Congratulations to the 2023 Regeneron STS Scholars!
Join us in celebrating the 300 Regeneron Science Talent Search scholars, who hail from 194 American and international high schools in 35 states and China. They were chosen from an applicant pool of 1,949 students from 627 high schools across 48 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and four other countries.
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Mariam Abdelbarr, Age: 18
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, NC
Project Title: Investigation of Papain in the Eradication of E. coli Biofilms
Amelia Abell, Age: 17
Paul D. Schreiber High School, NY
Project Title: Analyzing the Interaction Between HRAS, STAT3 and LRPPRC in the Mitochondria
Kamisi Adetunji, Age: 17
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, NC
Project Title: Modifying Naturally Sourced Flavonoids for Increased Antioxidant Capacity and Antisickling Activity
Ashwika Agrawal, Age: 17
Cupertino High School, CA
Project Title: Hanu: A Low-Cost Computer-Aided Lung Auscultation Apparatus With Automated Diagnosis of Respiratory Illnesses
Bhargav Raviseshachandra Annem, Age: 17
Liberal Arts & Science Academy, TX
Project Title: Impact of Orbiting Satellites on Star Formation Rate Evolution and Metallicity Variations in Milky Way-Like Discs
Stavya Arora, Age: 17
Maple Grove Senior High School, MN
Project Title: Overcoming Opioids: Analyzing, Characterizing and Quantifying the Sentiment of Reddit Posts’ Tone and Language Prior to a Relapse To Allow for Early Intervention
Alvan Caleb Arulandu, Age: 16
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, VA
Project Title: Physics-Informed Neural Networks for Informed Infectious Disease Policy
Aaditya Krishna Arun, Age: 18
Harmony School of Innovation – Sugar Land, TX
Project Title: Determine the Deleterious Effect of Excess Fluoride on Reproductive Outcome and Development of Dip Bag-Based De-Fluoridation Solution
Shivani Babu, Age: 17
Auburn High School, AL
Project Title: Attenuation of Adipocyte Hypertrophy in a Palmitic Acid-Induced 3T3 Cell Model Through Lupeol Treatment
Sruthi Balasubramanian, Age: 17
American Heritage School Boca-Delray, FL
Project Title: The Effect of Nicotinamide on the Il-6 Expression and Cell Count of Barrett’s Esophagus-Expressing Cells
Sasha Beth Bandler, Age: 17
Paul D. Schreiber High School, NY
Project Title: Behind the Mask: The Impact of Face Masks and Mask Mandates on Facial Emotion Recognition
Samir Batheja, Age: 17
Half Hollow Hills High School, NY
Project Title: Association Between Sleep and Fatigue in Depression: Role of GABA and Glutamate
Okezue Alexander Bell, Age: 16
Moravian Academy, PA
Project Title: On Selecting Distance Metrics in 𝑛-Dimensional Normed Vector Spaces of Cells: A Novel Criterion and Similarity Measure Towards Efficient and Accurate Omics Analysis
Shriya P Bhat, Age: 17
Plano East Senior High School, TX
Project Title: Cloning and Mutagenesis of the ampC Gene Encoding for β–lactamase in Pseudomonas aeruginosa To Identify Potential Allosteric Binding Sites
Rohan Tan Bhowmik, Age: 17
The Harker School, CA
Project Title: A Multi-Modal Wildfire Prediction and Early-Warning System Based on a Novel Machine Learning Framework
Tyler Logan Bissoondial, Age: 17
John F. Kennedy High School, NY
Project Title: An Omics Approach to Elucidating the Mechanism of Action for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Development in Diet-Induced Murine Models of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
Kristi Biswas, Age: 17
Paxon Senior High School, FL
Project Title: Associations of Genetic SNPs With AD, Neuropathology and Gene Expression Offers Novel Insight Into AD
Ariella Maia Blackman, Age: 18
Harrison High School, NY
Project Title: Developing a Model in situ Resource Utilization System for Oxygen-Sustaining Life Support and Launch Cost Reduction for Mars
Raka Bose, Age: 17
Yorktown High School, NY
Project Title: Using Artificial Intelligence for ICU Patient Triage
Katie Brandler, Age: 17
Pelham Memorial High School, NY
Project Title: The First Report of Marine Debris as a Dispersal Vector for Native and Introduced Species in the Temperate Northwest Atlantic Ocean
Emma Bunch, Age: 18
Glasgow High School, KY
Project Title: Clonal Hematopoiesis of Indeterminate Potential and Solid Tumors in Breast Cancer: An Analysis of Data in the NIH All of Us Research Program
Rodrigo Cantu Valadez, Age: 17
Los Gatos High School, CA
Project Title: Investigating the Effects of Carbon-Based RF Aerogels on DSSCs With the Purpose of Increasing Cell Efficiency
George Cao, Age: 17
Montgomery High School, NJ
Project Title: The Indecomposable Summands of the Tensor Products of Monomial Modules Over Finite 2-Groups
Allison Chan, Age: 17
The Winsor School, MA
Project Title: Gut Microbial Metabolism of Putrescine Is Associated With Circulating GABA and Odds of Depression
Sheng-Chun (Angus) Chang, Age: 17
Northfield Mount Hermon, MA
Project Title: An “Artificial Leaf” That Can Generate Oxygen and Electricity
Stephanie Yien Chang, Age: 17
Greenwich High School, CT
Project Title: A Multi-Omics Approach to Host-Microbe Interactions in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Targeted Cell-Type Discovery
Hiral Milind Chavre, Age: 17
George W. Hewlett High School, NY
Project Title: NMDA Receptor Mutation and KCC2 Inhibition Induce Changes in Brain Development Associated With Neurodevelopmental Diseases
Alex Chen, Age: 17
Marquette High School, MO
Project Title: Aural Real-Time Position-Determining Model and Influencing Factors
Andrew Chen, Age: 17
Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School, NY
Project Title: The Impact of COVID-19 on 3rd Through 8th Grade Student Achievement Across the Nation
Angela Chen, Age: 17
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, NC
Project Title: Developing Wildfire Risk and Burn Area Prediction Models Using Comprehensive Environmental Variables for California With Machine Learning
Corona Chen, Age: 17
The University of Chicago Laboratory High School, IL
Project Title: Understanding Incidental Microbial Communities Inside Ordinary Concrete Toward Decarbonization
Kenneth Chen, Age: 17
East Ridge High School, MN
Project Title: An Agent-Based Simulation of COVID-19 Transmission and Learning Loss in Schools: Evaluating Mitigation Strategies
Luke Wen-Tsu Chen, Age: 17
Blue Valley North High School, KS
Project Title: Design of a Highly Sensitive Circulating Tumor Cell Assay With Antibody-Functionalized Dendrimers for Urothelial Bladder Cancer
Matthew Chen, Age: 17
Wayzata High School, MN
Project Title: Mod 𝑝 Homology of Unordered Configuration Spaces of Surfaces
Michael Chen, Age: 17
Collierville High School, TN
