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Phoenix, AZ — ¾©¶«Ó°ÒµÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½ & the Public, in partnership with the Intel Foundation, announced Grand Awards of the Intel ISEF 2019. Student winners are ninth through twelfth graders who earned the right to compete at the Intel ISEF 2019 by winning a top prize at a local, regional, state or national science fair.

For each Best of Category winner, a $1,000 grant will be given to the winners’ school and the ¾©¶«Ó°ÒµÓ°ÊÓ´«Ã½ & the Public Affiliated Fair they represent.

Gordon E. Moore Award

Gordon E. Moore Award $75,000

ENBM008 —ÌýUtilizing Computer Vision and Machine Learning Systems to Develop a Live Time Navigational and Surgical Aid for Spinal Reconstructions

• KrithikÌýRamesh, Cherry Creek High School, CO, United States of America

Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award

Young Scientist Award of $50,000

CELL040 —ÌýModeling Neurodegeneration in vitro: A Dynamic Study of Tau in a Microfluidic Chamber System via Quantum Dot Labeling

• AllisonÌýJia, The Harker School, CA, United States of America

ENMC025 —ÌýBioinspired Submersible Dual Propulsion System: A Novel Approach to Ultra-Efficient Submarine Propulsion Utilizing Starting and Stopping Vortex Rings Mirroring Jellyfish Motion

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

Dudley R.ÌýHerschbachÌýSIYSS Award

The SIYSS is a multi-disciplinary seminar highlighting some of the most remarkable achievements by young scientists from around the world.

EGCH005 —ÌýHighly-dispersed Ni Supported by N-doped Carbon Derived from Silk forÌýElectrocatalyticÌýCO2 Reduction

• ShichengÌýHu, Shanghai Foreign Language School Affiliated to SISU, China

MATS003 —ÌýThe Flash Shade: Directional Darkening Technology

• AdrienÌýJathe, Metropolitan School FrankfurtÌýgGmbH, Germany

SOFT049 —ÌýImproved Gate Level Simulation of Quantum Circuits

• Adam Kelly,ÌýSkerriesÌýCommunity College, Ireland

Craig R. Barrett Award for Innovation

Award for Innovation in STEM

BMED046 —ÌýA Novel, Noninvasive Approach to Melanoma Diagnosis Using Optical Coherence Tomography andÌýBioconjugatedÌýGold Nanoparticles

• ShriyaÌýReddy, Northville High School, MI, United States of America

European Union Contest for Young Scientists Award

Trip to the EU Contest.

MCRO052T —ÌýInvestigating the Role of the Novel ESCRT-III Recruiter CCDC11 in HIV Viral Budding: Identifying a Potential Target for Antiviral Therapy

• LeoÌýTakemaru, Ward Melville High School, NY, United States of America
• PoojanÌýPandya, Half Hollow Hills High School West, NY, United States of America

PHYS038 —ÌýDisentangling Spatial Correlations from Inhomogeneous Materials with Shift-Invariant Artificial Neural Networks: A Novel Approach to Study Superconductivity

• KaylieÌýHausknecht, Lynbrook Senior High School, NY, United States of America

ANIMAL SCIENCES

Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000

ANIM003T —ÌýDeveloping Novel, Low-Cost Methods to Support Citizen Scientists in the Conservation of Bat Species

• DylanÌýBagnall, The King’s Hospital, Leinster, Ireland
• Richard Beattie, The King’s Hospital, Leinster, Ireland

First Award of $3,000

ANIM003T —ÌýDeveloping Novel, Low-Cost Methods to Support Citizen Scientists in the Conservation of Bat Species

• DylanÌýBagnall, The King’s Hospital, Leinster, Ireland
• Richard Beattie, The King’s Hospital, Leinster, Ireland

Second Award of $1,500

ANIM015T —ÌýBird Environmental DNA from the Air

• So Tsukamoto, Shizuoka PrefecturalÌýKakegawa-Nishi High School, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
• Yuma Okamoto, Shizuoka PrefecturalÌýKakegawa-Nishi High School, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

ANIM030 —ÌýControl ofÌýVarroaÌýdestructor Infestation with a Dual-Function,ÌýThymol-Emitting Honey Bee Hive Entranceway

• Raina Jain, Greenwich High School, CT, United States of America

ANIM035 —ÌýHabitat Preference Drives Brain Shape inÌýCrocodylomorphs

• AnthonyÌýD’Amore, Smithtown High School East, NY, United States of America

Third Award of $1,000

ANIM012T —ÌýAliens Invade Hong Kong: First Record of the New Guinea Flatworm (PlatydemusÌýmanokwari) as an Invasive Species in Hong Kong, China

• ElysiaÌýYe, Chinese International School, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
• MuhuaÌýYang, St. Joseph’s College, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

ANIM036 —ÌýPrevention of Oxidative Stress Induced Diseases through the Effects of Curcumin onÌýPlanarialÌýStem Cells and Regeneration

• SanjitaÌýPamidimukkala, Dougherty Valley High School, CA, United States of America

ANIM047 —ÌýThe Use of Chickens (GallusÌýgallusÌýdomesticus) as Bio-recyclers of Household Organic Waste

• EmmaÌýSerisier, Bishop Druitt College, New South Wales, Australia

ANIM051T —ÌýThe Neural Mechanism Underlying Stimulus Evaluation of the Honeybee Brain

• Angela Ding, Corona del Sol High School, AZ, United States of America
• NishaÌýKulkarni, BASIS Chandler, AZ, United States of America

Fourth Award of $500

ANIM009 —ÌýSilybumÌýmarianumÌýandÌýRauwolfiaÌýserpentinaÌýas Novel Agents for Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment and Lifespan Extension in aÌýCaenorhabditisÌýelegansÌýModel

• SindhujaÌýUppuluri, Westwood High School, TX, United States of America

ANIM016T —ÌýNovel Subtle Acoustic Communication: Successful Elucidation of the Cryptic Ecology of Runner Plant Bugs (HallodapusÌýspp.) with Emphasis on TheirÌýStridulatoryÌýMechanisms

• Ayana Miyazaki, Nagasaki Prefectural Nagasaki Nishi High School, Nagasaki-Pref., Japan
• HarukaÌýHinami, Nagasaki Prefectural Nagasaki Nishi High School, Nagasaki-Pref., Japan
• YuiÌýTamada, Nagasaki Prefectural Nagasaki Nishi High School, Nagasaki-Pref., Japan

ANIM039 —ÌýUse of PulsedÌýPhotobiomodulationÌýin Nerve Regeneration after Injury-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy in DanioÌýrerio: Effect of Mitochondrial Protein Genetic Variant, mpv17, in A Delta and C Nerve Fiber Growth

• Nadia Ansari, Sage Hill School, CA, United States of America

ANIM043 —ÌýWhat Is Honey? A Comparison of Honey from Iowa Beekeepers vs. National Store Brand Honey Using Pollen and Chemical Analyses

• Amara Orth, Lewis Central High School, IA, United States of America

ANIM053 —ÌýThe Effect of Chronic Exposure to Artificial Light at Night on the Development & Fecundity ofÌýManducaÌýsexta

• CarolynÌýAlmonte, Burlington Township High School, NJ, United States of America

ANIM054 —ÌýModeling the Effects of Invasive Species on Crocodilian Populations

• KarinÌýEbey, Los Alamos High School, NM, United States of America

BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000

BEHA027 —ÌýSensory Integration in Adolescents with a History of Multiple Concussions

• GiovanniÌýSantucci, Ossining High School, NY, United States of America

First Award of $3,000

BEHA027 —ÌýSensory Integration in Adolescents with a History of Multiple Concussions

• GiovanniÌýSantucci, Ossining High School, NY, United States of America

Second Award of $1,500

BEHA031 —ÌýDiagnosing Autism with Machine Learning: Binary Classification for Eye Movement in Virtual Reality Environment

• Rhythm Garg, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, TX, United States of America

BEHA034 —ÌýThe Novel Volumetric Quantification of theÌýChemobrainÌýPhenomenon within a Pediatric Population

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

BEHA035 —ÌýBrain Inflammatory Responses Compromise NG2-Glial Homeostasis during Depression

• MatthewÌýMullahy, Smithtown High School East, NY, United States of America

Third Award of $1,000

BEHA004 —ÌýReal-Time Analysis of Emotions for Neurological Disorder Patients

• Shreya Ramesh, Milton High School, GA, United States of America

BEHA015 —ÌýThe Neural Mechanisms Underlying the Other Race Effect for Expression Perception

• Tsung-TienÌýHsiung, Taipei First Girls High School, Taiwan

BEHA033 —ÌýA Data-Driven Optimization of Economic Resource Allocation

• VihaarÌýNandigala, Walled Lake Western, MI, United States of America

BEHA039 —ÌýA Neuromodulator Exerts Antagonistic Effects on the Network State ofÌýAplysiaÌýcalifornica

• LucianÌýDobroszycki, The Bronx High School of Science, NY, United States of America

Fourth Award of $500

BEHA001 —ÌýCombating Stuttering via an Empowered Multi-modal Neural Network based on Facial and Audio Recognition Data

• Ronald Xu, Winter Springs High School, FL, United States of America

BEHA003 —ÌýiSense: Artificial Intelligence Based Early Detection Tool to Identify Linguistic Bio-Markers of Mood Disorders and Recognize At-Risk Individuals

• DivyaÌýNori, Milton High School, GA, United States of America

BEHA005 —ÌýThe Impact of High School Scheduling on Test Scores

• Olivia McNair, Perham High School, MN, United States of America

BEHA028 —ÌýUnveiling the Nature of Graffiti Disapproval in NYC: A Novel Mapping Method for Defining the Trends of Graffiti Complaints

• Kellen Cooks, Ossining High School, NY, United States of America

BEHA045 —ÌýA Card and Board Game to Reduce Gender-Based Implicit Biases using Perspective-Taking and Counter Stereotyping and Other Methods of Influence

• PrernaÌýMagon, Police DAV Public School, PAP Campus, Jalandhar, India

BIOCHEMISTRY

Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000

BCHM014 —ÌýDeuterium Oxide (D2O) on Maintaining Viability inÌýColiphageÌýBacteriophages under Low Temperatures to Model Live Attenuated Viral Vaccine Additives

• Annika Morgan, Joel Barlow High School, CT, United States of America

First Award of $3,000

BCHM014 —ÌýDeuterium Oxide (D2O) on Maintaining Viability inÌýColiphageÌýBacteriophages under Low Temperatures to Model Live Attenuated Viral Vaccine Additives

• Annika Morgan, Joel Barlow High School, CT, United States of America

Second Award of $1,500

BCHM007 —ÌýCoupling Multiple Stresses to the Activation ofÌýAkt-Kinase Signaling Pathway

• AmoghÌýBhatnagar, University School of Milwaukee, WI, United States of America

BCHM027T —ÌýAn Innovative Method of Room TemperatureÌýBiospecimenÌýPreservation viaÌýTetramethylÌýOrthosilaneÌý(Sol-Gel) Encapsulation and Polyethylene Glycol Extraction

• Jack Boylan,ÌýduPontÌýManual High School, KY, United States of America
• KavyaÌýKoneru,ÌýduPontÌýManual High School, KY, United States of America

Third Award of $1,000

BCHM006 —ÌýTargeted Drug Delivery for Drug Resistant Cancer

• Ashton Body, Episcopal School of Jacksonville, FL, United States of America

BCHM030 —ÌýQuitPuff: A Point-of-Care Diagnostic for Early Risk Detection of Oral Pre-Cancer and Cancer in Chronic Smokers

• NikhiyaÌýShamsher, Greenwood High International School Bangalore, Karnataka, India

BCHM037 —ÌýExploring the Biomechanics of Red Blood Cells: Paving the Way to Efficient and Physiological Modeling of Erythrocytes in Shear Flow

• PrathyshaÌýKothare, Parkland High School, PA, United States of America

Fourth Award of $500

BCHM003T —ÌýStudy and Characterization ofÌýZeaÌýmays Stigma Extract: An Alternative to Obtain Eugenol

