S/I/T Exhibition 2012
We would like to congratulate all of our participants in their pursuit of further education and thank our sponsors who help to make this event possible. We hope to see you next year and wish you the best in all of your academic endeavors.
- S/I/T Committee
2012 Exhibition Winners
| Award | Microscope | | Sponsor | WH Spataro Associates | | Title | Finger Magic | | Student 1 | Kassie Bender (Grade 7, Willow Grove Middle School) |
| Award | Microscope | | Sponsor | WH Spataro Associates | | Title | The Handy Hammer Helper | | Student 1 | Abby Frankel (Grade 6, Pearl River Middle School) | | Student 2 | Tara Iyer (Grade 6, Pearl River Middle School) |
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| Award | Microscope |
| Sponsor | WH Spataro Associates |
| Title | What Does Your Memory Crave? |
| Student 1 | Kathryn Galvin (Grade 5, Cherry Lane Elementary School) |
| Student 2 | Jamie Goodman (Grade 5, Cherry Lane Elementary School) |
| Award | Microscope |
| Sponsor | WH Spataro Associates |
| Title | Making Recycled Paper! |
| Student 1 | Allie Goldstein (Grade 5, Montebello Road School) |
| Student 2 | Brooke Surgan (Grade 5, Montebello Road School) |
| Award | Microscope |
| Sponsor | WH Spataro Associates |
| Title | Rubbery Egg |
| Student 1 | Jennifer Domenick (Grade 5, Cottage Lane Elementary School) |
| Student 2 | Nicole Gontaryk (Grade 5, Cottage Lane Elementary School) |
| Award | Microscope |
| Sponsor | WH Spataro Associates |
| Title | What Does Your Memory Crave? |
| Student 1 | Kathryn Galvin (Grade 5, Cherry Lane Elementary School) |
| Student 2 | Jamie Goodman (Grade 5, Cherry Lane Elementary School) |
| Award | Microscope |
| Sponsor | WH Spataro Associates |
| Title | The Handy Hammer Helper |
| Student 1 | Abby Frankel (Grade 6, Pearl River Middle School) |
| Student 2 | Tara Iyer (Grade 6, Pearl River Middle School) |
| Award | Microscope |
| Sponsor | WH Spataro Associates |
| Title | The Home Made Vacuum Cleaner |
| Student 1 | Alison Matofsky (Grade 7, Reuben Gittelman Hebrew Day School) |
| Award | Microscope |
| Sponsor | WH Spataro Associates |
| Title | Color blind to camoflage |
| Student 1 | Daniel Munitz (Grade 5, Viola Elementary School) |
| Award | Microscope |
| Sponsor | WH Spataro Associates |
| Title | Treatment Options for Eosinophilic Esophagitis |
| Student 1 | Samir Shah (Grade 5, Viola Elementary School) |
| Award | Microscope |
| Sponsor | WH Spataro Associates |
| Title | Deforestation |
| Student 1 | Julia Battaglia (Grade 5, Cottage Lane Elementary School) |
| Student 2 | Megan Vilgorin (Grade 5, Cottage Lane Elementary School) |
| Award | 2 infield box tickets |
| Sponsor | Rockland Boulders |
| Title | Effectiveness Of the government Policies and plan in Rockland County For Drug and alchol use in teensuses |
| Student 1 | Aneesh Soni (Grade 9, Suffern Senior High School) |
| Award | $50 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Ravichandran Family |
| Title | Penny Pincher |
| Student 1 | Julia Szurnicki (Grade 8, Suffern Middle School) |
| Award | Susan Staub Memorial Award/Inventions - $50 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Soffer Family |
| Title | Hot and Cold Lunchbox |
| Student 1 | Moriya Wish (Grade 5, Reuben Gittelman Hebrew Day School) |
| Award | Susan Staub Memorial Award/Inventions - $50 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Soffer Family |
| Title | Swiss Army Backpack |
| Student 1 | Robert Seif (Grade 5, Montebello Road School) |
| Award | Susan Staub Memorial Award/Inventions - $25 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Soffer Family |
| Title | Shredded Cheese and Fingers |
| Student 1 | Audrey Risko (Grade 5, Montebello Road School) |
| Award | Susan Staub Memorial Award - $100 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Staub Family |
| Title | Poop to Soup |
| Student 1 | Owen Friesen (Grade 7, Other) |
| Award | $50 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Dominican College |
