Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives As concluded by the U.S. Department of Energy, aerodynamic drag exerted upon motor vehicles dissipates approximately 8-12% of potential energy provided by finished motor gasoline…
Earth & Environmental Sciences
Objectives The objective was to determine if the energy production in a soil microbial fuel cell is affected by soils from different location. Methods Soil samples were obtained from several…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives My design objective is to build a quality 3D printer out of recycled computer parts, for less than $75. The 3D printer will be evaluated by comparing a 3D printed object to the sa…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives GOAL: My objective was to engineer and program an automatic self-driving robot that can destroy weeds with a minimal amount of weed killer. Methods METHODS/MATERIALS: Laptop compu…
Microbiology (General)
Objectives Maximize consumption of ethylene glycol by engineering a bacteria Pseudomonas putida (P. putida) KT2440. Methods Designed a plasmid with the genes involved in converting ethylene…
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives This study examines epigenetic therapy as a treatment for slowing the growth of cancerous liver cells. In addition to having genetic and environmental causes, cancer can be consid…
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Third Award
Objectives Our nation s report card for reading is at an all-time low. This is due to the failed ways to improve students reading levels. These methods do not push the students enough and th…
Toxicology
First Award
Objectives Recent studies have shown that puberty is occurring earlier in both boys and girls for unknown reasons. Some studies suggest essential oils may disrupt the hormonal system, trigge…
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
First Award
Objectives Does select natural remedies possess anticoagulating properties and how they compare with untreated samples in an in vitro study? The primary objective of this in vitro study was…
Microbiology (General)
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives The objective of this study is to evaluate if Equisetum hyemale can inhibit the growth rate of Penicillium italicum on citrus fruit. Methods Bleach all oranges and containers in 1…
Earth & Environmental Sciences
Objectives Examine and deduce a connection between poor water quality in natural parks and the presence of wild boars by analyzing a park with boars living in it to a park without boars. Met…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives For this project, I constructed a motorized arm attachment that will aid in carrying loads. It is a continuation of last year's science project to implement the motorized or actua…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives Caring for specific plants can be difficult, especially for individuals with busy schedules. Many existing solutions to this problem deliver limited functionality at a significant…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives Sometimes the price of an authentic product may cost a lot more than the quality and design of the product, but consumers feel more comfortable in trusting name brands by paying t…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Second Award
Objectives The purpose of my project was to create sintered alloys and test their efficiency in converting heat into electricity to build a thermoelectric generator that would be cheaper tha…
Microbiology (General)
Objectives Antibiotics are essential to human health and wellbeing, providing cures to bacterial infections. However, due to a lack of new antibiotics being introduced and the growing threat…
Mathematical Sciences
Objectives Testing 3D point cloud neural networks to see if they are susceptible to adversarial attacks like previous results on 2D images, proposing new algorithms for both attacking and de…
Mammalian Biology
First Award
Objectives The objective of this project is to determine if a person s facial parameters change over time. With increasing use of facial recognition as a method of identification, it is rele…
Chemistry
Objectives To extend the endothermic chemical reaction of ammonium nitrate by adding a hydrated polymer and alkaloid to create a survival shelter from a firetruck cab that will not exceed 37…
Chemistry
Objectives In crime scene investigations, it is easy to miss evidence of blood stains without careful application of Luminol, a chemiluminescent substance. My objective is to study the impac…
Behavioral & Social Sciences
First Award
Objectives The purpose of this project is to investigate how income, population, grade and school history impact the performance of a project at the California State Science and Engineering…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives I wanted to learn if the strength of an arch decreases as the size of an arch increases. Methods Eggshells have a naturally occurring arch shape. I used different sizes of eggshel…
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives The objective of this experiment was to discover the effect of different masses of iron filings on the oxygen production of Thalassiosira diatoms (defined as the concentration of…
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives Examine the effects of periodic, compressive mechanical loading administered via a mechanical pressure device on collagen fiber orientation and fibroblast proliferation. Methods T…
Chemistry
Objectives The objective of my experiment is to determine if iron absorbs faster on an empty stomach or a full stomach. Methods Iron detector tablets, iron color chart, test tubes, distilled…
Mathematical Sciences
Objectives The objective of this study is to determine the gin rummy playing strategy with the highest likelihood of winning. Methods Computer, Python coding language. Coded a 2-player gin r…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
First Award
Objectives The objective of my experiment is to explore the effects of fin shapes on the altitude a rocket achieves. Methods Rocket made with interchangeable fins/ Altimeter/Accelerometer /L…
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives Since I have been playing competitive soccer I wanted to find a cure to the constant injuries presented by the heat on artificial turf. The goals of my project were not to fix the…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives The objective of this project is to create a widespread smoke detection system that can rapidly detect wildfires while consequently alerting firefighters and citizens about the im…
Microbiology (General)
Objectives The objective of this project is to help you decide whether or not you want to continue eating food that has been on the floor for a period of time. Methods Our experiment took ha…