Langley, McLean Students Excel at Science and Engineering Fair

Two students from Langley High School won top honors at the 58th annual Fairfax County Regional Science and Engineering Fair over the weekend at Robinson Secondary School.

Conor Maddry and Jason Cui both won individual grand prizes and first place prizes.

Maddry’s project was called “A Novel Cost Effective Exoskeleton.” Cui’s project was called “MicroRNA Biomarkers for Anti-Tumor Response.” 

McLean High School’s Ashleigh Bowan and Katherine Prado were grand prize alternates for their project, called “Ultrasound Visibility of Biopsy Clips.”

Langley High School’s Na He Jeon, working with Saroja Erabelli from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, was a grand prize nominee for “Autism: Comparing Effects of Auditory Stimuli.” They received a first place prize as well.

Other first prize winners:

Ari Ghasemian, McLean High School, “Effect of pH on the Strength of  Gelatin Solution”

Adam Ruffa, Langley High School, “Optimizing 8-Bit Devices with Confounding Code”

Max Luo and Andrew Ton, Langley High School, “Using Satellite Imagery to Locate Algal Blooms”

Catherine Park, Langley High School, “Effects of Insulation on Temperature Change”

Mackenzie J. McCune, McLean High School, “Tempered Steel Strength”

Manolya El-Sekkaki, Langley High School, “Effect of Varying Solar Cell Type  on Voltage”

Jessica Smith, Langley High School, “Increasing f/2 on Growth of Prorocentrum Minimum”

Zachary H. Roman, Langley High School, “Growth of Spongillidae Gemmules in Stream Water”

Michael Harris and Matthew Steelberg, McLean High School, “Effect of Magnets on Steel Ball Bearings”

Hussain Jaffery and Peter Steele, McLean High School, “Stalling is not an Option”