NORTH JERSEY REGIONAL
SCIENCE FAIR

OFFICIAL AWARDS LIST
OVERALL AWARDS-NJRSF-98
NOT TO BE RELEASED PRIOR TO 7:30 P.M., March 14, 1998

SPECIAL AWARD PRESENTATION
In honor of the 15th anniversary of the NJRSF, Alan Hodge, chemistry and physics teacher at Warren Hills Sr. High School, was honored for acting as an advisor for students in the NJRSF for all fifteen years of its existence. He is the only teacher to bear this distinction. The award was presented by Kirsten Myers, his student from the first year of the fair, in 1984, who was an ISEF winner and is presently a group leader in the Research Division at Dupont, in Wilmington, Delaware.

ISEF TRIP AWARDS

Four students and their advisors will receive expense paid trips to the International Science and Engineering Fair in Fort Worth, Texas, to be held May 10-16.

Winners
Senior Division, Grades 11 and 12
Grace Ng/BS.15grade 12Millburn High SchoolDianne H. Esson
Christian Sevilla/EV.04grade 12Science High SchoolMel B. Robin
Junior Division, Grades 9 and 10
Vimal M. Bhalodia/MA.02grade 10Hanover Park High SchoolMrs. Rasila Bhalodia - Sponsor
James Ryan Macdonell/ZO.07grade 9Immaculata High SchoolSister Mary Ann Besitka
Alternates
Katherine Beckwith/BC.02grade 11Immaculata H.S.Sister Mary Ann Besitka
Asiff Ali/EN.02grade 12Science High--Research ProgramMel B. Robin
Andrew Jacobs/MA.03grade 10Chatham H.S.Joan Shyers
Danielle Sciorra/MB.04grade 10Immaculata H.S.Sister Mary Ann Besitka
Stevens Academic Fellowship

One senior receives a $2,000/yr four-year academic fellowship to Stevens Institute of Technology, conditional on normal admission procedures.

Winner
Joohee Lee/BO.13grade 12John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.Daniel Petruccelli
Alternates
Brian Wosnitzer/ZO.02grade 12Millburn H.S.Dianne H. Esson
Grace Ng/BS.15grade 12Millburn High SchoolDianne H. Esson
Asiff Ali/EN.02grade 12Science High--Research ProgramMel B. Robin
Ahmad S. Khalil/CH.08grade 12Ridge H.S.Nancy DeLoach
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
Benjamin Lui/CS.08grade 11John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.Daniel Petruccelli
Michael Hegedus/CS.10grade 11Acad. of Science and TechnologyDr. Bahadir Karuv
Alternates
Paul John Iskander/CS.01
Robert Gaddi/CS.01		grade 11
grade 11		Acad. of Science and TechnologyDr. Bahadir Karuv
Hee-Soo Jung/EN.10
Jennifer Yoon/EN.10		grade 11
grade 11		Acad. of Science and TechnologyBahadir Karuv
ISEF Symposium Finalists

Fifteen students are chosen as finalists for the ISEF trips. These students make oral presentations in the Finalist Symposium, and receive HP programmable calculators.

