Regeneron ISEF 2026 Special Awards Ceremony

Phoenix, AZ — Society for Science announced Special 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.

Adam R. Scripps Foundation

The Adam R. Scripps Foundation is the proud sponsor of the ISEF 2026 Pin Exchange and the Adam R. Scripps Foundation Special Award. The Foundation is committed to the power of lifelong learning, and supports education through all life stages, both in and outside the classroom. Adam Scripps lived a life of humble generosity, helping to improve the lives of others without seeking recognition or fanfare for himself. The family-run Adam R. Scripps Foundation, established posthumously in 2023, allocates millions annually to his cherished causes like animal welfare and community development, with grants overseen by his relatives to honor his legacy.

Cash Award

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, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, Sichuan Science Fair, China
  • Yulan Sheng, BASIS International School Hangzhou, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Sichuan Science Fair, China

Cash Award

ETSD055 — Development of a Procedural CAD Pipeline for Biometric-Based Impact Mitigation and Rotational Force Support

  • Sophia Lee, Louisville Collegiate School, Louisville, KY, Kentucky Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

American Chemical Society

The American Chemical Society Education Division promotes excellence in science education and science literacy through a number of activities supporting teachers and learners of chemistry. Through its participation in Regeneron ISEF, ACS encourages and supports high school students in their exploration of the chemical sciences through research experiences.

Fourth Award of $1,000

CHEM060 — Computational Investigation of Electronic and Geometric Effects of Ligand Architecture on Homolytic Bi–S Bond Cleavage in Diaryl Bismuth Thiophenolate Complexes

  • Mingeon Shin, Iolani School, Honolulu, HI, Hawaii State Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Third Award of $2,000

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

  • Panida Kijcharoenvisal, Kamnoetvidya Science Academy, Mueang Rayong, Rayong, Young Scientists Competition, Thailand
  • Theekarn Limmahakhun, Kamnoetvidya Science Academy, Nakhon Ratchasima, Young Scientists Competition, Thailand

Second Award of $3,000

CHEM032 — New Green Chemistry Iridium Catalysts

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

First Award of $4,000

CHEM014 — Dual-Functional Vaccine Adjuvant for Amplifying Immunity

  • Meng-Hsuan Lee, Taipei First Girls High School, Taipei, Taiwan International Science Fair, Taiwan

Diploma of Recognition and $100 gift card

CHEM006 — Development of Peptide-Drug Conjugates Targeting Glioblastoma Cells

  • Lili Szokolai, ELTE’s Radnoti Miklos Affiliated Secondary School, Budapest, National Scientific and Innovation Olympiad, Hungary

CHEM027 — Synthesis and Chemical Stability of L-Citrulline Ethyl Ester Across Alkaline Conditions

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

CHEM061 — Toward Next-Generation Plastics: Quantifying the Donor Ability of Schiff Base Ligands for Olefin Polymerization Catalysis

  • Melody Akemi McCloskey, HomeLife Academy, Germantown, TN, Memphis-Shelby County Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

CHEM064 — The Effect of Different Rapidly-Composed, Biodegradable Hydrogel Formulations on Adhesion, Fire Retardation, and Viscosity

  • Margaret Saperstein, Washington-Lee High School, Arlington, VA, Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Founded in 1876, the American Chemical Society is a self-governed individual membership organization that consists of members at all degree levels and in all fields of chemistry. The organization provides a broad range of opportunities for peer interaction and career development.

American Mathematical Society

The American Mathematical Society was founded in 1888, to further the interests of mathematical research & scholarship, as well as to serve the national/international community through its publications, meetings, advocacy & other programs. Friends and family of the late mathematician, Karl Menger, contribute to a fund in his memory, to be distributed by the AMS for annual awards at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair.

Honorable Mention and One-Year Membership to AMS (for 5 projects with up to 3 team members per project)

MATH003 — Fractional Members of the Vigneras Multiple Gamma Hierarchy

  • Adrian Hernandez Vega, Home Education Program, Lakeland, FL, State Science and Engineering Fair of Florida – Ying Scholars, United States of America

MATH005 — Modeling Selfish Routing: Experimental Analysis of Wardrop’s First Principle of Equilibrium, Social Optimum, the Price of Anarchy, and Congestion Pricing in Conyers, Georgia

  • Gabrielle Jacqueline Christie, Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology, Conyers, GA, Rockdale Regional Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

MATH009 — Digraphs From a New Josephus Transformation

  • Jia-Ying Lin, Taipei First Girls High School, Taipei, Taiwan International Science Fair, Taiwan

MATH013T — Novel Metric Operator Theory: A Solution to a Longstanding Open Problem in Operator Theory and Quantum Mechanics

  • Majd Abdullah Tawfiq Jallad, Firas Al-Ajlouni School, Amman, Science Fair of The Jordanian Ministry of Education, Jordan
  • Tawfiq Abdullah Tawfiq Jallad, Firas Al-Ajlouni School, Amman, Science Fair of The Jordanian Ministry of Education, Jordan

MATH014 — Revealing The Fragility Beneath: Engineering Dynamic Multi-Layer Financial Networks for Modeling Systemic Risk and Shock Propagation

  • Nyel Ahmed Uffa, Eden Prairie High School, Eden Prairie, MN, Western Suburbs Science Fair, United States of America

MATH016 — Fractal-Type Structures Associated With the Riemann Xi Function

  • Vidhi Desai, Frisco High School, Frisco, TX, Beal Bank Dallas Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

MATH019 — A Generalized Theory of Divisor Topologies in the Framework of Tau-Factorization

  • Austin Dennis Johnson, Centro Residencial de Oportunidades Educativas de Mayaguez, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico Math Fair, Puerto Rico

MATH021 — Computational and Statistical Analysis Maximum Growth in the Collatz Conjecture: Evidence of a Scaling Law and Local Arithmetic Structure

  • Jan Carlos Rivera Porras , Dr. Pedro Albizu Campus, Ponce, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Math Fair, Puerto Rico

MATH022 — Complexity Functions Are All You Need

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

MATH023 — New Frameworks in Mathematics: Calculus Without Calculus, fCWC, and WJ-fC: CWC-Series Converge When Taylor Series Cannot, Infinite Families of Identities, Multi-Field Applications from Biotech to AI, Novel Fundamental Operators, and Open Conjectures

  • Wyndia Ohm, Homeschool- Sunnyvale, Sunnyvale, CA, Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship presented by the Santa Clara Valley Science and Engineering Fair Association, United States of America

MATH029 — GerrySim: A Markov Chain Monte Carlo Framework for Reducing Partisan and Racial Gerrymandering

  • Sahil Kulkarni, College Park High School, Spring, TX, Science Engineering Fair of Houston, United States of America

MATH032 — When Epidemics Meet: Understanding Spatiotemporal Interactions of Two Pathogens on Metapopulation Networks via Reaction-Diffusion Dynamics

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

MATH037 — Optimizing Urban Accessibility: Quantum Acceleration of the Steiner Tree for the 15-Minute City

  • Prishaa Shrimali, Marymount School of New York, Edgewater, NJ, Terra New York City STEM Fair, United States of America

MATH039 — Eigenvalue Distributions of Stochastic Matrices and the Karpelevič Region

  • Ebba Emilie Vera Birgitta Rigler, Nykopings Enskilda Gymnasium, Trosa, Södermanland, Utstallningen Unga Forskare, Sweden

MATH040 — Integration to Segregation: Analyzing Clustering Coefficients in the Brain Across Arithmetic Performance

  • Nathan Ronald Harbut, Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts, Hot Springs, AR, Arkansas State Science Fair, United States of America

One-Year Membership to American Mathematical Society to each winner (7 winning projects, up to 3 team members per project)

MATH006 — Solvability of Meromorphic Equations in Elementary Functions

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

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

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

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

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

MATH024 — Finding a Bijection Between the Kekulé Structures of Benzenoids and Weakly Increasing Matrices

  • Leo Yicheng Yang, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Chapel Hill, NC, North Carolina State Science Fair, United States of America

MATH025 — A Novel Spectral-Stochastic Mathematical Framework for Water Scarcity Mitigation via Physics-Informed Neural Operators

  • Advika Rastogi, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY, Dupont Manual High School Regional Fair, United States of America

MATH027 — A New Upper Estimate for the Fermat-Torricelli Ratio

  • Ganghun Kim, Fort Lee High School, Fort Lee, NJ, Terra North Jersey STEM Fair, United States of America

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

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

Third Award of $500

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

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

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

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

MATH025 — A Novel Spectral-Stochastic Mathematical Framework for Water Scarcity Mitigation via Physics-Informed Neural Operators

  • Advika Rastogi, duPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY, Dupont Manual High School Regional Fair, United States of America

MATH027 — A New Upper Estimate for the Fermat-Torricelli Ratio

  • Ganghun Kim, Fort Lee High School, Fort Lee, NJ, Terra North Jersey STEM Fair, United States of America

Second Award of $1,000

MATH006 — Solvability of Meromorphic Equations in Elementary Functions

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

MATH024 — Finding a Bijection Between the Kekulé Structures of Benzenoids and Weakly Increasing Matrices

  • Leo Yicheng Yang, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, Chapel Hill, NC, North Carolina State Science Fair, United States of America

First Award of $2,000

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

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

Winning students will receive a cash award, certificate, a booklet about Karl Menger, and a one-year American Mathematical Society student membership.

American Psychological Association

The American Psychological Association is the leading scientific and professional organization representing psychology in the United States, with more than 173,000 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants and students as its members. APA’s mission is to promote the advancement, communication, and application of psychological science and knowledge to benefit society and improve lives.

Complimentary student affiliate memberships

BEHA005T — AI-Based System for Analyzing and Supporting Student Engagement in the Classroom

  • Abdul Rahman Khalid Al Balushi, Saad Bin Abi Waqqas School, Shinas, North Al Batinah Governorate, Oman National Science Fair, Oman
  • Ibrahim Mohammed Al Zarouni, Saad Bin Abi Waqqas School, Shinas, North Batinah, Oman National Science Fair, Oman

BEHA007 — AI Companion for Attentional Fatigue: Detection of Facial Features to Anticipate Attentional Fatigue Coupled With Sonic Stimuli to Mitigate Inattention

  • Mahie Mangesh Patil, Orlando Science High School, Winter Garden, FL, State Science and Engineering Fair of Florida – Ying Scholars, United States of America

BEHA017 — Cognitive Stimulation via Multi-Sensory Integration: Testing the Impact of Childhood Multimedia Tools on Engagement in Alzheimer’s and Dementia Patients

  • Victor Ramos, John B. Alexander High School, Laredo, TX, United Independent School District Regional Science Fair, United States of America

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, Woodbridge, VA, Prince William-Manassas Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

BEHA024 — How AI Speaks Changes How People Think: Framing AI Advice to Keep Moral Reasoning Human

  • Aadi Mishra, The Waterford School, Salt Lake City, UT, University of Utah Science and Engineering Fair , United States of America

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

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

BEHA050 — Debaters & Creators: How Debate Experience Relates to Creativity

  • Aadith Kacholia, American School of Bombay, Mumbai, IRIS (Initiative for Research and Innovation in STEM), India

Third Award of $500

BEHA005T — AI-Based System for Analyzing and Supporting Student Engagement in the Classroom

  • Abdul Rahman Khalid Al Balushi, Saad Bin Abi Waqqas School, Shinas, North Al Batinah Governorate, Oman National Science Fair, Oman
  • Ibrahim Mohammed Al Zarouni, Saad Bin Abi Waqqas School, Shinas, North Batinah, Oman National Science Fair, Oman

BEHA007 — AI Companion for Attentional Fatigue: Detection of Facial Features to Anticipate Attentional Fatigue Coupled With Sonic Stimuli to Mitigate Inattention

  • Mahie Mangesh Patil, Orlando Science High School, Winter Garden, FL, State Science and Engineering Fair of Florida – Ying Scholars, United States of America

BEHA017 — Cognitive Stimulation via Multi-Sensory Integration: Testing the Impact of Childhood Multimedia Tools on Engagement in Alzheimer’s and Dementia Patients

  • Victor Ramos, John B. Alexander High School, Laredo, TX, United Independent School District Regional Science Fair, United States of America

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, Woodbridge, VA, Prince William-Manassas Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

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

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

Second Award of $1,000

BEHA050 — Debaters & Creators: How Debate Experience Relates to Creativity

  • Aadith Kacholia, American School of Bombay, Mumbai, IRIS (Initiative for Research and Innovation in STEM), India

First Award of $1,500

BEHA024 — How AI Speaks Changes How People Think: Framing AI Advice to Keep Moral Reasoning Human

  • Aadi Mishra, The Waterford School, Salt Lake City, UT, University of Utah Science and Engineering Fair , United States of America

Winning students will receive a scholarship, certificate, and a one-year student affiliate membership with APA.

