Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Permafrost Thaw in Relation to the Varied Photosynthetic Pathways and Abundance of Chlorophytum comosum, Sedum angelina, and Senecio cineraria to Limit Thermokarst Action

Ashrith Valluri Grade 10 The purpose of this research was twofold: 1) to investigate if plants that used varied photosynthetic pathways (C3 or CAM) decrease permafrost thaw amount and subsequent CO2 accumulation and 2) ascertain if plant...

Novel Convolutional Neural Networks for Improved Accuracy in User-Accessible Brain Tumor Detection

Kevin Tian Grade 9 The purpose of this design investigation was to create three user-friendly artificial intelligence (AI) models, specifically convolutional neural networks (CNNs), each designed using different and novel techniques for...

Novel Treatment as Reduction of Oxidative Stress Using Mixed Antioxidants for Alzheimer’s Disease Symptoms

Sahana Garapati Grade 10 The purpose of this experiment was to investigate if the combination of the antioxidants ferulic acid, curcumin, and caffeine decreased oxidative stress (OS) in order to ascertain if mixed antioxidants facilitate...