• Maria Ferreira,ÌýFundacaoÌýEscolaÌýTecnicaÌýLiberatoÌýSalzanoÌýVieira da Cunha, Rio Grande doÌýSul, Brazil
• MurielÌýKrohn,ÌýFundacaoÌýEscolaÌýTecnicaÌýLiberatoÌýSalzanoÌýVieira da Cunha, Rio Grande doÌýSul, Brazil

BCHM012 —ÌýRNA Regulation: Identifying and Preventing AMPÌýDepurinationÌýin Early Life RNA Polymerization

• Michelle Nazareth, Georgiana Bruce Kirby Prep School, CA, United States of America

BCHM031 —ÌýImprove Algae Biotechnology

• RoumanyÌýSefin, Industrial Advanced Technical School, PortÌýFuad, Egypt

BCHM042 —ÌýIFNgÌýSusceptibility inÌýChordoma

• AnanthanÌýSadagopan, Westborough High School, MA, United States of America

BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES

Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000

BMED046 —ÌýA Novel, Noninvasive Approach to Melanoma Diagnosis Using Optical Coherence Tomography andÌýBioconjugatedÌýGold Nanoparticles

• ShriyaÌýReddy, Northville High School, MI, United States of America

First Award of $3,000

BMED046 —ÌýA Novel, Noninvasive Approach to Melanoma Diagnosis Using Optical Coherence Tomography andÌýBioconjugatedÌýGold Nanoparticles

• ShriyaÌýReddy, Northville High School, MI, United States of America

BMED065 —ÌýProstate Carcinomas in African Americans Have DistinctÌýmiRNAÌýExpression and Biological Markers for Poor Prognosis

• MalhaarÌýAgrawal, Horace Mann School, NY, United States of America

Second Award of $1,500

BMED047 —ÌýEnabling Influenza Virus-like Particles (VLPs) as a Universal Vaccine

• Madeleine Yang, Detroit Country Day School, MI, United States of America

BMED060T —ÌýDevelopment of a Microscope for Fully Automated Real-Time Cancer Cell Tracking

• NicoleÌýSegaran, Carmel High School, IN, United States of America
• YannikÌýSingh, Carmel High School, IN, United States of America

BMED070 —ÌýSegmentation of Lung Lobe Structures using a Novel Artificial Intelligence Framework for Precise Lung Cancer Radiation Therapy

• ShrilaÌýShah, Yorktown High School, NY, United States of America

BMED089 —ÌýPtychospermaÌýmacarthuriiÌý(MacArthur Palm) Seeds Inhibit Growth of ex vivo Cancer Cells

• NalaniÌýMiller, Kamehameha SchoolsÌýKapalamaÌýCampus, HI, United States of America

Third Award of $1,000

BMED001 —ÌýInhibition of GlutamateÌýExcitotoxicityÌýin Glaucoma by Liposomes

• AlexandrÌýZarivnij,ÌýCirkevniÌýGymnaziumÌýNemeckehoÌýRadu, Czech Republic

BMED002 —ÌýAccuracy of a Novel Method to Measure In-Stent Restenosis Using EmbeddedÌýNanosensors

• Ethan Levy, Dr. Michael M.ÌýKropÌýSenior High School, FL, United States of America

BMED003 —ÌýThe Role of NGAL as a Biomarker for Early Detection of Acute Kidney Injury

• Evelyn Bodoni, Cherry Creek High School, CO, United States of America

BMED022 —ÌýCancer’s Other Half: Limiting Metastasis by Restricting Blood Vessel Formation

• MaiyaÌýMao, Bergen County Academies, NJ, United States of America

BMED028 —ÌýEfficacy of Anti-AnnexinÌý2 Antibodies on RetinalÌýNeoangiogenesisÌýin a Model of Oxygen-Induced Retinopathy

• AngelaÌýYoun, Tenafly High School, NJ, United States of America

BMED032 —ÌýEnding theÌýEpiPenÌýEpidemic: Creating an Intestinal Organoid to Understand the Immune Mechanisms Involved in a Peanut Allergy

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

BMED058 —ÌýPrecision Care for Leukemia: Discovery of Novel Therapeutics for High-Risk ALL via Epigenetic and Computational Transcriptome Profiling

• RuhiÌýSayana, The Harker School, CA, United States of America

Fourth Award of $500

BMED015 —ÌýUnderstanding Fibrinolysis in Sickle Cell Disease: Characterization of in vitro Blood Clot Resolution by Monocytes

• NiaraÌýBotchwey, Charles R. Drew Charter School, GA, United States of America

BMED051 —ÌýComputational Screening of Small Molecules for Antibacterial Agents that Target T-Box Riboswitches

• ShifraÌýNarasimhan, Athens High School, OH, United States of America

BMED055 —ÌýNegative Pressure Wound Therapy: Cancer Metastasis Stimulated by HIF-1ALPHA Regulated MALAT1 and SOX Cooperation

• ShruthiÌýShekar, Jericho High School, NY, United States of America

BMED063 —ÌýBig Data Analytics: Identification of Novel Cancer Progression Gene Signatures for Precision/ Personalized Medicine

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

BMED064 —ÌýThe Effect of 460 Nm Light on Seizure-Like Activity (SLA) in Bang-Sensitive Drosophila as Measured by Seizure Velocity, Distance Traveled and Seizure Duration

• Margaret Farr, Saratoga Springs High School, NY, United States of America

BMED073 —ÌýThe Development of a Novel Treatment for Lactose Intolerance UsingÌýSynbioticÌýFormulations

• Eliza Martin, PLC Sydney, NSW, Australia

BMED074T —ÌýThe Effect of Silver Nanoparticles Socks on the Treatment of Diabetic Foot

• AbdulhadiÌýJallab,ÌýJassimÌýHamad Independent Secondary School for Boys, Qatar
• HarethÌýOmar,ÌýJassimÌýHamad Independent Secondary School for Boys, Qatar

BMED076 —ÌýArc, GAD67, and the Orbitofrontal Cortex: Reconsidering the Molecular and Systemic Basis of Major Depressive Disorder

• Joseph Sexton, West Forsyth High School, GA, United States of America

BMED082T —ÌýIdentifying Key Pathways/Mechanisms for the Generation of Pancreatic Beta Cells by Trans-differentiation of Acinar Cells

• Abby Liu, Hamilton High School, AZ, United States of America
• Ella Ai, Hamilton High School, AZ, United States of America
• ThaliaÌýLiu, Hamilton High School, AZ, United States of America

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000

ENBM008 —ÌýUtilizing Computer Vision and Machine Learning Systems to Develop a Live Time Navigational and Surgical Aid for Spinal Reconstructions

• KrithikÌýRamesh, Cherry Creek High School, CO, United States of America

First Award of $3,000

ENBM008 —ÌýUtilizing Computer Vision and Machine Learning Systems to Develop a Live Time Navigational and Surgical Aid for Spinal Reconstructions

• KrithikÌýRamesh, Cherry Creek High School, CO, United States of America

ENBM070 —ÌýProject ATTIS: An Assistive Aid for Parkinson’s Patients Using Vibrational White Noise to Reduce Resting Tremors

• Anne Jing, Assumption College School, Canada

Second Award of $1,500

ENBM005 —ÌýTheraArm: Orthosis Therapy for Arm Rehabilitation and Movement Assistance

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

ENBM007 —ÌýA Novel Optical Diagnostic Method for Non-Invasive Detection of Blood Glucose Using Reverse Iontophoresis Modulation and Personalized Neural Networks

• Rohan Ahluwalia, Westview High School, OR, United States of America

ENBM011 —ÌýEngineering a Novel WearableÌýBiosensingÌýMechanism through the Implementation of Microelectromechanical Systems and Machine Learning to Realize Anomalies Hinting towards Future Cardiac Episodes

• PreritÌýChoudhary, College Park High School, TX, United States of America

ENBM026T —ÌýTremorWear: A Smart-Sensing, Device-Independent Tremor-Suppression Library for Wearable Tremor Orthoses

• Alex Zhang, Montgomery High School, NJ, United States of America
• Charles Ma, Montgomery High School, NJ, United States of America

Third Award of $1,000

ENBM006 —ÌýSolar Powered Ozone and UVC-Based Decontaminator

• AlyssaÌýKeirn, Rocky Mountain High School, CO, United States of America

ENBM016 —ÌýApplying Thermopile Array Sensors and Machine Learning to Detect Falls of Older Adults

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

ENBM021 —ÌýStereoscopic Three-Dimensional X-Ray Reconstruction Processing: A Low-Radiation Cost-Effective Versatile Medical Imaging Procedure for Safe and Rapid Scanning

• David Yue, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, TX, United States of America

ENBM030 —ÌýRapid, Smartphone-Based Diagnosis of Skin Melanoma through Differences in Tumor Cell Thermal Regulation Combined with Diffuse Spectroscopic Analysis

• Melissa Woo, Greenwich High School, CT, United States of America

ENBM036 —ÌýImproving Spinal Fusions: Redesigned Pedicle Probe to Prevent Vertebral Breaches

• NicolasÌýFedrigo, Claremont Secondary School, British Columbia, Canada

ENBM071 —ÌýAn Improved Inexpensive Closed-Loop Insulin Pump for Automatic Management of Types 1 and 2 Diabetes

• Anna Quinlan, Menlo-Atherton High School, CA, United States of America

Fourth Award of $500

ENBM027 —ÌýDesign and Construction of a Cost-Effective Full Arm Prosthetic with Computer Vision

• NoamÌýYakar, Tenafly High School, NJ, United States of America

ENBM042 —ÌýNon-Invasive Electronic Wireless Knee Biomechanical and Physiology Monitoring for Post-Operative Rehabilitation

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

ENBM043 —ÌýHydrogel Modification to Encapsulate and Release Exosomes for Targeted Delivery

• AnaghaÌýAneesh, Walter Payton College Preparatory High School, IL, United States of America

ENBM046 —ÌýStimulating Gamma Brain Waves via the Visual System Using Flashing LED Lights: Optimizing a Potential Treatment for Alzheimer’s

• Meredith Hillier, Newport Senior High School, WA, United States of America

ENBM047 —ÌýDesigning, Prototyping and Testing of a Multi-Lumen Urinary Catheter with Sustained Unidirectional Biocide Flow

• IshaanÌýBrar, Stockdale High School, CA, United States of America

ENBM051 —ÌýAssessing the Angular Dependence of Skull-to-Brain Impact Dynamics to Inform Future Bicycle Helmet Design

• JeffreyÌýWisoff, Amador Valley High School, CA, United States of America

ENBM055 —ÌýA Novel Multimodal Wearable Sensor System for Continuous Monitoring of Chronic Diseases

• Jason Li, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, NC, United States of America

ENBM073 —ÌýA Smartphone-Based, Point-of-Care Iron Sensor Utilizing Colorimetric Techniques

• Mindy Long, Hamilton High School, AZ, United States of America

CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000

CELL040 —ÌýModeling Neurodegeneration in vitro: A Dynamic Study of Tau in a Microfluidic Chamber System via Quantum Dot Labeling

• AllisonÌýJia, The Harker School, CA, United States of America

First Award of $3,000

CELL032 —ÌýETM* Is Indispensable to Endothelial Cell Physiology during Pathological Angiogenesis

• MadhavÌýSubramanian, Jericho High School, NY, United States of America

CELL040 —ÌýModeling Neurodegeneration in vitro: A Dynamic Study of Tau in a Microfluidic Chamber System via Quantum Dot Labeling

• AllisonÌýJia, The Harker School, CA, United States of America

Second Award of $1,500

CELL011 —ÌýThe Role of Aging, Antioxidants, and Mutant Huntington Lowering in the Oxidative Stress Response of HD Neurons

• RitikaÌýJeloka, Melbourne High School, FL, United States of America

CELL033 —Ìý3D Spatiotemporal Profiling of Adrenergic and Cholinergic Transmission

• Paula Zhu, Albemarle High School, VA, United States of America

CELL060 —ÌýDifferential Expression of Retrotransposons in Stem Cell Lineages of the Preimplantation Embryo

• Eddie Dai, Olathe North High School, KS, United States of America

Third Award of $1,000

CELL015 —ÌýEpCAMÌýEnhancesÌýGefitinib-induced Drug Resistance in Colon Cancer Cells

