Delaware Valley
Science Fairs 2005
List of Winners
Friday, April 08, 2005
57th Delaware Valley Science
Fair
Grade 12
Boris Zinshteyn,
Central High School : Gold Medalist
Michael Segal, Central
High School : Silver Medalist
Yin He, Central High
School : Bronze Medalist
Behavior & Social Sciences:
First Place
Ellen Pitman, Central Bucks High School
West
Second Place
Beverly Jessica Hon, Cherry Hill High
School East
Third Place
Jennifer Kwok, Masterman
School
Honorable Mention
Samantha Kelly, Agnes Irwin
School
Biochemistry:
First Place
Michael Segal, Central High
School
Second Place
Wendy Shi, Methacton High
School
Third Place
Nghiep Huynh, Central High
School
Botany:
First Place
My Le, Central High School
Second Place
Stephen Lock, Bethlehem
Catholic
Chemistry:
First Place
Laura Penna, Delran High
School
Second Place
Melvin Paneto, Brimm Medical Arts High
School
Third Place
Christa Barfield, Carver High
School
Computer:
First Place
Piotr Fidkowski, Emmaus High
School
Second Place
Michael Huynh, Upper Darby High
School
Third Place
Damon Fereshetian, Upper Dublin High
School
Engineering:
First Place
Michael Korsyn, Central High
School
Second Place
Bryan Erdner, Germantown
Academy
Third Place
Corey Montella, Central Bucks High
School South
Delaware Valley Science Fairs
2005
List of Winners
Friday, April 08, 2005
57th Delaware Valley Science
Fair
Grade 12
Environmental:
First Place
Kelsey Gibbons, Parkland High
School
Second Place
Rosemarie Testa, Lincoln High
School
Third Place
Emily Pierson, Abington Friends
School
Honorable Mention
Lyle Friedman, Abington Friends
School
Mathematics:
First Place
Paul Tylkin, Abington Friends
School
Second Place
Pranvera Mucaj, Central High
School
Third Place
Natan Lindell, Delaware Valley Torah
Institute
Honorable Mention
Maria Rozploch, Villa Joseph
Marie
Medicine & Health:
First Place
Yin He, Central High School
Second Place
Shubha Bhat, The Baldwin
School
Third Place
Autumn Nelson, Central High
School
Honorable Mention
My-Thao Le, Central High
School
Srujan Peddapaidi, Community
College/Central High
Rebecca Levy, Masterman
School
Microbiology:
First Place
Catherine Bradley, Cape Henlopen High
School
Second Place
Alyssa Roller, Middle Township High
School
Third Place
Amanda Melchiorre, Middle Township High
School
Honorable Mention
Eric Brown, Carver High
School
Physics:
First Place
Eugene Marinelli, Upper Darby High
School
Second Place
Andrew Baranak, Abington Friends
School
Third Place
Michael Anthony Flores, Brimm Medical
Arts High School
Honorable Mention
Anita Das, Upper Dublin High
School
Gregory Skrabonja, Cape May County
Technical School
Delaware Valley Science Fairs
2005
List of Winners
Friday, April 08, 2005
57th Delaware Valley Science
Fair
Grade 12
Zoology:
First Place
Boris Zinshteyn, Central High
School
Second Place
Vipul Kumar, Cherry Hill High School
East
Delaware Valley Science Fairs
2005
List of Winners
Friday, April 08, 2005
23rd Marie Curie Science
Fair
Grade 11
Kledin Dobi, Masterman
School : Gold Medalist
Erin Fischell, High
Technology High School : Silver Medalist
Daniel Lang, Lang
Homeschool : Bronze Medalist
Behavior & Social Sciences:
First Place
Sarah Genter, The Pilgrim
Academy
Second Place
Julie Chan, Central High
School
Third Place
Sanjano Bhatia, Central Bucks High
School South
Biochemistry:
First Place
Amy Styer, Pennsylvania Cyber Charter
School (Styer)
Second Place
Anne Donato, Abington High
School