Senior Division
Grace Ng/BS.15grade 12Millburn High SchoolDianne H. Esson
Leo Charles DeSesso/EV.08grade 12Ridge H.S.Nancy DeLoach
Paras Vira/WP.08grade 11John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.Daniel Petruccelli
Katherine Beckwith/BC.02grade 11Immaculata H.S.Sister Mary Ann Besitka
Jill Kathryn Danks/BO.03grade 12Warren Hills Sr. H.S.Allan B. Hodge
Peter Bernard Demoreuille/CS.02grade 12Delbarton SchoolWilliam Crane
Asiff Ali/EN.02grade 12Science High--Research ProgramMel B. Robin
Christian Sevilla/EV.04grade 12Science High SchoolMel B. Robin
Roopal Patel/WP.01grade 11John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.Barbara Berg
Junior Division (Grades 9-10)
Vimal M. Bhalodia/MA.02grade 10Hanover Park High SchoolMrs. Rasila Bhalodia - Sponsor
Danielle Sciorra/MB.04grade 10Immaculata H.S.Sister Mary Ann Besitka
James Ryan Macdonell/ZO.07grade 9Immaculata High SchoolSister Mary Ann Besitka
Sarah Friedman/MA.01grade 10Chatham H.S.Joan Shyers
Andrew Jacobs/MA.03grade 10Chatham H.S.Joan Shyers
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
James Patrick Guidi/BO.12grade 11Immaculata H.S.Sister Mary Ann Besitka
Award for Outstanding Use of Analytical Equipment
Christian Sevilla/EV.04grade 12Science High SchoolMel B. Robin
Home-Built Apparatus Award
Hee-Soo Jung/EN.10
Jennifer Yoon/EN.10		grade 11
grade 11		Acad. of Science and TechnologyBahadir Karuv
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
Paras Vira/WP.08grade 11John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.Daniel Petruccelli
James Patrick Guidi/BO.12grade 11Immaculata H.S.Sister Mary Ann Besitka
Bismark Paliz/CH.13grade 11Science High--Research ProgramMel B. Robin
Jessie Chen/BC.04grade 11West Essex H. S.William Strines
Alternates
Paul John Iskander/CS.01
Robert Gaddi/CS.01		grade 11
grade 11		Acad. of Science and TechnologyDr. Bahadir Karuv
Virginia Tronlone/CH.15
Shira Yevin/CH.15		grade 11
grade 11		Acad. of Science and TechnologyDr. David Ostfeld
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
Hee-Soo Jung/EN.10
Jennifer Yoon/EN.10		grade 11
grade 11		Acad. of Science and TechnologyBahadir Karuv
Alternates
Vimal M. Bhalodia/MA.02grade 10Hanover Park High SchoolMrs. Rasila Bhalodia - Sponsor
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
Sarah Friedman/MA.01grade 10Chatham H.S.Joan Shyers
Vincent Hull/EN.11grade 10Acad. of Science and TechnologyBahadir Karuv
Alternates
Diemecha Hilliard/PH.06grade 10Science High--Research ProgramMel B. Robin
Andrew Jacobs/MA.03grade 10Chatham H.S.Joan Shyers