• Yun-Chi Chen, Taipei First Girls High School, Taiwan

CELL028 —ÌýEnhancing Microtubule Dynamics withÌýFidgetin-Like 2 Depletion

• JedÌýKatzenstein, Dobbs Ferry High School, NY, United States of America

CELL038 —ÌýDevelopment of a CD4+ÌýNeoantigenÌýVaccine in the Panc02 Tumor Model

• Jocelyn Mathew, Centennial High School, MD, United States of America

CELL039 —ÌýIncreasing Metabolic Substrates Improves Spreading Depolarization Recovery in a Brain Slice Model of Stroke: An Innovative Therapy for Reducing Brain Injury after Stroke

• Rusty Ludwigsen, Early College Academy, NM, United States of America

CELL059 —ÌýDirect Evolution of Antibody Fragments Targeting CD32a for Application in Immunotherapy to Eradicate HIV Latency

• Long Ngo, Oregon Episcopal School, OR, United States of America

Fourth Award of $500

CELL020 —ÌýEngineeredÌýAtsttrinÌýProtein Stabilizes Dysregulated Macrophage Polarization, Subsequent Osseous and Cartilaginous Tissue Remodeling in Ankylosing Spondylitis

• Magdalene Ford, Ossining High School, NY, United States of America

CELL024 —ÌýAlpha-synucleinÌýEnhances Toxicity of Tau Oligomers in vitro

• KatelynneÌýBerland, New Horizons Governor’s School for Science and Technology, VA, United States of America

CELL030 —ÌýUtilizing Ligand StructuringÌýMetaserversÌýto Model Pathogenic p16 Mutation Effects on Binding Sites of Cell Signaling Pathways

• Christopher Li, West High School, UT, United States of America

CELL031 —ÌýPalbociclibÌýTreated MDA-MB-231 Breast Cancer Cells Exhibit Increased Invasive Behavior in Zebrafish Xenograft Model

• MatthewÌýWeltmann, Half Hollow Hills High School East, NY, United States of America

CELL036 —ÌýInvestigation of Aspects of Neuron Function in Schizophrenia UsingÌýhiPSCÌýCells

• RyanÌýOnatzevitch, Yorktown High School, NY, United States of America

CELL053T —ÌýCCDC11 Regulates EfficientÌýMidbodyÌýRecruitment of Ist1 Suggesting Impaired Organization of ESCRT Machinery

• AroobaÌýAhmed, Half Hollow Hills High School East, NY, United States of America
• JiachenÌýLee, Half Hollow Hills High School East, NY, United States of America
• Jillian Parker, Half Hollow Hills High School West, NY, United States of America

CHEMISTRY

Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000

CHEM040 —ÌýNovel Colorimetric Sensors for Detecting Chemicals in Vapor, Liquid, and Solid Phases

• Helena Jiang, F. W. Buchholz High School, FL, United States of America

First Award of $3,000

CHEM040 —ÌýNovel Colorimetric Sensors for Detecting Chemicals in Vapor, Liquid, and Solid Phases

• Helena Jiang, F. W. Buchholz High School, FL, United States of America

CHEM052T —ÌýC.C.E.ÌýLarvicide: Cassia Cinnamon Crude Extract as a Novel, Cost Effective and Eco-Friendly MosquitoÌýLarvicide

• MelwinÌýChoonÌýLei Cheng, Chung Ling High School Penang, Malaysia
• YongÌýShiangÌýTham, Chung Ling High School Penang, Malaysia

Second Award of $1,500

CHEM009 —ÌýExperimentally Designing Sustainable Clay-Based Adsorbents to Remove Arsenic from Drinking Water

• RajatÌýDoshi, Henry B. Plant High School, FL, United States of America

CHEM050 —ÌýSynthesis and Use of Robust Cobalt (II) Catalysts for the Reduction of CO2 to CO

• AnkushÌýDhawan, Signature School, IN, United States of America

CHEM065 —ÌýAnalysis of Manufacturing Process of D-Glucose-Based Thermoformed-Polymers

• SuvinÌýSundararajan, Westfield High School, MA, United States of America

CHEM073 —ÌýA Porous Silicon OpticalÌýNanosensorÌýfor the Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds

• AnushreeÌýChaudhuri, Westview High School, CA, United States of America

Third Award of $1,000

CHEM001 —ÌýSynthesis of HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors

• TerezaÌýGistrova,ÌýGymnaziumÌýZlinÌý–ÌýLesniÌýCtvrt,ÌýZlínskjÌýKraj, Czech Republic

CHEM007 —ÌýSustainable Manufacturing of GammaÌýButyrolactone

• TianyuÌýDong, Northview High School, GA, United States of America

CHEM019 —ÌýWater Purification by Capillary Action in Paper Towels

• VongayiÌýMarazanye, High Achievers Coach Educational Centre, Zimbabwe

CHEM033 —ÌýUiO-66 Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) Decorated with Cadmium Sulfide Quantum Dots: An Investigation of the Effectiveness of (MOFs) as a Drug Delivery System for Melanoma Treatment

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

CHEM045 —ÌýPhosphorous/Nitrogen Co-Doped Carbon Derived from Soybean as High Performance Electrode Material forÌýSupercapacitor

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

Fourth Award of $500

CHEM003 —ÌýBuckyPaper: Investigating the Viability of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in Sensors for the Detection of Various Gases

• AndyÌýShar, Vanguard High School, FL, United States of America

CHEM021T —ÌýMorphology Effects ofÌýElectrocatalyticÌýCarbon Dioxide Reduction onto Copper/Silver Bimetallic Nanostructures

• Wei-YingÌýChien, Taipei First Girls High School, Taiwan
• Yu-Hsien Chang, Taipei First Girls High School, Taiwan

CHEM046 —ÌýSynthesis of Silver Compounds with Potential Anti-Cancer Activity: Silver(I) Complexes withÌýXylyl-Substituted HeterocyclicÌýThionesÌýandÌýSelones

• AakritiÌýLakshmanan,ÌýArdreyÌýKellÌýHigh School, NC, United States of America

CHEM047 —ÌýThe Effects of a Silica Coating on the Aggregation of Gold Nanoparticles

• Paige Sherman, Hunter College High School, NY, United States of America

CHEM048T —ÌýChloramine Test Kits for an Efficient Process of Swimming Pools’ Disinfection

• AthichaÌýSantilinon,ÌýMahidolÌýWittayanusornÌýSchool,ÌýNakhonÌýPathom, Thailand
• NapatÌýSajjamongkol,ÌýMahidolÌýWittayanusornÌýSchool,ÌýNakhonÌýPathom, Thailand
• NatpraweeÌýPattayawij,ÌýMahidolÌýWittayanusornÌýSchool,ÌýNakhonÌýPathom, Thailand

CHEM060 —ÌýOrganic Biodegradable Alternative to Plastic

• ShaziyahÌýLaher,ÌýNizamiyeÌýAlÌýAzharÌýInstitute, Eastern Cape, South Africa

CHEM071 —ÌýConstructing Earth-Abundant Core ShellÌýPlasmonicÌýPhotocatalystsÌýfor Hydrogen Production via Water Splitting

• WilliamÌýPorayouw, Redlands High School, CA, United States of America

COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS

Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000

CBIO016 —ÌýEnabling Personalized Medicine: A Novel Deep Learning Tool for Classifying Genetic Mutations Using Text from Clinical Evidence

• Jason Ping, Bergen County Academies, NJ, United States of America

First Award of $3,000

CBIO016 —ÌýEnabling Personalized Medicine: A Novel Deep Learning Tool for Classifying Genetic Mutations Using Text from Clinical Evidence

• Jason Ping, Bergen County Academies, NJ, United States of America

Second Award of $1,500

CBIO005 —ÌýTracing Cell Lineages from Single-Cell Data using Markov Affinity Estimation

• Lauren Li, Westview High School, OR, United States of America

CBIO042 —ÌýA Novel Design for Investigating Cell Deconvolution Methods for Tumor Microenvironment

• Virginia Ma, Columbus Academy, OH, United States of America

CBIO053 —ÌýDiscovery of Hidden Gene Regulators: A Novel Machine Learning Approach to Transcriptional Pause Site Determination

• AnudeepÌýGolla, Fairview High School, CO, United States of America

Third Award of $1,000

CBIO015 —ÌýAn Iterative Transfer Learning Approach toÌýMultiobjectiveÌýde novo Drug Design with Recurrent Neural Networks andÌýNondominatedÌýSorting

• JacobÌýYasonik, Homestead High School, WI, United States of America

CBIO036 —ÌýDecoding Neural Networks: Novel Computational Methods to Discover Anti-Tumor B Cell Receptor Binding Motifs

• Cynthia Chen, The Harker School, CA, United States of America

CBIO038T —ÌýA Modular and Dynamic GPU-based Maize Simulation Using L-Systems

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

CBIO051T —ÌýA Web Based Mobile Healthcare System that Aims to Reduce Under 5 Child Mortality Rate (U5CM) and Maternal Deaths in Kenya: A Case StudyÌýDadaabÌýRefugee Camp

• KunjalÌýDhokiya, ShreeÌýCutchiÌýLeva PatelÌýSamajÌýSchool, Kenya
• SuprajaÌýSayeeÌýSrinivasan, ShreeÌýCutchiÌýLeva PatelÌýSamajÌýSchool, Kenya

Fourth Award of $500

CBIO006 —ÌýPredicting the Development of Secondary Central Nervous System Cancer through Ensemble Learning Methods

• Julia Christina Camacho, Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science, TX, United States of America

CBIO020 —ÌýDeep Learning to Evaluate the Combinatorial Impact of Genetic Variants on Gene Expression

• Collin Wang, Detroit Country Day School, MI, United States of America

CBIO034 —ÌýCeRNetwork: A Platform for inÌýsilicoÌýDiscovery and Classification of Competing Endogenous RNA Molecules for Multi-OmicÌýNetwork Diffusion and Novel miRNA-Sequestering Drug Design

• David Toomer, Hayfield Secondary School, VA, United States of America

CBIO035 —ÌýDiscretizing a Hybrid Cardiac Reconstruction: A Novel Simulation of Sustained Fibrillation

• AriannaÌýPahlavan, Jericho High School, NY, United States of America

CBIO052 —ÌýRetina: A Non-Invasive, Predictive Smartphone Application to Test for Cardiovascular Risk and Diabetic Retinopathy via Analysis of Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Retinal Fundus Images

• KasyapÌýChakravadhanulaÌý,ÌýBASIS Scottsdale, AZ, United States of America

EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000

EAEV047 —ÌýEvaluating Nano-FerrofluidÌýas a Technique forÌýMicroplasticÌýRemoval in Water

• Katie Lu, Central High School, MO, United States of America

First Award of $3,000

EAEV006 —ÌýReal-Time Sinkhole Detection Using Civil Engineering Techniques, the Internet of Things (IoT), and Artificial Intelligence

• Sophia Wang, Amity Regional High School, CT, United States of America

EAEV047 —ÌýEvaluating Nano-FerrofluidÌýas a Technique forÌýMicroplasticÌýRemoval in Water

• Katie Lu, Central High School, MO, United States of America

Second Award of $1,500

EAEV029 —ÌýOptimizing MetforminÌýHClÌýRemoval: Utilizing Molecular Sieves and Absorbents within Sand Filtration Units

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

EAEV041 —ÌýAlgal Bioplastics: Developing a Sustainable Cycle of Compostable and Water-Soluble Plastics by Repurposing Waste Products of Algal Biofuel Production

• MelanieÌýQuan, Las Lomas High School, CA, United States of America

EAEV071 —ÌýThe Effect ofÌýCarboxymethylÌýCellulose on the Filtration Capabilities of Zebra Mussels

• JackÌýDelli-Santi ,ÌýLake Travis High School, TX, United States of America

EAEV086 —ÌýBiomimickingÌýTorrey Pine Needles: Atmospheric Moisture Harvesting through Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Micro-Patterns

• EmilyÌýTianshi, The Cambridge School, CA, United States of America

Third Award of $1,000

EAEV009T —ÌýBioremediation of Tetracycline Polluted Soils: How Antibiotic Resistance Can Reduce Antibiotic Pollution in the Environment and a Solution to Groundwater Antibiotic Pollution

