Electronics & Electromagnetics
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective is to prove that the property of electromagnetic induction can be applied to create a new method of powering transportation. Electricity would pass through a pr…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Third Award
Objectives/Goals My project is to determine which electrically conductive adhesive bond compares favorably to the electrical resistance (ohms) of solder joints. The most environmentally frie…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
First Award
Objectives/Goals The scientific exploration of unconventional flight is exciting and full of surprises. This science project explorers the relationship between thrust and voltage of an asymm…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to examine the effect of light color and intensity on the electricity output of photovoltaic (PV) cells. Since short wavelength light is more energetic than…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to see if more wing curvature generated more lift. Methods/Materials Four airfoils (wings) were designed and constructed, each with differing…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals To determine if when the time delay and volume of sound reaching the ears is changed, then the perception of the source of the sound will change. Methods/Materials Two micro…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I wanted to find out the angle of attack that would stall an airplane wing. I thought of this idea watching my dad fly and wanted to learn more about how wings create lift a…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Graphene, a one-atom-thick planar sheet of carbon atoms arranged in a honeycomb crystal lattice, has the ideal properties to be an excellent component of integrated circuits…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Multi-touch sensing touch screens are rapidly revolutionizing the tech industry. With capabilities of sensing multiple touches at once, multi-touch screens are becoming usef…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to see which truck style is the most aerodynamic. Methods/Materials To test which truck and camper bodies were the most aerodynamic, differ…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Second Award
Objectives/Goals My goal to test and select the antenna which represents the best compromise of volume, mass, ease-of-construction, ease-of-erection, and gain when used in portable operation…
Physics & Astronomy
Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine if two masses would attract each other through the force of gravity, as predicted by Isaac Newton's law of universal gravitation…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My Goal is to construct a reliable radio data link operating in the 70cm Amateur Radio band to be used to send commands and telemetry for a range up to 50m. The data link wi…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of my projects was to determine if the main modifier on computer speed and performance was random access memory of the computer processor unit and how much of…
Physics & Astronomy
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this year#s science project, Reflections on Reflection, was to attempt to develop a cost effective method of concentrating light onto a photovoltaic solar pan…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to find the relationships between different types of antennae and the position the receiver was at. Each antenna's optimal are of usage would be…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My project explores the effects of a phenomenon which emerges from the interaction of matter with curved space. My postulate is that rigid materials resist changes in the cu…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Scientists have discovered that certain materials can carry electricity with no resistance at cryogenic temperatures. However, as more current is put through a superconducto…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to demonstrate that a coaxial contra-rotating proprotor can outperform a single proprotor used on current rotor aircraft today. History, designs…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals If the smaller the holes on top of the tube would it differ from the size of the flames and the volume? If I drilled the holes 1/2inch from each other, then how about if I d…
Physics & Astronomy
Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out how light of different wavelengths penetrates smoke. The hypotheses that I tested were that light penetration through smoke is independent of th…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to determine a general set of parameters for moving, manipulating, and cutting single-walled carbon nanotubes with and without a charged tip that…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to compare different parameters (Current, Voltage, Power) of the series and parallel circuit by comparing the actual measurement using the…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine the required salt concentration to make an object of varying weights float in three different fluids: tap water, distilled whit…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My project is to see if I can turn a plug in air freshener into a battery powered air freshener. I will also make homemade batteries to compare. Methods/Materials My test ob…
Physics & Astronomy
Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project is to determine if dye-sensitized solar cells that implement berry pigments absorb more solar energy than dye-sensitized solar cells that implem…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project is to find out if the existing rail infrastructure in the United States could be changed into a rail system powered by electromagnets rathe…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to demonstrate an economical 50 percent increase in photovoltaic produced power through use of short focal length, static, cylindrical Fresnel lenses. Metho…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if the rotation speed of a football affects drag on the football Methods/Materials Materials: Home-made wind tunnel - Football Suspension and r…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My project was to compare the differences between the static and kinetic friction that act upon different objects when they slide down a sheet of glass. I believed that the…