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A Look at Invertebrate Diversity between Twin Lakes Preserve and a suburban creek in Wantagh by using DNA Barcoding
Alexandra Barretta, Katherine Hoffmann, Saba Saleem
Wantagh High School
The use of DNA Barcoding to identify the different types of ants in the WBSHS Courtyard
Ava Dockery, Sienna Cruz, Samantha Dean, Lucciana Funes
West Babylon Senior High School
The Impact of Soil Quality on Ant Biodiversity
Zachary Lister, Owen Sztabnik, Ethan Weng
Shoreham-Wading River High School
The use of DNA Barcoding for validation of species of local ants collected in the courtyard of West Babylon Senior High School
Kayla Joseph, Jayden Cicero, Jack O'Daugherty, Simone Inkpen
West Babylon Senior High School
DNA Barcoding of Freshwater Insect Larvae as Indicators of Watershed Health on LI
Jack Lu, Zachary Nasruddin, Eliam Rohmer, Genevieve Rochlin
Stony Brook School
Assessing the Effects of Urbanization on Ant Taxonomic Diversity through DNA Barcoding Techniques
Garrick Lo, Juliana Nuss, Zarar Ikram Ahmed, Ananya Sood
Walt Whitman High School
The Effect of Heavy Metal Contamination on Aquatic Invertebrate Biodiversity
Mgbodichinma Agwu, Dillon Scala, Julie Buchala
Lynbrook Senior High School
Analyzing DNA Barcode Sequences to Determine Invertebrate Biodiversity in the Peconic River Estuary
Alex Yat, Jacob St. Clair, Thomas Kreuter
Eastport South Manor Junior-Senior High School
Analyzing Bat Biodiversity on the Coastline of Long Island
Valeria Acuna-Delgado, Sharon Alfred, Sofia Calderon
Lynbrook Senior High School
Shark Attraction on Long Island
Luke Gobler, Travis Hefter, Jack Alford, Luke Hefter
Westhampton Beach High School
Biodiversity of Macroinvertebrates in Forge Pond, Peconic River
Amelia Grausso, Madalena Ingoglia, Isabella Fiordalisi
Eastport South Manor Junior Senior High School
Ant Biodiversity on Long Island: A Comparative Analysis of Species Richness and Composition in Public vs. Private Habitats.
Chiara Sordilli, Sophia Shaw, Lola Gueli
Kellenberg Memorial High School
The Best Method for Collecting a Biodiverse Range of Insects on Long Island
Zain Alkurdi, Edward Chen, Samuel Shorr
Friends Academy
Identifying Vespula Vulgaris population on Long Island
Alex Vargas, Mc Daphny Prezeau, Isis Rivas
Westbury High School
Using CO1 DNA Barcoding to Assess Butterfly Biodiversity from the Long Island Aquarium
Ryan Schultz, Olaoluwa "Daniel" Somosu
Eastport South Manor Junior-Senior High School
Analysis of DNA Barcoded Macroinvertebrates in the Peconic River
Lily Myers, Olivia Dabrowski, Srishti Sinha
Eastport South Manor Junior-Senior High School
Use of DNA Barcoding in Identification of Ant Species to Examine Biodiversity within West Babylon Senior High School's Courtyard
Kieren Flynn, Emily Piotrowski, Alec Apostolides
West Babylon Senior High School
The Effect of Noise Pollution on the Biodiversity of Ants
Aidan Alberts, Benjamin Dichter, Rafael Duran
Lynbrook Senior High School
The Effect of Water Salinity on the Biodiversity of Ants on Long Island
Thomas Franz, Joseph Tavella
Lynbrook Senior High School
DNA barcoding The Twilight : Molecular identification and diversity of Long Island Fireflies
Jecelyn Guevara, Valery Martinez Acosta, Ashley Garcia, Omar Madrill
Westbury High School
Biodiversity of Macroinvertebrates in Forge Pond
