2024 ISEF Qualifiers

Prisha Bhat | Plano East Senior High School | Aqua-Arsenic Remediation: Analysis of the Oryza sativa metagenome and Wet-Lab Approach to Increase O. sativa Tolerance to Drought and Arsenic through Hyperexpression of Aquaporin genes OsNIP2;1, OsNIP3;2 and OsPIP2;2 (Year IV)

Ellie Chong | Highland Park High School | Development of a Accessible pH-Monitoring Wound Dressing for Early Detection of Surgical Site Infections

Justin Huang and Victoria Ou | The Academy of Science and Technology | Acoustic Filtration: Harnessing Ultrasonic Technology for the Streamlined Removal of Microplastic Particles from Water Flow

Aarush Kudariya | Seven Lakes High School | Targeting Amyloid-β Plaques: In Silico Protein Modeling of Novel Antibody for Halting Alzheimer’s Disease Progression

Manya Gummaraju | Plano East Senior High School | Tartrazine Dysregulates Retrotransposons and p53 Expression in Drosophila melanogaster

Maya Shah | Martin STEM School | Prevention of Gun Violence through the buffering effects of Intellectual Humility in Traumatized Psychopaths

Nikita D’Souza and Grace Yuan | Academy of Science and Technology | Engineering a Greener Future: A Novel, Biodegradable, Self-Powered, Chitosan-Based Food Packaging Material

Shreyas Vatts | The Woodlands College Park High School | NitinArm: Engineering a Lighter and Cheaper Trans-Radial Prosthetic with Nitinol to Increase Dexterity

Shivani Mundra and Madelyn Puza | The Academy of Science and Technology | From Crown to Current: Engineering Cellulosic Fiber-Based Battery Cells – A Safe and Scalable Alternative to Lithium Technology

Naithruv Kashyap and Suchir Kumar | Westwood High School | Sustainable Bee Keeping Project – Sensor-assisted monitoring for operational, investigative, and predictive hive health management for honeybee colonies

Victoria Mascorro | Valle Verde Early College High School | Exploring Eutectic Alloys in Microgravity: Advancing Space-Based Manufacturing through Controlled Freezing

Shuhei Ogasawara | John Jay Science and Engineering Academy | Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability: Studying the Effects of Density and Velocity on Vortex Formations