Physics & Astronomy
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Except for figure-eight systems, trinary stars that are non-hierarchical and stable are extremely rare, or do not exist, as they have currently not been observed. This resea…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My goal is to build a system that will prevent automobile accidents caused by human error and in turn significantly reducing traffic congestion and improve traffic flow. I w…
Physics & Astronomy
Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The goal was to determine whether or not the temperature dependence of the speed of sound in air with harmful concentrations of volatile organic compounds (VOC's) would devi…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals was to determine if it was possible to recharge 1.5V AA pile alkaline (non-rechargeable) batteries using a cordless drill as a generator. Methods/Materials I recharged 18 ba…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to determine what average water level would allow the greatest water ejection, and thus the greatest wave energy collection, from a blowhole caver…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to find what frequency of sound best extinguishes fire at two different volume levels of -15 dB and 6 dB, both at 25% speaker output fro…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Second Award
Objectives/Goals Herbicide is wasted every year by farmers who spend 8 billion dollars to control weeds. Farmers lose money and harm the environment when using the full spray method in which…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My science fair project is titled, "What fin shape causes a model rocket to reach the highest altitude?" The purpose of this project was to find out which of the shapes, rec…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine what happens when a warm air mass meets a cold air mass, by modeling air masses with water masses. I believe that a tornado will be formed. Met…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project is to build eight "Simple Electric Motors", and from that point to test the amount of voltage that each motor requires. Methods/Materials For this pro…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals To extract usable energy from ocean waves and find out which types of waves will create more energy. Methods/Materials Wood, Plastic Sheeting, Copper Wire, Neodymium Magnets…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The initial idea and purpose of this project was to learn what affects windmills, and possibly make a discovery that could change the ways windmills produce power. Methods/M…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals To test and see which of two triboelectric material roller combinations in a Van de Graaff Generator(VDG) that I built generates a larger static field around the sphere of V…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The problem I am trying to solve is what light bulb can produce the most electricity in a solar cell. The two light bulbs that I have tested are the CFL ( Compact Fluorescen…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The main research question addressed the issue of how the wavelength of a laser pointer (red versus green) affects the diffraction of the laser beam reflecting off a CD vers…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine if light, passing through a prism filled with water refracts more when the density of the water inside of a prism is increased. I believe that…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Third Award
Objectives/Goals What changes, if any, to the shape of a pickup truck, will change the aerodynamics? I hypothesized that even a small change would affect the aerodynamics, therefore drag, of…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to compare how aerodynamic the oblique wing is compared to the swept back wing by measuring the amount of drag each produces. Methods/Mate…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I set out to find the wing shape that will provide the most lift that will provide the most lift. My main goal was to find one specific design that outperformed the others w…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals In my experiment, I tested how modified shapes of airfoils produced lift. I wanted to find the most efficient, lift-producing shape. Methods/Materials I used a wind tunnel t…
Physics & Astronomy
Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Many galaxies have smaller satellite galaxies orbiting around them, known as dwarf spheroidal galaxies (dSphs). Recent discoveries of new dSphs around the Andromeda Galaxy (…
Physics & Astronomy
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Which of the following has a greater effect on the viscosity of water: Salinity, or Temperature? Methods/Materials Two (10 cm x 20 cm) glass plates were cut from one section…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if the shape of a model rocket's nose cone would affect the rocket's apogee when keeping the rocket's thrust and weight constant, each time it wa…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals In my project, my goal was to find out if changing the aspect ratio between the sides of a sail without changing surface area changed the amount of force output. I also want…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this theoretical research is to study ways to increase the molecular specificity in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectra, thus providing earlier detection…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
First Award
Objectives/Goals By 2030 the number of cars will double, leading to more traffic jams and accidents. In the U.S., there are fewer options to add more roads or to even create more lanes. A sm…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine which fabric is the best to wear in the summer for the most UV protection and prevention against skin cancer. Methods/Materi…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The object of my project is to see which size blades of a wind turbine will produce the most electricity. I had three different blade sizes and tested each set of three. Met…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals This experiment examined the efficiency of two headlights (High Intensity Discharge and Halogen) commonly used by cars around the world. By discovering which headlight has t…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The Martian atmosphere is extremely toxic, composed of 99% limonite particles and 1% magnetite particles. My project tests two filtration devices--the N-95 mask and the Ioni…