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ISEF · 2022
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Fourth Award
In observance of the fast and continuous growth of global CO2 atmospheric level, the recent development of electrocatalytic CO2 reduction features as an attractive approach that can convert…
ISEF · 2022
Animal Sciences Fourth Award
Harmful algal blooms on lakes across the globe have become more common as a result of climate change. Cyanobacteria in the blooms produce harmful toxins which have significant consequences t…
ISEF · 2022
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
A reputable study (Heijnsdijk et al., 2002) found that only 62% of grasping actions using laparoscopic graspers were a success. One reason for this low success rate could be the way the grip…
ISEF · 2022
Mathematics Fourth Award
Estimating the quickest path from A to B is the aim of mapping software such as Google Maps which calculate route times using parameters such as road size, real-time traffic density and hist…
ISEF · 2022
Systems Software Fourth Award
Nowadays programming has become more than a profession. It is a skill similar to math and writing. So many schools teach their students computer science. Even in elementary schools, teachers…
ISEF · 2022
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is an incurable disease that hinders the ability of kidneys to filter the blood effectively and in most cases result in renal failure that force patients to depe…
ISEF · 2022
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics Fourth Award
When fighting fires, firefighters still must expose themselves to great danger and enter hazardous areas such as burning industrial halls risking their own health. A self-designed and built…
ISEF · 2021
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Fourth Award
Diversity generating retroelements (DGRs) are genetic elements that promote hyper mutations in specific regions of the genome. The targeted mutations of DGRs allow positive traits to manifes…
ISEF · 2021
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is the most widespread neurodegenerative disease, affecting over 50 million people across the world. While its progression cannot be stopped, early and accurate diag…
ISEF · 2021
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Fourth Award
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder characterized by death of upper and lower motor neurons and progressive paralysis of the extremities. ALS is a compl…
ISEF · 2021
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
Affordably Examining Your Eyes [A-EYE] is a multistage artificial intelligence platform that detects eye conditions through retinal fundus images. Unlike previous attempts of deep learning d…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
Previously, the motion of tops has been studied on flat surfaces with either pointed or rounded bases. These models, though intuitive, have limited applications and cannot describe the motio…
ISEF · 2021
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
Systemic Scleroderma (SSc) is a severe autoimmune disease, characterized by immune abnormality, vasculopathy, and fibrosis. Clinically, SSc has no cure. Although the Chinese herb Astragalus…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
The environmental and health hazards associated with the application of synthetic chemical inputs in agriculture increased the demand for technologies that not only allow higher crop product…
ISEF · 2021
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) pollution is a global issue affecting both the environment and human health. Although industrial PCB manufacturing has been banned, PCBs remain in water, soil,…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical and Health Sciences Fourth Award
Immunotherapy has revolutionized some cancer treatments. Yet, the same treatments showed disappointing outcomes for most prostate cancer patients, with five-year survival rates of 99% for ea…
ISEF · 2021
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Florida’s waters have recently been plagued by Harmful algal blooms. Although a variety of factors may act as contributors, nutrient loading is often cited as a major factor. Previous resear…
ISEF · 2021
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
In North America, the spruce beetle (Dendroctonus rufipennis) has killed more spruce trees than any other natural cause (Colorado State Forest Service, 2020). The purpose of this research pr…
ISEF · 2021
Biochemistry Fourth Award
SARS-CoV-2 is the virus behind the Coronavirus pandemic, contributing to over one million deaths and forty million infections. Forms of COVID-19 prevention are of immediate concern. This stu…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
Studying star clusters within the Milky Way is crucial to gaining a deeper understanding of the universe. Star clusters need to constantly be analyzed and cataloged, so changes regarding ste…
ISEF · 2021
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
The Red River Valley has seen large quantities of rainfall in recent years, which has caused many farmers to tile their fields. I constructed and tested a simulated tiled environment to see…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Since the development of Nuclear Power Plants in 1951, there have been recent challenges with the efficiency of cooling systems. Today’s sea-level rise and global warming have impacted power…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Purpose Nowadays, people's dependence on plastics has become more serious. Also, during COVID-19, the number of plastic packaging has led to overuse and waste. Its slow decomposition increas…
ISEF · 2021
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Microplastic pollution in water is now recognized as a devastating problem by many organizations, such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, with recent studies estimating…
ISEF · 2021
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award
Huanglongbing (HLB) is an incurable disease that affects citrus trees. This citrus disease is also often referred to as "citrus greening." This disease was first spotted in China in the earl…
ISEF · 2021
Embedded Systems Fourth Award
The CDC recommends that people wash their hands before and after touching their mask, and only touch it by the ear loops. However, as masks have become ubiquitous over the past year, it has…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
More than a hundred thousand patients do tracheotomy every year for throat cancer or mouth cancer, and they need to wear tracheal tubes after surgeries. But the current tracheal tube has led…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
Methods of regenerative medicine have the potential to overcome the limitations of conventional medicine in treating complex bone defects. In this project, to address these limitations, the…
ISEF · 2021
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Fourth Award
Current techniques of target identification in drug development are costly, lengthy, and function with high degrees of uncertainty that a drug can succeed in modulating a target. To address…
ISEF · 2021
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
I strongly believe that a cost-effective, highly sensitive, and easy-to-use Point of Care (POC) multi-biomarker diagnostic device has the potential to increase health equity, this is especia…