Project Title: The Regulation of Low-Level Backing on Supercell Intensity and Tornadogenesis Identified by Non-Hydrostatic Numerical Weather Prediction Model Analysis via Novel Hodograph Designs
Aaron Cho, Age: 17
Proof School, CA
Project Title: A Random Forest Supervised Machine Learning Approach for Understanding and Mitigating Health Disparities Arising From the Social Determinants of Health
Hannah Cho, Age: 17
North Hollywood High School, CA
Project Title: Cortical Thicknesses of the Insula and Prefrontal Regions (Precentral Gyrus, Brodmann Area 6, and Caudal Middle Frontal Gyrus) Are Significantly Correlated With Social-Emotional Processing
Ella Cohen-Kashi, Age: 17
George W. Hewlett High School, NY
Project Title: Does Nostalgia Affect Adolescent Behavior? An Investigation of Nostalgia Among High School Students
Skylar Rachel Cowen, Age: 17
Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School, NY
Project Title: Measuring the Effectiveness of Different Stimulus and Medium Types on Environmental Decision-Making
Rohini Elora Das, Age: 17
Byram Hills High School, NY
Project Title: “Let’s Sleep On It”: Employing the Brain App To Measure the Impact of Sleep in Consolidating Prior Learning
Lauren Davidson, Age: 17
Harrison High School, NY
Project Title: The Effect of Copper Sulfate Concentration on Locomotor Ability and Lifespan of Alzheimer’s Model Drosophila melanogaster
Samara Davis, Age: 17
Ossining High School, NY
Project Title: Developing Environmental DNA Metabarcoding for the Detection of Elusive Vernal Pool-Breeding Amphibians
Madeleine de Belloy, Age: 17
Lycée Français de San Francisco, CA
Project Title: Computing the Mosaic Number of Reduced and Non-Reduced Projections of Knots
Cindy DeDianous, Age: 17
Scarsdale High School, NY
Project Title: Alpha Retinal Ganglion Cell Dysfunction Precedes Vascular Dysfunction in a Mouse Model of Type 1 Diabetes
August Deer, Age: 17
Geffen Academy at UCLA, CA
Project Title: On Multi-Round Privacy in Federated Learning
Vihaan Dheer, Age: 18
Hackley School, NY
Project Title: The Optimization of Flux Trajectories for the Adiabatic Controlled-Z Gate on Split-Tunable Transmons
Nadya Jasmine Dhillon, Age: 17
Oak Park and River Forest High School, IL
Project Title: The Effect of a Novel Biomedical Technique on Reprocessing of Duodenoscopes Using Silver Nitrate and Methylene Blue Irradiated With Red Light
Jennifer Carmen Di Capua, Age: 17
Convent of the Sacred Heart, CT
Project Title: Facilitating Healthcare Access for Latinx Immigrants Using a Novel Smartphone App, Salud por Todos
Ali El Moselhy, Age: 18
Scarsdale High School, NY
Project Title: Framework for Optimal Budget Allocation of HIV Intervention Policies
Nathan Elias, Age: 17
Liberal Arts & Science Academy, TX
Project Title: A Novel Method for Automated Identification and Prediction of Invasive Species Using Deep Learning
Ho Tin (Alex) Fan, Age: 17
Lexington High School, MA
Project Title: Amending and Continuing the Lonely Runner Spectrum Conjecture
Hua Fang, Age: 17
Hathaway Brown School, OH
Project Title: The Role of Voltage-Gated Calcium Channel CaV1.2 in Blood-Brain Barrier Damage and Neuroinflammation
Jacob Elias Feldman, Age: 17
Fox Lane High School, NY
Project Title: The Geometry and Reactivity of a Novel Zirconium-Centered Coordination Complex Supported by a bis-PN Ligand Framework
Luke Feldman, Age: 17
John F. Kennedy High School, NY
Project Title: Sulforaphane Mitigates the Phenotypic Expression of ALS in Drosophila melanogaster via Upregulation of the Nrf2 Pathway
Austin Feng, Age: 17
Cranbrook Kingswood School, MI
Project Title: Pattern of IRG1/Acod1 Expression in the Tumor Microenvironment as Revealed by Single-Cell RNA Seq Analysis
Angie Fogarty, Age: 17
Greenwich High School, CT
Project Title: Rapid, Visual Detection of Illicit Substances in a Variety of Environments via Competitive, Amine-Responsive Fluorophores
Lucca Forrest, Age: 18
Hastings High School, NY
Project Title: A Quantitative Regression and Volatility Analysis of the Relationship Between Economics and Political Stability
Lisa Fung, Age: 17
Saratoga High School, CA
Project Title: Data Fusion for Movement Analytics: Evaluating Mobility Patterns During Wildfire Season Using Coupled Matrix-Tensor Factorization
Angela Li Gao, Age: 17
Buchholz High School, FL
Project Title: Iron-Modified Biochar Recovers Phosphorus From Wastewater as Fertilizer Through Column Filters and Flow Reactors
Sarah Gardner, Age: 17
Ossining High School, NY
Project Title: Co-Evolving Across Time: Black Holes as Regulators of Their Host Galaxy Properties
Isabella Angelina Gega, Age: 17
Greenwich High School, CT
Project Title: Synthesis of Polysaccharide-Encapsulated Hydroxyapatite Nanocomposites To Stimulate Plant Growth and Promote Phosphorus Absorption
Advay Goel, Age: 17
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, MA
Project Title: The Geometry and Limits of Young Partition Flow Polytopes
AriAnnah Goodwin, Age: 17
Ossining High School, NY
Project Title: Forecasting Visual Aura Characteristics: Perceived Stress Does Not Predict Temporal Aura Features in Adolescents
Carly Googel, Age: 17
Horace Greeley High School, NY
Project Title: The Connection Between Stress and a Person’s Ability To Understand Their Own Mind and the Minds of Others
Ambika Grover, Age: 17
Greenwich High School, CT
Project Title: Design of a Novel, Dual-Functioning, Tissue Plasminogen Activator and Factor XI-Inhibiting Anticoagulant Therapeutic for Rapid Ischemic Stroke Treatment
Claire Gu, Age: 18
Valley High School, IA
Project Title: Using a Conditional Wasserstein Generative Adversarial Network To Design Meta-Atoms for All-Dielectric Metasurfaces
Hannah Guan, Age: 16
BASIS San Antonio Shavano Campus, TX
Project Title: Multi-Dimensional Interpretable Interaction Network (MDiiN) for Modeling Aging Health and Mortality
Sabrina Guo, Age: 17
Syosset High School, NY
Project Title: Differential Emergency Contraceptive Use Among Young Women in the United States From 2006 to 2019
Arya Gupta, Age: 17
Ardrey Kell High School, NC
Project Title: Exploring the Relationship Between PolyCystic Ovary Syndrome and Its Five Related Conditions: Insulin Resistance, Menstrual Malfunction, Hyperandrogenemia, Obesity and Infertility
Ronit Gupta, Age: 17
Greenwich High School, CT
Project Title: Design of a Rapid, Lateral Flow COPD Diagnostic via Detection of Cyto-Keratin 19 Biomarkers
Madison Han, Age: 16
Spring Valley High School, SC
Project Title: The Phytoremediation of Escherichia coli in Contaminated Water by Lemna minor, Salvinia minima and Azolla caroliniana
Varun Hariprasad, Age: 17
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, KY
Project Title: Developing a Novel Autonomous Swarm-Based Beach Cleaning Robot
