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61st Annual STS (2001-2002)
Semifinalists
New York

Albany
  Albany Academy for Girls
Nigmatulina, Karima Robert (17)
Stability of an Inverted Pendulum with a Vibrating Base
Armonk
  Byram Hills High School
Cheng, Jessie (17)
Comparison of Traditional and ASR-mediated Literacy

Perretta, Donato Joseph (17)
Construction of a Recombinant Vaccinia Virus Expressing CD30 Ligand for Use in Cancer Immunotherapy

Petri, Brendan Francis (17)
Cognitive Similarities in the Identification of Fractal Images and Musical Compositions Created from the Same Equations

Stoopler, David Andrew (17)
Regulation of Long-term Memory Processes in Aplysia californica by Serotonin and FMRFamide Induced Alteration of Histone Acetylation and Chromatin Structure

Syed, Shahla Firdos (16)
Development of a Program to Trace and Analyze Atherosclerotic Plaque in Magnetic Resonance Images

Tatka, Jakub (17)
Effect of the Soybean Isoflavone Genistein on Clonogenicity and Clonal Growth of Breast Carcinoma MCF-7 Cells

Waksman, Jeff Lawrence (17)
Simulating the Effects of Dicarbon Hexafluoride on the Martian Atmosphere

Wolff, John Arlington (18)
Determinants of Creatine/Androstenedione Usage and Supplementation Among High School Students
Bay Shore
  Bay Shore High School
Palermo, Edmund Francis (17)
Improving the Properties of Polymer Blends with Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
Bayport
  Bayport-Blue Point High School
Bright, Molly Gallogly (17)
Characterizing Turbid Media Using Mueller Matrix Images
Bedford
  Fox Lane High School
Lee, Olivia (17)
Potential Interactions Between Drosophila Torsin-like Protein and Aggregating Proteins
Bellmore
  John F. Kennedy High School
Wagner, Michael Jacob (17)
Characterization of New Auxin-resistant Mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana
  W.C. Mepham Senior High School
Jozkowski, Kristen Nicole (17)
Relationships Among Caloric Intake, Calorie Compensation & Fat Intake on the Development of Obesity in Prepubescent Children

Patel, Mayur (17)
Effects of Developmental, Physiological, Biomechanical, and Environmental Factors on Leaf Function, Morphology, and Evolution

Peters, William Charles (17)
Effects of Injector Core Opening Size on Blockerless Engine Thrust Reverser Technology

Pope, Patricia Anne (17)
Isolation of Mitogen-activated Protein Kinases in Beta vulgaris
Brewster
  Brewster High School
Macreery, William Frank (17)
A Timing-oriented Model of Avian Song Learning
Briarcliff Manor
  Briarcliff Manor High School
Lean, Richard C. (17)
Physics and Performance Optimization of Electric Paper
Bronx
  Bronx High School of Science
Buchinsky, Natalie Sara (17)
Induction of Early Lesions in Ovarian Carcinoma

Kim, Paul (17)
Contribution of Electro-Osmosis to Fluid Transport Across Corneal Endothelium

Li, Suhan (18)
Surface-induced Coherence in Atomic Flourescence Decay Rates

Montero, Jose (17)
Characterization of 2944, a laf Mutant ofArabidopsis Disrupted in the Capacity for Phytochrome a Signal Transduction

Parihar, Raminder Kaur (17)
Glutamate Receptor Subtype 1 May Contribute to Toxicity in Dopaminergic Neurons

Yae, Sophia S. (17)
Novel and Cost-Efficient Application of Cyclic Voltammetry: Determination of Mercury Levels in Fish
  Horace Mann School
Rapoport, Ezra Jacob (18)
Pattern Detection in Quasi-periodic Waveforms: Application to Speech Compression
Brooklyn
  Brooklyn Technical High School
Espinoza, Oswald Ivan (17)
Children's Short-term Memory Retrieval Abilities in Relation to the Content of Information

Li, Wanqing (17)
Adaptive and Active LSB Image Steganography
  Edward R. Murrow High School
Gupta, Anurag (17)
Sonochemical Synthesis of II-VI Semiconductor Nanocrystallites and their Characterization
  Midwood High School at Brooklyn College
Ahmed, Tahir (17)
Molecular Modeling and the Identification of Functional Domains of a New Adhesive Molecule in Inflammatory Thrombosis

