Congratulations
to
the
122
middle
and
99
high
school
students
whose
projects
were
selected
to
compete
at
the
2022
Prince
William-Manassas
Regional
Science
and
Engineering
Fair.
Their
presentations
were
evaluated
by
more
than
87
category
judges
and
36
organizations
in
a
virtual
forum
on
March
5-12.
All
students
will
receive
a
certificate
of
participation
and
winners
will
be
presented
with
a
monetary
award
and
a
trophy.
The
Division
will
also
sponsor
first
and
second
place
finalists
from
the
senior
division
to
compete
in
the
Virginia
State
Science
and
Engineering
Fair
in
April.
Four
projects
in
the
senior
division
were
awarded
a
grand
prize:
- "A Low-Cost Deep Learning Solution for Early Detection of Lettuce Stress in Indoor Farms" by Naman Agarwal, a junior at Patriot High School and The Governor's School @ Innovation Park;
- "A Novel Visualization Tool: Application to RNA-sequence Classification" by Ebru Ayyorgun, a junior at Battlefield High School;
- "The Effect of Casein Polymers on the Filtration of Heavy Metals and Contaminants in Well Water" by Desmen Boykin, a junior at Forest Park High School and The Governor's School at Innovation Park; and
- "Dozing off with Drosophila: The Effect of Disrupted Sleep and Circadian Rhythms on Mood, Addiction, and Mortality" by Rania Lateef, a freshman at Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School.
The students' projects will participate in the International Science and Engineering Fair; the Division will sponsor our grand prize winners to attend and compete at this event in Atlanta, GA, in May.
"I
would
like
to
express
my
deepest
appreciation
to
everyone
who
supported
our
students
and
their
research
during
another
challenging
year,"
said
Julia
Renberg,
supervisor
of
the
PWCS
Science
and
Family
Life
Education
Program
and
director
of
the
Prince
William-Manassas
Regional
Science
and
Engineering
Fair.
"Even
as
a
virtual
event,
the
regional
science
and
engineering
fair
remains
a
quality
experience
and
an
invaluable
opportunity
for
our
students.
Congratulations
to
all
the
regional
fair
participants
and
best
wishes
to
those
who
will
be
representing
our
Division
at
the
state
and
the
international
events."
A
full
list
of
winners
and
the
event
programs
are
posted
on
the
Prince
William-Manassas
Regional
Science
and
Engineering
Fair
webpage.
