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2025 STS Winners

40 winners across 16 states. Showing every district that named a winner.

California (6)

Patching Multi-Location Software Bugs: A Multi-Agent Large Language Model Framework for Automated Program Repair

Elisa Zhang
Dougherty Valley High School · San Ramon · Finalist ($25,000)

A New Particle Pusher With Hadronic Interactions for Modeling Multimessenger Emission From Compact Objects

Minghao Zou
Valley Christian High School · Santa Clara · Finalist ($25,000)

The Differential Effects of Strict Voter Identification Laws on Election Type and Adoption Timing

Rivka Lipkovitz
Proof School · San Francisco · Finalist ($25,000)

The VarWISE All-Sky Infrared Variability Survey — Classification of 1.9 Million Astronomical Objects Into 10 Classes

Matteo Paz
Pasadena High School · Pasadena · Finalist ($25,000)

Modeling Pollution Spread With Obstructions Using Physics-Informed Neural Networks

Yash Ranjith
Westmont High School · San Jose · Finalist ($25,000)

Examining Brain Structure in Relation to Mood and Anxiety in Pubertal Transgender and Cisgender Youth

Charlotte Ava Rosario
The Nueva School · Hillsborough · Finalist ($25,000)

Florida (2)

Bowhead Whale Migration Amid Changing Circulation Patterns in the Beaufort Gyre

Addison Grace Shea
Lakewood Ranch High school · Bradenton · Finalist ($25,000)

Year 5: Engineering a Novel IoT Trapping System With a Multiple Linear Regression Model Toward Eco-Friendly, High-Efficacy and Low-Cost Honey Bee Pest Treatment and Management

Atreya Manaswi
Orlando Science Middle/High School · Orlando · Finalist ($25,000)

Hawaii (1)

Utilizing Microbiome Transplants To Improve Landscape-Scale Mosquito Suppression

Logan Lee
Iolani School · Honolulu · Finalist ($25,000)

Massachusetts (3)

Finding Belonging in the Big City: Understanding Communities-of-Interest in NYC Redistricting via Monte Carlo Simulations

Angeline Zhao
Phillips Academy · Andover · Finalist ($25,000)

Vertex Functions of Type D Nakajima Quiver Varieties

Jiwu Jang
Lexington High School · Lexington · Finalist ($25,000)

Contextualized Transfer Learning: Transforming Heterogeneity Into Predictive Power With Generative Latent Structures in Resource-Limited Settings

Siddharth Nirgudkar
Acton-Boxborough Regional High School · Acton · Finalist ($25,000)

New Jersey (3)

How the Lion Becomes a Lamb: Transfer of Bacterial Symbionts From Ant Larvae to Vegetarian Spiders Through Selective Predation

Yurai Gutierrez Morales
Princeton High School · Princeton · Finalist ($25,000)

A Deep Learning Model for Galaxy Merger Identification

Allison Lee
East Brunswick High School · East Brunswick · Finalist ($25,000)

MD-SA2: Multimodal, Depth-Aware Brain Tumor Segmentation in Sub-Saharan Populations

Benjamin Li
Millburn High School · Short Hills · Finalist ($25,000)

New Mexico (1)

From Walking to Tunneling: An Investigation of Generalized Pilot-Wave Dynamics

Akilan Sankaran
Albuquerque Academy · Albuquerque · Finalist ($25,000)

New York (8)

Gallium-Mediated DNA Tensegrity Triangle-Based Crystals: A Novel Prototype Facilitating Gallium Cancer Therapy

Sandeep Sawhney
Herricks High School · New Hyde Park · Finalist ($25,000)

AUM-302, A Novel Triple PIM/PI3K/mTOR Inhibitor, Offers Promising Potential in Reducing the Growth of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Spheroids and Organoids

Emma Lee Wen
John L. Miller Great Neck North High School · Great Neck · Finalist ($25,000)

Exploring Citrin as a Therapeutic Target for Cancer Treatment Through a Clinical, Pharmacologic and Metabolic Lens

Amy Xiao
Garden City High School · Garden City · Finalist ($25,000)

On Lobe Disappearance of n-Loop Curves Under Curve Shortening Flow

Ashley Zhu
Hunter College High School · New York · Finalist ($25,000)

Synthesis of Stable and Magnetically Responsive Magnetite/Cesium Lead Halide Perovskite Quantum Dots for Programmable Light Polarization