Third Place
Elias Quan, Central High
School
Honorable Mention
Aman Nalavade, Wissahickon High
School
Botany:
First Place
Jonathan Limberakis, Upper Dublin High
School
Second Place
Albina Ongari, Franklin Learning
Center
Third Place
Patrick Rohrman, Middle Township High
School
Chemistry:
First Place
Matthew Zinn, Lacey Township High
School
Second Place
Ronny Mathew, Central High
School
Third Place
Christina Forbes, Abington Friends
School
Honorable Mention
Alex Hills, Abington Friends
School
Computer:
First Place
Evan Benshetler, Upper Dublin High
School
Second Place
Alex Thom, Southern Lehigh High
School
Third Place
Matthew Sandler, Delaware Valley Torah
Institute
Honorable Mention
Jeffrey Kahn, Abington Friends
School
Delaware Valley Science Fairs
2005
List of Winners
Friday, April 08, 2005
23rd Marie Curie Science
Fair
Grade 11
Earth & Space Sciences:
First Place
Brian Lee, Charter School of
Wilmington
Second Place
Christine Dempsey, St. Basil
Academy
Third Place
Chase Kramer, George Washington High
School
Engineering:
First Place
Daniel Lang, Lang
Homeschool
Second Place
Christopher Janover, High Technology
High School
Third Place
Nasir Uddin, YAC - Burlington City High
School
Honorable Mention
Paul Blouch, The Pilgrim
Academy
Zachary Powers, Central High
School
Environmental:
First Place
Sajaa S Ahmed, Washington Township High
School
Second Place
Rebecca Herbert, St. Basil
Academy
Third Place
Joshua Stone, Towle
Institute
Mathematics:
First Place
Kledin Dobi, Masterman
School
Second Place
Richard Bruner, Ridley High
School
Third Place
Adrian Rodrigues, Upper Dublin High
School
Medicine & Health:
First Place
Erin Fischell, High Technology High
School
Second Place
Colleen Reinert, Parkland High
School
Third Place
Mamatha Chary, Community
College/Central High
Honorable Mention
Regina Shannon, Academy of Notre Dame
de Namur
Microbiology:
First Place
Danielle Rogers, Armas
Homeschool
Second Place
Solomon David, Central High
School
Third Place
Natalie Raider, Unionville High
School
Honorable Mention
Megan Lennon, St. Basil
Academy
Delaware Valley Science Fairs
2005
List of Winners
Friday, April 08, 2005
23rd Marie Curie Science
Fair
Grade 11
Physics:
First Place
Rebecca Lineman, Bishop McDevitt High
School
Second Place
Matthew Prockup, Emmaus High
School
Third Place
Brooke Rose, Abington Friends
School
Honorable Mention
Kathleen Mc Laughlin, Academy of Notre
Dame de Namur
Philip King, Upper Dublin High
School
Zoology:
First Place
Samantha Neugebauer, St. Basil
Academy
Second Place
Rachel Choi, Central High
School
Third Place
Allison Temple, Friends Select
School
Honorable Mention
Kettura Joyce-Marie Bennett, Brimm
Medical Arts High School
Delaware Valley Science Fairs
2005
List of Winners
Friday, April 08, 2005
26th Ben Franklin Science
Fair
Grade 10
Emily McGettigan,
McGettigan Homeschool : Gold Medalist
Carly Schaer,
Cheltenham High School : Silver Medalist
Yana Toporovskaya,
Central High School : Bronze Medalist
Behavior & Social Sciences:
First Place
Stephen Vandermolen, High Technology
High School
Second Place
Michael Nail, Nail Home
School
Third Place
Jessica Sciangola, Downingtown West
High School
Honorable Mention
Prithi Chandra, Central High
School
Rachel Urban, Southern Lehigh High
School
Biochemistry:
First Place
Emily McGettigan, McGettigan
Homeschool
Second Place
Annie Ashok, Central High
School
Third Place
Amanda MacKereth, Avon Grove High
School
Honorable Mention
