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Science ResearchChester County

Competition

Dr. Rorke-Adams FairMarch 13, 2018Open House - 6:00 - 7:00 PM

Sponsored by CCRES and the DOW Chemical Company

Coordinated by the Chester County Intermediate Unit - An Equal Opportunity Employer

AWARDS

The Richard and Patti Smith Behavioral & Social Sciences Award ($50)Biochemistry Award, sponsored by Dow Chemical ($50)

The Richard and Patti Smith Bright Ideas in Botany Award ($50) The Richard and Patti Smith Chemistry Award ($50)

The Richard and Patti Smith Innovation in Science Award ($50)The Richard and Patti Smith Future Scientist Award ($50)

The Richard and Patti Smith Excellence in Engineering Award ($50)The Richard and Patti Smith Spirit of Engineering Award ($50)

Excellence in Environmental Science, sponsored by the Redding Family ($75)The Devin Redding Best Use of Chemistry or Biology to Solve an Environmental Problem,

sponsored by the Redding Family ($75) Outstanding Project in Environmental Science, sponsored by the Achee Family ($50)Outstanding Project in Medicine and Health, sponsored by the Achee Family ($50)

The Katherine Smith Westervelt Outstanding Use of Mathematics Award ($50)The Richard and Patti Smith Medicine and Health Award ($50)

The Richard and Patti Smith Physics Award ($50)The DOW Chemical Partnership in Science Award ($90)

The Richard and Patti Smith Zoology Award ($50)The Dave Jarvie Award for Life Science, sponsored by Dow Chemical ($50)

The Summer Career Academy Award (2) (grades 6-8 only)Sponsored by the CCIU. A one-week Summer Career Academy (excluding Culinary Camp) class held at the Technical College High School during July. See the schedule and register at www.cciu.org/summer.

For more information, contact the SCA Coordinator, Deborah Watson, at [email protected] or 484-237-5525.

CHESTER COUNTY SCIENCE RESEARCH COMPETITION STAFF

Mary Curley, Director of Communications and Learning Solutions, CCIUTonia Farnum, Communications Manager, CCIU

Brenda McNeil, Special Events CoordinatorJay Stone, Communications Secretary, CCIUMarta Howard, Confidential Secretary, CCIU

Mary-Rita Bonner, Chester County Science Research Competition ConsultantRoger Mecouch, Chester County Science Research Competition Advisor

Steve Houdeshel, Chester County Science Research Competition Assistant

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RICHARD & PATTI SMITHHALL OF FAME

JUDGES AND SUPPORTERSStewart Feinberg (2013)Robert Schechter (2013)

Richard & Patti Smith (2013)Eileen Weaver (2013)David Jarvie (2014)

Rebecca Givler (2014)Jay Erb (2014)

Bheem Bhat (2015)Kathy Pettiss (2016)

The Redding Family (2017)Robert Hranek (2018)

STUDENTSAhmed Mousa (2013)Devin Redding (2013)Andy Romine (2013)Meghan Shea (2013)

Shashwat Kishore (2014)Rebekah Kearns (2014)James Michael (2015)

Rachana Mudipalli (2016)Ralph Lawton (2016)Michael Zhang (2017)

Sagar Maheshwari (2018)

COACHESBill Anderson (2013)

Steve Houdeshel (2013)John Keenan (2013)

Dawn Lawless (2013)Dan Quinn-Kerins (2013)

Mark Hofer (2014)Lee Bettenhausen (2015)

Sister Kathleen Eagan (2017)Scott Best (2018)

