Artistic Creations

  1. Math Poetry: In this math exploration, Rhea L. (‘18) uses poetry to describe math concepts.
  2. Polar Coordinate Art: In this math exploration, Max M. (‘18) investigates the artistic capabilities of polar coordinates.
  3. Aw, Sheep!: During Packer symposium 2017, Lucy S. (‘18), Justin H. (‘17), Jordan T. (‘17), and Hage P. (‘17) spent 2 weeks of exploring the intersections between math and board-game design. In the end they created a fun board-game called Aw Sheep! The rules are outlined here along with a print-and-play version of their game.
  4. ​Sculpture: In his sculpture class, Arch Latham (‘18) fuses math with art.

Historical and Current Explanation

  1. How has the role of guards, forwards, and center evolved in the NBA since the 1950s?: In this lab report, Dylan P. (‘17) discusses how the role of guards, forwards, and centers has evolved in the NBA since the 1950's.
  2. The Deconstruction of Gender Bias Through Discussions of Biology: In this paper, Ellie S. (‘17) discusses how biology influences gender biases.
  3. The Effect of Religious Justification and Female Anatomy on the Woman: In this paper, Harry S. (‘17) discusses the oppression of women through anatomy and religious justification throughout history.
  4. Inherent Gender Bias: A Literature Review: In this review of literature, Lucy F. (‘17) analyzes several pieces about biology and gender biases.

Mathematical and Scientific Explorations

  1. Harry Potter Quiz: In her Computer Science class, Diana S. ('17) created a quiz that tests your knowledge of the Harry Potter series.
  2. Transforming Lead into Gold: Yasemin Cag (‘19) explores early Alchemists’, seemingly futile,  belief that lead can be turned into gold and reveals a new twist to the myth due to modern day technology and science.
  3. The Professional Synthesis of Aspirin: In this lab, Wiley T. (‘18), Liam D. (‘18), and Liam S. (‘18) created their own version of Aspirin.
  4. An Explanation of the Chemistry Behind Pound Cake: In this exploration of Pound Cake, Zamien Allard (‘19) discusses the chemistry behind the light and flavorful texture.
  5. Hangman: In her AT Computer Science class, Alex C. (‘17) coded a Hangman game.
  6. Prohibited Scientific Terms: In this piece, Archie Caride (‘19) compellingly explains why certain terms like “fact”, “true”, “proven”, and “guess” should not be used in scientific communities.
  7. Identifying Six Compounds: In this lab report, Noah S. (‘17) identifies six different unknown compounds using five different tests and reactions. 

  8. Hackintosh, A Computer Built from Scratch: In this Computer Science exploration, the Packer Bytes club, led by Andrew E. (‘18), Dino M. (‘17), Rob V. (‘17) and Nate A. (‘17), built a computer from scratch.
  9. Ms. Melady's Second grade Science Class: In overview, the second grade’s science class activities surrounding bugs, specifically Beetles are described.
  10. The Mystery of Prime Numbers: For her Mathematical Applications course, Rhea Lieber (‘18) explores prime number through activities in her classes and the book, Math Girls.
  11. Puppies Science Class Explorations: In this overview, the Packer Puppies explore magnets, bubbles and more in their science class.
  12. Chlorofluorocarbons and the Difficulty of Producing Safe Replacements: Liam S. (‘18) wrote this piece for his Organic Chemistry class where they studied the environmental impacts of chlorofluorocarbons.
  13. Why Everyone Should Learn About Electromagnetic Waves: In this piece, Will Landau (‘19) talks about why electromagnetic waves are important and ways to get America’s youth engaged in science.
  14. Seeing Color: For her tenth grade accelerated chemistry course, Alex Leon (‘19) explores why and how humans see color.
  15. Capillary Attraction: In this piece Caroline Arena (‘19) explores the forces involved in capillary attraction.​​
  16. PCI App: In this picture of code, Andrew E. (‘18), Rob V. (‘17), Eon J. (‘17) and Nate A. (‘17) created an app for Packer that has many convenient utilities for students and faculty.  
  17. Effects of the Concentration of Sodium Bicarbonate on the Efficacy of the Process of Photosynthesis: Victor Akujobi’s (‘17) lab report explores carbon’s incredibly important role in photosynthesis which is especially important considering the current environmental impacts on carbon dioxide.
  18. The Effect of Salinity on the Hatching Viability of Artemia Salina and Artemia Franciscana (Brine Shrimp): In this lab report, Victor A. (‘17) discusses the effects of salinity on the hatching of Brine Shrimp.
  19. Comparing Mitochondrial DNA to Analyze Evolutionary Theories: In this lab, Ellie S. (‘17) analyzed her own Mitochondrial DNA to analyze Evolutionary Theories.
  20. A Visualization of Factors, Multiples, and Primes: Taiki Chung (‘18) explores mathematical graphs by studying the sine curve to understand multiples, factors, prime numbers, and squares.
  21. Mathematical Education and Exploration in the Shen Gallery: Isobel M. ('17) wrote this piece for The Prism in response to a mathematical exhibit that was displayed in the Shen Gallery. 
  22. Rising Popularity of Computer-Science and Packer’s Computer Science Curriculum: Nick Coleman & Anya Fonstein ('19) wrote this piece for The Prism on the popularity of the Computer Science program at Packer.
  23. Establishing the Oxidation State of Copper: Lia D. ('17) wrote this lab report for her AT Chemistry class in which she experimented with copper.
  24. The Fat Fight: Lucy Simon (‘17) wrote this paper on triglyceride (fats) for her Organic Chemistry class. ​
  25. Identifying Unknown Organic Compounds: In this lab, Reese K. (‘18) uses polarimetry to find the specific rotation of six organic compounds and, by comparing this data, identifies one unknown compound.

