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 · 2017
Environmental Engineering Third Award
This investigation was a response to the devastating impacts of oil spills on marine ecosystems, and further, the lack of effective modern technologies available in the remediation process.…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Given the considerable threat water pollution poses to the ecosystem, Smart Pleco, an Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) designed to track pollution sources in relatively small water bodies, cou…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
The purpose of this project is to understand geysers better and to predict aspects of their behavior. The existing literature on the subject provides explanations for how they work, but does…
ISEF · 2017
Biochemistry Third Award
Fusarochromanone is a fungal metabolite naturally produced by Fusarium equiseti, a fungal plant pathogen. The purpose of this project was to synthesize a structural analog of fusarochromanon…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry Third Award
Currently, nanomaterials easily controlled by an external magnetic field are needed for various applications such as drug delivery systems and bioseparations, but many paramagnetic nanomater…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
Expensive titanium alloys are currently used for prosthetics. The main problem with titanium alloys as biomaterials is that titanium has poor tensile strength and wear resistance. The teeth…
ISEF · 2017
Systems Software Third Award
With the rising cost of healthcare and the ubiquity of the internet, telemedicine is becoming a necessary and viable option. Physicians need to be able to remotely monitor a patient’s well-b…
ISEF · 2017
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Third Award
Epilepsy is a chronic brain disorder affecting 1% of the population worldwide. Its primary symptoms, seizures, occur without warning and can often be dangerous. Epilepsy is diagnosed with th…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences Third Award
Degradation of coral reefs due to increasing eutrophication of the Earth's oceans is of increasing global concern. Understanding the effects of nutrient enrichment on corals and their endosy…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences Third Award
This study investigated how paper (PRM), electronic (ERM), and audio-electronic (AERM) reading modalities affected reading comprehension in adults age 60 and older. It was hypothesized that…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences Third Award
Pre-implantation embryo development starts at fertilization and ends at the blastocyst stage. Assistive Reproductive Technology (ART) can replicate this in vitro. To ensure the survival of e…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences Third Award
Scientists have long emphasized the importance of exercise in maintaining a healthy and balanced existence. While exercise may decrease age-related degeneration, few studies have looked at t…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences Third Award
Extensive studies have been done on the causes and consequences of aging, but the actual mechanism behind this process is only partially understood. My research on Rpd3, a homologue of mamma…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology Third Award
Antibiotic misuse has caused bacteria to evolve resistance, raising the potential for devastating health crises. To combat antibiotic resistance, novel therapeutic alternatives seek to targe…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences Third Award
The purpose of this study is to determine a relationship between the secondhand vapor emitted from an e-cigarette (via human exhalation) and Drosophila melanogaster. Secondhand vapor is quit…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics Third Award
A cloud chamber is a scientific instrument used to observe ionising radiation. They are a key tool for both teaching the idea of radiation and analysing a radioactive source. However, these…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
Oil spillage in the sea is one of the most serious environmental disasters on our planet. Cleaning up oil spillages is a long and difficult process and if not carried out effectively irrever…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences Third Award
In response to the rise in hate crimes against Sikh Americans due to a lack of knowledge about the Sikh Faith, I decided to conduct the Turban Myths experiment: a project designed to evaluat…
ISEF · 2017
Biochemistry Third Award
High blood pressure affects millions of people worldwide. In this illness, activity of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) leads to the narrowing of blood vessels. There are many drugs that…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences Third Award
Mouse models serve as a readily available base for experimentation in neurodegenerative drug development. However, less than 10% of drugs that have shown success in mouse-based preclinical t…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences Third Award
Revegetation and regeneration of native areas are occurring constantly in a variety of places. Corridors of bushland are important refuges and links for native flora and fauna. Along creeks,…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology Third Award
Maize (Zea mays) is one of the most cultivated cereal in the world, but its growth has been accompanied by intense phosphorus fertilization, generating diverse enviromental problems; this is…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
Petroleum is heavily depended upon for energy production, the production of plastic, and the manufacturing of multiple important chemicals. Though petroleum is said to have broad areas of ap…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences Third Award
The Sri Lankan weevil, or Myllocerus undecimpustulatus undatus Marshall, is a destructive and invasive pest with a host range of >150 different plant species. In the adult and larval stages,…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Physical Third Award
The project incorporates common rose (Rosoideae rosa) nanostructures, especially their anti-reflective and light management properties, in a photoresist film to increase photovoltaic cell ef…
ISEF · 2017
Systems Software Third Award
Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) is a type of 3d printing used in a variety of applications, from small scale manufacturing to rapid prototyping. Printed pieces are typically filled with a s…
ISEF · 2017
Mathematics Third Award
Appel and Haken (1977) proved that four colors suffice to color any map by using the discharging method. While the original problem required the same four colors, but what if each country ha…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
The Gas Electron Multiplier (GEM) was first introduced at CERN by F. Sauli. This project uses 3D printing technology to manufacture a GEM. Conductive and nonconductive thermoplastics were us…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
The aim of this project is designing and production of a 6-axis robot manipulator with swivel joints for schools or universities educational process and for automation of small-scale enterpr…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
This project explores the water purification properties of the sapwood of Acacia Xanthophloea to provide safe and clean water to arid and semi arid areas in Kenya that is cheaper and easily…