Fenghuan (Linda) He, Age: 17
Commonwealth School, MA
Project Title: The Impact of Primordial Black Holes on Exoplanet Systems
Elizabeth Hong, Age: 17
Polytechnic School, CA
Project Title: Representing Space in Different Contexts: A Neural Network Model of the Hippocampus
James Hou, Age: 17
Bishops School, CA
Project Title: Near Real-Time Seismic Human Fatality Information Retrieval From Social Media With Few-Shot Large-Language Models
Ethan Hsu, Age: 17
Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School, NY
Project Title: A Novel Application of Intracellular Anandamide Manipulation in C. elegans as a Model for a New Pharmacological Treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Alexis Hu, Age: 18
Shorewood High School, WI
Project Title: CEO Regulatory Focus and Stock Buybacks: The Moderating Effect of CEO Tenure and Restricted Stock Holdings
Emily Hu, Age: 18
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, KY
Project Title: Structural Dynamic Simulation: Mathematical Modeling of Bridge Deformations Using Analytical Methods
Michelle Hua, Age: 17
Cranbrook Kingswood School, MI
Project Title: Novel Self-Supervised Deep Neural Networks for 3D Human Shape and Motion Reconstruction From a Monocular Video
Angela Huang, Age: 17
Sebring High School, FL
Project Title: FadA-Secreting Fusobacterium nucleatum as a Marker for Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition in Colorectal Cancer
William Huang, Age: 18
Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, CA
Project Title: Argus III: A Novel Image Optimization and Augmentation Framework To Enable an Improved Patient Experience for the Next Generation Epiretinal Prosthesis
Michael Huang, Age: 18
Phillips Academy, MA
Project Title: Effective Automated Stellar Substructure Detection Using the Supervised Neural Clustering Algorithm
Anu Iyer, Age: 17
Little Rock Central High School, AR
Project Title: Systematic Parkinson Audio Recognition Construct (SPARC): A Novel Machine Learning Method To Detect Parkinson’s Disease Using Voice in Three Seconds
Aashika Jagadeesh, Age: 17
Fair Lawn High School, NJ
Project Title: FreeFeed: A Novel Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach for Achieving Multi-Sided Fairness in Recommendation Systems
Rishab Kumar Jain, Age: 18
Westview High School, OR
Project Title: GlioMod: Spatiotemporal-Aware Glioblastoma Multiforme Tumor Growth Modeling With Deep Encoder-Decoder Networks
Tanish Jain, Age: 17
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, VA
Project Title: In silico Prediction of Drug Permeability Through an Inflamed Blood-Brain Barrier Using Molecular Feature Modeling
Linden Chi James, Age: 17
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, NC
Project Title: Thyroid Hormone Treatment of Neurological Trauma Using the Model Galleria mellonella
Sarah Delia Jennings, Age: 17
Ossining High School, NY
Project Title: Electron Transport Chain Acts as Potential Regulator of ER-Mitochondria Interactions
Catherine Kexuan Jiao, Age: 18
George Walton Comprehensive High School, GA
Project Title: The Implications of Smart Tip Nudging: A Data-Driven Behavioral Economic Study
Alexander Jin, Age: 18
Boston University Academy, MA
Project Title: A SEIRD+V Model for the Effect of Vaccination and Social Distancing on SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Mortality
Dana Kagan, Age: 17
William A. Shine Great Neck South High School, NY
Project Title: Employing CRISPR Cas9 Editing in Combination With DNA Polymerase To Correct the DELTA F508 Mutation of the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator Gene in HEK293T Cells
Aryan Thomas Kalluvila, Age: 17
Hartford Union High School, WI
Project Title: An Accurate Super-Resolution Approach to 64 mT Low-Field MRI via Domain Adaptation and Nested U-Net Architecture
Zachary David Kam, Age: 17
Syosset High School, NY
Project Title: Transformative Transactions: An Analysis of Factors Affecting ESG and Impact Investing Behaviors
Lara Jean Kendall, Age: 18
Canterbury School, FL
Project Title: Analyzing the Viability of Pure Mushroom-Derived Chitosan as an Alternative to Pure Crustacean-Derived Chitosan in Hemostatic Agents
Archita Khaire, Age: 17
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, NC
Project Title: A Semi-Supervised Approach To Rank Potential Causal Variants and Their Target Genes in Microglia for Alzheimer’s Disease
Amav Khambete, Age: 17
Coppell High School, TX
Project Title: The Effects on Novel Drugs on EPH-EPHRIN Protein Interactions for the Inhibition of Chronic Pain
Thaddaeus Kiker, Age: 18
Sunny Hills High School, CA
Project Title: QPOML: Leveraging Machine Learning and Game Theory To Detect and Characterize Quasi-Periodic Oscillations in X-Ray Binaries
Elane Kim, Age: 18
Stanford University Online High School, CA
Project Title: Effects of Chemotherapy on the Taste Stem Cell Microenvironment
Emily Kim, Age: 17
Jericho Senior High School, NY
Project Title: The Dual Roles of Activated Carbon as an Adsorbent and Photocatalyst for Azo Dye Removal
Evan Kim, Age: 17
Tesla STEM High School, WA
Project Title: ScGAN: A Generative Adversarial Network To Predict Hypothetical Superconductors
Matthew S. Kim, Age: 17
BASIS Oro Valley, AZ
Project Title: Slowing Down Ice Melting From Thermal Radiation via Sustainable, Eco-Friendly Eggshells
Remington Kim, Age: 18
Bergen County Academies, NJ
Project Title: OrphaDRGL: A Novel Graph Deep Learning-Based Drug Repositioning Approach for Orphan Diseases
Ryan Hwang Kim, Age: 18
Choate Rosemary Hall, CT
Project Title: A Novel Affordable Artificial Intelligence of Things System for Real-Time Traffic Optimization and Emissions Reduction
Sungmin Kim, Age: 18
Bergen County Academies, NJ
Project Title: A Novel Rotation-Aware Representation Learning for Gaze Estimation To Assist Disabled Individuals in Comfortably Communicating With the World Through Various Applications
Sameer Ullal Kini, Age: 17
Scarsdale High School, NY
Project Title: Associations Between Pathophysiological Traits and Symptom Development in V30M and V122I Transthyretin Amyloidosis
Sravan Kodali, Age: 17
Christian Brothers Academy, NY
Project Title: Probing the Etiological Basis of Cancer and Neurological Disease: Epigenomic Signatures Associated With Spontaneous and Replication Stress-Induced Double Strand Breaks
Harish Krishnakumar, Age: 17
Tesla STEM High School, WA
Project Title: Analysis of Ring Galaxies Detected Using Deep Learning With Real and Simulated Data
Hari Hemanth Krishnamurthy, Age: 17
Canyon Crest Academy, CA
Project Title: Asylum Indicator: Predictive Modeling of Asylum Adjudications in the USA and in the EU To Help Refugees
Gouri Krishnan, Age: 18
King School, CT
