OC had seven students compete in the Pittsburgh Regional Science and Engineering Fair (PRSEF) held at the Carnegie Science Center on March 29th. The PRSEF fair operates differently from PJAS. Students display their research and findings on a poster board. They have a few minutes to explain their projects to the judges/scientists and answer some questions. Based on these interactions, students can earn scholarships and awards. All students put a lot of hard work into their research, poster, and fair day presentation!

Gianna Kennelly, OCHS'25
Tracking Sunspot Cycles
Physics and Astronomy

Adelaide Kreutel, OCHS'25
Chemicals in Water and How They Affect Plant Growth
Biology 

Clara LoPresti, OCHS'26
What Time of Day Do Teenagers' Cognitive Functions Work Best?
Behavioral and Social Science 

Lan Anh Nguyen, OCHS'25
The Effect of Estradiol on MDA-MB-231 Cancer Cells
Medicine / Health / Microbiology

Erin Price, OCHS'24
Sound Transmission Fluctuations Through Ferrofluid and Generated Magnetic Fields
Physics and Astronomy 

Aubrie Thimons, OCHS'25
Water Temperature in Relation to Added Carbon Dioxide
Earth and Environment 

Gretchen Waruszewski, OCHS'25
What Works Best for Red Stain Removal?
Chemistry 

Erin Price, OCHS'24 won two speciality awards:

• Sponsor Award- Princeton Alumni Association of Western Pennsylvania
• Scholarship - from Slippery Rock University. SRU awards 10 Scholarships, each valued at $8,000 total ($2,000 per year)