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64th Year Connecticut Science Fair www.ctsciencefair.org 2012 Final Report Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT March 13-17 Connecticut Science Fair Association All-volunteer Connecticut non-profit organization Affiliate of the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair

64th Connecticut Science Fair Quinnipiac University Hamden March 13-17, 2012 Connecticut Science Fair Association, Inc Cromwell, Connecticut

Publication of the Connecticut Science Fair Association, Inc. April 2012

64th Connecticut Science Fair TABLE OF CONTENTS Awards... ( 1-52) Life Sciences 1000 series - 7th and 8th grade team... 3 2000 series - 7th grade... 5 2500 series - 8th grade... 9 3000 series - 9 thru 12th grade... 13 3500 series - 9 thru 12th grade team... 22 Physical Sciences 4000 series - 7th and 8th grade team... 24 5000 series - 7th grade... 28 5500 series - 8th grade... 32 6000 series - 9 thru 12th grade... 38 6500 series - 9 thru 12th grade team... 47 Summary Tables Regular Categories... 50 Special Categories... 51 Statistics Plus... (53-74) Fair Data... 55 Historical Data... 57 School Tracking... 58 Returning Students... 61 Beyond CSF... 63 ISEF Competitors... 64 I-SWEEEP Competitors... 69 GENIUS Competitors... 72 Indexes... (75-86) Schools... 77 Regional/City Fairs... 79 Independent/Homeschooled Students... 79 Sponsors... 80 Students... 82 Next Fair... 86 WEB SITES CSF... http://www.ctsciencefair.org ISEF... http://www.societyforscience.org/isef 2012 ISEF... http://www.societyforscience.org/intelisef2012 I-SWEEEP... http://www.isweeep.org GENIUS Olympiad... http://www.geniusolympiad.org 2012 Final Report

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AWARDS Life Sciences FORMAT KEY Project No. Category Title SchTown School Teacher Regional/City Fair Student Hometown Grade Awards Honors Sponsor Sponsor Award Life Sciences 1001 LT Is Your Daphnia Hopped Up On Caffeine? Bridgeport, Park City Prep Charter School, Teacher - Mrs. Vicky Boudreau Genesis Moran, Bridgeport 7 Jania Oliver-White Bridgeport 7 Urban School Challenge Awards --- Middle School Finalist - Medallion and acrylic award 1002 LT Is it REALLY Blood? Danbury, St. Joseph School, Teacher - Jennifer Page Alex Christoforides, Danbury 7 John Mollenthiel Danbury 7 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- Finalist - Life Sciences Middle School Team - CSF Medallion & Acrylic Award 1003 LT Do magnets effect the growth of radishes? West Hartford, Solomon Schechter Day School, Teacher - Mrs. Varnum Mollie Gaudet, Bloomfield 7 Rachel Fiedler Newington 7 1004 LT Algae The Key to our Future Hartford, SS. Cyril and Methodius School, Teacher - Mrs. Powell Erika Diaz, Middletown 8 Susannah Orzechowski Wethersfield 8 1005 LT The Effectiveness of Natural Acne Products vs. Chemical Commercial Products Ridgefield, East Ridge Middle School, Teacher - Mrs. Sullivan Danbury Science Horizons Margaret Comer, Ridgefield 8 Gwen Byrne Ridgefield 8 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- Finalist - Life Sciences Middle School Team - CSF Medallion & Acrylic Award 1006 LT Do you know how much bacteria you are touching? Southington, Joseph A. DePaolo Middle School, Teacher - Mrs. Brostrom Rachel Dufresne, Southington 8 Grace Conklin Southington 8 1007 LT Environmental Effects Bethel, Bethel Middle School, Teacher - Mr. Reynolds Danbury Science Horizons Caroline Crouse, Bethel 7 Sara Pallas Bethel 7 1008 LT Weed Massacre Madison, Our Lady of Mercy School, Teacher - Mrs. Rosalie Zonder Megan Phillips, Madison 7 Elaine Lynders Guilford 7 1009 LT Strange Heights Middlebury, Memorial Middle School, Teacher - Mrs. Sachs Kaela Harris, Southbury 7 Dakota Cipriano Middlebury 7 CSF 2012 Final Report 3

AWARDS 1010 LT Testing the Effect of ph Levels of Polluted Fresh Water on Elodea Canadensis Life Span Newtown, St. Rose of Lima School, Teacher - Mrs. Dimon Danbury Science Horizons Lauren Cirone, Newtown 7 Anna Brubaker Southbury 7 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- Finalist - Life Sciences Middle School Team - CSF Medallion & Acrylic Award Alexion Biotechnology Awards --- 3rd Place- Biotechnology 7th grade- $100 & trophy 1011 LT One Nasty Fact Bridgeport, Cesar A. Batalla School, Teacher - Adam Bell Bridgeport Bridgeport Public Schools Daniela Arteaga, Bridgeport 7 Kelsie Santiago Bridgeport 7 1012 LT The Effect of Electromagnetic Fields on Scenedesmus Algae Cells Newtown, St. Rose of Lima School, Teacher - Mrs. Marde Dimon Danbury Science Horizons Katerina Ringes, Sandy Hook 8 Marina Renzi Newtown 8 Connecticut Science Supervisors Association --- $125 for a middle school project 1013 LT Can Pepsi Kill? Hamden, Hamden Middle School, Teacher - Deirdre Green Kayla Johnson, Hamden 7 Aakshi Agarwal Hamden 7 1014 LT Hydration Benefits with Fruits and Vegetables and Effect on Cell Absorption Orange, Southern Connecticut Hebrew Academy, Teacher - Karen Howell Devora Hodakov, New Haven 7 Batsheva Lipsker Stamford 7 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- 2nd Place- Life Sciences MS Team- $100 each & trophy and Invite Compete Broadcom MASTERS Alexion Biotechnology Awards --- 4th Place- Biotechnology 7th grade- trophy 1015 LT X-rays: Friend or Foe Guilford, E. C. Adams Middle School, Teacher - Mr. Cory Slifstein/ Anita M. Soucy Hannah Soucy, Guilford 7 Abigail Yerkes Guilford 7 1016 LT Harvesting Wild Yeast For Local Sourdough New Hartford, Montessori Middle School at Millstream Farm, Teacher - Caren Ross Una Shea, Litchfield 8 Brooke Hurst West Simsbury 8 Samantha Brady Thomaston Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- 3rd Place- Life Sciences MS Team- trophy and Invite to Compete Broadcom MASTERS 1017 LT The Effects of Global Warming on Marine Life Plantsville, John F. Kennedy Middle School, Teacher - Mrs. Pepin Kimberly Stafko, Southington 7 Alexa Maddalena Southington 7 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- Finalist - Life Sciences Middle School Team - CSF Medallion & Acrylic Award Alexion Biotechnology Awards --- Finalist - Biotechnology 7h grade - CSF Medallion & Acrylic Award National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration --- Certificate, medallion, and $50 gift card to Amazon given by CSF 1018 LT Eco-friendly, Equally Effective? Stamford, Trailblazers Academy, Teacher - Jessica Maneyapanda Ebboni Lloyd, Stamford 7 Shanice Silpot Stamford 7 Ashley Prawl Stamford 7 1019 LT The Mighty Houseplant Pawcatuck, St. Michael School, Teacher - Mr. DeNoia Kelly Giffault, Stonington 7 Paige Giffault Stonington 7 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- Finalist - Life Sciences Middle School Team - CSF Medallion & Acrylic Award Connecticut College-Biological and Botany Department --- $100 for excellence in the biological sciences Air and Waste Management Association, Connecticut Chapter --- $100 Junior, Environmental Research, air pollution related Connecticut Valley Biological Supply Company, Inc. --- $50 Gift Certificate 4 Connecticut Science Fair