Thank you to our sponsors and supporters!The Chester County Science Research Competition

is sponsored by CCRES and The Dow Chemical Company

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JUDGESName Affiliation

Daniel Berger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chester County Intermediate UnitBheem Bhat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Long & Foster Real Estate (Formerly Wyeth Pharmaceutical Research)Nikki Bonaduce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chester County Intermediate Unit/BVAJoseph Bonnette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chester County Intermediate UnitSarah Braccia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Devon PrepErin Britton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chester County Intermediate UnitWes Bruckno . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chester County Planning CommissionThomas Burns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NoneJen Chicosky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chester County Intermediate UnitKristen Constable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chester County Intermediate Unit - Learning CenterMolly Deger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chester County Conservation DistrictSara Dresden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Communications/Chester County Intermediate UnitJill Eible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chester County Intermediate UnitJay Erb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chester County Facilities & ParksTonia Farnum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chester County Intermediate UnitStewart Feinberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DuPont - RetiredWilliam Graham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E . I . DuPontChip Harper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BVALaura Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chester County Intermediate Unit/BVADave Henrich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chester County Intermediate UnitEmmett Henry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . County of ChesterDavid Houseman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ChesconetBob Hranek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lockheed MartinCerise James . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PharmConsulJolene A . Brogese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A Borgese CatapultAllen Keller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chester County Intermediate Unit - IT - Computer RepairSriram Krishnan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KPMGRalph Lawton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duke University (Student)David Lewandowski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ARRIS GroupLonnie Luscavage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eye to eye OphthalmologyEarl Markey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chester County Intermediate UnitMichelle McMullin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FIRSTAmelia Mills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coatesville Area School District - RetiredJacqueline Mooney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CCIU/BVAGabrielle Novia-Valle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chester County Intermediate UnitMark Parcells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of DelawareBill Phifer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . HP (retired)Vikram Purohit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ConsultantJuan Salcedo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NoneRobert Schechter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . RetiredDanielle Schoeninger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chester County Intermediate UnitChandra Shukla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KPMG, LLPSantosh Srirangam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GSKSiobhan Trionfett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chester County Intermediate UnitMichael Trzaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chester County ParksChristopher Valle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . West Chester University - High School Physics Student TeacherChristina VandePol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chester County Coroner’s OfficeRina Vassallo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ConsultantChristine Vidsens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Merck KGAA

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SCHOOL COORDINATORS

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Assumption BVM School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kelly ChanAvon Grove Charter School (lower) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jessica CanningAvon Grove High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nora RaduAvon Grove Intermediate School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michelle AdcockBishop Shanahan High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sister Kathleen EaganChester County Homeschool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lora NewmanCoatesville 9-10 Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Denim KurtzhalsCollegium Charter School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katelyn TobinConestoga High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Scott BestDowningtown Middle School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wendy KingEast Coventry Elementary School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary-Rita BonnerEast Vincent Elementary School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Annmarie BarlowEngle Middle School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nora RaduFrench Creek Elementary School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amy HessGreat Valley High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heather McGovernHoly Family School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary BlankMarsh Creek Sixth Grade Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jen BergmanNorth Brandywine Middle School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Michelle KregerNorth Coventry Elementary School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nick ZurgaOwen J Roberts High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary-Rita BonnerOwen J Roberts Middle School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mark HoferPA Leadership Charter School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katherine PrzeworskiPatton Middle School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary Jo KnauerPhoenixville Area Middle School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tracey McGillianPope John Paul II Elementary School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kristin PardoeRenaissance Academy-Edison Charter School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kimberly WheelesScott Middle School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eugenia RobertsSouth Brandywine Middle School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ashley HerrSS . Philip & James School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Katelyn StarrSS . Simon & Jude School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jackie DryfoosSt . Elizabeth School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pamela McHughSt . Joseph School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alyssa PolselliSt . Maximillian Kolbe School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mary RiccardoTredyffrin-Easttown Middle School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nancy AdamsUnionville High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sandra LitvinVilla Maria Academy Lower School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lauren LutfyValley Forge Middle School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nancy AdamsWest Chester East High School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tom DensmoreWest Fallowfield Christian School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kimberly SmithWest Vincent Elementary School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erin FlexnerWesttown School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leslie Barr

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ProjectNo. Name Grade Project Title

