38,465 real projects from ISEF, the Canada-Wide Science Fair, JSHS, AJAS, the Calgary Youth Science Fair and the California Science & Engineering Fair — searchable by meaning, and filterable by fair, year, category and award.
ISEF · 2026
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics First Award
Agricultural pesticide use remains substantial, increasing chemical exposure, environmental burden, and production costs. U.S. farms spent $21.7 billion on agricultural chemicals in 2024. Be…
ISEF · 2026
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics First Award
Background: Rupture of cerebral aneurysm, an abnormal bulging of the arterial wall, can lead to brain hemorrhage and stroke. Endovascular surgical treatment is highly invasive and poses sign…
ISEF · 2026
Robotics and Intelligent Machines First Award
Wetland ecosystems play critical roles in maintaining biodiversity, regulating hydrological processes, and supporting carbon sequestration—functions that align closely with United Nations Su…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy First Award
Efficient ion heating remains a major obstacle in magnetic fusion because radio-frequency waves often deposit too much of their energy into electrons rather than fuel ions. Existing ion-cycl…
ISEF · 2026
Embedded Systems First Award
3D scanning of microscopic objects currently relies on expensive laser scanning microscopes, that can be inefficient or unusable in scenarios requiring multi-angle views or the analysis of s…
CSEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering (Track 2) (Senior Division) First Award
Wheat disease outbreaks reduce crop yield and make it harder for farmers to maintain stable income, creating a need for faster and more effective detection methods. In many cases, farmers ca…
CSEF · 2026
Electronics & Electromagnetics (Senior Division) First Award
On average, every 3 seconds a car hits a pedestrian, and every minute one is killed. This work presents a low-cost wearable sensor that alerts pedestrian users of vehicles approaching from b…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering First Award
Vaping is a common habit and a widespread health issue that affects over 100 million people and has transformed into a youth epidemic, with teens being around nine times more likely than adu…
CSEF · 2026
Computational Science (Senior Division) First Award
Adversarial attacks introduce image perturbations by manipulating input data, triggering AI image recognition models to misclassify images. These malicious attacks compromise real-world oper…
CSEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering (Track 2) (Junior Division) First Award
The ocean covers 70% of Earth’s surface, but only 25% of it is studied. Many of the current tools marine biologists use to study the ocean are very expensive, and they don’t have the ability…
ISEF · 2026
Materials Science First Award
The pulp and paper industry drives massive deforestation and CO2 emissions, while 1.3 billion tonnes of biopolymer-rich food waste are discarded annually, representing a vast, untapped resou…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering First Award
Inaccurate malaria diagnosis in remote areas drives drug resistance and fatal treatments. Rapid tests miss the critical P. knowlesi, while standard Whole Slide Imaging (WSI) microscopes are…
ISEF · 2026
Robotics and Intelligent Machines First Award
Hyperspectral imaging enables simultaneous acquisition of spatial and spectral information and has become indispensable in applications including material characterization, environmental eng…
CSEF · 2026
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology (Senior Division) First Award
Reliable characterization of cell states, which encompass a cell’s function, environment, and structure, is fundamental to comprehending healthy cell function and molecular pathways driving…
CSEF · 2026
Electronics & Electromagnetics (Junior Division) First Award
Connectivity is essential for many aspects of modern life, and disruptions often have severe consequences. Disasters regularly cause significant damage to communication and power infrastruct…
ISEF · 2026
Plant Sciences First Award
Citrus greening (Huanglongbing, HLB) is the most devastating citrus disease, causing a 75% production decline and billions in losses. Oxytetracycline (OTC), the only approved antibiotic, is…
CSEF · 2026
Behavioral & Social Sciences (Junior Division) First Award
Our research question asked which visual elements in advertisements attract the most attention from viewers briefly passing by, and we hypothesized that faces and centrally placed products w…
CSEF · 2026
Microbiology (Junior Division) First Award
As antibiotic resistance is increasing, scientists are studying natural compounds as possible alternatives for treating bacterial infections, especially in wound care. The purpose of this ex…
CSEF · 2026
Earth & Environmental Sciences (Junior Division) First Award
Eco-Friendly Microplastic Removal Microplastics are plastic particles smaller than five millimeters that have been detected in drinking water worldwide. Their persistence and small size rais…
CSEF · 2026
Plant Biology (Senior Division) First Award
All living organisms, including plants, have evolved under the influence of the naturally occurring geomagnetic field (GMF). Numerous studies have described the biological effects of magneti…
CSEF · 2026
Zoology (Junior Division) First Award
The goal of my project was to compare the effects of Chlorella versus marigold feed supplementation on lutein content in egg yolks. I hypothesized that both Chlorella and marigold would incr…
CSEF · 2026
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology (Junior Division) First Award
To combat cancer and address drug resistance, there is growing scientific interest in plants that produce compounds with therapeutic potential. CAM (Crassulacean Acid Metabolism) plant Kalan…
CSEF · 2026
Plant Biology (Junior Division) First Award
Soil salinity is a major environmental stress that limits plant growth by reducing water availability, causing osmotic stress, and interfering with early metabolic processes required for see…
CSEF · 2026
Cognitive Science (Junior Division) First Award
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is characterized by differences in attention and cognitive control, yet assessment remains largely dependent on subjective behavioral evaluati…
ISEF · 2026
Software Design First Award
In the U.S., about 1 in 14 children has a communication disorder, and 1 in 4 children with speech disorders also experience social and emotional difficulties, making them twice as likely to…
ISEF · 2026
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics First Award
Approximately 11 million people in the U.S. experience severe hearing loss, yet most hearing individuals do not understand American Sign Language (ASL). HandTalk is a cost-effective interact…
ISEF · 2026
Technology Enhances the Arts First Award
Over 1 Billion people globally live with mental health conditions driving depression & suicide crises. Music therapy is a proven nonpharmacological approach for emotional regulation, yet acc…
ISEF · 2026
Microbiology First Award
Fungal pathogens pose an enormous threat to global health, and a growing number of pathogens are developing resistance to our already limited arsenal of antifungals. Overexpression of efflux…
ISEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering First Award
Globally, pests destroy over 40% of crops annually. Traditional pesticides are highly harmful to the environment and human health, and current application methods—either wasteful mass sprayi…
CSEF · 2026
Microbiology (Senior Division) First Award
Heavy metal water pollution is a growing concern in Southern California due to industrial discharge and urban stormwater runoff. Live bacterial biosensors provide a low-cost platform for mon…