Congratulations to the 2025 Regeneron STS Scholars!
vlog proudly announces the top 300 scholars in the Regeneron vlog Talent Search 2025, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious science and math competition for high school seniors. The Regeneron vlog Talent Search provides students a national stage to present original research and celebrates the hard work and novel discoveries of young scientists who are bringing a fresh perspective to significant global challenges. The 300 scholars and their schools will be awarded $2,000 each.
Scholars were chosen based on their outstanding research, leadership skills, community involvement, commitment to academics, creativity in asking scientific questions and exceptional promise as STEM leaders demonstrated through the submission of their original, independent research projects, essays and recommendations. The 300 scholars hail from 200 American and international high schools and homeschools in 33 states, Washington D.C., Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Switzerland.
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Maya Abdelaal, Age: 18
Marine Academy of Technology & Environmental vlog, NJ
Project Title: Assessing Airborne Bacteria Abundance in Sea Foam Aerosols
Laasya Acharya, Age: 17
William Mason High School, OH
Project Title: Implementing a Novel Multimodal Neural Network Approach Using Dynamic Hyperparameter Selection Within an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for the Early Detection of Crop Diseases
Esat Acikgoz, Age: 17
Bergen County Academies, NJ
Project Title: Cyanobacteria: Limiting the Bad and Exploiting the Good To Conserve the Environment and Revolutionize Energy
Johnathan Ahdout, Age: 17
John L. Miller Great Neck North High School, NY
Project Title: Contextualizing Data-Sparse QSPR Property Prediction With Categorical Representations Built from Variational Autoencoders
Aafia Ahmed, Age: 17
Elmont Memorial High School, NY
Project Title: JAK2/STAT3 Signaling Pathway Mediates Methylmercury Toxicity in Mouse Astrocyte Neuronal C8-D1A Cell Line
Neel Ahuja, Age: 17
Millburn High School, NJ
Project Title: Reducing Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Water Contamination With Mycorrhizal Hydroponics Plants
Vimala Ruth Anne Albert, Age: 17
Bronx High School of vlog, NY
Project Title: Would a Rose by Any Other Name Really Smell Just as Sweet?: The Effect of First and Last Name Fluencies on Candidate Perception
Vidya Ambati, Age: 17
Albemarle High School, VA
Project Title: Haloperidol Inhibits Inflammasome Activation via the Novel Receptor LAMTOR1 and Reduces the Risk of Rheumatoid and Gouty Arthritides
Liam Aranda-Michel, Age: 18
Lake Oswego High School, OR
Project Title: HemoLens: An Open-Source Pressure Myograph and Cardiac Flow Simulator for Analysis of Native and FRESH 3D Bioprinted Vasculature
Dev Arora, Age: 17
Plano West Senior High School, TX
Project Title: A Novel Reinforcement-Learning Approach to Closed-Loop Blood Glucose Control Using Deep-Q Learning
Asa Ashley, Age: 17
The Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and vlog in Kentucky Bowling, KY
Project Title: Derived Magnetite on Nickel Foam as an Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Evolution
Chloe C. Au, Age: 17
Paul Duke STEM High School, GA
Project Title: The Role of Myc in Tunicate Central Nervous System Development
Naima Aubry-Romero, Age: 17
Richard Montgomery High School, MD
Project Title: Modeling, Analysis and Prediction of COVID-19 Dynamics With Interacting Subpopulations and Implicit Behavior Using Physics-Informed Neural Networks
Fatimah Badoolah, Age: 17
Garden City Park School, NY
Project Title: The Efficacy of Different Dosages of M. charantia and A. indica on Glucose Levels in D. melanogaster
Sanchali Banerjee, Age: 18
Thomas Jefferson High School for vlog and Technology, VA
Project Title: LUSO-GenAI: A Novel Framework Using Conditional Generative Adversarial Networks (cGANs) To Synthesize Spatial Land Use Strategy Through Economic-Environmental Payoff Optimization
Will Bao, Age: 17
Auburn High School, AL
Project Title: Machine Learning-Driven Discovery of Novel Acoustic Metamaterials for Highly Effective Noise Pollution Mitigation
Suchit Basineni, Age: 18
High Technology High School, NJ
Project Title: El Niño–Southern Oscillation and Atlantic Multi-Decadal Oscillation Impact on Hurricanes in the North Atlantic Basin
Daanish Bassi, Age: 17
Smithtown High School East, NY
Project Title: Assessing Novel RIPK2-MKK7 Interaction Inhibitors in Prostate Cancer Cell Lines
Prisha Prakash Bhat, Age: 17
Plano East Senior High School, TX
Project Title: Genetic Augmentation of Oryza sativa To Increase Drought and Arsenic Tolerance Through Overexpression of Aquaporin Genes
Joseph Reuben Birnbaum, Age: 18
New Paltz Central High School, NY
Project Title: The Effects of Wildfire Intensity on the Regeneration of Pinus rigida Mill on the Shawangunk Ridge
Anik Bora, Age: 18
American Heritage School, FL
Project Title: Creating a Novel Drought Prediction Model Using Convolutional Neural Networks
Sean Chingiz Borneman, Age: 16
Bloomington High School South, IN
Project Title: Machine Learning-Based Identification of Cognitive Engagement States in EEG Data Driven by Visual Stimulation
Logan Mars Brown, Age: 18
High Tech High North County, CA
Project Title: Closed-Loop Electrochemical CNC Machining for the Democratization of Metal Fabrication
Brandon Cai, Age: 17
Parkland High School, PA
Project Title: Wearable Digital Eyes for Visually Impaired Using Sensor Fusion and Rule-Based Stereo Vision
Sebastian Caillault, Age: 18
Cedar Shoals High School, GA
Project Title: Ropelength Provides New Lower Bounds for the Pearl Number of a Knot
Jolene Cao, Age: 17
Smithtown High School East, NY
Project Title: Synthesis of Stable and Magnetically Responsive Magnetite/Cesium Lead Halide Perovskite Quantum Dots for Programmable Light Polarization
Emma Amalia Carotenuto, Age: 17
Sacred Heart Academy, NY
Project Title: The “Sunset Effect” Among Nursing Home and At-Home Patients in a Latinx Community
Ishana Chadha, Age: 17
Commack High School, NY
Project Title: Understanding Neuronal Migration in Brain Development: The Role of Oligophrenin1 in Modulating Radial Migration of Pyramidal Neurons by Interaction With Pacsin2
Tesko Chaganti, Age: 17
Plymouth-Canton High School, MI
Project Title: The Secrets of Healthy Aging: The Semi-Automated Discovery of Novel and Natural Dietary PI3K Inhibitors With Senolytic Potential
Richard Chai, Age: 18
Smithtown High School East, NY
Project Title: Optimizing the Nitro-Oxidation Process To Convert Lignocellulosic Waste Into Fertilizers and Nanocellulosic Materials
Forrest Chai, Age: 18
McCallie School, TN
Project Title: Enhancing Drug-Drug Interaction Predictions: Novel Dual-Contrasting Framework and Self-Attention in Message-Passing Neural Networks
Sonya Chamberlain, Age: 18
Dublin High School, CA
Project Title: Whole Exome Sequencing Analysis Highlights the Need for Routine Genetic Screening of Type 1 Diabetes Patients for Monogenic Diabetes