CATEGORY AWARDS
Biochemistry
1stKatherine Beckwith/BC.02grade 11Immaculata H.S.   Jessie Chen/BC.04grade 11West Essex H. S.
2nd
3rdRipal B. Shah/BC.01grade 12John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.
Hon.Men.
Botany
1stJill Kathryn Danks/BO.03grade 12Warren Hills Sr. H.S.   Shruti Basim/BO.06grade 11Ridge H.S.
2nd
3rdMeghan Donnelly/BO.04grade 10Immaculata H.S.   James Patrick Guidi/BO.12grade 11Immaculata H.S.
Hon.Men.Joohee Lee/BO.13grade 12John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.
Behavioral Science
1stGrace Ng/BS.15grade 12Millburn High School
2ndJacob M. Puthiamadathil/BS.04
Benjamin S. Isecke/BS.04		grade 12
grade 12		Acad. of Science and Technology   Patricia White/BS.11grade 11Immaculata H.S.
3rdMatthew Craig/BS.06grade 12John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.
Hon.Men.David Tancona/BS.02grade 11Ridge H.S.
Chemistry
1stVirginia Tronlone/CH.15
Shira Yevin/CH.15		grade 11
grade 11		Acad. of Science and Technology
2ndMatthew Teichman/CH.03grade 12Acad. of Science and Technology
3rdElizabeth Babinski/CH.11grade 12Ridge H.S.
Hon.Men.Ahmad S. Khalil/CH.08grade 12Ridge H.S.   Elizabeth B. Nicholson/CH.12grade 12Acad. of Saint Elizabeth   Bismark Paliz/CH.13grade 11Science High--Research Program
Computer Science
1stPaul John Iskander/CS.01
Robert Gaddi/CS.01		grade 11
grade 11		Acad. of Science and Technology   Peter Bernard Demoreuille/CS.02grade 12Delbarton School
2ndEdward Philip Di Geronimo/CS.05grade 11Acad. of Science and Technology
3rdJason Rolfe/CS.03grade 11Acad. of Science and Technology
Hon.Men.Daniel Newell Knapp/CS.07grade 11Acad. of Science and Technology
Engineering
1stAsiff Ali/EN.02grade 12Science High--Research Program   Jonathan Raymond Lee/EN.05grade 12Acad. of Science and Technology
2nd
3rdRodrigo Perdigoto/EN.07
Sun Jo/EN.07		grade 9
grade 9		Science High--Research Program
Hon.Men.Colleen OShea/EN.04grade 11Immaculata H.S.
Environmental Science
1stLeo Charles DeSesso/EV.08grade 12Ridge H.S.
2ndChristian Sevilla/EV.04grade 12Science High School
3rdStephen Samuel/EV.02grade 11Ridge H.S.
Hon.Men.David Goett/EV.05grade 9Immaculata H.S.
Microbiology
1stDanielle Sciorra/MB.04grade 10Immaculata H.S.
2ndAkua Asa-Awuku/MB.06
Jeniffer Lee/MB.06		grade 11
grade 12		Acad. of Science and Technology
3rdKrishna Shah/MB.03grade 12John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.
Hon.Men.
Mathematics
1stVimal M. Bhalodia/MA.02grade 10Hanover Park High School
2ndAndrew Jacobs/MA.03grade 10Chatham H.S.   Sarah Friedman/MA.01grade 10Chatham H.S.
3rd
Hon.Men.
Physics
1stDiemecha Hilliard/PH.06grade 10Science High--Research Program
2ndLaura Tolliver/PH.03grade 12Acad. of Saint Elizabeth
3rd
Hon.Men.India Watkins/PH.02grade 11Plainfield H.S.   Ann Zawartkay/PH.05grade 11Mount Saint Mary Acad.
Water Pollution
1stParas Vira/WP.08grade 11John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.
2ndRoopal Patel/WP.01grade 11John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.
3rdJavaria Ahmad/WP.05grade 11Millburn H.S.
Hon.Men.Rupal Patel/WP.03grade 12John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.
Zoology
1stJames Ryan Macdonell/ZO.07grade 9Immaculata High School
2ndKeun Hee Park/ZO.05grade 11Acad. of Science and Technology
3rdBrian Wosnitzer/ZO.02grade 12Millburn H.S.   Karlvin Wong/ZO.04
Kashan Rizvi/ZO.04		grade 11
grade 11		John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.
Hon.Men.Catherine Casey/ZO.09grade 9Immaculata H.S.

