Abstracts for the 35th Annual Loudoun County Regional Science & Engineering Fair March 17, 2016 Freedom High School Sponsored by Orbital ATK Loudoun RSEF Categories Number and Category Name 100 Animal Sciences 200 Behavioral & Social Sciences 300 Biochemistry 400 Biomedical & Health Sciences 500 Cellular & Molecular Biology 600 Chemistry 700 Computational Biology & Bioinformatics 800 Earth & Environmental Sciences 900 Embedded Systems 1000 Energy: Chemical 1100 Energy: Physical 1200 Engineering Mechanics 1300 Environmental Engineering 1400 Materials Science 1500 Mathematics 1600 Microbiology 1700 Physics & Astronomy 1800 Plant Sciences 1900 Robotics & Intelligent Machines 2000 Systems of Software For detailed category descriptions visit the ISEF website at: http://www.societyforscience.org/isef/project_categories Project Numbering For exhibition, all projects are given a number. The first series of numbers indicates the category & project number. For example project 1303T10 is the third project in Environmental Engineering. The letters, T or X, in the project number indicate whether a project is a Team (T) project or an Individual (X) project. Last Name, First Name Project No. Project Title Ahmad, Rahym 801T12 Physical Profile of the Beaverdam Reservoir Decreasing Fungal Pathogenicity by Breaking Disulfide Bridges in the Yap-1 Akingbesote, Ngozi 501X12 Protein The Correlation between Environmental Factors in a Wetland and Nitrous Oxide Alvarez, Sarah 802X12 Emissions Amaya, Jessika 1401T12 An Alternative Gait-Enhanced Design of an Orthopaedic Mobile Brace The Effects of Illicit Substances on Growth Rate Development of Blowflies in Arens, Stephanie 101T12 Rabbits Determining Whether Drosophila (fruit flies) Have an Innate or Acquired Feeding Atkins, Carter 102T12 Behavior The Effect of Nicotine and Cigarette Smoke Condensate on the Neural Awasthi, Rohni 401T12 Development of Zebrafish Bailey, Skyla 803T12 The Effect of Ibuprofen on Algae Growth Balla, Arul Vignesh 402X10 The Analysis of a Mutant Version of APOC3 for Future Uses in Treatment Barghi, Camron 801T12 Physical Profile of the Beaverdam Reservoir The Displacement of the Mountain People into Mental Hospitals during the Begley, Anne 201X12 Creation of the Shenandoah National Park The Effect of Programming Languages on the Speed of the Solution of P and NP Benn, Jason 2001X12 Problems Berrios, Isabel 1301X11 Localized Accumulation of Lead in Sunflowers The Effect of Thermal Energy on Hand Temperature While in a Skiing Betsill, Eric 1201X12 Environment Bojja, Rashmi 301T10 The Effect of Artificial Sweeteners on a Model of the Digestive System Bradshaw, Meghan 502T12 RNA Interference of the hex-1 Gene in C. elegans using Custom RNA Oligos The Effect of Octopamine on Aggression of Acheta Domesticus on the Cricket Bravo, Jorge 103T12 Community The Cemeteries of Shenandoah: The Use of GIS In the Preservation Of Cultural Brewer, Abigail 202X12 Resources Broshkevitch, Adam 1801X10 The Effect of Mycorrhizal Fungi on the Spectral Properties of Glycine max An Application of Hawk-Dove Game Theory Strategy to Interspecific Competition Brown, Dawson 1601X12 between Gut Bacteria Using Quorum Sensing Signaling Molecule, N-(3- Oxotetradecanoyl)-L-Homoserine Lactone Apoptotic Response of Cancer Cells to Resveratrol, Nitidine Chloride, and Budharaju, Saahithi 503X12 Cepharanthine Poison Down the Drain: The Effect of Triclosan Concentration on Daphnia magna Bush, Colleen 804T12 heart rate Carney, Ashley 104X12 Enzymatic Digestion of Cryptocaryon irritans’ Exoskelton: A Cure for Ich Carter, Stefan 803T12 The Effect of Ibuprofen on Algae Growth Carver, Caitlyn 901X12 Testing Transistors by Taking Elements of the Design of Multi-Polar Neurons The Effect of Various Sanitizing Compounds on the Inhibition of Bacterial Casey, Annabelle 1602X12 Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus epidermidis Growth What is the Effect of Antifreeze Carbohydrates on Bonnie spinach and Brussel Challa, Nidhi 1802T09 sprouts? Chandrasekar, Ramprasanna 1402T09 Effect of Polyacrylaminde Alginate beads for Use as Micro Reactors The Relative Determination of Decomposition Rates of Cadavers in Various Chavali, Nikith 105T12 Salinities Chawla, Mannat 403T12 The Effect of Natural Anticoagulants on Limulus polyphemus' Coagulation System The Effect of Nicotine and Cigarette Smoke Condensate on the Neural Cheung, Rachael 401T12 Development of Zebrafish Chnyrenkova, Alexandra 106X12 The Effect of Fire Resistant Clothing on Growth and Regeneration of Planaria Chohan, Mohammad 805T11 Effect of microplastics on Brine Shrimp The Effect of Acyl-Homoserine Lactonase on the Formation of Pseudomonas Chowdhury, Abhilasha 1603T12 aeruginosa Biofilm Cifuentes, Camila 203X12 Technology’s Effect on Perceiving Emotions