Acacia Feng Yuan

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Acacia Feng Yuan

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    • About Me
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    • Academics
    • My Business
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  • About Me
  • Services
  • Academics
  • My Business
  • Awards
  • Sports/Art

APs

I challenged myself with the hardest AP courses at school and won the College Board Award for "AP Scholar with Distinction". In 2026, I took 7 AP exams at once!

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Finished 

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AP Biology

AP Calculus AB

AP Chemistry

AP English Literature and Composition

AP Physics 1

AP Precalculus

AP United States History

AP European History  

AP Human Geography

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Ongoing

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AP Statistics

AP US Government & Politics

AP Psychology

AP Calculus BC

AP Physics 2

AP Physics C: Mechanics

AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism

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Teacher Aide

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History 1700

GPA 4.0






Math

 Achieved Top-3 Ranking in Utah at the National Math Kangaroo Competitions 







Gift Program

I was selected into  

Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth (CTY) — Gifted & Talented Program when I was 10 years old. 

Honors Grade 5 Math and Grade 6 Math Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth 2020

Honors Pre-algebra Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth 2021

Honors Algebra I Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth 2021

Honors Geometry Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth 2022

Life Science Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth 2022

Honors Physical Science Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth 2023








Science

Competitions

International:  2025 CAST-YEC Global Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge 

 -  Participating was a truly enriching experience—not only for our Utah Goji project, but also through learning from the other inspiring projects and speech from Nobel Price Winners. The thoughtful questions from the judges challenged  us to reflect more deeply on our innovation, seeing it from fresh and valuable perspectives. 


National:  2022 Broadcom MASTERS - Society for Science Top 300 

- Try to resolve the Utah water shortage by designing the vertical farming system

- National Qualification at  National Invention Convention at the Ford Museum (2023, 2024, 2025)


State:

2026  Astrobiological Assessment of Utah Goji for Bioregenerative Life Support Systems in Closed-Loop Space Habitats (NASA Earth System Science Project Award) using AI 

2025  Comparative Analysis of Lycium barbarum in Ningxia, China, and Utah, USA (2nd place at Richey Science Fair, $100 cash award, work as the Team Lead) using AI machine learning (AWS)  

2024  Electromagnetic-enabled self-tightening screws/nails/bolts (3rd place at Richey Science Fair, $50 cash award)  

2023 

- Science Project "Does Exponential Increasing of Rocket Launching Decrease the Atmospheric Ozone" 

- 4th Place at  Thermo Fisher Science Project  Competition (School Team)  

- Lead team to win 2nd Place and$1000 at MyImpact Bill of Rights Competition

2022   "Vertical Farming: The Solution to Utah’s Biggest Water Problem" (National Top 300 Broadcom, 2nd place at Richey Science Fair)  

2021  

-Thermo Fisher Science Fair (4th place and$1500, school team)

-VEX IQ Robotics Competition Team (Semifinal at State, 4H team)  


Publications

- In 2023, I studied the Coral Reef Ecosystem under the guidance of Dr. Andre Dhondt, the Edwin H. Morgens Professor of Ornithology at Cornell University, and published a paper titled "The Effects of Climate Change on Coral Reef Ecosystems" (Paper ID: BEEFM-130). 

- In 2024, I published another paper titled "The Role of PKA Signaling in Cardiomyopathy" under the guidance of Dr. Martin Bachmann. 


Summer Activities

2026 

-West Point Military Leader Camp

- Fry Street Chamber Music Festival Camp

-HOSA FHP International Leadership Conference

-FBLA National Leadership Conference

2025

HOSA FHP International Leadershp Conference

-FBLA National Leadership Conference

2024

2023

- Red Cross training by Bear River MRC

- Utah University Debate Camp

- Iowa Youth Writting Camp

- History Speech at Hyrum Museum

- Marine Biology Camp at Boston Leadership Institute, Olin MA.

- Utah State University Biotechnology Summer Academy and presented my research on "Agarose Gel Electrophoresis".

- Won $200 scholarship at Utah State University Photon Fuels Chemistry Camp

- Engineering Summer Program (VESP) at the University of Wisconsin – Madison

2022

- Chinese Language and Culture Camp

- Won UCA $800 Schorlarship and Presented History Resarech at the UCA Conference


Internships

2026 - Stanford Medical Clinical Summer Internship 

2024 - 2025 Utah State University Wang's Anmial Lab- Lab work on animal's diabetic research , Logan Utah

2024 National 4-H Zoo Apprentice Camp at Busch Gardens, Tampa, FL & SeaWorld, Orlando, FL

2023 Bridgeland Community College Vet Job Shadow


 

Additional STEM Projects

  • Machine learning (AWS SageMaker) — clustering and predictive modeling
  • DNA sequencing analysis using Python (goji genetic comparison)







Clubs

School Clubs 

School Life has been my focus. I love building the school community and contributing to it with all my heart. 

