Full Awards: Teen Scientists and Engineers Win $5 Million at Largest Global High School STEM Competition

Washington, D.C.—Society for Science and Regeneron announced Grand Awards of the Regeneron ISEF 2021. Student winners are in ninth through twelfth grades who earned the right to compete at the Regeneron ISEF 2021 by winning a top prize at a local, regional, state or national science fair.

Grand Awards are presented in each of the 21 ISEF categories:

  • 1st Award: $5,000
  • 2nd Award: $2,000
  • 3rd Award: $1,000
  • 4th Award: $500

Winners of the Top Awards are selected from among the 1st Award winners:

George D. Yancopoulos Innovator Award

The $75,000 George D. Yancopoulos Innovator Award recognizes the Best of the Best among the outstanding students from around the world who participate in Regeneron ISEF.

ROBO033 — Dilated Silhouette Convolutional Neural Network: A Novel Deep Learning Framework for Real-time Human Action Recognition

  • Michelle Hua, Cranbrook Kingswood School, MI, United States of America

Regeneron Young Scientist Awards

Regeneron Young Scientist Awards ($50,000 each) – These finalists are selected for their commitment to innovation in tackling challenging scientific questions, using authentic research practices and creating solutions to the problems of tomorrow.

CBIO080 — Novel Prediction of Adverse Drug Reactions and Underlying Pathological Mechanisms via Hierarchical Classification

  • Catherine Kim, Jericho High School, NY, United States of America

SOFT012 — Development of an AI-Powered Facial-cue Control Module

  • Daniel Shen, William G. Enloe High School, NC, United States of America

Gordon E. Moore Award for Positive Outcomes for Future Generations

Gordon E. Moore $50,000 Award for Positive Outcomes for Future Generations – Project that demonstrates the Gordon & Betty Moore foundation principle to make an enduring difference for future generations through rigorous scientific inquiry and a passion for discovery and invention.

PLNT012 — Development of a Novel AI Drought-Stress Assessment (AIDA) Model in Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum) Plants Using a Custom-Built Robotic RGB + Infrared (IR) Camera

  • John Benedict Estrada, Clovis North High School, CA, United States of America

Craig R. Barrett Award for Innovation

Craig R. Barrett Award for Innovation. This $10,000 award will be given to the finalist who best demonstrates an innovation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math, recognizing that research and innovation are dependent on the integration of these disciplines, as well as, the impact they collectively have on our everyday lives.

ENMC072 — Implementation of Novel Semi-Supervised Machine Learning Model into Autonomous Irrigation Network Optimized for Power Self-Sufficiency

  • Arya Tschand, High Technology High School, NJ, United States of America

Robert Horvitz Prize for Fundamental Research

Robert Horvitz $10,000 Prize for Fundamental Research is to be given to the project that represents the best in fundamental research that furthers our understanding of science and/or mathematics and promotes the understanding of natural phenomena without clearly defined applications towards processes or products in mind.

MCRO043 — Distinguishing Bacterial Motion Quantitatively: A Diagnostic Method for Intestinal Disease

  • Neha Mani, Hunter College High School, NY, United States of America

Peggy Scripps Award for Science Communication

Peggy Scripps Award for Science Communication. This $10,000 award will be given to the finalist that is best able to communicate their project to the lay public, explaining both the science and its potential impact on society.

PHYS050 — The Fast and Inconspicuous: New Near Earth Asteroids Discovered Using Deep Learning and Synthetic Data Are Fainter and Move Faster than Those Previously Discovered

  • Franklin Wang, Palo Alto Senior High School, CA, United States of America

ANIMAL SCIENCES, sponsored by Society for Science

First Award of $5,000

ANIM011 — Year 4: Developing a Multiple Linear Regression Model to Predict the Specific Effects of Various Lactic Acid Bacteria Dosages on the Overall Honey Bee Gut Microbiota and Nosema ceranae Reduction

  • Varun Madan, Lake Highland Preparatory School, FL, United States of America

Second Award of $2,000

ANIM040 — Comparison of Same-Hen Yolk and Serum Antibody Levels Using the Elisa Test Following Vaccination with Typical Vaccines Used in Commercial Laying Hens

  • Jesse Shepherd, Spanish Fork High School, UT, United States of America

ANIM056T — Supplementation of Lactobacillus casei Reduces Beta-amyloid Accumulation in Alzheimer Drosophila melanogaster

  • Celyn Chng, Raffles Girls School (Secondary), Singapore, Singapore
  • Iing Low, Raffles Girls School (Secondary), Singapore, Singapore
  • Li Ann Tay, Raffles Girls School (Secondary), Singapore, Singapore

ANIM060 — Predicting Knee Luxation Force for Various Gallinaceous Bird Species Using Musculoskeletal Measurements of the Leg

  • Madison Carson, Oregon Episcopal School, OR, United States of America

Third Award of $1,000

ANIM007 — Novel Geotaxic Data Show Botanical Therapeutics Slow Parkinson’s Disease in A53T and ParkinKO Models

  • Kristi Biswas, Paxon School for Advanced Studies, FL, United States of America

ANIM026 — What’s All the Buzz? Drosophila melanogaster as a Unique Model for Addiction Disorders and Physiology After Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

  • Shan Lateef, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, VA, United States of America

ANIM027 — Examining the Predatory Relationship Between the Invasive Green Crab (Carcinus maenas) and the Indigenous Blue Mussel (Mytilus edulis) in the Gulf of Maine

  • Bryce Jacobs, Hastings High School, NY, United States of America

ANIM054 — An Inventory of Forest Birds Along the ʻAiea Loop Trail, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi

  • Kellen Apuna, Kamehameha Schools Kapalama Campus, HI, United States of America

ANIM058 — Utilizing Hydrostatics to Describe the Paleoecology of Orthoceras, an Extinct Fossil Nautiloid

  • Ellie Vaserman, Staten Island Technical High School, NY, United States of America

Fourth Award of $500

ANIM004 — Utilization of Mechanically Simulated Kangaroo Care as a Novel Homeostatic Method to Treat Mice Carrying a Remutation of the Ppp1r13l Gene as a Model for Humans with Cardiomyopathy

  • Nathan Foo, West Shore Junior/Senior High School, FL, United States of America

ANIM020T — Development of Lady Beetle Cultivation for Pest Control

  • Naipaphon Kumhom, The Demonstration School of Khon Kaen University (Modindaeng), Khonkaen, Thailand
  • Thanakorn Silaphan, The Demonstration School of Khon Kaen University (Modindaeng), Khonkaen, Thailand
  • Warinyupa Ngamjarenwong, The Demonstration School of Khon Kaen University (Modindaeng), Khonkaen, Thailand

ANIM021T — Where Are They from? The Origin of Alien Cicada (Graptopsaltria bimaculata) in Izumi, Kagoshima, Japan

  • Ann Itakura, Kagoshima Prefectural Kokubu High School, Kagoshima, Japan
  • Nanami Arimura, Kagoshima Prefectural Kokubu High School, Kagoshima, Japan
  • Riko Nakajima, Kagoshima Prefectural Kokubu High School, Kagoshima, Japan

ANIM024 — Exploring the Role of Frazzled in Drosophila Neural Circuit Assembly and Foraging Behavior

  • Ying-Ru Chen, The Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University, Chinese Taipei

ANIM035 — Jumping Spiders Perform Head Saccades During Prey Tracking

  • Nathalie Schelin, Mountain Vista Governors School, VA, United States of America

ANIM061T — The Effect of Protease- Activated Receptors (PAR- 4) on the Fertility and Progeny of C. elegans as a Potential Therapeutic Agent for Hereditary Chronic Inflammatory Diseases

  • Swetha Velayutham , Plano East Senior High School, TX, United States of America
  • Vyshnavi Poruri, Plano East Senior High School, TX, United States of America

ANIM063 — Climate Change on Crocodilians: Modeling the Effects of Phenological Shifts

  • Karin Ebey, Los Alamos High School, NM, United States of America

BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES, sponsored by Society for Science

First Award of $5,000

BEHA013 — A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating the Differential Efficacy of Ginkgo biloba, Ginseng, Curcuma longa Linn. and Vinpocetine on Spatial Learning and Memory in Mice

  • Sarah Hens, Menai High School, New South Wales, Australia

BEHA064 — Digital Phenotyping Autism: Investigating Objective Vocal and Movement Quantification for Characterizing Autism Severity

  • Emilin Mathew, American Heritage School, FL, United States of America

Second Award of $2,000

BEHA006 — Voice Emotion Recognition with Audio Data Analysis and Machine Learning Algorithms

  • Gabriela Chavgova, Model High School of Mathematics “Akademik Kiril Popov”, Bulgaria

BEHA040T — Silence: A Novel Method of Communication for MND and MS Patients Using Eye Movements

  • Hamzeh Arabiyat, Jubilee School, Jordan
  • Omar Arafeh, Jubilee School, Jordan

BEHA049 — Demistifying ‘Fake News’: Evaluating Media-Borne Misinformation Through the Novel Application of AI Powered Sentiment Analysis

  • Arjun Mazumdar, Bronx High School of Science, NY, United States of America

BEHA081T — An Audiovisual Emotion Classification Platform Powered By Deep Neural Networks and Optimized for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder

  • Alexander Lan, The Harker School, CA, United States of America
  • Arjun Barrett, The Harker School, CA, United States of America

Third Award of $1,000

BEHA002 — ParkinSensor: Computer Vision and Ensemble Machine Learning-Based Incipient Diagnosis for Parkinson’s Disease using Neuromuscular Biomarkers

  • Sidhya Peddinti, Plano East Senior High School, TX, United States of America

BEHA004 — VapeSafe: Device and Multi-Factor App to Prevent Nicotine Poisoning via Real-Time Behavioral Analysis and Alternate Compound Identification

  • Divya Nori, Milton High School, GA, United States of America

BEHA026 — Grasping Gestures: An Analysis of the Aesthetics of Dance Through the Lens of Physics and Computer Science

  • Malavika Singh, West High School, UT, United States of America

BEHA050 — A Novel Video Game Feature for Psychological Diagnosis of Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Adolescence

  • Rasha AlQahtani, Riyadh School for Boys and Girls, Saudi Arabia

BEHA065 — High Accuracy Neural Network Based Deep Learning Solution For Non-Intrusive Early Diagnosis of Dementia

  • Kosha Upadhyay, Bellevue Senior High School, WA, United States of America

BEHA070 — A Multifaceted Insight into Addiction Treatment Programs in the Midwest: Identifying Factors Influencing Treatment Participation and Retention

  • Aditya Tummala, Brookings High School, SD, United States of America

BEHA083 — The Effect of Saturated Lipid on Neurogenesis Following Acute Brain Injury

  • Ishani Ghosh, Centennial High School, MD, United States of America

Fourth Award of $500

BEHA008T — Optimizing Students’ Working Memory Capacity with Binaural Beats: An Experimental Study on SMA Negeri 28 Jakarta Students

  • Athifah Millati, SMA Negeri 28 Jakarta, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Noor Naila Himam, SMA Negeri 28 Jakarta, DKI Jakarta, Indonesia

BEHA009T — Autest: Culturally Adapted Risk Assessment Game for Autism Spectrum Disorder