Life Sciences 1020 LT Say Cheese Hartford, Classical Magnet School, Teacher - Ms. P. Koenig Clare DiMaiolo, Tolland 7 Sarah Stevenson East Hartford 7 1021 LT What Medium Gathers the Most Molusk Mucus? West Hartford, Solomon Schechter Day School, Teacher - Barbara Varnum Yaakov Schectman, Windsor 7 Gabriel Silver West Hartford 7 1022 LT Analysis of Omega Oils as Cancer Inhibitors and Antioxidants plus Effect on Cell Bioavailability Orange, Southern Connecticut Hebrew Academy, Teacher - Mrs. Karen Howell Rivka Kantor, Westport 8 Bracha Hecht Orange 8 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- 1st Place- Life Sciences MS Team- $100 each & trophy and Invite to Compete Broadcom MASTERS 1024 LT The Battle of Lung Capacity Southington, Joseph A. DePaolo Middle School, Teacher - Sharon Brostrom Megan Enright, Southington 8 Morgan Shubert Southington 8 1025 LT Drastic Plastics Stamford, Trailblazers Academy, Teacher - Jessica Maneyapanda Timothy Smith-Val, Stamford 7 Imani Morgan Stamford 7 1026 LT Colorful Choices Norwalk, Roton Middle School, Teacher - John Skopp Norwalk Norwalk Public Schools Isabel Vineyard, Norwalk 7 Olivia Fassett Norwalk 7 1027 LT Hidden Horrors: Do Germs Lurk in Our School? Danbury, St. Joseph School, Teacher - Mrs. J. Page Michael Casino, Brewster 7 Rachel Hewitt Danbury 7 Alexion Biotechnology Awards --- Finalist - Biotechnology 7h grade - CSF Medallion & Acrylic Award 1028 LT Run Run Run! Middlebury, Memorial Middle School, Teacher - Mrs. Sachs Michael Pierce, Southbury 7 Jackson Morris Middlebury 7 2001 L7 Battling Bacteria of the Mouth Forestville, St. Matthew School, John Allen, Burlington 7 Teacher - Danielle Ricci 2002 L7 Reduce! Reuse! Recycle! - The Biodegradable Factor Milford, St. Gabriel School, Teacher - Mr. Schnakenberg Jesse Greene, Milford 7 2003 L7 Depleting Oyster Population: Alarming Coincidence, or CO2? Westport, Avdiu Home School, Teacher - Opala Avdiu Homeschooled Aishah Avdiu, Westport 7 2004 L7 Environmental Acidity and Bioluminescent Algae Avon, Talcott Mountain Academy, Teacher - John Pellino Abigail Marmer-Adams, Colebrook 7 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- Finalist - Life Sciences 7th grade - CSF Medallion & Acrylic Award 2012 Final Report 5

AWARDS 2005 L7 In which of the three environments does a green banana ripen the fastest? Newington, St. Mary School, Teacher - Mrs. Giantonio Angel Zohrabian, West Hartford 7 2006 L7 Affects of Phosphorus on Growth of Azolla. Norwalk, The Montessori Middle School, Teacher - Carolyn Stenerson Katherine Fennell, Wilton 7 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- 1st Place- Life Sciences 7th grade- $200 & trophy and Invitation to Compete Broadcom MASTERS 2007 L7 Peel Power Bridgeport, Thurgood Marshall Middle School, Teacher - Carmen Andrews Jonathan Siveyer, Monroe 7 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- Finalist - Life Sciences 7th grade - CSF Medallion & Acrylic Award Urban School Challenge Awards --- 1st Place Middle School - $300 and Trophy, Medallion and Project Oceanology s Ocean Camp Alexion Biotechnology Awards --- 2nd Place- Biotechnology 7th grade- $200 & trophy 2008 L7 Food is Fuel Middlebury, Memorial Middle School, Scarlet Broderick, Middlebury 7 Teacher - Mrs. Sachs 2009 L7 Is My Water Potable Avon, Talcott Mountain Academy, Max Nobel, Avon 7 Teacher - Tom Noonan 2010 L7 Total Suspended Solids on Waste Water New Britain, Sacred Heart School, Teacher - Mrs. Kornas Mateusz Gaciarz, New Britain 7 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- Finalist - Life Sciences 7th grade - CSF Medallion & Acrylic Award 2011 L7 The Efficacy of Bleach as a Disinfectant Madison, Our Lady of Mercy School, Teacher - Rosalie Zonder Nicole Bonadies, Branford 7 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- Finalist - Life Sciences 7th grade - CSF Medallion & Acrylic Award 2012 L7 Watch it Rot New Haven, Worthington Hooker Middle School, Khadija Hussain, New Haven 7 Teacher - Mr. Jones 2013 L7 The-Eco-Friendly Diaper Landfill Design The Type of Cloth Versus the Rate of Decomposition Kensington, St. Paul School, Teacher - Bethany Perzanowski Elizabeth Lopreiato, New Britain 7 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- 2nd Place- Life Sciences 7th grade- $100 & trophy and Invite to Compete Broadcom MASTERS Meyerand Young Woman Scientist Awards --- $300 cash - Middle School Life Sciences 2014 L7 Which brand of Orange Juice Has More Vitamin C? Westbrook, Westbrook Middle School, Teacher - Mrs. Lepore Caitlin McNary, Westbrook 7 6 Connecticut Science Fair

