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As the clocks sprang forward Sunday morning, Regeneron Science Talent Search finalists woke up early for one of the most anticipated events during Finals Week: The Public Exhibition of Projects. The halls of the Conrad Hotel buzzed with energy and excitement as crowds gathered from 1:30-3:30 p.m. to see and meet the finalists. The finalists shared their research and answered questions for more than 200 curious attendees who came out to learn about their robust and varied research projects and innovative work.

We caught up with a few finalists to hear their reflections on their journey throughout their weeks in D.C.

Vidya Ambati
Albemarle High School (Charlottesville, Virginia)

Vidya鈥檚 biochemistry project explores new therapies for certain types of inflammatory arthritis. By analyzing health insurance databases, Vidya identified a potential link between a new receptor for the drug Haloperidol (Haldol) and a lower risk of inflammatory arthritis.

Vidya says that during this exciting and fast-paced week, she has met some incredible people and can鈥檛 wait for more. 鈥淚鈥檓 really looking forward to seeing more of D.C.,鈥� Vidya says. 鈥淭he monument tour and the NASA field trip will be cool as I want to expand my knowledge of space.鈥�

Jolene Cao
Smithtown High School East (Saint James, New York)

Jolene designed a magnetically responsive Perovskite quantum dot (PQD) nanomaterial that can change on demand. PQDs are tiny crystals that glow when exposed to energy and are used in computer chips. Jolene says being at the Regeneron Science Talent Search Finals Week has been a really good experience overall.

鈥淚 have been excited to meet my fellow finalists,鈥� Jolene says. 鈥淎t first, I was a little scared for panel judging, but then I realized we鈥檙e all in this together.鈥�

Jiwu Jang
Lexington High School (Lexington, Massachusetts)

In his math project, Jiwu explored a key question in the study of symmetry. His research led him to become more interested in something called type D quiver varieties鈥攕paces that encode information about relationships between particles.

鈥淚 looked forward to the public coming and seeing our work, and asking questions about my project,鈥� Jiwu says. 鈥淚 think it鈥檚 important to communicate math with people.鈥� Jiwu shares that Finals Week has been a great experience, from making new friends to playing ping pong to enjoying good food.

Hrithik Ketineni
Westview High School (Portland, Oregon)

Hrithik created a quantum search algorithm for his computer science project. He found a way to efficiently optimize reversible circuits for both quantum and classical technologies. These optimizations are essential to building the next generation of computers.

鈥淚t鈥檚 been fun!鈥� Hrithik says. 鈥淎fter we played table tennis, my fellow finalists and I got together and we brainstormed start-up ideas.鈥�

Vivek Malik
Hackley School (Tarrytown, New York)

Vivek explored the role of the protein Plexin D1 in macrophage behavior for his project. Encouraging macrophages to lower inflammation could help treat diseases like cancer and hardening of arteries.

Vivek shares that his favorite part of the week has been panel judging. 鈥淪ome of the questions were really cool and fun,鈥� Vivek says. 鈥淭he judges themselves are really interesting, and it was cool to be able to speak with them afterwards at the alumni dinner.鈥�

Yash Ranjith
Westmont High School (Campbell, California)

Yash researched a way to improve outdoor pollution models by designing neural networks that adhere to the laws of physics. His networks could model the spread of pollution around obstacles over 2,520 times faster than traditional methods and with minimal cost.

鈥淚t鈥檚 been a very engaging week,鈥� Yash says. 鈥淭he finalists love to talk about questions they were asked after judging, and it鈥檚 exciting to see how different people attempt them.鈥�

Akilan Sankaran
Albuquerque Academy (Albuquerque, New Mexico)

Akilan studied fluid dynamics in his physics project. He built a mathematical model to learn how a droplet of fluid, when it falls, 鈥渨alks鈥� by sliding along the fluid鈥檚 surface and 鈥渢unnels鈥� between cavities in the shaking fluid.

鈥淚 was a little bit nervous for Finals Week, but once I got here and talked to other people, I realized this is where I belong,鈥� Akilan says. 聽鈥淚t鈥檚 great to be with people who love science and are thinking about science; it鈥檚 been so great. Everybody鈥檚 been amazing.鈥�

Owen Zhang
Bellevue High School (Bellevue, Washington)

Owen developed a solution to a long-standing math problem called a 3-uniform hypergraph by using computer programming techniques. His project is in an area of theoretical math called combinatorics, which focuses on counting and the properties of certain structures.

鈥淚鈥檓 looking forward to Hill Day,鈥� Owen says. 鈥淚鈥檝e never been to Washington, D.C. before, and it鈥檚 very cool to be in the capital of the United States.鈥�

Ashley Zhu
Hunter College High School (New York, New York)

Ashley studied how a curve-shortening flow acts on self-intersecting curves called n-loop curves. Her work adds to the understanding of curve-shortening flow and can have applications in certain chemical systems, image processing, and computer vision. Ashley says she鈥檚 had a fantastic week filled with opportunities to talk about her research.

鈥淏eing here is helping me take myself a little more seriously academically,鈥� Ashley says. 鈥淚鈥檓 definitely thinking more about future opportunities and research paths I could take.鈥� While these finalists are still in high school, they are already making an impact in STEM and will continue to shape the future with their work.

Congratulations to all of this year鈥檚 top 40 finalists!

Learn more about all the finalists on聽our website.聽Be sure to聽鈥痶o watch the awards ceremony live stream at 8 p.m. Eastern on tonight, Tuesday, March 11, when we will announce the winner of the $250,000 top prize winner.聽