BEHAVIORAL & SOCIAL SCIENCE

101 Riley Brady 11 The Effect of Music on Risk-Taking Behaviors102 Marissa Bruno 8 Musically Multitasking103 Saachi Chakravarty 6 Artificial Intelligence - Who’s Got the Smarts?104 Zoe Frantz 10 Pen vs Keyboard105 Trinity Frantz 8 In the Music107 Regan Kelly 8 How Tasty Are Your Taste Buds? 108 Rand Madanat 6 What is the Best Way to Learn?109 Panagiotis Moisiadis 10 How Do Demographics Affect the Bullying Experience?110 Sela Newman 7 Do More Degrees Mean More Bestsellers?111 Alexis Ocampo 9 Bilingual Speaking Patterns: The Role of Language in Memory Retention .112 Madeline Olivo 8 Background Noise on Your Brain113 Jimmy Pawlowski 6 How Does Color Affect Memory? 114 Seriya Perez 8 Does Music Help?!?115 Brighton Risch 6 Placebos and Prestige: Does Price Affect Taste116 Jacob Schindler 6 That’s Too Sweet! No It’s Not117 Joshua Schindler 8 In the Music118 Brendan Schmalenberger 7 How Time Perception Changes as You Age?119 Alicia Wexler 8 Food for Thought

BIOCHEMISTRY

201 Simon Blanchard 12 The Nose Knows Cancer: An Analysis of the Stage of Ovarian Cancer Versus a Dog’s Ability to Detect It in Plasma Samples202 Reese Caldwell 12 Optical Control of Protein Assembly and Activity in Synthetic Cell-like Compartments203 Alexander Daoud 7 Do Blackworms Get a Sugar High?204 Seth Donnelley 11 Using the Protein Dsup from the Tardigrade Ramazzottius Varieornatus to Mitigate the Effects of UVC Irradiation on Cultured Cells205 Willam Gatti 11 The Effects of Different Types of Natural Sweeteners on Blood Glucose Levels206 Auciel Hicks 11 Surreptitious Sugars207 Lakshya Jaikumar 7 What is the Effect of Pineapple on Gelatin?208 Samantha Koury 6 Is the Gummy Still Yummy?209 Joshua Miller 7 Feeling the Burn210 John Porter 9 Healing Hertz: Evaluation of the Effects of Sound Frequencies on Human DNA211 Swathi Praveen 6 Does More Lactose Affect the Glucose Level When Mixed in the the Lactose in Milk?212 Sreevarshini Yedida 6 Bitter But Better - Glucose Levels in Food

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BOTANY

301 Abby Ballinger 6 What Preserves Christmas Trees the Best?302 Cooper Bryan 7 Which Antioxidant (Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E) is Most Effective for Protecting Cells Against Free Radicals?303 Kiera Canale 8 Race to Color304 Reagan Duffy 6 Watering Plants with Coffee, Water, and Bleach 305 Anneli Erion 6 Let It Grow306 Rachael Haldeman 6 Let It Grow307 Lexi Hershey 7 Keeping Roses Fresh Longer308 Riya Kinny 8 Plant Power-Aid309 Jacob Lehenky 8 Bubbly Cabomba310 Chris Panik 10 Phun With Plants311 Charlotte Powers 7 Examining Banana Peel Nutrients in Plant Growth312 Sharanya Ravishanker 7 Which PH Level do Black Chickpeas Sprout Best?313 Naman Razdan 9 Understanding the Effect of Pseudomonas fluorescens on Fusarium Wilt of Radish314 Brianna Reino 6 Does Music Affect the Growth of Plants 315 Belle Rizzo 6 Aspirin and Plant Growth316 Samir Tandon 11 Resonance Agriculture: An Approach to Future Farming317 Katherine Thomson 7 Will It Grow or No?318 Janelle Yu 8 Putting Down Roots

