2024 USA Regional Semi-Finalists (All Subjects)

Mathematics


NameSchool namePaper title
Sargam MondalEdison Academy Magnet SchoolExact Factorizations of G-Crossed Braided Fusion Categories
Eric YeeHenry M. Jackson High SchoolDescribing Hilbert series of quasi-invariants in characteristics $p\leq n$
Susie LuStanford Online High SchoolNetwork Topology Design via Minimizing Laplacian Energy
Jiwu JangLexington High SchoolVertex functions of type D Nakajima quiver varieties
Neil KrishnanHarker Upper SchoolOn the connectivity of friends-and-strangers graphs
Isaac ChenPrinceton Day SchoolOn the Crossing Profile of Rectilinear Drawings of Complete Graph
Sidarth EratLa Jolla High SchoolMixed Tensor Products, Capelli Berezinians, and Newton's Formula for gl(m|n)
Shihan KanungoHenry M. Gunn High School


Biology


NameSchool namePaper title
Junrui Jonathan HaiPrinceton International School of Mathematics and ScienceRutin attenuates distraction spinal cord injury through inhibiting inflammation by downregulating P38 MAPK/NF-κB/STAT3 pathway
Andrew LiangThe Harker SchoolAn Intelligent Bee Health Assessment System with Cross-Attention Multimodal Integration of Visual and Audio Data
Yifan Evan DingBoston Latin SchoolEngineering of a compact gene switch for temporal control of CRISPR gene editing
Xinran MaThe Spence SchoolBeyond Conventional Therapy: Synthesis of Multi-functional Nanoparticles for Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapy
Ethan LiuPhillips Exeter AcademyExamining Differentially Expressed Genes Associated with the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s Disease
Jamie ChengGreen Level High SchoolAllerGel: Inhalable Bioadhesive Microspheres to Prevent Particulate Matter-Induced CRDs and CRS
Sindhu VemulapalliVista del Lago High SchoolDiscovery of Small Molecule TLR4 Inhibitors as Potential Therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease


Chemistry


NameSchool namePaper title
Aiden ChenOld Scona AcademicComputational Screening and Design of Metal-Organic Frameworks for CO2 Separation from Flue Gas
Xi Nan Jiao
Christopher Jonee LiSt George's School (BC)Enhancing Li-Mg selectivity via MOFs based membrane
Victor LiUniversity High SchoolAllo-DiffHopping: A Pocket-Ligand Interactions Conditional E(3) Equivariant Diffusion Model for Scaffold Hopping
Qiuen YuThe Lawrenceville SchoolHow Soil pH Shapes PFAS Uptake in Plants: Exploring Microbial Interactions and the Hidden Link to the Phosphorus Cycle
ZIYI FENGThe Bullis SchoolPreparation of Chitosan-Based Nanocomposite Films and Their Effectiveness on Egg Coating for Preservation and Sterilization
Cindy ChengLaurel Heights Secondary SchoolCreating Soft Microrobotic Carriers for Stem Cell Delivery: Materials Chemistry and Fabrication Method


Computer Science


NameSchool namePaper title
Xiangzhou SunThe Webb SchoolsGazeLink: A Multi-language Low-cost Mobile Eye-gesture Communication System with Large Language Models for People with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Jiarui DongEcole Jeannine ManuelSignifAI: French Sign Language Translation based on Deep Learning and Large Language Models
Haorun LiHorace Mann SchoolDrug-Target Interaction Prediction via Deep Multimodal Graph and Structural Learning
Zijian YuBlair AcademyDecision Focused Modeling-Based Predictive Control
Adrita SamantaGreater Commonwealth Virtual SchoolInference of Cell-Cell Communication to Understand the Molecular Mechanisms of Alzheimer’s Disease
William ZhaoDougherty Valley High SchoolStack-sorting with stacks avoiding vincular patterns
Alejandro MayorgaDanbury Math AcademyCTRQNets & LQNets: Continuous Time Recurrent and Liquid Quantum Neural Networks
Alexander Yuan


Economic and Financial Modeling


NameSchool namePaper title
Elisa ChenCranbrook Upper SchoolModeling Homophily on Information Diffusion Between Groups
Karen YangPalo Alto High SchoolHow Students Fare Mentally: Single- vs. Multi-routes College Admissions
Ziwen YinKingswood Oxford High SchoolModeling Optimal Control of Carbon Mission Reduction with Shandong, Hubei, Shaanxi as Cases
Yuexin JiangEastside Preparatory SchoolThe Impact of a Unified Green Badge Policy on the Ecommerce Platform
Meichun YanThe StudyDynamic Two-Sided Market Competition: Bottleneck and Solution


Physics


NameSchool namePaper title
Zhi HuangKent SchoolVisualization of particulate matters in air using lensless microscopy
Maximilian KoppGermantown AcademyAnalysis of the Polarized Photo Response of GeSe and Its Application in Non-invasive Blood Glucose Monitoring
Qianxun ZhaoPhillips Academy AndoverDeformation Analysis and Functional Designs of Kresling Origami Structures
Zitong ZhouCulver AcademiesSelf-Shape Sensing Soft Pneumatic Grasper Based on Piecewise Liquid Metal Sensor and Piecewise Variational Curvature Model
Boyu LiuHomeschool, affiliated to Bayard Rustin High School, West Chester Area School DistrictNovel Source Localization Method for Hazardous Gas Leaks in Chemical Plants: Integrating Computational Fluid Dynamics, Sensor Placement Optimization, and Deep Learning
Valencia ZhangPhillips Academy AndoverInvestigating physical conditions and critical factors across the center of the galaxy M82