We are delighted to announce the finalists for the 2025 Yau Science Award across six subject tracks: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science and Economic & Financial Modeling. These outstanding high-school teams represent the breadth of cutting-edge research happening in China’s high-school science community.

Mathematics Track – Finals Candidates (China Mainland)

Northern Region

• School 853: Beijing No.11 School, guided by teachers Wang Yichuan & Hu Yucheng; student: Fang Manlin. Paper: “To Hear or Not to Hear: An Evolutionary Question of the Moths’ Binary Ear Against Diverse Bat Predators.”
• School 900: Beijing Normal University Affiliated Experimental High School, guided by Chang Lingyun; student: Sun Haochen. Paper: “Generalization and Optimization of the Nash-Q Algorithm in Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning.”
• School 1592: Beijing Normal University Affiliated Experimental High School (again), guided by Liu Jin; student: Yang Ruotian. Paper: “Constructing Arbitrary Positive Hausdorff Dimensions via Smale Horseshoe.”

Eastern Region

• School 609: Nanjing Jinling High School, guided by Yan Tao; student: Wang Luobin. Paper: “Fast Algorithms for Solving Absolute Value Equation Systems.”
• School 804: Shanghai Foreign Language School (Affiliated to Shanghai International Studies University), guided by Lu Shoubo; student: Wang Ao. Paper: “Mathematical Modeling for Physician Scheduling in Fever Clinics Based on Dynamic Mixed Integer Programming.”
• School 1380: Nanjing Foreign Language School, guided by Li Jiaxin; students: Yin Yuchen & Zhang Jiajing. Paper: “Einstein Metric on 5-Regular Graph.”
• School 1429: Shanghai High School International Division, guided by Zhu Yating; student: Chanyeon Hwang. Paper: “Investigation on the Trends of Particular Cosine Products.”

Southern Region

• School 529: Shenzhen International Exchange College, guided by Jianzhong Chen; student: Zhou Yuhan. Paper: “On an Inverse Problem of Bermond’s Conjecture.”
• School 537: BASIS International School Guangzhou, guided by Zhao Yue; student: Huang Weile. Paper: “Scheme-Theoretic and Set-Theoretic Complete Intersection of Points.”
• School 592: Guangdong Experimental High School, guided by Wang Jian & Cheng Tianfang; student: Huang Qichao. Paper: “Mathematical Model and Application for Sprint Run-Techniques in the 100-Metre Dash.”
• School 1390: The Affiliated High School of South China Normal University, guided by Gui Peng & Zhang Zanbo; students: Han Zhuoyi & Liu Yufei. Paper: “Cycle Structure and Perimeter-Length Solving Algorithms in Directed Graphs.”

Physics Track – Finals Candidates

Northern Region

• School 906: Beijing 101 Middle School (Beijing No.101 Middle School), guided by Dong Zhenyu; students: Bai Xupeng & Jun Xi Ni. Paper: “‘Howling’ Metal Plate: A Study of a Structural Vibration Acoustic Phenomenon.”
• School 1740: Tsinghua University Affiliated High School, guided by Ju Zhongyan & Jiang Kaili; student: Zheng Bojun. Paper: “Flight-Characteristics Analysis of Winged Gourd Seeds.”
• School 2024: Nanjing Foreign Language School, guided by Cai Hongling & Cheng Liping; students: Song Yanting, Yao Kaiyan & Xu Yiyi. Paper: “Traveling Flames on Ring-Shaped Troughs.”
• School 1071: Nanjing Foreign Language School (again), guided by Xiong Bo; students: Wang Yibo & Jin Zigan. Paper: “Are Eggs More Likely to Crack Horizontally or Vertically?”
• School 76: Beijing Normal University Affiliated Experimental High School, guided by Feng Xiaoqin; students: Zhang Wenjia & Liu Guangyu. Paper: “Design of Splash-Proof Squatting Toilet Based on Fluid Mechanics & Differential Equations.”
• School 866: Beijing Normal University Affiliated Experimental High School, guided by He Dao & Gao Yisai; students: Li Yiyang & Yang Yuanhe. Paper: “Construction of High-Efficiency Star-Spectroscopy Device Using End-Face Prism & AI Classification Model.”

