University of Dayton: Carroll High School Student Expands Research with Help from Vision Lab at the University of Dayton
The full story first appeared on the University of Dayton website on March 2, 2020. Written by Elizabeth Skelin, marketing communications intern.
Ashley Martin, a Carroll High School student, set ambitious goals for her science fair project and reached out to the University of Dayton’s Dr. Vijay Asari and his Vision Lab team to help achieve them.
Inspired by her work in a center for people with disabilities, Martin became interested in how brain machine interface (BMI) systems could help people with mobility issues to express themselves creatively. Using electroencephalography, a technique for recording and interpreting the electrical activity of the brain, and robotic arms, her project would allow people to paint by using mental commands.
Carroll students earn two ISEF spots, 16 special awards at Montgomery County Science Day
36 Patriots continued Carroll's tradition of STEM excellence at the 2020 Montgomery County Science Day by earning high scores, special awards, and two out of three available spots at the world's most prestigious pre-college science research events.
Ryan Ballou '21 (Effect of Berberine on Gregarine Infections of Tenebrio molitor: An Organiz Alternative to Antibiotics for Protozoan Gut Infections) and Cameron Neidhard '21 (Developing an Application to Measure Stroop Interference in Bilinguals) won two of the three available spots at the International Science and Engineering Festival this May in Anaheim, California. Anthony Gabriele '21 (Designing a Programming System for Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder) was selected as one of two alternates for the event.
Out of the 36 Carroll students who presented research, 31 earned Superior ratings, the highest mark at the event. Our students also won 16 special awards:
for their research at 2020 Montgomery County Science Day
- Association of Old Crows Kittyhawk Chapter Award: Kevin Agnew '21, Jack Agnew '23, and Hayden Everding '23
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Award: Jack Agnew '23
- ASM Materials Education Foundation Award - Grace Braun '23
- Association for Women Geoscientists Student Award for Geoscience Excellence: Katie Wittman '21
- Society for InVitro Biology Outstanding Achievement Award: Ryan Ballou '21
- RICOH Sustainable Development Award 2020: Karissa Speakman '23
- MU Theta Alpha: Jack Agnew '23
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 2020 Taking the Pulse of the Planet Award: Meredith Sanders '23
- Stockholm Junior Water Prize, Regional Water Prize Award: Caroline Wittman '21, Katie Wittman '21
- Office of Naval Research Naval Science Award: Meredith Sanders '23 and David Ferguson '21
- U. S. Air Force Award: Jack Agnew '23 and Grace Braun '23