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What strong projects actually look like — the question they asked, the design that survived review, and the one decision that made the difference.

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4 projects in Mathematics

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Solvability of Equations in Elementary Functions

Nikola Veselinov

First place · Regeneron ISEF 2026

A new theorem giving conditions under which an equation cannot be solved in elementary functions, developed by combining ideas from topology, symmetry and Galois theory.

  • pure-mathematics
  • galois-theory
  • topology
  • +1
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Temperley-Lieb Diagrams for Quantum Systems

Rachel Chen

Third place · Regeneron STS 2026

A diagrammatic representation of interacting quantum particle systems, using point-and-line diagrams to make the influence of magnetic fields visible in the structure itself.

  • quantum-mechanics
  • diagrammatic-algebra
  • temperley-lieb
  • +1
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The unrestricted finite factorization property

Jonathan Du

Finalist · Regeneron STS 2026

Work in factorization theory on algebraic systems whose elements may factor in many ways or in none, extending the theory of when factorizations are finite.

  • abstract-algebra
  • factorization
  • ring-theory
  • +1
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