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Awards to Talented Students

Various Talent Search Competitions

Awards to Talented Students

Various Talent Search Competitions

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South Asian American Women's Alliance seeks to encourage, promote leadership and innovation among students in STEM fields to help build tomorrow's workforce among the community.

SAAWA Middle School Science Fair March 23, 2022.

Upcoming Events and Deadlines

Middle School Science Fair
March 2022

High School Science Fair
May 1st, 2022

Essay Writing Contest
May 2022

SAAWA Science Contest Winners 2021

Biology

1st Place:

Kevin Tuzinowski from Commack High School

2nd Place:

Stephanie Mullan from St. Anthony's High School
Ben Yacht from Plainview Old Bethpage John F Kennedy High School

3rd Place:

Melina Nicou and Lakxshanna Raveendran from Commack High School
Udithi Kothapalli (St. Anthony's High School)
Nishanth Chiannadurai (East Meadow High School)
Hugo Onghai (Port Jefferson High School)

Honorable mention:

Christopher Alexander from Elmont Memorial High School
Miah Margiano from St. Anthony's High School
Harshita Sehgal from Roslyn High School
Matthew Pierre-Louis from Paul D. Schreiber High School
Isabella Knapp from Manhasset High School
Alexandra Maliagros from Manhasset High School
Sarah Levine from Commack High School

Behaviorial Science

1st Place:

Luke Christenson from Roslyn High School

2nd Place:

Michael Lent from Seaford

3rd Place:

Chloe Ganjian from North Shore Hebrew Academy High School
Bennett Levine from Roslyn High School

Honorable mention:

Madison Elias from Seaford High School
Yasmine Kaplan from Roslyn High School
Jacqueline Atchley and Hannah Brooks from Paul D. Schreiber High School
Gurpreet Multani from Plainview Old Bethpage John F Kennedy High School

Earth and Environmental Science

1st Place:

Nikki Dong from Mineola High School

2nd Place:

Corinne O'Connor from Bay Shore High School

3rd Place:

Matthew Johnston from Manhasset High School

Honorable mention:

Kayla Caplin and Danielle Seidman from Paul D. Schreiber High School
Dominique Crecco and Kevin Pusey from Mineola High School
Brianna Han from Commack High School

STEM (Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science)

1st Place:

Cathrine Sakin from Copiague High School (Chemistry)

2nd Place:

Kiran Ahmad from Copiague High School (Chemistry)

3rd Place:

Chloe Anderson from Paul D. Schreiber High School (Physics)

Honorable mention:

Kristina Nitis from St. Anthony's High School (Physics)
Shoshana Horn from North Shore Hebrew Academy High School (Physics)

SAAWA Essay Writing Contest 2021

Topic: How has the pandemic impacted your interest in science?
What area of science do you think will be most important in the next 10 years for fighting future pandemics?

1st Place - Quinn Murphy from St. Anthony's

2nd Place - Cathrine Sakin from Copiague

3rd Place - Michael Doboli from St. Anthony's

Honorable mention
Ava Bedoya from St. Anthony's, Farah Kabir from Garden City, JP Pfisterer from St. Anthony's, Abigail Athan from St. Anthony's, Brooke Davi from St. Anthony's

Topic: Covid-19 forced students to switch from in-person to virtual learning
Based on your experience, what are the benefits and drawbacks of virtual learning? As we recover from the pandemic, should element of virtual learning be maintained in the education system?

1st Place - Kaavya Prinja

2nd Place - Riyah Dugar

3rd Place - Yana Jain

Honorable mention
Prisha Singhal, Namit Misra, Hardit Bhalla.

Topic: How has Pandemic Impacted Tourism Industry in Udaipur?

1st Place - Gengin A Geemon

2nd Place - Nimisha Arya

3rd Place - Lijy Lijit

Honorable mention
Chandra Prakash Madhwani, Vishikh Khanna, Dharmaraj Dhakar.

Distinguished Teacher Award 2021

-Seaford High School

STUDENT AWARDS

2019 Science Awards

2018 Science Awards

2017 Science Awards

REVIEWS

"Thank you Subash for the honor that you have extended to me and Janine. It is always a pleasure to work with you and your team. Yours was the only "live virtual" competition with live judges out of the five major competitions we competed in this year. In addition, yours was the only live virtual awards ceremony which we found very enjoyable. Thank you for giving our students the attention that they deserve including asking Madison to say a few words. We look forward to participating again next year. Please know that we are happy to volunteer in any capacity that you need."

-Mary Simons

"Very inspiring SAAWA science fair, It makes me happy that these dedicated students who worked so hard during the pandemic year are able to get recognized for their work, very inspiring for us teachers too to hear these amazing students!!!"

-Dr. Steven Gordon

"I am very proud of you and your team on the science fair, and the awards ceremony yesterday. Great work"

-Dr. Richards

SAAWA Science Contest Winners 2021

Biology

Behaviorial Science

Earth and Environmental Science

STEM (Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science)

SAAWA Essay Writing Contest 2021

Topic: How has the pandemic impacted your interest in science? What area of science do you think will be most important in the next 10 years for fighting future pandemics?

Topic: Covid-19 forced students to switch from in-person to virtual learning Based on your experience, what are the benefits and drawbacks of virtual learning? As we recover from the pandemic, should element of virtual learning be maintained in the education system?

Topic: How has Pandemic Impacted Tourism Industry in Udaipur?

Distinguished Teacher Award 2021

-Seaford High School

Topic: How has the pandemic impacted your interest in science?
What area of science do you think will be most important in the next 10 years for fighting future pandemics?

Topic: Covid-19 forced students to switch from in-person to virtual learning
Based on your experience, what are the benefits and drawbacks of virtual learning? As we recover from the pandemic, should element of virtual learning be maintained in the education system?