• SanjanaÌýHiremath, Plano East Senior High School, TX, United States of America
• SriyaÌýTeerdhala, Plano East Senior High School, TX, United States of America

EAEV028 —ÌýA New Experimental Approach for StudyÌýMetasomatismÌýof Peridotite in the Earth’s Mantle

• Tal Blonder,ÌýMidrashiyaÌýHartman, Israel

EAEV038 —ÌýMultidecadalÌýTrends in Tropical Cyclone Behavior within Tropical North Atlantic Sub-basins

• Kelsey Ge, Ward Melville High School, NY, United States of America

EAEV050T —ÌýA Comprehensive Spatiotemporal Model for Interpolation of Tropospheric Fine Particulate Matter Concentration

• Esmond Tsang, Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science, MS, United States of America
• VaydÌýRamkumar, Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science, MS, United States of America

EAEV075 —ÌýMapping Arsenic Movement due to Tsunami Events: Developing a Comprehensive Hot Spot Map of Arsenic Contamination inÌýWailoaÌýState Park in Hilo, Hawaii

• Jared Goodwin, Hilo High School, HI, United States of America

EAEV076 —ÌýAugura: Flood Risk Prediction Using Machine-Learning and Geographic Information Systems

• SagnikÌýAnupam, Delhi Public School, R. K. Puram, New Delhi, India

EAEV085 —ÌýWater Recycling: The Effect of Soap Nut Grey Water on the Environment (Soil Microbiome, Year 4)

• Shreya Ramachandran, American High School, CA, United States of America

Fourth Award of $500

EAEV013T —ÌýPOLIPLASTIK: From Waste to a Sustainable Biopolymer

• Alex Hernandez Gil,ÌýColegioÌýdeÌýBachilleresÌýdel Estado de Hidalgo, Hidalgo, Mexico
• Cristian LorenzoÌýAldana,ÌýColegioÌýdeÌýBachilleresÌýdel Estado de Hidalgo, Hidalgo, Mexico

EAEV022T —ÌýPotential Identification and Application of theÌýRhizophoraÌýapiculataÌýandÌýSonneratiaÌýalba as a Bio Antifouling Agent forÌýAntifoulantÌýPaints

• CarollineÌýNggebu, Denpasar 3rd State Senior High School, Bali, Indonesia
• WiratathyaÌýPutramasÌýI Made, Denpasar 3rd State Senior High School, Bali, Indonesia

EAEV035 —ÌýMetals and Metalloids in Corn Detected with the Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometer

• McKayla Gilbert, Farmington High School, NM, United States of America

EAEV042 —ÌýPretreatment of BrassicaÌýrapaÌýwithÌýPyrabactinÌýIncreases Tolerance to Drought Conditions

• YukthaÌýChiguripati, W.ÌýTresperÌýClarke High School, NY, United States of America

EAEV044 —ÌýMachine Learning Classifiers to Predict Red Tide in Florida

• Marvin Li, James M. Bennett High School, MD, United States of America

EAEV057 —ÌýA Novel Method of Monitoring the Health of Our Global Fresh Water Supply Using DNA Barcoding ofÌýChironomidaeÌý(Diptera)

• SonjaÌýMichaluk, Hopewell Valley Central High School, NJ, United States of America

EAEV069 —ÌýEvaluating the Impact of Coal Ash Pollution through a C.ÌýelegansÌýDevelopmental Model

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

EAEV080 —ÌýInduced Seismicity: Relationships between Earthquake Frequency and Magnitude to Saltwater Injection in Oklahoma Arbuckle Group

• Skylar Gale, Evergreen Senior High School, CO, United States of America

EAEV087 —ÌýStudying Avian Biodiversity Changes after Wetland Restoration: A Novel Approach via Remote Sensing and Citizen Science

• AshwinÌýSivakumar, Flintridge Preparatory School, CA, United States of America

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000

EBED002 —ÌýParticulate Raindrop Analysis for More Accurate Storm Forecasts

• Max von Wolff,ÌýMeginaÌýGymnasium Mayen, Germany

First Award of $3,000

EBED002 —ÌýParticulate Raindrop Analysis for More Accurate Storm Forecasts

• Max von Wolff,ÌýMeginaÌýGymnasium Mayen, Germany

Second Award of $1,500

EBED027T —ÌýBMCI-Net: A Novel Approach to Non-Invasive, Fully Mobile Prosthetic Control Using Robust Pattern Detection and Filtration of EMG and EEG Signals through Supervised Machine Learning

• DivjotÌýBedi, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, VA, United States of America
• RishabhÌýMisra, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, VA, United States of America

EBED036 —ÌýDevelopment of a Flexible Durometer Sensor for Improving Hardness Tactile Modality Using Piezoelectric Polymers

• Carrie Hsu,ÌýHerricksÌýHigh School, NY, United States of America

Third Award of $1,000

EBED008 —ÌýDevelopment of an Autonomous Aerial Vehicle Using Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence to Assist First Responders in Dangerous Situations

• SamuelÌýCadotte, Kalaheo High School, HI, United States of America

EBED011T —ÌýEngineering a Portable, Low-Cost Refreshable Braille Display for Communication with the Deaf-Blind Population

• JoshÌýNakka, Palmer Ridge High School, CO, United States of America
• Katelynn Salmon, Palmer Ridge High School, CO, United States of America

EBED025 —ÌýDeveloping Three-Dimensional Spatial Cognition for the Visually Impaired Using Computational Depth Mapping andÌýVibro-Tactile Display

• TylerÌýDelargy, Bangor High School, ME, United States of America

EBED026 —ÌýSafe Gas Regulator

• WahalamuniÌýUdapola,ÌýSandalankawaÌýCentral College, North Western Province, Sri Lanka

Fourth Award of $500

EBED005 —ÌýFreeze Protected Vaccine Cold Box for Off-Grid Locations, Year Three

• SusannaÌýDorminy, Sola Fide Home School, GA, United States of America

EBED013 —Ìý“Wand” for the Upper Limbs Limitations: A Voice and Motion Recognition Based Remote Control

• YuhanÌýXiao, Beijing 101 Middle School, Beijing, China

EBED015T —ÌýaWear: An Assistive Wearable System to Assist Nurses and Residents of Aged Care Homes

• Ivy Brain, Launceston College, Tasmania, Australia
• MitchellÌýTorok,ÌýRosnyÌýCollege,ÌýRosny, Australia

EBED016T —ÌýSkyHound: A Low-Cost 3D Printed AutonomousÌýWiFiÌýTracking Search Drone to Locate Missing Victims of Natural Disasters

• Neel Jain, West Linn High School, OR, United States of America
• Pooja Jain, West Linn High School, OR, United States of America

EBED046 —ÌýBrain-Inspired Circuitry for the Future of AI andÌýIoT: Optimizing the Analog Response of RRAMs under Pulsing for Synaptic Use

• AkhileshÌýBalasingam, ArchbishopÌýMittyÌýHigh School, CA, United States of America

ENERGY: CHEMICAL

Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000

EGCH005 —ÌýHighly-dispersed Ni Supported by N-doped Carbon Derived from Silk forÌýElectrocatalyticÌýCO2 Reduction

• ShichengÌýHu, Shanghai Foreign Language School Affiliated to SISU, China

First Award of $3,000

EGCH005 —ÌýHighly-dispersed Ni Supported by N-doped Carbon Derived from Silk forÌýElectrocatalyticÌýCO2 Reduction

• ShichengÌýHu, Shanghai Foreign Language School Affiliated to SISU, China

Second Award of $1,500

EGCH003T —ÌýOptimizing and Fine-Tuning Electrode Pore Sizes Utilizing Varying Ratios of the Immiscible Polymer Blend PAN-PS for High Energy Density and Wide Temperature RangeÌýSupercapacitors

• AshayÌýShah, Plano East Senior High School, TX, United States of America
• AshnaÌýShah, Plano East Senior High School, TX, United States of America

EGCH018 —ÌýFlexible and High-PoweredÌýSupercapacitorÌýfrom Low-Cost and Simple Building Method

• Brayden Noh, Auburn High School, AL, United States of America

Third Award of $1,000

EGCH006 —ÌýNature-inspired Biomass Material: from Cr-containing Wastewater Purification to Efficient Energy Storage

• YutongÌýWang, The High School Affiliated toÌýRenminÌýUniversity of China, Beijing, China

EGCH025 —ÌýImprovement of Perovskite Solar Cell Efficiency through PLA Additive Induced Boundary Passivation with Application of Machine Learning in Crystal Image Analysis

• AumÌýUpadhyay, Interlake High School, WA, United States of America

EGCH027 —ÌýDiscovery of FAZnF3, a Hybrid Organic-inorganic Perovskite for Photocatalytic Water Splitting

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

EGCH029T —ÌýApplication ofÌýElectrospunÌýPoly(acrylic acid)-Platinum/Carbon Catalyst Ink to Optimize Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell Performance

• Audrey Shine, Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School, NY, United States of America
• Danielle Kelly, Friends Academy, NY, United States of America

Fourth Award of $500

EGCH011 —ÌýBiocharÌýTechnology: A Carbon-Negative Energy System

• VivianÌýChinoda, Queen Elizabeth Girls’ High School, Zimbabwe

EGCH022 —ÌýFabrication of Light Responsive Super Capacitor for Energy Harvesting & Energy Storage Applications

• WoudÌýAlSadoun, KFUPM Schools, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia

EGCH032 —ÌýA Novel Process to Fabricate Stable Bipolar Membranes for the Next Generation of Hydrogen Fuel Cells

• NikhitaÌýBontha, Hanford High School, WA, United States of America

EGCH033 —ÌýInvestigation of Thin-Film Silver as Top Electrode Material for Transparent Organic Solar Cells

• Jing-Jing Shen, Beachwood High School, OH, United States of America

EGCH041 —ÌýUtilizing a Modified Wastewater-Based Medium as a Feedstock for Engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae to Biologically Produce Fatty Alcohols and Carboxylic Acids as Alternatives to Petrochemicals

• RajatÌýRamesh, American Heritage School, FL, United States of America

ENERGY: PHYSICAL

Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000

EGPH024T —ÌýSHOWPAM: System of High-efficiency Ocean Wave Power with Acoustic Metamaterial

• JoonyoungÌýLee, Korea Science Academy of KAIST, Busan, South Korea
• MincheolÌýPark, Korea Science Academy of KAIST, Busan, South Korea

First Award of $3,000

EGPH024T —ÌýSHOWPAM: System of High-efficiency Ocean Wave Power with Acoustic Metamaterial

• JoonyoungÌýLee, Korea Science Academy of KAIST, Busan, South Korea
• MincheolÌýPark, Korea Science Academy of KAIST, Busan, South Korea

Second Award of $1,500

EGPH006 —ÌýBamboo as a New Thermoelectric Material

• Chih-I Luo, TaipeiÌýFuhsingÌýPrivate School, Taiwan

Third Award of $1,000

EGPH012T —ÌýOptimization of High-Efficiency Organic-Inorganic Lead Halide Perovskite Solar Cells via a NovelÌýPolycaprolactoneÌýAdditive Pathway

• AnisaÌýPrasad, Staples High School, CT, United States of America
• SirinaÌýPrasad, Staples High School, CT, United States of America

EGPH022T —ÌýDevelopment of Novel Wind Turbines Hybridized between Permanent Magnet Disks and Additional Motor/Generator for Extending Operating Range and Enhancing Conversion Efficiency

• JittaponÌýKhajonpirom,ÌýPhitsanulokÌýPittayakomÌýSchool, Thailand
• RungsimanÌýKulpetjira,ÌýPhitsanulokÌýPittayakomÌýSchool, Thailand

Fourth Award of $500

EGPH001 —ÌýThe Influence of Various Biological and Chemical Properties on the Efficiency ofÌýNanocrystallineÌýSolar Cells

• AnnaÌýSkierska, IIÌýLiceumÌýOgolnoksztatcaceÌýim.ÌýMieszkaÌýI wÌýSzczecinie,ÌýZachodniopomorskie, Poland

EGPH008 —ÌýA GreenÌýNanotechnologicalÌýApproach for Energy Efficiency and Conservation: Tungsten-Doped Vanadium DioxideÌýThermochromicÌýSmart Windows

