Finalists of the 57th Annual Science Talent Search

Designed to discover and develop scientific, mathematical and engineering ability among high school seniors, the Science Talent Search was conducted annually by Society for Science & the Public in partnership with the Westinghouse Foundation for 57 years.
 
The 40 Finalists of the 57th Science Talent Search, among whom $205,000 in scholarships will be distributed, represent about 2.5 percent of those who completed entries in this scientific and educational competition.
 
These 10 females and 30 males are awarded an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C. to attend the Science Talent Institute, March 4 through 9, 1998. Here, ten of the Finalists will be selected by the board of judges to receive one of the following four-year scholarships: one $40,000 ($10,000 per year), one $30,000 ($7,500 per year), one $20,000 ($5,000 per year), three $15,000 (3,750 per year), four $10,000 ($2,500 per year). The remaining 30 contestants will be given Scholarships of $1,000 each.
 
The Finalists are 16 to 19 years of age and come from 37 cities in 15 states. They were chosen from among 1,581 contestants who completed their entries by submitting a written report on their scientific research and an official entry form and supporting documents. Completed entries were received from 44 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and four American schools abroad in Taiwan, Germany, Korea and Canada.

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ARIZONA
Tempe
Corona Del Sol High School
Shah, Ravi Vikram (17)
Nucleotide Excision DNA Repair: Novel Implications in Therapy Resistance in Human Malignant Gliomas

CALIFORNIA
Corona
Corona High School
Kromsky, Ann (17)
Computational Model of Child Memory: Memory Acquisition Without Biological Constraints
 
North Hollywood
North Hollywood High School
Marsden, James Greg (17)
Environmental Impact of Treated Sewage Into the Ocean by its Effects on Plankton Population
 
Sacramento
Rio Americano High School
Ramachandran, Sohini (15)
Homo sapiens and Arabidopsis thaliana: Mathematical and Computer Intensive Studies of Geographic Molecular Variation
 
Villa Park
Villa Park High School
Shaw, Jeremy Walter (17)
Depth Perception and Binocular Rivalry

COLORADO
Colorado Springs
William J. Palmer High School
Matthews, Heather Margaret (17)
Wisdom of the Wetlands: Two-Year Study Comparison of Created and Natural Wetlands

DELAWARE
Wilmington
Salesianum School
Huang, Calvin K. (17)
Desulfurization of Coal by an Enhanced Sonochemical Process

FLORIDA
Fort Myers
Canterbury School
Tanner, Carey Marie (16)
Design of Translucent, High-Efficiency Photoelectrochemical Solar Cells Based on Multiple Dye Sensitization of TiO2 Films
 
Miami
Gulliver Preparatory School
Fitzgerald, Kimberly Anne (18)
Chromosomal Accessibility of Pre-B Cell Receptor and Immunoglobulin Genes
 
North Miami Beach
North Miami Beach Senior High School
Seider, Aaron M. (17)
Entropy Based Climatological Tropical Cyclone Prediction Model

ILLINOIS
Aurora
Illinois Math & Science Academy
Schedler, Travis Jeremy (17)
Construction and Properties of Set-Theoretical Solutions to the Quantum Yang-Baxter Equation

INDIANA
Indianapolis
Park-Tudor School
Mihelich, Christopher Colin (16)
Structure of a Polynomial Quotient Ring Involving Symmetric Polynomials

MARYLAND
Bethesda
Walt Whitman High School
Doran, Kirk (17)
Computer Implementation of a Generalized Lattice Model to Simulate the Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Protein Folding: Cooperative Folding and Secondary Structure
 
Columbia
Oakland Mills High School
Greene, Josh Evan (16)
Wavelet Analysis of Long Gamma-Ray Burst Temporal Profiles
 
Wilde Lake High School
Guharay, Sabyasachi (17)
Correlations in Genetic Sequences Across the Three Domains of Life
 
Silver Spring
Montgomery Blair High School
Wildstrom, David Jacob (17)
Modular Congruence Classes in the Hurwitz Domain

MICHIGAN
Beverly Hills
Detroit Country Day School
Kim, Cheryl Kyung (16)
Dietary Nitrite Formation: Isolation of Bacteria With Nitrate Reductase Formation

