Electronics & Electromagnetics
Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to prevent fatigue related accidents by designing a simple, portable and affordable device that would alert the user as soon as he closes his ey…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to investigate the performance of a direct methanol fuel cell at three different temperatures. These three different temperatures have been ch…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This project, Wave Hello to Clean Energy, concerns the recent developments at Oregon State University. Their Motor Systems Resource Facility has created a buoy system, which…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to find the best position for added weight in front of the neutral point on a paper airplane for long distance flight. My hypothesis was tha…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Problem Statement: A wave is produced when there is a disturbance in a flexible medium. What happens when two waves travel through the same point? Hypothesis: I predict that…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals To determine which of the two linear motor propulsion technologies is most effective at propelling a roller coaster vechicle down a track. Methods/Materials In order to prov…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to build a magnetic levitated train, a working EMS system, and a rail gun system. Methods/Materials I used 44 1in neodymium magnets, 46 ½ inc…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Our question was "Which type of wind turbine is more efficient and useful?" Our purpose for performing this experiment was to determine whether it is more efficient to use H…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Running a wet finger around a wine glass's rim produces a musical tone. The more water in the glass, the lower the tone's frequency is. I predicted that the frequency is lin…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The question that I'm going to investigate is if a triangular wing flap is added to the back of an existing wing, will this create an opposite spinning vortex to cancel the…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project, Wind Wind Go Away Come Again Some Other Day, is to see if specially designed sculptures can reduce and redirect the wind made by the venturi effect at the base o…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals An electric generator is a device that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy. Generators are now widely used in homes, vehicles, industries as they provide a highl…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals It has been said that the physical addition of two separate volumes of water and alcohol will result to less than the projected amount. However, could this merely be a fact…
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals A site council meeting at Oak Ridge High School, highlighted how the school's PTZ camera-based security system was unable to provide adequate security coverage on campus. Ad…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to see which shape (circle, triangle, or square) would travel the farthest distance when propelled through water. Methods/Materials The proce…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals Underwater gliders are used for subsurface mapping, underwater scanning for the Navy, and other environmental purposes. Currently, these gliders are propelled by buoyancy en…
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals To design a replacement electrolyte for the potassium iodide/iodine electrolyte in Grätzel type dye-sensitized photovoltaic cells using simpler materials. Research has shown…
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals One of the most interesting applications of magnetism is its ability to accelerate objects at tremendous speeds through the use of linear accelerators. In addition to applic…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine important aerodynamic characteristics of an ornithopter configuration, Micro Air Vehicle [MAV] scale vehicle. This project inv…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine which degree of pitch combined with which number of blades on a propeller is optimum for producing the maximum power from a mode…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My experiment is to test which materials work best as thermal insulators. My hypothesis is that a good electrical conductor would be a bad thermal insulator. This hypothesis…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine if the injection of a large amount of tiny gas bubbles in to a tank of water would cause a weighted cylinder to sink. I believe…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals I undertook this project to determine which combination of fletch and arrowhead provides the most stability to the arrow, thus making it the most accurate. Methods/Materials…
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to assess the performance of the Viterbi decoder used in the transmission of L2C GPS civil navigation messages when the link is corrupted by…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project is to determine the angle at which light refracts to create an inferior mirage. The second goal of the project is to get a better understanding…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to confirm that the weir equation that relates water height or stage above an obstruction to stream flow in a rectangular stream channel is ade…
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals To evaluate 3 different methods of transferring residual energy from "dead" AA batteries into a nickel metal hydride (NiMH) battery to make it useable. Methods/Materials A N…
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine which major brand of AA alkaline batteries, by scientific testing, offers the best value to the consumer. Methods/Materials I…
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals This project will determine if the less expensive Costco Kirkland Signature Alkaline AA batteries and the Walgreens Ultra Alkaline Supercell AA batteries will prove to be a…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals This project was to determine which material would be the best shield against beta and gamma radiation. Often times, radiation needs shielding because it causes harm to the…