Vrishank Chandrasekhar, Age: 17
Lynbrook High School, CA
Project Title: Discovery of a Novel Digital Biomarker for Early Pan-Cancer Survival and Recurrence Prediction via Free-Text Clinical Narratives
Trevor Chen, Age: 17
Westview School, CA
Project Title: Enabling Ultra-Broadband High-Efficiency Gratings for Single-Cycle Infrared Lasers
Emily Chen, Age: 17
Baton Rouge Magnet High School, LA
Project Title: Studying the Effects of Distortion on the Hydrodynamics in the Lower Mississippi River Physical Model
Deling Chen, Age: 18
St. Paul Academy & Summit School, MN
Project Title: A Novel Electrocardiogram-Based Model for Prediction of Dementia — the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) Study
Connie Chen, Age: 17
Bronx High School of vlog, NY
Project Title: A Novel Mathematical Framework for Crystal Structure Prediction
Jun Chen, Age: 17
Jericho Senior High School, NY
Project Title: Role of Active Vitamin D on Reserved Intestinal Stem Cells
Serena Chen, Age: 17
Herricks High School, NY
Project Title: The Novel Involvement of Peroxisomal Beta-Oxidation During Mitochondrial Inhibition in Catecholamine-Stimulated Acyl-Coenzyme A Oxidase 1 (ACOX1) Knockout White Adipocytes
Dean Chen, Age: 17
Paul D. Schreiber High School, NY
Project Title: Improving the Precipitation Distribution Around Synthetic Tropical Cyclone Tracks Using Radar, P-CLIPER Precipitation Model and Deep Learning
Alan Jiaqi Chen, Age: 18
Westlake High School, TX
Project Title: AssemblyComplete: Deep Reinforcement Learning-Based Combinatorial 3D Assembly Completion
Anson Chen, Age: 18
Tesla STEM High School, WA
Project Title: DATect: Forecasting Domoic Acid Levels From Harmful Algal Blooms Along the Pacific Northwest Coast
Mingchuan Cheng, Age: 17
West High School, UT
Project Title: Quantifying the Cognitive Demand of Controlling a Prosthesis With a Secondary Detection Response Task
Jilly Abraham Choi, Age: 17
duPont Manual Magnet High School, KY
Project Title: Design of a Low-Cost, Low Inertia, Backdrivable Upper-Body Manipulator for Use in Humanoid Applications
Kate Choi, Age: 18
The Potomac School, VA
Project Title: Improving Racial Equity in Skin Cancer Detection: Leveraging Artificial Intelligence-Driven Synthetic Image Generation, Cascading Convolutional Neural Networks and Affordable Diagnostic Hardware for Accurate Cancer Screening Across All Skin Tones
Benjamin Art Chung, Age: 18
Thousand Oaks High School, CA
Project Title: The Synergistic Effect of Omega-3 Fatty Acids (DHA and EPA) and Zinc Picolinate on Traumatic Brain Injury in Galleria mellonella
Tyler Alan Clair, Age: 18
Minnetonka High School, MN
Project Title: Food Waste-Based Biocoagulants: A Novel Approach To Sustainably Remove Polystyrene Microplastics for Future Alternatives in Water Treatment
Elena Coelho Adams, Age: 17
New Rochelle High School 1, NY
Project Title: Music to My Eyes: The Relationships Between Auditory and Visual Input and the Formation of Synesthetic Associations
Emma Marie Colarte Delgado, Age: 17
American Heritage School, FL
Project Title: The Effect of Varying Time Periods of the Intermittent Metabolic Switching (IMS) Diet on the Cognitive and Behavioral Abilities of Mutant Drosophila melanogaster, Leading to Brief Synaptic Neuroplasticity
Myles Coven, Age: 17
Bronx High School of vlog, NY
Project Title: Novel Regulation of Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor (LDLR) by UBOX5
Ava Grace Cummings, Age: 18
North Carolina School of vlog and Mathematics, NC
Project Title: Musculoskeletal Effects of Tirasemtiv and Urtica dioica on Dstac Gene Knockdown in Drosophila melanogaster: Applications Toward STAC3 Disorder (Native American Myopathy)
Jack Cummins, Age: 17
Manchester Essex Regional High School, MA
Project Title: In-Hospital Mortality Prediction for ICU Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Machine Learning Approach
Rohan Das, Age: 17
BASIS Independent Silicon Valley, CA
Project Title: The Warped Tensor Product of Frobenius Algebras
Aretha Datta, Age: 18
North Carolina School of vlog and Mathematics, NC
Project Title: Cloning the Anhydrobiosis Protein CAHS-89226 From Hypsibius exemplaris To Construct Desiccation-Tolerant Azotobacter vinelandii and Escherichia coli
Ahmet Yavuz Demirbas, Age: 17
Williamsville East High School, NY
Project Title: From Words to Actions: A Comprehensive Approach to Identifying Incel Behavior on Reddit
Kelly Deng, Age: 18
Scarsdale High School, NY
Project Title: Macrophage-Stimulating Protein/RON (MST1R) Sensitivity Underlies the Pathogenesis of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder: Potential for Novel Pharmacological Interventions via Transcriptomic Imputation
Aditi Nikhil Deshpande, Age: 17
Amador Valley High School, CA
Project Title: Assessing the Role of Matrix Metalloproteinases and Classical Complement System in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Using Bulk RNA Analysis in Acinar-to-Ductal Metaplasia
Rohan Harjeet Dhillon, Age: 17
The Lakeside School, WA
Project Title: Patterns in the Stable SL(N) Homologies of Torus Knots
David Ding, Age: 17
Episcopal Academy, PA
Project Title: A Novel Portable Wave-Driven Desalination System for Emergencies and Remote Coastal Communities
Netta Dobzinski, Age: 17
Pine Crest School, FL
Project Title: Neuronal and Genetic Basis of an Attention-Like State in Drosophila
Aaryan Doshi, Age: 18
Monta Vista High School, CA
Project Title: Discovery of Properties of Atmospheric Aerosols for Targeted Climate Control via Variational Autoencoders
Shrikar Dulam, Age: 18
Illinois Mathematics and vlog Academy, IL
Project Title: Analyzing Quantum Exceptional Point Invisibility for Experimentally Realizable Triple-Gaussian Potentials
Katie Duong, Age: 17
Ward Melville High School, NY
Project Title: SARS-CoV-2 Infection Increases Long-Term Risk of Pneumonia in an Inner-City Population
Sophie Eisenberg, Age: 17
Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School, NY
Project Title: Inner Speech Classification for EEG Brain-Computer Interface: A Comparison of Feature Extraction Techniques
Shreyas Ekanathan, Age: 18
Lexington High School, MA
Project Title: A Fully Adaptive Radau Method for the Efficient Solution of Stiff Ordinary Differential Equations at Low Tolerances
Gabriella Elliott, Age: 17
John F. Kennedy High School, NY
Project Title: The Use of Diagnostic Coding Processes in the Analysis of Verbal Behaviors To Enhance Patient-Provider Connection
Pauline Victoria Allasas Estrada, Age: 18
Clovis North High School, CA
Project Title: Rapid Detection of Acetolactate Synthetase Inhibitor Resistant Weeds Utilizing Novel Full-Spectrum Imaging and a Bayesian-Optimized Hyperparameter-Tuned Convolutional Neural Network (CNN): A Two-Year Trial
Nica Katurah Fairweather, Age: 17
Brentwood High School – Ross Center, NY
Project Title: Evaluating the Impact of Temperature and Nitrate Levels on Byssal Thread Production and Filtration Efficiency in Geukensia demissa From a Long Island Salt Marsh
Katharine Falzarano, Age: 17
Klein Cain High School, TX
