SIYSS PARTICIPANTS 2025

BIOLOGY/BIOTECHNOLOGY AND MEDICINE/BIOMEDICINE

Vrishank Chandrasekhar

Vrishank Chandrasekhar

Regeneron ISEF, Society for Science & the Public

Vrishank developed a computational framework that uses doctors’ notes—such as radiology reports and discharge summaries—to predict cancer outcomes, enabling earlier, more personalized treatments and improving patient care.

Freja Weiss Nielsen

Freja Weiss Nielsen

The Danish Youth Association of Science

Freja’s project explores using nitrogen-fixing legumes, specifically Sainfoin, to reduce fertilizer pollution in Danish seas by studying its symbiosis with Rhizobia bacteria and compatibility with local soils.

Amal Abdul Aziz

Amal Abdul Aziz

Youth Science Canada

Amal’s project focuses on developing a low-cost, wearable breast ultrasound device that creates 3D images and shows blood flow to help detect and assess breast cancer more effectively, especially in women with dense breast tissue.

Le Wang

Le Wang

University of Melbourne

Le’s project explores ways to eliminate hidden HIV-infected cells by testing drugs that make them more vulnerable to cell death, bringing research closer to a potential functional cure.

Aarushi Pandey

Aarushi Pandey

Regeneron ISEF, Society for Science and the Public

Aarushi’s project studied how Allium fistulosum roots and shoots respond to water, gravity, and magnetic cues under space-like conditions, helping improve farming in space and other controlled environments.

Carolina Arevalo Camacho

Carolina Arevalo Camacho

National Network of Youth Activities in Science and Technology in Mexico (laREDMex)

Carolina’s project aims to develop a sustainable treatment using a virus called PDCC-1 to fight antibiotic-resistant bacterial diseases in aquaculture, helping marine farming worldwide and promoting phage-based alternatives.

Anna Černá

Anna Černá

European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS)

Anna’s project studies how the protein RECQ4 helps start DNA replication by forming tiny liquid-like droplets with MCM10, revealing insights into genome stability and links to certain disorders and cancer.

CHEMISTRY

Márton Krisztián Hegedűs

Márton Krisztián Hegedűs

Hungarian Association for Innovation

Márton’s project created a light-responsive molecular system called a [2]catenane, where tiny rings can move controllably when exposed to specific wavelengths of light.

Seong-ah Choi

Seong-ah Choi

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

Seong-ah’s project developed a computational model to efficiently predict how molecules release energy after being excited by light, offering a faster and more practical way to study photochemical reactions.

William Smith

William Smith

The University of Melbourne

William’s project designs and creates fluorescent metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) that change color or brightness when interacting with water or small biological molecules, offering potential for chemical sensing applications.

Julia Marie Trapp

Julia Marie Trapp

Stiftung Jugend forscht

Julia’s project developed new energy storage molecules based on nicotinamide, a natural compound, and showed they can efficiently charge and discharge, offering a promising path toward organic batteries.

Pragathi Kasani-Akula

Pragathi Kasani-Akula

Regeneron ISEF, Society for Science and the Public

Pragathi developed a low-cost, non-invasive nanomaterial system using fruit-based carbon dots, magnetic nanoparticles, and RNA molecules to detect exosomes and study aggressive Triple Negative Breast Cancer.

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Xiang Li

Xiang Li

University of Cambridge

My research investigates how plants process and prioritize conflicting environmental signals, such as gravity, water availability, and magnetic fields, by analyzing physiological responses of Allium fistulosum under simulated microgravity conditions.

Lethabo Molobi

Lethabo Molobi

University of Pretoria

Lethabo’s project studies how well students and educators can distinguish human-written text from AI-generated text, revealing challenges in detecting AI content and raising questions about its role in education.

PHYSICS AND MATHEMATICS

Jacopo Martino Fadini

Jacopo Martino Fadini

Schweizer Jugend forscht

Jacopo’s project investigates the foundations of quantum physics by testing Bell’s Theorem and simulating quantum experiments to explore the validity and non-locality of the theory.

Dani Ghazwan Zuhair

Dani Ghazwan Zuhair

European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS)

Dani’s project studied skyrmions—tiny magnetic whirlpools with potential for low-energy, high-density data storage—revealing how their behavior changes with depth inside materials, a key insight for future quantum technologies.

Yunze Wang

Yunze Wang

World Scientific Publishing Company

Yunze’s project designed and tested a 3D-printed quadruped robot that walks down a ramp using only gravity, studying how its shape affects movement to inspire more efficient, low-energy robotics.

Felix Qingzhou Xu

Felix Qingzhou Xu

Schweizer Jugend forscht

Felix’s project explored methods for counting distinct cube colorings, accounting for rotations and color restrictions, to better understand complex combinatorial problems that appear in mathematics and real-world scenarios.