Out of an abundance of caution, WESEF 2020 has been postponed due to the Coronavirus outbreak in our region.
At the moment, we are planning to hold the fair at a later time; the date is yet to be determined.
We will post updates on this website and issue direct communication with teachers at participating schools. For more information about COVID-19, please refer to the following links:
NYS: https://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/communicable/coronavirus/
Westchester: https://health.westchestergov.com/2019-novel-coronavirus
CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
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Congratulations to all the WESEF Finalists who attended ISEF 2019 in Phoenix, AZ! It was an incredible week meeting other amazing young scientists from all over the world! Our WESEF students had a blast interacting with the judges and sharing the cutting edge research they had completed.
Many of our WESEF Finalists took home Grand and Special Awards, a testament to the caliber of their research and the innovation of their ideas. The WESEF student winners include:
Giovanni Santucci – Ossining High School: |
Rachel Joseph – Somers High School:
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Shrila Shah – Yorktown High School (NYSSEF Finalist): 2ndPlace in Biomedical Engineering category, earned $1500 and had a minor planet named in his honor by the CERES Connection |
Renner Kwittken – Byram Hills High School: |
Jed Katzenstein – Dobbs Ferry High School: |
Cheryl Luo – Yorktown High School: |
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Brent Perlman – Byram Hills High School: |
Ryan Onatzevitch – Yorktown High School: 4th Place in Cellular & Molecular Biology, earned $500; also was selected for the National Anti-Vivisection Second Place Award, earned $5000 |
Kellen Cooks – Ossining High School: |
Joseph Atherall – Yorktown High School: |
Photos from WESEF 2019 are now available – Please click here!
WESEF 2019 AWARDS & Finalists
During our incredible and exciting awards ceremony, a total of 448 awards were given out including special awards, 1st – 4th place category awards and grand awards which included 9 students being selected to attend the International Genius Olympiad and 18 students who will attend the International Science & Engineering Fair in Phoenix, AZ.
A complete list of the WESEF 2019 awards and recipients can be found here.
The top WESEF Finalists who will represent our region at the International Science & Engineering Fair in Phoenix are:
| Behavioral and Social Sciences | Yorktown High School | Joseph Atherall |
| Behavioral and Social Sciences | Ossining High School | Kellen Cooks |
| Behavioral and Social Sciences | Ossining High School | Giovanni Santucci |
| Biochemistry | Ossining High School | Magdalene Ford |
| Cellular and Molecular Biology | Somers High School | Sun Graham |
| Cellular and Molecular Biology | Yorktown High School | Ryan Onatzevitch |
| Cellular and Molecular Biology | Byram Hills High School | Brent Perlman |
| Engineering | Somers High School | Rachel Joseph |
| Medicine and Health | Byram Hills High School | Renner Kwittken |
| Microbiology | Yorktown High School | Cheryl Luo |
| Neuroscience | Byram Hills High School | Samantha Abbruzzese |
| Neuroscience | Dobbs Ferry High School | Jed Katzenstein |
| Computational Biology/Bioinformatics | Yorktown High School | Janani Rajadurai Pooja Rajadurai |
| Engineering | Ardsley / Hackley | Isha Brahmbhatt Anastasia Popova |
| Medicine and Health | Ardsley High School | Adeel Arif Amber Arif |
Additionally, our Genius Olympiad Finalists who will attend the International Genius Olympiad are:
| Animal Sciences | Sleepy Hollow High School | Molly Brennan |
| Behavioral and Social Sciences | Pelham Memorial High School | Isabelle Anderson |
| Behavioral and Social Sciences | Briarcliff Manor High School | Christopher Li |
| Cellular and Molecular Biology | Ossining High School | Fanny Zhang |
| Computational Biology/Bioinformatics | Ossining High School | Hammad Hassan |
| Computational Biology/Bioinformatics | Horace Greeley High School | Alec Xiang |
| Medicine and Health | Ardsley High School | Gillian Gold |
| Medicine and Health | Yorktown High School | Anna Prybylski |
| Neuroscience | Hastings High School | Mia Veefkind |
Congratulations to all who attended! You are all to be celebrated for taking on the world’s biggest problems and conducting scientifically rigorous studies in search of solutions. You are change makers! You ensure our future is bright!