Project Title: Energy Loss From Wasted Plastic and Lighting Inefficiency Can Be Reduced Through a Combination of Environmentally Friendly Polymers Created From Biomass and Energy-Saving Electrochromic Windows
Sean Krivitsky, Age: 17
Lynbrook High School, NY
Project Title: Investigating Flavonoids as a Potential Therapeutic Against the Degenerative Effects of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in Drosophila melanogaster
Elif Camila Kulahlioglu, Age: 17
Bronx High School of Science, NY
Project Title: A New Mathematical Model for Forecasting Upcoming Zoonotic Pandemics and Math-Driven Strategies Utilizing Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Migratory Canadian Geese (Branta canadensis)
Veda Kutagula, Age: 17
Allen High School, TX
Project Title: Predicting Binge Drinking Risk Among Teenagers as Part of an Overall Mental Health Predictive Model Using Machine Learning Techniques
Nishant Lahiri, Age: 17
Corning-Painted Post High School, NY
Project Title: Polyethyleneimine-Impregnated Adsorbents for a Novel Community-Based Carbon Capture and Sequestration System
Ashley Lam, Age: 18
Herricks High School, NY
Project Title: Novel Zinc Oxide/Nanocellulose Composite as a Photocatalyst for Water Purification
Alexander Lan, Age: 17
The Harker School, CA
Project Title: Designing and Implementing Novel Convolutional and Twin Neural Network Architectures To Decipher the Functional Impact of Noncoding Genetic Variants in Alzheimer’s Disease
Hannah Laney, Age: 17
The Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky Bowling, KY
Project Title: Synthesis of 4d- and 5d-Based Transition Metal Oxides
Alan Lee, Age: 17
Henry M. Gunn High School, CA
Project Title: Connectedness in Friends-and-Strangers Graphs of Spiders and Complements
Jeylin Lee, Age: 17
Herricks High School, NY
Project Title: Diabetic Ketoacidosis Amongst COVID-19 Infected Individuals: A Retrospective Study of Incidence, Characteristics, Outcomes and Risk Factors
Julianne Lee, Age: 17
Bronx High School of Science, NY
Project Title: Moving Matter With Sound: Activating Dynamical Systems With Interfering Acoustic Waves
Ryan Lee, Age: 18
Palo Alto High School, CA
Project Title: Mitochondrial Fission Regulates Structural Plasticity and Synapse Maintenance in Circadian Pacemaker Neurons
Jacob Leshnower, Age: 17
Half Hollow Hills High School, NY
Project Title: Music and Emotion: The Intervallic Fallacy of the Major-Minor Dichotomy
Daniel Levin, Age: 17
Taylor Allderdice High School, PA
Project Title: Electroactive Bacterial Cellulose—Carbon Nanotube Composites Inhibit Growth of Drug-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Jessica Li, Age: 17
Piedmont Hills High School, CA
Project Title: New Hardware Architectures for Digital Filters and Controllers
Jiahui (Stella) Li, Age: 18
Emma Willard School, NY
Project Title: Bounding Vanishing at the Central Point of Cuspidal Newforms
Michelle Li, Age: 18
North Oconee High School, GA
Project Title: Exploration of Novel Capsule Depolymerases From Bacteriophage To Combat Antibiotic Resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae
Pinyu Liao, Age: 17
Inglemoor Senior High School, WA
Project Title: Computational Design of Small-Molecule Inhibitors for the Activation of the Kid-Kis Toxin-Antitoxin System To Exploit Plasmid-Mediated Antibiotic Resistance
Yuru Lin, Age: 18
Baldwin School, PA
Project Title: The Inhibitory Effect of the Combination of Berberine and Curcumin on Amyloid-Beta-Induced Cell Apoptosis and Necrosis
Elon Litman, Age: 17
American Heritage School Boca-Delray, FL
Project Title: Rational Protein Design by Higher Order Hallucination
Anna Lumin Liu, Age: 17
Rancho Bernardo High School, CA
Project Title: A Selective Removal of Carboxylated Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) via Silver-Assisted Coagulation
Bryant Liu, Age: 17
Saratoga High School, CA
Project Title: Deep Learning for Meditation’s Impact on Brain-Computer Interface Performance
Derek X Liu, Age: 16
Torrey Pines High School, CA
Project Title: Arrangements of Simplices in Fine Mixed Subdivisions
Xin Qi Liu, Age: 18
Bronx High School of Science, NY
Project Title: New Computational Methodologies To Identify Classes of Near-Infrared Fluorescence Dye for Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Diseases
Elvin Lo, Age: 17
Horace Greeley High School, NY
Project Title: An Empirical Evaluation of Zeroth-Order Optimization Methods on AI-Driven Molecule Optimization
Maxwell Love, Age: 17
Oakwood School, CA
Project Title: Nano-Encapsulation of a Low-Cost Antioxidant Enzyme Potentiates Effective Mitigation of Cigarette Smoking-Induced Oxidative Injury
Holland Low, Age: 17
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, MD
Project Title: The Impacts of Modulating Reaction Time on Active Sensing in Weakly Electric Fish
Alvin Lu, Age: 17
Boston University Academy, MA
Project Title: Dynamic Genome-Scale Metabolic Modelling Reveals Optimal SARS-CoV-2 Resource Partition Ratio
Cindy Lu, Age: 17
Arcadia High School, CA
Project Title: Aberrant Human Gut Microbiome Composition in COVID-19 Disease: A Potential Target for Novel Adjuvant Therapy
Melinda Mengjia Lu, Age: 17
Amity Regional High School, CT
Project Title: In vivo Imaging of Structural Connectivity and Synaptic Density in Alzheimer’s Disease
Joshua Luo, Age: 17
Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School, NY
Project Title: Single-Molecule Investigation of the Interaction Between MeCP2 and Chromatin
Leon Luo, Age: 17
Wayzata High School, MN
Project Title: Does ESG Investing Affect International Capital Flows? Some Evidence From Statistical and Machine Learning Methods
Jesse Lynch, Age: 17
Ossining High School, NY
Project Title: Aerobic Exercise Serves as an Effective and Immediate Treatment for Decreased Sound Tolerance in Adolescents
Alan Peijun Ma, Age: 17
Jesuit High School, OR
Project Title: Smart Wildlife Sentinel (SWS): Preventing Wildlife-Vehicle Collisions and Monitoring Road Ecology With Embedded IoT Systems and Machine Learning
Hanqi Ma, Age: 17
Princeton High School, NJ
Project Title: “I’s Dined With Ukraine”: Empirical Analysis on Consumer Preference Change After Russo-Ukrainian War
Alexis Téa MacAvoy, Age: 18
San Mateo High School, CA
Project Title: Biochemical Design, S. cerevisiae Genetic Modification, and Lignocellulosic Fiber and Ethanol Yield Analysis of Novel Iceplant Bioethanol for Efficient Clean Energy Production
Vladimir Mamchik, Age: 17
Jesuit High School, OR
Project Title: Dynamic Extraocular Filtering: A Novel Method for Active Correction of Color Vision Deficiency, Validated With Steady-State Visual Evoked Potentials
Darsh Sandip Mandera, Age: 18
Jesuit High School, OR
Project Title: OncoPharML: A Machine-Learning Approach for Cancer Biomarkers Identification and Multi-Omics-Based Targeted Cancer-Drug Prediction
