S/I/T Exhibition 2013
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.
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- S/I/T Committee
2013 Exhibition Winners
| Award | Love of Science Honorable Mention | | Sponsor | Trophy King of Ramsey | | Title | Electro-Shrimp | | Student 1 | Jacob Rubin (Grade 5, Cherry Lane Elementary School) |
| Award | Love of Science Honorable Mention | | Sponsor | Trophy King of Ramsey | | Title | Plants Can Do Math? | | Student 1 | Chloe Abidi (Grade 5, Richard P. Connor Elementary School) |
| Award | Love of Science Honorable Mention | | Sponsor | Trophy King of Ramsey | | Title | Lee Water Filter Deluxe | | Student 1 | Justin Lee (Grade 5, Cottage Lane Elementary School) |
| Award | Love of Science Trophy | | Sponsor | Trophy King of Ramsey | | Title | Tablet Sticky Glove | | Student 1 | Angela Krasinski (Grade 5, Montebello Road School) |
| Award | Microscope | | Sponsor | WH Spataro Associates | | Title | Management of Astigmatism in Cataract Surgery | | Student 1 | Tiffany George (Grade 11, Suffern Senior High School) |
| Award | Microscope | | Sponsor | WH Spataro Associates | | Title | The Effect of Age, Gender and Sport on Return to Play Time for an Athlete who Sustains a Concussion | | Student 1 | Nick Assad (Grade 11, Suffern Senior High School) |
| Award | Microscope | | Sponsor | WH Spataro Associates | | Title | Social Factors Influencing Well-Being among Teens in Independent and Interdependent Cultures | | Student 1 | Jonathan Zajonc (Grade 11, Nyack Senior High School) |
| Award | Microscope | | Sponsor | WH Spataro Associates | | Title | The Use of Nightmares in PTSD Treatment | | Student 1 | Rebecca Blair (Grade 12, Nyack Senior High School) |
| Award | Microscope | | Sponsor | WH Spataro Associates | | Title | Childhood Family Stress and Its Outcomes | | Student 1 | Tania Mazariego (Grade 10, Nanuet Senior High School) |
| Award | Microscope | | Sponsor | WH Spataro Associates | | Title | Plants Can Do Math? | | Student 1 | Chloe Abidi (Grade 5, Richard P. Connor Elementary School) |
| Award | Microscope | | Sponsor | WH Spataro Associates | | Title | Fighting Bacteria | | Student 1 | Luke Schaarschuch (Grade 5, Richard P. Connor Elementary School) |
| Award | Microscope | | Sponsor | WH Spataro Associates | | Title | Creating a mineral identification test | | Student 1 | Brandon Hirsch (Grade 5, Richard P. Connor Elementary School) |
| Award | Microscope | | Sponsor | WH Spataro Associates | | Title | How strong is your tea? | | Student 1 | Jeremiah Isaac (Grade 8, Suffern Middle School) | | Student 2 | John Isaac (Grade 8, Suffern Middle School) |
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| Award | Microscope |
| Sponsor | WH Spataro Associates |
| Title | Effects of Anxiolytic Drugs on the Recovery from Fearful Episodes |
| Student 1 | Ryan Martin (Grade 11, Suffern Senior High School) |
| Award | Microscope |
| Sponsor | WH Spataro Associates |
| Title | Allergies: The 21st Century Epidemic |
| Student 1 | Skylar Karzhevsky (Grade 9, Tappan Zee High School) |
| Award | Microscope |
| Sponsor | WH Spataro Associates |
| Title | Female Athlete Triad: The Triple Threat |
| Student 1 | Emma Mcgirl (Grade 10, Nyack Senior High School) |
| Award | Microscope |
| Sponsor | WH Spataro Associates |
| Title | Sleep Realted |
| Student 1 | Matthew Hormis (Grade 10, Nanuet Senior High School) |
| Award | Microscope |
| Sponsor | WH Spataro Associates |
| Title | Can Fashion help the Environment? |
| Student 1 | Blake Carrichner (Grade 5, Montebello Road School) |
| Award | Microscope |
| Sponsor | WH Spataro Associates |
| Title | Crystal Growing: The Impact of Additives |
| Student 1 | Matt Surridge (Grade 5, Viola Elementary School) |
| Award | Microscope |
| Sponsor | WH Spataro Associates |
| Title | Got Rust? |
| Student 1 | Matthew Audi (Grade 5, Cherry Lane Elementary School) |
| Award | Microscope |
| Sponsor | WH Spataro Associates |
| Title | Does a flexible hockey stick hit a puck harder than a rigid stick? |
| Student 1 | Chris Olsen (Grade 5, Montebello Road School) |
| Award | Microscope |
| Sponsor | WH Spataro Associates |
| Title | Stove Genie |
| Student 1 | Olivia Blau (Grade 5, Montebello Road School) |
| Student 2 | Samantha Rabrich (Grade 5, Montebello Road School) |
| Award | 2 infield box tickets |
| Sponsor | Rockland Boulders |
| Title | Float or Sink? What Will It Do? |
| Student 1 | Shelby Caputo (Grade 5, Cottage Lane Elementary School) |
| Student 2 | Juliana Guarracino (Grade 5, Cottage Lane Elementary School) |