Aramco

Third Place Prize Energy: Sustainable Materials & Design (EGSD)

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

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

Third Place Prize Environmental Engineering (ENEV)

ENEV038 — Design and Evaluation of an Energy-Efficient CO2 Capture System Utilizing Sodium Hydroxide for Ammonium Bicarbonate Fertilizer Synthesis

  • Rachel Olivia Master Huth, Huntington High School, Huntington, NY, Long Island Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Third Place Prize Chemistry (CHEM) / Materials Science (MATS)

MATS071 — Engineering Sustainable Cement-Free Construction Blocks From Desert Dune Sand and Recycled Glass

  • Noor Faisal Alatawi, Tabuk International Schools, Tabuk, Mawhiba Science & Engineering Fair, Saudi Arabia

Second Place Prize Energy: Sustainable Materials & Design (EGSD)

EGSD037 — Multilayered WO₃/GQDs/MXene Thin-Film Photoanode for Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting for Sustainable Hydrogen Production

  • Jana Aldosari, Alanoud Bint Abdulaziz Secondary School, Riyadh, Mawhiba Science & Engineering Fair, Saudi Arabia

Second Place Prize Environmental Engineering (ENEV)

CHEM017T — Deliberate Structural Collapse of Sn–In MOFs for Enhanced Electrochemical Carbon Dioxide Reduction

  • Ha-Yeon Kim, Korea Science Academy of KAIST, Seoul, Korea Science Fair, South Korea
  • Siwoo Jeong, Korea Science Academy of KAIST, Busan, Korea Science Fair, South Korea
  • Yeseo Ko, Korea Science Academy of KAIST, Seoul, Korea Science Fair, South Korea

Second Place Prize Chemistry (CHEM) / Materials Science (MATS)

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

  • Ihan Sung, Eastlake Highschool, Chula Vista, CA, California Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

First Place Prize Energy: Sustainable Materials & Design (EGSD)

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

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

First Place Prize Environmental Engineering (ENEV)

ENEV068 — Valorization of Red Mud Waste Into a Sustainable Geopolymer for Low-Carbon Oil-Well Cementing

  • Shaimaa Elkatatny, University Schools, Dhahran, Select Region, Mawhiba Science & Engineering Fair, Saudi Arabia

First Place Prize Chemistry (CHEM) / Materials Science (MATS)

CHEM052 — Design of a Novel Dual-Functional Photocatalyst Based on Metal Oxides and Carbon Dot–Modified MOF-5 for CO₂ Capture and Conversion

  • Aljohara Faisal Bin Zarah, Riyadh School for Boys and Girls, Riyadh, Mawhiba Science & Engineering Fair, Saudi Arabia

Arizona State University

Arizona State University is pleased to offer a scholarship combining a monetary award and an environment focusing on knowledge, learning and research. The New American University ISEF Scholarship is renewable for four years. Individuals and teams will be considered for these awards.

Arizona State University ISEF Scholarship (valued at up to $32,000 each)

ANIM010T — Hold My Paw; Determining Paw Dominance in Dogs

  • Bella Marie Vargas, Mission Early College High School, El Paso, TX, Sun Country Science Fair, United States of America
  • Marina Itzel Lares-Garcia, Mission Early College High School, El Paso, TX, Sun Country Science Fair, United States of America

ANIM024 — Drawn by Scent: Effects of β-Cyclodextrin and Cellulose Fiber Paper-Encapsulated Microbial Volatiles on Insect Olfactory-Mediated Attraction

  • Yessica Perez, Harvest Preparatory Academy, San Luis, AZ, Southern Arizona Research, Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

BCHM029 — The Role of VEGF and FGF21 in Restoring the Hypotrophic Response of Endostatin in Neonatal Rat Ventricular Myocytes

  • Nikhil Puttamraju, Paradise Valley High School, Phoenix, AZ, Arizona Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

BMED019 — The Uneven Distribution of Socioeconomic Stress as a Possible Driver of Racial Smoking Disparities: An NHANES Analysis

  • Joy Zhou, Wayzata High School, Maple Grove, MN, Western Suburbs Science Fair, United States of America

BMED021 — Music and Alpha-Synuclein: Protecting the Brain From Stroke and Glioblastoma

  • Gryson Bae, Williamsville East High School, East Amherst, NY, Terra WNY STEM Fair, United States of America

BMED040 — Hydrogel Based Dendritic Cell Recruitment for Induced Protein Production

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

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

  • Amritha Priya Praveen, Adlai E. Stevenson High School, Buffalo Grove, IL, Illinois Junior Academy of Science State Exposition, 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, Chesterfield, MO, Academy of Science – Greater St. Louis 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, Gilbert, AZ, Arizona Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

EAEV012 — A Comparative Analysis of Coral Bleaching Predictive Models and Construction of a Multivariable Reef Bleaching Stress Score Utilizing Oceanic Conditions from Global Coral Reef Systems

  • Kylie Whitney Skaggs, Wildwood High School, Wildwood, FL, Sumter County Regional Science Fair, United States of America

EAEV018 — Sunflower’s Impact on Soil Recovery and Native Grass Growth

  • Aideen Chaloupka, Christ the King Cathedral School, Lubbock, TX, South Plains 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, Mason, OH, Buckeye Science and Engineering Fair , United States of America

ENBM029 — The Infusion Solution: Designing a Multifunction Medical Pump to Treat Hyper/Hypoglycemia

  • Logan Joshua Futrell, Monte Vista High School, Monte Vista, CO, San Luis Valley Regional Science Fair, Inc., United States of America

ENBM080 — Design and Development of a Robotic Adaptable Belt-Driven Upper Limb Prosthesis Using Stereolithography

  • Benjamin William Lothamer, Mid-Prairie Home School Education Center , Kalona, IA, Eastern Iowa Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

ENEV021 — The Duality of Deployment: Testing and Applying a Sun-Tracking Parabolic Dish System to Solar-Purify Contaminated Water in Different Community Structures

  • Sky Tagamolila Bardwell-Jones, Hilo High School, Papaikou, HI, Hawaii District Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

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, Gilbert, AZ, Arizona Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

MATS075T — Purifire: A Lightweight Regenerative VOC Filter Using Zeolite–TiO₂ Photocatalytic Nanoparticles for Firefighters in Wildfire Regions

  • Bettina Lee, Los Osos High School, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, San Bernardino, Inyo, Mono, (SIM) Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America
  • Faustin Zhang, Los Osos High School, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, San Bernardino, Inyo, Mono, (SIM) Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

PHYS073 — Disentangling the Cosmic Web: Characterizing Relationships Between Cosmic Structures

  • Emma Lilly Fuleky, Punahou School, Honolulu, HI, Hawaii State Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

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, Okaya, Nagano, Japan Students Science Awards, Japan

PLNT044 — In vitro Bioaugmentation of Zea mays L. via a Bacillus subtilis Seed Coating to Stimulate Allelopathic Defense Mechanisms Against Co-Germinating Ambrosia artemisiifolia

  • Carter Bond Gowen, EAGLE Homeschool Association, Booneville, MS, Mississippi Region IV Science 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 Cervantes Lipango, Quezon City Science High School, Valenzuela, Metro Manila, Philippines Science Fair, Philippines
  • Eirah Gabrielle Abila Riduca, Quezon City Science High School, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines Science Fair, Philippines
  • Jose Rafael Ong Cayabyab, Quezon City Science High School, Quezon City, Philippines Science Fair, Philippines

TMED015 — 3D Cerebranet++: State-of-the-Art 3D Structural Image Reconstruction Model for Breast Cancer Brain Metastasis: Attention-Guided 3D MRI Inpainting for Structural Reconstruction of Brain Tumor Regions via Composite Spatial-Frequency Optimization 

  • Simar Singh, Bakersfield Christian High School, Bakersfield, CA, Kern County Regional Science Fair, United States of America

Winning students will receive a certificate and letter with scholarship details. Scholarship will go into effect upon application and successful admission to the University.

Association for Computing Machinery

ACM is widely recognized as the premier membership organization for computing professionals, delivering resources that advance computing as a science and a profession; enable professional development; and promote policies and research that benefit society. ACM hosts the computing industry’s leading Digital Library and serves its global members and the computing profession with journals and magazines, conferences, workshops, electronic forums, and Learning Center.

Fourth Award of $500

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 Megda 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

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

  • Michael Junzhe Hua, Cranbrook Kingswood School, Troy, MI, Michigan 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, Bedford, MA, Massachusetts State Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

Third Award of $1,500

TECA018 — SAMA: A Self-Evolving AI Multimodal Assistant for Dementia Care

  • Shiqing (Ellie) Tang, Allen High School, Allen, TX, Texas Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Second Award of $3,000

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

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

First Award of $4,000

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

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

In addition to monetary prizes, ACM also provides complimentary ACM Student Lite Memberships for the duration of the award recipients’ undergraduate education. This includes subscriptions to XRDS (Crossroads), an online version of Communications of the ACM, and full access to the ACM DL.

Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence

AAAI is a scientific society devoted to advancing the scientific understanding of the mechanisms underlying thought and intelligent behavior and their embodiment in machines. AAAI promotes research in, and responsible use of, artificial intelligence, as well as public understanding of artificial intelligence. AAAI also strives to improve the teaching and training of AI practitioners, and provide guidance on the importance and potential of current AI developments and future directions.

