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Class of 2021 · 80th Science Talent Search2021 届 · 第 80 届科学天才奖

2021


Top Ten前十名

The ten top awards十大奖项

As announced at the 2021 Finals Week awards ceremony. Source: official announcement.

依据 2021 年决赛周颁奖典礼的官方公告整理。来源:官方新闻稿


The Forty四十强

All 40 finalists全部 40 位决赛入围者

Every finalist received at least $25,000. Names, schools, hometowns and project titles as published on the official finalist list.

每位决赛入围者至少获得 25,000 美元。姓名、学校、家乡与课题名均照录官方入围名单

Laalitya AcharyaWilliam Mason High School · Mason, OHNereid: Using a Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) Approach, an AI Technique, to Rapidly and Accurately Detect Microbial Contamination that May Cause Water-Borne Diseases
Akhilesh BalasingamArchbishop Mitty High School · San Jose, CAA Kinetic Monte Carlo Simulator for Multi-Terminal RRAM Devices with Applications to Brain-Inspired Computing
Sarah ChenPhillips Academy · Andover, MAIn Silico Prediction of Retained Intron-Derived Neoantigens in Leukemia
Yunseo ChoiPhillips Exeter Academy · Exeter, NHOn Two-Sided Matching in Infinite Markets
Sam ChristianLiberal Arts and Science Academy · Austin, TXA Possible Alignment Between Orbits of Visual Binary Stars and Their Planetary Systems
Tali FingerDr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School · Miami, FLA Genomic-Based Investigation of Repetitive Behaviors Across Four Neurodevelopmental Disorders Using a Machine Learning Approach
Jessie GanSan Diego Jewish Academy · San Diego, CAPredicting Metastasis with a Novel Biophysical Cell-Adhesion Force Technique
Noah GetzBronx High School of Science · Bronx, NYA Novel High Throughput Method for Prescreening Drugs: Using Machine Learning to Predict Phenothiazines That Reduce TNF-ALPHA Secretion with Applications for Alzheimer's Disease and COVID-19 Treatment
Gopal GoelKrishna Homeschool · Portland, ORDiscrete Derivative Asymptotics of the β-Hermite Eigenvalues
Hannah GoldenbergGreenwich High School · Greenwich, CTLinking Continued Exposure to E-Cigarette Vapor Constituents with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Michael GomezBergen County Academies · Hackensack, NJUnderscoring the "Hypo-Hyper" Duality of Celecoxib in Melanocyte Pigmentation
Amy GuanTexas Academy of Mathematics and Sciences · Denton, TXDesigning a Catalyst for Methane Activation Through Density Functional Theory Optimizations
Wenjun HouJesuit High School · Portland, ORQuantum-Based algorithm and circuit design for Bounded Knapsack Optimization Problem
Jared IlanByram Hills High School · Armonk, NYModulus of Elasticity of the Ideal Decellularized Plant Material Scaffold for the Production of Cultured Meat
Vedanth IyerSunset High School · Portland, ORFirst-Principles Characterization of a Novel Chromium Doped Vanadyl-Oxide Based Cathode for Higher Energy and Efficiency Lithium-Ion Batteries
Eshani JhaLynbrook High School · San Jose, CAThiol Functionalized and Manganese Dioxide Doped Biochar for the Removal of Toxic Organic and Inorganic Contaminants from Water
Marvin LiJames M. Bennett High School · Salisbury, MDMachine Learning Classifiers to Predict Outbreaks of Toxic Karenia brevis Blooms on the West Florida Shelf
James LicatoWashington-Liberty High School · Arlington, VADevelopment of a Zeolite Composite Material for the Simultaneous Removal of Pharmaceuticals, Personal Care Products (PPCPs), and Perfluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFAS) in Water Treatment
Andrei MandelshtamUniversity High School · Irvine, CAThe Structure of the Positive Monoid of Integer-Valued Polynomials Evaluated at α in Q
Rebecca MongeCarmel High School · Carmel, NYPolar Amplification in CMIP6 Models: Projections, Mechanisms, and Regional Patterns
Michael PavelchekOssining High School · Ossining, NYSwap70 and Myc Promote Sequential Switching to High Affinity IgE in Allergic Asthma
Timothy QianMontgomery Blair High School · Silver Spring, MDOptimal Measurement of Field Properties with Quantum Sensor Networks
Anushka SanyalHomestead High School · Cupertino, CAIntronic RNA Lariats Protect Against Neurodegenerative Disease Related Protein Aggregation
Alay ShahPlano West Senior High School · Plano, TXIdentifying Eye-Movement Patterns in Neurological Disorders to Assess Cognitive and Motor Function
Justin ShenJericho Senior High School · Jericho, NYL-Theanine: Neuroprotective Against Trichloroethylene-Induced Parkinson's Disease Hallmarks
Fareed SheriffMills E. Godwin High School · Richmond, VAELMOPP: An Application of Graph Theory and Machine Learning to Traffic Light Coordination
Eleanor SigrestForest Park High School · Woodbridge, VA"Can You Hear the Empty Spaces?" – Improving Spacecraft Efficiency and Capability Through a Novel Microgravity Fluid and Slosh Management Technique
Edgar SosaGreenwich High School · Greenwich, CTMetal Oxide Nanoparticle Suppression of Coffee Rust Using an Alternaria, Stomata-Sporulating Model Fungus
Claire TangLynbrook High School · San Jose, CAAutomated Diagnostic Imaging for COVID-19: from the Unknown Detection to Clinical Prediction
Dasia TaylorWest High School · Iowa City, IAA Novel Suture Additive: Use of Beet Extract to Assess for Surgical Wound Infection
Katherine TungMenlo School · Atherton, CAThe Sperner Property for 132-Avoiding Intervals in the Weak Order
Parisa VaziriPlano East Senior High School · Plano, TXThe Neuro-Protective Role of FOXO in a PINK1 Loss-of-Function Based Model of Neurodegeneration in Drosophila melanogaster
Vetri VelBangor High School · Bangor, MEReal-Time Fall Detection System for the Elderly Using Thermal Imaging and Deep Learning
Jeffrey WangThe Bishop's School · San Diego, CAA Systematic Method to Identify Significant Changes in 3D Genome Compartmentalization Across Multiple Cell Lines
Justin XuCharter School of Wilmington · Wilmington, DENovel Nanoscale Analysis of the Electronic Structure Basis of Strength and Toughness in Fluoropolymers
Vivian YeeInternational Academy · Bloomfield Hills, MIA Novel Epidemiological Approach to Exploring the Implications of Social Determinants of Health on COVID-19 Spread: A Call to Action for Health Equity
Lucy ZhaThe Wheatley School · Old Westbury, NYInvestigating the Therapeutic Potential of Curcumin and Capsaicin: A Comparative Study on Neuroblastoma and Hypothalamic Cells
Jason ZhangThe Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science · Bowling Green, KYThe Photocatalytic Single-Electron Oxidative Cyclopropanation of Ene-Ynamides with 2, 6-Lutidine N-Oxide: Synthesis of Bicyclic Amides
Jessica ZhangProof School · San Francisco, CAClassification of Tight Contact Structures on a Solid Torus
Amy ZhouWilliam P. Clements High School · Sugar Land, TXEntropy of Amorphous Systems in Their Ground States