Meet Polygence Scholars and explore their projects

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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?“

Jiarong Lyu
Jiarong 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“

Anya Mahorowala
Anya Mahorowala
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “Algebra of Spirographs“

Kaitlyn Mai
Kaitlyn Mai
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “Beyond the Myth: A Qualitative Exploration of Internalized Barriers and Empowerment Strategies for Asian American Career Women“

Nishani Maiyuran
Nishani Maiyuran
Mira Loma High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “How Gender and Race Affect the Prognosis of Breast and Pancreatic Cancer Patients“

Mir Majumdar
Mir Majumdar
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “ASSESSING NEUTRON DAMAGE IN FUSION REACTORS: A STUDY OF DISPLACEMENTS PER ATOM“

Amay Malhotra
Amay Malhotra
Polygence Scholar 2023

Project: “A Shift In Reality: Schizophrenia and Visual Processing“

Taban Malihi
Taban Malihi
Newton South High School
Polygence Scholar 2022

Project: “What is the relationship between metabolic syndromes and PCOS?“

Kaya Malkovich
Kaya Malkovich
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “How does psychological framing in website design influence add-to-cart behavior on fashion e-commerce/sites?“

Ben Malo
Ben Malo
Canyon High School
Polygence Scholar 2021

Project: “Ben's Project“

Keshav Manavala
Keshav Manavala
Polygence Scholar 2025

Project: “Introducing Favorable Mutations of Polymerase Orthologs in Human DNA Polymerase“