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Students Excel at the Lehigh Valley Science and Engineering Fair
Moravian Academy was well represented by both Middle and Upper School students at the Lehigh Valley Science and Engineering Fair held on Saturday, March 16th at Lehigh University’s Rauch Field House.
At the event, over 300 Lehigh Valley students in grade 6 through 12 displayed the results of their research projects in a variety of categories, including Mathematics, Behavioral Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Medicine and Health, Environmental, Physics, and Chemistry.
Congratulations to Michael Alchaer ’23, Neil Deshmukh ’20, Kanchan Gupta ’24, Mikail Jaffer ’22, Sebastian Malaver ’24, Rhea Malhotra ’20, Rayna Malhotra ’24, Pranavi Marella ’24, Rohan Mehta ’23, Isha Mohapatra ’19, Samit Mohapatra ’22, Avi Singh ’20 and Neha Skandan ’21, who were nominated to participate in the Delaware Valley Regional Science and Engineering Fair in early April because of their outstanding presentations!
Below is a list of all our participants and the awards each student received:
First Place
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Michael Alchaer ’23* – Mathematics – “Pascal’s Triangle in Cell Division”
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Neil Deshmukh ’20* – Computer Science – “Low-Cost Device for Automatic Diagnosis Using Deep Learning Methods”
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Kanchan Gupta ’24* – Behavioral Science – “Music: Help or Distraction for Testing?
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Mikail Jaffer ’22* – Computer Science – “Developing Flexible Circuit Boards Using Graphene”
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Sebastian Malaver ’24* – Engineering – “Gear Up for Speed”
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Rhea Malhotra ’20* – Medicine and Health – “Using Optical Coherence Tomography to Detect Cardiovascular Diseases in Drosophila Melanogaster”
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Rayna Malhotra ’24* – Environmental – “Testing the Effects of Various Chemicals on the Spotted Lantern Fly”
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Pranavi Marella ’24* – Mathematics – “The Josephus Problem”
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Rohan Mehta ’23* – Computer Science – “Virtual Vote: A Decentralized, Democratic Voting Application”
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Isha Mohapatra ’19* – Physics – “Heat Loss Through a Wall Made with Optimized Insulating Bricks”
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Samit Mohapatra ’22* – Environmental – “Heavy Metal Removal From Wastewater by Activated Carbon Derived From Maple Leaf”
Second Place
- Okezue Bell ’23 – Computer Science – “IoT in Health: Designing a Smartwatch
- Aman Desai ’24 – Mathematics – “Pascal’s Triangle”
- Avi Singh ’20* – Behavioral Science – “Hatred of Sound: An Investigation in the Effects of Misophonia”
- Neha Skandan ’21* – Mathematics – “A New Perspective of Geometry: The Projective and Hyperbolic Spaces”
Third Place
- Ryan Stubblefield ’23 – Physics – “The Effect of a Corked Bat on a Baseball’s Distance”
Honorable Mention
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Nader Rifai ’21 – Chemistry -” The Chemistry of Developing Film”
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Wisdom Ufondu 23 – Physics – “The Seebeck Effect in Thermoelectricity”
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Yan Yu ’23 – Chemistry – “Can A Simple Solvent Dissolve Plastic?”
(* – Indicates student will participate in the Delaware Valley Regional Science Fair in April 2019)
