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ISEF · 2015
Second Award
Corneal scarring is the leading cause of blindness worldwide. Since current therapies are expensive and functionally inefficient, the scarring process (known as the fibroblast-to-myofibrobla…
ISEF · 2015
Second Award
This project was developed from an institutional program that looks to link curriculum content with specific problems of the community to which our school belongs. It is intended to transfer…
ISEF · 2015
Second Award
This experiment pioneered a technique to locate the descent velocity at which an unmanned aeronautical vehicle (UAV) is susceptible to vortex ring state (VRS). VRS forms when a rotorcraft de…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering Second Award
Meiotic recombination is essential to create novel allele combinations and ensure proper segregation during gametogenesis. Descriptions of detailed mechanisms of recombination are of interes…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy Second Award
This project investigates the formation and lifecycle of classical novae and determines how parameters such as: white dwarf mass, star mass and separation affect the evolution of the rotatin…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry Second Award
Indolethylamine N-Methyl Transferase (INMT), an enzyme known for its production of N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) via endogenous substrates tryptamine and S-Adenosyl L-Methionine (SAM), coloca…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Second Award
My research develops a tool to enable the first ever genome-wide analysis of genetic variants, specifically single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), in transcription factor binding sites. The…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Second Award
I developed a fast kinetic Monte Carlo (kMC) simulator and applied it to a study of the geometrical scaling and statistical properties of resistive random access memories (ReRAMs). These dev…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy Second Award
Although simple at macro meter scales, the separation of particles inside of fluids has long been a difficult task at sizes under 200 micrometers. Various methods for such separation have be…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical Second Award
Anastomosis Robot Tool (ART) is a surgical instrument. It may be used in surgery for bowel resection (i.e. cutting out a segment of large bowel that is affected by cancer) to reconnect the t…
ISEF · 2014
Systems Software Second Award
The goal of the project was to develop an RNA interference (RNAi)-based, highly specific, bio-pesticide for the control of the psyllid vector of citrus greening disease. Citrus greening dise…
ISEF · 2014
Embedded Systems Second Award
In order to overcome the limitations of standard digital cameras, high-dynamic-range (HDR) imaging is used by fusing a “stack” of multiple pictures with different exposure times. This projec…
ISEF · 2014
Embedded Systems Second Award
Although tuberculosis (TB) is the second leading cause of death from an infectious disease, affecting approximately one-third of the world’s population in some way, little is known about TB…
ISEF · 2014
Embedded Systems Second Award
One of the key challenges of wearable computing is to increase the efficiency and usability of human–computer communication, without burdening people with keyboards. This project proposed a…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences Second Award
Axons form communication highways in the body that control fundamental neurological functions as movement. However, injury to matured axons results in devastating consequences to victims, su…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Second Award
Theoretical base 1.5 was modeled through the concept of Exploding Dots, which allows place values larger than the standard one less than the base. The ability to use larger place values avoi…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Plastics made from non-renewable petroleum by-products are major causes of environmental pollution to our environment. Alternatives are found to replace plastic in many daily products, such…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy Second Award
Recent exponential increases in the world population have necessitated advances in agricultural methodology and greater efficiency for alternative energy technology. Cellulose binding domain…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science Second Award
Continued fractions have a long history behind them - their origin may be placed to the age of Euclid's algorithm for the greatest common divisor or even earlier. However, they experience a…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Adsorption of bivalent heavy metal ions from polluted water was studied using dried powdered banana peels and banana peel pyrolyzed at 500°C and 600°C. The results were compared with adsorpt…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology Second Award
Biofilms infections show increased antibiotic resistance thus necessitating the search for novel therapeutics. Bordetella pertussis biofilm infections, or whooping cough, have resurged globa…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics Second Award
Three years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake. In light of the nuclear power plant accident that occurred in its aftermath, the importance of developing environmentally benig…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Cigarette smoke promotes renal fibrosis but the direct effects of acrolein (acrylic aldehyde), a constituent of cigarette smoke on renal fibrosis had not been determined. Heat shock protein…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology Second Award
Human Immunodeficiency Virus affects more than 33 million individuals globally and is associated with a progressive decline in CD4+ T cell count. The 3S motif of gp41 on the virus induces an…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics Second Award
Fungal synthesis of lipids and ethanol using peracetic acid pretreated biomass was investigated. pentaacetate and hydrogen peroxide were reacted with sodium hydroxide to a pH of 11.5 to conv…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Cimex lectularius, commonly known as the bed bug, presents a resurgent public health hazard characterized by its hosts’ allergic reactions, secondary skin infections, and psychological distr…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical Second Award
According to ITOPF (International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation), a total of 6.75 billion liters of oil was spilled in the oceans since the 1970's. Oil affects the base of the aquatic e…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical Second Award
The three passive circuit elements used in electrical engineering are the resistor, capacitor, and inductor. My research addresses the fourth fundamental element called the memristor. Memris…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science Second Award
Throughout our research project, we will be analyzing the properties of a relatively new yet potentially pivotal scientific breakthrough, which is Hydrophobic Sand, occasionally recognized a…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology Second Award
Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage is a state of subclinical bacterial harboring associated with threefold increased infection risk for ~25% of the healthy human population. The first stag…