Full Awards: Teen Scientists Win More Than $9 Million at 75th Annual Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair

Columbus, OH — Society for Science announced Grand Awards of Regeneron ISEF 2025. Student winners are ninth through twelfth graders who earned the right to compete at Regeneron ISEF 2025 by winning a top prize at a local, regional, state or national science fair.

George D. Yancopolous Innovator Award

CHEM005 — Novel Design and Total Synthesis of Aza-C-Nucleosides From Furfuryl Alcohol, the Key to Fighting RNA Viral Diseases

  • Adam Kovalcik, Gymnazium Nove Zamky, Nitra, Slovakia

Regeneron Young Scientist Award

ETSD057 — From Crude to Extrude: A Novel Approach to Combining Pultrusion and Extrusion Technologies Into a Single Filament Production System to Recycle PET Bottle Waste and 3D Printing Purge Materials Into Additive Manufacturing Filament

  • Benjamin Davis, Bishop Feehan High School, MA, United States of America

MATS043 — Developing a Rapid, Colorimetric Metal Organic Framework (MOF) for Airborne Silica and Uranium Detection: A Novel Approach to Pollutant Monitoring and Health Risk Assessment in Indigenous Communities for Sjogren’s Syndrome

  • Siyaa Poddar, Arizona College Prep High School, AZ, United States of America

Gordon E. Moore Award

ENBM062T — NeuroFlex: A Cost-Effective, Non-Invasive EEG-Controlled Bionic Prosthesis for Transfemoral Amputees

  • Chanyoung Kim, Marcus High School, TX, United States of America
  • Eeshaan Dev Prashanth, Marcus High School, TX, United States of America
  • Samuel Skotnikov, Marcus High School, TX, United States of America

Craig R. Barrett Award for Innovation

ENEV001 — A Digital and Portable Integrated Apparatus for Dynamic Monitoring and Highly Efficient Catalysis of Trace Formaldehyde Using Fe-Based TiO2 Single-nanoparticle Photocatalyst

  • XinYan Chen, Shanghai High School International Division, China

Mary Sue Coleman Award

BMED015 — Paving the Path to the Impossible: Regenerating Neurons Using Prostaglandin E2 Regulation as a Therapeutic Strategy

  • Uma Sthanu, Westwood High School, TX, United States of America

Robert Horvitz Prize

PHYS005 — Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of Ship Wakes

  • Aleksandra Petkova, National High School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences “Acad. Luybomir Chakalov”, Bulgaria

Peggy Scripps Award

MATH028 — The Prisoner’s Dilemma: Strategy Dynamics Related to Memory and Selfishness

  • Cory Seelenfreund, New Rochelle High School, NY, United States of America

SIYSS – Nobel

BCHM037 — Multi-Color Magneto-Fluorescent Nanoarchitectures for the Targeted Identification of Exosomes of Triple Negative Breast Cancer

  • Pragathi Kasani-Akula, South Forsyth High School, GA, United States of America

PLNT026 — Examining the Synergistic Effects of Hydrotropism, Magnetotropism, and Simulated Microgravity on Allium fistulosum Morphology Using a Novel 3D Clinostat

  • Aarushi Pandey, College Park High School, TX, United States of America

TMED042 — OncoNote: Enabling the Discovery of a Novel Digital Biomarker for Early Pan-Cancer Survival and Recurrence Prediction via Free-Text Clinical Narratives

  • Vrishank Chandrasekhar, Lynbrook High School, CA, United States of America

EUCYS

ENBM068 — Empowering Low-Resource Settings With RetinAI: An AI System With a Wearable Headset and Retinal Imaging for Eye Tumor Home-Screening

  • Ethan Yan, Groton School, MA, United States of America

MCRO029 — A Novel Biological Treatment for Antibiotic-Resistant Vibrio Infections in Aquaculture

  • Abigail Qi, Baton Rouge Magnet High School, LA, United States of America

ANIMAL SCIENCES, sponsored by Society for Science

First Award of $6,000

ANIM052 — Enhancing Targeted Crop Pollination by Training Apis mellifera Using Synthetic Mimic Odors and AI-based Analysis

  • Matthew Lo, The Haverford School, PA, United States of America

Second Award of $2,400

ANIM002 — Evaluating the Efficacy of Novel Carbon Dioxide Spray and Pesticides Using a Convolutional Neural Network for Varroa Mite Treatment in Honey Bee Colonies

  • Aakash Manaswi, Lake Highland Preparatory School, FL, United States of America

ANIM005 — PawPath: An IMU-Based Gait Detection and Disease Screening Tool for Canines

  • Anshul Bhatt, Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Maharashtra, India

ANIM021 — Bio-Innovative Sponge to Reduce Cannibalism Behavior for Blue Swimming Crab Conservation and Sustainable Coastal Ecosystems

  • Pisit Arsirawichai, Bangkok Christian College, Thailand

Third Award of $1,200

ANIM010 — Generating RNAi Pesticides to Specifically Target Invasive Species: A Case Study Examining Feasibility in the Red Fire Ant (Solenopsis invicta)

  • Madeline Borchert, The Alabama School of Math and Science, AL, United States of America

ANIM013T — An Innovative Feed Formula and Suitable Environmental Factors for Efficient Farming of Giant Water Bugs (Lethocerus indicus)

  • Kasidet Srisuk, The Demonstration School of Khon Kaen University (Modindaeng), Khonkaen, Thailand
  • Pruttachart Khongsawat, The Demonstration School of Khon Kaen University (Modindaeng), Khonkaen, Thailand
  • Thunvarat Jaturon, The Demonstration School of Khon Kaen University (Modindaeng), Khonkaen, Thailand

ANIM016 — Utilizing Ants to Mitigate MSW Landfill-Generated Methane Production Through Novel Aerobic Digester System for Anthropogenic Food Waste Decomposition

  • Ananya Nagendra, Plano East Senior High School, TX, United States of America

ANIM022T — Optimizing Nematode Efficiency for Precision Pest Biocontrol via Conditional Training and Formulation for Enhanced Endurance

  • Burich Benjarattananon, Bangkok Christian College, Thailand
  • Paphawin Kongkatitham, Bangkok Christian College, Thailand

ANIM050T — BeeShield: An Innovative Varroa Mite Protection Tunnel Using Bee Behaviors at the Hive Entrance and Mite Response to Formic Acid

  • Kittanon Mueangkaew, Damrongratsongkroh School, Chiangrai, Thailand
  • Pannawit Teerananpattana, Damrongratsongkroh School, Chiangrai, Thailand
  • Wipharat Thanawong, Damrongratsongkroh School, Chiangrai, Thailand

Fourth Award of $600

ANIM003 — Circadian Evolution in Action: How Latitude Shapes the Genetic and Behavioral Divergence of Drosophila

  • Man-Ling Lin, Taipei First Girls High School, Chinese Taipei

ANIM012T — ColliNest: An Innovation with Integrated Method for the Propagation and Conservation of Subterranean Stingless Bees (Tetragonilla collina)

  • Natchapon Wongsaroj, Damrongratsongkroh School, Chiangrai, Thailand
  • Tanakon Sakhun, Damrongratsongkroh School, Chiangrai, Thailand
  • Tanawat Somyapornjarernchai, Damrongratsongkroh School, Chiangrai, Thailand

ANIM014 — Year II: Assessing Marine Bivalves as Novel Invertebrate Models for Targeting Anti-apoptotic BCL-2 Family Proteins in Blood Cancer: The in vivo Effects of Ursolic Acid and Gossypol Acetic Acid on Tumor Cells in Mercenaria mercenaria

  • Iris Shen, College Park High School, TX, United States of America

ANIM026 — Listening for Silent Flight: The Morphology of Trailing Edge Fringe in Birds of Prey

  • Tom Reznick, Riverside STEM High School, CA, United States of America

ANIM034 — The Effect of Diet on Lifespan, Tumor Burden and Wnt Signaling Activation in a Drosophila Apc1/Apc2-RasV12 Model of Colorectal Cancer

  • William Boberski, Staples High School, CT, United States of America

ANIM047 — Beta-Cyclodextrin Reduces the Cognitive and Survival Impacts of Imidacloprid Exposure in Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)

  • Jimin Shon, Portsmouth Abbey School, RI, United States of America

BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, sponsored by Society for Science

First Award of $6,000

BEHA035 — CLIMB: A Novel Framework for Unveiling Hidden Patterns in Brain Aging Dynamics Through Resting-State fMRI and Curriculum Learning

  • Ameya Kharade, Nashua High School South, NH, United States of America

BEHA056 — Building a Better Backseat Driver – Emulating the Human Condition to Improve and Democratise Road Risk Intervention Technology

  • Jesse Rumball-Smith, Wellington College, Wellington, New Zealand

Second Award of $2,400

BEHA041T — A Novel Audio-Video Multimodal Deep Learning Model for Improved Deepfake Detection To Combat Disinformation

  • Emma Huang, Herbert Henry Dow High School, MI, United States of America
  • Louis Huang, Herbert Henry Dow High School, MI, United States of America

BEHA048 — emoTune: New AI-Based Approaches to Assistive Technology for Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder

  • Simran Kaur, Minnetonka High School, MN, United States of America

BEHA061 — From Words to Actions: A Comprehensive Approach to Identifying Incel Behavior on Reddit

  • Ahmet Demirbas, Williamsville East High School, NY, United States of America

BEHA067T — Nightingale: Panic Attacks Treatment

  • Malak Abowady, STEM School of Alexandria, Egypt
  • Mariem Elkady, STEM School of Alexandria, Egypt

Third Award of $1,200

BEHA004T — SoundKraft: A Gamified, Sensory-Adaptive Screening System for Geriatric Cognitive Impairment

  • Keyaan Shah, Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Maharashtra, India
  • Vanya Gupta, Fravashi International Academy, Maharashtra, India

BEHA014 — CALM-R: Creating and Optimizing the Impact of a Multisensory Mental Wellness Space in Public Schools

  • Bersy Yonas, East Ridge High School, MN, United States of America

BEHA031 — Engaging Minds, Debunking Lies: Using Moral Foundations To Fight Misinformation

  • Aadi Mishra, The Waterford School, UT, United States of America

BEHA038 — Using a Multimodal Approach of Aromatherapy and Jigsaw Puzzles to Improve the Emotional Levels of a Geriatric Population Living With Alzheimer’s Disease (AD)

  • Hailey Richman, Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School, NY, United States of America

BEHA039 — Personalized Nature Virtual Reality (PnVR): A Novel Personalized Virtual Reality Nature Therapy via a Triple Combination Computational Software for Worldwide Mental Health Benefit

  • Matthew Casavant, John Jay High School, NY, United States of America

BEHA074 — A Children’s Book About the Union-Closed Sets Conjecture

  • Serene Feng, Science Academy of South Texas, TX, United States of America

Fourth Award of $600

BEHA021 — Healthy Gut! Healthy You!: Preclinical Validation of a Novel Enzyme Therapy for Improving Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Overall Gastrointestinal Health in Rattus norvegicus

  • Vanya Lavu, The Classical Academy – North, CO, United States of America

BEHA025 — Investigating the Effects of Cannabidiol-Medium Chain Triglyceride Oil on Locomotion and Tap Withdrawal Response Using Caenorhabditis elegans as a Model for Alzheimer’s Disease

  • Chloe Lee, Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School, NY, United States of America

