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Date: March 18, 2017 To: Participants in the 42st Annual Jersey Shore Science Fair From: Peter Straub, Dean Natural Sciences and Mathematics Subject: Welcome to Stockton University On behalf of President Harvey Kesselman, Provost and Academic Vice President Lori Vermeulen and the faculty, staff and students of the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, I would like to welcome you to Stockton University. With over 590 participants submitting over 560 projects representing forty-four schools, over 100 judges, dozens of teachers, the volunteer organizers and of course your parent, this year’s fair is on track to be an overwhelming success and continues to be one of the largest in the Delaware Valley region. To our student participants, scientific discovery begins with the formulation of your testable question or hypothesis. Experimental design, collection and interpretation of data allow you to reach an informed conclusion. These are the key steps of the scientific method that are practiced each day around the globe by scientists, researchers, health care professionals and business professionals to discover the world around us and to ensure that answers to questions, and the decisions based on those answers, are evidence based, supportable and repeatable. I am certain that the training and experience gained from participating in activities like the Jersey Shore Science Fair will complement your education, advance your career goals and prove useful wherever your life takes you. I would like to invite you to think about Stockton University as you plan for your future education. Stockton is a nationally ranked comprehensive University of Liberal Arts, Sciences and Professions. Stockton is a state-wide leader in STEM education (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and offers degree programs in Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Computer Science, Geology, Marine Science, Mathematics, Physics and Sustainability as well as dual degrees in engineering, pharmacy and medicine with our university partners. On the graduate level we offer a Professional Science Masters in Environmental Science. You may have seen our recently built Unified Science center adjacent to the sports arena which contains state of the art laboratories and scientific instrumentation. Construction on an addition to this STEM facility, which will provide new physics, chemistry, and biology laboratories as well as animal and plant growth support, is well underway. On campus we support a campus farm, arboretum and pinelands research while off campus we have an active waterfront Marine Field Station. Please feel free to contact the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics and also see our programs on the web (www.stockton.edu/nams). Enjoy the day and congratulations on your accomplishments.

Contents

Itinerary 1

Code of Conduct 1

Acknowledgments 2

Special Awards 2

Schools 3

Judges & Affiliations 4

JSSF 2017 Participating Projects 8

Project Locations 10

All food Service and most appropriate areas for visitors to pass time during the 9:00 am to 12:00 pm judging sessions will be in the Campus Center.

All lunchtime Food Service will take place in the Campus Center.

Interested in what Stockton has to offer?The Admissions Office is closed during Spring Break but there are materials outside of the Campus Centre Theatre for your use and self-touring of our campus.

Our next open House Dates is Sunday April 2, 2017 and we are available during the week for guided tours as well.

Need something to do? Check out our free seminars in the Campus Center Theatre

9:30 am Video re-play of the seminar 10:30 am Video re-play of the seminar Rediscovering the shipwreck Robert J. Walker, wreck divers identify key features and NOAA confirms its identification. Joyce Steinmetz, RPA, MA, maritime archaeologist, East Carolina University.

Titanic: Titanic at 100– Mapping the Past to Map the Future for an Iconic Shipwreck. Dr. James Delgado, maritime archaeologist and Director of Maritime Heritage for NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries.

Jersey Shore Science Fair Program March 18, 2017

7:45 – 8:45 Project Registration - no earlier please!

8:45 – 9:00 Safety inspection. Displays must comply with ISEF regulations. Students, please wear registration badges and remain by your displays.

8:00 – 9:00 Judges will meet in Campus Center Event Room

9:00 – 12:00 Project judging. Students must wear registration badges and remain by their projects until 12 noon. Judges have until 12 noon to visit and/or revisit projects – in order to be evaluated students must be present. If a student leaves to use the restroom, please tell the person next to you in case judges come by at that time.

12:00 – 1:00 Project area opens to public. Students, please leave projects on display until 1:00.

1:00 – 1:15 Students may take down displays

1:30 Awards Ceremony - All Ages and Categories, Sports Center

Code of ConductFor teachers, relatives and friends of the participants and other guests:

The Science Fair provides an opportunity for students to talk with judges about their science projects. For this to occur without distraction, it is important that, during the judging period, the judges and students be left undisturbed. Therefore, between 9:00 am and noon, while judging is taking place, everyone except the judges and the students are asked to leave the immediate judging area. Individuals having questions about the judging process are asked to bring those questions to the Judging Center in West Quad Building Room 103.

Students must wear registration badges and remain by their projects until 12 noon. Judges have until 12 noon to visit and/or revisit projects – in order to be evaluated students must be present. If a student leaves to use the restroom, please tell the person next to you in case judges come by at that time.

Thank you for your cooperation.

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JSSF AcknowledgmentsCathy Jaggard – Jersey Shore Science Fair Director, Digital Management, Inc. (DMI) “Diving Mobile Innovation

Rosanne Weiss – Chief Judge, Retired FAA

Steve Evert – Director of Space Management and Awards Section, Stockton University

Edward Jaggard – Retired Director of Automation Section, Engility Corp

Special AwardsThe Jersey Shore Science Fair Committee and the Natural Sciences and Mathematics School would like to acknowledge the following groups for providing special awards to the participants of the 40th annual Jersey Shore Science Fair:

DOW Chemistry Awards – The Dow Chemical Company has provided generous support for the operations of the JSSF as well as special awards in the Chemistry category for student participants. This year Dow Chemical Awards will be provided for the Chemistry category: Upper level, $250; Intermediate level, $150 and Junior level $100 awards.

The Natural Science and Mathematics Department – The NAMS Department will be awarding gift certificates to the projects of greatest distinction in the Upper level divisions.

Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers – The IEEE and Women in Engineering (WIE) award special prizes to the top projects in computer science and/or engineering.

The Paul Saraduke, Jr. Award – The top physics project will receive an award made possible through a generous gift from the Saraduke family as a living memorial to Paul Saraduke, Jr. Paul was a member of the Stockton College staff in the NAMS School, and served regularly as a judge at the Science Fair. This award is given in hopes that those that receive it will be encouraged to further pursue their interest in physics and maintain outstanding performance in the field.

NJ Water Environment Association (NJWEA) and the State Chapter of the Water Environment Federation (WEF) - Award for the best (as judged by them) water resource/environment project. The selected winner will be reviewed with winners from three other science fairs and invited to the Student Session of the NJWEA Annual Conference and presented a plaque, a cash award of $500.00.

The selected FINAL winner will be asked to represent the NJWEA at the WEF National Competition for the Stockholm Junior Water Prize. This year’s competition is in Orlando, FL and expenses will be covered. Please see www.wef.org and www.sjwp.org for more information.

American Chemical Society – Award two prizes to the top projects in the upper and intermediate chemistry divisions.

The Drs. Avon and Patricia Chapman award– Provided for the senior math/computer science project that best exemplifies the spirit of the fair, as judged by the donors.