Krish Maniar, Age: 17
The Harker School, CA
Project Title: DANO (Digital Phenotypic Assessment in Neuro-Oncology): Guiding Treatment Interventions and Forecasting Recurrence for Glioblastoma Patients Using Smartphone-Extracted Mobility Metrics
Naia Luz Marcelino, Age: 17
Jose Marti STEM Academy, NJ
Project Title: The Effect of Toxic Stress on the Brain Development of Elementary School Children in Union City, New Jersey
Miah Christina Margiano, Age: 18
Saint Anthony’s High School, NY
Project Title: Potential Influence of LncRNAs in Tumor Regression: An Analysis of Prognostic LncRNAs in Neuroblastoma
Marissa Lilianna Martinez, Age: 17
Monte Vista High School, CO
Project Title: A Habitat Assessment Protocol To Determine Suitability for Southwestern Willow Flycatcher Occupancy in the Northern Rio Grande Watershed
Mason C Matich, Age: 17
Central Bucks High School, PA
Project Title: dataBASE DNA Data Storage
Remi Paige Matza, Age: 18
Byram Hills High School, NY
Project Title: Revealing the Retinal Vascular Changes Caused by Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Arul Rhik Mazumder, Age: 17
Massachusetts Academy of Math & Science, MA
Project Title: An Adaptive Hybrid Quantum Algorithm for the Metric Traveling Salesman Problem
Angela Mei, Age: 17
Academic Magnet High School, SC
Project Title: MoJoint: A Motion Visualization and Kinematic Analysis Software for Temporomandibular Joint
Samantha Maya Milewicz, Age: 17
Byram Hills High School, NY
Project Title: Selective Inhibition of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Attenuates Traumatic Brain Injury-Mediated Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption in a Novel Dynamic in vitro Model
Chloe Jane Miller, Age: 18
E. Byrd High School, LA
Project Title: Effects of SOD2 Mimetic (BMX-001) on Myocardial Ischemic-Reperfusion Injury
Lindsay Miller, Age: 17
Byram Hills High School, NY
Project Title: Here Comes the Sun: The Impact of Chronotype and Seasonal Mood Variation on Pupillary Light Response Across the Circadian Cycle
Andrew Christopher Minagar, Age: 18
Caddo Parish Magnet High School, LA
Project Title: Novel Imaging Approaches for the Quantification of Changes in Perivascular Space Volume and Morphology in Response to Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Max Misterka, Age: 16
Misterka Homeschool, VA
Project Title: A Generalization of 𝑞-Calculus Using Formal Group Laws
Amishi Mittal, Age: 17
Bergen County Academies, NJ
Project Title: Correlations Between Type 2 Diabetes and Alzheimer’s Disease and Increasing Aβ Degradation by Insulin-Degrading Enzyme via Zinc Chelation
Luke Zhang Mo, Age: 16
duPont Manual Magnet High School, KY
Project Title: Susceptibility of Diabetics to Air Pollution: The Role of NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation in the Combined Effects of Ambient Fine Particulate Matter and High Glucose on Alveolar Macrophages
Kiele Morgan, Age: 17
Bronx High School of Science, NY
Project Title: The Effect of NMDA Receptor Blockade on Neurogenesis and Neural Crest Development
Neel Moudgal, Age: 16
Saline High School, MI
Project Title: Using Unassigned NMR Chemical Shifts To Model RNA Secondary Structure
Ishika Nag, Age: 17
Oviedo High School, FL
Project Title: Development of an Engineered Face Mask With Optimized Nanoparticle Layering for Filtration of Air Pollutants and Viral Pathogens
Lavanya Natarajan, Age: 17
Viera High School, FL
Project Title: A Prescriptive IoT Solution To Detect and Mitigate Fugitive Methane Gas in Landfills via a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System
Ayush Nayak, Age: 18
Westview School, CA
Project Title: Development of InSb/Si Quantum Dots for Next-Generation Multivalued High-Transport Transistor Technology
Sean Nesamoney, Age: 17
Menlo School, CA
Project Title: Neurocognitive Dysfunction in Children and Adolescents With Mental Illness
Marc Nichitiu, Age: 17
The Stony Brook School, NY
Project Title: Neutron Scattering Data Analysis To Support Feynman’s Model of Superfluid Helium
Elizabeth Nyamwange, Age: 16
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, IL
Project Title: Social and Demographic Disparities in the Adherence of Chronic Hypertension Medication During Pregnancy
Oziomachukwu Chidubem Obi, Age: 16
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, NC
Project Title: Determining if a Combination of Treatments Ibudilast and Interleukin 4 Can Treat or Prevent Multiple Sclerosis Using Model Organism Lumbricus terrestris
Emily Ocasio, Age: 18
New School of Northern Virginia, VA
Project Title: Demographic Correlates of Humanizing Language in Media Coverage of Crime: Evidence From The Boston Globe, 1976-84
Madeline Oh, Age: 18
New Trier Township High School, IL
Project Title: The Role of Natal Kicks in Forming Asymmetric Gravitational Wave Mergers
Siddhu Pachipala, Age: 18
The Woodlands College Park High School, TX
Project Title: SuiSensor: A Novel, Low-Cost Machine Learning System for Real-Time Suicide Risk Identification and Treatment Optimization via Computational Linguistics
Natalia Pahlavan, Age: 17
Jericho Senior High School, NY
Project Title: Bidirectional 12-Lead Electrocardiogram and Electrogram Reconstruction Using a Cycle Generative Adversarial Network
Apoorva Panidapu, Age: 17
Nautilus Academy Homeschool, CA
Project Title: Short-Interval Sector Problems for CM Elliptic Curves
Vera Pankevich, Age: 17
Bronx High School of Science, NY
Project Title: A New Montane Species of Protium From Ecuador and Peru
Minseok Eli Park, Age: 18
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, NC
Project Title: Predicting Aggression of NFL Coaches on Fourth Down
Jeeya Yogesh Patel, Age: 17
George Washington High School, WV
Project Title: Consequences of a Dot-1.1 Deletion on Germ Cell Components in Caenorhabditis elegans
Shloke Patel, Age: 17
Hillsborough High School, FL
Project Title: Developing Novel Biologicals With Multiple Modes of Action (BM) To Combat the Early Blight Disease in Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), Potato (Solanum tuberosum) and Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum)
Sohi Patel, Age: 17
The Woodlands College Park High School, TX
Project Title: Programmable Matter: A Microscale, Self-Reconfigurable, Swarm Robotic System
Fiona Peng, Age: 17
Dougherty Valley High School, CA
Project Title: Skewed EleGANce: Implications of CycleGANs Aggravating Biases on Facial Data
Ian Peng, Age: 17
Arcadia High School, CA
Project Title: Deactivation of SARS-CoV-2 Surrogates via ACE2-Functionalized Photothermal Absorbents Under Near-Infrared Laser Exposure
Ben Persily, Age: 17
King School, CT
