Announcing the Nominees for the 2023 Pioneer Research Journal

Scholar Name

Scholar School

Scholar Country/Region (by school)

Pioneer Research Area

Pioneer Research Topic

Aashna Kaur Soni

BASIS Independent Fremont Upper School

United States

Biology / Math / Computer Science

Identification of Methylomic and Transcriptomic Biomarkers for Cancer Subtype Classification

Ahmet Tolga Karabulut

İstanbul Bahçeşehir High School for Science and Technology

Turkey

Economics

Comparative Analysis of Economic Growth in Basque Country and Southeastern Anatolia:A Case Study for Autonomous Regions Around the World

Ajooni Kaur

Silver Creek High School

United States

Political Science

Factors Surrounding Women's Political Participation in India: A Comprehensive Analysis

Alikhan Serikuly

National School of Physics and Mathematics

Kazakhstan

Chemistry

Biochemical Properties and Potential Benefits of Creatine as a Dietary Supplement

Alyssa Grace Vassel

Lee Academy

United States

Psychology

A Controversial Measure of Discipline: The Immediate and Long-Term Cognitive-Behavioral Effects of Corporal Punishment

Anbang Zhu

Wuxi Big Bridge Academy

China

Sociology / Media Studies

Regulation and Reclamation: Pepe the Frog Memes and Social Media Moderation

Angelica

Jakarta Intercultural School

Indonesia

Biology / Environmental Studies

Conservation Status of Sumatran and Bornean Orangutans in Deforested Areas

Angelina H. Wang

Hong Kong International School

China - Hong Kong

Chemistry

Polyaniline: Exploration of a Unique Polymer for Photocatalytic Water Splitting as a Renewable Energy Alternative

Anna Chen

New Explorations into Science, Technology and Math High School

United States

Biology

Insights From Acne-Induced Gene Expression Linked With UVB and Melanoma Implicate a Common Skincare Ingredient, Arachidonic Acid, and Reveal East Asian Melanoma Advantage

Annika Vuppala

Skyline High School

United States

Chemistry / Biology

Introducing Annirubicin: A Less Cardiotoxic Therapeutic for Leukemia

Ashley Lee Kim

Korea International School

South Korea

Engineering / Physics

Design of a Narrow Band Hydrogen-Alpha Astrophotography Filter Based on One Dimensional Photonic Crystals

Audrey Chang

Mountain Vista High School

United States

Psychology / Media Studies

The Effects of Gym-Centric Social Media Posts on Young Men’s Body Image and Intentions to use Body Supplements

Batu Yalcin

Robert College of Istanbul

Turkey

Mathematics / Physics

Proof of the MacMahon Formula for Plane Partitions

Brady Dylan Galperson

Loyola High School of Los Angeles

United States

Business / Psychology

Self- Versus Other-Gain Appeals to Encourage Monetary Donations for Charitable Organizations

Brandon Hu

Biotechnology High School

United States

Neuroscience / Biology

Linking calcium, myosin, and the tip link to mechanisms mediating slow adaptation in hair cells

Brian Eng

Julia R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School

United States

Physics

Tackling the Baryon Asymmetry: An Examination of the Sakharov Conditions and Their Importance for Baryogenesis

Bryan Minze Li

Saratoga High School

United States

Computer Science

A Review of Common Cryptographic Vulnerabilities

Ceyda TURNA

Kemerburgaz Bahcesehir High School for Science and Technology

Turkey

Engineering

An Application Of Bat Features To Flapping Wing Air Vehicles For Improved Aerodynamic Properties

Chase Teichholz

The Bronx High School of Science

United States

STS/History

Navigating the Chaos: Scientific Advancement and War in the Seventeenth Century

Chengqi Ma

Shanghai Pinghe School

China

Economics / Business

Associations between Country-Level Digitization, Formation of Imperfect Markets, and Firm-Level Productivity

Chenxu Zhang

Beijing City International School

China

Business / Psychology

The Relative Persuasiveness of Gain- and Loss-Framed Messages on Changing Drivers’ Attitudes and Intentions to Drive Aggressively

Pak Yi (Cheryl) Chen

Havergal College

Canada

Literature

The Violence of Category: Maxine Hong Kingston’s The Woman Warrior and its Disruption of Both Cultural and Literary Canon

Chloe Gu

Shanghai High School International Division

China

Engineering / Computer Science

Design of a Fine Motor Skill Training Smart Toy for Autism Spectrum Disorders

Clara Bahareh Murray

Piedmont High School

United States

Chemistry

Examining Molecular Characteristics and Scent Through Pyrazine Analysis

Courtney Xia

Shanghai American School Pudong

China

Gender Studies / Sociology

How do sociocultural norms lead to gender segregation and the wage gap in law?

