Manhasset Science Students Earn Top Science Fair Awards

Science Research students from Manhasset High School recently earned top marks at the W.A.C. Lighting Invitational Science Fair at Commack High School. Organized by The Research Association, Manhasset was one of 11 participating high schools from Long Island, with students showcasing their dedication to research and innovation to judges.

Manhasset research students took home many awards in their respective categories. This included first, second, third and honorable mention:

1st Place (in their respective categories)

• Christian Kim (Grade 11) and Grace Punzalan (Grade 10) – “Addition of Anodes for Enhancement of Bioelectricity Production and Oil Wastewater Remediation of an Up-Flow Constructed Wetland-Microbial Fuel Cell.”

•Jordan Li (Grade 11) – “Thermally and Chemically Activated Carbonized Materials: Successful Water Treatment Method to Remediate Textile Dye Wastewater.”

• Manav Gupta (Grade 11) and William Wesson (Grade 11) – “Application of Piezoelectrics to Solar Cells to Optimize Energy Harvesting Abilities via Exposure to Varying Weather Conditions.”

2nd Place (in their respective categories)

• Eliana Linder (Grade 10) and Sophia Zouak (Grade 11) – “Aluminum Oxide and Calcium Carbonate: Potential Alternative Particles for Applications in Solar Geoengineering.”

• Lucienne Keyoung (Grade 9) and Isabel Gonzalez (Grade 9) – “Utilizing Sargassum Seaweed as a Liquid Biofertilizer to Enhance Tomato Plant Growth.”

3rd Place (in their respective categories)

• Anna Limb (Grade 11) – “The Evaluation of a Combination Therapy of N-AcetylCysteine, Nicotinamide, and a modified Ketogenic diet on hSOD-1 mutated Drosophila melanogaster.”

• Jack Voelker (Grade 11) and Zachary Rho (Grade 11) – “The Creation of Bio-based Mycelium-Substrate Composite Insulation Using Waste Stream Products.”

• Marcus Wu (Grade 11) and Liam McManus (Grade 11) – “Assessing the ability of Galleria mellonella to consume and metabolize different compositions of plastic.”

• Sophia Xenophontos (Grade 10) and Remi Pai (Grade 10) – “The Remedial Effect of Acetaminophen on Genetically Mutated C. elegans.”

• Thomas Fini (Grade 9) and Matthew Kim (Grade 9) – “Does Social Isolation Impact

Red Harvester Ants’ Ability to Cooperate?”

Honorable Mention (in their respective categories)

• Liliana Espinal (Grade 10) and Sonali Patel (Grade 10) – “Cyanobacteria-fueled Biophotovoltaic Cells Successfully Remove Polyethylene Microplastics: A CostEffective Solution to Filter Contaminated Drinking Water.”

• William Tsay (Grade 11) and Sean Randall (Grade 10) – “Optimizing Seawater Electrolysis Varying Cathode and Anode Configurations for PEM Hydrogen Fuel Cells Using Cheap Materials for Coastal Areas.”

• Alana Yemm (Grade 10) and Sophia Chainani (Grade 10) – “Immediate vs. Delayed Photobiomodulation (PBM) Therapy on Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) in Drosophila melanogaster.”

• Alex Lu (Grade 10) and Jonas Kim (Grade 10) – “Diverse Methods for Interpretable Options Learning.”

• Alena Tsai (Grade 10) and Vivian Chen (Grade 10) – “The Effects of Methylene Blue and Ginkgo Biloba Extract on Amyloid- Aggregation, Tau Expression, and Locomotion in Caenorhabditis elegans Expressing Hallmarks of Alzheimer’s Disease.”

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• Julian Sethna (Grade 10) and Sam Abraham (Grade 10) – “The Effect of Bioelectrical Stimulation on Bleeding Time and Regeneration of Earthworms.”

• Eve Busch (Grade 10) and Sophia Grullon (Grade 10) – “Effects of Microplastics on Neurological, Behavioral, and Developmental Activity of C. elegans.”

• Ethan Mei (Grade 10) and Kelly Clarke (Grade 10) – “The Utilization of Oryza Sativa in the Phytoremediation of Heavy Metal Contaminated Soils.”

• Hannah Chang (Grade 10) and Giovanna Petruccelli (Grade 10) – “Comparing the effectiveness of Valproic Acid Sodium salt and 3-O-Methyl-D-glucopyranose to treat seizures in bang-sensitive parabss1 Drosophila melanogaster.”

• Catherine Chen (Grade 9) and Alexandra Kong (Grade 9) – “Leaching of Pollutants into Water After Heating Plastic Water Bottles at Various Temperatures and Testing on Daphnia magna.”

• Felice Chu (Grade 9), Alessia Abballe (Grade 10), and Shreya Kedia (Grade 9) – “The effect of phenolic compounds found in different plant extracts on oxidative stress prevention in C. elegans.”

• Julia Malysa (Grade 9) and Maya Shah (Grade 9) – “Remediation of an Aqueous Copper Sulfate Solution using Fruit Peels and Activated Carbon.”

—Submitted by Manhasset Public Schools

Manhasset Hackathon Teams Crack The Code

Manhasset students from Munsey Park and Shelter Rock’s elementary hackathon teams recently competed in the annual kidOYO Hackathon Code Conquest Middle School Division at Hauppauge Middle School. Led by computer specialist teachers and hackathon coaches Dina Merolesi and Debbie Costello, the Shelter Rock Digital Ducks took home first place and the Munsey Park Flames took home second place.

During the event, the students competed against other coding teams from different Long Island schools. They followed an online game board where they were challenged to demonstrate their skills across thematic challenges, tools and programming languages.

In addition to earning first place, the Shelter Rock Digital Ducks won prizes for Best Team Logo, Best Team Banner and Capital Defense Project. It was the first time in the competition’s history that one team swept all three of these events. The Manhasset Public Schools congratulates both hackathon teams on their high achievements.

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