Congratulations to our Modeling the Future Challenge Finalists for the 2022-23 Season!
This year, 114 teams with 467 students participating from 22 states qualified for the Project Phase of the Challenge, and these 13 teams were chosen to present their projects at the 2023 Symposium.

TOT
Nuclear
More Than a Sunburn
Newton North High School
Newton, MA
Youcef Chahboun, Michael Dai, Jennifer Li, Davis Rattanavijai, Tsubasa Tamura
Coach: Michele Widener

Unhandled
Exceptions
An Analysis of Environmental Conditions and Factors on Drought Severity in California
Montgomery Blair High School
Silver Spring, MD
Ace Chun, Steven Wang, Michael Wang, Isabelle Yang, Daniel He
Coach: David Stein

Expandable
Lunchboxes
Effects of Copper Mining on Water Quality in Arizona
West-Windsor Plainsboro High School North
Plainsboro, NJ
Ishan Guthikonda, Bhaumik Mehta, Panav Pallothu, Shreyus Vadhavkar, Alex Wang
Coach: Padma Koneru

The Last
Turtle
Dying at the Top: Death on Mount Everest
Newton North High School
Newton, MA
Jace Sawicka
Coach: Michele Widener

Team
C3-G2
An Analysis of Severe Winds on Texas Counties’ Annual Cotton Yields
West Ranch High School
Stevenson Ranch, CA
Alyssa Chang, Brandon Chang, Jayden Cho, Kent Gao, Omkar Guha
Coach: Michelle McCormick

Team
11990
Invisible Threats to Our Healthcare: Risk analysis of Data Breaches in Healthcare Sector
Stevenson High School
Lincolnshire, IL
Tyler Li, Alex Lin, Kevin Shen, Alexander Wang
Coach: Yi Yang

SC Data
Raider 3
An Evaluation of Dryland Salinity in Australia
ESUHSD/Silver Creek High School
San Jose, CA
Abhinav Gorrepati, Shreyans Jain, Sarthak Jain, Vinay Singamsetty, Ryan Tabatabai
Coach: Imani Butler

Space
Junk
KESSYM: A stochastic orbital debris model for evaluation of Kessler Syndrome risks and mitigations
New Trier High School
Winnetka, IL
Julia Hudson
Coach: Hoyt Hudson

Memphis
University School
Breaking the Cycle: Reducing Recidivism in Iowa State Prisons
Memphis University School
Memphis, TN
Amar Kanakamedala, Jeffrey Liu, Evan Wu, Henry Yu, Lou Zhou
Coach: Steve Gadbois

Louisville
Mission Math
Healthy Neighborhoods Louisville: Uncovering the Socioeconomic Drivers of Chronic Disease
duPont Manual High School
Louisville, KY
Jilly Choi, Sai Javvadi, Douglas Lin, Farhan Sheikh, Gopalaniruddh Tadinada
Coach: Surekha Panganamamula

Three
Sigma
Using Jet Engine Data to Produce More Economical and Efficient Maintenance Schedules
Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School
Richmond, VA
Shorya Malani, Anmol Mital, Risshi Naavaal, Aaron Wang
Coach: Dickson Benesh

MTFC Regional Finalist Team
TOT
Myosin
The Grand Migration: Analysis of the Lobster Population Dynamics and its Financial Implications
Newton North High School
Newton, MA
Ethan Hu, Alex Kuai, Aaron Paker, Yuhan Wu, Andrew Zhuo
Coach: Michele Widener

MTFC Regional Finalist Team
Whitney
Team 0
The Barrier Between: Risk Analysis of Sea/Tide Level Rise in Boston
Whitney High School
Cerritos, CA
Pranil Arsid, Jay Parikh, Sohan Sahay
Coach: Steven Ou