Seven Intel Science Talent Search Semifinalists From Our Area

The Intel Science Talent Search (Intel STS) is the premier pre-college science competition.  In 2012 the Intel STS received 1,839 applications. The applicants are competing for $1.25 million in prize money.  Out of the applications received 300 students are recognized as semifinalists.  40 out of the 300 will become finalists when they will be invited to Washington, DC where they will display their work to the public, meet scientists and go to the final judging process.  The 40 finalists will be competing for the recognition of winning this prestigious competition and for the top prize of $100, 000.

Congratulations to the Semifinalists their advisors, school districts and their families!

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SEVEN 2012 INTEL SCIENCE TALENT SEARCH SEMIFINALISTS FROM OUR LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS

Commack High School

Rebecca Faye Alford (17) – A Novel Structure-Based Approach to Predicting the Functional Effects of Mutations in Membrane Proteins

Savina Dine Kim (17) – Cognitive Deficits in Neuropsychiatric Disorders: A Schizophrenia Model Associated with Neuronal Alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Localization

Austin Lee (17) – Carbonation in Pervious Concrete: A Novel Study of the Sustainability Benefits of Pervious Concrete

Kings Park High School

Amelia Natalie Morales (17) – Monoamine Oxidase A Genotype Associated with Negative Emotions in Cocaine Addicted Individuals: A Gene by Disease Interaction

Eric Scott Parigoris (17) - Low-Intensity Vibration as a Potential Treatment for Wound Healing through Modulation of the Inflammatory Response and the Differentiation of Macrophage Progenitor Cells Under the Challenge of a Bacterial Endotoxin

Shannon Phelan Wetzler (17) – Novel Determination of the Stopping Power and Other Characteristics of the Quark Gluon Plasma Based on Several Jet Modification Measurements

Smithtown High School East

Rachel Michelle Davis (18) – Engineering Biodegradable Flame Retardant Polymers