Southern Region

• School 457: Shanghai Minban Pinghe School, guided by Han Chaoqun; students: Fang Feiyang, Wang Jingran & He Xinlei. Paper: “Non-linear Dynamics Modeling & Analysis of a Magnetic Pendulum Suspension System.”
• School 2103: Shanghai High School International Division, guided by Ge Jianzhong & Yao Yanjie; student: Song Yuze. Paper: “A Self-Moving Fluid — Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) Revealing Density-Differential Driven ‘Invisible Engine’.”
• School 920: Chongqing Yucai Middle School, guided by Zhang Chengxin; students: Mu Tianhao & Luo Haiyi. Paper: “‘Phase Transition’ of Mechanical Systems: Rotation-Induced Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking & Hysteresis Loops.”
• School 1436: Shenzhen Middle School, guided by Hu Jian & Fu Chen; student: Li Zixuan. Paper: “Liquid Droplet Trajectories: Harnessing Sound to Measure the Unseen.”
• School 276: Fudan University Second Affiliated High School, guided by Lou Jie; student: Tian Di. Paper: “Investigation of Wave-Elimination Methods on Liquid Surface Using Robot Transport Platform.”
• School 918: Chongqing Yucai Middle School (again), guided by Zhang Chengxin; students: Hu Hanwen & Tang Zhichen. Paper: “Bubble-Dynamics and Suspension Stability in Vertically Vibrated Liquids: Interface Control & Bubble-Sedimentation Thresholds under the Kapitza Effect.”

Chemistry Track – Finals Candidates

Northern Region

• School 717: Tsinghua University Affiliated High School, guided by Fu Jing & Guo Xuefeng; student: Yang Tianyu. Paper: “Study of Fluff Derived from Cotton as a Feather-Down Alternative.”
• School 1292: Beijing Normal University Affiliated Experimental High School (International Division), guided by Sun Xiaoming & Kong Weijing; student: Chen Sirui. Paper: “Fluoride-Ion Triggers Stable and Active Seawater Oxidation at 1 A/cm².”
• School 1632: Beijing Normal University Affiliated Experimental High School, guided by Su Wei & Kong Weijing; student: Li Zian. Paper: “Analysis of Controlling Factors and Promotion Mechanisms for Electric-Arc Slag-CO₂ Mineralization.”
• School 1842: Beijing Normal University Affiliated Experimental High School, guided by Lu Yuanyuan & Yang Ying; student: Li Hanjiao. Paper: “Revealing Active Phosphorus Heterogeneity and Release Mechanisms of Canna-Derived Nano-Biochar via Multiscale Electrochemistry.”
• School 1914: Peking University Affiliated High School, guided by Liu Kai; student: Wang Jialin. Paper: “Preparation and Structural Characterization of High-Performance Artificial Spider-Silk Fibers.”
• School 1954: Beijing No. 5 High School, guided by Zhao Liangpei & Huang Yaqin; students: Zhang Yaning & Zhang Xiaohan. Paper: “Re-use of Waste Pollutants: Tetracycline–Cow-Hair-Carbon Composite for Enhancing Li-S Battery Performance.”

Southern Region

• School 1658: Shanghai Soong Ching Ling School, guided by Lao Li & Song Wenjun; student: Wang Yilin. Paper: “Preparation of Pectin-Fe₃O₄@SiO₂@NH₂ Magnetic Adsorbent and Its Adsorption/Regeneration Performance for Mn²⁺.”
• School 1273: Shanghai High School International Division, guided by Liu Jialong & Zeng Huidan; student: Harry Haorui Zhu. Paper: “Role of Organic Carrier in Determining Structural Dimensionality & Optoelectronic Properties of Perovskites.”
• School 1015: Shanghai Private Baoyugang Experimental High School, guided by Wang Qigang & Li Xi; student: Tang Qiyao. Paper: “Construction of Multifunctional Cerium-Nanozyme Hydrogel and Its Micro-environmental Regulation Mechanism in Skin-Injury Repair.”
• School 1002: Chongqing Yucai Middle School, guided by Zhang Yuxin & Chen Qinmeng; student: Wu Chenghan. Paper: “Preparation of Ternary Synergistic Graphene Composite Aerogel and Its High-Performance Supercapacitor Application.”
• School 1033: Shanghai Foreign Language School (Affiliated), guided by Zhu Weihong; student: Zhu Yiran. Paper: “Fabrication of an NTO/Ag/g-C₃N₄ Self-Supporting Membrane for Efficient Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production from Seawater.”
• School 845: Guangzhou No.6 High School, guided by Chen Wenduo & Tan Chaochang; student: Zhang Ke. Paper: “Mechanism Study of In-situ 3D-Printed CFRP Components for Space Repair Under Open-Loop Transposition Based on Front-End.”