Hamill, Jonathan Paul (17)
Analysis of the Dental Pathologies Affecting Ancient Sirmium

Kapelner, Adam David (17)
Brain Activity Due to Intravenous Secretin Infusion and Its Pharmacological Value in the Treatment of Autism

Lai, Irene (17)
New Catalysts by Combining Lipases with Organometallics and Their Use for the Preparation of Novel Bioresorbable Polyesters

Ruderfer, Daniel (17)
Paleopathological Analysis of the Vertebral Remains of Sirmium Locality 26

Won, Elena Kim (17)
Potentiation of Estrogen's Genomic Effects by Non-genomic Effects: Ex-vivo Study in A Neuroblastoma Cell Line
Burnt Hills
  Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School
Partyka, Olivia Alexsandra (17)
Testing of a Measurement Probe Designed to Analyze the Ag Cap Layer and Its Interactions with YBCO Superconductors Fabricated by Pulsed Laser Deposition and Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition
Cedarhurst
  Lawrence High School
Behm, Alan (17)
Alumina Ceramic Foam: A New Method for Cleaning Oil Spills

Frank, Tiffany Lynn (17)
Am I my Brother's Keeper? Birth Order as a Factor Influencing Intelligence, Achievement and Work Ethic

Levine, Stacey Cara (17)
Building Blocks or Barbie Dolls? Gender as a Predictor of Mathematical Aptitude and Achievement as Determined by Random Number Generation

Malinowski, Beth Lauren (17)
Evidence of a Hereditary Component in Intermediate Hybrid Behavior of a Cercocebus torquatus atys x Mandrillus sphinx Hybrid

Rowsey, Nicole Lisa (17)
Use of Education in the Reduction of Inmate Recidivism

Strauss, Kelly Morgan (17)
Assessing Male Influence on Female Body Image

Woolfe, Zachary Edward (17)
Proximity, Belief in the Law of Small Numbers, and Perception of Cancer Cluster Risk
Cold Spring Hrbr
  Cold Spring Harbor High School
Kleiner, Ariel Jacob (17)
Distribution of the Difference Between the Maximum and Minimum Cell Counts in the Combinatorial Occupancy Arrangements
Commack
  Commack High School
Hung, Christina (17)
Synthesis of Novel Taxoid-Porphyrin Conjugates SB-T-110711, SB-T-110712, SB-T-110713 for Cancer Chemotherapy
Dix Hills
  Half Hollow Hills High School East
Rooney, Joseph Thomas (18)
Mathematical Models for the Simulation of the Mechanics of Bioterrorism-induced Epidemics
Dobbs Ferry
  Our Lady of Victory Academy
Vano, Stephanie Ann (17)
Induction of Angiogenesis in Three-dimensional Matrices
East Amherst
  Williamsville High School East
Cheng, Wayne Yuen (17)
Comparative Analysis of Stem Vascular Development in the Wild Type and Mutants of Maize (Zea mays L.)
East Hampton
  East Hampton High School
Sullivan, Alexandra Joan (17)
Isolation, Purification, and Structure Elucidation of Biologically Active Compounds from a Marine Sediment-derived Actinomycete
East Setauket
  Ward Melville High School
Adzic, Vladislav (17)
A Flexible Algorithm for Neurite Image Reconstruction and Model Generation

Arjomand, Minou (17)
Are Attachment Relationships the Prototype for Adolescent Relationships?