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School in JSSF 2017

Alder Avenue Middle School

Assumption Regional Catholic School

Atlantic County Institute of Technology

Biotechnology High School

Bishop McHugh Regional Catholic School

Cedar Creek High School

Central Regional High School

Crest Memorial School

Dawes Avenue School

Eugene A Tighe Middle School

Fernwood Avenue Middle School

Folsom Elementary School

Forrestdale Middle School

Freehold High School

Freehold Township High School

Galloway Township Middle School

H. W. Mountz

High Technology High School

Holmdel High School

Home School/Independent

Jordan Road Elementary School

Lacey Township Middle School

Lacey Township High School

Manalapan High School

Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School

Marine Academy of Tech/Environmental Science

Marlboro High School

Memorial Middle School - Point Pleasant

Middle Township High School

Montgomery Township Lower Middle School

Robbins Homeschool

Saint John Vianney High School

Robbins Homeschool

Saint Vincent de Paul Regional School

The Marine Academy of Science and Technology

The Pilgrim Academy

Toms River High School North

Toms River High School South

Toms River Intermediate East

Toms River Intermediate North

Toms River Intermediate South

Ventnor Middle School

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JSSF 2017 Judges and Affiliations Name AffiliationDr. Adam Aguiar Stockton UniversityDr Rolf Andersen Stockton UniversityRob Bastholm Engility CorporationMr Willard Beall RetiredDelores Beard William Beard FAAAnna Belardo Stockton University student Kevin Bendetti Atlantic Cape Community Myra BhattiMiss Alexandra Blanchet Stockton University Prof. Michael Bolicki Atlantic Cape Community Robin Breder Shore Medical CenterMs. Monica Brock Palmer Atlantic PropertiesMr. Etzel Brower Egg Harbor Township Board Mr. Joseph Burns FAADr Cas Cahill Rowan University School of Dennis Carroll Stockton UniversityDr. Srimat Chakradhar Dr Yuanguo Chen CSRAMegan Chmiel Stockton Undergraduate Melba Christy Atlantic Cape Community CollegeMr Michael Clarson ParsonsMrs. Judith Coburn Atlantic County Institute of Dick Colby Stockton UniversityEd Conover NJ Department of Human Mr. Dylan Cook University of PennsylvaniaMs. Bobbi Crawford JAsmine Cubuk Stockton University Eileen Curristine Atlantic Cape Community CollegeDr. Susan Davenport Stockton UniversityDr. Cassandra DeMarshall Rowan UniversityMs. Mary Lou Dordan Retired FAA Aviation & SpaceMr, James Eberwine ACCCJennafir Ernst Stockton University StudentMr. Tim Fisher New Jersey Water Michelle Fitzgerald Egg Harbor Township High SchoolMr. Trevor Forsman Stockton University Student Miss Agnes Galiano Atlantic Cape Community CollegeDr. Sudha GarlaPeter Genovese Rowan UniversityRochelle Gimmillaro Science Teacher - Ventnor Ms. Samantha Glover S Stockton University StudentTimothy Goin Vans Incorporated Miss Anekha Goyal Biotechnology High School Dr. Loretta Grisi-Dicker Atlantic Cape Community College

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Mr. Rodney Guishard FAA, Township of HamiltonBethany Gummo Rowan UniversityMichael Hackett Atlantic Cape Community Dr. Nathaniel Hartman Stockton UniversityMr. Scott Howard ASRC Federal Mission Siddharth Iyer Biotechnology High SchoolKaitlin Joisher Stockton University Donna Kaiser Super Stud Building ProductsDr. Steven Kalman S Stockton UniversityRoy Kim Biotechnology High SchoolMr. Andrew Knox Clinical Research Dr. Alexander Konkel DSoft Technology, Adam Konkol Biotechnology High SchoolLauren Kott NAVSUP WSSMs. Eliza Kuc Atlantic Cape Community CollegeTed Lands FAA Tech Center - AS&TSean LaVergne Stockton University-SeniorDr. Michael Law Rowan UniversityCourtney Lepping Stockton UniversityEd Mack FAA, Retired, Electronics Dr. Rita Marcon ACCC, Philadelphia Jeff McCrindle Saint Joseph’s UniversityMiss Shannon McKeon Stockton University Marine Curtis McKittrick Rutgers NJAESMr. John McLaughlin IV Miller Mr. John Mick GDITCharles Miskolcy Stockton UniversityMrs. Jennifer Mohr-Murphy Galloway Township Middle SchoolLisa Mullings City of Sea Isle CitySteve Nagiewicz S Stockton UniversityMs Allie Ninfa Buena Regional High SchoolMary Beth O’Brien AtlantiCare Regional Medical CenterMr. Walter J. O’Brien Hunterdon ReviewMrs. Stacy Onofrietti Rowan, Eastern Mark Palmer Palmer Atlantic PropertiesGary Panter SNJ Today NewsStephanie Peart Stockton University Alumnus 1986Dominique Penabad Stockton UniversitySNJ Today News Nick Pittman SNJ Today NewsDr. Erin Podlesny Stockton UniversityDr. Joseph Pollara Cologne Animal HospitalDr. Elizabeth Pollock Stockton UniversityDr. Marc Richard Stockton UniversityKristen Ritchie Stockton StudentMr Derek Robinson CiscoMs. Sanjana Salwi Columbia University

Name Affiliation

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Dr. Kimberly Scata Duffy Law GroupClement Scharff Caesars EntertainmentMelanie Schroer Stockton UniversityMrs Tammy SchroerDr. Jason Shulman Stockton UniversityHaleigh Sockwell Stockton University Debra Sommers Galloway Township Middle Dr. Ileana Soto-Reyes Rowan UniversityLouise Speitel Federal Aviation Scott Summerill Advanced Sciences & Dr. Aakash Taneja Stockton UniversityDr. Haiying Tang BMS/Senior Research Mrs Roxanne TerramagraDr. Joseph Trout Stockton UniversityRosemary Trout Drexel UniversityFatima Ullah AtlanticareJoan Vicari Ocean City High SchoolMs. Benita Villar Stockton UniversityDr. Jeffrey Viviano Children’s Hospital of Ms. Kate Volpe Stockton UniversityHarrison Whitman Biotechnology High SchoolShaun Wigglesworth Stockton University StudentMrs. Alexandra Winant Biotechnology High SchoolSteve Wirth SKS ConstructionMs. Debra Witcher AAUWBeverly Woldow AtlantiCare Dr. Zhe Xu Atlantic Cape Community CollegeProf. Bo Zilovic Atlantic Cape Community Ms Jan Zimmerman PfizerDr. Elizabeth Zimmermann Stockton University

Name Affiliation

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Jersey Shore Science Fair 2017

Participants & Projects

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Delaware Valley Science Fair Eligibility

The following winners of the Jersey Shore Science Fair will be eligible to attend the Delaware Valley Science Fair (DVSF) Tuesday, April 4 through Thursday, April 6:

Delaware Valley Science Fair (DVSF) Drexel University236 Randall Hal3141 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104www.dvsf.org

The following winning categories are eligible to attend:

Juniors – 6-8 Grade1st and 2nd place, all categories

Intermediate – 9-10 Grade1st, 2nd and 3rd place, one team allowed for 1st place

Upper – 11-12 Grade1st, 2nd and 3rd place, one team allowed for 1st place

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JSSF 2017 Participating Projects

Behavioral and Social Science – BSS

Junior (BSS)

Category Location Name ProjectJ BSS 1 Maxim Grubenko Can You Trust Your Senses? J BSS 2 Macy Jiang League of Stereotypes J BSS 3 Caroline Kuzian The Effect of Bilingualism on the Kiki Bouba EffectJ BSS 4 Lillian Munoz The Memory GamesJ BSS 5 Philip Socha Driving Distracted On a Video GameJ BSS 6 Sawyer Dilks Are Bilinguals or Monolinguals Better at Focusing on Relevant InformationJ BSS 7 Peyton Smith Think Fast! The study of reaction time for dominant and non- dominant hands.J BSS 8 Salvatore Christaldi Does Squeezing a Stress ball or Looking at Pictures of Puppies and K KittensJ BSS 9 Camila Alfaro Your Voice is Going to Cost You!J BSS 10 Hannah Lower Does the color of a drink affect its taste?J BSS 11 Theodore Stamatopoulos Are Easy Skins Really Easier Wins?J BSS 12 Laura Nicholls The Effects of ConformityJ BSS 13 Ryan Svenson Does Age Affect the Ability to Find Waldo?J BSS 14 Gillian Pucci Do Pianists Type Faster Than Other Musicians?J BSS 15 Kaitlyn Light What colors do specific age groups associate with certain letters andJ BSS 16 Garrett Kaye Stroop: Teachers Vs. StudentsJ BSS 17 Richard Barrett Does teh Form of Background Music Affect Short Term Memory?J BSS 18 Samantha Backle How does clothing color influence first impressions?J BSS 19 Madiison Dezendorf Does Noise affect reaction time J BSS 21 Jaime Girtain Which Gender Better Interprets Facial ExpressionsJ BSS 22 Akshar Patel Does the Placebo Effect Impact Sensory Receptors?J BSS 23 Angela Sanchez Can I Tell if Someone Is Lying?J BSS 24 Shirley Omari-Kwarteng Based On Data From Surveys, Does The Age Group In Which Is Tested AffectJ BSS 25 Nicholas Fleming Is That Cat Fat?J BSS 26 Vincent Vaccaro Can You See It?J BSS 27 Olivia Lovett Which Method, Reading Aloud or Reading Silently, Better AffectsJ BSS 28 Aidan Brandt Fast FoodJ BSS 29 Omar Alam Stop Stress!J BSS 30 Alyssa Lego Do Distinctive Teaching Methods Influence Student Cognizance?

