March 20, 2018
2018 Fairfax County Regional Science and Engineering Fair
Congratulations to the SLHS Students who participated in the 63rd Annual Fairfax County Regional Science and Engineering Fair held March 17-19 at Robinson Secondary School. This Fair is a competition for students attending high schools in Fairfax County, VA. Every year, the top projects selected by the judges at each school’s internal Science Fair move on to represent the school at this regional event.
This year, South Lakes had a very strong showing. Seventeen out of the twenty projects representing the school got some sort of commendation ranging from Grand Prize Nominees to Honorary Mentions and recognitions from a variety of scientific organizations.
2018 Regional Science Fair South Lakes High School Projects Honored
| Student(s) | Project Title | Award(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Musmar, Sam Barbaro | The effect of substance coatings on the amount of time it takes to melt the ice | 3rd Place Earth & Environmental Science
Federal Water Quality Association (FWQA)-1st (Team)–$100 Award, Luncheon Invitation, Ribbon & T-shirt |
| Benjamin Tignor | The effects of varied concentrations of immobilized enzymes within sodium alginate beads on the rate of enzymatic activity | Grand Prize Nomination
1st Place in Biomedical Engineering, invitation to compete at the VA State Fair Patent and Trademark Office Society (PTO Society)-1st Place in ENBM Category–Certificate of Merit |
| Mason Kasprowicz | The Correlation Between Temperature of Extrusion and the Strength of PLA Objects | Grand Prize Nomination
1st Place in Materials Science,invitation to compete at the VA State Fair |
| Ghaaliyah Brown | The Effect of Nigella sativa on the Growth of E. coli K-12 | 2nd place Microbiology
American Society for Microbiology, Washington DC Branch (ASM)-2nd prize $25 Drug Enforcement Administration Special Testing and Research Laboratory–Invitation to Tour DEA Testing and Research Lab and Certificate of Merit Virginia Dental Association (VDA)-HM–Certificate of Merit |
| Ons Bouali | The Antibiotic Effects of Lemongrass Essential Oil and alpha/beta Citral on Bacteria (E. coli, S. epidermidis, A. veronii, and S. aurantiaca) | Grand Prize Nomination
1st Place in Microbiology, invitation to compete at the VA State Fair American Society for Microbiology, Washington DC Branch (ASM)-grand prize $120 Express Search-The Rodger H. Flagg Memorial Award–$150 Northern Virginia Dental Society (NVDS)-Grand Award–Excellence in Science Talent Plaque Patent and Trademark Office Society (PTO Society)-1st Place in MCRO Category–Certificate of Merit Virginia Dental Association (VDA)-Grand Award–$100 Cash Award and Certificate |
| Catherine Lashley | The effect of the amount of laundry detergent on the percentage of stain removal | 3rd Place Materials Science |
| Ishi Bansal | The effect of different filtration membranes on the homeostasis of simulated blood in terms of salt, glucose, protein, and urea as measured with the salt, glucose, and protein test strips, respectively | 2nd Place in Biomedical and Health
Commissioned Officer Association, U. S. Public Health Services, District of Columbia Branch-distinguished achievement certificate |
| Urvi Dhala | The Effect of the Type of Protein on the Amount of Time Taken for the Protein to Denature. | Honorable Mention Biochemistry |
| Anika Kumar | Effect of Seed Extract, Immobilization Method & Adsorbent Material on Creation & Efficiency of Water Purifier | 1st Place in Earth and Environmental Science, invitation to compete at the VA State Fair
American Water Works Association, Virginia Section (VA AWWA)-3rd place $50 |
| Ryan Gray | The Effect of Number of Focal Planes on Neural Net Classification Accuracy of Fossil Radiolaria, as Determined by Percentage Correctly Identified | Grand Prize Nomination
1st Place in Robotics and Intelligent Machines, invitation to compete at the VA State Fair American Society of Mechanical Engineers, DC Chapter (ASME) -Certificate of Merit |
| Margarita Gamarnik | The Effect of Vegan Egg Replacers on the Density of Vanilla Cake | 3rd place Chemistry |
| Avi Holzman | The effect of different sugars on the time it takes for yeast to ferment | 3rd place Biochemistry |
| Swarna Shah | The Effect of Different Types of Preservatives on How Long Strawberries Stay Fresh | Honorable Mention Biochemistry |
| Catie George | The Effect of Amount of Copper (II) Sulfate on the Reaction Between Catalase and Hydrogen Peroxide | Honorable Mention Biochemistry |
| Filza Farhan, Keltoum Laghjibi | The effect of different amounts of mints of the temperature of water | 2nd Place in Chemistry |
| Olivia Bond, Sophie Howard | The Effect of Different Insulating Materials on Sound Absorption, Measured in Decibels | American Industrial Hygiene Association, Potomac Section (AIHA) HM Certificate of Merit |