Honorable Mention

SFTD017 — Designing a Competitive Point System for Among Us

  • Matthew William Hui, Liberty High School, Hillsboro, OR, Beaverton-Hillsboro STEM Expo, United States of America

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

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

SFTD049T — Neuralese: A Visual-Interactive Platform for Neural Network Development With Topology-Aware Optimization

  • Mikhail Issakov, Panfilov Specialized School-Lyceum No. 54, Almaty, Almaty, DARYN National Junior Science Projects Competition, Kazakhstan
  • Rakhim Nurmukhanbetov, Panfilov Specialized School-Lyceum No. 54, Almaty, DARYN National Junior Science Projects Competition, Kazakhstan

SFTD054T — IntelliDent: Machine Learning Approach for Dental Deficiency Detection

  • Abdelrahman Mohamed Eliwa Agam, Ismailia STEM High School, Zagazig, Egypt Science and Engineering fair – Cairo & Upper Egypt, Egypt
  • Ahmed Ramadan Saleh, Ismailia STEM High School, Cario, Elmokatam, Egypt Science and Engineering fair – Cairo & Upper Egypt, Egypt

SFTD056T — SBProbMol^3: A Counterexample-Guided, Conditional Optimal-Transport Flow Matching for Structure-Based 3D Ligand Generation

  • Bao Nhat Ha, Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted, Ho Chi Minh, Viet Nam Science and Engineering Fair, Viet Nam
  • Duc Tan Nguyen, Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted, Ho Chi Minh, Viet Nam Science and Engineering Fair, Viet Nam

AAAI Student Memberships for each finalist that is part of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Prize Winning projects and 5 Honorable Mention winning projects (up to 3 students per project) (in-kind award / part of the 1st-3rd prize)

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 Micheal O’ Leary, Clongowes Wood College SJ, Mullingar, 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, Rolling Hills Estates, CA, Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

SFTD009 — Exploring the Use of Hybrid Post-Quantum Key Exchange in TLS 1.3

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

SFTD010 — Does Fusing Text-Grooming, Deepfake/Voice-Spoof Detection, and Content-Provenance Signals Reduce Missed Impersonations Compared with Any Single Detector Alone?

  • Jaclyn Shenise Brown, Hardee Senior High School, Bowling Green, FL, Heartland Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

SFTD013 — ATC-Copilot: Automatic Speech Recognition and Natural Language Processing for Air Traffic Control Communications

  • Cody Li, Carroll High School, Southlake, TX, Fort Worth Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

SFTD016 — School Buddy | Streamlining School Communication

  • Armaan Rajani, Nacogdoches High School, Nacogdoches, TX, East Texas Regional Science Fair , United States of America

SFTD018 — Enhancing Healthcare Communication for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community Using Landmark-Based ASL Recognition

  • Yunah Kim, Mountainside High School, Beaverton, OR, Beaverton-Hillsboro STEM Expo, United States of America

SFTD020 — A Probabilistic Computational Framework for Learning Persistence in Heatwave Prediction

  • Sofia Chenglan Zhu, Baton Rouge Magnet High School, Baton Rouge, LA, Louisiana Region VII-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, Short Hills, NJ, Terra WNY STEM Fair, United States of America
  • Nicholas Wei, Williamsville East High School, Buffalo, NY, Terra WNY STEM Fair, United States of America

SFTD027 — Impact of Level of Algorithmic Transparency on User Trust and Engagement of Simulated Social Media Feeds

  • Smaran Reddy Tamidela, Patrick F. Taylor Science & Technology Academy, Gretna, LA, Greater New Orleans Science and Engineering 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, Morrison, CO, Denver Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

SFTD030T — StrokeSight: An End-to-End Multimodal AI Platform for Prehospital Stroke Risk Prediction and Clinical Decision Support

  • Chayatita Supatanapong, The Prince Royal’s College, San Pa Tong, Chiang Mai, SST-NSM National Science Projects Competition, Thailand
  • Pannawat Leartmullikaporn, The Prince Royal’s College, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, SST-NSM National Science Projects Competition, Thailand
  • Pudis Vangtiyong, The Prince Royal’s College, Chiang Mai, SST-NSM National Science Projects Competition, Thailand

SFTD031 — Novel Synergization of Lunar Chronobiology, Genotypic Stress Analysis, and CNN-LSTM Architectures for Hyper-Localized Climate-Adaptive Agricultural Planning

  • Jacob Richard Rivera, Centro Residencial de Oportunidades Educativas de Ceiba, Yabucoa, PR, Humacao Regional Science Fair, United States of America

SFTD032 — Mutual Nearest Neighborhood: A Fundamental Solution to Data Clustering

  • Crystal Feng, Western Albemarle High School, Crozet, VA, Virginia Piedmont Regional Science Fair, United States of America

SFTD033T — KeyserKat- A Learning App for Twelfth Graders

  • Ian Sebastiane Malaret Lopez, Escuela Bilingue Especializada en Ciencias y Matematicas Papa Juan XXIII Secundaria, Bayamón, Bayamon Regional Science Fair I, Puerto Rico
  • Sofia Victoria Vargas Santiago, Escuela Bilingue Especializada en Ciencias y Matematicas Papa Juan XXIII Secundaria, Toa Baja, Bayamon Regional Science Fair I, Puerto Rico

SFTD035 — MANA: Molecular Analysis of Non-Adiabatic Activity

  • Sumer Chaudhary, BASIS Independent McLean, Arlington, VA, Fairfax County Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

SFTD039T — Facial Invisible Watermarking for Deepfake Sexual Crime Defense

  • Jiwoo Han, Gongju Meister High School, Asan-si, Korea Code Fair, South Korea
  • Namwoo Jang, Cheonan Upsung High School, Cheonan-si, Korea Code Fair, South Korea
  • Sion Choi, Seolhwa High School, Asan-si, Korea Code Fair, South Korea

SFTD044T — KazLib: A Student-Centric Digital Platform for Academic Planning and Performance Simulation

  • Aslan Basharov, Taldykorgan Bilim Innovation Lyceum, Taldykorgan, DARYN National Junior Science Projects Competition, Kazakhstan
  • Nurkeldi Bolysbay , Taldykorgan Bilim Innovation Lyceum, Taldykorgan, DARYN National Junior Science Projects Competition, Kazakhstan

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

  • Cassandra Aubrey Cervantes Lipango, Quezon City Science High School, Valenzuela, Metro Manila, Philippines Science Fair, Philippines
  • Eirah Gabrielle Abila Riduca, Quezon City Science High School, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines Science Fair, Philippines
  • Jose Rafael Ong Cayabyab, Quezon City Science High School, Quezon City, Philippines Science Fair, Philippines

SFTD048T — AI-Powered Financial Literacy Assistant

  • Harun Nabiyev, Dunya School, Baku, Azerbaijan Science and Engineering Fair, Azerbaijan
  • Javid Aghbabali, The Bilasuvar Kindergarten-School-Lyceum Complex Named After National Hero Mubariz Ibrahimov, Baku, Azerbaijan Science and Engineering Fair, Azerbaijan

SFTD052 — Ai²: Artificial Intelligence Meets Artificial Insemination — Can a Non-Technical Student Build a Tool That Analyzes Cattle Data Better Than Spreadsheets and Paper?

  • Atlee Olson, Belle Fourche High School, Saint Onge, SD, High Plains Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

SFTD053 — Efficient Lexical Encoding of Natural Language

  • Brian Lukas Heers, InTech Collegiate Academy, Logan, UT, Harold W. & Helen M. Ritchey Science and Engineering Fair of Utah, United States of America

SFTD059T — Development of an FDS-Grounded Risk-Aware Evacuation Route Design and Visualization System for Incident Support

  • Donggun Ko, Gyeonggibuk Science High School, Bucheon-si, YSC (National Science Research Competition), South Korea
  • Inchang Lee, Gyeonggibuk Science High School, Bucheon, YSC (National Science Research Competition), South Korea
  • Juwon Seo, Gyeonggibuk Science High School, Uijeongbu-si, Gyeonggi-do, YSC (National Science Research Competition), South Korea

SFTD063T — AEGIS: A Secure Distributed Framework for Privacy-Preserving Multi-Institutional Data Analysis

  • Meetushi Goel, Jayshree Periwal International School, Haridwar, IRIS (Initiative for Research and Innovation in STEM), India
  • Mradul Umrao, Shri Ram Public School, Kanpur, IRIS (Initiative for Research and Innovation in STEM), India

AAAI Membership for the School Libraries of All 8 Winners (in-kind award / part of 1st-3rd prize and honorable mentions’ prize)

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

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

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

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

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

SFTD026 — Integrating Vision-Language Models and Retrieval-Augmented Generation for Adaptive Alzheimer’s Assistance

  • Ethan Joseph, Engineering and Science University Magnet School, West Haven, CT, Connecticut Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

SFTD040 — Can Machines Evaluate Scientific Truth? Dual-Stream Bayesian Analysis for Automated Claim Verification Across Multiple Domains

  • Aarav Manish Shrivastava, Richland High School, Richland, WA, Mid-Columbia Regional Science and Engineering Fair , United States of America

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

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

SFTD047 — CoolSmart AI: Predictive Cooling Control for Energy-Efficient Data Center Systems

  • Aashirya Varma, Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School, Jersey City, NJ, Hudson County STEM Showcase, United States of America

SFTD055 — T-Identity – Let’s Make Digital Lives Safer

  • Yuecheng Ma, Kells Academy, Pointe-Claire, QC, Montreal Regional Science and Technology Fair, Canada

Third Award of $500

SFTD026 — Integrating Vision-Language Models and Retrieval-Augmented Generation for Adaptive Alzheimer’s Assistance

  • Ethan Joseph, Engineering and Science University Magnet School, West Haven, CT, Connecticut Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

Second Award of $1,000

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

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

First Award of $1,500

SFTD047 — CoolSmart AI: Predictive Cooling Control for Energy-Efficient Data Center Systems

  • Aashirya Varma, Dr. Ronald E. McNair Academic High School, Jersey City, NJ, Hudson County STEM Showcase, United States of America

Association of Old Crows Educational Foundation

The AOC Educational Foundation is a non-profit organization that educates, connects, and advocates on behalf of its members and stakeholders across the global electromagnetic warfare (EW) and spectrum community. AOC is the premier global association that unites members, organizations, and like-minded individuals interested in electromagnetic warfare (EW) and spectrum operations across government, defense, industry, and academia, and spanning air, land, maritime, space, and cyber maneuver spaces,

3rd Place

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

2nd Place

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

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

1st Place

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

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

Broadcom Foundation

Broadcom Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Broadcom Inc. a US-based global designer, developer, manufacturer, and supplier of a wide range of semiconductor and infrastructure software products. Broadcom Foundation promotes digital and AI literacy as critical 21st Century+ skills that all young people need to compete for highly skilled jobs in industries build on technologies of the future. Through Code Clubs and foundation-sponsored science fairs, Broadcom Foundation encourages civic engagement thfough Broadcom Coding with Commitment®, which encourages young people to act locally and think globally.

The Broadcom Coding with Commitment Award

ENBM009 — CAPILL: Compliance Aid Promoting Independent Living Long-term

  • Ronan Lyons, Lanesboro Community College, Lanesboro, Co. Longford, SciFest, Ireland

Chemistry and the Law

Fourth Award of $1,000

CHEM036 — Sustainable Agriculture Enabled by Biodegradable Hydrogels for Improved Water and Nutrient Management

  • Aubrey Rose Isakson, Kidder County Tappen, Steele, ND, Southeast North Dakota Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Third Award of $2,000

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

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

Second Award of $3,000

CHEM064 — The Effect of Different Rapidly-Composed, Biodegradable Hydrogel Formulations on Adhesion, Fire Retardation, and Viscosity

  • Margaret Saperstein, Washington-Lee High School, Arlington, VA, Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

First Award of $4,000

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, Eden Praire, MN, Minnesota Academy of Science State Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

Drug, Chemical & Associated Technologies Association (DCAT)

The Drug, Chemical & Associated Technologies Association (DCAT) is a not-for-profit, corporate member-supported, and volunteer-led global business development association for companies engaged in the Bio/Pharmaceutical business ecosystem. The Association’s mission is to provide a diverse array of educational opportunities and industry experiences to enhance learning and create opportunities for members to expand their networks and deepen their relationships throughout the global Bio/Pharmaceutical business ecosystem.