CHEMISTRY

401 Alyssa Brown 7 Quick Melting Ice402 Andrew Carver 6 Combustion: A Study of John Mayow’s Classic Experiment403 Shayl Chetty 8 Can Sucralose Prevent the Hydrolysis of Sucrose?404 Mackenzie Comegys 6 Salty Water Eggs-periment405 Johanna Cupp 8 The Effectiveness of Polyvinylchloride Blocking Liquids of Different pHs406 Meredith Cyr 7 Water Bottle Heat Transfer Experiment 407 Nick Devlin 7 Testing Ph with Red Cabbage408 Kate Engleman 7 Melting In Minutes409 JD Fiore 6 Which Juice Will Win the Race of Primary Fermentation?410 Suzanne Gatti 6 Melt Down411 Natalie Gildea 7 Which Liquid Rocks?412 Bella Goodwin 6 Flour Power: A Study of Muffin Density413 Cameron Hanratty 6 Fizz Fast: Size vs Reaction414 Maggie Kondrath 7 Testing the Efficacy of Whitening Toothpastes 415 Hyunjin Lee 9 Theoretical Investigation of the Wittig Reaction Mechanism416 Lorelai Lehenky 6 Magnetic Nails417 Emily Lion 7 What Solution Cleans Coins the Best?418 Cate Mink 7 Cleaning Coins419 Sage Monteleone 6 What Makes Ice Melt Fastest420 Collin Nienaber 7 Evaporate421 Ella O’Brien 7 Now You See It, Now You Don’t! How Does Acidic Water Dissolve Lime Stone?422 Lauren Peterson 7 Solar Desalination

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CHEMISTRY (Cont’d)

423 Rowan Quinn 6 Sticky Slime Solutions424 Elisabeth Roberts 6 Effect of Acidic Reaction on Static Electricity425 Drake Rohrer 8 What Material Cup Will Freeze Ice Fastest?426 Luke Roosevelt 6 Does Mint Make Things Cold427 Claire Sherlock 7 Marshmallow Magic428 Emma Steel 8 Browning Going Down429 Jack Strohm 8 Corrosiveness of Soda430 Tien Tran 7 Cu in Blue 431 Niranjan Vijayakrishnan 7 Think Before You Drink432 Naishu Vytla 6 Which Paint Will Fade the Most433 Charlotte Wilkes 6 I’m Melting!

COMPUTER SCIENCE

501 Joseph D’Ambrosio 9 Web Service Innovation502 Amanda Heil 9 Battle of the Code: Does Bootstrap Improve Website Performance?503 Alex Hickman 6 Maze or Platforming Games? Where Does Makey-Makey Work Best?504 Will Knipe 10 Genetic Algorithm to Solve the N-Queens Problem505 Eeshwar Krishnan 8 Using a Computer Algorithm to Determine Readmission for Diabetes506 Tashikaa Senthilkumar 6 Scratch Simulation of Genes and Protein Production507 Joshua Zhang 6 What’s Better - Small, Big or Varying Steps?

CONSUMER SCIENCE

601 Allison Andrey 8 Dissolve to Solve: Which Pain Killer Has the Fastest Dissolution Time?602 Nandini Bhatt 8 Produce Paper: A Solution to Prolong Life of Fruits and Vegetables603 Brooke Cano 6 Does Price Really Matter When Buying a Chlorine Removal Shampoo604 Ava Fraser 6 Organic - Is it All that It’s Priced Up to Be?605 Paul Gill 7 Did My ACHOO! Get on You?606 Alexandra Gubanich 6 Picky for Paste607 Allison Hathaway 7 Are Childproof Containers Really Childproof?608 Joey Heffern 7 Which De-icing Substance Melts Ice Fastest609 Brynna Hill 7 How Healthy is Bottled Water?610 Emery Horn 6 Does a More Expensive Thermal Insulated Cup Keep Liquids Hotter or Colder Longer611 Qinny Irwin 7 Brainwashed?612 Kris James 6 Going Bananas613 Patrick Kearns 6 Do Batteries Perform Better in Hot or Cold Temperatures? 614 Hilary Knipe 6 Chocolate Chip Cookie DOE (Design Of Experiments)615 Reese Littlewood 6 Proacid or Antacid?616 Connor McCormick 8 Plop, Plop, Fizz, Fizz - Oh, What a Reaction It Is617 Kendra Murray 7 Fighting Heartburn618 Sierra Nyland 8 A Race to Melt - What Makes Ice Melt Fastest?619 Maggie O’Rourke 7 Stain Removal 620 Claire Rawlins 7 Super Sponges

