NORTH JERSEY REGIONAL
SCIENCE FAIR
OFFICIAL AWARDS LIST
OVERALL AWARDS-NJRSF-2003
NOT TO BE RELEASED PRIOR TO 7:30 P.M., March 14, 2003
ISEF TRIP AWARDS
Four students and their advisors will receive expense paid trips
to the International Science and Engineering Fair in
Cleveland, OH,
to be held May 11-17, 2003.
Winners
Senior Division, Grades 11 and 12
| Nitya Viswanathan/BC.02 | grade 12 | Acad. of Science and Technology | David M. Niedosik, Ph.D. |
| Elizabeth Germino/BC.03 | grade 11 | Immaculata H.S. | Sister Mary Ann Besitka, IHM |
Junior Division, Grades 9 and 10
| Erin White/BS.06 | grade 10 | Immaculata H.S. | Sister Mary Ann Besitka, IHM |
| Michael Farnham Page/MC.07 | grade 10 | Pingry School | Dr. Judith T. Page |
Alternates
| Aparna Rao/MH.05 | grade 12 | John P. Stevens H. S. | Dr. Alex DePaula |
| Monica Shishir Thanawala/BO.01 | grade 11 | Ridge H.S. | Nancy DeLoach |
| Michelle Minsun Jung/BC.10 | grade 11 | Acad. of Science and Technology | Todd Crane |
| Kimberly Ann Boyko/EV.17 | grade 10 | Colonia H. S. | James Danch |
NJIT Academic Fellowship
Two juniors receive a $1,000/yr four-year academic fellowship
to the New Jersey Institute of Technology, conditional on normal
admission procedures.
Winners
| Leo Barinov/PH.01 | grade 11 | Colonia H. S. | Mr. James Danch |
| Sobia Sadat Sarmast/CH.08 | grade 11 | Acad. of Science and Technology | Dr. Todd Crane |
Alternates
| Yvonne Obukowho/CH.07 | grade 11 | John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S. | Kathleen Piccinich |
| Jonathan Chizacky/EN.13 | grade 11 | Morris County Acad. for Mathematics, Science, and Engineering | Allyson Moreno |
ISEF Symposium Finalists
Up to fifteen students are chosen as finalists for the ISEF trips. These
students make oral presentations in the Finalist Symposium.
Senior Division
| Nitya Viswanathan/BC.02 | grade 12 | Acad. of Science and Technology | David M. Niedosik, Ph.D. |
| Mark David Mentzel/BS.11 | grade 12 | Colonia H. S. | James Danch |
| Sobia Sadat Sarmast/CH.08 | grade 11 | Acad. of Science and Technology | Dr. Todd Crane |
| Lukasz Dabrowski/EV.11 | grade 12 | Acad. of Science and Technology | Rachel Stott |
| Sfurti Bhalja/MH.10 | grade 12 | John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S. | Kathleen Piccinich |
| Elizabeth Germino/BC.03 | grade 11 | Immaculata H.S. | Sister Mary Ann Besitka, IHM |
| Michelle Minsun Jung/BC.10 | grade 11 | Acad. of Science and Technology | Todd Crane |
| Monica Shishir Thanawala/BO.01 | grade 11 | Ridge H.S. | Nancy DeLoach |
| Aparna Rao/MH.05 | grade 12 | John P. Stevens H. S. | Dr. Alex DePaula |
Junior Division (Grades 9-10)
| Kimberly Ann Boyko/EV.17 | grade 10 | Colonia H. S. | James Danch |
| Shana Wolfe/ZO.01 | grade 10 | Immaculata H.S. | Sister Mary Ann Besitka, IHM |
| Kelly Fagan/BO.06 | grade 10 | Immaculata H.S. | Sister Mary Ann Besitka, IHM |
| Erin White/BS.06 | grade 10 | Immaculata H.S. | Sister Mary Ann Besitka, IHM |
| Lauren Krantz/EV.12 | grade 10 | Immaculata H.S. | Sister Mary Ann Besitka, IHM |
| Michael Farnham Page/MC.07 | grade 10 | Pingry School | Dr. Judith T. Page |
Partners in Science Award
Two students receive a two-month summer research position working in a
corporate or university lab in New Jersey, with a professional scientist or
engineer.
Students receive a $500 stipend.