| Award | Susan Staub Memorial Award/Inventions - $50 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Soffer Family |
| Title | Massaging Backpack |
| Student 1 | Sonell Novak (Grade 5, Montebello Road School) |
| Award | Susan Staub Memorial Award/Inventions - $50 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Soffer Family |
| Title | Super Binder |
| Student 1 | Ryan Giardina (Grade 5, Montebello Road School) |
| Student 2 | Aidan O'connell (Grade 5, Montebello Road School) |
| Award | Susan Staub Memorial Award - $50 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Staub Family |
| Title | A Computer Program/Game to Solve Rubic\'s Cube |
| Student 1 | Brian Cerra (Grade 5, Richard P. Connor Elementary School) |
| Award | Susan Staub Memorial Award - $25 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Staub Family |
| Title | How strong is your tea? |
| Student 1 | Jeremiah Isaac (Grade 8, Suffern Middle School) |
| Student 2 | John Isaac (Grade 8, Suffern Middle School) |
| Award | $50 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Dominican College |
| Title | B-SPECS |
| Student 1 | Brian Bonnist (Grade 5, Montebello Road School) |
| Award | $50 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Dominican College |
| Title | Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) |
| Student 1 | Jordana Schucker (Grade 11, Nanuet Senior High School) |
| Award | Grade 5-9 - $50 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Rockland County Medical Society |
| Title | B-SPECS |
| Student 1 | Brian Bonnist (Grade 5, Montebello Road School) |
| Award | Grade 5-9 - $50 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Rockland County Medical Society |
| Title | Fighting Germs |
| Student 1 | Maya Reddy (Grade 7, Felix V. Festa Middle School) |
| Award | Grade 5-9 - $50 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Rockland County Medical Society |
| Title | Which light can people see best in. |
| Student 1 | Hannah Jay (Grade 5, Montebello Road School) |
| Award | Grade 10-12 - $50 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Rockland County Medical Society |
| Title | Two Concussions and you\'re OUT! |
| Student 1 | Ken Berkery (Grade 10, Nanuet Senior High School) |
| Award | Grade 10-12 - $100 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Rockland County Medical Society |
| Title | The Mysteries of DNA Methylation |
| Student 1 | Saumya Kasliwal (Grade 10, Suffern Senior High School) |
| Award | Grade 10-12 - $100 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Rockland County Medical Society |
| Title | The Study of Scoliosis and the Effectiveness of Screening |
| Student 1 | Tyler Hufnagle (Grade 10, Nanuet Senior High School) |
| Award | Grade 10-12 - $50 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Rockland County Medical Society |
| Title | Criminal Psychopaths |
| Student 1 | Arianna Injeian (Grade 10, Nyack Senior High School) |
| Award | Grade 10-12 - $50 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Rockland County Medical Society |
| Title | Prediction of Falls in the Elderly |
| Student 1 | Amrita Persaud (Grade 11, Suffern Senior High School) |
| Award | Behavioral Science/Gr. 5-9 - $25 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Avon, MG McLaren, Pepsico Research & Development |
| Title | Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? (Grandpa Edition) |
| Student 1 | Gabe Cherniss (Grade 5, Cherry Lane Elementary School) |
| Award | Behavioral Science/Gr. 10-12 - $25 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Avon, MG McLaren, Pepsico Research & Development |
| Title | Post Traumatic Stress Disorder |
| Student 1 | Erika Samovici (Grade 10, Suffern Senior High School) |
| Award | Biochemistry/Gr. 10-12 - $25 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Avon, MG McLaren, Pepsico Research & Development |
| Title | The Chemical and Behavioural Manifestations of Local Sleep |
| Student 1 | Ian Leinbach (Grade 10, Nyack Senior High School) |
| Award | Computer Science/Gr. 5-9 - $25 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Avon, MG McLaren, Pepsico Research & Development |
| Title | A Computer Program/Game to Solve Rubic\'s Cube |
| Student 1 | Brian Cerra (Grade 5, Richard P. Connor Elementary School) |
| Award | Chemistry /Gr. 5-9 - $25 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Avon, MG McLaren, Pepsico Research & Development |
| Title | Veggie Powered Battery |
| Student 1 | Uzayr Mamur (Grade 5, Richard P. Connor Elementary School) |
| Award | Earth Science/Gr. 5-9 - $25 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Avon, MG McLaren, Pepsico Research & Development |
