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2025 JIC Winners

28 winners across 11 states. Showing every district that named a winner.

Arizona (2)

Catching Deadly Butterflies

Simone Smith
Saint Cyril of Alexandria School · Tucson · Finalist (Top 30)

ALTO-CO₂: Low-Cost Drone-Based Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Monitoring Across Urban, Suburban, and Rural Areas in Southern Arizona

Luca McGill
Emily Gray Junior High School · Tucson · Finalist (Top 30)

California (7)

Forecasting Renewable Energy Production Based on Historical Weather Data in California: Predictive Analysis Using Regression Modeling

Sam Daniel Solhpour
Corona Del Mar Middle School · Newport Beach · Finalist (Top 30)

Visionary: AI Glasses for Real-Time Text-to-Audio Transcription To Help Visually Impaired Students

Evann Sun
Juan Cabrillo Middle School · Santa Clara · Finalist (Top 30)

Peel To Purify: An Innovative Fruit Waste-Based Solution for Contaminated Water Treatment

Christine Wang
The Harker School – Middle School · San Jose · Finalist (Top 30)

Investigating Spatial Memory Formation in Harvester Ants Through Operant Conditioning

Seungah Chung
Beverly Vista Middle School · Beverly Hills · Finalist (Top 30)

Transforming Waste Into Value: The Impact of Grape Pomace Variety and Extraction Parameters on Grape Seed Oil Yield and Physicochemical Properties

Alice Feng
Granite Ridge Intermediate School · Fresno · Finalist (Top 30)

Visionary: AI Glasses for Real-Time Text-to-Audio Transcription To Help Visually Impaired Students

Akhil Nagori
Juan Cabrillo Middle School · Santa Clara · Finalist (Top 30)

Reading the Brain: Using MRIs for Early Detection of Dyslexia

Yookta Pandit
The Quarry Lane School · Dublin · Finalist (Top 30)

Connecticut (1)

Fabrication of a Biodegradable, Nutrient-Rich, Orange Peel-Loaded Hydrogel for Thermally-Programmed Release of Water To Maintain Soil Moisture

Rajsi Choudhary
Eastern Middle School · Riverside · Finalist (Top 30)

Florida (2)

Career Bias in AI Data

Peter Fernández Dulay
Julia Landon College Preparatory and Leadership Development School · Jacksonville · Finalist (Top 30)

An Innovative Approach To Reduce Biofilm Formation & Progression: Evaluating the Impact of Antimicrobial Compounds on Thioredoxin-A in Biofilm for Colorectal Cancer Treatment

Arshiya Ghosh
Starkey Ranch K-8 School · Odessa · Finalist (Top 30)

Kentucky (1)

A Breakthrough in Low-Voltage Regolith Mitigation

Owen Thomas McGeeney Park
Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic School · Louisville · Finalist (Top 30)

New York (1)

Evaluating the Reliability of Large Language Models for Stress Detection

Zeynep Demirbas
Transit Middle School · East Amherst · Finalist (Top 30)

Ohio (1)

How Do Various PM₂̣ ₅ Pollutants Affect Indoor Air Pollution?

Archishman Dey
Solon Middle School · Solon · Finalist (Top 30)

PR (3)

Evaluating the Effect of Spathodea campanulata (African Tulip) as an Ant Repellent To Protect Beehives

Anya Zahira Terón Villodas
Colegio Rosa-Bell · Guaynabo · Finalist (Top 30)

Evaluating the Effect of Spathodea campanulata (African Tulip) as an Ant Repellent To Protect Beehives

Lia Camil González
Colegio Rosa-Bell · Guaynabo · Finalist (Top 30)

Understanding IgG and IgM Seroprevalence of Dengue Virus in Southern Puerto Rico: A Key Step To Reduce Disease Burden

Camila Isabel Gonzalez-Thompson
Caribbean School · Ponce · Finalist (Top 30)

South Dakota (2)

A Novel Self-Sustainable Kit To Combat Rural Vitamin A Deficiency During Pregnancy and Early Childhood

Sanhita Tummala
George S. Mickelson Middle School · Brookings · Finalist (Top 30)

Optimizing Driver Flight Distance and Accuracy

Brady Ryan Sage
Saint Thomas More Middle School · Rapid City · Finalist (Top 30)

Texas (7)

AIM-BASE: AI-Integrated Model To Predict the Energy Consumption of Extra-Terrestrial Colonies

Siddharth Sudharshan Vazhkudai
Running Brushy Middle School · Cedar Park · Finalist (Top 30)

Micro’fat’ories: Increasing Microalgal Biomass and Lipids for Biofuel Production

Arya Hirsave
Canyon Vista Middle School · Austin · Finalist (Top 30)

Factors Affecting Fuel Cell Energy Efficiency

Matthew Kuo
Renner Middle School · Plano · Finalist (Top 30)

The Effect of Nintendo’s NES Tetris Theme Music and 28 Hertz High Beta-Frequency Binaural Beats on a 233 Hertz Carrier on Attention Span

Tobias Lam
Long-View Micro School · Austin · Finalist (Top 30)

Investigating Natural Antioxidants as Protective Agents Against Alcohol and Nicotine-Induced Fetal Developmental Abnormalities

Paola Sofia Lumbreras
Acton Middle School · Granbury · Finalist (Top 30)

Machine Learning-Mediated Computational Modeling of FK506-Binding Protein 12 (FKBP12)-Enhanced CAR T-Cell Therapy for Targeted Glioblastoma Treatment

Pranshi Mehta
Canyon Vista Middle School · Austin · Finalist (Top 30)

Is More Green Better? Does Littoral Vegetation Enhance Habitat Suitability of Local Retention Ponds?

Caden Terence Pohlkamp
Brookside Intermediate School · Friendswood · Finalist (Top 30)

Virginia (1)

RiFT: A Low-Cost, Rice Flour-Derived Trojan Horse Nanocarrier System for the Eradication of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Bhavya Uppalapati
Rachel Carson Middle School · Herndon · Finalist (Top 30)