Finalists And Popular Vote Results 2020

Congratulations to the winner of the 2020 Breakthrough Junior Challenge, Maryam Tsegaye and the 2020 Finalists, who created the top-scoring videos from this year’s competition.

Maryam Tsegaye: 2020 Winner

Quantum Tunneling Maryam Tsegaye, 17, Canada
Maryam Tsegaye, 17

Quantum Tunneling

Maryam Tsegaye, 17, Canada

2020 Finalists And Popular Vote Top Scorers

String Theory: Unexpected Outcomes Ramez Rizk, 17, Egypt
Ramez Rizk, 17

String Theory: Unexpected Outcomes

Ramez Rizk, 17, Egypt

Zoonotic Spillovers Jeff Winxin Collado, 17, Philippines
Jeff Winxin Collado, 17

Zoonotic Spillovers

Jeff Winxin Collado, 17, Philippines

Boosting vs. Coronavirus Ria Balli, 18, United States
Ria Balli, 18

Boosting vs. Coronavirus

Ria Balli, 18, United States

Superposition: the Musical Kavya Bhat, 16, India
Kavya Bhat, 16

Superposition: the Musical

Kavya Bhat, 16, India

Fourier Analysis: Timbre Ana Calina, 17, Romania
Ana Calina, 17

Fourier Analysis: Timbre

Ana Calina, 17, Romania

Theory of General Relativity Atticus Fehr, 17, United States
Atticus Fehr, 17

Theory of General Relativity

Atticus Fehr, 17, United States

RNA Vaccinations: Solution to Coronavirus Abbie Jin, 17, United States
Abbie Jin, 17

RNA Vaccinations: Solution to Coronavirus

Abbie Jin, 17, United States

Some Infinities are Bigger Than Other Infinities Andrew Li, 16, United States
Andrew Li, 16

Some Infinities are Bigger Than Other Infinities

Andrew Li, 16, United States

Infection Impossible Weber Lin, 15, United States
Weber Lin, 15

Infection Impossible

Weber Lin, 15, United States

Schrödinger's Cat: Dead, Alive or Both? Michael Nixon, 17, Australia
Michael Nixon, 17

Schrödinger's Cat: Dead, Alive or Both?

Michael Nixon, 17, Australia

Mystery of Dark Matter Gianni Petrillo, 17, United States
Gianni Petrillo, 17

Mystery of Dark Matter

Gianni Petrillo, 17, United States

Higgs Field Lydia Taylor, 17, United States
Lydia Taylor, 17

Higgs Field

Lydia Taylor, 17, United States

Noise vs. Bits: Quantum Computing Janessa Unseld, 17, United States
Janessa Unseld, 17

Noise vs. Bits: Quantum Computing

Janessa Unseld, 17, United States

Protein Folding Problem Sigil Wen, 17, Canada
Sigil Wen, 17

Protein Folding Problem

Sigil Wen, 17, Canada

2020 Popular Vote Regional Champions

Gravitational Waves Camila Aqueveque, 18, Venezuela
Camila Aqueveque, 18

Gravitational Waves

Camila Aqueveque, 18, Venezuela

Superposition: the Musical Kavya Bhat, 16, India
Kavya Bhat, 16

Superposition: the Musical

Kavya Bhat, 16, India

Fourier Analysis: Timbre Ana Calina, 17, Romania
Ana Calina, 17

Fourier Analysis: Timbre

Ana Calina, 17, Romania

Zoonotic Spillovers Jeff Winxin Collado, 17, Philippines
Jeff Winxin Collado, 17

Zoonotic Spillovers

Jeff Winxin Collado, 17, Philippines

String Theory: Unexpected Outcomes Ramez Rizk, 17, Egypt
Ramez Rizk, 17

String Theory: Unexpected Outcomes

Ramez Rizk, 17, Egypt

What is Music? Navya Sinha, 17, United States
Navya Sinha, 17

What is Music?

Navya Sinha, 17, United States

Wormholes: Tears in Spacetime Noah Wildman, 18, Australia
Noah Wildman, 18

Wormholes: Tears in Spacetime

Noah Wildman, 18, Australia