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9-12 Graders

Texas Junior Academy of Science

Students conduct research during the school year and present results through both oral and written presentations.

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10/09/2025 - 10/10/2025
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Presentation Schedule

All presenters should be in the room of presentation at least 2-3 talks prior to start time and be prepared to present in the event of an absence of an earlier presenter.

Presentation Time Category Name School Project Title
10/09/2025 08:30 AMComputer Science/Mathematics IAkansh KarthikJasper High SchoolSeacop: Using Machine Learning and Underwater Submersibles to Monitor Overfishing
10/09/2025 08:50 AMComputer Science/Mathematics IAvyay KodaliWalnut Grove High SchoolPancreaScan: Leakage-Safe Multimodal Pancreatic Tumor Segmentation with Simulated Quantum-Inspired Attention and PRISM
10/09/2025 09:10 AMComputer Science/Mathematics ICharvi MedooruTexas Academy of Mathematics & ScienceInvestigating Demographic Bias in Medical Image Classification
10/09/2025 09:30 AMComputer Science/Mathematics IGoutham RonankiPlano West Senior High SchoolNash-Equilibrium Adaptive Training (NEAT): Game-Theoretic Optimization for Robust Multi-Agent AI
10/09/2025 10:10 AMComputer Science/Mathematics IKeshav AnandPlano East Senior High SchoolReal-Time Signal Processing and Machine Learning for Affordable Parkinson’s Disease Diagnosis and Symptom Management
10/09/2025 10:30 AMComputer Science/Mathematics ISantosh PatapatiPanther Creek High SchoolCLARGA: Adaptive Residual Graph Attention for Contrastive Multimodal Representation Learning
10/09/2025 10:50 AMComputer Science/Mathematics ISrikar KarriBridgeland High SchoolOncoGAT: A Novel Multimodal Graph Attention Network for Precision Oncology
10/09/2025 11:10 AMComputer Science/Mathematics ISyed HusainPlano West Senior High SchoolHawkeye- Generative AI and Computer Vision Solves School Safety
10/09/2025 01:30 PMComputer Science/Mathematics IIAnushka PolapallyObra D. Tompkins HighschoolDemocratizing High-Quality LLMs through Iterative Refinement Pipelines
10/09/2025 01:50 PMComputer Science/Mathematics IIDhroov BharatiaPlano Senior High SchoolAutoMates: Automating with Self-Learning Intelligent Agents
10/09/2025 02:10 PMComputer Science/Mathematics IIIris WangTexas Academy of Mathematics & ScienceChamber Forming Identification and Green Fluorescence Translation in Cardiac Organoids
10/09/2025 02:30 PMComputer Science/Mathematics IILakhisha BalajiTexas Academy of Mathematics & ScienceAn Explainable Deep Autoencoder and RMSE-Based Framework for Objective Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy Gait Classification
10/09/2025 03:10 PMComputer Science/Mathematics IINikhil VermaTexas Academy of Mathematics & ScienceRestricted Decimal Digit Patterns in an Infinite Product via Euler’s Pentagonal Number Theorem
10/09/2025 03:30 PMComputer Science/Mathematics IISanjit KondaPlano Senior High SchoolAudio-Visual Cross-Attention for Quality-Aware Frame Filtering in Animal Re-Identification
10/09/2025 03:50 PMComputer Science/Mathematics IITanvi KumarPlano East Senior High SchoolAnalyzing Multiple Sclerosis and Lesions Through Developed Neural Network Algorithms
10/09/2025 04:10 PMComputer Science/Mathematics IIVaani ChellamuthuPlano East Senior High SchoolDiagnosing Progressive Supranuclear Palsy using the Hummingbird Sign and Parkinsonism Index in Deep Learning
10/09/2025 08:30 AMEngineering IAna SpiridePlano East Senior High SchoolHandTalk: A Translation System for American Sign Language
10/09/2025 08:50 AMEngineering IDiya VenkataragavanWestwood High SchoolPolyLimb: Modelling Static Multi-Legged Gait Cycles
10/09/2025 09:10 AMEngineering IHiruni WansapuraJasper High SchoolAn Optimal Fan Blade Design for an Air Purifier: Computational Fluid Dynamic Analysis of the Sycamore Seed Aerodynamics
10/09/2025 09:30 AMEngineering IJason PiJasper High SchoolUsing 3D Model Generation and Generative AI to Synthesize Fracture Casts
10/09/2025 09:50 AMEngineering IMatthew KuoJasper High SchoolThe Impact of Varying Electrolytic Input Conditions on Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Energy Conversion Efficiency
10/09/2025 10:30 AMEngineering IPranavi ChatrathiReedy High SchoolA real world simulation and scale prototype to build a machine learning equipped real time tracking and active safety system.
