Meet Polygence Scholars and explore their projects

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Axen Wetzel
Axen Wetzel
Beaverton Academy of Science and Engineering
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Can I develop educational videos to teach the general public about potential applications and ethical considerations of facial construction technologies?“

Suzanna Wilkinson
Suzanna Wilkinson
Hillsboro High School
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “The Impact of Rapid Growth in Sunbelt Cities on the Youth Experience“

Lauren Wong
Lauren Wong
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Buprenorphine: The merits and ethics of opioid addiction treatments“

Cheney Wu
Cheney Wu
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “An Airfoil Tensegrity Design: Concept, Algorithm Development, and Programming Implementation“

Claire Wu
Claire Wu
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Investigation of Gender and Body Image“

Cindy Xia
Cindy Xia
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “How did Hungary, Yugoslavia, and Czechoslovakia utilize the world's fairs during the Cold War era to portray a national identity to the world?“

Anda Xie
Anda Xie
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “TBD“

Anvitha Yalamanchili
Anvitha Yalamanchili
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Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “What are genetic contributors to glioma, and how do they affect brain cancer progression and treatment?“

Beliz Dora Yaldiz
Beliz Dora Yaldiz
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “How does music influence our dreams?“

Ryan Ye
Ryan Ye
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “How can we apply pre-trained transformers for generation of MIDI music files given input by a user?“

Aditya Gowda Yogananda
Aditya Gowda Yogananda
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Stem Cell Therapies on Patients Suffering Ischemic Stroke“

Claire Yoon
Claire Yoon
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “The Experience of Trans-Athletes “

Alexandra Yuan
Alexandra Yuan
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Ketamine's Pro-Cognitive Potential in Psychiatric and Neurodegenerative Diseases: A Systematic Review and Future Perspective“

Liza Zakharov
Liza Zakharov
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “b“

Raylene Zamora
Raylene Zamora
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Ozone pollution and phytochemical smog in urban areas with a special focus on Los Angeles Metro Area“

Ethan Zhang
Ethan Zhang
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “How does district funding affect the graduation rate?“

Hanwen Zhang
Hanwen Zhang
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Queer Asian American Belonging and Narrative in Everything Everywhere All At Once (Kwan & Scheinert, 2022) and Sewing Patches Through Performance (D’Lo, 2021)“

Yixuan Zhang
Yixuan Zhang
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Social Issues In Sports“

Ziyue Zhang
Ziyue Zhang
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Caffeine Consumption and Sleep in Adolescent Student Athletes“

Junyi Zhong
Junyi Zhong
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “How well does the integration of Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) and Visual Odometry (VO) contribute to accurate and drift-free navigation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in GPS-denied environments? “