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.
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
The purpose of this project was to design and build a low cost, simple to use solar water pasteurization transportation system and novel visual aid, capable of inactivating E.Coli and removi…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science Second Award
The goal of the project was to identify effective targeted drugs for inhibiting Protein Glucose Transporter 1 (GLUT1). Findings would be a big step towards curing cancer. GLUT1 transports gl…
CSEF · 2016
Toxicology Second Award
Objectives/Goals Parkinson's Disease (PD) is characterized by the death of dopaminergic (DA) neurons. The hallmark of PD is toxic aggregates of a-synuclein (a-syn) that induce degeneration o…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
Cancer therapies have limitations of selectively delivering cancer-killing agents to cancer cells. After studying apoptosis reactions, I unearthed novel enzymes, Caspase-9 and Cytochrome-C,…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
Invasive macroalgae impacts coasts, ecosystems, and communities on a global scale, but utilizing this wasteful substance can fulfill future demands and need for sustainable resources. The gr…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
In countries with an unpaid and voluntary blood donation system, most donations are collected in blood drives arranged by mobile blood collection units. Optimizing the utilization of these u…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
Space debris emerges as an imminent threat to space vehicles in low earth orbit. Tracking space debris beforehand to alert spacecraft of a threat to maneuver spacecraft away from a collision…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
Drug resistant malarial parasites and inability to monitor patient response to treatment kill nearly a million people every year. Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is a highly sensit…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Science Second Award
Objectives/Goals I studied the number and type of species (native vs. non-native) that grew in burned and unburned areas after fire in Coastal Sage Scrub (CSS). I looked in detail at the rec…
ISEF · 2016
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Second Award
Approximately 80-90% of Americans develop allergic reactions upon contact with poison oak or poison ivy. The allergen in both of these plants is a molecule known as urushiol, which binds to…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
Nearly 40% of people age 65 and older have at least one disability; of those, two-thirds have difficulty walking. Wheelchairs can help people who have a hard time walking, but they are diffi…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
Deep Learning has recently emerged as an effective machine learning technique that specializes in recognizing abstract patterns in large volumes of data. It has been very successful in vario…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Objectives/Goals This year, I focused on eliminating heavy pathogen from contaminated water, using methods besides boiling, which is inefficient and harms our environment. The overall theory…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
Streptococcus pneumoniae (MDRSp) has become multi-drug resistant. WHO lists it as the leading cause of child mortality globally. In developing countries, MDRSp causes 25-30% of child deaths.…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
The goal of this project is to design a low-cost earthquake early warning solution (Quakify) to provide adequate warning prior to hazardous ground shaking in a location. Harnessing the power…
CSEF · 2016
Mathematics & Computer Science Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to create a mobile application that can send predefined text messages with the current location when the user inputs a volume key pattern o…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
Extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing (ESBL) bacteria are resistant to virtually all antibiotics, including carbapenems which are often considered the antibiotics of last resort, and ne…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science Second Award
Preterm infants are at a high risk of developing diffuse white matter injury (DWMI) after chronic hypoxia. DWMI is a leading cause of permanent neurodevelopmental disabilities and has been l…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
This project addresses the design of shape-shifting robots, which can transform into any desired shape. A deformable robot was assembled, consisting of triangular 3D-printed flaps. The flaps…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science Second Award
Sericin is a protein found in silk produced by the silkworm (Bombyx mori) that may be useful as a growth promoter in cultured animal cells. Existing extraction methods require thermal denatu…
CSEF · 2016
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals Converting solar energy into electricity has become very common. Modern buildings have many windows, which receive a lot of sun light. Is it possible to engineer an energy c…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
After a heavy rainfall, beaches are closed and swimming is prohibited. Sewers fill to capacity and are unable to handle the combined sanitary and storm water; thereby causing water to overfl…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
The increasing drug resistance among Gram-positive bacteria such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has become a growing threat and thus the necessity for novel antibacter…
CSEF · 2016
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals I wanted to find out if a mountain stream would stay liquid at temperatures that freeze an alpine lake. My hypothesis was that moving water would be able to stay liquid at t…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals After playing tackle football for the past three years in a Schutt brand helmet, I noticed I had less concussions in the 2015 season. D3O, a non-newtonian padding made from…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of these tests were to determine if a particular type of bioremediation agent (enzyme additive) at the right concentration could effectively reduce toxins in s…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
The health of water in a karst system stems from the interaction between ground and surface water. Within the Ozark Highland region many people rely upon springs for their water. Unfortunate…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
The purpose of this project is to determine the applications of automated peristaltic pumping systems in high school classrooms and other chemistry laboratories. A lack of affordable, accura…
CSEF · 2016
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study, is to determine which construction material best withstands the effect of acid rain. Methods/Materials 15 2x2 inch samples of construction mater…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine if the circadian cycles of an organism could be artificially altered using a timed light source without having a negative impact…