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2024 JIC Winners

29 winners across 14 states. Showing every district that named a winner.

California (7)

Automatic Hockey Puck-Passer Machine

Oliver Nicolas Cottrell
La Jolla Country Day School · La Jolla · Finalist (Top 30)

Quantitative Analysis of Epigenetic Influences by Gut Microbiota-Derived Short-Chain Fatty Acids on RPI-1 Gene Expression in C. elegans: A Novel Investigation Into Dyslexia and ADHD-Related Pathways

Giselle Drewett
Homeschool · Palo Alto · Finalist (Top 30)

Turning Animal Bone Waste Into Water Filtration: Enhancing Accessibility of Clean, Drinkable Water Through Innovation

Tina Jin
The Harker School · San Jose · Finalist (Top 30)

Optimizing Microbiologically Contaminated Wastewater Treatment Using Microbial Fuel Cells

Jocelyn Mathew
Fairmont Private School – Anaheim Hills Campus · Yorba Linda · Finalist (Top 30)

Closed-Loop CO₂ Capture and Electricity Generation Using Algal Fuel Cells: A Comparative Study on Spirulina and Chlorella

Rhea Sreedhar
Fairmont Private School – Anaheim Hills Campus · Anaheim · Finalist (Top 30)

Investigating the Visual Information Degradation in Adverse Weather

Sophie Tong
Challenger School · Palo Alto · Finalist (Top 30)

A DICOM Viewer for Radiologists Employing Bidirectional Siamese Masked Auto-Encoders, a Novel, State-of-the-Art Method of Lung Cancer Classification and Detection in Low-Dose CT Scans

Aiden Yun
The Nueva School · San Mateo · Finalist (Top 30)

Connecticut (3)

The Synergistic Improvement of Indoor Air HEPA Filtration Using Concurrent Dehumidification

Mikah Elizabeth Kaalund
Central Middle School · Greenwich · Finalist (Top 30)

Development of a Simple Salivary Rapid Diagnostic for the Detection of Iodine Deficiency

Tyler Malkin
Central Middle School · Greenwich · Finalist (Top 30)

Shedding Light on the Prevalence of Harmful Butylated Hydroxytoluene Preservative in Artificially Formulated Dog Foods

Mackensey McNeal Wilson
Eastern Middle School · Riverside · Finalist (Top 30)

Georgia (1)

PS-Risk: Plastic Microparticle Pollution in Human Blood Affects Immune Cells and Leads to Tumor-Like Structure Formation in the 3D Cell Culture Assays

Anushka Sable
Wadsworth Magnet School · Decatur · Finalist (Top 30)

Hawaii (1)

The Flammability of Native vs. Non-Native Grasses in Hawaii

Alexander Godsey
Punahou School · Honolulu · Finalist (Top 30)

Indiana (1)

Does a Dendroclimatic Reconstruction of the Southern Hemisphere Show a “Hockey Stick Curve”?

Leif Speer
Honey Creek Middle School · Terre Haute · Finalist (Top 30)

Montana (1)

Dehydration Observation: Can Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Be Used To Estimate Fuel Moisture Content?

Zealand Murphy Dobrowski
Missoula International School · Missoula · Finalist (Top 30)

New Jersey (2)

The Effect of Methylcobalamin on Vigna radiata Germination Under Heat Stress

Sophia Hou
Newark Academy · Livingston · Finalist (Top 30)

Enhancing the Efficacy of Ingested Lactase by Altering Gastric pH

Olivia Huang
Englewood Cliffs Upper School · Englewood Cliffs · Finalist (Top 30)

New York (1)

Breaking the Wave: Tsunami Barrier Placement for Maximum Wave Mitigation

Carina Andreea Bobulescu
Hunter College High School · New York · Finalist (Top 30)

North Carolina (1)

Using Motors To Simulate Braille

Yash Mehta
Durham Academy · Durham · Finalist (Top 30)

Ohio (1)

A Novel Two-Pronged Approach To Control Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) and Mitigate Microcystin Levels in a Freshwater Ecosystem

Samhita Paranthaman
Mason Middle School · Mason · Finalist (Top 30)

Oregon (1)

An Affordable, Portable Orbital Desktop Satellite Tracker

Ezekiel Wheeler
Homeschool · Portland · Finalist (Top 30)

Texas (6)

Effect of Various Antibiotics on Digestive Enzyme Activity

Arya Gowri Hirsave
Canyon Vista Middle School · Austin · Finalist (Top 30)

Chemically Transforming Dead Leaves Into Adhesives

Brody Jaworski
Indian Springs Middle School · Keller · Finalist (Top 30)

Novel Application of Olfactory Sensor Arrays in the Detection of Food Allergens Using Artificial Intelligence

Samvith Mahadevan
Canyon Vista Middle School · Austin · Finalist (Top 30)

Rock Til’ You Drop: Investigating a Train’s Harmonic Rock and Roll

Gary Allen Montelongo
Lorenzo De Zavala Middle School · La Joya · Finalist (Top 30)

Evaluating Various ML Models To Efficiently Uncover Exoplanets

Jairam Susarla
The Honor Roll School · Sugar Land · Finalist (Top 30)

Sycamore Seed Inspired Fan Blade Design for a Portable Air Purifier

Hiruni Wansapura
Robinson Middle School · Plano · Finalist (Top 30)

Utah (1)

Biomass to Biofuel

Dalia Habib
Challenger School – Salt Lake · Salt Lake City · Finalist (Top 30)

Virginia (2)

The Effects of Seasonal Variation on the Kinematics of Coronal Mass Ejections Using the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory Satellite

Maedot Tinsae Ayalew
Kenmore Middle School · Arlington · Finalist (Top 30)

Testing Corrosion: Types of Cathodic Protection of Steel

Parker Flynn
Homeschool · Charlottesville · Finalist (Top 30)