Derrick Dai-Hong Ho

Menlo School

United States

Engineering / Mathematics

Machine Learning Flood Prediction: Using Mathematica’s Predict Function to Forecast USGS River Gauge #11118500 Gauge Height With Precipitation Data

Dingrui Yang

The Experimental High School Attached to Beijing Normal University

China

Physics

The Energy Band Structure of a Quantum Dot Crystal

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

Enyan Zhang

George School

United States

Education / STS

Understanding How Students Respond to Technology Use and Their Alignment with the Teacher-Intended Response

Enyi Tan

International Department, The Affiliated High School of SCNU

China

Film Studies / Gender Studies

Undying Nostalgia: The Curative Imaginary in Zombie Narratives

Ethan Jared Chan

British School Manila

Philippines

Engineering

A Proposal to Implement 1D Photonic Crystals with Defect for Biosensing Dengue Virus

Fidha Ara Chowdhury

DeLand High School

United States

Neuroscience

The Interplay of Hurt and Healing: An Investigation of the Interconnectedness of Social and Physical Pain

Guqiao Wang

International Department, The Affiliated High School of SCNU

China

History

Colonialism and the Anglo-Chinese Curriculum in 19th-Century Hong Kong

Haiyue Li

The Experimental High School Attached to Beijing Normal University

China

Political Science / International Relations / Sociology / Gender Studies

Life Politics Between Smoke and Mirrors: Behavior and Self-Identity of Female Smokers in China

Haoqing Wang

Shanghai Foreign Language School Affiliated to SISU

China

Anthropology / History

Two Generations of the Catholic Experience in China

Hazem Hassan

STEM High School For Boys - 6th of October

Egypt

Astronomy / Physics

Continuous Gravitational Waves from Gravitars in Quadratic F(R) Modified Gravity

Hengrui Zhu

BASIS International school Park Lane Harbor

China

Political Science

Ideology-Based Voting and Quality of Democracy: A Correlational Study

Ishitta Groverr

Strawberry Fields High School

India

Economics

To what extent can Behavioral Economics interventions be used to encourage health insurance take-up among young adults?

Jaeha Jang

Cranbrook Kingswood School

United States

Anthropology / Sociology / Literature / Culture Studies / Gender Studies

Applications of and Challenges to Freud’s Oedipus Complex in Hermann Hesse’s Demian

Jaeim Paik

United World College Of Southeast Asia

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?

Jayce Tenshi Walton

Langley High School

United States

Mathematics

The Code in the Hat: Hamming Codes Applied to Ebert’s Hat Puzzle

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

Jessie Qi-Shan Li

Shanghai High School International Division

China

Sociology / Political Science

“We are children of the Zhonghua”: Examining the Desirability of Integration Among Ethnic Majority and Minorities in China

Jiahan Lyu

Nanjing Jinling High School

China

Poltical Science / International Relations

Public Perceptions of Affirmative Action for Ethnic Minorities in the National College Entrance Exam in China: A Content Analysis and Interview Study

Jiaxing Li

Piedmont Hills High School

United States

Computer Science

A Simulated Annealing Approach to Identical Parallel Machine Scheduling

Jiaxun Zhang

The Experimental High School Attached to Beijing Normal University

China

Economics / Environmental Studies

Harnessing Consumer Power: Exploring Collective Boycotting as a Strategy to Combat Corporate Greenwashing

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

Jixuan Wang

Keystone Academy

China

Sociology / Political Science

The Mobilizing Role of Pictures in Online Protestation: What do Pictures Bring that Words Don’t?

