This year’s Senior Science Research Symposium at North High School featured a record number of presenters, with 21 seniors delivering the results of impressive research conducted through the school’s Science Research program. During the Symposium on Dec. 14, students, parents, and faculty gathered to watch the culminating presentations delivered by seniors who have devoted months – and in some cases, years – of research to their projects.
North High’s science research seniors are Brian Asnadi, Stephany Barbu, Ryan Cho, Justin Chung, Ethan Dayani, Rena Geula, Lihie Kalfa, Nicole Kiaei, Amitha Kumar, Aaron Malekan, Layla Malekan, Caileen Makani, Molly Nasiri, Katie Ng, Aaron Nistri, Zoe Paisner, Moshe Saghirnejad, Melvin Thu, Lillian Wu, Nicole Yeroushalmi, and Sue Zhang.
The Symposium is an opportunity for seniors to polish their presentations in preparation for research competitions that take place in the winter and spring, including the Regeneron Science Talent Search, Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, and Long Island Science and Engineering Fair (LISEF). Applications for these prestigious science competitions can be upwards of 80 pages in length, with more than 20 pages of original, complex research analysis written by the student.
Additionally, this year’s Symposium included a first-ever keynote address delivered by North High graduate Emma Young (’19), who attended Northeastern University for both her undergraduate degree in cell and molecular biology, and her Masters Degree in bioinformatics.
Ms. Young spoke about the skills she learned in the North High Science Research program – active curiosity, confidence conveying ideas, time management, and gathering organized data – and how these skills continue to serve as the foundation for her work today, including research she conducted at the Heldwein Laboratory at Tufts School of Medicine.
Following the Symposium, Science Research advisors continued the time-honored tradition of presenting seniors with custom sweatshirts in recognition of their commitment to the program throughout their high school careers. The North High Science Research program is led by teachers Christopher Bambino, Alison Widawsky, and Jessica York, science department chair/director of science research.
