First prize was awarded to the team from Doha British School - Ain Khaled for their poster titled HeatSafe: A Wearable Early Warning Device For Heat Stress Prevention. The research focused on the accuracy of a wearable prototype that records various physiological indicators to detect and warn of early signs of heat stress and contribute to promoting healthy lives and wellbeing for all at all ages.
Second place went to the team from Hunter College High School in New York for their poster titled Air & Genes: What Traffic and Dust Do to Your Body? The project compared how pollution leaves molecular fingerprints in the blood across two groups exposed to distinct micro-environments, generating evidence to guide prevention strategies and public health policy.
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