Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The movie Lone Survivor tells the story of Lt. Michael Murphy. When his squad came under attack, during a covert mission in a valley in Afghanistan, their radio could not tr…
Physics and Astronomy
The surface of plant leaves plays a major role in the interaction between plants and their environment as it fulfills important functions, such as protection against water loss due to transp…
Physics and Astronomy
In the main, basic characteristics of radio components such as resistance R, capacitance C and inductance L are positive. Consequently, the combinations of these components that have time va…
Physics and Astronomy
Second Award
Much biological research depends upon species diagnoses of sample organisms. The advent of DNA barcoding has made this process fast, inexpensive, and highly accurate. In place of the morphol…
Physics and Astronomy
Fourth Award
Apple snail (Pomacea canaliculata), pulmonate snail (Cryptozona siamensis), and giant African snail (Achatina fulica) are important agricultural pests that cause cultivation problems in Thai…
Physics and Astronomy
A particle accelerator was constructed using a pair of lithium niobate pyroelectric crystals as a power source. The crystals were arranged in a push-pull configuration to double the potentia…
Physics and Astronomy
Third Award
The purpose of the experiment was optimizing the process of coupling single photons into single-mode fibers. The reason I chose polarization-entangled photons was that they are widely used i…
Physics and Astronomy
Reusing food waste and using natural fertilizers on organically grown produce is important to me. I redesigned and rebuilt a compost grinder to create a new type of organic fertilizer for se…
Physics and Astronomy
Every year farmers spend time and money on eliminating infestations of musk thistles in their pastures. Some farm animals may eat the thistle, but cattle will not because of thorns. Alfalfa…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals This project seeks to measure if a parabolic reflector increases the strength of WiFi, and if so, by how much? Methods/Materials 11x5in Cardboard, Foil, 8x5 3/4 in cardboard…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our project was to determine if parachutes with smaller surface areas are quicker to fall to the ground than parachutes with larger surface areas. We believe that if we chan…
Physics and Astronomy
Photoacoustic microscopy (PAM) is an emerging non-invasive, high-resolution imaging technique used for superficial imaging of blood-related parameters in vivo without the use of contrast age…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Figure Skating and Physics My objective was to find out if one goes faster in an axle jump with their arms above their head or with their arms tucked into their chest and wh…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to create a platform consisting of an Arduino-based pillbox and a web application, to assist patients in adhering to their prescription sched…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals To determine the optimum degree to the maximum range. Methods/Materials CPO marble launcher Photogate Timer Scissor lift Marble Graph paper Carbon paper Results The optimum…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to determine what affects the period it takes a pendulum to swing and if the amplitude was the main factor. Methods/Materials In our first experiment we ma…
Physics and Astronomy
Third Award
Over the past decade, there has been an explosion of interest in PT-symmetric structures in quantum systems, when reversed in parity (P) and time (T), remain invariant. The purpose of this w…
Physics and Astronomy
Quantum locking is a newly defined quantum effect which allows a Type II superconductor to levitate pinned in a strong magnetic field. This is very different than the Meissner effect (levita…
Physics & Astronomy
Third Award
Objectives/Goals Quantum locking is a newly defined quantum effect which allows a Type II superconductor to levitate pinned in a strong magnetic field. This is very different than the tradit…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My project compares electromagnetic radiation levels emitted from our daily devices at multiple measured distances and times, investigates which device exceeds the federal s…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals To be able to detect and reveal a trapped earthquake victim#s location to local rescuers through a Unmanned Aerial Vehicle(UAV). Methods/Materials I used a pre-built UAV fro…
Physics and Astronomy
Raspberries are a composite fruit that are red and gold in color and boast a distinctive sweet and tart flavor and contain phenols and anthocyanins. This project was conducted to determine i…
Physics and Astronomy
Fourth Award
The accuracy of two fundamental techniques of orbital determination, Gaussian and Laplacian, was compared for three near-Earth asteroids (NEAs): 2010 TN54, 1998 QE2, and 1989 FC, chosen for…
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of this research is to demonstrate design attributes of Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) System. The objective is to provide an operational domain map of WPT System (WPS) encompassi…
Physics and Astronomy
The project is to develop electronic ballasts for T5-28W fluorescent lamps to lengthen the lifespan of fluorescent lamps by preventing the tube from going black and the luminosity from decre…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals To determine whether density has an affect on the resonant properties of a soundboard. Methods/Materials I obtained three different pieces of wood for use as a soundboard. I…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The invincible tic-tac-toe playing robot, Invictus 2000, challenges you to put your mind to a test. As you play, the robot#s #brain#, the computer, makes hundreds of calcula…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Design and development of Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) system is a recent field of research. The goal of my research was to learn about the scientific principles and techni…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals What shooting angle gives you the greatest chance of making a basketball shot. Methods/Materials 28.5 Basketball Camera Tripod Subjects 10 foot Basketball Hoop Basketball Co…
Physics & Astronomy
Second Award
Objectives/Goals We wanted to build a simple and inexpensive cellphone spectrophotometer that would allow us to measure the absorption of visible light through different colored solutions an…