Life Sciences 2015 L7 Effect of Fertilizer on Algal Growth Greens Farms, Greens Farms Academy, Claudia Bernstein, Westport 7 Teacher - Sara Campolettano 2016 L7 Rain...Runoff...Ramifications? East Granby, East Granby Middle School, Teacher - Mr. Langan Jonathan Kelly, East Granby 7 Ricoh Corporation/Society for Science & the Public --- Certificate, Lapel Pin,$50 gift card to Amazon given by CSF 2017 L7 Can homeopathic solutions inhibit the growth of Group A Streptococcus bacteria? Windsor, Madina Academy, Teacher - Aisha Seyal Amira Elfeky, Simsbury 7 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- Finalist - Life Sciences 7th grade - CSF Medallion & Acrylic Award Alexion Biotechnology Awards --- 5th Place- Biotechnology 7th grade- trophy 2018 L7 Ants, Glucose, Diabetes...Huh? Guilford, E. C. Adams Middle School, Teacher - Ms. Arnold Manik Jayawardena, Guilford 7 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- Finalist - Life Sciences 7th grade - CSF Medallion & Acrylic Award 2019 L7 When Your Sniffer Snoozes Plantsville, John F. Kennedy Middle School, Nickolina Doran, Southington 7 Teacher - Pamela Pepin 2020 L7 Should We Be Going Bananas?! The Study of Ocean and Freshwater Acidification and its Harmful Effect on the Shells of Aquatic Organisms and the Evaluation of a Banana-Derived Additive to Reduce It. Trumbull, St. Catherine of Siena School, Teacher - Mrs. Kelly Collins Abigail Kelly, Shelton 7 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- 5rd Place- Life Sciences 7th grade- trophy 2021 L7 Frog Peptides Vs. Bacteria Avon, Talcott Mountain Academy, Devon Bierut, Windsor 7 Teacher - Mr. Pellino 2022 L7 One Dog s Poop, Another Man s Treasure. New Haven, Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School, Teacher - Mrs. Cichus Brian Brigham, Orange 7 Alexion Biotechnology Awards --- Finalist - Biotechnology 7h grade - CSF Medallion & Acrylic Award The Children s Museum --- 1 family 4-Pack of Admission Passes to the Children s Museum 2023 L7 Hydroponic Tomatoes Norwalk, The Montessori Middle School, Teacher - Carolyn Stenerson Olivia Pritchard, Fairfield 7 Institute of Food Technologists, Nutmeg Section --- $50 award + invitation to dinner 2024 L7 Music and Its Effect on Reading Speed West Hartford, Solomon Schechter Day School, Sydney Weiser, West Hartford 7 Teacher - Barbara Varnum 2012 Final Report 7

AWARDS 2025 L7 Think Fast Westbrook, Westbrook Middle School, Teacher - Ms. Lepore Jason Matunas, Westbrook 7 American Psychological Association --- Certificate, $50 gift card to Amazon given by CSF 2026 L7 How Plants React to Different Types of Music During Growth Greens Farms, Greens Farms Academy, Teacher - Sara Campolettano John Ong, Norwalk 7 2027 L7 How What We Eat for Breakfast Affects Schoolwork, Mood, Wakefulness, and Energy Throughout the Morning. Norwalk, The Montessori Middle School, Teacher - Carolyn Stenerson Jonas Lustbader, Weston 7 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- 4th Place- Life Sciences 7th grade- trophy and Invite to Compete Broadcom MASTERS 2028 L7 The Sugar Substitution Hartford, Classical Magnet School, Hayley Bissonnette, Hartford 7 Teacher - R. Kaluzny-Blaszczyk 2030 L7 How Does Caffeine Effect the Heart Danbury, St. Joseph School, Teacher - Mrs. Page Wes Gannon, Danbury 7 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- 3rd Place- Life Sciences 7th grade- $100 & trophy and Invite to Compete Broadcom MASTERS U.S. Air Force --- Certificate, sport bag, speaker, organizer 2031 L7 Geotropism: Fact or Fake Newington, St. Mary School, Teacher - Mrs. Debbie Giantonio Kathryn Vassilopoulos, Rocky Hill 7 2032 L7 The Greenhouse Effect Guilford, E. C. Adams Middle School, Jake Moscarelli, Guilford 7 Teacher - Lynn Arnold 2033 L7 The Clean Water Project New Haven, Worthington Hooker Middle School, Teacher - Douglas Jones Yogasai Gazula, New Haven 7 Urban School Challenge Awards --- 3rd Place Middle School - $100 and Trophy, Medallion Environmental/ Energy Award- Urban Public School Student --- $100 Award for top environmental or alternative energy project from a New Haven public school 2034 L7 Does the time of day affect the performancce on a quiz? Middlebury, Memorial Middle School, Teacher - Randi Sachs Danielle Meyers, Southbury 7 2035 L7 Electricity from where? Danbury, St. Peter-Sacred Heart Upper School, Gabrielle Goldman, Danbury 7 Teacher - Gregory Capone 8 Connecticut Science Fair

Life Sciences 2501 L8 Rock the Brownfields Green: Food for Fungi Bridgeport, Thurgood Marshall Middle School, Teacher - Carmen Andrews Ann Hewitt, Fairfield 8 Audubon Connecticut & Arch Chemicals Environmental Awards --- MS Finalist - Audubon gifts, CSF Medallion, Acrylic award eesmarts/ct Energy Efficiency Fund Sustainable Resources and Practices Awards --- Middle School Finalist - Medallion and Acrylic Trophy 2502 L8 The Great Plains of Change Wilton, Middlebrook School, Jessica Kobsa, Wilton 8 Teacher - Victoria Madden 2503 L8 Teredo Navalis - A Population Density Study Bozrah, Fields Memorial School, Teacher - Mrs. E. Brown Nicholas Tatro, Bozrah 8 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- Finalist - Life Sciences 8th grade - CSF Medallion & Acrylic Award Audubon Connecticut & Arch Chemicals Environmental Awards --- MS Finalist - Audubon gifts, CSF Medallion, Acrylic award Long Island Sound Foundation, Inc. --- $500 Life Science/Environmental Science/Physical science Project Oceanology --- Individual - Book + 2 tickets, First Place Junior, check for $100, t-shirt Banning Family Life Science Award --- For excellence in invasive species research, $100 cash 2504 L8 The Effect of Rising Carbon Dioxide Levels on Plant Growth Greens Farms, Greens Farms Academy, Teacher - Sara Campolettano Mary-Louise Foster, Darien 8 2505 L8 How Does Different Water Solutions (Pollution) Affect Daphnia? Trumbull, Christian Heritage School, Teacher - Mrs. Oshin Stephen Bruno, Newtown 8 2506 L8 Balance Norwalk, West Rocks Middle School, Teacher - Sue Delong Vivain Conley, Norwalk 8 Connecticut Academy of Audiology --- $150 Cash Award Middle School- For Excellence in Audiology and Acoustics 2507 L8 Analysis of Local Watershed and River Contaminated Sediments, and Effect on River and Long Island Sound Waters Orange, Southern Connecticut Hebrew Academy, Teacher - Karen J Howell Hadassah Sessel, Orange 8 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- 2nd Place- Life Sciences 8th grade- $200 & trophy and Invite to Compete Broadcom MASTERS Audubon Connecticut & Arch Chemicals Environmental Awards --- MS Finalist - Audubon gifts, CSF Medallion, Acrylic award Office of Naval Research- U.S. Navy / U.S. Marine Corps --- Middle School- Certificate, $50 gift card to Amazon given by CSF Long Island Sound Foundation, Inc. --- $500 Life Science/Environmental Science/Physical science Southeastern New England Marine Educators --- $75 award and membership in SENEME - 1st Place Junior & T-Shirt Schoepfer Award for Excellence in Local Aquatic Science --- For excellence in a local water quality study, $100 cash The Maritime Aquarium Environmental Stewardship Award --- 1 year Family Membership, Family imax, Family Cruise. 2508 L8 Indicate your Vitamin C Bridgeport, Park City Magnet School, Teacher - Mrs. Simone Bridgeport Bridgeport Public Schools Jacqueline Anaeto, Bridgeport 8 2509 L8 Do Ambient Temperatures Affect Bat Mortality? Avon, Talcott Mountain Academy, Teacher - Tom Noonan Gwynne Domashinski, West Suffield 8 Audubon Connecticut & Arch Chemicals Environmental Awards --- 1st Place MS - $300, Trophy, Audubon gifts Yale Peabody Museum --- One year family membership 2012 Final Report 9