Project Title: A Comprehensive Investigation Into Predicting Protein Expression Levels From ScRNA-seq Data Using Deep Learning
Victoria Fang, Age: 18
University High School, CA
Project Title: A Novel AI- and Robotics-Backed Smart Sign Language Interpreter (ASLBot), Eliminating the Barriers of Communication for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals
Lena Zewdu Feleke, Age: 17
Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet High School, TN
Project Title: Assessing the Effects of Transcriptional and Post-Transcriptional Regulatory Elements on SLC3A1 Transgene Expression for Type A Cystinuria Gene Therapy
William Feng, Age: 17
William G. Enloe High School, NC
Project Title: A Solely Satellite-Based Approach to Monitoring the Oceanic Carbonate System
Dora Fields, Age: 17
Northport High School, NY
Project Title: Effects of Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Dots (N-CDs) on Germination and Growth in Solanum lycopersicum (Tomato) Seedlings Using Keratin-Based Hydroponic Substrates
Belen Franco de la Matta, Age: 18
Bergen County Academies, NJ
Project Title: Gear-Based Topological Mechanical Metamaterials
Nerya Freidenreich, Age: 17
The Grayson School, PA
Project Title: Accuracy of a Timekeeping Device Calibrated on Beta Decay From Tritium
Finán Gammell, Age: 17
East Greenwich High School, RI
Project Title: THRESHOLD: A Comprehensive Transcriptomic Analysis Tool for Evaluating Gene Saturation and Impact on Disease Progression
Tarun Ganeshkumar, Age: 17
Billerica Memorial High School, MA
Project Title: Fundamental Study of the Interactions of Electric Fields and Polystyrene Beads for Enabling Pumpless Particle Handling Within Microfluidics Devices
Sarah Rumei Gao, Age: 18
Canyon Crest Academy, CA
Project Title: From Trash to Treasure: Fighting Desertification With Sustainable Soil-Amending Hydrogels Synthesized From Food Waste
Benjamin Gao, Age: 17
Bronx High School of vlog, NY
Project Title: Connecting the Tropics to Ice Ages: Exploring Geochemical Indicators in Sea Foraminifera To Reconstruct Paleoclimate Sea Surface Temperatures in the Western Pacific Warm Pool
Jiaying Geng, Age: 18
Dulwich College Beijing, China
Project Title: Molecular Examination of the Possibility for ALS Reversals and Plateaus
Adithya Giri, Age: 18
Homestead High School, CA
Project Title: ConvFormer: Introducing Inductive Biases To Improve the Performance of Transformers on Small Datasets
Benjamin Murphy Gitai, Age: 17
Princeton High School, NJ
Project Title: Computer Vision for Ankle Replacement Surgery
Aditi Gopikrishna, Age: 17
North Carolina School of vlog and Mathematics, NC
Project Title: DEFT-FACT: Designing Effective Field Tests for Fentanyl Analogs With Computational Testing
Chinmayi Goyal, Age: 17
Yorktown High School, NY
Project Title: MyoAssist: An Innovative AI-Based, User-Driven Exoskeletal Assistive Control System for Individuals With Movement Disabilities
Liza Juliet Greenberg, Age: 18
Bronx High School of vlog, NY
Project Title: Making Order With Disorder: Specific Structural Roles of Conformationally and Chemically Heterogeneous Glycopeptides Within Mucin Proteins
Jasper Gu, Age: 17
Sunset High School, OR
Project Title: Autoinducing Peptide Mimetics: An Advanced Method To Inhibit Quorum Sensing in Staphylococcus aureus
Emna Guedhami, Age: 18
Spring Valley High School, SC
Project Title: The Effect of Lemna minor and Azolla caroliniana on the Phytoremediation of Simulated Biomedical Waste
Manya Gummaraju, Age: 18
Plano East Senior High School, TX
Project Title: Tinted Truths: Tartrazine-Induced Dysregulation of Retrotransposons and p53 Expression in Drosophila melanogaster Highlights Its Genotoxic Role
Aimee Wang Guo, Age: 18
Hockaday School, TX
Project Title: Marker Track: Accurate Fiducial Marker Tracking for Evaluation of Residual Motions During Breath Hold Radiotherapy
Ishaan Gupta, Age: 17
Dublin High School, CA
Project Title: SharkHI: A Novel Pipeline for Health Index Calculation of Carcharodon carcharias
Anant Gupta, Age: 17
William A. Shine Great Neck South High School, NY
Project Title: Assessing the Impact of Human Inhibition Factors on Wildfire Risk Prediction Using Deep Learning
Yurai Gutierrez Morales, Age: 20
Princeton High School, NJ
Project Title: How the Lion Becomes a Lamb: Transfer of Bacterial Symbionts From Ant Larvae to Vegetarian Spiders Through Selective Predation
Miriam Haddad, Age: 18
Saginaw Arts & vlogs Academy, MI
Project Title: Magnetizing Oil: A New Paradigm for Cleaning Up Aquatic Oil Spills
Amelia Hammersley, Age: 17
Oak Park and River Forest High School, IL
Project Title: Neuroprotective Effects of a Combination of Natural Compounds on Acute Traumatic Brain Injury in a Drosophila melanogaster Model as a Potential Novel Pharmaceutical
Iden Han, Age: 17
Richard Montgomery High School, MD
Project Title: Using the Atlas Pressure Device To Study Roles of Piezo and YAP in the Nephrocyte Pressure Response
Eli Hanechak, Age: 18
Pope Francis Preparatory School, MA
Project Title: Solving the Plastic Problem: Developing a Microbial System for the Bioremediation of Plastic Waste Into Drinkable Water and Fertilizer Material
Lauren Hedges, Age: 18
Kings Park High School, NY
Project Title: Antemortem Associations Between Grey Matter Volume and Montreal Cognitive Assessment Item Scores in a Sample Stratified by the Presence of Postmortem Lewy Body Pathology
Miles Hexun, Age: 18
University High School, CA
Project Title: Engineering of Formate Dehydrogenase for Recycling of Nicotinamide Mononucleotide, a Noncanonical Redox Cofactor
Anneliese Heyder, Age: 18
North Carolina School of vlog and Mathematics, NC
Project Title: Effects of Hypercholesterolemia and the Inhibition of the AGE-RAGE Pathway on Exopher Formation in C. elegans
Elbert Ho, Age: 18
The Pingry School, NJ
Project Title: SOLD: SELFIES-Based Objective-Driven Latent Diffusion
Kaitlin Ho, Age: 17
North Shore High School, NY
Project Title: Magnesium Magic: The Rescue of the Parkinson’s Model of Drosophila melanogaster with MgCl₂ Supplementation
Melody Heeju Hong, Age: 17
General Douglas MacArthur High School, NY
Project Title: A Bayesian Exploration Into More Flexible trans-Methylation Quantitative Trait Locus Mapping
Shannon Hong, Age: 17
Herricks High School, NY
Project Title: Leveraging Machine Learning To Reveal the Impacts of Light Pollution on Suboscine Birdsong Characteristics Extracted From the Xeno-Canto Database: A Principal Component Analysis
Kento Luke Hong, Age: 18
Edgemont High School, NY
Project Title: Investing the Effects of Hemarthrosis on the Structure and Function of ACL Repair
Kattie Fei Huang, Age: 17
Hong Kong International School, Hong Kong SAR
Project Title: Applying Machine Learning Approach to Predicting Total Fertility Rate: A Comparison With the United Nations Projections
Carolyn Huo, Age: 18
Bergen County Academies, NJ
Project Title: Histone Acetyltransferase MOF and Its HAT Activity Are Essential To Mitigate Aberrant R-Loop Accumulation Induced by Cr(VI) Exposure
Vedant Iyer, Age: 17
William G. Enloe High School, NC
