2001 Elementary School
Science Fair

All Science Fair winnersA celebration of science took center stage at Brookhaven Lab on Saturday, May 13, when more than 500 students from 110 Suffolk County schools showcased their budding thirst for knowledge at the Brookhaven National Laboratory Elementary School Science Fair.

Their innovative and thought-provoking projects were truly the "best of the best," as each had already won a science competition at his or her individual school. Out of more than 23,000 projects entered county-wide, only 488 made it to the final cut, and a day of anticipation and excitement for both children and proud parents.

After setting up projects with titles ranging from "What's Cooking in a Nut" to "Vegetable Batteries," the students reluctantly left while teams of Brookhaven scientists and Suffolk County teachers tackled the difficult task of selecting the winners. Many students crowded around the entrance to Berkner Hall, faces pressed against the glass doors, eager to see if their project was "the one."

The Laboratory's auditorium was packed seven times in a row as students representing each grade level piled in to learn which projects had been singled out for special awards. The walls reflected the flashes of dozens of cameras as the children took the stage, and each student left wearing a red ribbon that proved everyone was a winner.


Winners and Honorable Mentions

 
Kindergarten

Danielle Frosch
Winner: Danielle Frosch

My Magnetic Ballroom 
Sycamore Avenue School
Connetquot School District

Honorable Mentions:

Samantha Muellers
Boat Pushers
Branch Brook Elementary Smithtown District

Mrs. Budgen's Class
Happy and Sad
Brookhaven Elementary
South Country District

Kyle Nelson
All Soaked Up
Fifth Avenue Elementary Northport - East Northport District

Elyse Iwanyckyj
Sweet Peas
Our Lady of the Hamptons Private School

John Colwell
Will Popcorn Grow?
Ridge Elementary
Longwood District

Elizabeth O'Connor
Is It Frozen Yet?
Academy of St. Joseph
Private School

Devin Dwyer
American Burying Beetles Ocean Avenue School
Northport - East Northport District

Lindsay Jones
Kids' Jump Rope Club Norwood Avenue Elementary
Northport-East Northport District

Kristen Nealon
How Seeds Grow
Gatelot Avenue Elementary
Sachem District

James Alyar
Melt-A-Ways
Fort Salonga Elementary
Kings Park District

James Brennan
Effect of Oil on Bird Feathers
Chippewa Elementary
Sachem District

Nicholas Pamlanye
How Far do Germs Travel?
Tamarac School
Sachem District

Patrick Rojas
1, 2, 3 SKID
Kreamer Street Elementary
South Country District

First Grade

Nicole Bosi
Winner: Nicole Bosi

Does Colored Light Effect the Growth of Plants?
Forest Brook Elementary
Hauppauge District

Honorable Mentions:

Erica Weinberg
Can a Safer Cigarette be Made?
Lincoln Avenue Elementary
Sayville District

Jonathan Fine
One fish, two fish….. Do they really care?
Paumanok Elementary
Half Hollow Hills District

Kristie Michta
Figure 8 Out
Wenonah Elementary
Sachem District

Lauren Junge
To Clean or Not To Clean
Dickinson Avenue Elementary
Northport - East Northport District

Craig Connolly
Brrrrr' Popcorn Popping
West Middle Island School
Longwood District

Laura Young
What is the best way to start seeds?
Chippewa Elementary
Sachem District

Nicole Guglielmo
Magic Marker Challenge
Holbrook Road School
Middle Country District

Alexa Sanalitro
Do squirrels have a favorite nut?
Ridge Elementary
Longwood District

 

Second Grade

Maeve Dwyer
Winner: Maeve Dwyer

What is the Best Shape for Wind Turbine Rotors?
Ocean Avenue School
Northport - East Northport District

Honorable Mentions:

Benjamin Solaski
Do boys and girls remember differently?
Bretton Woods Elementary
Hauppauge District

Aubrie Van Weele
What is the favorite treat of horses?
Blue Point Elementary
Bayport - Blue Point District

Haylee Molloy
Ready, Set, Grow
Waverly Avenue School
Sachem District

Ryan Lewis
Marble whirl
John Pearl School
Connetquot District

Eli Doris
Which detergent works best?
Dickinson Avenue Elementary
Northport - East Northport District

Meagan Saglioccca
I think I'm cracking up!
Norwood Elementary
Comsewogue District

Evan Adamo
What materials absorb and keep the suns' energy best?
Nowrwood Avenue Elementary
Northport - East Northport District

Arianna Mielke
Salt and Water
Bellerose Avenue Elementary
Northport - East Northport District

