20 Mamaroneck High School’s Original Science Research Students Shine at Westchester Science and Engineering Fair

Written By: Robert Cox

MAMARONECK, NY — Twenty students received recognition recently at the Westchester Science and Engineering Fair which drew nearly 600 student participants from 40+ schools.

WESEF is a local science fair affiliated with the Regeneron International Science Fair serving budding scientists in Westchester & Putnam counties of New York State. WESEF is an amazing display of multi-year projects by the best high school science research students in the two counties.

First Place

Maya Kennedy, Behavioral and Social Sciences

Second Place

Gregory Gold, Cellular and Molecular Biology

Third Place

Grant Zobel, Cellular and Molecular Biology

Josh Greenberg, Cellular and Molecular Biology

Tista Goswami, Medicine and Health

Alexander Tan, Medicine and Health

Fourth Place

Margot Hayes, Cellular and Molecular Biology

Liam Manley, Engineering

Chris Ward Memorial Prize

Fiona Fitzpatrick, Neuroscience

This award was given in memory of Mr. Chris Ward, who was a longtime teacher in the Mamaroneck High School Original Science Research Program. The award recognizes a project that embodies the spirit of scientific inquiry

American Meteorological Society Award

Liza Konopleva, Environmental Science

NASA Earth Science System Award

Claire Zobel, Environmental Science

Stockholm Junior Water Prize

Liam Manley, Environmental Science

Annabel Hicks, Environmental Science

Liza Konopleva, Environmental Science

Innovations in Biological Sciences Research Award

Kay McIlhenny, Neuroscience

Excellence in Medical Research Award

Sydney Warwick, Neuroscience

Expanding Knowledge in Science Award

Natalie Sirkin, Animal Science

Riley McMullen, Neuroscience

Office of Naval Research Award

Grant Zobel, Cellular and Molecular Biology

Kay McIlhenny, Neuroscience

AK Academy Award

Leah Menachery, Computational Biology/Bioinformatics

Carl Zeiss Curiosity in Research Award

Danika Glasberg, Medicine and Health

Environmental Perspiration Award

Anabelle Hicks, Environmental Sciences

David M. Holmes WESEF Engineering Innovation Award

Liam Manley (Finalist)

This award earns Liam an invitation to become a research fellow at SK Laboratories

Best Paperwork Award: Mamaroneck High School

This award is given to the three schools with the most organized and accurate paperwork