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Computational and Statistical Analysis Maximum Growth in the Collatz Conjecture: Evidence of a Scaling Law and Local Arithmetic Structure

Mathematics

The purpose of this study is to investigate the maximum growth M(n) of Collatz orbits and to propose that its variability is structured rather than random. A total of 832,000 values were ana…

Computational Auditory Recognition Ocular Lenses (C.A.R.O.L)

Embedded Systems

Assistive technology continues to improve for the hearing impaired with the creation of smaller technology utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) models inside of hearing aids. However, even…

Computational Biomechanical Framework for Kathak Injury Risk Analysis: Weight Shift Dynamics and Meniscal Tensile Fatigu

Medicine & Physiology (Track 2) (Senior Division) Honorable_mention Award

Dancers are susceptible to a variety of injuries due to repetitive motion and physical strain, with 8 in 10 dancers getting injured each year and 72% of injuries occurring below the Ultimate…

Computational Chemical Optimization of Nitrogen in Agricultural Fertilizers

Chemistry (Senior Division)

My name is Carlos Sanchez, I go to Bakersfield High School which is located in the Kern high school district and my project is the computational optimization of Nitrogen found in agricultura…

Computational Design of Novel CD117-Specific RNA Aptamers for GBM Therapy

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), an aggressive brain tumor, is the deadliest human cancer with a median survival of 3-4 months without treatment and 12-15 months even with surgery and chemorad…

Computational Design of Small-Molecule AtlA Activators to Trigger Self-Lysis in MRSA

Antibiotic resistance is recognized by the World Health Organization as one of the most globally significant health threats of the 21st century and is estimated to cause about 10 million dea…

Computational Discovery of Quorum Sensing Inhibitors Among Fda-Approved Drugs

Microbiology (inferred)

CWSF · 2026

Computational Drug Discovery Targeting a Rare Cystic Fibrosis-linked CFTR Mutant

Disease & Illness Silver Medal

Cystic fibrosis is a disease that causes difficulty breathing and digestive problems because a certain protein in the body is mutated and therefore does not work properly. Using computationa…

CWSF · 2026

Computational Evaluation of nAChR and Transferrin Receptor Pathways for Human Rabies Treatment

Disease & Illness Bronze Medal

Human rabies is a zoonotic viral disease transmitted from animals to humans, and is virtually 100% fatal post-symptom onset, primarily due to the virus's ability to evade the immune system a…

Computational Identification of Mitochondrial Binding Sites for General Anesthetics

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (inferred)

Drug discovery relies on an accurate assessment of how a compound binds to a target and how that may influence biological function. The recent revolution in AI has now significantly expedite…

Computational Identification of Novel Endocan Inhibitors for Targeted Glioblastoma Therapy Through Molecular Docking and ADMET Analysis

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a highly aggressive and vascularized brain tumor with poor prognosis and limited therapeutic options. Endocan (ESM1), a tumor-associated endothelial proteogl…

Computational Inhibition of Lachrymatory Factor Synthase Utilizing Molecular Docking Simulations

Biochemistry

The tear-inducing chemical, or lachrymatory factor, syn-propanethial s-oxide, is released from onions when their cells are disrupted. The reaction creating this chemical is catalyzed by the…

Computational Investigation of Electronic and Geometric Effects of Ligand Architecture on Homolytic Bi–S Bond Cleavage in Diaryl Bismuth Thiophenolate Complexes

Chemistry

Concerns regarding the toxicity, cost, and sustainability of traditional transition-metal catalysts have driven growing interest in main-group alternatives. Bismuth complexes have emerged as…

Computationally Engineering a Single-Stranded Protein That Binds to Arsenic 3+ to Decontaminate Drinking Water

Environmental Engineering

An estimated 140 million people in at least 70 countries consume water with arsenic (As+3) levels above the guideline of 10 µg/L set by World Health Organization. Detrimental health effects…

Computational Modeling of a BiTE Targeting CD22 and the TCR Complex for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology (Senior Division)

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia is the most common childhood cancer and has over 300,000 cases globablly, rapidly progressing in the blood and bone marrow. ALL affected cells often overexpress…