| Title | Creating a mineral identification test |
| Student 1 | Brandon Hirsch (Grade 5, Richard P. Connor Elementary School) |
| Award | Engineering/Gr. 5-9 - $25 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Avon, MG McLaren, Pepsico Research & Development |
| Title | BUILT |
| Student 1 | Abby Johnson (Grade 5, Viola Elementary School) |
| Award | Environment/Gr. 5-9 - $25 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Avon, MG McLaren, Pepsico Research & Development |
| Title | I\'m Melting |
| Student 1 | Melissa Orlick (Grade 5, Cherry Lane Elementary School) |
| Award | Environment/Gr. 10-12 - $25 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Avon, MG McLaren, Pepsico Research & Development |
| Title | The Effects of Inbreeding, Outbreeding and Hybridization on Wild Animal and Plant Populations |
| Student 1 | Hannah Consiglio (Grade 10, Suffern Senior High School) |
| Award | Mathematics/Gr. 10-12 - $25 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Avon, MG McLaren, Pepsico Research & Development |
| Title | Test Taking Probability |
| Student 1 | Zachary Milhard (Grade 10, Ramapo High School) |
| Award | Medicine/Health/Gr. 5-9 -$25 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Avon, MG McLaren, Pepsico Research & Development |
| Title | Reflex Time |
| Student 1 | Emily Gerges (Grade 5, Cherry Lane Elementary School) |
| Award | Medicine/Health/Gr.10-12 - $25 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Avon, MG McLaren, Pepsico Research & Development |
| Title | Empowering the Body to Sustain Life |
| Student 1 | Daniel Plaisance (Grade 10, Nyack Senior High School) |
| Award | Microbiology//Gr. 5-9 - $25 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Avon, MG McLaren, Pepsico Research & Development |
| Title | The Effect of Different Stimuli on Single-Celled Organisms. |
| Student 1 | Peter Manos (Grade 9, Suffern Senior High School) |
| Award | Physics/Gr. 5-9 - $25 Amazon Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Avon, MG McLaren, Pepsico Research & Development |
| Title | Magnetism And Future Transportation |
| Student 1 | Timothy Mathew (Grade 6, Nyack Middle School) |
| Student 2 | Dominique Eric Varier (Grade 6, Nyack Middle School) |
| Award | Honorable Mention Inventions/Gr. 5 - 6 - Planetarium/Robotics coupon |
| Sponsor | Town of Ramapo Challenger Center |
| Title | Stove Genie |
| Student 1 | Olivia Blau (Grade 5, Montebello Road School) |
| Student 2 | Samantha Rabrich (Grade 5, Montebello Road School) |
| Award | 3rd Place Inventions/5 - 6 - $25 Gift Card & Planetarium/Robotics coupon |
| Sponsor | Pfizer, Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland, Challenger Center |
| Title | There\'s the Safe Passage |
| Student 1 | Scott Fleischmann (Grade 5, Viola Elementary School) |
| Award | 2nd Place Inventions/Gr.5-6 - $35 Gift Card & Planetarium/Robotics coupon |
| Sponsor | Pfizer, Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland, Challenger Center |
| Title | Massaging Backpack |
| Student 1 | Sonell Novak (Grade 5, Montebello Road School) |
| Award | 1st Place Inventions/Gr.5-6 - $50 Gift Card & Planetarium/Robotics coupon |
| Sponsor | Pfizer, Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland, Challenger Center |
| Title | B-SPECS |
| Student 1 | Brian Bonnist (Grade 5, Montebello Road School) |
| Award | Honorable Mention Science/Gr. 5 - Planetarium/Robotics coupon |
| Sponsor | Town of Ramapo Challenger Center |
| Title | Is Cola Soda Bad for Your Teeth? |
| Student 1 | Michael Levy (Grade 5, Montebello Road School) |
| Student 2 | Steven Trombetta (Grade 5, Montebello Road School) |
| Award | 3rd Place Science/Gr. 5 - $25 Gift Card & Planetarium/Robotics coupon |
| Sponsor | Pfizer, Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland, Challenger Center |
| Title | Got Drink? |
| Student 1 | Martin Levine (Grade 5, Cherry Lane Elementary School) |
| Student 2 | Benjamin Simon (Grade 5, Cherry Lane Elementary School) |
| Award | 2nd Place Science/Gr. 5 - $35 Gift Card & Planetarium/Robotics coupon |
| Sponsor | Pfizer, Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland |
| Title | Reflex Time |
| Student 1 | Emily Gerges (Grade 5, Cherry Lane Elementary School) |
| Award | 1st Place Science/Gr. 5 - $50 Gift Card & Planetarium/Robotics coupon |
| Sponsor | Pfizer, Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland, Challenger Center |
| Title | Creating a mineral identification test |
| Student 1 | Brandon Hirsch (Grade 5, Richard P. Connor Elementary School) |