MINNESOTA
Rochester
Mayo High School
Greenleaf, William J. (18)
Artificial Cavitation Nuclei Significantly Enhance Acoustically Induced Transfection

NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque
Eldorado High School
Levine, Stephanie Lynn (18)
Removal of Radioactive Uranium Wastes From Contaminated Water Environments

NEW YORK
Cedarhurst
Lawrence High School
Lee, Grace Yew-Mih (17)
Plant-Derived Sterols and Animal Steroids on Neurogenesis of Cultured Olfactory Neuroepithilium in vitro
 
Rotbard, Keith Jarred (17)
Localization of Natriuretic Peptides in the Gastrointestinal Tract
 
Dewitt
Jamesville-Dewitt High School
Abraham, Mark Evan (17)
SEM - Based Physico-Chemical Characterization of Indoor and Outdoor Submicrometer Particulate Aerosols: Public Health Implications
 
Dix Hills
Half Hollow Hills High School
Talwalkar, Ameet Shrirang (17)
Mathematical Model for the Integration of Visual and Auditory Information
 
Great Neck
Hwang, Jeremy C. (17)
Modeling Cricket Auditory Communication: Neural Circuit Dynamics Underlying Behavior
 
John L. Miller Great Neck North High School
Smolow, Michael Joseph (17)
Predators of Galerucella calmariensis and Their Potential Impact of Biological Control of Purple Loosestrife Lythrum salicaria
 
New York
Collegiate High School
Conrad, Parker Rouse (17)
Changes in Functional Receptors on the PostÄSynaptic Neuron During the Maturation of an Identified Synapse
 
Anttila-Hughes, Jesse Keith (17)
Computer Model of the Transmission of an Action Potential at the NeuroÄMuscular Synapse in a Myasthenia Graves Patient
 
Old Westbury
The Wheatley School
Kelner, Jonathan Adam (17)
Universality of the Near-Zero Microscopic Eigenvalue Spectrum of Random Matrix Ensembles of Infinite Variance
 
Setauket
Ward Melville High School
Gerson, Christopher Michael (17)
Analog Modeling of Oblique Margin Strain
 
Lau, Grace Ann (17)
Protease-Antiprotease Interactions and the Use of Green Tea as an Elastase Inhibitor
 
Law, Clyde (17)
Compressibility of Nuclear Matter Through the Elliptic Flow of Protons in Relativistic Heavy Ion Collisions
 
Petersen, Thomas (16)
Dynamics of Polymers in Free-Standing Thin Films
 
Spring Valley
Ramapo Senior High School
Grishaj, Mark Anthony (17)
Agrobacterium-Induced Transformation With PSAG12-IPT Recombinant Gene Results in Self-Activation of Cytokinin Production in Senescing Leaves of Nicotiana tabacum
 
Syosset
Syosset High School
Tobias, Steven Mark (17)
Investigation to Enhance the Sensor Response in Ferromagnetic Tunnel Junctions Using Ni45Fe55

OKLAHOMA
Norman
Norman High School
Lee, Michael Yanche (17)
Algebraic Generalizations of Van der Waerden's Theorem on Arithmetic Progressions

TEXAS
Denton
Texas Academy of Math & Science
Goodwill, Patrick William (17)
Development of a Novel Silicon/Diamond Sensor for Trace Metallic Contaminant Detection in Wafer Processing Chemicals
 
McKinney
McKinney High School
Tinnin, Stephen Alexander (18)
Changes in Development: Sperm Activity, and Parthenogenesis Across a 105 Pesticide Exposure Range in Lytechinus variegatus Gametes

VIRGINIA
Alexandria
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Bracher, Paul Julius (17)
Para-Benzoate Counterion Structure on the Critical Micelle Concentration of Tetradecyltrimethylammonium (TTA+)
 
Marcus, David Hayes (17)
Investigation of Heat Dissipation in Ultra-Dense Computer Architectures
 
Matyskiela, Mary Ellen (18)
Mineral Redistribution by Refluxing Water in Artificial Fractures