On March 8 at the York County Science and Engineering Fair Awards Ceremony, several York Suburban High School and Middle School students earned recognition for their science fair projects.
Senior Elizabeth Huh received the Grand Champion honor for “The Regulation of ATF4/CHOP by c-Myc in NSAID-induced Chemoprevention” . Elizabeth will move on to compete at the Intel International Science Fair in Los Angeles, California, in May.
Zoe Prats, tenth grade, was named Reserve Grand Champion for her project, “Enhancement of Radiation Cytotoxicity by Gold and Iron Oxide Nanoparticles”.
Steven File, eighth grade, earned Junior Reserve Grand Champion for “The Effect of Hydroponics vs. Traditional Methods.”
The following middle school students earned a first place:
Emma Salazar
Steven File
Ben Farah
Caitlin Springer
Daisy Pflaum
Macie Brown
Eli Smith
Emma Tibbett
Leon Bellenbaum
Estelle Hackos
The following middle school students scored in the top 10% of middle school students:
Emma Salazar
Estelle Hackos
Steven File
Additonal awards were given as follows:
Emma Salazar, American Psychological Society
Logan Zeiders, RICOH Americas Corporation
Daisy Pflaum, US Women Geologists
Sophia Guyer, Eisenhart Memorial Award
Dermot Pogson, Engineering Society of York Award
Robert Quan, Society of Manufacturing Engineers Award
Lucas Strickland, York Township Award