Project Title: Design, Synthesis and in silico Testing of a Novel Antibody Drug Conjugate of Neratinib, an Irreversible Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor Used in HER2+ Breast Cancer
Jiwu Jang, Age: 18
Lexington High School, MA
Project Title: Vertex Functions of Type D Nakajima Quiver Varieties
Sara Mae Jankovic, Age: 18
Horace Greeley High School, NY
Project Title: Toppling the Domino Effect: A Novel Approach to Predicting Systemic Banking Distress Using Interacting Networks Analysis
Leonardo Jia, Age: 17
Saratoga High School, CA
Project Title: Machine Learning Models for Regional Diabetes Prevalence Prediction Using Socioeconomic and Lifestyle Factors With Applications in the Diabetes Economic Ecosystem
Henry Jiang, Age: 17
Detroit Country Day School, MI
Project Title: The Axial Electric Potential and Length of a Torus Knot
Anthony Jiang, Age: 17
Ossining High School, NY
Project Title: Short-Formatted Video Product Advertisements Influence on Purchasing Behavior Among Children and Adolescents
Eric Sheng-Yan Jin, Age: 18
Shanghai American School Pudong Campus Pudong New Area,
Project Title: The Design and Analysis of a Bat-Inspired Ornithopter
Luke Jones, Age: 17
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, KY
Project Title: Role of Inflammation and Endothelial Injury in Neonatal Intraventricular Hemorrhages
Anaahita Kaashyap, Age: 18
The Potomac School, VA
Project Title: Development and Evaluation of HMPB-Cur-Pip Nanoparticles as a Novel, Cost-Effective, Anti-Inflammatory Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Vishwum Kapadia, Age: 17
University School, OH
Project Title: Change in Dicrotic Notch Index Predicts Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair for Mitral Regurgitation
Hrithik Ketineni, Age: 17
Westview High School, OR
Project Title: Quantum Algorithm for Exact Minimal Exclusive-OR Sum-of-Product Minimization and Reversible Synthesis
Chinmay S. Khare, Age: 18
Ottawa Hills High School, OH
Project Title: Mitigating the Energy Crisis: A Novel Generalizable Machine Learning Method to Accurately Predict Thermodynamically Stable Structures of Highly Site-Disordered Photovoltaic Materials
Aditi Kiran, Age: 17
BASIS Independent Fremont, CA
Project Title: The Effect of Copper Aluminum Bimetallic Metal Organic Framework-Based Electrode on the Energy Stored in a Supercapacitor
Samhita Konduri, Age: 18
Palo Alto High School, CA
Project Title: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Determinants Influencing Sexual Assault Crime Rates Across the United States Using Large Language Models, Machine Learning and Statistics
Theodore Kratter, Age: 17
Polytechnic School, CA
Project Title: Novel Food Safety Test for the Rapid and Point-of-Care Detection of Peanut Allergens: Improving Quality of Life for Those With Severe Food Allergies
Nihar Kummetha, Age: 18
North Carolina School of vlog and Mathematics, NC
Project Title: Discovery of Aza-Stilbene as a Scaffold for a Histamine Receptor H₂ Antagonist for the Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Rania Sophia Lateef, Age: 18
The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park, VA
Project Title: Rhythms and Blues: Evaluating the Impact of Artificial Light Exposure and Circadian Disruption on Biobehavioral Systems in Drosophila melanogaster
Remy Laurens, Age: 18
Midtown High School, GA
Project Title: The Application of Machine Learning in the Prediction of Inhibitor Development in Hemophilia A
Logan Lee, Age: 18
Iolani School, HI
Project Title: Utilizing Microbiome Transplants To Improve Landscape-Scale Mosquito Suppression
Husang Lee, Age: 18
Newton South High School, MA
Project Title: Exosomes From a Novel Leuconostoc mesenteroides Subsp. Isolated From Camellia japonica: Systematically Targeting MAPK and Akt Pathways and Their Submechanisms To Prevent Melanomagenesis
Allison Lee, Age: 17
East Brunswick High School, NJ
Project Title: MergeFinder: A Deep Learning Model for Galaxy Merger Identification
Caitlin Avery Lee, Age: 18
Herricks High School, NY
Project Title: In vitro Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron JN.1 Subvariants With Spike S31 Deletion and Their Evasion of COVID-19 Therapies
Chloe Yerin Lee, Age: 18
Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School, NY
Project Title: Exploring the Effects of Cannabidiol-Medium Triglyceride Oil on Locomotion and Tap Withdrawal Response Using Caenorhabditis elegans as a Model for Alzheimer’s Disease
Chloe Yehwon Lee, Age: 17
Plano East Senior High School, TX
Project Title: Chemical Modification of Acetaminophen To Reduce Liver Toxicity and Enhance Drug Efficacy
Andrew Levy, Age: 18
Byram Hills High School, NY
Project Title: Analyzing Extracellular Vesicles for Prediction of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patient Immunotherapy Response
Victor Li, Age: 18
University High School, CA
Project Title: Allo-DiffHopping: A Computational Approach for Allosteric Scaffold Hopping Using Conditional E(3) Equivariant Diffusion Model in Drug Design
Benjamin Li, Age: 18
Millburn High School, NJ
Project Title: MD-SA2: Multimodal, Depth-Aware Brain Tumor Segmentation in Sub-Saharan Populations
Jonathan Li, Age: 18
Williamsville East High School, NY
Project Title: A Preclinical Study on WEE1 Inhibitors for Improving the Chemotherapy Response in Bladder Cancer
Rockwell T. Li, Age: 18
Ocean Lakes High School Mathematics and vlog Magnet Center, VA
Project Title: A Clearer Lens to the NanoWorld: Scanning Tunneling Microscope Super Resolution
Andrew Yuxuan Liang, Age: 17
The Harker School, CA
Project Title: An Intelligent Bee Health Assessment System Using a Cross Attention-Based Multimodal Neural Network for Visual and Audio Signals
Daniel Dali Liang, Age: 17
Ward Melville High School, NY
Project Title: Radiomic Feature Engineering for Automated Colorectal Polyp Classification Using Deep Learning Architectures
Justin Yi-Ting Lin, Age: 17
San Marino High School, CA
Project Title: Effects of Alveolar Bone Grafts vs. Orthognathic Surgery on Cleft Palate Speech Nasalance: A Meta-Analysis
Amy Lin, Age: 17
Princeton High School, NJ
Project Title: Predicting Compound Melting Temperatures From Computationally Derived Properties Using Machine Learning
Adrian Lin, Age: 17
The Davidson Academy of Nevada, NV
Project Title: LiDAR-Enhanced Augmented Reality Super Vision for Real-Time Hazard Detection in Pedestrian and Dynamic Work Environments
Jayden Lin, Age: 17
Bronx High School of vlog, NY
Project Title: Novel Interpretable Model for Urban Heat Island Forecasting and Addressing Climate Racism in Big Cities
Sidney Lin, Age: 17
Bronx High School of vlog, NY
Project Title: Machine Learning for Identification of Fast Progressors of Infarct Growth in Early Window Acute Ischemic Strokes Without Perfusion Imaging
Marina Lin, Age: 18
Thomas Jefferson High School for vlog and Technology, VA
Project Title: A Carbon-Aware Ant Colony System Algorithm for the Sustainable Generalized Traveling Salesman Problem
Yunyi Ling, Age: 18
Montgomery Blair High School, MD
Project Title: Evolution and Costs of Streptomycin Resistance in Salmonella
