Nine Monterey High School students honored at Monterey County Science and Engineering Fair
MONTEREY, Calif. (KION-TV)- Nine Monterey High School student engineers and scientists were recognized at the Monterey County Office of Education Science & Engineering Fair on Saturday.
Monterey High School has a two-year biotechnology program that introduces students to the following practices and concepts from the fields of science, mathematics, and engineering used in biotechnology.
During the program, students explore a variety of applications in areas such as healthcare, engineering, agriculture, and forensic science. Students also evaluate career opportunities by way of guest speakers, site visits to companies and facilities, and career research.
Monterey High School junior Rithik Bhushan did his project on Osmoadaptation Systems in C. reinhardtii in Response to Osmotic Stress Produced by Toxic Brine Dumping Cycles.
Bhushan's project was selected to represent Monterey County at the Regeneron International Science & Engineering Fair in Dallas. The fair will take place from May 14 to May 19th.
“Our students are committed and it is exciting to see our team of dedicated Monterey High student scientists recognized with various awards for their work and dedication,” said Jason Nicholson, Biotechnology and IB Diploma Program Chemistry Teacher, Monterey High School.
These are the following students who won awards at the Monterey County Office of Education Science and Engineering Fair.
Rithik Bhushan-(11th grade)
Analysis of Osmoadaptation Systems in C. reinhardtii in Response to Osmotic Stress Produced by Toxic Brine Dumping Cycles
- 1st place Microbiology
- Society for In Vitro Biology Award
- Yale Science & Engineering Association Award
- Qualified for California State Science & Engineering Fair
- Qualified for International Science & Engineering Fair
Eunwoo Kim-(11th grade)
Filtration of 1-5 mm Sized Microplastics Using Activated Carbon and Magnetic Powder
- 1st place Environmental, Earth, & Geology Sciences
- National Geographic Award
- IEEE Technical Excellence Award
- Qualified for California State Science & Engineering Fair
Sindhu Gokaraju (11th grade) and Sneha Gokaraju (11th grade)
Discovery of Natural Therapeutics for Various Cancers by Targeting Tank Binding Kinase-1 Mediated Signaling Pathways Using QSAR Modeling
- 2nd place Computer Science & Mathematics
- IEEE Technical Excellence Award
- Qualified for California State Science & Engineering Fair
Mariana Collazo (11th grade) and Liliana Richer (11th grade)
Comparing the Effectiveness of Corn-Starch Plastic and Potato-Starch Plastic
- 2nd place Engineering, Technology, & Invention
- United States Air Force Award
- IEEE Technical Excellence Award
- Qualified for California State Science & Engineering Fair
Vrishabh Gupta (9th grade) and Ansh Shah (11th grade)
A Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning Algorithms for Classifying Stages in Lung Cancer Patients
- 3rd place Computer Science & Mathematics
- IEEE Technical Excellence Award
- Qualified for California State Science & Engineering Fair
Zahra Sellami (10th grade)
Investigation of the Effect of Incubation Time on CRISPR Transformation of Escherichia coli
- 3rd place Microbiology
