June
20, 2007 (Norco, CA ) --- For the second year in a
row, Corona Norco Unified School District sophomore
Shay Edwards has won second place in the annual California
State Science Fair.
 His entry titled, Correlation
of Thermographic Assessment of Vascular Reactions
with BMI, Heart Rate and Stress
was chosen from nearly 1000 middle and senior high
school students during the final round of statewide
competition.
In order to compete at the State level, students must
first qualify at the regional level before advancing
to the State Fair. Edwards won first place at the 4
county regional fair on April 18 qualifying him for
the State competition for the 5th year in a row.
Not content to rest on his laurels, Shay accepted
invitations from the University of  California at San
Francisco and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
to participate in poster sessions summarizing his research.
On June 12, Shay presented his work at the San Francisco
campus of UC followed by a similar presentation at
the Cambridge, MA campus of MIT in July. Shay's work
was presented along with that of college undergraduates,
graduate students and PhDs. Jim Seffrin, Director of
Infraspection Institute attended the MIT session as
Shay's mentor.
Shay describes his current and
past science fair projects as follows: "Over
the past five years all of my research projects have
involved thermal imaging. In
2006 my research involved using a thermal imager to
study the effects of cold stimulation on autonomic
vascular reactions in humans. My 2007 research sought
to correlate the same type of reactions with participants'
Body Mass Index, heart rate and stress."
Infraspection Institute of Burlington, NJ has been
providing support and guidance to Shay since his first
science fair competition five years ago. Infraspection
Institute's Director, Jim Seffrin, was particularly
thrilled with Shay's accomplishments this year.
"Working with Shay has
been a genuine pleasure. Shay is an intelligent and
 dedicated student. He carefully
chooses his projects, never shrinks from a challenge
and is meticulous in his fieldwork. We are proud to
call Shay and his parents friends."
Shay continues, "I was
invited to attend the Infraspection Institute's annual
IR/INFO Conference
once again this past January. Many of the IR/INFO Conference
attendees participated as subjects in my research.
I am very grateful for everyone's help. I am especially
thankful to Infraspection Institute and Mr. Seffrin
for all of his help throughout all of my projects."
If you wish to send a word of encouragement, or to
request your images and assessment sheet, you may send
Shay an e-mail..
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