NORTH JERSEY REGIONAL
SCIENCE FAIR

OFFICIAL AWARDS LIST
OVERALL AWARDS-NJRSF-99
NOT TO BE RELEASED PRIOR TO 7:30 P.M., March 13, 1999

ISEF TRIP AWARDS

Four students and their advisors will receive expense paid trips to the International Science and Engineering Fair in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to be held May 2-8.

Winners
Senior Division, Grades 11 and 12
Christopher Caputo/MA.01grade 11Chatham High SchoolJoan Shyers
Danielle Sciorra/MB.02grade 11Immaculata High SchoolSister Mary Ann Besitka, IHM
Junior Division, Grades 9 and 10
Garrett J. Young/PE.04grade 10Home Schooling-Dakota TrailKeith Young
James Ryan Macdonell/ZO.07grade 10Immaculata High SchoolSister Mary Ann Besitka, IHM
Alternates
Vimal Bhalodia/MA.02grade 11Hanover Park H. S.Donna J. N. Lawrence
Christoph Naegelin/CS.05grade 12Delbarton SchoolWilliam Crane
Jennifer DuBois/EV.02grade 10Immaculata H.S.Sister Mary Ann Besitka, IHM
Andrew Farrell Magenheim/EN.09grade 10Acad. of Science and TechnologyDr. Bahadir Karuv
NJIT Academic Fellowship

Two juniors receive a $1,000/yr four-year academic fellowship to the New Jersey Institute of Technology, conditional on normal admission procedures.

Winners
Josh Adam Hamberger/EN.01
Artem Gleyzer/EN.01		grade 11
grade 11		Acad. of Science and TechnologyBahadir Karuv
Alternates
Vimal Bhalodia/MA.02grade 11Hanover Park H. S.Donna J. N. Lawrence
Andrew Jacobs/MA.03grade 11Chatham H.S.Dr. Shyers
ISEF Symposium Finalists

Fifteen students are chosen as finalists for the ISEF trips. These students make oral presentations in the Finalist Symposium.

Senior Division
Robert John Craig/BS.04grade 12John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.Ms. Robin Den Bleyker
Emily Mok/CS.04grade 11Mount Saint Mary Acad.Sister Patricia Donlin
Vimal Bhalodia/MA.02grade 11Hanover Park H. S.Donna J. N. Lawrence
Kerry Lawrence Wong/MH.02grade 11John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.Robin Den Bleyker
William Jay Arora/EN.06grade 12Acad. of Science and TechnologyDr. Bahadir Karuv
Danielle Sciorra/MB.02grade 11Immaculata High SchoolSister Mary Ann Besitka, IHM
Christoph Naegelin/CS.05grade 12Delbarton SchoolWilliam Crane
Christopher Caputo/MA.01grade 11Chatham High SchoolJoan Shyers
David Miao/MH.05grade 11John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.Robin Den Bleyker
Junior Division (Grades 9-10)
Garrett J. Young/PE.04grade 10Home Schooling-Dakota TrailKeith Young
Matthew Gomez/ZO.05grade 10Immaculata H.S.Sister Mary Ann Besitka, IHM
Andrew Farrell Magenheim/EN.09grade 10Acad. of Science and TechnologyDr. Bahadir Karuv
Sean Marikakis/EV.10grade 10Immaculata H.S.Sister Mary Ann Besitka, IHM
Jennifer DuBois/EV.02grade 10Immaculata H.S.Sister Mary Ann Besitka, IHM
James Ryan Macdonell/ZO.07grade 10Immaculata High SchoolSister Mary Ann Besitka, IHM
Bill Slichter Memorial Awards

Two students receive cash awards of $250, together with a programmable Hewlett-Packard scientific calculator, in recognition of outstanding research effort without substantive or formal help from a scientist or scientific laboratory, and for outstanding use of analytical equipment.

Award for Independent Student Research
William Jay Arora/EN.06grade 12Acad. of Science and TechnologyDr. Bahadir Karuv
Award for Outstanding Use of Analytical Equipment
Noelle Grohmann/CH.03grade 11Acad. of Science and TechnologyDr. Ronald P. Schreck
Partners in Science Award

Four students receive a two-month summer research position working in a corporate or university lab in New Jersey, with a professional scientist or engineer. Students receive a $500 stipend.

