Every finalist received at least $25,000. Names, schools, hometowns and project titles as published on the official finalist list.
Claire AndreasenThe Charter School of Wilmington · Wilmington, DEStrain-Induced Second-Order Jahn-Teller Reconstruction and Magnetic Moment Modulation
Max Bee-LindgrenDecatur High School · Decatur, GACalculating Transition Amplitudes of an Observable Using the Rodeo Algorithm for Quantum Computing
Atreyus Abdhish BhavsarBlake School Northrop Campus · Minneapolis, MNThe Spread of Macroscopic Droplets from a Simulated Cough With and Without the Use of Masks or Barriers
Elijah Eshaun BurksCaddo Parish Magnet High School · Shreveport, LAThe Effect of Freshwater Acidification on Clams
Victor CaiParkland High School · Allentown, PADesigning a Narrowband Radar Using GNU Radio and Software Defined Radio for Tomography and Indoor Sensing
Ethan ChiuSyosset High School · Syosset, NYDeveloping a Self-Formed Ectodermal Autonomous Multi-Zone Organoid Model Using Human Stem Cells to Examine the Effect of Doxycycline Treatment on Uveal Melanoma
Benjamin ChoiPotomac School · McLean, VAAn Ultra-Low Cost, Mind-Controlled Transhumeral Prosthesis Operated via a Novel Artificial Intelligence-Driven Brainwave Interpretation Algorithm
Neil ChowdhuryPhillips Exeter Academy · Exeter, NHModeling the Effect of Histone Methylation on Chromosomal Organization in Colon Cancer Cells
Andrew Kai ChuThe Nueva School · San Mateo, CASynergy and Competition Between Long and Short Duration Storage in Renewable Power Grids
Brooke Ann DunefskyIrvington High School · Irvington, NYA Novel Device that Utilizes Neuroplasticity for the Rehabilitation of Stroke Victims
Rohan Singh GhotraSyosset High School · Syosset, NYUncovering Motif Interactions from Convolutional Attention Networks for Regulatory Genomics
Vivien HePalos Verdes Peninsula High School · Rolling Hills Estates, CAQube: A Low-Cost Internet-of-Things Device for On-Site and Regional Earthquake Early Warning
Heloise HoffmannCommunity School of Naples · Naples, FLSelf-Reported Reduced Sleep Quality and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness in Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy
Theodore Tianqi JiangPalisades Charter High School · Pacific Palisades, CADeciphering the Language of Genetic Variants: Using a Transformer-Based Language Model to Identify Pathogenic Missense Mutations Associated With Human Inherited Diseases and Cancer
Daniel LarsenBloomington High School South · Bloomington, INBertrand's Postulate for Carmichael Numbers
Krystal S LiCoral Reef Senior High School · Miami, FLIsolating and Characterizing Phosphorus-Solubilizing Bacteria from Rhizospheres of Native Plants Grown in Calcareous Soils and Sediments
Victoria LiHunter College High School · New York, NYCROTON: An Automated and Variant-Aware Deep Learning Framework for Predicting CRISPR/Cas9 Genome Editing Outcomes
Steven D. LiuShady Side Academy · Pittsburgh, PATechno-Economic Assessment of a Cost and Quality-Based Algal Biodiesel Production Process
Roberto Antonio LopezBrentwood High School – Ross Center · Brentwood, NYEvaluating Phragmites australis Wrack Accumulation in a Long Island Salt Marsh Ecosystem and Assessing Its Effect on Carbon Sequestration, the Nitrogen Cycle, and Sediment Biota
Christopher Vincenzo LuisiJohn F. Kennedy High School · Bellmore, NYHow Dietary Restriction Affects the Athleticism, Metabolic Rate, and Lifespan of Drosophila melanogaster
Amber LuoWard Melville High School · East Setauket, NYRiboBayes: A Wavelet Transform-Based Computational Platform to Assess the Transcriptomic Distribution and Regulation of Ribosome Pause Sites in Ribosome Profiling Data
Yash NarayanThe Nueva School · San Mateo, CADeepWaste: Applying Deep Learning on a Mobile Device for Accurate, Low Cost, and Ubiquitous Waste Classification
Nyasha NyoniOssining High School · Ossining, NYUnhealthy Scrolling: Instagram Influencers Endorse More Unhealthy Food and Beverage Products Compared to Celebrities
Amara OrthLewis Central High School · Council Bluffs, IASecret Sounds of Bees: Analysis of Honey Bee Vibroacoustics Using Hidden Markov Models
Hannah ParkTenafly High School · Tenafly, NJAltered Development of Thymus in Tmem131 Knockout Mouse Model of Down Syndrome
Rishab ParthasarathyThe Harker School · San Jose, CAA Novel Combination of Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Pathway Analysis for Predicting Oncogenic Mutation Progression and Recommending Targeted Therapies
Pravalika Gayatri PutalapattuThomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology · Alexandria, VADORC: Dynamic Operating Room Companion for Gallbladder Removal Surgical Workflow Verification
Neil RathiPalo Alto High School · Palo Alto, CACross-Linguistic Universals of Morphological Fusion: An Information-Theoretic Approach
Aseel RawashdehL.C. Anderson High School · Austin, TXLarvicidal 'Trojan-Horse': Experimentally Developing a Novel Low-Cost and Eco-Friendly Mosquito Vector Control Treatment
Desiree RigaudJohn F. Kennedy High School · Bellmore, NYCOVID-19 Induced Economic Stress: The Effect on Marital Functioning and Methods of Alleviating Financial Stress
Luke RobitailleRobitaille Homeschool · Euless, TXTopological Entropy of Simple Braids
Daniel ShenWilliam G. Enloe High School · Raleigh, NCTC-DTW: An Algorithm Breaking the Long-Standing Efficiency Barriers of Temporal Data Analytics
Atticus WangPrinceton International School of Math and Science · Princeton, NJRepresentation Stability and Finite Orthogonal Groups
Ella WangBASIS Chandler · Chandler, AZAssessing Light-Induced Fading of Colored Art Objects via Digital Visualization Techniques
Ethan WongArcadia High School · Arcadia, CAYaw Characteristics of Aircraft With a Bell-Shaped Lift Distribution Built With a Novel Manufacturing Technique
Leo WylonisConestoga High School · Berwyn, PANovel Fully MRI Compatible Nonmagnetic and Dielectric Pneumatic Servo Motor for MRI Guided Surgical Robotics
Zoe XiBoston University Academy · Boston, MAApproximation Algorithms for Dynamic Time Warping on Run-Length Encoded Strings
Margaret L YangCranbrook Kingswood School · Bloomfield Hills, MIEngineering Multi-Enzyme Whole-Cell Biocatalysts for Biofuel Production
Christine YeEastlake High School · Redmond, WAInferring the Neutron Star Maximum Mass and Lower Mass Gap in Neutron Star-Black Hole Systems with Spin
Han Byur YounRoslyn High School · Roslyn Heights, NYWhy We Vote: How Positive Descriptive Norms and Holding a Minority Political Viewpoint Increase Citizens' Intention and Responsibility to Vote