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Awards and Recognitions

2021-2022

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS
Regeneron International Science & Engineering Fair (Atlanta, GA):
Emily Dodd (3rd Place - Biomedical & Health Sciences)

Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS):
Emily Dodd (Scholar)
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GENIUS Olympiad (Rochester, NY):
Zoe Gutherman (Finalist)
Matthew Kahn (Finalist)
Kiera Goff (Finalist)
Jaewon Yeo (Finalist)
​Emily Dodd (Finalist)

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REGIONAL COMPETITIONS
Westchester Science and Engineering Fair (WESEF):
Michael Aquilino: Innovations in Biological Sciences Research Award
Matthew Kahn: Mu Alpha Theta Award
Charlotte Potter: Office of Naval Research Award
Grace Wu: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Science Champion Award
Emily Dodd: Momentive Women in Science Award
Jaewon Yeo: Teatown Young Environmentalist Award
Kiera Goff: Honorable Mention
Matthew Kahn: 4th Place
Julie Rios: 4th Place
Zoe Gutherman: 2nd Place
Emily Dodd: 1st Place
 
Grand Prize Awards:
Zoe Gutherman: International GENIUS Olympiad
Emily Dodd: Regeneron International Science & Engineering Fair Finalist (ISEF)



New York State Science & Engineering Fair (NYSSEF):
Julie Rios – Honorable Mention
Charlotte Potter – 3rd Place
Emily Dodd – 1st Place 


Westchester-Rockland Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (WR-JSHS):
*Emily Dodd – 1st Place (Biochemistry & Neurology)
Jaewon Yeo - 2nd Place (Earth & Environmental Science)
​Grace Wu - 5th Place (Behavioral Science)
*Students moving on to compete at the Upstate New York JSHS competition in Albany.


Tri-County Science & Technology Fair
​Emily Dodd - 1st Place (Medicine & Health), New York State Congress Finalist (competing in Syracuse, NY in June), Marilyn Reiner Science in Education Award (Highest scoring project in the Fair)

Jaewon Yeo - 3rd Place (Environmental Science)
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Somers Science Fair:
Sophie Tuncolglu - 1st Place (Engineering)
Conner Entenberg - 1st Place (Medicine & Health)
Caitlin Janecka - 2nd Place (Behavioral Science)
Jessica Masterson - 2nd Place (Environmental Science)
Ava Lulgjuraj - 3rd Place (Animal Science)
Nathan (Ziggy) Ehrmann - 3rd Place (Behavioral Science)
Mia Parisi - 3rd Place (Behavioral Science)
Maya Donnelly - 3rd Place (Behavioral Science)
Arya Frye - 3rd Place (Environmental Science)
Emma Bitton - 3rd Place (Medicine & Health)
Seth Cheung - 3rd Place (Medicine & Health)


2020-2021

Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS):
Sean Reichbach (Scholar)
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GENIUS Olympiad (Rochester, NY):
Nicola DeMarinis (Finalist)
Nicholas Cirillo (Finalist)
Lulejeta Latifi (Finalist)
Gabriella Susca (Finalist)
Peyton DiSiena (Finalist)
Nitin Seshadri (Finalist)
Melissa Amante (Finalist)


Westchester Science and Engineering Fair (WESEF):
​Emily Dodd - 1st Place (Medicine & Health), *GRAND PRIZE - GENIUS 2021*
Sean Reichbach – 2nd Place (Behavior)
Jaden Rothschild – 2nd Place (Mathematics)
Melissa Amante – 3rd Place (Behavior)
Anna Keane – 3rd Place (Behavior)
Peyton DiSiena – Carl Zeiss Research Award
Nitin Seshadri – Expanding Knowledge in Science Award
Xander Pedersen – Mianus River Gorge Ecology Award
Gabriella Susca – Innovations in Biological Sciences Research Award
Jaewon Yeo – US Agency for International Development Award


New York State Science & Engineering Fair (NYSSEF):
Nicola DeMarinis – 3rd Place (Physics/Astronomy)
Nitin Seshadri – 3rd Place (Cell Bioinformatics)
Sean Reichbach – 3rd Place (Behavior)


Westchester-Rockland Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (WR-JSHS):
*Melissa Amante – 2nd Place (Behavior)
*Nitin Seshadri – 4th Place (Computational Biology & Bioinformatics)
Peyton DiSiena – 1st Place (Medicine & Health)
Kaitlyn DeRosa – 2nd Place (Behavior)
*Students moving on to compete at the Upstate New York JSHS competition in Albany.


Tri-County Science & Technology Fair:
Nitin Seshadri – 2nd Place (Medical Science & Technology)
Peyton DiSiena – 3rd Place (Medical Science & Technology)


Somers/Westlake Science Fair:
Olivia Biolsi – 1st Place (Behavioral Science)
Maya Shirakura – 1st Place (Behavioral Science)
Corryn Watt - 1st Place (Behavioral Science)
Coleen Soriano - 1st Place (Behavioral Science)
Kaeleigh Picco - 2nd Place (Behavioral Science)
Michael Aquilino - 2nd Place (Life Science)
Andrew Acosta - 3rd Place (Behavioral Science)
Lauren McCartin - 3rd Place (Life Science)


2019-2020

Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS):
Maeve Janecka (Scholar)
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GENIUS Olympiad (Rochester, NY):
Nicholas D'Souza (Finalist)
Nitin Seshadri (Finalist)
Melissa Amante (Finalist)
​Adrianna Tagayun (Finalist)


Westchester Science and Engineering Fair (WESEF):
​CANCELLED

Westchester-Rockland Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (WR-JSHS):
*Robin Masterson - 1st Place (Behavioral Science)
*Maeve Janecka - 2nd Place (Physical Science)
***Students moving on to compete at the Upstate New York JSHS competition in Albany
Nicholas D'Souza - 3rd Place (Medicine & Health)
Sun Graham - 3rd Place (Environmental Biology)
​Ariel Markowski - 1st Place (Medicine & Health)

Tri-County Science & Technology Fair:
1st Place – Adrianna Tagayun (Engineering / Technology) – “Bulk Heterojunction Morphology for Efficient Organic Solar Cells by Surrogate Modeling”
***1st Place – Robert Lusthaus (Math / Computers) – “Predicting Conflict in the Legend of Zelda with Artificial Intelligence”
2nd Place – Melissa Amante (Biology) – “Volumetric Analysis of the Primary and Associative Auditory Cortex in Patients with Schizophrenia compared to Healthy Controls, P3 and ΔBPND”
2nd Place – Maeve Janecka (Chemistry) – “Analysis of Heavy Metal Concentrations in JUUL Electronic Cigarette Vapor Based on Vaping Topography Identified from a Survey of Young Adults”
***2nd Place – Isabella Sirchia (Medicine and Medical Science & Technology) – “Confirming the Target Protein Expression for Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell Therapy in Glioblastoma Multiforme”

***Grand Prize Winners: Top 4 scoring projects in the fair. These students 
present their research at the STANYS New York State Science Congress in Syracuse.

2018-2019

Intel International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF - Phoenix, AZ):
Sun Graham (Finalist)
Rachel Joseph (Finalist)
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Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS):
Rachel Joseph (Scholar)
​

GENIUS Olympiad (Oswego, NY):
Maximus Caron
Kayleigh Kenny
Sun Graham
Adrianna Tagayun
Sarah Siemers
Emily Heese
Peter MacNeil


Westchester Science and Engineering Fair (WESEF):
Rachel Joseph - 1st Place, Scientista Award, *GRAND PRIZE - ISEF 2019*
Sun Graham - 1st Place, *GRAND PRIZE - ISEF 2019*
Lily Laredo - 1st Place
Cassandra Paone - 2nd Place 
Kevin Li - 2nd Place

Raghav Nathan - 3rd Place
Emily Heese - 4th Place
Chelsea Brown - 4th Place (Team)
Emma Jones - 4th Place (Team)
Peter MacNeil - ASM Materials Education Foundation Award
Sarah Siemers - Association for Women Geoscientists Award
Aliza Hackmyer - Ricoh Sustainable Development Award
Robin Masterson - Innovations in Biological Sciences Research Award
Ethan Cukaj - Mianus River Gorge Ecology Award
Robert Lusthaus - Crtica Behavioral Science Achievement Award
Christopher Orzech - Office of Naval Research Award
Rosalie Murphy - Momentive Inventing Possibilities Award
Kayleigh Kenny - Environmental Perspiration Award  
​

Westchester-Rockland Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (WR-JSHS):
*Raghav Nathan- 1st Place (Behavior)
*Rachel Joseph - 2nd Place (Environmental Biology)
***Students moving on to compete at the Upstate New York JSHS competition in Albany
Rosalie Murphy - 3rd Place (Biology)
Adrianna Tagayun - 2nd Place (Physical Science)


Tri-County Science & Technology Fair:
Sarah Siemers- 1st Place (Environmental Science)
Madeleine Lopane - 2nd Place (Medical Science)
Robert Lusthaus - 3rd Place (Experimental Psychology)
Rachel Joseph - 3rd Place (Engineering)


New York State Science Congress (Syracuse, NY):
Sarah Siemers- 1st Place (Environmental Science)
Madeleine Lopane - 2nd Place (Medical Science)

2017-2018

Siemens Competition:
Alyssa Klee (Semi-Finalist)
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Intel International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF - Pittsburgh, PA):
Rachel Joseph

Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS):
Alyssa Klee (Scholar)

GENIUS Olympiad (Oswego, NY):
Chelsea Brown
Emma Jones
Luke Khorram
Aliza Hackmyer
Katherine Taylor


Westchester Science and Engineering Fair (WESEF):
Caroline Smith - 1st Place & Stockholm Junior Water Prize
Alexander Chuang - 1st Place & Mu Alpha Theta Award
Christopher Hannon - 2nd Place
Rachel Joseph - 2nd Place & *GRAND PRIZE - ISEF 2018*
Kevin Li - 2nd Place & Mu Alpha Theta Award
Aidan Mahoney - 3rd Place & NOAA Award
Iain Janecka - 3rd Place & NASA Earth System Science Award
Sarah Miller - 4th Place
Katherine Taylor - 4th Place & Association for Women Geoscientists Award
Ryan Wainer - 4th Place
Kellie Kottmann - 4th Place
Raghav Nathan - 4th Place
Numan Maloney - ASU Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiative
Noah Sanz - Yale Science and Engineering Association Award
Keelyn Foley - Behavioral Science Achievement Award
Rosalie Murphy - Momentive Inventing Possibilities Award
Alyssa Klee - Excellence in Medical Research Award
Victoria Dotto - Teatown Young Naturalist Award
Matthew Eckert - Environmental Perspiration Award


Westchester-Rockland Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (WR-JSHS):
*Alyssa Klee - 1st Place (Cellular and Molecular Biology)
*Iain Janecka - 2nd Place (Physical Science)
*Keelyn Foley - 3rd Place (Behavior)
***Students moving on to compete at the Upstate New York JSHS competition in Albany
Numan Maloney - 5th Place (Animal/Plant/Environment)
Ryan Wainer - 1st Place (Computer Science)
Kevin Li - 1st Place (Mathematics)
Danielle Legeret - 1st Place (Behavior)
Kellie Kottmann - 1st Place (Medicine & Health)
Rachel Joseph - 1st Place (Engineering & Technology)
Margaret Eskridge - 2nd Place (Engineering & Technology)


ACORDA Scientific Excellence Award:
Raghav Nathan 
​Rachel Joseph




2016-2017

Intel International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF - Los Angeles, CA):
Alyssa Klee

International Sustainable World (Engineering, Energy, Environment) Project Olympiad (I-SWEEEP - Houston, TX):
Mark Worsley
Maya Watt
Greg Siemers
Nathan Reynolds


National Junior Science & Humanities Symposium (JSHS - San Diego, CA):
Mark Worsley

Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS):
Mark Worsley (Semifinalist)

Westchester Science and Engineering Fair (WESEF):
Ryan Wainer - ASM Materials Education Foundation Award
Alex Witkiewicz - Society for In Vitro Biology Award
Kelsey Hough - Mianus river Gorge Ecology Award
Caroline Smith - Think STEAM Award
Kimi Katz - Cornell University Division of Nutritional Science Award
Numan maloney - Teatown Young Conservationist Award
Michelle Rosenblum - 4th Place (Behavior & Social Science)
Keelyn Foley - 4th Place (Behavior & Social Science)
Melina Couzis - 4th Place (Engineering)
Iain Janecka - 4th Place (Environmental Science) & Stockholm Junior Water Prize
Rocco D'Ascanio - 3rd Place (Animal Science)
Nathan Reynolds - 3rd Place (Engineering)
Greg Siemers - 3rd Place (Engineering)
Aidan Mahoney - 2nd Place (Earth Science)
Mark Worsley - 2nd Place (Environmental Science)
Eitan Laredo - 2nd Place (Environmental Science)
Rachel Mendelson - 1st Place (Cellular & Molecular Biology)
Alyssa Klee - 1st Place (Cellular & Molecular Biology) & Society for In Vitro Biology Award

Maya Watt - 1st Place (Environmental Science) & American Meteorological Society Award
​

Westchester-Rockland Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (WR-JSHS):
Greg Siemers - 2nd Place (Engineering)
Kimberly Katz - 3rd Place (Medicine & Health)
Eitan Laredo** - 3rd Place (Environmental Science)
Nathan Reynolds** - 3rd Place (Engineering)
Mark Worsley** - 2nd Place (Engineering)

**Will move on to compete at the State Competition


2015-2016

Intel International Science & Engineering Fair (ISEF - Phoenix, AZ):
Manisha Kunala
Nimat Maloney


I-SWEEEP (Houston, TX):
Maya Berlinger
Maya Watt

Nimat Maloney

INTEL STS:
Casey Zorn (Semifinalist)
Maya Berlinger (Semifinalist)


GENIUS Olympiad (Oswego, NY):
Eitan Laredo

Westchester Science & Engineering Fair (WESEF):
Rachel Mendelson - Society for In Vitro Biology Award
Emilia Kaczmarkiewicz - Stockholm Junior Water Prize
Peter Gottesman - 4th Place (Computer Science)
Adam Circle - 4th Place (Engineering)
Maya Berlinger - 3rd Place (Cellular & Molecular Biology)
Nathan Reynolds - 3rd Place (Engineering)
Casey Zorn - 3rd Place (Environmental)
Erin Liffiton - 2nd Place (Animal Science)
Justin D'Souza - 2nd Place (Behavioral)
Eitan Laredo - 2nd Place (Environmental)
Jon Gorman - 2nd Place (Engineering)
Manisha Kunala - 1st Place (Medicine & Health)
Nimat Maloney - 1st Place (Engineering)
Mark Worsley - 1st Place (Engineering)
Maya Watt - 1st Place (Environmental)
Jerray Chang - 1st Place (Mathematics)

Westchester/Rockland Junior Science & Humanities Symposium (WR-JSHS):

Julia O'Sullivan - 3rd Place (Medicine & Health)
Juliana DiNardo - 2nd Place (Medicine & Health)
Casey Zorn - 5th Place (Engineering)
Justin D'Souza** - 4th Place (Medicine & Health)
Nimat Maloney** - 4th Place (Physical Sciences)
Manisha Kunala** - 4th Place (Cell & Molecular Biology)
Maya Berlinger** - 3rd Place (Cell & Molecular Biology)
**Will move on to compete at the State Competition


Upstate Junior Science & Humanities Symposium (JSHS - Albany, NY):
Nimat Maloney - 2nd Place (Physical Sciences)
Manisha Kunala - 1st Place (Cell & Molecular Biology)



Westlake Science Fair (WSF): 
Jason Mirtsopoulos - 3rd Place (Animal Science)
Danielle Cucchiarella - 3rd Place (Behavioral Science)
Kayla Natalo - 3rd Place (Behavioral Science)
Matthew Eckert - 3rd Place (Biochemistry)
Sean Barry - 3rd Place (Engineering)

Bryce Shor - 3rd Place (Environmental)
Iain Janecka - 3rd Place (Environmental)
Kelsey Hough - 3rd Place (Environmental)
Jena Blair - 3rd Place (Medicine & Health)
Victoria Dotto - 3rd Place (Microbiology)
Keelyn Foley - 2nd Place (Behavioral Science)
Rylan McBride - 2nd Place (Engineering)
Vincent Cartelli - 2nd Place (Environmental)
Numan Maloney - 2nd Place (Medicine & Health)
Margaret Eskridge - 1st Place (Engineering)
Zachary Croen - 1st Place (Engineering)
Alyssa Klee - 1st Place (Medicine & Health)
Elena Cohen - 1st Place (Medicine & Health)
Alex Witkiewicz - 1st Place (Microbiology)
Caroline Smith - 1st Place (Plant Science)



2014-2015

ISWEEEP


Antonella D'Ascanio - 2nd Place


Marea Hurson - 2nd Place


Caity Malisse - 3rd Place

Westchester Science and Engineering Fair

Caity Malisse - 1st Place

Jessica Rosenblum - 1st Place

Marea Hurson - 2nd Place & ISWEEEP Finalist

Casey Zorn - 2nd Place

Danielle Morea - 2nd Place

Antonella D'Ascanio - 2nd Place

Dalia Laredo - 2nd Place & US Metric Association Award

Jessica Shaw - 3rd Place

Rebecca Raffo - 3rd Place

Alyssa Huang - 3rd Place

Juliana DiNardo - 4th Place

Nimat Maloney - 4th Place

Lucy Kirichenko - 4th Place

Manisha Kunala - Excellence in Medical Research Award

Emilia Kaczmarkiewicz - Stockholm Junior Water Prize

Carlos D'Ascanio - Stockholm Junior Water Prize

Jonathan Gorman - Office of Naval Research Award

Adam Circle - Yale Science and Engineering Association Award

Christine Gildea & Katie Corbett - Philips Research Exceptional Research Award





2013-2014

Westchester Science and Engineering Fair

2012-2013


Westchester/Rockland Junior Science and Humanities Symposium

Simon Zheng—3rd Place in Biology Speaker Competition

Westchester Science and Engineering Fair

Emily Ciliberti—The Philips Awards for Exceptional Research

Jon Karsch—Yale Science and Engineering Association Award

Sarah Gall and Alexander Weig—The Walter Kass Memorial Award for Excellence in Behavioral Science

David Sparks—American Meteorological Society Award & Teatown Young Naturalist Award

Simon Zheng- Mu Alpha Theta mathematics award & 1st Place in Mathematics

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