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Sustainable Animal Bone Filtration for the Design of Water Treatment Devices for Resource-Limited Regions

Earth and Environmental Sciences First Award

There remains to be a purely natural, comprehensive water purification method that can remove both pathogens and heavy metals and is capable of implementation in resource-limited settings. T…

Testing UV Shields: A Quantitive Study of Skin Protection

Materials Science (Junior Division) First Award

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is a significant contribute to photoaging and increases the risk of skin cancer. Effective photoprotection strategies are therefore essential. My study evaluated t…

The Effect of Light Wavelength and Luminescent Down-Shifting on Solar Cell Current Generated

Alternative Energy (Junior Division) First Award

This project explores how light color and luminescent down-shifting (LDS) can improve monocrystalline solar cell current generation and present strategies to optimize solar energy capture in…

The Effect of Location on the pH of Soil and Water

Chemistry (Junior Division) First Award

My Science Fair Project was the effect of location on pH. I also looked into the types of pH sensors on accuracy. I was trying to find out if location had an effect on the pH, could the wate…

The Repelling Propellers Problem: Optimizing Energy Configurations in Orbital Patterns

Mathematical Sciences (Senior Division) First Award

This project focuses on the Repelling Propellers Problem, an unsolved problem proposed by Professor James Propp. The question investigates how same-sign, equally charged/spaced points behave…

Uncovering a New Avenue to Fight Retinal Diseases: Identifying Retinal Ganglion Cells as a Novel Signaling Pathway Through Fixational Eye Movements With Discovery of the ZNF385D Biomarker Group for AKB-9778 Therapeutic Intervention

Translational Medical Science First Award

Retinal degenerative diseases (RDDs) affect 300 million patients worldwide. Current imaging techniques detect RDDs in late stages after significant vision loss. Approximately 40% of Retinal…

VisionShield: Adaptive Grid Dimming Visor for Real-Time Sun Glare Mitigation

Applied Mechanics (Junior Division) First Award

Low-angle, localized sun glare remains a significant driving hazard, often occurring during sunrise and sunset when traditional visors fail to block light below the driver’s line of sight an…

A Digital and Portable Integrated Apparatus for Dynamic Monitoring and Highly Efficient Catalysis of Trace Formaldehyde Using Fe-Based TiO2 Single-nanoparticle Photocatalyst

Environmental Engineering First Award

Recognizing formaldehyde’s significant health risks and prevalence in the environment, particularly the indoors, this study presents a cost-effective and size-flexible integrated system for…

A Hybrid Hydrogel-Heat Sink for Enhancing GPU Performance, Solar Panel Efficiency, and Electric Vehicle Range

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design First Award

Photovoltaic (PV) solar energy is the fastest-growing energy source as its scalability and versatility are unmatched. However, PV panels exhibit low efficiency, which limits their capacity f…

A Novel AI Approach to Analyze the Cardiovascular Effects of Artificial Sweeteners Using Daphnia magna

Zoology First Award

A Novel Biological Treatment for Antibiotic-Resistant Vibrio Infections in Aquaculture

Microbiology First Award

Vibrio infections are an increasing global concern. These pathogenic bacteria not only affect humans but are also a leading cause of mortality in aquaculture, often linked to major oyster ha…

A Novel Low-Cost Zero Mean-Flow Chamber Design and Physics-Informed Neural Network for Astrophysical and Environmental Turbulence Applications

Physics and Astronomy First Award

Turbulence is a natural phenomenon that serves as an underlying principle for many other fields, ranging from astrophysical studies of star formation to climate change modeling. Due to its c…

A Novel Method of Water Purification: Optimizing Foam Fractionation for Effective Broad-Spectrum Removal of DBP Precursors in Chlorinated Drinking Water

Earth and Environmental Sciences First Award

Water treatment plants use disinfectants like chlorine to eliminate waterborne diseases such as cholera and typhoid. However, disinfection results in the formation of disinfection byproducts…

Arduino-based Smart Home Automation: Enhancing Security, Energy Efficiency, and Weather Response,

Electronics & Electromagnetics First Award

A Wearable Low-Cost 10.5 GHz Radar-Based Early Warning System for Pedestrians

Electronics & Electromagnetics First Award

Building a Better Backseat Driver - Emulating the Human Condition to Improve and Democratise Road Risk Intervention Technology

Behavioral and Social Sciences First Award

The success of the author's 2023 accessible, nudge-based good driver app, with its novel speeding interventions, confirmed how to communicate risk effectively and modify behaviour. However,…

