Meet Polygence Scholars and explore their projects

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Wilma Legault
Wilma Legault
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “From Ritual to Retail: Trajectories of Black Soap from Africa to the world.“

Jermaine Lei
Jermaine Lei
San Mateo High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Optimization of Firefighting Resource Positions with Linear Programming“

Avi Lekkelapudi
Avi Lekkelapudi
Bellarmine College Prep
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “What are inner speech's viability and relevant characteristics for Brain-computer interface use?“

Aja Lelchuk
Aja Lelchuk
Berkeley High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Question: Can a student write and publish a children's book that demonstrates an effective way to teach problem-solving skills?“

Bella Lent
Bella Lent
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “To what extent should the United States government be able to utilize the Alien Enemies Act to deport illegal aliens, and what alternatives exist to using the Act?“

Marcus Leon
Marcus Leon
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “The Business of Sports Betting: How U.S. Sportsbooks Profit and the Costs They Create“

Anna Levin
Anna Levin
The Dalton School
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “ Metanalysis of 2012-2022 Data on Antibiotic Resistance in Mycoplasma Pneumonaie Across Geographic and Socioeconomic Factors“

Amonda Li
Amonda Li
Branksome Hall
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “An Asian-Canadian Story: Admittance of Wrongdoings and Promises of Improvements“

Isabelle Li
Isabelle Li
The King's Academy
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “The Role of Epithelial Cell Extrusion in Carcinoma: Mechanotransduction and Drug Treatment“

Wesley Li
Wesley Li
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “State Estimation of Ground Robots“

zihe Li
zihe Li
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “How does the properties of fundamental particles that construct different mediums affect the propagation of momentum?“

Tatiana Liang
Tatiana Liang
Temple City High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Redwoods: the Double-Edged Knife of Evolutionary Adaptation“

Claire Lim
Claire Lim
Brigham Young University Independent Study
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “The Associations between Childhood Abuse and Emotion Regulation“

Camellia Lin
Camellia Lin
Polygence Scholar 2023
Isabelle Lin
Isabelle Lin
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “How accurately can a machine learning model identify violin intonation errors in audio recordings?“

Qixuan Lin
Qixuan Lin
Polygence Scholar 2024

Project: “Effects of Social Media On Mental Health Across Demographics“

Caleb Liu
Caleb Liu
Hamilton High
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Predict Drought Severity in Arizona using SWE and seasonality“

David Liu
David Liu
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “Resiniferatoxin: Mechanism in Treating Osteoarthritis Pain and Slowing Osteoarthritis Progression, Safety, and Efficacy“

Karintha Liu
Karintha Liu
Cheltenham Ladies' College
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “Comparing and contrasting the role, missions and impacts of farms in the UK and Hong Kong“

Katherine Liu
Katherine Liu
Wellesley High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “How does long-term sleep-deprivation impact the risk and progression of Alzheimer's Disease?“