| Award | 3rd Place Science/Gr. 6-9 - $25 Gift Card & Planetarium/Robotics coupon |
| Sponsor | Pfizer, Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland, Challenger Center |
| Title | Hand Sanitizers: Is cleanliness next to impossible? |
| Student 1 | Henry Blanker (Grade 6, South Orangetown Middle School) |
| Student 2 | Jenna Cooperman (Grade 6, South Orangetown Middle School) |
| Award | 2nd Place Science/Gr. 6-9 - $35 Gift Card & Planetarium/Robotics coupon |
| Sponsor | Pfizer, Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland, Challenger Center |
| Title | Growing Energy |
| Student 1 | Julia Szurnicki (Grade 9, Suffern Senior High School) |
| Award | 1st Place Science/Gr. 6-9 - $50 Gift Card & Planetarium/Robotics coupon |
| Sponsor | Pfizer, Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland, Challenger Center |
| Title | The Effect of Different Stimuli on Single-Celled Organisms. |
| Student 1 | Peter Manos (Grade 9, Suffern Senior High School) |
| Award | Honorable Mention Science/Gr. 10- $25 Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Pfizer, Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland |
| Title | Ulcerative Colitis |
| Student 1 | Ashwin Tanuku (Grade 10, Nanuet Senior High School) |
| Award | 2nd Place Science/Gr. 10 - $50 Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Pfizer, Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland |
| Title | Test Taking Probability |
| Student 1 | Zachary Milhard (Grade 10, Ramapo High School) |
| Award | 2nd Place Science/Gr. 10 - $50 Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Pfizer, Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland |
| Title | The Study of Scoliosis and the Effectiveness of Screening |
| Student 1 | Tyler Hufnagle (Grade 10, Nanuet Senior High School) |
| Award | 1st Place Science/Gr.10 - $100 Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Pfizer, Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland |
| Title | The Mysteries of DNA Methylation |
| Student 1 | Saumya Kasliwal (Grade 10, Suffern Senior High School) |
| Award | Honorable Mention Science/Gr. 11 - $25 Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Pfizer, Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland |
| Title | Schizophrenia and Aggression |
| Student 1 | Ayeesha Kakkar (Grade 11, Suffern Senior High School) |
| Award | 3rd Place Science/Gr.11 - $50 Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Pfizer, Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland |
| Title | The Effect of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Major Depressive Disorder |
| Student 1 | Soubhana Asif (Grade 11, Nanuet Senior High School) |
| Award | 2nd Place Science/Gr.11 - $75 Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Pfizer, Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland |
| Title | Chronic Myeloid Leukemia and Leukemia Stem Cell Resistance |
| Student 1 | Ruby Patel (Grade 11, Nanuet Senior High School) |
| Award | 1st Place Science/Gr.11 - $150 Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Pfizer, Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland |
| Title | Bow Shocks in Extrasolar Planets |
| Student 1 | Leon Stilwell (Grade 11, Nyack Senior High School) |
| Award | Honorable Mention Science/Gr. 12- $25 Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Pfizer, Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland |
| Title | The Relationship between White Matter Integrity and Self-Awareness in Multiple Sclerosis using Diffusion Tensor Imaging |
| Student 1 | Benjamin Silver (Grade 12, Suffern Senior High School) |
| Award | 3rd Place Science/Gr.12 - $75 Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Pfizer, Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland |
| Title | Adolescent Computer Use and the Environment: How much carbon dioxide does adolescent computer-use produce? |
| Student 1 | Christopher Lazarus (Grade 12, Nyack Senior High School) |
| Award | 2nd Place Science/Gr.12 -$125 Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Pfizer, Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland |
| Title | Cooperative Situation Study |
| Student 1 | Nicholas Pulakos (Grade 12, Ramapo High School) |
| Award | 1st Place Science/Gr.12 - $250 Gift Card |
| Sponsor | Pfizer, Novartis, L'Oreal, Orange & Rockland |
| Title | Determining the functional roles and disulfide crosslinking of cysteine residues in the extracellular loop of the BK potassium channel β3 subunit |
| Student 1 | Shivani Mohan (Grade 12, Suffern Senior High School) |