Kaiyan Ling, Age: 18
Cherry Hill High School East, NJ
Project Title: Model Touch Pointing and Detect Parkinson’s Disease via a Mobile Game
Rivka Lipkovitz, Age: 18
Proof School, CA
Project Title: The Differential Effects of Strict Voter Identification Laws on Election Type and Adoption Timing
Joyce Liu, Age: 17
Choate Rosemary Hall, CT
Project Title: Calculating the Tip of the Red Giant Branch (TRGB) Distance to an Isolated Dwarf Galaxy: R-127-1
Tiffany Liu, Age: 18
William A. Shine Great Neck South High School, NY
Project Title: Vulnerability of DNN Architectures to Inversion Attacks During Edge Computing and Collaborative Inference
Mary Loukaitis, Age: 17
Bronx High School of vlog, NY
Project Title: Quantifying MAB-3-Controlled Robustness in Caenorhabditis elegans Male Tail Morphogenesis
Susie Lu, Age: 17
Sammamish Homeschool, WA
Project Title: Fast Consensus Topology Design via Minimizing Laplacian Energy
Milan Lustig, Age: 18
Cold Spring Harbor High School, NY
Project Title: A Configurable Compiled Programming Language With Integrated Transpilation
Nandana Madhukara, Age: 18
Canyon Crest Academy, CA
Project Title: A Novel Approach to Modeling the Effect of Protein Crowding on Cellular Membrane Shape
Sajeev Magesh, Age: 18
Dublin High School, CA
Project Title: IntelliTill AI — Combating Climate Change Through AI-Driven Automated Tilling and Fertilizer Optimization
Vivek Malik, Age: 17
Hackley School, NY
Project Title: Novel Characterization of Plexin D1’s Role in Regulating the Macrophage Immune Response
Ashley Malkin, Age: 18
Greenwich High School, CT
Project Title: Development and in vitro Verification of a Polymersome for Blood-Brain Barrier (BBB) Transport Through a Novel Machine Learning Model
Joshua Manasse Cammerman, Age: 17
Bronx High School of vlog, NY
Project Title: Phagocytosis of Reticulocytes by Splenic B Cells in Malaria-Infected Mice
Atreya Manaswi, Age: 19
Orlando vlog Middle/High School, FL
Project Title: Year 5: Engineering a Novel IoT Trapping System With a Multiple Linear Regression Model Toward Eco-Friendly, High-Efficacy and Low-Cost Honey Bee Pest Treatment and Management
Skyler Mao, Age: 17
Saratoga High School, CA
Project Title: Relating Wave and Particle Statistics in Pilot-Wave Hydrodynamics
Calvin Thomas Mathew, Age: 18
American Heritage School, FL
Project Title: 3D Printing Personalized Knee Implants: Novel Computational Geometric Models for Stem Cell Regeneration in Meniscus Tears
Anirudh Mazumder, Age: 17
Texas Academy of Mathematics and vlog, TX
Project Title: Novel Intelligent Controllers for the Precise Movement of Soft Robots
Shiv Mehrotra-Varma, Age: 18
Clovis North High School, CA
Project Title: Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Are at Elevated Risk of Developing New Hypertension and Chronic Kidney Disease Following COVID-19 Infections
Martin Meister, Age: 18
Centennial High School, MD
Project Title: Quantifying Seagrass Density Using Sentinel-2 Satellite Data and Machine Learning
Hriday Meka, Age: 17
North Hollywood High School, CA
Project Title: Selective NF-κB Inhibition in Acute Myeloid Leukemia Using a Novel Decoy Oligonucleotide: Evaluating Monotherapeutic and Polytherapeutic Approaches
Aryaman Mishra, Age: 17
Kalamazoo Area Mathematics and vlog Center, MI
Project Title: American Sign Language Alphabet Translation to English Using Novel Hand Gesture Recognition
Umar Haneef Mohammad, Age: 17
Harmony School of Endeavor Austin, TX
Project Title: SOAR: Automatically Differentiable Neural Network Aerodynamic Surrogate Models and Lifting Line Theory for Computationally Efficient Wing-Shape Optimization
Nora Morton, Age: 17
Horace Greeley High School, NY
Project Title: Evaluation of the Performance of Wave Attenuation Devices (WADs) at a Coastal Marsh Shoreline Using a Smartphone-Based Wave Intensity Sensor (WILSON)
Saikiran Motati, Age: 17
Texas Academy of Mathematics and vlog, TX
Project Title: SolRefProp: Reference Ensembling for Enhanced Solubility Prediction
Isha Nagireddy, Age: 18
Massachusetts Academy of Math & vlog, MA
Project Title: OptiCare: A Mobile Application Diagnosing Ocular Diseases Through Novel Point of Care Methods Utilizing Machine Learning Technology
Meenakshi Nair, Age: 17
Mission San Jose High School, CA
Project Title: Iterative Informal Settlement Detection and Mapping on VHR Satellite Imagery
Ananeah Nevil, Age: 17
Sidwell Friends School, DC
Project Title: Illuminating the Regulation of Cell-to-Cell Variability in NFκB Signaling Using Fluorescent Proteins and CRISPR
Siddharth Nirgudkar, Age: 17
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, MA
Project Title: Contextualized Transfer Learning: Transforming Heterogeneity Into Predictive Power With Generative Latent Structures in Resource-Limited Settings
Natalie Osorio, Age: 17
H. Frank Carey High School, NY
Project Title: Biophysical Investigations Into the Structure and Function of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Nitric Oxide Signaling System
Larine Ouyang, Age: 18
Lexington High School, MA
Project Title: A Noise-Resilient and Energy-Efficient AI Model for EEG-Based Emotion Recognition Induced by Multimedia Stimuli
Erim Ozcan, Age: 18
The Potomac School, VA
Project Title: Parametric Optimization and Discovery of a Low-Noise Toroidal Quadrotor Propeller With a Leading Blade Height Offset for Responsible Wildlife Research
Madeleine Rose Pachella, Age: 18
Pelham Memorial High School, NY
Project Title: Analyzing B Cell Classification Changes in the Cerebrospinal Fluid and Blood Influenced by Ocrelizumab Treatment in Multiple Sclerosis
Anushri Pal, Age: 18
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, MA
Project Title: Effect of Atomic Size and Stereochemistry of Halogenated Hydantoin Derivatives on Main Protease Inhibition Activities of SARS-CoV-2: Rationalization Through Computational Studies
Phoebe Pan, Age: 18
Thomas Jefferson High School for vlog and Technology, VA
Project Title: Data Augmentation Strategies for Improved PM2.5 Forecasting Using Transformer Architectures
Nayan Patel, Age: 17
Cary Academy, NC
Project Title: Spectral Asteroid Classification With Convolutional Neural Networks
Thanush Patlolla, Age: 17
William G. Enloe High School, NC
Project Title: Development of a Finite-Nuclear Model Based on Comprehensive Electron Scattering Data With the Use of Numeric Atom-Centered Orbitals
Matteo Paz, Age: 18
Pasadena High School, CA
Project Title: The VarWISE All-Sky Infrared Variability Survey — Classification of 1.9 Million Astronomical Objects Into 10 Classes
Keahi Pelkum Donahue, Age: 18
Nederland Middle and Senior High School, CO
Project Title: Forecasting Solar Flares With Transformer Networks
Alaina Brooke Pinto, Age: 17
The Wheatley School, NY
Project Title: Visualizing the Impact of Interleukin-32 on Tight Junction Integrity and Nuclear Morphology From Glioblastoma Metastasis in Human Endothelial Cells
Reese Hailey Potash, Age: 17
Harrison High School, NY
Project Title: Lack of School Engagement as a Mediator Between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Juvenile Offending
