Systems Software
Third Award
There are millions of fully paralyzed patients around the world and their life is difficult, as they are fully dependent on others for even their basic needs. They struggle to communicate wi…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Third Award
MagFlow is a revolutionary magnetic coupling system that eliminates the need for mechanical or electrical connections to flow pumps within an aquarium or enclosed space. Traditional fully su…
Embedded Systems
Third Award
Distance sensors are used in many smart devices such as UAVs, sweeping robots, etc. However, the common distance sensors usually have the disadvantages of high cost, large power consumption,…
Translational Medical Science
Third Award
This experiment was devoted to creating a mesenchymal stem cell therapy to repair the damage done by celiac disease, an autoimmune disease in which gluten produces an inflammatory response i…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Third Award
Previous research suggests that abiotic factors facilitate the degradation of artificial polymers, such as polyethylene, into microplastics. However, current research has not yet explored ho…
Biomedical Engineering
Third Award
3D pose estimation, the task of reconstructing the skeletal structure of a human subject, has a plethora of applications in medicine, the animation industry, augmented reality, and much more…
Plant Sciences
Third Award
The purpose of this experiment is to evaluate two transgenic and one exogenous approach to ameliorating decreased protein synthesis under elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) in A. thaliana, as wel…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Third Award
With the increasing use of social media in our daily lives, it is crucial to maintain safe and inclusive platforms for users of diverse backgrounds. Offensive content can inflict emotional d…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Third Award
Pediatric Neuroblastoma (NB) is one of the most common cancers among infants, with 90% of its cases occurring in children under the age of five and only 50% of youth with high-risk NB surviv…
Mathematical Sciences
Third Award
Robotic control is often divided into four categories: mapping, localization, path planning, and control. Recent innovations related to path planning often center around search-based plannin…
Biomedical Engineering
Third Award
Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a connective tissue disorder caused by mutations in the FBN1 gene. No efficient ways exist to screen for the inherited gene, so diagnosis of MFS is primarily clinica…
Toxicology
Third Award
This experiment seeks to determine whether or not freshwater acidification impacts the heart rate of Daphnia Magna. Not many studies have looked into the impact of freshwater acidification,…
Mathematics
Third Award
This study was motivated by a trance in my bathroom, looking at puddles on the ground, and imagining a curved mirror in mid-air. Then, emit a light beam to the curved mirror, in what circums…
Physics and Astronomy
Third Award
The diversity and complexity of snowflakes make it difficult to predict their fall and interactions in weather and climate models. Nevertheless, snowflake aerodynamics affect both precipitat…
Chemistry
Third Award
Nile Red is a fluorescent, lipophilic organic dye used in fluorescence microscopy for the selective identification of microplastics and in biological research for the localization and quanti…
Mathematics
Third Award
Quantum computing is a rapidly growing field that applies quantum mechanics to computer science and its algorithms, and it has many applications, including optimization problems, where the g…
Embedded Systems
Third Award
The goal of this project is to provide real-time split times for orienteering competitions. Orienteering races are typically held in diverse natural terrains, such as forests, that make data…
Translational Medical Science
Third Award
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is the most common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age. It has its existence in almost 1 in every 10 females. It is a hormonal disorder that affects the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Physics & Astronomy
Third Award
PURPOSE: Half of all strokes in golf are expected to be putts. If a player can make a more repeatable putting stroke, then they can reduce the total number of putts and achieve a better scor…
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…
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…
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…
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Third Award
Ethanol is a renewable, domestically produced transportation fuel. Overall, the transportation sector accounts for approximately 30% of total U.S. energy needs and 70% of U.S. petroleum cons…
Environmental Engineering
Third Award
My science experiment is about Hermetia Illucens (a.k.a., “Black Soldier Fly”). The larvae (“BSFL”) from this fly can quickly eat food waste items and turn them into much needed protein and…
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…