Intermediate – BSS

Category Location Name ProjectI BSS 31 Ivy Wang The Effect of Translation On the Number of Hapax Legomena Found in Books

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Category Location Name ProjectI BSS 32 Arun Movva The Effects of Time of Day on Heart Rate Percentage Increase after ExerciseI BSS 33 Avery Brown The Effect of Musical Training on Concentration AbilityI BSS 34 Lucia Tian The Effect of Humanoid Robot Movement on Emotional Reactions of STEM-

I BSS 35 Anna Cai The Perception of Emotions from a Computerized Singing Voice vs a HumanI BSS 36 Andrew Mascillaro The Social Effect of Human and Computer Opponents on Performance in I BSS 37 Ellie Hulit Analyzing Levels of Concern on Climate Change by Region in the United StatesI BSS 38 Alanna Hendrickson How Do Age, Gender, and Learning Style Affect Short-Term Memory?I BSS 39 Sarah Quigley The Correlation Between Time Restrictions And Test Anxiety

Upper – BSS

Category Location Name ProjectU BSS 41 Adriana Nowrouzi The Long-Term Effects of Cognition on Concussion History U BSS 42 Darrion Carrington The Effects of Mental Practice in Shooting a Free Throw with a BasketballU BSS 43 Deandre Washington The Use of Drills to Rate Soccer DefendersU BSS 44 Diana Baldwin U BSS 45 Sarah Fedak Alleviating PovertyU BSS 46 Jacqueline Frazee Leadership EducationU BSS 47 Kathryn Medrow The Effect of Caffeine on Mutant and Wild-Type C. Elegans TwitchesU BSS 48 Darby Steinman Aromatherapy on Fruit FliesU BSS 49 Kayleigh Soucy The Duration of Music in Music Therapy on the Efficacy of the TreatmentU BSS 50 Cynthia Syren The Impacts of Major Depressive Disorder on Disparate Classifications

Biochemistry – BCH

Junior – BCH

Category Location Name ProjectJ BCH 51 Ella Kowal Does the Amount of Plant Fertilizer Change the Amount of Algae That Grows? J BCH 52 Roger Flores Meat Spoil Time Meating Salt: How salt effects the time of spoil for meatJ BCH 53 Nathan Price Does the liquid you take with a pill affect how fast it dissolves in your stomach? J BCH 54 Christopher Clayton Bog Preservation vs. Mummification

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Biochemistry – BCH (continued)

Junior – BCH (continued)

Category Location Name Project J BCH 55 Brynne Wiser Everyone Makes Milk-stakes!J BCH 56 Momita Paul How much DNA is in Fruit?J BCH 57 Isabel Huelgas Which food contains the most energy?J BCH 58 Rionna Smith Using Column Chromatography, will The Separation Of Dyes In Purple Fanta BeJ BCH 59 Daniel Ross How Does the Choice of Drink Affect the Amount of Electrolytes a PersonJ BCH 61 Elizabeth Carpinteyro Does the Amount of Time Kimchi Ferments Affect the PH Level?J BCH 62 Sarah Reed Opposites AttractJ BCH 63 Matthew Conover How Does the Level of Electrolytes Differ From One Beverage to Another?J BCH 64 Erin Haverty Does the Height of a Cake Change by Adding Additional Ingredients?J BCH 65 Julietta Onofrietti Does air exposure and movement cause milk to spoil faster?J BCH 66 Madelyn Grablauskas Do organic fruits start to rot faster than non-organic fruits?J BCH 67 Olivia Takla Does the amount of gluten in a type of flour affect its elasticity?J BCH 68 Julia Takla Does the Type of Ingested Liquid Affect Protein Digestion?J BCH 69 Michael O’Brien The Electrolyte Challenge J BCH 70 Nova Driver Does Scent Help Improve Memory?J BCH 71 Paula Roca What is your blood type?

Intermediate – BCH

Category Location Name ProjectI BCH 72 Yaseen Zaky Chemical Parameter Stability in a Recirculating Ocean AcidificationI BCH 73 Anjali Chakradhar Synthesis of Boron-Based Natural Product Derivatives as Anti-Cancer

Upper – BCH

Category Location Name ProjectU BCH 74 Sanjana Akula Investigating Selenium and Sulforaphane as a Treatment for Diabetes through DJ-1U BCH 75 Sarah Lin The Effect of Varying Concentrations of Safranin-O on Cold Tolerance U BCH 76 Shravya Jasti Evaluating the effectiveness of copper and silver ions in removing contaminants

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Botany – BOT

Junior – BOT

Category Location Name ProjectJ BOT 77 Yoanna Karanikolova Trip the Light PlantasticJ BOT 78 Francheska Bautista Water You Waiting For? Grow!J BOT 79 Rachel Stern How Does Humidity Affect Plant Growth?J BOT 81 Lily Oliver The Effect of Water Ph on Grass Growth.J BOT 82 Brianna Witt Does the Temperature of Water Affect How Tall a Plant Grows?J BOT 83 Sonja Krajewski Will Different Materials Affect the Average Bean Growth?J BOT 84 Allison Jackson What happens when you flip a plant upside down?J BOT 85 Amanda Mottola How does microwave radiation affect the growth rate of seeds?J BOT 86 Krishna Parikh Does Non-Ionizing Radiation From WI-FI Affect Radish Seed Growth?J BOT 87 Steven Cramer Demonstration and Measurement of Plant Oxygen ProductionJ BOT 88 Frank Crawford Do bean plants grow more exposed to natural sunlight or artificial light?J BOT 89 April Merino Can the Color of a Light Bulb Affect the Growth of a Plant?J BOT 90 Micah Remlein Super SproutsJ BOT 91 Anuj Roy Leaf PigmentsJ BOT 92 Luca LoPresti Which Plant Grew When the Lights Turned Blue?J BOT 93 Gianna Balestriere

Intermediate – BOT

Category Location Name ProjectI BOT 94 Preanka Pillai The Effect of Biochar vs. Coffee Grounds on the Biomass of Kale Plants I BOT 95 Alok Malhotra The Effect of pH Levels in the Soil on the Growth of Tagetes PatulaI BOT 96 Maximillian Lieberman Examining the Effects of Water Stress on Root Biomass and Abscisic AcidI BOT 97 Jessica Abbott The Effect of Plant Wounds of Solenostemon coleus on HippodamiaI BOT 98 Adam D’Souza Growth of Tomato Plants: New Seeds Versus Old SeedsI BOT 99 Nelson Lin The Effect of Phosphorus-Amended Arbuscular Mycorrhizal GrowingI BOT 101 Tiara Paul Efficacy of Vitamin B12 on Escherichia Coli and Pseudomonas fluorescensI BOT 102 Larisa Paxton The Effects of Brine and Rock Salt on Atlantic White Cedar TreesI BOT 103 Erin Murphey Optimizing the Growth of Nannochloropsis oculata for BiofuelI BOT 104 Brianna Patnaude Effect of Plant Type on Dead ZonesI BOT 105 Andrew Beck The Effect of Herbicides on Clover and the Barnegat BayI BOT 106 Paul Losiewicz The Effects of Rhizobium and Nitrogen Fertilizers on Clover I BOT 107 Belle Weimer What is the affect that Salicornia virginica has on salt water over time?I BOT 108 Blaze DeSpirito The Most effective Plant Species for soil erosion prevention

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Upper – BOT

Category Location Name ProjectU BOT 109 Joe Vecchio Effects of Varying Glucose Concentration on the Growth of GravityU BOT 110 Alvin Liu The Effect of Methyl Jasmonate Concentrations on Anthocyan U BOT 111 Daniel Gulko Water Purification of Heavy Metal Ions Using Cilantro, Parsley, and Lettuce

Chemistry – CHM

Junior – CHM

Category Location Name ProjectJ CHM 112 Logan Crines Cookie MonsterJ CHM 113 Elijah Davis Rust RemovalJ CHM 114 Sarah Rutledge Will Changing Amounts of Citric Acid Affect the ‘Fizziness’ of a Bath Bomb?J CHM 115 Kamryn Ellis How Do Different Types of Liquids React With Mentos?J CHM 116 Peter Singh Do Sugar Cubes Dissolve Faster in Hot or Cold Water?J CHM 117 Erin Maegerle An Egg-cellent ProjectJ CHM 118 Navya Malhotra How Does Water Temperature Affect the Blue Glow of the Chemical Luminol?J CHM 119 Arizona Reynoso Can a Homemade Column Chromotography Setup Separate theJ CHM 121 Gabrielle Spitz How Does Dissolving Certain Chemicals in Water Change the Freezing PointJ CHM 122 Claire Nealon Does Temperature Affect the Eerie Blue Glow Created by Luminol?J CHM 123 Tahlia Elkanovich The Chemistry of Making Ice CreamJ CHM 124 Ryan Bechutsky Which Fruit Juice Have the Most Vitamin C?J CHM 125 Ahan Panchal How do different starting temperatures affect how long it takes for the water to J CHM 126 Alexis Stemming What is the Effect of Sand Choice on Separating Dyes in Grape Soda?J CHM 127 Elinor Lvov How is temperature effecting the way luminol works?J CHM 128 Alexa Datz How long does it take to hard-boil an egg?

