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St. Luke’s Annual Scholars Symposium
Each year, a select group of St. Luke’s seniors take on a year-long research project culminating in the Scholars Symposium: a formal presentation before parents, peers and teachers. The three areas of study include Global Issues, Classical Studies (Latin and Greek), and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math).
On the evening of April 23, twenty Senior Scholars seamlessly shared their in-depth knowledge on a diverse range of topics. The symposium was started with a welcome from Director of Studies, Jim Yavenditti.
This year’s Scholars and topics included:
Ryan Adams, STEM Scholar:
Emerging Markets: U.S. Correlation and Predictive Analysis
Augie Barringer, STEM Scholar:
Greek Fire: The Naval Napalm of Byzantium
Khush Dhaliwal, STEM Scholar:
A Study in Organic Chemistry Through the Synthesis of Components of Rapamycin
David Fox, STEM Scholar:
Synthesis and Purification: Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid
Jenna Froland, STEM Scholar:
Vibrotactile Music: Music That You Can Feel
Monika Gabriele, Global Scholar
Agents of Expression and Change: Discovering a Voice Through Photography
Ryan Holzberger, Global Scholar:
Violence Against Women in Afghanistan: A Cultural, Political, and Historical Context
Malcolm Joung, STEM Scholar:
Outboard Motors: Repairing and Optimizing
Lexi Kelley, Global Scholar:
Volunteerism: Developing Sustainability or Creating Dependency?
Tyler Klein, STEM Scholar:
Vacuum Tube Amplifier Design: The Single Ended Triode
Andrew Langalis, STEM Scholar:
Synthesis and Purification: Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid
Andrew Laub, STEM Scholar:
Quantum Computational Chemistry: Theory and Practice
Jessy Quindlen, Global Scholar:
Kenyan Education: Overcoming Gender, Economic and Ethnic Barriers to Ignite Change in a Developing Nation
Greg Shindel, STEM Scholar:
Genetically Reengineered Bacteria: The Replacement for Fossil Fuels
Sanchali Singh, Global Scholar:
The Indian Sex Trade: How the Combination of Culture and Trafficking Leads to Societal Calamity
Juliana Soltys, STEM Scholar:
Genetically Reengineered Bacteria: The Replacement for Fossil Fuels
Will Twomey, Classical Scholar:
A Blunder for the Ages: The Athenian Defeat in the Peloponnesian War
Jay Van Elslander, STEM Scholar:
Emerging Markets: U.S. Correlation and Predictive Analysis
Casey Zhu, Global and STEM Scholar:
China's One Child Policy: Past, Present, and Future (Global)
Quantum Computational Chemistry: Theory and Practice (STEM)
Sally Rose Zuckert, Global Scholar:
The Ramifications of Female Infanticide and Inequality in India and Western Asia: An Evaluation of Entrenched Gender Bias Slowly Destroying Nations
St. Luke’s School is a secular (non-religious), private school in New Canaan, CT for grades 5 through 12 serving over 40 towns in Connecticut and New York. Our exceptional academics and diverse co-educational community foster students’ intellectual and ethical development and prepare them for top colleges. St. Luke’s Leading with Humanity curriculum builds the commitment to serve and the confidence to lead.