• Cynthia Chen, Greenwich High School, CT, United States of America

EGPH015 —ÌýSolar Updraft Tower-Wind Turbine Hybrid: Maximizing Power Output through Vortex Shedding, Water Droplet Atomization and Arduino Servo Control Feedback Loop

• Rachel Spaulding, Eastern High School, KY, United States of America

ENGINEERING MECHANICS

Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000

ENMC025 —ÌýBioinspired Submersible Dual Propulsion System: A Novel Approach to Ultra-Efficient Submarine Propulsion Utilizing Starting and Stopping Vortex Rings Mirroring Jellyfish Motion

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

First Award of $3,000

ENMC014 —ÌýDevelopment of a Fully Reusable and Autonomously Landing Suborbital Launch Vehicle

• Ryan Westcott, Oregon Episcopal School, OR, United States of America

ENMC025 —ÌýBioinspired Submersible Dual Propulsion System: A Novel Approach to Ultra-Efficient Submarine Propulsion Utilizing Starting and Stopping Vortex Rings Mirroring Jellyfish Motion

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

Second Award of $1,500

ENMC020 —ÌýAgriculture Soil Probe Rover

• Tate Schrock,ÌýArickareeÌýSchool, CO, United States of America

ENMC024 —ÌýThe Development and Application of Harvesting Kinetic Energy from Marine Fish

• Huai-Pu Chen, Keelung MunicipalÌýAnleÌýSenior High School, Taiwan

ENMC032 —ÌýAn Innovative Hybrid Diffusion Burner Design for NOx Reduction in High Temperature Applications, Year Three of an Ongoing Study

• Brendan Crotty, Hickory Hill Academy Homeschool, OK, United States of America

ENMC040 —ÌýPhase 3: A High Performance Rowing Oar with Design Inspired by Biomimicry

• Lucy Lake, Barker College, New South Wales, Australia

Third Award of $1,000

ENMC002 —ÌýPermanent Magnet Synchronous Motor with Innovative Stator-Rotor Structure to Extend Torque and Speed Range

• HaosongÌýZhong, Boren Sino-Canadian School, Guangdong, China

ENMC012T —ÌýAMSD (Autonomic Modular Scouting Drone): In Services for Society

• JakubÌýJurzak,ÌýLiceumÌýOgolnoksztatcaaeÌýnrÌýIÌýim.ÌýMariiÌýSklodowskiej-Curie wÌýSuchejÌýBeskidzkiejm,ÌýMatopolska, Poland
• SzymonÌýStasik,ÌýLiceumÌýOgolnoksztatcaaeÌýnrÌýIÌýim.ÌýMariiÌýSklodowskiej-Curie wÌýSuchejÌýBeskidzkiejm,ÌýMalopolska, Poland

ENMC036T —ÌýDesign and Engineering of a Cam-Based Infinitely Variable Transmission for Automotive Use

• AntonÌýLok, Palos Verdes High School, CA, United States of America
• Steven Davis, Palos Verdes High School, CA, United States of America

ENMC050 —ÌýArt or Science? String-Bow Interactions on a Novel Optoelectronic Cello

• Andrew Land,ÌýCarlmontÌýHigh School, CA, United States of America

ENMC058T —ÌýA Continued Study of a More Realistic Solution to Refugee Housing Using the Isoperimetric Honeycomb Conjecture

• AliciaÌýKuhlmann, Bingham High School, UT, United States of America
• Samantha Davis, Bingham High School, UT, United States of America

ENMC059T —ÌýeTouchÌýProject: An Affordable Braille e-Reader with the Cloud-Based Digital Library for the Blind

• AntoninaÌýZakorchemna, Fryeburg Academy, ME, United States of America
• ArtemÌýLaptiev, Fryeburg Academy, Maine, ME, United States of America

ENMC072T —ÌýAvinocular: An Autonomous Mobile Robot for Aircraft Inspection

• HeiÌýI Lei,ÌýPuiÌýChingÌýMiddle School, Macao, China, Macao Special Administrative Region
• Su Fong,ÌýPuiÌýChingÌýMiddle School, Macao, China, Macao Special Administrative Region

Fourth Award of $500

ENMC003 —ÌýUnconventionalÌýMicroaccelerometersÌýfor Nanosatellite-Specific Attitude Control Systems

• StefanÌýUrsu,ÌýColegiulÌýNicolaeÌýTitulescu, Brasov, Romania

ENMC007 —ÌýConstruction and Control of a Mobile Platform with Omnidirectional Drive

• VincentÌýVoigtlaender, Martin-Andersen-Nexo-Gymnasium, Germany

ENMC016 —ÌýMiniature Underwater Bridge Pier Cleaning Robot

• JingkeÌýHu, HangzhouÌýXuejunÌýHigh School of Zhejiang Province, China

ENMC017 —ÌýPortable Graphene Oxide Desalination

• MarcusÌýSchlauch, Clear Brook High School, TX, United States of America

ENMC030 —ÌýOrigami Paper Parachutes in HADR Operations

• Natalie Yam, Anglo-Chinese School (Independent), Singapore

ENMC043 —ÌýA Robotics Assistive Device Application in MinimizingÌýManibusÌýTremors and Persons Afflicted with Bradykinesia

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

ENMC054 —ÌýWelcome to “Sistance”: A New Form of Base Communication for Deaf-Blind Children

• Mackenzie Hunt, New Tech Institute, IN, United States of America

ENMC065 —ÌýDesign and Numerical Analysis of a Novel Co-Flow Jet System to Improve the Lift, Range, and Fuel Efficiency of a Commercial Airline Wing

• HansÌýEhrnrooth, Pine Crest School, FL, United States of America

ENMC071 —ÌýAccessO2: An Innovative, Non-Electric, Life-Saving, Oxygen Concentrator

• SanjitÌýThangarasu, Poolesville High School, MD, United States of America

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000

ENEV059 —ÌýPhotocatalytic Oxidation Utilizing Doped Titanium Dioxide for Air Purification

• AdyantÌýShankar, Nashua High School South, NH, United States of America

First Award of $3,000

ENEV002 —ÌýThe Prototype of a VehicleÌýwhichÌýTakes Preventive Measurement of Soil Conditions Autonomously

• PiotrÌýLazarek,ÌýZespolÌýSzkolÌýOgolnoksztalcacychÌýFilomata,ÌýSlask, Poland

ENEV045 —ÌýThe Solution to Pollution Is…Plastic? Accelerating Oil Spill Remediation by Using Polymer Exposure to Destabilize Emulsions

• ZoeÌýGotthold, Richland High School, WA, United States of America

ENEV059 —ÌýPhotocatalytic Oxidation Utilizing Doped Titanium Dioxide for Air Purification

• AdyantÌýShankar, Nashua High School South, NH, United States of America

Second Award of $1,500

ENEV015 —ÌýAgrobotics: An Autonomous Arduino Uno/Due Computer Vision Based Raspberry Pi High Throughput Plant Phenotyping Precision Agriculture Robot Using Dual Linear Mechanisms

• RishaÌýDianne Valera, Plano West Senior High School, TX, United States of America

ENEV027 —ÌýSymBeadÌýAquatic Technologies: The Development of a Low-Impact, Cost-Effective, Multi-Pollutant Bioremediation System

• Braden Milford,ÌýCasciaÌýHall Preparatory School, OK, United States of America

ENEV064 —ÌýOptimizing Thermal Hydrolysis for Increased Biogas Generation in Wastewater Treatment

• Rachel Joseph, Somers High School, NY, United States of America

ENEV078T —ÌýZero Lost Drop

• Abdel RahmanÌýHanafy, STEM School of Alexandria, Egypt
• Salma Lateef, STEM School of Alexandria, Egypt

ENEV103 —ÌýA Novel, Fast, Low-Cost Approach to Achieve Near 100% LDPE Degradation:ÌýBioremedialÌýLandfill Implementation

• ShlokaÌýJanapaty, Presentation High School, CA, United States of America

Third Award of $1,000

ENEV004 —ÌýStepping Down into Cooler Water (Fountains vs. Waterfalls)

• ZoeÌýDiederich, Coral Reef Senior High School, FL, United States of America

ENEV022 —ÌýA Concrete Solution for Oyster Recruitment and Growth: Designing an Artificial Structure to Increase Oyster Shell Growth and Oyster Spat Settlement Using Calcite Media

• KyleÌýBramblett, Titusville High School, FL, United States of America

ENEV040 —ÌýVisible-light Responsive Multifunctional Membrane for the Separation of Oil-Water Mixtures and Simultaneous Water Decontamination Supported by Theoretical Models

• ShouqÌýMadani, KFUPM Schools, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia

ENEV055T —ÌýOptimizing the Removal of Methylene Blue from Aqueous Solution Using Cucurbita pepo and an Analysis of Desorption Efficiency and Material Reusability

• Samantha Chen, Manhasset High School, NY, United States of America
• Serena Zhao, Manhasset High School, NY, United States of America

ENEV082T —ÌýA Novel Computational Tool to Inform Cost-Effective Nutrition Interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa

• GarykÌýBrixi, Winston Churchill High School, MD, United States of America
• Lillian Petersen, Los Alamos High School, NM, United States of America

ENEV087 —ÌýValue Added Sensors from Environmental and Industrial Waste

• AjlanÌýAl-Kaabi, Omar Bin Al-KhattabÌýSecondary School, Qatar

ENEV097 —ÌýTLC –ÌýTigernutÌýLiquid Coagulant: An UndiscoveredÌýBiocoagulantÌýfor Water Turbidity Reduction

• SabrinaÌýMogus, White Oaks Secondary School, Ontario, Canada

ENEV101T —ÌýFinding the Optimal Way to Detect RapidÌýOhiaÌýDeath Utilizing Aerial Photography

• Alexander Bell,ÌýKealakeheÌýHigh School, HI, United States of America
• Evan Curry,ÌýKealakeheÌýHigh School, HI, United States of America
• Nicholas White,ÌýKealakeheÌýHigh School, HI, United States of America

Fourth Award of $500

ENEV001 —ÌýA Holistic Engineering Plan Incorporating Predictive Data Modeling into the Process of RemediatingÌýCyanophytaÌýAlgae Blooms and Applying Photoautotrophic Prokaryotes Biomass to Improve Agricultural Outcomes

• Griffin Wagner, Vero Beach High School, FL, United States of America

ENEV011 —ÌýDesigning an Algae-Immobilized Membrane Bioreactor for Wastewater Bioremediation and High-Density Algae Production

• Min Tsou, Mililani High School, HI, United States of America

ENEV035T —ÌýProduction of CFH Filter Using Discarded Chicken Feather and Cotton Fabric

• DohunÌýKim, Chung-Buk Science High School,ÌýChungcheongbukdo, South Korea
• JiwungÌýLee, Chung-Buk Science High School,ÌýChungcheongbukdo, South Korea
• TaewonÌýEum, Chung-Buk Science High School,ÌýChungcheongbukdo, South Korea

ENEV039 —ÌýRemoving Hydrocarbons/Organic Contaminants from Water Using a NovelÌýUltrahydrophobic/OleophilicÌýSelf-Cleaning Polypropylene Material

• AbdullahÌýAlsinan, DhahranÌýAhliyyaÌýSchool, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia

ENEV041 —ÌýImproving the Performance of WO3 for theÌýPhotodegradationÌýof Organic Dyes in Wastewater

• DeemahÌýAlmulhim, KFUPM Schools, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia

ENEV044 —ÌýUsing Raw Bamboo Waste to Sustainably Purify Water

• AkashÌýRathod, Okemos High School, MI, United States of America

ENEV046 —ÌýApplication of Microbial Fuel Cell Biosensors in Detecting Water Pollution

• Anna Vargas, Tabb High School, VA, United States of America

ENEV072T —ÌýOptimizing Hydrogels in Cosmetics: Creating Effective Self-Assembled Nanostructures Coupled with an Antioxidant-Rich and High SPF Pollution-fighting Soybean Oil Cream

• Arvind Prasad, Sycamore High School, OH, United States of America
• GovindÌýNadathur, Sycamore High School, OH, United States of America

ENEV086 —ÌýDesigning an in situ Soil Conductivity Monitoring System for Precision Agriculture and Water Management

