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Hartford, CT — Three outstanding young Connecticut scientists will be awarded the newly established H. Joseph Gerber Medal of Excellence at the Annual Meeting and Dinner of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering on May 24, 2006, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cromwell, Connecticut.

The award, created by the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering with the sponsorship of Gerber Scientific, Inc., is in recognition of H. Joseph Gerber’s (1924-1996) technical leadership in inventing, developing and commercializing manufacturing automation systems for a wide variety of industries, making those industries more efficient and cost-effective in a worldwide competitive environment.

As an inventor and as founder, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board and President for Gerber Scientific, Inc., Mr. Gerber was a leader for nearly half a century in inventing and producing factory automation equipment designed to solve global manufacturing problems. An elected member of the National Academy of Engineering and the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering, Mr. Gerber received the National Medal of Technology in 1994 followed by the Connecticut Medal of Technology in 1995.

The recipients of this year’s H. Joseph Gerber Medal of Excellence are 2006 Connecticut Science Fair winners Pratistha Koirala of E.O. Smith High School in Storrs, CT (1st Place, Life Sciences – Senior Division) and Jonathan B. Sellon of Staples High School in Westport, CT (1st Place, Physical Sciences – Senior Division), and the 2006 Connecticut Science Challenge winner Jonathan B. Sellon of Staples High School in Westport, CT (1st Place).

Koirala’s winning Science Fair entry was entitled “Tracking the Localization of AVP1 in Arabidopsis Thaliana Tissue.” Sellon won both his awards for his project on “Modeling Auditory Attention by Implementing IHC Movement into Frequency Selectivity of the Inner Ear: A Novel Approach to Stimuli Separation.”

Gerber Scientific is the world’s leading supplier of sophisticated automated manufacturing systems for sign making and specialty graphics, apparel and flexible materials, and ophthalmic lens processing. Headquartered in South Windsor, Connecticut, the company operates through four businesses: Gerber Scientific Products, Spandex Ltd., Gerber Technology, and Gerber Coburn.

Hartford, CT — Connecticut’s most talented young scientists and engineers will be honored by the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering at its 31st Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner on May 24, 2006 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cromwell, Connecticut. Winners of the 2006 Connecticut Science Fair, the 2006 Connecticut Science Challenge, the 2006 Connecticut Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, and the 2006 Connecticut Invention Convention will be recognized during the evening ceremonies.

The H. Joseph Gerber Medal of Excellence, established by the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering and sponsored by Gerber Scientific, Inc., will be awarded to the two first place winners of the Connecticut Science Fair and the first place winner of the Connecticut Science Challenge. The medal was created to recognize and honor H. Joseph Gerber’s (1924-1996) technical leadership in inventing, developing and commercializing manufacturing automation systems for a wide variety of industries, making those industries more efficient and cost-effective in a worldwide competitive environment.

The Chief of Technology and Innovation of the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Dr. Karl M. Prewo will give the keynote address, entitled “Progress and Plans for the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology.”

Student winners to be honored include:

The H. Joseph Gerber Medal of Excellence:
Pratistha Koirala, E.O. Smith High School, Storrs, CT
2006 Connecticut Science Fair – 1st Place, Life Sciences-Senior Division
Project: Tracking the Localization of AVP1 in Arabidopsis Thaliana Tissue

Jonathan Sellon, Staples High School, Westport, CT
2006 Connecticut Science Fair – 1st Place, Physical Sciences-Senior Division
Project: Modeling Auditory Attention by Implementing IHC Movement into Frequency Selectivity of the Inner Ear: A Novel Approach to Stimuli Separation

Jonathan Sellon, Staples High School, Westport, CT
2006 Connecticut Science Challenge – 1st Place
Project: Modeling Auditory Attention by Implementing IHC Movement into Frequency Selectivity of the Inner Ear: A Novel Approach to Stimuli Separation

2006 Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology
2nd Place National Winner: Kiran Pendri, Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, CT
Project: “Macrocyclization Using Ring-Closing Olefin Metathesis of a 13-Member Dithiolactone”

2006 Connecticut Science Challenge
1st Place – See H. Joseph Gerber Medal of Excellence award winner

2nd Place: Timothy Grejtak, Darien High School, Darien, CT
Project: “The Design and Construction of a Novel Hydrogen-Fueled Engine System”