Djuric, Vladimir (17)
Analysis of Gamma-ray Burst Photon Count Data by Continuously Time-varying Poisson and Bernoulli Models

Kahanda, Rahal (17)
Promotion of Bony Ingrowth by Frequency and Pressure Specific Fluid Flow Stimulation

Laufer, Michael Robert (17)
Gamma-ray Bursts: X-ray and Optical Band Afterglow Decay of Dark Bursts and the Fireball Model

Li, Yang (17)
Discovery of a Unique Protective Epitope on Outer Surface Protein C of Lyme Disease Agent Borrelia burgdorferi: Implications for First OspC Peptide Vaccine

Milnor, Thomas A. (17)
Creation of an Infinite Series of Non-trivial Knots Characterized by Trivial Conway Polynomials

Oleszak, Lukasz K (17)
Using Computer Aided Speckle Interferometry to Determine Regional Deformation in the Beating Rabbit Heart
Forest Hills
  Forest Hills High School
Cheung, Eric H (17)
Bayesian Estimation of Levy Process Volatility in Black-Scholes Model for Option Pricing
Fresh Meadows
  Saint Francis Preparatory School
Lin, Albert King (17)
A Survey of the Public Chandra Data Archive (CDA) in Search of Serendipitous X-ray Pulsars

Milcetic, Maria Renee Anne (17)
Effects of ALPHA-Synuclein on Neuromelanin Formation: Implications for Parkinson's Disease
Garden City
  Garden City Senior High School
Catalano, Lisa Marie (17)
Effect of HIV on the Adhesion of Leukocytes to the Extracellular Matrix of Transgenic Cells
Great Neck
  Great Neck North High School
Farzan-Kashani, Raphael (17)
Identification of Tripartite Motif 9 as Novel Onconeural Antigen Implicated in the Pathogenesis of Paraneoplasia-associated Autoimmune Neurological Degeneration
  Great Neck South High School
Cohen, Leslie Erin (17)
Presence of the Golden Ratio (Phi) in Facial Proportions of Ancient Egyptian Mummies and Famous Western Portraits: Two-year Study of the Connection Between Perceptions of Beauty and Mathematics

Kim, Angela Soeun (17)
HIV-1 gp120 Increases Ligand-dependent Transcriptional Activation of Estrogen Receptors

Kim, Grace Yun (17)
DNA-Binding Properties of Hemolysin II Regulatory Protein

Rafii, Daniel (18)
Recruitment of Bone Marrow-derived Stem Cells Are Essential for Tumor Growth
  John L. Miller-Great Neck North High School
Cadieu, Ian Leslie (17)
Megnetically Generated Light Pulses for Use in Fiber Optic Communications

Gordon, Rebecca Jacobs (17)
Comparative Computer-assisted Analysis of Resting Tremor in Parkinson's Disease Patients

Hersh, Sarah Lindsay (17)
The Relationship Between Apparent Spatial Orientation and Perceived Albedo

Leiberman, David Ethan (17)
Forecasting Neuronal Death: Evidence for an Active Zn2+ Transporter in Mammalian Cortical Cells that can Be Noninvasively Monitored Through Application of a Self-referencing Zinc-selective Microelectrode

Willcox, David (17)
Application of Genetic Algorithms in the Development of the Gamma Ray Positioning Algorithm for the Segmented Germanium Detector Array at the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory
Guilderland Center
  Guilderland Central High School
Sahoo, Anshuman (17)
Improvements in Therapeutic Gain by Optimization of Dose Distribution for High Dose-Rate Intracavitary Brachytherapy for Gynecological Cancer
Hewlett
  George W. Hewlett High School
Rudolph, Stephanie Ruth (18)
Perceptions of Self, Peer Interactions and Their Relationship to the Victim-Bully Cycle Among High School Students

Trivedi, Premal Shriprakash (16)
Isolation of Phy2 in Ceratopteris richardii and Analysis of Sequential Homology in Phytochrome Gene Families
Hicksville
  Hicksville Senior High School
Jacob, Vinitha Anne (17)
DNA Electrophoresis Without Topological Constraints
Jericho
  Jericho Senior High School
Kothari, Dhruva Kumar (17)
Effect of Acridine Orange on the Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Channel

Robbins, David Adam (17)
Effect of Animal Assisted Therapy on Physiological and Psychological Measures in a Population of a Chronic Skilled Nursing Facility

Shum, Elaine (17)
Combined Effects of Herpes Viral Oncolytic Therapy and Chemotherapy in the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer

Spielfogel, Bari (17)
The Busguard: A Child Safety Device for School Buses
Katonah
  John Jay High School
Ossher, Joel Philip (18)
Creation of a Perfect Computer Player for Three-dimensional Tic-Tac-Toe