 


Third Grade

Steven Hesse
Winner: Steven Hesse

Which Wood Would Win?
Boyle Road Elementary School
Comsewogue School District

Honorable Mentions:

Elizabeth Leydon
Thumbs Up - Opposable Thumbs
Burr Intermediate School
Commack District

Elizabeth Jerome
What's going on down there?
Norwood Avenue Elementary
Northport - East Northport District

Michael Leun
Fertilizer: Organic or Inorganic?
Bretton Woods Elementary
Hauppauge District

Sean Martin Meleski
The Chemical Energy in a Nut
Park Avenue School
Amityville District

Anne Liberti
Surface Tension of Different Liquids
Wenonah Elementary
Sachem District

Nicholas Cesare
The "Wright" Stuff
Sycamore Avenue School
Connetquot District

Ashley Moonis and Lauren Van Yahres
Let the Tarnish Be Gone!
Fort Salonga Elementary
Kings Park District

Julianna Lepore
Can you feel the beat?
Terryville Road School
Comsewogue District

Jack Nielson
What makes a ball bounce?
Sylvan Avenue Elementary
Bayport - Blue Point District

Cameron Kopp
Elasticity
Idle Hour Elementary
Connetquot District

Fourth Grade

Eric Nelson
Winner: Eric Nelson

Getting in Gear
Fifth Avenue Elementary
Northport - East Northport District

Honorable Mentions:

Emily Laudau
The Colorful World of Taste
Santapogue Elementary
West Babylon District

Michael DeAngelo
Which brand of battery lasts longer?
Forest Avenue School
West Babylon District

Ronald Grippo
Effect of height and distance of UHF radio waves
Forest Brook Elementary
Hauppauge District

Kirk Saunders
Who's in their right mind?
Norwood Elementary School
Comsewogue District

Ariel Aicher
Rate of Descent
Eagle Elementary
Patchogue - Medford District

Vinayak Kumar
Importance of stored food in a seed for sprouting and growth
Coram Elementary
Longwood District

Danielle Zvinys
Does age affect reaction time?
Chippewa Elementary
Sachem District

Ryan McMahon
Are you swimming with E Coli bacteria in Lake Ronkonkoma?
Hiawatha Elementary
Sachem District

Courtney Canner
High Five
West Middle Island School
Longwood District

 


Fifth Grade

Greg Albert
Winner: Greg Albert

Pet Therapy
Pulaski Road Elementary
Northport - East Northport District

Honorable Mentions:

Alyssa Milian
The Dirty Facts
Frank P. Long Intermediate
South Country District

Philip Merget
Just Say Thanks!
Forest Brook Elementary
Hauppauge District

Monica Weinberg
Biological effects of drinking fruit juice on preventing urinary tract infections
Lincoln Avenue Elementary
Sayville District

Lonnie Ellis-Elder
Fertilization of the Soil
Paumanok Elementary
Half Hollow Hills District

Michael Marchese
Leap for your Lungs!
Bellerose Avenue Elementary
Northport - East Northport District

Brendan Houdek
Vegetable Batteries
Eagle Elementary
Patchogue - Medford District

Eric Birr
Chemical Reaction
Santapogue Elementary
West Babylon District

Alexandra Dabek
Bad to the Bone
Wenonah Elementary
Sachem District

Alanna McGovern
Fighting Power
JFK Elementary
West Babylon District

Samantha Palmer
Can human medicine help a plants' cut heal?
Ridge Elementary
Longwood District

Laurie Fillippone
Twins and their Favorites
Dickinson Avenue Elementary
Northport - East Northport District

Raymond Marciano
How well does your bicycle helmet fit?
South Bay Elementary
West Babylon District

Katherine Leydon
Fingerprints
Burr Intermediate School
Commack District

Sixth Grade

Andreana Malkin
Winner: Andreana Malkin
Are you color blind?
Helen B. Duffield Elementary
Connetquot District

Honorable Mention:

Katlyn Conville
Effect of gender identity on short term memory
Dayton Avenue School
South Manor District

Ashlynn Quiery
What's cooking in a nut?
JFK Middle School
Comsewogue District

Kristin Manna
North vs. South Shore
Islip Middle School
Islip District

Bryan Beattie
How does salt water affect microorganisms?
Nathaniel Woodhull School
William Floyd District

Jessamyn Dib
Which cars are speeding on my block?
Oregon Middle School
Patchogue - Medford District

Priscilla Pennino
Heavy Breathing
Commack Middle School
Commack District


Last updated on 11/29/2004 by CIGPA.