Science Whizzes

Westport resident Claudia Bernstein (r), an eighth grader at Greens Farms Academy, won the prestigious first place in Life Sciences Award at the Connecticut Science and Engineering Fair at Qunnipiac University. Her project on the effect of over-the-counter painkillers on the gastric system brought her the highest honor from the Pfizer Life Science Awards as well as the Connecticut Science Teacher’s Association Student Research Awards. Claudia’s teacher, Sara Campolettano (c ), said of her work that it was “authentic, original, and thorough.” Fellow eighth grader, Oliver Ferry (l) of Fairfield won second place in the physical sciences for his project on aircraft design. (CLICK TO ENLARGE) Contributed photo