This year, the 24th
Calvert Award was presented to Anthony
Deczynski, from Cranford, New
Jersey, a twelfth grade student at Cranford High School. His project
was
entitled, “Dryinid Wasps as an Ecological Indicator.” His project was
selected from among
25 insect-related science projects submitted independently or presented
at the
annual Delaware Valley Science Fairs held April 7 at the Philadelphia
Expo
Center in Oaks, PA. The award presentations were made at the April 28
AES Membership meeting at the Academy of Natural Sciences of
Philadelphia.
![]() Olga Vinogradova, Anthony Deczynski, Elise Backman, Jamie Cromartie (AES President), Valetine Parisi, and Dahlia Kanawy. |
![]() Anthony Deczynski with his First Place Project, “Dryinid Wasps as an Ecological Indicator.” |
![]() Elise Backman with her First Runner-up project, |
![]() Olga
Vinogradova receiving congratulations from AES President,
Jamie Cromartie for her Honorable Mention project, |
![]() Valentine Parisi and Dahlia Kenawy presenting their Second Runner up project, Distribution of Wolbachia pipientis 16S rDNA in Diverse Insect Orders in Chester County |