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 · 2019
Toxicology Second Award
Objectives The objective of this project was to determine if sodium bicarbonate can be used as an economical, efficient, and environmentally-safe method to control the mosquito larvae popula…
CSEF · 2019
Mammalian Biology Second Award
Objectives Nowadays consumers are buying organic materials rather than synthetic chemicals. We are aiming to relieve common pains such as arthritis, back pain, muscle pain, and gout pain usi…
CSEF · 2019
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives Most water purifiers designed for hikers claim to eliminate over 99% of bacteria. I tested four different water-purifiers for my project: a hollow-membrane filter (Sawyer Squeeze)…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General) Second Award
Objectives Renowned as potent antimicrobials, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have recently been integrated into several industries for a vast array of purposes, from countering HIV strains to…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Objectives Plastic pollution is becoming an environmental crisis, with over 40% of the ocean being covered in floating plastic. The purpose of this research was to determine the sustainabili…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General) Second Award
Objectives The purpose of this project is to find the best way to treat cancer without causing harm to healthy cells. After reading more in depth about cancer and chemotherapy, I learned tha…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry Second Award
Objectives Bioplastics address some of the environmental and health concerns of synthetic plastics. A plasticizer makes bioplastics flexible and strong. The objective of this project was to…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology Second Award
Objectives We aimed to explore the effects of low-frequency EMFs on selective inhibition of cancer cells, associated biological/molecular responses and cell-death pathways. Our in vitro stud…
CSEF · 2019
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives The purpose of my project was to create sintered alloys and test their efficiency in converting heat into electricity to build a thermoelectric generator that would be cheaper tha…
CSEF · 2019
Physics & Astronomy Second Award
Objectives Cosmic rays are an unsolved problem in space exploration. While manned Mars missions are possible with current propulsion systems, the threat of cosmic radiation has not been addr…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives The objective of this study is to identify which phytochemical or synergistic combination of phytochemicals of P. granatum is responsible for its motility-inhibiting effects on ba…
CSEF · 2019
Physics & Astronomy Second Award
Objectives The objective of this study is to determine whether charge forms on a tennis racquet and a tennis ball as a result of the racquet hitting the ball. Methods 1. Construct electrodes…
CSEF · 2019
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Second Award
Objectives The objective of this experiment is to determine if the extract from Psidium guajava leaves inhibits the activity of invertase, lactase, amylase, and amyloglucosidase (enzymes tha…
CSEF · 2019
Zoology Second Award
Objectives The objective of my study is to see whether Planarian flatworms can demonstrate nervous tissue regeneration under the influence of the natural supplements: Biotin, Vitamin D, Vita…
CSEF · 2019
Plant Biology Second Award
Objectives To test if jasmonic acid is a feasible solution to combatting drought and salinity stresses in two types of plants, Brassica rapa and A. thaliana. Methods Planted 50 Brassica rapa…
CSEF · 2019
Computational Systems & Analysis (Senior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives Current screening guidelines omit a large number of high-risk candidates that do not fit the traditional screening criteria. Furthermore, malignant lung nodule detection on CT sca…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics Second Award
Objectives The goal of my engineering project was to create a functional miniature wireless charger that could be modified for a lithium-ion button cell battery in a hearing aid. Currently,…
CSEF · 2019
Mammalian Biology Second Award
Objectives Current research suggests that toxic tau aggregates propagate from neuron to neuron in a prion-like manner. However, no dynamic proof exists to trace tau s transmission and traffi…
CSEF · 2019
Earth & Environmental Sciences Second Award
Objectives To evaluate exposure to particulate pollutants from wildfire smoke, PM2.5, PM1, and black carbon (BC) concentrations were monitored during wildfires and after extinguishment. The…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics Second Award
Objectives Collecting cosmic data to understand the universe and its beginnings is very time-consuming and expensive. Current radio stations require vast areas of isolated space and expensiv…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Objectives Petrochemical waste cleanup is expensive but important. This project began with the hypothesis that polymers could be used to capture both oil and waste water. Following research…
CSEF · 2019
Applied Mechanics & Structures Second Award
Objectives This project was inspired by harmonic rock and roll derailment. Harmonic rock and roll derailment is when the rail car derails due to harmonic oscillation at its resonant frequenc…
CSEF · 2019
Earth & Environmental Sciences Second Award
Objectives This study examined the shedding and emissions of plastic microfiber particles from different synthetic materials during dryer cycles in order to determine the efficacy of interna…
CSEF · 2019
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives To develop higher efficiency of Archimedes Wind Turbines (AWT) by applying the logarithmic spiral concept for small-scale wind turbines below 30m. Methods AWT curvatures were remi…
CSEF · 2019
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives This study examined if music would help junior high students memorize. It compared how singing information as opposed to speaking it affected how well the information could be lea…
CSEF · 2019
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Second Award
Objectives It has been shown that granulocyte colony stimulating factor receptor expressing, or CD114-expressing cancer cells act like cancer stem cells in neuroblastoma and melanoma. I test…
CSEF · 2019
Zoology Second Award
Objectives The objective of my study is to examine if photobiomodulation (PBM) treatment can result in improved stress response and peripheral nerve regeneration, particularly of A delta and…
CSEF · 2019
Mathematical Sciences Second Award
Objectives The goal for this project is to design, build, and test a mobile application (app) that is able to sort waste into recycling, compost, and trash. Only 9% of recyclables gets recyc…
CSEF · 2019
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives The objective on the experiment was to increase the yield of popped popcorn by saturating the kernels prior to popping. Methods A Presto hot air popper was used during the experim…
CSEF · 2019
Plant Biology Second Award
Objectives My research aims to validate the effectiveness of algorithm-generated crop rotations that I found last year. Methods Previously, I wrote an algorithm in C++ that found crop rotati…