MATS · 8 official subcategories8 个官方子类别
Materials Science
材料科学
The study of the integration of various materials forms in systems, devices, and components that rely on their unique and specific properties. It involves their synthesis and processing in the form of nanoparticles, nanofibers, and nanolayered structures, to coatings and laminates, to bulk monolithic, single-/poly-crystalline, glassy, soft/hard solid, composite, and cellular structures. It also involves measurements of various properties and characterization of the structure across length scales, in addition to multi-scale modeling and computations for process-structure and structure-property correlations.
研究如何把各种形态的材料整合进依赖其独特性能的系统、器件和部件中。涉及从纳米颗粒、纳米纤维、纳米层状结构，到涂层与层压材料，再到块体单体、单晶／多晶、玻璃态、软硬固体、复合及多孔结构的合成与加工。还包括跨尺度的性能测量与结构表征，以及针对“工艺—结构”和“结构—性能”关系的多尺度建模与计算。
314
finalist projects入围项目
4.7%
of all finalists占全部入围
28.3%
grand-award rate大奖率
3.6%
first-place or above一等奖及以上
Window 2022-2026. 396 students. 22% of projects are teams.统计窗口 2022-2026。396 人次。团队项目占 22%。
Official Subcategories官方子类别
What belongs in this category这个类别收什么
- BIM生物材料BiomaterialsStudies involving any matter, surface, or construct that interacts with biological systems. Such materials are often used and/or adapted for a medical application, and thus comprise whole or part of a living structure or biomedical device which performs, augments, or replaces a natural function.研究与生物系统发生相互作用的各类物质、表面或构造。这类材料常用于或改造用于医学，构成活体结构或生物医学器械的整体或部分，以执行、增强或替代某种天然功能。
- CER陶瓷与玻璃Ceramic and GlassesStudies involving materials composed of ceramic and glass – often defined as all solid materials except metals and their alloys that are made by the high-temperature processing of inorganic raw materials.研究由陶瓷和玻璃构成的材料，通常指除金属及其合金之外、由无机原料经高温加工制成的所有固体材料。
- CMP复合材料Composite MaterialsStudies that integrate multiple materials such as ceramics, fiber, metals or polymers to create a superior and unique material.把陶瓷、纤维、金属或聚合物等多种材料结合起来，制造出性能更优、特性独特的材料。
- COM计算与理论Computation and TheoryStudies that develop and apply theoretical methods and/or use computer modeling to design new materials, predict material behavior under differing environmental conditions, understand energy transfer, etc.发展并应用理论方法或计算机建模，用于设计新材料、预测材料在不同环境条件下的行为、理解能量传递等。
- ELE电子、光学与磁性材料Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsThe study and development of materials used to form highly complex systems, such as integrated electronic circuits, optoelectronic devices, and magnetic and optical mass storage media. The various materials, with precisely controlled properties, perform numerous functions, including the acquisition, processing, transmission, storage, and display of information.研究并开发用于构建高度复杂系统的材料，如集成电路、光电器件、磁存储和光存储介质。这些性能经过精确调控的材料承担信息的获取、处理、传输、存储和显示等多种功能。
- NAN纳米材料NanomaterialsThe study and development of nanoscale materials; materials with structural features (particle size or grain size, for example) of at least one dimension in the range 1-100 nm.研究并开发纳米尺度材料，即至少有一个维度的结构特征（如颗粒尺寸或晶粒尺寸）处于 1—100 纳米范围内的材料。
- POL高分子PolymersThe study and development of polymers; materials that have a molecular structure consisting chiefly or entirely of a large number of similar units bonded together, e.g., many synthetic organic materials used as plastics and resins.研究并开发聚合物，即分子结构主要或完全由大量相似单元键合而成的材料，例如许多用作塑料和树脂的合成有机材料。
- OTH其他OtherStudies that cannot be assigned to one of the above subcategories. If the project involves multiple subcategories, the principal subcategory should be chosen instead of Other.无法归入上述任何子类别的研究。如果项目涉及多个子类别，应选择项目的主要子类别，而不是选择“其他”。
Judges are assigned by the subcategory you pick, so choose the primary one rather than "Other" where a project could sit in several. Source: Society for Science.评委是按你所选的子类别分配的，一个项目若能落入多个子类别，应选主要的那个，而不是「Other」。来源：Society for Science 官方。 Official page官方页面
Source discrepancy: The bullet list writes “Electronic, Optical, and Magnetic Materials” and the definition block writes it without the serial comma. The definition block is used here.官方口径校勘：官网子类别符号列表写作“Electronic, Optical, and Magnetic Materials”，释义段写作“Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials”（无串行逗号）；此处以释义段为准。
The Numbers数据
Scale, trend and award rate规模、趋势与获奖率
Finalists per year逐年入围项目
Grand-award rate vs all tracks大奖率与全赛道对照
28.3%, Wilson 95% 23%–34%. Grey line: all-track 30.3%.28.3%，Wilson 95% 区间 23%–34%。灰线为全赛道 30.3%。
Grand-award tiers大奖层级分布
| Top award顶级大奖 | 1 |
| First一等 | 8 |
| Second二等 | 13 |
| Third三等 | 21 |
| Fourth四等 | 27 |
Special-award rate 16.2%; combined 36.4%.专项奖率 16.2%；合并口径 36.4%。
These tier counts exclude 2025, whose award text is missing from the official database. The award-winning projects listed below do include 2025, recovered from the grand-award press release, so the two will not add up.层级分布剔除了 2025 年——该年官方库缺奖项文本。下方的获奖作品清单则包含 2025 年（从大奖新闻稿补回），因此两处数字不会相等。
