CSEF · 2026
Wiped!
Product Science (Junior Division)
Flushable wipes are marked as a convenient alternative to toilet paper, but the reality is that not all wipes break down quickly, and some can cause some serious clogs in plumbing systems. T…
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CSEF · 2026
Wired for Survival: Modeling Gene Networks to Identify Resilience and Neuron Subtypes in ALS via Graphical Optimization
Medicine & Physiology (Track 2) (Senior Division)
Can neuron resilience be predicted as a topological failure of cellular identity? Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease marked by TDP-43 aggregation and mo…
CSEF · 2026
Wireless Lighting
Electronics & Electromagnetics (Junior Division)
Abstract Our question was “how will changing the number of coils affect the brightness and distance they will work,” and our hypothesis answering that question was that the 600 loop coil wou…
CSEF · 2026
Worming Our Way Through Plastic
Environmental Engineering (Track 2) (Senior Division)
The rapidly increasing production of disposable plastic products has overwhelmed the world’s ability to effectively manage plastic waste. This experiment investigated which of two types of w…
CSEF · 2026
α-Synuclein Aggregation in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae: An Experimental Analysis of Comorbidity in PD and Synucleinopathies
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology (Senior Division)
α-synuclein aggregation is a hallmark of Parkinsonian disorders, where the normally flexible protein misfolds into β-sheet–rich fibrils that disrupt cells. Despite its importance, the specif…