HAUPPAUGE'S SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY FAIR WINNERS

Hauppauge Middle School is pleased to announce the winning projects from the 2015 Science and Technology Fair. “Congratulations to all of this year’s Science and Technology Fair winners,” stated Robert Wankmuller, Hauppauge School District’s director of Science, Technology and Research. “We are very proud of their achievements and also of all of the students who participated in this year’s Science and Technology Fair.”

6th GRADE

1st place – Sree Karthikeyan, “Relationship between Permeability and Compaction of Different Soils”

2nd Place – Madison Amico, “To Golf or Not to Golf: Does Temperature Affect the Distance of a Golf Ball?”

3rd Place – Isabella Lewin, “What’s the Dirt on Dirt?”

Honorable Mention – Melody Cheng, “Cleaning Agents”

Honorable Mention – Austin Faber “Bottled, Tap, Sparkling”

7th GRADE

1st Place – Dan Panaro, “Road Salt Alternatives”

2nd Place – Jade Kirdahy, “Electrify”

3rd Place – Devin Capece, “Water, Water Everywhere…But Will We Have a Drop to Drink?”

Honorable Mention – Steve Jensen, “What is the Best Way to Disinfect Your Toothbrush?”

Honorable Mention – Brandon Carvalho, “Solar Hot or Not?”

8th GRADE

1st Place – Xavier Cheng, “Efficacy of UV Rays in Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation”

2nd Place – Bailey Orehosky, “Age of Swimsuits”

3rd Place – Garrett Cerro, “Using Tea Leaves to Enhance Plant Growth”

Honorable Mention – Jennifer Moks, “Franken Scents vs. Natural Scents”

Honorable Mention – James Rubino, “What Material is the Best Heat Insulator for your Home?”

The First- and Second-Place winners from the 6th grade will go on to participate in the Brookhaven National Laboratory Elementary Science Fair. The winners from grades 6 through 8 will be competing in the Long Island Science and Engineering Fair-Society for Science and the Public Broadcom MASTERS Fair at the Crest Hollow Country Club. The winners from grades 7 and 8 will compete in the Long Island Science Congress to be held at the Cradle of Aviation Museum.