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COMMACK HIGH SCHOOL

Excellence in Education

LISEF/NYSSEF ~ ISEF

 

2024-2025 Fair Dates

LISEF

January 28, 2025: Video Presentation Upload (Virtual)  

    [Notifications Feb 14]

March 11, 2025 : Round 2 (in-person) at Crest Hollow Country Club, Woodbury NY

 

NYSSEF

February XX, 2025 Round 1 - Video Presentation Upload (Virtual) 

March XX, 2025: Round 2 -  Lightning Round (in person) at the New York Hall of Science, Queens NY  

 

 

Research Plan

Research Plan TEMPLATE

Research Plan Outline

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Sample Student Form: Earth & Environmental Science (A. Cuomo -2017)

Sample Student Form: Animal Science (C. Russell -2017)

Sample Student Form: Microbiology (R. Iskra -2017)

LISEF/NYSSEF Talks

LISEF/NYSSEF Talks scoresheet

Neurobiology Research Paper (LISEF) (S. Kim- 2012)

Past ISEF Winners

2024 (1) Los Angeles, CA

Student: Mehek Sawhney, 2nd Place Grand Award, Microbiology $2,000 

 

2022 (3) Atlanta, GA

Student: Ashley Hsu

Student: Soyoun "Ashley" Moon

Student: Lakxshanna "Lexi" Raveendran", 3rd Place Grand Award, Microbiology $1,000 

 

2020 (2) Anaheim, CA   (Virtual)

Student: Ethan Sontarp

Student: Jordan Walsh

 

2019 (3) Phoenix, AZ   

Student: Pragati Muthukumar, 4th Place Grand Award, Plant Sciences $500

Student: Sean Pak

Student: Ethan Sontarp, 3rd place Grand Award Earth and Environmental Sciences, The Geological Society of America (GSA) and the American Geosciences Institute (AGI) $750

 

2018 (2) Pittsburgh, PA

Student: Raphael Iskra, 3rd Place Grand Award, Microbiology $1000

Student: Pragati Muthukumar, 2nd Place Grand Award, Plant Sciences $1500 and Planet named in her honor

 

2017 (3) Los Angeles, CA

Student: Abbigayle Cuomo, 4th Place Grand Award, Earth and Environmental Sciences $500

Student: Raphael Iskra, 3rd Place Grand Award- Microbiology $1000

Student: Charity Russell

 

2016 (2) Phoenix, AZ

Students: Raymond Janis and Kyle Mitra- Selected for Society of Science focus interview

Student: Mehtaab Sawhney, 4th Place Grand Award, Mathematics $500

 

2015 (2) Pittsburgh, PA Video Link: https://youtu.be/TiV2Y9WaBgQ

Student: David Li

Student: Scott Massa, 2nd place Grand Award- Cellular and Molecular Biology $1500 

 

2014 (4) Los Angeles, CA Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwHARlb2YIU

Student: Justin Cheung, 4th place Grand Award- Materials and Bioengineering- $500

Student: Scott Massa

Student: Matthew O'Connell

Student: Joshua Zweig, 3rd place Grand Award- Computer Science $1000; Ashtavadhani Vidwan Ambati Subbaraya Chetty Foundation Award $500; World Economic Forum Future Scientists Award, including a trip to the World Economic Forum in Tien Jin, China  

 

2013 (3) Phoenix, AZ  

Student: Anthony Bisulco 

Student: Trinity Russell, 2nd place Grand Award- Animal Science $1500; An asteroid belt named in her honor

Student: Joshua Zweig

 

2012 (4) Pittsburgh, PA  Video Link: https://vimeo.com/42997857

Student: Rebecca Alford, 1st place Grand Award- Biochemistry $3000; Best in Category $5000 + $1000 to CHS and $1000 to LISEF

Student: Steve Jang, 4th place Grand Award- Chemistry $500

Student: Rajkumar Pammal, 2nd place Grand Award- Environmental Management $1500; Air Force Award $1500

Student: Trinity Russell, 3rd place Grand Award- Animal Science $1000; Selected to meet with a panel of 8 Nobel Prize winning scientists

 

2011 (5) Los Angeles, CA

Student: Rebecca Alford, 2nd place Grand Award- Medicine and Health $1500

Student: Matt Kim, 2nd place Grand Award- Environmental Management $1500; United States Air Force 1st place Award $3000

Student: Savina Kim, 3rd place Grand Award- Cell and Molecular Biology $1000

Student: Erica Portnoy 1st place Grand Award- Biochemistry $3000; Best in Category $5000 + $1000 to CHS and $1000 to LISEF; Trip to Helsinki, Finland to compete in the European Union Contest for Young Scientists

Student: Marni Wasserman, American Meteorological Society 2nd place Award $1000; Society of Exploration Geophysical Award $1000

 

2010 (2) San Jose, CA

Student: Erika Portnoy- Metric Award 

Student: Alexis Tchaconas, 4th place Grand Award- Microbiology $500; ISEF Naval Award $8000; American Society of Microbiologists Award $500

 

2009 (2) Reno, NV

Student: Shalini Pammal, 4th place Grand Award- Chemistry

Student: Jason Gross, 4th place Grand Award- Mathematical Sciences 

 

2008 (1) Atlanta, GA

Student: Jason Gross, 3rd place Grand Award- Mathematical Sciences; Scout Award

 

ISEF Alumni