Biology Track – Finals Candidates

Northern Region

• School 657: Beijing Normal University Affiliated Experimental High School, guided by Ma Jing; student: Yan Ziqing. Paper: “Fall-Risk Assessment Model Based on Lower-Limb Surface EMG Signals and Deep Learning & Application of External Assistive System for Elderly Fall Prevention.”
• School 703: Beijing Normal University Affiliated Experimental High School, guided by Li Yulong & Fang Wei; student: Zhao Zihan. Paper: “Fluorescent Probe for Neurokinin A Based on Targeted Mutation Strategy Optimizing Genetic Code.”
• School 826: Beijing Haiding District Daoxianghu School, guided by Fan Zhenchuan & Wang Han; student: Linda Su Zhao. Paper: “Multiscale Study of Tubby-like Protein 2 on Cilia-Driven Motility Behavior of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.”
• School 1446: Tsinghua University Affiliated High School, guided by Bai Xinxin & Wang Yangzhen; student: Liu Yucheng. Paper: “Mechanism of Ultrasonic Wave Generation within Plant Stems and Development of Real-Time Automation Detection System.”
• School 1624: Beijing Jingxi School, guided by Michelle Chow-Liu; student: Anna Li. Paper: “Comprehensive Monitoring & Early Self-Intervention System for Chronic Cardiovascular Diseases.”
• School 1788: Nanjing Foreign Language School, guided by Zhou Yifeng; student: Matthew Tunan Jiang. Paper: “Association Study of SNPs in X-Chromosome Inactivation Escape Genes with Susceptibility to Immune-Mediated Diseases in Female Populations.”

Southern Region

• School 598: Shenzhen Middle School, guided by Zhang Mingjie & Hu Nan; student: Li Yihao. Paper: “The Ballet of Mysterious Droplets: Exploring Liquid–Liquid Phase Separation and the Design of Multi-Phasic Protein Condensates.”
• School 1172: Shenzhen International Exchange College, guided by Chen Erjun & Su Yiting; student: Jiang Chanchang. Paper: “Rapid Screening of TCRm Antibodies Based on Micro-well Array for Cancer Immunotherapy.”
• School 1147: Shanghai High School International Division, guided by Liao Hui & Xu Lin; student: Ryan Zhang. Paper: “Seeking the Flower’s Preservation Secret: How Gibberellin Became the ‘Youth Key’ of Morning Glory?”
• School 1439: Shanghai High School International Division, guided by Liao Hui & Zhang Yanjie; student: Andrea Qian Lei. Paper: “Searching for ‘Smart-and-Sex’ Genes — Evolutionary Driver for Neuron and Germ-Cell Development in Primates.”
• School 1448: Fudan University Affiliated Fuxing High School, guided by Li Yuan; student: Sun Datong. Paper: “Biosynthesis Research of Poly-β-Hydroxybutyrate from Biological Materials.”
• School 1853: Shanghai Tongji Huangpu Design & Innovation High School, guided by Zhao Yunlei & Wang Jintao; student: Pu Xinyi. Paper: “3D-Printed Rare-Disease Hand Rehabilitation Exoskeleton Device Based on Patient-Specific Data.”

Computer Science Track – Finals Candidates

Northern Region

• School 513: Western Academy of Beijing, guided by Xu Wei; student: Aiden Ruipeng Zhou. Paper: “Flow Matching-Based Text-to-Speech for Low-Resource Automatic Speech Recognition Augmentation.”
• School 1176: Tsinghua International School, guided by Yu Tao; student: Andy Xu Wang. Paper: “A Unified Agentic Framework for Medical VLMs: Case Retrieval, Reporting, and Visual Question Answering.”
• School 1178: Beijing Normal University Affiliated Experimental High School, guided by Ma Jing & Guo Meng; student: Sun Haochen. Paper: “The Influence of the Shadow of the Future on the Evolution of Cooperative Strategies in Multi-Agent Systems Based on LLM Architecture in Repeated Games.”
• School 1357: Beijing No.101 Middle School, guided by Zhou Yuchen & Zhong Fangwei; student: Mo Jiran. Paper: “Structured Higher-Order Mental State Inference for Multi-Modal Machine Theory of Mind.”
• School 1532: Hefei Ansheng School, guided by Liu Ligang & Cai Youcheng; student: James Jincheng Hu. Paper: “CraftMesh: High-Fidelity Generative Mesh Manipulation via Poisson Seamless Fusion.”
• School 1576: The High School Affiliated to the Renmin University of China, guided by Shao Zhufeng & Wang Yiping; student: Wang Muzhou. Paper: “Design and Control Study of an Inspection Robot for Gas Pipelines.”