  • Anwesha Das, Delhi Public School – Kalyanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Aranyo Ray, Kalyani Public School, West Bengal, India

BEHA028T — The Analysis of the Differential Impacts of Material and Social Stressors on Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic​

  • Raeed Kabir, The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science, MS, United States of America
  • Vidhi Patel, The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science, MS, United States of America

BEHA030 — Identification of Co-Expressed Genes to BDNF and trk-B as Major Depressive Disorder Related Biomarkers Using Microarray Data

  • Jennifer Hu, Nikola Tesla STEM High School, WA, United States of America

BEHA034 — FIDERE: Circular Economy App to Support Thrift Stores and Women’s Associations in the South of Brazil

  • Victorya Silva, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio Grande do Sul (IFRS) – Campus Osório, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

BEHA035 — Evaluating the Effects of Perinatal Fluoxetine in Mice in Response to Fear Stimuli

  • Alexander Kesin, George W. Hewlett High School, NY, United States of America

BEHA039 — Strenuous Sequencing: Exploring the Effect of Bilingualism on Executive Functioning in the Human Brain

  • Karina Castaneda, Frankfort High School, IN, United States of America

BEHA072 — Memory Treachery: How False Memories Are Formed

  • Akul Shrivastava, Little Rock Central High School, AR, United States of America

BEHA075T — Save Life. Be a Hero

  • Malak Naimi, Alawda Secondary School for Girls, Bethlehem, Palestine
  • Mira Issa, Alawda Secondary School for Girls, Bethlehem, Palestine

BIOCHEMISTRY, sponsored by Regeneron

First Award of $5,000

BCHM028 — Stem Cell Behavior and Osteogenic Differentiation on Plant-Derived Scaffolds

  • Maya Butani, Moorestown High School, NJ, United States of America

Second Award of $2,000

BCHM012 — CarC SPY: Non-Invasive Early Stage Multi-Cancer Detection Using AI-based Electrochemical Biosensor to Detect Circulating Tumor Cells (CTCs)

  • Jyothikaa Ramann, Dougherty Valley High School, CA, United States of America

BCHM025 — Sargassum sp. Reductive, Polyphenol Extract Modulates D. dorotocephala Regeneration by Reduction of ROS, and Has Potential as an Anti-Inflammatory Agent

  • Julianna Lian, Florida Atlantic University High School, FL, United States of America

Third Award of $1,000

BCHM011T — Protein Secondary Structure Assignment (SSA) by Clustering Amino Acid Residues in the Space of Topological Descriptors

  • Sagar Gupta, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, VA, United States of America
  • Sumanth Ratna, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, VA, United States of America

BCHM019 — Application of Bayesian Inference for the Deconvolution of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectra to Assess Metabolic Alterations and Type I Diabetes Susceptibility

  • Yewon Lee, James Clemens High School, AL, United States of America

BCHM023 — A Highly Selective and Sensitive Novel Biosensor Capable of Quantifying and Monitoring a Clotting Factor Elevated in Severe COVID-19 Cases

  • Jaden Yun, Phillips Exeter Academy, NH, United States of America

Fourth Award of $500

BCHM007 — Molecular Dynamics Investigation of Poly [ADP-Ribose] Polymerase 1 Inhibitors as Treatment for V762A Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Correlated with Ovarian Cancer, Lung Cancer, and Follicular Lymphoma

  • Neel Shanmugam, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, TX, United States of America

BCHM017T — Analyzing the Efficacies of Potential Inhibitors of Drug Targets Human Receptor ACE2 and Viral Replication Enzyme RdRp Against SARS-CoV-2

  • Aditya Desai, Martin Luther King High School , CA, United States of America
  • Hedy Bian, Martin Luther King High School , CA, United States of America

BCHM021 — The Usage of Moringa Seeds in Sewage Purification for Agriculture and Clean Energy Production

  • Fatma Elbanna, STEM School of Alexandria, Egypt

BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES, sponsored by Regeneron

First Award of $5,000

BMED054 — A Low-Cost Computer-Aided Lung Auscultation Apparatus and Automated Diagnosis of Respiratory Illnesses

  • Ashwika Agrawal, Cupertino High School, CA, United States of America

BMED069 — Butyrate: Bridging Bench to Bedside — Bringing Hope for Better Diagnostic and Therapeutic Options for Peanut Allergies

  • Isabella Heffernan, Saint Mary Academy Bayview, RI, United States of America

Second Award of $2,000

BMED012 — Cure of Breast Cancer, Year 4: First Discovery of Target Therapy for Aggressive Hormonal Breast Cancer using Clinical Database and 3D Model

  • Christine Song, Mayo High School, MN, United States of America

BMED042 — Interleukin-33 Promotes Th17 Cell Clonal Expansion in the B16 Tumor Microenvironment

  • Andrew Ni, Pine-Richland High School, PA, United States of America

BMED055 — Novel Stage Optimized Image Processing to Improve Deep Learning Driven Diagnosis of Early Stage Diabetic Retinopathy

  • Ella Yee, The Harker School, CA, United States of America

BMED077 — Chronic Sleep Deprivation Induces Brain Inflammation via CCR2-mediated Peripheral Monocyte Infiltration

  • Jason Wang, Germantown Academy, PA, United States of America

Third Award of $1,000

BMED022 — Schwann Cell Support as a Novel Approach to Peripheral Nervous System Demyelinating Disease: A Phase Two Study

  • Kannammai Pichappan, Bergen County Academies, NJ, United States of America

BMED039 — Abnormalities of PTPN2 Increases BETA-cell Apoptosis in PP2-Beta Cells Derived from hESCs

  • Xia Saavedra, Ossining High School, NY, United States of America

BMED040 — Activation of Pregnane X Receptor for Xenobiotic Detoxification: A Novel Approach to Targeting Pollution-Related Diseases

  • Rajan Reddy, Winchester Thurston School, PA, United States of America

BMED043 — The Identification and Validation of Novel Targets and Pathways of Alzheimer’s Disease Through Integrated System Approaches

  • Michael Zhong, Ardsley High School, NY, United States of America

BMED056 — The Effect of Deferoxamine and Ferrostatin-1 Treatments on Total ROS in HK-2 Cells

  • Haroon Lughmani, Sylvania Northview High School, OH, United States of America

BMED061 — Curcumin and Capsaicin Synergistically Suppress Neuroblastoma Development

  • Yifang Zha, The Wheatley School, NY, United States of America

BMED064 — Adiponectin and BAT: Structure and Morphology of Brown Adipose Tissue in Adiponectin Transgenic Mice

  • Nils Grimbeck, Goteborgs Hogre Samskola, Vastragotalands regionen, Sweden

Fourth Award of $500

BMED024 — Deep Neural Network Analysis of Clinical Variables Predicts Escalated ICU Care in COVID-19 Patients

  • Joyce Lu, Ardsley High School, NY, United States of America

BMED031 — Treating Blindness: The Role of Autophagy in Diabetic Retinopathy

  • Nina Fonseca, Whitney M. Young Magnet High School, IL, United States of America

BMED035T — Analysis of the Correlation Between Immunogenomic Phenotype and Patient Outcomes for Prostate Cancer

  • Haolin Li, Crescent School, Ontario, Canada
  • Jason Junwen Teng, Crescent School, Ontario, Canada

BMED046T — The Creation of Manganese (IV) Oxide Nanosheets as a Inexpensive and Effective Method of Measuring Blood Glucose

  • Nathan Frank, Carmel High School, IN, United States of America
  • Pol Berger Romeu, Carmel High School, IN, United States of America

BMED050 — Differential Expression Analysis and Transcriptomic Characterization of Glioma Progression

  • Matthew Lee, East Brunswick High School, NJ, United States of America

BMED057 — Examination of Human Colon Organoids for Phenotypic Anomalies in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis

  • Ameya Saraf, William Mason High School, OH, United States of America

BMED067 — The Role of Bone Lineage Cells During Digit Tip Regeneration in Adult Mice

  • Samantha Radinsky, Paul D. Schreiber High School, NY, United States of America

BMED068 — Phenotypic Behavioral Expression of Different Genetic Lines of Drosophila melanogaster as Measured by the Negative Geotaxis Assay & Their Response to Lithium Chloride: A Pharmacogenomics Study

  • Arwen Fernandez O’Brien, Harrison High School, NY, United States of America

BMED072T — Rapid Osteoporosis Risk Assessment: Non-invasive Detection Kit of Calcium, Phosphate and pH in Human Sweat

  • Korrawee Leelaadisorn, Mahidol Wittayanusorn School, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
  • Krit Kasikpan, Mahidol Wittayanusorn School, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand
  • Patt Phurtivilai , Mahidol Wittayanusorn School, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING, sponsored by Johnson & Johnson

First Award of $5,000

ENBM028 — Dual Mode Soft Wrist-Fingers Exoskeleton for Hand Rehabilitation and Assistance: Novel Soft Wrists, Optimized Soft Fingers, Multi-functional Rehabilitation

  • Keyu Wan, Shanghai Pinghe Bilingual School, China

ENBM047 — Designing, Prototyping and Testing a Novel Urinary Catheter with Tesla Valves and a Microporous Membrane

  • Ishaan Brar, Stockdale High School, CA, United States of America

Second Award of $2,000

ENBM001T — ARTHETA-0: An Innovative, Affordable Approach to the Onsite, Rapid 3D Printing of Artery Stents, Parameterized to Fit Individual Patients’ Needs

  • Connor Mitchell, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, NC, United States of America
  • Prabuddha Ghosh Dastidar, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, NC, United States of America

ENBM004 — Happy Feet: A Low-Cost Smart Shoe Utilizing Temperature, Pressure, Humidity, and Alcohol Levels to Detect and Monitor Common Foot Problems

  • Vishnu Vasudev, Liberty High School, TX, United States of America

ENBM008 — Autonomously Tracking Organisms at Microscopic Resolution in 3D

  • Priya Soneji, Milton High School, GA, United States of America

ENBM020 — Development and Optimization of a 3D Clinostat to Simulate Microgravity

  • Joseph Clary, Caddo Parish Magnet High School, LA, United States of America

ENBM034 — A Step Towards Solving Foot Pain: A Novel Shoe with Customizable Magnetic Levitation to Reduce Ground Reaction Forces through Pronation-Targeted Computer Vision Pose Estimation, Year 3

  • Dev Lochan, Cumberland Valley High School, PA, United States of America

ENBM098 — A Novel 3D Printed Ventilator for COVID-19

  • Harjaisal Brar, Stockdale High School, CA, United States of America

Third Award of $1,000

ENBM013 — Max Health: A Smart Textile Biosensor System for Remote Health Monitoring and Anomaly Detection

  • Ibrahim Al-Akash, Veterans Memorial High School, TX, United States of America

ENBM016 — StethoDoc: Screening for Lung Disorders with an Augmented Reality Guided Smart Stethoscope

  • Aria Vikram, National Public School, Indiranagar, Karnataka, India

ENBM021 — JTremor3D: A Wearable Tremor Profiling Device for Patients with Parkinson’s Disease

  • Jui Keskar, The Orchid School, Maharashtra, India

ENBM023T — Stroke Rehabilitation Using Artificial Intelligence K.A.K.I (Kinesthetic Augmented Kinematic Inference)

  • Saan Cern Yong, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Katholik, Selangor, Malaysia
  • Sheng Ze Yeoh, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Katholik, Selangor, Malaysia

ENBM041 — Accessible Correlative Diagnostic Solution for Multi-Organ Dysfunction Caused by SARS-CoV-2: The Future of Home-Based, AI-Enabled Telemedicine

  • Gatik Trivedi, Dougherty Valley High School, CA, United States of America

ENBM043 — CODONIFY: A Recurrent-Neural-Network-based Codon Optimization Tool to Improve Protein Expression Towards Efficient Vaccine Manufacturing

  • Rishab Jain, Westview High School, OR, United States of America

ENBM044 — An Ultra-Low Cost, Brain-Controlled Transhumeral Prosthesis Operated via a Novel EEG/Gesture-Based Approach

  • Benjamin Choi, The Potomac School, VA, United States of America

ENBM071 — Device for Analysing Coughing Patterns to Diagnose and Monitor Asthmatic Patients

  • Elias Fizesan, St. Paul’s School, Barnes, United Kingdom

ENBM100 — An Innovative Microcontroller-Driven Illumination System to Correct Moderate to Severe Color Vision Deficiency

  • Vladimir Mamchik, Jesuit High School, OR, United States of America

Fourth Award of $500

ENBM005 — Application of 3D-Bioprinting and Electromagnetic Field for the Development of Bioartificial Bone from Stem Cell-Laden Bioink Incorporating Sepiolite and Eggshell

  • Tan Elcin, Ted Ankara College Foundation Private High School, Golbasi, Turkey

ENBM029 — A Novel, Multifunctional Tracheal Tube Based on Directive Sound Wave Monitoring Technique

  • Yuqian Zhang, The Affiliated High School of South China Normal University, Guangdong, China

ENBM033T — Test of Gross Motor Development: Evaluation through AI Image Processing and Wearable Sensors

  • Emma Li, Shanghai High School International Division, China
  • Sophie Li, Shanghai High School International Division, China

ENBM039T — Non-contact Continuous Cardiovascular Monitoring System

  • Angela Xu, Troy High School, MI, United States of America
  • Ethan Chen, Troy High School, MI, United States of America
  • Jonathan Chen, Troy High School, MI, United States of America

ENBM042 — The Synthesis of Au-Fe3O4 Nanoparticles for the Purpose of Nonenzymatic Dopamine Sensing

  • Jillian Bernabe, Camdenton High School, MO, United States of America

ENBM046 — Building a Low Cost Hearing Device with User Customized Frequency Response for the Hearing Impaired

  • Elizabeth Koh, Dublin High School, CA, United States of America

ENBM048T — Creating a Haptic 4D Model along with Machine Learning Analysis by Developing a Non-invasive Pressure Mapping Method to Screen Genital Skin Cancer

  • Aasimm Khan, Jamnabai Narsee International School, Maharashtra, India
  • Sidharth Jain, Jamnabai Narsee International School, Maharashtra, India

ENBM054 — SpeakUp: A Machine Learning-Based Speech Aid to Enable Real-Time Silent Communication for the Paralyzed by Translating Neuromuscular EMG Signals to Speech

  • Varun Chandrashekhar, duPont Manual High School, KY, United States of America

ENBM087T — The Power of Twisted Strings: A Portable Elbow CPM Machine with Twisted String Actuator

  • Doyoon Kim, Incheon Academy of Science and Arts, Incheon, South Korea
  • Jaewoo Park, Incheon Academy of Science and Arts, Incheon, South Korea
  • Joonseo Kim, Incheon Academy of Science and Arts, Incheon, South Korea

ENBM093 — Novel Fully MRI Compatible Nonmagnetic and Dielectric Pneumatic Servo Motor for MRI Guided Surgical Robotics

  • Leo Wylonis, Conestoga High School, PA, United States of America

ENBM097 — Wearable Strain Sensors with Silver Nanowires for Health Monitoring

  • Huiyan Huang, Hwa Chong Institution, Singapore, Singapore

CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, sponsored by Regeneron

First Award of $5,000

CELL037 — The Neuro-Protective Role of Select Transcription Factors in a PINK1 Loss-of-Function Based Model of Neurodegeneration in Drosophila melanogaster

  • Parisa Vaziri, Plano East Senior High School, TX, United States of America

Second Award of $2,000

CELL032 — Detecting Differential Transcription Factor Binding Using Single-Cell Sequencing

  • John Lin, Boston Latin School, MA, United States of America

CELL039 — Rewiring PAM Specificity of SpdCas9 for Gene Repression

  • Michelle Li, North Oconee High School, GA, United States of America

Third Award of $1,000

CELL023 — Immunohistochemical Analysis Suggests a Role for Tmem131 in Thymic Epithelial Cell Differentiation

  • Hannah Park, Tenafly High School, NJ, United States of America

CELL025 — Save Our Sons: Exploring RNAi-mediated Intragenomic Conflict in D. sim through Genetic Assays and Testis Cytology

  • Jaeah Kim, Hunter College High School, NY, United States of America

CELL030 — The Effect of IL-22 Stimulation on Paneth Cell Granule Morphology and Epithelial Cell Proliferation

  • Neil Mehta, Ward Melville High School, NY, United States of America

Fourth Award of $500

CELL002T — Extrathymic T-Cell Development in the Mesenteric Lymph Nodes of Mice

  • Sandhya Kumar, Lawton Chiles High School, FL, United States of America
  • Surabhi Kumar, Lawton Chiles High School, FL, United States of America

CELL013 — Changing Region on AAV-PHP.eB Brings Negative Effects on Human AAVR Binding

  • Zhengjia Yuan, Capital Normal University High School, Beijing, China

CELL018 — Immunopeptidomics of Non-small Cell Lung Carcinomas (NSCLC) for the Discovery and Validation of Novel Peptides for Targeted Immunotherapy

  • Maya Weitzen, Sleepy Hollow High School, NY, United States of America

CELL038 — Discovery of Novel Dual Phosphatase Kinase Regulating Pyocyanin Secretion in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

  • Riju Dey, Shorewood High School, WI, United States of America

CHEMISTRY, sponsored by Society for Science

First Award of $5,000

CHEM042 — Novel Ultra-Low-Density Nickel Aerogel

  • Omer Eyal, The Hebrew University Secondary School, Israel

Second Award of $2,000

CHEM007 — Thrown, but Will It Break Down? – A Study of the Correlation of the pH of Soil and Its Effect on the Rate at which Biodegradable Materials Decompose and the Application of the Findings of this Experiment in Landfills

  • Hadia Bizhan , Lyneham High School, ACT, Australia

CHEM012 — Novel Synthesis of Important Pharmaceutical Compounds using Visible Light and a Photocatalyst

  • Jason Zhang, The Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky, KY, United States of America

CHEM013 — A Combination of nNeem and Clove in the Form of Cream Against Tetraponera rufonigra

  • Yu Zhe Chu, Chung Ling High School Penang, Penang, Malaysia

CHEM056T — Development of Multi-sensor Paper-Based Test Kit for Heavy Metal Detection

  • Dawit Boonyakitnotai, Kamnoetvidya Science Academy, Thailand
  • Kijjakarn Namsawangrungrueng, Kamnoetvidya Science Academy, Thailand
  • Thiti Thaloengboonsiri, Kamnoetvidya Science Academy, Thailand

Third Award of $1,000

CHEM014 — Phase II: Towards the Total Synthesis of the Leishmanicidal Lindbergin E for the Development of an Enantioselective Phloroglucinol-Derived Polyketide Synthesis

  • Elijah Jones, Jackson Senior High School, MO, United States of America

CHEM016T — A Pentiptycene-Anthracene Hybrid Smart Fluorescent Material

  • Catriona Wu, Taipei First Girls High School, Taiwan
  • Jeannine Lee, Taipei First Girls High School, Taiwan

CHEM026T — Determination of Optimal Conditions for Hydrogenolysis of Sulfur Compounds to Improve Efficiency of Jet Fuel Production

  • Alexander Shliakhturov, State School “Lyceum #86”, Yaroslavl, Yaroslavskaya Oblast, Russian Federation
  • Zakhar Balandin, State School “Lyceum #86”, Yaroslavl, Yaroslavskaya Oblast, Russian Federation

CHEM035 — A New Method for the Selective Synthesis of Indirubins

  • Shun Tanaka, Fuzoku Middle School Attaced to Naruto University of Education, Tokushima, Japan

CHEM059 — Diffusion Mechanism of Pu+3 in Sedimentary Repository Conditions: Ab Initio Molecular Dynamics Study

  • Becca Barbera, Cathedral High School, Ontario, Canada

CHEM061 — Fabrication of Napthalimide Point-of-Care (POC) Chemosensor Using InkJet Printing on Cellulose Paper for Determination of Uric Acid (UA) in Synthetic Urine and Aqueous Solution of Grain Samples, and Chromium Metal (Cr) in Drinking Water

  • Vedant Karalkar, Eastside High School, FL, United States of America

Fourth Award of $500

CHEM003 — Artificial Photosystems : New Approach to the Synthesis of Boron-Doped Carbon Material from Plastic Wastes for Solar Energy Conversion Applications

  • Mehmet Cekuc, Kartal Anadolu Imam Hatip High School, Turkey

CHEM017 — Synthesis & Characterization of Phosphorus/Nitrogen Co-Doped Carbonized Waste Cigarette Filters: Application as Textile Dye Adsorbents & Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts

  • Zane Alsebai, Little Rock Central High School, AR, United States of America

CHEM036 — Rare-Earth-Free Silicon-Based Organic Molecules for Solid-State Lighting Applications

  • Lisa Zhang, Providence High School, NC, United States of America

CHEM038 — Creating and Testing New Polymers to Remove the Environmental Toxin PFOA from Water

  • Andrew Lipton, Lafayette Jefferson High School, IN, United States of America

CHEM053 — Evaluating the Efficacy of Repurposed and Modified Traditional Eastern Medicinal Compounds on Coronavirus Family Specific Target Structures

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

CHEM057 — Synthesis, Characterization and in vitro Cytotoxicity of Tunable Sized Chemo-PTT Combination Nanomedicines For Cancer Therapy

  • Amna Khan, Little Rock Central High School, AR, United States of America

CHEM067 — Novel Coating of Porous Cu as Heat Pipe for Thermal Management

  • Lingbo Shen, National Junior College, Singapore, Singapore

CHEM068T — Intricate Study of Hydrothermally-synthesized Hexagonal K2W4O13 Nanowires for the Adsorption and Photodegradation of Organic Dyes and Heavy Metal Ions

  • Bryan Lee Chong Han, Hwa Chong Institution, Singapore, Singapore
  • Dillion Lim, Hwa Chong Institution, Singapore, Singapore
  • Shanley Ho, Hwa Chong Institution, Singapore, Singapore

COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS, sponsored by Regeneron

First Award of $5,000

CBIO080 — Novel Prediction of Adverse Drug Reactions and Underlying Pathological Mechanisms via Hierarchical Classification

  • Catherine Kim, Jericho High School, NY, United States of America

CBIO084T — EGFRNet: Transfer and Multi-task Learning Based on Graph Convolutional Network Toward Multi-target Drug Discovery Against Cancers for EGFR-Family Proteins

  • Natthakan Saengnil, Kamnoetvidya Science Academy, Thailand
  • Puri Virakarin, Kamnoetvidya Science Academy, Thailand

Second Award of $2,000

CBIO004 — Tackling Tau: Identifying a Novel Inhibitor for the MSUT-2 Protein based on Quantum Machine Learning for the Identification of Treatments of Neurodegenerative Diseases

  • Rithvik Ganesh, Plano West Senior High School, TX, United States of America

CBIO027 — OrphaDRGL: A Novel Graph Deep Learning-based Drug Repositioning Approach for Orphan Diseases

  • Remington Kim, Bergen County Academies, NJ, United States of America

CBIO063 — V-BIND: Deep Geometric Transformers for SARS-CoV-2 Treatment Design

  • Ryan Park, Millburn High School, NJ, United States of America

CBIO077 — A Game-Theoretic Model of the Resting-State Brain

  • Danielle Gruber, John L. Miller Great Neck North High School, NY, United States of America

CBIO090 — Determining the Optimal MRI Sequence for the Automatic Segmentation of Multiple Sclerosis Using Convolutional Encoder Networks

  • Shaurnav Ghosh, Pine Crest School, FL, United States of America

Third Award of $1,000

CBIO044 — High Accuracy Classification of Myopathy Electromyography Signals Using a ResNet50 Neural Network

  • Blaise Swartwood, Mililani High School, HI, United States of America

CBIO047 — A Novel Deep Learning System for Scoliosis Assessment: Automatic Extraction of Skeletal Maturity Using Region Proposal and Compound Scaling Convolutional Neural Networks

  • Audrey Ha, Menlo-Atherton High School, CA, United States of America

CBIO053 — Refined Genome-wide Prediction of Transgenerational Epimutations and an Ensemble-based Solution to the Imbalanced Class Problem in Epigenetics

  • Jason Apostol, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, CA, United States of America

CBIO059 — Data Mining to Identify Therapeutic Targets for Transplant Rejection

  • Zoe Lakkis, Fox Chapel Area High School, PA, United States of America

CBIO062 — FastFold: Streamlining End-to-End Deep Learning Protein Domain Prediction on COVID-19 Mutations and Other Universal Applications

  • Tim Jing, Lynbrook High School, CA, United States of America

CBIO075 — A Deep Learning Approach to de novo Drug Design: Generating Multi-Target Drugs to Inhibit Amyloid-Beta with Applications in Neurodegenerative Disorders

  • Sowmya Chundi, Carmel High School, IN, United States of America

CBIO094 — Using Machine Learning to Repurpose FDA-Approved Drugs to Treat Cancers and Inflammatory Diseases

  • Aakarsh Vermani, Westview High School, CA, United States of America

CBIO096T — A Non-Invasive Ear-EEG Hearing Aid to Address the Cocktail Party Problem via Cloud-Based Deep Learning

  • Govardhan Poondi, Plano West Senior High School, TX, United States of America
  • John Rho, Plano West Senior High School, TX, United States of America

Fourth Award of $500

CBIO028 — A Differential Gene Expression and Alternative Splicing Analysis of ALS-Causing Mutations

  • Cristina DeMeo, Saratoga Springs High School, NY, United States of America

CBIO036 — Development of Transcriptomics Analysis Pipeline for mTOR Signaling in Human Cancer

  • Gabriela Holzer, Eleanor Roosevelt High School, MD, United States of America

CBIO046 — Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Novel Klebsiella pneumoniae Treatment Disrupting the Outer Membrane

  • Eleanor Jung, Mt. Carmel High School, CA, United States of America

CBIO048 — Accelerated Protein Evolution in Bacteria to Facilitate Environmental Adaptation: Efficient Bioinformatics Algorithms to Discover Diversity-Generating Retroelements (DGRs)

  • Anakha Ganesh, James Logan High School, CA, United States of America

CBIO060 — Predicting Cancer Stem Cell Biomarkers with Machine Learning

  • Julia Liu, Nikola Tesla STEM High School, WA, United States of America

CBIO068 — A Versatile Population Dynamics Model of Bacterial Resistance, Tolerance, and Persistence

  • Melissa Du, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, NC, United States of America

CBIO071T — Augmenting 3D, T1-Weighted, Magnetization-Prepared Rapid Acquisition with Gradient-Echo (MP-RAGE) Sequenced MRIs Through Gaussian Filters and Skull Stripping for Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis via 3D CNNs

  • Anish Pothireddy, Governor’s School at Innovation Park, VA, United States of America
  • Ashish Pothireddy, Governor’s School at Innovation Park, VA, United States of America
  • Khoi Nguyen, Governor’s School at Innovation Park, VA, United States of America

CBIO072 — In-silico Prediction of Desoxyhavannahine as a Potential Novel Inhibitor of SARS-COV-2 with Minimal Side Effects

  • Lana Abujamil, Manarat Al-Madinah National School, Madinah, Saudi Arabia

CBIO074 — Computer-Based miRNA Predictions to Inhibit SARS-Cov-2 Replication

  • Laurence Liang, Marianopolis College, Quebec, Canada

CBIO078T — Application of Deep Learning in Target Identification Through Determining the Mechanism of Action Given Cellular Signature Data

  • Ayush Jain, Ocean Lakes High School, VA, United States of America
  • Omar Abul-Hassan, Ocean Lakes High School, VA, United States of America

EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, sponsored by National Geographic Society

First Award of $5,000

EAEV036 — Quantifying Volume of the Dana Glacier Using Field Measurements and 3D Modeling

  • Ellery McQuilkin, Lee Vining High School, CA, United States of America

EAEV106T — GLAS: A Global Landslide Analytics System

  • Ishaan Javali, Plano East Senior High School, TX, United States of America
  • Shrey Joshi, Plano East Senior High School, TX, United States of America

Second Award of $2,000

EAEV003 — A Novel Deep Learning Model for Estimating Tropical Cyclone Intensity from Satellite Images

  • Sunny You, Miami Palmetto Senior High School, FL, United States of America

EAEV008 — Developing a User-Friendly System for Predicting Harmful Levels of Marine Biotoxins

  • Lila Schweinfurth, Oregon Episcopal School, OR, United States of America

EAEV010 — The Creation and Practical Application of Industry Standards Water Analysis via PXRF

  • Julia Kagiliery, Episcopal School of Jacksonville, FL, United States of America

EAEV039 — Larvicidal “Trojan-horse”: Experimentally Developing a Novel Low-Cost and Eco-Friendly Mosquito Vector Control Treatment

  • Aseel Rawashdeh, L C Anderson High School, TX, United States of America

EAEV045T — A New Approach To Ecology: Using Machine Learning to Predict the Spread of Invasive Species

  • Avi Bagchi, Shaker High School, NY, United States of America
  • Ayaan Bargeer, Shaker High School, NY, United States of America

EAEV062 — Detection of Arsenic Contamination Using Satellite Imagery and Machine Learning

  • Ayush Agrawal, Canyon Crest Academy, CA, United States of America

EAEV076 — Using Machine Learning to Improve Numerical Weather Prediction

  • Conor Casey, Pobalscoil Inbhear Sceine, Kerry, Ireland

Third Award of $1,000

EAEV005 — Demonstrating D. pulex as Environmental Buffers to Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors on H. littoralis

  • Jordan Harrow, Episcopal School of Jacksonville, FL, United States of America

EAEV040 — Eastern Skunk Cabbages: A Natural and Sustainable Solution for Combating Bank Erosion

  • Chelsea Hu, BASIS Independent McLean, VA, United States of America

EAEV041 — Delineation of Capture Zones for Springs in Southern Great Basin Based on Modeling Results and Geochemical Data

  • Anya Zhang, Ed W. Clark High School, NV, United States of America

EAEV063 — Aero2Aqua: A Novel Bioinspired Atmospheric Water Harvester

  • Cameron Sharma, Mills E. Godwin High School, VA, United States of America

EAEV083 — A Consumer Internet-of-Things Device for On-Site and Regional Earthquake Early Warning

  • Vivien He, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, CA, United States of America

EAEV087 — Removing Chromium (VI) from Contaminated Water Using a Low-Cost Chitosan Coated Diatomaceous Earth

  • Johan DeMessie, William Mason High School, OH, United States of America

EAEV094 — Development of a Zeolite Composite Material for the Simultaneous Removal of Pharmaceuticals, Personal Care Products (PPCPs), and Perfluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFAS) in Water Treatment

  • James Licato, Washington-Lee High School, VA, United States of America

EAEV110 — Developing a 3D Trajectory Modeling System to Predict Ocean Floor Microplastic Aggregation Using a Voxel-Based Neural Network Approach

  • Anna Du, Phillips Academy, MA, United States of America

EAEV113 — Predicting Mechanisms of Flood Vulnerability for Southeast Asia Using Statistical Percolation Theory

  • Caroline Huang, Abbey Park High School, Ontario, Canada

EAEV121T — A Third Year Study on the Bioremediation of Tetracycline Polluted Soils: How Antibiotic Resistance Can Reduce Antibiotic Pollution in the Environment and a Solution to Antibiotic Pollution-Related Crop Failure

  • Sanjana Hiremath, Plano East Senior High School, TX, United States of America
  • Sriya Teerdhala, Plano East Senior High School, TX, United States of America

Fourth Award of $500

EAEV011 — Study on Protein Precipitation Methods of Wastewater in Sweet Potato Food Processing

  • Jinyi Xu, No. 2 High School of East China Normal University, Shanghai, China

EAEV016 — Analyzing In-situ Environmental Impacts on Long Term Durability, Cohesivity, and Viability Sodium Alginate Immobilized Chlorella vulgaris Bioremediation Units (A Novel Third Year Study)

  • Morgan Barnes, Canterbury School, FL, United States of America

EAEV027 — Effects of Elevated Temperatures on the Photodegradation of Pyrethroid Insecticides on Vegetable Leaves

  • Yixiao Yang, The Experimental High School Attached to Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China

EAEV042 — Analyzing the Effects of Spruce Beetles on Aquatic Ecosystems through Macroinvertebrate and Water Quality Sampling in Conejos County, Colorado

  • Camille Rawinski, Monte Vista High School, CO, United States of America

EAEV044 — Analysis of Microbial Diversity in PCB-Contaminated Environments

  • Eleanor Little, Roanoke Valley Governor’s School for Science and Technology, VA, United States of America

EAEV050T — Modifying the Activity of Hydrogenase and Carbonic Anhydrase Enzymes in Chaetomorpha to Mitigate Ocean Acidification

  • Christopher Kwok, Sequoia High School, CA, United States of America
  • Nicholas Kwok, Sequoia High School, CA, United States of America

EAEV052 — The Great Lakes Nonmetal Concentrations: Potential Causes of Harmful Algal Blooms

  • Katherine McCarthy, Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy, MI, United States of America

EAEV053 — An Analysis of Agricultural Tile Drainage and the Impact of Crop Residue Retention

  • Gavin Kratcha, Hankinson Public School, ND, United States of America

EAEV064 — Assessing and Predicting Wildfire Severity in California Based on Relationships Between Wildfires and Drought Using Machine Learning

  • Angela Chen, William G. Enloe High School, NC, United States of America

EAEV070 — Assessing Grass Water Use Efficiency Through Smartphone Imaging and ImageJ Analysis

  • Aniyah Shen, University High School, CA, United States of America

EAEV089T — The Degradation of Polystyrene (Styrofoam) by Tenebrio Beetles and Their Larvae

  • Aahana Dugar, Arizona College Preparatory- Erie, AZ, United States of America
  • Blake Enwiller, Arizona College Preparatory- Erie, AZ, United States of America
  • Nevan Hanford, Arizona College Preparatory- Erie, AZ, United States of America

EAEV100 — Spatial Pattern and Correlation Analysis to Understand the Relationship of City Structure on the Urban Heat Island (UHI) Intensity Across the US

  • Ridhima Singh, Farragut High School, TN, United States of America

EAEV112T — A Novel Approach to Bio-Friendly Microplastic Extraction with Ascidians

  • Rowan Ross, Burnaby North Secondary School, British Columbia, Canada
  • Yuntong Li, Burnaby North Secondary School, British Columbia, Canada

EAEV114 — Soil Farms: A New Approach to Cropland Restoration

  • Emma Kratcha, Hankinson Public School, ND, United States of America

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS, sponsored by Microsoft Azure Sphere

First Award of $5,000

EBED018 — A Non-invasive Electromyographic Interface for Hand Gesture Recognition with Active Noise Suppression Using a Combined Biosignal Processing Algorithm

  • Vadim Sannikov, The Andrey Melnichenko Foundation, The Centre for the Development of Children’s Creativity in Science and Engineering at the Kuzbass State Technical University, Kemerovo, Russian Federation

Second Award of $2,000

EBED010T — Project Mashiro: Synthetic Aperture Radar Imaging with Inertial Sensor Fusion Using Custom FMCW Hardware and Extensible DSP

  • Pranav Sehgal, Beaverton Academy of Science and Engineering, OR, United States of America
  • Tim Solberg, Beaverton Academy of Science and Engineering, OR, United States of America

EBED028 — Smart Parkinson’s Strap: To Dynamically Detect and Mitigate the Tremors of Parkinson’s Patients

  • Anushka Sridhar, Plano East Senior High School, TX, United States of America

Third Award of $1,000

EBED014 — A Novel AI-Based GPS Anti-spoofing System with Subspace Differential Direction-of-Arrival Estimation and Deep Learning Against Dynamic Spoofers

  • Milidu Jayaweera, La Cueva High School, NM, United States of America

EBED019 — Preventing Hot Car Deaths by Monitoring CO2 and Temperature Levels to Alert Parents and Affect a Series of Life Saving Interventions in the Car

  • John Madland, South Salem High School, OR, United States of America

EBED031 — Designing and Building a Custom Phased Array Network Using Software-Defined Radio

  • Roy Gross, Henry M. Gunn High School, CA, United States of America

Fourth Award of $500

EBED002T — Poly-open LIDAR: Fast and High Resolution Adaptive LIDAR with original Multi-Opening Polygon Mirror System

  • Emre Akman, Ankara Fen Lisesi, Turkey
  • Haluk Akbulut, Ankara Fen Lisesi, Turkey

EBED003 — A Novel Mask Insert to Reduce Habitual Particle Transmission

  • Tyler Burt, Wheat Ridge Senior High School, CO, United States of America

EBED004T — Vanilla Breeding Smart Detector Gun

  • I Gusti Ngurah Adi Pratama, SMA Negeri Bali Mandara, Bali, Indonesia
  • Ni Putu Budiani, SMA Negeri Bali Mandara, Bali, Indonesia

EBED024T — Differentiation of Scents and Gases Using Neural Network

  • Davit Gyulamiryan, Quantum College, Yerevan, Armenia
  • Karen Aleksanyan, Quantum College, Yerevan, Armenia
  • Robert Simonyan, Quantum College, Yerevan, Armenia

ENERGY: SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS AND DESIGN, sponsored by King Abdul-Aziz & his Companions Foundation for Giftedness & Creativity

First Award of $5,000

EGSD015 — Engineering Multi-Enzyme Whole-Cell Biocatalysts for Biofuel Production

  • Margaret Yang, Cranbrook Kingswood School, MI, United States of America

Second Award of $2,000

EGSD032 — Spira Aer: A Novel Hurricane-Inspired Logarithmic Spiral Fan Design for HVAC System Applications

  • Jordan Prawira, Mountain House High School, CA, United States of America

EGSD040 — Advanced Synthesis of Potent Photocapacitor Based on Novel 3D-Hierirachical BiVO4 and Self-Synthesized Carbon

  • Mansour Al Marzooqi, Riyadh School for Boys and Girls, Saudi Arabia

EGSD049T — Microwave Irradiation with Submerged Ultrasonication: A Novel Lignocellulosic Pretreatment Method

  • Julia Seymour, Saint Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Secondary School, Ontario, Canada
  • Rylan Donohoe, Saint Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Secondary School, Ontario, Canada

Third Award of $1,000

EGSD002T — Recovery of Lithium and Cobalt from Waste Li-ion Batteries with a Newly Developed Method

  • Beliz Kargi, TED Antalya Collage Foundation Private High School, Muratpasa, Turkey
  • Zeynep Bayindir, TED Antalya Collage Foundation Private High School, Muratpasa, Turkey

EGSD006 — Development of Optimum Design Parameters for an Algae Based Martian Oxygen Production System

  • Kara Gaiser, Oregon Episcopal School, OR, United States of America

EGSD025 — Efficiency of Laser-Induced HB11 Fusion Reaction Under Varying Methods of Kilotesla Magnetic Confinement

  • Ethan Dunsworth, Wentzville Holt High School, MO, United States of America

EGSD027 — The Computational and Experimental Study of Cellulose in Ionic Liquids and Water for Finding an Optimal Solvent for Biofuel Production

  • Nicholas Boyer, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, NC, United States of America

EGSD044 — Harvesting Energy from Everyday Movements by Developing a Two-Dimensional MXene-Based Triboelectric Nanogenerator

  • Naeim Mahjouri, Auburn High School, AL, United States of America

Fourth Award of $500

EGSD020 — Developing a Wearable Triboelectric Nanogenerator to Sustainably Power Biosensors

  • Armaan Srireddy, Westwood High School, TX, United States of America

EGSD021 — Modeling of Ion Uptake to Understand Molecular Level Interactions of Pyrrole/Nafion and Aniline/Nafion Bipolar Membranes for Fuel Cell Use

  • Nikhita Bontha, Hanford High School, WA, United States of America

EGSD029 — Using Piezoelectricity to Create a Self-Powered Calculator

  • Jade Personna, Central Virginia Governor’s School for Science and Technology, VA, United States of America

EGSD034 — Characterizing the Electrical and Thermal Performance of a Circular Exhaust Pipe Thermoelectric Generator

  • Taehee Um, Oviedo High School, FL, United States of America

EGSD041 — Cost-effective Green Hydrogen Production: Single-step Synthesis of Nickel Cobaltite Nanostructures Electrode

  • Abdullah AlShangiti, Riyadh School for Boys and Girls, Saudi Arabia

EGSD055 — Experimenting with the Radiative Cooling Effect to Generate Electricity from the Night Sky

  • Julia Warnock, PSD Global Academy, CO, United States of America

ENGINEERING MECHANICS, sponsored by Society for Science

First Award of $5,000

ENMC045 — A Self-Replicating 3D Printer

  • Brian Minnick, Academies of Loudoun, VA, United States of America

ENMC072 — Implementation of Novel Semi-Supervised Machine Learning Model into Autonomous Irrigation Network Optimized for Power Self-Sufficiency

  • Arya Tschand, High Technology High School, NJ, United States of America

Second Award of $2,000

ENMC003 — ThembaBot: Mine Surveying Robot

  • Muhammed Hassen, Greenside High School, Gauteng, South Africa

ENMC034 — Stable Shores: An Experimental Set-Up to Test Economical Alternatives to Conventional Coastal Erosion Control

  • Ved Ganesh, Dulles High School, TX, United States of America

ENMC035 — Proverse Yaw Characteristics of a Powered Blended Wing Body Aircraft of a Novel Design and Manufacture

  • Ethan Wong, Arcadia High School, CA, United States of America

ENMC076 — A Predictive Model for Prevention of Hydroplaning Related Car Crashes Using Piezoelectric Sensors and Autoencoder Neural Networks

  • Ishan Ahluwalia, Jesuit High School, OR, United States of America

Third Award of $1,000

ENMC001 — The CycleHub – A Prototype For The Future Of Cycling

  • Liam Davies, Gosford High School, NSW, Australia

ENMC025 — Using Semi Flexible and Deformable Bionic Crawler Robot to Adapt Complicated Terrains

  • Jiarong Sheng, Shanghai Pinghe Bilingual School, China

ENMC040 — SPIDER: Surface Probe Interplanetary Drill Exploring Regolith

  • Charlotte Hively, Urbana High School, MD, United States of America

ENMC055 — Improving the Aerodynamic Efficiency and Decreasing the Drag Coefficient of an F1 in Schools Race Car Based on Further Evaluation of Aerodynamic Principles and Designs

  • Ao Gai, Deerfield Academy, MA, United States of America

ENMC056T — Rotating Weekly Pill Dispenser

  • Kierstyn Stanley, Roanoke Valley Governor’s School for Science and Technology, VA, United States of America
  • Sydney Vokus, Roanoke Valley Governor’s School for Science and Technology, VA, United States of America

ENMC060T — Robotic Arms for Paralyzed Arms

  • An Nguyen, Han Thuyen High School, Viet Nam
  • Linh Pham , Han Thuyen High School, Viet Nam

ENMC079 — Development of a Rotor with Improved Aerodynamics to Propel a Quadcopter – Design and Manufacture According to the Laws of the Propeller Theory by Betz and Schmitz

  • Max Schaldach, Freies Gymnasium Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Fourth Award of $500

ENMC004 — Proposal of an Electro-Mechanical System to Reduce the Fatality of Car Underride Crashes

  • Kerem Bayhan, İzmit Bilim ve Sanat Merkezi, Kocaeli, Turkey

ENMC005 — Recycling Plastic for 3d Printing

  • Cayden Shaffer, Whitewater High School, GA, United States of America

ENMC010 — SafeBuild: Risk-Based Analysis of Overhead Electric Distribution Facilities

  • Jennifer Lew, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, CA, United States of America

ENMC019 — Reduction of Tsunami Impacts on Coastal Inhabitants and Infrastructure by Armoring Shorelines Using Hydrodynamics

  • Dakota Perry, WP Davidson High School, AL, United States of America

ENMC022T — Ferro-Oil Capsule (Encapsulated Recycle Oil with Ferric Oxide for Self-Healing Potholes)

  • Nik Nurfarahana Tengku Rosman, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Kubang Bemban, Kelantan, Malaysia
  • Nur Hazwani Sahira Mohd Nissham, ,
  • Nurul Fayyadhah Ahmad Zainudin, Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Kubang Bemban, Kelantan, Malaysia

ENMC026 — The Underwater Magic Carpet: A Movable Underwater Platform Based on Bionic Cownose Ray

  • Tianqi Dai, Beijing No. 4 High School, Beijing, China

ENMC058 — A Robotics Assistive Device Application in Minimizing Manibus Tremors in Persons Afflicted with Bradykinesia: Phase V

  • Shaylee Stanger, Clearfield High School, UT, United States of America

ENMC063 — Hay Waste: The Financial Impact Due to Poor Design

  • Matthias Hefty, DeKalb High School, IN, United States of America

ENMC077T — Automatic Basketball Return Chute that uses Color Tracking to Rebound the Ball to the Player as they Move around the Court

  • Elijah Plattner, The Academy Tutorial, TN, United States of America
  • Wills Kookogey, The Academy Tutorial, TN, United States of America

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING, sponsored by Jacobs

First Award of $5,000

ENEV048 — Identifying Natural Flocculating Proteins for Affordable Anti-Microbial Sand Filters

  • Sahil Azad, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, NC, United States of America

ENEV089 — Produced Water Treatment and Reuse to Mitigate the Environmental Impact of Oil and Gas Production

  • Haoyu Wang, Centennial High School, NM, United States of America

Second Award of $2,000

ENEV011 — Something in the Water: Creating an Origami Microfluidic Device for Developing Communities

  • Alden Kruse, Schullandheim Homeschool, CO, United States of America

ENEV041 — Design of a Fe3O4/Bentonite/Graphite Coated Polyurethane Sponge for Economical and Eco-Friendly Oil Spill Recovery

  • Autumn Kim, Greenwich High School, CT, United States of America

ENEV065 — The Optimization of Desalination and Ion-Removal Rate Through the Engineering of Novel Turbulent Modular Designs in an Electrodialysis System

  • Julius Yoh, Manhasset High School, NY, United States of America

ENEV074 — Rethinking Food Waste: Optimizing the Food Bank Supply Chain to Tackle Food Waste and Food Insecurity

  • Xenia Zhao, Hamilton High School, AZ, United States of America

ENEV087 — Protecting Critical Aquatic Ecology with Deep Learning

  • Aesha Shah, Northview High School, GA, United States of America

Third Award of $1,000

ENEV001 — Separating Microplastics from Beach Sand Using a Fluidized Air Bed

  • Sean Brooks, Pine Creek High School, CO, United States of America

ENEV047 — NEREID: Microplastic Detector Using Laser Microscopy and Image Processing Powered by the Raspberry Pi

  • Kyle Tianshi, The Cambridge School, CA, United States of America

ENEV056 — Automated Water Analysis: A Water Drone Developed with Microcontrollers

  • Rafaela Curcio, ETEC Benedito Storani, Sao Paulo, Brazil

ENEV058 — Treatment of Simulated Acid Mine Drainage with Desulfovibrio Desulfuricans

  • Jack Hlavka, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School, MN, United States of America

ENEV077T — Research on Hydrophobicity and Lipophilicity of Wood Decomposed by Brown Rot Fungi and Its Potential Application as an Oil Absorbent

  • Sanghyun Na, Hankuk Academy of Foreign Studies, Gyeonggido, South Korea
  • Sunmin Lee, Seoul International School, Gyunggi-Do, South Korea

ENEV082 — The Dispersion of Micron-Sized Aerosolized Particles Under Variable Air Environments: Implications in Respiratory Disease Transmission

  • Max Watchmaker, University School of Milwaukee, WI, United States of America

ENEV085T — Kombucha Microbial Cellulose: the Sustainable Alternative to Paper Industry

  • Guillermo Canosa, Colegio Retamar, Madrid, Spain
  • Pedro Gefaell, Colegio Retamar, Madrid, Spain

Fourth Award of $500

ENEV002 — An Efficient and Cost-Effective Cooling System for Nuclear Power Plants

  • Zoe Diederich, Maritime and Science Technology Academy, FL, United States of America

ENEV020 — Method of Bacterial Cellulose Production from Plant Waste Substrates

  • Olena Klimova, Mariupol Technical Lyceum, Ukraine

ENEV031 — Recycling Household Plastics for Use in 3D Printing Applications

  • Nathan Muszynski, Liberty High School, OR, United States of America

ENEV036 — The Investigation of the Limitations of Toxic Dye Biosorption by Pyracantha coccinea

  • Idil Buyukgolcigezli, Bilkent Erzurum Laboratory School, Turkey

ENEV037 — Development of a Combinatory Filtration System for Pollution and Virus Abatement

  • Ishika Nag, Oviedo High School, FL, United States of America

ENEV040T — A Practical Alginate-based Synthetic Differentially Permeable Membrane for Metal Ions Separation

  • Chiu Ming Kwan, King’s College, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
  • Ka Pui Ngan, King’s College, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
  • Mingxin Liu, King’s College, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

ENEV046T — A New Concept of Packaging- Solving the Problem of Excessive Plastic

  • Chi Mei Lam, The Affiliated School of the University of Macao, China, Macao Special Administrative Region
  • Helen Ngie, The Affiliated School of the University of Macao, China, Macao Special Administrative Region
  • Weng Hei Lau, The Affiliated School of the University of Macao, China, Macao Special Administrative Region

ENEV054 — Innovative Climate Change Emissions Reduction: The Cargo Ship Flettner Rotor Centrifugal Vortex Exhaust Scrubber

  • Charlotte Lenore Michaluk, Hopewell Valley Central High School, NJ, United States of America

ENEV067 — Smart Electrical Device for Contamination Detection and Drinking Water Quality Monitoring

  • Omar Elbehiry, Abo Bakr Elsdeek Secondary School, Damietta, Egypt

MATERIALS SCIENCE, sponsored by West Pharmaceutical Services

First Award of $5,000

MATS018 — The Effects of Lattice Structure on SLA 3D Printed Piezoelectric PVDF

  • Ethan Zentner, Nicolet High School, WI, United States of America

Second Award of $2,000

MATS016 — First-Principles Characterization of a Novel Chromium Doped Vanadyl-Oxide Based Cathode for Higher Energy and Efficiency Lithium-ion Batteries

  • Vedanth Iyer, Sunset High School, OR, United States of America

MATS025 — Cyclo.Plas 2: A Dual Focus Development as Alternative Materials to Plastic by Upcycling Fish Scale Waste Components

  • Jacqueline Prawira, Mountain House High School, CA, United States of America

MATS035 — Investigation and Design of Two-Dimensional Nanomaterial Biosensors for Breath-Based COVID-19 Detection Using Density Functional Theory

  • Stephen Xia, The Harker School, CA, United States of America

Third Award of $1,000

MATS037T — InnovaStrip: Fast, Comprehensive, Small-Volume Blood Diagnostics via an Algorithm for Handheld Analysis of Rapidly Solidified Drops into Thin Films

  • Nikhil Suresh, BASIS Scottsdale, AZ, United States of America
  • Thilina Balasooriya, Hamilton High School, AZ, United States of America
  • Wesley Peng, BASIS Scottsdale, AZ, United States of America

MATS045 — Targeted Core-Shell Nanoassembly Composed of a Mesoporous Silica Core, Liposome Shell, and GE11 Peptide as a Drug Delivery Nanocarrier

  • Kailyn Grant, Bob Jones High School, AL, United States of America

MATS050 — Year Two: Digital Light Processing Printing of Hierarchical Porous Carbon for Environmental Remediation and Water Desalination

  • Howard Hua, Wheeler High School, GA, United States of America

MATS051 — Controlled Release of Statin Drugs Via Hydrogel Implants

  • Naisha Chowdhury, Pleasant View School, TN, United States of America

Fourth Award of $500

MATS004 — Scalable and Sustainable Synthesis of a Novel, Bio-Based Polyurethane Foam System Incorporating Industrial Byproducts and Waste

  • Sohi Patel, College Park High School, TX, United States of America

MATS034 — Fabrication of Self-charging Supercapacitor Using LASER-assisted Self-synthesized Carbon Quantum Dots

  • Arwa Niyazi, University Schools, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia

MATS041 — Study on Exceptional Hydrogen Storage in High Entropy Alloys

  • Jihye Heo, Seoul International School, Gyunggi-Do, South Korea

MATS048 — Engineering an Invasive Algae and Taro Based Bioplastic

  • Kelly Mukai, Iolani School, HI, United States of America

MATS049 — Carbon Dioxide Conversion to Hydrocarbon Fuel Utilizing Metal Catalyst

  • Christopher Huh, Westwood High School, TX, United States of America

MATHEMATICS, sponsored by Akamai Foundation

First Award of $5,000

MATH045 — A Novel and Efficient Method of Persistent Homology to Detect and Remove Topological Errors in Triangle Mesh Data

  • Alexander Zhang, Lynbrook High School, CA, United States of America

Second Award of $2,000

MATH011 — Enumeration of Polygon Dissections with Prescribed Conditions

  • Tzu-Hsuan Chiu, Taipei First Girls High School, Taiwan

MATH023 — Modeling COVID-19: Simulating the Effects of Waning Immunity Using a New Multi-Compartment Epidemiological Model

  • Shoshana Elgart, Blacksburg High School, VA, United States of America

MATH048 — Classification of Tight Contact Structures on a Solid Torus

  • Jessica Zhang, Proof School, CA, United States of America

Third Award of $1,000

MATH002 — Novel Methods for Shape Classification, Analysis, and Synthesis Using the Isoperimetric Profile and Mathematical Morphology

  • Dev Chheda, Ardrey Kell High School, NC, United States of America

MATH008 — Investigations in Topdrops

  • Nathan Krause, Park Christian School, MN, United States of America

MATH027 — Diophantus Equations and Partially Ordered Sets

  • Addea Gupta, Sanskriti School, Delhi, India

MATH034 — Lebesgue Measure Preserving Thompson’s Monoid

  • William Li, Delbarton School, NJ, United States of America

Fourth Award of $500

MATH005 — On Geometry of Central Extension of Klein Bottle Group

  • Oleg Chistov, School 564, Russian Federation

MATH015 — The Contraharmonic Mean: Connections, Relations to Number Theory, Possible Generalizations

  • Sara Hargitai, Godolloi Reformatus Liceum Gimnazium, Hungary

MATH019 — Classification of Small Orthomodular Posets in Quantum Logic through Clique Structures of Dacey Graphs

  • Gregory Li, Alabama School of Mathematics and Science, AL, United States of America

MATH031 — The Structure of the Positive Monoid of Integer-Valued Polynomials Evaluated at an Algebraic Number

  • Andrei Mandelshtam, University High School, CA, United States of America

MATH038 — Braid Theory and Classification of Periodic Orbits of the Three-Body Problem

  • Adelina Kildeeva, School #17, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation

MICROBIOLOGY, sponsored by Regeneron

First Award of $5,000

MCRO043 — Distinguishing Bacterial Motion Quantitatively: A Diagnostic Method for Intestinal Disease

  • Neha Mani, Hunter College High School, NY, United States of America

Second Award of $2,000

MCRO002 — Generating a Non-toxic, Multi-pathway Targeted Cocktail Treatment Composed of N- Acetylcysteine, Carvacrol, and DNase to Inhibit Pseudomonas Biofilm Proliferation in vitro

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

MCRO010 — Prevention of Healthcare Associated Infections using Antibacterial Boron Carbonitride Nanoparticle Coating on Medical Devices

  • Varsha Naga, Winter Springs High School, FL, United States of America

MCRO046 — FD028: A Bifunctional HIV-1 Inactivator Acts Before Host Cell Entry

  • Giselle Rasquinha, Syosset High School, NY, United States of America

Third Award of $1,000

MCRO024 — Comparison of Nickel Chelator to Current Standard Triple Antibiotic Therapy to Treat Helicobacter pylori Infection

  • Meena Ramadugu, John F. Kennedy High School, IA, United States of America

MCRO035 — Smiglacide-C: A Novel Antibacterial Saponin from Annona muricata

  • Dheiksha Jayasankar, Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School, Ontario, Canada

MCRO049 — Creating Highly Efficient Auxin-Producing Soil Bacteria to Promote Crop Growth

  • Gary Zhan, Logan High School, UT, United States of America

MCRO059 — Plasmids of Curtobacterium: a Nexus of Carbohydrate Utilization Genes

  • Pranav Moudgalya, University High School, CA, United States of America

MCRO065T — EX-BAC: The Extraction of Chitin and Chitosan from the Waste of Shrimp Shells and Potato Peels Mix with TiO2 as an Eco-friendly and Effective Bacteriostatic Agent

  • Daniel Yi Heng Leong, Chung Ling High School Penang, Penang, Malaysia
  • Eugene Lim, Chung Ling High School Penang, Penang, Malaysia

Fourth Award of $500

MCRO033 — Structural Deduction and Environmental Analysis of Novel Tirofiban and Coumarin Derivatives Originating from the Endophytic Isolate FM1005 (Xylaria sp.)

  • Lela DeVine, Waiakea High School, HI, United States of America

MCRO034 — Fungitoxic Potential of Different Plant Extracts on the in vitro Development of the Fungus that Causes Anthracnose in Banana Fruits, Phase IV

  • Ana Carolina Goncalves Selva, Colegio Estadual Jardim Porto Alegre, Brazil

MCRO036 — Efficacy of Antimicrobial Polylactic Acid Plastic Food Storage Films

  • Libby Knipper, Beckman Catholic High School, IA, United States of America

MCRO041 — Avian Paramyxovirus Serotype 4 (APMV-4) Promotes Greater Rates of Apoptotic Cell Death & Stimulated Immune Responses in Malignant Melanoma and Relapse Cancers with Respects to Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV): The Characterization of a Novel Oncolytic Virus

  • Christopher Alexander, Elmont Memorial Junior-Senior High School, NY, United States of America

MCRO056 — Short-Chain Fatty Acid Production: Predictive Functional and Genomic Analysis of the Microbiota in Crohn’s Disease for Novel Plasmid-Based Therapy

  • Alice Khomski, Boston University Academy, MA, United States of America

MCRO062 — In vitro Evaluation of a Herbal Bionematicide and Its Effect on the Management of Nematodes in Solanum iycoperiscum

  • Shloke Patel, Hillsborough High School, FL, United States of America

PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY, sponsored by Richard F. Caris Foundation

First Award of $5,000

PHYS038 — Evolution of the Cat’s Eye Nebula Revealed Through Morpho-Kinematic and Hydrodynamic Modeling

  • Ryan Clairmont, Canyon Crest Academy, CA, United States of America

PHYS050 — The Fast and Inconspicuous: New Near Earth Asteroids Discovered Using Deep Learning and Synthetic Data Are Fainter and Move Faster than Those Previously Discovered

  • Franklin Wang, Palo Alto Senior High School, CA, United States of America

Second Award of $2,000

PHYS004 — Optimization of Phased Array Antenna Systems for 3D Surfaces

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

PHYS008 — Investigating Chaotic Convection Using a Lorenz Water Wheel and a Model of the Lorenz Attractors in R

  • Kathryn Kummel, William J. Palmer High School, CO, United States of America

PHYS060 — EXoplanet ConfIrmaTIoN throuGh transits (EXCITING): Determining False Positives for Exoplanet Candidates

  • Haedam Im, University High School, CA, United States of America

PHYS079T — Nondestructive Analysis of Geological Sites Through Muon Transmission Imaging

  • Anthony Lestone, Los Alamos High School, NM, United States of America
  • Phillip Ionkov, Los Alamos High School, NM, United States of America

Third Award of $1,000

PHYS014 — Non-linear Dynamics of Confined Leidenfrost Droplet: A Video-based Analysis

  • Tianrui Wu, Hangzhou Foreign Languages School, Zhejiang, China

PHYS017 — Dynamic Contact Angle Measurements of Superhydrophobicity in Dip-Coated Face Masks to Minimize Exposure to COVID-19 Sized Nanoparticles

  • Annika Vaidyanathan, Winter Springs High School, FL, United States of America

PHYS028 — Quantum Machine Learning Simulation of Higgs Boson Charge Parity Symmetry Violation

  • Lane Braun, Beaverton Academy of Science and Engineering, OR, United States of America

PHYS032 — A Novel Method for Identifying Kepler Exoplanet Habitability Using Python-Based Analysis of Standardized Transit Light Curves and Calculated Parameter Values

  • Michelle Park, Solon High School, OH, United States of America

PHYS037 — Data-Driven Approaches to Pulsar Glitch Triggers, Evolution, and Universality

  • Christine Ye, Eastlake High School, WA, United States of America

PHYS047 — Periodicity Felicity: Identification of Binary Black Hole Candidates through Robust Light Curve Analysis

  • Rohan Ojha, Montgomery Blair High School, MD, United States of America

PHYS072 — A Population of Planetary Systems on Aligned Orbits with Wide Binary Companions

  • Sam Christian, Liberal Arts and Science Academy, TX, United States of America

Fourth Award of $500

PHYS005 — A General Vector Theory of the Dynamics of a Rapidly Rotating Top

  • Alexander Gray, Barker College, New South Wales, Australia

PHYS006 — Mapping the Extent of Neutral Hydrogen Cloud Near Sagittarius A* at 1420 MHz

  • Elizabeth Sundheim, Berthoud High School, CO, United States of America

PHYS007 — Visual Appearance of Extended Objects in Special Relativity

  • Utkarsh Bajaj, DPS International, Delhi, India

PHYS029 — Predicting the Impact of Stellar Kinematics and Dynamics on Habitability in the Milky Way

  • Camille Chiu, College Station High School, TX, United States of America

PHYS039 — The Age of the Coma Ber Cluster Constrained Using Amateur Data

  • Andrew Li, Canyon Crest Academy, CA, United States of America

PHYS054 — Optimal Measurement of Field Properties with Quantum Sensor Networks

  • Timothy Qian, Montgomery Blair High School, MD, United States of America

PHYS062 — Analyzing the Photometry of Star Cluster Messier 39: Creation of Color Magnitude Diagram, Age Calculation, and Distance Measurement

  • Kathryn Postiglione, Lynbrook Senior High School, NY, United States of America

PHYS064 — Direct Energy Conversion in a Portable, High-Energy Quantum-Nuclear Reactor Based on Electrohydrodynamic Power Cell Dynamics

  • Aakash Sunkari, North Attleboro High School, MA, United States of America

PHYS078 — Formulation and Implementation of a Support Vector Machine on D-Wave’s Quantum Annealer

  • Carla Caro Villanova, Aula Escola Europea, Catalunya, Spain

PLANT SCIENCES, sponsored by Society for Science

First Award of $5,000

PLNT012 — Development of a Novel AI Drought-Stress Assessment (AIDA) Model in Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum) Plants Using a Custom-Built Robotic RGB + Infrared (IR) Camera

  • John Benedict Estrada, Clovis North High School, CA, United States of America

Second Award of $2,000

PLNT002 — Variation in Flammability of Flora in the Sydney Sandstone Vegetation Community

  • Maja Dalby-Ball Olson, Barrenjoey High School, NSW, Australia

PLNT003 — In silico Genome-wide Study of NAC Gene Family in Brassica juncea (L.) for the Prediction of Abiotic-stress Responsive Genes

  • Shivam Rawat, Jaycees Public School, Uttarakhand, India

PLNT036 — Tropicalization of Temperate Ecosystems: How Climate Change Can Influence

  • Regan Williams , John T Hoggard High School, NC, United States of America

Third Award of $1,000

PLNT007 — The Role of Phytochromes in Regulation of Auxin Transporter Expression in Hypocotyls of Solanum lycopersicum L.

  • Anna Hyskova, Gymnazium J. A. Komenskeho a Jazykova skola s pravem statni jazykove zkousky Uhersky Brod, Czech Republic

PLNT037 — A Novel Assay to Quantitatively Detect Bacterial Endotoxin by Harnessing PAMP-Triggered Immunity of FRK1-LUC Arabidopsis thaliana

  • Aravind Krishnan, Hillsborough High School, NJ, United States of America

PLNT042 — Minimizing Food Waste Using a Nature-Derived Coating – An Innovative Step Towards Addressing Global Food Security

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

PLNT050 — The Effects of Exogenously Applied L-Tryptophan on the Nodulation and Overall Development of Soybeans Grown in Acidic Soil

  • Joonwoo Park, Athens High School, OH, United States of America

Fourth Award of $500

PLNT008T — Garlic and Ginger Combined Crude Extract as a Novel, Cost-Effective and Eco-Friendly Locust Repellent

  • Bo Wei Lai, Chung Ling High School Penang, Penang, Malaysia
  • Chuen Keat Tan, Chung Ling High School, Penang, Malaysia

PLNT016 — When Two Problems Meet: Analysis and Prediction of the Spread of Invasive Plant Species in Relation to the Changing Environment

  • Sarah Cao, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, CA, United States of America

PLNT019 — Rhizofiltration Potential of Cyanocobalamin in Lactuca sativa var. Capitata to Increase B12 Concentration

  • Jacob Zajkowski, Anthony Wayne High School , OH, United States of America

PLNT021 — Identification and Characterization of a Gene Controlling Tomato Growth and Branching

  • Ayesha Mahfuz, Vista del Lago High School, CA, United States of America

PLNT023T — Alternative Technology for Crop Improvement and Potentiation of Secondary Metabolites in Coriander Plants Through Dunaliella Salina Biomass Incorporated in Bioplastic Films, Phase II

  • Nicole Melo de Almeida, Escola Djalma Pessoa – Sesi Bahia, Bahia, Brazil
  • Yasmin Barreto Teles Fonseca, Escola Djalma Pessoa – Sesi Bahia, Bahia, Brazil

PLNT043 — Dissolved Oxygen Augmentation Effects on the Hydroponic Cultivation of Eruca sativa in a NFT System

  • Nicole Stover, Samuel W. Wolfson High School, FL, United States of America

ROBOTICS AND INTELLIGENT MACHINES, sponsored by Siegel Family Endowment

First Award of $5,000

ROBO033 — Dilated Silhouette Convolutional Neural Network: A Novel Deep Learning Framework for Real-time Human Action Recognition

  • Michelle Hua, Cranbrook Kingswood School, MI, United States of America

ROBO055 — HemaVision: A Deep Learning and Computer Vision-Based Mobile Screening System for Rapid, Inexpensive, and Automated Diagnosis of Hematological Diseases

  • Ella Wang, BASIS Chandler, AZ, United States of America

Second Award of $2,000

ROBO006 — Magnetically-Powered Multi-Segment Degradable Microswimmer

  • Michael Sun, King George V School, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

ROBO036 — Effective Object Detection Neural Network on an Autonomous Robotics Platform Applied on TPU and Other Systems

  • Jakub Gal, Stredna Priemyselna Skola Strojnicka a elektrotechnicka, Nitra, Nitra, Slovakia

ROBO038 — COV-AID: An Efficient and Interpretable Machine Learning Ensemble for COVID-19 Diagnosis, Prognosis, Abnormality Localization, and Severity Assessment

  • Aksh Garg, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, CA, United States of America

ROBO075 — CoMET: A Novel Graph-based Machine Learning System for Predicting Topological Features of Dynamic Covert Networks with Applications in Counterterrorism

  • Paarth Tara, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, NC, United States of America

ROBO089T — SoundScape: Real-Time 3D Sound Localization and Classification with Sensory Substitution for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

  • Eugene Choi, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, VA, United States of America
  • Irfan Nafi, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, VA, United States of America
  • Raffu Khondaker, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, VA, United States of America

Third Award of $1,000

ROBO001 — RoboBall

  • Hannah Jones, St Columba Anglican School, New South Wales, Australia

ROBO004 — Convolutional Neural Network Approaches for Smartphone-Based Rapid Detection of Tomato Diseases Supporting Mitigation of Unwarranted Pesticide Usage

  • Sruthi Sentil, James Rickards High School, FL, United States of America

ROBO039 — Engineering a Robot Arm with Computer Vision and Simulated Grabbing for Manipulation of Objects

  • George Delong, Episcopal School of Jacksonville, FL, United States of America

ROBO042 — Lung Segmentation in Chest X-rays with Res-CR-Net

  • Sinan Lal, Port Huron Northern High School, MI, United States of America

ROBO044 — BrCaVision: Predicting Breast Cancer Prognosis by Detecting Mitosis, Identifying Histological Tumor Subtypes, and Scoring HER2 in Whole Slide Tissue Images Using Deep Learning

  • Dheepthi Mohanraj, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, NC, United States of America

ROBO045 — Uncovering of Aged Sanskrit/Devanagari Documents Utilizing Generative Adversarial Networks and Tomography to Multidimensionally Reconstruct Missing Elements

  • Srivatsa Krishnamurthy, Rock Ridge High School, VA, United States of America

ROBO058 — An AI-aided Solution to Open-angle Glaucoma Screening in Developing and Rural Countries

  • Jiacheng Dang, Iolani School, HI, United States of America

ROBO077 — A Novel Integrative WSI-Based Deep Learning Framework For Breast Cancer IMS Classification

  • Laasya Konidala, Mills E. Godwin High School, VA, United States of America

Fourth Award of $500

ROBO002 — SUMRO (Symmetric Upper-limb Mapping Robotic Prosthesis)

  • Dilay Dal, Ozel Enka Mesleki ve Teknik Anadolu Lisesi, Kocaeli, Turkey

ROBO008T — A Self-Adaptive Intelligent Inspection System for Polar Palaeoenvironment Research

  • Chi Weng Fong, The Affiliated School of the University of Macao, China, Macao Special Administrative Region
  • Hou Hei Lam, The Affiliated School of the University of Macao, China, Macao Special Administrative Region
  • Maggie Xie, The Affiliated School of the University of Macao, China, Macao Special Administrative Region

ROBO014 — Neural Abstract Reasoner

  • Victor Kolev, Sofia High School of Mathematics, Bulgaria

ROBO015 — Novel Architectures for the Artificial Neural Network: Implementation of Virtual Neurotransmitters

  • Nikhil Iyer, Edgewood Junior Senior High School, FL, United States of America

ROBO031 — NextCare: An Intelligent System for the Early Diagnosis and Remote Monitoring of Parkinson’s Disease Using Machine Learning, Signal Processing and a 3D Printed Wearable Device

  • Shreyas Kar, duPont Manual High School, KY, United States of America

ROBO047 — Neuroromorphic Computing: Simulating the Brain’s Visual Cortex for a Faster, More Effecient Computer

  • Robert Strauss, Los Alamos High School, NM, United States of America

ROBO056 — A Novel Approach to Citrus Disease Management: Leveraging Computer Vision, Machine Learning and Convolutional Neural Networks

  • Arko Ghosh, C. Leon King High School, FL, United States of America

ROBO066 — PanCan Diagnosed (a miRNA Approach): Using Feature Selection, Ensemble Algorithms, and Interpretability for the Early Diagnosis and Personalized Medicine of Pancreatic Cancer

  • Siya Goel, West Lafayette Junior/Senior High School, IN, United States of America

ROBO067 — CET-CNN: Modular Hierarchical Image Classification Using Conditional-Execution Tree CNNs

  • Ethan Horowitz, Manhasset High School, NY, United States of America

ROBO080 — Liar Liar Pants on Fire: A Computer Vision Approach to Deception Detection

  • Nathaniel Xin Rui Tan, Raffles Institution, Singapore, Singapore

SYSTEMS SOFTWARE, sponsored by Microsoft

First Award of $5,000

SOFT012 — Development of an AI-Powered Facial-cue Control Module

  • Daniel Shen, William G. Enloe High School, NC, United States of America

Second Award of $2,000

SOFT024 — DORC: Dynamic Operating Room Companion for Gallbladder Removal Surgery Workflow Verification

  • Pravalika Putalapattu, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, VA, United States of America

SOFT031 — Lucia: Creating Performance-Focused Web Applications

  • Aiden Bai, Camas High School, WA, United States of America

SOFT037 — vAssist: A Device for the Visually Impaired to Improve In-Store Shopping Using Computer Vision and AI-enabled Routing

  • Shrinandan Narayanan, Cupertino High School, CA, United States of America

Third Award of $1,000

SOFT030 — Enabling High-Accuracy Human Activity Recognition with Fine-Grained Indoor Localization

  • Arvind Seshan, Fox Chapel Area High School, PA, United States of America

SOFT046 — Using Artificial Intelligence and Algorithms for Natural Language Processing to Analyze the Emotions of Gender in Literature and Songs

  • Alice Heiman, Viktor Rydbergs Gymnasium Odenplan, Stockholm, Sweden

SOFT048 — Identification of Correlated Qubit Errors for Quantum Computing Error Correction

  • Peyton Schales, Ardsley High School, NY, United States of America

SOFT052 — Intra-procedural Prostate MRI Registration: A Data-efficient Siamese Neural Network (SNN) Design

  • Alexander Lyons, Columbia Grammar and Preparatory School, NY, United States of America

Fourth Award of $500

SOFT006 — Towards a Greener AI: Structured Pruning of Convolutional Neural Networks at Initialization

  • Sydney Faux, Pace Academy, GA, United States of America

SOFT010 — CDD Model: A Cylinder Detector and Dewarper

  • Haoyun Qin, Shanghai Foreign Language School Affiliated to SISU, China

SOFT018 — A Two-Step Approach to Effectively Find Analogies in Knowledge Graphs

  • Xuerui He, No. 2 High School of East China Normal University, Shanghai, China

SOFT044 — Attributing State-backed Information Operations on Twitter through Machine Learning

  • James Connor, Northport High School, NY, United States of America

SOFT045 — MediGraph: A Novel Clinical Assistant from Automated Biomedical Literature Extraction and Knowledge Graphs

  • Jordan Levett, Vanier College, Quebec, Canada

SOFT055 — Enterprise Scale Inventory Optimization: Building a Modern Web Application to Improve Inventory and Supply Chain Optimization by Incorporating Advanced Analysis and Business Intelligence into Existing Techniques with a Cohesive, User-friendly Solution.

  • Thomas Vielmetti, Nicolet High School, WI, United States of America

TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL SCIENCE, sponsored by Regeneron

First Award of $5,000

TMED047 — TeleAEye: Low-Cost Automated Eye Disease Diagnosis Using a Novel Smartphone Fundus Camera With AI

  • Tienlan Sun, Eric Hamber Secondary School, British Columbia, Canada

Second Award of $2,000

TMED022 — PANDwriting: An Accessible Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s Novel Diagnostic Framework Using Vision-Based Handwriting Kinematic Analysis and Machine Learning

  • Ron Nachum, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, VA, United States of America

TMED034 — Mechanisms Responsible for the Greater Therapeutic Efficacy of Cardiac Mesenchymal Cells Cultured at Physiologic Oxygen Tension in Mice with Heart Failure Caused by Myocardial Infarction

  • Robi Bolli, duPont Manual High School, KY, United States of America

TMED050 — Identification of Fluoxetine as a Direct NLRP3 Inhibitor to Treat Atrophic Macular Degeneration: Molecular Modeling, Mechanism, Morphometry, and Meta-analysis (Year 2)

  • Meenakshi Ambati, Albemarle High School, VA, United States of America

Third Award of $1,000

TMED003 — Diagnosing the Stage of COVID-19 using Machine Learning on Breath Sounds

  • Chinmayi Ramasubramanian, Sri Kumaran Children’s Home – CBSE, Karnataka, India

TMED007 — The cGAS-STING Pathway in Rhabdomyosarcoma and Osteosarcoma

  • Anjali Dhanekula, Hathaway Brown School, OH, United States of America

TMED029 — In silico High Throughput Identification of Novel Alpha-Synuclein Aggregation Inhibitors for Parkinson’s Disease Treatments

  • Amrutha Srivatsav, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, CA, United States of America

TMED043 — An Application to Monitor Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s Disease

  • Nitya Ayyagari, Amador Valley High School, CA, United States of America

TMED056 — Kawasak.AI: A Robust Deep Ensemble Network with Joint Detection for Differential Diagnosis of Kawasaki Disease

  • Ellen Xu, Del Norte High School, CA, United States of America

Fourth Award of $500

TMED004 — ADiag: Graph Theory and Deep Learning Based Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease

  • Vishnu Sampathkumar, National Public School, Indiranagar, Karnataka, India

TMED014 — A Hopeful SSc Drug: Immune Regulation of Astragalus (Huangqi) in the Treatment of Systemic Scleroderma (SSc)

  • Yexin Li, Shanghai Foreign Language School Affiliated to SISU, China

TMED024 — A-EYE: Utilizing Multistage Neural Networks and Landmark Localization for Fundus Image Disease Detection

  • Thomas Chia, Chantilly High School, VA, United States of America

TMED028 — Rapid, Noninvasive, Fluorescence-Based Detection for Elevated Levels of Nitric Oxide in Exhaled Breath, as a Marker for Hazardous PM2.5 Exposure

  • Ambika Grover, Greenwich High School, CT, United States of America

TMED032 — Apply Machine Learning to Identify Unique Patient Clusters and Associated Key Biomarkers in Rheumatoid Arthritis Developing a Point of Care Test with a Multi Biomarker Panel for RA Patient Classification and Disease Progression

  • Gabriella Lui, Newport Senior High School, WA, United States of America

TMED037 — Diagnosing and Classifying Aphasia: Employing Deep Learning to Accelerate Recovery in Aphasic Stroke Victims

  • Marek Pinto, Santa Teresa High School, CA, United States of America

TMED041 — Development of an Innovative Alternative Model for Teratogenicity Testing: Effect of Hypervitaminosis A in Regenerating Planaria

  • Eva Bennet, Hopkinton High School, MA, United States of America