Intermediate – CHM

Category Location Name ProjectI CHM 159 Kate Killian A Study of the Effects of Cleaning Agents on Luminol Test AccuracyI CHM 161 Emily Brennan Creating Paints Using HouseholdI CHM 162 Hailey Carskaddan Glucosamine and Joint Pain Materials

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Upper – CHM

Category Location Name ProjectU CHM 163 Maya Ravichandran Investigation of Effects of Sulfate Attack on Local Atomic Structure of Alkali-U CHM 164 Sneha Sharma Extracting and Characterizing Biofuels from Spent Coffee Grounds and WasteU CHM 165 Aparna Ragupathi Evaluating the Potential of Sludgecake as a BiofuelU CHM 166 Khushbu Patel Relationship Between Surface Tension and ViscosityU CHM 167 Avery Cunningham Detection of Heavy Metal Contamination in Soil Using a Low-Cost Home-BuiltU CHM 168 Megan Cushing Removal of Heavy Metal Ions from Waste Water using Banana Peels

Computers – COM

Junior – COM

Category Location Name ProjectJ COM 169 Matthew Levine Arduino Temperature SensorJ COM 170 Aidan Schwartz Game and ImproveJ COM 171 Andrew Genovese Parabolic Pawns: Will the Wi-fi Get Boosted?J COM 172 Fletcher Rainey How does the choice of base code vocabulary and syntax affect aJ COM 173 Tarun Prakash How easily can your password be hacked?J COM 174 Georgia Pissott Does Shape Affect the EV3 Mindstorm Robot’s Ability to Recognize Obstacles?J COM 175 Vansh Kumar What Material Best Prevents RFID Data Theft?J COM 176 Blake Jankowski Will Different Materials Block a Wifi Signal?J COM 177 Gianmarco Sanzone Custom Mario Game

Intermediate – COM

Category Location Name ProjectI COM 178 Cyrus Majd Finding Vulnerabilities in the Oracle VM Virtualbox Hypervisor specific to CPUI COM 179 Jason Yan Optimal Keyboard Layout for Texting on PhonesI COM 181 Frank D’Agostino Creating a Novel Navigation Algorithm to Improve Commercial Robotic AreaI COM 182 Ananth Koppol The Development and Application of an Unlimited- Use Open Source SentimentI COM 183 Adithya Paramasivam High-Throughput Sequencing Analysis of Drug Resistance-Associated Variants to

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Upper – COM

Category Location Name ProjectU COM 184 Michael Grantham GeoCloud: Cloud Based Mapping and Data Collection ApplicationU COM 185 Eric Celenti Traffic Prioritization And Controls In Home NetworksU COM 186 Joseph Signorelli Development of a Daily Educational Android ApplicationU COM 187 Christine Apostolico The Evolution of Swimming Soft RobotsU COM 188 Darren Schachter An Analysis of the Reliability of Various Dimming Techniques for Visible LightU COM 189 Christina Wang Fine grained Sleep Monitoring of Infants for the Detection and Prevention ofU COM 190 Mark Chen Snapshot Reader plugin for Social media group chatsU COM 191 Jennifer He A Determination of the Efficiency of a Novel Self-sufficient Oil SkimmerU COM 192 Andrea Nammour Is There A Three Dimensional Parity System Smart Enough To Correct

Consumer Science – CSC

Junior – CSC

Category Location Name ProjectJ CSC 193 Eva Markoska And you thought I didn’t carrot all! - Does attractive packaging lead to healthierJ CSC 194 Jamie Theophall Spending Over The RainbowJ CSC 195 Jenice Trombetta Tasteful or Presentational?J CSC 196 Jacob Stafford We’re Gonna Need A Bigger BowlJ CSC 197 Lauren Theophall Bubble-ologyJ CSC 198 Madison Voce Which Style of Nike Cleats Is Most Effective?J CSC 199 Doug Ruhl Squishing ApplesJ CSC 201 Michael Greenberg How Do Different Energy Drinks Affect the Amount of Electrolytes in the HumanJ CSC 202 Jacob Ritacco What Type of Plastic Wrap Prevents Evaporation the Best?J CSC 203 Olivia Caruso Does the Price of Diapers Effect How Much Liquid it can Hold?J CSC 204 Audra Foss ChromatographyJ CSC 205 Sarah Pasqualetto Which orange juice has the most Vitamin C?J CSC 206 Carli Christie Which bottled water brand has the safest pH level?J CSC 207 Gianna Gullace Which cereal contains the most iron?J CSC 208 Ava Cahill Which Brand Of Adhesive Bandage Can Withstand Water The Longest?J CSC 209 Brooke Doering Which Skincare Product has the Highest Level of Acidity According to the pHJ CSC 210 Vansh Patel Which Painkiller Dissolves The Fastest ?J CSC 211 Kyran Thievon Which laundry detergent works better on common sports stains? Does it help allJ CSC 212 Elise Fitzpatrick Which Storage Conditions Will Maintain the Lowest Moisture Content in Baled

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Junior – CSC

Category Location Name ProjectJ CSC 213 Adam Goos Does Vinegar Desolve Calcium on Bones, and if so, Which one Will do theJ CSC 214 Cheyne Steinman Making Paper Part 2J CSC 215 Alyssa Costello Well Water vs Public Tap WaterJ CSC 216 Dayna Steinman Aloe Vera, pH & Acidic BeveragesJ CSC 217 Brianna Petrosh Which White Will Make Your Teeth Bright?J CSC 218 Mariann Kurtz What Height Will a Freezer Bag Break?

Earth and Space Science – ESS

Junior – ESS

Category Location Name ProjectJ ESS 219 Sarah Hickey The Biggest Crystal Takes Home the Prize!J ESS 221 Krisha Patel A Blanket Around the EarthJ ESS 222 Mohammed Danish How Does the Distance of the Magnet Affect the Strength of the Magnetic Field?J ESS 223 Kayla Cotter How does the curvature of the P-waves and S-waves affect the accuracy ofJ ESS 224 Alyssa Capolupo Can a Digital Camera be used to Measure Skyglow?J ESS 225 Ryan Forgosh How does the solar sunspot cycle affect coronal mass ejections?J ESS 226 Micheal Bolger J ESS 227 Vivianna Onofrietti Can various types of soapstone from different quarries act as a natural way toJ ESS 228 Morgan Keller Which Landscape Design Prevents the Most Erosion?J ESS 229 Krystal Khatiwala The Moon and The Stars

Earth and Space Science – ESS

Intermediate – ESS

Category Location Name ProjectI ESS 230 Lea Burton How Do Soil Nutrients in Natural vs.Replenished Dunes Affect the Growth ofI ESS 231 Amy Fullington The Impact Emissions from Exposed Sediment Have on the AtmosphericI ESS 232 Owen Regehly

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Upper – ESS

Category Location Name ProjectU ESS 233 Kelsey McCann Correlation between Ammophila breviligulata planting patterns and duneU ESS 234 Jordan Murdock The Difference Between Air Temperature and Water Temperature and How ItU ESS 235 Denver Bradley Determining the Relationship between Side Scan Sonar Backscatter andU ESS 236 Noah Weiss Comparison of Different Methods of Mapping Carex kobomugiU ESS 237 Courteney Monchinski Analysis of Kinetic Impaction Method in Asteroid MitigationU ESS 238 Julianna Byrne The Effect of Wave Attenuation Systems on Fauna in Barnegat Bay

