Intel Names Semi-Finalists in Science Talent Search

More than two dozen lower Hudson Valley high school students were named semi-finalists last week in the prestigious national Intel Science Talent Search.

The semi-finalists were selected from more than 1,750 entrants from 512 high schools in 43 states, Puerto Rico, Washington, D.C. and six overseas high schools.

On Jan. 20, 40 of the 300 national semi-finalists will be named finalists and receive a trip to Washington, DC, March 10-16, to compete for more than $1 million in awards.

Each semi-finalist receives a $1,000 award from the Intel Foundation with an additional $1,000 going to his or her high school.

Below is the list of local students who were named semi-finalists. Click here to view the complete list.

Ardsley High School
Lee, Philip, 18
Increased Capacity Needs and the Effects of CBTC Installation on the NYCTA’s Subway System

Byram Hills High School
Berenblum, Sela, 17
Understanding Emergency Contraceptive Mechanisms of Action: Computational Molecular Modeling of the Progesterone Receptor Against Progesterone Receptor Modulators

Byram Hills High School
Chang, Kevin, 17
Determining Resistance Mechanisms in Mantle Cell Lymphoma: The Search for Therapeutic Targets to Combat Acquired Resistance to Apoptosis

Byram Hills High School
Rowan, Dominick Michael, 17
Determining the Frequency of Jupiter Analogs, and the Announcement of a New Jupiter Analog Orbiting HD32963

Byram Hills High School Siegle, Lyndsay Taylor, 18
Genopolitics: Determining the Genetic Basis of Political Behaviors and Attitudes through Twin Studies

Byram Hills High School
Tang, Sarah, 17
Examining the Role of Stat6 in Altering the Microbiota with Heligmosomoides polygyrus Infection: The Potential of Helminthic Therapy in Treating Autoimmune Disorders

Fox Lane High School
Boguraev, Anna-Sophia, 17 The Role and Implications of CHD4 in the Regulation of Islet Beta Cell Function

Briarcliff High School
Waldock, Dalton, 17
Spectroscopic Measurements versus Langmuir Probe Analyses of RF Plasma

John Jay High School
Brotmann, Jack, 17
Hemoglobin Coated Nanoparticles: A Potential Model for Pro-inflammatory Microparticles in Circulation

Dobbs Ferry High School
Greenwald, Nikolas Kos, 17
Improving Singing Synthesis through Survey Administration and Job Plugin Development for the Vocaloid Editor™

Hastings High School
Berman, Katharine Barr, 17
Effects of Calreticulin Mutations on Pathogenesis of Myeloproliferative Neoplasms

Mamaroneck High School
Williamson, Griffin, 18
A Study of the Effects of Magnetic and Electric Fields on Expanding Janus Particle Chains

Ossining High School
Aguirre, Jason Mark, 18
The Individual and Interactive Effects of Urban Contaminants on Mayfly Growth and Survival: A Study of How Common Contaminants Impact Aquatic Invertebrates

Ossining High School
Badger, Kimberly Nicole, 17
Urban Forests Fail to Provide Adequate Habitat for Native Woodpecker Species

Ossining High School
Feinstein, Benjamin James, 17
An Examination of Linguistic and Cultural Influences on Visual-Gustatory Associations

Ossining High School
Higashino, Soon il Junko, 18
Species Richness of Cutaneous Bacteria Varies with Urbanization: Implications of the Effects of Habitat Conditions on Defense Mechanisms of Plethodon cinereus

Ossining High School
Khan, Yasir, 18
Developing Tools for an Antigen Specific ELISA to Prevent Transfusion-transmitted Babesiosis

Ossining High School
Riley, Julia, 17
RNF167 and Ubiquitin Conjugating Enzyme E2N Regulate Neuronal SNARE Component VAMP2 via Ubiquitination: Implications in Neuronal Function and Disease

Ossining High School
Scheier, Zoe, 17
Establishing Comorbidity Between Autism Spectrum Disorder and Ambient Vision Dysfunctions

Ossining High School
Sukumar, Claire Lilly, 18
Elucidating the Association Between Blood Pressure and Cognitive Functioning in the Very Old

Edgemont High School
Jain, Aaditya, 17
Using Disulfide Crosslinking to Infer the Mechanisms of Calcium and b Subunit Regulation of the BK Channel

Edgemont High School
Widmann, William, 17
The Effects of Memory T Cell Depletion on Combined Liver and Bone Marrow Transplantation and the Mechanisms Behind Rejection

Yorktown High School
Amini, Andrew Ethridge, 17
Automatic Seizure Onset and Severity Prediction with a Single, Strategically-placed, Bipolar Electroencephalogram

Yorktown High School
Hamann, Cayla, 17
Improving Efficiency of Thin-film Photovoltaic Cells by Understanding Non-uniformity

Yorktown High School
Levin, Andrew Joseph, 17
A Passive Solar Tracker for Photovoltaic Applications

Click here for more information on the national Intel Science Talent Search and to view the complete list of students who were named semi-finalists.

Patch Editor Lanning Taliaferro contributed to this report.