SPECIAL AWARDS

Special Computing Award, Grand Prize
1. Paul John Iskander/CS.01
1. Robert Gaddi/CS.01		grade 11
grade 11		Acad. of Science and Technology
Special Computing Award, First Place
1. Peter Bernard Demoreuille/CS.02grade 12Delbarton School
Special Computing Award, Second Place
1. Jason Rolfe/CS.03grade 11Acad. of Science and Technology
Special Computing Award, Third Place
1. Joseph Edward Boniakowski/BS.20grade 12Delbarton School
American Chemical Society Award, First Place
1. Elizabeth Babinski/CH.11grade 12Ridge H.S.
American Chemical Society Award, Second Place
1. Ashish Jain/CH.02
1. Matthew A. Struck/CH.02		grade 11
grade 11		West Essex H. S.
American Chemical Society Award, Third Place
1. Ahmad S. Khalil/CH.08grade 12Ridge H.S.
Ceramic Society Award
Ceramic Society Award, First Place
Ceramic Society Award, Second Place
1. Christopher Greco/EV.07
1. Ryan Tigera/EV.07		grade 10
grade 10		Immaculata H.S.
Columbia Alumni Association Award
1. Jonathan Raymond Lee/EN.05grade 12Acad. of Science and Technology
1. Asiff Ali/EN.02grade 12Science High--Research Program
2. Peter Bernard Demoreuille/CS.02grade 12Delbarton School
2. Paul John Iskander/CS.01
2. Robert Gaddi/CS.01		grade 11
grade 11		Acad. of Science and Technology
Chemical Technology Award
1. Matthew Teichman/CH.03grade 12Acad. of Science and Technology
2. Jacqueline Martinez/CH.04grade 11Plainfield H.S.
3. Garrett Young/CH.05grade 9Home Schooling
4. Jacqueline Henry/CH.10grade 12Plainfield H.S.
5. Elizabeth B. Nicholson/CH.12grade 12Acad. of Saint Elizabeth
Water Conservation, First Place
1. Paras Vira/WP.08grade 11John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.
Water Conservation, Second Place
1. Roopal Patel/WP.01grade 11John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.
Water Conservation, Third Place
1. India Watkins/PH.02grade 11Plainfield H.S.
Special Botany Award
1. Shruti Basim/BO.06grade 11Ridge H.S.
Princeton Plasma Physics Award
1. Bismark Paliz/CH.13grade 11Science High--Research Program
2. Christian Sevilla/EV.04grade 12Science High School
3. Andrew Jacobs/MA.03grade 10Chatham H.S.
4. Jill Kathryn Danks/BO.03grade 12Warren Hills Sr. H.S.
5. Rodrigo Perdigoto/EN.07
5. Sun Jo/EN.07		grade 9
grade 9		Science High--Research Program
Princeton Plasma Physics Award, Honorable Mention
Statistics Award
1. Jacob M. Puthiamadathil/BS.04
1. Benjamin S. Isecke/BS.04		grade 12
grade 12		Acad. of Science and Technology
Statistics Award, Second Place
1. Grace Ng/BS.15grade 12Millburn High School
Statistics Award, Third Place
1. David Miao/ZO.01grade 10John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.
Statistics Award, Honorable Mention
1. Javaria Ahmad/WP.05grade 11Millburn H.S.
Theobald Smith Society Award in Microbiology
1. Akua Asa-Awuku/MB.06
1. Jeniffer Lee/MB.06		grade 11
grade 12		Acad. of Science and Technology
2. Stephen Samuel/EV.02grade 11Ridge H.S.
3. Krishna Shah/MB.03grade 12John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.
New Jersey Medical School Award
1. Patricia White/BS.11grade 11Immaculata H.S.
Meteorology Award
Jr. Division
1. John Jacobson/EN.06grade 9Immaculata H.S.
2. David Goett/EV.05grade 9Immaculata H.S.
Sr. Division
1. Elizabeth B. Nicholson/CH.12grade 12Acad. of Saint Elizabeth
2. James Patrick Guidi/BO.12grade 11Immaculata H.S.
Army Outstanding Project Award
Jr. Division
1. Sheila K. Arora/EN.08grade 9Acad. of Science and Technology
Sr. Division
1. Michael Hegedus/CS.10grade 11Acad. of Science and Technology
Army First Place Award
1. Katherine Beckwith/BC.02grade 11Immaculata H.S.
2. James Patrick Guidi/BO.12grade 11Immaculata H.S.
3. Grace Ng/BS.15grade 12Millburn High School
4. Christian Sevilla/EV.04grade 12Science High School
5. Colleen OShea/EN.04grade 11Immaculata H.S.
Army Second Place Award
1. Christopher Greco/EV.07
1. Ryan Tigera/EV.07		grade 10
grade 10		Immaculata H.S.
2. Stephen Samuel/EV.02grade 11Ridge H.S.
3. Linda Nguyen/BO.01grade 10Immaculata H.S.
4. Kristina Joy Williams/BO.05grade 9Westfield H. S.
5. Robert Craig/BS.08grade 11John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.
