Science Fair
At the Birchwood science fair on March 4th twenty three
students presented their projects. Out of these projects
Kavya R advanced to the North East Ohio Science and
Engineering Fair (NEOSEF), held at Cleveland State
University March 14 - 17. NEOSEF accepts 7th-12th grade
students from 7 counties selects; students move on to the
next levels of competition: The International Science and
Engineering Fair (ISEF). Kavya R earned a 2nd place for
her project entitled: “Electrolyte Concentration - Gatorade
vs. Orange Juice”. Alumnus, Anirudh D, earned a 1st
place for his project: “The Effect of Nonstandard Boundary
Conditions on Quantum Interactions of Cosmic Strings.”
Prathna K and Vinny K were advanced to the Western
Reserve District 5 Science Day an the University of Akron
on March 19th. The Western Reserve District 5 Science
Day is one of the 15 District Science Fairs held in Ohio
each spring under the Ohio Junior Academy of Science.
Based on the results of the competition, students were
given the opportunity to proceed to the State Science
Day on May 7th. Vinny K (Project: “BMI, Heart Rate, and
Blood Pressure: Possible Correlation to Cardiovascular
Health”) was advanced to the State competition. He, also,
received awards from the following organizations: Summit
and Portage District Ohio Nurses Association (outstanding
research project at the middle school level related to health
and medicine), The American Society of Quality: (best use
of statistics in research), Honor Society of Nursing (best
nursing related project) and the Austen Bio Innovation
Institute (outstanding performance and invitation to the
Best Medicine Engineering Fair at the Inventors Hall of
Fame in Akron on April 2, 2011). Vinny will also present his
project at the Best Medicine Engineering Fair on April 2nd.
Dhweeja D was also advanced to the state science fair
on May 7th.
A tremendous thanks goes to the adults who took time
out of their busy lives to encourage the students in their
interest in science and engineering: Ms. Baca-Delancey,
Mrs. Cao, Mr. Elmore, Mr. Gianetta, Ms. Franklin, Ms.
Glamm, Dr. Hendryx, Mr. Liu, Mr. Martin, Dr. Magrey,
Mrs. Moner, Dr. Nader, and Dr. Nair.