Project Title: Utilizing and Optimizing Prime Editing To Target Endogenous Loci (CFTR and SOX2) and Ameliorate Genetic Disorders in Pluripotent Stem Cells
Amy Pham, Age: 17
Elite Scholars Academy, GA
Project Title: An Eco-Friendly Method of Removing Immiscible Pollutants From Waterways Using Vitamin E and a Magnetic Suspension
Alyssa Ponrartana, Age: 17
Archer School for Girls, CA
Project Title: The Effects of Bisphenol A (BPA) on Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) Phenotypes in Male and Female Wild-Type and dFMR1 Mutant Drosophila melanogaster
Ashwin Prabhakar, Age: 17
Bob Jones High School, AL
Project Title: A Low-Cost Portable and Modular Single-Shot Hyperspectral Imaging System for Characterization of Materials
Benjamin Punzalan, Age: 17
Manhasset High School, NY
Project Title: Crosstalk Between Alzheimer’s Disease and SARS-CoV-2 Infection Is Mitigated by Ginkgolides A and B in HTB-11 and U937 Cell Models
Ibrahim Qadri, Age: 17
Valley Stream South High School, NY
Project Title: The Ability of Vitamin E To Improve the Reproduction and Metabolic Respiration of Nicotine-Induced D. melanogaster
Allen M Qian, Age: 17
Manhasset High School, NY
Project Title: Artemisinin and Artesunate Mitigate Cytotoxic Effects Caused by Recombinant Spike Protein of SARS-CoV-2
Akhila Ram, Age: 18
Lexington High School, MA
Project Title: Unsupervised Representation Learning of GRACE Improves Groundwater Predictions
Gitanjali Rao, Age: 17
STEM School Highlands Ranch, CO
Project Title: A Novel Approach to Early Directional Diagnosis of Prescription Opioid Addiction
Kaif Ur Rehman, Age: 17
Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, MD
Project Title: Analysis of Carbon Isotopic Values and Small Shelly Fossils of the Poleta Formation in the Lower Cambrian
Joseph Miguel Robertazzi, Age: 17
Ossining High School, NY
Project Title: Migration and Magnetism: A Longitudinal Analysis Identifying the Relationship Between the South Atlantic Anomaly and Shifts in Migratory Bird Populations
Ashley Ruan, Age: 18
The Harker School, CA
Project Title: Development of Label-Free Antigen Test for Monkeypox
Amit Saha, Age: 18
William A. Shine Great Neck South High School, NY
Project Title: Deep Learning Accelerated Lattice-Boltzmann Simulations for Multiscale Modeling of Thrombosis
Rhea Sakaria, Age: 17
Jericho Senior High School, NY
Project Title: Identifying a Potent Wnt Compound To Enhance Stemness Post-Radiation Through Activating the Canonical Wnt Signaling Pathway
Cami Sandell, Age: 18
John Jay High School, NY
Project Title: Can People Intentionally Wake Up From Sleep?
Sonya Savelyev, Age: 17
Bergen County Academies, NJ
Project Title: Paradoxical Role of TGF-β in Epithelial and Mesenchymal Breast Cancer Cells
Samantha Schaevitz, Age: 17
Byram Hills High School, NY
Project Title: Investigating the Use of Focused Ultrasound To Induce Blood-Brain Barrier Opening and Increase Drug Delivery Into a Murine Model of Primary High Grade Glioma Tumors
Bella Rose Marie Schremmer, Age: 17
University City High School, CA
Project Title: Point Absorber Wave Energy Converter Devices Applied on Pre-Existing Marine Structures: An Economic and Sustainable Energy Solution
Jack C Schultz, Age: 17
Westhampton Beach High School, NY
Project Title: Alteration of Mineral and Elemental Composition in Saccharina latissma Exposed to Elevated Levels of Carbon Dioxide
Sruthi Sentil, Age: 17
James S. Rickards High School, FL
Project Title: Intelligent Vibroacoustic Monitoring and Interference for Insect Vector Threats Under Learnable Feature Extraction (VibroLEAF): The Case of Diaphorina citrii
Arvind Seshan, Age: 18
Fox Chapel Area High School, PA
Project Title: An Iterative Neural Network-Based Approach to Automated IFT-20 Sensory Neuron Identification in Caenorhabditis elegans
Anika Shah, Age: 17
Syosset High School, NY
Project Title: Effects of Class-Conscious Admissions on College Campus Racial Diversity
Divyash Viral Shah, Age: 17
Bergen County Academies, NJ
Project Title: Effect of SCN9A Gene Therapy in Reversing Senescence in Astrocytes in vitro and Alzheimer’s Disease Implications
Roni Shaham, Age: 17
Bronx High School of Science, NY
Project Title: #HermanWho? Using Linguistic Analysis To Empirically Measure the Fifth Filter of the Propaganda Model in 2022
Nathan Shan, Age: 17
Montgomery Blair High School, MD
Project Title: Built-In Injustice: Institutional Bias in Energy Infrastructure and Access
Hari Shankar, Age: 17
Rick Reedy High School, TX
Project Title: PetalNet: A Novel Approach Towards Forecasting Plant Disease Epidemics Using Citizen Science and Machine Learning
Ambica Sharma, Age: 17
Washington-Liberty High School, VA
Project Title: Novel Aurora Kinase, EZH2 and BET Inhibitor Small Molecular Compound Combinations To Treat Glioblastoma Multiforme
Bryson Shaub, Age: 17
Paul D. Schreiber High School, NY
Project Title: Causal Effects of Self-Blame and Self-Efficacy Messages on Climate Change Intentions and Behaviors in the Context of Political Party Affiliation: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Leah Sherbansky, Age: 17
Pelham Memorial High School, NY
Project Title: Exploring the Relationship of SSTR2 Immunohistochemical and Textural Features to Neuroendocrine Tumor Grade
Amogh Shetty, Age: 18
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, IL
Project Title: Astrocytes Differentiated From Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Robustly Express the Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway
Bryan Shi, Age: 17
Scarsdale High School, NY
Project Title: A Mutagenesis Study of the Parkinson’s Protein α-Synuclein Reveals An Unexpected Link Between Membrane Association and Serine-129 Phosphorylation
Yu Shin, Age: 18
Mount Hebron High School, MD
Project Title: LRRK2 Phosphorylates Mitochondrial VDAC1 and Its Inhibitor, Olesoxime Alleviates LRRK2 G2018S-Mediated Dopaminergic Neurodegeneration in vivo
Jasmine Shone, Age: 17
Hawken School, OH
Project Title: Systematic Optimization of App Generation Few-Shot Learning for Large Language Models Trained on Code
Samyak Shrimali, Age: 18
Jesuit High School, OR
Project Title: CareHAI: A Novel Automated Artificial Intelligence and Sensor-Based Multi-Modular System for Early Diagnosis and Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Infections
Joshua Logan Shunk, Age: 18
Perry High School, AZ
Project Title: Neuron-Specific Dropout: A Deterministic Regularization Technique To Prevent Neural Networks From Overfitting and Reduce Dependence on Large Training Samples
Dheyala Simrin, Age: 17
Herricks High School, NY
Project Title: Characterizing Social Behaviors in Female Mice: A Novel Sex-Specific Model Using DeepLabCut and B-SOiD Unsupervised Machine Learning
Ridhima Singh, Age: 17
Farragut High School, TN
