Robotics Teams Win Design, Amaze, and Research Awards
Posted on January 31st, 2019 by Allendale Columbia Schoolby Donna Chaback
Allendale Columbia School teams brought home three awards at the VEX IQ Robotics Qualifier, and at least two teams, VEX Chargers and MAGMAS, will be going on to the State Championships.
The Qualifier was held Saturday, January 26th, at the Museum of Science and Technology (MOST) in Syracuse. A total of 38 VEX IQ Robotics teams of students in Grades 4-8 participated. AC’s teams were all composed of 5th-graders. The State VEX IQ Championship will be held at the MOST on March 9th. AC has had teams go on to the World Championships in each of the last two years, with last year’s team winning one of the Sportsmanship awards. (more…)
Posted in: Authentic Learning, Centers for Impact, Fifth Grade, Fourth Grade, Highlights, Invent, Lower School
Seniors Present Research at SJFC Symposium
Posted on May 8th, 2018 by Allendale Columbia SchoolStudents at Allendale Columbia engage in original research and presents papers and talks for review. Just last month, five AC students in the Science Writing & Research class participated in a symposium at St. John Fisher College in conjunction with SJFC’s symposium on student research and scholarship. These seniors presented their papers before a panel of judges and other observers.
- Aditi Seshadri: Determining the Relationship Between the Fundamental Properties of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles and their Cytotoxicity to E. coli through Self Organizing Maps (SOMs)
- Rui (Tony) Zhou: A Deep Convolutional Neural Network for Lung Nodule Segmentation using Mask R-CNN and DenseNet
- Anjana Seshadri: The Relationship Between Various Chemical Parameters and the Phototoxicity of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: An Analysis Using Self-Organizing Maps
- Jason (JT) Coupal: The Psychological and Physiological Benefits of Virtual Environments
- Tingyan (David) Deng: Using Finite Element Analysis to Determine the Structural Integrity of Allens Creek Bridge
Two others will be presenting their research papers at the May Term Exhibition Night in June.
Posted in: Centers for Impact, Eleventh Grade, Invent, Partnerships, Twelfth Grade, Upper School
AC Senior’s Medical Neural Network Research Wins Regional and State Science Fair Awards
Posted on March 23rd, 2018 by Allendale Columbia Schoolby Rui “Tony” Zhou
I participated in the Terra Rochester-Finger Lakes Regional Science & Engineering Fair last Sunday and the New York State Science and Engineering Fair at New York Hall of Science last Monday. It was an extremely rewarding experience not just because I won many awards.
My project involves creating a Deep Convolutional Neural Network that detects and analyzes lung nodules in CT scans, that is, using the lasted Artificial Intelligence techniques for Computer-Aided Diagnosis. I started this project last summer, at a lab in Tsinghua University, the top-ranked university in China. Then I continued with this project though AC’s Science Writing and Research Class. Currently, I’m still adjusting and optimizing the neural network structure in an effort to create a system that can better assist doctors and radiologists. The fundamental motivation for me in doing this research lies in its hope to fight against regionalized healthcare because this is a system that is applicable to most CT scanners throughout the world. We hope to bring more accurate diagnosis, and, thus, reduce the misdiagnosis rates while increase the earliness of lung cancer diagnosis.
Despite the excitement of doing two science fairs in 48 hours, it was an eye-opening experience to meet and talk with other young researchers, and I was kindled by their passions and how they are striving to improve the world we live in though their own efforts.
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Rui ZhouRui, or Tony, as he is known around school, is a senior from Jiangsu, China, who has enjoyed the numerous STEM opportunities at AC. While he's waiting for his college decisions, he's sure he will be majoring in computer science next year. |
Posted in: Centers for Impact, Eleventh Grade, Entrepreneurship, Global Engagement, Highlights, Invent, Ninth Grade, Tenth Grade, Twelfth Grade, Upper School
Ideas Pitched in Mindset to Skill Set Class
Posted on January 12th, 2018 by Allendale Columbia SchoolStudents in the Upper School elective Mindset to Skillset gave 2-minute pitches on their business plans or researched case studies in front of a panel of local business people on Tuesday, January 9th. Some Research Topics were: fashion, restaurants in China, and high end cameras. Some of the business plans presented by these budding entrepreneurs included full-service therapy (from physical to mental), cost-effective durable backpacks made of innovative material, and recycled technology. The class has been taught by Hybrid Learning Coordinator Tony Tepedino and Amy Oliveri, Director of AC’s Center for Entrepreneurship.
Posted in: Centers for Impact, Eleventh Grade, Entrepreneurship, Highlights, Invent, Ninth Grade, Tenth Grade, The Birches, Twelfth Grade, Upper School, US Birches
AC Students Presenting at Science Writing and Research Symposium April 28th
Posted on April 28th, 2017 by Allendale Columbia School- formulated their own research questions
- identified and recruited an expert advisor from AC or the community at large
- researched current understanding and background on their topics
- written a research proposal in which they designed their own experiments to test their hypotheses
- conducted their research
- performed their own statistical analyses to draw conclusions on their hypotheses.
- written up their findings in the style of a peer-reviewed scientific journal (still in progress!)
- created, revised, and refined the presentations
Room | Time | Presenter | Title |
Nursing 101 | 800-825 | Germaine Gu | The Mathematical Model Behind Storable Votes and Quadratic Votes |
Nursing 101 | 830-855 | Nate Morse | Frequency Conversion Crystal Designs for Improved Ultraviolet Power Balance on the 60-Beam OMEGA Laser |
Nursing 101 | 855-905 | Break | |
Nursing 101 | 905-930 | Alivia Martin | Spinal Deformities of the Equine Population in Relation to Weight |
Nursing 101 | 935-1000 | Nadia Linton | Observations of Skeletal Traumas Made from Medieval Bladed Weapons |
Nursing 101 | 10-1010 | Break | |
Nursing 101 | 1010-1035 | Luke Nicosia | The Effects of Food Cues on Students’ Overall Performance and Attentiveness on Exams |
Nursing 101 | 1040-1105 | Dylan Dailor | Does the Mind In the Eyes Test Work as a Predictor for Autism Spectrum Disorders? |
Nursing 101 | 1105-1115 | Break | |
Nursing 101 | 1115-1140 | Leeore Intrator | Pilot Study to Understand Focus and Creativity in the Brain Using EEG |
Nursing 101 | 1145-1205 | Cecilia Esterman | Mixed Solvent Studies of Squaraines for Use in Organic Photovoltaics |
Nursing 101 | 1215-100 | Lunch | |
100-130 | Attend opening of SJFC Event | ||
Nursing 105 | 130-155 | Mason Grimes | Using an Evolutionary Program to Model Organic Population Evolution |
Nursing 105 | 200-225 | Jeremy Abbott | Injection-based Electromagnetic Railgun: Theoretical Versus Actual Results |
Posted in: Centers for Impact, Eleventh Grade, Highlights, Invent, Ninth Grade, Tenth Grade, Twelfth Grade, Upper School