Levent Alpoge – Half Hollow Hills High School West, Dix Hills, NY

Project: A Non-Parametric, Massively Parallelized Multiscale Vessel Detection Method for Complex Vascular Structures

Stenosis, or the narrowing of blood vessels, is an underlying cause of many problems: stroke, angina, ischemia, etc. Levent, 17, researched a method of improving the standard methods of medical image analysis – particularly in detecting stenosis. Levent also plays on the varsity soccer and tennis teams.

Lori Ying – Southside High School, Rockville Centre, NY

Project: Female Mating Patterns and Mate Quality in the Dengue Vector Mosquito, Aedes aegypti

Lori, 17, studied the application of genetic control strategy to reduce cases of dengue fever. Her results exhibited the viability of her research and gave insight into the mating patterns of mosquitoes. As most countries affected by dengue fever have fragile economies, Lori’s research can be both effective and cost-efficient in reducing cases of this illness. Lori plays the violin and volunteers at a hospital during her spare time.

Tags: education, Intel Science Talent Search Finalists, Levent Alpoge, Lori Ying, STS

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