PHOTOS FROM IYRC SUMMER 2026 (IN PERSON DAY)
IYRC SUMMER 2026 Keynote Speaker
Dr. Jaein Josefina Lee
Dr. Ryo Kurihara
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Jaein Lee is a lecturer on education at Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) and the co-chair of the Data Wise Coach Certification program. Her research interests focus on institutional practices and supports for first-generation low-income immigrants and students of color, with special focus on undocumented immigrant students. Her recent study explored how undocumented immigrant students demonstrate their agency using non-dominant values and practices while navigating a predominantly white university. As a Data Wise coach, she provides teacher training on how to use data collaboratively to bring equity to instruction and practices in schools, nationally and internationally. Previously, she worked as a research analyst at the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, providing site-based research and technical support to school districts in projects related to college readiness and access, family and community engagement, and English Language Learners.
Lee holds a B.A. from Bowdoin College, M.A. from the University of Chicago, Ed.M. in education policy and management and Ph.D. in education from Harvard University. Dr. Ryo Kurihara is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Architecture, Graduate School of Engineering at The University of Tokyo. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering in 2021 from Nagoya University. Prior to his current appointment in April 2024, he worked as a Project Researcher at The University of Tokyo from 2021 to 2024. His primary research interests lie in building materials, cementitious materials, and concrete engineering. His research focuses on the microstructural and nanoscale characterization of hardened cement paste, specifically utilizing proton-nuclear-magnetic-resonance (1H-NMR) relaxometry to evaluate pore structure evolution, calcium-silicate-hydrate (C-S-H) gels, and carbonation mechanisms for sustainable, low-carbon concrete technologies.
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IYRC SuMMER 2026 BEST PRESENTATION award winners
In-person IYRC
Best Oral Presentation
Automated Brain Tumor Segmentation Using Deep Learning and U-Net Architectures
Nidhi Sharath
Plano East Senior High, Plano, Texas, United States
Development of Lifelines for Rural Rwanda: Mist Collection Nets for Sustainable Water Supply
Momok Yaegashi
Tokiwamatsu Gakuen High School, Tokyo, Japan
Best Oral Presentation
Automated Brain Tumor Segmentation Using Deep Learning and U-Net Architectures
Nidhi Sharath
Plano East Senior High, Plano, Texas, United States
Development of Lifelines for Rural Rwanda: Mist Collection Nets for Sustainable Water Supply
Momok Yaegashi
Tokiwamatsu Gakuen High School, Tokyo, Japan
Best Poster Presentation
Low-Cost EMG and Machine Learning for Detecting Typing-Related Muscle Strain Linked to CTS Risk
Krish Sood
Winston Churchill High School, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
Dental CMS: An AI-Assisted System for Rapid Digitization of Operation Smile Vietnam Community Dental Records
Nguyen Hoang Gia Minh¹ , Dang Anh Khoa² , Nguyen Ngoc Nam Khue³
¹Newton Grammar School, Hanoi, Vietnam
²Perkiomen School, USA
³Mater Dei High School, Santa Ana, USA
Virtual IYRC
Best Overall Project
Glutaminase Inhibition Regulates Cancer Cell Metabolic Adaptation and Immune Checkpoint Response Through MYC-Driven PD-L1 Signaling
Michael I. Cole
Chaminade High School, New York, USA
Best STEM Presentation
An Integrated Geospatial Modeling Framework for Predicting Groundwater Contamination Risk of Quarried Karst under Post-Mining Reclamation Scenarios
Kaitlyn Tran
Cedar Park High School, Texas, USA
STEM Honorable Mention
Novel Endoscopic Ultrasound-Enabled Detection of Early-Stage Pancreatic Cancer via a Hybrid CNN-ViT System
Nina Shaye
Kalamazoo Area Math and Science Center, Michigan, USA
Best Social Science and Humanities Presentation
The Economics of Pet Ownership: A Quantitative Analysis
Hanna Suzuki
Bedford High School, Bedford, USA
Social Science and Humanities Honorable Mention
AI vs. Human Decision-Making in Finance: Outcome Valence, Cognitive Dissonance, and Reuse Intention
Yuin Kim¹, Dongwoo Ko²
¹Seoul Foreign School, Seoul, South Korea
²Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, South Korea
Best Health Narrative presentation
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Early Diabetes-Prevention Education in Adolescents: A Large-Scale Case Study of 11,000 Students in Eastern India
Dev Katarya
The Westminster Schools, Atlanta, USA
Best Overall Project
Glutaminase Inhibition Regulates Cancer Cell Metabolic Adaptation and Immune Checkpoint Response Through MYC-Driven PD-L1 Signaling
Michael I. Cole
Chaminade High School, New York, USA
Best STEM Presentation
An Integrated Geospatial Modeling Framework for Predicting Groundwater Contamination Risk of Quarried Karst under Post-Mining Reclamation Scenarios
Kaitlyn Tran
Cedar Park High School, Texas, USA
STEM Honorable Mention
Novel Endoscopic Ultrasound-Enabled Detection of Early-Stage Pancreatic Cancer via a Hybrid CNN-ViT System
Nina Shaye
Kalamazoo Area Math and Science Center, Michigan, USA
Best Social Science and Humanities Presentation
The Economics of Pet Ownership: A Quantitative Analysis
Hanna Suzuki
Bedford High School, Bedford, USA
Social Science and Humanities Honorable Mention
AI vs. Human Decision-Making in Finance: Outcome Valence, Cognitive Dissonance, and Reuse Intention
Yuin Kim¹, Dongwoo Ko²
¹Seoul Foreign School, Seoul, South Korea
²Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Seoul, South Korea
Best Health Narrative presentation
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Early Diabetes-Prevention Education in Adolescents: A Large-Scale Case Study of 11,000 Students in Eastern India
Dev Katarya
The Westminster Schools, Atlanta, USA