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CONSUMER SCIENCE (CONT’D)

621 Kay Reyburn 8 Which Tape will Pass the Test?622 Vanessa Truscello 7 Shrinkage of Fabric 623 Elizabeth Vander Neut 8 Jiggle, Jiggle - Making Jell-o Stronger624 Amanda Wallace 8 Yuck, What Happened to My Apple?

EARTH AND SPACE

701 Vincent Czyzewski 7 Investigating the Green House Effect702 Lillian Heckler 8 Blinded by the Light?703 Jonah Hoey 10 Climate Change At Valley Forge704 Marissa Lux 8 The Great Quake705 Lauren Young 9 Soda Bottle Magnetometer

ENGINEERING

802 Susan Deering 8 Hydroelectricity From The Sky (Continued)803 Zachary Donaghy 6 Which Bat Has More Pop?804 Charles Erb 6 Measuring Conductivity of Salt Water805 Alaina Gassler 7 Feel The Beat: A System That Communicates Heart Rate Through Vibrations806 Carter Gassler 9 One-Wheeled Self-Balancing Motorcycle807 Mark Aviel Gomba 12 Moving With the Winds (Hurricane-Proof Buildings)808 Hannah Harmanos 6 3D Printing Infill Patterns809 Sonya Kalianda 7 RFID Keeping it Private810 Ben Kirker 7 Power Walk811 Addison Liu 9 Creating New Transformable Surfaces Using Multi-Stable Origami Tessellations812 Everett McCrea 6 Stinker Linker813 Amelia Nichols 7 Whatever Floats Your Boat: How much weight can different-shaped boats hold?814 Tanvi Rajan 7 Emergency Road Traffic Response System815 Darsh Savalia 6 Muscle Bridge816 Jameson Todd 7 Hit the Slopes: Build your own ski lift817 Leo Wylonis 8 “Make Airplanes Great Again”: Optimizing and Controlling Aircraft Wing Shape and Efficiency In-Flight Through Novel Polymer Artificial Muscle Actuators

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

901 Eskander Bierman 7 Soot on Ice: The Phenomenon That Is Accelerating Ice Melting902 Will Cano 8 Could Stratospheric Aerosols Prevent Major Hurricanes?903 Jacob Donohue 6 Water Purification904 Teddy Eskander 7 Which oil spill cleanup method is the most effective?905 Sydney Iseminger 12 “Concrete Facts”

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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (CONT’D)

906 Skylr Kelly 10 Biomass to Biogas907 Reilly Koitzsch 7 Which Design of a Six Plastic Ring Holder is the Most Efficient?908 Noah Makowicz 10 Is Climate Change Evident in our Local Community?909 Malavika Menon 7 Reduce CO2 Emission - Save Our Planet910 Matthew Mulholland 6 Time to Mow the Lawn . . .Again911 Vamsi Nandamuri 6 Electronic Waste912 Sweta Prasad 12 Alternative Herbicides to Glyphosate913 Alyssa Sterner 6 Soiled Soil: Is Your Neighborhood Safe?914 Makenna Walko 7 Comparing Erosion Prevention Substances

MATHEMATICS

1001 Marissa Civatte 8 The Cost Of Kitchenware1002 Saptak Das 6 Surface Area to Volume Ratio and its Uses1003 Pranav Garimidi 10 Exploring Dynamics of Real Matrices1004 Aditi Inamdar 7 What Number Will You Roll?1005 Paul Lemper 6 The Physics of Music: Building a Copper Pipe Xylophone 1006 Samudrika Mohanta 9 Genetics and Differential Drug Responses 1007 Arnab Sircar 8 Factors in the Usage of Electronic Vehicles (EVs): Analysis Derived from Fuzzy Inputs1008 Hayden Taylor 8 Loft Angle to Distance1009 Clay Zachesky 8 Do Baseball Field Dimensions Affect a Team’s Batting Statistics?1010 Baiting Zhu 11 A Study of Alzheimer’s Disease in U .S . Senior Population