10/09/2025 10:50 AMEngineering ISahana AnandPlano East Senior High SchoolSensor Based Visual Aid and Awareness Device
10/09/2025 11:10 AMEngineering ISahil MehtaPlano East Senior High SchoolReal- Time Ocular Metrics Analysis for Drowsiness Detection Using Embedded Computer Vision
10/09/2025 11:30 AMEngineering IShreyas KolanJasper High SchoolIntelligent Software for Cardiovascular Risk Factor Provision and Data-Driven Correlation Analysis
10/09/2025 11:50 AMEngineering IZoe TranytosJasper High SchoolA Real-World Application of AI: Recycling
10/09/2025 01:30 PMEngineering IIAinesh GuptaPlano West Senior High SchoolDeep Dive AI: An AI Submarine to Rid the Ocean of Trash
10/09/2025 01:50 PMEngineering IIAnirudh NarayananPlano East Senior High SchoolSwimGuard: Drone-Assisted Swimming Analytics for 3D Pose Estimation
10/09/2025 02:10 PMEngineering IIAdhav SwaminathanJasper High SchoolWater Conservation Through Intelligent Irrigation
10/09/2025 02:30 PMEngineering IIBenedict PremilanPlano East Senior High SchoolForecasting Peak Electricity Demand across the Electric Reliability Council of Texas Grid with Machine Learning and Meteorological Data
10/09/2025 02:50 PMEngineering IIJuliana De Los SantosJohn Jay Science and Engineering AcademyTheoretical Mechanical Robot for Mars Landing Pad
10/09/2025 03:30 PMEngineering IIKyle JacksonJohn Jay Science and Engineering AcademyAutonomous Trocar Insertion Robot to Aid in Minimally Invasive Surgery
10/09/2025 03:50 PMEngineering IIRyan KimTexas Academy of Mathematics & ScienceInvestigation on the Effects of Porosity on the Performance of Additively Manufactured Stainless Steel
10/09/2025 04:10 PMEngineering IITrisha DesaiPlano West Senior High SchoolMind to Voice : A Non-Invasive EEG Based System for Converting Imagined Speech to Text
10/09/2025 04:30 PMEngineering IIVivian LiuTexas Academy of Mathematics & ScienceDevelopment of a Low-Cost Grating-Based Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor for Detection of Waterborne Toxins
10/09/2025 01:30 PMEnvironmental ScienceAlicia GuA&M Consolidated High SchoolSpatial Analysis of Vulnerability Amplification from Power Outage Inequities
10/09/2025 01:50 PMEnvironmental ScienceBlade HartJohn Jay Science and Engineering AcademyWhat is the Most Efficient Way to Collect Water From the Air?
10/09/2025 02:10 PMEnvironmental ScienceErin ChoiFlower Mound High SchoolTackling Forever Chemicals PFAS for Environmental Stewardship: Decomposition Mechanism Study
10/09/2025 02:30 PMEnvironmental ScienceIshfa AaliaPlano East Senior High SchoolOil Removal from Water using Ferrofluid
10/09/2025 03:10 PMEnvironmental ScienceJonathan Cruz-NagoskiMcMillen High SchoolClearing the Water: Evaluating Wetland Impact on Water Quality
10/09/2025 03:30 PMEnvironmental ScienceJustin WangCollege Station High SchoolBio-Inspired Micro/Nanoplastic Removal
10/09/2025 03:50 PMEnvironmental ScienceNidhi AjmeraWilliams High SchoolUnder the Sun: The Effect of an Air Gap on Internal House Temperature and PV Panel Voltage Efficiency
10/09/2025 04:10 PMEnvironmental ScienceRajveer SavlaJasper High SchoolSynthesis of Eco-Friendly Biodegradable Polymers from the Periderm of Solanum Tuberosum.
