FCPS Virtual Regional Science Fair

Fairfax County Public Schools sent this bulletin at 03/28/2020 10:56 AM EDT

Hayfield Student Researchers Win at the Virtual FCPS Regional Science Fair!

From March 20th-22th, the 65th annual FCPS Regional Science and Engineering Fair was held virtually, featuring 400+ high school science projects. 600+ students presented their projects via recorded videos to 150+ judges and 40+ professional organizations and businesses.

We are excited to announce the Hayfield Winners at the first-ever virtual FCPS Regional Science Fair!

Grand Prize (Microbiology):

  • A Novel Strategy for Definitive Antibiotic Therapy via Initiation of Targeted Programmed Cell Death: Miamar Burgos-Rosario, Saijai Supanklang, Sarah Syed**
  • 1st Place
    • The Effect of Body Position on Vocal Quality: Wiley Prior, Jordan Rockhill, Zachary Woodcock**
    • The Application of Bioinformatics to Assess the Molecular Structure and Protein function in Endometriosis: Maryam Khan **
  • The Effect of Calcium on the Growth of Wisconsin Fast Plants in a Saline Environments: Maya Degafe, Alicia June, Norah Nijbroek **
  • 2nd Place
  • The Effect of Acid Rain on Metals: Manny Elsyad, Zaid Yousuf
  • The Effect of Development on Silt Deposition: Elle Rasmussen, Mika Sliteris, Emma Wood
  • The Effect of Heavy Metals (Nickel) on the Growth of Wisconsin Fast Plants: Rylee Abell, Patricia Burgess, Emily Cator
  • The Effect of an Artificial Pancreas on the Stabilization of Glucose Levels in the Human Body: Nicole Caldwell, Isabel So, Nichole Teifer
  • 3rd Place
  • How do different JAVA IDE's compare when it comes to how fast they execute a math function?: Toarpakai Samim
  • Using Pac-Man to Study Artificial Intelligence: James Byrum, Evan Zimmer
  • Honorable Mention
  • Petroleum Jelly and Lanolin's Occlusiveness on Evaporation: Dan Nguyen
  • An Application of the Theory of Hamilton's Rule: A Computer Simulation of Kin-Based Altruism Using Object-Oriented Programming: Fiona Dreesbach**: advanced to the Virtual Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair in AprilWe are excited to announce that four Hayfield projects, the most ever in recent Hayfield history, are moving onto the Virtual Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair! Congratulations again to all of our student researchers on their hard work!

HAWK PRIDE!