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 · 2017
Zoology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The visual system of a planarian is relatively rudimentary, allowing for them to perceive incoming light and move away accordingly in a response known as negative phototaxis…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Chemical Second Award
Most of the Zimbabwean population has no access to proper household lighting facilities. In a bid to solve this problem the researcher invented an environmentally friendly battery using loca…
ISEF · 2017
Systems Software Second Award
Although we know how to prevent numerous diseases, existing literature on determining who is at risk of developing a given medical condition continues to use simple logistic regressions rath…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General) Second Award
Objectives/Goals Increased antibiotic resistance in bacteria has rendered many antibiotics useless; thus, the objective of this project was to develop a novel antimicrobial compound of pyrim…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy Second Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to develop an efficient method of aligning an optical telescope. Optical telescopes are expected to have a very small wavefront error in order to…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences Second Award
Staining of silk threads and clothes is widely conducted chemically in factories and industry. However, chemically produced stainings of silk threads and clothes are not always fine and exce…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences Second Award
It has been established that high-, low-, and non-fat dairy may potentially act as driving factors in varying human fertility rates. Given the unprecedented global rate of infertility, this…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science Second Award
150 million UTIs occur annually, amounting to over $6 billion in expenditures. Of these, over 80% are associated with the use of urinary catheters. Staphylococcus epidermidis bacteria are on…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to create a biodegradable, protein-based film that could hold at least 200 grams of weight. Methods/Materials Protein, water, and glycerin were used to mak…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology Second Award
UV light induces damage in DNA, resulting in skin diseases such as cancer for millions of people every year. Alternative DNA repair pathways include base excision repair (BER) and nucleotide…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology Second Award
In the last ten years, twenty five million ash trees have been destroyed by the Emerald Ash Borer; the most destructive invasion by a pest to date. This study looks to save vulnerable ash tr…
ISEF · 2017
Systems Software Second Award
Diagnosing plant and skin diseases automatically from images is a challenging task. Specifically, smartphone images of plants and skin exhibit variability in numerous factors such as zoom, a…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics Second Award
Propellers are used in many fields. Improving propeller efficiency leads to solving energy problems. Conventional studies aiming at improving propeller efficiency normally focus on changing…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology Second Award
Genome editing technologies have revolutionized our ability to integrate foreign DNA sequences into cells with single nucleotide resolution. A major bottleneck of genome editing today is the…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics Second Award
Objectives/Goals Despite nationwide attempts to solve homelessness, the main problem lies in the the lack of coordinated outreach programs and CoC provider data between shelters. According t…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry Second Award
Characterizing excited-state behavior of inorganic complexes is pivotal to developing efficient dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells. In this study, femtosecond spectroscopy characterized ino…
CSEF · 2017
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals My project goal was to test if alternative renewable surface materials can perform as well as commercial materials in preventing playground head injuries. After researching…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy Second Award
The radii of neutron stars are difficult to determine, and a better understanding of neutron star spectra would help improve radius estimations. Here, the spectra of observations taken by th…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Chemical Second Award
The purpose of the project was to determine a growth method of Chlorella vulgaris that is economically feasible and sustainable for large-scale production. The fungal strain, Aspergillus nig…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals Mastitis is the most common disease among dairy cattle, as well as being the most costly. The purpose of this project was to examine the cost and time effectiveness of treat…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Waterborne diseases cause more than 3.4 million deaths annually. Yet, conventional detection methods, which many in the developing world cannot afford, can take several days and have detecti…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science Second Award
The purpose of this study was to create a space radiation shielding fabric that was thin, lightweight, and flexible. Polyethylene (PE) and boron nitride (BN) were the materials used to creat…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences Second Award
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a degenerative brain disorder resulting in neuronal death and loss of memory and cognition. However, the exact etiology of AD is not completely understood. This n…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences Second Award
Bisphenol A (BPA), an environmental pollutant and ubiquitous endocrine disruptor, is associated with obesity, cancer, and childhood neurological disorders. Because BPA has similar structure…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences Second Award
Saltwater intrusion is a major cause of erosion. If a hybrid bald cypress species is superior to the regular bald cypress species at surviving in saline conditions, then planting these hybri…
CSEF · 2017
Toxicology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to determine the mutagenic effects of a common type of dye, gentian violet on fruit flies. Methods/Materials This study used commercially ava…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences Second Award
The aim of our study was to investigate a repellent effect of 13 essential oils of plants on ticks of Dermacentor reticulatus (Meadow tick) – transporter of fatal babesiosis of dogs and tula…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals Food scarcity has become a prevalent problem facing our world today, in fact, the UN Food and Agricultural Organization finds that 795 million people are suffering from hung…
CSEF · 2017
Mammalian Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals This year for science fair I studied the effect of human/boat disturbance on harbor seal behavior in Elkhorn Slough. Methods/Materials I observed 5 seal behaviors; rest, com…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science Second Award
Genetic mutations in patients with relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) cause the NT5C2 enzyme to act as if it has been allosterically activated, allowing purine nucleoside substrat…