2024 Winners
Special Awards
M&T Bank Award for Rising Young Scientists
"The Ethical Dilemma of the 21st Century" by Atharva Agaskar at Hudson Montessori School
Advisor: Michelle Velho
Welsh Sanitation: Budding Naturalist Award
"Raptor Migration - How will it change?" by Ginger DiMarco and Emiko Kofikawa at Speyer Legacy School
Advisor: Kimberly Schwab
Central Hudson: Powerfully Creative Artist
"Fish and Crab Data" by Empress Mmuo, Countess Mmuo, Annabel Chadakoff & Keira Buhayenko at New Explorations into Science, Technology and Math (NEST+m)
Advisor: Joan Christou
Junior Data Jam: Elementary School
Grand Prize
"The Big Zebra Mussel Invasion" by Aditya Agaskar at Hudson Montessori
Advisor: Michelle Velho
Runners Up
"Deer Changes Throughout The Day" by Elsa Baker-Spitzer & Jessalyn Tjahja at NEST+m
Advisor: Joan Christou
"Lyme Disease Connections A Domino Effect From Acorns to Mice to Ticks" by Leyla Akyali at NEST+m
Advisor: Joan Christou
Honorable Mentions
"All About Lyme Disease!" by Mari Takeda, Jenny Li, Sasha Selman, and CJ Stanley at NEST+m
Advisor: Joan Christou
"Tracking the Elevation of Lead Levels in Children s Blood" by Natalie Sharer at NEST+m
Advisor: Joan Christou
"Hudson River Piermont Wrapped Drought Data" by Angel Mmuo at NEST+m
Advisor: Joan Christou
""Pollution is Not the Solution”: Humanity's Greatest Threat" by Colin Schuman, Logan Murphy, Mei Reinhardt and Classmate at NEST+m
Advisor: Joan Christou
Hudson Data Jam: Middle School
Grand Prize
"Robert Moses and his Smokey Impact" by Bethany Patterson, Averie Rojas Wright, Veronica Winner at The Packer Collegiate Institute
Advisor: Jessica Genter
Level 3 Winner
"A Look into PCBs and Bioaccumulation in Hudson River Fish" by Fritz Totman, Jasper Santa Cattarina, and Ben LaValle at The Packer Collegiate Institute
Advisor: Jessica Genter
Level 3 Runners Up
"The Leafy Remains" by Téa Mannix and Classmate at The Packer Collegiate Institute
Advisor: Jessica Genter
Level 3 Honorable Mentions
"Time Travel With Trees" by Liam Runcie-Rice and Steelo Awad at The Packer Collegiate Institute
Advisor: Anne Mignatti
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"How has the amount of elevated BLL changed over time and why" by Hannah Segal and Aris Mishra at The Packer Collegiate Institute
Advisor: Jessica Genter
"Turbidity and Oxygen effects on Primary Productivity" by Eleanor Robson and Lucian Gonzalez at Marymount School Of New York City
Advisors: Cecilia Bala & Krysta Camp
Level 2 Winner
"The Three Building Blocks of the Hudson" by Nixon Lawin, Kian Ringel, and Gray Hamilton at The Packer Collegiate Institute
Advisor: Jessica Genter
Level 2 Runners Up
"Keeping up with the Mussels" by Avery Hirshey, Jake Sberlati, and Julian Hermann at The Packer Collegiate Institute
Advisor: Anne Mignatti
Level 2 Honorable Mentions
"A Tale of Two Hurricanes: Irene and Sandy" Ava Quigley & Classmate at The Packer Collegiate Institute
Advisor: Anne Mignatti
"BOT Explores the Hudson!" by Bobbi Wartell, Oakleigh Jaros & Trent Hines at The Packer Collegiate Institute
Advisor: Jessica Genter
"A Tail of Migration and Friendship" by Josephine Myatt, Marguerite Murat & Winnie Wang, at Marymount School of New York
Advisors: Cecilia Bala & Krysta Camp
Level 1 Winner
"River of Invasives" by Eleanor Auerbach & Classmate at Speyer Legacy School
Advisor: Kimberly Schwab
Level 1 Runner Up
"A Switch in Time Changes Lives" by Student at Marymount School of New York
Advisors: Cecilia Bala & Krysta Camp
Level 1 Honorable Mentions
"Aquatic City" by Piper Lavish, Isabella Rivero, and Charlotte Miller at Marymount School of New York
Advisors: Cecilia Bala & Krysta Camp
"The Cause and Effect Of Rising Temperatures in The Hudson River" by Georgina Grigos & Maggie Garbaccio at Marymount School of New York
Advisors: Cecilia Bala & Krysta Camp
Hudson Data Jam: High School
Grand Prize
"Drivers of Water Chemistry Variance Across New York City Lakes" by Sophia Lande, Sami Rizvi, Ila Chakrapani, Elizabeth Yang, Jackie Ye, Alexa Gonzalez, Sydney Hawkins and Classmate at Avenues: The World School
Advisor: Stephanie Lane
Runners Up
"Factors That Influence The Hudson River Estuary's Dissolved Oxygen Percentage" by Henry Cianfrani at Oakwood Friends School
Advisor: Sue Cianfrani
"Where are the Fish?" by Jae Hyun Reiss at The Packer Collegiate Institute
Advisor: Jessica Genter
Honorable Mentions
"Data Analysis of the Stream Chemistry of the Wappinger Creek" by Emma Boyd, April Wang, and Aarunya Sahu at Arlington High School
Advisor: Emily Price
"Blood Lead Levels of Kids in Mid Hudson Valley and NYC" Olesia Kuzdrovska at Oakwood Friends School
Advisor: Sue Cianfrani