Meet Polygence Scholars and explore their projects

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Anya Bhatnagar
Anya Bhatnagar
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “Are people’s hobbies determined by their parents' values or their own?“

Janak Bhuta
Janak Bhuta
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “Small Modular Reactors: Advancing Electrical Grid Flexibility and Reliability“

John Bitar
John Bitar
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “How did the Lebanese dollar peg contribute to the nation’s financial collapse, and what can be done to reverse this in the present day?“

Wendy Bo
Wendy Bo
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “What are the current gene therapies and how can next generation treatments target genetic diseases in the context of ethics?“

Bae Bonalle
Bae Bonalle
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “AI Art teacher“

Zain Carrimjee
Zain Carrimjee
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “The impact of the British actions and policies leading up to the 1933 Simele Massacre on the formation of Pan-Arabism in a post-mandate Iraq“

Rabani Chadha
Rabani Chadha
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “A website engaging youth in education policymaking“

Anika Chakrabarti
Anika Chakrabarti
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “How is the dysregulation of epigenetic mechanisms linked to neurological disorders (Huntington’s, Alzheimer’s)?“

sravya chivukula
sravya chivukula
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “Building a social media influencer marketing campaign for a fashion brand focused on winning gen z consumers“

Jaewoo Choi
Jaewoo Choi
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: ““The effect of PFAs alternatives, focusing on PFECA (Perfluoroether Carboxylic Acids) and 6:2 FTS Fluorotelomer Sulfonate), on marine organisms, and their potential structural causes”“

Sooyeon Choi
Sooyeon Choi
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “What are the structural differences in brain regions associated with individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and how do these differences relate to variations in ASD symptomatology?“

Arav Choudhary
Arav Choudhary
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “Evaluating Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) and Dietary Interventions for Aging Populations“

Zihan Cui
Zihan Cui
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “Evaluating Malnutrition Interventions on Maternal (and Infant) Health“

Aarit Das
Aarit Das
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “How does investor risk aversion impact the optimal equity allocation in a diversified portfolio, maximizing expected utility, in the context of the Efficient Market Hypothesis?“

Eva Devroy
Eva Devroy
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “Using Open Data Sources to Estimate Plastic Pollution Levels Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic“

Shriti Dham
Shriti Dham
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “Utilizing Machine Learning to Find a More Sustainable Alternate to Polyester in Textiles“

Karolina Dzioba
Karolina Dzioba
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “Neurobiological Origins and Treatment of ADHD in Youth“

Vivaan Echambadi
Vivaan Echambadi
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “Financial Market Sentiment Analysis Using Large Language Models (LLM) and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG)“

Jay Feng
Jay Feng
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “Analysis of Various Oblique Wing Configurations“

Amina Gorman
Amina Gorman
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “How does early childhood abuse increase risk for antisocial personality disorder and later incarceration in adulthood?“