FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lisa Kosick
Science Fair Coordinator
Phone (412) 237-1534
700 Young Scientists and Engineers Strut Their Stuff at Heinz Field
Pittsburgh, PA, April 7, 2003 – The 64th Pittsburgh Regional Science & Engineering Fair
(PRSEF) Award Program was held Saturday, April 5 at Heinz Field kicking off the 4th Annual
Pittsburgh SciTech Festival. More than 1,000 parents, students, teachers, judges, sponsors
and volunteers attended the gala event. Stephen Cropper, meteorologist at WTAE-TV, was the
master of ceremony that added spark and flare to this festive celebration. In addition, Mayor
Murphy appeared and presented his congratulations to the students. Two students from
PRSEF will represent Pittsburgh at the International Science and Engineering Fair, the World
Cup for young scientists, in Cleveland, Ohio, May 11 - 17. These winners are:
Name School Category – Senior Division
Samantha Conroy Conroy Learning Center Chemistry
Shantanu Gaur Bethel Park High School Biology
Award Winners in each Division and Category are as follows:
Name School Category – Senior Division
Emily Schofield Shadyside Academy Behavioral and Social Science
Joshua Hostetter Pittsburgh Central Catholic Biology
Samantha Conroy Conroy Learning Center Chemistry
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Name School Category – Senior Division
Paul Puskarich Fox Chapel Area High School Computer Science and Mathematics
Amanda McMillan McMillan Home School Earth, Space and Environment
Jennifer Cross State College Area High School Engineering and Robotics
Michael Mi Mt. Lebanon Senior High School Medicine, Health and Microbiology
Alex Lesnick Seton LaSalle High School Physics
Name School Category – Intermediate Division
Jennifer Li Gateway Middle School Behavioral & Social Science
Lorren Kezmoh Brentwood Middle School Biology
Nathan Sudie St. Joseph Regional School Chemistry
Chuck Moyes Kiski Area Intermediate School Computer Science and Mathematics (tie)
Srihari Seshadri Franklin Regional Middle School Computer Science and Mathematics (tie)
Shari Lee St. Thomas More School Consumer Science
Sarah Kraus Ambridge Junior High School Earth, Space and Environment
Jessica Kowach Hopewell Memorial Jr. HS Engineering and Robotics
Megan Meinert St. Thomas More School Medicine, Health and Microbiology
Greg Salopek Ambridge Junior High School Physics
Name School Category – Junior Division
Brianne Reau Consumer Science Mother of Sorrows School
Allysa Nagy Life Science Shaler Area Middle School
Mara Makarczyk Physical Science Rhema Christian School
For more information about the Pittsburgh Regional Science and Engineering Fair, visit
www.pittsburghsciencefair.org or contact Lisa Kosick, Science Fair Coordinator at
(412) 237-1534.
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