The gap from the all-track rate of 30.3% is not statistically significant (Fisher exact p = 0.524).与全赛道 30.3% 的差距不具统计显著性（Fisher 精确检验 p = 0.524）。
Who Competes Here谁在这个赛道
Countries and schools国家与学校
Top countries and regions入围最多的国家与地区
| Country / region国家/地区 | Projects项目 | Grand rate大奖率 | Won/eligible获奖/评奖 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 美国 | 186 | 28.4% | 40/141 |
| 沙特阿拉伯 | 24 | 47.4% | 9/19 |
| 韩国 | 9 | 28.6% | 2/7 |
| 巴西 | 9 | 0.0% | 0/6 |
| 波多黎各 | 9 | 0.0% | 0/7 |
| 新加坡 | 7 | 83.3% | 5/6 |
| 印度 | 5 | 40.0% | 2/5 |
| 土耳其 | 5 | 0.0% | 0/4 |
| 约旦 | 5 | 0.0% | 0/5 |
| 日本 | 4 | 50.0% | 1/2 |
| 中国大陆 | 3 | 33.3% | 1/3 |
| 越南 | 3 | 0.0% | 0/3 |
China in this track中国在该赛道
| Region地区 | Projects项目 | Grand rate大奖率 | Won/eligible获奖/评奖 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 大陆 | 3 | 33.3% | 1/3 |
| 香港 | 2 | 0.0% | 0/2 |
| 澳门 | 2 | 0.0% | 0/2 |
| 台湾 | 2 | 50.0% | 1/2 |
Schools with the most finalists入围最多的学校
| School学校 | Projects项目 |
|---|---|
| KFUPM Schools | 4 |
| College Park High School | 4 |
| Harvest Preparatory Academy | 4 |
| Jubilee School | 3 |
| Beckman Catholic High School | 3 |
| duPont Manual High School | 3 |
| Paul Laurence Dunbar High School | 3 |
| Jericho High School | 3 |
| Fundacao Escola Tecnica Liberato Salzano Vieira da Cunha | 3 |
| Arizona College Prep High School | 3 |
Rates on fewer than roughly 40 eligible projects carry wide intervals — read them as magnitude, not ranking.评奖口径项目数不足约 40 的比率，置信区间很宽，只能当量级看，不能用于排名。
Award-Winning Projects获奖作品
First place and above, plus recent seconds一等奖及以上，附近两届二等奖
Titles as recorded in the official abstract database. Student names are not shown.标题按官方摘要库原文。不显示学生姓名。
Top award顶级大奖1
- 2024美国Novel Chemical Doping Strategy to Enhance N-Type Organic Electrochemical TransistorsPaul Laurence Dunbar High School
First award一等奖9
- 2026美国Cost-Effective Fabrication of Biodegradable Paper Towels from Food-Waste Derived Cellulose and Pectin Crosslinked with Ca2+: A Novel Biopolymer Composite Strategy for Enhancing Wet Strength and AbsorbencyLynbrook High School
- 2026美国Colorimetric Arsenic Detection at Micromolar Concentrations and Machine Learning Assisted Development of a Composite Teabag for Arsenic Bioremediation in Drinking WaterEP Academy
- 2026美国Printing 2D MXene-Based Chipless Radio Frequency Identification Tags to Enable Plastic Waste Sorting for RecyclingAndover High School · 1 special awards 项专项奖
- 2025美国Developing a Rapid, Colorimetric Metal Organic Framework (MOF) for Airborne Silica and Uranium Detection: A Novel Approach to Pollutant Monitoring and Health Risk Assessment in Indigenous Communities for Sjogren's SyndromeArizona College Prep High School
- 2024美国When the Paint's On, the Heat's GoneMiddleton High School · 1 special awards 项专项奖
- 2023美国Programmable Matter II: Optimizing Logical Topology and Automating Manufacture of a Microscale, Self-Reconfigurable Swarm Robotic SystemCollege Park High School · 1 special awards 项专项奖
- 2023美国3D Printing Personalized Knee Implants: Novel Computational Geometric Models for Stem Cell Regeneration in Meniscus TearsAmerican Heritage School
- 2022美国Programmable Matter: A Microscale, Self-Reconfigurable, Modular Robotic MetamaterialCollege Park High School
- 2022美国Deployment of Thermoplastic and Thermosetting Technologies To Improve the Durability of Solar SailsHawken School · 1 special awards 项专项奖
Second award二等奖7 (2025–2026 only)（仅列 2025–2026）
- 2026韩国Performance Control and Optimization of KO2 -Ca(OH)2 Based Oxygen Generator to Enhance Survival Rates in Emergency and Disaster EnvironmentsChadwick International School
- 2026新加坡Optimizing Bacterial Outer Membrane Vesicles (OMVs) for mRNA-Based Immunogene TherapyRaffles Institution
- 2026沙特阿拉伯Enhancing Button Battery Ingestion Safety Using a Multifunctional Hydrogel CompositeAl-Hussan Modern National School for Girls - Al-Jubail
- 2025美国Shrimp-Wrap: Fabrication and Characterization of a Strong, Biodegradable Chitosan Bioplastic CompositeWilson High School
- 2025美国Engineering DNA Nanocrystals for Trigger-Responsive Drug Delivery: A Biocompatible Approach to NanomedicineJericho High School
- 2025美国An Alternative Suture Material Synthesized From Marine InvertebratesMarine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science
- 2025美国Eutectogel 2.0: A Continuous Journey Towards Advanced Green Electronic SkinFairview High School
See all 314 projects in this track as a content map →把这个赛道的 314 个项目看成一张内容地图 →
15 candidate topics for Materials Science →材料科学 的 15 条候选课题 →
All 22 tracks →返回全部 22 个赛道 →
Full data analysis →完整数据分析 →