Tyler Capra, Samuel Zheng, Samuel Nowak, Evan Baldini
Eastport South Manor Junior Senior High School
Evaluating Biodiversity of Coleoptera Captured in Malaise Traps Using CO1 Markers From Farmingdale Teaching Gardens
Viktor Zolley, William Duffy
Long Beach High School
Investigating the Diversity of Invertebrates at Twin Lakes Using DNA Barcoding
Adrian De Chavez, Dustin Baxter, Matthew Glasser
Wantagh High School
Comprehensive Analysis of Lepidoptera biodiversity using CO1 Markers From Farmingdale State Teaching Gardens
Dereck Mejia, Mirella Myron
Long Beach High School
An investigation in early autumn on macroinvertebrate biodiversity in the Massapequa Preserve using DNA barcoding technology
Danielle Jacobs, Ashley Justino, Kayla Vessalico, Madison Schimkus
Massapequa High School Ames
Quantifying Diptera Biodiversity In Farmingdale State University Teaching Gardens Using Malaise Traps and C01 DNA Barcoding
Gregory Seifert, Giuliana Urrego, Isabella Schembri
Long Beach High School
Investigating the Effect of Phosphorus Levels on Ant Diversity in Young's Farm, Bailey's Arboretum, and the Forest School at Fri
Joshua Bornstein, Kyla Agulnick, Jenna Fragias
Friends Academy
Using DNA Barcoding to identify species of local ants collected at West Babylon Senior High School, Long Island NY
Dahiana Horna, Janelle Wheeler-Benbadri, Sophia Chen, Madeline Siena
West Babylon Senior High School
Forge Pond, Peconic River Species Identification and Biodiversity
Erin Keppeler, Emmalynn Archer, Lily Doherty, Owen Melia
Eastport South Manor Junior Senior High School
The Use of DNA Barcoding for Arachnida Theraphosidae Molt Skins
Katia Pereira Alvarado, Christie Alvarado Ventura, Yakelin Diaz Rodriguez
Wyandanch Memorial High School
The Impact of Food Availability on Ant Species in Fields vs. Suburban Areas
Megan McCarthy, Alessia Rosselli, Gwen Perez
St. Dominic High School
Identifying Various Types of Weeds on Athletic Fields Using DNA Barcoding
Aline Bardizbanian, Madison Ong, Kassey Almirall, Victoria Jiang
Garden City High School
DNA Analysis of the Age of Turf-Grass Species for Forensic Investigation
Georgia Kall, Ava Oppedisano, Kylie Oleary
Garden City High School
Analysis of Caprellidae and Caprella Through DNA Barcoding
Mika Haskalp, Nicole Worwa
Archbishop Molloy High School
Impact of urbanization on pollinators diversity
Melanie Abreu, Hannah Silva, Annett Amaya Avalos
Westbury District
A Temporal Investigation into Aquatic Macroinvertebrate biodiversity in the Massapequa preserve using innovative DNA barcode tec
Vincent Apap, Liv Vertescger, Laurel Heilbronn, Gabriel Garcia
Massapequa High School Ames
Bioblitz of Plants at Heritage Park
Nicholas Tom, John Casino, Viren Penagaluru, Dylan Kaplan
Mount Sinai High School
Assessment of DNA Diversity Among Multiple Aquatic Macroinvertebrates Found in the Massapequa Preserve
Sophia Gentile, Gregory Murano, Michael Ehrhart, Jake Danese
Massapequa High School Ames
The Migratory Patterns of Sharks on the South Shore of Long Island during Autumn
Zara Sohail, Abigail Camacho, Ella Wolters
Westhampton Beach High School
Investigating the Effect of Tarantula Species on Invasive Species Using Cytochrome c oxidase I (COI) Barcoding
Kaitlyn Yuen, Julia Znidarcic
Archbishop Molloy High School
Identifying moths populations
Nellynia Suprien, Jaslin Lira Ramos, Madison Samuels, Mekiyah Parker
