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.
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals This experiment studied which bacteriophage strain (T4r+, phiX174, or P1) would lyse a larger area of various Escherichia coli strains (B, C, K-12, and K-12 pilus forming) w…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
Various studies have showed that children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have an affinity towards interacting with virtual avatars. Children with ASD are able to understand basic emotio…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment is to determine how different leaf species affect the abundance and diversity of aquatic insects that colonize them, and whether different leaf…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
Global warming and increased CO2 emissions are becoming a large problem for the world. Tree plantations sequester carbon at up to 30 times the rate of old growth forests, and are a common wa…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics Third Award
Current oil recovery rates are relatively low, ranging below 40%, while the costs of drilling are relatively high, approximately $42,000 a day. This will lead to a reduction in the future av…
CSEF · 2014
Applied Mechanics & Structures Third Award
Objectives/Goals Hand tremor affects more than 1 million Americans in the form of Parkinson#s Disease and Essential Tremor. These diseases increase the difficulty in performing fine motor mo…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical Third Award
Blood analysis is a primary test for disease diagnostics since blood is the most important biological fluid. Blood smears are the conventional method for blood analysis, but they are labor-i…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Marine sediment is a viable substrate in producing power in microbial fuel cells (MFCs); design is, consequently, the limiting factor in marine sediment MFC technology. MFCs were designed to…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Third Award
Every year, three million people across the world are killed due to mosquito-transmitted diseases. Carbohydrate structures found on plasma membranes of cells can act as receptors for viruses…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics Third Award
Multidrug resistance is a major obstacle in the treatment of cancer. One of the major causes of resistance is P-glycoprotein, an ATP binding cassette transporter that binds and removes toxin…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical Third Award
The ability to be deployed through small access points and traverse through tightly-confined spaces much more efficiently than conventional mobile robots makes snake robots (a type of hyper-…
ISEF · 2014
Embedded Systems Third Award
Gene regulatory network (GRN) studies reveal crucial pathways behind debilitating genetic diseases. While GRNs have previously been found via biological experimentation (bGRNs), recent devel…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Mammography has been one of the most reliable methods for early detection and diagnosis of breast cancer. However, mammography misses about 17% and up to 30% of breast cance…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science Third Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to develop a DNA electrochemical biosensor for the detection of lead nitrate in aquatic ecosystems. First, lead nitrate is studied through electr…
ISEF · 2014
Embedded Systems Third Award
Melanoma is one of the deadliest cancers but can be cured if detected early. The purpose of this project was to create an accurate system that allows for early diagnosis. Image processing te…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical Third Award
This study’s engineering goal was, “design and test 3-D printed PEEK (PolyEtherEtherKetone) for durability for possible use in less-invasive orthopedic knee implants.” This project had two p…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The experiment aimed to determine the effect of caffeine extracted from used tea bags on the growth of E. coli. My hypothesis was that caffeine would inhibit E. coli growth…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy Third Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out why balloons make a loud noise when they pop. I wanted to get enough data to choose between two main conflicting ideas for what creates the nois…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical Third Award
Robotic prosthetics of the modern day often utilize myoelectric control. Myoelectric control uses electromyography, a system of detecting and quantifying the electrical activity of contracti…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if a top bioremediation agent, (OSEII -the only 1st response EPA listed bioremediation agent) used for cleaning oil spills could be applied to…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics Third Award
The purpose of this project was to test the effectiveness of dried Water Hyacinth biomass on the adsorbance of Cadmium within an aquatic medium. Based on popular research it was hypothesized…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO3) will decrease the viscosity of cystic fibrosis (CF) mucus. Methods/Materials To model the high viscosity of CF m…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences Third Award
Accumulation of beta-amyloid peptide in the brain is widely regarded as the primary pathogenic factor of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The oligomeric form of beta-amyloid has been recently impli…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Third Award
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) causes immunosuppression resulting in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). A closely related virus, Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV), is commonly…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science Third Award
The concept of a group is one of the main algebraic concepts. The most interesting and useful class of groups is the class of finite groups. Finite groups are actively used not only in mathe…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Third Award
The topic of this project is influenced by a classical combinatorial geometry open problem, which recently sparked new interest - square covering. It is one of the fields, known to have appl…
CSEF · 2014
Mathematics & Software Third Award
Objectives/Goals I wrote a real-time, 3D, interactive space flight simulator program. The biggest challenge was predicting the trajectory of a spacecraft. An existing simulator, Kerbal Space…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical Third Award
In order to meet the demands of computing and communication, new approaches are needed to increase data operating speeds to terahertz (THz) and higher frequencies. Guided wave devices afford…
ISEF · 2014
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death world-wide. Coronary CT angiography (CTA) provides a noninvasive method for diagnosing CAD by creating 3D data of the heart. Detec…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Environmental dust causes multiple problems, including negative effects on human health, impairment of machinery operation, and production of sensitive electronic components. Multiple types…