AWARDS 2510 L8 Distracted Driving Bethel, St. Mary School, Teacher - Ms. Conover Danbury Science Horizons Jack Garvey, Bethel 8 2511 L8 Can Wii Sports be a Form of Exercise? Norwalk, Ponus Ridge Middle School, Teacher - Christine Willman Norwalk Norwalk Public Schools Matthew Josephs, Norwalk 8 2512 L8 An Investigation Into Hydrogen-Producing Green Algae Greenwich, Eastern Middle School, Teacher - Brian Carstens Independent Paul Hansel, Old Greenwich 8 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- 3rd Place- Life Sciences 8th grade- $100 & trophy and Invite to Compete Broadcom MASTERS Barnes Aerospace Applied Technology Awards --- 3rd Place Middle School - $100 and Trophy, Medallion Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority Alternative/Renewable Energy Awards --- 3rd Place Middle School - $100 Cash and Trophy eesmarts/ct Energy Efficiency Fund Sustainable Resources and Practices Awards --- 1st Place Middle School - $500 Cash and Trophy Goodrich ISR Awards for Excellence In Engineering --- $1,000 Cash and plaque United Technologies Corporation Awards --- $500 in UTC Common Stock, Plaque, Backpack, Book, and Annual Report Alexion Biotechnology Awards --- 1st Place- Biotechnology 8th grade- $300 & trophy and Invitation Compete in Broadcom MASTERS 2513 L8 Out With Indigestion Windsor, St. Gabriel School, Teacher - Margaret Rosa Kirsten Mossberg, Windsor 8 Alexion Biotechnology Awards --- 5th Place- Biotechnology 8th grade- trophy 2514 L8 A More Efficient Way to Detect Schistosomiasis Avon, Talcott Mountain Academy, Teacher - John Lombardo Patrick Kage, Glastonbury 8 2515 L8 Polypropylene Oil Magnets: A comparison of this novel approach using ferrofluids to established methods of oil spill removal including OEMs, woodchips, hay, and compost. Windsor, Madina Academy, Teacher - Aisha Seyal Ayesha Khan, Windsor 8 Audubon Connecticut & Arch Chemicals Environmental Awards --- MS Finalist - Audubon gifts, CSF Medallion, Acrylic award eesmarts/ct Energy Efficiency Fund Sustainable Resources and Practices Awards --- Middle School Finalist - Medallion and Acrylic Trophy U.S. Air Force --- Certificate, sport bag, speaker, organizer 2516 L8 The Effect of Different Organic Materials on the Number of Ants Repelled Bethel, Bethel Middle School, Teacher - Mr. Labounty Danbury Science Horizons Nicolas Cazzaniga, Bethel 8 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- 5th Place- Life Sciences 8th grade- trophy and Invite to Compete Broadcom MASTERS Audubon Connecticut & Arch Chemicals Environmental Awards --- MS Finalist - Audubon gifts, CSF Medallion, Acrylic award Alexion Biotechnology Awards --- 4th Place- Biotechnology 8th grade- trophy and Invitation Compete in Broadcom MASTERS 2517 L8 Measuring Air Pockets in Store-Bought vs. Farm Fresh Eggs Greens Farms, Greens Farms Academy, Teacher - Sara Campolettano India Carpenter, Darien 8 2518 L8 Giggle, Giggle Bridgeport, High Horizons Magnet School, Teacher - Mrs. Scott-Thiam Bridgeport Bridgeport Public Schools Alexis Greene, Bridgeport 8 10 Connecticut Science Fair

Life Sciences 2519 L8 The Name Game: Boys vs. Girls Milford, St. Gabriel School, Teacher - Mr. Schnakenberg Brooke Hiatt, Milford 8 2520 L8 Musical Sociology: The Placebo Effect in Action Ridgefield, East Ridge Middle School, Teacher - Mr. Bozzuto Danbury Science Horizons Gwendolyn Ellis, Ridgefield 8 American Psychological Association --- Certificate, $50 gift card to Amazon given by CSF 2521 L8 The Effect of Vitamin D on Bone Recalcification Trumbull, Christian Heritage School, Teacher - Mrs. Oshin Valeria Sarmiento, Norwalk 8 2522 L8 The Dirt on Worms East Granby, East Granby Middle School, Teacher - Robert Paskiewicz Olivia Morris, East Granby 8 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- Finalist - Life Sciences 8th grade - CSF Medallion & Acrylic Award 2523 L8 Blood Pressure: Red Rising? Forestville, St. Matthew School, Olivia Kilbourne, Bristol 8 Teacher - Danielle Ricci 2524 L8 The Effects of Symphytum on Bone Cell Growth New Haven, Betsy Ross Arts Magnet School, Teacher - Mrs. MacDonald Evan Robison, Wallingford 8 Urban School Challenge Awards --- Middle School Finalist - Medallion and acrylic award 2525 L8 How Do Different Colors and Sizes Affect Memory Avon, Talcott Mountain Academy, Teacher - John Pellino Mark Shapiro, Glastonbury 8 Xerox Computer Science Awards --- 3rd Place Middle School- $100, Trophy, Medallion 2526 L8 Duped by Stroop Norwalk, West Rocks Middle School, Teacher - Mr. Mitchell Norwalk Norwalk Public Schools Erin Vallerie, Norwalk 8 2527 L8 Manufacturing and Biodegrading Bioplastics: Observing the speed of biodegradation of potato, rice, tapioca and corn starch based plastics. Windsor, Madina Academy, Teacher - Aisha Seyal Muhammad Ali, Windsor 8 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- 4th Place- Life Sciences 8th grade- trophy and Invite to Compete Broadcom MASTERS Audubon Connecticut & Arch Chemicals Environmental Awards --- 3rd Place MS- $100, Trophy, Audubon gifts eesmarts/ct Energy Efficiency Fund Sustainable Resources and Practices Awards --- 3rd Place Middle School - $200 Cash and Trophy Alexion Biotechnology Awards --- 3rd Place- Biotechnology 8th grade- $100 & trophy and Invitation Compete in Broadcom MASTERS Office of Naval Research- U.S. Navy / U.S. Marine Corps --- Middle School- Certificate, $50 gift card to Amazon given by CSF Talcott Mountain Science Center --- Founder s Award - $450 Saturday Mentorship Course at TMSC - Middle School Life Science Institute of Food Technologists, Nutmeg Section --- $50 award + invitation to dinner 2012 Final Report 11