BEHA034 — PsychSPT: A Novel AI System for Mental Health Assessment Using Large Language Models (LLMs)

  • Winston Fan, West High School, IA, United States of America

BEHA044 — Investigating Intersubjective Realities From Novel NLP and Chaos Theory Approach

  • Camila Carreon, Santa Fe Preparatory School, NM, United States of America

BEHA054 — Neural Correlations of Sleep Behavior and Olfactory Learning in Apis mellifera

  • Benny Peng, ASU SCENE, AZ, United States of America

BEHA062 — Harmony Plus: A User-Adaptive System for Neurocognitive Rehabilitation With Genetic Personalization and Real-Time Cognitive Load Monitoring in Bipolar Disorder

  • Sahar Ahmed, City Schools, Egypt

BEHA065 — Modern Redlining: Quantifying the Causal Effects of American Zoning Law on Spatial and Multidimensional Urban Inequality

  • Chisato Tarui, Iolani School, HI, United States of America

BEHA066 — The Zoning-Microbiome Integration Model (ZMIM): A Novel Framework for Quantifying the Biological Impact of Zoning Policies on Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Cardiometabolic Health and Gut Microbiome

  • Elle Sugimoto, Iolani School, HI, United States of America

BIOCHEMISTRY, sponsored by Regeneron

First Award of $6,000

BCHM037 — Multi-Color Magneto-Fluorescent Nanoarchitectures for the Targeted Identification of Exosomes of Triple Negative Breast Cancer

  • Pragathi Kasani-Akula, South Forsyth High School, GA, United States of America

Second Award of $2,400

BCHM024 — Regulating Cancerous Hyperactive Wnt Signalling Through a Novel Gid8 Mechanism in Drosophila and Human Embryonic Kidney Cells

  • Ashka Shah, Jericho High School, NY, United States of America

BCHM038 — Sustainable Biofuel Production Through Multimode Biocatalysis Using Enzymes Extracted and Concentrated From Household Waste

  • Rohan Bhosale, Carmel High School, IN, United States of America

Third Award of $1,200

BCHM005 — Detection of Serotonin and microRNA-1202 Using Molecularly Imprinted Polymers and Four-Way-Junction Sensor and Biosensor Toward Mental Disorder Diagnosis

  • Angela Calvo-Chumbimuni, Oviedo High School, FL, United States of America

BCHM006 — One Blood Drop to New Hope: A Novel Test Method To Improve Fertility Assessment

  • Melina Kumar, Clear Lake High School, TX, United States of America

BCHM014 — Engineering a Novel Electrochemical Biosensor Using a Self-Healing ZnO Quantum Dot Matrix and MIP Technology for Lysozyme Detection

  • Mythili Kota, Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School, NJ, United States of America

Fourth Award of $600

BCHM013 — Optimization of One-Component Ionizable Amphiphilic Janus Dendrimer Design for Enhanced Dendrimersome Nanoparticle mRNA Delivery

  • Joshua Kim, McCallie School, TN, United States of America

BCHM015 — Peroxynitrite Biochemical Signaling Regulates miR21 Activation of NLRP3 Inflammasome and Is Key to PCOS Severity

  • Annika Chatterjee, University High School, CA, United States of America

BCHM021 — Generation of Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates Using a Novel Conjugation Chemistry

  • Brady Wang, Horace Greeley High School, NY, United States of America

BCHM030 — A New Enzymatic Distance Concept Enables Machine Learning Regression of Metabolite Chemical Representation Features to Distance in Metabolism

  • Grace Sun, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, KY, United States of America

BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES, sponsored by Regeneron

First Award of $6,000

BMED015 — Paving the Path to the Impossible: Regenerating Neurons Using Prostaglandin E2 Regulation as a Therapeutic Strategy

  • Uma Sthanu, Westwood High School, TX, United States of America

BMED040 — In vitro and in silico Retinal Models of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

  • Edward Kang, Bergen County Academies, NJ, United States of America

Second Award of $2,400

BMED008 — Assembling Multifunctional Drug Capsules From Safe and Accessible Materials for Selective Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis: Synergizing Fluorescent and Iron-Based Magnetic Therapy

  • Rashmi Basu, Keystone School, TX, United States of America

BMED051 — Lipid-Based Codelivery of Doxorubicin and siRNA PD-L1, as a Multi-function Chemo-Immunotherapy, Selective to Pancreatic Cancer via Its MUC1 Overexpression

  • Lula Wang, Greenwich High School, CT, United States of America

BMED052 — Molecular Arsonists: Degrading Oncogenic Transcription Factors to Reverse Tumor Cell Immortality

  • Joshua Wu, Dublin High School, CA, United States of America

BMED056 — The Role of Bacterial Cellulose in Advancing Regenerative Medicine Through Enhanced Healing, Infection Management, and Tissue Engineering

  • Pranav Reddy, St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, MS, United States of America

BMED086 — SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Interacts With the KCNA5 Potassium Channel: Potential Implications for Cardiac Ion Function and Arrhythmic Risk

  • Richard Xu, New Hartford Senior High School, NY, United States of America

Third Award of $1,200

BMED013 — Combining Single Cell RNA Sequencing With Functional Analysis: An Analytic Pipeline to Optimize Selection of CAR T Cell Therapy vs. BiTEs

  • Anand George, University School of Milwaukee, WI, United States of America

BMED028 — Musculoskeletal Effects of Tirasemtiv and Urtica dioica on Dstac Gene Knockdown in Drosophila melanogaster: Applications Towards STAC3 Disorder (Native American Myopathy)

  • Ava Cummings, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, NC, United States of America

BMED049 — ‘Plasticoma’: A Bioengineered Platform to Study the Microplastic Pollution-Induced Cellular Pathologies and Discover Therapeutic Interventions

  • Anushka Sable, Chamblee Charter High School, GA, United States of America

BMED062 — S107 Mitigates RyR2-Mediated Cardiac Dysfunction in COVID-19-Infected Rodents

  • Aaron Weinberg, The Masters School, NY, United States of America

BMED077 — Investigating the Influence of Coal Ash Heavy Metal Leachate on Thyroid Hormone Concentration, Hormone Receptor Gene Expression and Spectral Sensitivity in Danio rerio

  • Anna Tringale, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, NC, United States of America

BMED083 — A Newly Identified Chromatin Remodeling Pathway in the Lens Enables a Proof-of-Concept Gene Therapy for Posterior Capsule Opacification

  • Evan Xiang, Shady Side Academy, PA, United States of America

BMED085 — Demographic and Genetic Insights Into ARID1A Mutations in Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Implications for Prognosis and Treatment

  • Agastya Sarmah, Sharon High School, MA, United States of America

Fourth Award of $600

BMED023 — Utrophin and Dystrophin Localization in Dystrophic Myotubes After Transduction With AAV rh10 Vectors Containing Microdystrophin Targeted to Striated Muscle Cells; Treatments for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

  • Sarah Miller, Satellite High School, FL, United States of America

BMED031 — Optimizing Liver Transplant Success: A Data-Driven Approach Incorporating MELD for Accurate Survival Prediction and Equitable Organ Allocation

  • Nia Shetty, Saint John’s School, TX, United States of America

BMED041 — Uncovering Molecular Mechanisms for Treatment of Congenital Heart Defects Through High-Content Genetic Perturbation Screens

  • Saanvi Dogra, Del Norte High School, CA, United States of America

BMED044 — Unveiling Synergistic Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Neem Leaf Bioactives: A Low-Cost, Eco-Friendly Breakthrough for Sustainable Disease Treatment

  • Arjun Sharma, duPont Manual High School, KY, United States of America

BMED054 — The Role of the Small GTPase ARF6 in Mediating Oxidative Stress-Induced Senescence in the Retinal Pigment Epithelium

  • Samuel Lu, Rowland Hall- Lincoln Street Campus, UT, United States of America

BMED059 — Determining Small Molecule Inhibitors of Calpain To Promote Cholesterol Efflux in Macrophage-Derived Foam Cells

  • Nithya Vinodh, Academies of Loudoun, VA, United States of America

BMED065 — VISTA Inhibitor CA170 Synergizes With KRAS Vaccine in Lung Cancer in a Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Analysis

  • Chloe Giglio, McLean High School, VA, United States of America

BMED066 — The Effect of the Tumor Microenvironment and RK-33 Treatment on Macrophage Infiltration in Sarcoma Mouse Tumors

  • Aine O’Sullivan, The Ursuline School, NY, United States of America

BMED074T — Research on Generation of Neutralizing Antibodies to Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A Based on Nanobody Technology

  • Anh Dang, High School for Gifted Students, Hanoi University of Science, Viet Nam
  • Trang Mai, High School for Gifted Students, Hanoi University of Science, Viet Nam

BMED075 — Investigating Impacts of the E736D COL22A1 Mutation Upon Vascular Stability and Hemorrhagic Incidence in an Embryonic Zebrafish Model

  • Yatharth Kakkad, Pine View School, FL, United States of America

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, sponsored by Regeneron

First Award of $6,000

ENBM062T — NeuroFlex: A Cost-Effective, Non-Invasive EEG-Controlled Bionic Prosthesis for Transfemoral Amputees

  • Chanyoung Kim, Marcus High School, TX, United States of America
  • Eeshaan Dev Prashanth, Marcus High School, TX, United States of America
  • Samuel Skotnikov, Marcus High School, TX, United States of America

ENBM068 — Empowering Low-Resource Settings With RetinAI: An AI System With a Wearable Headset and Retinal Imaging for Eye Tumor Home-Screening

  • Ethan Yan, Groton School, MA, United States of America

Second Award of $2,400

ENBM033 — Wearable Stethoscope Array for Cardiopulmonary Sound Localization and Interference Suppression Using Beamforming

  • Kayley Xu, The Bishop’s School, CA, United States of America

ENBM047 — Bi-Stable Auxetic Stent for Enhanced Vascular Conformability Using Machine Learning and Finite Element Analysis

  • Tarun Malarvasan, Urbana High School, MD, United States of America

ENBM051 — VAMPIRE: Vital Anti-Aging MiRNAs To Promote Induced Regeneration

  • Jamie Cheng, Green Level High School, NC, United States of America

ENBM055 — Design and Development of an Adaptable Gear-Based Upper Limb Prosthesis Using Additive Manufacturing and a Novel Visco-Elastic Material

  • Benjamin Lothamer, Mid-Prairie Home School Education Center , IA, United States of America

ENBM072 — The Future of Breast Cancer Screening: AI-Based Photoacoustic Imaging

  • Emma Zhang, Williamsville North High School, NY, United States of America

Third Award of $1,200

ENBM009 — Therapiez: A Piezoelectric System in a Wearable Medical Device for Accelerated Wound Healing Therapy

  • Julia Maksimowicz, Princess Anna Jablonowska nee Sapieha II High School, Podlaskie, Poland

ENBM019 — An Ingestible, Self-Propelling, Electroceutical Device With Electroenterogram and Electrical Stimulation Capabilities for Noninvasive Management of Small Intestinal Dysmotility

  • Akash Pai, Sunset High School, OR, United States of America

ENBM032 — VADAM: VOC Analyte Diagnostic Aid Machine

  • Francesco Hamilton, Academic Magnet High School, SC, United States of America

ENBM043 — Personalized Cloud-Based sEMG-to-Haptic System to Enable Long-Distance Communication for Usher Syndrome

