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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…
ISEF · 2016
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Third Award
An efficient and economically profitable process for the electrochemical conversion of carbon dioxide to valuable chemicals such as methanol and formic acid was investigated to address the s…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science Third Award
Background: Sleep is believed to play a role in the clearance of potentially harmful substances that accumulate in the brain during wakefulness. One such harmful substance is beta-amyloid, a…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Bee populations are responsible for the pollination and creation of nearly 70% of agricultural products sold worldwide. Their importance in the continuity of a sustainable biosphere is immen…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Chloroquine (CQ) is a drug used to treat malaria, auto-immune disorders, and most recently, cancer. In ongoing clinical trials in cancer, CQ is used as an autophagy inhibitor. However, the u…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
Arteriosclerosis, which is the stiffening and thickening of an artery, is the leading cause of death globally. By the time symptoms of this disease appear, the condition has already reached…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Multiple Sclerosis is a progressive illness that affects the brain and spinal cord. 84% of people who have it suffer from a 'Clenched Fist'. My father has Multiple Sclerosis and I have witne…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Huanglongbing (HLB) disease causes worldwide losses in citrus industry worth billions of dollars every year. The causative bacteria of HLB, Candidatus Liberbacter is transmitted by the Asian…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
The microwave oven is a commonplace appliance used by millions worldwide. Even after half a century from its commercialization, this technology has remained static and no fundamental improve…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
I used recycled food from the my school's cafeteria to design a food supplement for dogs housed in a kennel and adoption facility. My veterinarian agreed that my plan would have no negative…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the leading causes of preventable blindness globally. Current screening for DR is based on manual grading of severity, leading to undiagnosed and untreate…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Introduction: Dredging has stopped in the European Union as of result of the water framework directive (2000), global climate change is on the rise and floods are hitting communities very ha…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
A Single Electron Transistor (SET) is a device which conducts electrical current through a specified pathway and into a particle in order to study its quantum properties. Initial fabrication…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a global epidemic, affecting approximately 47 million people worldwide, increasing to an estimated 76 million by 2030. AD is the most common form of dementia and…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
We explore the possibility of detecting exoplanets that orbit black holes with current technological limits. We used Python to create mathematical models of two common detection methods, the…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Measurement of refractive error of the eye requires expensive equipment which are generally not portable. My goal is to greatly simplify the process, reduce its cost and use no external hard…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
97.4 % of the water on Earth is salty, making fresh water resource management the ultimate challenge for humanity. As such, the impact of a low-cost desalination technology would dwarf that…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
As strains of bacteria have evolved to acquire resistance against antibiotics, they have also developed mechanisms to evade the body’s natural immune system. To combat these problems, a ther…