David Plon, Wissahickon High
School
Peter Jackson, Charter School of
Wilmington
Seth Bluestein, Central High
School
Gayle Perry-Johnson, Abington High
School
Botany:
First Place
Harrison Cheng, High Technology High
School
Second Place
Jason Collier, Collier
Homeschool
Third Place
Brandy Jackson, Abington High
School
Honorable Mention
Ryan Smith, Woodstown High
School
Sarah Albertson, The Pilgrim
Academy
Chemistry:
First Place
Heidi VanEvery, Charter School of
Wilmington
Second Place
Neil Nayak, Charter School of
Wilmington
Third Place
Kalie Birnbaum, Springside
School
Honorable Mention
Christopher Nicol, Charter School of
Wilmington
Lauren Parkes, High Technology High
School
Delaware Valley Science Fairs
2005
List of Winners
Friday, April 08, 2005
26th Ben Franklin Science
Fair
Grade 10
Computer:
First Place
Josiah Godfrey, Charter School of
Wilmington
Second Place
Robin Fu, North Penn High
School
Third Place
Christopher Tralie, Upper Dublin High
School
Honorable Mention
Heather Friedberg, Parkland High
School
William Boone, Masterman
School
Janine Mooney, Salem High
School
Max Korein, Abington Friends
School
Christopher Seip, Woodstown High
School
Earth & Space Sciences:
First Place
Daniel Handlin, High Technology High
School
Second Place
David Riddell, Masterman
School
Third Place
Margarite Bechis, Mt. St. Joseph
Academy
Honorable Mention
Sharleen Van Ams, Lincoln High
School
Engineering:
First Place
Bryant Wang, High Technology High
School
Second Place
Tori Chu, Charter School of
Wilmington
Third Place
Joe Kovacs, Bethlehem
Catholic
Honorable Mention
Frederick Feigel, Masterman
School
Annie Gurevich, High Technology High
School
Sarah Mulvenna, Mulvenna
Homeschool
Charles Horne, Parkland High
School
Matthew Bilsky, Upper Dublin High
School
Environmental:
First Place
Viba Saligrama, Charter School of
Wilmington
Second Place
Yelizaveta Yermakova, High Technology
High School
Third Place
Randi Scott, Academy of Notre Dame de
Namur
Mathematics:
First Place
Eileen Ke, Germantown
Academy
Second Place
Mary Barrosse-Antle, Charter School of
Wilmington
Third Place
Aaron King, Southern Lehigh High
School
Delaware Valley Science Fairs
2005
List of Winners
Friday, April 08, 2005
26th Ben Franklin Science
Fair
Grade 10
Medicine & Health:
First Place
Tejal Naik, Charter School of
Wilmington
Second Place
Winnie Liu, North Penn High
School
Third Place
Tarun Chitra, Charter School of
Wilmington
Honorable Mention
Ashlee Nichols, Woodstown High
School
Christy Reynolds, Reynolds
Homeschool
Microbiology:
First Place
Yana Toporovskaya, Central High
School
Second Place
Jaimy Joy, Central High
School
Third Place
Sandy Zhu, Unionville High
School
Honorable Mention
David Alberts, Cheltenham High
School
Ben Schneiderman, Easton Area High
School
Physics:
First Place
Agin Thomas, Central High
School
Second Place
Nathan Dadap, High Technology High
School
Third Place
Helene Duke, Charter School of
Wilmington
Honorable Mention
Zachery Williams, Williams
Homeschool
Victoria Arena, Mt. St. Joseph
Academy
Zoology:
First Place
Carly Schaer, Cheltenham High
School
Second Place
Athena Jiang, High Technology High
School
Third Place
Eric Prouty, Central Bucks High School
West
Honorable Mention
Andrew Anderson, Unionville High
School
Arianna Scavetti, Academy of Notre Dame
de Namur
Delaware Valley Science Fairs
2005
List of Winners
Friday, April 08, 2005
21st Benjamin Banneker Science
Fair
Grade 9
