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ISEF · 2025
Physics and Astronomy
My research interest has expanded from simple harmonic oscillations to include various forms of damped oscillatory systems. Just as the oscillation of a building during an earthquake or a sw…
ISEF · 2025
Physics and Astronomy
With the leading causes of death in America, heart disease and cancer, requiring the use of medical radioisotopes for diagnostic and treatment purposes, and a limited amount of production si…
ISEF · 2025
Physics and Astronomy
NASA aims to send humans to Mars by the 2030s-2040s. A leading scientific goal will be the search for signs of indigenous life, past or present, which if found, would have major implications…
ISEF · 2025
Physics and Astronomy
Atmospheric transmission spectroscopy - a method to detect molecular signals in a planet’s atmosphere - could help humankind explore how the universe has evolved to support life on exoplanet…
ISEF · 2025
Physics and Astronomy
Recent discoveries like GJ 9827 d's water-rich atmosphere have brought to light an understudied class of exoplanets—water worlds. The discovery of water in this exoplanet atmosphere simultan…
ISEF · 2025
Physics and Astronomy
The extreme nature and strong gravity of black holes make them a great laboratory for testing our fundamental theories of the universe. We can not see black holes because their gravity is so…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy
Experimental rocketry is the field of engineering that studies scale rocket designs to optimize flight performance. Simulation engineering is an important part of this process because it sav…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy
Alpha particles are all around us, trying to pass through our bodies and destroy the DNA our ancestors worked so hard for. By using a cloud chamber to visualize radiation, I tested different…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy
Within a circular particle accelerator, maintaining the stability of the beams in the machine is of utmost importance. To ensure this stability, the chromaticity of the beam, which describes…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy
For many years, there has been research conducted by organizations such as NASA on the possibility of having a space capsule utilize rotors. However, what areas of research tend to lack is a…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy
Earth is subject to continuous irradiation by particles from space, known as cosmic rays. When cosmic rays interact with atmospheric molecules, some decay into muons that approach Earth’s su…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy
Hypervelocity stars (HVSs) move on unbound trajectories with extremely high velocities. HVSs are ejected in three-body interactions where binaries are disrupted by a massive black hole's (MB…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy
With the constant advancement of science and technology, particularly in astronomy, more effective resources have been developed for understanding the Universe. In 2015, the first observatio…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
My study examines three new brown dwarf spectral binary candidates, CWISE J072708.09-360729.2, CWISE J103604.84-514424.4, and CWISE J134446.62-732053.9, which were discovered by citizen scie…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
Studying the Radial Velocity (RV) of stars led to the first definitive detection of an exoplanet in 1995 and has since contributed to the discovery of several thousand exoplanets. Cross-corr…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy First Award
The study of hadronization, the process of quarks combined into hadrons, is pivotal for understanding the universe's formation, yet current theories inadequately explain this process. This s…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy
Wired power transmission necessitates costly infrastructure. Wireless power transmission could be an alternative, but is limited by substantial energy loss. This project develops a novel Wir…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy
The cause of the continual weakening of the weakest part of the geomagnetic field- the South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA)- is currently unknown. The research problem discusses if Solar Proton Even…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy
An understanding of dimensional transfer will broaden the use of space and may help us address problems related to the limited global environment. Therefore, to elucidate the m-dimensional w…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy
Since 2018, over 3000 trains have derailed in the US, causing nearly $650 million in damages. Maglev vehicles could be the solution, being able to be continuously regulated under a controlle…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy
Exoplanet detection improves the current understanding of planet formation and provides the possibility for the discovery of new habitable worlds. However, teams of astronomers and astrophys…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
In 2022, the Satellite Industry Association reported a staggering 45% increase in the number of operational satellites, resulting in an orbital population exceeding 7,000 around Earth. With…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy Second Award
Every second in the universe an exciting event is occurring, whether it be the collision of two black holes or the death of a star in an explosive supernova. One such event is a Tidal Disrup…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
Gravitational waves are caused by fluctuations in the curvature of spacetime from Einstein's general theory of relativity. When black holes or objects with high mass orbit each other or coll…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy
The effects of spacetime curvature, described in General Relativity, are made visible to us through gravitational lensing phenomena. Microlensing events (ML events) represent a type of gravi…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy Second Award
The centennial Ising model, which was initially proposed to explain ferromagnetism and phase transitions, has become a central pillar of statistical physics and a powerful tool in diverse ap…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy
The expansion of the universe can be quantified by the Hubble Constant. This constant can be determined through different methods, such as by the cosmic microwave background, the Tully-Fishe…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) allows physicians to visualize metabolism in various organs and is widely used in cancer and neurological imaging. The radioactive tracer, usually Fluorode…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
Two years ago, the astronomy club of the National Institute of Technology Yonago College devised a method for monitoring Earth’s ozone layer through spectroscopic observations during total l…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
In light of the recent demonstration of breakeven on the National Ignition Facility (NIF) using indirect drive, interest in future indirect drive facilities has increased. A promising approa…