Winners
| Michelle Minsun Jung/BC.10 | grade 11 | Acad. of Science and Technology | Todd Crane |
| Veena Venkatachalam/CH.01 | grade 10 | Governor Livingston HS | Mrs. Quinlan |
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Alternates
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| Nirdesh Parikh/EN.04 | grade 11 | Woodbridge H. S. | Anne Greenberg |
| Shana Wolfe/ZO.01 | grade 10 | Immaculata H.S. | Sister Mary Ann Besitka, IHM |
| John A. Rubino/BC.01 | grade 11 | Delbarton School | Vincent Rubino |
Stevens ECOES Summer Scholarship
Two students receive scholarships to the ECOES
(Exploring Career Options in Engineering and Science)
summer program at
Stevens Institute of Technology.
Winners
| Katelynn Gabrielle Coleman/BO.20 | grade 11 | John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S. | Mrs. Kathleen Piccinich |
| Benjamin Nathaniel Herschenfeld/EN.09 | grade 11 | Acad. of Science and Technology | Dr. Bahadir Karuv |
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Alternates
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| Lauren Krantz/EV.12 | grade 10 | Immaculata H.S. | Sister Mary Ann Besitka, IHM |
| Brian Matthew Yung/MH.01 | grade 11 | Acad. of Science and Technology | Donna Leonardi |
NJIT Summer Academy Scholarship
Two students receive scholarships to the
NJIT Summer Academy, where they will be able to
take courses totaling up to 6 hours of college credit.
Winners
| Monica Shishir Thanawala/BO.01 | grade 11 | Ridge H.S. | Nancy DeLoach |
| Kimberly Ann Boyko/EV.17 | grade 10 | Colonia H. S. | James Danch |
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Alternates
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| Victoria Cullen/BS.08 | grade 10 | Immaculata H.S. | Sister Mary Ann Besitka, IHM |
| Lydia The/BC.04 | grade 11 | Horace Mann School | Mrs. Kraus |
NJ Water Environment Association Award
One project receives an award of $500 for excellence
in promoting water quality or quantity. It also becomes
eligible for a further competition to represent the United
States in the Stockholm Water Competition during the summer.
| Sobia Sadat Sarmast/CH.08 | grade 11 | Acad. of Science and Technology | Dr. Todd Crane |
John Robinson Pierce Memorial Award for Independent Student Research
One student receives an award of $250
and an engraved plaque
for outstanding individual effort without
substantive or formal technical assistance from
professional scientists or scientific organizations.
| Michael Farnham Page/MC.07 | grade 10 | Pingry School | Dr. Judith T. Page |
CATEGORY AWARDS
Biochemistry
| 1st | Nitya Viswanathan/BC.02 | grade 12 | Acad. of Science and Technology | |
| 2nd | Elizabeth Germino/BC.03 | grade 11 | Immaculata H.S. | |
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Michelle Minsun Jung/BC.10 | grade 11 | Acad. of Science and Technology | |
| 3rd |
| Hon.Men. |
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Botany
| 1st |
| 2nd | Monica Shishir Thanawala/BO.01 | grade 11 | Ridge H.S. | |
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Kelly Fagan/BO.06 | grade 10 | Immaculata H.S. | |
| 3rd | Jigna A. Patel/BO.11 | grade 11 | John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S. | |
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Katelynn Gabrielle Coleman/BO.20 | grade 11 | John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S. | |
| Hon.Men. | Sean Glackin/BO.12 | grade 10 | Immaculata H.S. | |
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Meghan Loftus/BO.16 | grade 10 | Immaculata H.S. | |
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Behavioral Science
| 1st | Mark David Mentzel/BS.11 | grade 12 | Colonia H. S. | |
| 2nd | Erin White/BS.06 | grade 10 | Immaculata H.S. | |