DCAT First Prize

BCHM006 — Harnessing RNA Nanotechnology: In silico Design and Structural Modeling of RNA Aptamers Targeting BRCA1 for Early Detection of Breast and Ovarian Cancer

  • Sydney Elizabeth Banks, Canyon High School, New Braunfels, TX, Alamo Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

BCHM039 — Development of a Curcumin-Based Pentraxin Conjugate for Targeted Cancer Therapy

  • Athena Yee Huen Man, Central Bucks High School East, Furlong, PA, Delaware Valley Science Fairs, United States of America

BMED003 — Evaluation of New FLT3 Inhibitors as New Drugs in Acute Myeloid Leukemia

  • Amalie Koblovska, Masarykovo Gymnazium, Pribor, Prispevkova Organizace, Senov u Noveho Jicina, Students’ Professional Activities (SPA), Czech Republic

BMED051 — Investigating the Synergistic Effect of Ivermectin and C-Phycocyanin on Cell Viability in Human Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cells

  • Olivia Grace Johnson, Thousand Oaks High School, Thousand Oaks, CA, Ventura County Science Fair, United States of America

CHEM006 — Development of Peptide-Drug Conjugates Targeting Glioblastoma Cells

  • Lili Szokolai, ELTE’s Radnoti Miklos Affiliated Secondary School, Budapest, National Scientific and Innovation Olympiad, Hungary

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, Plano, TX, Beal Bank Dallas Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Florida Institute of Technology

Florida Institute of Technology is a nationally ranked, doctoral degree granting research university. The university offers degrees in engineering, science, computing, aeronautics, business, psychology and liberal arts. It’s location just south of the Kennedy Space Center provides incredible research opportunities for students interested in engineering and science. Florida Tech will offer three presidential scholarships to ISEF participants that equal full tuition each year for four years upon fulltime enrollment at the university. Awardees must complete the FAFSA to be Eligible

Full Tuition Presidential Scholarship

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

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

PHYS008 — Analyzing the Impact of Various 3D Printed Infill Patterns on the Tensile Strength of a 3D Print Relative to Its Weight and Orientation

  • Brady Kline, The Villages Charter High School, Wildwood, FL, Sumter County Regional Science Fair, United States of America

TMED051 — Neuroblastoma and Glioblastoma Differentiation by Retinoic Acid: Epigenetic and Transcriptional Changes

  • Meher Garg, Springfield High School, Springfield, IL, Illinois Junior Academy of Science State Exposition, United States of America

Scholarships are renewable for up to 4 years pending maintenance of a 2.6 cumulative GPA and full-time status. Each scholarship is valued at $169,384. Scholarships will go into effect upon admission to the university. All scholarship winners must compete a FAFSA to receive this the scholarship.

Foresight

The Foresight Institute is a nonprofit dedicated to supporting transformative technologies for the long-term benefit of life. Its Existential Hope program investigates what flourishing futures would look like, mapping the technologies, policies, and social conditions needed for humanity to not just survive but thrive. The Existential Hope Award recognizes projects with exceptional potential to contribute to a positive future for humanity, with emphasis on research that considers the broader implications of scientific and technological progress or applies creative thinking to global challenges

Second Place

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, Gilbert, AZ, Arizona Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

First Place

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

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

The Foresight Institute Existential Hope Award: 1st Place $1,500, 2nd Place $1,000. Open to projects across all ISEF categories. Judges evaluate potential to contribute to an ambitiously positive future, interdisciplinary thinking, and consideration of broader societal implications.

IEEE Foundation

IEEE is the world’s largest professional association dedicated to fostering technological innovation and excellence for the benefit of humanity. The IEEE Foundation supports the IEEE core purpose. IEEE awards the $10,000 Presidents’ Scholarship to recognize a deserving student for an outstanding project demonstrating an understanding of electrical/electronics engineering, computer science, or other IEEE field of interest. In addition to the scholarship, IEEE awards a $600 Second Place Award and a $400 Third Place Award.

Third Place Award of $400

ROBO032 — Math Into Motion: Robotic Hexapod for Hazardous Environments

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

Second Place Award of $600

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, Hicksville, NY, Long Island Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

The IEEE Foundation Presidents’ Scholarship Award of $10,000

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, Hacienda Heights, CA, Los Angeles County Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Winning students will receive a certificate and IEEE student membership while attending University.

International Council on Systems Engineering – INCOSE

The International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE) is a not-for-profit membership organization founded to develop and disseminate the interdisciplinary principles and practices that enable the realization of successful systems. The INCOSE Best Use of Systems Engineering awards are awarded to the best interdisciplinary projects that can produce technologically appropriate solutions that meet societal needs. There will be a first and second place Best Use of Systems Engineering and a INCOSE Bill Ewald Socio-Technical Systems Engineering Award.

Certificate of Honorable Mention, a 1-year free student membership to the INCOSE, and free virtual admission to the 2022 International Symposium of the INCOSE

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

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

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

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

ENBM043 — MicroMCED: A Novel PoC SERS PNA-Probe Multicancer Early Detector

  • Sirish Subash, Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology, Sugar Hill, GA, Gwinnett Regional Fair, United States of America

ENBM098 — NovaCardia: A Novel, Optimized Total Artificial Heart for Destination Therapy

  • Aadi Bhensdadia, Pine View School, Sarasota, FL, Sarasota County STEM Fair, United States of America

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

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

ETSD040 — Novel Scalable Multiphase Autonomous Vehicle Systems for Emerging Markets

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

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, Hicksville, NY, Long Island 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 Alkarim Allarakhia, Abbey Park High School, Oakville, Ontario, Youth Science Canada – Team Canada, Canada

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 Micheal O’ Leary, Clongowes Wood College SJ, Mullingar, SciFest, Ireland

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, Hacienda Heights, CA, Los Angeles County Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

ENBM046 — Low Cost Breath-Based System to Detect Cancers

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

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

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

ENEV021 — The Duality of Deployment: Testing and Applying a Sun-Tracking Parabolic Dish System to Solar-Purify Contaminated Water in Different Community Structures

  • Sky Tagamolila Bardwell-Jones, Hilo High School, Papaikou, HI, Hawaii District Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Second Place INCOSE Best Use of System Engineering Award of $800, a 1-year free student membership to INCOSE, and free virtual admission to this year’s International Symposium of the INCOSE

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

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

INCOSE Bill Ewald Socio-Technical Systems Engineering Award of $1000, a 1-year free student membership to INCOSE, and free virtual admission to this year’s International Symposium of the INCOSE

ENEV021 — The Duality of Deployment: Testing and Applying a Sun-Tracking Parabolic Dish System to Solar-Purify Contaminated Water in Different Community Structures

  • Sky Tagamolila Bardwell-Jones, Hilo High School, Papaikou, HI, Hawaii District Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

INCOSE Best Use of Systems Engineering Award* of $1,500 and free registration and Exhibitor Booth at a future INCOSE Symposium

ENBM046 — Low Cost Breath-Based System to Detect Cancers

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

In addition, the First Place INCOSE Best Use of Systems Engineering Award includes free registration and Exhibitor Booth at a future INCOSE Symposium. The Second Place INCOSE Best Use of Systems Engineering Award winner, the INCOSE Bill Ewald Socio-Technical Systems Engineering Award winner, and Ten Certificates of Honorable Mention winners will receive a 1-year free student membership to INCOSE.

International Precious Metals Institute

The International Precious Metals Institute (IPMI) is the premier precious metals trade organization which represents member companies managing billions of dollars in metals yearly. Gold and silver are utilized in the electronics and solar that connect and power our world while the platinum group metals find use in the catalysts which produce our fuels, our pharmaceuticals, and control pollution. The IPMI Foundation’s charitable mission is to increase public awareness of precious metals and their crucial role in improving modern life, including through research and development.

Second Place Award of $2,500

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

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

First Place Award of $5,000

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

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

The winning project will receive a cash prize in the form of a check mailed to the student’s home address from the IPMI Foundation. The grand prize winner will receive $5000 and is cordially invited to attend (with one chaperone) the 2026 IPMI annual conference June 6-9th at the luxurious Grand Hyatt Cypress in Orlando, Florida The IPMI Foundation will cover the cost of registration, meals and accommodations.

K. Soumyanath Memorial Award

This award is presented by the family of Krishnamurthy Soumyanath (1957 – 2010), for the best project in Computer Engineering. Dr Soumyanath was an Intel Fellow and held the title of Chief Architect, Integrated Platform Research at Intel Labs, USA. He led research and development in circuits and architectures for next-generation transceiver devices. The prize honors the memory of an energetic and adventurous individual who inspired and mentored many young people to excel in all aspects of life.

First Award of $3,000

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

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

$1,000 will be awarded to the winner’s school.

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

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

The research category of Embedded Systems/Networking and Data Communications is the focus for this award. In addition to the student’s award of $3,000, a $1,000 grant will go to the winner’s school.

King Abdulaziz & his Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity

“Mawhiba “is a non-profit foundation in Saudi Arabia dedicated to fostering a culture of creativity, The Foundation motivates young people around the world to explore innovative methods in diverse fields of study.

