Browse 16 real Materials Science and Engineering projects entered in 2015, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
CSEF · 2015
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals My goal is to prove that infusing carbon black particles and graphene into common elastic natural rubber bands can create flexible, high sensitivity strain sensors useful fo…
CSEF · 2015
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to compare the rates of heat conduction of commonly available metals. My hypothesis is that copper will conduct heat faster than iron, al…
CSEF · 2015
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn how well different materials block cosmic rays. My hypothesis is that the denser the material, the more cosmic rays it will block. Based on that, a…
CSEF · 2015
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To discover if 100% Wool Rayon or Polyester shrinks more than 100% Cotton. Methods/Materials Methods: Step 1: Get 100% Wool, Rayon, Polyester, and Cotton. Cut each piece of…
CSEF · 2015
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to learn how insulation works and to determine which type of insulation performs best in a building environment. Methods/Materials I built th…
CSEF · 2015
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To see if I could freeze a bubble using dry ice and if I could pick one up without it popping. I also wanted to see what other people thought. Methods/Materials I asked ten…
CSEF · 2015
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My Project was to determine how electromagnetic waves were attenuated through various materials and figure out how to make the WiFi in our house faster. Methods/Materials A…
CSEF · 2015
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Determine if bioplastic made from vegetables and milk can resist higher temperatures like petroleum-based plastic then it would be a useful plastic material to make food con…
CSEF · 2015
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals What happens to the non-Newtonian fluid, oobleck, when it is exposed to extreme temperatures? The inspiration for this project came from finding out that there are many diff…
CSEF · 2015
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine which type of graphite is best for making graphene. Methods/Materials I used the graphite 2B, 3B, 4B, 6B, 9B, and the magic…
CSEF · 2015
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Magnetic shielding does not allow magnetic fields to interact. Magnetic shielding is used daily in televisions, microwaves, and cell phones. The better the magnetic shield t…
CSEF · 2015
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to develop a shelter that will address both the radiant and convection heat that is generated in wildfires. My goal is that this improved fire…
CSEF · 2015
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this work was to determine the best materials to use for protective clothing against paintballs. This project involved three separate experiments. In Experime…
CSEF · 2015
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine how much static electricity is generated when two materials are rubbed together and how quickly the static electricity is dis…
CSEF · 2015
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to find out which commonly used building materials are best at blocking WiFi signals. This information could be used for security purpos…
CSEF · 2015
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my science project was to determine which type of fabric would have the greatest saturation of dye (brightest) and which one would have the lowest saturatio…