The School's third Art & Science Expo, held April 15 in the Regan Lecture Hall, was a resounding success, as 19 students, aspiring artists and scientists alike, presented a range of exceptional work to a panel of judges.
The program was divided into two sections, "Oral Presentations" and "Creations and Projects." The winner in the "Creations and Projects" division was Deon Li '17, with "Photocatalysis of Carbon Monoxide into Carbon Dioxide using an LED source." The runner-up was Rosie Randolph '16, with "Hearts and Lungs" (pictured left). In the "Oral Presentation" Division, Finnley Arends '17 placed first with "Bag the Number 2." Runner-up was Scott Harkins '17, whose presentation was titled, "How to Unboil an Egg."
"The Third Annual Portsmouth Abbey School Art & Science Expo (PASase) was a great success and showcased the incredible creativity of Abbey students," said Abbey Science Teacher Dr. Stephen Zins, who organized the Expo. "The oral presentations spanned trips to Tibet, unboiling an egg, reducing workplace carbon monoxide, and revolutionizing recycling! The physical art pieces exhibited impressive scientifically inspired talent with an Andy Warhol-style piece on the human heart and lungs garnering significant praise. The judges from Brown University were unanimously impressed with the effort and ability of our Abbey students, and they praised the Abbey for holding an event uniting two seemingly disparate, but ultimately intertwined disciplines: Art and Science."
Category winners received a $50 Amazon gift card and a copy of the book, On Immunity, by Eula Biss. Runners-up also received a copy of the book, which is a recent Book-of-the-Year candidate that artistically outlines the case for vaccines using evidence and metaphor from literature, history, and poetry; "a nice blend of art and science," added Dr. Zins.
Guest judges for the evening were Benedetta Assetta, a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Pathology Graduate Program at Brown University; Dr. Marco De Cecco, a fellow in the American Federation for Aging Research at Brown; and Matt Hirakawa, a sixth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Pathobiology Program at Brown. Thanks to members of the Dining Services and Facilities and Operations staffs for their assistance with and support of the event.
Oral Presentations
"Bag the Number 2" -- Finn Arends '17
"Research on the Lack of Science in Tibet" -- Emma Butler '16
"How to Unboil an Egg" -- Scott Harkins '17
"Photocatalysis of Carbon Monoxide into Carbon Dioxide Using an LED Source" -- Diyang "Deon" Li '17 (pictured right)
"Effect of Microbeads on Freshwater Organisms" -- Seha "Sam" Choi '16, Nelson Choi '16, Rory O'Connor '16, Caitlin Sullivan '17
"HIV/AIDS Prevalence in Developing Countries" -- Matias Wawro '17
Creations and Projects
"Evolution" -- Emily Bredin '17
"Sea Glass Mosaic in Sand" -- Sawyer Bartlett-Dunn '17, Naythan Delgado '17
"Crystallization of Lysozyme Under Various Conditions" -- Nelson Choi '16
"Science Explored in 17 Syllables" -- Thomas Knoepffler '16
"Our Thinking Cap" -- Emmalene Kurtis '17
"Fractals in Computer Science" -- Shaokai "Jerry" Lin '16
"Heart and Lungs" -- Rosie Randolph '16