CLIMB: A Novel Framework for Unveiling Hidden Patterns in Brain Aging Dynamics Through Resting-State fMRI and Curriculum Learning

Behavioral and Social Sciences First Award

The brain doesn’t always age at the same pace as the rest of the body. Some people's brains stay sharp well into old age, while others show signs of decline decades earlier. Detecting these…

Cuddle and Comfort Chimp: An Innovative Soft Robotic Sleep Aid

Robotics and Intelligent Machines First Award

Poor sleep is a major contributor to adolescent health issues, linked to poor mental health, risk-taking behaviour, and even physical health problems. Sleep issues can harm family and social…

Dethroning the King of Cancers: Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis From Blood Enabled by a Cocktail of Antibody-Magnetic Nanospheres

Translational Medical Science First Award

Pancreatic cancer is the “king of cancer” due to its aggressiveness and high lethality. Although it ranks 9th in incidence, it is the 4th leading cause of cancer-related death, and is projec…

Developing a Rapid, Colorimetric Metal Organic Framework (MOF) for Airborne Silica and Uranium Detection: A Novel Approach to Pollutant Monitoring and Health Risk Assessment in Indigenous Communities for Sjogren's Syndrome

Materials Science First Award

Environmental exposure to airborne silica and uranium, pollutants from uranium mining, has disproportionately increased the prevalence of the autoimmune disease Sjögren’s Syndrome (SS) in Na…

Development of a Novel Solution for Mitigation of Debilitating Decubitus (Pressure) Ulcers, Year Two

Embedded Systems First Award

Decubitus ulcers or pressure injuries affect more than 2.5 million individuals in the US alone, causing a greater mortality rate than any single cancer, except lung cancer. Ulcers increase h…

eiBraille: Systematic Reform of Braille Education With AI & Low-Cost Tactile Technology for an Inclusive, Zero-Discrimination Society

Technology Enhances the Arts First Award

Braille illiteracy remains a critical barrier to equality for the visually impaired. Globally, over 70% face employment discrimination—not due to their disability, but due to systemic barrie…

Empowering Low-Resource Settings With RetinAI: An AI System With a Wearable Headset and Retinal Imaging for Eye Tumor Home-Screening

Biomedical Engineering First Award

Early diagnosis of retinoblastoma (RB) in the current clinical practice remains challenging due to the lack of access to timely and accurate eye examinations which is essential as late stage…

Enhancing Targeted Crop Pollination by Training Apis mellifera Using Synthetic Mimic Odors and AI-based Analysis

Animal Sciences First Award

This research proposed methods to enhance targeted crop pollination by training honeybees using synthetic floral mimic scents. Honeybees were individually trained through the Proboscis Exten…

Examining the Synergistic Effects of Hydrotropism, Magnetotropism, and Simulated Microgravity on Allium fistulosum Morphology Using a Novel 3D Clinostat

Plant Sciences First Award

As humanity ventures into extraterrestrial agriculture and advances controlled-environment farming, understanding how plants integrate directional growth cues under altered abiotic condition…

From Crude to Extrude: A Novel Approach to Combining Pultrusion and Extrusion Technologies Into a Single Filament Production System to Recycle PET Bottle Waste and 3D Printing Purge Materials Into Additive Manufacturing Filament

Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics First Award

With the increased use of 3D printers, there exists a need to recycle filament purge and failed prints. Traditionally, filament is produced via shredded material fed through an extrusion mac…

HM-Detect: Murmur Detection and Classification Methodology Using A Novel C^2-LSTM Architecture for Multi-Modal Signals

Systems Software First Award

Heart murmurs are abnormal sound signals generated by turbulent blood flow and are closely associated with specific structural heart disorders. Current murmur analysis methods only look towa…

Integrating AI-Guided Robotics, Mathematical Optimization, and GAN-Based Crop Analysis for Precision Methyl Jasmonate Pest Control in Autonomous Smart Agriculture

Environmental Engineering First Award

Global pest infestations cause over 220 billion in crop losses and approximately 700,000 human deaths each year. Traditional pesticides not only harm human health and the environment but als…

In vitro and in silico Retinal Models of Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Biomedical and Health Sciences First Award

Early diagnosis of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) enables early intervention and is crucial fo…

Multi-Color Magneto-Fluorescent Nanoarchitectures for the Targeted Identification of Exosomes of Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Biochemistry First Award

With rising mortality caused by breast cancer, it is necessary to develop early diagnostic techniques for rapid identification, prior to metastasis. Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) make…