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Congratulations to the 2012 Winners!!

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES WINNERS

1st Place

TEAM – Bledea

Ramona Bledea
Staten Island Technical High School
Mentor – John Davis

2nd Place

TEAM – Darwin

Stephanie Azzopardi
Staten Island Technical High School
Mentor – John Davis

3rd Place

TEAM – Bard Internet Explorers

Rai Munoz
Bard High School Early College Queens
Mentor – Robert Greenberg

SUSTAINABLE URBAN ENVIRONMENTS WINNERS

1st Place

TEAM – NYC Eco- Hero

Anumita Das
Staten Island Technical High School
Mentor – John Davis

2nd Place

TEAM – New York Minute

Robert Ryszewski
Cezary Oniszczuk
Julien Eid
Brooklyn Technical High School
Mentor – Sean Shaynak

3rd Place

TEAM – Back to the Future

Pauline Pan
Fannie Pan
Cindy Wong
Cathedral High School
Mentor – Kelly Taguer

SUSTAINABLE URBAN ENVIRONMENTS (SUE)

Planning for a New Future: What Will New York City Look Like in 2050?

  1. Back to the Future. "Saving the Coastline." Pauline Pan, Fannie Pan, Cindy Wong. Cathedral High School. Mentor: Kelly Taguer.
  2. Change for the Help and Advancement of our Natural Global Environment. "A Solution to the Global Epidemic: Climate Change and Green Rooftops on NYC Schools." Alyssa Stropoli, Christopher Micek, & Patrick Colossi. Staten Island Technical High School. Mentor: John Davis.
  3. Kevin X. "Three-Step Cheesecake." Kevin C. Veerasammy. HS CTEA. Karen Wong.
  4. Progressive Green. "What Will New York City Look Like In 2050?" Zitian Wang, Xueyou Lin. Manhattan Comprehensive Night and Day High School. Mentor: Jonathan Perieira.
  5. No Team Name. "Planning for a New Future: What Will New York City Look Like in 2050?" Harish Jeyasri. No high school listed.
  6. No Team Name. "Planning for a New Future: What Will New York City Look Like in 2050?" Angeliki Chiti. No high school listed.
  7. New York Minute. "Thorium-Based City." Robert Ryszewski, Cezary Oniszczuk, Julien Eid. Brooklyn Technical High School. Mentor: Sean Shaynak.
  8. NYC Eco-Hero. "A Step Forward: The Reform of Heating and Insulation in New York City Buildings." Anumita Das. Staten Island Technical High School. Mentor: John Davis.
  9. Operation POBA. "Keeping NYC Afloat." Pritak Patel, Kristin Wong, Peter Zhou. Jericho High School. Mentor: Serena McCalla.

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES (STS)

Contexts: How Does the Public Interact with Science or Technology?

  1. Ahuja, Jasleen. "How does the public interact with science or technology? Evolution of Technology: Past to Present." Staten Island Technical High School. Mentor: John Davis.
  2. Azzopardi, Stephanie. "Genetically Engineering a Social Revolution." Staten Island Technical High School. Mentor: John Davis.
  3. Bledea, Ramona. "The Use of Genetically Engineered Food in the United States." Staten Island Technical High School. Mentor: John Davis.
  4. Levitova, Nadezhda. "Our Future and the Beyond." Bronx High School of Science. Mentor: Hilary Mallar.
  5. Loui, Christine. "The Impact of Interactive White Boards on Education." Staten Island Technical High School. Mentor: John Davis.
  6. Munoz, Rai. "The Next Generation." Bard High School Early College Queens. Mentor: Robert Greenberg.
  7. Tamton, Zoe. "The Impact of Medical Technology on Health Care and Society." Staten Island Technical High School. Mentor: John Davis.
  8. Smith, Thomas. "A World Owned by Technology." Brewster High School. Mentor: Roseann Smith.
  9. Wallack, Nicole. "Ethical Concerns With In Vitro Fertilization and Pre-Genetic Diagnosis." Staten Island Technical High School. Mentor: John Davis.

Technology, Culture, and Society Essay Contest

  Sustainable Urban Environments Science and Technology Studies
Title Planning for a New Future: What will New York City look like in 2050? Contexts: How does the public interact with science or technology?
Contest Individuals or teams of 2 or 3 students propose how New York should adapt to environmental realities in 40 years due to climate change. Individual research papers that consider the interactions among science, technology and society (STS).
Criteria Address a broad or important, scientifically probable climate issue based on scientific data

Communicate planned design, system, policy or social program clearly

Submit a creative and sound remedy that is appropriate and feasible for NYC

 Explain how science or technology are not isolated pursuits but are integrated into the society where they take place

Describe cultural context of science and technology while avoiding determinism (see FAQs page)

Write clearly, document sources with Chicago style and present papers that are error-free
Tracks Projects may address:
1. Large-scale approaches: neighborhood to city-wide
2. Small-scale approaches: individual homes, parks, buildings, blocks, etc.		 Research papers may address an STS topic in the past, present or future. Examples include:
1. Science and technology in everyday life
2. Interaction among the sciences and/or technological devices
3. Globalization and cooperation
4. The relationship between scientific or technical innovation and society
Eligibility High school sophomores, juniors and seniors in the New York and New Jersey area.
Prizes First place team in each competition receives a $750 award, second place team receives $500 and third place team receives $250. First, second and third place trophies are given to the high schools of the team members; finalist plaques also given to the high schools. Each finalist is awarded a Polytechnic Institute of NYU scholarship to be used only at Polytechnic. Team members must be accepted to Poly to use the Polytechnic scholarship. First place winners receive $20,000 in scholarship ($5,000/year); second place winners receive $16,000 in scholarship ($4,000/year); third place winners receive $12,000 in scholarship ($3,000/year) and remaining finalists receive $4,000 in scholarship ($1,000/year).
Schedule
1/23 Mentors and students begin to register on NYU-Poly website.
1/31 4:00 p.m. - Webinar about how to make the initial proposal available for each competition. We shall provide sample topics, define terms and suggest supplemental reading material. Students will be sent the webinar link once they register.

A PDF of the webinar presentation is available at http://faculty.poly.edu/~cleslie/contests/proposal-webinar.pdf
1/31 - 2/17 Individual students or teams prepare proposal of 500–700 words describing the problem and their suggested solution. Individual students prepare a 500–700 word abstract that includes a full title, the topic and preliminary thesis.
2/17 Deadline for proposal submission. Send proposals to tcs_competition@poly.edu as attachments. Make sure that each proposal has the name and contact information of the student(s), the mentor(s), and the school so that we can get in touch with you.
2/28 Nine finalists from each competition are announced and invited to participate in next round.
3/2 Information on how to prepare a final presentation is provided via webinar.
A PDF of the webinar slides is available at http://faculty.poly.edu/~cleslie/contests/finalist-webinar.pdf
3/2 - 4/3 Students or teams prepare 1,500 word papers about their solution, along with supporting graphics, images, video, etc., presented via digital media, poster or model. Students prepare full papers about their topic, about 2,000 words in length (not including block quotes or bibliography).
4/4 Finalists and their mentors invited to present (10-15 minutes each) before judges; winners are announced at the end of the day.

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For more information, view our frequently asked questions. A sample bibliography is also available. Contact Chris Leslie, the contest administrator, with any questions.