2011 New York City Science and Engineering Fair (NYCSEF) Awards
Posted on Thursday, March 31, 2011 by Elert for Awards, Terra NYC.
NYCSEF First Award
- Humera Mohammad (Animal Sciences)
Project: The Effect of Outcome Uncertainty on Conditional Learning
Mentor: Andrew R. Delamater, Brooklyn College, Department of Psychology
NYCSEF Second Award
- Michelle Badri (Behavioral & Social Sciences)
Project: Race as a Factor in Children’s Self Perception as Tested by the Famous Clark Doll Experiments
- Vivian Chen (Behavioral & Social Sciences)
Project: Effect of Assimilation on Academic Performance of 2nd Generation Americans of Asian Descent vs. Later Generations
- Joseline Cruz (Behavioral & Social Sciences)
Project: Working Memory in Children with Typical Learning Development and in Children with Specific Language Impairment
Mentor: Klara Marton, CUNY Graduate Center, Department of Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences
Joseline also won an American Psychological Association Award and a US Army Award.
NYCSEF Third Award
- Anastasiya Matveyenko (Plant Sciences)
Project: Survey of Medicinal Plant Use of Brooklyn Botanic Garden Staff and Visitors
Mentor: Susan K. Pell, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Department of Scientific Research
- Nicole Ng & Zhao Na Wang (Biochemistry)
Project: Investigation of the Hydrophobic Nature of (LGGVG)3, a Possible Model of Elastin Behavior
Mentor: Greg Boutis, Brooklyn College, Department of Physics
- Francisca Onyiuke & Mercy Palomeque (Medicine & Health Sciences)
Project: Determination of Heart Rate Variability Using an Electronic Stethoscope
Mentor: Jason M. Lazar, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Department of Cardiovascular Disease
Fancisca and Mercy also won a US Air Force Award.
- Fuad Zaher (Physics)
Project: Generation of Optical Vortex
Mentor: Giovanni Milione, City College, Department of Physics
More Award Winners
- Afsana Amir (Behavioral & Social Sciences)
won an American Psychological Association Award
Project: Influence of Classical Music on Learning
- Rose-Ann Thomas (Behavioral & Social Sciences)
won an American Psychological Association Award
Project: Effect of Extinction on Conditioned Flavor-Preference Learning in Water Deprived Rats
Mentor: Andrew R. Delamater, Brooklyn College, Department of Psychology
- Man Yee "Emily" Ng (Animal Sciences)
won a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Award, a Stockholm Junior Water Prize Award, and a US Air Force Award
Project: The Effect of Ocean Acidification on Sea Urchins
Mentor: John F. Marra, Brooklyn College, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
- Carmen Mui & Wen Shan "Cynthia" Xue
won a US Army Award
Project: The Effect of Nitrogen and Phosphorous on Algae in Prospect Park Lake
Mentor: Brett F. Branco, Brooklyn College, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences