Students Entering the Virtual Long Island Science Congress:
All lab work done at Chaminade in the STRC
Cullen Matthews '23 | Science Research Class
Bioremediation of Silver Nanoparticles by Chlorella vulgaris and Effects on Daphnia magna Survival
Anthony Bellone and Mason Dietrich '23 | Science Research Class
Effects of White Noise on Drosophila melanogaster Reproduction
Cooper Zawitosky '23 | Science Research Class
Biofilm Formation in Pseudomonas fluorescens Following Exposure to Blue Light
Nathaniel Butler '23 | Science Research Class
Effects of the Endocrine Disruptor BPS on Fertility in Drosophila melanogaster
Andrew Rao '23 | Science Research Class
Increased Biofilm Production in Pseudomonas fluorescens Following Atrazine Exposure
Jason Ribeiro '22 | Science Research Club
Vanillin Flavoring and its Effects on Reproduction and Behavior in C. elegans
Benjamin Chaplin '22 | Science Research Club
A Survey of Teacher and Student Attitudes Towards Remote Learning During the COVID-19 Lockdowns
Students Entering the Virtual Long Island Science and Engineering Fair (LISEF) and the Virtual Long Island Science Congress (LISC):
Michael Cinque '22 | Science Research Club
Social Isolation Resulting from the COVID-19 Pandemic and its Effects on the Mental and Physical Health of Various Demographic Groups within the General Population
Michael has had a scientific paper accepted for publication (pending revisions - which are a normal part of the scientific review process) into the Journal of Emerging Investigators (https://www.emerginginvestigators.org/) - a journal where middle and high school science students can present their original research. He conducted a survey in April and May to evaluate the physical and mental effects of social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. The title of the paper is "Social Isolation Resulting from the COVID-19 Pandemic and its Effects on the Mental and Physical Health of Various Demographic Groups within the General Population." The paper was reviewed by three different scientists (one from Cornell University, one from the Genome Institute of Singapore, and one from Tufts University) who gave him some constructive criticism on how to improve the paper before publication.
Mark Campbell '21, Benjamin Sasso'21, Jack Terry '21 | Science Research Club
Effects of the BPA-Substitute Bisphenol S on Reproduction in C. elegans
Benjamin Grindel '22 and Michael Grippa '22 | Science Research Club
This project is being worked on in conjunction with the Cold Spring Harbor DNA Learning Center as a part of Barcode Long Island
Their project is entitled "Distinguishing Between Cryptic Species Within Coquillettidia perturbans Using DNA Barcoding" - They are attempting to determine if mosquitoes of a certain species, caught in Suffolk County (provided by the Suffolk County Department of Health) are actually cryptic species (only differ in their genome by a few base pairs in DNA).
Patrick Haran '21, Charles Ambach '22, Nicholas Bifone '22, Michael Micalizzi'22, and Tristen Ventura '22 | Science Quiz Bowl Team
Chaminade's Science Quiz Bowl Team competed virtually in the Brookhaven National Lab Regional Science Quiz Bowl on Saturday, January 30, 2021
This is the first time in recent years that we have had a team compete. They advanced through 3 preliminary rounds and 3 elimination rounds to place 7th on Long Island against some very tough teams (Great Neck, Wheatley, Half Hollow Hills, Ward Melville, Plainedge, POB, Island Trees)
Jack Casamassima '22, Alex Menachery '22, Richard Watterson '22, Michael Micalizzi '22, and Christopher Ambrosi '22 | Virtual Northwell Health Spark Challenge
This virtual challenge took place on Thursday, January 14, 2021. It was designed to expose high school students to careers in healthcare
The students are working together to submit a poster advertisement highlighting one career to the Virtual Northwell Health Spark Challenge competition on Thursday, March 18, 2021.
Highlights:
The Science Research Club had a total of about 40 students working on projects this year.
The Science Club and Science Research Club have also hosted multiple guest speakers (and attended virtual STAT talks) via Zoom.