Project Title: Understanding the Sensitivity of Vegetation Growth to Climate Factors in Urban Areas and Its Variability Across Spatial Scales
Dario Gaitzi Soatto, Age: 17
Polytechnic School, CA
Project Title: The Minimum Wage as an Anchor: Effects on Determinations of Fairness
Neil Song, Age: 17
St. Mark’s School of Texas, TX
Project Title: SLGTformer: An Attention-Based Approach to Sign Language Recognition
Armaan Srireddy, Age: 18
Westwood High School, TX
Project Title: Developing a Wearable Triboelectric Nanogenerator To Sustainably Power Biosensors
Saurish Srivastava, Age: 18
Evergreen Valley High School, CA
Project Title: Scant Evidence for Domain-General Metacognition: A Meta-Analysis
Jason M Starr, Age: 17
Briarcliff High School, NY
Project Title: An Agent-Based Model of COVID-19 Social Determinants of Health for Equitable Intervention Implementation
Diego Emilio Suchenski Loustaunau, Age: 17
Massachusetts Academy of Math & Science, MA
Project Title: In silico Design of Novel 2’FANA Oligonucleotides To Inhibit APOBEC3G
Amber Sun, Age: 17
William A. Shine Great Neck South High School, NY
Project Title: Neuroprotective Effects of Red Raspberry Extract and Broussoflavonol B in Alzheimer’s Disease Models
Christopher Sun, Age: 17
Monta Vista High School, CA
Project Title: Analyzing Multispectral Satellite Imagery of South American Wildfires Using Deep Learning
Julia Sun, Age: 17
Horace Greeley High School, NY
Project Title: Deregulated Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor (AhR) and Malignant Transformation
Aadhav Sundar, Age: 17
McIntosh High School, GA
Project Title: A Feasibility Study of Lightweight Polylactic Acid Fused Deposition Modeled Propeller Prototyping
Lynn R. Tao, Age: 18
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, VA
Project Title: D-SCRIPT+C: Incorporating Protein Contact Maps in a Multiphase Deep Learning Model for Structurally Accurate Protein-Protein Interaction (PPI) Prediction
Rachel Tao, Age: 17
Waiakea High School, HI
Project Title: Identifying the Molecular Mechanisms of a Safer Neuroblastoma Cure Using the Native Hawaiian ʻAwapuhi (Zingiber zerumbet) Herb
Minnahil Tariq, Age: 17
Brentwood High School – Sonderling Center, NY
Project Title: Evaluating the Invasive Macroalga, Dasyshiphonia japonica, on Long Island Coasts and Assessing Its Effect on Carbon Sequestration, Nitrogen Loading and Climate Change
Jaden Tepper, Age: 17
Scarsdale High School, NY
Project Title: Creating a Novel Device To Improve the Evacuation of Subdural Hematomas
Akshata Tiwari, Age: 17
Aliso Niguel High School, CA
Project Title: Non-Invasive Stress Monitoring From Video for Semi-Autonomous Systems
Nikhil Trepeta, Age: 17
Jericho Senior High School, NY
Project Title: Decreased Levels of TSP-2 Results in Under-Activation of the Wnt/β-Catenin Pathway and Alters Gene Expression in NIH-3T3 Cell Lines
Vivek Turakhia, Age: 17
Syosset High School, NY
Project Title: Aluminum Hydroxide-Induced Dopaminergic Neuron Degeneration and α-Synuclein Aggregation in the Caenorhabditis elegans Model of Parkinson’s Disease
Sachleen Tuteja, Age: 16
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, IL
Project Title: Investigating Shared Genetic Underpinnings in Autoimmune Diseases of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Scleroderma and Rheumatoid Arthritis by Implementing Polygenic Risk Scores on Cohorts Identified Using Electronic Health Record Data
Suraj Vaddi, Age: 18
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, VA
Project Title: Tar Print: Convolutional Remote Sensing Techniques To Quantify Urbanization and Study Water Quality Through Macroinvertebrate Assemblages
Emma Van Praagh, Age: 17
Pelham Memorial High School, NY
Project Title: Investigating Connections Between Sensorimotor Impairment and Resting-State Functional MRI of the Spinal Cord in Multiple Sclerosis
Keshav Varadarajan, Age: 17
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, NC
Project Title: Long-Term Hazardous Air Pollutant Estimates Across the United States
Adi Vatsavai, Age: 17
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, NC
Project Title: A Massive Spring Analogy to Josephson Junctions in an External Magnetic Field
Ganesh Venu, Age: 17
Friendswood High School, TX
Project Title: Cost-Effective Visual Aids for Retinitis Pigmentosa Patients
Deeya Viradia, Age: 17
The Harker School, CA
Project Title: Satellite Observations of NO2 and Surface/Ground Measurements for Indian Cities
Patrick Michael Wahlig, Age: 17
Falmouth High School, ME
Project Title: Towards a System for Modeling the Impact of Ocean Acidification on Sea Scallops (Placopecten magellanicus) in Massachusetts Bay
Claire Wang, Age: 18
Phillips Academy, MA
Project Title: Correlating Spatial Massive Memory and Temporal Massive Memory
Alex Wang, Age: 17
Syosset High School, NY
Project Title: Spatially Multiplexed Gold Leaf Electrodes for Affordable Pathogenic Detection
Charles Han Wang, Age: 19
Noble and Greenough School, MA
Project Title: Association Between Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior With Depressive Symptoms Among U.S. High School Students
Eric Wang, Age: 17
Millburn High School, NJ
Project Title: Effects of Various Soil Microbiomes on Native and Invasive Plants
Grace Li Wang, Age: 18
Franklin Regional Senior High School, PA
Project Title: Preparation and Characterization of Superabsorbent Beads via Super-Fast Photopolymerization
Jason Christopher Wang, Age: 18
Brentwood High School, TN
Project Title: Differential Effects of Oncogenic Ras Isoforms on Epithelia
Joshua Wang, Age: 17
Montgomery Blair High School, MD
Project Title: AutoPower: Detecting IoT Malware With Power Measurements
Junyi Wang, Age: 17
Boston University Academy, MA
Project Title: Study of Behaviors of Bilinear Forms Under Field Extensions
Kevin Ro Wang, Age: 17
The Roxbury Latin School, MA
Project Title: Interpretability in the Wild: A Circuit for Indirect Object Identification in GPT-2 Small
Rich Wang, Age: 17
William P. Clements High School, TX
Project Title: Ending States of a Special Variant of the Chip-Firing Algorithm
Xina Wang, Age: 17
Amador Valley High School, CA
Project Title: In silico Screen and Benchtop 19F Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy-Enabled Kinetic and Mechanistic Studies of the Synthesis of Carmofur and Related 5-Fluorouracil Analogs
Yue Wang, Age: 18
George School, PA
Project Title: Investigation in U.S. Healthcare Referral System With Graph Neural Networks
Emmy Wei, Age: 18
Evergreen Valley High School, CA
Project Title: Solving Aliasing-Induced Problems in Convolutional Nonlinear Networks
Nolan Wen, Age: 17
American Heritage School Boca-Delray, FL
Project Title: Development and Characterization of a Novel Laponite-Enhanced Tannic Acid-Based Hydrogel