Sadelle Poulsen, Age: 17
Paul D. Schreiber High School, NY
Project Title: Exploring the Content Themes and Engagement Strategies Used by First-Time Voters on TikTok
Mark Prainito, Age: 17
John F. Kennedy High School, NY
Project Title: Behavioral Responses of Mercenaria mercenaria and Crassostrea virginica Larvae to Ocean Acidification and Cochlodinium polykrikoides Toxicity: A Novel Evaluation of the Efficacy of Ulva spp. in Mitigating Stressors Threatening Bivalve Larvae in Long Island Waters
Kabilan Prasanna, Age: 17
Lightridge High School, VA
Project Title: MasterMind: A Novel Multi-Output Model Approach to Detecting Mental Illnesses Through Natural Language Processing
Chris Procaccino, Age: 17
Bronx High School of vlog, NY
Project Title: Breaking Barriers: Verifying Sterility of Germ-Free Humanized Mice
Timothy Zhang, Age: 17
Dougherty Valley High School, CA
Project Title: Predicting Cognitive Progression and Quantifying Clinical Factor Effects: A Temporal Dual-Model Pipeline and Cluster-Based Analysis
Skyler Qu, Age: 17
North Carolina School of vlog and Mathematics, NC
Project Title: Enhancing the Efficacy of Riparian Buffer Zones Using Native Grasses and Symbiotic Fungi in Relation to Overflowing Hog Waste in Rural North Carolina
Kartik Ramachandrula, Age: 18
Brookfield Central High School, WI
Project Title: Toward Explaining the DAMA/LIBRA Dark Matter Signal via Groundwater Fluctuations
Yash Ranjith, Age: 18
Westmont High School, CA
Project Title: Modeling Pollution Spread With Obstructions Using Physics-Informed Neural Networks
Samvrit Vasudev Rao, Age: 17
Thomas Jefferson High School for vlog and Technology, VA
Project Title: A Novel AI Framework for Personalized COPD Treatment Planning: Integrating EHR Analytics and Phenotype-Based Weighted Predictions
Michael Raziel, Age: 18
Bronx High School of vlog, NY
Project Title: Decoding Denial: Using a Granger Causality Model To Examine the Impact of Climate Consensus Messaging on Climate Change Discourse in Online Platforms
Eric Reilly, Age: 17
Lynbrook High School, NY
Project Title: The Visible Light-Induced Photocatalytic Oxidation of Aromatic Alcohols to Carbonyls and Peroxides Using Green Chemistry Principles
Michael Ren, Age: 17
Syosset High School, NY
Project Title: Repurposing MALDI-TOF MS for Effective Antibiotic Resistance Screening in Staphylococcus epidermidis Using Machine Learning
Erica Revill, Age: 17
Sacred Heart Academy, NY
Project Title: If Negative Coping Hurts, Why Doesn’t Positive Coping Help? Caregiver Burden, Coping Strategies and State-Trait Anxiety Among Those Responsible for Individuals With Developmental Disabilities
Axel van Ogtrop Robinson, Age: 17
Pelham Memorial High School, NY
Project Title: Insomnia Phenotypes and Their Adverse Health Effects
Sophia Rong, Age: 17
Frazer School, FL
Project Title: The Role of Cell-to-Cell Transmission in HIV Infection: Insights From a Mathematical Modeling Approach
Charlotte Ava Rosario, Age: 17
The Nueva School, CA
Project Title: Examining Brain Structure in Relation to Mood and Anxiety in Pubertal Transgender and Cisgender Youth
Annika Sachdeva, Age: 18
Pine Crest School, FL
Project Title: Novel Approach to Early Pancreatic Cancer Detection Using Weighted Normalization in a DINOv2-Inspired Visual Transformer
Akilan Sankaran, Age: 17
Albuquerque Academy, NM
Project Title: From Walking to Tunneling: An Investigation of Generalized Pilot-Wave Dynamics
Aiden Rubin Sanxhaku, Age: 18
Julia R. Masterman High School, PA
Project Title: Cation-Effect on Alkaline Redox Flow Batteries: Enhancing Electron Transfer Kinetics Through Electrolyte Additives
Vineet Saravanan, Age: 18
Cranbrook Kingswood School, MI
Project Title: Brain Aneurysm Segmentation and Analysis Using Convolutional Neural Networks and Computational Fluid Dynamics
Agastya Sarmah, Age: 18
Sharon High School, MA
Project Title: Demographic and Genetic Insights Into ARID1A Mutations in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Implications for Prognosis and Treatment
Sandeep Sawhney, Age: 18
Herricks High School, NY
Project Title: Gallium-Mediated DNA Tensegrity Triangle-Based Crystals: A Novel Prototype Facilitating Gallium Cancer Therapy
Ersel Ozan Serdar, Age: 17
Cherry Creek High School, CO
Project Title: A Novel Approach To Steer Chemical Rockets Using Electric Fields
Julian Sethna, Age: 17
Manhasset High School, NY
Project Title: Cardiometabolic Health in Asian American Children
Praneel Shah, Age: 18
Monta Vista High School, CA
Project Title: Controlled Nutrient Delivery With Chitosan-Alginate Nanoparticles To Promote Seed Germination and Stress Resilience in Glycine max
Maya Shah, Age: 16
James W. Martin High School, TX
Project Title: Prevention of Gun Violence Through the Buffering Effects of Intellectual Humility in Traumatized Psychopaths
Rohan Shankar, Age: 17
Westwood High School, TX
Project Title: Exploring an Alternative Form of Supersymmetry With Modified Experimental Signatures, Suppressed Cross-Sections and Potential for Experimental Detection of Superpartners
Joleen Shau, Age: 18
John F. Kennedy High School, NY
Project Title: The Effect of Defocus on Contrast Detection and Its Implications for Myopia Development and Prevention
Addison Grace Shea, Age: 18
Lakewood Ranch High school, FL
Project Title: Bowhead Whale Migration Amid Changing Circulation Patterns in the Beaufort Gyre
Kevin Shen, Age: 18
Olympia High School, WA
Project Title: Taming the Oblique Wing: Improving Fuel Efficiency by Developing and Flight Testing an Oblique Wing Aircraft Utilizing a Novel Control Method
Patrick Shi, Age: 17
Thomas Jefferson High School for vlog and Technology, VA
Project Title: Integrative Genomic Analysis Identifies Novel Causal Genes of Hodgkin’s and Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Jennifer Shon, Age: 19
Portsmouth Abbey School, RI
Project Title: Evaluating the Effect of Alloferon Peptide on Survival Rate, Flight Performance and Honey Production of Honey Bees (Apis mellifera) To Increase Honey Bee Productivity
Prisha Shroff, Age: 18
Hamilton High School, AZ
Project Title: Explainable AI: An Interpretable-by-Design Algorithm Based on an Information Pursuit-Orthogonal Matching Pursuit Querier and a Concept Question-Answering Network Answerer That Generates Explanations for Image Classification Tasks
Ava Nadia Shvartsman, Age: 18
Fairmont Preparatory Academy, CA
Project Title: Analysis of PFOS and PFOA With Varying Salinity and Electrical Fields Using Classical Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Faizaan Siddique, Age: 17
Conestoga High School, PA
Project Title: Opening the Black Box: A Novel, Cost-Effective Pipeline for Automated, Explainable Glaucoma Diagnosis and Blindness Prevention
Jayden Simon, Age: 17
John F. Kennedy High School, NY
Project Title: A Comprehensive Analysis of Novel Microorganisms Utilizing Metagenomics To Determine the Effects of Plastic Polymer Types on Microbial Communities
Ritik Singhal, Age: 17
International School Basel, Switzerland
