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21 Horace Greeley Students Win 26 Awards At This Year's WESEF

One Horace Greeley HS student was a finalist and will compete at the International Science and Engineering Fair this May, in Atlanta.

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21 young scientists in the Horace Greeley High School Science Research Program won 26 awards, including one grand prize.
21 young scientists in the Horace Greeley High School Science Research Program won 26 awards, including one grand prize. (Megan Zupan Photography)

CHAPPAQUA, NY — Horace Greeley High School students came, saw and conquered at the 2022 Regeneron Westchester Science & Engineering Fair (WESEF) and we will all be a little better for it.

The fair serves area high school students who have conducted original research projects in Westchester, Putnam and Sullivan Counties and are interested in sharing their research, competing for awards and a chance to attend the Regeneron International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Atlanta, from May 7 - 13.

21 young scientists in the Horace Greeley High School Science Research Program won 26 awards, including one grand prize.

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The WESEF grand prize winner was Benjamin Wang. He earned the award for his Medicine and Health project, "Assessing the role of constitutive JAK/STAT signaling in JAK-p53 post MPN leukemia cell maintenance using a novel knock-in/knock-out mouse model of JAK2V617F." Along with nineteen other finalists from the Hudson Valley, he will present his research at ISEF this May in Atlanta. There will be about 1,800 students from more than 75 countries competing.


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Additional Horace Greeley High School winners:

1st Place Awards were sponsored by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals. Winners received a gold medal and $125.

  • Medicine and Health Sciences: Benjamin Wang

2nd Place Awards were sponsored by Con Edison. Winners received a silver medal and $100.

  • Behavioral and Social Sciences: Jay Kim
  • Computational Bio/Bioinformatics: Devisi Goel
  • Computational Bio/Bioinformatics: Jack Liu
  • Physics and Astronomy: Jonah Halperin

3rd Place Awards were sponsored by the Boehringer Ingelheim Cares Foundation and winners received a medallion and $75.

  • Computational Bio/Bioinformatics: Lea Duesterwald
  • Computer Science: William Chang
  • Engineering: Mack La Rosa
  • Environmental Sciences: Stephen Hotchkin
  • Computational Bio/Bioinformatics: Justin Xiang

4th Place Awards were sponsored by the Westchester Academy of Medicine and winners received a medallion and $50.

  • Environmental Sciences: Sofia Jacobson
  • Medicine and Health Sciences: Colette Baek

Mu Alpha Theta Award certificates were given to student with projects involving the use of mathematics in a challenging, original, thorough and creative investigation.

  • Physics and Astronomy: Ethan Kuperman

Ricoh Sustainable Development Award certificates were given for outstanding efforts in addressing issues of environmental responsibility and sustainable development.

  • Environmental Sciences: Linda Sun

Society for In Vitro Biology Award certificates were given to projects of 11th grade students with outstanding research in plant or animal in vitro biology or tissue culture.

  • Computational Bio/Bioinformatics: Devisi Goel

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Science Champion Award certificates were given for projects that have the potential to make an impact on addressing international development challenges.

  • Environmental Sciences: Mason Balber
  • Environmental Sciences: Adam Soomro

U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize certificates were awarded to outstanding water science projects. Winners were also nominated to enter the state water prize competition.

  • Environmental Sciences: Stephen Hotchkin

Innovations in Biological Sciences Research Awards of $25 donated by WESEF Alumni were awarded to innovative projects in biochemistry, cell and molecular biology, medicine and health, microbiology, computational biology/bioinformatics and neuroscience.

  • Medicine and Health Sciences: John Weynand

Excellence in Medical Research Award certificates and $25 donated by the Westchester Academy of Medicine were awarded to projects that improve our quality of life and make people healthier.

  • Neuroscience: Sophie Card

Office of Naval Research certificates, medallions and $50 gift cards were given to outstanding individual projects in science, technology, engineering, and/or mathematics.

  • Environmental Sciences: Anika Puri

Today's Students, Tomorrow's Engineers $50 awards were presented to students who exhibit the enthusiasm, desire and intellect to study engineering as evidenced by their project and presentation. Award recipients were deemed to have the aptitude to use their talents and gifts to engineer a better tomorrow.

  • Engineering: Mack La Rosa

Environmental Perspiration Awards of $100 sponsored by Robert Weireter were given to students who demonstrated a high level of perseverance and dedication.

  • Physics and Astronomy: Jonah Halperin

Honorable Mention Awards of $25 sponsored by WESEF Alumni were given to projects that exemplify mastery in research.

  • Behavioral and Social Sciences: Jared Damon
  • Behavioral and Social Sciences: Spencer Warshaw

A video of last week's awards ceremony can be found here. The full list of Hudson Valley winners, including finalists, can be viewed here.

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