Materials Science
A key component of regenerative medicine is providing material scaffolds to function as supporting structures as well as delivery systems of therapeutic molecules or cells. Scaffolds and del…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives Petroleum based plastics, the ones most commonly used today, pose a huge threat to the environment, filling up nearly all of the world's landfills. This form of pollution can enda…
Materials Science
This study examined a new kind of water treatment material derived from bio-TiO2 nanoparticle-impregnated bacterial cellulose (TiO2-BC) synthesized by an environmentally friendly method. The…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Fourth Award
Objectives During the wildfires Fall 2018, I observed many students at my school attempting to protect their lungs from air pollution by covering their mouths with clothing. The purpose of t…
Materials Science
The need for an effective, renewable water filter is greater than ever. One solution to this is novel carbon materials, with a potential source of these materials being cyanobacteria. Cyanob…
Materials Science
Missions to explore the moon and Mars are confronted with great difficulties and challenges, one of these challenges is to reduce and eliminate the harmful impact of the dust on the astronau…
Materials Science
Bone implants are supporting structures in the body commonly used to treat fractures. Their integrity is threatened by bacterial biofilms that trigger an inflammatory response, loosening the…
Materials Science
Indium Gallium Nitride (InGaN) is a promising candidate to make effective and environmentally friendly light emitting diodes (LEDs), used for electronics display, indoor lighting, and wirele…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives The objective of this experiment was to find out whether bamboo or plastic would reinforce concrete better for constructing earthquake resistant buildings. The hypothesis was that…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives This project determined the corrosion rates of iron, steel, stainless steel, tungsten, copper, aluminum, zinc, graphite, and lead in a 5% saline environment. Methods Using sterili…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives When we have a natural disaster such as solar flares or hurricanes, any electronics can be destroyed and power grids can also completely shut down. The objective of our experiment…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives The purpose of the project is to determine if whether or not, a fluid's density will contribute to the amount of force needed to move that fluid. Methods Water, Vegetable oil, Fox…
Materials Science
The purpose of this project is to create a protective layer that makes fruits and vegetables last longer; the project was created with carboxymethylcellulose polymer extracted from various d…
Materials Science
Millions of sports and recreation-related injuries occur each year. Shock absorbing composites using shear thickening fluids (STF) or dilatant materials were fabricated and tested with the g…
Materials Science
The advent of tissue and organ engineering provides a long term treatment option for conditions previously considered chronic. However, current protocols remain complex. The purpose of this…
Materials Science
Chronic wounds and ulcers disproportionately affect the world’s diabetic, aging, and economically disadvantaged populations, with antibiotic-heavy treatments contributing to global antimicro…
Materials Science
Puerto Rico is facing a financial and design problem with its highways (Washington Post, 2017). The material that is being used does not fulfill transportation needs, making the roads hazard…
Materials Science
Future Martian explorers will require construction material to build structures and shelters. The cost and lengthy process of shipping material from Earth to Mars makes it an impractical app…
Materials Science
Thrombi formed under blood flow are complex structures of blood coagulation factors, cellular components, and fibrin fibers. In the case of non-tissue vascular grafts, thrombi invade the gra…
Materials Science
The morphology of the active layer in organic solar cells is critical to performance. By studying the photovoltaic properties of organic solar cell’s microstructure, it is possible to increa…
Materials Science
Piezoelectric materials generate an electric current when mechanical stress is applied. PVDF is a thermoplastic fluoropolymer with piezoelectric properties, allowing it to be used in small s…
Materials Science
The egg shells has the capacity to adsorb chemicals. The purpose of this study was to apply this property of egg shells to the maintenance of human health. I hypothesized that if egg shells…
Materials Science
Perovskites have emerged with great promise for practical applications, such as LEDs, solar cells, photodetectors, and lasers. They are known as tunable materials for use in LEDs. Tuning is…
Materials Science
Measurements of the effectiveness of detergents are important for both producers and consumers of detergents in the multi-billion global detergent market. Current methods of measuring deterg…
Materials Science
The ability to control the growth of zinc oxide nanowires is important for such applications as field emission electron sources, chemical sensors, and optoelectronic devices. In field emissi…
Materials Science
This study aims to use organic waste and materials from natural sources to produce eco-friendly patching products as an alternative to the existing plaster in the market. Presently, limeston…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives The objective of this project is to determine the rate of combustion of wood by using various types of paint mixtures that contain different concentrations of egg shell powder. We…
Materials Science
Horse hair has the potential to be a low-cost, widely accessible suture material for the use in third world countries. Historically, horsehair was used during the Civil War and in ancient In…
Materials Science
Measurement of gain in light-emitting quantum wells using etched facet semiconductors is time-consuming and may damage the quantum well material. Photoluminescence measurements of cleaved fa…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Second Award
Objectives The purpose of my project was to create sintered alloys and test their efficiency in converting heat into electricity to build a thermoelectric generator that would be cheaper tha…