Project Title: Convolutional Neural Networks as a Method To Predict Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Congolian Deforestation
Ram Sivaraman, Age: 17
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, MA
Project Title: HM-Detect: A Murmur Detection and Classification Methodology Using a Novel C²-LSTM Architecture for Multi-Modal Signals
Sean Matthew Skinner, Age: 18
Ward Melville High School, NY
Project Title: Physics-Informed Machine Learning for Many-Objective Generative Design
Elliott Slaughter, Age: 18
Texas Academy of Mathematics and vlog, TX
Project Title: Devising Metal-Organic Framework Technology for Scalable Direct-Air Capture of CO₂
Joe Francisco Smith, Age: 17
Stanford University Online High School, CA
Project Title: Astrometric Binary Classification via Artificial Neural Networks
Malcolm Smith, Age: 18
Niwot High School, CO
Project Title: Amplifying the Kinematics of Origami Mechanisms With Spring Joints
Emily Smukler, Age: 17
George W. Hewlett High School, NY
Project Title: Aptamer-Mediated Biosensing Using Self-Assembled DNA Nanomaterials
Johnathan Strickland, Age: 17
North Carolina School of vlog and Mathematics, NC
Project Title: Investigating the Morphologies of Local-Scale Dust Storms in the Northern Hemisphere of Mars
Stella Su, Age: 18
Henry M. Gunn High School, CA
Project Title: Combining Single-Cell GPT and Gene Network Modeling To Infer the Roles of Critical Regulators of Cardiac Differentiation
Michelle Su, Age: 18
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School, MA
Project Title: An Optimized Binning and Probabilistic Slice-Sharing Technique for Motion Correction in Abdominal DW-MRI
Elle Sugimoto, Age: 18
Iolani School, HI
Project Title: Developing a Framework for Indigenous Population Health: A Machine Learning Principles Approach to Assessing the Impact of Zoning and Neighborhood Influence on Cardiometabolic Health and Gut Microbiome of Native Hawaiian Pacific Islanders on Oahu
Ibrahim Suleman, Age: 18
Sachem High School, NY
Project Title: Biophotovoltaic System Utilizing Sphagnum Moss and Citrobacter freundii
Arisha Sultana, Age: 18
Caddo Parish Magnet High School, LA
Project Title: Eosinophil-Rich Mice as Novel Investigative Models for Endometriosis and Adenomyosis
Mengnan Sun, Age: 18
Cosumnes Oaks High School, CA
Project Title: Sustainable Hydrogel Beads for Removal and Recovery of Phosphate From Wastewater
Sarah Sun, Age: 17
William A. Shine Great Neck South High School, NY
Project Title: Cognitive, Socioeconomic and Institutional Impact on Entrepreneurial Intention in Latent Entrepreneurs: A Cross-Country Comparison
Sierra Anne Sun, Age: 18
Waterford School, UT
Project Title: Differential Empathy, Social Dominance Orientation and the Limitations of Social vlog Research
Jaydon Shuan Sun, Age: 17
Thomas Jefferson High School for vlog and Technology, VA
Project Title: Synthesis, Crystal Structures and Hirshfeld Surface Analysis of 18-Crown-6 Stabilized Potassium and Ammonium Salt of Oxalatotriphenylstannate
Keita Takahashi, Age: 17
Jericho Senior High School, NY
Project Title: Mechanisms of KN1 mRNA Transport in Arabidopsis thaliana
Aliana Tang, Age: 17
Piedmont High School, CA
Project Title: Network Method for Building a Sample-Specific Glycan Database for N-Linked Glycosylation From MS/MS Data
Bruce Tang, Age: 18
University of Illinois Laboratory High School, IL
Project Title: MAPLE-GNN: Explainable Protein-Protein Interaction Prediction Using Multi-Head Attention, Protein Language Model-Enhanced Graph Neural Networks
Aanika Tangirala, Age: 17
The Lakeside School, WA
Project Title: Toward Improved Recognition and Diagnosis of Autism Among Females: A Novel Approach Using Machine Learning
Natalie Tehrani, Age: 18
Jericho Senior High School, NY
Project Title: Optimizing Real-Time Interictal Epileptiform Discharge Detection Through the Implementation of a Hilbert Transformer
Jolie Teo, Age: 17
Marlborough College Malaysia, Malaysia
Project Title: Evaluating the Cost-Effectiveness and Health Impact of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Drugs for Diabetes Prevention in High-Risk Populations: A Tiered Resource Model Approach
Ethan Thomas, Age: 17
Ransom Everglades Upper School, FL
Project Title: ConFormer: A Novel Collection of Deep Learning Models To Assist Cardiologists in the Assessment of Cardiac Function
Vishrut Thoutam, Age: 17
High Technology High School, NJ
Project Title: ProtDiff: Function-Conditioned Masked Diffusion Models for Robust Directed Protein Generation
Varun Thvar, Age: 17
The Harker School, CA
Project Title: Predicting Childhood Trauma With Functional Connectivity fMRI Imaging Using Machine Learning and Analyzing Psychopathological Outcomes
Aarushi Tiwari, Age: 17
Adlai E. Stevenson High School, IL
Project Title: Novel Two-Stage Data Filtration System for Fast and Energy-Efficient Big Data Processing Using Optical Computing
Anna Theresa Marie Christopher Tringale, Age: 17
North Carolina School of vlog and Mathematics, NC
Project Title: Investigating the Influence of Coal Ash Heavy Metal Leachate on Thyroid Hormone Concentration, Hormone Receptor Gene Expression and Spectral Sensitivity in Danio rerio
Angelina Tseng, Age: 17
Santa Catalina School, CA
Project Title: AI-Powered Magnetic Inspection Robot for Advanced Structural Health Monitoring of Ferromagnetic Structures
Mason Tso, Age: 17
John F. Kennedy High School, NY
Project Title: Decoding Nonverbal Social Interactions Through Eye Movements With Soft Magnetic Skin and 3D Printed Magnetometer Glasses
Mark Tsybulski, Age: 17
Stuyvesant High School, NY
Project Title: Sustainable Production of Copper(I) Chloride Using Electrolytic Synthesis
Aarush Vailaya, Age: 17
The Harker School, CA
Project Title: Adjacent Cycle-Chains Are e-positive
Juan Valenciana, Age: 17
Saint Francis Preparatory School, NY
Project Title: Astrocyte-Specific Interrogation of Heme-Associated Transcript Profiles in Neuroinflammation and Alzheimer’s Disease
Riyashi Varia, Age: 17
Bergen County Academies, NJ
Project Title: CORALE — Coral-Optimized Robotics for Autonomous Learning and Environmental Navigation
Armaan Manish Vaswani, Age: 17
Herricks High School, NY
Project Title: The Novel Effect of Veratrin on Cellular Viability and Apoptotic Proteins in Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy
Isabella Pushpa Vembenil, Age: 17
The Ursuline School, NY
Project Title: Beyond the Heartbeat: A Novel Machine Learning Approach to Identifying Palliative Care Candidates in Heart Failure
Sindhu Vemulapalli, Age: 17
Vista del Lago High School, CA
Project Title: Discovery of Small Molecule TLR4 Inhibitors as Potential Therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease
Avnith Vijayram, Age: 17
Thomas Jefferson High School for vlog and Technology, VA
Project Title: Graph Networks and Game Theory To Predict Gene Expression Pathways and Cardiotoxicity in Cardiac Cells
William Wakefield, Age: 18
Pine Crest School, FL
Project Title: Variational Autoencoder Latent Space as a Robust Clinical Classification Tool for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Kathie Wang, Age: 18
