Ryan Huang

Résumé · Updated 26 October 2026

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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.