MEDICINE AND HEALTH

1101 Max Adams 10 BLAST and Flu Vaccine Effectiveness1102 Jonathan Arditi 12 Establishment of a Traumatic Brain Injury Model in Dugesia Dorotophala1103 Morgan Carra 7 Protect the Skin You’re In1104 Saanvi Garg 8 The Response of 3D Printed Breast Cancer Cells to Chemotherapy Drugs1105 Ritish Kodali 6 Fruit C’Prise1106 Gaea Lawton 11 1106 Gaea Lawton 11 Toxicological Effects of Perfluoropentanoic Acid, and Perfluoro-2-propoxypropanoic Acid on Human Organ Cells1107 Rahul Narayanan 8 Are All Iron Supplements Equally Effective?1108 Paul Ringenbach 10 Effectiveness of Concussion Headbands1109 Julia Robinson 6 Who’s the Sweetest?1110 Ben Rubinich 7 3 Strikes.... You’re Out! Testing the Effectiveness of Baseball Helmets in Reducing the Risk of Concussions . 1111 Ria Saxena 7 Curcumin as a Source of Tau-targeting Drugs for Alzheimer’s Disease as Modeled in Drosophila Melanogaster1112 Kavish Senthilkumar 10 Feature Selection-based Expression Analysis and Accurate Classification Across Multiple Cancers1113 Roshni Singh 7 Fighting The Flu: How Your Immune System Uses Its Memory1114 Mary Taylor 11 To Converge or Not To Converge1115 Sanya Tinaikar 7 Got Vitamin C?

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MEDICINE AND HEALTH (CONT’D)

1116 Leah Walter 9 The Effectiveness of Cinnamon from Cinnamomum on Reducing Streptococcus Mutans1117 Lauren Widergren 10 Compared Durability of Sutures1118 Victoria Yackel 6 Does Stretching Make You Run Faster?1119 Caleb Strawhecker 6 Elbow Stress: Finding the Real Answer

MICROBIOLOGY

1201 Ansh Abbaraju 9 Aeromonas Prevalence in Chester County Water Supply1202 Chirag Choudhary 8 Using Bacteriophages to Destroy Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria1203 Kevin Guo 10 A Cell Penetrating Peptide Promotes Target Delivery of Anti-HER2 Anitbody into Breast Cancer Cells and Increases the Efficiency of q Radiation Treatment1204 Seth Haak 6 Moldy Fruits1205 Anish Kodali 8 Alliums Antibacterial Allure1206 Frederick Rajasekaran 11 A Finite Element Model of Single Cell Traction Forces in PEG-DA Hydrogels1207 Kristian Tolbert 8 How Will Pumpkin Pie Spice Affect the Growth of E. Coli?1208 Amelia Wilauer 9 New Cure For Deadly Diseases

PHYSICS

1301 Nvriti Choudhuri 6 Bounce Smart Else Knees Hurt1302 Shannon Cook 7 Hot or Not1303 Andrew DePorry 6 Under Pressure1304 Brendan Esterly 6 The COLD Truth: Magnetic Attraction1305 Andrew Granito 7 Pressure Power 1306 Haydon Haddock 7 Five Layers of Liquid1307 Daniel Hicks 6 Fruit on the Water1308 Kyle Isleib 8 Best Bat for the Season!1309 Alexis Kenny 6 Carbonation Generator 1310 Owen Lake 6 Tennis Ball Trajectories1311 Becca Lamb 6 I nside Out Egg1312 Michael Loughlin 9 Does the Size and Shape of the Sound Hole Enhance the Sound of String Instruments?1314 Braeden Mathews 7 Why You Should Care About the Air1315 Amelia McPhie 6 Melting Madness1316 Jonah Messina 10 Flurry Friction: Effects of Temperature and Terrain of Ski Speed1317 Kenneth Miller 7 The Fast, The Friction, and The Furious1318 Arin Mishra 8 Flipping Into Physics1319 Sarah Murphy 6 How Potential Energy Becomes Kinetic Energy1320 Luke Murray 6 Use the Force1321 Dysen Neill 6 Battle of the Bats1322 Karalina Ptakowski 7 Under Pressure1323 Brendan Scott 7 Does Surface Truly Matter?1324 Leo Simmons 6 Things Are Heating Up