Mawhiba Universal Enrichment Program awards (and a $200 cash prize)

CBIO070 — Integrative Validation of a Conserved BPGM Allosteric Dimer Pocket for Drug Repurposing in Sickle Cell Disease

  • Jana Ehab Harasani, Jeddah World Academy, Jeddah, Makkah al-Mukarramah Province (Mecca Province), Mawhiba Science & Engineering Fair, Saudi Arabia

EBED047T — Low-Cost Wearable System Using Inertial and Pressure Sensors With Machine Learning for Posture Monitoring and Pressure Injury Prevention

  • Omar Abdullayev, Secondary School No. 39 Named After Mir Jalal Pashayev, Ganja, Azerbaijan Science and Engineering Fair, Azerbaijan
  • Salman Sadikhzada, Ganja City Secondary School No. 2 Named After Ahmad Javad, Ganja, Azerbaijan Science and Engineering Fair, Azerbaijan

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

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

ENEV069 — Synergistic Effect of Laser Surface Modification and NiCoMn Electrodeposited Novel Electrode for Efficient Green Hydrogen Generation

  • Leen Mahmoud Alnabulsi, University Schools, Dammam, Eastern, Mawhiba Science & Engineering Fair, Saudi Arabia

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, Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, Japan Science & Engineering Challenge, Japan

TMED076 — TGF-β3–Driven Reversal of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Senescence for Improved Regenerative Medicine Applications

  • Mazen MohamedAmir Mrad, King Faisal School, Riyadh, Mawhiba Science & Engineering Fair, Saudi Arabia

Full Scholarship from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM) (and a $400 cash prize)

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

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

CHEM023 — Kidney Guard: A Far-Red Chemiluminescent Probe Platform for Early and Point-of-Care Detection of Acute Kidney Injury

  • Jianzhi Chu, Shanghai Pinghe Bilingual School, Ningbo, Zhejiang, Shanghai Science Seed Olympiad, China

EBED010 — E-Vision: Helping the Blind Experience the World Again

  • Jun Ren Jayden Tan, Sekolah Menengah Jenis Kebangsaan Jit Sin, Bukit Mertajam, Penang, National Schools Science Innovation and Engineering Competition, Malaysia

EBED027 — PUREair: Smart Air Quality Monitoring Predicting and Alerting System

  • Thewnitha Piyadasa Pathberiya Appuhamilage, Nalanda College, Piliyandala, Western , Sri Lanka Science & Engineering Fair, Sri Lanka

EGSD021 — Natural Electricity (Electro-Botany)

  • Biancamar Lozada, Adela Rolon Fuentes, Bayamón, Bayamon Regional Science Fair I, Puerto Rico

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

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

ENEV001 — Novel Interferometric Detection of Nitrate and Phosphate Runoff to Protect Marine Ecosystems and Rural Water Supplies

  • Jagoda Sulek, II Liceum Ogolnoksztalcace z Oddzialami Dwujezycznymi im. Stefana Batorego, Warsaw, Masovian 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

PLNT009 — In vitro Evaluation of the Antagonistic Potentials of Two Trichoderma Species Against Different Fusarium Isolates to Assess Isolate Dependent Responses in Plant Disease Suppression

  • Shahed Ra’ed Abedalhamid Alma’aitah, Jubilee School, Amman, Science Fair of The Jordanian Ministry of Education, Jordan

ROBO022 — FlexiGripper

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

ROBO041 — SGProtoNet: Semantic-Guided Prototypical Networks for Multi-Label Few-Shot Medical Image Classification

  • Arnur Duisenbayuly Artykbay, Nazarbayev Intellectual School of Physics and Math, Taraz City, Taraz, Jambyl Region, DARYN National Junior Science Projects Competition, Kazakhstan

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

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

King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology

The King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) is the national science lab of Saudi Arabia, dedicated to advancing scientific research, fostering innovation, and supporting a knowledge-based economy. Through its awards at Regeneron ISEF, KACST recognizes outstanding student projects that demonstrate scientific excellence, originality, and potential for real-world impact.

Sustainable Environment and Supply of Essential Needs

Economies of the Future

EBED045 — Fabricating COF-Based Memristors for Neuromorphic Computing Systems

  • Lana Waseem Alaggad, Dar AlFikr Schools, Jeddah, Makkah, Mawhiba Science & Engineering Fair, Saudi Arabia

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

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

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

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

TMED081 — Machine Learning for Voice-Based Assessment of Parkinson’s Disease

  • Carl Henning Bringle, P A Fogelströms High School, Stockholm, Utstallningen Unga Forskare, Sweden

Health and Wellness

Energy and Industrial Leadership

Virtual Mentorship (Top Finalist)

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

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

Winning students will receive a $3,000 cash award, a certificate, and a 5-day visit to KACST (self-funded). A top finalist will also receive a virtual mentorship opportunity with KACST researchers.

Lehigh University

Lehigh University is ranked #29 in The Wall Street Journal’s 2026 Best Colleges in the United States. Lehigh’s five colleges are comprised of over 7,000 undergraduate and graduate students. Students are encouraged to partake in research beginning in their first year and are inspired to think deeply, create pragmatic solutions, and innovate collaboratively.

Four Scholarships ($20,000 per year for four years)

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, West Melbourne, FL, Brevard South Regional STEM Fair, United States of America

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

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

ENBM078 — GI Tracked: A Wearable Abdominal Sensing System for Monitoring Gut Motility and Circadian Rhythms

  • Annabelle (Annie) Orah Katz, The Leffell School, Scarsdale, NY, New York State Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

ENBM094 — Revolutionizing Tympanoplasty: A Personalized Surgical Process Using Three-Dimensional High-Resolution Scanning and Modeling, Bio Printed Tympanic Grafts, and an Automated Autonomous Robotic Surgical Procedure With Reinforcement Learning

  • Briana Gabriela Stephens, Belleview High School, Oxford, FL, State Science and Engineering Fair of Florida – Ying Scholars, United States of America

Award winners will receive a $20,000 scholarship renewable for up to four years contingent on admission to Lehigh University and maintenance of a 3.0 GPA once matriculated.

London International Youth Science Forum CIC

Founded in 1959 , LIYSF offers a two-week science summer program. Each year 500 students aged 16-21 years old from 90 countries attend, with lecture demonstrations from leading scientists, including Nobel prize winners, scientific visits to world-class laboratories and science universities combined with international cultural interaction. A vital part of the experience of attending LIYSF is creating global citizens through the exchange of different cultures and traditions, and for many students visiting LIYSF offers their first opportunity to travel abroad.

Full scholarship to attend the London International Youth Science Forum, and a $1,500 cash stipend for travel expenses.

ENBM036 — Developing a Human-Computer Interface to Assist Patients With Parkinson’s Disease to Improve Motor Function

  • Karthika Hariprasad, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, Lexington, KY, Central Kentucky Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

ENBM066 — A Comparative Study of Textual vs. Tactile Identification: Implementing Universal Health Icons on Prescription Medication Bottles for the Visually Impaired

  • Ana Ordonez, North Bergen High School, North Bergen , NJ, Hudson County STEM Showcase, United States of America

SFTD031 — Novel Synergization of Lunar Chronobiology, Genotypic Stress Analysis, and CNN-LSTM Architectures for Hyper-Localized Climate-Adaptive Agricultural Planning

  • Jacob Richard Rivera, Centro Residencial de Oportunidades Educativas de Ceiba, Yabucoa, PR, Humacao Regional Science Fair, United States of America

Students will receive a fully funded place to attend the London International Youth Science Forum this, held late July to early August. The award covers the costs in London and includes the full LIYSF program for 14-days, meals and accommodation throughout. A travel stipend is awarded to ensure the awarded winning student is able to get to London from their home and back, at no cost to them.

Midjourney

Midjourney is a community funded research lab known for building the most beautiful AI models in the world. We believe that we are all midjourney: that we have a rich past behind us and an unimaginable future ahead — and the question we want to most help answer is: what do we want to become?

Eight awards of $2,500

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

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

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

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

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, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, Sichuan Science Fair, China
  • Yulan Sheng, BASIS International School Hangzhou, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Sichuan Science Fair, China

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

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

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

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

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, Gliwice, Silesian Voivodeship, E(x)plory Science Fair, Poland

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

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

SFTD036 — Redi-up: Human Feedback-Driven Preference Inference for Personalized Interior Redesign With AR Verification

  • Ian Tekhyun Kim, Chadwick International School, Seoul Seochogu, Korea Code Fair, South Korea

Midwest Microelectronics Consortium

MMEC leads the acceleration of microelectronic technologies and delivers solutions to build a trusted, resilient domestic supply chain. As a premier public-private ecosystem, MMEC engages innovative partners across industry, academia, and government to rapidly advance defense and commercial applications. This unique environment empowers members to discover new technologies, share capabilities, grow a skilled workforce, and launch innovation into scalable commercial production supporting national security and economic strength.

Four cash awards of $3,000 each.

EBED029 — Design and Evaluation of an FPGA-Based Interconnect for Energy-Efficient Data Center Operation

  • Clay Nicholson, Champlain Valley Union High School, Williston, VT, Vermont Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Fair , United States of America

MATS007 — Semiconducting Fibers Through Electrospinning for Flexible Electronics Using Organic Polymers

  • Anya Rai, The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science, Starkville, MS, Mississippi Region V 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, Charlotte, NC, North Carolina State Science Fair, United States of America

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

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

Missouri University of Science and Technology

At Missouri University of Science and Technology, over 7,000 future innovators are turning bold ideas into real-world impact. As a STEM-focused R1 research university offering 101 degrees in 40 fields, S&T delivers hands-on learning, cutting-edge research, and one of the best returns on investment in the nation. * THREE $8,000 scholarships over the course of four years for first-time students choosing to attend Missouri S&T. * FIVE Missouri S&T summer camp scholarship up to $1,500 to be used towards the camp and travel expenses

Summer Camp scholarships (camp tuition and travel expenses, valued at up to $1,500)

ANIM017 — Non-Invasive Monitoring of Bee Health and Honey Production and Impact of Inclement Weather

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

CBIO093 — A Neurological Subtype Classification of ASD and an fMRI-Powered Therapy Prediction Model

  • Stavan Majumdar, Blue Valley Northwest High School, Overland Park, KS, Greater Kansas City Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

CHEM066T — The Study of Electrical Conductance in Different Commercially Available Sports Drinks

  • Cash Edwards, Piggot High School, Piggott, AR, Northeast Arkansas Regional Science Fair, United States of America
  • Jake Scheidler, Piggot High School, Piggott, AR, Northeast Arkansas Regional Science Fair, United States of America

ETSD044 — Is Commuting a Drag? Effect of E-Bike Shell Design on Aerodynamic Drag

  • Asher David Reuel, Ames High School, Ames, IA, State Science and Technology Fair of Iowa, United States of America

MCRO033 — Design of a Multi-Mechanistic Triple Therapy to Overcome Biofilm-Associated Resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

  • Tameem Ibrahim Khan, Rowad High School, Jubail Industrial City, Eastern Province, Mawhiba Science & Engineering Fair, Saudi Arabia

PLNT051 — Priming for Success: Investigating the Effects of Hormonal Priming on Seed Germination Under Saline Conditions

  • Baylee Martin Harris, Tuscumbia High School, Ulman, MO, Central Methodist Eagles Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

ROBO027 — Meta-Reinforcement Learning Framework for Network-Level Bridge Management

  • Zaynab Ahmad Al-Shami, Arkansas Connections Academy, Magnolia, AR, Southeast Arkansas Regional Science Fair, United States of America

$2,500 tuition scholarship (renewable for up to 4 years)

ANIM054 — Sublethal Glyphosate Reduces Thigmotaxis in Crayfish: A Two-Year Study

  • Emma Renee Rogers, Basehor-Linwood High School, Basehor , KS, Greater Kansas City Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

EAEV029 — Microorganism Activity Enhanced Biochar as Biological Improvement to Martian Regolith

  • Nora Leeann Mitschele, Lebanon High School, Lebanon, MO, Ozarks Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

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

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

TMED015 — 3D Cerebranet++: State-of-the-Art 3D Structural Image Reconstruction Model for Breast Cancer Brain Metastasis: Attention-Guided 3D MRI Inpainting for Structural Reconstruction of Brain Tumor Regions via Composite Spatial-Frequency Optimization 

  • Simar Singh, Bakersfield Christian High School, Bakersfield, CA, Kern County Regional Science Fair, United States of America

Scholarships for first-year (freshmen) students will go into effect upon admissions to Missouri S&T. Summer camp scholarships will be awarded to rising 9th – 12th grade high school students; winners can use the scholarship to participate in the S&T camp of their choice.

Mu Alpha Theta, National High School and Two-Year College Mathematics Honor Society

Mu Alpha Theta, the National High School and Two-Year College Mathematics Honor Society, strives to promote the enjoyment and scholarship of mathematics. The Mu Alpha Theta Award is given to the most challenging, thorough, and creative investigation of a problem involving mathematics accessible to high school students. Components of the investigation often include mathematical proof, mathematical modeling, statistical analysis, visualization, simulation, and approximation.