Reactions and Responses

  1. The Formula Unit: In this piece, Genesis Andrade (‘19) explains the often confusing differences between molecules, atoms, and the formula unit.
  2. "The Indian Clerk" Book Review: Liney Kindler (‘17) reviews “The Indian Clerk” by David Leavitt in this insightful review that explores the ability of Leavitt’s novel to paint mathematics and human relationships in an entirely new light.
  3. Reaction to Lesely Dean Jone's The Cultural Construct of the Female Body in Classical Greek Science: In this paper, Henry M. (‘17) analyses Lesley Dean-Jones’ article, The Cultural Construct of the Female Body in Classical Greek Science.
  4. Exploration of Infinity: In this math exploration, Julien S. (‘18) reflects on his newfound knowledge about infinity.
  5. Smuggling and Black Market Trading of CFCs: In her Organic Chemistry class, Eve Berrie (‘18) looked at the negative effects of Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) on the environment.
  6. Pascal's Tetrahedron: In this math exploration, Sam. K (‘17) discusses the properties of Pascal’s Triangle.
  7. What Scientific Term or Concept Ought to be More Widely Known? - The Law of Conservation of Mass: In this paper, Saskia Grisaru (‘19) explains the essential concept of The Law of the Conservation of Mass and how this scientific concept plays out in the real world.
  8. Barbie Takes on STEM: In this article, Rebecca Horwitz (‘18) and Hawthorne Ripley (‘18) criticize Mattel’s new STEM focused Barbie doll and discuss its effects on young girls. ​
  9. The Cross-Link between Health and Beauty: Lia D. ('17) wrote this research paper for her Organic Chemistry class on isoprenes. 
  10. Good Eats: Blueberries: In this exploration, Jing Jing K. ('19) explores the chemistry and recipes with blueberries.
  11. Good Eats: Marshmallow Chemistry: In this exploration, Sophia P. (‘19) explores the chemistry as well as the recipe of marshmallows. ​
  12. Water: We can't live without it: In this review of Good Eats, Nick Robinson (‘19) discusses the chemical and biological effects of polluted water.​
  13. What Scientific Term or Concept Ought to be More Widely Known? - Electromagnetic Spectrum: In this piece for his tenth grade Advanced Chemistry class, Jack Howard (‘19) explains the electromagnetic spectrum, a concept he believes should be more widely known. 
  14. What Scientific Term or Concept Ought to be More Widely Known? - Scientific Bias: In this piece Joe Petrini (‘19) explains the concept of scientific bias and connects it to a wider idea of social awareness and accountability in the current political climate.
  15. What Scientific Term Ought to be More Widely Known? - Isotopes: In this piece for his sophomore chemistry class, Kai Cedeño (‘18) explores isotopes and their many useful roles in the world. 
  16. What Scientific Term or Concept Ought to be More Widely Known? - Specific Heat Capacity: In this piece Luca Conetta (‘19) explains the everyday uses of the concept, Specific Heat Capacity.
  17. What Scientific Term or Concept Ought to be More widely known? - The importance of Measurements: In this piece, Hannah Goncher (‘19) explains the origin and importance of measurements and scientific units in the scientific, and greater, world.

