Research Programs Completed by High School Students | Polygence

Meet Polygence Scholars and explore their projects

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Yueyun Chen
Yueyun Chen
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “In patients with mitral valve dysfunction, how does mitral valve repair using Da Vinci surgery compare to open surgery in terms of safety?“

Angie Cheng
Angie Cheng
Los Altos High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Biomimetic blood cell coated nanoparticles for improved site specificity and enhanced bioavailability“

Ary Cheng
Ary Cheng
BASIS Independent Silicon Valley
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “What effects do the properties of an exoplanet have on its transmission spectrum? How can we computationally model these effects to generate a theoretical spectrum given properties of the planet, or determine these properties given the planet's transmission spectrum?“

Gordon Cheng
Gordon Cheng
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “How can group theory be used to explain symmetries in classical music?“

Pratham Chhabra
Pratham Chhabra
Foothill High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “The Complications of Concussions: A Comprehensive Study and Solution to Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (C.T.E.) in American Football“

Emily Chiang
Emily Chiang
Rowland High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “How can the BDNF gene be used as a gene of interest in genetic treatment of MDD?“

Supreeth Chinta
Supreeth Chinta
Foothill High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “The Effectiveness of Chatbots in the Business Sector“

Shaumik Choudhury
Shaumik Choudhury
Dougherty Valley High School
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “How can I design a water filtration pump that is powered off of a solar panel?“

Aditi Chowdhary
Aditi Chowdhary
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “Chemistry of nicotine addiction and potential thereapeutics“

Donald Chu
Donald Chu
Van Houston Academy
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Floating robot that collects trash from small to medium bodies of water.“

Tyrus Chuang
Tyrus Chuang
Los Gatos High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Title: How and Why Do People use Discord as a General Messaging Application?“

Aashna Chudgar
Aashna Chudgar
Lynbrook High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Beyond the neurology of alzheimers: the subtleties you can’t find in a lab“

Eva Chung
Eva Chung
Futures Academy
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Building a Brand from the Beginning“

Emel Çırakoğlu
Emel Çırakoğlu
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Gene Therapy With CRISPR-Cas9 To Treat Multiple Sclerosis“

Lillian Clark
Lillian Clark
Palo Alto High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “How does the usage of marketing sustainability via social media affect female Generation Z and Millennials’ tendency to purchase products?“

Myra Clark
Myra Clark
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Mental Imagery and Social Phobia: What Form of Imagery-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is Most Effective?“

Camryn Clay
Camryn Clay
Courtland high school
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “How has the Fossil Fuel industry historically Oppressed Native peoples? (in the great plains) and how are they fighting back?“

Jaden Cohen
Jaden Cohen
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “A Review of Generative Adversarial Networks in Text Generation“

Arif Barlas Çölgeçen
Arif Barlas Çölgeçen
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “AI-Based Early Lung Cancer Detection Using CT Scans With Multiple Classification“

Paige Collier
Paige Collier
Carondelet High School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “The Myth of Gender Roles: Portrayals of Women in Greek Mythology“