Molly Hritzo, Villa
Joseph Marie : Gold Medalist
Hannah Wolf, Parkland
High School : Silver Medalist
Zev Chonoles, Great
Valley High School : Bronze Medalist
Behavior & Social Sciences:
First Place
Anam Chaudhry, Central High
School
Second Place
Sarah Gzesh, Parkland High
School
Third Place
Kara Hallissey, Ridley High
School
Honorable Mention
Molly Heydt, Parkland High
School
Biochemistry:
First Place
Avni Patel, Wissahickon High
School
Second Place
Erik Wright, Southern Lehigh High
School
Third Place
Jeffrey Liu, Charter School of
Wilmington
Honorable Mention
Neilay Amin, Abington Friends
School
Botany:
First Place
Evangelia Athanasoula, Central High
School
Second Place
Luv Patel, Central High
School
Third Place
Mengfei Yang, Charter School of
Wilmington
Honorable Mention
Caroline Hsu, Emmaus High
School
Andrew Bothwell, Easton Area High
School
Brittany Herrington, Rowan University
CHAMP/GEARUP Program
Chemistry:
First Place
Caleb Swieson, Swieson Academy
(Homeschool)
Second Place
Aidan Zerdoum, Unami Middle
School
Third Place
Michelle Lasorda, Methacton High
School
Honorable Mention
Mathew Garbutt, Cape Henlopen High
School
Computer:
First Place
Jiaqi Gu, Upper Dublin High
School
Second Place
Daniel Gray, Gray
Homeschool
Delaware Valley Science Fairs
2005
List of Winners
Friday, April 08, 2005
21st Benjamin Banneker Science
Fair
Grade 9
Earth & Space Sciences:
First Place
Hannah Wolf, Parkland High
School
Second Place
Christopher Banz, Cape Henlopen High
School
Third Place
Kelly Riggins, Millville Memorial High
School
Engineering:
First Place
Franz Sauer, High Technology High
School
Second Place
Mouleena Khan, Methacton High
School
Third Place
Paul Di Giacobbe, Ridley High
School
Environmental:
First Place
Victoria Rodriguez, George Washington
High School
Second Place
Julie Leinhauser, Central High
School
Third Place
Amie Ung, Central High
School
Honorable Mention
Devin Redding, Avon Grove High
School
Justin Carter, Cheltenham High
School
Mathematics:
First Place
Zev Chonoles, Great Valley High
School
Second Place
Chetak Hossain, Charter School of
Wilmington
Third Place
Sanjay Misra, Pennbrook Middle
School
Honorable Mention
Kathryn Mc Cabe, Academy of Notre Dame
de Namur
Shomik Sarkar, Upper Dublin High
School
Medicine & Health:
First Place
Lindsay Bennett, George Washington High
School
Second Place
Jenny Goff, Cheltenham High
School
Third Place
Curtis McKittrick, Colts Neck High
School
Honorable Mention
Noah Weary, The Pilgrim
Academy
Marc Giesener, Parkland High
School
Delaware Valley Science Fairs
2005
List of Winners
Friday, April 08, 2005
21st Benjamin Banneker Science
Fair
Grade 9
Microbiology:
First Place
Jennifer Zhao, Unami Middle
School
Second Place
Michelle Spada, Academy of Notre Dame
de Namur
Third Place
Connie Jiang, Methacton High
School
Honorable Mention
Shuvya Arakali, Parkland High
School
Physics:
First Place
Neelabh Maheshwari, Parkland High
School
Second Place
Matthew Ricci, Boyertown Area Junior
High School
Third Place
Abigail Maricle, Marexcel
Academy
Honorable Mention
Jasmine Fereshetian, Upper Dublin High
School
Michael Anderson, Anderson
Homeschool
Kristiina Negron, Negron
Academy
Zoology:
First Place
Molly Hritzo, Villa Joseph
Marie
Second Place
Joan Xie, Germantown
Academy
Third Place
Sarah Kirk, Unionville High
School
Honorable Mention
Yewande Alade, Ridley High
School
Delaware Valley Science Fairs
2005
List of Winners
Friday, April 08, 2005
