Translational Medical Science
Fourth Award
Congestive heart failure (CHF) affects millions of patients and is associated with a high mortality rate. Early detection and treatment can improve outcomes and avoid hospitalization, but it…
Chemistry
Fourth Award
Manganese oxides (MnxOy) and manganese sulfide (MnS) have become significant materials for extensive research in different fields. Most of their synthesis methods have drawbacks, such as bei…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Fourth Award
The purpose of this research is to develop a portable fertility sensor with a mapping function based on fluorescence intensities in rice paddies for optimum fertilization contributing to sus…
Translational Medical Science
Fourth Award
1.5 million Americans suffer a traumatic brain injury every year. Without proper rest after even a mild concussion, repeated injuries to the brain build up and can lead to complications such…
Physics and Astronomy
Fourth Award
Searching for novel superconductors, in particular those competing with other ordering states, has been at the forefront of condensed matter physics. A new superconductor may attract conside…
Chemistry
Fourth Award
This project, in its current form, represents an attempt to treat water from organic oils using natural sources available in Jordan. The main idea was to use Jordanian Bentonite ore, whose s…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Fourth Award
The touch-sensible plants of the Mimosa genus are a factory of phytochemicals that could prolongate lifespan and treat autoimmune diseases such as diabetes. While its phytochemical flavonoid…
Plant Sciences
Fourth Award
It is predicted that fresh water scarcity will affect over half of the global population as a consequence of continued population growth, increasing industry, and global warming. Research ha…
Environmental Engineering
Fourth Award
Current plant-starch plastic products take 3-6 months to decompose, making them a great alternative for traditional plastics. With increased usage of these plastic alternatives comes increas…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Fourth Award
Air travel keeps the world connected; but despite its benefits, the sector accounts for 2.1% of global CO2 emissions. We designed and tested an experimental model for an electric aviation en…
Biomedical Engineering
Fourth Award
External auricular reconstruction due to congenital malformations, tumors or accidents involving the auricular cartilage tissue remains a substantial problem in the field of reconstructive s…
Chemistry
Fourth Award
According to a recent study, 32% of the renewable photovoltaic energy harvested is unused. In this context, photo-electrochemical PEC water splitting is viewed as a viable option for produci…
Environmental Engineering
Fourth Award
BACKGROUND: Plastices have become commonplace manufacturing materials that find applications in avariety of industeies . However, this conversion produces pollutants and greenhouse gases suc…
Biomedical Engineering
Fourth Award
Antibiotics are an important milestone in medicine; however, their increased use has resulted in an alarming rise of antimicrobial resistances. The antibiotic florfenicol is used in large qu…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Fourth Award
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) logging is a vital part of modern progressive oil reservoir analysis for efficient oil recovery. Although it already aids in the determination of porosity, s…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Fourth Award
Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) is one of the most lethal and aggressive brain cancers in humans. This project investigated the efficacy of a potential therapy for GBM-The Gliatrap. The Gliatr…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Fourth Award
Patient-Derived Xenografts (PDX), a novel in vivo cancer modeling technique used in personalized medicine, has been shown to bypass typical constraints of in vitro tumor cell culture models.…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Fourth Award
Glioblastoma is a malignant tumor of the central nervous system distinguished by its intra-tumoral heterogeneity and inevitable recurrence. A longitudinal axis of genomic evolution has been…
Mathematics
Fourth Award
The question of the existence and uniqueness of integers is one of the oldest and most fundamental questions in mathematics. Studied by mathematicians such as Euler, Fermat, and Dedekind sin…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Fourth Award
Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death in the US, but it is curable and preventable if diagnosed early. Following the recent emphasis on the human microbiome's imp…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Fourth Award
The drastic increase in fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by conventional vehicles calls for a greener and environmentally friendly alternative, most notably electric vehi…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Fourth Award
These glasses will be more innovative and useful than smartphones to the visually impaired. 250 million blind people around the world are facing more difficulties due to COVID-19, and the vi…
Chemistry
Fourth Award
pH sensors have long been utilized and studied given their importance to everyday processes, especially food production. Inaccurate pH sensing has severe repercussions, such as potential bot…
Environmental Engineering
Fourth Award
The goal of this study is to provide an alternative to the disposable plastics that are commonly used in packaging. Plastic waste is becoming a significant source of waste disposal not only…
Systems Software
Fourth Award
Determining what you see in the distance as you look out over a landscape can be challenging. In this research project, we have created a program to calculate the view from any vantage point…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Fourth Award
Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease. Patients suffering from this condition exhibit a neuroinflammatory response mediated by microglial cells; this response h…
Environmental Engineering
Fourth Award
Today, the water crisis is growing overall in the world, not only in terms of the little amount of water but also in the misuse of water resources. The paper and pulp industry is a major con…
Biochemistry
Fourth Award
As of April 2022, there have been 500 million cases and 6.18 million deaths from COVID-19 worldwide. Current treatments are limited, thus necessitating the development of an effective therap…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Fourth Award
Wildfires have caused devastation across the American-West during summer months, eradicating entire belts of natural plant growth and resulting in immense loss of life and property. Furtherm…
Physics and Astronomy
Fourth Award
In the formation of the solar system, frequent collisions on terrestrial bodies left behind populations of impact craters scattered on planetary and satellite surfaces. This study focuses on…