Southern Region

• School 1881: Shanghai American School, guided by Chen Wen-guang; student: Sophia Liu. Paper: “MMAKER: Multi MedAI Agents with Knowledge-Enhanced Reasoning for Cancer Clinical Decision Support.”
• School 1030: Shanghai High School International Division, guided by Yao Yanjie & Chen Zhineng; student: Simon Leonardo Liu. Paper: “Beyond Reactive Assistance: PV-Care Using Low-Density EEG and AI to Provide Proactive, Context-Aware Help for MCI.”
• School 1530: Wuhan Yingzhong Advanced High School, guided by Liang Lianhui; student: Zeng Yixuan. Paper: “Research on Multilingual Audiovisual Speech Recognition Based on Multi-Attention Fusion.”
• School 1845: Wuhan AIESA Wenhua School, guided by Ruan Jinlong & Zhang Fan; student: Liao Yifu. Paper: “C-TranAD: A Complex-Valued Transformer-based Anomaly Detection Model for Multivariable Sequences and Its Application in Eddy Current Testing.”
• School 1077: Hangzhou Qianjiang BASIS International School, guided by Deng Shuiguang & Wang Yin; student: Lin Yuyang. Paper: “Class-Imbalanced Semi-Supervised Learning for Robust rPPG-Based Heart Rate Estimation.”
• School 274: Zhongshan Xiaolan Middle School, guided by Fang Jin & Hu Xuejun; students: Chen Zhantao, Chen Xi & Lu Tiancheng. Paper: “HPR-DATS: A Data-Driven Assisted Darts Training System Based on Skeleton Analysis and Machine Learning.”

Economic and Financial Modeling Track – Finals Candidates

Northern Region

• School 1522: Beijing Normal University Affiliated Experimental High School, guided by Yu Lu & Cao Jing; student: Zhang Muhe. Paper: “Environmental Policy and Psychological Well-being: Evidence from China’s Clean Air Action Plan.”
• School 1226: Tsinghua International School, guided by Wang Xia; student: Su Wanqing (Emily). Paper: “Pension, Labor Supply and Moral Hazard: Evidence from China’s New Rural Pension Scheme.”
• School 653: Nanjing Foreign Language School, guided by Song Zhe; students: Shen Chenfei, Hu Guzhenzhin & Li Yichen. Paper: “From Intelligence to Performance: How Artificial Intelligence Applications Improve Firms’ Dual Performance.”
• School 1259: Beijing Normal University Affiliated Experimental High School, guided by Chen Bin & Yu Lu; student: Su Yucheng. Paper: “Not This Time? The Effects of the AI Revolution on Employment from the Scale-Effect Perspective.”
• School 755: Xi’an Tiedao No.1 International Cooperation School (International Curriculum Centre), guided by Pang Chen; student: Li Yize. Paper: “Combating Counterfeits in the Secondary Market: Impacts of Manufacturer’s Blockchain Traceability and Platform’s AI-based Authentication.”
• School 469: Xi’an Gaoxin No.1 High School, guided by Peng Qinke; student: Bai Shuangyuan. Paper: “Optimal Photovoltaic Power Pricing Mechanisms under Uncertain Illumination: Based on a Reliability-Tiered Market.”

Southern Region

• School 2090: Shenzhen Middle School, guided by Wang Yijun & Shi Jiao; students: Cen Jialin & Cen Yilin. Paper: “Environmental Policy, Firm Innovation and Financial Leverage.”
• School 600: Shanghai Xinghewan Bilingual School, guided by Deng Mingmao & Chen Jingping; students: Yan Liqian, Chen Yintong & Qiu Zizhun. Paper: “Firm-Level Impacts of Artificial Intelligence on Labor Markets: Evidence from Online Job Postings.”
• School 2110: Shanghai Pudong District Minban Wanke School, guided by Wen Haiyang; student: Yang Jingshu. Paper: “Deep Reinforcement Learning Optimization for Collaborative Scheduling and Trading Mechanisms in Multi-Microgrid Systems under the Dual-Carbon Goals.”
• School 1825: Shanghai Minban Pinghe School, guided by Wang Liang; student: Wang Wotian. Paper: “Taming the Green Swan: Does Green Finance Reduce Corporate Biodiversity Risk along Supply Chains? Evidence from China’s Green Finance Pilot Zones.”
• School 872: The Affiliated High School of South China Normal University, guided by Huang Hualin; student: Wu Zijin. Paper: “Understanding the Flattening Phillips Curve: The Role of Central Bank Communication and Inflation Expectations.”
• School 1234: Chongqing Bashu High School, guided by He Yaxin; student: Liu Xiuqi. Paper: “Untangling the Lattice: A Multi-Stage Value-Added Gravity Model for Global Value Chains.”
• School 556: Shanghai World Foreign Language Academy, guided by Joseph Lin; student: Qihan Liu. Paper: “Who Wins When Cities Run? The Uneven Impact of Marathons on Hotel Demand.”

Final Words

Congratulations to all the finalists of the 2025 Yau Science Award (China Mainland region). Your research spans an incredible range—from advanced mathematics and algorithmic theory, to robotics and AI, to deep dives into chemistry, biology and economics.

The presence of so many interdisciplinary, high-level projects—often combining mathematics, computing and domain science—highlights how science education at the high-school level in China is evolving rapidly.

We wish each of you great success in the upcoming finals! We look forward to seeing ground‐breaking work, creative thinking and scientific rigor on display.