Engineering – ENG

Junior – ENG

Category Location Name ProjectJ ENG 239 Amaz Malik Wireless Solar Charger: GO GREEN GO HAPPYJ ENG 241 Braeden Thies Which Bridge Is Best: Truss, Suspension, Arch?J ENG 242 Stefanie Jones Really Radical Robot able to Tell Redfrom BlueJ ENG 243 Min Hwang Never Ending MotionJ ENG 244 Emilomo Unuigbe The “Solar Effect”J ENG 245 Carina Sharra Building a Better BarrierJ ENG 246 Rohan Gonthkar J ENG 247 Laila Hamid Can a hydraulic arm carry more weight than a robotic arm?J ENG 248 Sophia Hoang Drawing a Safer BridgeJ ENG 249 Jeremy Lesser Protecting Ourselves From Our GadgetsJ ENG 250 Lorenzo Matti It’s a “Winderful” DayJ ENG 251 Emma Brubaker How Much Mass can Cable, Flat and Hip Roofs Hold?J ENG 252 Kimberly Austin What Paper Made From Renewable Resources is the Strongest?J ENG 253 Sophia Capili What wind turbine is the most beneficial for offshore wind farming?J ENG 254 Kelle Anwander Does the Amount of Propellers on a Drone Effect the Thrust Produced on aJ ENG 255 Thomas (TJ) Scollan Does the ratio of cement to sand affect the strength of concrete?J ENG 256 Alexandra DeNardo How does canopy size affect the speed with which parachutes are dropped?J ENG 257 Sean Danecker What is the most efficient wind turbine design? J ENG 258 Frank Basile Aerodynamics of Different Wing ShapesJ ENG 259 Lidhu Arakkal THE EFFECT OF SALT TYPE ON HOMEMADE BATTERY POWERJ ENG 261 Oreoluwa Alao Piezo PowerJ ENG 262 Caroline Endicott Tin-Can Heater

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Junior – ENG

Category Location Name Project J ENG 263 Derek Barnabei Trebuchet Science J ENG 264 Ife Alao Aqua Jet!J ENG 265 Lorena Saavedra Hovering Hemlines

Intermediate – ENG

Category Location Name ProjectI ENG 266 Dung Nguyen Modeling the Practicality of a Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting SystemI ENG 267 Tiffany Fang Road Safety Index: Traffic Safety Modeling, Evaluation, and VisualizationI ENG 268 Sathya Edamadaka Virtually Perfect Photovoltaic Cells: A Novel and Adaptive Approach toI ENG 269 Nicholas Solazzo The Resistance to Pressure of Different Types of Wood, Wood Substitutes andI ENG 270 Rishi Salwi The Effect of an Electromagnetic Levitation System on the Stability of aI ENG 271 Sidhu Arakkal Exoelectrogenic Variation of Various Algae Genera (Spirogyra, Zygnema, andI ENG 272 Joshua Forlenza Frequency Freq

Upper – ENG

Category Location Name ProjectU ENG 273 Danyal Malik Practical Cost Effective Above Knee Prosthetic for Developing CountriesU ENG 274 Matthew Signorelli U ENG 275 Daniel Gural Utilization of a Wii Balance Board as a Way to Detect Injuries in High SchoolU ENG 276 Jessica Radomski U ENG 277 Tianze Yu THE HYDROLIFT CONCEPTU ENG 278 Kunaal Chaudhari Optimizing the Hydrophilicity of Chemical Vapor Deposition SynthesizedU ENG 279 Rachael Staino Stability of Athletic Taping Patterns with Addition of Rigid Tape: Wrist Range ofU ENG 281 Swathi Pavuluri U ENG 282 Lori Zhang Refining a Novel Device to Decrease the Risk of Vesicovaginal and RectovaginalU ENG 283 Steven Samuel A An Altitude Excursion Alarm System for Unpressurized General Aviation AircraftU ENG 284 Jeffrey Cheng Beyond Touch screens: Enabling Virtual Buttons on Any Surface for Mobile

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Environmental Science – ENV

Junior – ENV

Category Location Name ProjectJ ENV 285 Eeshan Khurana How Does Ferrofluid and Nanotechnology Affect the EfficiencyJ ENV 286 Adam Buchalter What is the Effect of the Amount of Pressure Held in a Pressure Chamber onJ ENV 287 Abigail Davala Swimming in Acid: How Does Increasing/Decreasing Acidity Levels inJ ENV 288 Natalie Radu How Do Different Uncombusted Fuels Impact Vegetation Growth?J ENV 289 Sarah Siddiqi Attractive Oil (How does the type of metal flakes affect the effiency ofJ ENV 290 Aarush Sood WH2OA: Salwater From Feral to SterileJ ENV 291 Emma Grunin Does the Horizon of Soil Affect the pH?J ENV 292 Alexandra Dakrat Do gas stations cause soil pollution?J ENV 293 Lexi Pereira Do freshwater lakes throughout NJ, near Superfund sites, meet water qualityJ ENV 294 Julia Morgan How Does Leaf Width Affect the Amount of Moisture a Dew Drop can Collect?J ENV 295 Vivian Nelson Does Acidity Affect the Growth of a Plant?J ENV 296 Julia Weppler Are pollutants entering the Barnegat Bay through storm drains?J ENV 297 Jackson Meyer J ENV 298 Allison Bush Does the type of fuel affect how much energy is released when burning it?J ENV 299 Ved Jain What Amount of Bleach Reduces the Contamination of Water the Most?J ENV 301 Yiannis Karavanas Global Warming ... Hoax of Fact?J ENV 302 Brendan McGrath My Homemade Water Filtration SystemJ ENV 303 Mason Medolla Throwing Out the HeatJ ENV 304 Matthew Boyle Which Plant Based Bio-Plastic has the greater integrity?J ENV 305 Elijah Cochran Oil Spill Category Location Name ProjectJ ENV 306 Laura Mayfield Natural FiltrationJ ENV 307 Gavin MacNatt Fracking Friend or Foe?J ENV 308 Brianna Marcelin Salty H2O? No!J ENV 309 David Salvo Watch Water Waste

Intermediate – ENV

Category Location Name ProjectI ENV 310 Bella Yedman An Analysis of Storm Drain Pump Stations along the Barnegat BayI ENV 311 Victoria Vought Assessment of the Impact of Common Environmental Chemicals BPA and BPS

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Intermediate – ENV

Category Location Name Project I ENV 312 Anwesha Thorat The Effect of Rain Garden Location on Presence of Toxic Compounds inI ENV 313 Maryrose Muller Pitching the Perfect DesignI ENV 314 Ayomikun Gbadamosi Flocculation Caused by Elevated Concentration of Iron in New Jersey PineI ENV 315 Isabella Chiaravalloti The Effect of Nannochloropsis on Barnegat BayÆs Nitrogen LevelsI ENV 316 Ariel Baiano How do Changes in Physical Parameters Affect Photosynthesizing Rates inI ENV 317 Emily Rossini Effect of Eelgrass Decomposition on the Nitrates, Phosphates, and Sulfates inI ENV 318 Allen Hong Analysis of Water Quality of Freshwater Sources in Central New Jersey

Upper – ENV

Category Location Name ProjectU ENV 319 Alexis Bennett The Correlation Between Climate Change and the Population of the HorseshoeU ENV 321 Brianna Hoegler Comparison of Two Methods of Copper Remediation in SoilU ENV 322 Konnor Payne Analysis of Mercury Concentration in Adult Female Spiny Dog fish (SqualusU ENV 323 Dean Golan Determining the relationship between Carex kobomugi and Sandy Hook duneU ENV 324 Mary Madison Reed The Effects of Agricultural Runoff on Stream HealthU ENV 325 Michael Barreca Using Side-Scan Sonar to asses coastal geomorphology in the Sandy Hook BayU ENV 326 Shikha Vinodanandan A Novel Wood-Chip and Seashell Based Biofilter System To Mitigate Odors From U ENV 327 Joyce Wang Determining Correlations Between Plastic Pollution Density and DissolvedU ENV 328 Russell Kamback Purification of Wastewater Using ElectrocoagulationU ENV 329 Mick Zimmerman Investigating the Correlation Between Proximity of Industry and MercuryUpper – ENV

Category Location Name ProjectU ENV 330 Brittany Taylor Reducing the Adverse Impacts of Chemicals in the EnvironmentU ENV 331 Brandon Bielat U ENV 332 Brock Zenker Dispersion of Post Overwinter Striped bass From the Hudson RiverU ENV 333 Gurshan Gill The Ability of Various Arabidopsis spp. in Zinc Phytoremediation