Winners
Emily Mok/CS.04grade 11Mount Saint Mary Acad.Sister Patricia Donlin
David Miao/MH.05grade 11John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.Robin Den Bleyker
Josh Adam Hamberger/EN.01
Artem Gleyzer/EN.01		grade 11
grade 11		Acad. of Science and TechnologyBahadir Karuv
Alternates
Shilpa Patel/BS.02grade 11John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.Mr. Petrucelli
Jennifer K. Lee/BO.06grade 11Acad. of Science and TechnologyDr. Ronald P. Schreck
Daniel Chen/CH.06
Domenica Ricciardi/CH.06		grade 11
grade 11		West Essex H. S.William Straus
Stevens ECOES Summer Scholarship

Two students receive scholarships to the ECOES (Exploring Career Options in Engineering and Science) summer program at Stevens Institute of Technology.

Winners
Sameer Padala/CS.01
Lars Holzman/CS.01		grade 11
grade 11		Acad. of Science and TechnologyBahadir Karuv
Alternates
Christopher Caputo/MA.01grade 11Chatham High SchoolJoan Shyers
Daniel Chen/CH.06
Domenica Ricciardi/CH.06		grade 11
grade 11		West Essex H. S.William Straus
NJIT Summer Academy Scholarship

Two students receive scholarships to the NJIT Summer Academy, where they will be able to take courses totaling up to 6 hours of college credit.

Winners
Garrett J. Young/PE.04grade 10Home Schooling-Dakota TrailKeith Young
Jennifer DuBois/EV.02grade 10Immaculata H.S.Sister Mary Ann Besitka, IHM
Alternates
Erin Alexis Dollin/CS.02grade 10Mount Saint Mary Acad.Mrs. Calta
Jennifer K. Lee/BO.06grade 11Acad. of Science and TechnologyDr. Ronald P. Schreck
NJ Water Environment Association Award

One project receives an award of $500 for excellence in promoting water quality or quantity. It also becomes eligible for a further competition to represent the United States in the Stockholm Water Competition during the summer.
Paras Nagji Vira/EV.01grade 12John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.Robin Den Bleyker