AWARDS 2528 L8 Should We Doubt the Short and Stout? Bethel, Bethel Middle School, Teacher - Steven LaBounty Danbury Science Horizons Monisha Das, Bethel 8 2529 L8 Don t Drink and Drive Milford, St. Gabriel School, Sean Lonergan, Milford 8 Teacher - Mr. Schnakenberg / Mr. McGovern 2530 L8 GMO or no GMO Bridgeport, John Winthrop School, Teacher - Mr. Walsh Bridgeport Bridgeport Public Schools Timothy Graham, Bridgeport 8 Urban School Challenge Awards --- Middle School Finalist - Medallion and acrylic award CSF Board of Directors Award --- Certificate and $50 Amazon gift card given by CSF 2531 L8 Should a School Advertise more Sports or Academics Online? Newington, St. Mary School, Teacher - Mrs. Giantonio Andrew Kostka, Middletown 8 2533 L8 The Power of Suggestion: Flavor Wilton, Middlebrook School, Teacher - Victoria Madden Alexander Scaperotta, Wilton 8 2534 L8 Password Security Bozrah, Fields Memorial School, Teacher - Mrs. E. Brown Connor Provost, Bozrah 8 ATOMIC (Associated Teachers of Mathematics In CT) Mathematics Awards - with People s United Bank --- 1st Place Middle School- $150 from ATOMIC, and Trophy, $300 from People s United Bank Xerox Computer Science Awards --- 1st Place Middle School - $300, Trophy and Medallion IEEE, Connecticut Section --- $100 Honorable Mention 2535 L8 Grapefruit Juice or Gatorade, Which Has More Electrolytes? Danbury, St. Joseph School, Teacher - Mrs. Jennifer Page Ryan Anderson, Danbury 8 2536 L8 Does Facial Composition affect first impressions? Bridgeport, Bridgeport Hope School, Teacher - Abraham Deshotel Jasmeen Mohammed, Bridgeport 8 2537 L8 Make a Mummy Out of Me Forestville, St. Matthew School, Teacher - Danielle Ricci George Pittman, Bristol 8 Yale Peabody Museum --- Family six-pack of free passes to the Yale Peabody Museum 2538 L8 Are You Really Going to Eat That? Windsor, St. Gabriel School, Teacher - Miss Rosa Charlotte Tappenden, Windsor 8 2539 L8 Pharmaceutical and Herbal Antibiotic Effectiveness on Bacteria from Multiple Collection Sources East Granby, East Granby Middle School, Teacher - Ms. Scull Matthew Borsari, East Granby 8 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- Finalist - Life Sciences 8th grade - CSF Medallion & Acrylic Award 12 Connecticut Science Fair

Life Sciences 2540 L8 The Effects of De-Icing Salts and Chemical Compounds on Adiantum pedatum Fairfield, Our Lady of the Assumption School, Teacher - Kathy Almeida Amanda Gerstenfeld, Fairfield 8 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- Finalist - Life Sciences 8th grade - CSF Medallion & Acrylic Award eesmarts/ct Energy Efficiency Fund Sustainable Resources and Practices Awards --- Middle School Finalist - Medallion and Acrylic Trophy Alexion Biotechnology Awards --- Finalist - Biotechnology 8th grade - CSF Medallion & Acrylic Award Alumni Botany Awards --- Alumni Middle School Botany Award- $100 Cash 2541 L8 Killing the Invisible Enemy on Our Hands: Do We Use Soap or Hand Sanitizer? Pawcatuck, St. Michael School, Teacher - Michael Denoia Adeline Visscher, Mystic 8 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- Finalist - Life Sciences 8th grade - CSF Medallion & Acrylic Award 2542 L8 Stooped By Stroop Stamford, Trailblazers Academy, Bojana Todorovska, Stamford 8 Teacher - Jessica Maneyapanda 2543 L8 Phytoremediation: Removal of metal pollutants from contaminated soil and effect of chelators Orange, Southern Connecticut Hebrew Academy, Teacher - Mrs. Karen Howell Alex Russell, New Haven 8 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- 1st Place- Life Sciences 8th grade- $300 & trophy and Invite to Compete Broadcom MASTERS Connecticut Science Teachers Association s Marty Tafel Student Research Award --- Life Science 8th Grade - $500 and invite to CSTA Award Banquet Alexion Biotechnology Awards --- 2nd Place- Biotechnology 8th grade- $200 & trophy and Invitation Compete in Broadcom MASTERS American Meteorological Society --- Certificate & $50 Amazon gift card given by CSF Air and Waste Management Association, Connecticut Chapter --- $100 Junior, Environmental Research, waste recycling related 2544 L8 Relationship between ability to recall and typed notes versus handwritten notes in 8th grade girls Greenwich, Greenwich Academy, Teacher - Anne Decker Alexa Beeson, Riverside 8 3001 LS Learning a new language and age Trumbull, Christian Heritage School, Ruobing Yu, Seymour 11 Teacher - Dan Cote 3002 LS Making Friends with an Invasive; Novel Evaluation of Key Resources of Gracilaria tikvahiae Greenwich, Greenwich High School, Teacher - Andrew Bramante Mary Cirino, Greenwich 11 3003 LS Planarian Regeneration: A Comparison of a Triclad Redding, Joel Barlow High School, Teacher - Katherine Nuzzo Lia Cirelli, Redding 10 3004 LS Bio-engineering: Microbial Properties of Shark Skin and Other Natural Surfaces Hartford, Academy of Aerospace and Engineering, Teacher - Dr. Aramli Russell Weeks, Portland 11 Urban School Challenge Awards --- Senior High Finalist - Medallion and acrylic award 3005 LS Inhabition of applying different types of food spices to prevent the growth of bread mold on organic bread New London, Science & Technology Magnet High School, Teacher - Theresa Natoli DeAnte Bruton, New London 9 2012 Final Report 13

AWARDS 3006 LS The effect of different protein sources on the growth and development of Tenebrio Molitor Greenwich, Brunswick School, Teacher - Dana Montanez John Erdman III, Greenwich 11 3007 LS Antibiotic inactivation at home: A Proposal for Disposal Can antibiotics be inactivated so that they may be disposed of down the drain? Danbury, Danbury High School, Teacher - Mr. Tracey Danbury Science Horizons Fiona Lunt, Danbury 10 Alexion Biotechnology Awards --- Finalist - Biotechnology Senior High - CSF Medallion & Acrylic Award 3008 LS Which Intestinal Bacteria is Best? A study of the Effectiveness of Single and Multi-Strain Probiotics. Greenwich, Greenwich High School, Teacher - Andrew Bramante Antony Manokhin, Greenwich 10 Institute of Food Technologists, Nutmeg Section --- $50 award + invitation to dinner 3009 LS The Effect of Dance on Mood and Mental Acuity Fishers Island, Fishers Island School, Teacher - Carol Giles Katie McCarthy, North Stonington 11 U.S. Army --- Certificate and $50 savings bond 3010 LS How temperature affects the Peroxidase enzyme Bridgeport, Warren Harding High School, Teacher - Dr. Gupta Bridgeport Bridgeport Public Schools Natalie Louis, Bridgeport 11 3011 LS In Vitro 15-Lipoxygenase Inhibition of Polyphenolic Anti-inflammatory Agents From Malae Domestica Redding, Joel Barlow High School, Teacher - Katherine Nuzzo Samantha Goldburg, Easton 12 3012 LS Pseudoscience or Agriculturally Beneficial: The Effect of Magnetic Water on the Growth of Legumes Greenwich, Brunswick School, Teacher - Dana Montanez Ashish Ramachandran, Stamford 10 Alumni Botany Awards --- Alumni High School Botany Award- $100 Cash 3013 LS Is It Blood? Hartford, Classical Magnet School, Benjamin Mucci, Farmington 10 Teacher - Zuleyka Morales 3014 LS The Dietary Effects of Caffeine and Sugar on Anxiety in Correspondence with Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures Hartford, Academy of Aerospace and Engineering, Teacher - Dr. Lily Aramli Ester Wasserman, East Haddam 11 3015 LS An Analysis of Biotic and Abiotic Factors in Newtown Vernal Pools Sandy Hook, Newtown High School, Teacher - Tim DeJulio Tarren Horvath, Newtown 12 3017 LS Determination of evolutionary relationships among coral species by comparison of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA markers Storrs, E. O. Smith High School, Teacher - Jon Swanson Jonas Burkhard, Mansfield Center 10 Yale Peabody Museum --- One-Year Family Membership to the Yale Peabody Museum 14 Connecticut Science Fair