2nd Place: Kiran Pendri, Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, CT
Project: “Macrocyclization Using Ring-Closing Olefin Metathesis of a 13-Member Dithiolactone”

Honorable Mention: Raj Ranade, East Lyme High School, East Lyme, CT
Project: “A computer Model for Optimization of a Non-Isothermal Chlorination”

2006 Connecticut Junior Science and Humanities Symposium
1st Place: Jonathan Sellon, Staples High School, Westport, CT
Project: Modeling Auditory Attention by Implementing IHC Movement into Frequency Selectivity of the Inner Ear: A Novel Approach to Stimuli Separation

2nd Place: Kathleen Farley, Darien High School, Darien, CT
Project: “Chronic Stress-Related Reduction of Microglial Proliferation in the Hilus of the Dorsal Hippocampus is reversed by Topiramate”

3rd Place: Timothy Grejtak, Darien High School, Darien, CT
Project: “The Design and Construction of a Novel Hydrogen-Fueled Engine System”

4th Place: Jason Clain, Greenwich High School, Greenwich, CT
Project: “The Diagnosis of Malignant Melanoma Using Visible Sprectroscopy”

5th PLACE: Nina Lintermans, Staples High School, Westport, CT
Project: “Diagnosis of Asthmatic Reactions Through Protein Arrays and Luminex Technology”

2006 Connecticut Invention Convention
Jennifer Chapman, Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School; Mark Cristaldi, Torrington Middle School; Haris Durrani, Bedford Middle School; Eva Hintz, Torrington Middle School; Maya Kelly, Two Rivers Magnet Middle School; Mackenzie Klug, Torrington Middle School; Amanda Makol, Two Rivers Magnet Middle School; Michele Markel, Torrington Middle School; Scott Mitchell, Two Rivers Magnet Middle School; Jill Moraski, Torrington Middle School; Caroline Muhsin, Lyme-Old Lyme Middle School; Alyssa Perregaux, Torrington Middle School; Kiley Putnam, Cromwell Middle School; Sarah Rosa, East Haven Academy; Matthew Rosengrant, Torrington Middle School

Twenty-five newly elected members of the Academy will also be recognized during the evening.

Hartford, CT — Three outstanding young Connecticut scientists will be awarded the newly established H. Joseph Gerber Medal of Excellence at the 30th Annual Meeting and Dinner of the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering on May 26, 2005, at the Rocky Hill Marriott in Rocky Hill, Connecticut.

The award, created by the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering with the sponsorship of Gerber Scientific, Inc., is in recognition of H. Joseph Gerber’s (1924-1996) technical leadership in inventing, developing and commercializing manufacturing automation systems for a wide variety of industries, making those industries more efficient and cost-effective in a worldwide competitive environment.

As an inventor and as founder, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board and President for Gerber Scientific, Inc., Mr. Gerber was a leader for nearly half a century in inventing and producing factory automation equipment designed to solve global manufacturing problems. An elected member of the National Academy of Engineering and the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering, Mr. Gerber received the National Medal of Technology in 1994 followed by the Connecticut Medal of Technology in 1995.

The recipients of this year’s H. Joseph Gerber Medal of Excellence are 2005 Connecticut Science Fair winners Shane E. Mulligan of Staples High School in Westport, CT (1st Place, Life Sciences – Senior Division) and Raj G. Ranade of East Lyme High School in East Lyme, CT (1st Place, Physical Sciences – Senior Division), and Stephen H. Ingraham of New Fairfield High School in New Fairfield, CT (1st Place, Connecticut Science Talent Search).

Mulligan’s winning Science Fair entry was entitled “The Construction of a Self Assembling DNA Nanohexagon Capable of Protein Storage and Release.” Ranade won for his project on “A Computer Simulation Model for Identification of Optimal Process Parameters for a Non-Adiabatic Plug Flow Reactor,” while Ingraham took first place honors for his Connecticut Science Talent Search entry entitled “Superluminal Electromagnetic Wave Propagation in the Near-Field.”