Based on Gender and Age The Effect of Antioxidants on Oxidative Stress Levels in C. elegans as it relates to Clark, Madelyn 404T12 Alzheimer’s Disease Clear, Morgan 1403T12 The Effects of Various Types of Materials on Wireless Internet Connectivity Copeland, Caitleen 504X12 The Effect of Nicotine on Learning Ability in Drosophila Larvae The Effect of Antioxidants on Oxidative Stress Levels in C. elegans as it relates to Crawford, Marykate 404T12 Alzheimer’s Disease The Optimization of Blood Purification in Hemodialysis Through Various Tests on Curran, Amber Lee 302T12 the Chemical Compositions and Concentrations of Dialysate Solutions Dawar, Sonali 107T12 The Effect of Activated Carbon and Pesticide on Fruit Flies Dawson, Samuel 2002X10 Gear Up: An App for Outdoor Enthusiasts The Comparison Between Different Herbs and Spices Containing Phenolic Desai, Shaalini 303T10 Compounds on Inhibition of Amylase: A Study for Type 2 Diabetes The Comparison Between Different Herbs and Spices Containing Phenolic Deshpande, Aatmika 303T10 Compounds on Inhibition of Amylase: A Study for Type 2 Diabetes The Use of the Alternated Soaking Process to Create a Chitin- Goethite Dessai, Soham 601X11 Nanocomposite Optimized in Tensile Strength The Effects of Iron Fertilization on Dissolved Oxygen Levels in Aquatic Diallo, Inusah 806X12 Environments Donovan, Megan 1302X12 Fog Harvesting as a Source of Clean Water in Developing Countries Edwards, Austin 807X12 The Effect of Turf Crumb Rubber on the Health of Freshwater Ecosystems The Effect of Acyl-Homoserine Lactonase on the Formation of Pseudomonas El Fawal, Nadine 1603T12 aeruginosa Biofilm Elfiky, Shadden 1604T12 The Effect of Natural versus Artificial Antibiotics on Bacterial Resistance Preventing Staphylococcus epidermidis and Pseudomonas fluorescens Infection Enriquez, Kyle 405X12 and Growth Using Fungal Volatile Organic Compounds with and without Lactobacillus acidophilus The Optimization of Blood Purification in Hemodialysis Through Various Tests on Escalante, Mariana 302T12 the Chemical Compositions and Concentrations of Dialysate Solutions Estrada, Katiana 1604T12 The Effect of Natural versus Artificial Antibiotics on Bacterial Resistance Processing Methods for Reducing Cyanide Poisoning Due to Cassava Ezera, Nnenna 1803X12 Consumption Faheem, Hashir 1202T12 Rocket Fin Analysis Determining Whether Drosophila (fruit flies) Have an Innate or Acquired Feeding Fazekas, Andrew 102T12 Behavior The Impact of Nanoparticle Toxicity on Danio rerio Neural Development and Fox, Sydney 406T12 Effectiveness of Antioxidants in Reversing the Gross Effects on Fetal Development The Effects of Biofertilizers on the Accumulation of Green Fluorescent Protein Franklin, Rachel 1804T12 (GFP) in Saintpaulia ionantha Fuhrmann, Emily 407T12 The Effect of Aspartame on the Neurological Condition of C. elegans Using Bioinformatics to Find Out which Individuals are Resistant to the SARS Gajjala, Akhil 701X09 Virus Galicia Ortiz, Gerson 108T12 The Preference of Pogonomyrmex barbatus: Home or Utopian Colonies Exploring the Possibility of Using “Green” Nanoparticle Synthesis Methods to Gallagher, Brendan 1001X12 Catalyze Direct Methanol Fuel Cells The Effect of Cornmeal Based Solution on the Growth of Didymosphenia Ganta, Nihant 808T09 geminate The Correlation between a human gut bacteria, Bacillus subtilis, and commonly Geier, Devin 408X12 ingested chemicals: in synergy with a probiotic. Giles, Kendra 1303T12 Mealworms vs. Waxworms on Plastic Consumption Gladish, Erin 409T12 The Effect of Nanoparticles in Sunscreen on C. elegans Growth Inhibition Glass, Alexa 1805T12 Microbial Fermentation to Produce Bio-Agricultural Products The Development of a Transdermal Drug Delivery System Derived from Bombyx Gnatowski, Emma 410X12 mori Goel, Deepak 805T11 Effect of microplastics on Brine Shrimp The Effect of a Nanoparticle Antibody Conjugate on a Cancerous and Healthy Cell Gollapally, Lalitha 505X12 Line Investigating the Bactericidal Efficiency of Different Arrangements of Nanopillars Gorrela, Meghna 1605T12 Found on Insect Wings The Effect of Golf Course Fungicide Runoff on the Macroinvertebrate Community Gravallese, Tara Maire 809X12 Structure of Streams in Loudoun County, Virginia Guardado Ayala, Ashley 1806T10 Water Quality GWASER Creation Through The Synchronized Collapse Of Multiple, Aligned Co- Gundamraj, Athreya 1701X12 orbital Systems Gupte, Sanika 301T10 The Effect of Artificial Sweeteners on a Model of the Digestive System Haeff, Nicholas 204X12 Investigating the Movement of Suspected Gang Crime in Northern Virginia The Effect and Cost Efficiency of Natural and Chemical Pesticides and Repellants Hakins, Amanda 602X11 on Formicides (Ants) The Effect of Ultraviolet Light on Various Life Forms and Their Offspring With