CSEF · 2014
I Found My Oxygen
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the experiment was to test how changing the temperature of water affected the concentration of dissolved oxygen in the water, and also see how global warming…
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ISEF · 2014
I Got C: A Study of Epigallocatechin Gallate on the Stability of Vitamin C and Quality Parameters in Deaerated and Sonicated Fresh Orange Juice using Titration
Chemistry
A novel study was designed to investigate the effect of epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), a natural inhibitor of pectin methylesterase, at various concentrations on Vitamin C retention and qu…
CSEF · 2014
Illuminating Electrolytes: A Study of Electrolyte Levels in Sports Drinks
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The experiment is being preformed to see which drink would provide the best electrolyte replacement for people doing physical activity. The hypothesis is "If various liquids…
ISEF · 2014
Influence of Age in Response to Emoticon Stimuli Using Facial Electromyographic Technology
Chemistry
Digitalization is changing human behavior. In 2013 Pew Research, conducted a survey of cell phone users found of American cell phone users, 44% slept with their phones and 29% described thei…
CSEF · 2014
In Pursuit of a Major Breakthrough in Cryobiology
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals If an applied electric field can affect the formation of hydrogen-bonds in water during freezing such that the molecules no longer align to form a crystalline lattice struct…
ISEF · 2014
Interrogating SGK3 Function in Cancer
Chemistry First Award
PI3K signaling regulates cell cycle progression, growth, and survival and is dysregulated in many cancers, including the majority of breast cancers. Activated PI3K transduces signals to AGC…
CSEF · 2014
Investigating the Effect of the Initial Temperature on Hand Warmer (Sodium Acetate) Reaction
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to find the ideal initial temperature (-8, 8, 20, or 40° C) of a reusable hand warmer to produce a more efficient hand warmer (longer lasting…
ISEF · 2014
Investigation into Whether Teenagers Read Faster and Retain More Information When Tested Using Various Media
Chemistry
With the increasing use of digital devices in the classrooms the aim of this project was to determine if the reading speed and retention of information of teenagers benefited from the use of…
CSEF · 2014
Investigation of Glucose and Sucrose Using the Enzyme Invertase
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals In my project, I was testing the glucose and sucrose concentrations of commonly eaten foods. Methods/Materials In the first part of my project, I tested the activity of inve…
ISEF · 2014
Is There a Correlation between Knowledge of Personality Types and How Well Different Personality Types Work Together over Time?
Chemistry
This study was done in a seventh grade life science classroom to determine if there is a correlation between the knowledge of personality types and how well different personality types works…
CSEF · 2014
It's the Acid
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine how ocean acidification, the increase in the oceans' acidity, effects marine life. Methods/Materials In my experiment, I divided 9 jars into gr…
CSEF · 2014
Just Beat It: Would Lowering the pH in Egg Whites Affect the Volume of Foam Produced by Beating?