26th Albert Einstein Science
Fair
Grades 6 - 8
Joseph Schiavone, Gray
Homeschool : Gold Medalist
Don Li, Unami Middle
School : Silver Medalist
Cristy DeObaldia,
William Allen Middle School : Bronze Medalist
Behavior & Social Sciences:
First Place
Sara Spiro, Lenape Middle
School
Second Place
Anthony Raymundo, St. Agnes
School
Third Place
Jennifer Hoy, Germantown
Academy
Honorable Mention
Tasha Carr, Unami Middle
School
Gabrielle Bruno, St. Mary Magdalen
School
Sophie McClain, Fred S. Engle Middle
School
Karine Hageboutros, William Allen
Middle School
Rachelle Dambman, Dambman
Homeschool
Biochemistry:
First Place
Katherine Anderson, Arcola Intermediate
School
Second Place
Amy Zajac, William Allen Middle
School
Third Place
Emily Maricle, Marexcel
Academy
Honorable Mention
Matthew McBride, Free Agent
University
Brian Dickinson, The Pilgrim
Academy
Julia Hislop, St. Anastasia
School
Tanya Boop, Phillipsburg Christian
Academy
Anthony Zaffino, Klinger Middle
School
Botany:
First Place
Christopher Hink, Indian Valley Middle
School
Second Place
Lauren Amiano, St. Joseph the
Worker
Third Place
Aleks Kucas, Holy Child
Academy
Honorable Mention
Liana Altieri, Trexler Middle
School
Brittany Dorazio, Harrington Middle
School
Rebecca Odders, Towle
Institute
Jeffrey Simons, Baldi Middle
School
Matthew MacCready, Baldi Middle
School
Delaware Valley Science Fairs
2005
List of Winners
Friday, April 08, 2005
26th Albert Einstein Science
Fair
Grades 6 - 8
Chemistry:
First Place
W. Brian Fieles, Charles F. Patton
Middle School
Second Place
Jakub Jarnik, Abington Junior High
School
Third Place
Cara Black, Lenape Middle
School
Honorable Mention
Rebecca Bartola, Owen J. Roberts Middle
School
Lex Dennis, Pittsgrove
Township
Alyssa Davis, City Gates
Academy
Computer:
First Place
Nathaniel Nelson, Pennsylvania Cyber
Charter School (Nelson)
Second Place
John Wu, Unami Middle
School
Third Place
Robert Johnson, Masterman
School
Honorable Mention
Jesse Taylor, Abington Junior High
School
Victoria Avanzato, Klinger Middle
School
Earth & Space Sciences:
First Place
Andrew Paski, SS. Philip & James
School
Second Place
Jonathan Kane, Baldi Middle
School
Third Place
Emily Valeo, Gwynedd-Mercy
Academy
Honorable Mention
Shannon Pitt, Charles F. Patton Middle
School
Olivia Mann, Germantown
Academy
Roby Thomas, Baldi Middle
School
Engineering:
First Place
Joseph Schiavone, Gray
Homeschool
Second Place
Wesley Rudy, Lenape Middle
School
Third Place
Kevin Propst, Fred S. Engle Middle
School
Honorable Mention
Ryan Steigerwalt, Orefield Middle
School
Alyssa Baldassarre, Lenape Middle
School
Timothy Adams, St. Andrew the Apostle
School
Evan Sheehan, Holicong Middle
School
Lehman Garrison, St. Mary Magdalen
School
Delaware Valley Science Fairs
2005
List of Winners
Friday, April 08, 2005
26th Albert Einstein Science
Fair
Grades 6 - 8
Environmental:
First Place
Sarah Soulen, Germantown
Academy
Second Place
Jenna Adalbert, Adalbert
Homeschool
Third Place
James Gumkowski, Unami Middle
School
Honorable Mention
Brianna Devenny, Gwynedd-Mercy
Academy
Katlin Walling, Toms River Intermediate
West
Lance Philipose, Baldi Middle
School
Nicole Demaio, Toms River Intermediate
West
Mathematics:
First Place
Don Li, Unami Middle School
Second Place
Maral Mouradian, Toms River
Intermediate West
Third Place
Christine Allen, Quakertown Christian
School
Honorable Mention
Brittany Kiser, Penn View Christian
School
Medicine & Health:
