Upper School Science Students Earn State Honors

Brunswick Upper School students returned to Greenwich as award winners after the Connecticut Science and Engineering Fair, held at Quinnipiac University in Hamden from March 14-18. 

“These students did such a great job,” Science Department Chair Dana Montanez said. “They demonstrated incredible dedication and innovation as they developed and worked on their concepts. The results were wonderfully put on display at the state fair.”

Students earning recognition at the event include:


Wesley Peisch
Optimizing Efficiency of Long Distance Tube-And-Pod-Based Low Friction Transportation Systems
  • 1st Honors
  • 1st Place, Xerox Computer Science Award
  • Barker Mohandes Award for Transportation Research
  • Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award

Thacher Scannell and Avi Mukherjee
Human fingerprints and Gecko Setae: A fusion of configurations to create a super-grip, non-slip surface
  • 1st Honors
  • 1st Place Team, Pfizer Life Science Award
  • Medalists, Barnes Aerospace Applied Technology Award

AJ Delgado and Ryan Mulshine
Methylmercury concentrations in Fish Tissue: A comparative analysis of Long Island Sound v. the Atlantic Ocean
  • 1st Honors
  • 3rd Place Team, Pfizer Life Science Award
  • Medalist, CT Environmental Award (CACIWC)

Ned Camel
Flow Rate vs. Hydroelectric Kilowatts Produced: A novel approach using Pelton wheels and land-based turbines in an effort to preserve surrounding ecosystems.
  • 1st Honors
  • Medalist, CT Environmental Award (CACIWC)
  • Yale Science and Engineering Association Award

Tommy Foley and Harry Barringer
Piezoelectric Application: The use of mechanical stress to create and mobilize an electrical field in a novel device.
  • 1st Honors
  • Medalists, Alexion Biotechnology Award
  • Finalists, Intel International Science and Engineering Prize

Asher Porphy
An Investigation of Natural Alternatives to Chlorine When Treating Microbial-Contaminated Water
  • 1st Honors
  • Medalist, CT Environmental Award (CACIWC)
  • Stockholm Junior Water Prize

Tommy Kimberlin
An Investigation of Similarities Between Light Curves of Intrinsic Variable stars, Eclipsing Binary Stars, and Exoplanet Transits
  • 2nd Honors
  • Excellence in Astronomy Award

Greyson Wolfram, Matthew Restieri, and Christopher Burdick
Analysis of Environmental Stress: The effect of temperature and pH on the Restriction Enzyme Digest of Cyanobacteria and an Optimization of DNA Extraction from Spirulina
  • 1st Honors
  • Medalists, Pepsico Physical Sciences Award

Will George
Increasing Fuel Efficiency in Ferry Transportation Through the Use of Hydrofoils on Two-Hulled Motor-Craft
  • 2nd Honors

Jack Driscoll
An investigation of halophilic microbes to bio-remediate brine backflow in soil adjacent to hydraulic fracking wells
  • 2nd Honors

Nick Saah and Matthew Jacobson
An Investigation of Conductive Graphene Dispersion: optimizing heat retention, water resistance, strength and durability of fabrics
  • 2nd Honors

Timmy Saunders
Cellular Cultivation Matrix Created from Collagen Found in the Sea Star Asterina
  • 2nd Honors

Matthew Pillari
Application of low voltage, irreversible electroporation in hindering microbial growth.
  • 2nd Honors

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