CSEF · 2008
Lights of the Sea
Microbiology First Award
Objectives/Goals For my experiment I wanted to see if I could increase or decrease the brightness of the dinoflagelates and the amount of time they glowed for by changing the amount of light…
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CSEF · 2008
Maximizing the Production of Ethanol from Corn Starch
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to increase the amount of starch broken down in fermentation to produce more ethanol through the use of enzymes Methods/Materials Glucoa…
CSEF · 2008
Microwave Radiation's Effect on the Growth of Bacteria
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals Measure the impact of microwave radiation on the growth of bacteria Methods/Materials I made an incubator out of a lamp and a box. Then I put the milk into the incubator for…
CSEF · 2008
Modeling the Toxic Effects of Silver Nanoparticles under Varying Environmental Conditions
Microbiology First Award
Objectives/Goals With an increased surface area to volume ratio, silver nanoparticles exhibit a more efficient antimicrobial potential than its metallic counterpart, silver ions. The abundan…
CSEF · 2008
Salicylate Induced Antibiotic Resistance to Ampicillin in Escherichia coli
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine whether and what concentration of salicylate can induce phenotypic antibiotic resistance to ampicillin in E. Coli. Methods/…
CSEF · 2008
Smoking Mold: How Cigarette Smoke Affects Mold Growth on Bread
Microbiology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals I examined the effects of cigarette smoke exposure on the rate of mold growth on bread. My objective was to find out whether or not cigarette smoke halts natural growth proc…
CSEF · 2008
Spoon Fed Germs: Does Baby Food Live Up to Terms?
Microbiology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Unlike adults, babys immune systems are unable to fight off harmful bacteria. The mouth is the most common way bacteria enters their immune system. I was wondering if baby f…
CSEF · 2008
Stop Contagious Conidia on Cucurbits
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals My experiment was performed to find the best topical application, among Sulfur, Sodium Bicarbonate, and Trichoderma, in prevented the onset of powdery mildew on cucurbits. M…
CSEF · 2008
Sun Is to Algae as Kryptonite Is to Superman?
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals This study tested whether or not a higher percentage of sunshine and more photosynthetically active radiation have an effect on the amount of chlorophyll produced by algae i…
CSEF · 2008
The Effect of Cinnamon on E. coli Growth
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to test the effectiveness of cinnamon on reducing the growth of E. coli in apple juice using an amount of cinnamon which allows the apple ju…
CSEF · 2008
The Effect of Constant Application of Different Disinfectants on the Resistance of E. coli
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to observe the effect of two applications of different disinfectants on the resistance of E. coli. Methods/Materials E. coli was plated onto…
CSEF · 2008
The Effect of Gradient-Coated Sunglass Lenses on Yeast Growth after Exposure to UVA Rays
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to find the effect of different colored gradient-coated sunglass lenses on yeast growth after exposure to UVA rays for ten minutes. The obj…
CSEF · 2008
The Effect of Microwave Radiation on Fruit Mold
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals Objective is to see whether differing amounts of time, seconds,of microwave radiation will effect growth of mold on one specific fruit; the raspberry. "Do differing time amo…
CSEF · 2008
The Effect of pH on the Bacterium E. coli
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals Many cookbooks and recipes state that adding acids such as vinegar to foods will stop harmful bacterial growth. I decided to test this idea by determining the ability of the…
CSEF · 2008
The Effect of Vitamins, Minerals, and Iron on Ethanol Production
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out if adding vitamins, minerals, and iron to a sugar solution fermented by yeast would increase ethanol production. I thought that the container wi…
CSEF · 2008
The Effects of Herbs and Natural Remedies on Staphylococcus aureus: Year 2
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals There are nocosomial infectious bacteria like the Staphylococcus Aureus which no know antibiotics kill. It would be crucial to find an alternative use of potential killer fo…
CSEF · 2008
The Effects of Light, Temperature, and Volume on Yeast Enzyme Activity
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The goal of my experiment was to find out which variable of different types of light, temperatures, and starting volume affected the amount of yeast enzyme activity. Methods…
CSEF · 2008
The Effects of Superinfection on Virulence
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals Because superinfection has clinically been shown to have different effects under various conditions, this research project attempts to determine whether virulence of multipl…
CSEF · 2008
The Leafy Truth: A Study of Farming Methods and Bacteria Levels
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The goal of the project was to determine if organic lettuce had higher levels of gram-negative bacteria than conventionally grown bacteria. The hypothesis is if the produce…
CSEF · 2008
The Quantity of Microbacterial Colonies Found in Water Stored in Automatic Hog Waterers over a Four Day Period
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study was to determine the quality (the absence of bacteria) of water stored in automatic hog waterers for a period of up to 4 days. The hypothesis is th…
CSEF · 2008
The Search For Grandma Frieda's Bigger Better Buns and Beyond... Naturally!
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals In this project wild natural yeast was added to bread dough. The purpose of the project was to test whether bread dough with wild natural yeast would rise higher than bread…
CSEF · 2008
The Unclean Green: The Most Efficient, Fish Friendly Method of Algae Control in a Pond
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals What is the most efficient, fish friendly way to keep a pond free of algae. Methods/Materials I tested four different methods of algae control; Aeration, a floating plant, b…
CSEF · 2008
The Utilization of a Photobioreactor to Optimize the Growth Rate of Lipids in Microalga for Use in Biofuels
Microbiology Third Award
Objectives/Goals To optimize the growing conditions of the alga strain Neochloris oleoabundans at the lab scale and then in a photobioreactor to maximize lipid production and extraction for…
CSEF · 2008
Toilet or Ice Water: Which Contains More Bacteria?
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to compare the amount of bacteria in the ice machines and the toilet water in hotels. Do we know if the ice served from the ice machines ar…
CSEF · 2008
Trust Your Gut When It Comes to Chocolate
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals When it comes to chocolate, we are all torn between love for this luscious treat and fear of its supposed unhealthy hazards. However, there may be an incentive for consuming…
CSEF · 2008
War of the Worlds
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals One of the goals for our project was to discover the effects of the centripetal force on bacterial colonies. We wanted to determine whether or not bacteria grown under the c…
CSEF · 2008
Where's the Plankton?
Microbiology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective in this project was to find out how and where plankton is most abundant in the Newport Harbor, California. I sampled bay water in five different locations inclu…
CSEF · 2008
Which Situation Will Produce More Bacterial Growth and Sweat?
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals My experiment was to show how much bacterial growth was going to be produced. Methods/Materials # Clean Jars # 4 packets of unflavored gelatin # One cooking spoon # One pot…
CSEF · 2008
Wry E. Coli
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether E. Coli is magnetic like other magnetotactic bacteria. The hypothesis is that E. Coli is magnetic and that the bacteria concentration w…
CSEF · 2008
Yeast the Great Beast and How He Metabolizes
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this investigation was to determine if yeast produced more carbon dioxide by taking away the oxygen or adding more. It was hypothesized that of the two method…