Welcome to Alexandra Orlinsky's STEM Portfolio!

Hello, and welcome to my STEM portfolio. My name is Alexandra Orlinsky and I am a junior at Roland Park Country School. I have been involved in STEM since it was first offered at our school in eighth grade. I took an eighth grade STEM course followed by four semesters of STEM courses (STEM IA, IB, IIA, and IIB) throughout my freshman and sophomore years. I am now continuing on the track towards the STEM Certificate at Roland Park Country School by participating in the 11th Grade Research Internship Program. I am also working towards completing the two internships and classes required to receive this certificate. In my sophomore year, I co-founded a STEM club at Roland Park along with a fellow classmate. I am very interested in STEM and plan to pursue a career in one of the four STEM fields.

Here are links to a few of my projects completed  throughout my years in STEM:

STEM IA:                                                                 STEM IB:

Report on Colors.docx                                          Traversing Mars Final.pptx

STEM IIA:                                                                STEM IIB:

hyperbolic spherical and euclidean.docx          Sustainable Batteries.pptx

Solar System Scratch Program.pptx                   Sunscreen Production Project.pptx

Hexaflexagons Project.pptx           

3D Printing Project.pptx

                        11th Grade Research Internship Project

For my 11th grade research internship project, I continued my sustainable battery project from STEM IIB. Along with another classmate, my project was to develop a sustainable battery out of household objects including coins, salt and acidic solutions such as vinegar and various fruit juices. Our goal was to develop an effective battery that could be replicated in underdeveloped countries using native currencies and fruit juices. We attempted to create a battery and kit that could light a small LED light bulb for 15 minutes.


 

Other STEM Involvement:

Johns Hopkins Biotechnology Internship:
In the summer of 2015, I interned for a week and a half at the Johns Hopkins Center for Biotechnology. During this experience, I was given an example of a recently proposed biotechnology that an inventor submitted. I then underwent all of the research involved in studying this technology and completed a shape diagram of the technology, an analysis of the cost, and an analysis of the patent landscape.

Morgan State University Innovative STEM Conference:
In March of 2014, I attended the Innovative STEM Conference at Morgan State University along with my classmate Sally Askew. We presented a poster presentation on our research project, "The Effects of White Noise on Short-Term Memory." We researched how white noise affects one's ability to memorize the order of a series of colored dots.
Here is a copy of our paper (also listed above under STEM IA):
Report on Colors.docx