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 · 2013
Electronics & Electromagnetics Second Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to design a prototype induction heating system utilizing a digital control loop implemented on a FPGA. This would replace the analog phase-locke…
CSEF · 2013
Chemistry Second Award
Objectives/Goals This project compares the energy content of biodiesels produced from different kinds of waste vegetable oils (soybean, canola, and corn). It was hypothesized that waste cano…
CSEF · 2013
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals Fungal infections such as athlete#s foot, ringworm, and jock itch are very common problems. To counteract these infections, one must use antifungals. There are many differen…
CSEF · 2013
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to determine whether Santa Cruz zucchini carried the coat protein of the Watermelon Mosaic 2 Potyvirus, which would demonstrate that they were genetically…
CSEF · 2013
Environmental Science Second Award
Objectives/Goals The Bornean orangutan, classified on the IUCN Red list as endangered since 1986, is threatened by illegal poaching and habitat loss due to logging. Borneo, one of the only t…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Second Award
Objectives/Goals Last year, the American Diabetes Association recognized 2.6 million people in the United States to be diagnosed with Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM), or more comm…
CSEF · 2013
Earth & Planetary Sciences Second Award
Objectives/Goals Storm surges are the rise of water caused by storms like Hurricane Sandy. They flood and damage coastlines. My experiment tested which wave-barrier reduces wave power, but a…
CSEF · 2013
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals Raingardens use bioretention to filter pollutants from stormwater using layers of media. The filtered water can then be returned to the environment without causing harm. The…
CSEF · 2013
Physics & Astronomy Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this research project is to compare the various properties of superconductors with respect to how much weight they can hold when levitating in a magnetic fiel…
CSEF · 2013
Applied Mechanics & Structures Second Award
Objectives/Goals Our engineering goal is the design and construction of an affordable autonomous quadrotor based aerial photography system for rapid acquisition of accurate and up-to-date ma…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General) Second Award
Objectives/Goals Due to its respiratory vesatility, Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 is widely employed as a model organism for the study of electron-transport processes including subsurface biore…
CSEF · 2013
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals My goal was to check if wingtip devices improve the flight performance of an aircraft and which wingtip device (90 degree winglet, 45 degree winglet, and wingtip fence) will…
CSEF · 2013
Physics & Astronomy Second Award
Objectives/Goals The main objective of this project is to measure carbon abundances, using the medium-resolution spectroscopy (MRS) technique, for stars in the Milky Way#s dwarf satellites.…
CSEF · 2013
Plant Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of the plant growth regulator ethephon, its decomposition products, and pH in increasing cracking in flame seedless…
CSEF · 2013
Microbiology (General) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to test the effects of varying levels of added nutrients on the growth of Pseudomonas bacteria, an oil-eating microbe, and the corresponding rates of micro…
CSEF · 2013
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Second Award
Objectives/Goals I read an article regarding commercial produce that listed some vegetables that may contain pesticide residues. Organic farming does not use pesticides. My family has begun…
CSEF · 2013
Zoology Second Award
Objectives/Goals Haliotis sorenseni, or white abalone, are the first marine invertebrates to be listed as endangered due to overharvesting and reproductive failure. Many breeding techniques…
CSEF · 2013
Earth & Planetary Sciences Second Award
Objectives/Goals I wondered if the Golden/Fibonacci Spiral, which is present in many parts of nature, was present in hurricanes and, if so, would it predict the severity of a hurricane. My h…
CSEF · 2013
Applied Mechanics & Structures Second Award
Objectives/Goals My goal is to construct a universal gripper based on a flexible membrane (balloon) filled with a granular substance (e.g. coffee grounds) that is capable of picking up and h…
CSEF · 2012
Mammalian Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals We sought to develop the first predictive model of alcohol dependence and analyze the model to pinpoint the biological mechanisms that underlie the onset of the disease. Met…
CSEF · 2012
Zoology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to identify which of the selected arthropods is covered in the most bacteria. Methods/Materials Bees, flies and pill bugs were tested for bacteria. Bees wer…
CSEF · 2012
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to construct balloons that biodegrade in water faster than Latex or Mylar balloons to reduce the harmful impact to marine and freshwater habitats. Methods/…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The US produces eighty-two million football fields of trash every year. Over 90% of this trash ends up in oceans and landfills, and 80% of this is plastic. Society needs a t…
CSEF · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Second Award
Objectives/Goals About 80% of deaths resulting from Diabetes Mellitus occur in under-developed countries where modern hypoglycemic drugs are either unaffordable or inaccessible. Herbs such a…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals Focus Question 1: Determining if the antimicrobial properties of metals are a good test for whether or not a piece of jewelry is made out of real gold? Focus Question 2: Det…
CSEF · 2012
Applied Mechanics & Structures Second Award
Objectives/Goals My goal was to design a desk that would protect a person during an earthquake. Based on my research, the greatest risk of serious injury or death during an earthquake was be…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General) Second Award
Objectives/Goals Bacterial resistance is a growing issue in the modern world. Silver is an antimicrobial that does not have the same issues with resistance associated with antibiotics. The s…
CSEF · 2012
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals I conducted this experiment to test the relative speed of dissolution of pain reliever tablets in simulated stomach fluid with different beverages. I tested two pain relieve…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals Xanthomonas, the causal agent of Bacterial Spot Disease in plants, releases 30 effector proteins, including XopD, into the plant host cell during infection. This research is…
CSEF · 2012
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to determine if brain hemispheric dominance affects a person's visuospatial ability. I became interested in this topic because I am left-handed…