First Place
Shannon Junior, William Allen Middle
School
Second Place
Moira Mc Gowan, Holy Child
Academy
Third Place
Brian Skradzinski, Alloway Township
School
Honorable Mention
Daniel Schwartzman, Schwartzman
Homeschool
Lindsey Aragon, Baldi Middle
School
Alina Czekai, Owen J. Roberts Middle
School
Michael Daukas, Log College Middle
School
Microbiology:
First Place
Cristy DeObaldia, William Allen Middle
School
Second Place
Benjamin Song, Arcola Intermediate
School
Third Place
Emily Hedrick, Penn View Christian
School
Honorable Mention
Nicole Farber, Pittsgrove
Township
Trevor Shell, Harrington Middle
School
Delaware Valley Science Fairs
2005
List of Winners
Friday, April 08, 2005
26th Albert Einstein Science
Fair
Grades 6 - 8
Physics:
First Place
Katie Markham, Abington Junior High
School
Second Place
Elissa Cook, Owen J. Roberts Middle
School
Third Place
Keith Neil Irwin, Voorhees Middle
School
Honorable Mention
James Collins III, Charles F. Patton
Middle School
Sarah Hall, Owen J. Roberts Middle
School
Jonathan Collier, Collier
Homeschool
Zoology:
First Place
Christopher Hansbury, Unami Middle
School
Second Place
June Maloney, Upper Pittsgrove
School
Third Place
Carlyn Evans, Downingtown Middle
School
Honorable Mention
Matthew Braun, St. Andrew
School
Joshua Detweiler, Penn View Christian
School
Matthew Scherr, Belhaven Avenue
School
Timothy Broderick, Arcola Intermediate
School
Andrew Jakubowski, Harrington Middle
School
Team
Projects:
First Place
Megan Hogan, William Allen Middle
School
Sean Hogan, William Allen Middle
School
Second Place
Melissa Chan, Manalapan-Englishtown
Middle School
Chloe Wong, Manalapan-Englishtown
Middle School
Third Place
Dana Muerdler, Lower Alloways
Creek
Brittany Underwood, Lower Alloways
Creek
Honorable Mention
Christie Cangialosi,
Manalapan-Englishtown Middle School
Alissa Ali, Manalapan-Englishtown
Middle School
Nicole Tower, Manalapan-Englishtown
Middle School
Jennie Nguyen, Immaculate
Conception
Alexis Lukach, Immaculate
Conception
Nicholas LaPanne, Talley Middle
School
Jennifer Lee, Talley Middle
School
Nick Rutkowski, Holy Family
School
Scott Vaile, Holy Family
School
James Simko, Holy Family
School
Delaware Valley Science Fairs
2005
List of Winners
Friday, April 08, 2005
26th Albert Einstein Science
Fair
Grades 6 - 8
Consumer Science:
First Place
Ena Carroll, Lenape Middle
School
Second Place
Jennifer Huang, Arcola Intermediate
School
Third Place
Joseph Thomas, William Allen Middle
School
Honorable Mention
Sarah Ridgway, Elsinboro
School
Colleen McGinnis, Gwynedd-Mercy
Academy
Alison Greenberg, Germantown
Academy
Delaware Valley Science Fairs
2005
List of Winners
Friday, April 08, 2005
57th Delaware Valley Science Fair -
Teams
Grades 9 - 12
Julia Zvenigorodsky,
Central High School : Teams Medalist
Jasmine Vlahos,
Central High School : Teams Medalist
Team
Projects:
First Place
Julia Zvenigorodsky, Central High
School
Jasmine Vlahos, Central High
School
Second Place
Catherine Rose Chwastek, Cherokee High
School
Kyla Marie Yeregui, Cherokee High
School
Third Place
Cecelia Cole, Charter School of
Wilmington
Ben Bramhall, Charter School of
Wilmington
Honorable Mention
Claire Levis, Styer
Homeschool
Kelly Levis, Styer
Homeschool
Melanie Styer, Styer
Homeschool
Amanda Strawhacker, Charter School of
Wilmington
Katie McCarthy, Charter School of
Wilmington
Suneil Seetharam, Charter School of
Wilmington
Sven Saldanha, Charter School of
Wilmington