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 · 2026
Chemistry (Senior Division) Honorable_mention Award
Purpose: Conventional silver sulfadiazine burn dressings cause cytotoxicity from uncontrolled drug release and damage newly formed tissue during removal. This study engineered a supramolecul…
ISEF · 2026
Biochemistry
Macroplastic debris has been reported in the gastrointestinal tracts of King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus), yet the molecular mechanism by which ingested plastics disrupt digestion rema…
ISEF · 2026
Chemistry
My question for this project was if biodegradable hydrogels a viable option for water conservation and fertilization in agriculture? Which hydrogel formula is the most efficient tool for soi…
ISEF · 2026
Chemistry
L-citrulline is a nonessential a-amino acid involved in both the urea and nitric oxide cycles and is commonly used as a supplement to increase peripheral vasodilation. However, its high pola…
CSEF · 2026
Chemistry (Senior Division) Third Award
Accurate and rapid analysis of amino acids is essential for metabolomics and disease related biomarker studies. ¹⁹F NMR spectroscopy offers high sensitivity and no biological background sign…
ISEF · 2026
Chemistry Third Award
Accurate and rapid analysis of amino acids is essential for metabolomics and disease related biomarker studies. 19F NMR spectroscopy offers high sensitivity and no biological background sign…
ISEF · 2026
Chemistry
pH strips are widely employed for rapid and low-cost pH determination. However, their single-use design contributes significantly to global laboratory waste. Absorbent paper also results in…
ISEF · 2026
Chemistry Third Award
In this project, uniform Sized SPIONs of various sizes were synthesized in a reverse micelles system under aerial conditions. The variation in size was achieved by varying the loading of iro…
ISEF · 2026
Biochemistry
Glioma is an aggressive, life-threatening form of brain cancer with poor clinical outcomes. Despite decades of research, tumor-intrinsic mutations cannot explain disease progression alone. C…
ISEF · 2026
Biochemistry Third Award
The fidelity of DNA is essential for healthy cellular development and proliferation. Mismatched base pairs can arise because of polymerase errors or exposure to genotoxic chemicals. Mismatch…
ISEF · 2026
Chemistry
Today, wildfires are increasing in prevalence and size. Biodegradable fire retardants are the solution to protect human property facing wildfire, because they eliminate environmental threats…
CSEF · 2026
Chemistry (Junior Division) First Award
My Science Fair Project was the effect of location on pH. I also looked into the types of pH sensors on accuracy. I was trying to find out if location had an effect on the pH, could the wate…
CSEF · 2026
Chemistry (Senior Division)
This experiment examined how well a homemade epoxy works compared to a store-bought epoxy in protecting copper rods from corrosion. The homemade epoxy was made using lightly burned MgO, Epso…
ISEF · 2026
Chemistry
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death and is typically caused by atherosclerosis, or arterial plaque buildup. Photothermal gold nanoparticles are emerging in medical studies t…
CSEF · 2026
Chemistry (Junior Division)
The Great Dough Rise
ISEF · 2026
Chemistry Third Award
Drug discovery requires an understanding of protein conformations and ligand binding poses. Classical molecular dynamics (MD) can provide this understanding, but it is too slow to sample ess…
ISEF · 2026
Biochemistry
Dry skin is an issue that affects millions of individuals, yet moisturizers have varying degrees of effectiveness due to the many different formulas. Most common ingredients in dry skin spec…
ISEF · 2026
Biochemistry
Traditionally used Asian and European medicinal plants are often analysed to create western medicines. North American Aquilegia roots show medicinal potential in its historical use as a pain…
ISEF · 2026
Chemistry
The diaza-18-crown-6 macrocyclic ligand (D18CJ) used in our studies has never been studied from a coordination chemistry perspective. Characterized as a pincer ligand, D18CJ has biological v…
ISEF · 2026
Biochemistry
Endostatin, a fragment of collagen XVIII, is a potent anti-angiogenic factor with strong therapeutic potential in liver cancer by inhibiting tumor blood vessel formation. However, its clinic…
ISEF · 2026
Chemistry
Electrolytes like sodium and potassium are important for helping the body stay hydrated and keep muscles and nerves working properly. Sports drinks are advertised as a way to replace electro…
ISEF · 2026
Chemistry Third Award
Peptide cyclization is a common chemical modification of linear peptides, resulting in the formation of cyclized frameworks. Compared to their linear counterparts, cyclic peptides are well k…
ISEF · 2026
Chemistry
Polyolefins are typically produced using early transition metal catalysts. While these catalysts produce polymers with a wide variety of properties, they are incompatible with polar monomers…
CSEF · 2026
Chemistry (Senior Division)
Oligonucleotide hybridization is essential for DNA repair, amplification, sequencing, and editing, and relates to the development of antisense drugs used to treat various diseases. Increasin…
ISEF · 2026
Chemistry Second Award
Silicon (Si) anodes could revolutionize lithium-ion batteries by expanding capacity eleven-fold. However, Si expansion during charging compromises battery integrity, preventing practical app…
CSEF · 2026
Chemistry (Junior Division)
This project aims to answer the question of how environments of varying vacuum levels affect the size and shape of synthetic crystals. The hypothesis is that the crystals grown will have a g…
CSEF · 2026
Chemistry (Junior Division) Fourth Award
Acidic drinks are commonly consumed and may contribute to tooth enamel erosion. This experiment investigated how different beverages affect tooth enamel using eggshells as a model, since egg…