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Chemistry
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to construct and calibrate an electronic circuit that effectively simulates the functionality of an actual artificial pancreas Methods/Materi…
Chemistry
Against the backdrop of contamination disasters akin to that of Flint, Michigan’s, researchers are striving to develop new approaches for sensitive, selective, continuous detection of heavy…
Chemistry
First Award
Conventionally, ferromagnetic materials are restricted to metallic regime such as iron and nickel. However, if ferromagnetic behavior could be induced in organic polymers - it would offer ve…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals In 2014, Flint's water was contaminated with lead and other metals from their pipes. Residents in the area couldn't afford lead test kits since they are very expensive, so t…
Chemistry
Second Award
Characterizing excited-state behavior of inorganic complexes is pivotal to developing efficient dyes for dye-sensitized solar cells. In this study, femtosecond spectroscopy characterized ino…
Chemistry
This experiment investigated the research question: How does the roasting of the coffea arabica bean affect the valorization of oil extracted from its grounds for the production of biodiesel…
Chemistry
The topic of this investigation were the properties of potato starch-based plastics as an indicator system for ammonia in processed meat. The aim was to investigate whether bioplastics made…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to study the degradation mechanism of 30-day contact lenses by using the TOF-SIMS technique. The goal was to understand why contact lens…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to determine if certain pH levels affects the rate at which ice melts. Methods/Materials The experiments materials consisted of: apple juice,…
Chemistry
Fourth Award
Often times, those clean walls in your house will become stained with household chemicals. Increasing the stain resistance of the water-based latex paints has become increasing difficult due…
Chemistry
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals An experiment is conducted to measure the surface tension of four different liquids, specifically: water, cooking oil, isopropanol (rubbing alcohol), and a solution of dish…
Chemistry
Saudi Arabia is the largest oil exporter in the world. 64,000,000 tons of sulfur oxides are produced every year through the combustion of organic sulfur compounds in the oil industry. This l…
Chemistry
Some say “if one is driving a cement mixer and is stuck in traffic, throw your soda into the mixture.” The rational for people adding sugar to cement is that it extends the time before it se…
Biochemistry
Third Award
Fusarochromanone is a fungal metabolite naturally produced by Fusarium equiseti, a fungal plant pathogen. The purpose of this project was to synthesize a structural analog of fusarochromanon…
Chemistry
Third Award
Currently, nanomaterials easily controlled by an external magnetic field are needed for various applications such as drug delivery systems and bioseparations, but many paramagnetic nanomater…
Chemistry
Third Award
Objectives/Goals Currently, nanomaterials with high magnetophoretic velocity and magnetic susceptibility are needed for various applications such as drug delivery systems and bioseparations,…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine if the baking of the chocolate chip cookie was altered when using different types of baking sheets. Did the baking sheet al…
Chemistry
The direct correlation of CO2 gas with the vital activities resulting from the cellular respiration has led to the development of many sensors for the detection of this gas throughout the hi…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals This project was done in the effort to find the difference between each form of sunscreen and how well the different types protected the skin. The sunscreens used for this e…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to determine which type and amount of electrolyte solution will produce the most oxyhydrogen in an electrochemical cell. Creating the gas w…
Biochemistry
MSG is a food additive that causes negative side effects such as nausea and headaches. These symptoms are caused by the degranulation of lymphocytes. Tryptase is a major component of lymphoc…
Chemistry
Antioxidants are theorized to help reduce the risk of degenerative diseases by helping to destroy and neutralize free radicals arising from oxidative reactions in our body. A voltaic cell co…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals For my project, I wanted to determine at which temperature of production of biodiesel would result in the greatest yield of the reactants (catalyzed methanol and soybean oil…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to test if different temperatures were to effect the amount of electrolytes in sports drinks. In this case, I used the sports drink Powera…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals I wanted to investigate the effects of saturated and unsaturated fats on the rheology, gluten development, and final structure of a quick bread. Methods/Materials I tested t…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Objective: To determine if concentration, molecular weight, and ion size affect the refractive angle of visible light through solutions containing solutes of various sizes.…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals This project was designed to determine how varying the amount of a specific ingredient that constitute a bioplastic mixture can affect tensile strength. I hypothesized that…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Several antacids were tested in this experiment to determine the pH range in which they show buffer activity. Since the desired maximum or minimum hydrogen ion concentration…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The Mpemba effect is the observation that under certain conditions, warmer water can freeze faster than colder water. My objective was to determine if the Mpemba effect exis…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Creation of bioplastics based from banana peels and potato starch to combat plastic buildup and pollution. Test the bioplastics for similar qualities to petroleum based plas…