38,465 real projects from ISEF, the Canada-Wide Science Fair, JSHS, AJAS, the Calgary Youth Science Fair and the California Science & Engineering Fair — searchable by meaning, and filterable by fair, year, category and award.
CSEF · 2017
Computational Systems & Analysis
Objectives/Goals Physicians often rely on histology & cytology lab reports to diagnose diseases. Lab report generation needs manual intervention which adds cost and time. These prevent a loc…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to develop a gadget with can be latched onto a vent and detect any clogging, heat buildup, and/or combustion in an air vent. Design criteria of t…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Gene therapy shows great promise in treating many human diseases. However, one major drawback of the current technology is that it can only be directed to a particular mutat…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective is to build a pocket-sized, user-friendly, everyday refrigeration device suitable for transporting pharmaceuticals in developing countries and other areas wher…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals California experienced a historic drought between 2011 and early 2017. To comply with water usage restrictions, different costly water saving methods have been available for…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Endangering aquatic species and threatening global ecosystems, algal blooms pose a serious environmental problem around the world; yet current control methods are costly, in…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals I investigated wheatear microorganisms can biological convert carbon into oxygen.My thought was lake microbes can be fed plastics and use carbon from plastics as food source…
CSEF · 2017
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals By testing the effectiveness of different antacids in the same acid, I was able to determine which antacid had the highest acid neutralizing capacity, and I was also able to…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Evaluate the effect of the biopesticides based on a plant extract, beneficial bacteria, and entomopathogenic fungi, on cotton plants infected with the fungal plant pathogen,…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I am testing which type of antibiotic, natural or synthetic, leaves a larger zone of inhibition against bacteria. Methods/Materials I used LB agar plates, and s. epidermidis…
CSEF · 2017
Zoology
Objectives/Goals By conducting an experiment using natural sugar and artificial sugar substitutes, determine whether ants have the ability to communicate the quality of a food source through…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of my research project was to create reusable electrical biosensors which utilize nanostructured porous silicon as a substrate to accurately measure the concentrati…
CSEF · 2017
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to determine how much time people spend on their technology devices & whether age/gender impacts this. The information learned from this experime…
CSEF · 2017
Computational Systems & Analysis
Objectives/Goals This project seeks to propose a simulation-based model of synaptic development, with special focus on two features which are crucial to the process of learning: synaptic pla…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to design and build a prototype of a smart water sensor that will send an electronic message alert when a water leak is detected, creating a next…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine what time of day, out of four times being tested, there would be a higher concentration of particulates in the air. Methods…
CSEF · 2017
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals All my life I have taken medications because I have Arterial Tortuosity Syndrome, which is a very rare connective tissue and heart disorder. Over time I have taken a variety…
CSEF · 2017
Zoology
Objectives/Goals This science project aims to determine the presence of external and internal parasites on randomly selected fish samples from San Diego and San Pedro Fish markets and identi…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine if there is a difference in nitrate and nitrite pollution levels in the natural bottom versus concretized sections of the Los Ang…
CSEF · 2017
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine if the flexible edge design of a Pro Teck surfboard fin will reduce fin cuts. Methods/Materials I dropped ballistic gel molds onto…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Tsunamis have been deadly forces for thousands of years, and with new and advanced nuclear power plants, they have been fueled causing devastating aftermaths. My objective w…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science Second Award
Objectives/Goals Algae blooms are becoming increasingly common worldwide and are environmentally and financially damaging. In this project, I wanted to find if Southern Californian waters ar…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My goal was to determine if sweet pepper plants (capsicum annuum) would grow taller when they were be watered with Vitamin C solution, Vitamin D3 solution, or water. Methods…
CSEF · 2017
Mathematical Sciences
Objectives/Goals Artificial neural networks suffer from a phenomenon known as "catastrophic forgetting", which prevents artificial intelligence agents from learning multiple tasks. This proj…
CSEF · 2017
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to figure out why turf is usually hotter than grass. On hot days when my soccer team had to play games on turf, we always complained that…
CSEF · 2017
Computational Systems & Analysis
Objectives/Goals My objective is to build a low-cost device that can measure galvanic skin response and heart rate, reduce stress, and mitigate an oncoming autistic episode by playing music…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry Second Award
Objectives/Goals Achieving solar powered photochemical synthesis has been the dream of chemists since Ciamician in 1912. Yet due to issues with current reactors and the inability of visible…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals A major problem for marine industries is biofouling, the accumulation of undesirable organisms on immersed artificial surfaces. Antifouling is used to inhibit biofouling, bu…
CSEF · 2017
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Colloidal silver and silver nanoparticles have been used for decades to treat various medical conditions and are now being extensively added to a variety of textiles and hom…
CSEF · 2017
Computational Systems & Analysis
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to develop a motion correction algorithm to obtain high-resolution volumetric liver ultrasound images. Combining motion correction with param…