Ryan Huang
Education
Unionville High School
Sep. 2023 – Jun. 2027 (expected)
Ontario Secondary School Diploma (in progress), STEM-focused course loadMarkham, ON
Research
Deep-UV light — Photonics · semiconductor physics · optical modelling
2026
- I worked on the optical modelling, including a polarization-resolved photon-extraction budget that tracks TE and TM light separately through the package.
- Accepted · poster: International Workshop on Nitride Semiconductors 2026 — “Interface Polarization Ceiling and Sidewall Recovery of TM Emission in Deep-Ultraviolet AlGaN LED Packages”
Neuroscience — Neuroscience · neurodegenerative & cerebrovascular disease
Jul 2024 – present
- Co-author on all three (third author on most of my abstracts), and i present the posters.
- Presented: AD/PD™ 2026 International Conference on Alzheimer's & Parkinson's Diseases and Related Neurological Disorders
- Presented: Mayo Clinic 18th Annual Stroke & Cerebrovascular Disease Review
- Accepted · poster: Canadian Movement Disorders Society Congress (CMDSC) 2026
Food access — Food security · nutrition · systems research
Apr 2025 – present
- Co-author on both abstracts (third author on most of my abstracts), presenting the posters in 2027. the research grew out of platepath, a food-access project i started on my own.
- Accepted · poster: ASPEN 2027 Nutrition Science & Practice Conference
- Accepted · poster: 6th Global Food Security Conference
Digital safeguards — Science policy · health data
2026
- Speaker, listed as a researcher from Unionville High School.
- Presented: Science Summit 2026 at the UN General Assembly — “Digital Safeguards; Standardizing Data and Best Practices in an Age of Tech”
Machine learning — Machine learning
Apr 2024 – present
- Reviewing technical material and contributing to research analysis and discussion.
Memory & ADHD — AI evaluation · health data
- I designed and ran the tests across several AI models and analysed how remembered context changed the responses.
Leadership & Projects
CTRC Robotics — Mechanical/CAD Director & Lead Instructor
Jul 2025 – present
- I direct the mechanical and CAD side and coach teams through design, build and iteration. Outside competition I help run the outreach program: starting clubs at new schools and teaching the intro sessions.
- 10 VRC teams coached · 3,500+ students taught · $5,000 raised for SickKids
Afinitune — Founder
Aug 2023 – present
- I founded the initiative and lead it: building the presentations, taking them to community centres, and speaking at public events to advocate for financial literacy that's open to everyone.
Little Lab Coats — Co-founder
- I co-founded Little Lab Coats and help design and run its hands-on science sessions for younger students.
The Yorkline — Founder & Editor-in-Chief
- I founded the paper, lead the student writers across multiple schools, edit the biweekly issues, and built its website.
platepath — Founder & project lead
- I started the initiative and built the planner, the matching logic and the editorial front end.
Experience
KŌFÉI
Jul 2024 – Jul 2025
Café Associate & Digital Growth LeadMarkham, ON
- Built the café's website and social media presence; sales grew 278% over two years and the café is planning a second location.
Family web business
Sep 2022 – present
Web developerMarkham, ON
- Plan, build, test and maintain client websites; designed and launched a site for a local business as an independent project.
Subway
Apr 2025 – present
Sandwich ArtistMarkham, ON
- Customized orders to food-safety standards, POS transactions, peak-hour service.
Honours & Awards
- ASPEN 2027 Nutrition Science & Practice Conference — International Distinction — Top 5% of research abstracts (Oct 2026)
- International Workshop on Nitride Semiconductors — poster acceptance — Accepted for poster presentation (Sep 2026)
- Canadian Physics Olympiad — 7th nationally (May 2026)
- Canadian Astronomy & Astrophysics Olympiad — Training camp qualifier · top 24 (May 2026)
- Canadian Economics Olympiad — Silver medal · top 10 (Apr 2026)
- Canadian Computing Competition — Senior — Honour Roll (Feb 2026)
Community & Skills
- Speaker, Science Summit 2026 at the UN General Assembly (“Digital Safeguards; Standardizing Data and Best Practices in an Age of Tech”); weekly senior-home volunteer; student leader & peer supporter (Sep 2022 – present).
- Java, Python, TypeScript/Next.js, Arduino; CAD & mechanical design (Fusion 360); writing & editing; teaching.
- Certifications: First Aid, WHMIS.