Life Sciences 3018 LS The Influence of Estradiol Beta on the Development of Zebrafish Embryos Hartford, Greater Hartford Academy of Math & Science, Teacher - Lili Aramli Sophie Ackerman, Granby 11 3019 LS The True Origins of River Foams New Milford, New Milford High School, Teacher - Mr. Felten Danbury Science Horizons Esther Kang, New Milford 11 3021 LS Is our water safe? New Haven, Cooperative Arts & Humanities High School, Laura Knoedler, Milford 10 Teacher - Mrs. Corbin 3022 LS The Effect of Sodium Chloride on Heart Rate Guilford, Guilford High School, Teacher - Mr. Curtis Luke Malinowski, Guilford 9 U.S. Army --- Certificate and $50 savings bond 3023 LS The Effect of Social Fear on Racial Stereotyping Woodbridge, Amity Regional High School, Teacher - Deborah Day Lamisa Mannan, Orange 10 3026 LS Algae Biodiesel Greens Farms, Greens Farms Academy, Teacher - Tracy Haswell Emily Petno, New Canaan 12 Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority Alternative/Renewable Energy Awards --- High School Finalist - Medallion eesmarts/ct Energy Efficiency Fund Future Sustainability Awards --- High School Finalist - Medallion and Acrylic Award 3027 LS The Effect of a Bacteria s Source On A Microbial Fuel Cell s Electrical Output New Milford, New Milford High School, Teacher - Ms. Langrebe Danbury Science Horizons ISEF Jaden Williams, New Milford 11 3028 LS Topical Gel Method Toward the Removal of Tattoo Pigment in the Epidermis and Dermis Skin Layers Oxford, Oxford High School, Teacher - Mr. Kroeze Aedan Kennedy, Oxford 12 3029 LS The effects of antibiotics on the development of zebrafish embryos. Hartford, Greater Hartford Academy of Math & Science, Teacher - Dr. Lili Aramli Ian Shusdock, Farmington 11 3031 LS Antiseptics in the Hospital: A Comparative Study of Soaps Used In Our Health Facilities Shelton, Shelton High School, Teacher - Hiram Velez Thomas Ball, Shelton 10 3032 LS EMDR:Successfully Treating PTSD Guilford, Guilford High School, Teacher - Mr. Cuddy Allison Breeze, Guilford 9 U.S. Army --- Silver medallion & Certificate & $100 savings bond 2012 Final Report 15

AWARDS 3033 LS Chaos in Bacterial Growth with Sinusoidal Temperature Cycles Westport, Staples High School, Teacher - Dr. Michele Morse Michael Menz, Westport 11 ATOMIC (Associated Teachers of Mathematics In CT) Mathematics Awards - with People s United Bank --- High School Finalist - Medallion & Acrylic Award Mu Alpha Theta --- Certificate, $50 gift card to Amazon given by CSF 3034 LS Graphene Oxide as a Novel Biosensor in Targeted Delivery of Water-Insoluble Cancer Drugs Greenwich, Greenwich High School, Teacher - Andrew Bramante Annie Zhang, Cos Cob 11 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- 5th Place- Life Sciences Senior High- trophy Alexion Biotechnology Awards --- 4th Place- Biotechnology Senior High- $200 & trophy 3035 LS Using New Approaches to Evaluate Polyvinylpyrrolidone s Effects on Renal Function Woodbridge, Amity Regional High School, Teacher - Deborah Day Qi Yan, Woodbridge 12 3036 LS Athletes Performance on Different Types of Drinks! Hartford, Classical Magnet School, Teacher - Thomas Holloway Amanda Smith, Manchester 11 3037 LS The Application of the Photosynthetic Hydrogen Production of C. reinhardtii in Hydrogen Fuel Cells Westport, Staples High School, Teacher - Dr. Nick Morgan Jay Tsai, Westport 12 Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority Alternative/Renewable Energy Awards --- High School Finalist - Medallion Education Connection- Center for 21st Century Skills Awards --- $100 For innovation in science or engineering 3038 LS Propagation and Mass Changes of Coral under Different Circumstances Storrs, E. O. Smith High School, Teacher - Jon Swanson Timothy Nolan, Willington 10 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- Finalist - Life Science Senior High - CSF Medallion & Acrylic Award 3039 LS The Physical Relationship of NOTCH4 and MKL1 Westport, Staples High School, Teacher - Dr. Michele Morse Isabel Baker, Westport 12 3040 LS The Correlation Between Acute Stress and Cognitive/Memory Function In High School Students Woodbridge, Amity Regional High School, Teacher - Deborah Day Izabela Banka, Bethany 10 3041 LS The Effect of Increased Sea Surface Temperature and Overfishing on Carcharhiniformes Attacks on Humans Redding, Joel Barlow High School, Teacher - Dr. Nuzzo Peter Gombos, Easton 9 16 Connecticut Science Fair