Ruby, Brian Price (18)
Growth Mechanisms of Carbon Nanotubes and Their Use as Novel Nanoprobes in the Future Analysis of Genetically-engineered HIV Envelope Glycoproteins

Tschorn, Jennifer O. (17)
Action of Indole-3-carbinol in Breast Cancer
Kings Park
  Kings Park High School
Amendola, Peter William (18)
Design and Construction of Optimized Optical Tweezers

Beiger, Jason James (17)
Design and Synthesis of Anticancer Taxoid-Porphyrin Conjugate SB-T-1103001
Lake Ronkonkoma
  Sachem High School
Chin, Cassandra Wai-Chee (17)
Do the Groundcovers Ajuga reptans and Vinca minor Have Allelopathic Effects?

Ray, Christopher (18)
Effect of Chirality on the Elastic Properties of Carbon Nanotubes
Lawrence
  Rambam Mesivta
Bronner, Mordechai Joseph (17)
Improving Adhesion at Polymeric Interfaces Containing Carbon Black
Levittown
  Division Avenue High School
Gomez, Leonardo (17)
Probiotics, the Killing Agent Found Inside Leaves
Locust Valley
  Locust Valley High School
Ehrenberg, Michael Jeffrey (17)
Expression of Metal Binding Proteins in Transgenic Algae
Malverne
  Malverne Senior High School
Korber, Jonathan E. (17)
Tornado Occurrences and Their Relationships to Latitude and Sunspot Activity
Manhasset
  Manhasset High School
Ayarza, Elisa Lauren (17)
Choosing a Doctor: Does Affirmative Action Matter?

Giovine, Allegra Elizabeth (18)
Relational vs. Positional Female Social Behavior in Same-Sex and Mixed-Sex Competitive Academic Situations

Lii, Jonathan (17)
Cross Cultural Doll Study of Young Ethnic Chinese Females in Tawnier and the United States

Musalo, Raymond Michael (17)
Characterization of the Imprinted Gene Ipl

Wang, Winston (17)
Determination of Thrombopoietin Production Sites Among Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells
New Hyde Park
  Herricks Senior High School
Cook, Jonathan Steven (17)
Efficacy of Electromagnetic Induction Without Inductive Loading as a Means of Achieving Magnetic Levitation

Yan, Yu (17)
Effect of Starvation and Infection on the Ability of Tribolium Beetles to Detect the Parasite Hymenolepis diminuta
  New Hyde Park Memorial High School
Rhindress, Kathryn Marie (16)
Masses of Black Holes in X-ray Binaries
New Rochelle
  New Rochelle High School
Fanelli, Benjamin (18)
Quantitative Analysis of the Kochen Specker No-Go Theorem in Three Dimensional Space Using Computer Simulations to Find the Smallest Solution that Maintains the Contradiction Between Noncontextuality and Value Definiteness

Halperin, Anthony Lionel (17)
Downregulation of Anti-Apoptotic Proteins, PKC-a and Bcl-2,by Antisense Phosphorothioate Oligonucleotides and Their Effects on the Cellular Viability of T24 Bladder, PC3 and DU145 Prostate Cancer Cells
  New Rochelle High School #3
Provenzano, Frank Anthony (17)
Effect of Electrode Composition and Distance in Producing Striations in the Positive Column of a Glow Discharge Tube Plasma
New York
  Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School
Greisman, Laura Rose (17)
Structural Sexual Demorphisms in a Weakly Discharging Electric Fish (Gnathonemus petersii)
  Stuyvesant High School
Blackman, David Lawrence (17)
Design Pattern Analysis in Web Development: A Database Content Description Language Using XML and Perl

Boyar, Daniel Choy (17)
Hebbian Coincidence Detection by Voltage-gated Calcium Channels in Dendritic Spines

Ernst, Philip Andrew (17)
Numerical Simulations of Magnetic Field Distributions from Radio-frequency Coils for Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Gronim, William Wesley (17)
Efficient Resource Location on Distributed, Heterogeneous Networks Through Dynamic Creation of Sub-Networks