Second Award of $1,000

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

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

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

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

MATH027 — A New Upper Estimate for the Fermat-Torricelli Ratio

  • Ganghun Kim, Fort Lee High School, Fort Lee, NJ, Terra North Jersey STEM Fair, United States of America

First Award of $ 1,500

MATH006 — Solvability of Meromorphic Equations in Elementary Functions

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

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

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

Winning students will receive a certificate and a cash award.

National Anti-Vivisection Society

Since 1929, the National Anti-Vivisection Society has promoted greater compassion, respect and justice for animals. NAVS educational and advocacy programs advance better, more humane science; support the development of alternatives to the use of animals in research, testing and education; and effect changes which help to end the unnecessary suffering of animals.

Awards of $3,000

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

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

Awards of $3,000

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

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

Awards of $3,000

BMED012 — Human Stem Cell Derived Extracellular Vesicles for the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Disease

  • Shaoxuan Ma, Lawton Chiles High School, Tallahassee, FL, Capital Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Awards of $3,000

BMED060 — Regulation of the PPARγ Pathway Using Antagonists and Inverse Agonists Across 2D and 3D Lung Cancer Models

  • Parker Nunnery, John Overton High School, Antioch, TN, Middle Tennessee Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Awards of $3,000

TMED017 — LED-Based Photobiomodulation (PBM) Platform for Standardized Neuronal Maturation With a TICT-Based Fluorescent Readout

  • Juwon Ham, Korea Science Academy of KAIST, Seoul, Korea Science Fair, South Korea

National Taiwan Science Education Center

National Taiwan Science Education Center (NTSEC) is a national organization and science center aiming at promoting science education in Taiwan. NTSEC holds Taiwan International Science Fair (TISF) every year to encourage Taiwanese students as well as international participants with excellent performance in science research to showcase their work. Taiwan International Science fair Special Award recognizes projects with the best creativity and scientific applications and offers opportunities to participate in TISF.

Taiwan International Science Fair Special Award is a trip to participate in the Taiwan International Science Fair

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, Sanger, CA, Fresno County Science Fair, United States of America

PHYS051 — Quantum Canary: Neural Network Based Autonomous Noise Drift Detection in NISQ Era Quantum Processors

  • Kanishka Singh, Urbana High School, Frederick, MD, Frederick County Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

One adult chaperone to attend

Winning students will receive a certificate. They are invited to participate in Taiwan International Science Fair (TISF) which is held in January or February in Taipei, Taiwan. A round trip airfare to Taiwan and local expenses during TISF are covered by NTSEC.

NC State College of Engineering

NC State is home to one of the world’s finest colleges of engineering and computer science. NC State Engineering integrates classroom learning, research, and hands-on experience, and our graduates emerge with the skills they need to succeed. Award winners will take part in a week-long summer camp, completing hands-on engineering challenges, exploring solutions, and sharing achievements along with other aspiring engineers.

Scholarship to attend NC State Engineering Summer Camp

ANIM002 — High-Resolution Analysis of Neuroregeneration and Memory Retention in Planaria Under Pharmacological Treatment

  • Darion Ereifeoluwa Ayoola, Elite Scholars Academy, Hampton, GA, Clayton County Regional Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

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

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

EAEV039 — FireChain: A Satellite-Driven Deep Learning System for Autonomous Wildfire Response

  • Karan Bahl, University School, Solon, OH, Northeastern Ohio Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

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, Lewis Center, OH, Buckeye Science and Engineering Fair , United States of America

ENBM043 — MicroMCED: A Novel PoC SERS PNA-Probe Multicancer Early Detector

  • Sirish Subash, Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology, Sugar Hill, GA, Gwinnett Regional Fair, United States of America

ETSD042T — Project HERMES: Design and Development of a Proof-of-Concept Sounding Rocket With an Adaptive ML Simulation for Propulsive Landings

  • Agastya Mishra , duPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY, Dupont Manual High School Regional Fair, United States of America
  • Kabir Singh , duPont Manual High School, Louisville, KY, Dupont Manual High School Regional Fair, United States of America

MCRO006 — Antibacterial Potential of Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated From Vegetables: Bacteriocin Gene Screening and Inhibitory Activity Analysis

  • Gianna Lauren D’Elia, Vero Beach High School, Vero Beach, FL, Indian River Regional Science and Engineering Fair , United States of America

ROBO013 — Animatronic Octopus Tentacle: Designing a Control System for a Soft Robot With the Capability of Transporting a Lobster With a Success Rate of 90% to Demonstrate Its Use in Real-World Exploration

  • Kai McConnell, Homeschool, Eustis, FL, Lake County Regional Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

Winning students will be contacted with instructions to apply for a summer 2027 camp at https://www.engr.ncsu.edu/theengineeringplace/summerprograms/. As awardees, students will receive their first choice of camp and camp week.

Non-Trivial Ventures

Non-Trivial is a non-profit research fellowship for exceptional teenagers working on important global problems, with more than 45,000 applicants and 450 fellows selected since 2022. Through selective, free, remote programs, Non-Trivial supports talented young researchers in developing the reasoning skills, peer communities, and opportunities they need to pursue work that meaningfully improves the world and the future. Alumni have published in leading peer-reviewed venues, founded organizations, and joined frontier research roles, all optimized for positive impact.

Non-Trivial Fellowship Scholarship

BMED041 — ArogyaLoka: HealthBridge AI – Empowering Underserved Patients Across the Developing World Through a Multilingual, AI-Powered System for Equitable Medical Guidance, Diagnostic Image Support, and Health Monitoring

  • Akshath Sai Motkuri, Richland High School, Richland, WA, Mid-Columbia Regional 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 Vir Jain, D. W. Daniel High School, Clemson, SC, South Carolina Region 1 Science Fair, United States of America

CBIO082 — XenoFold AI: A Novel Application for Chemistry-Led, AI-Powered Candidate Enzyme Design for the Xenobiotic Degradation of Pollutants

  • Kinsley Reese Torres, Perry High School, Gilbert, AZ, Arizona Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

EBED042 — Embedded Vision Hardware for Medical Screening in Low-Resource Settings

  • Ava Sophia Hauck, Dickinson High School, Dickinson, ND, North Dakota State Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

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, Shanghai, Shanghai Science Seed Olympiad, China

MATH014 — Revealing The Fragility Beneath: Engineering Dynamic Multi-Layer Financial Networks for Modeling Systemic Risk and Shock Propagation

  • Nyel Ahmed Uffa, Eden Prairie High School, Eden Prairie , MN, Western Suburbs Science Fair, United States of America

MATH031 — Using Mathematical Modeling to Study Refund Policies in Airline Pricing

  • Melissa Yu, Sage Hill School, Irvine, CA, Orange County Science and Engineering 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, Redmond, WA, Washington State Science and Engineering Fair , United States of America

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

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

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

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

Winning students will receive a place in our prestigious summer Fellowship and a project grant to support their future research in our programs.

Office of Naval Research on behalf of the United States Navy and Marine Corps

The Naval Science Awards Program (NSAP) is a U.S. Navy and Marine Corps program that encourages our nation’s students to develop and retain an interest in science and engineering. NSAP recognizes the accomplishments of eligible students at regional and state science and engineering fairs, as well as the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in producing and presenting quality science and engineering projects.

The Chief of Naval Research Scholarship Award of $20,000

EBED024 — Developing a Novel Adaptive Tuning Module for Real-Time Frequency Correction in Radiofrequency Coils During Concurrent TMS-fMRI

  • Emma Elise Su, Herricks High School, Manhasset, NY, Long Island Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

EBED029 — Design and Evaluation of an FPGA-Based Interconnect for Energy-Efficient Data Center Operation

  • Clay Nicholson, Champlain Valley Union High School, Williston, VT, Vermont Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Fair , United States of America

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

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

ETSD046 — Zephyr: A Military-Inspired, Hand-Built Fixed-Wing UAV on a $400 Budget

  • Yuvan Muppireddy, Kalamazoo Area Mathematics and Science Center, Portage, MI, Southwest Michigan Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

ROBO017 — Hopper: A Biomimetic, Tendon-Driven, Series Elastic Jumping Robot

  • William Ferenchick, Wilson High School , Reading, PA, Reading and Berks Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

ROBO033 — Clutch: A Hybrid Electrostatic Dry Adhesive Climbing Robot

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

Patent and Trademark Office Society

The PTOS is a membership-based organization for Patent and Trademark professionals and other interested individuals. From its inception in 1917, the Society has been dedicated to the improvement and appreciation of the United States Patent and Trademark Systems through promoting the systems’ growth and well-being, as well as promoting the social and intellectual welfare of the Society members.

First Award of $500

ANIM008 — An Automated Multimodal-Stimuli Integrated Trichogramma Rearing and Release Innovation With Artificial Oviposition-Targeted Eggs to Optimize Pest Parasitization

  • Ratchanut Termtrirakij, Bangkok Christian College, Bangkok, SST-NSM National Science Projects Competition, Thailand

BMED012 — Human Stem Cell Derived Extracellular Vesicles for the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Disease

  • Shaoxuan Ma, Lawton Chiles High School, Tallahassee, FL, Capital Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

CELL025 — Linking Heat Stress Cellular Response to Immortality in Hawaiian Corals

  • Darwynn Leilani Ayling, Kalaheo High School, Kailua, HI, Windward District Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

EBED049 — Dream Mornings – Raspberry Pi, Blue Fruit, and Sensor Based Sleep Cycle Adaptive Alarm Clock

  • Maraike Renae Fortin, Prior Lake High School, Savage, MN, Minnesota Academy of Science State Science & 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 Lu Huang, Half Hollow Hills High School West, Wheatley Heights, NY, Long Island Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

ENBM046 — Low Cost Breath-Based System to Detect Cancers

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

PHYS044 — Serial Crystallography-Optimized Sample Preparation With MYELIn: Novel Homogeneous Protein Microcrystal Yield Density Control via Sequential Pulsed Electric Fields and Ultrasonic Irradiation

  • Charly David Tawatao Manuel, Alaminos City National High School, Mabini, Pangasinan, Philippines Science Fair, Philippines

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

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

ROBO050 — Design and Development of an Autonomous Wildfire Suppression Firefighting Robot

  • Aditya Menon, Pacific Collegiate School, Capitola, CA, Santa Cruz County Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Top Award of $1,000 and a framed copy of the first patent granted in the USA

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

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

Qorvo

Qorvo technology has been at the heart of systems that connect, protect and power the planet for more than 30 years. As a company, we foster multiple outreach activities, focus on building a strong foundation for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). An important pillar of our Qorvo Cares Program is promoting STEM Education, where the passions of our scientific communities are cultivated, inspired, and transferred to the next generations of young people, including our future employees, customers, and global community networks.

Qorvo Innovator Award – 3rd Place

ETSD048 — HandTalk: A Translation System for American Sign Language

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

Qorvo Innovator Award – 2nd Place

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

Qorvo Innovator Award – 1st Place

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

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

Qorvo Innovator Award Winners will receive a framed certificate and cash scholarships. Interested winners will also receive 1 year mentorship from one of Qorvo engineers.