Life Sciences 3042 LS Mycoremediation of PCB Soil Contaminants with Pleurotus Ostreatus Greenwich, Greenwich High School, Teacher - Andrew Bramante Mallory Madfes, Greenwich 11 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- 3rd Place- Life Sciences Senior High- $200 & trophy Audubon Connecticut & Arch Chemicals Environmental Awards --- 3rd Place HS- $100, Trophy, Audubon gifts eesmarts/ct Energy Efficiency Fund Future Sustainability Awards --- 3rd Place High School - $300 Cash and Trophy Goodrich ISR Awards for Excellence In Engineering --- $1,000 Cash and plaque U.S. Metric Association --- Certificate & $50 gift card to Amazon given by CSF Long Island Sound Foundation, Inc. --- $500 Life Science/Environmental Science/Physical science GENIUS Olympiad --- GENIUS Olympiad Competition for HS student (s) and advisor - Environmental 3045 LS The Compatibility Between Pure 2-D Sericin Membranes and Cell Growth Greenwich, Greenwich High School, Teacher - Andrew Bramante Jed McKinney, Old Greenwich 11 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- Finalist - Life Science Senior High - CSF Medallion & Acrylic Award Office of Naval Research- U.S. Navy / U.S. Marine Corps --- High School- Certificate, $75.00 gift certificate Society for In Vitro Biology --- Certificate and $50 gift card to Amazon given by CSF 3046 LS Optogenetic Interrogation of Prefrontal Cortex Dopamine D1 Receptor-Containing Neurons as a Technique to Restore Timing: A Novel Approach to Treat Prefrontal Disorders Westport Staples High School, Teacher - Alfred J. Scheetz John Solder, Westport 12 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- 1st Place- Life Sciences Senior High- $500 & trophy, Trip to compete at Intel ISEF Goodrich ISR Awards for Excellence In Engineering --- $1,000 Cash and plaque H. Joseph Gerber Medal of Excellence, an award of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering in partnership with CCAT --- Life Sciences Senior - $1,000 cash, Solid Silver Medal of Excellence, invite to CASE Annual Mtg Alexion Biotechnology Awards --- 1st Place- Biotechnology Senior High- Trip to compete at Intel ISEF, $500 & trophy, Connecticut Science Supervisors Association --- $125 for a high school project 3047 LS Biochemistry of antibiotics in Dentistry Watertown, The Taft School, Teacher - Amanda Benedict Jung Su Kim, Watertown 11 3048 LS Analysis of Agent X and Methylglyoxal in Honey Variance Hamden, Hamden High School, Teacher - Sonia Beloin Justin Thomas, Hamden 10 3050 LS Chromosome segregation and localization patterns in FtsZ mutant strains Glastonbury, Glastonbury High School, Teacher - Ms. Pintavalle Glastonbury Glastonbury Public Schools Kaitavjeet Chowdhary, Glastonbury 11 3051 LS Saving the Planet by Decomposing Ink Bethel, Bethel High School, Teacher - Michele Leary Ashley Johnson, Bethel 10 3052 LS The Effectiveness of P.virgatum inoculated with Mycorrhizal fungi at remediating forlmaldehyde (Voc) in a controlled environment East Hartford, Connecticut IB Academy, Teacher - Ms. Meghan Twohig Marrium Qureshi, Windsor 11 Audubon Connecticut & Arch Chemicals Environmental Awards --- 2nd Place HS- $200, Trophy, Audubon gifts 2012 Final Report 17

AWARDS 3054 LS Photodynamic Therapy for Accelerated Wound Healing Woodbridge, Amity Regional High School, Teacher - Deborah Day Shiyu Zhuang, Orange 11 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- Finalist - Life Science Senior High - CSF Medallion & Acrylic Award 3056 LS An Examination of Autism in Connecticut Public Schools Sandy Hook, Newtown High School, Teacher - Timothy Dejulio Ali Kennedy, Newtown 12 3057 LS Use of Formant Values in Classifying Vocalizations of Beluga Whales (Delphinapterus leucas) Darien, Darien High School, Teacher - David Lewis Brooke Davis, Darien 12 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- Finalist - Life Science Senior High - CSF Medallion & Acrylic Award 3058 LS The Effect of Different Nutrient Solutions on Hydroponically Grown Plants Guilford, Guilford High School, Teacher - Mr. Curtis Natalia Provolo, Guilford 9 3059 LS The effect of different Northern Catalpa Bark chemicals on Pogonomrymex Woodbridge, Amity Regional High School, Teacher - Deborah Day Brian Liang, Bethany 11 Audubon Connecticut & Arch Chemicals Environmental Awards --- HS Finalist - Audubon gifts, CSF Medallion, Arylic award 3060 LS The Factors of Life Guilford, Guilford High School, Jessica Martin, Guilford 9 Teacher - John Cuddy 3061 LS Role of MyD88 in DNA Damage Response Hamden, Hamden High School, Teacher - Sonia Beloin Yiyuan Hu, Hamden 12 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- 2nd Place- Life Sciences Senior High- $300 & trophy, Trip to compete at Intel ISEF Society for In Vitro Biology --- Certificate and $50 gift card to Amazon given by CSF 3062 LS From Shape Recognition to Multi-Calculus Thinking: Study of Geometric Perception and Spatial Cognition in Early Alzheimer s Disease Patients Watertown, The Taft School, Teacher - Mr. Michael McAloon Xinhe Zheng, Watertown 11 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- Finalist - Life Science Senior High - CSF Medallion & Acrylic Award ATOMIC (Associated Teachers of Mathematics In CT) Mathematics Awards - with People s United Bank --- 2nd Place High School- $100 from ATOMIC, Trophy, $300 from People s United Bank Otero Family Award --- The Otero Family Award; $200 cash 3066 LS What is This About Again? A Study of the Correlation Between Age and Short Term Memory Bethel, Bethel High School, Teacher - Raymond Turek Danbury Science Horizons Tori Bonagura, Bethel 11 3067 LS Hydrogels as a Novel Drug Delivery System Hamden, Sacred Heart Academy, Teacher - Sibani Sengupta Ashley Garcia, Deep River 9 18 Connecticut Science Fair

Life Sciences 3068 LS Confirming Conclusions Made in a Previous Study Which Found a Correlation between Lucid Dreaming and Ventromedial Versus Dorsolateral Prefrontal Task Performance in Minors versus Adults Woodbridge, Amity Regional High School, Teacher - Ms. Deborah Day Eeman Abbasi, Orange 10 3069 LS Microstructured Hydrogels for Drug Delivery Westport, Staples High School, Teacher - Dr. Michele Morse Michael Adler, Westport 11 3070 LS Non-Invasive Dissipation of 2,4-D Pesticide in Standing Water Using Iris Versicolor Greenwich, Greenwich High School, Teacher - Andrew Bramante Anne Merrill, Old Greenwich 10 Audubon Connecticut & Arch Chemicals Environmental Awards --- HS Finalist - Audubon gifts, CSF Medallion, Arylic award eesmarts/ct Energy Efficiency Fund Future Sustainability Awards --- High School Finalist - Medallion and Acrylic Award Stockholm Junior Water Prize --- Certificate, Letter,$50 gift card to Amazon given by CSF, possible advance to further competition 3071 LS The Effect of Using Gracilaria tikvahiae as a Soil Conditioner in Clay Soil Bridgeport, Bridgeport Aquaculture School, Teacher - Mr. Shadle Bridgeport Bridgeport Public Schools Christine Jones, Bridgeport 12 3072 LS Assessment of Lepidoptera Host Plant Preference at Mass Audubon s Felix Neck Wildlife Santuary Greenwich, Greenwich Academy, Teacher - Ann Decker Elizabeth Wolf, Greenwich 10 Yale Peabody Museum --- One-Year Family Membership to the Yale Peabody Museum Lola Lampe Müller Award --- $150 cash for a middle or high school project 3073 LS The Effects of the Tobacco Mosaic Virus on Cherry Tomatos and Pepper Plants Fishers Island, Fishers Island School, Teacher - Carol Giles Robert Backhaus, Stonington 11 3074 LS Novel Removal of Escherichia Coli 0157:H7 from Fresh Water Sources using Amino Acid Attractants Greenwich, Greenwich High School, Teacher - Andrew Bramante Shira Rieke, Old Greenwich 10 Audubon Connecticut & Arch Chemicals Environmental Awards --- HS Finalist - Audubon gifts, CSF Medallion, Arylic award 3075 LS A Study of Ebb and Flo Aquaponics as the Most Effective Growing System for Romaine Lettuce as Compared to a Hydroponic and an Organic, Soil-Based, Growing System Hamden, Sacred Heart Academy, Teacher - Dr. Elizabeth Christophy Olivia Kelly, Shelton 10 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- Finalist - Life Science Senior High - CSF Medallion & Acrylic Award Alexion Biotechnology Awards --- Finalist - Biotechnology Senior High - CSF Medallion & Acrylic Award Office of Naval Research- U.S. Navy / U.S. Marine Corps --- High School- Certificate, $75.00 gift certificate University of Connecticut - Physics Department --- UCONN Early College Experience Program: Life Sciences - Co-Op $100 Gift Certificate 3076 LS The effect of the overexpression of HDAC5 in N2A cells on PGC-1 and glucose transporters Greenwich, Greenwich Academy, Teacher - Dr. Antoinette Decker Priyanka Arora, Stamford 11 2012 Final Report 19

