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Smithtown HS West Senior Heading To State Science Congress

Joey Davide investigated the effects of common plastic substitutes, BPS and BPF, on marine organisms.

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L-R: Smithtown Science Research Coordinator, Dr. Stephanie O’Brien, Smithtown High School West senior Joey Davide, and Smithtown High School West science research teacher, Brian Snyder.
L-R: Smithtown Science Research Coordinator, Dr. Stephanie O’Brien, Smithtown High School West senior Joey Davide, and Smithtown High School West science research teacher, Brian Snyder. (Courtesy of Smithtown CSD)

SMITHTOWN, NY — Joey Davide, a senior at Smithtown High School West, was nominated to present his ecology research at the State Science Congress in Syracuse, the Smithtown School District announced.

Davide finished in the top three of the Ecology category of the Long Island Science Congress out of 93 projects.

He investigated the effects of common plastic substitutes, BPS and BPF, on marine organisms. He examined how these plastics affect the viability of algae (Nannochloropsis oculata) and brine shrimp (Artemia salina) at different concentrations.

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His project is titled "The Ecological Effects of Bisphenol F and Bisphenol S."

The NYS Science Congress is a culminating event for students who have been given high honor recognition by a NYS regional science fair. It is scheduled to be held in June in Syracuse.

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