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 · 2015
Mathematics & Software First Award
Objectives/Goals Since 1990, over 747 children (on average 31 per year) have died from heat stroke when left alone in a vehicle. This is an alarming situation, so I decided to solve this pro…
ISEF · 2015
First Award
Oil majors have broadened their horizon for deep-sea exploration with efforts to preserve global stability. Subsea catastrophes emerge at unforeseen times, thus an effective, temporary solut…
CSEF · 2015
Plant Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine whether the current method foresters use to measure radial growth rate on redwood trees and spruce trees is accurate. This w…
CSEF · 2015
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals This project's objective was to find out if dandelion extract had superior UV protection properties when tested against SPF 15, 30, and 50 Coppertone sunscreens. Methods/Mat…
CSEF · 2015
Chemistry First Award
Objectives/Goals In this project, I synthesized magnetite nanocrystals in my home kitchen using everyday household supplies. Methods/Materials The ingredients for the synthesis of nanocrysta…
CSEF · 2015
Electronics & Electromagnetics First Award
Objectives/Goals The LittleDog project was part of the DARPA Learning Locomotion program, which involved using a quadruped robot, LittleDog (constructed by Boston Dynamics), to walk through…
ISEF · 2015
Systems Software First Award
A rapid, electricity-free cartridge for nucleic acid testing (NAT) from finger-prick blood is proposed to combat the high rate of undiagnosed HIV infection in low-resource settings. The low…
ISEF · 2015
First Award
Daily human activities produce TCDD, one of 12 most concerning toxins, which enters rivers, lakes, and eventually drinking water. Research shows that TCDD accumulates for over 15 years in hu…
ISEF · 2015
First Award
This study presents a 3D magnetic positioning system using a single-source Magnetic Positioning Sphere (MPS). The proposed MPS system is composed of three mutually orthogonal coils and an Ar…
ISEF · 2015
First Award
Hypoxia and heterogeneity in tumor microenvironment is widely recognized as a difficult challenge in conventional cancer therapeutics. Our NanoLab group has verified the use of flagellated m…
ISEF · 2015
First Award
Proceeding introduction to Hawai‘i in 1902, Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) has established itself along the south shore of Molokai colonizing tidal mud flats, shallow bodies of water, coas…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Science First Award
Objectives/Goals The IPCC estimates that a 2-3C mean temperature rise would critically endanger 25% of the species. While projecting habitat shifts of terrestrial mammals is vital for mitiga…
ISEF · 2015
First Award
Over 60% of energy generated during electricity production is discarded as low-grade waste heat. Concurrently, modern power plants are reluctant to capture and sequester flue-gas CO2, due to…
ISEF · 2015
First Award
The current productive upsurge of bat research mostly concentrated on animal behaviors, passive sound measurements and numerical calculations. This research filled the blanks with its physic…
CSEF · 2015
Toxicology First Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to determine the effects of electromagnetic radiation on the growth of radish plants. It was hypothesized that the shorter the wavelength o…
CSEF · 2015
Mathematics & Software First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to establish the foundations for a new perspective on the algebraic K-theory of exact quasicategories, so as to allow for a simpler way to a…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures First Award
Objectives/Goals Nearly 40 percent of people age 65 and older had at least one disability. Of those 15.7 million people, two-thirds have difficulty walking. People who cannot walk unassisted…
ISEF · 2015
First Award
Every year, over 2.5 billion people are at risk of dengue virus infection, killing over 25,000 of the people infected. Currently, details of the budding mechanism by which dengue virus infec…
CSEF · 2015
Zoology First Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine whether Pieris rapae butterflies can retain memories of experiences from their larval stage. Methods/Materials Pieris rapae eggs were obtained…
ISEF · 2015
First Award
On average, pharmaceutical companies spend $2.6 billion and twelve years to develop a single drug. Most small molecule drugs are discovered by high-throughput robotic screening, an expensive…
ISEF · 2015
First Award
Water is life and Egypt's main source of water is Nile River. Unfortunately it's not clean enough and unfit for drinking, in addition it will never last forever. Today, the treatment of diff…
CSEF · 2015
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to test whether nutrient and iron fertilization of oceanic phytoplankton can reduce the amount of CO2 in the air thus slowing down global warmi…
ISEF · 2015
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design First Award
Fluorine has allowed common therapies to become even more effective in treating many diseases because of the small size, low polarizability, and high electronegativity of the fluorine atom.…
ISEF · 2015
Systems Software First Award
Up to 90% of Ebola victims will die without early diagnosis and medical intervention, which can reduce fatalities by 50% and are critical to preventing future epidemics. Current detection me…
CSEF · 2015
Mammalian Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to find out if texting while walking has an effect on balance and coordination. It was hypothesized that if one walks while texting, it will…
CSEF · 2015
Mammalian Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals Leukemia is notoriously difficult to detect and to treat. The current leading treatments, radiation and chemotherapy, are either indiscriminate in inducing general cell deat…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Science First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to evaluate water quality of the Santa Ana River with a "live biomarker" crustacean species (Thamnocephalus platyurus)to determine areas of pollution. Null…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (General) First Award
Objectives/Goals 1) Discover transcriptional regulators of the fungus Candida glabrata that govern resistance to antimicrobial peptides and the antifungal drug caspofungin, 2) test the virul…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Engineering First Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study was to determine whether Corn Starch, Wheat Starch and Potato Starch each mixed into a solution with biodegradable biopolymers Xanthan Gum and Beta…
CSEF · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to find an accurate homology model of the powerful antimicrobial and potential cancer treatment naegleriapore A. Methods/Materials Materials:…