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CWSF · 2026

Multi-Level Water Detector

Digital Technology

This project touches on how we use a Multi-Level Water Detector to prevent wastage of water due to negligence and not being able to see of know when the overflow does happen. With the device…

Multimodal Analysis of Adipose-Gut Crosstalk Identifies Adipocyte FFAR2 Signaling as a Distal Guardian of Intestinal Homeostasis and Epithelial Integrity

Biomedical and Health Sciences

The gut and adipose tissue work in concert to modulate metabolic health and the immune system by producing short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs). FFAR2 signaling plays a vital role in regulating m…

CWSF · 2026

Multi-Modal Characterization and In Vitro Modulation of HERV-K Neuroinflammation in Schizophrenia

Disease & Illness Silver Medal

One-third of individuals with schizophrenia are treatment-resistant, largely because the disorder’s biological mechanisms are poorly understood, and as a result, current treatments fail to a…

Multimodal Foundation Models for Understanding Bodily Expressed Emotions

Mathematical Sciences (Junior Division) Fourth Award

Humans inherently communicate through body movement. Therefore bodily expressions serve as a powerful but often subconscious channel for emotion and social signaling. Despite progress in vis…

Multimodal Fusion of Leaf Images and Geospatial Data for Early Soybean Disease Prediction

Software Design

Soybean diseases cause substantial annual yield losses. Existing detection methods rely on experts or lab examinations of fields, which can be labor intensive and inaccurate, or image classi…

Multimodal Music: Inferring Musical Emotion through Non-auditory Cues

Behavioral & Social Sciences (Senior Division)

This study investigates musical emotion identification using non-auditory senses alone. Guided by the valence-arousal model of emotion and multimodal integration theory, we designed a system…

Multimodal Prediction of Alzheimer's Disease: An AI-Ensembled Approach Integrating MRI Imaging and Blood Based Biomarkers

Translational Medical Science

Alzheimer's disease (AD) impacts approximately 55 million people globally and is predicted to affect 139 million individuals by 2050. As most diagnoses occur after substantial neurodegenerat…

Multi-modal Prediction of Laryngeal Cancer Recurrence for Identifying Adjuvant Radiotherapy Benefit

Translational Medical Science

Purpose: Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) causes over 100,000 deaths annually worldwide. While adjuvant radiotherapy after surgical resection can reduce the risk of recurrence and im…

Multimodal Spatial Awareness Assist Device for Patients With Single-Sided Deafness

Embedded Systems

Patients with single-sided deafness (SSD) often struggle to determine sound direction due to the head shadow effect, limiting sound localization and potentially missing critical auditory war…

Multi-objective Optimisation Modelling of Biodegradable Chitosan/pEGDA Hydrogels for Contact Lens Applications

Materials Science

Over 140 million people worldwide rely on daily silicone contact lenses, generating ~15,000 tonnes of plastic waste annually and contributing to microplastic contamination through improper d…

Multi-Phase Analysis of Microplastic Contamination on Biological Interactions, Digestive Impact, Adsorption Design, and Concentration in Hawai?i's Foods

Biomedical and Health Sciences Fourth Award

Microplastics have been a growing problem within the biomedical and health fields. However, mechanistic links between dietary exposure, molecular interaction, physiological impact, and mitig…

Multisensory Integration for Predator Detection and Avoidance in Drosophila melanogaster Larvae

Zoology (Senior Division) First Award

Predator-prey interactions often involve temporal sequences of sensory cues, where predator-derived chemical signals are detected by the prey before physical contact occurs. Whether prey neu…

Multispectral Autonomous Sensing for High-Resolution Mapping of Coupled Aquatic Stressors: Microplastics and Algal Bloom

Earth & Environmental Sciences(Senior Division)

Harmful algal blooms cause over $1 billion in damages annually, and microplastics compound this threat by transporting toxins, fostering algal biofilms, and accelerating cyanobacteria growth…

Multi-Spectroscopic Optimization of Cobalt(II) meso-Tetra(4-sulfonatophenyl) Porphine Under Variable pH, Concentration, and Temperature

Chemistry

This project investigates the multi-spectroscopic characterization of Cobalt(II) meso-Tetra(4-sulfonatophenyl)Porphine (CoTPPS) and its metal-free counterpart, TPPS, under varying concentrat…

Multitemporal Analysis of Urban Landscape Destruction and Reconstruction in Active Hostilities Zone: Case Study of Moshchun Village, Ukraine

Earth and Environmental Sciences

There is a critical global need to develop effective methods for monitoring and assessing damage to urbanized landscapes under conditions of active hostilities. Moshchun village in Kyiv Obla…

CYSF · 2026

Murder Case Analysis

We will be diving into solved and unsolved murder cases, compairing and contrasting. Each pair of cases will be similar, but the time frame is different, thereby the tech in more advanced.