Westbury High School
Identification of Invertebrate Species in the Peconic River Using DNA Barcoding
Jacob Coggin, Jameson Mortensen, John Berkowitz
Eastport South Manor Junior-Senior High School
The Abundance of Invasive Seaweed Species Along Barrier Beaches
Sophie Ferolito, Anabelle Harris, Olivia Schubert
St. Dominic High School
The Use of DNA Barcoding for validation of species of local ants collected at West Babylon Senior High School, Long Island NY
Jennise Gomez, Amelia Berkey, Lauren Giudice
West Babylon Senior High School
Analyzing Invertebrate Species Using DNA Barcoding and the CO1 Gene
Ella Schopp, Kaylee Nicoletti, Ella Dragonette, Madison Ford
Eastport South Manor Junior-Senior High School
The Biodiversity of Plants in a Freshwater Ecosystem
Ethan Perez, Sophia Chen, Kaitlyn Arichabala, Evelyn Miller
Mount Sinai High School
An Investigation of freshwater Aquatic Macroinvertebrates to Learn the Biodiversity of Massapequa Park through DNA barcoding
Brandon Rosso, Cassidy Khrinenko, Emma Klein, Owen Dooher
Massapequa High School Ames
Group 1: Carman's river macro-invertebrates
Mason Dennis, Alessia Dziomba
Longwood High school
Macro-invertebrates in the Carmans River
Sharika Emran, William Jackson, Faith Hinds
Longwood High School
Biodiversity of Mushrooms around Shoreham Wading River Campus
Cailyn Maletta, Anabelle Shea, Eleanor Misewich
Shoreham-Wading River High School
The impact human activity has on ant diversity at Wantagh High School
Scarlett Bartilucci, Julianna Boyce, Marykate O'Callaghan
Wantagh High School
Determining Food Sources for Long Island Coyotes Through Metabarcoding of Scat
Meiqi Ma, Isabella Panossian, Taylor Price, Stefan Pappas
Friends Academy
Investigating the Biodiversity of Ants Near Wantagh Elementary Schools Using DNA Barcoding
Alessandro Colaianni, Ace Parker, Jake Tumbarello
Wantagh High School
Using Fungi as a Bioindicator of Long Island Forests
Jack Outeiral, Sabrina Rochler, Mia Romanyszyn, Danielle Jordan
St. Dominic High School
Survey of seasonal macroinvertebrates taken to be DNA barcoded to test the biodiversity from the Massapequa Preserve
Mia Cespites, Ryanne Hilt, Isabella Buonaspina, Angelina Prizzi, Angelina Prizzi
Massapequa High School Ames
Biodiversity of Macroinvertebrates in Forge Pond
Holden Dietz, Anthony Spatz, Grady Salvatore, Keegan Kemper
Eastport South Manor Junior Senior High School
Collecting and DNA barcoding aquatic invertebrates found in Massapequa Preserve during early fall to study biodiversity in the a
Kyle Madden, Colin Temme, Patrick Byrns, Richard Ferrentino
Massapequa High School Ames
Biodiversity of Aquatic Macroinvertebrates in Forge Pond
Sean Ennesser, Cole Burstein, Maddox Morace
Eastport South Manor Junior Senior High School
Assessing Diurnal and Nocturnal Pollinator Biodiversity Across Urban and Natural Ecosystems Using DNA Barcoding
Evan Fernandez, Tzeitel Mejia
Archbishop Molloy High School
The Effects of Green Space Management (Mowed vs. Unmowed) on Soil Invertebrate Communities
Joshua Lee, Stephanie Ahee, Morgan Butler, Soleil Can
Portledge School
The effects of Soil Composition on Ant Biodiversity
Nicholas Galvin Gusmano, Jaron Schachner, Valentina Lopez, Noah Daher
Portledge School
Assessing the biodiversity of bat species using eDNA techniques
Aislyn Beach, Ana Khan
Sayville High School