| 3rd | Nicole Liana Caruso/BS.01 | grade 11 | John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S. | |
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Annie Phan/BS.05 | grade 12 | John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S. | |
| Hon.Men. | Nayirie Kuyumjian/BS.12 | grade 12 | River Dell Reg. H. S. | |
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Chemistry
| 1st | Sobia Sadat Sarmast/CH.08 | grade 11 | Acad. of Science and Technology | |
| 2nd | Jennifer L. North/CH.02 | grade 12 | West Essex H. S. | |
| 3rd | Pamela Rose Morris/CH.04
Jennifer Helen Kwok/CH.04 | grade 12
grade 11 | Acad. of Science and Technology | |
| Hon.Men. | Veena Venkatachalam/CH.01 | grade 10 | Governor Livingston HS | |
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Engineering
| 1st | Benjamin Nathaniel Herschenfeld/EN.09 | grade 11 | Acad. of Science and Technology | |
| 2nd | Michelle Ariel Chelnik/EN.02
Lydia Horvath/EN.02 | grade 11
grade 12 | Woodbridge H. S. | |
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Anton Ushakov/EN.07 | grade 12 | Acad. of Science and Technology | |
| 3rd | Brett Michael Fowler /EN.08 | grade 10 | Colonia H. S. | |
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Mateusz Dzierzanowski/EN.10 | grade 10 | Immaculata H.S. | |
| Hon.Men. |
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Environmental Science
| 1st | Lukasz Dabrowski/EV.11 | grade 12 | Acad. of Science and Technology | |
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Kimberly Ann Boyko/EV.17 | grade 10 | Colonia H. S. | |
| 2nd | Lauren Krantz/EV.12 | grade 10 | Immaculata H.S. | |
| 3rd | Jonathan Shalfi/EV.09
Rob Bovino/EV.09 | grade 11
grade 11 | Acad. of Science and Technology | |
| Hon.Men. |
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Microbiology
| 1st | Mena Meshel Gawargi/MB.01 | grade 12 | Acad. of Science and Technology | |
| 2nd | Georgia Isabela Castillo/MB.06
Lynsay Elizabeth Bader/MB.06 | grade 11
grade 11 | Woodbridge H. S. | |
| 3rd | Fayza Aly/MB.02 | grade 10 | Colonia H. S. | |
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Stephanie I. Mok/MB.05 | grade 10 | Mount Saint Mary Acad. | |
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Christine Noelle Alcobendas/MB.03 | grade 11 | Woodbridge H. S. | |
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Sarah Elmedani/MB.04 | grade 10 | Colonia H. S. | |
| Hon.Men. |
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Mathematics and Computers
| 1st | Dmitry Ryvkin/MC.06 | grade 12 | Acad. of Science and Technology | |
| 2nd | Michael Farnham Page/MC.07 | grade 10 | Pingry School | |
| 3rd | Jessica Mellow/MC.08 | grade 10 | Immaculata H.S. | |
| Hon.Men. | Danny Chen/MC.02 | grade 11 | Morris County Acad. for Mathematics, Science, and Engineering | |
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Medicine and Health
| 1st | Sfurti Bhalja/MH.10 | grade 12 | John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S. | |
| 2nd | Aparna Rao/MH.05 | grade 12 | John P. Stevens H. S. | |
| 3rd | Tracy Lynn Parker/MH.02 | grade 12 | John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S. | |
| Hon.Men. | Brian Matthew Yung/MH.01 | grade 11 | Acad. of Science and Technology | |
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Physics
| 1st | Christopher Fajardo/PH.05 | grade 9 | Immaculata H.S. | |
| 2nd | Leo Barinov/PH.01 | grade 11 | Colonia H. S. | |
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Lauren Bevilacqua/PH.04 | grade 10 | Immaculata H.S. | |
| 3rd | Meghan Kara McNulty/PH.03 | grade 9 | Immaculate Heart Acad. | |
| Hon.Men. |
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Zoology
| 1st | Shana Wolfe/ZO.01 | grade 10 | Immaculata H.S. | |
| 2nd | Anna Garber/ZO.05 | grade 12 | Colonia H. S. | |
| 3rd | Patrick Lombardi/ZO.03 | grade 11 | Colonia H. S. | |
