The 2025 Yau Science Award (Physics) has revealed its list of finalists from across China’s northern and southern regions. These young physicists have demonstrated exceptional creativity and analytical ability, conducting research in areas such as mechanics, fluid dynamics, acoustics, and nonlinear systems. Their projects combine theoretical insight with experimental precision, reflecting the Yau Science Award’s mission to foster scientific excellence among high school students.

Northern Region Finalists

School 906 – Beijing No.101 Middle School
Advisor: Dong Zhenyu
Students: Bai Xupeng, Jun Xi Ni
Paper: “Howling” Metal Plates: Investigation of a Structural Vibroacoustic Phenomenon

School 1740 – Tsinghua University High School
Advisors: Ju Zhongyan, Jiang Kaili
Student: Zheng Bojun
Paper: Analysis of the Flight Characteristics of Winged Gourd Seeds

School 2024 – Nanjing Foreign Language School
Advisors: Cai Hongling, Cheng Liping
Students: Song Yanting, Yao Kaiyan, Xu Yiyi
Paper: Traveling Flames on Ring-Shaped Troughs

School 1071 – Nanjing Foreign Language School
Advisor: Xiong Bo
Students: Wang Yibo, Jin Zigan
Paper: Which Direction Makes an Egg Easier to Break: Horizontal or Vertical?

School 76 – Beijing Normal University Affiliated Experimental High School
Advisor: Feng Xiaoqin
Students: Zhang Wenjia, Liu Guangyu
Paper: Design of a Splash-Resistant Urinal Based on Fluid Dynamics and Differential Equations

School 866 – Beijing Normal University Affiliated Experimental High School
Advisors: He Dao, Gao Yisai
Students: Li Yiyang, Yang Yuanhe
Paper: Development of a High-Efficiency Prism-Based Stellar Spectroscopy Imaging Device and Its Dedicated AI Classification Model

Southern Region Finalists

School 457 – Shanghai Pinghe School
Advisor: Han Chaoqun
Students: Fang Feiyang, Wang Jingran, He Xinlei
Paper: Nonlinear Dynamic Modeling and Analysis of a Magnetic Pendulum Suspension System

School 2103 – Shanghai High School International Division
Advisors: Ge Jianzhong, Yao Yanjie
Student: Song Yuze
Paper: The Self-Running Fluid: Unveiling Density-Driven Phenomena through Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs)

School 920 – Chongqing Yucai Secondary School
Advisor: Zhang Chengxin
Students: Mou Tianhao, Luo Haiyi
Paper: Phase Transition in Mechanical Systems: Rotation-Induced Symmetry Breaking and Hysteresis Loops

School 1436 – Shenzhen Middle School
Advisors: Hu Jian, Fu Chen
Student: Li Zixuan
Paper: Liquid Droplet Trajectories: Harnessing Sound to Measure the Unseen

School 276 – The Second Affiliated High School of Fudan University
Advisor: Lou Jie
Student: Tian Di
Paper: Study on Liquid Surface Fluctuation Suppression Using a Robotic Transport Platform

School 918 – Chongqing Yucai Secondary School
Advisor: Zhang Chengxin
Students: Hu Hanwen, Tang Zhichen
Paper: Bubble Dynamics and Stability of Vertically Vibrated Liquid Layers: Interface Regulation and Sinking Threshold under the Kapitza Effect