First Place第一名
$250K
top award最高奖金
Grand Prize · 2025头奖 · 2025
Class of 2025 · 84th Science Talent Search2025 届 · 第 84 届科学天才奖
2025
Top Ten前十名
The ten top awards十大奖项
As announced at the 2025 Finals Week awards ceremony. Source: official announcement.
依据 2025 年决赛周颁奖典礼的官方公告整理。来源：官方新闻稿。
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01 Matteo Paz
$250,000 -
02 Ava Grace Cummings
$175,000 -
03 Owen Jianwen Zhang
$150,000 -
04 Logan Lee
$100,000 -
05 Rivka Lipkovitz
$90,000 -
06 Melody Heeju Hong
$80,000 -
07 Kevin Shen
$70,000 -
08 Minghao Zou
$60,000 -
09 Thanush Patlolla
$50,000 -
10 Ray Zhang
$40,000
The Forty四十强
All 40 finalists全部 40 位决赛入围者
Every finalist received at least $25,000. Names, schools, hometowns and project titles as published on the official finalist list.
每位决赛入围者至少获得 25,000 美元。姓名、学校、家乡与课题名均照录官方入围名单。
Laasya AcharyaWilliam Mason High School · Mason, OHImplementing a Novel Multimodal Neural Network Approach Using Dynamic Hyperparameter Selection Within an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for the Early Detection of Crop Diseases
Vidya AmbatiAlbemarle High School · Charlottesville, VAHaloperidol Inhibits Inflammasome Activation via the Novel Receptor LAMTOR1 and Reduces the Risk of Rheumatoid and Gouty Arthritides
Prisha Prakash BhatPlano East Senior High School · Richardson, TXGenetic Augmentation of Oryza sativa To Increase Drought and Arsenic Tolerance Through Overexpression of Aquaporin Genes
Jolene CaoSmithtown High School East · Saint James, NYSynthesis of Stable and Magnetically Responsive Magnetite/Cesium Lead Halide Perovskite Quantum Dots for Programmable Light Polarization
Ishana ChadhaCommack High School · Commack, NYUnderstanding Neuronal Migration in Brain Development: The Role of Oligophrenin1 in Modulating Radial Migration of Pyramidal Neurons by Interaction With Pacsin2
Ava Grace CummingsNorth Carolina School of Science and Mathematics · Smithfield, NCMusculoskeletal Effects of Tirasemtiv and Urtica dioica on Dstac Gene Knockdown in Drosophila melanogaster: Applications Toward STAC3 Disorder (Native American Myopathy)
Lena Zewdu FelekeMartin Luther King Jr. Magnet High School · Antioch, TNAssessing the Effects of Transcriptional and Post-Transcriptional Regulatory Elements on SLC3A1 Transgene Expression for Type A Cystinuria Gene Therapy
Finán GammellEast Greenwich High School · East Greenwich, RITHRESHOLD: A Comprehensive Transcriptomic Analysis Tool for Evaluating Gene Saturation and Impact on Disease Progression
Yurai Gutierrez MoralesPrinceton High School · Princeton, NJHow the Lion Becomes a Lamb: Transfer of Bacterial Symbionts From Ant Larvae to Vegetarian Spiders Through Selective Predation
Melody Heeju HongGeneral Douglas MacArthur High School · Wantagh, NYA Bayesian Exploration Into More Flexible trans-Methylation Quantitative Trait Locus Mapping
Jiwu JangLexington High School · Lexington, MAVertex Functions of Type D Nakajima Quiver Varieties
Vishwum KapadiaUniversity School · Orange, OHChange in Dicrotic Notch Index Predicts Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair for Mitral Regurgitation
Hrithik KetineniWestview High School · Portland, ORQuantum Algorithm for Exact Minimal Exclusive-OR Sum-of-Product Minimization and Reversible Synthesis
Rania Sophia LateefThe Governor's School @ Innovation Park · Manassas, VARhythms and Blues: Evaluating the Impact of Artificial Light Exposure and Circadian Disruption on Biobehavioral Systems in Drosophila melanogaster
Allison LeeEast Brunswick High School · East Brunswick, NJA Deep Learning Model for Galaxy Merger Identification
Chloe Yehwon LeePlano East Senior High School · Murphy, TXChemical Modification of Acetaminophen To Reduce Liver Toxicity and Enhance Drug Efficacy
Logan LeeIolani School · Honolulu, HIUtilizing Microbiome Transplants To Improve Landscape-Scale Mosquito Suppression