10/09/2025 01:30 PMLife Sciences IAditi SrikanthCarroll Senior High SchoolCombating S. epidermidis Resistance Naturally
10/09/2025 01:50 PMLife Sciences IAndrew LeePlano West Senior High SchoolDifferential Expression Analysis of αvβ3 Integrin in Gastric Tubular Adenocarcinoma Using RNA Sequencing Data
10/09/2025 02:10 PMLife Sciences IAnurag BhaskarJasper High SchoolA Method for Detecting GMO Markers in Produce Using PCR and Gel Electrophoresis
10/09/2025 02:30 PMLife Sciences IAriana LarsenA&M Consolidated High SchoolExpression, Purification, and Kinetic Analysis of F420 Dependent Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase From Nocardia Bacterium
10/09/2025 02:50 PMLife Sciences IChloe NiJasper High SchoolUsing Inducer (IPTG) to Boost L-Asparaginase Production for Anti-Tumor Treatment and Acrylamide Mitigation
10/09/2025 03:30 PMLife Sciences IRanvit PakalaNewman Smith High SchoolRNA Based Spiegelmer Enantiomers Targeting Sequence Similarity 3 Member D (FAM3D) for Early Detection of Type 2 Diabetes
10/09/2025 03:50 PMLife Sciences IRuby ChenJasper High SchoolThe Phytoremediation of Escherichia coli and its Antibiotic-Resistant Genes using Lemna minor
10/09/2025 04:10 PMLife Sciences ITisha SinhaPlano East Senior High SchoolPower of pineapples: Enhancing proteolytic efficacy and financial accessibility of stem bromelain through novel hybrid membrane purification
10/09/2025 04:30 PMLife Sciences IVijay ShivnaniPlano West Senior High SchoolCharacterizing Chlamydial Cytotoxins as Inflammatory Modulators: C. muridarum & C. trachomatis Putative Glycosyltransferase Activity & NF-κB Regulation
10/09/2025 08:30 AMLife Sciences IIAnanya NagendraPlano East Senior High SchoolUtilizing Ants to Mitigate MSW Landfill-Generated Methane Production Through Novel Aerobic Digester System for Anthropogenic Food Waste Decomposition
10/09/2025 08:50 AMLife Sciences IIAnthony CastanedaJohn Jay Science and Engineering AcademyEvaluating Bromelians Anti-Bacterial Properties
10/09/2025 09:10 AMLife Sciences IIArnuv ModhPlano Senior High SchoolComposite Fine-Tuning of Pre-Trained RNA Language Models for Secondary Structure Prediction Utilizing Curated Datasets to Extract Precise Attention-Based Features through Multi-Metric Calibration
10/09/2025 09:30 AMLife Sciences IIAvyakta KantheshJohn Jay Science and Engineering AcademyUsing Green Fluorescent Protein to Visualize Ampicillin Resistance in E.coli
10/09/2025 10:10 AMLife Sciences IIHaosu ZhuPlano East Senior High SchoolGenome Engineering the HIV-1 Provirus for Latency Investigation
10/09/2025 10:30 AMLife Sciences IINeel ParavasthuPlano Senior High SchoolExploring the Contribution of Mycorrhizal Fungi to Enhanced Carbon Sequestration in Soil Ecosystems
10/09/2025 10:50 AMLife Sciences IINishka KerkarPlano Senior High SchoolBiochemical Investigation of Alzheimer’s Disease Pathways Using Model Systems
10/09/2025 11:10 AMLife Sciences IIPiyush MallickGrapevine High SchoolAdaptive seqNMF for Analysis of Zebra Finch HVC Neuronal Activity: Implications for the Central Pattern Generator Hypothesis
10/09/2025 08:30 AMMedicine & Health/Behavioral & Social Sciences IAniruth AnanthanarayananTexas Academy of Mathematics & ScienceCutting Too Deep? Tracking a Decade of Benign Lung Resections After the Rise of LDCT Cancer Screening
10/09/2025 08:50 AMMedicine & Health/Behavioral & Social Sciences IArtina BelivanPlano West Senior High SchoolIdentification of Potential MGMT Inhibitors for Glioblastoma Through Pharmacophore-Based Virtual Screening
10/09/2025 09:10 AMMedicine & Health/Behavioral & Social Sciences IDavid WeisglassPlano West Senior High SchoolDeveloping a Latin American Dysbiosis Index: AI-Driven Modeling of Microbiome Westernization for Public Health
10/09/2025 09:30 AMMedicine & Health/Behavioral & Social Sciences IDhanvi KodaliWalnut Grove High SchoolIn Silico Structural Modeling and Binding Site Prediction of CD70 Receptor for CAR T-Cell Therapy in T-Cell Lymphoma
