Pioneer Academics announces the 30 original research papers that were selected for the 2023 Pioneer Research Journal, Volume 10, an international collection of certified undergraduate-level research. Published annually, the journal features the most outstanding scholarship generated by the global scholars enrolled in the Pioneer Research Program, the world’s only fully-accredited online research program providing U.S. college credit for exceptional high school students from around the world.
Publication in the Pioneer Research Journal is a distinction achieved only after an intensive review process defined by thoroughness and objectivity. Each paper was nominated by one of Pioneer’s mentoring professors before undergoing a rigorous double-blind review by a member of the 52-member panel of faculty experts from top American universities and colleges. Reviewers evaluated each paper according to four criteria: engagement with scholarship, evidence and analysis, writing and organization, and scholarly contribution. The papers ultimately selected after undergoing this review represent 2% of the research papers from Pioneer’s 2023 academic year.
For the scholars whose work will be featured in Volume 10, the publication of their research was the culmination of a transformative experience defined by academic growth and the pursuit of each author’s intellectual passions. And while having their work selected for inclusion in the journal is a distinct honor, what was most meaningful to these scholars was the experience of conducting original research on topics for which they had great passion and that met the high academic standards that define Pioneer’s academic system.
Alikhan Serikuly, a student at the National School of Physics and Mathematics in Turkey, noted that he was of course thrilled when he learned his paper had been selected for the journal. He also stated, though, “I was totally happy with what I already got out of the Pioneer program – tons of knowledge and many new skills that are sure to help me in my academic journey down the road.”
Jaeim Paik, a student at the United World College of Southeast Asia in Singapore, shared a similar sentiment: “I was able to hone my research and communication skills, specifically developing a research method that best suits me and learning how I can build a cohesive argument around a central thesis.” She also reflected on how the collaborative nature of the Pioneer experience enriched her research. “I would never have been able to complete the process,” she said, “without the continued support of my professor as well as my cohort peers who provided constructive feedback and unique ideas that only strengthened my paper.”
Elaine Gao, a student from Jenks High School in the United States, highlighted the excitement that comes from creating new knowledge through original research. “Throughout the time I was working on my research,” she said, “the same thought flashed through my mind: I’m discovering something new here by evaluating human rights development through Hegelian philosophy.”
We are proud of every Pioneer scholar who worked so tirelessly in the pursuit of knowledge in the 2023 academic year, and we are thrilled to recognize the work of the 30 scholars whose work will be featured in Volume Ten of the Pioneer Research Journal when it is published!
See the chart below for a complete listing of the papers selected for the 2023 Pioneer Research Journal.
Scholar Name Scholar School Scholar Country/Region (by school) Pioneer Research Area Pioneer Research Topic Jaeim Paik United World College of Southeast Asia, East Campus Singapore Anthropology/Sociology/Culture Studies Environmental support around the world: To what extent are age and birth cohort a factor in determining attitudes towards environmental protection? Jaeha Jang Cranbrook Schools United States Anthropology/Sociology/Literature/Culture Studies/Gender Studies Applications of and Challenges to Freud’s Oedipus Complex in Hermann Hesse’s Demian Michael Gan Dulwich College Shanghai Pudong China Architecture Reinterpreting Architectural Heritage: Reflecting the Past and Shaping the Future in the Adaptive Reuse of Columbia Circle Yi Xin Beijing Huijia Private School China Art History/Architecture Transformations of the Great Mosque of Cordoba: Deciphering Political and Religious Messages in Medieval Spain Lyndia Lu Shanghai High School International Division China Biology Predictive Modeling of Nucleoside Analog-Induced Antiviral Resistance Mutations in SARS-CoV-2 Siddharth Manne Sreenidhi International School India Biology Biological implications of