Ricoh USA, Inc

Ricoh is empowering digital workplaces using innovative technologies and services that enable individuals to work smarter from anywhere. With cultivated knowledge and organizational capabilities nurtured over its 86-years history, Ricoh is a leading provider of digital services and information management, and print and imaging solutions designed to support digital transformation and optimize business performance. Ricoh has a long-standing environmental mission and commitment to sustainability, bringing corporate, social and environmental responsibilities into balance.

Ricoh Sustainable Development Award of $10,000

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

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

Student(s) of the winning project will receive a Ricoh Sustainable Development Award certificate and a scholarship of $10,000.

Robert Silence Fund

The Robert Silence Citizen Scientist Memorial Award honors the legacy of a man who was both a brilliant engineer and a dedicated ISEF judge. This special award recognizes an exceptional finalist in the fields of solar energy and electric vehicles – someone whose enthusiasm spills out of the classroom and into the community.

Robert Silence “Citizen Scientist” Sustainability Award

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, Sachse, TX, Beal Bank Dallas Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Shanghai Science Association for Young Talents

The Shanghai Science Association for Young Talents (SSAYT) is committed to promoting science and technology among young people and the general public. As a leading STEM education organization with a 20-year history, SSAYT collaborates with hundreds of researchers and industry experts to provide high-quality online and on-site STEM education resources and training programs. Awards are presented to recognize outstanding projects across all disciplines.

Award

ANIM014 — The Role of Immune-Inflammatory Response in the Process of Salamander Tail Regeneration and Its Intervention Measures: A Preliminary Study

  • Jinyao Xu, Chongqing Yucai Secondary School, Chongqing, Chongqing Adolescent Science & Technology Innovation Contest, China

CHEM023 — Kidney Guard: A Far-Red Chemiluminescent Probe Platform for Early and Point-of-Care Detection of Acute Kidney Injury

  • Jianzhi Chu, Shanghai Pinghe Bilingual School, Ningbo, Zhejiang, Shanghai Science Seed Olympiad, China

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, Taipa, Macao Region Science Fair, China, Macao Special Administrative Region
  • Lok Ieng Lou, Pui Ching Middle School, Macau, Macao Region Science Fair, China, Macao Special Administrative Region

ENBM008 — Introduction to a Nanofiber Hydrogel Composite

  • Chloe Parkman, Rockdale Magnet School for Science and Technology, Conyers, GA, Rockdale Regional Science & Engineering Fair, United States of America

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

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

Winners will receive certificates.

Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society

Founded in 1886, Sigma Xi is the international honor society of research scientists and engineers, with a distinguished history of service to science and society. This multi-disciplinary society includes members who were elected based on their research achievements or potential, and historically, more than 200 members have won the Nobel Prize. The Society is pleased to offer awards for the best demonstration of interdisciplinary research.

Second Behavioral and Social Science Award of $800

TMED016T — Exploring Genetic, Immune, and Physiological Resilience Trends in Active-Duty Warfighters

  • Elizabeth Amelia Reilly, Northside Health Careers High School, San Antonio, TX, Alamo Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America
  • Siddharth Raghu, Northside Health Careers High School, San Antonio, TX, Alamo Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Second Life Science Award of $800

TMED063T — NeuroAcoustix: Revolutionizing Brain Health Through Sound

  • Aashika Kumar, American High School, Fremont, CA, HITACHI Science and Engineering Fair, Alameda County, United States of America
  • Shivika Srivastava, American High School, Fremont, CA, HITACHI Science and Engineering Fair, Alameda County, United States of America

Second Physical Science Award of $800

PHYS045T — Oil Film Position Control via Phase-controlled Water Waves Induced by a Honeycomb-Structured Oscillator

  • Eugene Choi, Seoul Science High School, Seoul, YSC (National Science Research Competition), South Korea
  • Yeonho Lee, Seoul Science High School, Seoul, YSC (National Science Research Competition), South Korea

First Award Behavioral and Social Science Award of $1,200

BEHA036T — C-MAP Braille, a Confusion Mapping Adaptive System for Accelerated Braille Literacy

  • Gauri Yadav Yadav, Shree Cutchi Leva Patel Samaj School, Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya Science and Engineering Fair, Kenya
  • Rehan Sajid Chaudhary, Shree Cutchi Leva Patel Samaj School, Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya Science and Engineering Fair, Kenya
  • Tiya Harji Bhudia, Shree Cutchi Leva Patel Samaj School, Nairobi , Kenya Science and Engineering Fair, Kenya

First Life Science Award of $1,200

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

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

First Physical Science Award of $1,200

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

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

Society Alumni Special Award

The Society for Science Alumni Special Award Committee is composed of alumni from Society programs, such as ISEF, Science Talent Search, and Junior Innovators Challenge. The committee is a self-organizing group of over 100 volunteers who worked together to devise the criteria, raise money, and judge this year’s inaugural award. This group of alumni was inspired by the resilience they learned to have while doing research and competing in Society for Science programs — so the 2026 award is for the project that best exemplifies extraordinary outcomes with ordinary resources.

Excellence in Science Communication

ETSD037 — Smart Dog House: A Self-Sustaining, Automated Habitat for a Dog’s Well-Being

  • Betzabe Salomon Gonzalez, Acadiana Renaissance Charter Academy, Lafayette, LA, Louisiana Region VI Science and Engineering 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 Cervantes Lipango, Quezon City Science High School, Valenzuela, Metro Manila, Philippines Science Fair, Philippines
  • Eirah Gabrielle Abila Riduca, Quezon City Science High School, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines Science Fair, Philippines
  • Jose Rafael Ong Cayabyab, Quezon City Science High School, Quezon City, Philippines Science Fair, Philippines

SFTD055 — T-Identity – Let’s Make Digital Lives Safer

  • Yuecheng Ma, Kells Academy, Pointe-Claire, QC, Montreal Regional Science and Technology Fair, Canada

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, Beijing, Mercer Science and Engineering Fair , China

Rookie of the Year

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, Gilbert, AZ, Arizona Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Society for Science Alumni Special Award

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

CELL028T — SNIPER: Engineered Specificity Unlocks Multi-Kilobase Isothermal Amplification for High-Throughput Sequencing

  • Caelen Chang, Hwa Chong Institution, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore Science and Engineering Fair, Singapore
  • Javier Ng, Hwa Chong Institution, Singapore, Singapore Science and Engineering Fair, Singapore

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

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

ENBM080 — Design and Development of a Robotic Adaptable Belt-Driven Upper Limb Prosthesis Using Stereolithography

  • Benjamin William Lothamer, Mid-Prairie Home School Education Center , Kalona, IA, Eastern Iowa Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

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, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, Sichuan Science Fair, China
  • Yulan Sheng, BASIS International School Hangzhou, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, Sichuan Science Fair, China

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, Gliwice, 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

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The Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications

The Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications (COMAP) develops curriculum resources, professional development programs, and contest opportunities that are multidisciplinary, academically rigorous, and fun for educators and students. Our educational philosophy is centered around using mathematical tools to explore real-world problems. We are pleased to present awards in the categories of Outstanding, Finalist, and Honorable Mention.

Honorable Mention In-Kind

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

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

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

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

CBIO052T — Modelling the Ecological Dynamics Between the Coconut Scale Insect (Aspidiotus rigidus) Infestation on Coconut Trees (Cocos nucifera) With Comperiella calauanica as the Biological Control

  • Allen Laurence Carpio Lambert, Baybay City Senior High School, Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines Science Fair, Philippines
  • Jahna Bhec Tulin Lauz, Baybay City Senior High School, Baybay City, Leyte, Philippines Science Fair, Philippines
  • Lady Nikki Beatrice Meode Dongon , Baybay City Senior High School, Baybay City, Province of Leyte, Philippines Science Fair, Philippines

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

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

CHEM048T — Developing a Real-Time Forecasting Model and Evaluating the Potential for Improving Pollution Levels in the Cau Bay River, Hanoi

  • Linh Ha Pham, Viet Duc Upper Secondary School, Hanoi, Viet Nam Science and Engineering Fair, Viet Nam
  • Phat Tan Le, Viet Duc Upper Secondary School, Hanoi, Viet Nam Science and Engineering Fair, Viet Nam

MATH014 — Revealing The Fragility Beneath: Engineering Dynamic Multi-Layer Financial Networks for Modeling Systemic Risk and Shock Propagation

  • Nyel Ahmed Uffa, Eden Prairie High School, Eden Prairie , MN, Western Suburbs Science Fair, United States of America

PLNT026 — An Efficient NDVI-Based NARX Machine Learning Model for Predicting Soil Moisture in Leafy Vegetable (Basella alba) for Precision Irrigation

  • Kinnoree Rabeya Pasha, Clovis North High School, Fresno, CA, Fresno County Science Fair, United States of America

Finalist

CBIO026 — BRAINMAP-NET: A Multilayer Convolutional Neural Network-Based Tool for Clustering Glioma Mechanical Subregions Using Topological Modeling of MRE-Derived Stiffness Gradients and Curvature

  • Nikita Priya Kumar, Herricks High School, New Hyde Park, NY, Long Island Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

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, Lakeland, FL, Polk Region 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, Jericho, NY, Long Island Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

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, Terre Haute, IN, Hoosier Science and Engineering Fair Region 6, 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, Wesley Chapel, FL, State Science and Engineering Fair of Florida – Ying Scholars, United States of America

Finalist In-kind

CBIO026 — BRAINMAP-NET: A Multilayer Convolutional Neural Network-Based Tool for Clustering Glioma Mechanical Subregions Using Topological Modeling of MRE-Derived Stiffness Gradients and Curvature

  • Nikita Priya Kumar, Herricks High School, New Hyde Park, NY, Long Island Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

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, Lakeland, FL, Polk Region 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, Jericho, NY, Long Island Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

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, Terre Haute, IN, Hoosier Science and Engineering Fair Region 6, 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, Wesley Chapel, FL, State Science and Engineering Fair of Florida – Ying Scholars, United States of America

Outstanding In-kind

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

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

TMED040 — Wired for Survival: Modeling Gene Networks to Identify Resilience and Neuron Subtypes in ALS via Graphical Optimization

  • Shripriya Kalbhavi, Lynbrook High School, San Jose, CA, Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship presented by the Santa Clara Valley Science and Engineering Fair Association, 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, Falls Church, VA, Fairfax County Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Outstanding

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

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

TMED040 — Wired for Survival: Modeling Gene Networks to Identify Resilience and Neuron Subtypes in ALS via Graphical Optimization

  • Shripriya Kalbhavi, Lynbrook High School, San Jose, CA, Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship presented by the Santa Clara Valley Science and Engineering Fair Association, 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, Falls Church, VA, Fairfax County Regional Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Outstanding and Finalist Award winners will receive a cash prize, a complimentary one-year COMAP membership, and a free entry into one of our three mathematical modeling contests; High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling (HiMCM), Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM), or Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling (ICM). These are team-based contests; the certificate of entry will be good for two years. Honorable Mention Award winners will receive a complimentary COMAP membership and free entry into a contest of their choice.

The Knowledge Society

The Knowledge Society (TKS) is a global accelerator for students aged 13–17, with 5,500+ alumni across 80+ countries. Founded in 2016, TKS develops future leaders in science, technology, and entrepreneurship through applied learning. TKS recognizes Regeneron ISEF participants whose work demonstrates excellence in scientific inquiry, innovation, and the application of emerging technologies to address global challenges.