The effects of Acetaldehyde of the gut microbiome of Dugesia Tigrina
Alexa Yacono, Gabriella Michailidis
Sayville High School
Protecting agricultural interests through the identification of cryptic ladybug species via DNA barcoding techniques
Abigail Alberti, Emma McMulkin
Sayville High School
Exploring the Biodiversity of Aquatic and Terrestrial Invertebrates Found in the Massapequa Preserve by Utilizing DNA Barcoding
Mackenzie DeBello, Zara Fox, Fiona Ash, Madelyn Dejak
Massapequa High School Ames
Investigation of seasonal aquatic macroinvertebrates, taken to be DNA barcoded at CSHL to determine the biodiversity of Massapeq
Georgia Wu, Sage Milow, Emma Kok
Massapequa High School Ames
Analyzing Tarantula Biodiversity with CO1 Gene Barcoding
Victoria Tillman, Charlotte Allen, Julia Taphouse, Olivia Tillman
Eastport South Manor Junior-Senior High School
Biodiversity of Butterflies from Long Island Aquarium
Brady Pfeffer, Julia Ver Straten, Shiloh Torres
Eastport South Manor Junior Senior High School
Tracking Long Island Local Sharks with DNA Analysis
Mirian Pinol, Casey Farrell, Jackson Caputo, Olivia Beardslee
Westhampton Beach High School
The Impact of Soil Composition on Ant Species Richness Across Long Island
Connor Ackerman, Michael Ford, Lilly DeNatale, Molly Nadler
St. Dominic High School
DNA Barcoding of Aquatic Macroinvertebrates
Kendall Litchhult, Kaleia Bosch, Adelyn O'Hanley
Eastport South Manor Junior Senior High School
The Effect of Distance From Water on the Biodiversity of Ant Species on Long Island
Alexa Reilly, Raquelle Vainroob
Lynbrook Senior High School
The Impact of Gradient and Distance of Dog Parks on Water Quality Along the North Shore
Payton Stevens, Daniella DelPonte, Nicole Covino, Alexandra Marshall
St. Dominic High School
The Biodiversity of Insects in the Beach Wrack of Oyster Bay and the Long Island Sound Beaches
Bridget Coviello, Sofia Polauf, Emma Slonim
Friends Academy
The Identification of Different Theraphosidae Species and Genera Through the Use of DNA Barcoding
Grace Garcia, Gleydy Diaz-Rodriguez, Deborah Adjei, Mauricsha Murray
Wyandanch Memorial High School
Macroinvertebrates of the Massapequa Preserve
Ryan Ma, Sofia Jackson, Nia Isaacs-Corr, Brendan D'Agostino
Massapequa High School Ames
The Effect of Various DNA Isolation Methods on Sequence Accuracy in Tarantula Molt Skins
Victoria Casares, Shelli Tetelman, Nicolette Raynor
Lynbrook Senior High School
Diversity of Tarantulas
Zury Sy, Lily Malloy, Ava Reehil, Theresa Talmage
Eastport South Manor Junior Senior High School
The Effects of Industrial Pollution on Bacterial Diversity in Freshwater Ponds in Glen Cove
Kasey Miller, Barbara Benitez
Glen Cove High School
Barcoding Tarantula species (Theraphisdae) Using DNA Extracted from the Tarsi of Molts
Jay Graves, Aidyn Beebe-Edwards, Kannon Davis
Westhampton Beach High School
DNA Barcoding Aquatic Macroinvertebrates in the Peconic River
Deysi Velasquez, Kayleigh Tedesco, Claire Rubino, Evangeline Wallace
Eastport South Manor Junior-Senior High School
The Effect of Light Pollution on the Biodiversity of Beetles
Samantha Costanzo, Amelia Kolasinski, Valeria Kontou
Lynbrook Senior High School
The Use of DNA Barcoding for validation of spec ies of local ants collected a the West Babylon Senior High School Courtyard Long
Paige Tiedemann, Hailey Frampton, Olyvia Carrasquillo, Sofia Greiner
