Research Programs Completed by High School Students | Polygence

Meet Polygence Scholars and explore their projects

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Aarit Das
Aarit Das
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “How does investor risk aversion impact the optimal equity allocation in a diversified portfolio, maximizing expected utility, in the context of the Efficient Market Hypothesis?“

Eva Devroy
Eva Devroy
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “Using Open Data Sources to Estimate Plastic Pollution Levels Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic“

Shriti Dham
Shriti Dham
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “Utilizing Machine Learning to Find a More Sustainable Alternate to Polyester in Textiles“

Karolina Dzioba
Karolina Dzioba
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “Neurobiological Origins and Treatment of ADHD in Youth“

Vivaan Echambadi
Vivaan Echambadi
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “Financial Market Sentiment Analysis Using Large Language Models (LLM) and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)“

Jay Feng
Jay Feng
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “Analysis of Various Oblique Wing Configurations“

Amina Gorman
Amina Gorman
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “How does early childhood abuse increase risk for antisocial personality disorder and later incarceration in adulthood?“

Aanya Goyal
Aanya Goyal
Polygence Scholar 2025
Symposium Presenter

Project: “This brings me to my central research question: To what extent can natural treatments assist in successfully treating dermatological conditions, and what are their potential consequences, and how are these treatments portrayed on social media?“

Karen Guo
Karen Guo
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “Environmental Ramifications of Forced Displacement Pertaining to Burmese Refugees“

Tanya Gupta
Tanya Gupta
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “Disability Discrimination in the Indian Education System and Models To Address This Disparity“

Shruthi Inamdar
Shruthi Inamdar
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “Correlation Between Concurrent COVID-19 Infection and Myocardial Infarction Mortality: A Meta-Analysis“

Eunjae Jeon
Eunjae Jeon
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “How do sensory preferences differ between neurotypical individuals and individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) across various sensory modalities (tactile, auditory, visual, olfactory)“

Amanda Jerng
Amanda Jerng
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “Investigating Disulfidptosis: A Novel Cell Death and Target in Cancer Therapy“

Abhay Kakumani
Abhay Kakumani
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “A Comparative Analysis Of Competitors In The Field Of Laparoscopic Robotic Surgery“

Sana Kandasamy
Sana Kandasamy
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “AI's Role in Personalized Medicine“

Sarah Karlekar
Sarah Karlekar
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “What are the long term effects of concussions on autistic youth?“

ava katz
ava katz
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “: To what extent do genetic predispositions (nature) versus environmental influences (nurture) contribute to the development and manifestation of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) ?“

John Kim
John Kim
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “How can microgrids enable cheaper and faster integration of renewables to meet energy demand?“

Yunji Kim
Yunji Kim
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “Canine Collie Eye Anomaly (CEA) underlying genetic causes and future medical/therapeutic implications“

Manvi Koduri
Manvi Koduri
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “In the surgical repair of congenital heart defects, how do post-operative outcomes differ in respect to the type of patch material used (tissue-engineered, animal, and synthetic)?“