CATEGORY AWARDS
Botany
1st
2ndNeil Christopher/BO.02grade 12West Essex H. S.   Zhen Tao/BO.04grade 12West Essex H. S.
3rd
Hon.Men.Steven Arthur Keat/BO.01grade 12John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.   Michael Odenthal/BO.07grade 10Immaculata H.S.
Behavioral Science
1stRobert John Craig/BS.04grade 12John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.
2ndShilpa Patel/BS.02grade 11John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.
3rd
Hon.Men.Rachna Patel/BS.01grade 11Chatham H.S.
Chemistry
1st
2ndDaniel Chen/CH.06
Domenica Ricciardi/CH.06		grade 11
grade 11		West Essex H. S.
3rdKristina Kleutghen/CH.05grade 12Acad. of Saint Elizabeth
Hon.Men.James Louis Ganz/CH.02grade 11Warren Hills Sr. H.S.
Computer Science
1stChristoph Naegelin/CS.05grade 12Delbarton School
2ndErin Alexis Dollin/CS.02grade 10Mount Saint Mary Acad.   Emily Mok/CS.04grade 11Mount Saint Mary Acad.
3rdSam Gutmann/CS.07
Robert Gaddi/CS.07		grade 12
grade 12		Acad. of Science and Technology   Edward DiGeronimo, Jr./CS.10grade 12Acad. of Science and Technology
Hon.Men.Sameer Padala/CS.01
Lars Holzman/CS.01		grade 11
grade 11		Acad. of Science and Technology
Engineering
1stWilliam Jay Arora/EN.06grade 12Acad. of Science and Technology
2ndAndrew Farrell Magenheim/EN.09grade 10Acad. of Science and Technology
3rdLevente Barczy/EN.12
Jason Rolfe/EN.12		grade 12
grade 12		Acad. of Science and Technology
Hon.Men.Josh Adam Hamberger/EN.01
Artem Gleyzer/EN.01		grade 11
grade 11		Acad. of Science and Technology   Luke Neer/EN.02grade 10Montgomery H.S.
Environmental Science
1stMark Motyka/EV.08
David Scozzaro/EV.08		grade 12
grade 12		West Essex H. S.   Sean Marikakis/EV.10grade 10Immaculata H.S.
2ndJennifer DuBois/EV.02grade 10Immaculata H.S.
3rdNina Pan/EV.05grade 10Montgomery H.S.
Hon.Men.Roopal Patel/EV.04grade 12John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.
Microbiology
1stDanielle Sciorra/MB.02grade 11Immaculata High School
2ndSeung-Joo Lee/MB.04grade 12Acad. of Science and Technology
3rd
Hon.Men.
Mathematics
1stChristopher Caputo/MA.01grade 11Chatham High School   Vimal Bhalodia/MA.02grade 11Hanover Park H. S.
2nd
3rdAndrew Jacobs/MA.03grade 11Chatham H.S.
Hon.Men.
Medicine and Health
1stDavid Miao/MH.05grade 11John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.
2ndKerry Lawrence Wong/MH.02grade 11John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.
3rdLindsey George/MH.01
Catherine Person/MH.01		grade 12
grade 12		Acad. of Saint Elizabeth   Audrey Esteban/MH.03
Cindy Baseluos/MH.03		grade 12
grade 12		Acad. of Saint Elizabeth
Hon.Men.
Physics and Earth Science
1stGarrett J. Young/PE.04grade 10Home Schooling-Dakota Trail
2ndRobert Stutz/PE.01grade 10Immaculata H.S.
3rdOwen Christensen/PE.03grade 10Immaculata H.S.
Hon.Men.
Zoology
1stJames Ryan Macdonell/ZO.07grade 10Immaculata High School
2ndMatthew Gomez/ZO.05grade 10Immaculata H.S.
3rdScott Gentile II/ZO.01grade 9Immaculata H.S.   Michael Haney/ZO.03grade 10Immaculata H.S.
Hon.Men.