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Upper – ENV

Category Location Name Project U ENV 334 Yihan Wu The Road to Sustainable Energy: A Novel Design and Implementation ofU ENV 335 Darrel D’Souza Utilizing C. elegans as a Bioindicator of Heavy Metal Chelation by Antioxidant-U ENV 336 Lily Brouder ASSESSING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ESCHERICHIA COLI ANDU ENV 337 Autumn Laird The Impact of Increased Oxygen on Bacteria

Mathematics – MAT

Junior – MAT

Category Location Name ProjectJ MAT 338 Sean Cortez The Lowest Number To Solve a Rubik’s CubeJ MAT 339 Daniel Marshall How does the angle at which a catapult is launched affect a ball’s speed,J MAT 341 Eris Qosja Can an Algorithm be Devised to Solve the Rubik’s Cube?J MAT 342 Alec Amburg Sometimes You Just Have to Throw the Dice!J MAT 343 Tristan Battin How Does Shoulder Angle Affect a Horse’s Stride Length?J MAT 344 Adnan Samin Is Parallax an Accurate Measure of Distance?J MAT 345 Rebecca Kellerman Does the Angle at Which a F·tbol is Hit Effect the Probability of a Goal?J MAT 346 Michael Nieves The Birthday Paradox

Intermediate – MAT

Category Location Name Project I MAT 347 Eric Chai Creating a Rating Algorithm for Bridge that Accurately Predicts TournamentI MAT 348 Claudia Schreier A Predictive Model for Emulsion Droplet Dispersion and UniformityI MAT 349 Brady Nichols Accuracy of a Self-Made Rocket SImulation ProgramI MAT 350 Jonathan Marty A Game Theoretic Approach to the Placement and Operation of ElectricUpper – MAT

Category Location Name ProjectU MAT 351 Kevin Yan The Analysis of the Correlation Between Major Financial IndicesU MAT 352 Karl Roush Drone Based Signal Quality MapU MAT 353 Arvind Yalavarti Analysing the Deformation of Hyperelastic and Viscoelastic SoftU MAT 354 Mark Baker Analysis of Derelict Fishing Gear in Barnegat Bay

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Medicine and Health – MED

Junior – MED

Category Location Name ProjectJ MED 355 Olivia Desher Color Affecting EyesightJ MED 356 Sydney Kreidler Stretch, Stretch! Wherefore Art Thou Stretch!J MED 357 Laura Ware Balancing ActJ MED 358 Said Castro-Solano Are You Going to Eat That?J MED 359 Lily Sbaraglia How Dance Affects the Heart Rate of Dancers Versus Non DancersJ MED 361 Alan Knudsen Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Which Color Will You ChooseJ MED 362 Ryan Glasser How Does Temperature Change Affect the Rate at Which the Colored Form ofJ MED 363 Jonathan Cousin Exciting Electrifying Electrolytes: How Does the Type of Beverage Affect theJ MED 364 Kerry Ann Hohenshilt How much DNA do different foods have?J MED 365 Rahil Gandhi How many more electrolytes does a sports drink have compared to orangeJ MED 366 Param Parikh Does Diameter of Arteries Affect Blood Flow Rate?J MED 367 Nirav Patel How Does the Amount of Sodium Citrate Affect the Ability to Form a Clot?J MED 368 Molly Zhao How Do Different Types of Food Cuisines Affect the Fat Content In That Type ofJ MED 369 Samantha Moran Back To the Suture J MED 370 Melissa Ledwold “Most”urizen SkinJ MED 371 Ava Burns Are fingerprint patterns passed down through genetics?J MED 372 Natalie Mitchell How Does Music Affect Pulse?J MED 373 Ishan Shah Does the Coating of Different Types of Medicine Affect the Solubility?J MED 374 Makenzie Swann Does the Temperature of Water Affect How Fast an Alka-Seltzer TabletJ MED 375 Ethan Vialva Do You Know If You’re Colorblind?J MED 376 Krish Sheth Concussion Seriously?J MED 377 Ryder Fuscellaro The Stroop EffectJ MED 378 Alexa Petrosh One, Two, or Three Clears Acne

Medicine and Health – MED (continued)

Junior – MED (continued)

Category Location Name Project J MED 379 Elise Davis Testing for Bacterial Contamination in Eye CosmeticsJ MED 381 Taylor Kling Is DNA Damage Always HarmfulJ MED 382 Matthew Kemenosh Be Careful How You Quench Your Thirst!J MED 383 Hillary Poetsch How Screen Time Affects EyesightJ MED 384 Madeline Eye

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Intermediate – MED

Category Location Name ProjectI MED 385 Kamil Abbas How Ethnicity Affects the Outcomes of Patients with Lung Cancer living inI MED 386 Julienne Chaqour Utilization of CRISPR/Cas9 to Knock Down Inflammatory and AngiogenicI MED 387 Jack Campanella The Effect of Pineapple Juice, Papaya Juice, and Kiwi Juice on DegradingI MED 388 Rachel McMahon I MED 389 Ester Teper Boosting the Autoimmune System with Household Herbs and SpicesI MED 390 Emma Homoki Comparative Analysis of Custom Orthosis and Store Bought Ankle BracesI MED 391 Kailey Matthews The Efficacy of Aqueous Ozone as Compared to the Current Chemical

Upper – MED

Category Location Name ProjectU MED 392 Alexia Leonard U MED 393 Allyson Winters The Effects of Calcium on Axon Regeneration in Alzheimer’s DiseaseU MED 394 Kaiya Reimer Noninvasive Transdermal Insulin Delivery U MED 395 Lana Salloum The Effect of Lipids on Seizure Inhibition on Mutant and Wild Type C. ElegansU MED 396 Vidhi Raval The Effects of Antioxidants on Heart Rates of Daphnia MagnaU MED 397 Arpan Sahoo Using Ayurvedic Treatments to Alleviate Paralysis of TDP-43 C. elegans as aU MED 398 David Gonzalez The Effect of Over-the-Counter Sleep Aids on Heart Rate in Daphnia magnaU MED 399 Kevin Lu An Investigation of the Environmental Factors of Diabetes Using Public DataU MED 401 Diya Sethi The Effects of 5040 drug on DrosophilavMelonogasterU MED 402 Riley Nevil Potential Global Effects of Implementing DDT as a Means of Disease Control and

Microbiology – MIC

Junior – MIC

Category Location Name ProjectJ MIC 403 Angelina Merendino How Does the Amount of Fertilizer Affect Algae Growth?J MIC 404 Nicolas Federico Bacteria BattleJ MIC 405 Kayla Crumley Can Sunlight be Used to Disinfect Contaminated Water?J MIC 406 Jordan Tavarez Bac to the BacteriaJ MIC 407 Lauren Brodsky Do higher temperatures cause yeast to make more carbon dioxide?

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Junior – MIC

Category Location Name ProjectJ MIC 408 Caitlin Sia J MIC 409 Lana Van Note Which Synthetic Organic Polymer Can Native Soil Microbes Biodegrade MostJ MIC 410 Meagan Mahon Which Agar Solution Will Encourage Microbial Growth, And Accelerate TheJ MIC 411 Jennette Ziemba Which Cutting Board Has the Least Bacteria?J MIC 412 Corbin Gentzow Is a Dog’s Mouth Really Cleaner than a Human Mouth?

Intermediate – MIC

Category Location Name ProjectI MIC 413 Daniel Du An Investigation of Possible Antibiotic Properties of Abelmoschus esculentusI MIC 414 Emily Liu Comparing the Antimicrobial Effect of Pine (Pinus sylvestris) and SpruceI MIC 415 Analise LoPresti Microbes on Consumer Keypads: Pharmacy vs. Retail?I MIC 416 Samuel Mueller Effect of Caffeine Content of Coffee arabica upon the Inhibition I MIC 417 Charvi Shah The Effect of Natural Remedies Inhibiting Escherichia Coli Bacterial GrowthI MIC 418 Isabella Onofrietti The Effects of Xylitol and Cinnamon Oil on the Growth of Streptococcus Mutans

Upper – MIC

Category Location Name ProjectU MIC 419 Eve Jost The Effects of Acid on Escherichia ColiU MIC 421 Hamzah Shaikh AnalyU MIC 422 Alaina Perdon An Examination of Waterborne Pathogens in the Metedeconk RiverU MIC 423 Wallis Toscarelli U MIC 424 Daniel DiPietro Effects of Preservatives and Emulsifiers on Probiotic Bacteria In Vitro U MIC 425 Morgan Mark Testing the inhibitory effects of the F-box proteins in Saccharomycese cerevisiaeUpper – MIC (continued)