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PHYSICS (CONT’D)

1325 Ethan Thomson 7 Does the Soil Condition Affect the Resistance in the Soil?1326 Abby Walter 7 Quick to Cool

ZOOLOGY

1401 Paige Aldred 11 Diving Into the Bioluminescence of Dinoflagellates1402 Ryan DiLello 8 Do Honeybees Prefer More or Less Sugar?1403 Preston Nemeth 6 Brine Shrimp and Salt: Enough Is Enough1404 Ava Sulkowski 11 Can Dogs be Trained with Colors?1405 Sophia Trone 7 Can Daphnia Live in Polluted Streams?1406 Evan Wayman 8 Bird’s Eye View

TEAM PROJECTS

1501 Alyssa Ayala 8 Burn It Up1501 Alivia Tonelli 8 Burn It Up1502 Lauren Garrett 8 Cookie Craze1502 Anna Querey 8 Cookie Craze1503 Gabriel Nichols 8 Cookie Sheet Catastrophes1503 Ryan Schoen 8 Cookie Sheet Catastrophes1504 Hannah Pechy 6 Cooking with Solar Energy 1504 KellyAnn Williams 6 Cooking with Solar Energy 1505 Brian Ibarguen 11 Distraction Effects on Heart Rate Measured With a Fitbit1505 Darren Shank 11 Distraction Effects on Heart Rate Measured With a Fitbit1506 Jillian Stroup 6 Do People Think Better Under Pressure?1506 Joy Waldmann 6 Do People Think Better Under Pressure?1507 Autumn Barnard 10 Does Caffeine Plant Problems in Plants1507 Jen Hummler 10 Does Caffeine Plant Problems in Plants1507 Meredith Sweatlock 10 Does Caffeine Plant Problems in Plants1508 Matthew Carpenter 7 Does Different Amounts of Water Affect Concrete?1508 Pierce Mallon 7 Does Different Amounts of Water Affect Concrete?1508 Connor Williams 7 Does Different Amounts of Water Affect Concrete?1509 Ivy Hernandez 6 Does The Amount of Ingredients Change the Outcome of the Cookies?1509 Delaney Stein 6 Does The Amount of Ingredients Change the Outcome of the Cookies?1510 Jane Mazzeo 7 Don’t Be A Fool, Keep It Cool1510 Abby Redden 7 Don’t Be A Fool, Keep It Cool1511 Brady Bollacker 6 Far Flyer1511 Jonathan Martin 6 Far Flyer1512 Alex Day 12 Fire Power - An Amateur Rocket Experiment1512 Noah Dusseau 12 Fire Power - An Amateur Rocket Experiment1513 Keaira DeRise 6 Flame Testing1513 Elise Frasch 6 Flame Testing1514 Liza Barbash 6 Food Groove: How Does the Sense of Smell Affect your Ability to Identify Food?1514 Patience O’Reilly 6 Food Groove: How Does the Sense of Smell Affect your Ability to Identify Food

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TEAM PROJECTS (CONT’D)