  • Kaavya Tatavarty, Henry M. Gunn High School, CA, United States of America

ENBM048 — Using Changes in Bioimpedance Values to Infer Applied Force for Tissue-Specific Force-Sensing During Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery

  • Benson Huang, Half Hollow Hills High School West, NY, United States of America

ENBM061 — A Novel Brain-Driven Forearm Exoskeleton With Adaptive Neuroregulation-Based Feedback for Subacute and Chronic Stroke Rehabilitation

  • Brad Wu, Arizona College Prep High School, AZ, United States of America

ENBM063T — Deep-Learning Based Solution for Male Reproductive Health Self-Evaluation at Home

  • An Pham, HUS High School for Gifted Student, Viet Nam
  • Khue Nguyen, HUS High School for Gifted Student, Viet Nam

Fourth Award of $600

ENBM004 — A Multi-model Experiment to Develop End-to-End Speaker-Independent Automatic Speech Recognition Solutions for Dysarthric Speech in Low-Resource Languages

  • Pranet Khetan, Shiv Nadar School, Haryana, India

ENBM006 — Wearable, High Sensitivity Bio-Transistor for the Detection of Lactate in Sweat (Year II)

  • Sravya Pilla, T.C. Jasper High School, TX, United States of America

ENBM007 — RecuNet: A Novel, Low-Cost, & Automated Pipeline for the Spatiotemporal Prediction of Brain Tumor Recurrence

  • Gopalaniket Tadinada, North Oldham High School, KY, United States of America

ENBM010 — A Device for Detecting Fast Moving Objects for Use by the Vision Impaired

  • Maura Moore-McCune, The King’s Hospital, Leinster, Ireland

ENBM013T — Ulcer Shield: An AI-Powered Intelligent Foot Care System for Diabetics, Integrating Image Analysis and Sensor Technology for Personalized Prevention, Early Detection, and Continuous Monitoring of Foot Ulcers

  • Salma Alqasem, Jubilee School, Jordan
  • Tala Kamel, Jubilee School, Jordan

ENBM042 — AI-Driven Soft Artificial Muscle for Cardiac Assist Using Hydraulically Amplified Self-Healing Electrostatic Actuators

  • Evan Zhang, The Harker School, CA, United States of America

ENBM054 — FLOValve: Engineering an Origami-Inspired Expandable Heart Valve Prosthetic

  • Sophia Kadian, Trinity School, NY, United States of America

ENBM060 — MicroHeart: A Novel, Structurally Accurate, Physiologically Relevant, and Scalable Heart-on-a-Chip Platform

  • Aadi Bhensdadia, Pine View School, FL, United States of America

ENBM080 — Revolutionizing Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Monitoring With AI-Powered Infrared Spectroscopy

  • Sarah Park, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, VA, United States of America

CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, sponsored by Regeneron

First Award of $6,000

CELL019 — The Effect of Histone Modifications Induced by Ack sRNAs on Ac Transposable Elements

  • Lilly Horowitz, Jericho High School, NY, United States of America

Second Award of $2,400

CELL035 — Design and in silico Validation of a Novel Fc-fusion Protein for the Treatment of Myasthenia Gravis

  • Serena Zhang, William G. Enloe High School, NC, United States of America

CELL037 — The Virtual Cell: Revolutionizing Personalized Cancer Treatment Through AI-Powered Simulation

  • Alan Alwakeel, Stanton College Preparatory School, FL, United States of America

CELL038 — A Scalable, Cost-Effective and Noninvasive Optogenetic Platform for Probing Synaptic Plasticity in Neurodegenerative Disease Research

  • Evan Morris, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School, MN, United States of America

Third Award of $1,200

CELL011 — Exploring Marine-Derived Extracts as Ethical, Sustainable, and Cost-Effective Fetal Bovine Serum (FBS) Substitutes

  • Kian Sanchez, University Laboratory School, HI, United States of America

CELL022T — Decoding ASXL3: A Novel Predictor of the Spectrum, Onset, and Treatment for Neurodevelopmental Disorders

  • Lara Hammoud, Detroit Country Day School, MI, United States of America
  • Maya Hammoud, Detroit Country Day School, MI, United States of America

CELL031 — Exploration of ACVR1’s Signaling Mechanisms in Relation to Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) Using ACVR1/ACVR1B Chimera Receptors

  • Kevin Gong, Briarcliff High School, NY, United States of America

CELL049 — Region-Specific Maintenance of the Blood Brain Barrier by Astrocytes: Implications for Involvement in Selective Vulnerability to Alzheimer’s Disease

  • Sofia Magalhaes, Ossining High School, NY, United States of America

Fourth Award of $600

CELL003 — Investigation of Potential Anti-Cancer Impacts of Coffee Bean-Derived Exosomes Through Anti-Proliferative and Apoptosis Inducing Effects on Melanoma Skin Cancer Cells via Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling Pathway

  • Ela Doruk Korkmaz, Hisar School, Turkey

CELL007 — Enhancing Base Editing by DNA Gap Induction

  • Arianna Xie, Shanghai High School International Division, China

CELL018 — Assessing Novel RIPK2-MKK7 Interaction Inhibitors in Prostate Cancer Cell Lines

  • Daanish Bassi, Smithtown High School East, NY, United States of America

CELL020 — The Antioxidant Role of the JAK2/STAT3 Signaling Pathway on Methylmercury-Induced Toxicity in a Mouse Astrocyte Neuronal C8-D1A Cell Line

  • Aafia Ahmed, Elmont Memorial Junior-Senior High School, NY, United States of America

CELL023 — Exploring the Impact of Alcohol on Cerebral Vasculature: Insights Into the ATX-LPA-LPP3 Axis

  • Shrivats Manikandan, Kirksville Senior High School, MO, United States of America

CELL030 — Transcriptomics and Immunoinformatics Analyses Reveal Midkine as a Promising Therapeutic Target in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma

  • Tuan Tran, Indian Springs School, AL, United States of America

CHEMISTRY, sponsored by Arc Institute

First Award of $6,000

CHEM005 — Novel Design and Total Synthesis of Aza-C-Nucleosides From Furfuryl Alcohol, the Key to Fighting RNA Viral Diseases

  • Adam Kovalcik, Gymnazium Nove Zamky, Nitra, Slovakia

Second Award of $2,400

CHEM011 — Devising Metal-Organic Framework Technology for Scalable Direct Air Capture of CO2

  • Elliott Slaughter, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, TX, United States of America

CHEM020T — Ag-TiO2@HNT Photocatalytic Composites for Highly Efficient and Eco-Friendly Organic Pollutant Degradation

  • Isabel Gonzalez, Manhasset High School, NY, United States of America
  • Lucienne Keyoung, Manhasset High School, NY, United States of America

CHEM042T — High-Performance Oxidizing Materials: Lithium Vanadium Oxide for Environmental Treatment Applications

  • Phuong Do, Viet Duc Upper Secondary School, Viet Nam
  • Thai Nguyen, Viet Duc Upper Secondary School, Viet Nam

Third Award of $1,200

CHEM007 — Power-Up With Produce: Repurposing Produce Loss to Develop Eco-Friendly Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

  • Isabelle Aduna, Wellington Girls’ College, New Zealand

CHEM010 — Improving Alkaline Electrolyzers: The Role of Forced Convection in Hydrogen Generation

  • Prachi Natoo, College Park High School, TX, United States of America

CHEM014 — Silver Nanoparticles From Food Waste: An Innovative Green Synthesis to Remove Synthetic Dyes for Novel Applications in Water Treatment

  • Tyler Clair, Minnetonka High School, MN, United States of America

CHEM033 — Non-Adiabatic Nanoreactor (NANR): A Novel Tool for in silico Photoreaction Discovery Applied to Woodward Hoffmann Ring Opening of Cis/Trans-3,4-Dimethylcyclobutene

  • Clare Lee, Cary Academy, NC, United States of America

Fourth Award of $600

CHEM003 — Enhanced Exciplex Formation on Triphenylamine-Benzothiazole (TPA-BT) Derivatives

  • Yun-Jen Chen, Taipei First Girls High School, Chinese Taipei

CHEM004 — Real-Time Wound Monitoring and Bioactive Healing Accelerator via Intelligent Biosensor Bandage: Carbon Dot Embedded Novel Grape Marc Hydrogel

  • Reyyan Cifci, Kartal Anadolu Imam Hatip High School, Kartal, Turkey

CHEM025 — Optimizing Catalysts for the Hydrogenolysis of Polyethylene

  • Emerson Waltz, Algona High School, IA, United States of America

CHEM032 — Atomically-Precise Cu Nanoclusters to Electrochemically Reduce CO2 Into Valuable Chemicals

  • Mesk Almutairi, Fatima Bint Almonthir, Eastern, Saudi Arabia

CHEM041 — Mimicking Rock Chemistry for White Hydrogen Production: A Deep Dive Into Serpentinization Reaction Chemistry and Scalable White Hydrogen Generation

  • Fatima Alarfaj, Alanjal Private School, Eastern Province , Saudi Arabia

COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS, sponsored by Regeneron

First Award of $6,000

CBIO057 — StutterZero: End-to-End Speech Conversion to Transcribe and Correct Stutters

  • Qianheng Xu, Millburn High School, NJ, United States of America

CBIO071T — The Novel Role of KRT Proteins as Biomarkers in the Dysregulated Neuroendocrine System of ALS for Early Diagnosis With PT150 as a Novel Multi-Target Neuroprotective Therapeutic

  • Arnav Sharma, International Academy, MI, United States of America
  • Aryav Das, Park Tudor School, IN, United States of America
  • Samarth Dunakhe, Arizona College Prep High School, AZ, United States of America

Second Award of $2,400

CBIO025 — StAIR: Stepwise All-Atom Iterative Reconstruction of Large Coarse-Grained Protein Structures

  • Erin Wong, William A. Shine Great Neck South High School, NY, United States of America

CBIO034T — Allosteric Regulation of Ectopically Expressed Olfactory Receptors in Tumor Cells: Ligand-Receptor Topology and Deep Learning-Assisted Drug Discovery

  • Saanvi Gudisay, Dublin High School, CA, United States of America
  • Shivansh Bansal, Dublin High School, CA, United States of America

CBIO045 — Variational Autoencoder Latent Space as a Robust Clinical Classification Tool for Neurodegenerative Diseases

  • William Wakefield, Pine Crest School, FL, United States of America

CBIO058 — Modeling Bird Flu Mutation Patterns and Cross-Species Transmission Using Sequence Analysis and a Novel Contrastive Learning and Influence-tree Graph Attention Network (CLIGAT)

  • Aditya Lakshminarasimhan, BASIS Scottsdale, AZ, United States of America

Third Award of $1,200

CBIO001 — Above and Beyond the Autism of Today: Exploring a Retroelement Regulatory Hypothesis in Autism Spectrum Disorder

  • Leonard Walletzky, Gymnazium Matyase Lercha, Moravia, Czech Republic

CBIO006 — Ferromilab: Quantum Molecular Dynamics-Derived Biclonal Antibodies Modulating Hepcidin-Ferroportin Interfaces to Mitigate Iron Dysregulation and Ferroptosis in Alzheimer’s Disease

  • Arpit Ramani, Wheeler High School, GA, United States of America

CBIO036 — Cracking the Seizure Code: A Deep Learning Approach to Neonatal Seizure Detection Utilizing Hybrid Architecture for Multi-Scale EEG Analysis