1. President of Logan Environmental Action Force (website: Logan High LEAF Club - Home https://lhsleaf.weebly.com)  - Was invited to the 2026 annual conference hosted at the History Museum by Critical Mission. 

2. President of Future Business Leaders of America - Qualified for National Competitions 2024, 2025, 2026

3. President of HOPE Squad - Prevent Youth Suicides

4. President of Logan High School Asian Student Association - Organized culture events like volunteering at Senior Assisted Living Centers, Spring Festivals (2024, 2025, 2026)

5. Logan High Debate and Speech Club - Won state-level competition awards

6. Logan High Science Club - Won international, national, and state-level science competition awards


Beyond Classroom Clubs

I join these clubs to expand my knowledge, develop leadership and teamwork skills, explore my interests, serve my community, and challenge myself to grow beyond the classroom.

1. Memember of American Association of Physcis Teachers (AAPT Physics Education)

2. Memember of US Figure Skating Association, Founder and President of Utah's 1st High School Figure Skating Club

3. Memember of 4-H Leader Council , America’s largest youth development organization—empowering nearly six million young people with the skills to go beyond the expected. To be Beyond Ready 

4. Memember of Cache Gem and Rock Club

5. Memember of National Society of High School Scholars

6. Cache Maker Lego and Robotic Club







History Researches

 Historical research is important to me because it gives me the only evidence‑based way to understand how people, societies, and ideas change over time — and that understanding directly shapes how we solve problems today with tools like AI.

My documentary Films:

 - 2019 “Utah Pioneers on Transcontinental Railroad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtXFAPDufYE&feature=youtu.be [Special Award of Oregon-
California Trails Association, Winner of First-Time Filmmaker Sessions [England
UK], ALMERIA Western Film Festival [Spain], The Block Festival, $500 Cash
Awards of Utah History]
- 2020 “Chongqing Bombing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3vbteKq9Z4 [Won a spot as National Qualifier for NHD]
- 2021 Helen Foster Snow -
https://youtu.be/yOfRtu1hPbc [Won "Best Short Documentary Film" at Aasha International Film Festival]
- 2022 WWII POW in Utah – https://youtu.be/rrMTR7bso4Y [Won 2nd place at National History Day Competition]
- 2023-2024  Damansky Island Incident https://youtu.be/Swv7tWnZF0M [Won the World History Award in Utah NHD]
- 2025 Nisei's Rights and Responsibility  https://youtu.be/kRiXR1SxVMk [Won Special Award"Outstanding Entry on History In Government" in Utah NHD and "Utah History" Award of Cache Valley History Society] 

- 2026 


"Outstanding History Rsearch Award" 2026 by Utah State Government


Personal  Introduction in Utah History Musuem 2026



Sunday Supper Club

Every Sunday

Evenings in the Park

First Friday of the Month

Morning Brews & Views

Every Saturday

Publications

Join us for upcoming events, from community gatherings to special sales. We can't wait to see you there.

 Science Papers:

  • “The Effects of Climate Change on Coral Reef Ecosystems” (2023, Paper ID: BEEFM-130) – Research under Dr. André Dhondt, Cornell University
  • “The Role of PKA Signaling in Cardiomyopathy” (2024, Paper ID: ICMMGH_0895) – Research under Dr. Martin Bachmann,  Professor of Immunology at the University of Bern, the University of Oxford.

Newspapers:

Dec 12,2023 Brining a sense of holiday cheer to Birch Creek Assisted Living Center 

https://www.hjnews.com/news/local/golden-bridge-festival-brings-asian-culture-history-and-community-to-cache-valley/article_500bc36e-b48c-492e-81d1-a3ebfdf1d755.html

Jan 2, 2024 HJNews ,Chinese Railroad Worker Descendants Association held groundbreaking ceremony for railroad workers’ monument

https://www.hjnews.com/news/local/chinese-railroad-worker-descendants-association-held-groundbreaking-ceremony-for-railroad-workers-monument/article_4767152c-a8ea-11ee-b6da-df0c7068953a.html

Mar 9, 2026 HJNews, Coming Together for the 16th Lunar New Year Celebration 

https://www.hjnews.com/news/local/coming-together-for-the-16th-lunar-new-year-celebration/article_8ea77b79-89f1-4d07-91e5-c3c268a8777d.html

Sep 7, 2026 HJNews, Golden Bridge Festival Brings Asian culture, history and community together

https://www.hjnews.com/news/local/golden-bridge-festival-brings-asian-culture-history-and-community-to-cache-valley/article_500bc36e-b48c-492e-81d1-a3ebfdf1d755.html


Jan 31, 2023 Collected by Historical Records of Chinese Americans (Association of Chinese Americans for Social Justice), Goji Berry at Phoenix Tear Nursery

https://usdandelion.com/archives/9162








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