West Babylon Senior High School
Analyzing the Effect of Climate Change on the Biodiversity of Cetaceans from Long Island using eDNA Analysis
Gisele Dubuche, Sylvia Sullivan
Lynbrook Senior High School
Classifying Tarantula Molts Using DNA Barcoding to Promote Conservation of Endangered Species
Monica Penafiel, Nicole Lee, Giselle Graziosi
Glen Cove High School
Findings the species of ants with help of DNA Barcoding within the courtyard at the West Babylon Senior High School in Long Isla
Kylah Hicklin, Gabriel Abreu, Andrew Graham, Christopher Hurst
West Babylon Senior High School
DNA Barcoding to Compare the Biodiversity of Flying and Ground-Dwelling Insects across Long Island Habitats
Ryan Kapoor, Shane Morris, Ziqi Lu
Friends Academy
The Use of DNA Barcoding for validation of species of local ants collected in the courtyard of West Babylon Senior High School
Tyler Hurd, Pradhi Singh, Mason Rosario, Corey Garet
West Babylon Senior High School
The Cause for Invasive Species
Maiya Staudt, Angela Zhang, Raisa Zaman
Mount Sinai High School
The use of DNA Barcoding for the identification of species of local ants collected in the courtyard of West Babylon Senior High
Danielle Dosette, Talia Acevedo, Grace Kelly, Lily Boggia
West Babylon Senior High School
The Effect of Different DNA Extraction Methods on Tarantula Molt Skin Sequence Accuracy After DNA Barcoding
Joao Velasquez, Brandon Ostroff, Matthew Mignella
Lynbrook Senior High School
Polymorphism within Bees on Long Island
Denis Sovjani, Gabriela Melgar Delgado
Westbury High School
An Investigation of Ant Migration to Novel Sites
Jun Chen (Jason) Qian, Shi Yue (Serena) Zhou, Salsabeel Ajibade-Taofeeq, Yeowen (Ellen) Hong, Eshel Kim
Stony Brook School
The Effect of Lasius emarginatus (ManhattANT) on the Biodiversity of Formicidae in areas of Long Island using DNA Barcoding
Baran Eriskin, Rohan Joseph
Commack High School
Identification and classification of genus Phyllophaga species on Long Island
Gregorio Criollo, Rigoberto Alvarado Mejia, Gerard Alexander Elizalde Gonzalez
Westbury High School
The Effect of Humid Locations on the Biodiversity of Beetles
Joshua Schneider, Aydin Jaikaran
Lynbrook Senior High School
Analyzing Barcode Sequences to Assess Peconic River Biodiversity
Morrigan Katzenberger, Sabrina Disney
Eastport South Manor Junior-Senior High School
The Effect of Distance From Water no the Biodiversity of Mosquitoes in Hempstead Lake State Park
Tomi Akinkugbe, Kayla Rundle, Melania Stark
Lynbrook Senior High School
The Effect of Storm Water Runoff on the Biodiversity of Ants
Mati Mohammed, John McHugh, Liam Byrne
Lynbrook Senior High School
Contrasting Ant Diversity in Natural and Suburban Areas
Jimmy Tobin, Gianna Fitzpatrick
Wantagh High School
Examining Biodiversity in Wantagh Park
Geoffrey Chiu, Samantha Garbowski, Hannah Rojas, Marissa LaMuro
Wantagh High School
The Presence of Invasive Mosquito Species in Suffolk County Long Island
Morgan Oh, Olivia Nunez, Cordelia Gleason
St. Dominic High School
The Impact of Worms on Soil Ecology in a Long Island Suburb
Andrew Roberts, Kenzo Wentz
Shoreham-Wading River High School
The Effect of Construction Pollution on Zooplankton Biodiversity
Noah Berkowitz, Cathy (Chae Ha) Kim
Lynbrook Senior High School
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