SPECIAL AWARDS

Special Computing Award, Grand Prize
1. Levente Barczy/EN.12
1. Jason Rolfe/EN.12		grade 12
grade 12		Acad. of Science and Technology
Special Computing Award, First Place
1. Erin Alexis Dollin/CS.02grade 10Mount Saint Mary Acad.
Special Computing Award, Second Place
1. Sam Gutmann/CS.07
1. Robert Gaddi/CS.07		grade 12
grade 12		Acad. of Science and Technology
Special Computing Award, Third Place
1. William Jay Arora/EN.06grade 12Acad. of Science and Technology
American Chemical Society Award, First Place
1. Noelle Grohmann/CH.03grade 11Acad. of Science and Technology
American Chemical Society Award, Second Place
1. James Louis Ganz/CH.02grade 11Warren Hills Sr. H.S.
American Chemical Society Award, Third Place
1. Daniel Chen/CH.06
1. Domenica Ricciardi/CH.06		grade 11
grade 11		West Essex H. S.
Ceramic Society Award, First Place
Ceramic Society Award, Second Place
Columbia Alumni Association Award
1. William Jay Arora/EN.06grade 12Acad. of Science and Technology
2. Christoph Naegelin/CS.05grade 12Delbarton School
2. Christopher Caputo/MA.01grade 11Chatham High School
2. Vimal Bhalodia/MA.02grade 11Hanover Park H. S.
Water Conservation, First Place
1. Sean Marikakis/EV.10grade 10Immaculata H.S.
Water Conservation, Second Place
1. Nina Pan/EV.05grade 10Montgomery H.S.
Water Conservation, Third Place
1. Paras Nagji Vira/EV.01grade 12John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.
Special Botany Award
1. Damini Shah/BO.03grade 11John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.
New Jersey Water Environment Association Award
1. Paras Nagji Vira/EV.01grade 12John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.
Princeton Plasma Physics Award
1. Garrett J. Young/PE.04grade 10Home Schooling-Dakota Trail
2. Vimal Bhalodia/MA.02grade 11Hanover Park H. S.
3. James Ryan Macdonell/ZO.07grade 10Immaculata High School
4. Josh Adam Hamberger/EN.01
4. Artem Gleyzer/EN.01		grade 11
grade 11		Acad. of Science and Technology
6. Zhen Tao/BO.04grade 12West Essex H. S.
Princeton Plasma Physics Award, Honorable Mention
Statistics Award
1. Emily Mok/CS.04grade 11Mount Saint Mary Acad.
Statistics Award, Second Place
1. Matthew Gomez/ZO.05grade 10Immaculata H.S.
Statistics Award, Third Place
1. Rachna Patel/BS.01grade 11Chatham H.S.
Statistics Award, Honorable Mention
1. Trinh Pham/EV.06grade 11John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.
1. Kerry Lawrence Wong/MH.02grade 11John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.
Theobald Smith Society Award in Microbiology
1. Danielle Sciorra/MB.02grade 11Immaculata High School
2. Seung-Joo Lee/MB.04grade 12Acad. of Science and Technology
New Jersey Medical School Award
1. Michael Sibilia/BS.05grade 10Immaculata H.S.
Meteorology Award
Jr. Division
1. Owen Christensen/PE.03grade 10Immaculata H.S.
Sr. Division
Army Outstanding Project Award
Jr. Division
1. Michael Sibilia/BS.05grade 10Immaculata H.S.
Sr. Division
1. William Jay Arora/EN.06grade 12Acad. of Science and Technology
Army First Place Award
1. Kristina Kleutghen/CH.05grade 12Acad. of Saint Elizabeth
2. Sameer Padala/CS.01
2. Lars Holzman/CS.01		grade 11
grade 11		Acad. of Science and Technology
3. Vimal Bhalodia/MA.02grade 11Hanover Park H. S.
4. Sean Marikakis/EV.10grade 10Immaculata H.S.
5. James Ryan Macdonell/ZO.07grade 10Immaculata High School
Army Second Place Award
1. Neil Christopher/BO.02grade 12West Essex H. S.
2. Jennifer K. Lee/BO.06grade 11Acad. of Science and Technology
3. Shilpa Patel/BS.02grade 11John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.
4. Scott Koplik/BS.03grade 12Millburn H.S.
5. James Louis Ganz/CH.02grade 11Warren Hills Sr. H.S.
6. Noelle Grohmann/CH.03grade 11Acad. of Science and Technology
7. Emily Mok/CS.04grade 11Mount Saint Mary Acad.
8. Christoph Naegelin/CS.05grade 12Delbarton School
9. Sam Gutmann/CS.07
9. Robert Gaddi/CS.07		grade 12
grade 12		Acad. of Science and Technology
10. Benjamin Sze Lui/EN.03grade 12John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.
11. Michael Foley/EN.05grade 10Immaculata H.S.