Scientific Research

  1. Phylogenetic Position of Taeniolabis taoensis and Pantolestes natans and their Roles in Diversification of Mammals: In this lab, Shivam Khatri (‘17) and Katherine Turchin attempted to map the characteristics of Taeniolabis taoensis and Pantolestes natans to create a more complete map of the mammalian tree of life.
  2. Detecting memory-associated modifications in the hippocampus: Victor A. ('17) describes his research on memory storage conducted at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center.
  3. Determining the effects of potential Prader-Willi Syndrome drug treatments on PC1 gene expression in neuronal-2a cells: Gabriela H. ('17) describes her research on the Prader-Willi Syndrome conducted at the Columbia University Research Center.
  4. Evaluation of Calpain Inhibitor III as a Therapeutic Intervention for Traumatic Brain Injury: Will S. ('17) describes his research on Traumatic Brain Injury conducted at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center.
  5. Stairway to Heaven: Examining Walking Legs in Crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) in Climbing Down Uniform Steps: Ned E. ('17) describes his research on Crayfish conducted at Brooklyn College.
  6. Determining the effects of glycan-unmasked strains of H5N1 and H1N1 influenza A viruses on the induction of broadly neutralizing antibodies against divergent strains: Blake M. ('17) describes his research on the Influenza A virus conducted at the Mount Sinai Hospital.
  7. Analyzing peak runoff dates and main drivers behind snow drought in the western United States: Ian Russell ('17) describes his research at the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies.
  8. Design and development of an open source platform for unmanned vertical takeoff and landing aircraft research: Jasper Covey ('18) describes his research conducted at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering.
  9. Novel Approach to Recognize Light Scattering Patterns from Holographic Video Microscopy Using Neural Networks: Aidan A. (‘18) wrote this proposal for his Science Research class that uses neural networks to look at light patterns from Holographic Video Microscopy.
  10. Spatial Learning in Axolotls Based on Visual Cues: Eleanor O. ('17) describes her research conducted at Brooklyn College.
  11. An analysis of anti-icing coating longevity for use on airplanes: Jojo Aboaf (‘18) created this project proposal for his Scientific Research class that explores the anti-icing coating used on airplanes to look into the environmental impact of such practices.
  12. Gender’s effect on the aggressive behavior of dominant Astatotilapia burtoni given chronic Fluoxetine Exposure: Audrey A. (‘18) wrote this project proposal for her Science Research class that outlines her lab on gender’s effect on the behavior of Astatotilapia burtoni due to fluoxetine exposure.
  13. Optimizing and Identifying Losses Within Transformer Tanks: Asher M. ('17) describes his research conducted at the NYU Tendon School of Engineering on transformer losses.
  14. Application of Aluminum Alloy Syntactic Foams with Silicon Carbide Microspheres in Commercial Track Spikes: Archibald L. ('18) created this project proposal for research that he will conduct at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering.
  15. Determining the effect of choline supplementation and assessing the correlation of sex on murine fetal development: Kali Blain ('18) wrote this project proposal for research that she will conduct at Brooklyn College.
  16. Using Robotics to Model Simple Organism Behavior in Response to Stimuli: Nigel Jaffe (‘18) used robots to model organism behaviors in this lab report for his Scientific Research class where he worked in a lab at New York University.
  17. Assessment of Cumulative Wind Forces on High Rise Buildings: Orlando G. ('18) wrote this project proposal for research that he will conduct at the City College of New York.
  18. Determining specific protein involvement in the B act to B*  transition of the yeast spliceosome: Ethan H. ('18) wrote this project proposal for research that he will conduct at Hunter College.
  19. Overexpression of RANK in INS1 Cells Using Adenoviral Infection: Sarah D. ('18) wrote this project proposal for research that he will conduct at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  20. Birdcast Analysis Project: Connor M. ('18) wrote this project proposal for research that he will conduct at Cornell University.
  21. Tracking memory-induced changes in the CA1 region of the hippocampal network to compare the extent of its role across spatial memory tasks: Hawthorne R. ('18) describes her research conducted at the SUNY Downstate Medical Center on spatial memory in mice.
  22. Finding the Chemotactic Index, Directionality, and Velocity in PkcA Inhibited Cells in Dictyostelium discoideum: Isabella J. ('18) wrote this project proposal for research that she will conduct at Hunter College.
  23. The Gut-Brain Axis and Its Relation to Anxiety-like Disorders and Depression: In this scientific research paper, Shivam K. (‘17) discusses the relationship between the gut brain axis and anxiety-like disorders and depression.