Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Graphene Solar Fuel Generator (GSFG) is a new generation green fuel production technology based on advanced graphene-based solar technology to generate methane (CH4) from carbon dioxide (CO2…
CYSF · 2025
I will discuss how gravity and astrophysics are all around the universe, even if people don't quite realize it yet. My main focuses for this project include: Mass and gravity, Newton's laws,…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Second Award
Multimodal contents' increasing complexity poses significant challenges for Vision-Language Models (VLMs), particularly in hateful video detection. Hateful videos are inherently multimodal a…
Epigenetics is the study of how environmental stimuli affect gene expression without altering the DNA sequence. DNA methylation is an epigenetic mechanism in which a 5-methylcytosine group b…
CYSF · 2025
I will make a renewable energy source for greenhouse farmers that will attach on to the greenhouses because it will reduce energy costs for farmers and make a clean type of energy for them.
CYSF · 2025
Gold Medal
I created a more environmentally conscious alternative to current concrete products that still meets safety and build needs of modern day construction.
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Cognitive decline poses a significant public health challenge among aging populations. Green tea contains epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), a catechin widely hypothesized to protect against n…
CYSF · 2025
I will be using 2 substitutes and compare them to a growing plant using soil.
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Today, up to 3.6 million Americans suffer from Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) —a group of debilitating conditions, including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, that cause chronic infl…
CYSF · 2025
Silver Medal
We conducted a survey on the teenage gut Microbiome and how they are not consuming enough probiotic and prebiotic
Embedded Systems
This project aimed to address problems inherent in fin-controlled rocketry systems. Common problems include cost, complexity, and size, and this project solved them by creating a simple, low…
CYSF · 2025
My project is about using CRISPR-based bio circuits to stop antibiotic resistance from happening. Essentially by combining CRISPR and bio circuits I hope to contribute a potential solution f…
Plant Sciences
In this study, a salt-tolerant bacterium, Oceanobacillus aidingensis, referred as Oc2, was isolated from wetlands in Taiwan. In the absence of plant, Oc2 does not reduce soil salinity; howev…
Systems Software
Third Award
Cognitive decline and fine motor skill deterioration are common in the aging process, contributing to diminished quality of life and increased dementia risk. This study introduces HandNBrain…
Technology Enhances the Arts
Nearly 5% of the global population, or 430M people, require hearing loss rehabilitation, while in the U.S., about 11M people experience serious hearing difficulties. Many deaf individuals co…
Translational Medical Science
One in 14 people is affected by Alzheimer's Disease (AD), a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that impairs cognitive function and daily activities, resulting in a declined quality of pa…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Fourth Award
Bipolar disorder (BD) complications extend beyond mood swings, with up to 60% of patients experiencing cognitive deficits even during euthymia. Key areas affected include attention, executiv…
Microbiology
Third Award
The World Health Organization reports Vibrio cholerae serogroup O139 as a high-priority pathogen that has the potential to precipitate the 8th cholera pandemic. This project explores the use…
CYSF · 2025
Silver Medal
In this project, I will be deeply analyzing the well-known drug called Ozempic, and its positive, and even negative side effects on the human body.
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Despite 70% of our planet being covered by water, only 3% of that is fresh water, with the vast majority being saline. World WildLife predicts that two-thirds of the world’s population may f…
Biomedical Engineering
The tumor suppressor protein p53, is mutated in 50% of human cancers. DNA damage activates kinases which stabilize p53 through phosphorylation and paradoxically can promote cancer cell survi…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Although CAR T-cell therapy has significantly improved treatment outcomes for hematologic B-cell malignancies, challenges such as relapse and mortality rates (35-50% within 6-12 months post-…
Plastic pollution is a major issue in our modern world, and expanded polystyrene foam is one of the most common plastics found within landfills and pollution in the environment. As there is…
CYSF · 2025
My solar-powered desalination project uses a solar panel to help boil saltwater. Solar energy heats the saltwater, causing the water to evaporate, leaving the salt behind. The steam is then…
CYSF · 2025
Silver Medal
This project is a study project on hawking radiation, and if it is the source for dark energy. It will combine particle and astrophysics together, looking at both the behaviour of the partic…
Translational Medical Science
Fourth Award
Chronic wounds are a major health concern, especially among the elderly and people with conditions like diabetes. Without proper treatment, they can lead to infection, tissue loss, or even a…
CYSF · 2025
Reducing the rates of recidivism in Canada via equine therapy
Human crop monitoring is inefficient due to high cost and low speed, as specially trained people must individually check each plant for problems. To address this issue, research on autonomou…
CYSF · 2025
Bronze Medal
In this project I will be researching different cereals and then determining which one is the healthiest.