This year, the JSSF was once again back to an "in-person" format. Twenty-seven HTHS students traveled to Stockton University in Galloway, NJ to present their research and engineering designs to a panel of judges. Students placing first, second and third will compete at the regional level at the Delaware Valley Science Fair (DVSF) on Wednesday, April 6th. Our students represented HTHS very well and 20 advanced to DVSF. Below is a list of competing projects and awards earned:

9th Grade Participants

Ishani Singh - "Detection of Bullying Comments on TikTok"
Awarded 3rd place in category - Computer Science

Vishrut Thoutam & Eshaan Barkataki - "Use of Transformer Neural Network Model to convert facts to corresponding questions"
Awarded 2nd place in category-Teams

10th Grade Participants

Ranvith Adulla - "Using Artificial Intelligence to Classify Diseases in Various Plant Species"
Awarded 2nd Place in category - Computer Science
Ayush Bobra - "The Effect of Soil Acidity on the Hatch Rate of Eisenia hortensis Eggs"
Awarded 3rd Place in category- Zoology
Blake Cregg-Wedmore - "Improved, Affordable Pulse Oximeter for Accurate Readings in People With Poor Circulation"
Awarded 1st Place in category- Medicine & Health
Haley Deng - "Role of Serotonin in Regeneration of Planarian Anterior and Posterior Segments"
Awarded Honorable Mention in category - Medicine & Health
Gordon Fan - "The Effectiveness of Deet vs Non-Deet Repellents on Ants"
Awarded Honorable Mention in category - Medicine & Health
Katherine Fang - "Surveying Water Surface and Wetlands in Delaware Bay Using Cloud-Removed LandSat Data"
Awarded 1st Place in category - Environmental Science
Varun Gabbita - "The Effect of Plant Extracts Compared to Different Everyday Household Disinfectants on Various Types of Bacteria"
Awarded 1st Place 9 in category - Microbiology
Syona Gupta - "The Relationship Between Socioeconomic Status and Tap Water Microplastics in Monmouth County, NJ Towns"
Awarded Honorable Mention in category - Environmental Science
Animish Jain - "Innovating An Assembly Required Table For Individuals With Limited Hand Gripping Function"
Awarded Honorable Mention in category - Engineering
Kevin Liu - "A Study Into the Effect of AP-Certified Permachrome Ink on C. elegans Populations"
Awarded Honorable Mention in category - Medicine & Health
Nikhil Osuri - "Novel Design that Prevents Classroom Chairs from Causing Head Injuries"
Awarded Honorable Mention in category - Engineering
Sreeja Paruchuri - "The Effect of the Foliar Application of Selenium and Zinc on the Growth of Strawberry Plants Undergoing Drought Stress"
Awarded 2nd Place in category - Botany
Arjun Tschand - "Early Detection and Insight into Air Quality Degradation Using a Compound Neural Network-Based Substance Concentration Measurement System"
Awarded 1st Place in category - Engineering
Awarded Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers (IEEE) Award
Shravani Vedagiri - "Comparing the Effects of Varying Light Intensities on Glucose Production in Wildtype and Ilp2 Mutant D. melanogaster"
Awarded 3rd Place in category - Medicine & Health
Advika Vuppala - "The Effect of Rhizobacteria and Mycorrhizae Seed Inoculation on the Development of Hydroponically Grown Microgreen Plants"
Awarded 3rd Place in category - Botany
Brian Ye - "Effects of Human Impact on Bird Feathers' Hydrophobicity"
Caitlyn Zito - "Shoelace Locking Device for Individuals with RA in Finger Joints"
Awarded 2nd Place in category - Engineering
Awarded Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers (IEEE) -Women in Engineering Award
Daniel Zlotnick - "A Flooring Materials Comparison in Minimizing Head Injury Severity from Falls"
Awarded 1st Place in category - Physics

11th Grade Participants

Jue Gong - "Integrating Traditional Chinese Wood Joints with 3D Printing"
Awarded 1st Place in category - Physics
Awarded The Paul Sarduke, Jr. Upper Level Physics Award
Amanda Guan - "De-identification of DICOM Images with Burned-in Text"
Awarded 1st Place in category - Computer Science
Aravind Gunasekeran - "Production of Hydrogen For Automobiles with Rocket Fuel (Hydrazine) and Transition Metal Catalyst"
Awarded 1st Place in category- Chemistry
Awarded American Chemical Society Award
Andrew Li - "The Effectiveness Of Chlorella Vulgaris As A Natural Oil Dispersion Agent Of Kerosene And Motor Oil"
Awarded Honorable Mention in category - Environmental Science
Kevin Liu - "Determining the Pebbling Number For Endpoint Root Vertices of Generalized Theta-graphs"
Awarded 1st Place in category -Mathematics
Daniel Lin - "Development of Novel and Improved Copper-based Organic Fungal Treatments"
Awarded 2nd Place in category- Chemistry
Yuvna Musuku - "Designing a Novel Device to Prevent Perineal Tears During Labor"
Awarded 1st Place in category - Medicine & Health