2024 IMSA Board of Trustees Alumni Awards
The IMSA Board of Trustees established its Alumni Awards program in 2006 to recognize Alumni who deliver outstanding contributions to IMSA, to the citizens of Illinois, our nation, and the...
Use of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines on Agricultural Drones
Sanjay Ravishankar Grade 11, Poster Presenter This experiment explored the effect of vertical axis wind turbines on the range and efficiency of an unmanned aerial vehicle by using the wind turbines as the independent variable as well as...
Permafrost Thaw in Relation to the Varied Photosynthetic Pathways and Abundance of Chlorophytum comosum, Sedum angelina, and Senecio cineraria to Limit Thermokarst Action
Ashrith Valluri Grade 10 The purpose of this research was twofold: 1) to investigate if plants that used varied photosynthetic pathways (C3 or CAM) decrease permafrost thaw amount and subsequent CO2 accumulation and 2) ascertain if plant...
Novel Convolutional Neural Networks for Improved Accuracy in User-Accessible Brain Tumor Detection
Kevin Tian Grade 9 The purpose of this design investigation was to create three user-friendly artificial intelligence (AI) models, specifically convolutional neural networks (CNNs), each designed using different and novel techniques for...
RISE Poster Presenter Sahana Garapati
Novel Treatment as Reduction of Oxidative Stress Using Mixed Antioxidants for Alzheimer’s Disease Symptoms Sahana Garapati Grade 10 The purpose of this experiment was to investigate if the combination of the antioxidants ferulic...
RISE Poster Presenter Maggie McIntyre Describes Project
The Impact of 2-Propanol and Sodium Hypochlorite on Quantity of Extracted DNA from Human Fingerprints for the Advancement of Forensic Fingerprinting Technologies Maggie McIntyre Grade 9 Physical fingerprints are frequently used as...
RISE Poster Presenter Varun Nagaraj
The Effect of Various Fin Designs on the Stability, Apogee, and Drag of Model Rockets to Maximize Efficiency Varun Nagaraj Grade 10 The purpose of this experiment was to ascertain if different fins for model rockets impact their...
RISE Poster Presenter Abdullah Mohammed
Quantifying Microplastics Released From Medicine Vials Through Fluorescence Microscopy: A Risk Assessment Abdullah Mohammed Grade 10, Poster Presenter The purpose of this experiment was to investigate the number of microplastics found in...
RISE Poster Presenter Anirudh Saravanan
Meta-Analysis Research to Discover Novel Method for Increasing the Role of NK Cells in LAG-3 Immunotherapy to Increase Efficiency of Melanoma Treatment Anirudh Saravanan Grade 11 The purpose of this meta-analysis was to determine the...
The Influence of Patient’s Sex on Acute Pulmonary Embolism Outcomes
March 12, 2024 Presenter: Cyrus Darki, Grade 9 -Poster...
RISE Poster Presenter Sidharth Brahmandam Describes Project
Mathematical Modeling of the Optimal Light Wavelength for Increasing Biomass and Cell Size of Chlorella vulgaris as a Basis for Enhancing Biofuel Production Sidharth Brahmandam Grade 9, Poster Presenter The pressing need for eco-friendly...
Utilizing Artificial Intelligence and Single-Cell RNA-seq Data for the Investigation and Discovery of Novel Genetic Biomarkers in Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Ibrahim Arif Grade 10, Oral Presenter Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a progressive neurodegenerative eye disorder characterized by eventual degeneration of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) leading to permanent vision...
109 IMSA Students Named Illinois State Scholars
IMSA is proud to announce that 109 students from the Class of 2024 have been named Illinois State Scholars for outstanding academic...
IMSA Announces Release of RFP for Fundraising Services to Support Master Plan
Aurora, IL – The Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA) is pleased to announce it has released a Request for Proposals for fundraising s...
IMSA Students Named 2023 National Merit Semi-Finalists
Congratulations to the Semi-Finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC)...
2023 IMSA Board of Trustees Alumni Awards
The IMSA Board of Trustees established its Alumni Awards program in 2006 to recognize the men and women of IMSA who deliver outstanding contributions to their fields of endeavor to IMSA and the citizens of Illinois, our nation, and the...
IMSA SIR Students Share Projects at NCSSS
On June 22-24, IMSA hosted the National Consortium of Secondary STEM Schools Student...
SIR Student to Present at IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium
Anirudh Chari has been working remotely with his mentor, Rui Chen, from Carnegie Mellon University, since the summer of 2022, with plans to continue into his senior...
SIR Student Represents IMSA at Sigma Xi Research Conference
Mojadesola Suieiman presented a poster at the 2023 Sigma Xi Virtual Student Research Conference displaying her research titled Design and Synthesis of Potential Treatments for...
Gold Level Certificates Awarded for Research Projects
The IJAS State Expo was held at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale this...
IMSA Student Participates at ISHLT Conference
The 43rd Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of the ISHLT was held on April 19-22, 2023, at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver,...
12 SIR Students Showcased Projects at APS Conference
The American Physical Society (APS) hosted the annual April meeting, “Quarks to Cosmos.” The meeting encompassed a broad range of physics: astrophysics, particle physics, nuclear physics, and g...
IMSA Students Named National Merit Semi-Finalists
Congratulations to the Finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC)...
SIR Student Virtually Presents at The ISSCR Boston 2022 Symposium
November 17, 2022 Senior Amogh Shetty, recently presented at the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) 2022 Hybrid Symposium in...
SIR Students Present at the Japan Super Science Fair
November 2, 2022 This year,...
2022 IMSA Board of Trustees Alumni Awards
The IMSA Board of Trustees established its Alumni Awards program in 2006 to recognize the men and women of IMSA who deliver outstanding contributions to their fields of endeavor, to IMSA, and to the citizens of Illinois, our nation and the...
SIR Students Present at ABRCMS Symposium for Emerging Scientists
April 26, 2022 The Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS) invited high school, community college, and first-year undergraduate students to apply for a unique opportunity at the ePoster Spring Symposium for...
Illinois Junior Academy of Science (IJAS) Awards Two SIR Students
April 22, 2022 On April 22, the Illinois Junior Academy of Science (IJAS) brought back their in-person state competition for all 12 regions in Illinois this...
SIR Student Named in the Regeneron Science Talent Search
January 3, 2022 Senior Siddharth Tiwari entered his SIR Project “On the Relationship between Pain Variability and Relief in Randomized Clinical Trials” in the Regeneron Science Talent Sea...
SIR Student Designs Potential Antiviral Medicines for SARS-CoV-2
December 1, 2021 The Student Research Showcase is an online science communication competition in which students compete for awards and recognition of outstanding virtual research...
SIR Students Present at Japan Super Science Fair (JSSF) 2021
December 1, 2021 Ritsumeikan High School, Kyoto, hosted 63 schools from 23 countries and regions during the first week of November...
SIR Student Presents at the Society for Neuroscience Conference
November 30, 2021 Siddharth Tiwari, a senior in the SIR Program, presented his poster at the virtual Neuroscience 2021 Conference on November 22,...
SIR Student Awarded at AMIA Annual Symposium
November 1, 2021 The Annual Symposium builds on more than 40 years of sharing research and insights for leveraging information to improve human...
SIR Students Present Research at ISMAA Annual Meeting
July 9, 2021 Three SIR students presented their research project under the direction of...