| Title | Where there is charge, there can be sparks |
| Student 1 | Jeremiah Isaac (Grade 7, Suffern Middle School) |
| Student 2 | John Isaac (Grade 7, Suffern Middle School) |
| Award | Grade 5-9 - $25 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Rockland County Medical Society |
| Title | Respiration |
| Student 1 | Alexa Cinque (Grade 5, Cottage Lane Elementary School) |
| Award | Grade 5-9 - $25 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Rockland County Medical Society |
| Title | Color blind to camoflage |
| Student 1 | Daniel Munitz (Grade 5, Viola Elementary School) |
| Award | Grade 5-9 - $25 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Rockland County Medical Society |
| Title | The Effect of Sucralose on Drosophila Lifespan |
| Student 1 | Sean Dennis (Grade 5, Viola Elementary School) |
| Award | Grade 5-9 - $25 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Rockland County Medical Society |
| Title | Treatment Options for Eosinophilic Esophagitis |
| Student 1 | Samir Shah (Grade 5, Viola Elementary School) |
| Award | Grade 5-9 - $25 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Rockland County Medical Society |
| Title | Got Sugar? |
| Student 1 | Sarah Rose Simon (Grade 5, Cherry Lane Elementary School) |
| Student 2 | Kristen Wenz (Grade 5, Cherry Lane Elementary School) |
| Award | Grade 5-9 - $25 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Rockland County Medical Society |
| Title | Effects of Diesel Exhaust Air Pollutants on Airway Muscle Cells |
| Student 1 | Matthew Ding (Grade 8, Pearl River High School) |
| Award | Grade 5-9 - $25 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Rockland County Medical Society |
| Title | Prevalence of asthma in older Indian-American adults above the age of 50 |
| Student 1 | Amit Krishnan (Grade 9, Tappan Zee High School) |
| Award | Behavioral Science/Gr. 5-9 - $25 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Catalent Pharma Solutions, Glenmark Generics, MG McLaren, WH Spataro |
| Title | What Effect Does Music Have on Concentration and Reaction Time? |
| Student 1 | Peter Manos (Grade 8, Suffern Middle School) |
| Award | Biochemistry/Gr. 5-9 - $25 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Catalent Pharma Solutions, Glenmark Generics, MG McLaren, WH Spataro |
| Title | Effects of Diesel Exhaust Air Pollutants on Airway Muscle Cells |
| Student 1 | Matthew Ding (Grade 8, Pearl River High School) |
| Award | Chemistry/Gr. 5-9 - $25 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Catalent Pharma Solutions, Glenmark Generics, MG McLaren, WH Spataro |
| Title | The Content of Electrolytes in Sports Drinks and Juice |
| Student 1 | Naushil Mehta (Grade 7, Pearl River Middle School) |
| Student 2 | Sachin Shah (Grade 7, Suffern Middle School) |
| Award | Earth Science/Gr. 5-9 - $25 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Catalent Pharma Solutions, Glenmark Generics, MG McLaren, WH Spataro |
| Title | Shake It, Don\'t Break It! |
| Student 1 | Madelyn Nicpon (Grade 5, Viola Elementary School) |
| Award | Engineering/Gr. 5-9 - $25 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Catalent Pharma Solutions, Glenmark Generics, MG McLaren, WH Spataro |
| Title | Spike It Up! |
| Student 1 | Brian Leanza (Grade 5, Sloatsburg Elementary School) |
| Award | Environment/Gr. 5-9 - $25 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Catalent Pharma Solutions, Glenmark Generics, MG McLaren, WH Spataro |
| Title | Making Recycled Paper! |
| Student 1 | Allie Goldstein (Grade 5, Montebello Road School) |
| Student 2 | Brooke Surgan (Grade 5, Montebello Road School) |
| Award | Mathematics/Gr. 5-9 - $25 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Catalent Pharma Solutions, Glenmark Generics, MG McLaren, WH Spataro |
| Title | Popcorn Efficiency |
| Student 1 | Grace Trojan (Grade 5, Cherry Lane Elementary School) |
| Student 2 | Anna Trojan (Grade 5, Cherry Lane Elementary School) |
