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 · 2019
Embedded Systems Third Award
This is a device to protect lives and properties from the hazardous situations/accidents caused by unexpected gas leakages occur from the LP gas cylinders fixed to different types of burning…
ISEF · 2019
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
Chaos is ubiquitous in nature but hard to study in full generality, making case studies crucial. It is also important in holography, a presumed component of quantum gravity, where it can ide…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
Worldwide, 420,000 people die annually from foodborne illnesses. Almost 30% are children under the age of five. In this study, a portable, solar powered device was designed, built, and teste…
ISEF · 2019
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
The rocket equation dictates that the maximum payload a standard rocket can carry is only a few percent due to the extreme need for fuel. Even with modern technologies the energy and cost ef…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering Third Award
The purpose of this experiment was to measure the decrease in temperatures of warm water that a re-circulating fountain system can produce compared to that of a re-circulating waterfall syst…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
Although Computer Axial Tomography (CT) scans are used every day as a critical medical imaging process, there are risks of radiation exposure involved with such a process. This research aims…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences Third Award
Metrosideros polymorpha (ohia lehua) is considered one of the world’s best examples of a foundational tree species that is essential in maintaining the native forest’s ecosystem. However, tw…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry Third Award
Due to its unique physicochemical properties, gamma-Butyrolactone (GBL) is regarded as a universal solvent and an important precursor for many pharmaceuticals. However, the current industria…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry Third Award
Nowadays, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 (HIV-1) is treated by inhibitors of various types, especially substances able to block key stages of HIV life cycle. Within the last years,…
ISEF · 2019
Biochemistry Third Award
Cancer stem cells are a subset of cells that are able to survive chemo, differentiate, and repopulate the tumor, leading to increased survival and disease progression. P53 suppression is lin…
ISEF · 2019
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Third Award
This research aimed to see if a genetic algorithm could optimize the traffic light timers at a traffic intersection, modeled after Route 15/17/29 Warrenton Interchange. The null hypothesis w…
ISEF · 2019
Behavioral and Social Sciences Third Award
It is said that the Other Race Effect (ORE) might contribute to racial discrimination. Since the Face Inversion Effect (FIE) is related to configurational processing, investigating it helps…
ISEF · 2019
Animal Sciences Third Award
Bees encounter numerous stimuli in nature. However, some prompt a stronger response than others as not all stimuli are of equal value. It is not well understood in any animal model how stimu…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences Third Award
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication in hospitalized patients, with mortality rates as high as 50% in intensive care unit patients; therefore, early detection of this condition…
ISEF · 2019
Animal Sciences Third Award
One-third of food produced for human consumption is wasted. This equates to approximately 1.3 billion tonnes annually, most of which becomes landfill. This study examines one way consumers c…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering Third Award
This project demonstrates, for the first time, that Cyperus esculentus (tigernuts) can be used as an economical and eco-friendly solution for over 2.1 billion people who lack access to clean…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science Third Award
I identified physical features in a candidate cancer vaccine that lead to improved anti-tumor response. Though cancer vaccines present an attractive strategy to coax the immune system to tar…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry Third Award
Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) have recently been introduced as a possible drug delivery system due to their porous, three-dimensional crystalline structure, created by repeated reaction of…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Solid waste is a huge problem in Qatar, it is produced as a rate of 2.5 Kg/day Out of this, polymers and carbon black constitute a significant percentage of it. This project aimed at synthes…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology Third Award
Bacterial infections in Cystic Fibrosis patients lead to decreased lifespan. In particular, Pseudomonas Aeruginosa infections are linked to higher mortality. This study examined the use of b…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Effective remediation of oily wastewater includes the oil-water separation and the decontamination of organic pollutants. Although membranes with a characteristic selective wettability of wa…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry Third Award
Tragedies such as the 2008 and 2018 cholera epidemics in Zimbabwe can be avoided in future if cheaper methods of water purification are developed . Capillary action was investigated as a pos…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
Due to growing interest in reusing grey water to combat drought, soapnuts, a natural berry shell, were studied for the past four years to see if its greywater could be used to irrigate lawns…
ISEF · 2018
Behavioral and Social Sciences Third Award
This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of the APS device when treating auditory hypersensitive autistic children aged 3 – 8 years old. The study’s methodology consisted of four phases…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
Nitrophenols (Nphs), a chemical used for synthesizing in pesticides, insecticides, herbicides and other industries, is a major source of water pollution. Due to population growth, the usage…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences Third Award
In organic agricultural communities, the soil is contaminated with chemical runoff from Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium (NPK) fertilizer ions that diffuse from neighboring farms. These i…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Given the considerable threats pollution outbreaks pose to reservoir freshwater supply, we aim to develop a deep water monitoring robot that can conduct constant and comprehensive data colle…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences Third Award
Hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide–gated (HCN) channels are voltage-gated channels in cell membranes of the heart and brain. The Ih current, also called the pacemaker current, pla…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology Third Award
Migraines are the third most prevalent illness in the world, and migraine symptoms (e.g. severe pain, visual disturbances, nausea, and cognitive impairments) all impede daily life. At the ne…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science Third Award
Neurometabolic and vascular changes have been shown to pre-date amyloid deposition and cognitive impairment in Alzheimer’s disease by several decades. However, these changes are not well cha…