Grand Final 

Date: 23 April 2025 (Wed)

Time: 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Venue: LSK LT3

Panel of Judges

Professor CHUNG Pei Chi

Associate Professor
Department of Cultural and Religious Studies

Professor KING Irwin

Professor
Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Professor TSANG Wai-chung Arthur

Associate Professor
Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Grand Finalists

Ms. Lavanya ANTHWAL

Global Economics and Finance, Faculties of Business Administration and Social Science
– “How does Vastu Shastra Affect Housing Prices in South India?”

Ms. Jarinyagon CHANTAWANNAKUL, Kiwi

Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
– “DUALVein – Optical Illumination for Needle Injection Guidance”

Mr. Ho Lun CHEUNG, Louis

Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
– “Development of Graphene Biosensors for Bacteria Detection”

Ms. Wing Yan CHEUNG, Heidi

Psychology, Faculty of Social Science
– “Hearing Negative Voices: Is It Me or the Suppression Mechanism?”

Ms. Gabrielle GADI

Economics, Faculty of Social Science
– “Statistical Arbitrage in Cryptocurrency Markets: Asset Clustering Through Principal Component Analysis (PCA)”

Ms. Ho Yee LEUNG, Holly

English, Faculty of Arts
– “Investigating the Prevalence of American English Features Among Local CUHK Students in Hong Kong”

Mr. Anujit SAHA

Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
– “Anatomical Tracing of Lesions After Stroke”

Ms. Shalina Alisha TELAGA

Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine
– “Developing Cell-Derived Secretome-Based Biologics for Reversing Axonal Degradation in Diabetic Neuropathy

Mr. Eric WANG

Psychology, Faculty of Social Science
– “Emotion Influences Behavioral Outcomes and Attention During Goal-Directed Reading”

Ms. Airan WEN, Ariel

English, Faculty of Arts
– “The Greater Bay Area: A Dystopian Story”

Results:

Champion –

LEUNG Ho Yee, Holly (English, Faculty of Arts)

WEN Airan, Ariel (English, Faculty of Arts)

First Runner-up –

Lavanya ANTHWAL (Global Economics and Finance, Faculty of Business Administration)

Second Runners-up –

Jarinyagon CHANTAWANNAKUL, Kiwi (Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering)

Eric WANG (Psychology, Faculty of Social Science)

Audience Choice Award –

CHEUNG Ho Lun, Louis (Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering)

Creativity Award –

WEN Airan, Ariel (English, Faculty of Arts)

Honourable Mentions –

HE Jia Ying, Chris (Journalism and Communication, Faculty of Social Science)

Hio Hei HONG (Psychology, Faculty of Social Science)

Po Mau LUI (Earth System Science, Faculty of Science)

Jolie Sherrie LUM (Music, Faculty of Arts)

Hung Wa Helen WONG (Energy and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering)

Nok Yiu WONG (English Studies and English Language Education, Faculty of Education)

Yian ZHU (Chinese Studies, Faculty of Arts)