Meet Polygence Scholars and explore their projects

Fresh graduates taking a selfie
Ray Johnson
Ray Johnson
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Investigating the Effects of 3D Printed Drone Propeller Shape on Efficiency“

Mosi Jones
Mosi Jones
Health Careers High School (Northside)
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Bacteriophage Use as a Living Therapy and Alternative to Antibiotics in The Dawn of Multi Drug Resistance“

Varsha Jonnalagadda
Varsha Jonnalagadda
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “Assessing CRISPR Guide Site Viability and Downstream Transcriptomic Effects in CFTR Editing“

Ryan Joseph
Ryan Joseph
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “NBA Salary Predictor Web App and NBA Shot Chart Web App“

Savio Joseph
Savio Joseph
Amador Valley High School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “Building a Custom Gimbaled Rocket“

Aditya Joshi
Aditya Joshi
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “Determining why the United States is not a cricketing superpower and showing how it can become one.“

Anay Joshi
Anay Joshi
Mission San Jose High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Relationships among population, CO2 emissions per capita, GDP, and average temperature“

Anona Joshi
Anona Joshi
Lincoln School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Using Individualized Active Music Therapy to Investigate Parkinson’s Disease-Related Motor-cognitive Skill Decline and Quality of Life “

Tanisha Joshi
Tanisha Joshi
Dublin High School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “History and Current Theories of Neurodevelopmental Disorders“

Jiwon Jun
Jiwon Jun
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “Advancing Gene Therapy in Sickle Cell Disease: Exploring the Potential of Prime Editing“

Siri Kadalbal
Siri Kadalbal
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “Using an ANN (more specific later) to model the impact & distribution of (pollution, wildfires, invasive species ) on (3-5 species)’s habitat distribution in a given time period in (CA ecosystem). “

Rachana Kadikar
Rachana Kadikar
Enloe High School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “Evaluating effectiveness of public and private policies on reduction of gender disparities in unpaid labor under varied economic, political, and social circumstances“

Reagan Kaelle
Reagan Kaelle
Miramonte High School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “A Platform to Get Teens and Youth into Reading“

Viswanath Kaja
Viswanath Kaja
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “Design and Validation of a 12U Satellite With a Solar Shield for Deep Space Solar Research“

Meghna Kalagara
Meghna Kalagara
Rock Hill High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “The Influence of Asian Indian Ethnic and Gender Identity on Female Adolescents’ Mental Health During the COVID-19 Lockdown“

Aryahi Kalanuria
Aryahi Kalanuria
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “The Evolution of Social Standards: How the ‘Ideal’ Man in the Middle Ages Deviated from Roman Times.“

Akilesh Kale
Akilesh Kale
Dougherty Valley High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “In what ways can the current biology community benefit and be expanded by cost-effective and easier ways to gain access to information and materials?“

Saachi Kalra
Saachi Kalra
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “AI Ethics: Generative AI’s Effects on Societal Bias & Discrimination“

Karishma Kamalahasan
Karishma Kamalahasan
JSS International School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Classifying Indian Classical Music(Carnatic) and Western Classical Music“

Hassanatu Kamara
Hassanatu Kamara
Gaithersburg High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Exploring Novel Combinatorial Therapies in Stomach/Gastric Cancer.“