SRP Students Present Research at 2026 Science Symposium

Students in the Science Research Project presented their work on Wednesday at Regis’s 28th annual Science Symposium. For the participating students, each of whom prepared a poster-board presentation to share with attendees, the symposium marked the culmination of many months of independent research.

This year's symposium featured two keynote speeches. Ezekiel Gonzalez '26 spoke about his research into optimizing head coil arrays for magnetic resonance imaging. In the fall, Gonzalez will attend Cornell University, where he plans to major in either electrical and computer engineering or civil engineering.

Brendan Hirshorn '26 spoke about his work studying inverse designs of aluminum and cobalt alloys through hierarchical generative modeling. Hirshorn, who earlier this year was named a Regeneron Science Talent Search Top 300 Scholar for his research, will attend the University of Pennsylvania, where he plans to study mechanical engineering.

During his opening remarks, SRP coordinator and science teacher Mr. Xavier Simon '05 commended the students on their research projects.

"Your hard work, your curiosity, and your dedication are the reasons we’re here tonight," said Mr. Simon, before addressing the families and faculty members in attendance. "They’re getting their well-deserved recognition tonight."

The full 2026 Science Symposium program, which includes details about all of this year's projects, can be read here.

The Science Research Project is an intensive program open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors that gives students interested in scientific research the opportunity to investigate projects of their own design in addition to their normal course load. This year, 43 students participated in SRP.