Behavioral & Social Sciences
First Award
Objectives/Goals To determine if there is a relationship between teacher gender and the achievement of female students in secondary science. Methods/Materials My hypothesis states that femal…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Use of MNMs is increasing rapidly, and this experiment is to find out if MNMs are a greater eco-toxicological risk than their conventional sized counterparts, using rhizobia…
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals We wanted to understand the impact of human land use on the health of a local watershed. This was motivated in part by news that a cement plant was polluting our local creek…
Mathematics & Software
Third Award
Objectives/Goals Do you ever give a second thought to the fact that every time you use WiFi you could be sending your passwords not to the Internet, but to a hacker? My hypothesis is that if…
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals This project is about the air quality around my local area. The purpose of this project is to answer the questions: 1. Does the pH and/or particle level vary from sample to…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals One third of people over age 65 in USA fall every year; the average healthcare cost due to fall related injuries is ~$20,000 per year per person. In many falls, timely help…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The thyroid hormones are key to our body because they maintain our metabolic rate. They are created at the thyroid gland with the aid of the integral component iodide ions.…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals I would like to know if and by how much feeding oyster shell to chickens affects the strength of their egg-shells. I think that the oyster shell will increase the strength b…
Chemistry
First Award
Objectives/Goals Photonic crystals are structures with a periodic index of refraction that can prevent the propagation of light within a certain range, known as the band gap. This photonic e…
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The heptapeptide VRPMPLQ was previously isolated as a targeting ligand for early-stage colon adenomas and subsequently validated in vivo in a pilot trial involving 30 patien…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My goal is to see if graphite lines on paper conduct electricity. Also, if it does, how do the length, height (the number of times you draw over the line), and the grades of…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Second Award
Objectives/Goals My objectives and goals for my project was to find out which practical material would soundproof a room the best. Another goal that I was testing was to see if certain mater…
Chemistry
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to find out how the amount of ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) and the concentration of solvent used to remove the templates from th…
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine if there existed a superior algorithm for counting cells using image processing. With image processing, images of cells that usu…
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals When I began to develop inflammatory acne, my mother insisted on me taking medication to reduce the outbreaks. Initially, I wasn 't very receptive; I did not see the need fo…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The goal of are project was to see if the electromagnetic field put off by a tesla coil would be of positive charge and attract the balloons or be of negative charge and rep…
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My project goal was to determine at what grade level children could distinguish between candy and non-candy items. I believe that by the fourth grade, children will be able…
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine to what degree various auditory distractions affect concentration. Additionally, we identified factors, such as gender, aca…
Microbiology (General)
Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) now affect 1 in 88 children in the U.S and cost $35 billion annually. The hypothesis is that functional interface of genes & environment is m…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The problem that is addressed in this project is that, currently, the visually impaired are not very ambulatory since their impaired vision inhibits them from getting around…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine whether variation of water flow rate on a Kelvin Electrostatic Generator has a significant impact on the DC voltage as well as…
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to find out how different types of metals affect the zone of inhibition of exposed bacteria. I hypothesized that copper and brass metals…
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine whether antibiotics or probiotics work better at killing bacteria. Methods/Materials 1. Petri dishes 2. Pro/Anti Biotics 3. Tissue…
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to measure the growth of bacteria on apple surfaces and compare the effectiveness of a plain water rinse to a commercially available fru…
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to make bricks by reducing plastic waste and mixing it with other materials to determine which compound will make the best brick for human habitats. I hypot…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals To find out what coin works as the best battery and if size and material affects the amount of produced electricity. Methods/Materials I stacked a penny under a small square…
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to find out how different types of light bulbs perform and to answer the question, "which type of light bulb has the best practical value ba…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this investigation is to determine what size and shape plastic bottle travels the farthest distance when launched from an air pressure system. Methods/Mater…
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals To develop a new algorithm that will more effectively rank web pages so that a search engine can return more meaningful results, especially for specific queries. Methods/Mat…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My grandfather was diagnosed with Parkinson#s disease ten years ago. Over time, his movement and coordination was greatly affected by this disorder. Watching his ability to…