Judges are (from left, clockwise) Alexander Verros, Andrew Ekstrom, Karry Roberts, Bern DeBacker, Zeynep (Tuba) Suzer-Gurtekin, Frank Murdock, Wei Chen, Sukanya Das, and Hon Yiu (Henry) So. Photo Courtesy of Karry Roberts
Karry Roberts, ASA Detroit Chapter Secretary
To promote the practice and profession of statistics, members of the Detroit and Ann Arbor chapters once again judged projects at the Michigan Science and Engineering Fair. The fair was held at Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, Michigan, on April 5. Chapter members reviewed all 56 posters at the state level and discussed with students how they analyzed their data.
In past years, chapter members have given various levels of awards. This year, they gave more same-level awards, recognizing more students and streamlining their judging process. They gave 10 awards of merit for effective use of statistical methods with a monetary prize of $50 per project. They also gave out 14 certificates of recognition for those who showed a basic use of statistics.
Members of the judging team this year included Wei Chen, Sukanya Das, Bern DeBacker, Andrew Ekstrom, Frank Murdock, Karry Roberts, Zeynep (Tuba) Suzer-Gurtekin, Hon Yiu (Henry) So, and Alexander Verros.
Awards of Merit ($50)
| Student(s) | Project Title | School | Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judy Bai | Leveraging Large Language Models and Machine Learning Methods to Identify Biomarker Relationships | Greenhills School, Ann Arbor, Michigan | Cathy Renaud |
| Christine Cai | Sex-Specific Aging in Reptile Species | H. H. Dow High School, Midland, Michigan | Cynthia Meyer |
| Tesko Chaganti | The Secrets of Healthy Aging: The Discovery & In Vitro Validation of Novel Senolytic Drugs | Canton High School, Canton, Michigan | Kevin Kollar |
| Rishi Chowdhury | Enhanced Viability of Acartia tonsa Through Micronutrients | Northville High School, Northville, Michigan | Gabriel Pak |
| Matthew Cui with Hang Dong | Forecasting Stock Trends Using Long Short-Term Memory Networks | Kalamazoo Area Mathematics & Science Center, Kalamazoo, Michigan | Rebecca Joyce |
| Case Dattolo with Nareen Lovell and Ludmila Parsina | Comparing the Effect of Ethyl Cyanoacrylate and Ethyl Vinyl Acetate on Poly-Vinyl Chloride | Macomb Mathematics Science Technology Center, Warren, Michigan | Jamie Hillard |
| Suraj Dixit | Developing an Accessible, Low-Cost Organ-On-a-Chip System for In Vitro Drug Testing | Kalamazoo Area Mathematics & Science Center, Kalama-zoo, Michigan | Rebecca Joyce |
| Sesha Sai Aasrith Modem with Vamanshaurya Kommi | Rocket Booster Self-Orientation Algorithm Developed Using PINNs Architecture Trained on Optimized Navier-Stokes Equation Model | International Academy – East Campus, Troy, Michigan | David Lyons |
| Zara Rehman with Farah Abdelhak | Effect of Halophile Presence on Plant Growth in Saline Soil | Detroit Country Day Upper School, Beverly Hills, Michigan | Karen Lamb |
| Max Xiao | A Simulacrum of Post Partum Hemorrhage with Dynamic Medical Agents | International Academy, Bloomfield Township, Michigan | Matthew Ferrari |
Certificates of Recognition
| Student(s) | School | Teacher |
|---|---|---|
| Alina Yuan | Cranbrook Kingswood Upper School, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan | Stephanie Kokoszka |
| Nour Dakhlallah | Dearborn Center for Math, Science, & Technology, Dearborn Heights, MichiganCranbrook Kingswood Upper School, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan | Jennifer Gorsline |
| Nathan Ma with Samer Rahman | Detroit Country Day Upper School, Beverly Hills, Michigan | Harry Fried |
| Alice Song | Interlochen Arts Academy, Interlochen, Michigan | Hannah Reyes |
| Jeheon Lee and Joanna Ouyang | International Academy, Bloomfield Township, Michigan | Matthew Ferrari |
| Arnav Sharma, with Aryav Das and Sa-marth Dunakhe Ahyoung Song | International Academy – East Campus, Troy, Michigan | David Lyons |
| Dean Jordan | International Academy – West Campus, White Lake, Michigan | Charles Stewart |
| Georgia Edmonds, Aryaman Mishra with Jason Shaye, and Sam Zhang | Kalamazoo Area Mathematics & Science Center, Kalamazoo, Michigan | Rebecca Joyce |
| Joshveer Grewal | Northville High School, Northville, Michigan | Gabriel Pak |
| Amari Carthron | Saginaw Arts & Sciences Academy, Saginaw, Michigan | Clara Wagner |
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