12. Andrew Farrell Magenheim/EN.09grade 10Acad. of Science and Technology
13. Jennifer DuBois/EV.02grade 10Immaculata H.S.
14. Nina Pan/EV.05grade 10Montgomery H.S.
15. Mark Motyka/EV.08
15. David Scozzaro/EV.08		grade 12
grade 12		West Essex H. S.
16. Christopher Caputo/MA.01grade 11Chatham High School
17. Seung-Joo Lee/MB.04grade 12Acad. of Science and Technology
18. David Miao/MH.05grade 11John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.
19. Rachel Latosky/PE.05grade 10Immaculata H.S.
20. Jane Yoon/PE.02grade 9Acad. of Science and Technology
21. Garrett J. Young/PE.04grade 10Home Schooling-Dakota Trail
22. Robert Flanagan/PE.08grade 10Immaculata H.S.
23. Michael Haney/ZO.03grade 10Immaculata H.S.
24. Christine Gertsen/ZO.04grade 10Immaculata H.S.
25. Josh Adam Hamberger/EN.01
25. Artem Gleyzer/EN.01		grade 11
grade 11		Acad. of Science and Technology
Geoscience Award
Jr. Division
1. Sean Marikakis/EV.10grade 10Immaculata H.S.
Sr. Division
1. Mark Motyka/EV.08
1. David Scozzaro/EV.08		grade 12
grade 12		West Essex H. S.
Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award
Jr. Division
1. Erin Alexis Dollin/CS.02grade 10Mount Saint Mary Acad.
Sr. Division
1. Christoph Naegelin/CS.05grade 12Delbarton School
Health Award
Jr. Division
Sr. Division
In Vitro Biology Award
Kodak Award
Jr. Division
1. Garrett J. Young/PE.04grade 10Home Schooling-Dakota Trail
Sr. Division
1. Danielle Sciorra/MB.02grade 11Immaculata High School
Association of Math Teachers Award
Jr. Division
Sr. Division
1. Vimal Bhalodia/MA.02grade 11Hanover Park H. S.
Life Science Award
Jr. Division
1. Michael Odenthal/BO.07grade 10Immaculata H.S.
Sr. Division
1. Jennifer K. Lee/BO.06grade 11Acad. of Science and Technology
Corrosion Research Award
Jr. Division
1. Owen Christensen/PE.03grade 10Immaculata H.S.
Sr. Division
1. Paras Nagji Vira/EV.01grade 12John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.
Space Science Award
Jr. Division
1. Andrew Farrell Magenheim/EN.09grade 10Acad. of Science and Technology
2. Vikas Shrivastava/EN.11
2. Scott Shapiro/EN.11
2. Neal Joseph/EN.11		grade 10
grade 10
grade 10		Acad. of Science and Technology
3. Owen Christensen/PE.03grade 10Immaculata H.S.
4. Rachel Latosky/PE.05grade 10Immaculata H.S.
5. Brian Fries/PE.07grade 10Immaculata H.S.
Sr. Division
1. Josh Adam Hamberger/EN.01
1. Artem Gleyzer/EN.01		grade 11
grade 11		Acad. of Science and Technology
2. Jennifer SooMin Yoon/EN.04grade 12Acad. of Science and Technology
3. Levente Barczy/EN.12
3. Jason Rolfe/EN.12		grade 12
grade 12		Acad. of Science and Technology
4. James Louis Ganz/CH.02grade 11Warren Hills Sr. H.S.
5. Andrew Jacobs/MA.03grade 11Chatham H.S.
Navy/Marine Corps Distinguished Achievement Award
Jr. Division
1. Andrew Farrell Magenheim/EN.09grade 10Acad. of Science and Technology
2. Erin Alexis Dollin/CS.02grade 10Mount Saint Mary Acad.
3. Luke Neer/EN.02grade 10Montgomery H.S.
4. Nina Pan/EV.05grade 10Montgomery H.S.
Sr. Division
1. William Jay Arora/EN.06grade 12Acad. of Science and Technology
2. Sameer Padala/CS.01
2. Lars Holzman/CS.01		grade 11
grade 11		Acad. of Science and Technology
3. Christoph Naegelin/CS.05grade 12Delbarton School
Air Force First Place Award, Junior Division
Jr. Division
1. Alissa Heather Friedman/EN.08
1. Teresa Nicole Allegretta/EN.08		grade 10
grade 10		Acad. of Science and Technology
Sr. Division
Air Force First Place Award, Junior Division
Jr. Division
Sr. Division
1. William Jay Arora/EN.06grade 12Acad. of Science and Technology
Air Force First Place Award, Junior Division
Jr. Division
Sr. Division
1. Seung-Joo Lee/MB.04grade 12Acad. of Science and Technology
Metric Award
Jr. Division
1. Jane Yoon/PE.02grade 9Acad. of Science and Technology
Sr. Division
1. Zhen Tao/BO.04grade 12West Essex H. S.
Iota Sigma Pi Award
Jr. Division
Sr. Division
1. Noelle Grohmann/CH.03grade 11Acad. of Science and Technology
Yale Science and Engineering Award
1. Josh Adam Hamberger/EN.01
1. Artem Gleyzer/EN.01		grade 11
grade 11		Acad. of Science and Technology
2. Sameer Padala/CS.01
2. Lars Holzman/CS.01		grade 11
grade 11		Acad. of Science and Technology