3rd Place

BCHM032 — A New Method to Measure Serum Drug Levels to Improve the Safety of Cancer Therapies

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

MCRO036T — The Effects of Microplastics From Menstrual Products and Their Effects on the Vaginal Microbiome

  • Lily Korniewicz, Brooklyn Technical High School, Bayside, NY, Terra New York City STEM Fair, United States of America
  • Shivaii Nikam, Brooklyn Technical High School, New York, NY, Terra New York City STEM Fair, United States of America

2nd Place

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

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

TMED045 — Neurobiologically Informed Schizophrenia Therapeutics: Multi-Modal Characterization and in vitro Modulation of HERV-K–Associated Neuroinflammation

  • Sara Waqas, STEM Innovation Academy High School, Calgary, Alberta, Youth Science Canada – Team Canada, Canada

1st Place

CBIO073T — Wavelet-Based Gene and Cell Causal Networks Revealed by Spatial Transcriptomics

  • Nick Tong, Horace Mann School, Wilton, CT, Terra New York City STEM Fair, United States of America
  • Olivia Xu, Horace Mann School, New York, NY, Terra New York City STEM Fair, United States of America

Award recipients will receive a TKS scholarship, formal recognition, and the opportunity to join a global community of peers, mentors, and leaders. Scholarships are applied upon enrollment and provide access to TKS’s program focused on emerging technologies, research, and real-world problem solving.

The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye TUBITAK

TÜBİTAK is the leading agency for funding and conduct of research in Türkiye. TÜBİTAK is responsible for promoting, developing, organizing, conducting, coordinating research and development in line with national targets and priorities. TÜBİTAK not only supports innovation, academic and industrial R&D studies but also develops scientific and technological policies and manages R&D institutes, carrying on research, technology and development studies. TÜBİTAK will distribute 5 cash awards to the best projects, each of which is in the amount of 1000$ (5000$ in total) in ISEF 2026.

1st Prize Award

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

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

MATH009 — Digraphs From a New Josephus Transformation

  • Jia-Ying Lin, Taipei First Girls High School, Taipei, Taiwan International Science Fair, Taiwan

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

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

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, Okaya, Nagano, Japan Students Science Awards, Japan

SFTD030T — StrokeSight: An End-to-End Multimodal AI Platform for Prehospital Stroke Risk Prediction and Clinical Decision Support

  • Chayatita Supatanapong, The Prince Royal’s College, San Pa Tong, Chiang Mai, SST-NSM National Science Projects Competition, Thailand
  • Pannawat Leartmullikaporn, The Prince Royal’s College, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, SST-NSM National Science Projects Competition, Thailand
  • Pudis Vangtiyong, The Prince Royal’s College, Chiang Mai, SST-NSM National Science Projects Competition, Thailand

Westlake University

Established in 2018, Westlake University is a leading research university with a strong emphasis on fundamental scientific research and cutting-edge technological innovation in Hangzhou, China. Our university is making pioneering research breakthroughs and advancing the frontiers of knowledge by inspiring the next generation of leaders in science and engineering from diverse cultures through world-class research, international collaboration, and academic programs taught in English.

Westlake University is awarding Pre-college Summer Program Scholarships, covering the program fee, lodging, food, insurance, round-trip international airfare, and excursions in Hangzhou & Shanghai this summer, to up to six finalists.

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

  • Samuel Y. Kim, Bergen County Academies, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, BCA Research Expo, United States of America

ENBM080 — Design and Development of a Robotic Adaptable Belt-Driven Upper Limb Prosthesis Using Stereolithography

  • Benjamin William Lothamer, Mid-Prairie Home School Education Center , Kalona, IA, Eastern Iowa Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

ENBM092 — VoxNeuro: A Low-Cost, Accessible Multimodal System Integrating Wearable Gait Monitoring and Grassmannian Subspace Analysis of Speech for Parkinson’s Screening

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

ENBM094 — Revolutionizing Tympanoplasty: A Personalized Surgical Process Using Three-Dimensional High-Resolution Scanning and Modeling, Bio Printed Tympanic Grafts, and an Automated Autonomous Robotic Surgical Procedure With Reinforcement Learning

  • Briana Gabriela Stephens, Belleview High School, Oxford, FL, State Science and Engineering Fair of Florida – Ying Scholars, United States of America

MATH019 — A Generalized Theory of Divisor Topologies in the Framework of Tau-Factorization

  • Austin Dennis Johnson, Centro Residencial de Oportunidades Educativas de Mayaguez, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico Math Fair, Puerto Rico

MATS081 — A Novel Poly(L-Lactic Acid) and Polycaprolactone Composite With Bismuth Oxide Nanoparticles for a Biodegradable, Radiopaque Stent Material

  • Alexander Cruz, Father Duenas Memorial School, Dededo, GU, Guam Island-Wide Science Fair, United States of America

Five outstanding students will be given priority with full scholarships for four years of undergraduate admissions, applicable to any major, at Westlake University.

CBIO041 — Explainable AI-Driven Enhancement of in silico Drug Screening for Chronic Toxoplasma gondii Infection

  • Emily Huang, Laurel Heights Secondary School, Waterloo, Ontario, Youth Science Canada – Team Canada, Canada

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

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

CHEM032 — New Green Chemistry Iridium Catalysts

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

EAEV032 — Multitemporal Analysis of Urban Landscape Destruction and Reconstruction in Active Hostilities Zone: Case Study of Moshchun Village, Ukraine

  • Sofiia Nevmerzhytska, Separate Subdivision “Scientific Lyceum” of Zhytomyr Polytechnic State University, Novohuivynske, International Science and Engineering Fair Ukraine, Ukraine

EAEV055 — Foraminiferal Records: Orbital Forcing Drives Western Pacific Warm Pool Surface and Thermocline Dynamics in the Bismarck Sea Over the Last 280 Kyr

  • Christina Jeannette Bayne, Elmont Memorial Junior-Senior High School, Elmont, NY, New York State Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Each recipient of the Pre-college Summer Program Scholarship will receive an award covering the program fee, lodging, meals, insurance, round-trip international airfare, and cultural excursions in Hangzhou and Shanghai during the summer of 2026. Each recipient of the Undergraduate Full-Tuition Scholarship will receive full support for their four-year studies in any major of their choice at Westlake University.

YM American Academy

YM American Academy (YMAA) is a leading education consulting organization, dedicated to help US and Chinese students apply to US universities, graduate schools and high schools. We are focusing on the student’s life growth through our comprehensive service and guidance. YM American Academy (YMAA) is pleased to award outstanding projects that display outstanding creativity, ingenuity in science and engineering, focusing on all areas in chemistry sciences.

Third Award of $500.00

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

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

CHEM032 — New Green Chemistry Iridium Catalysts

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

Second Award of $1000

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

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

First Award of $3,000

CHEM064 — The Effect of Different Rapidly-Composed, Biodegradable Hydrogel Formulations on Adhesion, Fire Retardation, and Viscosity

  • Margaret Saperstein, Washington-Lee High School, Arlington, VA, Virginia State Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Winner will also receive a certificate

Zydus Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.

Zydus Pharmaceuticals (USA) Inc., based in Pennington, New Jersey, has grown significantly since its 2005 launch. It now offers over 500 products in the U.S. and ranks among the top unbranded generic companies by prescriptions dispensed. The company is committed to providing high-quality, affordable medicines while expanding its portfolio of complex generics, with hundreds of approved, pending, and developing products. As a company, our vision, mission, and purpose exemplify our commitment to science and our dedication to care and nurturance.

Third Place Biomedical Engineering         

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

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

Third Place Cellular and Molecular Biology

CELL043 — The Effect of Prokaryotic Translation Initiation Factor Overexpression on Escherichia coli Growth Under Temperature-Induced Stress

  • Hridank Garodia, Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai, Maharashtra, IRIS (Initiative for Research and Innovation in STEM), India

Third Place Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

CBIO075 — X-TREME-OMICS: A Novel Systems Biology Framework for Probing Genetically Complex Multisystem Disorders

  • Anirjit Chandra, Delhi Public School Whitefield, Bangalore, Karnataka, IRIS (Initiative for Research and Innovation in STEM), India

Third Place Earth and Environmental Sciences

EAEV066 — From Satellite Observations to Submesoscale Ocean Dynamics: Geostrophic Field Smoothing and Diffusion-Based Reconstruction

  • Jayveer Sachin Kochhar, Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai, Maharashtra, IRIS (Initiative for Research and Innovation in STEM), India

Third Place Translational Medical Science

TMED049 — BioZap: Iontophoresis-Assisted Transdermal Delivery of Epigallocatechin-Gallate Within a Skin-Simulating Membrane Towards Adjunctive Breast Cancer Treatment

  • Gwenyth Elise Mayo, Woodgrove High School, Waterford, VA, Loudoun County Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Second Place Biomedical Engineering

ENBM080 — Design and Development of a Robotic Adaptable Belt-Driven Upper Limb Prosthesis Using Stereolithography

  • Benjamin William Lothamer, Mid-Prairie Home School Education Center , Kalona, IA, Eastern Iowa Science and Engineering Fair, United States of America

Second Place Cellular and Molecular Biology

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

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

Second Place Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

CBIO081T — SERISCOPE: A Low Cost Edge-AI System for Fertility and Disease Assessment of Tassar Silkworm Eggs

  • Suryakanta Lenka, Dav Public School, Bhubaneswar, IRIS (Initiative for Research and Innovation in STEM), India
  • Tripathy Divyajyoti Senapati, Dav Public School, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IRIS (Initiative for Research and Innovation in STEM), India

Second Place Earth and Environmental Sciences

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

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

Second Place Translational Medical Science

TMED087T — AI-Assisted Electrochemical Biosensor for Mutation-Specific Detection of Antibiotic Resistance and Virulence in Helicobacter pylori Infections From Stool Samples

  • Gautam Mahesh, Greenwood High International School Bangalore, Bengaluru, Karnataka, IRIS (Initiative for Research and Innovation in STEM), India
  • Rachvik Arora, Greenwood High International School Bangalore, Bengaluru, Karnataka, IRIS (Initiative for Research and Innovation in STEM), India

First Place Biomedical Engineering

ENBM087 — NanoClear: Removal of Microplastics From Human Blood

  • Suramrit Singh Kohli, American School of Bombay, Mumbai, IRIS (Initiative for Research and Innovation in STEM), India

First Place Cellular and Molecular Biology

CELL045 — Method of Autologous Primary Hair Follicles Preparation in 3D Culture

  • Zara Namjoshi, Ecole Mondiale World School, Mumbai, IRIS (Initiative for Research and Innovation in STEM), India

First Place Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

CBIO063 — EZ-CDD: Computational Drug Discovery and Design of EZH2 Inhibitors for Glioblastoma Multiforme Large-Scale Virtual Screening, Rational Optimization, Fragment-Based Design

  • Nirmal Melam, Roosevelt High School, West Des Moines, IA, State Science and Technology Fair of Iowa, United States of America

First Place Earth and Environmental Sciences

EAEV063 — MannKaaval: A Framework for Detection and Monitoring of Sand Mining Using Interpretable Machine Learning and Causal Inference

  • Ashwanth Sivakumar, CPS Global School, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IRIS (Initiative for Research and Innovation in STEM), India

First Place Translational Medical Science

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

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