10/09/2025 10:10 AMMedicine & Health/Behavioral & Social Sciences IJahnavi SharmaFrisco High SchoolSARCOMA-Net: Personalized Sarcoma Therapies through Spatial-Transcriptomic Biomarker Analysis and Variational Autoencoder Drug Generation
10/09/2025 10:30 AMMedicine & Health/Behavioral & Social Sciences IMichael WuA&M Consolidated High SchoolIntergenerational BMI Transmission: How Socioeconomics Shapes Family Health Patterns
10/09/2025 10:50 AMMedicine & Health/Behavioral & Social Sciences ISean KimPlano West Senior High SchoolDemocracy in the Feed: How Digital Media Rewrites Political Identity
10/09/2025 11:10 AMMedicine & Health/Behavioral & Social Sciences ITrisanth SrinivasanEmerson High SchoolCardioCareNet: A Federated Deep Reinforcement Learning Framework for Safe, Adaptive, and Explainable Cardiovascular Telehealth
10/09/2025 01:30 PMMedicine & Health/Behavioral & Social Sciences IIAnjani ChebroluIndependence High SchoolSafeStep: A Novel Approach for Through-Wall Fall Detection in Real-Time with Artificial Intelligence
10/09/2025 01:50 PMMedicine & Health/Behavioral & Social Sciences IIAnna DuPlano East Senior High SchoolNeuroGuard: An AI-Driven Solution for Early Detection and Prevention of Depression
10/09/2025 02:10 PMMedicine & Health/Behavioral & Social Sciences IIHarmon HongFort Worth Country Day SchoolVirtual Pathology Lab(VirtualPaL): A Novel Application for Invasive Ductal Carcinoma(IDC) Segmentation and Classification in Whole Slide Imaging (WSI)
10/09/2025 02:30 PMMedicine & Health/Behavioral & Social Sciences IIJake LiPlano East Senior High SchoolThe Impact of Colloquial Spanish on Language Development of Neurodiverse Children.
10/09/2025 03:10 PMMedicine & Health/Behavioral & Social Sciences IIJonathan ShenRick Reedy High SchoolCigarettes and Vision Loss: A Literature Review on Smoking's Link to Age-Related Macular Degeneration
10/09/2025 03:30 PMMedicine & Health/Behavioral & Social Sciences IITanvi PadalaFlower Mound High SchoolNEUROPATH: Data-Driven Neurological Outcomes following Traumatic Brain Injury
10/09/2025 03:50 PMMedicine & Health/Behavioral & Social Sciences IIVaisshnavi Sri NavaneethakrishnanPlano East Senior High SchoolNeuroTears: A Non-Invasive Detection of Neuroinflammatory Disorders via a Multiplexed Tear Fluid Biosensor Platform
10/09/2025 08:30 AMPhysical SciencesAbhinav CiviPlano West Senior High SchoolUsing Sodium Polyacrylate and Silica gel to Combat Indoor Flooding
10/09/2025 08:50 AMPhysical SciencesAika SaadiqPlano Senior High SchoolRadiant Barriers Assemble!: Discovering Efficiency of Radiant Barriers to Intercept Heat Transfer
10/09/2025 09:10 AMPhysical SciencesAlan ChudikPlano East Senior High SchoolEffects of Growing Temperature on Wheatgrass Plastic
10/09/2025 09:30 AMPhysical SciencesAvin GuptaTexas Academy of Mathematics & ScienceElectron Irradiation and Raman Characterization of Reduced Graphene Oxide Film
10/09/2025 09:50 AMPhysical SciencesJessica ZhangPlano West Senior High SchoolCatalyzing Plastic Degradation: Novel Mechanochemistry Treatment for Sustainable Plastic Waste Management
10/09/2025 10:30 AMPhysical SciencesJian ParkTexas Academy of Mathematics & ScienceEffects of Electron Irradiation on the Absorptivity of Reduced Graphene Oxide Characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR)
10/09/2025 10:50 AMPhysical SciencesKaitlyn FanPlano West Senior High SchoolModeling Optical Responses in Quantum Hall Materials for Next-Generation Photonics
10/09/2025 11:10 AMPhysical SciencesNaren GaneshTexas Academy of Mathematics & ScienceDevelopment of Electromagnetic Simulations of Thermal Radiation to Advance Novel Cochlear Phototherapies for Hearing Preservation
10/09/2025 11:30 AMPhysical SciencesSanabhi GaurawPlano East Senior High SchoolEBME Revitalised: Adapting Medical Elastography for Engineering through Acoustic Analysis of Glycerin–Water Mixtures for Vibration Control
10/09/2025 11:50 AMPhysical SciencesVedant SundarPlano East Senior High SchoolCuring Cancer in a FLASH: A Finite-Element-Based Diagnostic Ultrasound Approach to Ultra-High Dose Rate (FLASH) Measurements and Absolute Dosimetry