Biochemistry
The main goal of the project is to develop a functional, inexpensive and easily reproducible method for testing the interactions of gastrointestinal glycoproteins, mucins, with a wide range…
CYSF · 2026
Gold Medal
My project uses a ConvLSTM neural network to predict lung tumour movement caused by breathing and predicts future positions, improving radiation therapy accuracy.
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology (Senior Division)
Cancer combination therapy may enhance therapeutic efficacy by concurrently targeting multiple survival pathways; however, experimentally evaluating millions of potential drug pairs is neith…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Urban growth and the associated loss of vegetation and green spaces in Gauteng Province, South Africa, were analysed for the period 2016-2040. The study examined land cover change, particula…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
The global shortage of donor organs has renewed interest in xenotransplantation, with genetically modified pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus) emerging as potential donors for human liver transplan…
Plant Sciences
Powdery mildew is one of the most widespread and damaging agricultural diseases in the world. As the nation's leading agricultural region, Fresno, California’s 9 billion annual crop revenue…
Plant Biology (Senior Division)
Honorable_mention Award
As one of the nation's leading agricultural regions, Fresno, California produces more than $9 billion in crops annually. Powdery mildew disease poses a significant threat, affecting high val…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness
Bronze Medal
The H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), commonly known as Bird Flu, is an urgent threat to global health. This virus is a significant problem, infecting millions of birds and 42 d…
Physics and Astronomy
Phase-change materials (PCMs) offer a viable alternative for thermal management and thermal energy storage due to their capacity to store substantial latent heat. This study investigates pre…
Alternative Energy (Junior Division)
The purpose of this project is to create a cost-effective and renewable way to make electricity using kinetic energy. Public spaces waste opportunities to harness electrical energy, and this…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness
Bronze Medal
Sepsis is one of the deadliest conditions in modern medicine, an extremely fatal cascading immune response to infection that kills more people each year than heart attacks and strokes combin…
Materials Science
Diethylene glycol DEG contamination in medicinal syrups represents a persistent global health crisis, having caused over 300 child fatalities since 2022 alone, and occurring recently as of O…
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
Our project is about understanding the prevention of biofilm., especially the impacts on train stations. Through this we are going to make an analogue experiment to represent a real world si…
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
This project tests 4 different methods of preventing riverbank erosion on the effectiveness of them.
Plant Sciences
Salinity in soil is one of the greatest environmental stressors for plants. It has been estimated that worldwide 20% of total cultivated and 30% of irrigated agricultural lands are afflicted…
Materials Science
More than 50 million tons of electronic equipment waste is generated per year, creating a strong demand for sustainable conductive materials. Yet, biodegradable conductive materials face a c…
Materials Science
First Award
Plastic recycling is limited by mis-sorting across polymer families and additives. Current identification methods, such as SPI resin codes, labels, and visible/near-infrared/Fourier Transfor…
Materials Science
Third Award
Reducing carbon emissions in modern engineering has a critical tradeoff: materials must be lightweight to improve energy efficiency, yet strong enough to maintain structural integrity. Polye…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Purpose: Antimicrobial resistance causes 1.27 million deaths annually, yet 20–30% of proteins in pathogens remain uncharacterized. In Acinetobacter baumannii, the WHO's #1 priority pathogen,…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a hematologic malignancy characterized by the uncontrolled proliferation of malignant plasma cells in the bone marrow. This study explored the potential of Pristimer…
Physics & Astronomy (Senior Division)
A common assumption in the literature when studying stellar wind bow shocks is a spherically symmetric stellar wind, despite $\sim25\%$ of O-type stars being rapid rotators, inducing severe…
Animal Sciences
Microplastics are emerging environmental contaminants that have been detected in diverse ecosystems and biological systems. Increasing evidence suggests that these particles can induce oxida…
Environmental Engineering
Third Award
An estimated 92 million tons of textiles are discarded annually, yet fabric-to-fabric recycling accounts for less than 1% of production due to quality degradation and financial barriers. Thi…
Materials Science
Many of the women and young girls in the low-income communities of Nigeria and sub-Saharan Africa can not afford conventional sanitary pads during their monthly menstrual cycle. This study i…
CYSF · 2026
Gold Medal
My project investigates the possibility of growing living electronic circuits using bacteria strains embedded in a hydrogel complex.
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Suborbital research access costs $30k-$90k per mission, pricing out universities and independent researchers. Current reusable rockets depend on throttleable liquid engines for landing, whic…
CYSF · 2026
Project Icarus is my creation to make a cargo glider to transport cargo inside a city, between cities, or to remote areas.
Mathematics
Fourth Award
The theory of isogonal cubics is a powerful tool in proving the relations of angles. A part of the theory is deduced from Newton's theorems on conics. It is known that Newton's theorems can…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Microplastic (MP) contamination is a persistent environmental and public health threat, with polyethylene terephthalate (PET) MPs detected in drinking water, human blood, and placental tissu…
Applied Mechanics (Junior Division)
In aviation, safety has always been paramount, with airfoils (essentially the wings of the plane) at the center of discussion, as they have led to numerous crashes/threats to safety in the p…