W.T. Clarke High School students gathered together on June 4 in the high school’s Little Theater for the school’s sixth annual Science Research Symposium. With unique and informative presentations displayed across tables, guests were able to appreciate the effort that students have put into their scientific research.
Following a congratulatory introduction from Math and Science Chairperson Terry Renna, the students welcomed guest speaker and Stony Brook University graduate student Shruti Kanakia, who inspired the student-researchers as she carefully explained her research on nano- and
supramolecular biosystems.
The work of four W.T. Clarke seniors was then honored, as they were given the opportunity to present their research projects to the audience.
Matthew Schwartz, who will be attending the Florida Institute of Technology in the fall, presented “The Analysis of the Green Macro Alga ‘Codium Fragile’ as an Alternative Habitat for Juvenile Atlantic Bay Scallops,” followed by Harvard-bound Daniel Wang’s “Insights Into All-Atom Protein Structure Prediction Via ‘In Silico’ Simulations.”
After a short intermission in which poster board presentations were displayed, Alex Evangelatos presented his research topic, “Novel Programming of Microcontrollers for Prevention of Automobile Collisions Caused by Wrong-Way Drivers.” To conclude the presentations, Bryon Koff discussed his work, “Inhibition of CDK4 Induces G1 Arrest, But Not Senescence in DD8313 Liposarcoma Cells.”
The evening culminated with the presentation of awards for achievements in science.
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