| Award | Medicine/Health/Gr. 5-9 -$25 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Catalent Pharma Solutions, Glenmark Generics, MG McLaren, WH Spataro |
| Title | Respiration |
| Student 1 | Alexa Cinque (Grade 5, Cottage Lane Elementary School) |
| Award | Physics/Gr. 5-9 - $25 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Catalent Pharma Solutions, Glenmark Generics, MG McLaren, WH Spataro |
| Title | Boat Loads of Bubbles |
| Student 1 | Mikayla Cookson (Grade 5, Sloatsburg Elementary School) |
| Award | Honorable Mention Inventions/Gr. 5 - Space Mission |
| Sponsor | Town of Ramapo Challenger Center |
| Title | Soap and Sponge |
| Student 1 | Devon Direnno (Grade 5, Viola Elementary School) |
| Award | 3rd Place Inventions/Gr.5 - $25 Gift Card & Space Mission |
| Sponsor | Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland, Pfizer, Xsolutions, Challenger Center |
| Title | Green Gifting |
| Student 1 | Erin O'Donnell (Grade 5, Montebello Road School) |
| Award | 2nd Place Inventions/Gr.5 - $35 Gift Card & Space Mission |
| Sponsor | Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland, Pfizer, Xsolutions, Challenger Center |
| Title | iFinished |
| Student 1 | Harris Greenstein (Grade 5, Richard P. Connor Elementary School) |
| Award | 1st Place Inventions/Gr.5 - $50 Gift Card & Space Mission |
| Sponsor | Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland, Pfizer, Xsolutions, Challenger Center |
| Title | Arm extender |
| Student 1 | Patrick Daly (Grade 5, Cottage Lane Elementary School) |
| Award | Honorable Mention Inventions/Gr. 6-9 - Space Mission |
| Sponsor | Town of Ramapo Challenger Center |
| Title | The Tupperware Timer |
| Student 1 | Sara Holand (Grade 8, Reuben Gittelman Hebrew Day School) |
| Award | 3rd Place Inventions/Gr.6-9 - $25 Gift Card & Space Mission |
| Sponsor | Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland, Pfizer, Xsolutions, Challenger Center |
| Title | Clasp Cover |
| Student 1 | Tamar Weinger (Grade 8, Reuben Gittelman Hebrew Day School) |
| Award | 2nd Place Inventions/Gr.6-9 - $35 Gift Card & Space Mission |
| Sponsor | Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland, Pfizer, Xsolutions, Challenger Center |
| Title | Finger Magic |
| Student 1 | Kassie Bender (Grade 7, Willow Grove Middle School) |
| Award | 1st Place Inventions/Gr.6-9 - $50 Gift Card & Space Mission |
| Sponsor | Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland, Pfizer, Xsolutions, Challenger Center |
| Title | The Crocheting Machine (Assistant) |
| Student 1 | Hannah Consiglio (Grade 9, Suffern Senior High School) |
| Award | Honorable Mention Science/Gr. 5 - Space Mission |
| Sponsor | Town of Ramapo Challenger Center |
| Title | EYE DOMINANCE |
| Student 1 | Alex Assad (Grade 5, Montebello Road School) |
| Award | 3rd Place Science/Gr. 5 - $25 Gift Card & Space Mission |
| Sponsor | Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland, Pfizer, Xsolutions, Challenger Center |
| Title | Respiration |
| Student 1 | Alexa Cinque (Grade 5, Cottage Lane Elementary School) |
| Award | 1st Place Science/Gr. 5 - $50 Gift Card & Space Mission |
| Sponsor | Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland, Pfizer, Xsolutions, Challenger Center |
| Title | Treatment Options for Eosinophilic Esophagitis |
| Student 1 | Samir Shah (Grade 5, Viola Elementary School) |
| Award | 1st Place Science/Gr. 5 - 50 Gift Card & Space Mission |
| Sponsor | Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland, Pfizer, Xsolutions, Challenger Center |
| Title | Drive with the Wind |
| Student 1 | Palak Oza (Grade 5, Cottage Lane Elementary School) |
| Award | Honorable Mention Science/Gr. 6-9 - Space Mission |
| Sponsor | Town of Ramapo Challenger Center |
| Title | Effects of Diesel Exhaust Air Pollutants on Airway Muscle Cells |
| Student 1 | Matthew Ding (Grade 8, Pearl River High School) |
| Award | 3rd Place Science/Gr. 6-9 - $25 Gift Card & Space Mission |
| Sponsor | Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland, Pfizer, Xsolutions, Challenger Center |
