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.
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics First Award
Objectives The goal for the project was to create an inexpensive prosthetic hand for transradial amputees capable of performing daily tasks. The team wanted the prosthetic hand to be user-fr…
CSEF · 2019
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology First Award
Objectives My project aims to synthesize small molecules that prevent the HLA-DQ2 receptor from binding to alpha-2-gliadin proteins found in gluten, thus preventing the autoimmune response a…
CSEF · 2019
Physics & Astronomy First Award
Objectives The objective of this project is to study the spectral abundances of CN, C2, and C3 in the spectrum of two relatively low temperature classes of carbon stars, C5 and C6 N-type car…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering First Award
Objectives Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) is a common plastic that takes 500 years to degrade. Current methods to remove LDPE are unsafe or ineffective, and less than 5.7% is recycled. The…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry First Award
Objectives Recent news of the use of nerve agents in global terrorist attacks poses an immediate concern to international security. In addition, V olatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) diminish i…
CSEF · 2019
Earth & Environmental Sciences First Award
Objectives Uncontrolled forest fires are a major problem all around the world due to their devastating effects on humans, ecosystems, and property. The current methods of fire detection have…
CSEF · 2019
Plant Biology First Award
Objectives Since plants are the major source of food for our planet, a comprehensive understanding of factors affecting their growth and development is critical. This project employed classi…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics First Award
Objectives On tasks such as pattern recognition, the human brain, which consumes 20W of power and takes up 1.5L of space, substantially outperforms artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms ru…
CSEF · 2019
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives The objective of this project was to test if gum can help people focus and if so, does the flavor have an effect. Methods Computer, printer, and paper Four multiplication tests, e…
CSEF · 2019
Physics & Astronomy First Award
Objectives Quantify the vague terminology that musical instrument experts use to qualitatively describe tone quality (e. g., creamy, bright and mellow) and categorize the timbre of different…
CSEF · 2019
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives The project objective was to measure the magnetic field dose profile of various PEMF devices and generate dosing maps that consumers could then use to position their bodies in ord…
CSEF · 2019
Computational Systems & Analysis (Senior Division Only) First Award
Objectives Cancer accounts for over 8 million deaths worldwide each year. Studying the binding interaction between the B cell receptor (BCR) and the tumor antigen has become a promising fiel…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry First Award
Objectives Heavy metal contamination continues to threaten the SF Bay & cleanup of mercury & copper from watersheds is costly & time-consuming. Designing a cheap & effective activated carbon…
CSEF · 2019
Mathematical Sciences First Award
Objectives The objective of this project was to develop an efficient algorithm to detect pneumonia looking at a Chest Radiograph X-ray image with an emphasis on minimizing False Negatives. W…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General) First Award
Objectives Antibiotic-resistant bacteria have rendered many modern antibiotics ineffective. Plants, however, have traditionally provided a rich source of medicines. In a previous project, I…
CSEF · 2019
Mathematical Sciences First Award
Objectives Analyze the distribution of the iterations of the tangent map for most starting values, both measure- theoretically and topologically. Characterize sets of starting values whose t…
CSEF · 2019
Plant Biology First Award
Objectives The aim of this research project was to analyze the effect of certain environmental changes on plant growth and their adaptation patterns for survival. This would help us understa…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology First Award
Objectives FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb declared the rampant youth nicotine addiction achieved through JUULs, the widely popular e-cigarettes, to be an epidemic, while UCSF researchers ha…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology First Award
Objectives Recent studies have shown that puberty is occurring earlier in both boys and girls for unknown reasons. Some studies suggest essential oils may disrupt the hormonal system, trigge…
CSEF · 2019
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology First Award
Objectives Does select natural remedies possess anticoagulating properties and how they compare with untreated samples in an in vitro study? The primary objective of this in vitro study was…
CSEF · 2019
Mammalian Biology First Award
Objectives The objective of this project is to determine if a person s facial parameters change over time. With increasing use of facial recognition as a method of identification, it is rele…
CSEF · 2019
Behavioral & Social Sciences First Award
Objectives The purpose of this project is to investigate how income, population, grade and school history impact the performance of a project at the California State Science and Engineering…
CSEF · 2019
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives The objective of my experiment is to explore the effects of fin shapes on the altitude a rocket achieves. Methods Rocket made with interchangeable fins/ Altimeter/Accelerometer /L…
CSEF · 2019
Behavioral & Social Sciences First Award
Objectives In 2017, 4,832 race-bias hate crimes occurred in the U.S. (FBI, 2017). Previous research showed that high schoolers receiving character education became more accepting as adults.…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General) First Award
Objectives To study the effect of temperature on organelle movements in Pyrocystis fusiformis during light (peripheral organelles) to dark (central) transition. Methods The Pyrocystis fusifo…
CSEF · 2019
Mammalian Biology First Award
Objectives Hemophilia A, or FVIII deficiency, is characterized by spontaneous bleeding in weight-bearing joints, resulting in a debilitating orthopedic complication called hemophilic arthrop…
CSEF · 2019
Applied Mechanics & Structures First Award
Objectives Harvesting atmospheric moisture is an innovative way to help solve the world's freshwater shortages. Torrey Pine trees are well known for their moisture harvesting capabilities, b…
CSEF · 2019
Zoology First Award
Objectives Curcumin is an active ingredient in the commonly used spice, turmeric, and is often taken as a dietary supplement. Several studies have focused on the multifarious effects of curc…
CSEF · 2019
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives More than 91% of the world s plastic is not recycled. To solve this, the scientist wanted to test if it was possible to transform plastic waste into functional and sustainable bri…
CSEF · 2019
Applied Mechanics & Structures First Award
Objectives The objective of this project is to test materials that can be used as padding in baseball or softball gloves, to potentially improve protection and reduce injury. Methods The mat…