2023 winner
Chan Lap Yan Lennon
Hong Kong
Lennon’s intellectual interests span the realms of biological and machine intelligence and the physics of all things—large and small. He is deeply committed to inspiring humanity to progress on its path for the truth and the inherent beauty permeating our world. Lennon is an Asian Physics Olympiad medallist, an International Science and Engineering Fair finalist, and a recipient of the prestigious first honors award at the International Artificial Intelligence Fair. For his Rise Project, Lennon created an initiative that facilitates archaeological interpretations of ancient writings and enhances accessibility for individuals with dyslexia through specialized fonts. Having been a beneficiary of advanced medical technology and losing family members to cancer, Lennon aspires to become a clinical scientist, specializing in medical physics or clinical scientific computing.