Browse real student projects, abstracts, and awards.
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of our project is identification of x-ray sources and discovering new variable stars. We use 2 original methods. First is used for searching variable stars in optical range in th…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
In indirect detection experiments, the photon flux expected from dark matter annihilations in the Milky Way halo depends strongly on the distribution of dark matter in the halo. The effect o…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
Technology has given us advantages to improve our life’s quality; it brought a lot of changes to our life. Scientists plan to colonize the moon and planets, to expand the humankind in space.…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
A cloud of space debris is formed when numerous defunct space objects orbit collectively around the Earth. Space debris clouds can have a much greater impact on space vehicles in low earth o…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
Muon scattering tomography is a passive imaging technique able to interpolate the elemental structure of high-Z materials. Given that development of the technique is in a stage of relative n…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of this project is to develop effective and inexpensive device for remote sensing of subsurface water-carrying layers. I suggest to use the water protons response to an artificia…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
Our project is a computer program generating images and data based on a description of a scene – its objects (planes, spheres, triangles) and geometry – the curved spacetime. We have used Ei…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
The stability of Bachall-Wolf cusps of dark matter (DM) particles orbiting a supermassive black hole (SMBH) binary system was studied as the SMBHs lost energy through gravitational radiation…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
One of the central problems in theoretical physics is understanding dark energy, an enigmatic phenomenon that is hypothesized to be driving the accelerating expansion of the universe. Calcul…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
We present a study using microlensing event data from the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE), recorded in the period 2002-2016 from the Galactic bulge. Our two algorithms are ba…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
Fluorescent molecular rotors (molecules that can emit light when they absorb energy and whose parts can turn one around another) can be used for observing the process of the light-caused des…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of this project is to determine the application of the physical quantum eraser to theoretical quantum computation. In addition, both the effect of the quantum eraser on informati…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
Many people enjoy looking through telescopes into the night sky as a hobby, and many people use them as a means of learning more about our universe. To work properly, telescopes must often b…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
Recent concerns on potential harmful effects of non-ionizing or radio frequency electromagnetic frequency (EMF) emissions from wireless communication devices, creates the need to (a) verify…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
Negative thermal expansion(NTE) materials is very important for obtaining near zero thermal expansion(NZTE) materials which could ensure the structural stability and safety reliability of pr…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
Shock waves occur in a supersonic gas flow when it decelerates: e.g., near a bullet or near a point where two supersonic flows intersect. An easy way to study compressible gas flows in a sch…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
Spectral analysis can be used to identify the class of near-Earth asteroids (NEAs) to determine their relative density. The hypothesis stated NEAs are both S-Type asteroids (denser asteroids…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
NASA has pioneered space exploration by paying exceptional attention to stability and precision. This experiment evaluates how the distance between the Center of Gravity and Center of Pressu…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
Purpose The ordinary matter in the universe is not distributed in a homogeneous way. The action of gravity forms different structures. Galaxy filaments are the largest known structures. The…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
At present, at least 5 million people in the world rely on cardiac pacemakers to maintain their life, but the batteries can generally work for 5~7 years. Therefore, in order to avoid to brin…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
Molecular chirality refers to the asymmetrical qualities in which a molecule is non-superimposable on its mirror image. In liquid crystals, chirality causes the director, or imaginary common…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy Second Award
The radii of neutron stars are difficult to determine, and a better understanding of neutron star spectra would help improve radius estimations. Here, the spectra of observations taken by th…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
How are we going to provide food when colonization of Mars begins? Before this huge step in exploration can commence, an outline must be in place for growing food. This project asks three qu…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
Current exoplanet discovery methods are limited by our capacity to observe planet-star interactions. I developed a method of discovering exoplanets using planet-planet interactions by progra…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of this project is to find the entire orbit of an asteroid and develop an effective way to move the asteroid so that it will not impact the earth. The asteroid will be moved with…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
The Qualitative Analysis of Liquid Fuels Using Surface Plasmon Resonance System. The quality of fuel oil differs from country to country and even from manufacturer to manufacturer. In this s…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
Bok Globules are dense clouds of cold molecular hydrogen gas that are generally associated with larger emission nebulae and young star clusters. I hypothesized that these clouds represent th…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
A diffusion cloud chamber is a detector of ionizing radiation, which offers an opportunity to observe subatomic particles directly and to make various experiments related to particle physics…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy Second Award
This project studied the effects of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) on their host galaxies in relation to their inherent properties. It also shed light on the Shankar et al. (2016) controve…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy Second Award
This project investigates the formation and lifecycle of classical novae and determines how parameters such as: white dwarf mass, star mass and separation affect the evolution of the rotatin…