He, Jane (17)
Influence of Duration on the Detection Thresholds of Global Structure in Glass Patterns

Ho, Vivian C. (17)
Expert and Novice Differences in Perception of Musical Tones

Hsu, Jukay (17)
Relationship Between Effort and Preference Towards Deterministic and Stochastic Rewards

Krepkin, Konstantin (17)
Higher-order Statistics of Visual Textures: Implications of Scaling and Occlusion

Lee, Moon Hee (18)
Combining Orientations to Identify Letters

Leung, Albert W. (17)
Model of Light-affected Coupling in Oscillators of the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus

Li, Lei Billy (17)
Blockade of ERK Signaling Selectively Sensitizes Human Tumor Cells to Ecteinascidin 743 Through Enhancing Dissipation of Mitochondria Membrane Potential Triggered by ET 743-generated Reactive Oxygen Species

Liang, Yan Xiang (18)
Readers Beware! Effects of Visual Noise on the Channel for Reading

Mundi, Prabhjot Singh (17)
HIV-1 Vaccine Development: The V3-Loop Domain

Rozenblyum, Nikita (17)
Nullhomotopic Knots in Real Projective Space

Xu, Lixin (17)
Contextual Effects of Implicit Priming on Perceptual Identification
  The Brearley School
Tschumi, Ariane Isabelle (17)
Intragenomic Deletions Between Direct DNA Repeats as a Factor Contributing to the Genetic Diversity of the Human Pathogen Heliobacter pylori
Northport
  Northport High School
Raince, Jagdeep Kour (18)
Effect of the Inhibition of Tbx5 Protein Expression on ANF Expression in Xenopus laevis

Zarrabi, Ali John (17)
Inhibition of Membrane-bound Neutrophil Elastase as an Anti-Metastatic Strategy: In Vitro Study
Oceanside
  Oceanside High School
Degen, Natasha Theresa (17)
Genetic and Physiological Characterization of the D1-18 and D1-21 Auxin-resistant Mutants of Arabidopsis thaliana

Gordon, David (17)
Determination of Radiation Induced Chromosomal Aberrations in Cells Deficient for ATM Function
Old Westbury
  The Wheatley School
Ames, John Keith (17)
Differential Elliptic Flow: Using New Constraints On the Incompressibility Constant for Nuclear Matter

Ip, Chee-Ling Francoise (18)
Possible Role of L-glutamate as a Desensitizing Odor for Florida Spiny Lobsters Panulirus argus

Jia, Sherman (18)
Synthesis and Analysis of Molybdenum Oxide Nanostructures Created via Water-soluble Polymers and Organic Molecules

Mehta, Sahil Viplov (17)
Mechanical Testing of EPON SU-8, a High Aspect Ratio Resist for Microelectromechanical Systems Using Scanning Interferometry with Electron Microscope

Taylor, Brian Richard (17)
A Tree Grows in Psychology: A Novel Phylo-Evolutionary Approach to Correlating Personality as a Function of Nonverbal Intelligence
Orangeburg
  Tappan Zee High School
Barak, Michael (17)
Effect of North Atlantic Oscillation on Atlantic Hurricanes

Rosenwasser, Charles Forth (17)
Inflammatory Effect of Titanium Distal Radius Plates on Canine Tendons
Ossining
  Ossining High School
Fitzpatrick, Matthew Alexander (17)
Effects of Specific Motivational Strategies in Conjuction with Locus of Control on Performance Improvement

Hall, Arthur Samuel (17)
Comparison Between the Extrasolar Planet System and an Unbiased Sample

Nandyala, Anil (16)
Photoyield Optimization in Organic Scintillators
Plainview
  Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School
Drayer, Courtney (17)
Petrographic and Geochemical Analysis of Mesozoic Fossils to Evaluate Potential for Direct Dating with Emphasis on Uranium
Pleasantville
  Pleasantville High School
Tom, Jessica Tang (17)
Effects of Age and Nitrogen on the Reproductive Allocation of Ipomoea nil
Port Washington
  Paul D. Schreiber Senior High School
Ly, Erin Kathryn (17)
Alzheimer's Disease With and Without Lewy Bodies: Synergy of Co-existing Pathologies