  • Sonali Santhosh, Hanford High School, WA, United States of America

CBIO037 — Spatial Transcriptomics and Adaptive Multi-Modal Encoding: A Novel Approach to Early Metastasis Profiling and Therapeutic Targeting Treatment

  • Nidhi Yadalam, Jesuit High School, OR, United States of America

CBIO041 — Non-Invasive Blood-Based Early Alzheimer’s Detection Using Sex-Specific Brain-Blood Graph Reinforcement Learning

  • Claire Xu, The Harker School, CA, United States of America

CBIO060 — The Development of a U-Net Model for Pancreatic Tumor Segmentation in Computed Tomography Scans

  • Clay Nicholson, Champlain Valley Union High School, VT, United States of America

CBIO073 — AI Driven Drug Discovery: Designing Cancer Inhibiting Molecules With Genetic Algorithm

  • Claire Kim, Lamar Academy, TX, United States of America

Fourth Award of $600

CBIO003 — A Prediction Model for Detecting Colorectal Cancer and Identifying Biomarkers From the Gut Microbiome

  • Ananya Ganapathy, The International School of Bangalore (TISB), Karnataka, India

CBIO012 — The Utilization of Deep Learning Based Universal Gene Function Prediction to Identify Gene Synergy to Further Predict Drug Synergy

  • Zihan Huang, Colleyville Heritage High School, TX, United States of America

CBIO013 — AI-Augmented Computational Modeling of Bispecific Antibody Targeting B7H4+ Cancer Cells and CD3e+ CAR T-Cells for Targeted Therapy in Solid Tumors

  • Rishi Nair, Blacksburg High School, VA, United States of America

CBIO019 — “ProteinFlow” v2 – Biocomputational Analysis of Metabolic Pathways to Discover New Carbon Capturing Bacteria

  • Ayush Vispute, Rampart High School, CO, United States of America

CBIO033 — Small Changes, Big Impact: miRNAs in Lung Cancer Detection

  • Tarik Oguz, Del Norte High School, CA, United States of America

CBIO044 — In silico Investigation of Biophysical Relationships Between a Unique Codon Reassignment and Morphological Plasticity in Candida Fungal Pathogens of the CTG Clade

  • Eli Hatton, Rowland Hall- Lincoln Street Campus, UT, United States of America

CBIO048 — Computational Modeling of Bispecific Antibodies Targeting CD30+ Cells in Hodgkin Lymphoma and Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma

  • Rithvik Venisetty, Grand Blanc High School, MI, United States of America

CBIO056 — Promoting Equity: A Novel GAN-Based Framework for Improved MRI-Based Alzheimer’s Diagnosis Utilizing Multiple Deep Learning Architectures

  • Kenna Zhang, Cary Academy, NC, United States of America

CBIO062 — Early Detection of Critical Salmonellosis Cases for Pre-Emptive Treatment via Novel Biomarkers Discovered Through Protein Domain Analysis and Machine Learning

  • Aakash Bhattacharyya, Little Rock Central High School, AR, United States of America

EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, sponsored by Society for Science

First Award of $6,000

EAEV045 — Optimizing Aquatic Oil Spill Clean Up: Oil Viscosity and Ferrofluid Composition

  • Miriam Haddad, Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy, MI, United States of America

EAEV052 — A Novel Method of Water Purification: Optimizing Foam Fractionation for Effective Broad-Spectrum Removal of DBP Precursors in Chlorinated Drinking Water

  • Lakshmi Agrawal, Stanford Online High School, WA, United States of America

Second Award of $2,400

EAEV001 — Quantifying Caffeine as an Anthropogenic Biomarker for Septic Tank Contamination in Queens Cove Using HPLC and GIS Integration

  • Kailee Webster, Vero Beach High School, FL, United States of America

EAEV005 — MycoCast: Developing an Agent-Based Model for Mycorrhizal Network Connectivity Under Changing Environmental Conditions

  • Tristan Pasquale , Wiregrass Ranch High School, FL, United States of America

EAEV016 — Flow Matters: How a Coral Can Divert Currents and Suffocate Corals Nearby

  • Jeannik Littlefield, Hawaii Preparatory Academy, HI, United States of America

EAEV047 — Put AI-LyD On It! An AI-Driven Systematic Approach to Understanding, Predicting, and Controlling Spotted Lanternfly Proliferation Through Behavioral Analysis

  • Kevin Zhang, North Hunterdon High School, NJ, United States of America

Third Award of $1,200

EAEV015 — Solving the Sulfur Problem: Box Modelling Sulfur Transfer on Mars Using Earth as a Geochemical Analogue

  • Cathy Zhang, James Ruse Agricultural High School, NSW, Australia

EAEV040 — An Assemblage of Woodpeckers as an Indicator Species of Fire Intensity Using Fuel Loads as an Intermediary

  • Sahil Gupta, Mamaroneck High School, NY, United States of America

EAEV041 — Nature-Based Erosion Prevention Field Data and Modeling of Drag Force on Giant Kelp Under Winter Swell

  • Hazel Campbell, Pacific Collegiate School, CA, United States of America

EAEV044 — CorAI: Predicting Coral Bleaching Using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

  • Srihaan Seelam, Horace Greeley High School, NY, United States of America

EAEV046 — Saponin Surfactants: Novel Extraction of Environment Friendly Natural Saponins, and Their Effect on Bacterial Inhibition and Plant Histology

  • Tanvir Mundra, St. John’s School, British Columbia, Canada

EAEV053 — The Combinatorial Effects of “Forever Chemicals” on C. elegans Development and Behavior

  • Cooper Grotzinger Frerichs, Shawnee Mission South High School , KS, United States of America

Fourth Award of $600

EAEV003 — Evaluating the Efficacy of a Novel BIOPAC Bio-Adsorbent for the Removal of Aqueous Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

  • Aditi Swain, Orlando Science Schools, FL, United States of America

EAEV014T — LocustTrack: Forecasting the Impact of Climate Change and IOD on the Distribution of Schistocerca gregaria (Desert Locust)

  • Aarav Rastogi, Oberoi International School – JVLR Campus, Maharashtra, India
  • Abhimanyu Singh, Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Maharashtra, India

EAEV021 — A Novel Approach to Measuring the Impact of Thawing Permafrost on Carbon Emissions Using Remote Sensing

  • Arav Agarwal, School for the Talented and Gifted at Yvonne A Ewell Townview Magnet Center, TX, United States of America

EAEV048 — Next-Hour Lake-Effect Quantitative Precipitation Forecasting Over the Great Lakes With Deep Learning

  • Atharva Tyagi, Ridge High School, NJ, United States of America

EAEV055 — Corrosion Resistance of Pipes in Louisiana Regarding the Mississippi River Saltwater Intrusion

  • Sarah Nguyen, Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy, LA, United States of America

EAEV057 — CryoStrat-RL: A Dynamic Graph-Game Framework for Arctic Conservation Using Reinforcement Learning

  • Ryka Chopra, Mission San Jose High School, CA, United States of America

EAEV058 — A Novel Method of Predicting Ocean pCO2 Using a Polynomial Model

  • Claire Zhan, Hamilton High School, AZ, United States of America

EAEV070 — A Multilayer Perceptron Based Neural Network Model to Identify Optimal Camera Locations for Early Detection of Wildfires

  • Sohan Govindaraju, Jesuit High School, OR, United States of America

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS, sponsored by HP

First Award of $6,000

EBED011 — Development of a Novel Solution for Mitigation of Debilitating Decubitus (Pressure) Ulcers, Year Two

  • Maya Trutschl, Caddo Parish Magnet High School, LA, United States of America

Second Award of $2,400

EBED032 — An AI-Driven Thermodynamics Based IOT Sensor Network for the Ultra-Early Detection of Wildfires Without Line of Sight View of Fire

  • Ryan Honary, Newport Harbor High School, CA, United States of America

EBED041 — Direct Pulse-Density-Modulated Bitstream Operators for Efficient Beamforming With Large Sensor Arrays

  • Armaan Gomes, Homestead High School, CA, United States of America

Third Award of $1,200

EBED003 — Really Autonomous Irrigation Network

  • Ramiru Wijayasiriwardhane, Ananda College, Western, Sri Lanka

EBED005 — SubArc: An Inexpensive, High Resolution, Open Source, Absolute Magnetic Rotary Encoder

  • Frank Lucci, BASIS San Antonio Shavano Campus, TX, United States of America

EBED033T — BrailleSense: A Modular, Low-Cost Solution for Accessible Braille Displays

  • Ansh Malhotra, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, VA, United States of America
  • Anush Devkar, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, VA, United States of America

EBED045T — Development of Assistive Technologies for the Visually Impaired Using AI

  • David Safrata, Gymnazium Evolution, Czech Republic
  • Jan Safrata, Gymnazium Evolution, Czech Republic

Fourth Award of $600

EBED002 — Spherical Robot Based on Double-Pendulum Drive System: Structural Design and Motion Control Function Research

  • Leo Fan, French International School, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

EBED012T — Drone-enabled H2S Gas Leak Detection With Geofencing for Enhanced Worker Safety

  • Khalid Alsulaiti, Qatar Science and Technology Secondary School for Boys, Ain Khalid, Qatar
  • Nawaf Alammari, Qatar Science and Technology Secondary School for Boys, Ain Khalid, Qatar

EBED021 — VoltMatrix: An Analog Computing AI Chip Architecture for Scalable and Energy-Efficient Inference

  • Shangqiu Li, Camas High School, WA, United States of America

EBED027T — A Novel Magnetic Field-Based UAV Detection System Through Electromagnetic Signal Analysis of Drone Motors: A Technical Countermeasure for the Russia-Ukraine Conflict

  • Junseop Shin, Korea Science Academy of KAIST, South Korea
  • Kyungjin Shin, Korea Science Academy of KAIST, South Korea

EBED039T — Using Per-Channel Energy Normalization to Enhance Accuracy in Machine Learning-Based Lung Sound Classification

  • Nathan Ma, Detroit Country Day School, MI, United States of America
  • Samer Rahman, Detroit Country Day School, MI, United States of America

ENERGY: SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS AND DESIGN, sponsored by Siemens Energy

First Award of $6,000

EGSD040 — A Hybrid Hydrogel-Heat Sink for Enhancing GPU Performance, Solar Panel Efficiency, and Electric Vehicle Range

  • Oliver Wang, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, VA, United States of America

Second Award of $2,400

EGSD001 — A Novel Wireless Charging System for IMDs Using 2.4GHz EM Waves

  • Anish Anand, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, CA, United States of America

EGSD003T — Dual Functional Catalyst for Green Hydrogen Production

  • Cho Fung Woody Tai, The Chinese Foundation Secondary School, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
  • Tanliang Ge, The Chinese Foundation Secondary School, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

EGSD038 — Hydrogen Safety Through Advanced Gas Chromic Coatings for Leak Detection in Next- Generation Storage and Transportation Infrastructure

  • Mariam Almohaish, Alkifah Academy, Eastern Province, Ahsaa, Saudi Arabia

Third Award of $1,200

EGSD027 — Optimizing Silicon Anodes: Investigating Ultra-High Carboxyl Density Binders

