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6 projects
Grace Sun
Grand award · Regeneron ISEF 2024
Work on improving organic electrochemical transistors — the switching devices at the heart of flexible bioelectronics — with an eye to sensors and treatment devices for conditions including diabetes, epilepsy and organ failure.
Tanishka Balaji Aglave
Third place · Regeneron ISEF 2024
A natural alternative treatment for citrus greening, using curry leaf tree extract injected directly into tree trunks. Citrus greening has no cure and has reshaped citrus agriculture wherever it has spread.
Michelle Wei
First place · Regeneron ISEF 2024
A faster algorithm for second-order cone programming, a convex optimisation form that sits underneath applications in machine learning, transportation and financial systems.
Justin Huang and Victoria Ou
Second place · Regeneron ISEF 2024
Removed between 84% and 94% of suspended microplastic particles in a single pass in laboratory tests.
Ingrid Wai Hin Chan
Third place · Regeneron ISEF 2024
A multi-sensory therapy for people with dementia delivered through virtual reality headsets, giving structured practice of cognitive and physical skills.
Maddux Alexander Springer
Third place · Regeneron ISEF 2024
Field research on fibropapillomatosis in green sea turtles, examining its relationship to wastewater input, invasive algae, and the amino acid arginine as a possible mechanistic link.