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Quantum Hilbert Transform in Logarithmic Time

The Hilbert transform is a critical tool in signal processing, used to extract instantaneous amplitude, frequency, and phase from signals. Its wide -ranging applications include ECG signal a…

Quantum-Sound Factorization: On the Distribution and Structure of Irreducible Sets

Mathematics Second Award

The difficulty of prime factorization is essential to keeping our world secure. However, the rise of quantum computing poses a major threat to this security, and thus, it is imperative to di…

Quantum Theory Prediction of Anionic Metal Oxide Catalyst Efficiency for Methane-to-Methanol Conversion

Chemistry

Standard oil well and fracking site operations typically burn off large amounts of methane due to the high costs associated with its utilization. On-site conversion of methane to liquid meth…

QuasarCodex: Quantifying AGN Feedback in High-Redshift Quasars Through Outflow Kinematics

Physics and Astronomy

Quasars are the brightest objects in the universe and the most energetic subclass of active galactic nuclei (AGN), resulting from the accretion of gas and dust within a rapidly rotating disk…

CYSF · 2025

Queen Elizabeth High School

Quest for the Stars. Exploring Rocket Staging and Its Effect on Fin Configurations, Year 3

Physics and Astronomy

As advancements in space technology progress, rocket design has become a critical field of study. This project investigates the optimal fin configuration for a two-stage rocket to achieve hi…

CYSF · 2025

Radiating Growth: The Influence of Laser Light on Tomato Plants

Silver Medal

Exposing tomato seeds/plants to a class 4 laser

CYSF · 2025

Radiation to Mutation

Bronze Medal

Testing the effects of UV radiation on mutagenesis in E. coli

CYSF · 2025

Radon Levels in High River Area

Bronze Medal

I will be researching the element radon, and taking radon levels from houses in High River, and the surrounding area

Raman Spectroscopic Detection of Microplastics in Fish Gills Around O'ahu

Earth and Environmental Sciences

Microplastics, degraded from plastic products, have become a pervasive pollutant that severely impacts marine ecosystems and public health. This issue is especially critical in Hawaii, where…

Raman Spectroscopic Detection of Microplastics in Fish Gills around Oʻahu

Microplastics, degraded from plastic products, have become a pervasive pollutant that severely impacts marine ecosystems and public health. This issue is especially critical in Hawaii, where…

Rapid and Cost-Effective Colorimetric Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Water via Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Targeting the mecA Gene

Microbiology Third Award

Hawaii has a higher prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections compared to the national average. Environmental water is a major vehicle for the transmission…

Ratio of T-Cell Subsets Predicts Prognosis in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Patients

Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)

Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is characterized by the absence of estrogen, progesterone, and HER2 receptors and poses a clinical challenge due to lack of actionable targets, aggressiv…

CYSF · 2025

RC Car Project

Bronze Medal

We made an RC Car that drives itself using input from a controller

Reading Against the Tide: Predicting Literary Preferences Through Consumer Sentiment Using Mixed-Effects Machine Learning

Behavioral and Social Sciences

As reading habits among U.S. students decline, various interventions have been proposed, yet many overlook the role of economic conditions on reading behavior. This research investigated how…

Really Autonomous Irrigation Network

Embedded Systems Third Award

In response to Sri Lanka's food crisis, home and school gardening emerged as a widespread initiative. However, regularly watering these gardens remains a significant challenge due to busy li…

Real-Time Insole-Integrated Pressure Mapping and Patient-Specific 3D-Printed Orthotics for Accessible, Low-Cost AI-Driven Detection and Prevention of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy

Biomedical Engineering

Every 30 seconds, a person loses a lower limb due to a diabetic complication. Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) causes degenerative nerve damage in approximately 50% of the world's 537 mi…

Real-Time Wound Monitoring and Bioactive Healing Accelerator via Intelligent Biosensor Bandage: Carbon Dot Embedded Novel Grape Marc Hydrogel

Chemistry Fourth Award

Wounds cause 5–6 million deaths annually, and current treatments remain inadequate, emphasizing the need for advanced wound care systems. This study aimed to address this gap by developing i…

Reboot and Recover: The Bacteriophage Initiative - Harnessing the Power of Biomimicry to Replicate Nature's Defenders and Revolutionize Cybersecurity Against Digital Threats

Systems Software

As cyber threats like malware and ransomware evolve, traditional antivirus solutions struggle to keep pace. Inspired by bacteriophages, viruses that selectively target bacteria, this project…

RecuNet: A Novel, Low-Cost, & Automated Pipeline for the Spatiotemporal Prediction of Brain Tumor Recurrence

Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award

Gliomas affect 90,000 people annually in the United States and have 5-year survival rates as low as 7%, largely due to 5-year recurrence rates of 52-62%. Current imaging techniques rely on c…

RecuNet: A Novel, Low-Cost, & Automated Pipeline for the Spatiotemporal Prediction of Brain Tumor Recurrence

Gliomas affect 90,000 people annually in the United States and have 5-year survival rates as low as 7%, largely due to 5 -year recurrence rates of 52 -62%. Current MRI relies on contrast enh…

Recycling Construction Waste Along With Some Treated Polymer Waste to Produce Water and Heat Insulating Materials Used in Roofs

Environmental Engineering

This research discusses the development of an effective, economical, and sustainable material using polystyrene waste combined with recycled sand as a water and thermal insulating material f…

Recycling Polymers for Use in Additive Manufacturing Through Screw-Based Extrusion

Materials Science

Only nine percent of polymers are recycled globally resulting in economic losses of $120 billion and environmental damages exceeding $40 billion annually. Unfortunately, these methods are ra…

CYSF · 2025

Recycling Water

Gold Medal

Finding solution to optimize at-home water usage by creating a model of a new design that can be easily implemented into all water systems (in buildings). Prototype will display how wasted,…

Red Blood Cell-derived Extracellular Vesicles for Therapeutic Applications in Sickle Cell Disease

Biomedical Engineering

The purpose of this experiment was to investigate whether loading specific microRNAs (miRNAs) into Red Blood Cell-derived Extracellular Vesicles (RBCEVs) could reduce endothelial cell activa…

Redefining Synthetic Hair: A Sustainable Banana Fiber Solution

Environmental Engineering

The 6.13-billion-dollar synthetic hair industry is a significant contributor to environmental microplastic pollution and has been linked to causing some skin cancers and irritations in its u…

Redesigning a CNC Router for Small-Scale Manufacturing

Robotics and Intelligent Machines (inferred)

A CNC Router is a manufacturing machine that is computer controlled and used in both industrial and certain small-scale use cases. My project aims to design and build a precise and affordabl…

CYSF · 2025

Red Planet Revolution: A Future Beyond Earth

Silver Medal

My project will explore if living organisms can survive on Mars, how they could do so, and whether Mars could become a sustainable "new Earth."

Reducing Diabetic Retinopathy Detection Misdiagnosis Using Deep Ensemble Learning

Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)

Diabetic retinopathy (DR), a primary cause of vision loss worldwide, is projected to affect 130 million individuals by 2030. Difficulties related to diagnosis have led to an estimated underd…

Reducing Methane Emissions by Implementing Strategic Hydroponics Into the Bos taurus Diet

Environmental Engineering Fourth Award

Climate change is greatly attributed to an excess of greenhouse gasses trapping heat in the Earth's atmosphere. Livestock digestive function contributes to a portion of these emissions, sugg…