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 · 2016
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective was to measure the nutrient concentration of Spirulina cultures fed with different food types (f/2 and red abalone feces). I chose to measure mono-unsaturated…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Powdery Mildew is regarded as a pathogen that attacks plant leaf regions, potentially leading to its mortality. The purpose of this experiment was to test the effect of a tu…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Improve Artemia (brine shrimp) survival by coincubation with common strain of Lactobacillus to solve dilemma of bacterial disease and antibiotic resistance in aquaculture. M…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine if toothbrushes have harmful bacteria in their bristles and which one of my cleaning techniques would clean the toothbrush the mo…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Across the globe, freshwater cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (HABs) are increasing in frequency, and toxic blooms produced by several common species can pose significant…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Develop resistance to Gentamicin and Ciprofloxacin in one strain of E. coli, then transform the resistance to the wild type E. coli. Methods/Materials Tested the transferenc…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General) First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to see if rice can safely and effectively delay or prevent the forming of mold on stored, preservative-free bread. Rice is a known desiccan…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Using DNA repair deficient yeast to model expired sunscreen's effectiveness to absorb ultraviolet light. Hypothesize that expired sunscreen has a significant decrease in eff…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The purpose and goal of this project is to find and compare number of colonies of microorganisms on the surface of certain items/places in a school environment, which were:…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To study the effect of normal saline, Ringer's lactate, 5% dextrose in half normal saline (D5 ½ NS) and 3% saline on bacterial solutions (Escherichia Coli and Staphylococcus…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness of treatments for fungal infections. Methods/Materials The method of collecting data for this study is water vo…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Microalgae accumulate the biodiesel precursor triacylglycerol (TAG) when subjected to nutrient stress, a phenomenon that has become the basis for the field of algal biodiese…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals This project compared the ability of bacteria Escherichia coli K-12 to develop inherited resistance against common household disinfectants, triclosan, isopropyl alcohol, and…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (General) Second Award
Objectives/Goals This experiment was designed to determine if bacterial metabolism plays an important role in soil-based Microbial Fuel Cells based on its increase or decrease in voltage, am…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals This study investigated the development of antibiotic resistance in the bacteria E.coli and S.epidermidis from natural mutation caused by repeated exposure. Methods/Material…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Previous research has suggested that wound healing properties in stingrays may be due to an antimicrobial substance in the animals epidermal mucus. To investigate this, the…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Citrus huanglongbing (HLB), a bacterial disease spread by the Asian citrus psyllid, has killed 50% of Florida citrus within ten years of introduction. Delayed detection and…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of our project was to devise a method for the detection and analysis of ultra-low concentrations of bacterial contamination in public places, such as bathrooms…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (General) First Award
Objectives/Goals In 2014, California avocado farmers lost over 40 million dollars in crop damage due to root rot caused by Phytophthora cinnamomi. This pathogen infects the roots of avocado…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The Objective is to determine the effectiveness of the standard library cleaning method and the average amount of bacteria on library books. It also explores if there is a c…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to determine if algae, specifically a species of green algae called Spirulina, can be used as an ink substitute and to find what abiotic fa…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to determine whether selected genres of music#s effect on bacterial growth correlated with the extensive research of music#s effect on human concentration…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The Purpose of my project was to determine if colors can inhibit dangerous algal blooms. In other words which color of light of the primary colors prevents algal growth the…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My goal was to see if I could disinfect water using the SODIS method. SODIS is a type of water disinfection process using sunlight. You put the contaminated water in a PET (…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Handshakes, fist bumps, and high-fives are ways of greeting someone. They have become rituals and they seem pretty normal to us. But, have you not ever wondered how many ger…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals My project was to compare the amount of bacteria in raw and pasteurized milk samples using methylene blue dye to estimate bacterial content. Methods/Materials Over four days…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals B. subtilis is a popular host for the manufacture of enzymes, mainly due to its high competency and status as a GRAS organism. However, there are severe drawbacks to using i…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (General) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals This project's goal was to find the genes that contribute to Streptococcus Pyogenes' susceptibility to retinoic acid, the active form of Vitamin A. Methods/Materials A genet…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This third year project tested a novel combination of antimicrobial contact lens solution preservatives, Benzyl Alcohol+EDTA+Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHD), for effectiveness…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to find out if probiotic bacteria (lactobacillus acidophilus) grow better in a gluten environment. Methods/Materials Six test tubes of lactose and water, an…