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2008 Program Participants

  •  Agatha Cadette, Samuel J. Tilden HS, Brooklyn
    • Ilona Kretzschmar Chemical Engineering Research Group
    • Project: Electro Active Polymers- Preparation and Troubleshooting

     Elisabeth Castelli, Manhattan East Middle School

    • Raimondo Betti Civil Engineering Group
    • Project: Corrosion Rate Prediction for New York City Bridges
    • Anita Edwards, IS-285, Brooklyn 
    • Kartik Chandron Earth and Environmental Engineering Research Group 
    • Project: Molecular and Biokinetic Characterization of Denitrification in a Sequencing Batch Reactor
    • Mauricio Gonzalez, Frederick Douglass Academy, Manhattan 
      • Robert Newton Geochemistry Research Group
      • Project: Microhydrometeorological Measurements of the Hudson River Estuary

      Scott Misner, Bayside HS, Queens 

      • Irving Herman  Applied Physics & Applied Mathematics Research Group
      • Project: Separating Semiconducting and Metallic Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes Through Density-Gradient Ultracentrifugation

      Palm Ng, Bayside HS, Queens 

      • Siu-Wai Chan Earth and Environmental Engineering Research Group
      • Project: Preparation of Pd-Zr)2 Nanoparticles for a Catalytsis

      Elise Olivieri, Curtis HS, Staten Island 

      • Robert Newton Geochemistry Research  Group
      • Project: Nutrient Analysis of Piermont Marsh

      Maria Papadimitropoulos, Henry Street International School, Manhattan 

      • Robert Newton Geochemistry Research Group Research Group
      • Project: Characterization of Tidal Nutrient Fluxes in Piermont Marsh - A Dynamic Salt Marsh in Piermont, New York

      Daniel Rouillard, High School for Arts, Imagination, and Inquiry, Manhattan 

      • Robert Newton Geochemistry Research Group
      • Project: Lander Measurements of Dissolved Oxygen and Nutrients Fluxes Between Sediment and Overlying Water

      Robert Rouse, Talent Unlimited High School, Manhattan 

      • Samuel Sia Biomedical Engineering Research Group
      • Project: Using Microfluidics to Create Low-cost Compact Immunoassays

      Carrie Weber, Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School, Manhattan 

      • James Hone Mechanical Engineering Research Group
      • Project: Engineering Substrates to Study Cell Behavior

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      2007 Program Participants

       

        Agatha Cadette, Samuel J. Tilden HS, Brooklyn

      • Ilona Kretzschmar Chemical Engineering Research Group
      • Project: Dynamic Tactile Tablet-Preparation and Perception Testing of Patterned Surfaces
      • Peter D'Amico, Eleanor Roosevelt HS, Manhattan 
      • Nicholas Turro Chemical Engineering Research Group 
      • Project: Molecular and Biokinetic Characterization of Denitrification in a Sequencing Batch Reactor
      • Akiva Friedman,  White Plains HS, Westchester 
        • Scott Banta Chemical Engineering Research Group
        • Project: Directed Evolution of Peptides Using Phage Display

        Leslie Glinoga, Pascack Hills HS, New Jersey

        • Siu-Wai Chan Earth and Environmental Engineering Research Group
        • Project: pH Effects of Nanocrystalline Cerium Oxide Catalyst Supports

        Nancy Landau-Gahres, Sunset Park Learning Center at Middle School 136, Brooklyn 

        • Marco Castaldi Earth and Environmental Engineering Research  Group
        • Project: Understanding the Mechanics of a Micro-Catalytic (µcat) Reactor via Propane Combustion

        Jeana Marinelli, The Family Academy at P.S. 241, Manhattan 

        • Raimondo Betti Civil Engineering Research Group
        • Project: Manhattan Bridge's Falling Down? Structural Health Monitoring as a Means of Prevention

        Scott Misner, Isaac E. Young Middle School, Westchester 

        • Irving Herman  Applied Physics & Applied Mathematics Research Group
        • Project: Suspending Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Across Deep Trench Electrodes