Gerber Scientific is the world’s leading supplier of sophisticated automated manufacturing systems for sign making and specialty graphics, apparel and flexible materials, and ophthalmic lens processing. Headquartered in South Windsor, Connecticut, the company operates through four businesses: Gerber Scientific Products, Spandex Ltd., Gerber Technology, and Gerber Coburn

Hartford, CT — Connecticut’s most talented young scientists and engineers will be honored by the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering at its 30th Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner on May 26, 2005 at the Rocky Hill Marriott in Rocky Hill. Winners of the 2005 Connecticut Science Fair, the 2005 Connecticut Talent Search, the 2005 Connecticut Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, and the 2005 Connecticut Invention Convention will be recognized during the evening ceremonies.

The H. Joseph Gerber Medal of Excellence, established by the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering and sponsored by Gerber Scientific, Inc., will be awarded to the two first place winners of the Connecticut Science Fair and the first place winner of the Connecticut Science Talent Search. The medal was created to recognize and honor H. Joseph Gerber’s (1924-1996) technical leadership in inventing, developing and commercializing manufacturing automation systems for a wide variety of industries, making those industries more efficient and cost-effective in a worldwide competitive environment.

The President and CEO of the Connecticut Center for Science and Exploration, Dr. Theodore S. Sergi will give the keynote address, entitled “Progress and Plans for the Connecticut Center for Science and Exploration.”

Student winners to be honored include:

The H. Joseph Gerber Medal of Excellence:

Shane E. Mulligan, Staples High School, Westport, CT
2005 Connecticut Science Fair – 1st Place, Life Sciences-Senior Division
Project Title: “The Construction of a Self-Assembling DNA Nanohexagon Capable of Protein Storage and Release”

Raj G. Ranade, East Lyme High School, East Lyme, CT
2005 Connecticut Science Fair – 1st Place, Physical Sciences-Senior Division
Project Title: “A Computer Simulation Model for Identification of Optimal Process Parameters for a Non-Adiatbatic Plug Flow Reactor”

Stephen H. Ingraham, New Fairfield High School, New Fairfield, CT
2005 Connecticut Science Talent Search – 1st Place
Project Title: “Superluminal Electromagnetic Wave Propagation in the Near-Field”

2004 Connecticut Science Talent Search
1st Place – See H. Joseph Gerber Medal of Excellence award winner

2nd Place – Elizabeth G. Mandeville, New Milford High School, New Milford, CT
Project: “A Paleolimnological Analysis of the Creation and Development of Candlewood Lake”

2004 Connecticut Junior Science and Humanities Symposium
1st Place: Nina Lintermans, Staples High School, Westport, CT
Project: “Global Warming: Analysis and Modeling of Bird Migratory Patterns as a Predictive Tool”

2nd Place: Elizabeth G. Mandeville, New Milford High School, New Milford, CT
Project: “Phycological Communities in a Seasonally Frozen Lake as a Planetary Analogue”

3rd Place: Anu Nellissery, Simsbury High School, Simsbury, CT
Project: “A Glycine to Aspartic Acid Mutation in the Major Capsid Protein, VP5, Interferes with the Assembly of HSV-1 Capsids”

4th Place: Thomas Erickson, E.O. Smith High School, Storrs, CT
Project: “Simple Artificial Intelligence to Accomplish Complex Tasks”

5th Place: Silvia Puma, Darien High School, Darien, CT
Project: “Role of Erbb2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinase in M.leprae-Induced Schwann Cell Signaling and Fate”

2004 Connecticut Invention Convention

Sarah Banker, Mystic Middle School
Daniel Bergeron, Torrington Middle School
Ian Cannon, Two Rivers Magnet Middle School
Eric Churchill, Portland Middle School
Michael Cowee, Two Rivers Magnet Middle School
Kafele Foster, Lewis Fox Middle School
Alex Gioia, Torrington Middle School
Courtney Holmes, Torrington Middle School
Kayla Langenheim, Torrington Middle School
Matthew Lee, Talcott Mountain Academy
Calvin Linderman, Old Lyme Middle School
Brent Longobucco, Torrington Middle School
Eric Maglio, Two Rivers Magnet Middle School
Alessandra Massameno, Torrington Middle School
Dylan McDougall, Portland Middle School

Sixteen newly elected members of the Academy will also be recognized during the evening