Twelve junior and senior high school researchers who will give oral presentations at "Science Castle Japan 2026" to be held at Kansai University on Saturday, June 6, 2026, have been selected.

Science Castle Japan is a conference where next-generation researchers from all over the country gather for junior high and high school students. In particular, the oral presentation program is where students who have deepened the questions born from their daily research activities and advanced their research through trial and error present their work.

The 12 individuals selected this time have each found their own theme, advanced their research, and arrived at new discoveries. Please attend in person to hear the presentations from these next-generation researchers who forge their own research paths, driven by their intellectual curiosity and unconstrained by existing frameworks.

A-001 Koichiro Araki (Kurashiki Amagi High School, Okayama Prefecture)
Noise reduction in fans using propellers that mimic dragonfly wings

A-002 Ryoko Arimasu (Nishinomiya Municipal Nishinomiya High School)
The effects of plant hormones on the growth of Euglena

A-003 Asumi UDO (Yasuda Gakuen High School)
Clarification of temperature characteristics due to phase transition of thymolphthalein crystals

A-004 Naoki Sawada (Asano Junior High School/High School)
The Effects of Homemade Biochar on Plants and Its Application in Combating Desertification

A-005 Shokoma, Shunosuke (Dokkyo Saitama High School)
Is gas produced from the thermal decomposition of wood by sunlight combustible?

A-006 Akito Suzuki (Aichi Prefectural Kariya High School)
Research on soil improvement using ants

A-007 Aoi Tachibana (Kanazawa University Senior High School)
Prospects for Disaster Response Technologies Triggered by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake

A-008 Mio Hanai (Nagoya University Faculty of Education and Arts High School)
Development Research on AI to Support the Overview of Negative Emotions through Asynchronicity

A-009 Akane Fujita (Tokyo University of Agriculture first High School and Junior High School)
Aerodynamic Performance Evaluation of Undulating Wings by Lift-Drag Ratio and Airflow Visualization

A-010 Momoka YAEGASHI (Tokiwa Matsu Gakuen High School)
Addressing Rwanda's Water Challenges Through the Development of Fog-Collecting Water Systems

A-011 Yamagami Koki (Seifuu Nankai High School)
Developmental research of a novel ingestible and chewable treat based on the analysis of feline swallowing and mastication

A-012 Chihiro Yoda (Shibaura Institute of Technology Kashiwa High School)
Reactivity and Stability of Methionine-Selective Modification Reagents

Date and Time	Saturday, June 6, 2026, 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
Venue	Kansai University, Senriyama Campus
Nearest station	Hankyu Railway Senri Line "Kandai-mae" Station
Target audience	Presenters, co-researchers, school teachers, supervisors, university researchers, partner companies, cooperating organizations, general visitors, etc.
Participation Fee	free There is no participation fee for presenters or visitors. *Transportation and accommodation expenses to the venue will be borne by each participant.

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