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ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
Submarine canyons are geomorphic features that incise into continental margins. They are characterized by complex hydrodynamic processes, heterogeneous spatial variations, and steep topograp…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
Wildfires pose severe health and ecological consequences. In 2021 alone, 58,968 wildfires burned 7.1 million acres across the United States. Large wildfires (> 300 acres) in the United State…
ISEF · 2023
Mathematics Third Award
Ever since the deferred acceptance algorithm was first proposed by Gale and Shapley (1962), there has been much research about mechanisms that optimally match high school seniors to colleges…
ISEF · 2023
Cellular and Molecular Biology Third Award
Current research is focused on identifying drugs that can mitigate chemotherapy-induced injury to normal tissues, while being cytotoxic to cancer cells. This study was designed to evaluate t…
ISEF · 2023
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Third Award
Air pollution, especially PM 2.5, affects the health of millions of people globally, causing premature death. Outdoor air pollutants can leak indoors, leading to pollution concentrations 2-5…
ISEF · 2023
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
Since the groundwork published by Torres-Vega and Frederick, the Quantum Phase Space Representation (QPSR) has been explored as a method for solving a multitude of physical systems and descr…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry Third Award
As global carbon dioxide emissions increase worldwide, the research on carbon capture and utilization technologies has become increasingly important. The Sabatier reaction, which converts ca…
ISEF · 2023
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Despite vigorous recycling efforts, nearly 350 million tons of polyethylene terephthalate (PET)—plastic commonly used to package foods and beverages—accumulate annually, posing a serious thr…
ISEF · 2023
Plant Sciences Third Award
Lead is one of the most common heavy metal pollutants, causing an estimated 1 million deaths each year worldwide. Current methods to purify lead-contaminated water can cost thousands of doll…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical and Health Sciences Third Award
Myocarditis is a disease in which there is inflammation located within the muscle tissue of the heart, or myocardium. It is characterized by infiltration of mononuclear inflammatory cells in…
ISEF · 2023
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Third Award
Airborne Wind Energy systems (AWEs) are an innovative variant of wind energy technology that harness the power of high-altitude winds. However, conventional AWEs face limitations due to teth…
ISEF · 2023
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Every year in the US, millions of roadkill accidents occur making wildlife vehicle collisions (WVCs) a significant danger to both animals and humans. In addition, road networks become abioti…
ISEF · 2023
Behavioral and Social Sciences Third Award
Worldwide 1 in 8 people live with a mental illness (WHO, 2022). Music releases neurotransmitters, including dopamine, but without the side effects of medications (Schriewer, Bulaj, 2016). Th…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry Third Award
Water biopollutants such as insects, parasites, and microbes have wreaked havoc in the global health and development. They have grown resistant to traditional disinfectants such as chlorine…
ISEF · 2023
Environmental Engineering Third Award
The utilization of pesticides to protect agricultural productions and insect infestations for health and hygienic purposes has raised great concerns in the literature associated with soil, w…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry Third Award
Nanoparticles are of significance because of their small size and unique characteristics. Few studies have been conducted on the synthesis of manganese nanoparticles. This project was among…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry Third Award
Plastic accumulation is an increasing threat to the natural environment, therefore it is imperative that degradable polymers are developed as an alternative to standard petroleum-based plast…
ISEF · 2023
Embedded Systems Third Award
The utility of inexpensive radio-controlled drones has never been clearer than during the present conflict in Ukraine. Remote-controlled aircraft—quadcopters, small planes, and even balloons…
ISEF · 2023
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Third Award
Aortic aneurysms have increased in the past two decades and affect about 2.9 million people. Although surgical treatments have become increasingly sophisticated, there is a lack of efficient…
ISEF · 2023
Cellular and Molecular Biology Third Award
Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are two types of hematologic malignancies with especially poor prognoses and limited therapeutic options. Notably, mutations i…
ISEF · 2023
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Third Award
Disabled people experience difficulties in many areas of daily life. The main reason for these difficulties is the great gap in the research about the solutions to the daily life problems of…
ISEF · 2023
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Water pollution is an issue that affects living organisms worldwide. As human activity continues to increase pollution in our oceans, the livelihood of all marine creatures is affected, from…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
Breast cancer ranks first among the most common types of cancer globally, regionally and locally, as early detection of breast cancer increases the cure and survival rate, increases treatmen…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences Third Award
As of 2021, 20.7% of Americans have reported consuming nicotine, which is known to severely decrease the viability of human sperm, accelerate the loss of eggs, and alter the respiratory syst…
ISEF · 2023
Cellular and Molecular Biology Third Award
Recent changes in climate, increased energy production, overpopulation, and inadequate water use and infrastructure led to freshwater shortage globally. There is an urgent need to develop ne…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences Third Award
Honeybees serve as the world’s most crucial pollinators and have a monumental impact on the agricultural industry of up to $577 billion. However, their population is declining due to various…
ISEF · 2023
Translational Medical Science Third Award
Barrett’s esophagus is a precancerous condition in which the esophageal lining becomes inflamed after repeated exposure to acid reflux. Barrett’s esophagus can develop into esophageal cancer…
ISEF · 2023
Cellular and Molecular Biology Third Award
The NMDA receptor (NMDAR) plays an integral role in neuronal communication and neurodevelopment, and its malfunction has been linked to multiple neurodevelopmental diseases (NDDs) including…
ISEF · 2023
Plant Sciences Third Award
Iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) are extensively used in many applications. They spread into nature, contaminating soil and water and raising concerns about plant/human health. However, the…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics Third Award
Axial compressors, the first stage of gas turbine engines, compress air by accelerating it through many stages of rotors and stators. Variable pitch stator vanes are a technology that preven…