The Siemens Westinghouse Science and Technology Competition is a national research competition in the sciences and mathematics for high school students. Two Midwood students made it to the National Finals (gold medal level) and four made it to the Regional Finals (silver medal level). All six were featured on NY1 News.
Regional Finalists
- Alexander Eng & Ilya Sherman
Contaminants in Asbestos - Nazish Qadeer
Comparison of the DNA of Apes and Humans - Eugene Simuni
Role of Interdomain Interactions in the Activation Mechanism of the G Proteins
Semifinalists
- Lawrence Fung
Does Radiofrequency Radiation Affect the Proliferation Rates of HS683 Human Glioma Cells? - Emmanuelle St Jean
Evidence for a Lipoprotein Scavenger Receptor in the African Trypanosome