| Title | The Content of Electrolytes in Sports Drinks and Juice |
| Student 1 | Naushil Mehta (Grade 7, Pearl River Middle School) |
| Student 2 | Sachin Shah (Grade 7, Suffern Middle School) |
| Award | 2nd Place Science/Gr. 6-9 - $35 Gift Card & Space Mission |
| Sponsor | Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland, Pfizer, Xsolutions, Challenger Center |
| Title | Poop to Soup |
| Student 1 | Owen Friesen (Grade 7, Other) |
| Award | 1st Place Science/Gr. 6-9 - $50 Gift Card & Space Mission |
| Sponsor | Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland, Pfizer, Xsolutions, Challenger Center |
| Title | What Effect Does Music Have on Concentration and Reaction Time? |
| Student 1 | Peter Manos (Grade 8, Suffern Middle School) |
| Award | Grade 10-12 - $50 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Rockland County Medical Society |
| Title | Cancer Stem Cells of Glioblastoma Multiforme |
| Student 1 | Sudeepta Sridhara (Grade 12, Other) |
| Award | Grade 10-12 - $50 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Rockland County Medical Society |
| Title | Parkinson’s Diseased Proteins in Relation to Autophagy |
| Student 1 | Felicia Ryan (Grade 12, Nyack Senior High School) |
| Award | Grade 10-12 - $50 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Rockland County Medical Society |
| Title | Neuron specific Expression of Headless Neurofilament M Protein |
| Student 1 | Shruti Ranadive (Grade 12, Tappan Zee High School) |
| Award | Grade 10-12 - $50 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Rockland County Medical Society |
| Title | Effects of Inhaled Cadmium Oxide Nanoparticles (CdO NPs) on Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1α (HIF-1α) and Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase (iNOS) in Maternal Organs and Placentas of CD1 Mice |
| Student 1 | Samuel Oppenheim (Grade 12, Suffern Senior High School) |
| Award | Grade 10-12 - $50 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Rockland County Medical Society |
| Title | The Effects of Zinc on Neurodegeneration in Rats With Epilepsy |
| Student 1 | Jason Weinberg (Grade 11, Suffern Senior High School) |
| Award | Grade 10-12 - $50 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Rockland County Medical Society |
| Title | Location of αS0 in relation to βTM Helix in the Potassium channel |
| Student 1 | Shivani Mohan (Grade 11, Suffern Senior High School) |
| Award | Grade 10-12 - $50 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Rockland County Medical Society |
| Title | Sleep Deprivation |
| Student 1 | Nicholas Pulakos (Grade 11, Ramapo High School) |
| Award | Grade 10-12 - $50 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Rockland County Medical Society |
| Title | Electronic Medical Records: Perception of Health Care providers and Patients |
| Student 1 | Sumukh Sridhara (Grade 10, Other) |
| Award | Grade 10-12 - $50 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Rockland County Medical Society |
| Title | Fabricating the Future |
| Student 1 | Natasha Sarna (Grade 10, Nyack Senior High School) |
| Award | Behavioral Science/Gr. 10-12 - $25 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Catalent Pharma Solutions, Glenmark Generics, MG McLaren, WH Spataro |
| Title | The Relationship Between Subjective and Objective Effects of Cognitive Fatigue on Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis |
| Student 1 | Ben Silver (Grade 11, Suffern Middle School) |
| Award | Environment/Gr. 10-12 - $25 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Catalent Pharma Solutions, Glenmark Generics, MG McLaren, WH Spataro |
| Title | American Eels |
| Student 1 | Kevin Keill (Grade 10, Nanuet Senior High School) |
| Award | Medicine/Health/Gr.10-12 - $25 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Catalent Pharma Solutions, Glenmark Generics, MG McLaren, WH Spataro |
| Title | Target Cancer Therapy: Antibody Drug Conjugates |
| Student 1 | Shea Lombardo (Grade 11, Nanuet Senior High School) |
| Award | 3rd Place Science/Gr. 10 - $35 Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland, Pfizer, Xsolutions |
| Title | \'\'My Child Doesn\'t Have a Brain Injury, He Only Has a Concussion\'\' by Carol DeMatteo |
| Student 1 | Nick Assad (Grade 10, Suffern Senior High School) |
| Award | 1st Place Science/Gr.10 - $100 Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland, Pfizer, Xsolutions |
| Title | Effect of ocean acidification on the early life stages of the blue mussel (mytilus edulis) |
| Student 1 | Sylvanna Gross (Grade 10, Suffern Senior High School) |
| Award | 1st Place Science/Gr.10 - $100 Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland, Pfizer, Xsolutions |
| Title | Human Amygdala Activity During the Expression of Fear response |
| Student 1 | Ryan Martin (Grade 10, Suffern Senior High School) |
| Award | 3rd Place Science/Gr.11 - $50 Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland, Pfizer, Xsolutions |
| Title | Music\'s Influence on Dreams |
| Student 1 | Nora Awadallah (Grade 11, Nyack Senior High School) |
| Award | 2nd Place Science/Gr.11 - $75 Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland, Pfizer, Xsolutions |
| Title | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| Student 1 | Kevin Yohannan (Grade 11, Nyack Senior High School) |
| Award | 1st Place Science/Gr.11 - $150 Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland, Pfizer, Xsolutions |
| Title | The Role of Nightmares in PTSD Treatment |
| Student 1 | Rebecca Blair (Grade 11, Nyack Senior High School) |
| Award | 3rd Place Science/Gr.12 - $75 Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland, Pfizer, Xsolutions |
| Title | Effects of Inhaled Cadmium Oxide Nanoparticles (CdO NPs) on Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1α (HIF-1α) and Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase (iNOS) in Maternal Organs and Placentas of CD1 Mice |
| Student 1 | Samuel Oppenheim (Grade 12, Suffern Senior High School) |
| Award | 2nd Place Science/Gr.12 -$125 Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland, Pfizer, Xsolutions |
| Title | Cancer Stem Cells of Glioblastoma Multiforme |
| Student 1 | Sudeepta Sridhara (Grade 12, Other) |
| Award | 1st Place Science/Gr.12 - $250 Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland, Pfizer, Xsolutions |
| Title | The Effects of Time-of-Day and Age on the Cost and Content of the Wandering Mind |
| Student 1 | Dana Seag (Grade 12, Nyack Senior High School) |
| Award | Microscope |
| Sponsor | WH Spataro Associates |
| Title | Combined use of music and virtual reality to support mental practice in stroke rehabilitation |
| Student 1 | Rebecca Philip (Grade 10, Suffern Senior High School) |
| Award | Microscope |
| Sponsor | WH Spataro Associates |
| Title | Glaraser |
| Student 1 | Pallavi Tatapudy (Grade 12, Suffern Senior High School) |
| Award | Microscope |
| Sponsor | WH Spataro Associates |
| Title | Sleep Deprivation |
| Student 1 | Nicholas Pulakos (Grade 11, Ramapo High School) |
| Award | Microscope |
| Sponsor | WH Spataro Associates |
| Title | Music\'s Influence on Dreams |
| Student 1 | Nora Awadallah (Grade 11, Nyack Senior High School) |
| Award | Love of Science Medal |
| Sponsor | Trophy Master |
| Title | Respiration |
| Student 1 | Alexa Cinque (Grade 5, South Orangetown) |
| Award | Love of Science Medal |
| Sponsor | Trophy Master |
| Title | Wireless Stress Test Device |
| Student 1 | Kevin Genito (Grade 5, Montebello Elementary School) |
| Award | Love of Science Medal |
| Sponsor | Trophy Master |
| Title | Sock it to me - The sock launcher |
| Student 1 | John Shepitka (Grade 5, Viola Elementary School) |
| Award | Love of Science Medal |
| Sponsor | Trophy Master |
| Title | Healthy Recipe Makeovers for Healthier Kids |
| Student 1 | Ally Schnell (Grade 5, Montebello Elementary School) |
| Student 2 | Samantha Kaner (Grade 5, Montebello Elementary School) |
