The top eight projects from the Shelton High School Science Fair were entered into the 64th Annual Statewide Connecticut Science Fair held last weekend at Quinnipiac University, where three teams earned the distinction of first honors.
“I am proud of all of our students who participated in the CT State Science Fair,” Headmaster Beth Smith said. “Having three of our eight teams achieve first honors is a tribute to their hard work and the hard work of our science department.”
The teams from SHS were:
- Fire Retardant Paint (Rachel Cataudella, Myles Hoponick, Alessandra Boisvert)
- What is the Fastest to Solve a Sudoku Puzzle? (Michael Dellolio, Ryan Zuklie, Alex Wlcek)
- Return of the Germ (Thomas Ball)
- Bass Attack (Gary Thompson Jr., Ryan Daiss)
- How Radiation of Cell Phones Affects Cells (Caroline Steadham, Johnna Bakalar, Syndey Carter)
- Effects of Humidity on Music (Lauren Montagna, Alyssa Johnson)
- The Application of LT and 5-HTP in Serotonin Synthesis (Anna Maria Marini)
- Revolutionary Cancer Treatment: A Simulation of Nanocarriers Using Swarm Intelligence for Targeted Cancer Cells (Rigel Mahmood).
Rigel Mahmood earned first honors and the distinction of finalist for senior high school physical sciences. She was awarded a CT Science Fair medallion and acrylic award for being selected as a finalist for the Dominion’s Millstone Power Station Physical Sciences Award; second place for the Xerox Computer Science Awards, which included $300, a trophy and a medal; the Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award, which included $200 and a certificate; and the IEEE, Connecticut Section Award, for which she received honorable mention.
The team of Caroline Steadham, Sydney Carter and Johnna Bakalar was awarded a CT Science Fair medallion and acrylic award for being selected a finalist for the Pfizer Life Science Award in the senior high team life science category.
The team of Ryan Zuklie, Alex Wlcek and Mike Dellolio was awarded a CT Science Fair medallion and acrylic award for being selected as a finalist for the Dominion’s Millstone Power Station Physical Sciences Award. They were also awarded third place for the Xerox Computer Science Awards, which included $200, a trophy and a medallion.