Computational Modeling of Bispecific T-Cell Engager Targeting B7H3 (CD276) for Immunotherapy in Medulloblastoma

Translational Medical Science

Medulloblastoma is the most prevalent malignant brain tumor in children, and 75% of children that have it are under the age of ten. However, its current treatments are surgery, chemotherapy,…

Computational Modeling of CXCR4 Receptor–Targeted CAR T-Cells for Medulloblastoma Therapy

Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology (Junior Division)

Medulloblastoma is a fast-growing brain tumor that mostly affects children. Current treatments like chemotherapy and radiation can hurt healthy cells and cause bad side effects, sometime lea…

Computational Pipeline for High-Throughput 3D Quantification of Cell States in Polymorphonuclear Neutrophils

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Third Award

Reliable characterization of cell states, which encompass a cell's function, environment, and structure, is fundamental to comprehending healthy cell function and transition into diseased st…

Computational Quantitative Optimization of Biodiverse Biological Control Systems for Sustainable Suppression of Sciaridae Using Steinernema feltiae

Plant Sciences

The most common threat to agricultural settings is the infestation of insect pests, leading to the destruction of crops. Modern-day agricultural systems lack the intricate living systems tha…

Computational Sequence-Based Prediction of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) Using a Nonlinear Synaptic Pruning and Dendritic Integration Spiking Neural Network (NSPDI-SNN) AI Framework

Translational Medical Science

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) is a deadly neurodegenerative disease caused by prion proteins (PrPSC), which trigger normal cellular proteins to misfold, resulting in aggregation and neuron…

Computations Fluid Dynamics Based Evaluation of Cryogenic Heat Transfer in Helical Tube Heat Exchangers

Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics

Dilution refrigerators are used in advanced physics systems such as quantum computing because they can cool materials to temperatures near absolute zero. A key component of these systems is…

CWSF · 2026

Computer Vision For Bacterial Gram Stain Classification

Disease & Illness Gold Medal

Antibiotic resistance is one of the most urgent crises in global health, and the first step in fighting it is correctly identifying whether a bacterium is Gram-positive or Gram-negative — a…

CYSF · 2026

Computer Vision Respiratory + Heartbeat Monitor

Bronze Medal

The project will use a Computer to monitor Heart Rate and Respiration Rate.

Conditional Controls on Kelvin-Wave-Driven Initiation of Historical El Nino Events

Earth & Environmental Sciences(Senior Division) Second Award

El Nino events are Pacific-originating oceanic-atmospheric phenomena that usher in shifts in global circulation and weather–shifts that in the past have spiked global grain prices 40%, spark…

CYSF · 2026

Conditioned Minds : Algorithmic Media, Neurodevelopment, and the Future of Learning

This project explores how digital media affects youth brain development, learning, behavior, and social skills across generations.

Conditioning Paramecium caudatum to Avoid Microplastics with Auditory Stimulus

Microbiology (Junior Division) Honorable_mention Award

Microplastics are tiny plastic particles that have become a widespread environmental concern, with 99% of seafood products containing them. A major cause of this contamination is trophic tra…

CYSF · 2026

Confidence vs. Conformity: What Drives Student Behavior?

Silver Medal

A project made to investigate how levels of self-esteem and peer influence affect students’ attitudes toward breaking school rules, using an anonymous survey to collect data from a sample of…

Configurable Electromagnetic Refreshable Tactile Display with FDM Printable Bistable Cam

Electronics & Electromagnetics (Senior Division) Second Award

Adequate access to tactile resources such as braille and tactile images is one of the largest challenges towards improving the blind or visually impaired (BVI) education level and socially c…

Configurable Electromagnetic Refreshable Tactile Display With FDM Printable Bistable Cam

Embedded Systems Fourth Award

Adequate access to tactile resources such as braille and tactile images is one of the largest challenges towards improving the blind or visually impaired (BVI) education level and socially c…

Constraining Asteroid-Mass Primordial Black Holes via Temporal Convolutional Network Analysis of Space Probe Ephemerides

Physics & Astronomy (Senior Division)

In the search for primordial black holes (PBHs) as dark matter candidates, the asteroid mass range between 10^17g and 10^23g remains unconstrained by past microlensing and Hawking radiation…