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Three Ossining Students to Advance to International Science Fair
Students in the OHS Science Research Program received a total of 40 awards in Regeneron's Westchester Science & Engineering Fair.
Three Ossining High School students earned spots at the Regeneron International Science & Engineering Fair after competing in the Westchester Science & Engineering Fair last week.
Students in the OHS Science Research Program received a total of 40 awards in the Regeneron WESEF Awards Ceremony, which took place virtually Tuesday evening. Grand prize winners Nicole Camilliere, Meagan Ryan and Xia Saavedra are among 20 Westchester Science & Engineering Fair grand prize winners who will compete in the Regeneron International Science & Engineering Fair, a program of Society for Science. Judging for the competition, known as the Olympics of Science Fairs, will take place May 3-6. Official ISEF events will take place May 16-21, with panels, the Finalist Exhibit Hall, a Career Hall, ISEF College Fair and a STEM Experiential Hall.
The OHS students who received WESEF awards were:
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- Nicole Camilliere – Finalist and Grand Prize Winner; 1st Place Award; and Expanding Knowledge in Science Award; environmental sciences
- Meagan Ryan – Finalist and Grand Prize Winner; 1st Place Award; neuroscience
- Xia Saavedra – Finalist and Grand Prize winner; 1st Place Award; and Scientista Award; cellular and molecular biology
- Charles Brown – 1st Place Award; behavioral and social sciences
- Genevieve Foran – 1st Place Award; biochemistry
- Mary Ford – International GENIUS Olympiad (June 2021 competition)
- Anjolaoluwa Adesina – 2nd Place Award; medicine and health
- Elizabeth Carpenter – 2nd Place Award; neuroscience
- Emily Martinez – 2nd Place Award; neuroscience
- Catalina Merladett-Larroca – 2nd Place Award; behavioral and social sciences
- Michael Pavelchek – 2nd Place Award; cellular and molecular biology
- Leela Roye – 2nd Place Award; behavioral and social sciences
- Kwabena Boateng – 3rd Place Award and Office of Naval Research Award; computer science
- Nathaniel Itty – 3rd Place Award; animal sciences
- Victor LaVaglia – 3rd Place Award; behavioral and social sciences
- Linlee Mangialardi – 3rd Place Award and Community Impact Award; computational biology/bioinformatics
- Nyasha Nyoni – 3rd Place Award; behavioral and social sciences
- Gabriella Zebelman – 3rd Place Award; cellular and molecular biology
- Ritika Brahmadesam – 4th Place Award; computer science
- Hunter Caparelli – 4th Place Award; behavioral and social sciences
- William Curvan – 4th Place Award; neuroscience
- Charlotte Klurfeld – 4th Place Award; animal sciences
- Bonnie Lin – 4th Place Award; behavioral and social sciences
- Evelyn Quizhpi – 4th Place Award; computational biology/bioinformatics
- Sally Mestrich – National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Taking the Pulse of the Planet Award and the Office of Naval Research Award; physics and astronomy
- Witold Sabath – Critica Behavioral Science Achievement Award; behavioral and social sciences
- Alexa Shaw – Critica Behavioral Science Achievement Award; behavioral and social sciences
- Christopher Silva – Stockholm Junior Water Prize and the Creative Approach to Research Award; engineering
- Nicholas Tukuru – Innovations in Biological Sciences Research Award; computational biology/bioinformatics
- Faris Zeidan – The Environmental Perspiration Award; environmental sciences
- Dylan Zelko – Momentive Inventing Possibilities Award; engineering.