  • Ryan Tae, Jericho High School, NY, United States of America

EGSD029 — Micro Closed-Loop, Pumped, Hydro-Power System Turbine Assessment

  • Thomas Sparling, Oakton High School, VA, United States of America

EGSD032 — Improving Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Efficiency by Integrating Hammerhead Shark Hydrodynamic Features Into the NACA0015 Blade Design

  • Akshara Srinivas, Eastlake High School, WA, United States of America

EGSD037 — Synergistic HI and Ag Doping Strategies for Efficient Lead-Free Perovskites in Indoor Photovoltaics

  • Jomanah Belal, Al-Hussan Modern National School for Girls – Al-Jubail, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia

Fourth Award of $600

EGSD008T — Black Phosphorus Anode: Realizing Fast Charging Lithium-ion Batteries

  • Chi Kin Pun, Pui Ching Middle School, China, Macao Special Administrative Region
  • Pok Hei Leong, Pui Ching Middle School, China, Macao Special Administrative Region

EGSD016 — In silico Design of sgRNAs for CRISPR/Cas9 Mediated Gene Mutageneis of Arundo donax to Optimize Biofuels

  • Sivani Babu, duPont Manual High School, KY, United States of America

EGSD021 — Efficient Energy Harvesting Using Biomaterials: Fabrication of a ZnO-Modified Eggshell Membrane and Cotton Based Piezo-Tribo Hybrid Generator

  • Meghana Addanki, Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School, NJ, United States of America

EGSD036 — Developing a Hydrazine Seawater-based Hydrogen Production System Using a Highly Efficient Pd-Ni(OH)â‚‚ Catalyst

  • Imran Alturkistani, Misk Schools, Saudi Arabia

EGSD042 — Sustainable Self-Charging Aqueous Zinc-lon Battery Using CaVO Nanostructures Prepared From Recycled Mortar

  • Hanin Alhassan, Alkifah Academy, Eastern Province, Ahsaa, Saudi Arabia

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY: STATICS & DYNAMICS, sponsored by Howmet Aerospace Foundation

First Award of $6,000

ETSD057 — From Crude to Extrude: A Novel Approach to Combining Pultrusion and Extrusion Technologies Into a Single Filament Production System to Recycle PET Bottle Waste and 3D Printing Purge Materials Into Additive Manufacturing Filament

  • Benjamin Davis, Bishop Feehan High School, MA, United States of America

Second Award of $2,400

ETSD001 — Modulating Z-Axis Movement to Increase the Layer Adhesion of 3D Printed Parts

  • Akos Vida, Korosi Csoma Sandor Bilingual Baptist High School, Hungary

ETSD003T — A Fully Self-Developed and Completely Open-Sourced, Affordable Rocket Module Featuring an Interchangeable Secondary System for Versatile Mission Adaptability

  • Ruihan Zhao, BASIS International School Hangzhou , ZheJiang, China
  • Yuyang Lin, BASIS International School Hangzhou , ZheJiang, China

ETSD052 — SkyProbe: A Thrust Vectoring UAV for Enhanced Contact-Based Inspection Performance in Windy Conditions

  • Jingxuan Zhou, Northfield Mount Hermon School, MA, United States of America

Third Award of $1,200

ETSD005 — Hinged Threading: A Novel Method to Deploy Convex Polyhedral Nets

  • Suhani Sharma, Delhi Public School, Chandigarh, India

ETSD010 — ASCEND: Autonomous Structure Construction With Novel Agent Swarms

  • Ryan Xu, Plano West Senior High School, TX, United States of America

ETSD013T — A Bio-inspired, Flexible, and Retractable Robotic Tail Exoskeleton

  • Chon Man Tam, Instituto Salesiano, Macao, China, Macao Special Administrative Region
  • Seng Chon Chang, Instituto Salesiano, Macao, China, Macao Special Administrative Region

ETSD018T — Revolutionizing Rocket Propulsion: Development of a 3D-Printed Regeneratively Cooled Aerospike Nozzle for Extended Burn Propulsion

  • Asa Gangjee, Saint John’s School, TX, United States of America
  • Suman Muppavarapu, Saint John’s School, TX, United States of America

ETSD039 — Parametric Optimization and Discovery of a Low-Noise Toroidal Quadrotor Propeller With a Leading Blade Segment Height Offset for Responsible Wildlife Research

  • Erim Ozcan, The Potomac School, VA, United States of America

Fourth Award of $600

ETSD016 — Skateboard Stoppers: A Novel, Safer Way to Learn How to Skateboard

  • Gray Gankendorff, The Willow School, LA, United States of America

ETSD021 — Next-Generation VTOL Drones: A Breakthrough in Tilt Mechanism and Modular Design for Optimization and Accessibility

  • Cooper Taylor, Greenwich Country Day School, CT, United States of America

ETSD026T — Thermal and Acoustic Characterization of Hybrid Triply Periodic Minimal Surface Structures

  • Hui Seo Shin, Incheon Academy of Science and Arts, South Korea
  • Junwoo Shin, Incheon Academy of Science and Arts, South Korea
  • Yonggeon In, Incheon Academy of Science and Arts, South Korea

ETSD028 — A Novel Morphing Nose Cone Mechanism for Aerodynamic Optimization of a Supersonic Airplane

  • Daniel Ott, Holmen High School, WI, United States of America

ETSD033 — High-Frequency BLDC Feedforward Control and Optimization for Motion Control

  • Navtej Bhatti, Glenwood High School, IL, United States of America

ETSD051 — A Modular Ionic Wind Cooling System Based on High-voltage Pulse Generator and Sensors

  • Alex Hu, Tabor Academy, MA, United States of America

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING, sponsored by Jacobs

First Award of $6,000

ENEV001 — A Digital and Portable Integrated Apparatus for Dynamic Monitoring and Highly Efficient Catalysis of Trace Formaldehyde Using Fe-Based TiO2 Single-nanoparticle Photocatalyst

  • XinYan Chen, Shanghai High School International Division, China

ENEV059T — Integrating AI-Guided Robotics, Mathematical Optimization, and GAN-Based Crop Analysis for Precision Methyl Jasmonate Pest Control in Autonomous Smart Agriculture

  • Bennett Huang, Langley High School, VA, United States of America
  • Jason Pan, Langley High School, VA, United States of America

Second Award of $2,400

ENEV025 — An Integrated Detection & Delivery System to Abate Contaminants in Water Bodies

  • Sharanya Natarajan, Edgewood Junior Senior High School, FL, United States of America

ENEV055 — Pioneering Ultrafine Particle Prevention Technology in Internal Combustion Engine Vehicles – Investigating the Pressure Release Valve

  • Neil Hu, Temple City High School, CA, United States of America

ENEV064 — Innovative Application of Low GWP Refrigerants in Hydrate-Based Water Desalination

  • Jewan Shabi, Ibn Roshd International School Jazan, Saudi Arabia

ENEV066 — Novel Contact Liquid for Energy-Efficient, Cost-Effective, and Scalable Cryogenic Carbon Capture

  • Areej Alqarni, Al-Batool International School, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Third Award of $1,200

ENEV008 — Turning Trash Into Treasure: Creating Sustainable Bioplastic Products From Food Waste Through Innovation

  • Jonathan Lai, Bartlesville High School, OK, United States of America

ENEV013 — A Novel Device for in situ Removal of Microplastics From Riverbed Sediment via Laser-Induced Particle Fluorescence

  • Luksina Isahaku, Nicolet High School, WI, United States of America

ENEV033 — Biofuels and Fertilizers Utilizing Filamentous Algae: A Proposal for a Globally Regenerative Business With Reduced Production Costs

  • Yumina Nishida, Yokohama Municipal Minami High School, Kanagawa, Japan

ENEV035T — Water Surface Remediation Using Liquid Marbles Formed by Self-Assembled ZnO Micro-Nanostructures

  • Laurentiu Palii, Aristotle Republican Theoretical Lyceum, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
  • Ruslan Gaitur, Liceul Academie de Stiinte a Moldovei, Republic of Moldova

ENEV054T — Dual-Purpose Biological Photovoltaic: Optimizing Power Output and Wastewater Treatment

  • Yu Chen Guo, St. George’s School, British Columbia, Canada
  • Yu Han Guo, York House School, British Columbia, Canada

ENEV065 — Integrated Direct Air Capture and Conversion Using Porous Organic Polymers for Efficient and Scalable Carbon Utilization

  • Lamyaa Al-Nofie, Alandalus Private Schools, Makkah Province, Saudi Arabia

ENEV075 — Science of Autonomy: Optimal Path Planning

  • Amelie Chen, Pacific Horizons School, American Samoa

Fourth Award of $600

ENEV004 — Advancing Biopolymer Innovation Through Nanotechnology: Utilizing Machine Learning and Predictive Data Analysis Techniques to Optimize Mechanical and Environmental Properties Using Nanoparticles

  • Aswath Rajesh, Viera High School, FL, United States of America

ENEV007 — New Wastewater Purification Strategy: Graphitic Carbon Nitride and Low-Temperature Plasma

  • Anna Podmanicka, Gymnazium Jura Hronca, Slovakia

ENEV010T — Mush N’ Pack: Mycelium-Based Composite for Greener Packaging

  • Muhammad Airil Wafri Mohd Khairi, Sekolah Menengah Sains Sultan Mohamad Jiwa, Kedah, Malaysia
  • Muhammad Naufal Mu’az Mohd Shahneezam, Sekolah Menengah Sains Sultan Mohamad Jiwa, Kedah, Malaysia
  • Nabil Fadhil Nor Faizal, Sekolah Menengah Sains Sultan Mohamad Jiwa, Kedah, Malaysia

ENEV011T — Integrated Robotic System To Clean Flood Tunnels, Divert Flood Water & Generate Electricity

  • Hong Zher Yew Jayden, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Katholik, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Lim Keat Hao, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Katholik, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Yan Hao Teh Jared, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Katholik, Selangor, Malaysia

ENEV017T — EcoNanoGuard: Energy-Efficient Nanosilver Sensor for Early-Stage VOC Leakage Detection

  • Hsin-He Tien, Taipei First Girls High School, Taiwan, Chinese Taipei
  • Tzu-Ting Wu, Taipei First Girls High School, Taiwan, Chinese Taipei

ENEV044 — Reducing Methane Emissions by Implementing Strategic Hydroponics Into the Bos taurus Diet

  • Ian Lentz, Camp Hill High School, PA, United States of America

ENEV051 — Urban and Rural Fire Disasters: Engineering and Testing of Novel Alg/Cs/BET ‘Beads for the Rapid Abatement of Post-Fire Waterborne Pollutants

  • Julianne Luna, Sanger High School, CA, United States of America

ENEV052T — HydroROOT: Hydrogel-Mediated Nutrient Mobilization & Soil Hydration to Counter Desertification

  • Aksh Parekh, Washington High School, CA, United States of America
  • Neev Tamboli, American High School, CA, United States of America

ENEV060T — What-A-Filter! Biopolymeric Membrane for Water Treatment

  • Isabelle de Sousa Battocchio, EEMTI Marconi Coelho Reis, Ceara, Brazil
  • Miguel Ribeiro da Silva, EEMTI Marconi Coelho Reis, Ceara, Brazil

MATERIALS SCIENCE, sponsored by Howmet Aerospace Foundation

First Award of $6,000

MATS043 — Developing a Rapid, Colorimetric Metal Organic Framework (MOF) for Airborne Silica and Uranium Detection: A Novel Approach to Pollutant Monitoring and Health Risk Assessment in Indigenous Communities for Sjogren’s Syndrome

