(Jersey
City, NJ—March 28, 2017) Mariam
Abdelmoul of Jersey City, North Bergen resident Jeel Shah, and Shreyas Agarwal
of Secaucus, all students at High Tech High School, picked up awards for their research
projects at the 59th Annual Hudson County STEM Showcase Awards
Ceremony, held at the Margaret Williams Theatre at New Jersey City University
(NJCU), announced Dr. Joseph Giammarella, Principal
of High Tech High School.
Shah received the Silver Medal for his research project, “Effect
of Cellular Radiation on the Behavior of Apis
mellifera.” Also, Agarwal accepted the
Bronze Medal for her research project, “Development of Wireless and Continuous
Energy Source for Mobile User.”
Abdelmoula’s
project, “Antibacterial Effects of Dandelion Alcohol Extracts on B. subtilis,” earned her the Gold Medal. For winning the Gold, for earning an impressive
GPA, and for receiving a high SAT score, Abdelmoula has also been awarded
NJCU’s prestigious Presidential Scholarship, which offers her up to $44,000 to
cover full-time, in-state tuition and fees for four years.
Other
High Tech students entered their projects in the STEM Showcase as well: Eleanore
Woodruff and Ada Zhu of Weehawken for “Lung Disease Screening Using Bilateral
Digitized Pulmonary Sounds” and “Paper Chromatography Using Water and Isopropyl
(90%) Solvent System of Dandelion Stem Extracts,” respectively; Muhammad Umar
of Bayonne for “The Effect of Various Neurotransmitters on the Behavior of Mus musculus”; and Secaucus resident Shelina
Chotrani for “The effect of low power Argon Plasma Exposure on Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms.”
“I’m
very proud of our students and program,” says Dr. Arun Srivastava, veteran High
Tech instructor and Science Fair coordinator.
“We instructors teach them that every idea is a good idea, but often, some
ideas are difficult to implement. Our
students overcome difficulties to offer us their great ideas.”
Sponsored
this year by Jersey City Medical Center, in partnership with RWJ Barnabas
Health and New Jersey City University, this year’s Hudson County STEM Showcase
took place at Liberty Science Center on March 13th. Dr. Srivastava would like to thank Dr.
Giammarella for his logistical support and the Hudson County Schools of
Technology Foundation for sponsoring High Tech’s research programs, as always.
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| (from left to right: Jeel Shah, Shreyas Agarwal, Dr. Arun Srivastava, and Mariam Abdelmoula) |
