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When? Friday, 6/4 @ 3PM
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MINSEO OH
The potential use of Fractal Randomness for Encryption
- 1st Place, DVSF
Best Mathematics project for any senior in tri-state region!
Minseo earned this same award as a sophomore. - Mu Alpha Theta Award
- Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Scholarship ($15,000)
- 1st Award, PJAS Regionals
- 1st Place, BCSRC
- 1st Place, PJAS State Meeting
Encryption, a method of securing information, is important in the digital age. My project attempted to test if fractals, shapes that have natural properties, can be used as a source of randomness to encrypt data.
Minseo, a STEM Leadership Council Member, will attend Penn State University next year where he will pursue a degree in Aerospace Engineering.
Jason Rackas
Benford's Law & LDL-C Levels
- 1st Place, DVSF
Best Mathematics project for any junior in tri-state region! - Mu Alpha Theta Award
- University of the Sciences Scholarship ($37,000; $9,250/year)
- Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Scholarship ($15,000)
- 1st Award, PJAS Regionals
- 2nd Place, BCSRC
- 1st Place, PJAS State Meeting
I used a data set of LDL cholesterol measurements to determine whether any modifications would allow it to align with the distribution of Benford's Law, an interesting mathematical phenomenon that shows that of all numbers in the universe, more numbers begin with digits closer to 1 than 9. If LDL data or modified LDL data does align with the distribution of Benford's Law, any group/demographic whose LDL levels do not align with the distribution of Benford's Law would likely have some outside factor affecting their LDL levels. This data can direct other researchers to people with anomalous LDL levels for further study.
Jason is a CB East junior who participated with the CB West club this year as part of his involvement with the PA Biotechnology Center Partnership Program. More information about that program is available here.
Mikalya Havers
Living to be Positive
- 2nd Place, DVSF
Second best Behavioral and Social Sciences project for any senior in tri-state region! - Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Scholarship ($15,000)
- 1st Award, PJAS Regionals
- 1st Place, BCSRC
- 1st Place, PJAS State Meeting
My research is all about positive psychology for teenagers. The field of positive psychology has been expanding greatly in recent years, but the current popular theories out there are primarily geared towards adults and college-aged people. To solve this problem and help end both the mental health stigma and crisis that teenagers all around the world are continually facing, I created a positive psychology theory specifically for middle and high-school-aged people called the SMILE theory. To test its effectiveness, I conducted an experiment that allowed me to compare it to two currently popular positive psychology theories, as well as a control group that didn't test a theory at all.
Mikayla will be majoring in biomedical engineering at George Washington University, where she was accepted into the Science, Health, and Medicine sector of their Women’s Leadership Program.
Michell Lin
Enhancing the Transdermal Drug Delivery of Risperidone
- 2nd Place, DVSF
Second best Chemistry project for any senior in tri-state region! - 2nd Place for Janssen Biotechnology Research Award ($200)
- Chemistry Award from West Pharmaceutical Services ($250)
- Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Scholarship ($15,000)
- 1st Award and Perfect Score, PJAS Regionals
- 2nd Place, BCSRC
- 1st Place, PJAS State Meeting
I used risperidone as the model drug with a fixed skin permeation methodology to determine the most effective and safe chemical enhancers for drugs with similar properties. The most effective and safe chemical enhancer for risperidone is limonene. The matrix of this study can be applied the development of other transdermal drugs.
Michell, a STEM Leadership Club Council Member, will attend Washington and Lee University and will double-major in History and Chemistry. She earned the American Chemical Society’s Project SEED Scholarship.
Jonathan Zhang
Methods to Reduce the Level of Corrosion on Copper and Steel in Aquatic Environments
- 3rd Place, DVSF
Third best Chemistry project for any sophomore in tri-state region! - Philadelphia Society for Coatings Technology 3rd Place ($100)
- Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers - Philadelphia Section ($100)
- 1st Award, PJAS Regionals
- 1st Place, BCSRC
- 1st Place, PJAS State Meeting
Corrosion is often overlooked, compared to other flashy chemical reactions with explosions and sparks, the gradual process of rust is just boring. This exact reason is why corrosion is so important. It invisibly eats away at our metal structures and by the time we notice, it’s too late. My experiment seeks to help prevent corrosion by researching the effectiveness over time of multiple chemical coatings when in constant exposure to water. I submerge copper rods and steel samples coated with WD40, Paint, and Petroleum Naphtha, as well as no coating as a constant in a saturated NaCl and water solution for a month and test their corrosion rate throughout their submersion with a Potentiostat to see how the protection changes over time.
Jonathan is a sophomore and a STEM Leadership Club Council Member.
Cameron Schmidt
Sophie Kadan
Will University of Notre Dame where she will major in physics. Sophie will be a Glynn Family Honors Program Participant.
Jessica Kuo
Michell Lin
Would you like to join our leadership team?
Rising juniors and seniors must apply by Tuesday, June 15.
Rising sophomores will have the opportunity to apply in the fall.
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