Jordan Sun Labio

The Harker School

United States

Computer Science / Engineering

Building a Mobile Basketball Shot Form Corrector Using Machine Learning

Juhyun Nam

Hong Kong International School

China - Hong Kong

History / Culture Studies

Education and Technology for Ethnic Minorities in Hong Kong

Ka Pui Cheung

Shenzhen Vanke Meisha Academy

China

STS / International Relations / Political Science

Evaluating GPT-4's Ability in Detecting JavaScript Malware

Lal Zeynep Nizam

Hisar School

Turkey

STS / International Relations / Political Science

Cyber Utopias: Navigating the Boundless Realms of Human Potential in the Digital Frontier

Leshan Xue

St. George`s School

Canada

Environmental Studies / Ecology

Phytoremediation: A Promising Approach for Soil Remediation of Environmental Pollution

Lev Ermakov

Skyview Academy

United States

Biology

Investigating the Potential of a CRISPR-Cas System SARS-CoV-2 Treatment Administered Through the Nasal Passage

Lyndia S. Lu

Shanghai High School International Division

China

Biology

Predictive Modeling of Nucleoside Analog-Induced Antiviral Resistance Mutations in SARS-CoV-2

Megan Zhang

Branksome Hall School

Canada

Philosophy / STS

Three Close Readings and Psychoanalysis of the Doctor in “The Use of Force” by William Carlos Williams

Meixia Li

BASIS International school Park Lane Harbor

China

Neuroscience / Biology / Psychology / Chemistry

Relaxing Regulations: A Way Out of the Vicious Cycle of Stigma of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in the United States

Mengyue Chen

BASIS International School of Hangzhou

China

Music / Anthropology

Harmonizing Gender: Exploring Dynamics in Private Chinese Piano Education

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

Mihaela Petrova Tzvetkova

American College of Sofia

Bulgaria

Neuroscience / Biology

Circadian Rhythms and Breast Cancer: Exploring the Molecular Interactions of the CLOCK Gene with Estrogen Receptor Alpha

Mira Steinberg

United World College Mostar

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Culture Studies / Anthropology

The Language of Pain in Biomedicine and in Social Life

Mohamed Mahmoud

STEM High School for Boys - 6th of October

Egypt

Mathematics / Computer Science

How to be #1 in the IOI? A study on Rating Nations Participating in the International Informatics Olympiad

Moling Fang

Nanjing Foreign Language School

China

Biology / Environmental Studies

A Review on the Conservation Status of Asian Elephant (Elephas maximus)

Nathan Dai

Canyon Crest Academy

United States

Computer Science

Evaluating Performance and Resource United Statesge for Machine-Learning-Based Intrusion Detection Systems

Nehir Yel

Diyarbakir Bahcesehir College Science and Technology High School

Turkey

Environmental Studies / Biology

Global Warming and Altered Flowering Phenology: Ecological, Cultural, and Economic Dimensions

Nengyi Jonathan Jiang

Seven Lakes High School

United States

Physics / Computer Science / Mathematics

Can you always hit a hole-in-one?

Netra Mehta

Paramus High School

United States

Economics / Mathematics

A Game-Theoretic Approach to Central Bank Communication

Nisa Akgöz

Konya Meram Science High School

Turkey

Philosophy

Heidegger’s Notion of the Home with Authenticity: A New Worlding instead of Modernity

Nivriti Puri

Canadian International School of India

India

Neuroscience

The Creation of Music-Induced Analgesia in Chronic Pain Patients through Endogenous Opioid Production: A Narrative Review and Meta-Analysis

Peifeng Huang

International Department, The Affiliated high school of SCNU

China

Economics

Economic Dynamics in ASEAN Countries: A Solow Growth Model Approach

Prahit Yaugand

Mission San Jose High School

United States

Computer Science

Digital Semaphores: Voice Recognition using Visual Microphones

Puxin Zhao

Collingwood School

Canada

Economics / International Relations / Political Science

An Analysis and Prognosis of the Volcker Rule

Qianhao Yang

YK Pao School

China

Political Science

Does the Government’s Use of Emergencies Offer a Justification for Abridging Individual Rights and Civil Liberties?

