Biomedical Engineering
Third Award
vonWillebrand Disease debilitates 4+ million people in the US with most subtypes induced by mutations of the von Willebrand Factor (vWF) multimeric glycoprotein responsible for hemostasis. I…
Translational Medical Science
Third Award
Fungal multi-resistance refers to the capacity of fungi to multiply even with antimicrobials. The project’s objective was to identify natural substances to be used as treatment against infec…
Systems Software
Third Award
In 2017, the World Health Organization reported that there were 285 million visually-impaired people worldwide of which 39 million are completely blind. According World Access for the Blind,…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Third Award
Each year, car accidents on United States roadways claim 37,000 lives and injure 2 million others. 47% of these incidents involve a combination of two critical pre-crash events: turning and…
Microbiology
Third Award
The occurrence and spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria and genes in the environment is a global concern. The problem is further exacerbated when a single bacterium offers resistance to m…
Biomedical Engineering
Third Award
RNA-based infectious diseases have been sources of large-scale epidemics and pandemics resulting in millions of casualties worldwide. Detection of these biological agents normally involves m…
Systems Software
Third Award
Today smartphones cannot match the capabilities of a personal computer. Also, the time of their use is limited to 1-2 days without recharging, and the cost in most cases is equal to the cost…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Third Award
Crop yields are strongly dependent on average summertime temperatures and extreme heat waves, both of which are projected to increase in the coming century. A statistical model was created t…
Biomedical Engineering
Third Award
This project uses the “Bag of Visual Words” computer vision algorithm to automatically detect age-related macular degeneration in retinal fundus images. Macular degeneration is the most prev…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Third Award
Myocardial Infarctions are major cardiovascular emergencies that can severely weaken the heart or even cause heart failure if they are not treated in a timely manner. Myocardial Infarctions…
Translational Medical Science
Third Award
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a common fatal genetic disease. Mutations in the CFTR gene often lead to drastically reduced lifespans, which can be greatly increased after diagnosis. Because curren…
Energy: Chemical
Third Award
The total solar energy absorbed by the Earth is 3.85 × 1024 J per year, which is approximately 104 times greater than the annual world energy consumption. Solar energy must be harvested to p…
Translational Medical Science
Third Award
The unique properties of gold nanorod's (GNR's) biosensing capability were applied to produce a multiplex, cost and time-effective, biodiagnostic assay for the early detection of multiple di…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Third Award
Desalination and purification of seawater could prevent droughts and give all humanity access to clean water. However, current desalination techniques like reverse osmosis (RO) are difficult…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Third Award
The purpose of this experiment was to compare three types of auto-suturing (4, 5, & 6-sutures per segment) and control of continuous hand sutured anastomoses. It was hypothesized that if thr…
Materials Science
Third Award
Conducting polymers (CPs) combine the electronic properties of semiconductors with the biocompatibility and mechanical properties of polymers. However, the capabilities of CPs are limited by…
Microbiology
Third Award
The current rise of multi-resistant bacterial strains has required increased development and production of new antimicrobial compounds. Research into the “cryptic biosynthetic pathways” of a…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Third Award
Cancer is among the leading causes of death around the world. Immunotherapies have the potential to improve cancer survival by utilizing the immune system for treatment and reducing radiatio…
Chemistry
Third Award
This project investigates a novel synthesis of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) and effective applications thereof. SPIONs are a type of nanoparticle, typically ranging fr…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Third Award
Previously, it was concluded that East Indian Sandalwood Oil (EISO) inhibits AGS Gastric Cancer cells at low concentrations. This led to the question: how? To study EISO’s mechanism of inhib…
Systems Software
Third Award
It is estimated that the U.S. wastes 61% of its energy consumption, 24% of which occurs in buildings. This project explores the novel idea of using WiFi Channel State Information (CSI) to de…
Energy: Chemical
Third Award
In this project I investigated whether variations in current caused by difference in the angle and intensity of a light incident upon solar cells can be utilized to design an “intelligent” s…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Third Award
It is estimated that 1 in 6 children in the United States are affected by a developmental disability. These afflictions include Autism, Intellectual disability, and developmental delay, all…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Third Award
The autonomous driving problem is one of many fundamental challenges for developing a robot capable of navigating a path and being able to drive itself through a multitude of directions. Thi…
Microbiology
Third Award
The purpose of this investigation was to determine the antibacterial potential of the ginger rhizome. Ginger rhizome, commonly referred to as ginger root, was extracted with hexane, methanol…
Environmental Engineering
Third Award
This project was designed in order to determine the ability of Aurelia aurita mucus to bioaccumulate different types of oils. The project stemmed from another study that determined Aurelia a…
Biochemistry
Third Award
Diabetes is a major health concern of many, but it is especially prominent in Native American people. The traditional diet has been replaced with inexpensive, processed food. Perhaps the mos…
Chemistry
Third Award
Caffeine (1,3,7-Trimethylpurine-2,6-dione), an inexpensive and easily extracted compound from the coffee and tea plants, is a natural pesticide. It is also known that termites cause around 3…
Engineering Mechanics
Third Award
A digital simulation tool has been developed for the purpose of investigating the possibility of approximating bicycle traffic systems with a Monte Carlo simulation. Alternative types of tra…
Engineering Mechanics
Third Award
While Machine Learning has made great strides in predictions, less research has been done on the application of AI to the engineering design. The purpose of this research was to test machine…