  • Siyaa Poddar, Arizona College Prep High School, AZ, United States of America

Second Award of $2,400

MATS026 — Shrimp-Wrap: Fabrication and Characterization of a Strong, Biodegradable Chitosan Bioplastic Composite

  • William Ferenchick, Wilson High School , PA, United States of America

MATS036 — Engineering DNA Nanocrystals for Trigger-Responsive Drug Delivery: A Biocompatible Approach to Nanomedicine

  • Samyra Mahiba, Jericho High School, NY, United States of America

MATS063 — An Alternative Suture Material Synthesized From Marine Invertebrates

  • Chloe Wnek, Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science, NJ, United States of America

MATS064 — Eutectogel 2.0: A Continuous Journey Towards Advanced Green Electronic Skin

  • Sophia Zhang, Fairview High School, CO, United States of America

Third Award of $1,200

MATS012 — Developing Emulsion Additives to Optimize Rheological Behavior in Non-Aqueous Magnetorheological Smart Fluids

  • Ashu Anand, Alabama School of Fine Arts, AL, United States of America

MATS017T — Eco-Pads: Engineering Sustainable Sanitary Pads Integrated With Jamaica Dyed Banana Fiber That Monitor Feminine Reproductive Health

  • Carmen Martinez, Harvest Preparatory Academy, AZ, United States of America
  • Mercedes Castro, Harvest Preparatory Academy, AZ, United States of America

MATS018 — Next-Gen Smart Materials: Thermo-Responsive and Conductive 3D Printable Polymer Gels

  • Vallabh Ramesh, duPont Manual High School, KY, United States of America

MATS024 — Reel Problems, Reel Solutions: Combatting Microplastics in Aquatic Ecosystems With Biodegradable Fishing Lures

  • Ethan Albright, Hempfield High School, PA, United States of America

MATS042 — First Fabrication of High Q-Factor Rho-SiTaN for Optical Spectroscopy: Enabling Low-Cost Breathalyzer Detection of Lung Cancer

  • Kireeti Kompella, Interlake High School, WA, United States of America

MATS055T — Hemostatic Application of Powdered Decellularized Extracellular Matrix From Porcine Liver

  • Park Chanwoo, Sejong Science High School, South Korea
  • Yoon Chan-Young, Sejong Science High School, South Korea

Fourth Award of $600

MATS014 — A Reusable Teabag for the Detection and Bioremediation of Arsenic From Drinking Water

  • Vick Tan, EP Academy, MN, United States of America

MATS025 — LuminaSand: Harnessing the Optoelectronic Potential of Silicon Dioxide With Focused Laser Beam

  • Georia Ang, Hwa Chong Institution, Singapore

MATS034 — Chemical Modification and Synthesis of a Polysiloxane Composite for Enhanced Performance in Dielectric Elastomer Transducers

  • Hao Gu, Lynbrook High School, CA, United States of America

MATS038 — Developing a Hyaluronic Acid Coated Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticle Based Controlled Delivery System as an Antitumor Therapy

  • Aishwarya Deshpande, American Heritage School of Boca Delray, FL, United States of America

MATS040 — SUSTAINWARE: A Sustainable Alternative for Stoneware Production

  • Victoria Gomes, Instituto Federal do Rio Grande do Sul – IFRS – Campus Feliz, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

MATS051 — All-In-One Infrared Imaging: Colloidal Quantum Dot Pixel Mosaics for Enhanced Multi-Band Infrared Photodetectors

  • Abeer Alyousef, Dohat Alibdaa International Schools, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia

MATS054 — Analysis of Machining Parameters Effects on Surface Integrity of Titanium

  • Clara Fuller, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, KY, United States of America

MATS065 — Novel Alternative Method to Improve the Safety and Targeting of Nanotherapeutics

  • Aarush Tutiki, Albuquerque Academy, NM, United States of America

MATHEMATICS, sponsored by Akamai Foundation

First Award of $6,000

MATH028 — The Prisoner’s Dilemma: Strategy Dynamics Related to Memory and Selfishness

  • Cory Seelenfreund, New Rochelle High School, NY, United States of America

Second Award of $2,400

MATH019 — Quantum-Sound Factorization: On the Distribution and Structure of Irreducible Sets

  • Anay Aggarwal, Westview High School, OR, United States of America

MATH036T — Solving Variable-Entangled Partial Differential Equations (PDEs) via Atomic Tensor Decomposition and Gated Expert Neural Networks: A Multi-Expansion Framework for Accurate and Adaptive PDE Approximation

  • Maatank Parashar, Paradise Valley High School, AZ, United States of America
  • Tejas Dhulipalla, Paradise Valley High School, AZ, United States of America

Third Award of $1,200

MATH017 — Exploring Optimal Learning Rates and Convergence in Coded Federated Learning Using Lyapunov’s Theorem

  • Sarah Lu, Centro Residencial de Oportunidades Educativas de Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

MATH023 — Make24: Elegant Elementary Bounds for a Numbers Game

  • Liqian Ying, NUS High School of Mathematics & Science, Singapore

MATH042 — A Novel Theory-Driven Approach for Model Compression in Deep Neural Networks

  • Alyssa Yu, Poolesville High School, MD, United States of America

Fourth Award of $600

MATH022 — Matrix Product Formulas for Generating Functions for p-adic Valuations of Generalized Binomial Coefficients

  • Arav Chand, Half Hollow Hills High School West, NY, United States of America

MATH034 — Modeling X-ray and Natural Images: Perceptually Relevant Image Statistics and Applications

  • Vicky Cai, Stuyvesant High School, NY, United States of America

MATH040T — Making Every Component Count: Using the Shapley Value To Improve Win Ratio Analysis

  • Sophia Fu, Carmel High School, IN, United States of America
  • Valerie Fu, Carmel High School, IN, United States of America

MATH041 — Analyzing Pre-Indo-European Theory of the Etruscan Language Origins Using Topological Data Analysis

  • Helena Welch, Los Alamos High School, NM, United States of America

MICROBIOLOGY, sponsored by Schattner Foundation

First Award of $6,000

MCRO029 — A Novel Biological Treatment for Antibiotic-Resistant Vibrio Infections in Aquaculture

  • Abigail Qi, Baton Rouge Magnet High School, LA, United States of America

Second Award of $2,400

MCRO024 — Silent Signals: Boronic Acids Quench E. coli Quorum Sensing

  • Eun Jae Lee, Peachtree Ridge High School, GA, United States of America

MCRO025 — Computational Design of Novel Small-Molecule Activators Targeting the AtlA Autolysin in Multi Drug-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus to Combat Antibiotic Resistance Through Internal Cell Death Mechanisms

  • Srishti Boral, Eastlake High School, WA, United States of America

MCRO046 — Paracoccus for Bioremediation: Optimizing Formate Dehydrogenase in Paracoccus denitrificans for Development of a Non-Toxic Bioremediation Strategy for Toxic C1 Compounds in Water

  • Prisha Bhat, Plano East Senior High School, TX, United States of America

Third Award of $1,200

MCRO008 — Rapid and Cost-Effective Colorimetric Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Water via Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Targeting the mecA Gene

  • Luke Itomura, Punahou School, HI, United States of America

MCRO011T — A K47 Klebsiella pneumoniae Phage and Its Capsule Depolymerase in Therapeutic Applications

  • Hsiang-Cheng Shih, Taipei Municipal Chien Kuo High School, Chinese Taipei
  • Zhong-Yue Fan, Taipei Municipal Chien Kuo High School, Chinese Taipei

MCRO032 — Characterizing the Secretion Signal in the C-Terminus of the Francisella tularensis Protein FTL_1123: Insights for Type 1 Secretion and Therapeutics

  • Mehek Sawhney, Commack High School, NY, United States of America

MCRO037 — Understanding the Synergy Between Antibiotics and Phenolic Acids

  • Alex Kidangathazhe, Stillwater High School, OK, United States of America

MCRO050 — Harnessing Coral Bacteria as Probiotics to Combat Vibrio cholerae Water Contamination

  • Isabel Garcia, Isaac Bear Early College High School, NC, United States of America

Fourth Award of $600

MCRO013T — Development and Evaluation of a Novel Smart Automated System for Chromogenic Bacterial Detection in Water Samples

  • Ali Al Hamadi, Qatar Science and Technology Secondary School for Boys, Ain Khalid, Qatar
  • Fahad Al-Tamimi, Qatar Science and Technology Secondary School for Boys, Ain Khalid, Qatar

MCRO019 — AAVehicle: Novel Assembly Activating Protein Domain Shuffling for Enhanced Adeno-Associated Virus Capsid Formation and Gene Therapy as Treatment for Genetic Disorders

  • Suhaani Garg , West Linn High School, OR, United States of America

MCRO039 — Leveraging Microbiome Data and Machine Learning for the Identification of Novel Biomarkers in Early Detection and Classification of Pancreatic Cancer

  • Vrushab Karthik, Jesuit High School, OR, United States of America

MCRO042 — Investigating the Effect of Berberine and a Nanoparticle Delivery System on Epstein Barr Virus Replication and Infectivity: A Potential Therapeutic Approach

  • Giana Marchese, Westlake High School, NY, United States of America

MCRO043 — Assessing the Ability of Auxotrophic Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains to Trigger Trained Innate Immunity in Mouse Macrophages

  • Anhad Kataria, Ardsley High School, NY, United States of America

MCRO055 — Pentavax: Pentraxin Proteins With Dengue Virus Immunoreactivity

  • Soumil Sharma, Central Bucks High School East, PA, United States of America

PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY, sponsored by Jane Street

First Award of $6,000

PHYS001 — A Novel Low-Cost Zero Mean-Flow Chamber Design and Physics-Informed Neural Network for Astrophysical and Environmental Turbulence Applications

  • Aiden Kwon, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, CA, United States of America

PHYS005 — Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of Ship Wakes

  • Aleksandra Petkova, National High School of Mathematics and Natural Sciences “Acad. Luybomir Chakalov”, Bulgaria

Second Award of $2,400

PHYS026 — ForeCAT: Advancing Clear Air Turbulence Prediction for Aviation Safety With Atmospheric Physics Informed Neural Networks and Spatiotemporal Weather Data

  • Aditya Sengupta, The Overlake School, WA, United States of America

PHYS065T — iSUM: Investigation of 3D Physical and Computational Models of Self-Uprighting Behavior in Pill Millipedes

  • Pimpandao Putharukkit, Kamnoetvidya Science Academy, Thailand
  • Thampisut Premsingchai, Kamnoetvidya Science Academy, Thailand

PHYS068 — The Power of a Star in a Jar: Using Nuclear Fusion for Medical Radioisotope Production

  • Yosef Herrera, Science Academy of South Texas, TX, United States of America

PHYS073 — High-Cadence Adaptive Reverberation Mapping of Variable Quasars to Resolve Light-Hour Accretion Disk Structures in Supermassive Black Holes

  • Thomas Jichen Wang, Shady Side Academy, PA, United States of America

Third Award of $1,200

PHYS003 — Development and Calibration of a Portable Muon Telescope for Balloon-Borne Atmospheric Muon Flux Studies

