The 58th Science &
Engineering Fair of Metropolitan Detroit (SEFMD) was held today, March 11,
2015 at Cobo Center. 1,242 students from 104 schools
in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties competed at SEFMD, one of the longest
running and largest science fairs in the world. The Senior Grand Award
winners will compete at the state Science Fair on March 28 at the Michigan
Science Center and at the International Science Fair May 10-15 in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.
2015 Senior Division
ISEF Finalists
Ashi Arora
Project: Interaction Between CD47 and EGF
Receptors in Breast Cancer Stem Cells
Category: Biochemistry
Grade: 12
School: Novi Senior High School
Teacher: James Didio
Isabel Hsu
Project: Effect of Cucumber Fruit Peel
Extracts on Inhibition of Phytophthora Capsici
Category: Botany
Grade: 12
School: Crestwood Senior High School
Teacher: Diana Johns
Dhruv Medarametla with Justin Xu
Project: Structural Properties of
2-Bijective Connection Networks
Category: Mathematics
Grade: 11
School: Troy High School
Teacher: Rebecca Brewer
Amina Mustafa
Project: Composing Music with Sign
Language Pattern Recognition
Category: Computer Science
Grade: 10
School: Dearborn Center for Math,
Science & Technology
Teacher: Steve Scott
Frank Wang
Project: Identification of MEG Biomarkers
for Schizophrenia and its Subtype
Category: Behavioral & Social Science
Grade: 12
School: Troy High School
Teacher: Rebecca Brewer
Jason Wu
Project: Identification of DDR2 as a
Critical Molecule in Breast Cancer Stem Cells
Category: Medicine & Health
Grade: 10
School: Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School
Teacher: Greg Miller
Helen Xu
Project: Feasibility of Metal-Organic
Framework for Vehicular Storage of Natural Gas
Category: Physics
Grade: 10
School: Detroit Country Day Upper
Teacher: Ross Arseneau
2015 Junior Division
Nabaha Abdul
Project: Computer System Performance
Category: Computer Science
Grade: 7
School: Huda School & Montessori
Teacher: David Egan
Zannatun Alim
Project: Out for a Swim!
Category: Biochemistry
Grade: 8
School: Detroit International Academy
for Young Women-Middle School
Teacher: Kavita Sadwal
Leon Chen
Project: The Effect of Plate Geometry on
Capacitance
Category: Physics
Grade: 8
School: Novi Middle School
Teacher: Megan Gasidlo
Kaylee Gagliardi
Project: Voltage and Velocity
Category: Chemistry
Grade: 6
School: Macomb Math, Science Technology
Center - Middle School
Teacher: Tuyen Duddles
Brian Hall
Project: Autism Awareness?
Category: Behavioral & Social Sciences
Grade: 7
School: Ann Arbor Trail Magnet School
Teacher: Valerie Booker-Bryant
Rohit Mital
Project: Using Geometry to Protect the
Environment and Save Lives
Category: Environmental Sciences
Grade: 7
School: Indus Center for Academic
Excellance-Middle School
Teacher: Allan Zhao
Jada Lee Pinkney
Project: Get the Floc Out of Here
Category: Engineering
Grade: 7
School: Edward Duke Ellington
Elementary-Middle at Beckham
Teacher: Krystal Bolar
Trenton Zylinski
Project: Cell Phones, An Invisible
Threat?
Category: Medicine & Health
Grade: 8
School: All Saints Catholic School
Teacher: Samantha Vendittelli
Aasiyah Khan with Dana Alzohaili
Project: Battle of the Blades
Category: Team
Grade: 8
School: Huda School & Montessori
Teacher: David Egan