Meet Polygence Scholars and explore their projects

Fresh graduates taking a selfie
Devu Bandinani
Devu Bandinani
Polygence Scholar 2026
Symposium Presenter

Project: “Working title: leadership in providing medical agency: a contextual investigation of medical intervention efficacy.“

Prathyush Bangalore
Prathyush Bangalore
Polygence Scholar 2025
Symposium Presenter

Project: “Investigation of Guidance and Control Strategies in Aerospace Vehicles via a Simulation.“

Anya Bhavanasi Bhavanasi
Anya Bhavanasi Bhavanasi
Polygence Scholar 2026
Symposium Presenter

Project: “To what extent does identity salience influence brand choice and willingness to pay for non-essential goods among adolescents aged 14–18?“

Breanna Bieler
Breanna Bieler
Polygence Scholar 2026
Symposium Presenter

Project: “ADHD and Anxiety in Children: A Multivariable Analysis of National Survey Data“

Emma Bolch
Emma Bolch
Polygence Scholar 2026
Symposium Presenter

Project: “Asexual Representations in Fiction: Gender, Race, Disability, and Creating More Nuanced Intersectional Possibilities“

Arshia Budhraja
Arshia Budhraja
Polygence Scholar 2026
Symposium Presenter

Project: “Implementation Gaps and Welfare Effects of Government Interventions in the Indian Handicraft Sector“

Duc Cao
Duc Cao
Polygence Scholar 2026
Symposium Presenter

Project: “Parents’ occupation relationship with students’ academic achievement in Vietnam“

Marcus Chad
Marcus Chad
Polygence Scholar 2026
Symposium Presenter

Project: “AI and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy“

Esha Cheedella
Esha Cheedella
Polygence Scholar 2026
Symposium Presenter

Project: “Understanding Associations between Cataracts and Cancer“

Mason Cheng
Mason Cheng
Polygence Scholar 2025
Symposium Presenter

Project: “Leveraging Machine Learning and Zinc-Aware Docking to Discover Natural Inhibitors of EptA Resistance Enzymes“

Sharanya Chouhan
Sharanya Chouhan
Polygence Scholar 2026
Symposium Presenter

Project: “Is AI Speech Speech, and what are the Legal Implications of the Answer?“

Aiden Christian
Aiden Christian
Polygence Scholar 2026
Symposium Presenter

Project: “Evaluating Semantic Search vs. Keyword Search for Educational Video Retrieval in Technical Subjects“

Erika Chun
Erika Chun
Polygence Scholar 2026
Symposium Presenter

Project: “The Gender Management Gap and Attitudes About Female Leadership“

Joaquín Cisneros
Joaquín Cisneros
Polygence Scholar 2026
Symposium Presenter

Project: “Testing the efficacy of various paint siccative formulations“

Ved Daga
Ved Daga
Polygence Scholar 2026
Symposium Presenter

Project: “Main question: In what way is New York City ineffective or effective in protecting immigrants from the federal law enforcement agencies? How could they do better?“

Pablo De Cock
Pablo De Cock
Polygence Scholar 2026
Symposium Presenter

Project: “Premier League - The Dominant Force in European Football“

Angad Dhami
Angad Dhami
Polygence Scholar 2025
Symposium Presenter

Project: “How do eye injuries in contact sports affect high school/college athletes in their future?“

Jaylen Doshi
Jaylen Doshi
Polygence Scholar 2026
Symposium Presenter

Project: “Effectiveness of Hedge Fund Strategies across Business Cycle.“

Zoe Eisenstein
Zoe Eisenstein
Polygence Scholar 2027
Symposium Presenter

Project: “Working Title: Voltage-Gated Sodium Channels in Stomach Cancer Metabolism and Therapeutic Targeting“

Chimdy Ezeugoh
Chimdy Ezeugoh
Polygence Scholar 2026
Symposium Presenter

Project: “Understanding the pathology underlying Glioblastoma and investigating the potential therapeutic treatments“