Zankel, Bradley Metnick (17)
Comparative Efficiency of Mutual Exclusions Algorithms
Rochester
  Aquinas Institute
Keegan, Joshua Matthew (17)
Numerical Modeling of Optical Parametric Chirped Pulse Amplification to Design a Petawatt Laser Front End
Rockville Centre
  South Side High School
Melillo, Katherine (18)
Expression of the Auxin-related Genes BA3-GUS and SAUR-GUS in Adult Plants of Arabidopsis thaliana

Stahl, Jessica Randi (17)
Development of a Movement Analysis Instrument and Its Application to Test the Effect of Different Music Styles on Freedom of Body Movement
Roslyn Heights
  Roslyn High School
Arduini, Monica (17)
Hicks, Rednecks, and Yuppies: Regional Stereotypes Within the United States

Kanis, Margaux Jenna (17)
Construction of Gene-targeting Fragments for Generation of DBC2 Knockout Mice

Repole, Christopher Michael (17)
Effect of Race on Middle School Children's Perceptions of Social Distance
Rye
  Rye Country Day School-Upper School
McClure, Douglas Templeton (17)
Real-Time Feedback for a Laser Pointing System
Sayville
  Sayville High School
Hahn, Katherine J. (17)
Efficacy of a Simple Screening Question in Ascertaining the Prevalence of Cognitive Deficits and Depression in Peri-menopausal Women
Shoreham
  Shoreham-Wading River High School
Vairavamurthy, Jenanan Prakasha (15)
Mineralization of Bone: Probing the Early Mineral Phases Using Infrared Microspectroscopy
Smithtown
  Smithtown High School
Glick, Alexander Farrell (17)
Development of a Method to Determine the Invasive Potential of Plant Species

Ho, Amy (17)
Abandoned Scrub Oak Gall Refugia: Biodiversity Analysis in the Dwarf Pine Barrens of West Hampton Beach, Long Island

Kaszuba, Stephanie (18)
Fibronectin Fibrillogenesis on Sulfonated Polystyrene Surfaces: Properties of Synthetic Protein Growth
Spring Valley
  Ramapo Senior High School
Fajardo, Vanessa Cruz (17)
Induction of M30 Protein Triggers Epithelial Cell Proliferation: A Mechanism for Conversion to Cancer

Lee, Frank (17)
Implications of Intrinsic Brightness vs. Redshift in Gamma-ray Bursts
Suffern
  Suffern High School
Krishnan, Shekar (16)
Turmeric from Various Sources Around the World: Identification and Tentative Characterization of an Unknown Yellow Component

Shanbhag, Neha Shekhar (17)
Effective Pain Management Using a New Modified Drug Delivery System
Syosset
  Syosset High School
Breidbart, Emily Nicole (17)
Comparison of Parental and Sibling Perceptions of the Sibling Relationship in Families of Children with Autism and Families of Typically Developing Children

Miu, Kevin (18)
Adaptive Topographical Handwriting Recognition Utilizing Eight Directional Codes

Ruderman, Joshua Thomas (17)
Spectroscopy in Orion's Belt: Discovery of New Stars

Schoer, Rebecca Allyson (17)
Gene Expression Profiling Reveals Novel Pathways Angiogenesis

Tobias, David Elliot (17)
Investigation of the Material Properties of Electrochromic WO3 Thin Films
West Islip
  West Islip High School
Goodrich, Kristen Ann (17)
Influence of Common Organic Nitrogen Species Introduced by Groundwater Underflow on Aureococcus anophagefferens and Competing Phytoplankton
West Nyack
  Clarkstown High School South
Chin, Christopher Mark (17)
Detecting Cosmetic Treatments on Hair Fibers Through Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
White Plains
  White Plains High School
Jacob, Kevin James (17)
Chemical and Physical Properties of Copper Acetylides (R-C=C-Cu)

Rubin, Joshua Aaron (17)
Influence of Peer Rejection on Views About Violence in a High School Adolescent Population
Yorktown Heights
  Yorktown High School
Chen, Sarah (17)
Optimization of Indium Oxide/Silicon Dioxide/Silicon Solar Cell Operation
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