THE CANE INSTITUTE AT FAU LAB SCHOOLS STUDENTS WIN AT 67TH STATE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR
Friday, Apr 01, 2022
Fifteen middle and high school students represented The Cane Institute at FAU Lab Schools at the 67th State Science and Engineering Fair of Florida in Lakeland, Florida. More than 780 aspiring engineers, scientists, and mathematicians from across Florida competed in the 2022 State Science and Engineering Fair across 13 different categories. FAU Lab School students made up 15 of the 45 Palm Beach County students represented at the fair, and all FAU Lab School students received awards for their projects.
Student |
Award(s) |
Project Name |
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Tanvi Desai |
First Place, Broadcom Masters invitation |
Quantitative Image Analysis of Ocean Acidification Effects on Argopecten irradians Shell Integrity |
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Aiden Phipps |
Second Place, Broadcom Masters invitation |
Does a Minecraft Stochastic Cellular Automaton Discrete Mathematical Infectious Disease Model Accurately Simulate Vaccination Efficacy and Disease Spread? |
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Satviki Singh |
Second Place, Regeneron International Science & Engineering Fair invitation |
Biodegradable Chitosan-silver Hydrogel As A Delivery Mechanism For Cyclic Lipopeptide-4 |
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Saachi Mody |
Third Place, Regeneron International Science & Engineering Fair invitation |
The Effect of Heat Shock Proteins on Drosophila with Malignant Tumors |
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Seymour Haque |
Third Place, Regeneron International Science & Engineering Fair invitation |
Molecular Dynamics Simulations of PLK-Small Receptor Binding |
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Nicholas Ostheimer |
Third Place |
Maximizing ducted propeller efficiency by optimizing entrance-to-exit ratios through computational fluid dynamics |
|
Ayush Gowda |
Third Place |
Strategic Energy and Time Management Optimization for a Cross Country Solar Car Trip |
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Caitlin Yaralli |
Third Place, Broadcom Masters invitation |
Astrobotany on the Red Planet: Sunlight and Soil Nutrient Limiting Factors |
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Navraj Dhillon |
Third Place, Broadcom Masters invitation |
Chicken Egg Albumen Mucosin and Filtration of Microplastics |
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Caitlin O'Sullivan |
Third Place, Broadcom Masters invitation |
Pitch Perfect Dolphins; Determining the Pitch Frequency Communication in Dolphins |
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Kolbi Biggs |
Fourth Place, Broadcom Masters invitation |
Can Image Analysis of The E.coli (K-12 strain) Inhibition Zone Quantify The Antibacterial Effects of Various Types of Honey? |
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Patricia Yu |
Fourth Place |
Comparison of the Contact Angles of Euphorbia cytaphora, Salvinia minima, and Alocasia macrorrhiza |
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Isabella Lackner |
Fourth Place, Stockholm Water Prize |
Using Machine Learning to Determine if the Presence and Abundance of Microplastics in Sea Turtle Nesting Beaches has an Impact on Gender Ratios |
|
Ruby Aubin |
Fourth Place |
RUBES: Resonators Used in Building Emergency Sensors |
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Kyle Villalobos |
Honorable Mention |
The Effectiveness of Utilizing Neritina reclivata Mucin as an Industrial Adhesive |
"Our student's pursuit of curiosity through research is at the heart of our school. Their exploration leads to discoveries that will reshape the world we live in. The Cane Institute is the hub for student inquiry and mentorship, equipping our student researchers to pursue discovery. Congratulations to each of the participating students and their mentors. We eagerly await their performances at the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)," said Joel Herbst, Superintendent of Schools at FAU Lab Schools.
A.D. Henderson eighth-grader, Tanvi Desai, won first place in Cellular Molecular Biology and Biochemistry and was invited to compete in the Broadcom Masters STEM competition with her project Quantitative Image Analysis of Ocean Acidification Effects on Argopecten irradians Shell Integrity. Additionally, all six A.D. Henderson students received an invitation to participate in the prestigious Broadcom Masters STEM competition from the Palm Beach County Science Fair Regional Board.
At the conclusion of the awards ceremony on March 31, FAU High School students Satviki Singh, Saachi Mody, and Seymour Haque were selected to represent Florida at the 2022 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair in May in Atlanta, Georgia. The ISEF is the world's largest international pre-college science competition, with more than 1,800 high school students from 75 countries, regions, and territories competing for approximately $4 million in prizes.
Thank you to Allan Phipps, Robin Barkes, Tricia Meredith, and Kendra Palumbo for their continued support and mentorship of all students as they navigated the science fair season.
Founded by Dan Cane, The Cane Institute serves as the epicenter for research, education, and technology transfer for A.D. Henderson & FAU High School. The Institute's integrated approach to solving society's most challenging problems engages the best and brightest students, faculty, and resources at A.D. Henderson & FAU High School to explore today's most complex challenges in areas such as cybersecurity, autonomous vehicles, robotics, virtual reality, augmented reality, automation, and artificial intelligence.