West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South, NJ
Project Title: Predicting Suicidality in Youth Using Quantum and Classical Machine Learning via Support Vector Machines
Ellen Luojia Wang, Age: 17
Horace Mann School, NY
Project Title: Deep Learning on a Novel Ising Model To Study Arctic Sea Ice Dynamics
Jackie Wei, Age: 18
Piedmont Hills High School, CA
Project Title: Optimizing Transformer-Based Models for Radiation Estimation at High Energy Accelerator Facility
Emma Lee Wen, Age: 17
John L. Miller Great Neck North High School, NY
Project Title: AUM-302, A Novel Triple PIM/PI3K/mTOR Inhibitor, Offers Promising Potential in Reducing the Growth of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Spheroids and Organoids
Eli Weseley-Jones, Age: 17
North Shore High School, NY
Project Title: The Misunderstood Math of Medical Tests: Improving Understanding of Conditional Probability in Screening Tests
Lilianne Williams-Ameen, Age: 17
Dobbs Ferry High School, NY
Project Title: The Next Generation: An Exploration of Youth Attitudes on Climate Change in Alaska and Northern Canada
Makayla Winslow, Age: 17
Yorktown High School, NY
Project Title: Transglutaminase as a Novel Mediator of Dopamine Toxicity in Parkinson’s Disease
Soleil Ava Wizman, Age: 17
Hunter College High School, NY
Project Title: Mechanistic Insights Into Org 43553-Induced Energy Expenditure in vitro
Pierce Wright, Age: 18
Browning School, NY
Project Title: Utilizing AI To Optimize EMS Response to Acute Mental Illness and Resulting ER Resource Allocation
Amy Xiao, Age: 17
Garden City High School, NY
Project Title: Exploring Citrin as a Therapeutic Target for Cancer Treatment Through a Clinical, Pharmacologic and Metabolic Lens
Weian Andrew Xie, Age: 18
Hotchkiss School, CT
Project Title: Worst-Case Error Bounds for Online Learning of Smooth Functions
Evan Xie, Age: 18
Deerfield Academy, MA
Project Title: Fine-Tuning Dual Single-Atom Metal Sites on Graphene for Enhanced Oxygen Reduction Reaction Activity
Matthew Xie, Age: 17
Pittsford Sutherland High School, NY
Project Title: Predicting the Risk of Asthma Development in Youth Using Machine Learning Models
Phoebe Xu, Age: 18
William G. Enloe High School, NC
Project Title: Metabolic Reprogramming of Immune Cells in HIV Infection and Treatment
Enmei Yang, Age: 17
Stuyvesant High School, NY
Project Title: Structure of the Reflective Algebra for Various Hopf Algebras
Bole Ying, Age: 18
Lower Merion High School, PA
Project Title: Machine Learning Models for Predicting Myopia and Cycloplegic Refractive Error Using Non-Cycloplegic Data: Model Development, Testing and External Validation
Ashton Yoon, Age: 17
Chadwick School, CA
Project Title: Development of a Next-Generation 3D Printed Cranial Remodeling Helmet With Memory Function and Integrated Pressure Sensors for Correcting Head Deformities
Jason Youm, Age: 18
Montgomery Blair High School, MD
Project Title: Average Rényi Entanglement Entropy in Gaussian Boson Sampling
Emily Xinxin Yu, Age: 16
Pittsford Mendon High School, NY
Project Title: Uncovering Unique Behavioral Patterns in Autistic Children Through Multimodal Machine Learning Analysis of Eye-Hand Coordination
Samuel Yuan, Age: 17
Homestead High School, CA
Project Title: Diffusion Models for Conditional Generation of Hypothetical New Families of Superconductors
Bryan Yung, Age: 18
Poolesville High School, MD
Project Title: Feature, Brain Region and Frequency Band Contributions in EEG Classification of Frontotemporal Dementia
Haylli Yunga, Age: 17
Ossining High School, NY
Project Title: Modeling Eccentricity and Spin-Precession in Binary Black Hole Gravitational Wave Events Using the Effective One-Body Method
Isabella Maria Zelaya Alves, Age: 18
Bergen County Academies, NJ
Project Title: Using Anti-Copper Drug Tetrathiomolybdate To Inhibit Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Angiogenesis
Jason Zhang, Age: 17
Del Norte High School, CA
Project Title: Noninvasive Multi-Cancer Detection Using Blood-Based Cell-Free MicroRNAs
Elisa Zhang, Age: 17
Dougherty Valley High School, CA
Project Title: Patching Multi-Location Software Bugs: A Multi-Agent Large Language Model Framework for Automated Program Repair
Qi Zhang, Age: 17
Adlai E. Stevenson High School, IL
Project Title: Mitigate the Global Crisis of Colorectal Cancer: Identify Metagenomic Biomarkers and Develop a Machine Learning Model To Assess Colorectal Cancer Risk
Brian Zhang, Age: 17
Northville High School, MI
Project Title: Elevating Visual Prompting in Transfer Learning via Pruned Model Ensembles: No Retrain, No Pain
Davido Zhang, Age: 17
Phillips Exeter Academy, NH
Project Title: Lipschitz Optimal Transport Maps
Meadow Zhang, Age: 17
Horace Greeley High School, NY
Project Title: Leveraging Lipid Nanoparticle Technology for the Targeted Delivery of mRNA to Germinal Center B Cells
Brandon Zhang, Age: 17
Stuyvesant High School, NY
Project Title: Union Certification Elections at Starbucks: Analyzing Voting Patterns and Predictors of Union Support
Alaina Zhang, Age: 17
Portsmouth Abbey School, RI
Project Title: Sugar Kelp as a Sustainable Biofilter for Nutrient Removal: A Case Study in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island
Ray Zhang, Age: 17
Thomas Jefferson High School for vlog and Technology, VA
Project Title: Biofilm Composition in Clinical Isolates of Fungal Fusarium and Development of a Multi-Targeted Antifungal Treatment To Inhibit Proliferation
Owen Jianwen Zhang, Age: 18
Bellevue High School, WA
Project Title: Tetrahedron-Intersecting Families of 3-uniform Hypergraphs
Angeline Zhao, Age: 18
Phillips Academy, MA
Project Title: Finding Belonging in the Big City: Understanding Communities-of-Interest in NYC Redistricting via Monte Carlo Simulations
Miranda Zhao, Age: 17
Bronx High School of vlog, NY
Project Title: Extreme Weather Events Predicted by Novel Active Machine Learning Model With Deep Neural Operator
Emily Zhao, Age: 17
Manhasset High School, NY
Project Title: Piezocatalysis With Optimized Turbulent Flow in Hydro Turbine for Eutrophication Remediation
Zitong Zhou, Age: 18
The Culver Academies, IN
Project Title: Self-Shape Sensing Soft Pneumatic Grasper Based on Piecewise Liquid Metal Sensor and Piecewise Variational Curvature Model
Winston Zhou, Age: 17
Syosset High School, NY
Project Title: Discrete Wavelet Multiview-Based Parallel Hybrid Deep Learning Model for Forecasting El Niño–Southern Oscillation Cycles
Zirui Zhu, Age: 17
Webb School of California, CA
Project Title: Highly Flexible Ankle Joint Lower Limb Exoskeleton for Hemiplegic Patients: Integrating Assistive and Rehabilitation Functions
Ashley Zhu, Age: 17
Hunter College High School, NY
Project Title: On Lobe Disappearance of n-Loop Curves Under Curve Shortening Flow
Minghao Zou, Age: 18
Valley Christian High School, CA
Project Title: A New Particle Pusher With Hadronic Interactions for Modeling Multimessenger Emission From Compact Objects
Ivan Zou, Age: 17
Stuyvesant High School, NY
Project Title: Targeting CDK7: Comparing the Effects of Inhibition, Degradation and Phosphorylation Mutants