Here are the students from this year, project titles, and a link to their portfolios

LatifaEmpowering Bahraini women to stay in the workforce after they graduate high schoolhttps://bahrainiwomenpower.home.blog/
AliciaImproving wellbeing of children at youth detention centers and preventing other youths from succumbing to criminal behaviorhttps://aliciasignature.home.blog/
GeorgiaStem cell research for helping people with spinal cord injuries, and developing my understanding of being a neuroscientist in the research fieldhttps://georgianeuroscience.wordpress.com/
SophiaInterviewing students, faculty, and alumni about their experience at Emma, their backgrounds, interests, etc. Humans of EWS. (Partners with Julia)https://humansofemmawillard.school.blog/
CarolinaChanging the Emma Willard School daily schedule for the efficiency of its students’ brainshttps://schedulechange.wordpress.com/
JessStudying the effects of microplastics on the Lake George ecosystem. STEAM Research at RPI.https://jess-signature.weebly.com/
KhadijaBeyond Words: An illustrated collection of personal essayshttp://khadija.home.blog/
BrightonDiscovering Yourself Through Sports at Emma and Beyondhttp://brightonewssignature.weebly.com/
NicoleUsing the CRISPR Gene Editing Tool to Knockout the Cox-2 Gene and Observe the Effect on Levels of the Integrin α3β1 Associated with Breast Cancer Progression. STEAM Research at Albany Medical College.https://negsignature.weebly.com/
RachelYummity Yum Yum: Reviewing Restaurant Delivery for Emmahttps://yummityyumyum.weebly.com/
IsaacResearcing disease ecology and anthrax in Namibia’s Etosha National Park. STEAM Research at University at Albany.https://goo.gl/Kw7HhT
AngelInvestigating correlations among diseases and creating a network system of traditional Chinese medicine. STEAM Research at RPI.https://networkanalysisonetcm.home.blog/
PalakThe science behind natural cosmetics: Analyze their effectiveness using literature research, surveys, interviews with professionals, and running a product reviewhttps://palakjsignature.weebly.com/
VarshaLearning about the marketing and management of my Bollywood dance companyhttps://varshasignature.weebly.com/
AmyDesigning music activities and teaching music classes to children, ages 5-7 at the RISSE center in Albany, NYhttps://rissemusic.weebly.com/
JudyMaking politics and current events more accessible and more relevant for the Emma Willard community, including teenagers, both domestic and internationalhttps://judysignature.weebly.com/
JannahTesting out different materials and solutions, and the efficiency and power produced by a galvanic cellhttps://galvaniccell.wordpress.com/
Do YounCreating a personal water filtration prototype, and a concept devicehttp://signaturepurify.weebly.com/
GraceCreating a documentary about the adaptive rowing communityhttp://rowingtogether.weebly.com/
SadyeExploring Diversity: Diversity Within the Emma Willard Communityhttp://sadyesignature.weebly.com/
NichapaState of mind and illness. Exploring the relationship between how the state of mind impacts illness.http://bambamsignature.weebly.com/
JenniferInto China’s Frontiers: An Art Exhibit on Three Ethnic Minority Groups in Xinjiang and Inner Mongoliahttp://jli-signature.weebly.com/
Songman (Felicity)Growing crystals of CsBiNb2O7 and studying their ferroelectric properties. STEAM Research at RPI.https://felicitysteam.wordpress.com/
EstherProgramming a liquid-handling robot to decrease pipetting time. STEAM Research at RPI.https://esthersteamproject.home.blog/
JolinImpact of air pollution on people’s mental healthhttp://jolinsignature.weebly.com/
EmaDesigning and creating a magazine featuring restaurants in Downtown Troyhttp://emable.weebly.com/
AnneInformation Accessibility: Website accessibility optimization and research on assistive technologies https://accessibilityandann.wordpress.com/
Do HyunSurvive and Thrive: Comparitive study of children from developed and developing countireshttp://sigdohyun1.weebly.com/
PhebeExploring the lives of disadvantaged people through the transformative and versatile means of storytelling, inspired by The Mothhttps://storiesforchangenys.weebly.com/
OliviaA project on why there is no biomedical device to replace livers that can go into humanshttp://artificiallivertransplants.weebly.com/
StellaArt lessons at RISSE and an exhibition of children’s work in a Troy galleryhttp://paintinginspiration.weebly.com/
AndreaStudying the composition of metals by varying the temperature, pressure, and electrical charge of the environment the metals are formed in. STEAM Research at RPI.https://rpisteam201819.home.blog/
JuliaInterviewing students, faculty, and alumni about their experience at Emma, their backgrounds, interests, etc. Humans of EWS. (Partners with Sophia)https://humansofemmawillard.school.blog/
HannahA project to supply menstrual cups to the high school girls who are a part of the Kakamega Care Centre program, and teach a feminine hygiene class, including a section about how to properly use the menstrual cupshttp://changing-the-cycle.weebly.com/
KiranIncreasing depression awareness on campus by providing resources to both students and faculty, by utilizing a blog and student groups on campushttp://kiransignature19.wordpress.com/
YoosongStudying how defects in different stages of the development of stem cells in the vomeronasal organ affect the maturation and the function of the reproductive system. STEAM Research at University at Albany.http://yoosongsignature.home.blog/
AlexandraWriting a book about the historical architecture of Emma Willard Schoolhttp://architecturesignature.weebly.com/
AudreyPlanning and building a hydroponic system at Emma Willard to grow leafy greens, to distribute to our school and Troy communities http://audrey-signature.weebly.com/
OliviaA study of fashion history and its reflection in film and theatrehttps://ojwksignature.wordpress.com/
Ruoshan (Bianca)Developing a music social media network system, and exploring the world of entrepreneurshiphttp://paradise2018.weebly.com/
SarahInvestigating how therapy dogs help people mentally, including stress and sociabilityhttp://sarahsignature.strikingly.com/
StephanieApples and Pesticides: To find the most effective way(s) to remove pesticides from apple at the NY State Food Lab.https://stephaniehjzhang.wordpress.com/