High School Student Researcher Pravartika on “The Penalty on Menstruation: Can Impoverished Indian Women ‘Choose’ Medically Unnecessary Hysterectomies to Make Themselves More Employable?”

Pravartika Wankhede, an alumna of the CCIR Academy, embarked on her research journey while she was a Year 12 high school student at Girls’ High School and College in India. Prior to joining the CCIR Academy, Pravartika had already gained experience as a research fellow at Harvard’s Socioeconomics Lab. Her work at Harvard focused on […]
High School Student Researcher Allison’s Paper on Constructivist Tokenisation for English Accepted by Georgetown University Round Table on Linguistics

Allison Fan, a Year 11 student at Winston Churchill High School in the United States, has demonstrated exceptional passion for linguistics. Previously, she participated in a summer programme at Stony Brook University where she created a mini project on language translation using syntax trees and was inspired to pursue her interest in linguistics even further. […]
High School Student Researcher Eliza’s Paper on Optogenetics Presented at the International Neuroscience Congress

Eliza Cardoch is a diligent and dedicated high school student at Colégio Militar de Brasília in Brazil. She is the esteemed founder and president of the “Maria Quitéria Club,” which is a leadership and social program that endeavors to foster female visibility in the academic, political, and social spheres. Eliza has also been granted a […]
High School Student Researcher Aleksander, Multiple STEM Olympiad Medalist, on His Research on Gene Therapy at CCIR

Aleksander Zarebinski is a student at Dulwich College with the goal of becoming a neurosurgeon. He is currently building the foundation for his future career by extensively exploring biology, chemistry, physics, and mathematics. In the past, he has participated in various international competitions, including the British Biology Olympiad (2022), Intermediate British Biology Olympiad (2022), Chemistry […]
High School Student Researcher Katie on The Impact of World War I on the National Woman’s Party

Katie Doran is a high school student currently in her eleventh year at Menlo-Atherton High School. United States. Her passion for advocacy and current affairs has been fueled by her involvement in debates, which has also sharpened her research skills. As the captain of Menlo-Atherton’s award-winning speech and debate team, she has led the team […]
High School Student Researcher Anirudh Presented Research on Robotic Kinematic Controller at the MIT URTC 2022

Anirudh Mazumder, a highly motivated high school student at Grapevine High School in Texas and alumnus of CCIR, has showcased an exceptional passion for programming, robotics and mathematics. As a civic innovation fellow at Civics Unplugged, Anirudh has undergone an intensive civic leadership program that prepares hundreds of civic-minded high school students each year with […]
High School Student Researcher Krish’s Paper on Global Economic Disparities was Accepted and Presented at International Artificial Intelligence Conference (ICAART) in Portugal

Krish Vazirani is a driven high school student from Lynbrook High School in the United States, with a deep passion for programming and entrepreneurship. As the Founder and CEO of Titan Scholars, an online learning platform, Krish has demonstrated exceptional leadership and dedication. In just two years, he has taken the company to a new […]
High School Student Researcher Roye on Evolution of Political Identity and Affiliation among Mizrahi and Russian-Speaking Populations in Israel

Roye Ganju is a Year 10 high school student at the United World College of South East Asia, Dover Campus, Singapore. He was selected to be a member of the Princeton Gerrymandering Project Mapping Corps in 2021; this project aims to conduct nonpartisan analysis to understand and eliminate partisan gerrymandering at a state-by-state level. During […]
High School Student Aditya’s Research on Soft Continuum Robot to present at the MIT Undergraduate Research Conference (MIT URTC)

Aditya Singh, a talented high school student from Fremont, CA, and alumnus of CCIR, has showcased an exceptional passion for programming. His outstanding skills and knowledge have enabled him to take on challenging projects, such as building and programming an Ev3 Mindstorm base with attachments. Aditya has also exhibited his strong leadership abilities by founding […]
High School Student Researcher Dicle on The Use of Adult Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Cells

Dicle was a Year 11 student at Yeni Yol High School in Turkey when she joined the CCIR Academy. She is the founder of MelaCheck, a startup with the aim of making the detection of malignant melanoma simpler and more affordable. Prior to CCIR, she was a research intern at Eskisehir Osmangazi University and had […]