Category Location Name Project U MIC 426 Stephanie Javier The Effect of Cocoa Flavanols on the Lifespan of Caenorhabditis elegansU MIC 427 Katelyn Molnar T he Effect of Cinnamaldehyde and Gentamicin on 0157:H7 Escherichia coliU MIC 428 Erica Wu Sewer Electricity: A Microbial Fuel Cell Powered by Sludge

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Physics – PHY

Junior – PHY

Category Location Name ProjectJ PHY 429 Raiven Vargas Does the angle at which you tap affect your rotation around the bar?J PHY 430 Sawyer Widecrantz What A DifferenceJ PHY 431 Jaclyn Stafford So Close, But So Far AwayJ PHY 432 Nicholas Scarangelli What material best keeps out sound?J PHY 433 Matthew DiTizio How Does the Temperature Affect the Elasticity of a Rubber Band?J PHY 434 Nekita Thaker Light The Night SkyJ PHY 435 Nicholas Pietruszka How Does Molecular Structure Affect Time Before Freezing?J PHY 436 Kyle Tavarez Is It Worth The Weight?J PHY 437 Collin Licata How does the Mass of an Object and the Height of its Drop Point Affect theJ PHY 438 Rahul Chowdhury How to Make a Guitar SingJ PHY 439 Damiano DiMaggio Can the Speed of Light be Measured Through Gelatin with a Laser?J PHY 441 Emily Costa Hovercraft EfficiencyJ PHY 442 Anthony Mezzina AM Radio TransmitterJ PHY 443 Nicholas Belo How does blade-length affect the lift on an elastic helicopter?J PHY 444 Pranav Gaka How Does the Number of Stages Affect the Velocity of the Ejected Balls on aJ PHY 445 Denis Nazarchuk Household Insulation (How does the type of material in the sound insulator affectJ PHY 446 Christian Orlowski Cloudy and a Chance of RadiationJ PHY 447 Chloe Seluchins Does Mass Affect the Motion of a Moving Object?J PHY 448 Jake Rice Can the Differential of Hot and Cold Water Generate Electricity?J PHY 449 Bailey Hussey Does Color Affect Radiant Energy?J PHY 450 Matthew Bagdi Does the length of a parachute’s string affect an object’s drop time?J PHY 451 Nicolette DePalma Does the temperature of a composite softball bat affect its reboundJ PHY 452 Camryn David Does the amount of air pressure inside a soccer ball affect how far it goes?Junior – PHY

Category Location Name ProjectJ PHY 453 Alexander Wendel The Effect of Boat Hull Shape on Maximum Cargo LoadJ PHY 454 Melanie Groff J PHY 455 Diya Jariwala Does the amount of iron in cereal affect the cereal’s magnetism?J PHY 456 Molly Nide Does the Temperature of a Room Affect How Well a Computer Will Operate?J PHY 457 Amanda Brodsky Does launch angle affect the distance a projectile travels?

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Category Location Name Project J PHY 458 Rebecca Mendoza Does the Type of Salt in a Solution Affect the Solution’s Ability to ConductJ PHY 459 Aryan Kumar Does the Type of Phone Charger Affect How Fast it Charges?J PHY 461 Sophia Merlino What Effects Do Water, Soap, Vinegar, and Canola Oil Have On Surface Tension?J PHY 462 Abbey Pruszinski Freezing LiquidsJ PHY 463 Lindsay Robbins Which Material Has the Most Friction?J PHY 464 Victor Kirk The Magic of Magnetic Levitation - Applied to TrainsJ PHY 465 Savannah Cooper Blood Spatter-Heights SplatterJ PHY 466 Lyla Bellino How Does The Splatter Matter?J PHY 467 Ajay Roy J PHY 468 Michela Ring How High Can Your Boucey Ball Bounce?J PHY 469 Joshua Dimayuga Water DragJ PHY 470 Ava Orlando J PHY 471 Joseph Dinh The Action of Refraction

Intermediate – PHY

Category Location Name Project I PHY 472 Emma Butrym The Effect of Angle of High Beam Light on Transmittance Through a PolarizedI PHY 473 Eric Zheng The Effect of Modulation of Initial Impulse on the Performance of a Stirling EngineI PHY 474 Matthew Perri The Effect of Different Hockey Stick Blades on the Rebound of a PassI PHY 475 Steven Vorona The Application of Electrodynamic Compatibility in the Optimization ofI PHY 476 John Dunlevy Comparison of the Power Indexes from Swings with Composite, Wood, andI PHY 477 Logan Potts How Does the Plant Base of a Bioplastic Effect its Tensile Strength?I PHY 478 Austin Cappuccio The Effects of Waterlogging and Weight on Different Species of WoodI PHY 479 Arielle Touitou The Efficiency of Recycled Materials as Insulation

Upper – PHY

Category Location Name Project U PHY 481 Sarah Phillips U PHY 482 Joseph Nagy U PHY 483 Christopher Yin The Effect of Wavelength on the Observed Bandwidth in an Optics-based

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Upper – PHY

Category Location Name Project U PHY 484 Eric He A Determination of a Novel Heat Zone to Optimize Absorption during Optic FiberU PHY 485 Alice Lai Quantitative Spectral Analysis of Thin- Film Amorphous Silicon Heterojunction

Zoology – ZOO

Junior – ZOO

Category Location Name ProjectJ ZOO 486 Riley Ammann Exercise is RuffJ ZOO 487 Frank Petrone On what Soils Do Ants ThriveJ ZOO 488 Francis Sargente You Are What You EatJ ZOO 489 Giovanna Onofrietti Can natural oils act as insecticide to kill mosquito larvae?J ZOO 490 Hannah Kaufman J ZOO 491 Emily Gansert Huddle and Cuddle

Intermediate – ZOO

Category Location Name ProjectI ZOO 492 Sarah Valente Modiolus demissus’s Tolerance to High Temperatures and SalinityI ZOO 493 Penny Demetriades Determining the Prevalence of Pleurogonius malaclemys ParasiticI ZOO 494 Claire Wang The Effect of Leaf Water Content on Caterpillars’ Feeding HabitsI ZOO 495 Kyle Lui The Effect of Different Colored Lights on Moth Presence in the NightI ZOO 496 Karena Yan The Effect of Human Activity on Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata) StressI ZOO 497 Nicole Chavez How Much Effort Does It Take to Look Effortless?I ZOO 498 Julia Kuzan The Memory Span of the Apis melliferacarnicaI ZOO 499 Emma Riley The Directional Preference of Hatchling Malaclemys terrapin terrapins atI ZOO 501 Mary Serviss How does Palaemonetes vulgaris react to simulated bioluminescence of colorsI ZOO 502 Matthew Brodsky Mortality rate of Mercinaria mercinaria in different salinitiesI ZOO 503 Elizabeth Piatkowski The Analysis of Temperature Variation Within a Dormant Apis mellifera HiveI ZOO 504 Samantha Voicheck How salinity affects the growth of Chrysaora quinquecirrha polyps in

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Upper – ZOO

Category Location Name ProjectU ZOO 505 Maxine Livingston How SAV Coverage Affects Diversity and AbundanceU ZOO 506 Kristen Haynes Examining the correlation between mercury concentrations in tissue,U ZOO 507 Natalie Cribbin T he effects of the increasing Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) population on the PipingU ZOO 508 Samantha Hummel Declining Horseshoe Crab, Limulus polyphemus, population in regards toU ZOO 509 Robbins Trevor The Effect of Bird Feeders with Painted Patterns on the Feeding Habits ofU ZOO 510 Mia Andahazy GrowthU ZOO 511 Katherine Scott Quantifying sources of phenotypic variance in fitness-related traits of earlyU ZOO 512 Patrick Elkner Winterization Techniques of HoneybeesU ZOO 513 John Croddick Biodiversity assessment of Artificial Oyster Reefs in the Delaware BayU ZOO 514 Tyler Marolda Functional Feeding Response Of Juvenile Winter Flounder In Response ToU ZOO 515 Gregory Master Difference in Growth, Site Fidelity, and Movement of Northern and SouthernU ZOO 516 Tyler Szajdecki Szajdecki Piping Plover Nest Site Locations and Breeding Success on Sandy HookU ZOO 517 Jeffrey King The comparison of biodiversity in oyster castles and oyster cages duringU ZOO 518 Olivia Monteleone U ZOO 519 Tori Robbins What is the effect of varying lengths of exposure to EMF’s on the regenerationU ZOO 521 Cierra Higgins The Effects of Environmental Enrichment on Captive African Black-FootedU ZOO 522 Aditi Patel Enhancing Olfactory Systems of Wildtype Drosophila and Mutant U ZOO 523 Vanessa Gonzalez The Effect of Muscular and Neurological Defects on C. elegans Touch SensitivityU ZOO 524 Sadie Wolfarth Biological Impacts of Sunscreen Active Ingredients on Gammarus sp.U ZOO 525 Samantha Testa The Effects of Land Development on the Black Rail (Laterallus jamaicensus)U ZOO 526 Madison Desmond Determination of the Cause of Temperature Tolerance in Ribbed