1515 Ariel Abbott 8 Friction Racing Ramp1515 Henshee Afaga 8 Friction Racing Ramp1515 Madison Mendenhall 8 Friction Racing Ramp1516 Joey Domizio 6 Going, Going, Gone1516 Miles Kempski 6 Going, Going, Gone1516 Ennis Udo 6 Going, Going, Gone1517 Peter Jones 6 Great Balls of Fire1517 Thomas Watson 6 Great Balls of Fire1518 Alex Ly 9 How Does Caffeine Affect Plant Growth1518 Jeremy Ramos 9 How Does Caffeine Affect Plant Growth1518 Jimmy Zeller 9 How Does Caffeine Affect Plant Growth1519 Alexis Allen 7 How Strong Do You Believe a Magnet is?1519 Alexa Bojko 7 How Strong Do You Believe a Magnet is?1520 Maria Cognetti 7 Ice Cream Wars- Which Ice Cream Flavor Melts the Fastest?1520 Ella Pittenger 7 Ice Cream Wars- Which Ice Cream Flavor Melts the Fastest?1520 Sophia Reynolds 7 Ice Cream Wars- Which Ice Cream Flavor Melts the Fastest?1521 Josh Moran 7 Ice, Ice Baby1521 John Pepe 7 Ice, Ice Baby1522 Grace Edwards 8 It’s About Time1522 Sylvia Sheldon 8 It’s About Time1523 Ashlynne Carpenter 8 It’s Lit1523 Jullian Evans 8 It’s Lit1524 Malia Ede 7 Layered Densities1524 Rebekah Hughes 7 Layered Densities1525 Matthew Schaeffer 6 Let’s Bounce ... Does temperature affect the bounce of a ball? 1525 Ryan Todd 6 Let’s Bounce ... Does temperature affect the bounce of a ball? 1526 Gracie Glennon 8 Nail Polish: Price vs. Quantity1526 Kayla Kinzeler 8 Nail Polish: Price vs. Quantity1527 Ashleigh Ebert 7 Oh, the Irony!1527 Tori Ebert 6 Oh, the Irony!1528 Morgan Hooper 10 Plants and Microwave Radiation1528 Skyy Morrison 10 Plants and Microwave Radiation1529 Pooja Jain 8 Plants in Pollution1529 Michaela Tseng 8 Plants in Pollution1530 Olivia MaComber 8 Preschool Pill Protection1530 Ainsley McFarland 8 Preschool Pill Protection1531 Sara Hallahan 7 Puppy Partner1531 Catherine Shea 8 Puppy Partner1532 Kwame Brown 6 Ready, Set, Blast!1532 Albert Morton V 6 Ready, Set, Blast!1532 Jordan Nichols 6 Ready, Set, Blast!1533 Justin Brozyno 12 Reducing Sunglare1533 Dominique Ocampo 12 Reducing Sunglare1534 Grace Jones 8 Ring Ring1534 Isabella Snyder 8 Ring Ring1534 Alayna Wybranski 8 Ring Ring

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TEAM PROJECTS (CONT’D)

1535 Suhani Mathur 7 River Pollution1535 Nithya Mooli 7 River Pollution1536 Jeffrey Bucklin 6 Scrambled Squad1536 Nicholas Caporellie 6 Scrambled Squad1536 Braeden Locascio 6 Scrambled Squad1537 Pranav Shrirang 6 SMART GUM1537 Tanish Tangri 6 SMART GUM1538 Lexie Conte 6 Talking to Plants1538 Catherine Kelly 6 Talking to Plants1539 Margaret Quiroz 8 The Melody of Memory1539 Corinne Shultz 8 The Melody of Memory1539 Grace Watson 8 The Melody of Memory1540 Timothy Blajda 12 To Stop or Not to Stop1540 Matthew Delphais 12 To Stop or Not to Stop1541 Colleen Fromhartz 6 Vegetable Power1541 Margaret Shannon 6 Vegetable Power1542 Melanie Bohm 9 Water Filters1542 Jack Hadfield 9 Water Filters1542 Francesca Sciarretta 9 Water Filters1543 Renee Jonsson 6 Water’ You Drinking?1543 Rachel Kealey 6 Water’ You Drinking?1543 Isabella Reagoso 6 Water’ You Drinking?1544 Ella Brasten 7 Waterproof?1544 Emma Kenetski 7 Waterproof?1544 Erin Whiteman 7 Waterproof?

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