  • Saskia Poldmaa, Tallinn Secondary Science School, Harjumaa, Estonia

PHYS009T — New Insights on Antibubbles: Investigation of the Physical Properties of Antibubbles Using an Original Systematic Experimental Setup

  • Julius Gutjahr, Goethe Gymnasium Emmendingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
  • Maja Leber, Goethe Gymnasium Emmendingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

PHYS034 — Lost in the Stars: Chemical Tagging of the Magellanic Clouds and Accreted Populations

  • Joe Smith, Stanford Online High School, CA, United States of America

PHYS035 — Discovery of the First Double Exocomet Using an Automated Deep Learning Convolutional Neural Network

  • Gary Han, Syosset High School, NY, United States of America

PHYS055 — NEPTUNE: N-body Exoplanet Prediction Using TTV for Unseen Exoplanets

  • Arushi Nath, Bloor Collegiate Institute, Ontario, Canada

PHYS062 — RUBES: Resonators Used in Building Emergency Sensors – Developing a Device (Year 4)

  • Ruby Aubin, Florida Atlantic University High School, FL, United States of America

Fourth Award of $600

PHYS016 — Investigating the Optimal Pump Source for an Optical Quantum Computer Using Type-I Spontaneous Parametric Down-Conversion

  • Enzo Carter, Melbourne High School, FL, United States of America

PHYS024 — Novel Flexible Substrate-based 2D MoS2 Devices and Novel Ionic Liquid Gated MoS2 Field-effect Transistors on Flexible Substrates

  • Michael Zhu, University School, OH, United States of America

PHYS031 — Deformation of Water Bells When Breaking the Membrane

  • Yoshihiro Tanaka, Senior High School at Komaba, University of Tsukuba, Tokyo, Japan

PHYS041 — Taking Shark Skin for a Spin! Can Shark-Denticle-Inspired Vortex Generators Reduce Heavy Vehicle Fuel Consumption?

  • Lily Rofail, Presbyterian Ladies’ College, Sydney, NSW, Australia

PHYS045 — Environmental Radioactivity and Meteorological Variables: Statistical Relationships and Machine Learning Regression

  • Nicola Trucco, Deutsche Schule Genua, Liguria, Italy

PHYS047 — Water World Exoplanet Atmospheric and Spectral Data Analysis via Thermodynamic Modeling and Unsupervised Machine Learning

  • Marcus King, The Governor French Academy, IL, United States of America

PHYS056 — ASTEKS: The First End-to-End Auto-Detection Survey for Single-Transit Exoplanets in Known Systems

  • Zichen Wei, Webb School of California, CA, United States of America

PHYS069T — A Comprehensive Machine Learning Paradigm for Space Debris Surveillance: An Integrated Triple Model Framework for Identification, Orbital Prediction, and Collision Risk Evaluation

  • Nikhil Krishna, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, VA, United States of America
  • Nived Nandakumar, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, VA, United States of America

PLANT SCIENCES, sponsored by Society for Science

First Award of $6,000

PLNT026 — Examining the Synergistic Effects of Hydrotropism, Magnetotropism, and Simulated Microgravity on Allium fistulosum Morphology Using a Novel 3D Clinostat

  • Aarushi Pandey, College Park High School, TX, United States of America

Second Award of $2,400

PLNT007 — Development of an Industrially Viable Oxytetracycline Nano-Formulation and OXYCHECK Detection System to Combat Citrus Greening: Year 3

  • Moitri Santra, Oviedo High School, FL, United States of America

PLNT024 — Year II, A Comprehensive Eco-Friendly Strategy for Citrus Greening Disease Management: Targeted Delivery of Novel Multi-Compound Formulation Derived From Murraya koenigii in Combination With Steam Therapy Approach and Its Validation Through Precision Agriculture Tools

  • Tanishka Aglave, Strawberry Crest High School, FL, United States of America

PLNT027 — From Hair to Harvest: Effects of Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Dots on Germination and Growth in Solanum lycopersicum (Tomatoes) Seedlings Using Keratin-Based Hydroponic Substrates

  • Dora Fields, Northport High School, NY, United States of America

Third Award of $1,200

PLNT009 — Fractal Fingerprinting: Utilizing the Fractal Dimension to Height Ratio of Leaf Venation Structure as a Novel Morphological Characteristic for Plant Taxonomy

  • Anubhav Ammangi, Redeemer Baptist School, NSW, Australia

PLNT013 — Efficacy of Chitosan Hydrogel for a Variety of Agricultural Applications

  • Al Zaidi, Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy, FL, United States of America

PLNT041 — Photogene Fusion: Enhancing Photosynthesis Through Agrobacterium-Mediated Delivery of the 3S5 Ruby Plasmid for Sustainable Carbon Capture

  • Venkat Yarlagadda, Arizona College Prep High School, AZ, United States of America

PLNT043 — Production of Antimicrobial Peptides in Nicotiana benthamiana Plants for Efficient Treatments

  • Fatmah Almutabagani, Riyadh School for Boys and Girls, Saudi Arabia

PLNT049 — Reversed Genetic Research of Nannochloropsis oceanica for Increased Thermal Tolerance

  • Deborah Park, Iolani School, HI, United States of America

Fourth Award of $600

PLNT018 — FULL MOON: A Novel and Economical Method for Sustainable Agriculture on the Moon

  • Quinn Hughes, Minnetonka High School, MN, United States of America

PLNT031 — Quantification of Crop Water Requirement Using Soil Moisture Based Nonlinear Autoregressive Exogenous (NARX) Machine Learning Model

  • Kinnoree Pasha, Clovis North High School, CA, United States of America

PLNT032T — Investigating the Genes and Biochemical Pathway Responsible for Caffeine Production in Ilex vomitoria (Yaupon Holly)

  • Aanya Goel, Kalamazoo Area Mathematics and Science Center, MI, United States of America
  • Claire Tong, Kalamazoo Area Mathematics and Science Center, MI, United States of America
  • Janelle Yao, Kalamazoo Area Mathematics and Science Center, MI, United States of America

PLNT038T — The Allelopathic Effects of Natural Plant Extracts on Seed Germination of Invasive Species Lolium Perenne

  • Aerin Kim, Governor’s School at Innovation Park, VA, United States of America
  • Kayla Minter, Governor’s School at Innovation Park, VA, United States of America
  • Willow Weeks, Governor’s School at Innovation Park, VA, United States of America

PLNT042 — Combining Ethephon and SL Analogs for Suicidal Germination of Striga hermonthica

  • Ghala AlGhamdi, Manarat Al Riyadh International School, Saudi Arabia

PLNT050T — A Green Alliance: Evaluating the Synergistic Dynamics of PETase Expression and Plant-Microbe Interactions in Enhancing Microplastic Degradation Pathways in S. alterniflora

  • Adam Siddiqi, College Park High School, TX, United States of America
  • Vibhan Emmi, College Park High School, TX, United States of America

ROBOTICS AND INTELLIGENT MACHINES, sponsored by Liquid AI

First Award of $6,000

ROBO025 — Cuddle and Comfort Chimp: An Innovative Soft Robotic Sleep Aid

  • Timothy Wilson, Barker College, New South Wales, Australia

ROBO045 — MyoAssist: An Innovative AI-Based, User-Driven Exoskeletal Assistive Control System for Individuals With Movement Disabilities

  • Chinmayi Goyal, Yorktown High School, NY, United States of America

Second Award of $2,400

ROBO021 — FallPoint: Fall Detection With 4D mmWave Radar Using PointNet and a Recurrent Neural Network

  • Louis Liu, University High School, AZ, United States of America

ROBO030T — Great Minds Think Alike, Great Models Think All at Once: MAESTRO, A Unified Framework for Video-Audio Understanding & Reasoning

  • Amy Low, Raffles Institution, Singapore
  • Felicia Tan, Raffles Institution, Singapore

ROBO051 — Utilizing Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning With Encoder-Decoder Architecture Agents to Identify Optimal Resection Location in GBM Patients

  • Krishna Arun, Eastlake High School, WA, United States of America

ROBO061T — TalkiEVBot – An Educational Support Robot for Children With Speech Disorders

  • Hung Huynh, Le Quy Don High School for the Gifted, Viet Nam
  • Kiet Nguyen, Le Quy Don High School for the Gifted, Viet Nam

Third Award of $1,200

ROBO011T — GaitGuardian: Real-Time IMU Processing and Visual Monitoring Using Machine Learning (ML) for Advanced Parkinson’s Disease Patients (II)

  • Keshav Anand, Plano East Senior High School, TX, United States of America
  • Viren Bankapur, Independence High School, TX, United States of America

ROBO014T — Multi UAV System for Wide Area Object Identification

  • Alexander Chindris, Episcopal School of Jacksonville, FL, United States of America
  • James Steffes, Episcopal School of Jacksonville, FL, United States of America

ROBO023T — Soft Robotics in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: Engineering a Hydraulic AI-Assisted Colonoscope to Minimize Patient Risks and Enhance Usability

  • Jiya Joshi, William B. Travis High School, TX, United States of America
  • Sai Spoorthi Maram, William B. Travis High School, TX, United States of America

ROBO041 — The Design and Engineering of an Intelligent Remotely Operated Vehicle for Coral Reef Research and Monitoring

  • Sydney West, Hanford High School, WA, United States of America

ROBO066T — IntelliCane: An Agentic Approach to Real-Time Obstacle Avoidance and Intelligent Decision-Making for the Visually Impaired Through a Monocular Servo-Guided Cane Using Deep Learning-Based Environmental Mapping

  • Akash Ragam, Jesuit High School, OR, United States of America
  • Tanay Chitlur, Westview High School, OR, United States of America

ROBO074T — AID: A Reinforcement Learning Framework for Iterative Optimization of Aerodynamic Elements

  • Aidan La Rosa, Lake Minneola High School, FL, United States of America
  • Arya Pasumarthi, The High School for Math, Science and Engineering, NY, United States of America
  • Jainish Patel, Lake Minneola High School, FL, United States of America

Fourth Award of $600

ROBO004 — Year 2: Designing a Terrestrial Plant Disease Suppression Robot Using Multispectral Imaging Techniques

  • Adrian Alvarez, Orlando Science Schools, FL, United States of America

ROBO019 — Improving Generalizability in Exemplar-Free Class-Incremental Learning

  • Arimitsu Horikawa Strakovsky, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, KY, United States of America

ROBO029 — Low-Cost, High-Performance Humanoid Upper Body for Automating Hazardous Tasks With Quasi-Direct Drive Actuators and Machine Learning

  • Partap Sidhu, Bethpage High School, NY, United States of America

ROBO032 — Chain of Action (CoA): LLM-Powered Multi-Agent Hexapod-Drone System

  • Haodong Wei, Cranbrook Kingswood School, MI, United States of America

ROBO046T — MobyGlobal: Real-Time Whale Detection Network Powered by a Custom CNN and 3D Printed Buoys

  • Matthew Li, Academies of Loudoun, VA, United States of America
  • Taha Rawjani, Academies of Loudoun, VA, United States of America

ROBO053 — AutoMates: Automating With Self-Learning Intelligent Agents

  • Dhroov Bharatia, Plano Senior High School, TX, United States of America

ROBO060 — An Intelligent, Bimanual Mobile Manipulator for Assisted Living Applications

  • Nathan Zhao, The Pembroke Hill School, MO, United States of America

ROBO065T — Autonomous Wheelchair for Mobility and Communication Assistance for ALS Patients

