In addition to Rishab’s big win, 10 more students from Team OR won awards at Regeneron ISEF. To browse the entries you can visit Project Board.

Team OR Award Winners at Regeneron ISEF

Rishab Jain, 17, of Portland, Oregon, received the Regeneron Young Scientist Award of $50,000 for developing an AI-based model to enable rapid and cost-effective production of drugs, such as recombinant COVID-19 vaccines, using synthetic DNA engineering. His model is trained to optimize the selection of genetic codes in DNA.

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

First Award of $5,000

ENBM074 — Synthetic DNA Engineering With ICOR: Improving Codon Optimization With Recurrent Neural Networks Towards Efficient, Low-Cost, High-Efficacy Recombinant Vaccine and Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

• Rishab Jain, Westview High School, OR, United States of America

Second Award of $2,000

ENBM075 — Dynamic Extraocular Filtering: A Novel Method for Active Correction of Color Vision Deficiency, Validated With Steady-State Visual Evoked Potentials

• Vladimir Mamchik, Jesuit High School, OR, United States of America

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

Third Award of $1,000

EBED017 — Invisible Blues (Novel Device for Detection and Measurement of Nitrogen Traces in a Sample)

• Aditi Bhaskar, Wilsonville High School, OR, United States of America

ENERGY: SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS AND DESIGN

Fourth Award of $500

EGSD008 — Prototyping an Algae-Based Martian in situ Oxygen Generation System

• Kara Gaiser, Oregon Episcopal School, OR, United States of America

MATHEMATICS

Third Award of $1,000

MATH039 — Products of Reflections in Smooth Bruhat Intervals

• Ram Goel, Krishna Homeschool, OR, United States of America

PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY

First Award of $5,000

PHYS039 — Skew-Axis Cylinder Lens Optical System: Physical Properties, Application for Novel Method of Clinical Optometry of Astigmatism, and Engineering Implementation

• Alexander Plekhanov, Beaverton Academy of Science and Engineering, OR, United States of America

Fourth Award of $500

PHYS019 — Simulating Off-Axis Short Gamma-Ray Burst Afterglows To Inform Electromagnetic Follow-Up to Future Gravitational Wave Events

• Leon Garcia, Corvallis High School, OR, United States of America

ROBOTICS AND INTELLIGENT MACHINES

Third Award of $1,000

ROBO058 — Using Subpixel Interpolation and Deep Learning Convolution Models To Compress Domain-Specific Audio Waveforms

• Nikhil Nayak, Sunset High School, OR, United States of America

TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL SCIENCE

Second Award of $2,000

TMED032 — OncoRx: An Integrative Approach to Identification of Pan-Cancer Molecular Biomarkers and Prediction of Targeted Multi-Drug Cancer Therapeutics

• Darsh Mandera, Jesuit High School, OR, United States of America

Central Intelligence Agency

The CIA is a U.S. government agency that provides objective intelligence on foreign countries and global issues to the president, the National Security Council, and other policymakers to help them make national security decisions. Our Agency is made up of multidisciplinary teams that integrate the full range of our analytic, operational, support, technical and digital capabilities. The CIA is dedicated to investing in and building the next generation of a diverse and technically skilled workforce to meet the needs of the nation.

First Award: $1000 award

ROBO058 — Using Subpixel Interpolation and Deep Learning Convolution Models To Compress Domain-Specific Audio Waveforms

• Nikhil Nayak, Sunset High School, Portland, OR, United States of America

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) is a STEM-focused research university of over 7,200 students. Located in Rolla, a community of 20,000 in south-central Missouri, S&T offers 101 degrees in 40 areas of study and is among the nation’s top universities for return on investment. Missouri S&T is proud to offer these awards to ISEF participants: * FIVE $500 non-renewable scholarships for first-year (freshmen) students choosing to attend Missouri S&T * FIVE $575 scholarships for high school students choosing to attend a Missouri S&T summer camp

$500 tuition scholarship (nonrenewable)

ROBO033 — Autonomous Rapid Disaster Damage Assessment Using Machine Learning Techniques

• Anish Goswami, West Linn High School, Willsonville, OR, United States of America

Patent and Trademark Office Society

The PTOS is a membership-based organization for Patent and Trademark professionals and other interested individuals. From its inception in 1917, the Society has been dedicated to the improvement and appreciation of the United States Patent and Trademark Systems through promoting the systems’ growth and well-being, as well as promoting the social and intellectual welfare of the Society members.

Top Award of $1,000, and an American flag and a framed copy of the first patent granted in the USA

PHYS039 — Skew-Axis Cylinder Lens Optical System: Physical Properties, Application for Novel Method of Clinical Optometry of Astigmatism, and Engineering Implementation

• Alexander Plekhanov, Beaverton Academy of Science and Engineering, Portland, OR, United States of America

Shanghai Youth Science Education Society

Shanghai Youth Science Education Society (SYSES) is committed to popularizing and disseminating science and technology to young people and the general public. As a leading STEM education organization which has a long history, SYSES works with hundreds of researchers and industry experts in STEM field, providing high-quality online and on-site STEM education resources and training programs. “Science Seed” awards are given to recognize outstanding projects in all disciplines.

Science Seed Award

ENBM076 — MusTENG: A Wearable Triboelectric Nanogenerator for Personalized Muscle Spasticity Data for Improved Rehabilitation and Monitoring of Children With Cerebral Palsy

• Ishan Ahluwalia, Jesuit High School, Portland, OR, United States of America