Winning Patch

• Maham Hijazi - 3rd Year Biomedical Science Undergraduate

Winning Proposal

• Team U - The Growth of Pleurotus ostreatus (fungus) in Microgravity – Komalpreet Kahlon, Francis Buguis, Gemma Mancuso, Kugenthini Tharmalulasekaram, Modlin Orange

Check out the announcement here

Expected Launch Date: January 3rd 2016

Runner-ups  

• Team B - Effect of Microgravity on the Kinetics of β-Amyloid Plaque Formation – Daniela Araujo, Justin Dang, Rohan Pandey, Yuanxin Xue, Zehra Jaffer
• Team O - Enzymatic activity of pancreatic α-amylase in microgravity – Tanya Aziz, Dale Calabia, Melika Dastgheib, Mohammad Dastgheib, Raquel Farache, Shayan Geramy, Ceceilia Haberfellner, Jocelyn Lee, Joyce Tampus, Tara Upshaw

Honourable Mentions

• Team A - From the Spider-man Suit to Space Elevators: Determining the Efficiency DNA Binding to Carbon Nanotubes in Microgravity – Aesha Patel, Frida Cerna Neri, Jessica Machado, William Tang
• Team D - Effect of Microgravity on Shmoo Formation and Subsequent Meiosis in S. cerevisiae – Alexander Somerville, Ben Weisz, Elliott Somerville, Ryan Shilliday, Viktoria Weisz

RySci at the Smithsonian - SSEP National Conference

Hear about the winning team's experience at the National Conference in Washington DC, hosted at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. 

Please read our SSEP recap article here.