- Epitaxial Growth of Germanium Nanowires on Silicon and Germanium Substrates
- Johnston Jiaa, Livingston HS- The Effectiveness of OneNote and PowerPoint in High Schools
- Joseph Katigbak, Dickinson HS- Synthesis of Fluorene based Chemiluminescent Ligands
- Joshua Riback, Livingston HS- Improving miRNA Prediction Using Advanced Deep Sequencing Data Analysis
- Khier Casino, Bayonne HS- Efficient Use of Solar Energy for Water Desalination
- Lidia Sierra, Union Hill HS- Basic Research of the Capillary Plasma Electrode
- Luis Mendez, Union Hill HS- Patient Operated Glaucoma Device
- Marvin Castellon, Union Hill HS- Stability Evaluations of 8 Monoclonal Antibodies Bound to Rat Cytochrome P450 1A1 in the Presence of a Variety of Protein Denaturants
- Megna Khatri, McNair HS- Salty Nanotubes: New Wave in Cell Research
- Nathaniel Elkins, Livingston HS- Offline Analysis of Electrocorticographic Brain-Computer Interface Signals
- Nicholas Ruggirello, Bayonne HS- Elevation: The Key to A Healthier, Faster World
- Nimi Dharithreesan, McNair HS- The Effect of Temperature and Concentration on the Antioxidant Activity of Oregano Natural Preservative
- Palak Patel, Dickinson HS- Microbial Warfare: Evaluating Bacteriocin Production by Environmental Enterococci
- Parth Mehta, McNair HS- Remediation of Hexavalent Chromium in Chromite Ore Processing Residue Using Ferrous Chloride
- Peter Michael, Union Hill HS- Improving Diabetes Management
- Purvee Patel, Dickinson HS- The Impact of Tungsten Salts on Soil Microbial Activity
- Qurratulann Khokhar, Bayonne HS- Developing Thin Films and Gels to Deliver Ultra-fine Milled Pharmaceuticals
- Rabia Beg, Dickinson HS- Evaluating the Controlled Release of Curcumin from Chitosan Films by Varying Food Composition
- Sally Awad, Dickinson HS- Comparing Mortality Rates Amongst White and African American Females Diagnosed with Breast Cancer treated with either Breast Conserving Surgery (BCS) or Modified Radical Mastectomy (MRM) Using SEER Stat
- Samantha Hauser, Livingston HS- Socializing the "Big Bad Wolf": The Effects of Human Socialization on Wolf-Human Interactions
- Sarra Dawood, Bayonne HS- How Do Fears Change With Age
- Sharan Torres, Dickinson HS- The Effectws of iNOS on Pulmonary Abnormalities in SP-D Deficient Mice
- Stephanie Calache, Union Hill HS- Crystallin Staining In The Ephrin-A5 Null Lens
- Stephanie Jimenez, Union Hill HS- Thermochemistry Bond Energies and Internal Rotor Barriers of Biofuel Pyrolysis Intermediates
- Viviana Alvitres, Union Hill HS- Monitoring Groundwater Wells in New Jersey
- Vivienne Meljen, Union Hill HS- The Effects of Lipitor and Celebrex on Prostate Cancer
- Yansel Nunez, Union Hill HS- Thermochemistry of Unsaturated Amines used as Catalysts and Stabilizers: Initial Steps in Determining the Mechanism
- Yasmine Mourad, Livingston HS- The Effects of Mental Mode Manipulation on Holistic- and Feature-based Attention