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals I wanted to discover if lowering the pH in egg whites affects the foam produced by beating the egg whites. My hypothesis was if I lower the pH of egg whites, by adding lemon…
ISEF · 2014
Kefirada Milk 2.0: An Organic Alternative to Dairy Product as a Functional Food
Chemistry
Milk and its derivatives are highly consumed food around the world, its importance lies in the presence of nutrients beneficial to health. Currently, it has revived the trend to organic food…
ISEF · 2014
Light Speed: A Measure of Ocular Phototransduction Using Pulsed Light Emitting Diodes
Chemistry
Researchers working with LIDAR systems reported observing distinct laser pulses propagating over a 100m range. It was hypothesized that these observations were due to the power of suggestion…
ISEF · 2014
Linking Expression and Function of FoxP2 in Adult Songbirds Using Operant Preference Testing
Chemistry
Mutations in the human gene, FOXP2, cause severe speech and language disorders in humans. This study examines the functional relationship between the transcription factor FoxP2, its impact o…
ISEF · 2014
Lucid Dreaming
Chemistry
The objective of this experiment is to investigate the effect of Lucid Dreaming on improving motor skills during waking life. In order to prove this theory three groups of 8 were recruited a…
CSEF · 2014
Luminol Reaction Times
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine if temperature affects the chemical reaction of luminol. Methods/Materials In my project I used a third cup of water and a spoon…
CSEF · 2014
Magnetic Field Modulation for Assembly and Manipulation of Responsive Nanoscale Optical Systems
Chemistry First Award
Objectives/Goals In recent years, nanoscale materials have proven useful as building blocks for systems which utilize constructive interference in the visible spectrum to create brilliant op…
CSEF · 2014
Mobile Spectrometer for Environmental and Health Monitoring
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The goal of the project is to create a spectrometer-based chemical analyzer that is portable and comparable in accuracy to lab quality equipment, while minimizing cost. To b…
CSEF · 2014
Modeling a Blood Glucose Determination Using Surface Conductivity
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of our project is to determing if it is possible to determing a person's blood sugar levels through surface conductivity. The purpose of this this project is t…
ISEF · 2014
Musiclock
Chemistry
Although music is characterized as the world’s most common shared language, it can be quite abstract and complex. It is my mission to revolutionize the way how people learn to play and compr…
CSEF · 2014
Nanoscale Catalyst in Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reaction to Induce Self-Organization of Complex Spatiotemporal Structures
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Pattern formation in nature has fascinating similarities to reaction-diffusion systems such as the classic oscillatory Belousov-Zhabotinsky (BZ) reaction in which an organic…
ISEF · 2014
Neighborhood Built Environment and Leisure-Time Physical Activity Participation among Adults in Utah
Chemistry
BACKGROUND: Research examining relative importance of multiple built environment features and their associations with leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) participation is limited in genera…
ISEF · 2014
Novel Analysis of Oxidative Stress and Inflammation on Amyloid-beta, Tau, and Motility in Transgenic C. elegans models: Targeting Potential Therapeutics for Alzheimer’s Disease
Chemistry Fourth Award
As the 6th leading cause of death in the United States, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects over 5.4 million Americans. Recent studies have hypot…
ISEF · 2014
Novel Inorganic Metallacarborane Inhibitors of HIV-1 Protease
Chemistry Second Award
Protease inhibitors used in clinical practice can be denoted as highly potent weapons against HIV. Unfortunately, the virus easily mutates and becomes more and more resistant. This is the ma…
CSEF · 2014
Novel Stable Photonic Crystal Polyester Nanosensor Capable of Quick Visual Detection of Chemicals and Biochemicals
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of the project was to create a stable, fast reacting nanosensor from low-cost, easily manufactured cross-linked polyester. To do so a method would be developed to m…
CSEF · 2014
Optimization of Enzyme (Bromelain) Recovery Using Polymer-Salt Aqueous Two Phase Systems
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study was to determine the optimization conditions of enzyme recovery in polymer-salt aqueous two phase systems (ATPS) by manipulating three factors: pol…
ISEF · 2014
Organic Foods? Buy or Bypass: A Comparative Study Analyzing the Effects of Pesticides on Nutritional Content, Heavy Metal Toxicity and Pesticide-Induced Diseases
Chemistry First Award
The organic food market is the fastest growing food sector, yet it is unclear whether organically raised food is nutritionally superior to conventionally grown food and whether consuming org…
ISEF · 2014
Perception of Facial Expression of Emotion
Chemistry
More than 25% of people worldwide suffer from mental illness (WHO, 2013). Emotion is a subjective conscious experience essential to social interaction in humans, who express emotions primari…
ISEF · 2014
PNA for Use in Small-Molecule Libraries Derived by Combinatorial Solid-Phase Synthesis: Reaction Optimization
Chemistry
Peptide nucleic acids (PNAs) are highly resilient molecules that are resistant to nucleases and proteases. As formidable nucleic acid mimics, peptide nucleic acids can hybridize with complem…