• RohanÌýWagh, Sunset High School, OR, United States of America

ENEV092T —ÌýAn E-Waste Management Initiative for Developing Countries: Using Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene, High Impact Polystyrene, Polypropylene, Polyvinyl Chloride, Rubber andÌýAluminosilicateGlass to Make a Composite Material

• HarnilÌýJham, ShreeÌýCutchiÌýLeva PatelÌýSamajÌýSchool, Kenya
• IshaÌýJobanputra, ShreeÌýCutchiÌýLeva PatelÌýSamajÌýSchool, Kenya

ENEV099T —ÌýActivated Carbon Foam Surfaced Carbon Dioxide Scrubber with an Environmentally Sustainable Gas Purification System Using Bicarbonate Ions

• John Richardson,ÌýMassanuttenÌýRegional Governor’s School, VA, United States of America
• Madison Nichols,ÌýMassanuttenÌýRegional Governor’s School, VA, United States of America

MATERIALS SCIENCE

Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000

MATS003 —ÌýThe Flash Shade: Directional Darkening Technology

• AdrienÌýJathe, Metropolitan School FrankfurtÌýgGmbH, Germany

First Award of $3,000

MATS003 —ÌýThe Flash Shade: Directional Darkening Technology

• AdrienÌýJathe, Metropolitan School FrankfurtÌýgGmbH, Germany

MATS044 —ÌýThe Universe in a Nutshell: Bacterial Cellulose Membrane Using Macadamia Byproduct

• JulianaÌýDavoglioÌýEstradioto,ÌýInstitutoÌýFederal deÌýEducação,ÌýCiênciaÌýeÌýTecnologiaÌýdo Rio Grande doÌýSulÌý(IFRS) – CampusÌýOsório, Rio Grande doÌýSul, Brazil

Second Award of $1,500

MATS009 —ÌýNovel Nanostructured Metal Powder by Simple Hot Water Treatment: An Economic and Sustainable Oil-Water Separation

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

MATS022 —ÌýAcrylate Polymerization: Formation of UV Curable Antimicrobial Copolymers

• NathanÌýTidball, Wilsonville High School, OR, United States of America

MATS074 —ÌýDeveloping a Bacterial Cellulose andÌýKombuchaÌýTea Waste Product Based Scaffold with an Integrated Oxygen Generating Construct for Islet Cell Transplantation

• AngelinÌýMathew, American Heritage School, FL, United States of America

MATS079 —ÌýOceanBioplas: The Plasticity of Marine Exoskeleton-Inspired Materials and Their Degradability in the Environment (Soil and Seawater/Saltwater)

• JacquelineÌýPrawira, Mountain House High School, CA, United States of America

Third Award of $1,000

MATS014 —ÌýDevelopment of the Gypsum Board Materials Containing Eggshell Aiming at the Solution of Sick Building Syndrome

• Taito Tanaka, National Institute of Technology,ÌýYonagoÌýCollege, Tottori-Pref., Japan

MATS017 —ÌýNovel Luciferase-FluorescentÌýNanodiamondÌýAssay for Cytotoxic Evaluation of Chemotherapy Drugs in Cancer and Mesenchymal Stem Cells

• Shu-Yun Cheng, TaipeiÌýFuhsingÌýPrivate School, Taiwan

MATS020 —ÌýEffectiveness of DetergentsÌýAnalysedÌýUsing Rotating Magnetic Nanoparticles

• Jovan Yap,ÌýDunmanÌýHigh School, Singapore

MATS027T —ÌýZinc Oxide-Capped CarbonÌýNanoforest: Novel Method of Defects Engineering via Focused-Laser-Beam Modification

• Valerie Tan YiÌýJie,ÌýDunmanÌýHigh School, Singapore
• ZhongÌýWei IsaacÌýKwek,ÌýDunmanÌýHigh School, Singapore

MATS042 —ÌýUsing Self Assembled Monolayers for the Fabrication of Implantable Strain Gauge Sensors

• Justin Hu, James Madison High School, VA, United States of America

MATS045 —ÌýLighting Up the Brain: Development of a Novel Molecular Probe for the Early, Minimally-invasive Diagnosis and Treatment ofÌýAlzheimer’s Disease

• ShaanÌýBaig, Dawson College, Quebec, Canada

Fourth Award of $500

MATS012 —ÌýGet a Grip: Creating Soft Robotic Grippers via Self-folding by Infrared Activation

• AnaÌýRatanaphruks, Wake STEM Early College High School, NC, United States of America

MATS023T —ÌýGraphene-EnabledÌýTemplatingÌýSynthesis of Metal Origami for Next-Generation Soft Robotics

• CliveÌýChoong, NUS High School of Mathematics & Science, Singapore
• Elden Yap, NUS High School of Mathematics & Science, Singapore
• HarishÌýKumaar, NUS High School of Mathematics & Science, Singapore

MATS037T —ÌýDevelopment of in-situ Fabrication Techniques of Martian Construction Material

• Cristian Rodriguez, CREC Academy of Aerospace and Engineering, CT, United States of America
• SrikarÌýGodilla, CREC Academy of Aerospace and Engineering, CT, United States of America

MATS040T —ÌýReplacement of Synthetic UV-Absorbents by Lignin

• JanÌýMatufka, Grammar School of St. Nicholas, Slovakia
• PeterÌýSkripko, Grammar School of St. Nicholas, Slovakia

MATS050 —ÌýDesigning High-Performing, Low-Cost Shock Absorbing Composites for Injury Protection by Impregnating Woven Fabrics with Shear Thickening Fluids

• AadityaÌýSaha, Chamblee Charter High School, GA, United States of America

MATS065 —ÌýNovel GrapheneÌýNanoplateletÌýandÌýKetjenblackÌýEmbeddedÌýPigmentlessÌýAcrylic Emulsions for Next Generation Flexible Electronics

• Daniel Kang, John F. Kennedy High School, Guam

MATS066T —ÌýGas Sensor Research Based on Insect Wing Hierarchical Microstructure

• Man Lei Lam, Escola DeÌýAplicacaoÌýAnexaÌýAÌýUniversidadeÌýDe Macau, China, Macao Special Administrative Region
• ZhengÌýZhong, The Affiliated School of the University of Macao, China, Macao Special Administrative Region

MATS071T —ÌýHemaDrop: A Novel Elemental Composition Technology for Microliter-Size Blood Droplets via Solid State Techniques

• Nikhil Suresh, BASIS Scottsdale, AZ, United States of America
• SaakethÌýNarayan, BASIS Scottsdale, AZ, United States of America

MATHEMATICS

Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000

MATH026 —ÌýClassifying Magic Squares and Their Associated Symmetries Using a Chord Diagram Approach

• AnaMariaÌýPerez, Albuquerque Academy, NM, United States of America

First Award of $3,000

MATH026 —ÌýClassifying Magic Squares and Their Associated Symmetries Using a Chord Diagram Approach

• AnaMariaÌýPerez, Albuquerque Academy, NM, United States of America

Second Award of $1,500

MATH016 —ÌýGenerating Set for Nonzero Determinant Links under Skein Relation

• AayushÌýKaran, University School of Milwaukee, WI, United States of America

MATH038 —ÌýA Trust Model in Bootstrap Percolation

• RinniÌýBhansali, Half Hollow Hills High School East, NY, United States of America

Third Award of $1,000

MATH014 —ÌýFindingÌýChebyshev-Type Functions

• Zong-Hong Cheng, The Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan

MATH017 —ÌýOn the Application of Heat Diffusion across a Manifold for Dimensionality Reduction

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

MATH025T —ÌýOn the Largest Axes-Parallel Rectangle among Points in a Square

• SeoÌýYeongÌýKwag, Blair Academy, NJ, United States of America
• TaeyangÌýPark, Peddie School, NJ, United States of America

Fourth Award of $500

MATH007T —ÌýThe Mathematical Correlations in an Origami Coiled Structure

• Drake Ludgate, Brush High School, CO, United States of America
• Nathaniel Miner, Brush High School, CO, United States of America

MATH020 —ÌýLoop Spaces, P-Curvature, andÌýHomotopy

• Daniel Santiago, CentroÌýResidencialÌýdeÌýOportunidadesÌýEducativasÌýdeÌýMayagüez, Puerto Rico

MATH032 —ÌýDynamics of the Tangent Map

• AndreiÌýMandelshtam, University High School, CA, United States of America

MATH041 —ÌýPlanetary Transfer Calculator

• CallumÌýPredavec,ÌýMosmanÌýHigh School, NSW, Australia

MICROBIOLOGY

Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000

MCRO052T —ÌýInvestigating the Role of the Novel ESCRT-III Recruiter CCDC11 in HIV Viral Budding: Identifying a Potential Target for Antiviral Therapy

• LeoÌýTakemaru, Ward Melville High School, NY, United States of America
• PoojanÌýPandya, Half Hollow Hills High School West, NY, United States of America

First Award of $3,000

MCRO052T —ÌýInvestigating the Role of the Novel ESCRT-III Recruiter CCDC11 in HIV Viral Budding: Identifying a Potential Target for Antiviral Therapy

• LeoÌýTakemaru, Ward Melville High School, NY, United States of America
• PoojanÌýPandya, Half Hollow Hills High School West, NY, United States of America

MCRO067T —ÌýCyanocide: A Novel Strategy for Harmful Algal Bloom Mitigation via Initiation of Programmed Cell Death

• MiamarÌýBurgos-Rosario, Hayfield Secondary School, VA, United States of America
• SaijaiÌýSupanklang, Hayfield Secondary School, VA, United States of America
• Sarah Syed, Hayfield Secondary School, VA, United States of America

Second Award of $1,500

MCRO005 —ÌýGreen Watts: Investigating Power Production of a Single Chamber Plant Microbial Fuel Cell in a Modular System Comparing Crop Plants,ÌýTriticumÌýaestivum,ÌýSaccharumÌýofficinarumÌýandÌýZeamays – A Novel Fifth Year Study

• Luke Long, Canterbury School, FL, United States of America

MCRO024 —ÌýFood Preservation, Not Perversion: Development of a New Preservation Method for Alimentary Products

• MaitaneÌýAlonsoÌýMonasterioÌý,ÌýAvellanedaÌýIkastetxea, Spain

MCRO035 —ÌýTurning Over a New Phage: A Novel Approach to Phage Therapy

• Emily Kang, Canyon Crest Academy, CA, United States of America

MCRO056 —ÌýIdentifying Antibiotic Molecules inÌýCeanothusÌýleucodermisÌýand Quantifying Their Antibacterial Activity with a Novel, Simulation-Aided Method

• Daniel Feng, University High School, CA, United States of America

MCRO073 —ÌýDynamic Roles of Epstein-Barr Virus Reactivation: Identifying Novel Mechanisms of EBV-Positive Lymphoma Progression and Treatment

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

Third Award of $1,000

MCRO014 —ÌýImplications for Biogas Energy Use viaÌýMethanogenesisÌýin Mars Conditions

• Alexandria Montgomery, West Salem High School, OR, United States of America

MCRO015 —ÌýNanocermicÌýCoating of Central Venous Catheters Has Inhibitory Effect on Colonization by E. coli and Bacillus cereus

• VarshaÌýNaga, Winter Springs High School, FL, United States of America

MCRO017 —ÌýAn Algorithmic Platform to Optimize the Prescription of Antibiotics to Minimize Antibiotic Resistance Developing in Patients or Communities

• Sophie Kearney, Midway High School, TX, United States of America

MCRO023 —ÌýNature Inspired BactericidalÌýNanotexturedÌýSurfaces withÌýZnOÌýNanostructures

• Yee Lin Tan, National Junior College, Singapore

MCRO043 —ÌýViruses to theÌýRescue?:ÌýUsingÌýMicrotiterÌýAssays and an In-Lab Developed Simulated Anatomic Lung Model to Determine the Effectiveness of Bacteriophage Therapy as a Preventative Measure against Poly-Microbial Biofilms in Cystic Fibrosis Patients

• DivyamÌýGoel, West High School, UT, United States of America

MCRO050 —ÌýControlling the Chikungunya Virus Disease in Dengue Endemic Areas through the Development of a Peptide Vaccine