Music and Alpha-Synuclein: Protecting the Brain From Stroke and Glioblastoma

Biomedical and Health Sciences

Music reduces stress and improves health by affecting the autonomic nervous system, and transcriptomic studies show it increases alpha-synuclein (SNCA), which regulates neuronal activity. Al…

Music to My Wheels

Cognitive Science (Junior Division)

The purpose of this project is to find out if music is the best way for anyone trying to get into cycling, or in any kind of athletic activity, to improve their performance. My scientific qu…

Muting Messages: Boronic Acids Reduce Quorum Sensing and Associated Fitness in E. coli

Microbiology

Quorum Sensing (QS) is a bacterial communication pathway that mediates population-based activity such as virulence and biofilm formation. Specifically, QS affects biofilm maturation, includi…

Mutual Nearest Neighborhood: A Fundamental Solution to Data Clustering

Software Design

Data clustering is an unsupervised machine learning technique that groups similar data points together based on their characteristics. Although numerous data clustering algorithms have been…

"My Battery Is Low, And It's Getting Dark": An Evaluation of Energy Recovery Efficiency of Solar Panel Cleaning Strategies Under Simulated Martian Dust Conditions

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design

This project investigates the issue of dust accumulation on solar-powered Martian rovers, testing the efficiency of three cleaning methods: automatic tilting, wiping, and Electrodynamic Dust…

CWSF · 2026

Mycelium Might

Agriculture, Fisheries & Food

My project is called Mycelium Might. It focuses on growing mushrooms using recycled materials. My goal was to address the bigger issue of pollution and the need for more sustainable food sou…

CWSF · 2026

MyoVoice: A Low-Cost Facial EMG Wearable for Nonverbal Communication

Health & Wellness

For over 440,000 Canadians living with severe speech impairments caused by neuromuscular conditions, communication is reduced to waiting for someone to interpret a movement that may never be…

CYSF · 2026

My Solar Oven using Pizza Box

Gold Medal

This project shows how a pizza box can be turned into a solar oven using sunlight. The oven traps heat to warm food and helps explain how solar energy works.

CYSF · 2026

Nanobots for Life After Cancer: Monitoring and Early Detection

Explore how cutting-edge nanotechnology is revolutionizing cancer survivorship care. Microscopic nanobots offer cancer survivors continuous, real-time health monitoring by detecting biomarke…

Nanocellulose Hydrosponges: Stormwater Remediation of 6PPD and 6PPD-Quinone

Environmental Engineering (inferred)

N-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-N′-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine (6PPD) is an antioxidant and antiozonant widely used in all US Tire Manufacturers Association tires to prevent degradation. When exposed to…

NanoClear: Removal of Microplastics From Human Blood

Biomedical Engineering

Microplastics have been detected in human blood and are associated with oxidative stress, inflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, neurotoxicity, and increased risk of DNA instability at con…

Nano-Enabled Encapsulation for Doxorubicin

Biomedical Engineering

Conventional chemotherapy encounters significant challenges, including low tumor targeting efficacy, systemic toxicity, and limited tissue penetration. To address these issues, a novel ZnO n…

Nanoparticle Enabled, Rapid Detection of Infectious Diseases at Femtomolar Sensitivity

Biomedical Engineering Third Award

Major challenges exist in detecting infectious diseases early on as biomarker concentrations are often below the limit of detection (LoD) of conventional assays. This detection failure leads…

CYSF · 2026

Nanorobots targeting Plaque in Aorta, Coronary, And Carotid Arteries: A Triple Approach To Preventing Heat Attacks

Bronze Medal

Our project models how nanorobots could target plaque in three critical arteries: ascending aorta, coronary arteries, and carotid arteries. Multiple nanorobots reach targets faster, illustra…