| Hon.Men. |
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SPECIAL AWARDS
Special Computing Award, Grand Prize
| 1. Dmitry Ryvkin/MC.06 | grade 12 | Acad. of Science and Technology |
Special Computing Award, First Place
| 1. Anton Ushakov/EN.07 | grade 12 | Acad. of Science and Technology |
Special Computing Award, Second Place
| 1. Vishal Jayesh Patel/MC.12 | grade 11 | Morris County Acad. for Mathematics, Science, and Engineering |
Special Computing Award, Third Place
| 1. Megan Livak/MH.09 | grade 10 | Immaculata H.S. |
American Chemical Society Award, First Place
| 1. Sobia Sadat Sarmast/CH.08 | grade 11 | Acad. of Science and Technology |
American Chemical Society Award, Second Place
| 1. Yvonne Obukowho/CH.07 | grade 11 | John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S. |
American Chemical Society Award, Third Place
| 1. Monica Shishir Thanawala/BO.01 | grade 11 | Ridge H.S. |
Ceramic Society Award, First Place
1. Pamela Rose Morris/CH.04
1. Jennifer Helen Kwok/CH.04 | grade 12
grade 11 | Acad. of Science and Technology |
Ceramic Society Award, Second Place
Columbia Alumni Association Award
| 1. Benjamin Nathaniel Herschenfeld/EN.09 | grade 11 | Acad. of Science and Technology |
| 2. Dmitry Ryvkin/MC.06 | grade 12 | Acad. of Science and Technology |
Princeton Plasma Physics Award
| 1. Leo Barinov/PH.01 | grade 11 | Colonia H. S. |
| 2. Meghan Kara McNulty/PH.03 | grade 9 | Immaculate Heart Acad. |
| 3. Benjamin Nathaniel Herschenfeld/EN.09 | grade 11 | Acad. of Science and Technology |
Princeton Plasma Physics Award, Honorable Mention
| 1. Brett Michael Fowler /EN.08 | grade 10 | Colonia H. S. |
| 2. Dina Magdy Alhelawe/CH.03 | grade 10 | John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S. |
2. Pamela Rose Morris/CH.04
2. Jennifer Helen Kwok/CH.04 | grade 12
grade 11 | Acad. of Science and Technology |
Statistics Award
| 1. Aparna Rao/MH.05 | grade 12 | John P. Stevens H. S. |
Statistics Award, Second Place
| 1. Michael Farnham Page/MC.07 | grade 10 | Pingry School |
Statistics Award, Third Place
| 1. Lindsay Mignone/EV.02 | grade 11 | John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S. |
Statistics Award, Honorable Mention
| 1. Lukasz Dabrowski/EV.11 | grade 12 | Acad. of Science and Technology |
Theobald Smith Society Award in Microbiology
| 1. Elizabeth Germino/BC.03 | grade 11 | Immaculata H.S. |
| 2. Mena Meshel Gawargi/MB.01 | grade 12 | Acad. of Science and Technology |
3. Georgia Isabela Castillo/MB.06
3. Lynsay Elizabeth Bader/MB.06 | grade 11
grade 11 | Woodbridge H. S. |
Theobald Smith Society Award, Honorable Mention
| 1. Amita Patel/EV.06 | grade 11 | John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S. |
| 2. Stephanie I. Mok/MB.05 | grade 10 | Mount Saint Mary Acad. |
New Jersey Medical School Award
| 1. Mingpei (Patricia) Li/MH.13 | grade 12 | Acad. of Science and Technology |
David S. Young Memorial Award
| 1. Benjamin Nathaniel Herschenfeld/EN.09 | grade 11 | Acad. of Science and Technology |
Aerospace Research Award
| Jr. Division |
| Sr. Division |
| 1. Vishal Jayesh Patel/MC.12 | grade 11 | Morris County Acad. for Mathematics, Science, and Engineering |
Meteorology Award
| Jr. Division |
| Sr. Division |
Army Outstanding Project Award
| Jr. Division |
| 1. Mateusz Dzierzanowski/EN.10 | grade 10 | Immaculata H.S. |
| Sr. Division |
| 1. Benjamin Nathaniel Herschenfeld/EN.09 | grade 11 | Acad. of Science and Technology |
Army First Place Award
| 1. Dina Magdy Alhelawe/CH.03 | grade 10 | John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S. |
| 2. John A. Rubino/BC.01 | grade 11 | Delbarton School |
| 3. Jessica Mellow/MC.08 | grade 10 | Immaculata H.S. |
| 4. Leo Barinov/PH.01 | grade 11 | Colonia H. S. |
| 5. Dmitry Ryvkin/MC.06 | grade 12 | Acad. of Science and Technology |