• SruthiÌýKalavacherla, Amador Valley High School, CA, United States of America

MCRO077 —ÌýEffects of Grape Components on Periodontitis

• Anne Liang,ÌýduPontÌýManual High School, KY, United States of America

Fourth Award of $500

MCRO018T —ÌýNatural Alternative to Synthetic Drugs:ÌýJuglone-Sodium Alginate Binary Systems

• AnastasiaÌýZdrobau, Theoretical High School, Republic of Moldova
• Catarina-SeverinaÌýMartin, Theoretical High School, Republic of Moldova

MCRO028 —ÌýInnovative Approach to the Antibacterial and PrebioticÌýLyciumÌýbarbarumÌýExtract: Solution after the Antibiotic Era

• BlankaÌýNovak,ÌýIstvanÌýDoboÌýSecondary Grammar School,ÌýHeves, Hungary

MCRO032 —ÌýHuman Photosynthesis: Functional Chloroplast Sequestration in Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells

• Brent Perlman,ÌýByramÌýHills High School, NY, United States of America

MCRO039 —ÌýIdentifying Novel Mechanisms of Quorum Sensing Receptor ProteinÌýRpfR: Relevance to the BDSF Quorum Sensing Signaling Pathway

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

MCRO053 —ÌýDevelopment of a qPCR Assay for Quantification ofÌýSaccharibacteria

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

MCRO055 —ÌýEffects of i-Motifs and G-quadruplexesÌýon Bacterial Gene Transcription

• IsabellaÌýWiebelt-Smith, Central High School, MO, United States of America

MCRO057 —ÌýThe Antiviral Function of XAF1 during Immune Response

• Cheryl Luo, Yorktown High School, NY, United States of America

MCRO060 —ÌýSerum Marker of Glyphosate Exposure Associated with Changes in Oral and Gut Microbiome Composition

• AriaÌýEppinger, Winchester Thurston School, PA, United States of America

MCRO066 —ÌýInvestigating the Bactericidal and Anti-Biofilm Effects ofÌýNaringeninÌýonÌýEnterobacterÌýcloacae

• VanessaÌýSiggers, Murphy High School, AL, United States of America

PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY

Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000

PHYS038 —ÌýDisentangling Spatial Correlations from Inhomogeneous Materials with Shift-Invariant Artificial Neural Networks: A Novel Approach to Study Superconductivity

• KaylieÌýHausknecht, Lynbrook Senior High School, NY, United States of America

First Award of $3,000

PHYS007 —ÌýPlotting New Horizons: A Statistical Analysis of Potential Factors Influencing the Probability of Planetary System Formation

• Dahlia Dry, Fort Myers High School, FL, United States of America

PHYS038 —ÌýDisentangling Spatial Correlations from Inhomogeneous Materials with Shift-Invariant Artificial Neural Networks: A Novel Approach to Study Superconductivity

• KaylieÌýHausknecht, Lynbrook Senior High School, NY, United States of America

Second Award of $1,500

PHYS033 —ÌýImproving Particle Classification in WIMP Dark Matter Detection Experiments Using Neural Networks

• BrendonÌýMatusch, Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School, Ontario, Canada

PHYS042 —ÌýHeisenberg-Scaling Measurement Protocol for Analytic Functions with Quantum Sensor Networks

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

PHYS060 —ÌýProbing Stellar Remnant for Planet Candidate; Analysis of K2 Target 251248385

• Stephanie Yoshida,ÌýPunahouÌýSchool, HI, United States of America

PHYS070 —ÌýAnalysis of Molecular Spectra in Asymptotic Giant Branch Carbon Stars

• VivekÌýVijayakumar, San Marcos High School, CA, United States of America

Third Award of $1,000

PHYS004 —ÌýDevelopment of an Interdisciplinary Test Stand to Unravel the Myth of Rubber Powered Flight

• NoahÌýDormann,ÌýChiemgau-GymnasiumÌýTraunstein, Germany

PHYS043 —ÌýEffect of Epitaxial Compression on Structural and Electrical Transport Properties of 3D Topological Dirac Semimetal Cd3As2

• NikitaÌýSalunke, Evergreen Valley High School, CA, United States of America

PHYS046 —ÌýSolving the Tyranny of the Rocket Equation: A Theoretical and Experimental Study of Laser Propulsion

• NatanÌýDominkoÌýKobilica,ÌýGimnazijaÌýBezigrad, Slovenia

PHYS057 —ÌýSearching for Hidden Black Holes: An Investigation of Chaotic Regimes in Non-Linearly Coupled Harmonic Oscillators

• RebeckaÌýMahring, ViktorÌýRydbergsÌýGymnasiumÌýOdenplan, Stockholm, Sweden

PHYS061 —ÌýImplementing Quantum Dot Qubits in Optimized Linear Quantum Computing Architectures through Evolutionary Computational Modeling

• Lucas Braun, School of Science & Technology, OR, United States of America

Fourth Award of $500

PHYS011 —ÌýFaraday HeapingÌýUnravelled: Study of Heaping Behavior of Granular Materials under Vertical Vibration

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

PHYS041 —ÌýExamining the Potential of Selective Bacterial Lysis through Pulsed Magnetic Fields at the Resonant Frequency of the Escherichia coli Cell Membrane

• Joshua Harmon, Camdenton High School, MO, United States of America

PHYS056 —ÌýFlock Fragmentation: The Dispersal of Saturated Flocks in a System of Self-Propelled Particles

• ParkerÌýJou, Carmel High School, IN, United States of America

PHYS064 —ÌýUsing Dimple Technology toÌýOptimiseÌýthe Aerodynamics of Heavy Motor Vehicles

• RuneÌýEdeling, Eunice High School, Free State, South Africa

PHYS067 —ÌýDevelopment of a Thin and Inexpensive Open-Air Proton Beam Detector for Characterizing the Beam Profile and Position

• Ethan Rosenfeld, Phoenix Country Day School, AZ, United States of America

PHYS068 —ÌýNanoscale Optical Probing of Two-DimensionalÌýHeterostructuresÌýSuspended on Nano-Slits

• Joy Ma, Fairview High School, CO, United States of America

PHYS069T —ÌýHand-Held Detector with Retro-Reflective Mosaic Screens to Visualize OpticalÌýInhomogeneities

• DeaÌýIlarionova, Cervantes Gymnasium AIA-GESS, Georgia
• MarinaÌýGudzhabidze, Cervantes Gymnasium AIA-GESS, Georgia
• ShorenaÌýGudzhabidze, Cervantes Gymnasium AIA-GESS, Georgia

PLANT SCIENCES

Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000

PLNT059 —ÌýTesting the Effectiveness of Mycorrhizae in the Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals fromÌýStormwater

• AmaraÌýIfeji, Bangor High School, ME, United States of America

First Award of $3,000

PLNT024 —ÌýOrganic Stimulation of Plant Growth: Inoculation of Bacterial Endophytes fromÌýLeersiaÌýoryzoides

• AdhamÌýKassem, College Park High School, TX, United States of America

PLNT059 —ÌýTesting the Effectiveness of Mycorrhizae in the Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals fromÌýStormwater

• AmaraÌýIfeji, Bangor High School, ME, United States of America

Second Award of $1,500

PLNT013 —ÌýFractals and Catastrophic Bifurcation: ExploringÌýTreelineÌýStructure Using Drones and Mathematical Models in R

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

PLNT050 —ÌýUsing Soil Enhancements to IncreaseÌýZeaÌýmays Profitability in Limited Production Agricultural Areas

• EmmaÌýKratcha, Hankinson Public School, ND, United States of America

PLNT064T —ÌýNovel Suction-Bait Trap to Manage Infestation of Melon Fruit Flies in Cucurbits

• ManyaÌýM. Kumar,ÌýKendriyaÌýVidyalayaÌýNo.1 Naval Base Kochi, Kerala, India
• Richard Joseph,ÌýKendriyaÌýVidyalayaÌýNo.1 Naval Base Kochi, Kerala, India

PLNT066T —ÌýDevelopment of Food Poisoning Resistant Lettuce Using Endophytes inÌýPetasitesÌýJaponicusÌýLeaves

• JihyunÌýRa,ÌýKangwonÌýScience High School, South Korea
• YoonjiÌýKim,ÌýKangwonÌýScience High School, South Korea

Third Award of $1,000

PLNT003 —ÌýNatural Antioxidants Reduce the Toxic Effect of Heavy Metals on the Growth of Rice (OryzaÌýsativa L.)

• HongjiaÌýYang, High School Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

PLNT011 —ÌýSusceptibilities of Various Growth Stages ofÌýMetrosiderosÌýpolymorphaÌýtoÌýCeratocystisÌýlukuohiaÌýInfection

• ShweÌýWin, Hilo High School, HI, United States of America

PLNT037 —ÌýCombating Undernutrition in Developing Countries with a CompactÌýAeroponicsÌýSystem Utilizing Contaminated Water

• HaleyÌýJostes, Stillwater Area High School, MN, United States of America

PLNT038 —ÌýGrowth Promotion and Yield Enhancement of Crop Seeds with Plant Products: Effects of Extracts,ÌýEndophyticÌýSymbionts, and Endosperm

• Damian Galasso, Galasso Homeschool, AZ, United States of America

PLNT045 —ÌýEdible Coatings inÌýPost HarvestÌýof Oranges (CitrusÌýsinensis)

• Joao Pedro Silvestre Armani,ÌýColegioÌýGabriela Mistral, Parana, Brazil

PLNT056T —ÌýEnvironmental Friendly Seedling Nursery Balls from Cow Dung

• SutthidaÌýIamsaard,ÌýPhanomsarakhamÌýPhanomÌýAdunÌýWitthayaÌýSchool, Thailand
• ThirakarnÌýWannakarn,ÌýPhanomsarakhamÌýPhanomÌýAdunÌýWitthayaÌýSchool, Thailand

Fourth Award of $500

PLNT009 —ÌýA Comprehensive Analysis of Agronomic and Disease Resistance Gene Mutations in Katy Rice Mutants through DNA Next-generation Sequencing

• MaryÌýJia, Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts, AR, United States of America

PLNT018 —ÌýStop and Smell the Flowers: A Continuation of the Assessment of the Effects of Aeration in Regards to the Lifespan and Bacteria Presence of the Chrysanthemum Grandiflorum

• Hannah Taylor,ÌýAgriscienceÌýMagnet Program, TX, United States of America

PLNT028 —ÌýUsingÌýZaxinoneÌýto Postpone Leaf Senescence in Rice Plants

• HayaÌýAltuwaijryÌý,ÌýRiyadh School for Boys and Girls, Saudi Arabia

PLNT040 —ÌýNanoAOX: Localization of Antioxidants via Nanoparticles to Enhance Plant Growth

• DheikshaÌýJayasankar, Sir Winston Churchill Secondary School, Ontario, Canada

PLNT041T —ÌýThe Effect of Surface Tension on Plant Growth inÌýFogponics

• Kamron Zaidi, Richmond Hill High School, Ontario, Canada
• Sabrina Zaidi, Richmond Hill High School, Ontario, Canada

PLNT048 —ÌýA Minimally-Invasive 3D-Printed Microneedle Array Applicator System (MU-NAAS) for Delivery of Therapeutics to Citrus Leaf Tissue

• LaboniÌýSantra, Oviedo High School, FL, United States of America

PLNT057T —ÌýSaponinÌýHydrogel for Controlling Snail Invasion

• NatthamonÌýSriprom,ÌýDamrongratsongkrohÌýSchool,ÌýChiangrai, Thailand
• Phan-AnongÌýChuenchokchai,ÌýDamrongratsongkrohÌýSchool,ÌýChiangrai, Thailand
• RamitaÌýChueamuangphan,ÌýDamrongratsongkrohÌýSchool,ÌýChiangrai, Thailand

PLNT061 —ÌýIdentifying Differential Expression and Conserved Alternative Splicing (AS) Events inÌýZeaÌýmays (Maize)

• PragatiÌýMuthukumar, Commack High School, NY, United States of America

ROBOTICS AND INTELLIGENT MACHINES

Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000

ROBO059 —ÌýLooking through Walls with Artificial Intelligence: An Innovative Solution for Real-Time Retrieval of the Human Figure behind Visual Obstruction

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

First Award of $3,000

ROBO022T —ÌýThe Development of a Holistic System for Broad-Spectrum Crop Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

