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Students Awarded for Team Science at 2023 Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair

May 23, 2023

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Each year, more than 1,500 ninth through twelfth graders worldwide are selected to compete at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (Regeneron ISEF) by winning a top prize at a local, regional, state, or national science fair affiliated with Society for Science. The 2023 event featured over 1,600 young scientists representing 49 states and 64 countries. Nearly $9 million was awarded in the form of cash awards and scholarships. Sigma Xi continued its support for these students as a Special Awards Organization during the 2023 event. 

A group of Sigma Xi volunteers judged team projects in life sciences and physical sciences. The 11 judges evaluated 240 team projects to award the best demonstrations of team science and to reflect Sigma Xi's culture of bringing researchers from different disciplines together. Congratulations to the following 2023 award winners:

Life Science

First Place — $1,500

O-RA: Osteoarthritis Rehabilitation Assistant

Sroykabkaew, The Prince Royal’s College, Mueang District, Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Krittapat Tragoolpua, The Prince Royal’s College, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Napaschol Inthapan, The Prince Royal’s College, Mueang Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, Thailand


Second Place — $1,000

DIVA: Spatial Navigation for the Visually Impaired Using Depth Sensing Artificial Intelligence and Convolutional Neural Networks

Karthik Muthukkumar, Urbana High School, Monrovia, MD, United States of America
Pranav Sristy, Urbana High School, Frederick, MD, United States of America
Tarun Malarvasan, Urbana High School, Frederick, MD, United States of America

 

Third Place — $500

Antimicrobial Activity of Organic Herbal Extracts Infused With Ozone as a Combination Therapy on Helicobacter pylori

Aalaa Yousuf AlAufi, Al Amal School, Barka, South Al Batinah, Oman
Basma Khalid Al uwaisi, Al Amal School, Barka, Batinah South, Oman

Physical Science


First Place — $1,500

Developing an LSTM-Based Model for Accurate Sign Language Recognition Through Hand Keypoint Detection

Alex Antonio Hernandez Juarez, West High School, Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America
Cole NenLi Chu, West High School, North Salt Lake, UT, United States of America

 

Second Place — $1,000

Anti-Forma Chitogel From the Hydrogel of Chitosan of Shells of Hermetia Illucens

Guojun Wu, Carmel Pak U Secondary School, Tai Po, New Territories, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Wai Ki Wong, Carmel Pak U Secondary School, Tai Po, New Territories, China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region


Third Place — $500

Intelligent Hydrogel Synthesis and Bracelet Design to Detect Foreign Materials in the Human Body and in Beverages

Ekin Asyali, Gaziantep Private Sanko College, Gaziantep, Turkey
Sude Naz Gulsen, Gaziantep Private Sanko College, Gaziantep, Gaziantep, Turkey

 
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