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Congratulations to the Presenters at the 11th Polygence Symposium of Rising Scholars!

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Polygence hosted its 11th Symposium of Rising Scholars on September 21st, where Polygence students from all over the world came together virtually to present their projects.

Participants were able to show off their hard work by presenting their findings to peers, experts and judges. Half way through the Symposium event we were joined by panelists Marina Lee and Shayantan Rahman, who spoke about keeping your head above water in the college admissions process. The panelists were able to answer engaging questions sent over by our participants, which sparked a great discussion. 

Although all of the presenters did an amazing job, there were 7 presentations in particular that deserve special recognition. Please see below for our Symposium Award Winners! 

First Place Live Talk 

Winner: Ryon Das 

Topic: Game Theory  

Project Title: “Understanding the International Electric Vehicle market through a Game Theory Model” 

Second Place Live Talk 

Winner: Mira Krishnaiah

Topic: Engineering 

Project Title: “Mental Wellness Flowers” 

Third Place Live Talk 

Winner: Anson Wong

Topic: Business 

Project Title: “What are the different monetization models that work in the video game industry? How are they applied successfully?” 

Top Async Conference Talk 

Winner: Wanwanus (Aoey) Punwatanawit 

Topic: Marketing 

Project Title: “Psychological Tactics in Marketing: Leveraging Color Psychology, Urgency & Scarcity, and Anchoring Bias to Drive Consumer Behavior”

Top Async Pitch 

Winner: Alisa Fabrikant

Topic: Psychology 

Project Title: “The Etiology and Treatment of Dental Phobia” 

Most Popular Presentation Award

Winner: Sean Addy

Topic: Environmental Science 

Project Title: “Removing CO2 From the Atmosphere via Filters to Prevent the Effects of Climate Change”

Innovator Award 

Winner: Orchita Chakraborty

Topic: Neuroscience 

Project Title: “How can CRISPR-CAS9/ other gene-editing technologies be used to potentially treat Alzheimer’s disease?”

We congratulate all of the presenters of the 11th Symposium of Rising Scholars! To see our student presentations, check out the Symposium playlist on the Polygence YouTube page.