Meet Polygence Scholars and explore their projects

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Smita Lokeshwaran
Smita Lokeshwaran
Westfield High School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “The effect of gender and age discrimination on helping behavior: testing saving behavior on a burning house scenario Pond Analogy Research Paper“

Sabrina Lopez
Sabrina Lopez
College of Southern Nevada
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “The Ethics of Big Tech: An Evaluation of Harm and Responsibility“

Carmen Losada
Carmen Losada
Colegio Bolívar
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Behavioral Economics Theories in the Colombian Navi Market“

Michelle Lou
Michelle Lou
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “How can the US government influence interest rates to best regulate banks?“

Allison Lowe
Allison Lowe
Carondelet High School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “The Changing Ideals of War as Reflected through Poetry of the First World War“

Chloe Lu
Chloe Lu
Homestead High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Evaluating clear aligners and conventional braces in treating TMJ and Speech Impediment“

Allison Lulov
Allison Lulov
Manhasset High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “COVID-19 and Multiple Sclerosis Relapse Initiation: Single-Cell Analysis of CD4 and CD8 T cells in Human Cerebrospinal Fluid with Correlate to COVID-19“

Louis Luo
Louis Luo
Mulgrave School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “On the Connection Between Art and Philosophy: An Envisioning of “Articizied” Philosophy“

Skyler Luo
Skyler Luo
Monta Vista High School
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Medical and Social Aspects in Endometriosis Patients in China“

CATHY LUONG
CATHY LUONG
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “When comparing the United States and Vietnam, what factors, varying from legal enforcements to the overall economic well-being, appear to contribute the most to measurable improvement in incidences and prosecution of human trafficking?“

Linda Lyu
Linda Lyu
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “Sustainable shelter targeting overpopulation and disasters“

Hayden Ma
Hayden Ma
Hong Kong International School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “The Importance of Increasing Diversity in Clinical Trials“

Michael Ma
Michael Ma
Lynbrook High School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “Running an Activism Campaign“

Christopher Mach
Christopher Mach
Canyon High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Exploring the correlation between the self-serving bias and online toxicity“

Aryan Madan
Aryan Madan
Dougherty Valley High School
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Neural Networks as Compositional Tools: The First AI-Specific Art Competition“

Prerana Madderla
Prerana Madderla
University Preparatory Academy, San Jose
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “What are the factors that influence personality development?“

Sucheer Maddury
Sucheer Maddury
Leland HS
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “CheXpert project“

Aaron Magtoto
Aaron Magtoto
La Canada High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “What are the geopolitical and economic factors that explain how a border dispute between Russia and Ukraine evolved into an international crisis“

Geetika Mahajan
Geetika Mahajan
Irvington High School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “Emancipatory Politics during the Arab Spring in Connection with Literature and the Arts“

Tejas Mahesh
Tejas Mahesh
California High School
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Still under construction by Tejas but likely having to do with galaxy formation/planetary nebulae“