• PranavÌýSenthilvel,ÌýduPontÌýManual High School, KY, United States of America
• ShreshthÌýSrivastava,ÌýduPontÌýManual High School, KY, United States of America

ROBO059 —ÌýLooking through Walls with Artificial Intelligence: An Innovative Solution for Real-Time Retrieval of the Human Figure behind Visual Obstruction

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

Second Award of $1,500

ROBO003 —ÌýA Novel, Self-balanced Robot with Leading Technology in Crossing All Angles of Transmission Lines

• Bradley Xu, Shanghai American School –ÌýPudongÌýCampus, Shanghai, China

ROBO040 —ÌýA Game of Jamming: A Multi-Agent Game Theoretic Learning Based Cognitive Anti-Jamming Communication System to Combat an AI Jammer

• MiliduÌýJayaweera, La Cueva High School, NM, United States of America

ROBO048 —ÌýDeveloping a Novel, Accurate, and Rapid Computer Vision and Machine Learning Based Skin Disease Diagnosis Pipeline, Hardware Apparatus, and Mobile Application

• RaghavÌýGanesh, Lynbrook High School, CA, United States of America

ROBO076 —ÌýRobotic Revolution in the Construction Industry: An Autonomous Roof Shingling Robot

• JosephÌýSaturnino, Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary School, Ontario, Canada

Third Award of $1,000

ROBO006 —ÌýFast MRI: Reconstructing MR Images UsingÌýUndersampledÌýk-space and a GAN

• SiddarthÌýIjju, Cherry Creek High School, CO, United States of America

ROBO026 —ÌýThe Effect of a Genetic Algorithm on Traffic Efficiency

• Laura Thompson, Mountain Vista Governor’s School, VA, United States of America

ROBO039 —ÌýReal-TimeÌýFreespaceÌýSegmentation Using Deep Learning on Autonomous Robots for Detection of Negative Obstacles

• AnishÌýSinghani, Monte Vista High School, CA, United States of America

ROBO049T —ÌýNovel Reinforcement Learning Methods in Collaborative Environments

• Ashish Rao, Cupertino High School, CA, United States of America
• BidiptaÌýSarkar, Cupertino High School, CA, United States of America
• TejasÌýNarayanan, Cupertino High School, CA, United States of America

ROBO052 —ÌýPhonoNet: Deep Learning for Raga Identification in Indian Classical Music

• SauhaardaÌýChowdhuri, Westview High School, CA, United States of America

ROBO060 —ÌýFeeding Robot Using Image Processing Technology for Parkinson Patients

• LongÌýVu ,ÌýLaoÌýCaiÌýHigh School No. 1, Viet Nam

Fourth Award of $500

ROBO013 —ÌýUsing a Computer Program Applied to an Electromagnetic Walking Apparatus to Simulate Earth’s Gravity in Space

• MaryAliceÌýYoung, Bishop Kenny High School, FL, United States of America

ROBO019 —ÌýPIC-TALK: Creating a Digital Ecosystem that Consists of Open Source Hardware and Software Products for Visually Impaired People

• MusaÌýSadikÌýUnal,ÌýKartalÌýAnadoluÌýImamÌýHatipÌýHigh School, Turkey

ROBO020 —ÌýDrones for Invasive Species Monitoring

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

ROBO024 —ÌýData Analytics for Fake News Detection

• HaohuiÌýLiu, Raffles Girls School (Secondary), Singapore, Singapore

ROBO033 —ÌýFrugal Flight: Indoor Stabilization of a Computationally Independent Drone without GPS

• NikhilÌýDevanathan, Kennewick High School, WA, United States of America

ROBO047 —ÌýExploreYourMind: Software for Harmonic Combination of Video and Music

• NazarÌýPonochevnyi, Specialized School #52 in KyivÌýWithÌýIn-depth Study of Information Technology,ÌýKyivs’kaÌýOblast, Ukraine

ROBO050 —ÌýTextual Origin Classification and Implicit Bias Detection with Deep Recurrent Neural Networks

• Jerry Wei, Oakton High School, VA, United States of America

ROBO074 —ÌýPositively Identifying Species Using CNNs andÌýHypernetworksÌýto Aid Wildlife Conservation Efforts

• AdityaÌýRadhakrishnan,ÌýSugunaÌýPIP School, Tamil Nadu, India

SYSTEMS SOFTWARE

Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000

SOFT049 —ÌýImproved Gate Level Simulation of Quantum Circuits

• Adam Kelly,ÌýSkerriesÌýCommunity College, Ireland

First Award of $3,000

SOFT041 —ÌýWeight Friction: A Simple Method to Overcome Catastrophic Forgetting and Enable Continual Learning in Neural Networks

• Gabrielle Liu,ÌýRavenwoodÌýHigh School, TN, United States of America

SOFT049 —ÌýImproved Gate Level Simulation of Quantum Circuits

• Adam Kelly,ÌýSkerriesÌýCommunity College, Ireland

Second Award of $1,500

SOFT016 —ÌýIt’s Break Time: An Iris-Based Eye Fatigue Monitor

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

SOFT020 —ÌýMyelofon: Way of Expressing Thoughts for the People with Speech Disorders

• Daniil Kazantsev, Municipal Lyceum #12, Russian Federation

SOFT032 —ÌýAn AI-based System for Discovering Potential Adverse Drug Events Using Open Data

• Brandon Fan, Blacksburg High School, VA, United States of America

SOFT044T —ÌýThe Fifth Sense: A Novel Aid Device for Visually Impaired People, Translating Computer Vision into Surround Sound for Obstacle Detection

• IanÌýLangleben, Dawson College, Quebec, Canada
• Liana Martins-Medina,ÌýMarianopolisÌýCollege, Quebec, Canada

Third Award of $1,000

SOFT001 —ÌýDevelopment of a Highly Parallel BEM-Solver

• Robin Christ, Lessing GymnasiumÌýLampertheim, Hessen, Germany

SOFT010T —ÌýPreventing Left Turn Road Accidents UsingÌýPhotosensoryÌýTechnologies and Computer Vision

• Humza Salim, T.C. Jasper High School, TX, United States of America
• YousufÌýAhmad, Jasper High School, TX, United States of America

SOFT023 —ÌýA Deep Learning-Based Drowning Detection Method for Dynamic Swimming Pool Environments Using Spatiotemporal Neighborhood Analysis

• Jessica Yu, West Linn High School, OR, United States of America

SOFT029 —ÌýGeneral Distributed Backtracking Framework for Solving Combinatorial Constraint Satisfaction Problems

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

SOFT051 —ÌýFASTCAT: A Predictive Neural Network Based Fire Size Classifier

• DylanÌýWichman, Billings Central Catholic High School, MT, United States of America

Fourth Award of $500

SOFT002 —ÌýA Brain-Computer Interface Application for the Assessment of Cognitive Aging

• SaraswatiÌýSridhar, Southwestern Educational Society, Puerto Rico

SOFT013 —ÌýA Secure Implementation of Mendelian Randomization via Multi-Party Computation

• DivyaÌýAmirtharaj, Westview High School, OR, United States of America

SOFT021T —ÌýClassroom 2.0

• JhorchÌýQuispeÌýLaura, Luis Alberto Sanchez, Apurimac, Peru
• KarenÌýHuamanÌýQuintana, Luis Alberto Sanchez, Apurimac, Peru

SOFT022T —ÌýSign Language Translator

• ArdaÌýMavi,ÌýAyranciÌýAnadoluÌýLisesi,ÌýCankaya, Turkey
• ZeynepÌýDikle,ÌýNazmiÌýArikanÌýFenÌýBilimleriÌýHigh School,ÌýCankaya, Turkey

SOFT050T —ÌýApproximating the Weight of Sweet Corn Kernels from Digital Images Using Washer Integration

• ChanikarnÌýPrompat, PrincessÌýChulabhornÌýScience High School Phetchaburi, Phetchaburi, Thailand
• NeeranuchÌýSudcharoen, PrincessÌýChulabhornÌýScience High School Phetchaburi, Phetchaburi, Thailand
• PornchanunÌýMangmeethanapiboon, PrincessÌýChulabhornÌýScience High School Phetchaburi, Phetchaburi, Thailand

SOFT054T —ÌýCreating a Technological Device that Enhances Autistic Children’s Communication Skills

• KhadijaÌýElmagarmid, Qatar Academy Senior School, Al-Rayyan, Qatar
• SamaÌýAyoub, Qatar Academy Doha, Qatar

SOFT067 —ÌýAn Adaptive, Low-Cost Device for Automated & Offline Medical Analysis Utilizing Neural Networks with Reinforcement Learning Optimization

• NeilÌýDeshmukh, Moravian Academy, PA, United States of America

TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL SCIENCE

Intel ISEF Best of Category Award of $5,000

TMED027 —ÌýSharks Take a Bite Out of Infection! An Antibacterial, Reusable Bandage for Post-Operative Patients

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

First Award of $3,000

TMED027 —ÌýSharks Take a Bite Out of Infection! An Antibacterial, Reusable Bandage for Post-Operative Patients

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

Second Award of $1,500

TMED020 —ÌýA Novel Approach to Assessment and Classification of Pulmonary Function in Early Onset Scoliosis

• AnanyaÌýGanesh, The Westminster Schools, GA, United States of America

TMED023 —ÌýThe SMART System: Magnetic Deflection and Absorption Shielding of Treatment Contaminants to Enhance Radiotherapy Cancer Patient Outcomes by Reducing Normal Tissue Injuries

• MacinleyÌýButson, TheÌýIllawarraÌýGrammar School, NSW, Australia

TMED042 —ÌýEyeSpyÌýDiagnosis: Developing a Smartphone-Based Non-Invasive Intelligent Device and Application for the Accurate and Affordable Diagnosis of Eye Fundus Anomalies via Machine Learning

• KabirÌýJolly, College Park High School, TX, United States of America

Third Award of $1,000

TMED024 —ÌýPriming the Tumor Microenvironment with Cyclophosphamide to Enhance Nanoparticle Delivery: An Imaging Study

• RennerÌýKwittken,ÌýByramÌýHills High School, NY, United States of America

TMED035 —ÌýA Fast, Sensitive, and Non-Invasive Approach to Detecting Breast Cancer Using a Fully Convolutional Neural Network

• IshanaÌýShastri, Poolesville High School, MD, United States of America

TMED039 —ÌýTuning Vaccine Physical Properties to Improve Anti-tumorÌýResponse UsingÌýPolyplexes

• AllieÌýAmerman, Wheaton High School, MD, United States of America

TMED047T —ÌýKanna: A Deep Learning Approach for Screening Amblyopia Using Facial Images

• VisweshÌýKrishna, National Public School,ÌýIndiranagar, Karnataka, India
• VrishabÌýKrishna, National Public School,ÌýIndiranagar, Karnataka, India

Fourth Award of $500

TMED006 —ÌýBattling Blindness in Premature Babies: An Image Processing and Machine Learning Based Application for Early Detection and Prevention of Retinopathy of Prematurity

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

TMED031 —ÌýBioactive Catheter to Prevent Systemic Infection Using Cashew Nut Shell Liquid (CNSL)

• EkarinnyÌýMedeiros, EscolaÌýEstadualÌýProfessorÌýHermogenesÌýNogueiraÌýda Costa, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

TMED034 —ÌýA Lung Cancer Prediction and Detection System Using Nodule Based Methods and Machine Learning Algorithms

• SathvikÌýNallamalli, Olympia High School, WA, United States of America

TMED045T —ÌýTMZ+X: siRNA-based Synthetic Lethal Screening and Synergism with TMZ as a Novel Approach to Inhibition of Proliferation in GBM

• AdarshaÌýPokkulandra, Dulles High School, TX, United States of America
• ArnavÌýGaryali, Dulles High School, TX, United States of America

TMED048 —ÌýDOPA Reaction with Vacuum Filtration as a New Method for Diagnosing of Circulating Melanoma Cells and Metastasis

• OlhaÌýKharasakhal, Mariupol Technical Lyceum, Ukraine

TMED052 —ÌýUltrasensitive Detection of Early-Stage Cancer UsingÌýctDNAÌýSequencing with UMIs

• Elizabeth Ding, Lexington High School, MA, United States of America

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