  • Hieu Le, Quang Tri Town High School, Viet Nam
  • Quan Cao, Quang Tri Town High School, Viet Nam

SYSTEMS SOFTWARE, Sponsored by Microsoft

First Award of $6,000

SOFT057 — HM-Detect: Murmur Detection and Classification Methodology Using A Novel C^2-LSTM Architecture for Multi-Modal Signals

  • Ram Sivaraman, Acton Boxborough Regional High School, MA, United States of America

Second Award of $2,400

SOFT008 — Gate OS: A Secure Rust Exokernel Based on Preventive Static Code Analysis With Process Domain Isolation

  • Franciszek Lopuszanski, I Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace Dwujezyczne im. Edwarda Dembowskiego w Gliwicach, Slaskie, Poland

SOFT013 — Integrity: Generalized Artificial Image Classification With Noise Domain Localization

  • Huxley Westemeier, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School, MN, United States of America

SOFT039 — EnAct: A Safety-Aware Actionable Guidance System via Multi-Agent Vision-Language Models for People With Vision Impairments

  • Amy Zhang, Lakewood High School, CO, United States of America

Third Award of $1,200

SOFT033 — A Novel Framework for PDF-Based Stegomalware Detection Using Kolmogorov Complexity

  • Sebastian Alexis, Northwood High School, CA, United States of America

SOFT038 — Computer Vision Driven Kinematic Analysis of Athlete’s Motion for Decision Optimization and Enhanced Objectivity in Fencing Refereeing

  • Arnav Chaphalkar, Adlai E. Stevenson High School, IL, United States of America

SOFT044T — HandNBrain: A Hand Gesture Recognition Based Game Design for Elder’s Cognitive Improvement

  • Juyoung Park, Arnold O. Beckman High School, CA, United States of America
  • Minjun Kim, Saint Paul Preparatory Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
  • Mugeon Jung, Osan High School, Yongsan-gu, South Korea

SOFT047 — A Multi-Stage Deep Learning Framework for Classification and Severity Quantification of Maize Gray Leaf Spot With Integrated Management Recommendations (DeGLS)

  • Henry Zou, Johnston High School, IA, United States of America

SOFT049 — Breaking Barriers in Quantum Circuit Optimization With Efficient and Noise-Resilient Real-Time Adaptation

  • Yash Tomar, West Lafayette Junior/Senior High School, IN, United States of America

Fourth Award of $600

SOFT007 — SplitSafe: A Novel Adversarial Attack Detection and Mitigation Technique for Artificial Intelligence Image Recognition Systems

  • Braden Yian, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, CA, United States of America

SOFT015 — The Forensic Potential of MacOS Spotlight PSID.DB: Tracking Illicit Storage Drive Activity Through Artifact Reverse Engineering, Scripting and Analysis

  • Ethan Hale, South Eugene High School, OR, United States of America

SOFT021T — LiDRNet: Lightweight Inertial Dead Reckoning Network

  • Kwok Vincent, NUS High School of Mathematics & Science, Singapore
  • Zerui Wang, NUS High School of Mathematics & Science, Singapore

SOFT031T — Fire Radiative Power Prediction Using Ensemble and Deep Learning Models With Explainable AI Integration

  • Nijat Taghizada, European Azerbaijan School, Sabayil, Azerbaijan
  • Tural Abdinli, European Azerbaijan School, Sabayil, Azerbaijan

SOFT040 — DISTRACT: Driver Inattention State Transition Recognition Using Attention-Based Convolutional Transformers

  • Ronit Dey, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, NC, United States of America

SOFT046 — AssemblyComplete: 3D Combinatorial Construction With Deep Reinforcement Learning

  • Alan Chen, Westlake High School, TX, United States of America

SOFT052T — CO-Sign Language

  • Sharl Effat, Obour STEM School, Kalubya, Egypt
  • Yassin Khalaf, Obour STEM School, Kalubya, Egypt

TECHNOLOGY ENHANCES THE ARTS, sponsored by Midjourney

First Award of $6,000

TECA016T — eiBraille: Systematic Reform of Braille Education With AI & Low-Cost Tactile Technology for an Inclusive, Zero-Discrimination Society

  • Punnawit Ponnirun, The Prince Royal’s College, Chiang Mai, Thailand
  • Sataporn Thanapanyakul, The Prince Royal’s College, Chiang Mai, Thailand
  • Siwakorn Suwannahong, The Prince Royal’s College, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Second Award of $2,400

TECA018 — Unobstructed Voice for Signers: A Real-Time Centered Sign Language Recognition System

  • May Espinola, Obra D. Tompkins High School, TX, United States of America

Third Award of $1,200

TECA006 — SmartStrings: A Novel Low-Cost Multimodal System for Intelligent Violin Pedagogy With Real-time Corrective and Sensory Feedback Through Artificial Intelligence

  • Anusha Arora, Interlake High School, WA, United States of America

TECA012 — BrainSync: Advanced Neural Decoding With fMRI and EEG for Reconstruction of Visual Perception in Neurological States

  • Yashvir Sabharwal , Battlefield High School, VA, United States of America

Fourth Award of $600

TECA020 — VerifyMe: A New Approach to Authorship Attribution in the Post-ChatGPT Era

  • Sean O’Sullivan, Colaiste Chiarain, Munster, Ireland

TECA021T — Integration of Deep Learning in Automatic Music Generation, Aiming at Preserving and Developing Don Ca Tai Tu

  • Bao Ha, Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted, Viet Nam
  • Duc Nguyen, Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted, Viet Nam

TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL SCIENCE, sponsored by Regeneron

First Award of $6,000

TMED042 — OncoNote: Enabling the Discovery of a Novel Digital Biomarker for Early Pan-Cancer Survival and Recurrence Prediction via Free-Text Clinical Narratives

  • Vrishank Chandrasekhar, Lynbrook High School, CA, United States of America

TMED078 — Dethroning the King of Cancers: Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis From Blood Enabled by a Cocktail of Antibody-Magnetic Nanospheres

  • Audrey Zheng, North Allegheny Senior High School, PA, United States of America

Second Award of $2,400

TMED020 — ParkinAid: A Multimodal AI-Powered Diagnostic and Robot-Assisted Rehabilitation System for Parkinson’s Patients

  • Liyang Han, Brookfield Central High School, WI, United States of America

TMED022 — Saw Palmetto-Induced Inhibition of the 5ALPHA-reductase Pathway as a Clinical Treatment for PCOS Symptoms

  • Mishika Bhatia, Rock Canyon High School, CO, United States of America

TMED036 — A Novel Multi-Modal Deep Learning Approach With Attention Mechanisms for Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease

  • Keen-Yin Woo, Greenwich High School, CT, United States of America

TMED064 — The Effect of Uncaria tomentosa (Cat’s Claw) and Gut Microbiome Dysbiosis Repair With Bacillus subtilis in Locomotion and Alpha Synuclein Aggregation in Caenorhabditis elegans Transgenic Strain NL5901, an Animal Model for Parkinson’s Disease

  • Kasey Moore, American Heritage School of Boca Delray, FL, United States of America

TMED069 — QuanTear: A Tear Test for Stroke Detection and Monitoring

  • James Xiao, North Allegheny Senior High School, PA, United States of America

Third Award of $1,200

TMED043 — A Colorimetric Lateral Flow Assay to Detect Neurodegeneration From Tears, Phase I

  • Antariksha Sharma, Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment, IA, United States of America

TMED045 — Patient-Specific Bolus Fabrication for Radiation Therapy: A Novel Computational Tool Using Deep Learning and Spectral Mesh Flattening With Geodesic Distance Mapping

  • Amritha Praveen, Adlai E. Stevenson High School, IL, United States of America

TMED061 — Utilizing FDM 3D Printing to Fabricate Biodegradable PCL-Dexamethasone Implants for DME

  • Lana Nouri, Al Zikr Schools, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

TMED062 — Transcriptome Approach to Reveal Novel Prognostic Biomarkers for Thyroid Cancer

  • Salman Alshehri, Al Rowad International School, Saudi Arabia

TMED063T — BreathInSight: Multi-Sensor Lung Health Analyzer for Early Detection of Respiratory Conditions

  • Amay Annasamudram, Arizona College Prep High School, AZ, United States of America
  • Ankit Annasamudram, Arizona College Prep High School, AZ, United States of America
  • Vihaan Patel, Arizona College Prep High School, AZ, United States of America

TMED071T — OralScan: A Multi-Stage Multi-Modal Architecture for Early Diagnosis of Oral Cancer and Potentially Malignant Disorders via Intra-Oral Images Captured on a Mobile App

  • Ronak Pai, Bentonville West High School, AR, United States of America
  • Veera Sai Joshik Unnam, Bentonville West High School, AR, United States of America

TMED072 — An Analytical Study of Optimized EfficientNet CNNs, Vision Transformers, and Hybrid Transformers for State-of-the-Art MRI-Based Brain Tumor Diagnosis With Integrated Explainable AI

  • Ishmeet Singh, Stockdale High School, CA, United States of America

Fourth Award of $600

TMED028 — Machine Learning for Increasing the Response Rate of Breast Cancer Patients to Neoadjuvant Therapy

  • Janie Cai, Miami Palmetto Senior High School, FL, United States of America

TMED035 — Using Deep Learning and Natural Language Processing to Detect and Optimize 911 Stroke Cases

  • Lehansa Marambage, Jose Marti STEM Academy, NJ, United States of America

TMED050 — Mixed Reality Application for Pancreatic Surgery

  • Diya Ramakrishnan, Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy, MI, United States of America

TMED051 — Targeting Cap-Independent Translation in c-MYC mRNA: A Novel Small Molecule Approach for Cancer Therapy

  • Nakul Balaji, Florida Atlantic University High School, FL, United States of America

TMED055 — Unlocking CRAC Channel Modulation: Plant Metabolite-Derived ORAI1 Inhibitors Targeting E106 for Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Through Combined AI-Derived Virtual Screening Approaches

  • Rishidharan Jayakumar, South Iredell High School, NC, United States of America

TMED066T — Healaria: Development of Herbal-Based Nanoparticles With Regenerative Effects on Dugesia japonica Planaria for Wound Healing Applications as a Basis for Innovative Wound Dressing

  • Krittayot Thaisuriyan, Mahidol Wittayanusorn School, Thailand
  • Panisa Sawangsuriya, Mahidol Wittayanusorn School, Thailand
  • Prach Amphon, Mahidol Wittayanusorn School, Thailand

TMED068 — Overcoming Docetaxel Resistance in Prostate Cancer

  • Thomas Yuan, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, KY, United States of America

TMED076 — Evaluating Convolutional Neural Networks for Multi-Label Chest X-ray Diagnosis: Model Complexity, Hardware Efficiency, and Radiologist Comparison

  • Alexander Cruz, Father Duenas Memorial School, GU, United States of America

TMED084 — Discovery of Novel Self-Antigens in IgG4-Related Disease Using Computational Modeling and Human Proteome Screening

  • Mahilan Guha, Montgomery Blair High School, MD, United States of America

TMED085 — An End-to-End AI Hardware Solution for Ophthalmic Diagnostics: Retinal Vessels as a Morphological Target for Segmentation and Early Detection

  • ZiXiuan (Angel) Xin, The Lawrenceville School, NJ, United States of America