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  • Evelyn Teng Qiao Yun
  • Year 12 IBDP Student | Non-Trivial Fellow
  • Nexus International School Malaysia: 2024 - Current
  • St. Joseph's Institution International School Malaysia: 2020 - 2024
    • Interests
  • Novel technologies
  • Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Neurodegeneration and Neuroscience in general
  • Debating ethics
  • The Marvel Cinematic Universe
    • Contests and Competitions
  • UKMT 2024 Senior Challenge - Gold
  • SASMO 2025 - Bronze
  • AMO 2024 - Bronze
  • Kuala Lumpur Engineering Science Fair 2024 - Special Award
  • International Youth Neuroscience Association Ideathon 2024 - First Place

    • John Locke Essay Competition 2024 - Finalist
    • Discussed the basis of moral intuitions and our reasons to trust and distrust them
    Pivotal Essay Competition 2023
    • Wrote about mitigating the existential risks of AI and ranked in the top 1% of ~10k registrants
    Cambridge Upper Secondary Science Competition 2023 - Gold Award
    • Worked with a team to win the Gold Award, investigating the effects of different natural antimicrobials on bacteria.
    World Scholar's Cup 2022 Junior Division Regional Round in Kuala Lumpur
    • Ranked 1st Overall Champion Scholar and 1st Overall Champion Team
    • 1st in Science and Tech Challenge Subject
    • Asimov Award (highest scoring scholar in the competition)
    • 6 gold medals in Scholar’s Challenge
    • 1st in Team Debate
    • 1st in Collaborative Writing
    • 2nd in Individual Debate
    • 2nd in Individual Writing
    World Scholar's Cup 2022 Junior Division Global Round in Bangkok
    • Ranked 1st Overall Champion Scholar and 1st Overall Champion Team
    • 1st in Team Debate
    • 1st in Team Writing
    • Top 10 Challenge (4 gold and 1 silver medal)
    • 2nd in Individual Writing
    • 8th in Individual Debate
    • 5th in Team Challenge
    World Scholar's Cup 2022 Junior Division Tournament of Champions at Yale University
    • Ranked 1st in Team Debate
    • 4th Overall Champion Scholar
    • Top 10 Overall Champion Team
    • 3rd in Individual Debate
    • Top 20 in Challenge (5 gold medals)
    World Scholar's Cup 2023 Senior Division Regional Round in Kuala Lumpur
    • Ranked 1st Overall Champion Team and 2nd Overall Champion Scholar
    • 1st in Team Debate
    • 2nd in Scholar’s Challenge (5 gold and 1 silver)
    • 1st in Team Bowl
    • 7th in Individual Debate
    • Top 15 in Team Writing
    Harvard Crimson Global Essay Competition Regional Winner 2022
    • Ranked Top 5 amongst Southeast Asian participants in the Creative Essay category
    • Qualified for the global rounds
    Awards
  • Nexus IBDP Scholarship Holder
  • Y11 Head of School Award
  • Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award
  • ABRSM Grade 8 Violin - Distinction
  • ABRSM Grade 5 Piano - Merit