Jolene Cao
Smithtown High School East · Saint James · Finalist ($25,000)

Understanding Neuronal Migration in Brain Development: The Role of Oligophrenin1 in Modulating Radial Migration of Pyramidal Neurons by Interaction With Pacsin2

Ishana Chadha
Commack High School · Commack · Finalist ($25,000)

A Bayesian Exploration Into More Flexible trans-Methylation Quantitative Trait Locus Mapping

Melody Heeju Hong
General Douglas MacArthur High School · Levittown · Finalist ($25,000)

Novel Characterization of Plexin D1’s Role in Regulating the Macrophage Immune Response

Vivek Malik
Hackley School · Tarrytown · Finalist ($25,000)

North Carolina (3)

Metabolic Reprogramming of Immune Cells in HIV Infection and Treatment

Phoebe Xu
William G. Enloe High School · Cary · Finalist ($25,000)

Musculoskeletal Effects of Tirasemtiv and Urtica dioica on Dstac Gene Knockdown in Drosophila melanogaster: Applications Toward STAC3 Disorder (Native American Myopathy)

Ava Grace Cummings
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics · Durham · Finalist ($25,000)

Development of a Finite-Nuclear Model Based on Comprehensive Electron Scattering Data With the Use of Numeric Atom-Centered Orbitals

Thanush Patlolla
William G. Enloe High School · Cary · Finalist ($25,000)

Ohio (2)

Implementing a Novel Multimodal Neural Network Approach Using Dynamic Hyperparameter Selection Within an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for the Early Detection of Crop Diseases

Laasya Acharya
William Mason High School · Mason · Finalist ($25,000)

Change in Dicrotic Notch Index Predicts Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair for Mitral Regurgitation

Vishwum Kapadia
University School · Chagrin Falls · Finalist ($25,000)

Oregon (1)

Quantum Algorithm for Exact Minimal Exclusive-OR Sum-of-Product Minimization and Reversible Synthesis

Hrithik Ketineni
Westview High School · Portland · Finalist ($25,000)

Pennsylvania (1)

Cation-Effect on Alkaline Redox Flow Batteries: Enhancing Electron Transfer Kinetics Through Electrolyte Additives

Aiden Rubin Sanxhaku
Julia R. Masterman High School · Philadelphia · Finalist ($25,000)

Rhode Island (1)

THRESHOLD: A Comprehensive Transcriptomic Analysis Tool for Evaluating Gene Saturation and Impact on Disease Progression

Finán Gammell
East Greenwich High School · East Greenwich · Finalist ($25,000)

Tennessee (1)

Assessing the Effects of Transcriptional and Post-Transcriptional Regulatory Elements on SLC3A1 Transgene Expression for Type A Cystinuria Gene Therapy

Lena Zewdu Feleke
Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet High School · Nashville · Finalist ($25,000)

Texas (2)

Genetic Augmentation of Oryza sativa To Increase Drought and Arsenic Tolerance Through Overexpression of Aquaporin Genes

Prisha Prakash Bhat
Plano East Senior High School · Plano · Finalist ($25,000)

Chemical Modification of Acetaminophen To Reduce Liver Toxicity and Enhance Drug Efficacy

Chloe Yehwon Lee
Plano East Senior High School · Murphy · Finalist ($25,000)

Virginia (3)

Biofilm Composition in Clinical Isolates of Fungal Fusarium and Development of a Multi-Targeted Antifungal Treatment To Inhibit Proliferation

Ray Zhang
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology · Chantilly · Finalist ($25,000)

Haloperidol Inhibits Inflammasome Activation via the Novel Receptor LAMTOR1 and Reduces the Risk of Rheumatoid and Gouty Arthritides

Vidya Ambati
Albemarle High School · Charlottesville · Finalist ($25,000)

Rhythms and Blues: Evaluating the Impact of Artificial Light Exposure and Circadian Disruption on Biobehavioral Systems in Drosophila melanogaster

Rania Sophia Lateef
The Governor’s School @ Innovation Park · Manassas · Finalist ($25,000)

Washington (2)

Taming the Oblique Wing: Improving Fuel Efficiency by Developing and Flight Testing an Oblique Wing Aircraft Utilizing a Novel Control Method

Kevin Shen
Olympia High School · Olympia · Finalist ($25,000)

Tetrahedron-Intersecting Families of 3-uniform Hypergraphs

Owen Jianwen Zhang
Bellevue High School · Bellevue · Finalist ($25,000)