Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Outdoor pets face risks from sudden flooding and extreme heat when owners are away. This project addresses engineering problem of designing an off-grid shelter that monitors and maintains a…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The purpose of the Study of Toroidal propellers has been to find the best angle for thrust using 3D printed toroidal propellers. This study of toroidal propellers will help for our next upco…
Product Science (Junior Division)
Sebastian Ramirez 6th Grade- Pioneer School Abstract Sugar Rush: Can I Have A Crush? The purpose of my experiment was to determine whether adding water reduces the sugar concentration in dif…
Applied Mechanics (Junior Division)
Earthquakes produce seismic forces that can cause serious structural damage, making seismic engineering essential for building safety. This project investigated two common seismic protection…
Applied Mechanics (Junior Division)
The purpose of this project is to build and test a magnetic tensegrity table and determine the critical (maximum) load the table can hold before it becomes unstable; along with how the posit…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Third Award
The IceCube Neutrino Observatory requires boreholes drilled 2,500 meters into the Antarctic ice sheet using a 5 megawatt hot water drill. During the first 66 minutes of drill startup insuffi…
Applied Mechanics (Junior Division)
The purpose of this project is to find out if the textures of an object affects how well a claw machine can pick it up. The scientific question is whether different textures make a differenc…
Product Science (Junior Division)
Acne is a skin condition driven by excess sebum (oil), it affects a large number of people and causes multiple mental and physical issues. The purpose of this project is to determine which a…
Applied Mechanics (Senior Division)
Drone swarms enable multiple drones to coordinate and cooperate, increasing system robustness and scalability compared with single drones. These systems show strong potential across applicat…
Applied Mechanics (Senior Division)
The Design of an Accurate Data Collection System to Measure Lift-to-Drag Ratios in Small-Scale Wind Tunnels Project H50 Ashley Rylander The ability to collect accurate data from wind tunnel…
CWSF · 2026
Aerospace
This project is an investigation of how lift is affected by the addition of dimples in various locations on an aerofoil. These dimples were inspired by those found on golf balls, which are k…
Applied Mechanics (Junior Division)
We tried to figure out which of the 6 designs of paper airplanes affects the distance they travel in flight. We did this because we wanted to find out how paper airplanes could fly in the ai…
CWSF · 2026
Aerospace
Have you noticed how a rubber band resists and wants to get back to its equilibrium state when you stretch it? What if our universe behaved the same way? The current most likely fate of our…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Fourth Award
Turbofan engines suffer efficiency losses from an optimal speed disparity between fan and core components; geared turbofans (GTFs) address this via mechanical gearboxes but introduce frictio…
Product Science (Junior Division)
Third Award
I was interested in doing this project because microplastics could have profound impacts on destroying our health and environment. When brushing our teeth, microplastics are released from ou…
Applied Mechanics (Junior Division)
There are thousands of earthquakes around the world every single day, they cause mass destruction and major loss of lives and property. This project can help reduce the impact of these catas…
Applied Mechanics (Senior Division)
In early January 2025, a series of wildfires spread across Los Angeles, devastating houses and forcing multiple families to evacuate their homes. These fires included the Sunset Fire, Palisa…
Applied Mechanics (Senior Division)
Every day, vast amounts of usable energy escape into the air as low-grade waste heat from pipes, ducts, engines, and building systems. This energy is largely ignored because the only way to…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
In many motorsports, such as Formula One, race cars utilize an effect known as ground effect, where the entire body of the race car is used as an aerofoil, with the bottom of the car speedin…
CWSF · 2026
Aerospace
Silver Medal
Commercial aircraft design has remained relatively unchanged for decades, and the conventional design has been optimized to the point where large gains in efficiency are unlikely. Aviation i…
Applied Mechanics (Senior Division)
Third Award
Mini hydropower is underused in wastewater treatment due to high costs and abrasive grit flows. Epoxy reinforced with graphene nanoplatelets (GNP) or silicon carbide (SiC) may improve hardne…
Applied Mechanics (Senior Division)
Many drugs fail because the body clears them out quickly, preveging them from reaching a steady, healing concentration. I designed and built a wearable, breath-synchronized nebulizer. This d…
Applied Mechanics (Junior Division)
Propellers are widely used in modern technology to generate thrust, making blade design an important factor in their performance. This experiment investigated the effect of propeller blade p…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Middle-aged and elderly people are prone to frozen shoulder, which causes shoulder pain and restricted arm movement, significantly affecting their daily lives. Doctors usually recommend reha…
Applied Mechanics (Senior Division)
Robotic fish for ocean exploration face challenges of low energy efficiency. Traditional propeller propulsion systems consume high energy and cause significant disturbance to marine life. In…
CWSF · 2026
Aerospace
Silver Medal
The fuel carried by a spacecraft limits how far and how long it can travel in space and orbit planets. My project, VARION (Versatile Atmospheric Ion Thruster), is about utilizing atmospheric…
Applied Mechanics (Junior Division)
First Award
Low-angle, localized sun glare remains a significant driving hazard, often occurring during sunrise and sunset when traditional visors fail to block light below the driver’s line of sight an…
CWSF · 2026
Aerospace
Space radiation effects us here on earth as well as effecting anything or anyone we send to space. The atmosphere is thinning and might not be able to protect us forever. Space travel contin…
Applied Mechanics (Junior Division)
From cars and airplanes to sports equipment, the shape of an object can determine how efficiently it moves through the air, making aerodynamics a critical factor in modern design. The purpos…
Applied Mechanics (Junior Division)
My project, "Which is the strongest bridge?" focuses on the Pratt truss, suspension, and arch bridges. My purpose with this idea was to investigate the qualities of each bridge to assist arc…