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Team Project – TMP

Junior – TMP

Category Location Name ProjectJ TMP 527 Zoey Chen Chase Em, Chase!J TMP 527 Sadia Rahman Chase ‘Em, Chase!J TMP 528 Shambhavi Joshi How Do You Make a Piano Sing?J TMP 528 Jamie Polonet H ow Do You Make a Piano Sing?J TMP 529 Anna DiGiovanni Evolutionary Biology: BacteriaJ TMP 529 Lindsey Martin Evolutionary Biology: BacteriaJ TMP 530 Michael O’Rourke Science of KevlarJ TMP 530 Domenic Scaffidi The Science of KevlarJ TMP 531 Samuel Ingenito Does Mass Affect the Distance a Projectile is Launched?J TMP 531 Brandon Elmendorf Does Mass Affect the Distance a Projectile is Launched?J TMP 531 Kyle Chambers Does Mass Affect the Distance A Projectile is Launched?J TMP 532 Margaret Horn Does Flour Change the Mass of Cookies?J TMP 532 Sequoia Bivins Does Flour Change the Mass of Cookies?J TMP 533 Chloe Whalen Which Metal Rusts the Most in Salinated Water?J TMP 533 Sadie Zandman Which Metal Rusts the Most in Salinated Water?J TMP 534 Emily Reid Is Baking Soda an Equal Substitute forBaking Powder?J TMP 534 Clara Healy Is Baking Soda an Equal Substitute forBaking Powder?J TMP 534 Sydney Danyo Is Baking Soda an Equal Substitute for Baking Powder?J TMP 535 Jenna Nguyen Do Different Types of Chocolate Have the Same Thawing Point?J TMP 535 Maraida Joy Dionio Do Different Types of Chocolate Have the Same Thawing Point?J TMP 536 Jack Huber Does the SPF level of Sunscreen Affect how Quickly UV Rays are detected?J TMP 536 Ryan Tobin Does the SPF Level of Sunscreen Affect How Quickly UV Rays are Detected?J TMP 537 Nicholas DeNardo How does canopy size affect the speed with which parachutes are dropped?J TMP 538 Breanna Wixted Homemade Solar CellJ TMP 538 Julia Fiorentino J TMP 539 Samantha Glover Separating Pigments with ElectrophoresisJ TMP 539 Fiona Cheng Separating Pigments with ElectrophoresisJ TMP 541 Liam Clancy The Physics of a Black HoleJ TMP 541 Kyle Coburn The Physics of a Black Hole J TMP 542 Jenaka Lauretta The Process of an Artificial Pancreas vs. a Normal Working PancreasJ TMP 542 Adrian Adib The Process of an Artificial Pancreas vs. a Normal Working PancreasJ TMP 543 Olivia Brad Diet Coke with MentosJ TMP 543 Jamie Ireland Diet Coke with MentosJ TMP 543 Jaida Hill Diet Coke with MentosJ TMP 544 Juliana Eucogcan Raft Powered by Surface Tension

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J TMP 544 Janessa Algarin Raft Powered by Surface TensionJ TMP 544 Brianna Gannon Raft Powered by Surface TensionJ TMP 545 Kylie Carmichael If You Can’t Smell the Food You Are Eating, Does It Affect the Way It Tastes?J TMP 545 Madison McGonigle If You Can’t Smell the Food You Are Eating, Does It Affect the Way It Tastes?J TMP 545 Jada Roberts If You Can’t Smell the Food You Are Eating, Does It Affect the Way It Tastes?J TMP 546 Madison Watt What You See Is What You Get...Or Is It?J TMP 546 Melina Galias What You See Is What You Get...Or Is It?J TMP 547 Regan Stillman The Gender War J TMP 547 Kelsi Sweeder The Gender WarJ TMP 548 Nathan Fontana Extraordinary AlgaeJ TMP 548 Joseph Garay Extraordinary AlgaeJ TMP 549 Haleigh Schafer Manure MadnessJ TMP 549 Kathleen Walls Manure MadnessJ TMP 550 Svar Shah Does the temperature of a magnet affect the strength of a magnet?J TMP 550 Alexandros Psillos Does the temperature of a magnet affect the strength of a magnet?J TMP 551 Jasmine Filippo J TMP 551 Nicholas Church J TMP 552 Molly Pacanowski How long does it take to remember something?J TMP 552 Daphne Gonzalez How long does it take to remember something?J TMP 553 Samantha Canales How can a story change from person to person?J TMP 553 Jordan Weiss How can a story change from person to person?J TMP 554 Karina Sheldon Can chewing gum make you smarter?J TMP 554 Isabella Guzman Can chewing gum make you smarter?J TMP 555 Hannah Kerper Slow DownJ TMP 555 Kaitlyn Gansert Slow Down

Team Project – TMP

Intermediate – TMP

Category Location Name ProjectI TMP 556 Sheikh Mahmud How Is Technology Used To Assist The Physically Challenged?I TMP 556 Maxsim Berlenbach How Is Technology Used To Assist The Physically Challenged?I TMP 557 Shaanti Choi-Bose Bacterial Inhibition of S. epidermidis Using Natural Remedies and Store-I TMP 557 Deeksha Kommireddi Bacterial Inhibition of S. epidermidis Using Natural Remedies and Store-I TMP 557 Michelle Gruboy Bacterial Inhibition of S. epidermidis Using Natural Remedies and Store-

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ITeam Project – TMP (continued)

Intermediate – TMP (continued)

Category Location Name Project TMP 558 Yash Trivedi Changing the Cation of the Salt Used in Heat Shock of Escherichia Coli HB101I TMP 558 Purab Kothari Kothari Changing the Cation of the Salt Used in Heat Shock of Escherichia Coli HB101I TMP 558 Rohit Sivananthan Changing the Cation of the Salt Used in Heat Shock of Escherichia Coli HB101I TMP 559 Madeleine Sass Antimicrobial Effectiveness of Various Active Ingredients Found in DogI TMP 559 Mansi Shah Antimicrobial Effectiveness of Various Active Ingredients Found in DogI TMP 561 Fei Phua Effect of Varying Heat Shock Temperatures on TransformationI TMP 561 Winston Lei Effect of Varying Heat Shock Temperatures on TransformationI TMP 561 Andrew Colbert I TMP 562 Matthew Su Effects of Phytochemicals Beta- Carotene and Allicin on Escherichia coliI TMP 562 Andrew Cao Effects of Phytochemicals Allicin and Beta-Carotene on Escherichia coliI TMP 563 Kelly Qiang The Effect of Different Irrigation Systems on the Efficiency of the Water UsedI TMP 563 Aparna Kumar The Effect of Different Irrigation System on the Efficiency of the Water UsedI TMP 563 Gustav Hansen The Effect of Different Irrigation Systems on the Efficiency of the Water UsedI TMP 564 Benjamin Gaskill How Does Varying Temperatures Affect Lactaid’s Abilty to Break Down WholeI TMP 565 Kai Wood How Do Varying Temperatures Affect Lactaid’s Ability To Break Down Whole

Upper – TMP

Category Location Name Project U TMP 566 Tatyana Morton Are the High School Bonds of Love Stronger Than Maturity?U TMP 566 Vanessa Garcia Perez Are the High School Bonds of Love Stronger Than Maturity ?U TMP 567 Brandon Shane U TMP 567 Justin Higbee

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U TMP 567 Marissa Turiano Lunar Colonization; the synthesis of water and oxygen from lunar soil.U TMP 568 Zoe Sucato Microplastics Along the New Jersey CoastlineU TMP 568 Sierra Byrne Microplastics Along the New Jersey CoastlineU TMP 569 Kayla Mitchell The Effects of Coastal Angle of Elevation on Reflected Wave EnergyU TMP 569 Olivia Schailey