6. Allison Colanduoni/BS.13grade 10Immaculata H.S.
7. Radha Gholkar/BS.16grade 12John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.
8. Elizabeth Babinski/CH.11grade 12Ridge H.S.
9. Virginia Tronlone/CH.15
9. Shira Yevin/CH.15		grade 11
grade 11		Acad. of Science and Technology
10. Elizabeth B. Nicholson/CH.12grade 12Acad. of Saint Elizabeth
11. Andrew Jacobs/MA.03grade 10Chatham H.S.
12. Danielle Sciorra/MB.04grade 10Immaculata H.S.
13. Ripal B. Shah/BC.01grade 12John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.
14. Karlvin Wong/ZO.04
14. Kashan Rizvi/ZO.04		grade 11
grade 11		John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.
15. Susannah Wetzel/BO.10grade 10Immaculata H.S.
16. Paul John Iskander/CS.01
16. Robert Gaddi/CS.01		grade 11
grade 11		Acad. of Science and Technology
17. Oren Yeshua/CS.09grade 11Acad. of Science and Technology
18. James Ryan Macdonell/ZO.07grade 9Immaculata High School
19. Catherine Casey/ZO.09grade 9Immaculata H.S.
20. Javaria Ahmad/WP.05grade 11Millburn H.S.
21. Nicole Siems/WP.06grade 11Mount Saint Mary Acad.
Geoscience Award
Jr. Division
1. Christopher Greco/EV.07
1. Ryan Tigera/EV.07		grade 10
grade 10		Immaculata H.S.
Sr. Division
1. Kristin Rodgers/EV.01grade 11Plainfield H.S.
Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award
Jr. Division
Sr. Division
1. Peter Bernard Demoreuille/CS.02grade 12Delbarton School
Health Award
Jr. Division
1. Allison Colanduoni/BS.13grade 10Immaculata H.S.
Sr. Division
In Vitro Biology Award
1. Jessie Chen/BC.04grade 11West Essex H. S.
Jr. Engineering and Technology Society
Jr. Division
1. John Jacobson/EN.06grade 9Immaculata H.S.
Sr. Division
1. Paul John Iskander/CS.01
1. Robert Gaddi/CS.01		grade 11
grade 11		Acad. of Science and Technology
Kodak Award
Jr. Division
1. James Ryan Macdonell/ZO.07grade 9Immaculata High School
1. Danielle Sciorra/MB.04grade 10Immaculata H.S.
Sr. Division
Association of Math Teachers Award
Jr. Division
1. Sarah Friedman/MA.01grade 10Chatham H.S.
Sr. Division
Life Science Award
Jr. Division
1. James Ryan Macdonell/ZO.07grade 9Immaculata High School
1. Danielle Sciorra/MB.04grade 10Immaculata H.S.
Sr. Division
1. Keun Hee Park/ZO.05grade 11Acad. of Science and Technology
Corrosion Research Award
Jr. Division
Sr. Division
Space Science Award
Jr. Division
1. Sheila K. Arora/EN.08grade 9Acad. of Science and Technology
2. Rodrigo Perdigoto/EN.07
2. Sun Jo/EN.07		grade 9
grade 9		Science High--Research Program
3. Christopher Greco/EV.07
3. Ryan Tigera/EV.07		grade 10
grade 10		Immaculata H.S.
4. David Miao/ZO.01grade 10John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.
Sr. Division
1. Lev Markov/CS.04grade 11Millburn H.S.
2. Bismark Paliz/CH.13grade 11Science High--Research Program
3. Shruti Basim/BO.06grade 11Ridge H.S.
4. Ashish Jain/CH.02
4. Matthew A. Struck/CH.02		grade 11
grade 11		West Essex H. S.
Navy/Marine Corps Distinguished Achievement Award
Jr. Division
1. Susannah Wetzel/BO.10grade 10Immaculata H.S.
2. David Miao/ZO.01grade 10John F. Kennedy Memorial H.S.
3. Danielle Sciorra/MB.04grade 10Immaculata H.S.
4. Sarah Friedman/MA.01grade 10Chatham H.S.
Sr. Division
1. Virginia Tronlone/CH.15
1. Shira Yevin/CH.15		grade 11
grade 11		Acad. of Science and Technology
2. Jill Kathryn Danks/BO.03grade 12Warren Hills Sr. H.S.
3. Jessie Chen/BC.04grade 11West Essex H. S.
Air Force First Place Award, Junior Division
Air Force Second Place Award, Junior Division
Air Force First Place Award, Senior Division
Air Force Second Place Award, Senior Division
Metric Award
Jr. Division
1. Catherine Casey/ZO.09grade 9Immaculata H.S.
Sr. Division
1. Jacqueline Martinez/CH.04grade 11Plainfield H.S.
Iota Sigma Pi Award
Jr. Division
Sr. Division
1. S. Faith Black/CH.07grade 11Warren Hills Sr. H.S.
1. Melissa J. Redl/CH.09grade 12Acad. of Saint Elizabeth
Yale Science and Engineering Award
1. Paul John Iskander/CS.01
1. Robert Gaddi/CS.01		grade 11
grade 11		Acad. of Science and Technology
2. Virginia Tronlone/CH.15
2. Shira Yevin/CH.15		grade 11
grade 11		Acad. of Science and Technology