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 · 2015
Microbiology (General) Third Award
Objectives/Goals Algae is the superfood of the future. Algae are a diverse group of eukaryotic organisms that can be unicellular or multicellular. A fast-growing microscopic blue-green algae…
CSEF · 2015
Physics & Astronomy Third Award
Objectives/Goals Gapless surface states on topological insulators (TI#s) are protected from backscattering, making them promising candidates for quantum computing and spintronics application…
CSEF · 2015
Plant Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to see how the size of an investigated area of land affects the evidence of habitat filtering and competitive exclusion. I looked at different qu…
CSEF · 2015
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The goal was to understand thermoelectric/seebeck effect and apply the learnings in our daily lives by the creating a prototype that harnesses body heat to power a belt that…
CSEF · 2015
Electronics & Electromagnetics Third Award
Objectives/Goals My project#s goal was to create a prosthetic hand that rivals mid-priced prosthetics in both price and functionality. The original objective was to embed muscle control but…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals This experiment studied which bacteriophage strain (T4r+, phiX174, or P1) would lyse a larger area of various Escherichia coli strains (B, C, K-12, and K-12 pilus forming) w…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment is to determine how different leaf species affect the abundance and diversity of aquatic insects that colonize them, and whether different leaf…
CSEF · 2014
Applied Mechanics & Structures Third Award
Objectives/Goals Hand tremor affects more than 1 million Americans in the form of Parkinson#s Disease and Essential Tremor. These diseases increase the difficulty in performing fine motor mo…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Mammography has been one of the most reliable methods for early detection and diagnosis of breast cancer. However, mammography misses about 17% and up to 30% of breast cance…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science Third Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to develop a DNA electrochemical biosensor for the detection of lead nitrate in aquatic ecosystems. First, lead nitrate is studied through electr…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The experiment aimed to determine the effect of caffeine extracted from used tea bags on the growth of E. coli. My hypothesis was that caffeine would inhibit E. coli growth…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy Third Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out why balloons make a loud noise when they pop. I wanted to get enough data to choose between two main conflicting ideas for what creates the nois…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if a top bioremediation agent, (OSEII -the only 1st response EPA listed bioremediation agent) used for cleaning oil spills could be applied to…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) will decrease the viscosity of cystic fibrosis (CF) mucus. Methods/Materials To model the high viscosity of CF m…
CSEF · 2014
Mathematics & Software Third Award
Objectives/Goals I wrote a real-time, 3D, interactive space flight simulator program. The biggest challenge was predicting the trajectory of a spacecraft. An existing simulator, Kerbal Space…
CSEF · 2014
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to observe the impact of various pharmaceutical agents in prevention of damage to the skin cells against UV radiation. I hypothesized that all…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General) Third Award
Objectives/Goals Type 2 diabetes is an illness where an adequate amount of insulin is not produced.Current treatments for diabetes require constant monitoring of blood glucose through inject…
CSEF · 2014
Chemistry Third Award
Objectives/Goals The main objectives of my project are: (1) to develop a simple, cost-effective electrochemical sensor (electronic tongue) that can simultaneously detect Cd(II), Hg(II), Pb(I…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Substantial challenges of drug delivery to treat various diseases exist in our modern world. For example; the acidic environment of the stomach, combined with an array of in…
CSEF · 2014
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to explore the conversion of an airplane's kinetic energy during landing into useful electrical energy. The hypothesis, based on Faraday's and…
CSEF · 2014
Earth & Planetary Sciences Third Award
Objectives/Goals We wanted to find out why animals make subnivean (meaning in the snow) homes in the freezing cold snow during winter. Methods/Materials We conducted our experiment in Januar…
CSEF · 2014
Mathematics & Software Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to develop a method for identifying faces in situations where a face is angled away from the camera or partially obscured. Novel recognition…
CSEF · 2014
Applied Mechanics & Structures Third Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is not only to test the strength of different rigid eggshells, but also to try to create an affordable, easy to construct, and overall better tempo…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology Third Award
Objectives/Goals In Phase I my research project goal was to arrest the development within the larval stage of Zophobas morio (mealworms). I applied UVB light to exposed Zophobas larva in a m…
CSEF · 2014
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals Our goal for this project was to determine if we could modify the top surface of a foam wing with uneven patterns such as dimples or ridges, and increase its performance at…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics Third Award
Objectives/Goals Many first responder fatalities or injuries are caused by becoming lost during rural search and rescue operations or getting trapped inside burning buildings. We attempted t…
CSEF · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals After working in an Indian Hospital, I realized that surgery for eye diseases is costly, unavailable, and inefficient, while the alternative is a drug in the form of eye dro…
CSEF · 2014
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to discover a fire retardant/smoke barrier material that is nonflammable, nontoxic, easy to use, and long lasting using household products. My…
CSEF · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Diabetes mellitus, a disease affecting carbohydrate metabolism, is characterized by an inability of the endocrine system to properly regulate the amount of glucose in the bl…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy Third Award
Objectives/Goals Quantum locking is a newly defined quantum effect which allows a Type II superconductor to levitate pinned in a strong magnetic field. This is very different than the tradit…