AWARDS 3077 LS Optimal Concentrations of Anti-microbials against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Glastonbury, Glastonbury High School, Teacher - Diane Pintavalle Glastonbury Glastonbury Public Schools Anna Wieselberg, South Glastonbury 12 3078 LS The Prevalence of Family History of Psychiatric Conditions Among Individuals with Optimal Outcomes and Individuals who have Retained Their Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnoses. Woodbridge, Amity Regional High School, Teacher - Deborah Day Andrew Chen, Bethany 11 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- Finalist - Life Science Senior High - CSF Medallion & Acrylic Award 3079 LS Pigeon Talk: A Bio-acoustical Analysis of Variation in Male Fantail Pigeon Display Calls Bethel, Bethel High School, Teacher - Mr. Raymond Turek Danbury Science Horizons Aiden Ford, Bethel 11 Audubon Connecticut & Arch Chemicals Environmental Awards --- HS Finalist - Audubon gifts, CSF Medallion, Arylic award 3080 LS Expression Patterns of MicroRNA-228 in C. Elegans New Haven, Hopkins School, Teacher - Frank Slack Independent Mariel Shlomchik, Woodbridge 11 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- Finalist - Life Science Senior High - CSF Medallion & Acrylic Award 3081 LS Assessment of the Accuracy of the Euroscore and STS risk predicting algorithms for patients undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement Glastonbury, Glastonbury High School, Teacher - Ms. Pintavalle Glastonbury Glastonbury Public Schools Omar Allam, glastonbury 12 ATOMIC (Associated Teachers of Mathematics In CT) Mathematics Awards - with People s United Bank --- 3rd Place High School - Trophy, $200 from People s United Bank 3082 LS The Regulation of DcR3 and TL1A by Pro-inflammatory Cytokines in First Trimester Decidual Cells Westport, Staples High School, Teacher - Michele Morse Jillian Pecoriello, Westport 12 3083 LS How Wise are Your Eyes? Does brain development affect optical perception? Bethel, Bethel High School, Teacher - Mr. Raymond Turek Danbury Science Horizons Kathryn Kennedy, Bethel 10 3084 LS The Biological Control of Zebra Mussels Using the Marine Natural Product Aaptamine. Danbury, Danbury High School, Teacher - Mr. LaRosa Danbury Science Horizons Janine Kerr, Danbury 9 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- Finalist - Life Science Senior High - CSF Medallion & Acrylic Award Audubon Connecticut & Arch Chemicals Environmental Awards --- 1st Place HS- $500, Trophy, Audubon gifts Alexion Biotechnology Awards --- 3rd Place- Biotechnology Senior High- $300 & trophy The Goodwin-Niering Center for the Environment --- $100 for Excellence in Environmental Conservation Studies Southeastern New England Marine Educators --- $75 award and membership in SENEME - 1st Place Senior & T-Shirt Meyerand Young Woman Scientist Awards --- $300 cash - High School, Life Sciences GENIUS Olympiad --- GENIUS Olympiad Competition for HS student (s) and advisor - Biodiversity 3085 LS Marsh Elevation in Response to Sea Level Rise on Long Island, NY Darien, Darien High School, Teacher - David Lewis Amanda Sommi, Darien 12 3086 LS The Application of LT and 5-HTP in Serotonin Synthesis Shelton, Shelton High School, Teacher - Mary Clark Anna Marini, Shelton 12 20 Connecticut Science Fair

Life Sciences 3087 LS Investigation and Remediation of the Health of New Creek Salt Marsh through the Studies of Benthic Invertebrates Greens Farms, Greens Farms Academy, Teacher - Mathieu Freeman Sisam Acharya, Stratford 12 3088 LS Linum usitatissimum and Cottage Cheese On MCF7 Breast Cancer Cells. Weston, Weston High School, Teacher - Ms. Lauren Hauser Esha Kaushik, Weston 12 3089 LS Cleaning Worms Bridgeport, Central Magnet High School, Teacher - Mrs. Dritschler Bridgeport Bridgeport Public Schools Cynthia Vu, Bridgeport 9 3090 LS Exploring the Levels of Environmental Chitin and Chitineses in House Dust and their association with Asthma Woodbridge, Amity Regional High School, Teacher - Deborah Day Evan Fox, Woodbridge 11 3091 LS The Effects of Music on Memory: Musical Memories Fishers Island, Fishers Island School, Teacher - Carol Giles Samantha Grader, Groton 12 3092 LS Creating a Cre/Lox Barcoding System: a Potential Breakthrough in Tracking the Heterogeneity of Glioblastoma Multiforme Greenwich, Convent of the Sacred Heart School, Teacher - Mary Musolino Catherine Colford, Scarsdale 12 Alexion Biotechnology Awards --- Finalist - Biotechnology Senior High - CSF Medallion & Acrylic Award 3093 LS Are High School Band Students at Risk for Hearing Damage? Hamden, Hamden High School, Teacher - Sonia Beloin Jacob Zavatone-Veth, Hamden 9 American Society of Safety Engineers, CT Valley Chapter --- $150 grade 9-12 project Connecticut Academy of Audiology --- $150 Cash Award High School- For Excellence in Audiology and Acoustics 3094 LS Natural Fruit-Based Drinks vs. Sports Drinks: Is one electro-light? Guilford, Guilford High School, Teacher - Mr. John Cuddy Linnea Geary, Guilford 9 3095 LS The Effect of Disinfectant Byproducts in Relation to Allergic Asthma Greenwich, Greenwich High School, Teacher - Andrew Bramante Morgan Karetnick, Greenwich 12 Pfizer Life Sciences Awards --- 4th Place- Life Sciences Senior High- trophy 3096 LS An Investigation of the Effects of Distraction on Concentration Greenwich, Brunswick School, Teacher - Mrs. Montanez Thomas Tranfo, Greenwich 10 3097 LS The Effect of Diazofluorenes on Ovarian Cancer Cells Hamden, Sacred Heart Academy, Teacher - Mrs. Pam Brownell Taylor DeRosa, Hamden 12 2012 Final Report 21