Congratulations to the Winners of the 2007 New York City Science & Engineering Fair

The following high school students have been selected as winners of the New York City Science & Engineering Fair:

Natalie Alberman, Forest Hills High School
A Comparitive Study of Chlorophyll Fluoresence and Chlorophyll Density of dkg-1 and Wildtype Ceratopteris richardii

Ben Aronowicz, Townsend Harris High School
Study of Vibrational and Conformational Properties in DNA using Terahertz Photonic Crystals

Michael Berger, Bronx High School of Science
The Efficacy of Selected Biofeedback Techniques in Mitigating Symptoms Associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Timothy Chang, Stuyvesant High School
The Effect of pH on Electrical Output of a Microbial Fuel Cell

Kelin Chen, Brooklyn Technical High School
The Development and Testing of a Solar Hydrogen Electric Drone Water Sampling Vessel

Warren Cheng, Townsend Harris High School
Study of Vibrational and Conformational Properties in DNA using Terahertz Photonic Crystals

Gillian Collins, Hunter College High School
The Effect of Pesticides on Daphnia and Brine Shrimp Embryo Development and Reproductive Behavior

Lusine Galoyan, Forest Hills High School
The Effect of Celastrol on the Heat Shock Response and Longevity in Caenorhabditis Elegans

Daniel Gray, Brooklyn Technical High School
The Development and Testing of a Solar Hydrogen Electric Drone Water Sampling Vessel

Sofya Kalantarova, Forest Hills High School
A Comparitive Study of Chlorophyll Fluoresence and Chlorophyll Density of dkg-1 and Wildtype Ceratopteris richardii

Sana Khalid, High School for Health Professions and Human Services
Role of Estrogen Receptor Beta on Opioids and Opioid-Related Peptides in the Rodent Dorsal Hippocampal Formation

HermainKhan, Staten Island Technical High School
Developing ESR Dating for Crocodylian Teeth: Geochemical Analyses of Iron Uptake in Crocodylian Hydroxyapatite

Markrete Krikorian, Townsend Harris High School
Synthesizing DMPC-capped Gold and Water-soluble Cadmium sulfide Nanoparticles

Guang Yu Lee, Stuyvesant High School
Isolating New Alleles of a C.elegans Gene, apl-1, that Encodes a Protein Similar to Human APP

Christopher Lopez, Bronx High School of Science
A Canon of Canonical Forms

Karishma Rahman, Stuyvesant High School
Isolating New Alleles of a C.elegans Gene, apl-1, that Encodes a Protein Similar to Human APP

Chandrika Sridharamurthy, Forest Hills High School
The Effect of Celastrol on the Heat Shock Response and Longevity in Caenorhabditis Elegans

Alana Tornello, Staten Island Technical High School
The Effect of Mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) and Native Banded Killish (Fundulus diaphanus) on Macro-invertebrates and Mosquito Larvae

Bushra Wazed, Townsend Harris High School
The Effect of Imidacloprid Resistance on the Immunocompetence of Leptinotarsa Decemlineata

Mary Catherine Wen, Archbishop Molloy High School
Proliferation and Alignment of Osteoblasts on Oriented Magnetic Nanocomposites

Matthew Wieder, SAR High School Science
Preventing Degradation of DNA and Cells by Rutile Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles, a Common Sunscreen Ingredient

Erin Zeqja, Townsend Harris High School
Study of Vibrational and Conformational Properties in DNA using Terahertz Photonic Crystals

Ling Zhang, The Nightingale-Bamford School
Structural Studies of the Inactive Form of Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase