Full Awards: Teen Scientists Win More Than $7 Million at 76th Annual Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair

Phoenix, AZ — Society for Science announced Grand Awards of Regeneron ISEF 2026. Student winners are ninth through twelfth graders who earned the right to compete at Regeneron ISEF 2026 by winning a top prize at a local, regional, state or national science fair.

George D. Yancopoulos Innovator Award

PHYS021 — Sampling the Complete Configuration Space of Origami and Linkages Using Markov Chain Monte Carlo

  • Hikaru Kuribayashi, Sapporo Kaisei Secondary School, Hokkaido, Japan Science & Engineering Challenge, Japan

Regeneron Young Scientist Award

CHEM047 — Stormwater Remediation of 6PPD and 6PPD-Quinone Using Sustainable Citric Acid and Aluminum Crosslinked Nanocellulose Hydrosponges

  • Lakshmi Agrawal, Interlake High School, WA, Washington State Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

MATH006 — Solvability of Meromorphic Equations in Elementary Functions

  • Nikola Veselinov, Sofia High School of Mathematics, Bulgarian Science and Innovation Fair, Bulgaria

Gordon E. Moore Award

ENEV043 — In Situ Microplastic Detection Using Holographic Imaging and AI on an Autonomous Bionic Sea Turtle

  • Evan Budz, Dr Frank J Hayden Secondary School, Ontario, Youth Science Canada – Team Canada, Canada

F. Thomson Leighton and Bonnie Berger Family Prize for STEM Excellence

TECA008 — HARMONI: Harmonically Adaptive Real-Time Multimodal Output for Neural Integration, an AI-Powered Music Therapy Platform for Global Mental Health

  • Anusha Arora, Interlake High School, WA, Central Sound Regional Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

Craig R. Barrett Award for Innovation

MATS054 — Printing 2D MXene-Based Chipless Radio Frequency Identification Tags to Enable Plastic Waste Sorting for Recycling

  • Kevin Sun, Andover High School, MA, Massachusetts State Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

Robert Horvitz Prize

BMED035 — Remote, Tunable Modulation of Astrocytic Calcium Signaling via an Engineered Paramagnetic Matrix: A Non-Invasive Platform for Neuroprotection in CNS Disease

  • Illaria Liedtke, Rye Country Day School, NY, Regeneron-Westchester Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Peggy Scripps Award

ANIM005 — Integrating Multi-Convolutional Neural Network Histological Analysis and Field Trials to Evaluate Carbon Dioxide and Pesticide Impacts on Honeybee Health and Colony Performance

  • Aakash Manaswi, Lake Highland Preparatory School, FL, Dr. Nelson Ying-Orange County Science Exposition, United States of America

Mary Sue Coleman Award

CELL038 — SILENCE: On-Demand Seizure Suppression via Closed-Loop Sonogenetics

  • Evan Morris, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School, MN, Minnesota Academy of Science State Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

Herschbach SIYSS Award

NO TEAMS – ONLY INDIVIDUALS

CELL038 — SILENCE: On-Demand Seizure Suppression via Closed-Loop Sonogenetics

  • Evan Morris, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School, MN, Minnesota Academy of Science State Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

CHEM032 — New Green Chemistry Iridium Catalysts

  • Benedikt Kienle, Lancaster Country Day School, PA, North Museum Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

EBED006 — A Novel Stereo Vision 3D Scanning System for Microscopic Samples

  • Filip Lajciak, Secondary Technical High School Dubnica nad Vahom, Trenciansky kraj, AMAVET-Slovak Association for Youth, Science & Technology, Slovakia

EU Contest for Young Scientists Award

3 TOTAL FINALISTS

ENEV044T — Harnessing Methyl Jasmonate Epigenetic Defense Modulation Through an Autonomous Robotic Precision Spraying System for Targeted Pest Control

  • Bennett Huang, Langley High School, VA, Fairfax County Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America
  • Jason Pan, Langley High School, VA, Fairfax County Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

PLNT003 — Development of an Industrially Viable Oxytetracycline Nano-Carrier and Microneedle-Based Detection System (OXYCHECK2) for Citrus and Stone Fruit Disease Management: Year 4

  • Moitri Santra, Oviedo High School, FL, State Science and Engineering Fair of Florida – Ying Scholars, United States of America

ANIMAL SCIENCES

First Award of $6,000

ANIM005 — Integrating Multi-Convolutional Neural Network Histological Analysis and Field Trials to Evaluate Carbon Dioxide and Pesticide Impacts on Honeybee Health and Colony Performance

  • Aakash Manaswi, Lake Highland Preparatory School, FL, Dr. Nelson Ying-Orange County Science Exposition, United States of America

Second Award of $2,400

ANIM007T — Building Climate-Resilient Corals: A Coral Restoration Strategy Integrating Molecular Repairs With Satellite-Monitored Artificial Reefs

  • Naphudon Sriratana, Bangkok Christian College, SST-NSM National Science Projects Competition, Thailand
  • Proadpran Chanthammaphitak, Bangkok Christian College, SST-NSM National Science Projects Competition, Thailand
  • Sunyapat Akkarajeerawat, Bangkok Christian College, SST-NSM National Science Projects Competition, Thailand

ANIM034 — ApiSense: A Weather-Aware Multimodal Framework for Environmental Pesticide Contamination Detection Using Honey Bees as Biosensors

  • Ethan Liang, The Harker School, CA, Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship presented by the Santa Clara Valley Science and Engineering Fair Association, United States of America

ANIM049 — Morphological Analysis of Gastric Nematodes in Pygmy and Dwarf Sperm Whales (Kogia breviceps and Kogia sima) Using Stereoscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy, and Histology

  • Lenny Hanisko, Florida Atlantic University High School, FL, Palm Beach Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Third Award of $1,200

ANIM011 — Year III: Development of M. mercenaria Neoplastic Hemocytes as a Novel Alternative Experimental Model for BCL-2 Interactions in Blood Cancers: An Application for Targeted Drug Studies

  • Iris Shen, College Park High School, TX, Science Engineering Fair of Houston, United States of America

ANIM021 — The Effects of Menstrual Product Leachates on Planarian Survival

  • Harsha Bheemanathini, Alabama School of Fine Arts, AL, Central Alabama Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

ANIM046T — Integrated Multistimuli Behavior Analysis and Visual Modeling for Improved Multimodal D. melanogaster Trap in Quail Farm

  • Andaman Surabote, Princess Chulabhon Science High School Pathumthani, Pathumthani, Young Scientists Competition, Thailand
  • Wuttipat Direkrungrueng, Princess Chulabhon Science High School Pathumthani, Pathumthani, Young Scientists Competition, Thailand

ANIM047T — CrabTech: A Smart System for Pre-Molt Detection and Monitoring in Soft-Shell Rice Field Crab Production Using Behavioral and Morphological Indicators

  • Panyaporn Kaewkantha, Damrongratsongkroh School, Chiangrai, Young Scientists Competition, Thailand
  • Phanuphong Bunsri, Damrongratsongkroh School, Chiangrai, Young Scientists Competition, Thailand
  • Yada Piyo, Damrongratsongkroh School, Chiangrai, Young Scientists Competition, Thailand

Fourth Award of $600

ANIM012 — Parent-Absent Begging in Eastern Bluebirds: Structural Characteristics, Environmental Correlates, and Parental Responses

  • Xavier Gitre, Blacksburg High School, VA, Blue Ridge Highlands Regional Science Fair, United States of America

ANIM018 — Quantitative Analysis of Angle-Dependent Surface Coloration on Sashimi: Testing Thin-Film Interference, Muscle-Fiber Structural Color, and Optical Activity

  • Go Kato, Tokyo Gakugei University Senior High School, Tokyo, Japan Science & Engineering Challenge, Japan

ANIM023T — “Female Spot” of Stag Beetle Larvae is a Symbiont Organ

  • Maamu Kawai, Shizuoka Prefectural Yaizu Chuo High School, Shizuoka-ken, Japan Students Science Awards, Japan
  • Taichiro Ishizuka, Shizuoka Prefectural Yaizu Chuo High School, Shizuoka-ken, Japan Students Science Awards, Japan
  • Toma Ishibashi, Shizuoka Prefectural Yaizu Chuo High School, Shizuoka-ken, Japan Students Science Awards, Japan

ANIM029 — Hidden Metals, Visible Consequences: The Effect of Lead Concentrations in Simulated Vape E-Liquid on C. elegans’ Locomotor Behavior and Fertility

  • Julia Hatcher, James Madison High School, VA, Fairfax County Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

ANIM030 — The Effects of Dietary Fiber on Rattus norvegicus

  • Emily Stauffer, Warwick High School, PA, North Museum Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

ANIM050 — Annual Patterns, Seasonal Shifts, and Modeled Trends in Polar Bear Observations in the Prudhoe Bay Industrial Footprint

  • Kevin Zhang, West Anchorage High School, AK, Alaska Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

First Award of $6,000

BEHA054 — SmartBlink: Real-Time AI-Driven Adaptive Pedestrian Traffic System for Enhancing Perceived Pedestrian Safety and Traffic Efficiency

  • Yaejoon Jung, Phillips Academy, MA, Massachusetts State Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

Second Award of $2,400

BEHA018 — Designing for Presence: A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Incentive Structures to Reduce Smartphone Use During Social Interactions

  • Atiksh Bhan, Charles J. Colgan Sr. High School, VA, Prince William-Manassas Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

BEHA019 — Examining the Impact of the Federal Sentencing Guidelines on Racial Disparities in Federal Sentencing

  • Nikhil Shah, Syosset High School, NY, Long Island Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

BEHA043 — Early Diagnosis of Schizophrenia Through an Interpretable CNN–Transformer Model of fMRI Connectivity

  • Michael Lyakhov, John L. Miller Great Neck North High School, NY, New York State Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Third Award of $1,200

BEHA021 — Digital Expressions of Discontent: A Computational Analysis of Anti-Work Reddit Communities and Evolving Work Narratives

  • Daniel Ming, Syosset High School, NY, Long Island Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

BEHA032 — Diffusion Tensor Imaging for Predicting Cochlear Implant Outcomes: A Novel Application of Noninvasive Microstructural Analysis

  • Rishi Pampati, Walnut Hills High School, OH, Buckeye Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

BEHA037 — The Impact of Auditory Smartphone Notifications on Cognitive Load and Typing Performance in Adolescents

  • Beren Uluc, Signature School, IN, Hoosier Science and Engineering Fair Region 1, United States of America

BEHA045 — REWIRE: Realtime Evaluation of Waves for Intervention-Based Reinforcement of Engagement – A Novel Approach to Enhancing Attention and Memory by Leveraging Neuroplasticity via Noninvasive Real-Time Electroencephalogram (EEG) Guided Neuroadaptive Feedback

  • Amaira Srivastava, Arizona College Prep High School, AZ, Arizona Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

BEHA057 — Collective Intelligence: Driving Lessons From Ants

  • Linus Plohr, Los Alamos High School, NM, Northeastern New Mexico Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Fourth Award of $600

BEHA023 — Friend or Foe: Do Phones Make a Difference?

  • Mia Powell, Cleveland Central High School, MS, Mississippi Region III Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

BEHA031 — The Effect of Extreme Temperatures on Patient Financial Distress and Hospital Fiscal Performance

  • Sophie Zhong, Yorktown High School, NY, Regeneron-Westchester Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

BEHA034 — Fragmented Faces, Whole Emotions: Advancing AI Emotion Detection With Partial Facial Input

  • Siena Versaci, The Masters School, NY, Regeneron-Westchester Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

BEHA040 — Uncovering Invisible Demographic Patterns of Feminicide in Ceara, Brazil, Through Machine Learning and Cartographic Analysis

  • Yanna Queiroz, Escola de Ensino Medio Joaquim de Figueiredo Correia, Ceara, FEBRACE – Feira Brasileira de Ciencias e Engenharia, Brazil

BEHA044 — The Neurocognitive and Social Impact of Accent Familiarity: An Investigation Into Memory Recall and Perceptual Bias

  • Amanat Jain, Garden City High School, NY, New York State Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

BEHA056 — The Cognitive Cost of Addictive Design: A Mechanistic Framework for Supra-Additive Extraneous Load in Persuasive Interfaces

  • Evalyn Ujwok, Rutherford County Virtual School, TN, Middle Tennessee Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

BIOCHEMISTRY

First Award of $6,000

BCHM031 — Semaglutide and “Fake” Semaglutide in Drosophila Model With Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity

  • Kaya Parikh, Hunter College High School, NY, Terra New York City STEM Fair, United States of America

Second Award of $2,400

BCHM009 — Gamma-Tocotrienol Alleviates Chemotherapy-Induced Cardiotoxicity by Promoting Novel Multiscale Mitochondrial Bioenergetic and Structural Restoration

  • Siddharth Sridharan, Little Rock Central High School, AR, Central Arkansas Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

BCHM016 — Ionizable Amphiphilic Janus Dendrimer Optimization: Investigating Dendrimersome Nanoparticles for Enhanced mRNA Transfection in vitro

  • Joshua Kim, McCallie School, TN, Chattanooga Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Third Award of $1,200

BCHM008 — Escaping the Matrix: Identifying ADAMTSL2 as the Trigger for Irreversible Liver Fibrosis Through Protein Modeling

  • Milan Darji, Minnetonka High School, MN, Western Suburbs Science Fair, United States of America

BCHM023 — The Design and Synthesis of an I-131 Labeled Rhodium Metalloinsertor Targeting MMR-Deficient Colorectal Cancer

  • Gabriel Hwang, Edgemont High School, NY, Regeneron-Westchester Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

BCHM025 — PRPS1 Lactylation by p300 Drives Nucleotide de novo Synthesis and Chemotherapy Resistance in Glioblastoma

  • Ethan Pei, Richard Montgomery High School, MD, ScienceMontgomery, United States of America

Fourth Award of $600

BCHM001 — Simultaneous Electrochemical Detection of Serotonin and MicroRNAs in Biological Samples to Enhance Mental Disorder Diagnosis: Year 2

  • Angela Calvo-Chumbimuni, Oviedo High School, FL, Seminole County Regional Science, Mathematics & Engineering Fair, United States of America

BCHM010 — Drug Repositioning for Novel Genome Engineering: Technology With High Therapeutic Efficacy and Low Side Effects

  • Sophia Rei Nagasaka, Tokyo Metropolitan Hibiya High School, Tokyo, Japan Science & Engineering Challenge, Japan

BCHM012 — Epigallocatechin 3-Gallate: A Natural Therapeutic Agent in Alzheimer’s Disease Targeting the CDK5 and CRMP2 Pathway

  • Nandita Srikumar, Solon High School, OH, Buckeye Science and Engineering Fair , United States of America

BCHM013 — CNOT9/DBN1 Actin Dysregulation in QNBC Metastasis & Heterogeneity

  • Ariane McDermott, Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology, GA, Gwinnett Regional Fair, United States of America

BCHM017 — Ion-Induced Changes in Regenerated B. Mori Silk Fibroin Self-Assembly

  • David Shi, Johnston High School, IA, Western Iowa Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES

First Award of $6,000

BMED035 — Remote, Tunable Modulation of Astrocytic Calcium Signaling via an Engineered Paramagnetic Matrix: A Non-Invasive Platform for Neuroprotection in CNS Disease

  • Illaria Liedtke, Rye Country Day School, NY, Regeneron-Westchester Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

BMED065 — Identification of a Novel TBX2-Dependent Mechanism Linking Pericyte Dynamics to Abnormal Vasculature in Lung Adenocarcinoma

  • Yatharth Kakkad, Pine View School, FL, Sarasota County STEM Fair, United States of America

Second Award of $2,400

BMED004 — Searching for “Smart-and-Sex” Genes — Evolutionary Driver for Neuron and Germ Cell Development in Primates

  • Andrea Qian Lei, Shanghai High School International Division, Sichuan Science Fair, China

BMED024 — A Multi-Modal Framework for Exercise-Induced Anti-Tumor Immunotherapy

  • Leo Toake, Bergen County Academies, NJ, BCA Research Expo, United States of America

BMED054 — Modulating a Novel Neuroepithelial Circuit in Food Allergy to Repair Barrier Dysfunction With Larazotide Acetate and Neuregulin-1

  • Aryana Adur, Jericho High School, NY, New York State Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

BMED061 — Mechanobiological Reprogramming of Cancer Cells in RPM-Simulated Microgravity: A High-Fidelity Transcriptomic Model for Overcoming Chemoresistance and Therapeutic Regression

  • June Loukinas, San Juan College High School, NM, San Juan New Mexico Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Third Award of $1,200

BMED006 — Glucotoxicity in Regeneration: Modeling Hyperglycemia-Induced Repair Failure in Planaria

  • Jaehyeon Lee, George Walton Comprehensive High School, GA, Cobb/Paulding Regional Science Fair , United States of America

BMED023 — Evaluating Active, Passive, and Electromuscular Recovery Methods on Pitching Performance and Fatigue in High School Athletes

  • Arnav Prathipati, Carlmont High School, CA, Golden Gate STEM Fair, United States of America

BMED025 — Design of a Novel, Dual-Functioning, T-Cell-Engaging and Cytarabine-Based Nanotherapeutic for Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treatment

  • Lula Wang, Greenwich High School, CT, Connecticut Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

BMED043 — Protein Assassins: Screening for Improved Degraders to Reverse Tumor Immortality

  • Joshua Wu, Dublin High School, CA, HITACHI Science and Engineering Fair, Alameda County, United States of America

BMED055 — PPARγ–PGC-1α-Mediated Mitochondrial Biogenesis in Fibromyalgia: From PQQ Evaluation to Rosiglitazone Repurposing

  • Juan Hindi, Dar AlFikr Schools, Makkah, Mawhiba Science & Engineering Fair, Saudi Arabia

BMED058T — Breath-Based Volatile Organic Compound Profiling as a Noninvasive Approach to Detect Eosinophilic Esophagitis

  • Dominic Bernardi, Redlands East Valley High School, CA, San Bernardino, Inyo, Mono, (SIM) Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America
  • Zackary Lewis, Redlands East Valley High School, CA, San Bernardino, Inyo, Mono, (SIM) Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Fourth Award of $600

BMED002T — Novel Fusion Protein Approach in Slowing Glaucoma Progression With Computational and Mathematical Modelling

  • Hei Lam Elvina Ngai, Pui Ching Middle School, Hong Kong S&T Invention Contest, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
  • Wing Kiu Lao, Pui Ching Middle School, Hong Kong S&T Invention Contest, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
  • Yik Yin Marcus Lau, Pui Ching Middle School, Hong Kong S&T Invention Contest, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

BMED018 — Multi-Phase Analysis of Microplastic Contamination on Biological Interactions, Digestive Impact, Adsorption Design, and Concentration in Hawaiʻi’s Foods

  • Travis Osaki, Pearl City High School, HI, Leeward District Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

BMED040 — Hydrogel Based Dendritic Cell Recruitment for Induced Protein Production

  • Max Wang, University Laboratory High School, IL, Illinois Junior Academy of Science State Exposition, United States of America

BMED042 — Therapeutic Potential of Gedunin on the Effects of Parkinson’s Disease in a Drosophila melanogaster Model

  • Jaelyn Hammersley, Oak Park and River Forest High School, IL, Illinois Junior Academy of Science State Exposition, United States of America

BMED046 — From Fire to Silence: AI-Assisted Discovery of C381 to Cure NeuroHIV

  • Athreya Reddy, Elkhorn South High School, NE, Greater Nebraska Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

BMED048 — Formulation-Dependent Preservation of Lactase Activity Under Simulated Gastrointestinal Conditions

  • Jolee Xian, Bryn Mawr School, MD, Morgan State University Science-Mathematics-Engineering Fair, United States of America

BMED066 — Evaluation of Premature Platelet Aging or Platelet Desialylation in Dogs With Immune Thrombocytopenia

  • Annie Bao, Auburn High School, AL, Alabama Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

First Award of $6,000

ENBM062 — BREATHE: Bioactive Respiratory Extracellular Vesicles for Vaping Addiction Therapy and Healing of Epithelium

  • Jamie Cheng, Green Level High School, NC, North Carolina State Science Fair, United States of America

ENBM075T — Cost-Effective MalariaX: An AI-Optomechatronic System Decoding Expert Reasoning Into a Sub-Micron, Pan-Species Clinically Traceable Pipeline

  • Natdanai Suksri, The Prince Royal’s College, SST-NSM National Science Projects Competition, Thailand
  • Nattaphong Thaworn, The Prince Royal’s College, SST-NSM National Science Projects Competition, Thailand
  • Poomjai Pongsriwat, The Prince Royal’s College, SST-NSM National Science Projects Competition, Thailand

Second Award of $2,400

ENBM035 — AIRA: A Patient-Specific, Risk-Weighted Surgical Path Planning and Preclinical Robotic Execution Framework for Maximal Safe Glioma Resection

  • Gopalaniket Tadinada, North Oldham High School, KY, Louisville Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

ENBM049 — From Cognitive Shift Theory to Closed-Loop Neurocognitive Control: An End-to-End EEG-Based System for Real-Time Attention Regulation

  • Junzhe Wang, The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China, Beijing, Beijing -Tianjin – Hebei Young Science Fair (BTHYSF), China

ENBM050 — ATLAS: A Multi-Axis Ankle-Foot Prosthetic With Adaptive Tendon Stiffness for Locomotor Assistance and Stability

  • Rig Saini, Santa Clara High School, CA, Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship presented by the Santa Clara Valley Science and Engineering Fair Association, United States of America

ENBM052 — Towards Completing and Annotating the Human Connectome With CGNN: Connectome Generation Neural Network

  • Dean Jordan, International Academy, MI, Science and Engineering Fair of Metropolitan Detroit, United States of America

ENBM074 — Breaking the Brain-Computer Interface Ceiling: Discovering a New Paradigm for Brain-Machine Communication That Enables Noninvasive Interfaces to Reach Invasive-Class Communication Speed

  • Ameya Kharade, Nashua High School South, NH, New Hampshire Science & Engineering Expo, United States of America

Third Award of $1,200

ENBM018 — REVOICE: A Real-Time Speech-to-Text Text-to-Speech Destuttering Pipeline

  • Cynthia Chen, Walter Payton College Preparatory High School, IL, Chicago Public Schools Student Science Fair, United States of America

ENBM026T — POCKET: A Multiplexing Point-of-Care Kinetic Electrochemical Test Using Aptamers for Accessible, Rapid Diagnostics

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

ENBM031 — Medicine Dissolution in a Microgravity Environment Emulated by Acoustic Levitation

  • Helen Wan, Pine Creek High School, CO, Pikes Peak Regional Science Fair, United States of America

ENBM046 — Low Cost Breath-Based System to Detect Cancers

  • Diya Ramakrishnan, Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy, MI, Flint Regional Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

ENBM079 — Nanoparticle Enabled, Rapid Detection of Infectious Diseases at Femtomolar Sensitivity

  • Baoya Fan, Hamilton High School, AZ, Arizona Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

ENBM083 — TremorPause: A Wearable Inertial Hand Tremor Evaluation and Suppression System

  • Kai Vajapey, Moorestown High School, NJ, Delaware Valley Science Fairs, United States of America

ENBM085T — RADIA: Novel Assessment Through a Unified AI-Driven Embedded Respiratory Health System Integrating 3D Airway Modeling for Rapid Screening, Monitoring, and Rehabilitation

  • Poonyapath Thongpitaktarvorn, Bangkok Christian College, Young Scientists Competition, Thailand
  • Poowit Siriphant, Bangkok Christian College, Young Scientists Competition, Thailand

ENBM097 — Kiri-Grip: Integrated Kirigami-EMG Robotic Hand With Geometric Optimization of Cut Topologies for Assistive Grasping

  • Serena Yuan, Menlo School, CA, California Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

Fourth Award of $600

ENBM017 — 3D Printed Biodegradable Skin Scaffolds Using Cross-Linked Polymers to Predict Cell Regeneration

  • Summer Hall, Kalani High School, HI, Honolulu District Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

ENBM037 — OncoScan-X: Uncertainty-Aware Deep Learning System for Ovarian Cancer Subtype Diagnosis on Low-Cost Hardware

  • Rithvik Puppala, Rock Hill High School, TX, Beal Bank Dallas Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

ENBM038 — BLADE: Bioimpedance-Enabled Laparoscopic Articulated Dual-Purpose Endowrist System for Force Sensing, Anomaly Detection, and Natural Control in Robotic Surgery

  • Benson Huang, Half Hollow Hills High School West, NY, Long Island Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

ENBM051 — Revolutionizing Targeted Therapeutics Using AI-Powered Origami Millirobots

  • Sarah Park, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, VA, Fairfax County Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

ENBM056 — Beyond Audio: A Multimodal EMG-Visual Speech System for Reconstructing Voice From Silence

  • Eunseok Yang, Okgwa High School, Korea Code Fair, South Korea

ENBM057 — Supercritical CO2 Decellularization: A Fast and Residue-free Strategy for ECM Preparation

  • Zhanhui Gao, Dulwich College Beijing, Beijing, Beijing -Tianjin – Hebei Young Science Fair (BTHYSF), China

ENBM059 — Self-Sensing, Shape-Morphing Respiratory Ventilator Using Hydraulically Amplified Self-Healing Electrostatic Artificial Muscles

  • Evan Zhang, The Harker School, CA, Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship presented by the Santa Clara Valley Science and Engineering Fair Association, United States of America

ENBM063 — A Novel Method for Identifying Pollen Allergens Using Chemically Modified Graphene

  • Naxi Tian, Beijing No.80 High School, Beijing -Tianjin – Hebei Young Science Fair (BTHYSF), China

ENBM065 — Visual Field Redirection for Central Vision Loss: Passive Metasurface Design and Computational PRL Prescription

  • Kayley Xu, The Bishop’s School, CA, Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

ENBM088 — High Precision Markerless 3D Gait Analysis Using Customizable Volumetric and Reprojection-Based Deep Learning

  • Koray Abramson, Pine Crest School, FL, Broward Regional Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

ENBM090 — A Dual-Field Inertial–Acoustic Microfluidic Chip for Label-Free Circulating Tumor Cell (CTC) Isolation

  • Feiqi (Carl) Chen, Culver Academies, IN, Hoosier Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

First Award of $6,000

CELL038 — SILENCE: On-Demand Seizure Suppression via Closed-Loop Sonogenetics

  • Evan Morris, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School, MN, Minnesota Academy of Science State Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

Second Award of $2,400

CELL008 — The Virtual Cell 2.0: Expanding Precision and Personalized Cancer Therapy Through AI-Powered Simulation

  • Alan Alwakeel, Stanton College Preparatory School, FL, State Science and Engineering Fair of Florida – Ying Scholars, United States of America

CELL039 — Hyperactive (Autoimmunity) vs. Dysfunctional (Cancer) T Cells: Two Sides of the Same Coin

  • Nicholas Khoury Levy, The Masters School, NY, New York State Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Third Award of $1,200

CELL017 — Modeling LEPID Pathogenesis in vitro: siRNA Knockdown of Kars1 in PC12 Cells Reveals Downstream Gene Dysregulation

  • Kai Kuboi, Iolani School, HI, Hawaii Association of Independent Schools Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

CELL018 — The Mechanistic Effect of Isoflurane on Crayfish Synaptic Transmission

  • Jiwoo Kim, The Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky, KY, Louisville Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

CELL032 — Modulation of Neural Stem Cell Fate by Reactive Astrocytes

  • Ashley Hein, Lynbrook High School, CA, Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship presented by the Santa Clara Valley Science and Engineering Fair Association, United States of America

Fourth Award of $600

CELL004 — Pyrvinium: A Novel Antifungal Agent With Unique ROS-Dependent Autophagy Induction in Candida albicans

  • Tanner Sakamoto, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, CA, Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

CELL006 — Uncovering Novel VEGF-B Regulated Molecular Mechanisms in Myocardial Infarction

  • Anya Dorairaj, Ponte Vedra High School, FL, St. Johns County STEM Fair, United States of America

CELL019 — Machine Learning Biomarker Discovery and AI-Based Protein Design for Low-Cost Oral Cancer Screening

  • Shyam Ravidath, Sunset High School, OR, Beaverton-Hillsboro STEM Expo, United States of America

CELL024 — Inducible TLR4 Decoy for Targeting Microglial Activation to Reduce Neuronal Degeneration in Parkinson’s Disease

  • Claire Lim, Canyon Crest Academy, CA, Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

CELL036 — Stromal Mitochondrial Changes in High-Grade Serous Ovarian Carcinoma

  • Angelina Li, North Allegheny Senior High School, PA, Pittsburgh Regional Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

CHEMISTRY

First Award of $6,000

CHEM032 — New Green Chemistry Iridium Catalysts

  • Benedikt Kienle, Lancaster Country Day School, PA, North Museum Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

CHEM047 — Stormwater Remediation of 6PPD and 6PPD-Quinone Using Sustainable Citric Acid and Aluminum Crosslinked Nanocellulose Hydrosponges

  • Lakshmi Agrawal, Interlake High School, WA, Washington State Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Second Award of $2,400

CHEM004T — Acorn–Derived Hydrogel for Antifungal Treatment

  • Gulsen Ece Ozge, Tubitak Science High School, Tubitak Fair, Turkey
  • Kadir Kagan Sahin, Tubitak Science High School, Tubitak Fair, Turkey

CHEM010 — High-Capacity Al3+/Fe3+-Crosslinked Nanocellulose Hydrogels for Arsenite Removal: A Zero-Waste Approach to Water Remediation

  • Keith Xin, Whitney M. Young Magnet High School, IL, Chicago Public Schools Student Science Fair, United States of America

CHEM012 — A Cost-Effective Hierarchical Bimodal Nanoporous Gold Sensor for the Electrochemical Detection of Bisphenol F

  • Ayush Vasireddy, Marquette High School, MO, Academy of Science – Greater St. Louis Science Fair, United States of America

CHEM030 — Unlocking a Tenfold Increase in Battery Performance: Poly(citric Acid) as a Novel Binder for Silicon Anode Batteries

  • Ryan Tae, Jericho High School, NY, Long Island Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Third Award of $1,200

CHEM001T — Synthesis of Uniform-Sized Silver-Cysteine-Functionalized Superparamagnetic Iron(II, III) Oxide Nanoparticles (SPIONs) Under Aerobic Condition and Its Potential Application in Chiral Separation

  • Man Shun Tam, King’s College, Hong Kong S&T Invention Contest, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
  • Marcus Hok Yin Cheung, King’s College, Hong Kong S&T Invention Contest, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
  • Pak Hang Chan, King’s College, Hong Kong S&T Invention Contest, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

CHEM002 — The Study of Possibilities of Using Diazonium Salt of Activated Ester for Peptide Cyclization

  • Lucie Ovcacikova, Gymnazium Olomouc – Hejcin, Olomoucky Kraj, Students’ Professional Activities (SPA), Czech Republic

CHEM024 — The Hybridization of Generative Diffusion Models With Molecular Dynamics Simulations: a Novel Method to Accelerate Drug Discovery

  • Pavan Subramani, Morgantown High School, WV, West Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

CHEM034 — Synthesis and Evaluation of Pyridyl Thioester-Based F-Tags for Rapid Analysis of Amino Acids by 19F NMR Spectroscopy

  • Olaf Muchalski, Clovis West, CA, Fresno County Science Fair, United States of America

CHEM049 — A Sustainable Circular Approach to Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling: Optimizing Innocuous Acetic Acid Lixiviation for Exclusive Zinc Recovery From Simulated Black Mass

  • Athulya Rajesh, Arizona College Prep High School, AZ, Arizona Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

CHEM055 — Advancing Direct CO₂-to-Methanol Conversion Through Novel Macroporous Cobalt-Indium Catalyst Design

  • Abdalrahman Jamal, Jeddah Knowledge International School, Makkah, Mawhiba Science & Engineering Fair, Saudi Arabia

Fourth Award of $600

CHEM003 — Spectroscopic and Colorimetric Sensors for Dual Monitoring of Dopamine by Bismuth Sulfide Nanoflowers as Nanozyme Exhibiting Peroxidase-Mimic Property

  • Bengisu Ece Bakirdere, Istanbul Galatasaray University Galatasaray High School, Tubitak Fair, Turkey

CHEM008T — Spent Coffee Ground Biochar and Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Composite as a Novel, Cost Effective Biosorbent and Photocatalyst for Synthetic Dye Removal

  • Yan He Tan, Chung Ling High School Penang, Penang, National Schools Science Innovation and Engineering Competition, Malaysia
  • Zhe Jin Lim, Chung Ling High School Penang, Penang, National Schools Science Innovation and Engineering Competition, Malaysia

CHEM009T — ChromaVer: Computer Vision Assisted Multimodal Colorimetric Sensing System Based on Anthocyanins and Curcumin pH-Responsive Indicators for Real-Time, Non-Invasive Assessment of Packaged Meat Freshness

  • Shaan Stefan Salian, Informatics Liceum Grigore C. Moisil, Romania Science and Engineering Fair, Romania
  • Surya Silviu Salian, Informatics Liceum Grigore C. Moisil, Romania Science and Engineering Fair, Romania

CHEM035 — Design and Synthesis of Novel Azo–Estradiol Conjugates: Effects of Para-Substituents on Radical Scavenging Activity

  • Ricardo Rovira-Denton, Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola, Puerto Rico Metropolitan Science Fair, Puerto Rico

CHEM056T — Facile Synthesis of Novel Rhodamine-Derived Dual-Mode Colorimetric and Fluorescent Sensor for Mercury(II) Detection in Water

  • Panida Kijcharoenvisal, Kamnoetvidya Science Academy, Young Scientists Competition, Thailand
  • Theekarn Limmahakhun, Kamnoetvidya Science Academy, Young Scientists Competition, Thailand

CHEM057T — An AI-Controlled Underwater Floating Robot for Photochemical Treatment of Cyanide-Contaminated Industrial Wastewaters

  • Banu Ibrahimova, School-Lyceum 6, Sabail, Azerbaijan Science and Engineering Fair, Azerbaijan
  • Mikayil Ahmadbayli, School-Lyceum 6, Sabail, Azerbaijan Science and Engineering Fair, Azerbaijan

CHEM065 — Renewable Ammonia Electrochemical Synthesis by Glow Discharge With an Iron Based Catalyst

  • Ihan Sung, Eastlake High School, CA, California Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS

First Award of $6,000

CBIO018 — A Multi-Modal Deep Learning Pipeline Integrating Physics-Informed Neural Networks and 3D Image Processing for Accurate Rupture Prediction and Data-Driven Surgical Planning of Cerebral Aneurysms: Year 3

  • Eshan Vipuil, West Shore Junior/Senior High School, FL, Brevard South Regional STEM Fair, United States of America

CBIO071 — A Markov Chain Model for Predicting ETI Resistance Breakdown in Tomato–Pseudomonas syringae

  • Mohammed Alasmari, Rowad High School, Eastern Province, Mawhiba Science & Engineering Fair, Saudi Arabia

Second Award of $2,400

CBIO028 — Beating the Odds in Drug Discovery With 3DICE: Interpretable 3D Cross-Modal Learning for Drug–Target Interaction Prediction at Scale

  • Austin Zi Rui Liu, Raffles Institution, Singapore Science and Engineering Fair, Singapore

CBIO043 — A Multi-Omic “Digital Embryo” Framework to Model Early Human Preimplantation Development In Silico

  • Matthew Shen, Saint Theresa of Lisieux Catholic High School, Ontario, Youth Science Canada – Team Canada, Canada

CBIO045 — Biophysical and Genomic Drivers of Targeted Therapy Resistance: Analysis of Growth Dynamics in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

  • Warren Fu, Horace Greeley High School, NY, Regeneron-Westchester Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

CBIO046T — Designing and Delivering Molecular Glue Degraders for the Total Elimination of Previously Undruggable Pathogenic Proteins

  • Ahyoung Song, International Academy, MI, Science and Engineering Fair of Metropolitan Detroit, United States of America
  • Arnav Sharma, International Academy, MI, Science and Engineering Fair of Metropolitan Detroit, United States of America

CBIO077 — A Unified Protein Embedding Model With Local and Global Structural Sensitivity

  • Jerry Xu, Lexington High School, MA, Massachusetts State Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

Third Award of $1,200

CBIO021 — GlueForge: A Generalizable Pipeline for Molecular Glue Discovery via Multi-Stage Screening and Geometry-Aware Ternary Learning, Demonstrated at the FBW7–MYC Interface

  • Adhrith Vutukuri, Nikola Tesla STEM High School, WA, Central Sound Regional Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

CBIO039 — THALis: A Topology-Preserving Brain-Computer Interface for Dexterous Non-Invasive EEG-Driven Hand Control

  • Krishna Bhatt, BASIS Independent Silicon Valley, CA, Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship presented by the Santa Clara Valley Science and Engineering Fair Association, United States of America

CBIO049 — A Multimodal Approach to Real-Time Seizure Prediction Using Discreet Wearables

  • Yookta Pandit, Quarry Lane School, CA, HITACHI Science and Engineering Fair, Alameda County, United States of America

CBIO055 — GeneSTRATA: An Outcome-Aware Multimodal Hierarchical Bayesian Framework for Biologically Structured Autism Subtype Discovery and Prognostic Stratification

  • Amritha Praveen, Adlai E. Stevenson High School, IL, Illinois Junior Academy of Science State Exposition, United States of America

CBIO058 — Spatial Transcriptomics-Conditioned Latent Diffusion Models for Synthetic Histopathology Tissue Patch Generation

  • Arnav Chaphalkar, Adlai E. Stevenson High School, IL, Illinois Junior Academy of Science State Exposition, United States of America

CBIO072 — Simulating Quantum-Coherence Dynamics in ALS Neuronal Ion Channels via Lindblad Master Equation: A Computational Biophysics Approach

  • Zainab Zahran, Galal Official Language School, Cairo, Egypt Science and Engineering fair – Cairo & Upper Egypt, Egypt

CBIO078T — H.E.P.A.R (Hepatic Ensemble Predictive Analysis Resource): A Convergent Machine Learning Architecture for Drug-Induced Liver Injury Prediction

  • Laksh Agarwal, Carmel High School, IN, Hoosier Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America
  • Neo Dong, Carmel High School, IN, Hoosier Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

CBIO087 — Computational Pipeline for High-Throughput 3D Quantification of Cell States in Polymorphonuclear Neutrophils

  • Emma Liu, The Bishop’s School, CA, California Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

Fourth Award of $600

CBIO016 — Designing a High-Affinity Peptide Binder to the BRD4 ET Domain to Outcompete MLV TP Utilizing ProteinMPNN and AF-CBA With Additional Molecular Dynamics Verification

  • Twisha Bhattacharyya, Edgewood Junior Senior High School, FL, Brevard Intracoastal Regional STEM Fair, United States of America

CBIO020T — Frankenstein-Synuclein: Rapid, Structure-Informed in silico Generation of de novo Replacement Protein Variants Using Benign Homologs for Parkinson’s Disease Prevention

  • Manas Telikepalli, College Park High School, TX, Science Engineering Fair of Houston, United States of America
  • Manashwin Nelluri, College Park High School, TX, Science Engineering Fair of Houston, United States of America

CBIO034 — A Novel Clinically-Validated Deep RL Agent for Personalized Crohn’s Disease Treatment

  • Anshu Mukherjee, West Linn High School, OR, CREST-Jane Goodall Science Symposium, United States of America

CBIO037 — Pathformer: Language Models for Automated CPT Billing Code Assignment in Multi-Institutional Pathology Reports

  • Elijah Renner, Thetford Academy, VT, Vermont Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Fair , United States of America

CBIO042 — ReinforCell – Reinforcement Learning Solution to Engineer Robust CAR-T Cells for Cancer Patients

  • Yashvini Goddla, Detroit Country Day School, MI, Science and Engineering Fair of Metropolitan Detroit, United States of America

CBIO054 — Enhancing Gene Editing Safety: Leveraging 3D Genome Architecture and Epigenetics to Predict CRISPR-Cas9 Off-Target Mutations via Deep Learning

  • Shiven Jha, Cumberland High School, RI, Rhode Island Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

CBIO056 — Sentinel AI: An LLM-Driven Framework for Real-Time Automated Outbreak Detection Using Doctor-Patient Conversations

  • Arjun Jain, D. W. Daniel High School, SC, South Carolina Region 1 Science Fair, United States of America

CBIO062 — NeuronPlot: A Dynamical Systems View of a Neuron

  • Luca Pompili, Liceo Scientifico E. Torricelli, Bolzano, I Giovani e le Scienze, Italy

CBIO083 — Evaluating Quantum Game Theory as a Modeling Approach for Alectinib-Fibroblast Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Evolutionary Dynamics

  • Johan Bijiyos, International Baccalaureate School at Bartow High, FL, Polk Region Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

CBIO088 — Integrative Multi-Omic Data Profiling of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma for Identification of Oncofetal Targets and Designing a Novel Bispecific Antibody-Drug Conjugate

  • Aashi Dixit, Catlin Gabel School, OR, Northwest Science Expo, United States of America

EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

First Award of $6,000

EAEV044 — Investigating the Stability of Prebiotic Uracil Under the Conditions of Impact-Generated Terrestrial Hydrothermal Systems

  • Makaila Eagleton, Somers High School, NY, Regeneron-Westchester Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

EAEV052 — Sustainable Animal Bone Filtration for the Design of Water Treatment Devices for Resource-Limited Regions

  • Tina Jin, Phillips Academy, MA, New Hampshire Science & Engineering Expo, United States of America

Second Award of $2,400

EAEV028T — The Chemical and Structural Effects of Wildfire Smoke on Triticum aestivum Oryza sativa, and Brassica oleracea var. italica: A Multimodal Microscopy and Germination Matrix Analysis

  • Anders Thogerson, Joel E. Ferris High School, WA, Eastern Washington Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America
  • Teddy Osborne, Joel E. Ferris High School, WA, Eastern Washington Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

EAEV041 — AquaShift: Synchronized Chemical Equilibrium Convergence as a Leading Indicator of Phycocyanin-Threshold Cyanobacterial Bloom Onset Across Contrasting Freshwater Systems

  • Prayrona Choudhury, Hanford High School, WA, Mid-Columbia Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

EAEV060 — Interfacial Crystallization for Oil Spill Remediation Using Divalent Ions Zn²⁺ and Ca²⁺ and Bio-Derived Myristic Acid

  • Daleen Qudair, The Thirty-Third Girls’ High School, Makkah, Mawhiba Science & Engineering Fair, Saudi Arabia

EAEV067 — Physics-Anchored Short-Term Earthquake Hazard Characterization Using Large-Scale Seismic Data Waveform-Derived Sequence Information Improves Leakage-Safe Short-Term Regional Hazard Indicators Beyond Catalog-Only Baselines

  • Hao Lin, Mira Costa High School, CA, California Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

Third Award of $1,200

EAEV009 — Revolutionizing Artificial Reefs: Recycled Foamed Glass Aggregates as a Sustainable Solution for Oyster Habitats, Year 3

  • Delaney Peterson, Belleview High School, FL, Big Springs Regional Science Fair, United States of America

EAEV021 — AgriCast: A Novel Environmentally-Driven Framework for In-Season Crop Yield Forecasts via Machine Learning

  • Bennet Chen, Little Rock Central High School, AR, Central Arkansas Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

EAEV034 — TorSight: Transitioning From Tornado Detection to Prediction Through Pre-Tornadic Signatures

  • Jack Gao, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, VA, Fairfax County Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

EAEV042 — The Hidden Threat: Microplastics and Gut Formation in Sea Urchin Larvae

  • Kaylee Kiesow, Aberdeen Central High School, SD, Northern South Dakota Science and Math Fair, United States of America

EAEV053 — WindDrift: Engineered Real Time Adaptive Platform for Atmospheric and Marine Sensing

  • Maria Polyanska, Garth Webb Secondary School, Ontario, Bay Area Science and Engineering Fair, Canada

EAEV054 — CorAI: Global Coral Bleaching Prediction Using Region-Specific Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Models

  • Srihaan Seelam, Horace Greeley High School, NY, New York State Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Fourth Award of $600

EAEV013 — Stormwater Dynamics: The Influence of Rainfall and Soil Characteristics on Soil Erosion Estimates on Construction Sites

  • Emily Liu, Keystone School, TX, Alamo Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

EAEV019 — Breathe Smarter: Unlocking Intelligent Indoor Air Insights Using a Smart IoT Indoor Air Quality Monitor

  • Mathimalar Jayaprasad, Bartlesville High School, OK, Bartlesville District Science Fair, United States of America

EAEV024 — Machine Learning for Coral Bleaching Diagnosis and Forecasting Using Images and Environmental Data

  • Warren Field, Chagrin Falls High School, OH, Buckeye Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

EAEV025 — Hurricane Forecasting Using Comprehensive Multivariable Machine Learning Modeling With Atmospheric Temperatures, Polar Motion, and Sunspot Numbers

  • Vedant Balani, Jericho High School, NY, Long Island Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

EAEV035T — Sustainable Bioplastics for Marine and Terrestrial Biomes

  • Amira Diaz Trinidad, Escuela Especializada en Ciencias y Matematicas Juan A. Corretjer, San Juan Regional Science Fair , Puerto Rico
  • Noraliz Rodriguez Velez , Escuela Especializada en Ciencias y Matematicas Juan A. Corretjer, San Juan Regional Science Fair , Puerto Rico

EAEV047 — An Ensemble Precipitation Prediction Model for Sub-Saharan Africa Using a Dendrochronological Reconstruction and Satellite Data

  • Leif Speer, Terre Haute South Vigo High School, IN, Hoosier Science and Engineering Fair Region 6, United States of America

EAEV065 — Dual-Function Biochar-Alginate Beads for Heavy Metal Removal and as a Slow Release Fertilizer

  • Francesca Rodriguez, Palm Beach Central High School, FL, Palm Beach Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

First Award of $6,000

EBED006 — A Novel Stereo Vision 3D Scanning System for Microscopic Samples

  • Filip Lajciak, Secondary Technical High School Dubnica nad Vahom, Trenciansky kraj, AMAVET-Slovak Association for Youth, Science & Technology, Slovakia

Second Award of $2,400

EBED004T — EM-A: Electromagnetic Anemometer With Dynamic Sensitivity

  • Eren Kaygisiz, Ataturk High School of Science, Tubitak Fair, Turkey
  • Hasan Yagiz Ozer, Ataturk High School of Science, Tubitak Fair, Turkey
  • Kerem Gelir, Ataturk High School of Science, Tubitak Fair, Turkey

EBED008 — CryoFlow: A Streaming FPGA Architecture for High-Efficiency Cryogenic Electron Microscopy Reconstruction

  • Michael Reeves, Ivanhoe Grammar School, Victoria, Australian Science and Engineering Fair, Australia

EBED038 — Hindsight: An End-to-End Ultra-Low-Cost Wearable Safety Radar for Pedestrians With Edge-Executed Machine Learning

  • Cavon Hajimiri, Polytechnic School, CA, Los Angeles County Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Third Award of $1,200

EBED025 — Novel Auto-Leveling Footwear System for Postural Stability Support

  • Samuel Kim, Bergen County Academies, NJ, BCA Research Expo, United States of America

EBED031 — A Wearable System for Real-Time Detection and Attenuation of Hazardous Visual Stimuli

  • Syd (Morgan) West, Horton High School, Nova Scotia, Youth Science Canada – Team Canada, Canada

EBED034 — Universal CPR AI Assistance Response Engine (U-CARE): Development and Evaluation

  • Aarit Atreja, Davis Senior High School, CA, Sacramento Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

EBED040 — Quantitative Characterization of LoRa Signal Propagation: Discrepancies Between Analytical Link-Budget Models and Empirical Field Measurements for a Novel Ground-Based LoRa Grid Network Tracking and Search-and-Rescue System

  • William Yuan, Fairmont Preparatory Academy, CA, Orange County Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Fourth Award of $600

EBED014 — EcoHawk: YOLOv11 Low-Altitude Drone System for Simultaneous Detection, Geospatial Quantification, and Risk Mapping of Invasive Species With Real-Time Authority Notification

  • Shriya Venkat, College Park High School, TX, Science Engineering Fair of Houston, United States of America

EBED021 — Carbon Fiber Drone for Advanced Radiation Mapping With CsI Scintillation Source Spectroscopy & MDE Techniques, 31 wt% Nano‑Boron Carbide Aluminum Lithium-ion Battery Neutron Shielding, and Polyurethane Foam Decontamination

  • Ahmed Mohammed, Applied Technology School for Nuclear Energy in El-Dabaa, Matruh, Bibliotheca Alexandrina Science and Engineering Fair – Alexandria, Egypt

EBED023 — Sensora: A Wearable AI-Powered Sound Detection and Alert System for Enhanced Environmental Awareness in Deaf and Deafblind Individuals

  • Anuki Mudalige, Olentangy Orange High School, OH, Buckeye Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

EBED026 — Configurable Electromagnetic Refreshable Tactile Display With FDM Printable Bistable Cam

  • Ethan Hu, The Bishop’s School, CA, Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

EBED035T — SafeSkies: Development of an Autonomous System for Detecting and Tracking Unmanned Hot-Air Balloons and Other Aviation Hazards in High-Risk Areas Using Computer Vision

  • Lara Schusterschitz, Colegio Dante Alighieri, Sao Paulo, FEBRACE – Feira Brasileira de Ciencias e Engenharia, Brazil
  • Leonardo Paschoal Bartoccini, Colegio Dante Alighieri, Sao Paulo, FEBRACE – Feira Brasileira de Ciencias e Engenharia, Brazil

ENERGY: SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS AND DESIGN

First Award of $6,000

EGSD011 — Optimization of Wind Turbine Performance: Integrating Evolutionary Based AI-Assisted Genetic Algorithms and XGBoost With Blade Element Momentum and Aero-Servo-Hydro-Elastic Simulations

  • Janak Vasisht, H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program, VA, Northern Virginia Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Second Award of $2,400

EGSD002T — Titanium Sulfide-Iodine Hybrid Catalysts Promote Solid-Solid Redox Reactions in All-Solid-State Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

  • Chi Kin Pun, Pui Ching Middle School, Macao Region Science Fair, China, Macao Special Administrative Region
  • Lok Ieng Lou, Pui Ching Middle School, Macao Region Science Fair, China, Macao Special Administrative Region

EGSD014 — Machine Learning Guided and Accelerated Development of Semiconductor Photothermal Materials Using Doping Strategy to Modify Bandgap for Enhancing Solar Water Evaporation

  • Ao Wang, Shanghai Foreign Language School Affiliated to SISU, Shanghai Science Seed Olympiad, China

EGSD028T — WinDTurbinePower: A Novel Hybrid Dimple-Tubercle Blade Configuration Integrating Physics-Informed Gaussian Process (PIGP) for Power Coefficient (Cp) Optimization

  • Asher John Garcia, Angeles City Science High School, Pampanga, Philippines Science Fair, Philippines
  • Nathan Andrew Canilao, Angeles City Science High School, Pampanga, Philippines Science Fair, Philippines
  • Pierre Phoella Ilagan, Angeles City Science High School, Pampanga, Philippines Science Fair, Philippines

Third Award of $1,200

EGSD006 — A New Class of Thermoelectric Material – Electrical Power From Coconut-Fibers and Carbon Nanoparticles

  • Anita Huang, Taipei Fuhsing Private School, Taiwan International Science Fair, Chinese Taipei

EGSD020T — The Effect of Pendulum Configuration on Energy Harvesting Efficiency Across Different Wave Conditions

  • Benjamin Kwon, Chantilly High School, VA, Fairfax County Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America
  • Utsav Das, Chantilly High School, VA, Fairfax County Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

EGSD026 — Structural Optimization of Wireless Power Transfer Using 3D-Printed Metamaterials

  • Ali Alnaib, Salem High School, MI, Science and Engineering Fair of Metropolitan Detroit, United States of America

EGSD040 — Tailored Bimetallic NiCo Electrocatalyst for Dual Green Hydrogen and Formate Production From Seawater

  • Fatimah Alsaleem, Tabuk International Schools, Northern Province, Mawhiba Science & Engineering Fair, Saudi Arabia

Fourth Award of $600

EGSD015 — The Bionic Leaf: Developing a Novel Self-Healing, Bi-Functional Manganese Oxide Catalyst to Use With the Bacterium Ralstonia Eutropha for Sustainable Ethanol Production

  • Arya Gurumukhi, Plano East Senior High School, TX, Beal Bank Dallas Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

EGSD017 — Graphene Quantum Dot Additives Promote Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells

  • Sarang Srikanth, William Mason High School, OH, Buckeye Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

EGSD041 — Synergistic Ce-NiCoO₂ Wrapped in Biomass-Derived N-CQDs for High-Performance Seawater-Activated Batteries

  • Lana Abutaleb, Fifth High School, Mawhiba Science & Engineering Fair, Saudi Arabia

EGSD042 — Reducing Fossil Fuel Dependence in American Samoa: Evaluating Artocarpus altilis (Breadfruit) as a Sustainable Bioethanol Feedstock

  • Rachael Park, Manumalo Academy, American Samoa Science Fair, American Samoa

EGSD046 — Hybrid Thermoelectric–Thermophotovoltaic Architecture for Improved High-Temperature Energy Conversion

  • Wyatt Pagan, Pine Bush High School, NY, Greater Capital Region Science and Engineering Fair, Inc., United States of America

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY: STATICS & DYNAMICS

First Award of $6,000

ETSD048 — HandTalk: A Translation System for American Sign Language

  • Ana Spiride, Plano East Senior High School, TX, Texas Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Second Award of $2,400

ETSD002 — A Universal Kinematic Assist Platform Based on Active Floating-Drive Mechanism: Achieving Load-Adaptive Traction and Passive Freewheeling

  • U Ian Min, Pui Ching Middle School, Macao Region Science Fair, China, Macao Special Administrative Region

ETSD013 — Revolutionizing Marine Mammal Survival Through Multi-Spectrum Imaging, AI-Powered Detection and Innovative Disentanglement Strategies

  • Sophie Schuh, Viera High School, FL, Brevard Mainland Regional STEM Fair, United States of America

ETSD040 — Novel Scalable Multiphase Autonomous Vehicle Systems for Emerging Markets

  • Shounak Ray Chaudhuri, Francis Parker School, CA, Greater San Diego Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Third Award of $1,200

ETSD006T — A Fully Self-Developed Open-Source 17 kW High-Temperature Superconducting Applied-Field Magnetoplasmadynamic Thruster for Efficient Deep Space Exploration

  • Ryan Zhao, BASIS International School Hangzhou, ZheJiang, Sichuan Science Fair, China
  • Yulan Sheng, BASIS International School Hangzhou, ZheJiang, Sichuan Science Fair, China

ETSD015 — AeroHive: A Novel Honeycomb Electrohydrodynamic Thruster Array With Vectorized Propulsion

  • Cayson Wang, College Park High School, TX, Science Engineering Fair of Houston, United States of America

ETSD016 — Development of a Low-Cost Grating-Based Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor for Detection of Waterborne Toxins

  • Vivian Liu, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, TX, Fort Worth Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

ETSD031 — Testing and Deployment of a Thermostatic Valve for Use in the Antarctic Rodwell Apparatus for the IceCube Upgrade Project

  • Elliot Koziol, Madison Country Day School, WI, Badger State Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Fourth Award of $600

ETSD008 — A Fully Autonomous Tensegrity-Based Compliant Mobile Robot Using Shape Memory Alloy Actuators for Rapid Assembly and Deployment in Planetary Explorations, Search-and-Rescue and Surveillance Missions – Year II

  • Ankan Das, Oviedo High School, FL, Seminole County Regional Science, Mathematics & Engineering Fair, United States of America

ETSD011 — Year 2: Development of R.A.M.P.A.T. (Rapid, Affordable, Modular, Printed, Aerial Tiltrotor) for Emergency Response

  • Aarit Dixit, Orlando Science High School, FL, Dr. Nelson Ying-Orange County Science Exposition, United States of America

ETSD023 — Woodpecker: A UAV-Based Sensor Deployment Monitoring System

  • Yunran He, Armand Hammer United World College, NM, New Mexico Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

ETSD025T — AEROCOOL: Aerospike Engine Research on COOLing Through Biomimicry

  • Devin Wanchoo, Governor’s School at Innovation Park, VA, Prince William-Manassas Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America
  • Mazen Ben Chouikha, Governor’s School at Innovation Park, VA, Prince William-Manassas Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America
  • Michael Obeng, Governor’s School at Innovation Park, VA, Prince William-Manassas Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

ETSD032 — Applying Principles of Electromagnetism and Resistive Heating to Develop a More Accessible Method of Metal Additive Manufacturing

  • Ethan Bo, Judge Memorial High School, UT, University of Utah Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

ETSD051 — The Electromagnetic Transmission

  • Saarth Desai, Yorktown High School, NY, New York State Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

First Award of $6,000

ENEV043 — In Situ Microplastic Detection Using Holographic Imaging and AI on an Autonomous Bionic Sea Turtle

  • Evan Budz, Dr Frank J Hayden Secondary School, Ontario, Youth Science Canada – Team Canada, Canada

ENEV044T — Harnessing Methyl Jasmonate Epigenetic Defense Modulation Through an Autonomous Robotic Precision Spraying System for Targeted Pest Control

  • Bennett Huang, Langley High School, VA, Fairfax County Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America
  • Jason Pan, Langley High School, VA, Fairfax County Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Second Award of $2,400

ENEV045 — SmartFilter: A Universal Non-Fouling MNMP and Non-Polar Pollutant Wastewater Filter

  • Justin (Jiaxing) Guo, St. George’s School, British Columbia, Youth Science Canada – Team Canada, Canada

ENEV050 — Functionalized Bio-Composite Sorbent: Novel Core-Shell Beads With Encapsulated Functionalized Biochar Engineered for Selective Chemical Removal of Waterborne Contaminants, Affording Magnetic Retrieval for Optional Circular Water Management

  • Julianne Luna, Sanger High School, CA, Fresno County Science Fair, United States of America

ENEV056 — Transforming Agricultural Waste Into Green Technology for Lithium Enrichment From Dilute Brines

  • John Liu, Mounds View High School, MN, Minnesota Academy of Science State Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

ENEV066 — Developing a Novel Superhydrophobic GO–Ni/PAN Membrane for Interfacial Solar Steam Generation

  • Imran Alturkistani, Misk Schools, Mawhiba Science & Engineering Fair, Saudi Arabia

ENEV070 — Bioremediation of Crude Oil Using Halotolerant and Thermotolerant Bacteria from Saudi Arabia

  • Moneera Alroumi, Dhahran Ahliyya Schools, Eastern Province, Mawhiba Science & Engineering Fair, Saudi Arabia

Third Award of $1,200

ENEV012 — Developing a Colorimetric Patch and Toxicity Index for Detecting Components in Secondhand Smoke

  • Penelope Phillips, Episcopal School of Jacksonville, FL, Northeast Florida Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

ENEV022 — Addressing Deficiencies in Wastewater Treatment: Engineering an Innovative Dielectrophoretic Apparatus Capable of Real-time Emerging Pollutant Remediation

  • Carson West, Wiregrass Ranch High School, FL, Pasco Regional Science and Engineering Showcase, United States of America

ENEV037 — Process Optimization of Green Chemistry Pathway for Fabric-to-Fabric Recycling of Cotton

  • Marley Wies, Greenwich High School, CT, Connecticut Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

ENEV041 — Surface-Modified Alginate Bioplastics: Biodegradable Sorbents for Selective Oil Spill Remediation

  • Claire Shi, Bergen County Academies, NJ, BCA Research Expo, United States of America

ENEV060 — Aqua Flux : Passive Vortex-Driven insert for Accelerated Urban Drainage and Waterlogging Mitigation

  • Aadya Kanchan, Vidyashilp Academy, Karnataka, IRIS (Initiative for Research and Innovation in STEM), India

ENEV067 — Visible-Light-Activated SPR-Enhanced Nanocatalyst for Simultaneous Water Disinfection and Organic Pollutant Removal

  • Yara AlKadi, Dhahran Ahliyya Schools, Eastern Province, Mawhiba Science & Engineering Fair, Saudi Arabia

ENEV075 — Development of Biodegradable Sanitary Pads from Indigenous Plant Fibres With Biodegradable Moisture and Removable Reusable Electronic Sensors for Hygiene Monitoring

  • Ashley Chifamba, Arundel School, Harare, Zimbabwe National Science Fair, Zimbabwe

Fourth Award of $600

ENEV002 — A Coastal Underwater Seabed Waste Bin: Design, Development, and Stability Analysis

  • Laura Ivanka, British International School Budapest, National Scientific and Innovation Olympiad, Hungary

ENEV004T — AirLab – An Adaptive UAV-Based System for Reducing Uncertainty in Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling

  • Dragos Bernea, National College of Computer Science “Gr. Moisil” Brasov, Romania Science and Engineering Fair, Romania
  • Maia Sandu, National College of Computer Science “Gr. Moisil” Brasov, Romania Science and Engineering Fair, Romania
  • Radu Teodosiu, National College of Computer Science “Gr. Moisil” Brasov, Romania Science and Engineering Fair, Romania

ENEV008T — Plasmonic–Photocatalytic Ophiolite Based Passive System for the Treatment of Oilfield Produced Water

  • Remas Al Bulushi, Al Amal School, South Al Batinah, Oman National Science Fair, Oman
  • Ward Al Balushi, Al Amal School, South Al Batinah, Oman National Science Fair, Oman

ENEV010 — A Distributed Solar Photothermal System for Scalable, Chemical-Free Weed Control

  • Daniel Cox, The Scots College Sydney Australia, NSW, Australian Science and Engineering Fair, Australia

ENEV028 — SymbiOS: Electrostatic Capture and Enzymatic Degradation of Airborne Microplastics

  • Jowana Tubaila, International Academy – Amman, Science Fair of The Jordanian Ministry of Education, Jordan

ENEV039 — SeedSetter: A Drone-Based Seed Planting System Designed to Prioritize Seed Germination for Reforestation Efforts

  • Cameron Crosswell, Hershey High School, PA, Capital Area Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

ENEV052T — SUSTAINPOLY: Fermentation-Engineered Hydrogel-Based Biopolymers for Agro-Industrial Waste Upcycling and Sustainable Agriculture

  • Davi Oliveira Silva , EEMTI Marconi Coelho Reis, Ceara, FEBRACE – Feira Brasileira de Ciencias e Engenharia, Brazil
  • Joao Pedro Monteiro Silva, EEMTI Marconi Coelho Reis, Ceara, FEBRACE – Feira Brasileira de Ciencias e Engenharia, Brazil
  • Jordana Mendonca, EEMTI Marconi Coelho Reis, Ceara, FEBRACE – Feira Brasileira de Ciencias e Engenharia, Brazil

ENEV057 — Experimental Investigation of an Advanced System to Prevent Pollutant Ingress Into Vehicles

  • Neil Hu, Temple City High School, CA, Los Angeles County Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

ENEV063 — DreaMS-PFAS: A Novel Transformer-Based Approach for Early Detection of PFAS Contamination in Drinking Water and Environmental Samples

  • Hamsini Ramanathan, Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences, WA, Washington State Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

ENEV064 — Selective Lithium Recovery From Complex Brines Using Crown-Functionalized LDH–PEI Hybrid Membranes

  • Fatema Almogren, Rowad Alkhaleej International School, Eastern Province, Mawhiba Science & Engineering Fair, Saudi Arabia

MATERIALS SCIENCE

First Award of $6,000

MATS040 — Cost-Effective Fabrication of Biodegradable Paper Towels from Food-Waste Derived Cellulose and Pectin Crosslinked with Ca2+: A Novel Biopolymer Composite Strategy for Enhancing Wet Strength and Absorbency

  • Arnav Kodavati, Lynbrook High School, CA, Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship presented by the Santa Clara Valley Science and Engineering Fair Association, United States of America

MATS054 — Printing 2D MXene-Based Chipless Radio Frequency Identification Tags to Enable Plastic Waste Sorting for Recycling

  • Kevin Sun, Andover High School, MA, Massachusetts State Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

Second Award of $2,400

MATS010 — Performance Control and Optimization of KO2 -Ca(OH)2 Based Oxygen Generator to Enhance Survival Rates in Emergency and Disaster Environments

  • Eubyn Jin, Chadwick International School, Korea Science Fair, South Korea

MATS033 — Optimizing Bacterial Outer Membrane Vesicles (OMVs) for mRNA-Based Immunogene Therapy

  • Jingyi Ge, Raffles Institution, Singapore Science and Engineering Fair, Singapore

MATS052 — Colorimetric Arsenic Detection at Micromolar Concentrations and Machine Learning Assisted Development of a Composite Teabag for Arsenic Bioremediation in Drinking Water

  • Vick Tan, EP Academy, MN, Minnesota Academy of Science State Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

MATS064 — Enhancing Button Battery Ingestion Safety Using a Multifunctional Hydrogel Composite

  • Jomanah Belal, Al-Hussan Modern National School for Girls – Al-Jubail, Eastern Province, Mawhiba Science & Engineering Fair, Saudi Arabia

Third Award of $1,200

MATS055 — Magnetorheological Elastomers (MREs) for Adaptive Friction Control in Mobility Aids: Fabrication, Tribological Testing, and Optimization

  • Annika Chadha, duPont Manual High School, KY, Dupont Manual High School Regional Fair, United States of America

MATS063 — BananaBaby: Musa spp. Anisotropic and Parallel Venation Biomimetic Neonatal Incubator Liner Preventing Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs) in Developing Countries

  • Vedika Devarajan, Redmond High School, WA, Washington State Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

MATS066 — Printing the Future of Flight: Additive Manufacturing of Carbon Fiber/Carbon Nanotube Hybrid Reinforced Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) Composites Using Selective Laser Sintering

  • Xiaowu Lai, Jericho High School, NY, New York State Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

MATS070 — Thermochromic Smart Window Performance Enhancement Through Pulsed Laser Dual-Doping of VO₂ Thin Films

  • Abdullah Alreshaid, University Schools – Boys High School, Mawhiba Science & Engineering Fair, Saudi Arabia

MATS074 — ESSENCE- Enzyme Split System Enabling Non-Wash Colorimetric Evaluation: A Novel Colorimetric Inducing Dual Biopolymer Nanocomposite Fixed Within an Anisotropic Vertical-Flow Nitrocellulose Matrix for the Spatial Mapping of Interleukin-1a and Cathepsin-K for Skin Cancer Differentiation and Staging

  • Rahul Madhu, Arizona College Prep High School, AZ, Arizona Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

MATS076 — Complex Coacervate: Novel Methodology to Crystallize Hydrophobic Drugs

  • Anvesha Subramanian, Ridge Point High School, TX, Texas Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

MATS079T — EcoFog: A Novel Composite Mesh for Passive Water Collection From Fog and High Relative-Humidity Environments

  • Diivij Todi, Jayshree Periwal International School, Rajasthan, IRIS (Initiative for Research and Innovation in STEM), India
  • Mrityunjay Gupta, Jayshree Periwal International School, Rajasthan, IRIS (Initiative for Research and Innovation in STEM), India

Fourth Award of $600

MATS001 — The Future of Soft Robotics: 3D Printing Magnetic Shape-Memory Materials With Arbitrary Magnetisation

  • Emil Pajak, V Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace z Oddzialami Dwujęzycznymi im. Andrzeja Struga w Gliwicach, Silesian Voivodeship, E(x)plory Science Fair, Poland

MATS014 — Argon-Ion Plasma Defect Engineering of GaN Memristors for Multilevel Conductance and Quantized Synapses in Leaky-Integrate & Fire Networks

  • Ruxanda Silosiev, Theoretical Lyceum “Spiru Haret”, Chisinau, Moldova Science and Engineering Fair, Republic of Moldova

MATS022 — Polydimethylsiloxane-Coated Polysaccharide Hydrogels for Sustainable Oil Spill Remediation

  • Sanjay Srinivasan, Eastlake High School, WA, Central Sound Regional Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

MATS024 — Sustainable Leather Alternatives: The Effect of Zinc Oxide and Microcrystalline Cellulose on Mechanical Properties and UV-Blocking of Sodium Alginate- and Gelatin-Based Biomaterials

  • Erin Jansen, Patriot High School, VA, Prince William-Manassas Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

MATS025T — Casting a Healthier Future: Electrochemical and Microstructural Characterization of the Cu-Zn-Al-Sn Alloy System for Antimicrobial Use

  • Karina Kodama, Empire High School, AZ, Southern Arizona Research, Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America
  • Roberto Briones, Empire High School, AZ, Southern Arizona Research, Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

MATS028 — Design and Synthesis of a Hierarchical Nanocomposite for Selective Capture and Visible-Light-Driven Destruction of PFAS

  • Mariam Elsounbaty, Dakahlia STEM School, Dakahlia, Bibliotheca Alexandrina Science and Engineering Fair – Alexandria, Egypt

MATS037 — Bugged Out, A Novel Approach to Reforestation: Developing a Biodegradable Multi-Modal Pest Deterrent Composite (MPDC) via Biopolymer Encapsulation of Amorphous Silica and Capsaicin for Broad-Spectrum Seed Protection

  • Ethan Albright, Hempfield High School, PA, North Museum Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

MATS050 — Emulsion-Templated Composite Biogels for Scalable Solar-Driven Atmospheric Water Generation

  • Zainab Nathani, Niles Township West High School, IL, Illinois Junior Academy of Science State Exposition, United States of America

MATS077T — Automating Electron Microscopy for Materials Analysis Using Large Language Model Agents

  • Dominick Pelaia, L&N STEM Academy, TN, Southern Appalachian Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America
  • Levi Dunn, L&N STEM Academy, TN, Southern Appalachian Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

MATHEMATICS

First Award of $6,000

MATH006 — Solvability of Meromorphic Equations in Elementary Functions

  • Nikola Veselinov, Sofia High School of Mathematics, Bulgarian Science and Innovation Fair, Bulgaria

Second Award of $2,400

MATH017 — Universal Matrices for Counting Fibo-Multinomial and C-Multinomial Coefficients With a Cryptographic Application

  • Arav Chand, Half Hollow Hills High School West, NY, Long Island Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

MATH034 — Detecting Causality in (2+1)-Dimensional Globally Hyperbolic Spacetimes Using Conjugation Quandles Over Dihedral Groups

  • Zining Fan, Emmaus High School, PA, Delaware Valley Science Fairs, United States of America

Third Award of $1,200

MATH022 — Complexity Functions Are All You Need

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

MATH036 — Early Warning for Critical Transitions in Epidemics: A Generative Dynamical Systems Approach

  • Maya Rangarajan, Horace Mann School, NY, Terra New York City STEM Fair, United States of America

MATH041 — The Repelling Propellers Problem: Optimizing Energy Configurations in Orbital Patterns

  • Riya Mehrotra, Los Altos High School, CA, California Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

Fourth Award of $600

MATH008 — Projective Generalization of Foci and Isogonal Cubics Loci of Complete Quadrilaterals

  • Pin-Chun Lu, Taipei Municipal Chien Kuo High School, Taiwan International Science Fair, Chinese Taipei

MATH011T — The Split Elevation Theorem and the H Tower for Virtual Knots

  • Seokjun Ha, Korea Science Academy of KAIST, Korea Science Fair, South Korea
  • Seongwon Jang, Korea Science Academy of KAIST, Korea Science Fair, South Korea
  • Seungbhin Ha, Korea Science Academy of KAIST, Korea Science Fair, South Korea

MATH028 — Energy-Stable Numerical Method for Blood Flow in 3D Brain Aneurysms

  • Helen Zhu, Princeton International School of Math and Science, NJ, Mercer Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

MATH035 — A Comparison of Precinct and District Voting Data Using Persistent Homology to Quantify Gerrymandering in Texas & California

  • Ananya Shah, Edgemont High School, NY, New York State Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

MICROBIOLOGY

First Award of $6,000

MCRO017 — Harnessing Inhibition of Efflux to Reverse Antifungal Resistance

  • Audrey Cowen, Riverdale Collegiate Institute, Ontario, Youth Science Canada – Team Canada, Canada

Second Award of $2,400

MCRO009 — A Nano-Chitin and HACC Multilayer System for Remediating Severely Eutrophic Waters via Oxygenation, Bacterial Inhibition, and Nutrient Stabilization

  • Jinxuan Wu, Shanghai Pinghe Bilingual School, Shanghai Science Seed Olympiad, China

MCRO025 — Novel Identification of Probiotic-Bacteriophage Combination Therapy for Vibrio Coralliilyticus in Aquaculture

  • Isabel Garcia, Isaac Bear Early College High School, NC, North Carolina State Science Fair, United States of America

Third Award of $1,200

MCRO008 — Bioprospecting of Novel Sunscreen- and Plastic-Degrading Fungi in Tannin-Rich Coconut Fiber

  • Vera Wang, Henry J. Kaiser High School, HI, Honolulu District Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

MCRO021 — In situ Cryo-Em Structures Reveal Mechanisms of Sheathed Flagellar Assembly, Rotation, and Disassembly in Vibrio cholerae

  • Avijay Sen, Franklin High School, CA, Sacramento Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

MCRO039T — Lipid Nanocarrier-Mediated siRNA Targeting of Viral Genes in Burkitt’s Lymphoma

  • Ashwika Pesara, Sunset High School, OR, Northwest Science Expo, United States of America
  • Ishita Grandhi, Sunset High School, OR, Northwest Science Expo, United States of America
  • Shriya Raghavendra, Jesuit High School, OR, Northwest Science Expo, United States of America

MCRO045 — Warming-Driven Selection for Thermotolerant Human-Pathogenic Vibrio in Gulf Oysters: Strain Level Growth Responses and Novel Predator-Based Treatment

  • Abigail Qi, Baton Rouge Magnet High School, LA, Louisiana Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Fourth Award of $600

MCRO001T — Bacteria on the Menu 2.0

  • Mia Maurer, Schuldorf Bergstrasse, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Jugend Forscht, Germany
  • Misha Hegde, Schuldorf Bergstrasse, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Jugend Forscht, Germany

MCRO013 — Characterizing Chlamydial Cytotoxins as Inflammatory Modulators: C. Muridarum and C. Trachomatis Putative Glycosyltransferase Activity and NF-kappa B Regulation

  • Vijay Shivnani, Plano West Senior High School, TX, Beal Bank Dallas Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

MCRO024 — Loss-of-Function Mutations in Csx27 Reveal Pore Activity Is Required for CRISPR–Cas13b Antiviral Defense

  • Elise Spurling, Pittsford Mendon High School, NY, Terra Rochester Finger Lakes Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

MCRO038 — ANTicipate: Engineering a Camponotus Enzyme-Functionalized Aerobic Microbe for Simultaneous CO₂ Mitigation and Fertile Compost Production From MSW Landfill Food Waste

  • Ananya Nagendra, Plano East Senior High School, TX, Texas Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

MCRO040 — Enhancing the Validity of Proxy-Based Non-Endemic Viral Monitoring Through GIS-AHP–Assisted Ecological Niche Modeling

  • James Jedrzejczyk, Wiregrass Ranch High School, FL, State Science and Engineering Fair of Florida – Ying Scholars, United States of America

PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY

First Award of $6,000

PHYS021 — Sampling the Complete Configuration Space of Origami and Linkages Using Markov Chain Monte Carlo

  • Hikaru Kuribayashi, Sapporo Kaisei Secondary School, Hokkaido, Japan Science & Engineering Challenge, Japan

PHYS030T — A Novel Hybrid Computational Framework for Solar Alfvén Wave Analysis and Tokamak Heating Optimization Using Parker Solar Probe Data

  • Aryav Das, Park Tudor School, IN, Central Kentucky Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America
  • Saikrish Kolli, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, KY, Central Kentucky Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Second Award of $2,400

PHYS027 — Do Magnetic Forces in Matter Act Solely on the Boundary Surfaces? Evaluating the Formulations of Minkowski, Helmholtz and Lorentz

  • Shunsuke Kita, Senior High School at Komaba, University of Tsukuba, Tokyo, Japan Students Science Awards, Japan

PHYS039 — Orbital Reconstruction and Discovery of Hidden Circumbinary Planets Through Eclipse Timing Residuals and N-Body Dynamics

  • Elizabeth Zhang, The Harker School, CA, Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship presented by the Santa Clara Valley Science and Engineering Fair Association, United States of America

PHYS061T — Scalable Quantum Error Decoding With Sparse Graph Neural Networks

  • Bill Xu, Marianopolis College, Quebec, Montreal Regional Science and Technology Fair, Canada
  • Kuan Yi Wang, Marianopolis College, Quebec, Montreal Regional Science and Technology Fair, Canada

PHYS077 — Year Two: Toward Expansion of the Standard Model Using Multi-Hadron Final States and Muon Neutrino Reconstruction

  • Julia Gao, Fairview High School, CO, Colorado Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Third Award of $1,200

PHYS032 — Discovery of Previously Undetected Exocomet Candidates in Kepler Using ExoSeek: A Novel End-to-End Deep Learning Exocomet Detection Algorithm

  • Gary Han, Syosset High School, NY, Long Island Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

PHYS036 — KITE: Kilonova Intelligent Targeting Engine for Time-Resolved Multi-Messenger Forecasting of Neutron Star Merger Transients

  • Annika Martin, Wilsonville High School, OR, CREST-Jane Goodall Science Symposium, United States of America

PHYS041 — Exploration of the Motion-Induced Quicksand Effect With Vertical Rotation

  • Parham Yeganeh, George C. Marshall High School, VA, Fairfax County Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

PHYS065 — Flow Rate Dependence on Stenosis Order in a Serial Stenosis Model: Effects of Viscosity and Turbulence

  • Ethan Tang, duPont Manual High School, KY, Kentucky Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

PHYS066 — The Enhancement of Forced Atmospheric Water Condensation Using Multilayer Graphene-Coated Porous Ceramic Substrates

  • Albert Shahinyan, National Polytechnic University of Armenia Foundation Yerevan High School, Yerevan, Armenian School Science Festival, Armenia

PHYS071 — Novel Nudged Elastic Band (NEB) Approach for Minimum Energy Pathway Modeling in Protein Binding for Efficient Drug Discovery

  • Jessica Wu, Deerfield Academy, MA, Massachusetts State Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

PHYS082 — FireAIDSS: Real-Time and In-Situ Reconstruction of Wildfire Thermofluid Dynamics Through Physics-Constrained Inverse PDE Modeling

  • Yecheng Gong, Shanghai Foreign Language School Affiliated to SISU, Shanghai Science Seed Olympiad, China

Fourth Award of $600

PHYS007 — Discovery of Transiting Exoplanet Candidates Orbiting White Dwarfs Using Automated Transient Analysis of ZTF Light Curves

  • Sophie Duan, Allen D. Nease High School, FL, St. Johns County STEM Fair, United States of America

PHYS009 — Identifying Key Drivers of High-Redshift Brightest Cluster Galaxy Evolution Using Machine Learning Techniques

  • Lim Lee, Korea International School, Korea Science Fair, South Korea

PHYS048 — A Quantum Memory Witness Protocol for Benchmarking Nonclassical Behavior in Quantum Processors

  • Sahil Ghosh, Edison Academy Magnet School, NJ, Terra North Jersey STEM Fair, United States of America

PHYS050 — Modeling the Evolution of the Point-Symmetric Planetary Nebula IC 4634 Using a Three-Dimensional Morpho-Kinematic Model

  • Aditi Muduganti, Onalaska High School, WI, Capital Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

PHYS052 — Vacuum Polarization Effects From Dark Fermion Loops in Z’ Mediator Models and Their Impact on Angular Observables in Rare B Meson Decays

  • Suhani Gupta, Amity International School, Gurugram, Haryana, IRIS (Initiative for Research and Innovation in STEM), India

PHYS053 — SPINO: A Physics-Informed Fourier Neural Operator Surrogate for Accelerating Schrodinger-Poisson Simulation of Nanoscale Gate-All-Around Transistors

  • Aashrith Pisupati, Nikola Tesla STEM High School, WA, Washington State Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

PHYS067 — Design and Fabrication of a Liquid Crystal Diffractive Solar Sail Prototype for 2D Beam Steering and Enhanced Diffraction Efficiency (Year 3)

  • Tanzeela Tasneem, Florida Atlantic University High School, FL, Palm Beach Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

PHYS068 — Characterization of Dark Plasmonic Modes in Silver Nano-Bowties

  • Liam Rokach, De Shalit High School, The Israeli Young Scientists Contest, Israel

PHYS081 — Automated Photometric Detection of Uncatalogued Eclipsing Binary Star Systems via Ellipsoidal Variation Amplitude Flagging

  • Rahul Awasthi, Home School, MO, Show-Me SCIENCE Competition, United States of America

PLANT SCIENCES

First Award of $6,000

PLNT003 — Development of an Industrially Viable Oxytetracycline Nano-Carrier and Microneedle-Based Detection System (OXYCHECK2) for Citrus and Stone Fruit Disease Management: Year 4

  • Moitri Santra, Oviedo High School, FL, State Science and Engineering Fair of Florida – Ying Scholars, United States of America

Second Award of $2,400

PLNT017 — Learning Without a Brain: Habituation and Stimulus Discrimination in Mimosa pudica Explained by Mechanosensitive Channel Desensitization?

  • Kazuhiro Komatsu, Nagano Prefectural Suwa Seiryo High School, Nagano, Japan Students Science Awards, Japan

PLNT047 — Year 5: Developing a Novel RNAi Based Biopesticide Optimized via Bioenhancers to Target the miRNA Bantam in Spodoptera frugiperda for Environmentally-Friendly, Cost-Effective Improved Pest Management

  • Nina Goyal, Martin County High School, FL, Martin County Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

PLNT048T — A Systematic Study of the Caffeine Biosynthetic Enzymes in the Ilex Genus

  • Aanya Goel, Kalamazoo Area Mathematics and Science Center, MI, Southwest Michigan Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America
  • Claire Tong, Kalamazoo Area Mathematics and Science Center, MI, Southwest Michigan Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America
  • Janelle Yao, Kalamazoo Area Mathematics and Science Center, MI, Southwest Michigan Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

Third Award of $1,200

PLNT006 — Utilizing PCR and Induced Transformation to Reinsert Amplified Genes of Plant-Symbiotic Bacillus subtilis for Improved Growth, Antimicrobial Activity, and Abiotic Stress Resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana

  • Christopher Shepherd, Satellite High School, FL, Brevard Intracoastal Regional STEM Fair, United States of America

PLNT007 — Impact of Endophytic Inoculation on Buckwheat Root and Stem Traits: A Viable Alternative to Harmful Agrochemicals

  • Maizie Koentopp, Northside College Preparatory High School, IL, Chicago Public Schools Student Science Fair, United States of America

PLNT015 — Examining the Phytoremediation Potential of Pontederia cordata for Cobalt, Lithium, and Lead

  • Saisha Sahoo, Alabama School of Fine Arts, AL, Central Alabama Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

PLNT033 — Plant Extracts as Biostimulants for in vitro Orchid Cultivation and Keiki Development – Phase II

  • Beatriz Maria dos Santos, Colegio Estadual Jardim Porto Alegre, FEBRACE – Feira Brasileira de Ciencias e Engenharia, Brazil

Fourth Award of $600

PLNT014 — A Next-Generation Weed Management Platform: Engineering of a Modular Weed Management System Integrating a Multi-Mode Bioherbicide Formulation and Precision Spraying Tool to Reduce Agricultural Chemical Inputs

  • Tanishka Aglave, Strawberry Crest High School, FL, Hillsborough Regional Science Fair, United States of America

PLNT019 — Demethylation Promotes Rhizoid and Root Hair Development in Ceratopteris richardii

  • Julia Igaunis, George W. Hewlett High School, NY, Long Island Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

PLNT034 — AnisGuard: A Multifunctional Biofungicide of Fennel Seeds for Controlling Penicillium spp. in Postharvest Coffee-Beans

  • Kenisson Morais Brito, Escola SESI Anisio Teixeira, Bahia, FEBRACE – Feira Brasileira de Ciencias e Engenharia, Brazil

PLNT036 — A Novel Modified Adsorptive Composite for the Targeted Immobilization and Long-Term Stabilization of Lead and Copper in Contaminated Soil Systems to Restore Crop Viability

  • Jeel Changela, Arizona College Prep High School, AZ, Arizona Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

PLNT045 — Genomic and Transcriptomic Analysis of a Nannochloropsis oceanica Strain Displaying a Greater Thermal Tolerance Towards the Engineering of a Heat Tolerant Marine Microalgal Strain

  • Deborah Park, Iolani School, HI, Hawaii State Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

ROBOTICS AND INTELLIGENT MACHINES

First Award of $6,000

ROBO021 — An Ellipsoidal Remote Wireless Robot for Wetland Ecological Monitoring

  • Qiyun Zheng, Shanghai Foreign Language School Affiliated to SISU, Shanghai Science Seed Olympiad, China

ROBO035 — Decoding Light: Physics-Aware Self-Supervised AI for Low-Cost High-Fidelity Hyperspectral Imaging

  • Michael Hua, Cranbrook Kingswood School, MI, Michigan Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Second Award of $2,400

ROBO019 — Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) for Real-Time 3D Microplastic Concentration and Toxicity Mapping via Deep Learning and Integrated Microscopy

  • Yugo Igarashi, The American School In Japan, Tokyo, Japan Science & Engineering Challenge, Japan

ROBO022 — FlexiGripper

  • Salma Kshaf, El Shaheed Eid Fathy School, Gharbia, Bibliotheca Alexandrina Science and Engineering Fair – Alexandria, Egypt

ROBO024 — NeuroGait: A Low-Cost, Mind-Controlled Pneumatic Exoskeleton With CNN-Based Control for Individuals With Lower-Limb Mobility Impairments Using Brain Computer Interface

  • Partap Sidhu, Bethpage High School, NY, Long Island Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Third Award of $1,200

ROBO001 — Reinforcement-Learning-Based Drone Racing for Nanocopters Using a Self-Developed Motion Capture System

  • Maurice Zemp, Kollegium St. Fidelis Stans, Nidwalden, Swiss Youth in Science, Switzerland

ROBO031T — Keep Your Data Close, but Your Failures Closer: Failure-Driven Adversarial Self-Evolution of Language Models

  • Min Sen Tan, Raffles Institution, Singapore Science and Engineering Fair, Singapore
  • Zachary Choy, Raffles Institution, Singapore Science and Engineering Fair, Singapore

ROBO032 — Math Into Motion: Robotic Hexapod for Hazardous Environments

  • Calvin Hung, El Cerrito High School, CA, Contra Costa County Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

ROBO037 — MERIT: Mechanistic Explainability of Reasoning Integrity and Transparency

  • Richard Shan, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, NC, North Carolina State Science Fair, United States of America

ROBO042 — ScoutCane: A Novel Cooperative Drone-Cane System Enabling Infrastructure-Free Navigation for the Visually Impaired via Viewpoint-Invariant Semantic Graph Encoding

  • Kevin Xia, Walt Whitman High School, MD, ScienceMontgomery, United States of America

Fourth Award of $600

ROBO016 — Detecting Outliers in 3D Point Clouds Using Higher-Order Geometric Cycles for Accurate 3D Reconstruction

  • Rohan Kuruvila, East Ridge High School, MN, Twin Cities Regional Science Fair, United States of America

ROBO028T — Adaptive Inspection UAV: Real-Time Defect Segmentation and 3D Gaussian Splatting for Enhanced Infrastructure Diagnosis

  • Ishita Goel, Academies of Loudoun, VA, Loudoun County Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America
  • Jeslene Kaur, Academies of Loudoun, VA, Loudoun County Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

ROBO030 — CareBotix in Motion II: Integrating Advanced Manipulation, Autonomous Navigation, and Social Interaction in a Platform Agnostic Robotics System

  • Imran Allarakhia, Abbey Park High School, Ontario, Youth Science Canada – Team Canada, Canada

ROBO033 — Clutch: A Hybrid Electrostatic Dry Adhesive Climbing Robot

  • Zeyland Holden, Grand Blanc High School, MI, Flint Regional Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

ROBO043T — MARS-KSL: A Multi-Angle Robustness Framework for Kenyan Sign Language Recognition Using View-Invariant Landmark Normalization and Hybrid LSTM- Transformer Deep Learning

  • Mohamed Ahmed, Shree Cutchi Leva Patel Samaj School, Kenya Science and Engineering Fair, Kenya
  • Sean Murigi, Shree Cutchi Leva Patel Samaj School, Kenya Science and Engineering Fair, Kenya
  • Tejveer Singh, Shree Cutchi Leva Patel Samaj School, Kenya Science and Engineering Fair, Kenya

ROBO046T — Development and Control of a Quadruped Robot With Capstan Drives and Reinforcement Learning

  • Hanson Cho, Korea Science Academy of KAIST, YSC (National Science Research Competition), South Korea
  • Jaewook Jung, Korea Science Academy of KAIST, YSC (National Science Research Competition), South Korea

ROBO054 — Shadow: A Cross Domain, Mathematically Validated, Meta-Cognitive Reasoning Infrastructure for AI Models

  • Kundana Chowdary Kommini, Wiregrass Ranch High School, FL, Pasco Regional Science and Engineering Showcase, United States of America

SOFTWARE DESIGN

First Award of $6,000

SFTD001 — M.A.N.T.I.S — Muon Analysis for Non-Invasive Tomography and Image Simulation: Simulating Atmospheric Muon Flux for Remote, Non-Invasive Subsurface Imaging

  • Zack O’ Leary, Clongowes Wood College SJ, Kildare, SciFest, Ireland

SFTD022T — ExpressBuddy: An AI-Powered Companion With Impediment-Aware Speech Processing for Children With Autism and Speech Disorders

  • Sanjay Shreeyans Javangula, Bentonville High School, AR, Northwest Arkansas Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America
  • Soham Shekhar, Bentonville High School, AR, Northwest Arkansas Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Second Award of $2,400

SFTD014 — INTRINSIC: Parameter-Free Private Keystroke Classification With Normalized Relative Compression

  • Huxley Westemeier, Saint Paul Academy and Summit School, MN, St. Paul Science Fair, United States of America

SFTD028 — Just Look, Don’t Type: Enabling Intent-Level Communication Through Gaze Grounding and Disambiguation

  • Amy Zhang, Lakewood High School, CO, Denver Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

SFTD064T — TheraBee: Accessible Mental Health Screening and Support Through the Use of Generative AI and Autoregressive Agentic Assessment

  • Finnegan Sommer, Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School, MA, Massachusetts State Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America
  • Olutayo Oyewusi, Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School, MA, Massachusetts State Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

Third Award of $1,200

SFTD002 — C2P-Net: Reconstructing Hidden Anatomy in Middle Ear Imaging Using Novel Complete-to-Partial Non-Rigid 3D Registration Methodology

  • Chenpan Li, Martin-Andersen-Nexo-Gymnasium, Sachsen, Jugend Forscht, Germany

SFTD015 — DeepScope: A Cascading Biological Plausibility Architecture for Real-Time Deepfake Detection

  • Parth Rana, Wayzata High School, MN, Western Suburbs Science Fair, United States of America

SFTD041 — TerraFormer: A Multimodal Latent World Model for Soil Dynamics

  • Qianheng Xu, Millburn High School, NJ, Terra North Jersey STEM Fair, United States of America

SFTD045T — ViSMo: An AI-Integrated Vital Status Monitoring Robot With IoT for Intensive Home-Based Care, Solitary Individuals

  • Cassandra Aubrey Lipango, Quezon City Science High School, Philippines Science Fair, Philippines
  • Eirah Gabrielle Riduca, Quezon City Science High School, Philippines Science Fair, Philippines
  • Jose Rafael Cayabyab, Quezon City Science High School, Philippines Science Fair, Philippines

SFTD051 — A Faster Algorithm for Solving Constant and Variable Delay Differential Equations via Quantum Block Encoding

  • Snayhin Sharma, Central Bucks High School East, PA, Delaware Valley Science Fairs, United States of America

Fourth Award of $600

SFTD003T — Irisense: A Free, Accessible and AI-Powered AAC Application Using Real-Time Eye Tracking for Patients With Severe Speech and Motor Impairments

  • Eren Aygun, Batman Turk Telekom Anatolian High School, Tubitak Fair, Turkey
  • Eyup Bilir, Batman Turk Telekom Anatolian High School, Tubitak Fair, Turkey
  • Sinan Gunes, Batman Turk Telekom Anatolian High School, Tubitak Fair, Turkey

SFTD004 — Advancing Post-Quantum Lattice-based Cryptography by Developing Efficient Shortest Vector Problem Approaches

  • Addison Carey, Celbridge Community School, Co. Kildare, SciFest, Ireland

SFTD007 — CLEAR: A Congestion-Limited, Event-Aware Reinforcement Learning Solution for Preventing Cooperation Collapse in Multi-Agent Systems

  • Aiden Kwon, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, CA, Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

SFTD024T — From Breach to Barrier: Addressing Watermark Vulnerabilities Through Multi-Domain Synergy

  • Jesse Yu, Millburn High School, NJ, Terra WNY STEM Fair, United States of America
  • Nicholas Wei, Williamsville East High School, NY, Terra WNY STEM Fair, United States of America

SFTD037 — Optimized Design of Wearable EMG Armband-Based Neural-Machine Interfaces

  • Isabel Yun, Cary Academy, NC, North Carolina State Science Fair, United States of America

SFTD046 — Tonguage: A Unified Computational Human-Machine Interface Framework Expanding Digital Access for Individuals With Severe Motor Disabilities

  • Hollie Tang, Glen A. Wilson High School, CA, Los Angeles County Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

SFTD061 — Hearing Is Discovering: Audio Augmented Reality for Celestial Objects Through Music-Theoretic and Spatial Sonification

  • Hanna Suzuki, Bedford High School, MA, Massachusetts State Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

TECHNOLOGY ENHANCES THE ARTS

First Award of $6,000

TECA008 — HARMONI: Harmonically Adaptive Real-Time Multimodal Output for Neural Integration, an AI-Powered Music Therapy Platform for Global Mental Health

  • Anusha Arora, Interlake High School, WA, Central Sound Regional Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

Second Award of $2,400

TECA004 — ArticuRace: Closing the Global Speech Therapy Gap Through a Low-Resource and Interpretable AI Framework

  • Ethan Finch, Stillwater Area High School, MN, Twin Cities Regional Science Fair, United States of America

Third Award of $1,200

TECA010 — Synchronome: An Intelligent Music Practice System Providing Real-time Multimodal Feedback for Visually Impaired Musicians

  • Jiho Lee, North London Collegiate School Jeju, Jeju-do, Korea Code Fair, South Korea

TECA017 — EyeR Glasses: Engineering and Development of Modular and Technically Efficient Smart Glasses

  • Jonathan Baschek, Bischofliches Cusanus-Gymnasium, Rhineland Palatinate, Jugend Forscht, Germany

Fourth Award of $600

TECA006 — Kintsugi 4D: Image-Based Kintsugi-Aware Framework for Fragment-Level 3D Point-Cloud Reconstruction and Chronicle Integration

  • Nao Uematsu, Oin High School, Tokyo, Japan Science & Engineering Challenge, Japan

TECA013 — Echo-Glove: Assistive Communication Device

  • Jayashruthi Palanisamy, Chevalier College, NSW, Australian Science and Engineering Fair, Australia

TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL SCIENCE

First Award of $6,000

TMED062 — Uncovering a New Avenue to Fight Retinal Diseases: Identifying Retinal Ganglion Cells as a Novel Signaling Pathway Through Fixational Eye Movements With Discovery of the ZNF385D Biomarker Group for AKB-9778 Therapeutic Intervention

  • Shivum Telang, North Allegheny Senior High School, PA, Pittsburgh Regional Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

TMED065 — NeuroNet: Enabling the Early Detection and Severity Ranking of Time-Sensitive 911 Stroke Cases via a Novel Audio and Text-Based Analysis of 911 Calls

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

Second Award of $2,400

TMED026 — A Multi-Modal AI/ML Platform for Neurodegenerative Risk Prediction: Integrating Epigenetic Signatures Through cfDNA Methylation and Functional Mobility Data

  • Rhea Doshi, Kingswood Oxford School, CT, Connecticut Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

TMED057 — From Computational Screening to Biological Validation: Targeting TNIK in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

  • Shiven Das, Bridgewater-Raritan High School, NJ, Terra North Jersey STEM Fair, United States of America

TMED061 — A Colorimetric Lateral Flow Assay to Detect Neurodegeneration From Tears, Phase II

  • Antariksha Sharma, Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment, IA, Eastern Iowa Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

TMED069T — BiQancer: A Novel Quantitative Mathematical Biomarker and Automated End-to-End System for Decentralized Cervical Pre-Cancer Detection

  • Carl Tidtijumreonpon, The Prince Royal’s College, SST-NSM National Science Projects Competition, Thailand
  • Daichi Tanaka, The Prince Royal’s College, SST-NSM National Science Projects Competition, Thailand
  • Pongkun Fucheun, The Prince Royal’s College, SST-NSM National Science Projects Competition, Thailand

TMED084 — Unified Transcriptomic Melanoma Reference Map Reveals Predictive Molecular Signatures for Patient Prognosis

  • Omkar Phadnis, Redmond High School, WA, Washington State Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Third Award of $1,200

TMED007 — A Multi-Target Chronopharmacotherapy for the Inhibition and Clearance of Toxic Proteins in Alzheimer’s Disease

  • Sharmada Palakurthi, W.B. Ray High School, TX, Coastal Bend Regional Science Fair, United States of America

TMED034 — The Future of Osteosarcoma Treatment: FL118

  • Emma Zhang, Williamsville North High School, NY, Terra WNY STEM Fair, United States of America

TMED043 — OncoTwin: A Multi-Modal, Treatment-Based Digital Twin for Cancer Recurrence Risk Prediction and Biomarker Discovery

  • Dhyana Desai, Silver Creek High School, CA, Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship presented by the Santa Clara Valley Science and Engineering Fair Association, United States of America

TMED047 — Design, Synthesis, and Testing of a Novel 3,5-Dimethoxycinnamic Acid-based Cathepsin C Inhibitor for the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease

  • Fillip Funak, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, NC, North Carolina State Science Fair, United States of America

TMED056 — Engineering an Optimal Dressing to Prevent Pressure Ulcers

  • Isha Ghiya, Millburn High School, NJ, Terra North Jersey STEM Fair, United States of America

TMED074 — M-CATCH: A Multiplex Microparticle CRISPR Assay for Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Drug Resistance Characterization

  • Austin Jin, William A. Shine Great Neck South High School, NY, New York State Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

TMED082 — A Multimodal Deep Learning Framework for a Novel Clinical Decision Support System in Retinal Disease Diagnosis and Management

  • Vedaant Agarwal, Pine Crest School, FL, Broward Regional Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

TMED085 — MALAT1 Silencing Reduces EDB-Fibronectin Expression and Invasive Morphology in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

  • Nikila Swaminathan, Allen High School, TX, Texas Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Fourth Award of $600

TMED004T — Targeting ALS with Drug Repurposing: A Systems Biology Approach Validated in C. elegans Models

  • Jessica Lee, Fudan International School, Sichuan Science Fair, China
  • Manning Chi, Fudan International School, Sichuan Science Fair, China

TMED006T — Modulation of the GABAergic System to Alleviate Generalized Anxiety Disorder Utilizing a Passiflora incarnata Derived Flavonoid-Based Medicated Chewing Gum

  • Sara Hoti, McIntosh High School, GA, Griffin RESA Regional Science Fair, United States of America
  • Zackary Nizker, McIntosh High School, GA, Griffin RESA Regional Science Fair, United States of America

TMED013 — From MRI to Implant: Development of an Open-Source Computational Pipeline for Patient-Specific 3D Voronoi Meniscus Scaffold Generation With Anisotropic Voxel Correction and Regional Tribological Gradients

  • Amrit Yadav, Vista Ridge High School, TX, Greater Austin Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

TMED019T — Point of Care Testing Device for Screening Alzheimer’s Disease Using Salivary Lactoferrin as a Biomarker

  • Donghyun Kim, Korean Minjok Leadership Academy, Gangwon, Korea Science Fair, South Korea
  • Hayoon Kim, Korean Minjok Leadership Academy, Gangwon, Korea Science Fair, South Korea
  • Songyeon Shin, Korean Minjok Leadership Academy, Gangwon, Korea Science Fair, South Korea

TMED021T — Discovering a Path from Molecular Modeling to Alzheimer’s Phytotherapeutics: Characterizing Novel GSK3β Inhibitors in silico and in vitro

  • Emily Lin, Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts, AR, West Central Regional Science Fair, United States of America
  • Kaitleen Toh, Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts, AR, West Central Regional Science Fair, United States of America
  • Nathan Grady, Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts, AR, West Central Regional Science Fair, United States of America

TMED031 — A Promising Intervention: Dynamic Cycling Modulates Sub-thalamic Activity and Intra-Nuclear Connectivity in Parkinson’s Disease Patients With Deep Brain Stimulation

  • Manya Raina, Hathaway Brown School, OH, Hathaway Brown Upper School Fair, United States of America

TMED044 — Optimizing Alzheimer’s Treatment: A Spatiotemporal Agent-Based Model of Combination Therapy in the Hippocampus

  • Polina Anfilofyev, George C. Marshall High School, VA, Fairfax County Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

TMED048 — SEABED: Secure and Efficient AI-Based Breast Cancer Detection Using Low-Cost Edge Devices

  • David Tran, Franklin High School, CA, Sacramento Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

TMED058 — Before the Fall: An AI-Driven Multimodal Wearable System for Early Detection and Fall Protection in Ménière’s Disease

  • Heyi Fan, The Pennington School, NJ, Mercer Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

TMED064 — Development and in vitro Validation of a Functional Neuroacoustic Modulation System for Neurodegenerative Diseases

  • Ada Jamile Gomes de Oliveira , Military School of Manaus, AM, FEBRACE – Feira Brasileira de Ciencias e Engenharia, Brazil