Julia Westwater Brodsky, Age: 17
H-B Woodlawn, VA
Project Title: Characterization of Novel Acinetobacter baumannii Phages EAb3 and EAb7
Jacob Winick, Age: 17
Millburn High School, NJ
Project Title: Targeting Neoantigens Derived From the ZRSR2 Mutation in Hematologic Malignancies
Celine Wu, Age: 18
Montgomery Blair High School, MD
Project Title: Most Significant Factors Associated With Marijuana Use by U.S. High School Students During 1991 to 2019
Samuel Hong Wu, Age: 17
Dublin High School, CA
Project Title: A Novel Strategy for the Reversal of Tumor Cell Immortality
Vivian Wu, Age: 17
Palo Alto High School, CA
Project Title: Evaluating the Impact of the Varroacide Formic Acid on Honeybee Foraging Performance
Emily Xing, Age: 17
Centennial High School, MD
Project Title: Analysis of Culturally-Exploitative Appeals on Chinese Cigarette Packs
Andy Xu, Age: 17
Millburn High School, NJ
Project Title: VAPOR: A Novel Approach to Power Forecasting in a Photovoltaic Microgrid
Ellen Xu, Age: 17
Del Norte High School, CA
Project Title: A Deep Convolutional Neural Network for Kawasaki Disease Diagnosis
Ganning Xu, Age: 18
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, NC
Project Title: Identifying Provocative Sentences From Fearful WhatsApp Messages
Jeffrey Xu, Age: 17
Lowell High School, CA
Project Title: Characterizing Structure-Function Relationships in the CCR6/CCL20 Receptor-Ligand Pair
Lance Yunhao Xu, Age: 17
Central Bucks High School, PA
Project Title: The Correlation of Different Demographics to the Effects of Different Types of Framing in Medical Contexts
Shirley Xu, Age: 17
Bishops School, CA
Project Title: A Heuristic Solution to the Closest String Problem Using Wave Function Collapse Techniques
Felicia Yan, Age: 18
William G. Enloe High School, NC
Project Title: Modeling Sea Level Rise-Driven Coastal Forest Loss and the Aboveground Carbon Impacts With Remote Sensing and Machine Learning
Alex Yang, Age: 18
Marriotts Ridge High School, MD
Project Title: Global Premature Mortality by Dust and Pollution PM2.5 Estimated From the MERRA-2 Aerosol Reanalysis
Amy Yang, Age: 17
Horace Greeley High School, NY
Project Title: Image-Based Deep Learning on Air Quality Using a Nine-Layer Residual Neural Network
Anna Yang, Age: 18
Milton Academy, MA
Project Title: Improved Ethanol Tolerance and Production in Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Mutant of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Anna Yang, Age: 17
Notre Dame High School, CA
Project Title: Smart Bee Colony Monitor: Internet of Things Device and Fusion Convolutional Neural Network for Queen Assessment
Benjamin Yue Yang, Age: 17
McCallie School, TN
Project Title: Inflammatory Effect of Microplastics on Human Lung Cells
Grace Yang, Age: 17
Dougherty Valley High School, CA
Project Title: An Examination of Alzheimer’s Disease Pathogenesis Using an APOE4 Stratified and Trajectory Inference-Based Approach
Ryan Yunrui Yang, Age: 18
Choate Rosemary Hall, CT
Project Title: Aggregation in the Mirror Space (AIMS): A Low-Cost, Gossip-Based Distributed Machine Learning Framework
Tyler Benjamin Yang, Age: 17
Yorba Linda High School, CA
Project Title: Integrity of Fecal Microbiome Biospecimen Diversity and Composition Across Various Practical Conditions
Victor Yin, Age: 17
Tsinghua International School,
Project Title: Algorithms for Calculating the Lefschetz Number and Nielsen Number: Using Dehn Twists in Fixed Point Theory
Andrew Yu, Age: 17
Phillips Academy, MA
Project Title: Quantum Complexity of Permutations
Edward Yu, Age: 17
The Lakeside School, WA
Project Title: Turán Problems for Mixed Graphs
Jean Yu, Age: 18
Gwinnett School of Mathematics, GA
Project Title: The Role of Ribosomal rRNA Modifications in Ribosome Biogenesis
Temmie Yu, Age: 18
Bergen County Academies, NJ
Project Title: A Novel Biomarker of Psychological Stress: Salivary Cell-Free Mitochondrial DNA (cf-mtDNA)
Andrew Yuan, Age: 17
Poolesville High School, MD
Project Title: Assigning Agents To Increase Network-Based Community Diversity
Maxx Yung, Age: 17
Roslyn High School, NY
Project Title: μ-Opioids Endomorphin-1 and Endomorphin-2 Modulates Memory Processes in Alzheimer’s and COVID-19 Cell Models
Holy Mary Zaher, Age: 17
Smithtown High School, NY
Project Title: The Correlation Between Peroxisome Levels and Short-Term Memory Loss in a PINK1 -/- Rat Model of Parkinson’s Disease
Andrew Y. Zhang, Age: 17
Del Norte High School, CA
Project Title: A Novel Blood-Based MicroRNA Diagnostic Model With High Accuracy for Multi-Cancer Early Detection
Kathleen Zhang, Age: 17
Stuyvesant High School, NY
Project Title: Temporal Regression Method for Removing Hemodynamic Signal During Wide-Field Fluorescent Imaging of Epileptiform Activity
Raymond Ming Zhang, Age: 17
Edward Clark High School, NV
Project Title: A Time-Dependent Method for Calculating Astronomical Spirals: Applications to Eccentric Planets in Protoplanetary Disks
Tianyi (Tina) Zhang, Age: 17
Syosset High School, NY
Project Title: Consonant Correspondences in Sound Symbolic Words Across Indo-European Languages
Eileen Zheng, Age: 17
Brooklyn Technical High School, NY
Project Title: Paired Mutational Analyses of RNA-Binding Proteins-Interactome and Overall Survival in Cancer Patients
Brian Zhou, Age: 17
Plano West Senior High School, TX
Project Title: The Use of Social Media To Increase Vaccine Uptake: An Analysis of the Impact of the CDC’s COVID-19 Vaccine Communication on Twitter
Ethan Zhou, Age: 17
McLean High School, VA
Project Title: Online Learning of Smooth Functions
Allison Youwen Zhu, Age: 17
Lawrenceville School, NJ
Project Title: Risk Factors Associated With Youth Suicidality Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results From the National 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey and the 2021 Adolescent Behaviors and Experiences Survey
Kevin Zhu, Age: 17
Jericho Senior High School, NY
Project Title: Recurrent Repeat Contractions and Micro-Changing Short Tandem Repeats: Investigating Underrepresented Factors of Polymorphism in Human Cancers
Sally Zhu, Age: 17
The Harker School, CA
Project Title: On the Smoothness and Regularity of the Chess Billiard Flow and the Poincaré Problem
Sophie Zhu, Age: 16
Williamsville East High School, NY
Project Title: Factorizations in Evaluation Monoids of Laurent Semirings
Nicole Emma Zlotnikov, Age: 18
Scarsdale High School, NY
Project Title: Asparagopsis taxiformis Reduces Methane Emissions and Alters Microbiome Composition in Organic Grazing Sheep
Liam Zuckerman, Age: 17
Packer Collegiate Institute, NY
Project Title: Infrared Nova Candidates From the WISE Space Telescope Help Constrain the Global Nova Rate
*Scholars ages listed as of 1/10/2023