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Kennedy researchers advanced in Long Island Science and Engineering Fair
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nnedy High School researchers, from left, Rachel Mashal, Logan Eisner, Rachel Chernet, David Mark and Beatrice Brown recently competed in the Long Island Science and Engineering Fair. At right was one of their research advisers, Barbara Franklin, a Kennedy chemistry teacher.
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Five Kennedy High School research students recently competed in the second, and final, round of the Long Island Science and Engineering Fair, and one came away with a second-place award, one with a third place and three with honorable mentions.
LISEF’s first round was held at the Crest Hollow Country Club in February. Winners advanced to round two, also at Crest Hollow, in March. Round-two winners received an all-expense paid trip to the International Science & Engineering Fair, sponsored by the Intel Corporation.
Below are profiles of each of Kennedy’s LISEF competitors.
Beatrice Brown
Hometown: Merrick
Will attend: Yale University
Intended college majors: Science and music
Research report title: “Forecasting Hurricane Hazards for the Long Island Area”
LISEF place: Second
Rachel Chernet
Age: 17
Hometown: Merrick
Will attend: Vassar College in a dual degree program with Dartmouth College; Chernet will play soccer for Vassar
Intended college major: Biology and pre-medicine
Research report title: “The Sequence Dependence of the Self-Assembly of an Asymmetric Two-Turn DNA Tensegrity Triangle”
LISEF place: Honorable mention
Logan Eisner
Age: 17
Hometown: Merrick
Accepted to: University of Michigan and Emory University
Intended college major: Mechanical engineering
Research report title: “The Balance of TIMP-1 and MMP-9 in the Regulation of Corticosteroid Resistant Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease Patients”
LISEF place: Honorable mention
David Mark
Age: 18
Hometown: Merrick
Accepted to: University Michigan and Georgia Tech
Intended college major: Mechanical or aerospace engineering
Research report title: “Analysis of the Spitzer IRAC Band Responsible for the Potential Disequilibrium in the Atmosphere of the Exoplanet GJ 436b”
LISEF place: Honorable mention
Rachel Mashal
Age: 17
Hometown: Merrick
College: Mashal is a junior and still undecided.
Research report title: “Food-specific Intolerance of Uncertainty and Eating Disordered Behaviors in a Non-clinical Sample”
LISEF place: Third
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