Live Webinar
August 27th at 8 PM EST

Rai Kahlon
STS Finalist
Rai is a Neuroscience student at the University of Pennsylvania with a Wharton minor in Healthcare Management. He conducts cerebrovascular neurosurgery research at the Perelman School of Medicine, focusing on cerebrovascular conditions and machine learning applications.
He's a U.S. Presidential Scholar and top-40 Regeneron Science Talent Search finalist. His high school research in biomechanics has resulted in peer-reviewed publications and presentations at international conferences.
He's also a ScienceFair mentor.
Alex Yu
Academic Advisor
Alex graduated from the University of Toronto with a bachelor's degree in Statistics and Mathematics, and later received a master's degree in Project Management from Northeastern University in the United States.
With a background in science and engineering and practical experience in business projects, he excels at integrating data logic with academic planning, tailoring in-depth and competitive academic pathways for students.He has mentored numerous students on interdisciplinary research projects, helping them successfully apply to top universities in the US and the UK.
Finding Your Research Question
How to turn a broad interest into a question narrow enough to answer this year
What makes a question feel original to judges, even in a well-studied field
Choosing the Right Competitions
How to match your project to the fairs and programs that actually fit it
Which deadlines to work backward from so nothing catches you late
Keeping Research Moving
How to build a weekly rhythm that survives exams and busy weeks
Manage your work-school-life balance to not burnout

