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