On Sunday, March 8, the 2020 New York City Science and Engineering Fair (NYCSEF) was held at CitiField. 34 Midwood Science students representing 27 projects were there — 8 were declared Finalists. Not a bad showing.
In a normal year, our 8 Finalists would be preparing for the next round of the competition at the American Museum of Natural History. What happens this year remains to be seen. Watch thse blogposts for news as we get it.
The 8 students' winning projects
 | Meghan Stern Project: Home is where the support is: A reason why monk parakeets prefer man made structures Mentor: Dr. Frank Grasso, Department of Psychology, Brooklyn College |
 | Oliwia Dankiw and Blessin McFarlane Project: Need for speed: Decomposition rates of conventional plastics versus bioplastics Mentor: Dr. Zhongqi (Joshua) Cheng, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Brooklyn College |
 | Lameya Rahman Project: Effect of iron on Neisseria gonorrhea's Type IV pili (TFp) Mentor: Dr. Nicolas Biais, Department of Biology, Brooklyn College |
 | Kelly Guan and Jessica Zheng Project: Analyzing the effects of media multitasking on academic performance for disordered and non-disordered adolescents Mentor: Dr. Sung Hun Kim, Department of Psychology, St. Francis College |
 | Maham Ghori and Tahreem Sittar Project: Role of uncertainty in governing attraction to food cues Mentor: Dr. Andrew Delamater, Department of Psychology, Brooklyn College |
All 34 students
The venue
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