human space exploration: microgravity and radiation dysregulated genes Lev Ermakov SkyView Academy United States Biology Investigating the Potential of a CRISPR-CAS System SARS-CoV-2 Treatment Administered Through the Nasal Passage Chenxu Zhang Beijing City International School China Business/Psychology The Relative Persuasiveness of Gain- and Loss-Framed Messages on Changing Drivers’ Attitudes Towards and Intentions to Perform Aggressive Driving Behaviors Zhenpeng Liu Guangdong Country Garden School China Chemistry Unveiling the Mechanism of Allicin: A Molecular Docking Study on its Interaction with SARS-CoV-2 Main Protease (Mpro) Alikhan Serikuly Haileybury Almaty Kazakhstan Chemistry Biochemical Properties and Potential Benefits of Creatine as a Dietary Supplement Sihao Jiang Nanjing Foreign Language School China Chemistry/Biology Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations to Explore the Diffusion of Diabetes Drugs Through Thermosensitive Materials Available for Microneedles Chengqi Ma Shanghai Pinghe School China Economics/Business Associations between Country-Level Digitization, Formation of Imperfect Markets, and Firm-Level Productivity Siheon Yang Gangnam International School South Korea Economics/International Relations Trade and Development: A Modified Model Approach and the Role of the Government Yizai Yin Robert Louis Stevenson School United States Education/Mathematics Why Do Girls Explore STEM Fields? Unfolding Reasons Behind Female Students’ Decisions to Participate in or Quit STEM Careers Chloe Gu Shanghai High School International Division China Engineering/Computer Science Design of a Fine Motor Skill Training Smart Toy for Autism Spectrum Disorders Tianyi Shen Nanjing Foreign Language School China Environmental Studies Treatment of Micro-Plastic Related Pollution in Sewages along the Yangtze River: Waste Water Treatment Plants versus Constructed Wetlands Nehir Yel Diyarbakir Bahcesehir College Science and Technology High School Turkey Environmental Studies/Biology/Ecology Global Warming and Altered Flowering Phenology: Ecological, Cultural, and Economic Dimensions Yunxi Zhao Chinese International School China-Hong Kong Environmental Studies/Ecology Nanoparticle-mediated water remediation: Investigating the efficacy and ecological impact of Biosynthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles for removing heavy metal ions from contaminated water Courtney Xia Shanghai American School China Gender Studies/Sociology How Do Sociocultural Norms Lead to Gender Segregation and the Wage Gap in the Legal Profession? Jeremy Tu Memorial High School United States Gender Studies/Sociology An In(Queer)y Into Title VII: How Bostock v. Clayton County Fails Bisexual and Nonbinary Employees Guqiao Wang International Department, The Affiliated High School of South China Normal University China History Colonialism and the Anglo-Chinese Curriculum in 19th-Century Hong Kong Chase Teichholz The Bronx High School of Science United States History/STS Navigating the Chaos: Scientific Advancement and War in the Seventeenth Century Isabella Zhu Buckingham Browne & Nichols School United States Literature Poetry Translation in the Age of Machines via Julia de Burgos’ “Río Grande de Loíza” Jayce T. Walton Langley High School United States Mathematics The Code in the Hat: Hamming Codes Applied to Ebert’s Hat Puzzle Mihaela Tzvetkova The American College of Sofia Bulgaria Neuroscience/Biology Circadian Rhythms and Breast Cancer: Exploring the Molecular IntERαctions of the CLOCK Gene with Estrogen Receptor Alpha Ziting Gao Jenks High School United States Philosophy/History Ad Infinitum: The Freedom-Centered Development of Human Rights Based on the Hegelian Speculative Philosophy of History Eliana Du West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South United States Physics/Mathematics A Qualitative Comparison of the Fast Fourier Transform and the Morlet Wavelet Transform for Potential Depression Diagnosis Using Resting-State Electroencephalographic Data Zixuan Hong BASIS International School Guangzhou China Sociology/Economics A Meta-analysis of the Effect of Right-to-Work Laws on Labor Unions and Workers Jiayi Wu Shanghai Qibao Dwight High School China Sociology/Political Science/History Shout through the Air: Rhetoric of China’s Lower-Class "Toilet Girl" as Empowerment and Subversion Ryan Hong Yongsan International School of Seoul South Korea STS/Anthropology Urbanization and Food Waste in South Korea: An Ethnographic and Cultural Analysis of the Food Supply Chain Dynamics
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