        Maria Papadimitropoulos, Henry Street International School, Manhattan 

        • Robert Newton Geochemistry Research Group Research Group
        • Project: Establishing the Baseline Conditions of Piermont Marsh: A Dynamic Salt Marsh in Piermont, New York

        Jonathan Peter, New Explorations into Science, Technology & Math, Manhattan 

        • Jeffrey Kysar Mechanical Engineering Research Group
        • Project: Fabrication and Processing of Nanoporous Gold Thin Films

        Robert Rouse, Talent Unlimited HS, Manhattan 

        • Samuel Sia Biomedical Engineering Research Group
        • Project: A Real-time Microfluidic System for Studying Mammalian Cells in 3D Microenvironments

        Kathryn Straubel, Fair Lawn HS, New Jersey

        • Kartik Chandran Earth and Environmental Engineering Research Group
        • Project: How Does Cadmium Toxicity Affect the Antibiotic Resistance for Psuedomonas Putida During Different Growth Modes?

        Carrie Weber, Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School, Manhattan 

        • James Hone Mechanical Engineering Research Group
        • Project: Optimization of a Solid Carbon Nanotube -- Polymer Composite Material

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          2006 Program Participants

           

           Amy Bell, Collegiate School, Manhattan

          • Jeffrey Holmes Biomedical Engineering Group
          • Project: Methods of Measuring Hypertrophy of Myocytes
          • Peter D'Amico, Eleanor Roosevelt HS, Manhattan
          • Nicholas Turro Chemical Engineering Research Group 
          • Project: A Study in the Synthesis of Amides
          • Ghulam Firdaus, Law and Public Service HS, Manhattan 
            • Irving Herman  Applied Physics & Applied Mathematics Research Group
            • Project: Controlled Dielectrophoretic Alignment of Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWNTs)
            Akiva Friedman, White Plains HS, Westchester
            • Scott Banta Chemical Engineering Research Group
            • Project: A Plasmid Display System for the Directed Evolution of Peptides that Bind Specifically to RDX

            Leslie Glinoga, Pascack Hills HS, New Jersey 

            • Siu-Wai Chan Earth and Environmental Engineering Research Group
            • Project: Synthesis and Characterization of Hafnia and Zirconia Nanoparticles

            Andrew Hall, Manhattan Center for Science and Math 

            • Nicholas Turro Chemical Engineering Research Group
            • Project: Preferential Oxidation of Carbon Monoxide Using Copper Oxide Particles

            Nancy Landau-Gahres, Sunset Park Learning Center at Middle School 136, Brooklyn 

            • Marco Castaldi Earth and Environmental Engineering Research  Group
            • Project: Micro-Catalytic (µcat) Reactor Initiatives

            Jeana Marinelli, The Family Academy at P.S. 241, Manhattan  

            • Raimondo Betti Civil Engineering Research Group
            • Project: Building Bridges: Finding the Most Effective Way to Make a Model Bridge Cable

            Ann Meyer, New Explorations into Science, Technology & Math, Manhattan 

            • Rastislav Levicky Chemical Engineering Research Group
            • Project: Electrochemical Methods for the Detection of Nucleic Acid Hybridization

            Jonathan Peter, New Explorations into Science, Technology & Math, Manhattan  

            • Jeffrey Kysar Mechanical Engineering Research Group
            • Project: Fabrication and Processing of Nanoporous Gold Thin Films

            Shane Riordan, The New York Harbor School, Brooklyn 

            • Martin Stute Geochemistry Research Group
            • Project: Household Water Filters' Effect on Fluoride Concentration in NYC Tapwater

            Kathryn Straubel, Fair Lawn HS, New Jersey 

            • Kartik Chandran Earth and Environmental Engineering Research Group
            • Project: Optimization of a Dentrifying Batch Reactor with Reference to Methanol

            Susan Vincent, Young Women's Leadership School of East Harlem, Manhattan 

            • Robert Newton Geochemistry Research Group
            • Project: Is it Possible to Have a Sustained, Biologically Healthy Estuarine System in the Midst of a Highly Populated Industrial Area?