Geoscience Award
| Jr. Division |
| Sr. Division |
| 1. Jonathan Chizacky/EN.13 | grade 11 | Morris County Acad. for Mathematics, Science, and Engineering |
| 1. Stephen Leonard Linguito/EV.04 | grade 12 | John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S. |
Health Award
| Jr. Division |
| 1. Joseph Alfred/BS.17 | grade 10 | Immaculata H.S. |
| Sr. Division |
| 1. Alice Wann Chin/MH.08 | grade 12 | Acad. of Science and Technology |
Herbert Hoover Young Engineer Award
| Jr. Division |
| 1. Justine Soo Yun Yoon/EN.12 | grade 9 | Acad. of Science and Technology |
| Sr. Division |
| 1. Benjamin Nathaniel Herschenfeld/EN.09 | grade 11 | Acad. of Science and Technology |
| 2. Dmitry Ryvkin/MC.06 | grade 12 | Acad. of Science and Technology |
In Vitro Biology Award
| 1. Lydia The/BC.04 | grade 11 | Horace Mann School |
| 2. Levent Tuysuzoglu/BC.07 | grade 11 | Acad. of Science and Technology |
Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award
| Jr. Division |
| Sr. Division |
| 1. Dmitry Ryvkin/MC.06 | grade 12 | Acad. of Science and Technology |
Intel Excellence in Environmental Health and Safety Award
| Jr. Division |
| 1. Kimberly Ann Boyko/EV.17 | grade 10 | Colonia H. S. |
| Sr. Division |
| 1. Lukasz Dabrowski/EV.11 | grade 12 | Acad. of Science and Technology |
Kodak Award
| Jr. Division |
| 1. Sean Glackin/BO.12 | grade 10 | Immaculata H.S. |
| Sr. Division |
1. Jonathan Shalfi/EV.09
1. Rob Bovino/EV.09 | grade 11
grade 11 | Acad. of Science and Technology |
Material Science Award
| Jr. Division |
| 1. Veena Venkatachalam/CH.01 | grade 10 | Governor Livingston HS |
| Sr. Division |
Life Science Award
| Jr. Division |
| 1. Laura Moran/BO.19 | grade 10 | Immaculata H.S. |
| 1. Aakash Kaushik Shah/EV.03 | grade 9 | Acad. of Science and Technology |
| Sr. Division |
| 1. Stephen Leonard Linguito/EV.04 | grade 12 | John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S. |
Corrosion Research Award
| Jr. Division |
| 1. Lauren Krantz/EV.12 | grade 10 | Immaculata H.S. |
| Sr. Division |
Space Science Award
| Jr. Division |
| 1. Mateusz Dzierzanowski/EN.10 | grade 10 | Immaculata H.S. |
| Sr. Division |
1. Michelle Ariel Chelnik/EN.02
1. Lydia Horvath/EN.02 | grade 11
grade 12 | Woodbridge H. S. |
Navy/Marine Corps Distinguished Achievement Award
| 1. Lauren Bevilacqua/PH.04 | grade 10 | Immaculata H.S. |
| 2. Meghan Kara McNulty/PH.03 | grade 9 | Immaculate Heart Acad. |
| 3. Amita Patel/EV.06 | grade 11 | John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S. |
Scientific American Award
International Society for Optical Engineering
| Jr. Division |
| 1. Meghan Kara McNulty/PH.03 | grade 9 | Immaculate Heart Acad. |
| Sr. Division |
| 1. Anton Ushakov/EN.07 | grade 12 | Acad. of Science and Technology |
Air Force Award
| 1. Evan Colquhoun/EN.11 | grade 11 | Morris County Acad. for Mathematics, Science, and Engineering |
| 2. Vishal Jayesh Patel/MC.12 | grade 11 | Morris County Acad. for Mathematics, Science, and Engineering |
| 3. Meghan Kara McNulty/PH.03 | grade 9 | Immaculate Heart Acad. |
| 4. Mateusz Dzierzanowski/EN.10 | grade 10 | Immaculata H.S. |
Metric Award
| Jr. Division |
| 1. Meghan Kara McNulty/PH.03 | grade 9 | Immaculate Heart Acad. |
| Sr. Division |
| 1. Nitya Viswanathan/BC.02 | grade 12 | Acad. of Science and Technology |
Water Prize
| Jr. Division |
| 1. Meghan Kara McNulty/PH.03 | grade 9 | Immaculate Heart Acad. |
| 2. Thomas Wiederhold/EV.07 | grade 10 | Immaculata H.S. |
| Sr. Division |
| 1. Sobia Sadat Sarmast/CH.08 | grade 11 | Acad. of Science and Technology |
| 2. Daniel Keating/EV.23 | grade 11 | Acad. of Science and Technology |
Yale Science and Engineering Award
1. Jonathan Shalfi/EV.09
1. Rob Bovino/EV.09 | grade 11
grade 11 | Acad. of Science and Technology |