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 · 2018
Microbiology (General) First Award
Objectives/Goals The identification of new antibiotics and new methods for antibiotic testing can fight the antibiotic resistance crisis. The goals of this project are to (1) find antibacter…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
The discovery and characterization of tiny viruses that target bacteria - called bacteriophages - is an ongoing study around the globe. Within the United States, Phage Hunters Integrating Re…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
Endophytic fungi are a harmless symbiont of plants and provide environment-stress tolerance to their host plants. We collected leaf samples of 4 conifer species Abies koreana, Juniperus rigi…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine if common antibiotics have the same effect in different temperatures and beyond their expiration date on Bacillus subtilis. Metho…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to study the effect of combination antifungal agents on the treatment of candidiasis and the yeast cellular structure to develop a treatment. Methods/Materi…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology Fourth Award
According to a 2017 report from the World Health Organization, over 600 million people worldwide contract an illness caused by a foodborne pathogen, and about 420,000 of these individuals di…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General) Third Award
Objectives/Goals In my experiment, I wanted to test the effects of UVC light on bacteria. I decided to test two non pathogenic strains, known as Bacillus subtilis, and Micrococcus luteus, to…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
This investigation studied the potential effectiveness of bacteriophage P1 therapy, in comparison to 1,3-Dibromo-5,5-Dimethylhydantoin (DBDMH) on Escherichia Coli in cow skeletal muscle. The…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Non-caloric artificial sweeteners (NAS) are among the most commonly used food additives in the world. These artificial sweeteners can actually lead to obesity indirectly by…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
Purpose: Green algae can be used to combat increasing carbon emissions, since they reproduce and photosynthesize rapidly. An alteration in temperature can be stimulated to examine its effect…
AJAS · 2018
Microbiology (inferred)
Approximately 1.7 million patients contract healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) each year and approximately 90,000 people die from them. Hand hygiene is the most effective way to reduce…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
Pseudogymnoascus Destructans, the fungus that causes White nose syndrome, has killed more than 6.7 million bats in the US since 2006. Local extinction of multiple bat species in the Northern…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
The electrochemical Geno-sensor is one of the most promising methods for the rapid and reliable detection of bacteria. In the present work, the Geno-sensor was used to detect Escherichia col…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to determine whether exposure to nitrogen fertilizer will decrease the number of beneficial mycorrhizal fungi that grow into the root systems…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine a cheap, efficient, effective, and easily accessible way to filter out water for those in developing countries. Methods/Materia…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine if naturally occurring antibacterial agents can be derived from plants and soil-dwelling microorganisms in the Sierra Nevada Foot…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to see what kind of light supported the most growth of Chlorella algae inside of a homemade, inexpensive photobioreactor. Methods/Materials…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
The growing concerns about GMOs are causing more research to be completed to preserve the human body. This project aims to encapsulate GMOs inside of a cellulose matrix using long fibrous st…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology First Award
Plant Microbial fuel cells have the potential as a sustainable, renewable energy source using Florida’s wetlands and indigenous plants. Plant-MFC’s use bacteria to convert solar energy into…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
The aim of this project was to verify the influence of halobacteria on the development and germination of lettucein extreme salt conditions. This hypothesis could be the solution to minimize…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals With the current wildfire and injuries caused to animals, there has been an increase interest for a suitable Band-Aid that can be used to facilitate would healing due to bur…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to discover how much bacteria is growing on new and used reusable plastic grocery bags. What happens if you spill liquids? My hypothesis was th…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine how long Escherichia Coli needed to be exposed to ultraviolet radiation to kill it. Methods/Materials I used nutrient agar pet…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective was to compare the number of colony forming units (CFU) in differently priced probiotic supplements. Measured CFU number and growth rate were compared to the a…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology Third Award
Burkholderia cenocepacia is a multi-drug resistant bacteria, prevalent in fatal pulmonary infections associated with cystic fibrosis. It uses signaling molecules known as Burkholderia Diffus…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
Basil is well known for its various medicinal properties. For the last 5 years, I have been working on the antimicrobial effect of basil against various strains of bacteria such as E.coli, S…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
The medical field is desperately seeking natural antimicrobials to solve the problem of antibiotic resistance. Honey inhibits bacterial growth and is already being used in clinical settings.…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine which makeup primer base (oil, silicone and water) will cause an increased growth rate in bacteria (S.epidermidis and E.coli). Me…
AJAS · 2018
Microbiology (inferred)
Millions of people are affected every year due to antibiotic resistant bacteria, posing a threat to human well-being. Inappropriate and over usage of antibiotics, in addition to the emergenc…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology Fourth Award
The present study aimed to evaluate the cytotoxicity and the genotoxicity of the 1-methyl-3-hexadecylimidazole (C16MImCl) ionic liquid, which demonstrated antifungal activity in previous stu…