Brooklyn College Science Research Day has been an annual tradition for the past 25 years. It’s a one day event that showcases the research of undergraduate and graduate students at Brooklyn College and from local high schools. Nearly 170 students presented their research across 14 categories in STEM, with over 50 faculty members from the college serving as judges. First, second and third place prizes are awarded in the high school, undergraduate and the graduate divisions. The 2015 Science Research Day was held on Friday, May 8. For the second year in a row, Midwood Science students received every award in the high school division.
1st Prize: High School Division
- Lucy Lin
Project: Degradation of Diesel in Soil through Mycoremediation.
Mentor: Dr. Zhongqi (Joshua) Cheng, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Brooklyn College
2nd Prize: High School Division
- Melissa Lee
Project: Food Waste to Natural Organic Fertilizers: The Leachates from Composting Processes.
Mentor: Dr. Zhongqi (Joshua) Cheng, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Brooklyn College - Yukie Wong
Project: Seasonal Variation in Group Size of Monk Parakeets.
Mentor: Dr. Frank Grasso, Department of Psychology, Brooklyn College
3rd Prize: High School Division
- Muhammad Abdulla
Project: Monk Parakeet Chambers.
Mentor: Dr. Frank Grasso, Department of Psychology, Brooklyn College - Xiao Yan Hu
Project: Soil Carbon Dioxide Respiration in Urban Environments.
Mentor: Dr. Zhongqi (Joshua) Cheng, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Brooklyn College - Carmine See
Project: The Effect of Hydralazine on the Development of Lupus.
Mentor: Dr. Donald Gerber, SUNY Downstate, Department of Medicine