Qingyu Zhu

Shanghai United International School Gubei Campus

China

Engineering / Physics

Design of a Photonic Crystal for Early Cancer Detection Using miRNA

Qinli Wu

Shenzhen Middle School

China

Art History / Achitecture / Sociology

POWER AND IDENTITY IN OPERA: Designs of Modernity in Richard Wagner’s Bayreuth Festspielhaus

Rebecca Li

International School of Beijing

China

History / Culture Studies

The Incorporation of Female Perspectives in General Portrayals of the Hajj

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

Serena Kesha

Marymount School

United States

Ecology / Biology

The Role of Hybridization in Angiosperm Diversity

Shaamak Goyal

Monte Vista High School

United States

Political Science / Economics /   International Relations / Sociology

Effects of Social Capital Within Migrant Workers: Social Capital Within a New Japanese Society and Its Economic Impacts

Siddharth Manne

Sreenidhi International School

India

Biology

Biological implications of human space exploration: microgravity and radiation dysregulated genes

Sien Wang

The Masters School

United States

History / Art History / Political Science

Beacon of Faith: A Comparative Analysis of Byzantine and Kyivan Iconography in Eastern Orthodox Christianity

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

Siheon Yang

Gangnam International School

South Korea

Economics / International Relations

Trade and Development: A Modified Model Approach and the Role of the Government

Sohan Tarigopula

The International School Bangalore

India

Biology

Investigating the efficiency of antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) and CRISPR as potential treatments for beta-thalassemia

Sophia Ann Smith

Our Lady of the Sacred Heart High School

United States

Music / Music Theory

Richard Strauss’s Macbeth and Don Juan: A Topic-Focused Analysis

Suhaib Mansour

East River High School

United States

Engineering / Mathematics

A Proposal to Investigate the Aerodynamics of Tilt-Rotor Systems in Transition Mode at Varying Angles of Attack: V-22 as an Example

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

Tingxu Lan

Webb School Of California

United States

Sociology

An Ethnographical Exploration of Sensory Stimulation in Chinese Hospices

Tingxuan Zhu

Beijing World Youth Academy

China

Literature / Philosophy

“From Transexual Transylvania” Examining the Concept of the Other in Horror Fiction Through Queer Theories

Tingzhi Di

Nanjing Foreign Language School

China

Literature

The shaped intellectual: an analysis through Fang Fang and the Wuhan Diary

Vadiyah Abbas

Beaconhouse School System

Pakistan

Biology

RReducing Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's Disease by Amerliorating Tau Hyperphosphorylation in Mice Via a Comgination Drug Therapy

Wayne Guang-Yong Liang

Prince of Wales High School

Canada

International Relations / Political Science

Tajikistan Political Risk Analysis - CMEC Case Study

Weijia Lou

Shanghai Starriver Bilingual School

China

Psychology / Media Studies

The Effect of a Cognitive Dissonance-Based Body Image Intervention for Chinese Young Adult Women, Considering Neuroticism as a Moderator

Weitao Ke

Montverde Academy Shanghai

China

Computer Science

Emergent Communication under Different Agent Populations: Investigating the Impact of Role Alteration on Language Generalizability

Wendi Zheng

Phillips Academy Andover

United States

Neuroscience

Finding the Optimal Combination of Traditional Chinese Medicine Drugs for Treating Alzheimer’s Disease Using Machine Learning

Wiann Wilson

Gems Wellington International School

United Arab Emirates

Gender Studies / Sociology / Political Science

What role does a change in political economy play in constructing contemporary moral panics surrounding the crisis of masculinity?

Xiang Wan

Nanjing Foreign Language School

China

Economics

Assessing South Africa's Debt Sustainability: Growth, Electricity Infrastructures and Government Spending

Xiaoguo Geng

Wyoming Seminary College Preparatory School

United States

Environmental Studies / Sociology

Beijing Residential Heating System Electrification History and Future Development

Xin Ru Chew

Shanghai American School- Puxi Campus

China

Psychology

The Influence of Variety Within a Positive Intervention on College Student’s Self-Initiation of It and Their Engagement Levels

Xinrui Huang

Shenzhen Foreign Languages School

China

Economics / International Relations

Coincidence or Inevitability? A Quantitative Study on the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on International Merchandise Trade

Xinyi Yang

Prestonwood Christian Academy

United States

Business / International Relations

Venture Capital Influence and Geographic Factors in Fintech Startup Growth: Insights from a 2017 Sample

Xinyu Liu

Hangzhou Foreign Languages School

China

Literature / Philosophy / STS

Reframing Aura: Walter Benjamin's Concepts in the Context of Artificial Intelligence

Xiu Lim

Choate Rosemary Hall

United States

Economics

Analyzing the Effects of Green Policies on Singaporean Economic Growth using the Romer Growth Model

