Environmental Engineering
Third Award
With approximately 4.4 billion people worldwide lacking access to safe water, sustainable purification technologies that operate efficiently under natural sunlight are necessary. Industrial…
Software Design
The tennis serve is the only stroke that the athlete has full control over and is strongly associated with competitive performance. At the highest level, serve quality directly shapes point…
CWSF · 2026
Digital Technology
2.2 billion people worldwide live with vision impairment, yet no existing assistive device offers a true level of independence in real-world conditions. VisionIQ is an AI-powered wearable bu…
Applied Mechanics (Junior Division)
First Award
Low-angle, localized sun glare remains a significant driving hazard, often occurring during sunrise and sunset when traditional visors fail to block light below the driver’s line of sight an…
Mathematical Sciences (Junior Division)
Second Award
VisionSpeak: A Wearable Edge-AI System That Describes the World Through Synthesized Speech for the Visually Impaired Shreyan Biswas Our project aims to enhance independent mobility and safet…
CYSF · 2026
Bronze Medal
I will make glasses for the blind that allows them to see through sound which means when they are about to walk into something it beeps to warn them.
CYSF · 2026
Our project focuses on designing low-cost glasses using simple engineering and technology to make vision correction more accessible where regular glasses are hard to get.
Software Design
Third Award
Living alone should not mean dying alone, yet loneliness and unattended deaths continue to rise as global isolation increases; research shows a 32% increase in mortality among solitary indiv…
Biomedical Engineering
Fourth Award
Central vision loss affects over 200 million worldwide, arising from macular diseases that result in central scotomas while peripheral vision remains largely intact. Current compensatory app…
Medicine & Physiology (Track 2) (Senior Division)
Third Award
Central vision loss affects over 200 million people worldwide, arising from macular diseases including age-related macular degeneration, Stargardt disease, and diabetic macular edema. As cen…
CYSF · 2026
Bronze Medal
Research on b-cell derived auto antibodies activity, and their impact on vitiligo present in a patient.
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness
Bronze Medal
Speech and voice changes can serve as noninvasive indicators of disease, particularly in respiratory, neurological, and psychiatric conditions, where subtle changes in phonation, tone, or ar…
Computational Science (Senior Division)
Globally, over 10 million individuals are affected by Parkinson's disease and it is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder. Early diagnosis is extremely important as it assists in…
Chemistry (Junior Division)
This project aims to answer the question of how environments of varying vacuum levels affect the size and shape of synthetic crystals. The hypothesis is that the crystals grown will have a g…
CYSF · 2026
I’m testing how changing the amount of vinegar affects how high a baking soda volcano erupts.
CYSF · 2026
Bronze Medal
We tested three temperatures of vinegar to see if that would affect a volcano eruption in a model volcano.
Biomedical Engineering
Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the fastest-growing neurological disorders worldwide, yet objective tools for monitoring speech and gait decline outside specialist clinics remain limited,…
Computational Science (Senior Division)
Early detection of medical emergencies remains a major challenge, particularly in elderly populations, where falls account for over 37 million severe injuries annually worldwide (World Healt…
CYSF · 2026
This project explores how a dyslexia simulation affects reading and connects to how dyslexia impacts the brain.is about how dyslexia affects the brain.
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
Our project will examine teenagers' spending habits and the psychology behind them. We will first create an experiment, then, along with research, we plan to create an app that will help ado…
Microbiology
Third Award
Human-pathogenic Vibrio, particularly Vibrio vulnificus, in Gulf oysters pose increasing public health risks as coastal waters warm. Although temperature–Vibrio relationships are known, stra…
Earth & Environmental Sciences (Junior Division)
Second Award
Microfiber pollution from household laundry is a significant environmental concern. Synthetic textiles release microscopic plastic fibers during washing that enter aquatic and terrestrial ec…
Environmental Engineering
In Iraq, reliance on fossil fuels and improper waste disposal methods led to Iraq having an AQI of between 65-90, and studies in local universities stated that if nothing changes in the futu…
Environmental Engineering
The rapid increase in agricultural production produces waste that is subject to discarding, burning, and burying, causing severe environmental harm. However, a variety of eco-friendly method…
Plant Sciences
This study investigated the water absorption capacity of grapevines in the Bündner Herrschaft, a viticultural region in the canton of Grisons, Switzerland. It examined how soil types influen…
Earth & Environmental Sciences(Senior Division)
Microplastic pollution is associated with neurological, inflammatory, cardiac, and cancerous effects. Current water treatment approaches remain costly and environmentally damaging. This stud…
CYSF · 2026
Gold Medal
Using different coagulants to purify dirty/ unclean/ polluted water.
Earth & Environmental Sciences (Junior Division)
I Investigated whether or not agricultural runoff could be mitigated by using a homemade bio-filtration system to limit pollution and improve wild fish habitat. I wanted to discover if a sim…
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division)
This project investigates how three different biodegradable hydrogels - Agar, HydroxyEthyl Cellulose (HEC), and a blend of Agar + HEC can help absorb and retain water, slow evaporation and s…
CWSF · 2026
Natural Resources
Growing up in Shamattawa, we have always heard the word nipîy (water) spoken with deep respect. In Cree teachings, nipîy is not just something that flows from a tap—it is a living relative t…