Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine which eggs have the highest resiliency to bacteria, and which common bacterial environments harbor the most potentially harmful bacteria. Metho…
Microbiology (General)
First Award
Objectives/Goals The fungus Candida albicans can enter the bloodstream in immunocompromised patients, infecting most organs of the body and resulting in disseminated candidiasis, which has a…
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The world's intensive use of costly and nonrenewable fossil fuels and the dangerous greenhouse gas emissions that result from burning it has created need for an economically…
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to find which brand of hand soap/sanitizer will kill the most bacteria. My hypothesis was that Dial soap would be the best and Bath & Body Work…
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals That hand sanitizer is much more effective in reducing the amount of micro-organisms on hands than washing hands. Methods/Materials Materials 1. Warm running tap water 2. Di…
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Third Award
Objectives/Goals I am trying to find out which organic natural remedy (honey, olive oil or garlic) will kill Staphylococcus epidermidis and help sanitize the skin from any infections. Method…
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals In this study, I investigated which denomination of US paper currency contains more bacteria, and whether, within a given denomination, the year of minting affected the numb…
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project is to determine which spice is most effective in blocking bacteria growth.After my experiment,I will be able to determine the effectiveness…
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Research says that smoking educes blood flow and nutrients to your gums. Many believe that smokless tobacco is a safer alternative to cigarettes. It is not, cigarettes trigg…
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine whether or not the packaging process used on fruit and vegetables causes them to collect more bacteria. Methods/Materials I used packaged carrot…
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to determine which commonly available food sweetener, table sugar (sucrose), Splenda (Sucralose), or honey, was least likely to promote the…
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine which type of shopping cart, plastic or metal, will be a better place for growing bacteria. Methods/Materials I took samples from carts and all…
Microbiology (General)
Second Award
Objectives/Goals My hypothesis is that oral bacteria will develop resistance to mouthrinses with repeated use, with maximum resistance buildup in mouthrinses containing chlorohexidine. This…
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The fungus Candida albicans normally grows as a harmless commensal on the skin and mucous membranes. In hospitalized patients, C. albicans causes a severe bloodbourne infect…
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to see if the salinity level of Santa Ana River water samples has an effect on bacterial growth, particularly to see if a lower salinity level…
Microbiology (General)
Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Citrus greening disease (or huanglongbing, HLB) was introduced in the Western hemisphere in 2004, has already destroyed about a third of the industries in both Florida and B…
Microbiology (General)
Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Based on my experiments from the last two years testing the effects of plant essential oils on the growth of E. coli, I decided to expand on my previous research and separat…
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to test whether or not the opacity of PET bottles affects the solar disinfection of pathogenic-infested water. Methods/Materials Fourteen PET bottles, fourt…
Microbiology (General)
First Award
Objectives/Goals Producing biofuels from algae is an expensive and energy intensive process. The major bottleneck is the dewatering process. The separation step with centrifuges provides the…
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Students are often presented with the option of using hand sanitizer to clean their hands instead of going to the bathroom and washing with soap and water. The purpose of my…
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The neural tissue of Periplaneta americana has been found to have antibacterial properties against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. The object of this experiment…
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of our project is to find cost-effective methods to sterilize or pasteurize water and make it potable. Specifically these methods must be easy to use in countr…
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to determine if there is a correlation between microbial death and metallic conductivity. This is to extend published research demonstrating ant…
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my investigation is to study the influence of ocean acidification on growth rates of phytoplankton in Santa Monica seawater through in-situ incubation. Method…
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Is UV-A light powerful enough to kill bacteria in normal lake water? If so, is the UV-A killing the bacteria, or is some other source? Methods/Materials I used agar to measu…
Microbiology (General)
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the investigation is to find which antiseptic [Mouthwash, Hydrogen Peroxide, or Toothpaste] inhibits oral bacterial growth most effectively. Methods/Materials…
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine what type of shopping carts carry more bacteria; grocery stores or children toys stores. Methods/Materials Fifteen shopping carts where tested t…
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to show a way in which CO2 may be reduced by using Coccolithophorid Algae. These algae have the unique property of being able to lock up CO…
Microbiology (General)
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goal/objective of my experimentation was to determine which of two commonly prescribed antibiotics, Amoxicillin or Tetracycline, would yield the greatest antibiotic resi…
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Because of the health risk the influenza A virus poses to society, affecting millions of people annually, discovering an antiviral medication to combat the virus is crucial…