Commack High School Student Wins Brookhaven Lab_s Model Bridge Contest
April 7, 2004
Upton, NY - Commack High School student Aaron Damato (third from left) won first place in Brookhaven National Laboratory_s 2004 Model Bridge Contest. More than 300 students from 18 high schools throughout Suffolk County entered their model basswood bridges in the contest with the goal of making the lightest bridge that held the most weight. Damato_s bridge weighed 14 grams and held 61.3 pounds, or 1,986.7 times its own weight.
Anthony Olivo, Westhampton Beach High School (fifth from left), won second place with a bridge that weighed 14.9 grams and held 60.7 pounds, or 1,848.5 times its own weight. Zach Taber, Patchogue Medford High School (sixth from left), made a 17.7-gram bridge that held 69.3 pounds and held 1,777.7 times its weight, winning him third place. Daryl Gleiche, Patchogue Medford High School (fourth from left), won the aesthetic prize for creating the most attractive bridge.
Joining the winners are: Martin Woodle, a retired Brookhaven Lab engineer who was a volunteer judge in the contest (far left); contest organizer Mel Morris, a member of the Laboratory_s Office of Educational Programs (second from left); Andrew McNerney, Brookhaven_s Assistant Laboratory Director for Facilities and Operations (second from right), and Ed Murphy, Brookhaven_s Plant Engineering Manager.
All four winning students received a trophy and a gift certificate to Borders. The two top winners will be eligible to enter the 2004 International Bridge Building Contest, which will be held in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 24.
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