Benjamin LiMillburn High School · Short Hills, NJMD-SA2: Multimodal, Depth-Aware Brain Tumor Segmentation in Sub-Saharan Populations
Rivka LipkovitzProof School · San Francisco, CAThe Differential Effects of Strict Voter Identification Laws on Election Type and Adoption Timing
Vivek MalikHackley School · Chappaqua, NYNovel Characterization of Plexin D1's Role in Regulating the Macrophage Immune Response
Atreya ManaswiOrlando Science Middle/High School · Orlando, FLYear 5: Engineering a Novel IoT Trapping System With a Multiple Linear Regression Model Toward Eco-Friendly, High-Efficacy and Low-Cost Honey Bee Pest Treatment and Management
Siddharth NirgudkarActon-Boxborough Regional High School · Acton, MAContextualized Transfer Learning: Transforming Heterogeneity Into Predictive Power With Generative Latent Structures in Resource-Limited Settings
Thanush PatlollaWilliam G. Enloe High School · Cary, NCDevelopment of a Finite-Nuclear Model Based on Comprehensive Electron Scattering Data With the Use of Numeric Atom-Centered Orbitals
Matteo PazPasadena High School · Pasadena, CAThe VarWISE All-Sky Infrared Variability Survey — Classification of 1.9 Million Astronomical Objects Into 10 Classes
Yash RanjithWestmont High School · San Jose, CAModeling Pollution Spread With Obstructions Using Physics-Informed Neural Networks
Charlotte Ava RosarioThe Nueva School · Hillsborough, CAExamining Brain Structure in Relation to Mood and Anxiety in Pubertal Transgender and Cisgender Youth
Akilan SankaranAlbuquerque Academy · Albuquerque, NMFrom Walking to Tunneling: An Investigation of Generalized Pilot-Wave Dynamics
Aiden Rubin SanxhakuJulia R. Masterman High School · Philadelphia, PACation-Effect on Alkaline Redox Flow Batteries: Enhancing Electron Transfer Kinetics Through Electrolyte Additives
Sandeep SawhneyHerricks High School · New Hyde Park, NYGallium-Mediated DNA Tensegrity Triangle-Based Crystals: A Novel Prototype Facilitating Gallium Cancer Therapy
Addison Grace SheaLakewood Ranch High School · Bradenton, FLBowhead Whale Migration Amid Changing Circulation Patterns in the Beaufort Gyre
Kevin ShenOlympia High School · Olympia, WATaming the Oblique Wing: Improving Fuel Efficiency by Developing and Flight Testing an Oblique Wing Aircraft Utilizing a Novel Control Method
Emma Lee WenJohn L. Miller Great Neck North High School · Great Neck, NYAUM-302, A Novel Triple PIM/PI3K/mTOR Inhibitor, Offers Promising Potential in Reducing the Growth of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Spheroids and Organoids
Amy XiaoGarden City High School · Garden City, NYExploring Citrin as a Therapeutic Target for Cancer Treatment Through a Clinical, Pharmacologic and Metabolic Lens
Phoebe XuWilliam G. Enloe High School · Cary, NCMetabolic Reprogramming of Immune Cells in HIV Infection and Treatment
Elisa ZhangDougherty Valley High School · San Ramon, CAPatching Multi-Location Software Bugs: A Multi-Agent Large Language Model Framework for Automated Program Repair
Owen Jianwen ZhangBellevue High School · Bellevue, WATetrahedron-Intersecting Families of 3-uniform Hypergraphs
Ray ZhangThomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology · Chantilly, VABiofilm Composition in Clinical Isolates of Fungal Fusarium and Development of a Multi-Targeted Antifungal Treatment To Inhibit Proliferation
Angeline ZhaoPhillips Academy · McLean, VAFinding Belonging in the Big City: Understanding Communities-of-Interest in NYC Redistricting via Monte Carlo Simulations
Ashley ZhuHunter College High School · Bayside, NYOn Lobe Disappearance of n-Loop Curves Under Curve Shortening Flow
Minghao ZouValley Christian High School · Santa Clara, CAA New Particle Pusher With Hadronic Interactions for Modeling Multimessenger Emission From Compact Objects
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