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WISE Students Participate in Science Symposium
Seven students from Great Valley High School's Women In Science and Engineering club presented research and heard from peers at Paoli Hospital.
How many nanometers are in a regulation football field?
That's one of the questions that physicians posed to students at a recent science symposium.
February 29 marked the eighth annual Annenberg High School Science symposium, a collaborative event that allowed seven students from ’s Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) club to present scientific research to their peers from nearby schools and a panel of judges from the hospital.
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The Great Valley students, led by chemistry teacher and club advisor Paul Burgmayer, spent weeks researching, preparing and practicing their presentation on nanotechnology in cancer treatment. Nanotechnology allows for a highly targeted and effective alternative to radiation or chemotherapy, making it a dynamic and intriguing field for both scientists and soon-to-be scientists alike.
“I was so proud to see the amount of work and effort everyone put in to produce an amazing final product and presentation,” said Nikhita Singh, junior and president of the club.
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Sallie Stadlen, a doctor at Paoli Hospital, served as emcee at the symposium, along with a panel of judges made up of Paoli's director of nursing, Douglas Hughes, and two doctors specializing in heart disease in women, Barbara B. Hackman and Ross P. Podell. The panel offered insights and posed questions to the presenters, challenging them to consider ethical dilemmas and keeping them on their toes with mathematical perplexities, like the football question. (Answer: There are 91,440,000,000 nanometers in a football field, not including the end zones.)
Aside from presenting their own information, Annenberg attendees also heard from the biology classes and science clubs of other schools. Covering sleep deprivation, immunotherapy, and novel techniques to cure blindness, Conestoga, Episcopal Academy and also delivered interesting and intuitive lectures.
“It was very interesting to see what new advancements in healthcare technology and research had been made, especially the idea to use algae to help cure blindness,” said Sasha Moskowitz, WISE member.
The seven presenters from Great Valley included Delia Li, Sasha Moskowitz, Sara Ma, Rheanne Gatmaitan, Laura Beebe, Michelle Li and Danling Ye.
