Angela Yeung – Davis Senior High School, Davis, CA

Project: Distributed Learning for Dynamic Spectrum Sharing in Cognitive Radio Networks: A Decision Theoretic Approach

Angela, 17, conducted cognitive radio research to address issues ranging from losing cell phone signals to the interoperability of radio communications between different specialized forces in the military. What she found is that the wireless spectrum is not overcrowded as many assume. Rather, it’s just poorly managed. Through this research, Angela is working to develop networking policies that have extensive practical applications for emerging cognitive radio technology, including addressing communications issues after natural disasters.

Katherine Rudolph – Naperville Central High School, Naperville, IL

Project: Maximal Densities of High-Dimensional Sphere Packings

Kate, 18, studied how closely spheres can be packed together. This work is of interest to chemists studying super-cooled matter and to cryptologists in search of error-correcting codes. She is the captain of the speech team and very involved with theater club.

Alan Sage – Stuveyesant High School, New York, NY

Project: Characterization of a Glutamotropic Response in Arabidopsis   thaliana   

A vegetarian scientist by day and a philosophical rapper by night, Alan, 17, was inspired by his molecular biology teacher who helped show him that biology was an art form. His study of glutamates can lead to a greater understanding of neural diseases, such as Alzheimer’s. He is on the editorial board of his school paper, and aspires to be an urban planner with a focus on transportation engineering. Alan is a self-described hipster who enjoys rapping and even recorded a small rap album over the past few years. His music tastes aren’t limited to rap though - he’s also a big fan of The Grateful Dead, Magnetic Fields, and Velvet Underground. He is on the editorial board of his school paper, and aspires to be an urban planner with a focus on transportation engineering.

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