IYRC Fall 2024 conference abstracts and presentation videos will be available soon!
IYRC FALL 2024 Keynote Speaker
In-person IYRC
Oscar Nordness is an assistant professor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering at Columbia University. Prior to this position, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of California Santa Barbara in the Departments of Chemical Engineering and Materials. Dr. Nordness earned his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering under the advising of Dr. Joan Brennecke at the University of Texas at Austin in 2020, and received his bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Connecticut in 2015. His research is dedicated to elucidating ion transport and thermodynamic behavior towards engineering electrolytes and ionic materials for next generation energy production and storage, water treatment, and CO2capture technologies. Learn more about Dr. Oscar Nordness: https://energy.columbia.edu/people/oscar-nordness Virtual IYRC
Tracy Flood, MD, PhD earned an MD from the University of Illinois Chicago and PhD from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she was a Population Health Fellow, focusing on health informatics and childhood obesity prevention, and then she served as Director of Data for the Wisconsin Obesity Prevention Initiative. Today, Dr. Flood is President and Co- founder of the BroadStreet Institute. Started in 2020 during the pandemic, The BroadStreet Institute is a community of data enthusiasts working to train and lift up the next generation of leaders. |
IYRC FALL 2024 BEST PRESENTATION award winners
In-person IYRC
Best Oral Presentation
Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease Using Handwriting Data: A Quadratic Discriminant Analysis Approach
Yukitaka Watanabe, Alhambra High School, California, USA
Best Poster Presentation
Monobenzone Nanoparticles for the Treatment of Metastatic Melanoma Tumor Cells
Jongwoo Kim, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, USA
Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease Using Handwriting Data: A Quadratic Discriminant Analysis Approach
Yukitaka Watanabe, Alhambra High School, California, USA
Best Poster Presentation
Monobenzone Nanoparticles for the Treatment of Metastatic Melanoma Tumor Cells
Jongwoo Kim, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, USA
VIRTUAL IYRC
Best Overall Project
Analyzing County-Level Impacts of Social Determinants of Health on Cardiovascular Disease
Ayush Ghosh, Bellarmine College Preparatory, California, USA
Best STEM Presentation
Graph Neural Network Machine Learning Aided Design of Anti-MXene-Based Single-Atom Catalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
Van Zhang, Camberwell Grammar School, Australia
Enhancing PHB Production in Bacillus Subtilis Using Coffee Oil: A Sustainable Approach to Biodegradable Plastics
Siyeon Kim, Jungkyung High School, South Korea
STEM Honorable Mention
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in ADHD in Children: A Narrative Review of Current Evidence and Future Directions
Ajin Jo, Cheongshim International Academy, South Korea
Genetic Insights into Non-Smoking Lung Cancer: Significance of SDHA Copy Number Alterations
Jooa Lee, Lexington High School, USA
Best Social Science and Humanities Presentation
Music Generation and Classification from Chinese Musical Instruments Using Deep Learning
Joonho Kwak, Waseda International Christian School, Japan
Social Science and Humanities Honorable Mention
Systematic Review: Impact of P2P Sharing Economy on Rent and Housing Prices: Airbnb
Keita Tahara, American School in Japan, Tokyo
Best Health Narrative Presentation
Beauty Within the Flaws
Esther Atolaiye, Paint Branch High School, Maryland, USA
Analyzing County-Level Impacts of Social Determinants of Health on Cardiovascular Disease
Ayush Ghosh, Bellarmine College Preparatory, California, USA
Best STEM Presentation
Graph Neural Network Machine Learning Aided Design of Anti-MXene-Based Single-Atom Catalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
Van Zhang, Camberwell Grammar School, Australia
Enhancing PHB Production in Bacillus Subtilis Using Coffee Oil: A Sustainable Approach to Biodegradable Plastics
Siyeon Kim, Jungkyung High School, South Korea
STEM Honorable Mention
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in ADHD in Children: A Narrative Review of Current Evidence and Future Directions
Ajin Jo, Cheongshim International Academy, South Korea
Genetic Insights into Non-Smoking Lung Cancer: Significance of SDHA Copy Number Alterations
Jooa Lee, Lexington High School, USA
Best Social Science and Humanities Presentation
Music Generation and Classification from Chinese Musical Instruments Using Deep Learning
Joonho Kwak, Waseda International Christian School, Japan
Social Science and Humanities Honorable Mention
Systematic Review: Impact of P2P Sharing Economy on Rent and Housing Prices: Airbnb
Keita Tahara, American School in Japan, Tokyo
Best Health Narrative Presentation
Beauty Within the Flaws
Esther Atolaiye, Paint Branch High School, Maryland, USA