Disaster Proof Design for Pacific Housing Reese Artero Guam High School

Overview

Typhoon damage is a growing point of concern for the people of the Pacific; destroying homes, causing water shortages, power outages, flooding, and even death in the most extreme cases, prompting the idea to create a design that could successfully withstand all natural disasters within the Pacific Region. With the creation of a contoured dome model structure, typhoon damages would be significantly decreased, limiting the amount of damage control that would need to be done afterwards, and limiting the amount of people that could possibly be harmed during typhoons as well. Through extensive wind tests using sugar and wind, it was found that a contoured dome model is more effective in comparison to a smooth model dome, with an almost 50% higher wind diversion rate. Ultimately, the design for a disaster proof home for the pacific, maintains a higher windload than most other residential structures, and would be able to withstand some of the most damaging winds in the case of a super typhoon in the pacific. The Effect of Light Intensity on Planarian Regeneration: Using Planarian Regeneration Patterns as a Model for Human Regeneration Projects Sydney Assalita State College Area High School State College, Pennsylvania State College, Pennsylvania In a mere ten to twenty years, regeneration within human specimens may become common practice in the medical field. Considering this information, the impact of regeneration needs to be evaluated. The study of Brown Planarians, which is a freshwater model organism that has the ability to regenerate after amputation, can be used to further understand what regeneration may mean moving forward. In this study, these Planarians were cut and grown in different intensities and types of light to see the impact of this exposure on regeneration patterns. There were five types (correlating with different intensities) of light: total darkness, natural light, Incandescent Light, LED Light and CFL light. A randomized complete block design was used to set up the planarians on various trays. The Planarians were grown until full regeneration was observed, with a fully formed tapered tail, auricles, and eyespots. Between all trays, the ANOVA test for the time to regenerate had a P-value of <0.0001, and the Tukey HSD Test identified where the significance for all trays lie. Additionally, the Chi-Square test showed a distinct difference between the proportionality of Alive vs. Dead between all trays, also with a P-value of <0.0001. There was no statistical correlation between intensity and regeneration found.

Competition history

• JSHS 2020 Category not listed

Resources

• National JSHS abstract book ↗

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