Yagiz Bayrak

Üsküdar American Academy

Turkey

Physics

Analysis of Chaos and Synchronization of Chaos in Chua’s Circuit Using Permutation Entropy

Yanni Zhu

Shanghai Pinghe School

China

Economics / Business

Unveiling the Minority Females’ Equality Enigma: Analyzing the Relationship between Educational Attainment and its Multifaceted Determinants

Yeonwoo Kim

North London Collegiate School Jeju

South Korea

Environmental Studies

An investigation into the effect of tourism on water quality on Jeju Island, South Korea

Yerassyl Abilkassym

Nazarbayev Intellectual School Physics/Math Almaty

Kazakhstan

Engineering / Computer Science

Hybrid Quantum-Classical Convolutional Neural Networks for the Chest X-Ray Pneumonia Classification

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

Yi You

Northfield Mount Hermon School

United States

Biology

Investigating the Interplay Between E-cadherin Expression and Cancer Cell Metabolism: A Biophysical Perspective

YiFei Zhou

YK Pao School

China

Literature

Isabel in the Gallery: How Art Explain and Sustain Characters in Henry James’ The Portrait of a Lady

Yingying Ren

International School of Amsterdam

Netherlands

Mathematics

Optimal Strategies and Center Control in n-Dimensional Tic-Tac-Toe: A Comprehensive Exploration

Yiwei Wang

La Canada High School

United States

Mathematics

Research on Hexagonal Board Tiling Sequences and Its Recursive Formulas

Yizai Yin

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

Yizhou Xue

Branksome Hall School

Canada

Neuroscience

Mitigating the development of Alzheimer’s Disease through cost-effective cognitive training

Youyou Zhu

Buckingham Browne and Nichols School

United States

Literature

Poetry Translation in the Age of Machines via Julia de Burgos’ “Río Grande de Loíza”

Yuang Sun

Hwa Chong Institution

Singapore

Neuroscience / Computer Science

The neuroprotective effects of caffeine on oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction and its impacts on Alzheimer's disease and dementia

Yue Zhan

The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China

China

STS/Anthropology

Exploring Media Engagement Among Individuals with Visual Disabilities in the Digital Era: A Case Study in Beijing, China

Yueming Qi

The Hill School

United States

Architecture / Art History

The Villa Savoye: Embodiment of Classics and Modern

Yunxi Zhao

Chinese International School

China - Hong Kong

Environmental Studies

Nanoparticle-mediated water remediation: Investigating the efficacy and ecological impact of Biosynthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles for removing heavy metal ions from contaminated water

Yuxuan David Zhang

Tsinghua International School

China

Psychology / Environmental Studies

Proposal to Investigate Symbiont Shuffling Possible Trigger Points in Coral Bleaching

Yuxuan Li

Saint Michaels University School

Canada

Psychology / Gender Studies / Sociology

“Watch Your Language!”: Gendered Derogations’ Effect on the Perceptions of Women

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)

Zhiheng Mai Mai

Tabor Academy

United States

Anthropology / Culture Studies / Psychology

Appropriation and Adaptation: How European Artists drew inspiration from Japan, West Africa, and Oceanic Islands to Construct Modern European Artistic Expressions

Zhongyi Peng

Shanghai Starriver Bilingual School

China

Education

A Comparative Study of Empathy-based Pedagogical Strategies in the U.S. and Chinese Educational Curricula

Zhouru Fang

South Hills Academy

United States

Economics / Environmental Studies

To What Extent Does Urban Green Gentrification Promote or Impede Social Justice? A Case Study in London

Zihuan Zhang

Shenzhen College of International Education

China

Psychology / Neuroscience / Biology

The influence of audio-visual integration on the global-local processing of music in absolute pitch possessors

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

Ziting Keven Pi

Saint Georges School

Canada

International Relations / Political Science

The Resurgence of “Yellow Peril” Sentiments in an Era of China's Rise

Zixiu Chen

Shanghai Pinghe School

China

Culture Studies / Anthropology

The “Martian” Register and Shamate Subculture in China: Youths Lost in Chinese Urbanization

Zixuan Hong

BASIS International School Guangzhou

China

Sociology / Economics

The Effect of Right-to-Work Laws on Labor Unions and Workers

Ziyi Xie

Hangzhou Foreign Languages School

China

Mathematics

Hexagon Tiling Numbers and Their Identities