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 · 2026
Environmental Engineering (Track 2) (Junior Division)
Microplastics is one of humanity’s biggest problems when it comes to pollution. Millions of animals, and thousands of people are victims of plastic pollution. From pollution to cancer, micro…
CSEF · 2026
Physics & Astronomy (Senior Division)
Dilution refrigerators are used in advanced physics systems such as quantum computing because they can cool materials to temperatures near absolute zero. A key component of these systems is…
CSEF · 2026
Alternative Energy (Junior Division)
Can we use energy harvesting to provide charge to a cell phone? Our project’s objective is to demonstrate that we can utilize energy that is typically wasted to accomplish everyday activitie…
CSEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division)
Have you ever wondered what angle for solar panels would be the best for winter time? The purpose of this experiment was to figure out the best angle of solar panels for our Dad's shed. He b…
CSEF · 2026
Chemistry (Senior Division)
Design and Testing of a Chlorine-Neutralizing Shampoo Edrea Banh / Noman Sangar / Rachel Wagner / Danyelle Forte Sheldon High School Biotechnology Academy Chlorine exposure in recreational a…
CSEF · 2026
Computational Science (Senior Division)
Adversarial attacks introduce image perturbations by manipulating input data, triggering AI image recognition models to misclassify images. These malicious attacks compromise real-world oper…
CSEF · 2026
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology (Senior Division)
The vast number of mutations within a genome makes it a central challenge in genomics to determine the process behind how mutations result in phenotypic diversity. Humans have bred dogs over…
CSEF · 2026
Medicine & Physiology (Junior Division)
Parkinson’s Disease(PD) is a progressive neurological disorder that destroys the brain cells that produce dopamine, resulting in movement-related symptoms such as tremors, and stiffness. In…
CSEF · 2026
Zoology (Junior Division)
The idea for this project started when we moved to a new neighborhood with high coyote activity, and needed to find a solution to help keep the neighborhood pets safe. The research question…
CSEF · 2026
Behavioral & Social Sciences (Junior Division)
This experiment tested whether sheets of paper in primary colors (red, yellow, blue) improve memorization of shape locations compared to those on white paper. Participants studied a grid of…
CSEF · 2026
Earth & Environmental Sciences (Track 2) (Junior Division)
Air pollution is a major problem in the Central Valley, especially during wildfire season when smoke increases levels of PM2.5, which are tiny particles that can harm people and plants. Plan…
CSEF · 2026
Microbiology (Junior Division)
The increasing concern surrounding antibiotic resistance has brought interest in alternative or complementary antimicrobial agents. This study investigated the antibacterial effects of selec…
CSEF · 2026
Electronics & Electromagnetics (Senior Division)
Electromyography (EMG) is commonly used to control prosthetics, but many systems rely on fixed joint displacement control that do not adapt grip force to object properties, often leading to…
CSEF · 2026
Zoology (Senior Division)
This experiment compared the pathogenicity and reproductive success of six Steinernema nematode isolates—Steinernema carpocapsae, Steinernema adamsi, S. jefferhense, Steinernema ceratophorum…
CSEF · 2026
Plant Biology (Junior Division)
People that live in hot and dry regions like the Central Valley struggle to grow crops and plants. People can benefit from knowing what to use in their plants to retain soil moisture during…
CSEF · 2026
Microbiology (Senior Division)
As antibiotic resistance increases, interest in natural antimicrobial alternatives continues to grow. This study evaluated the antibacterial effectiveness of oregano oil, tea tree oil, honey…
CSEF · 2026
Product Science (Junior Division)
Backpacking often presents the challenge of finding safe drinking water. While some purification methods, such as iodine tablets, can be harmful with frequent use, hikers may rely on filtrat…
CSEF · 2026
Medicine & Physiology (Senior Division)
The popularization of machine learning has prompted the introduction of specialized predictor and generator models utilized for the analysis of toxicity and assessment of chemicals. However,…
CSEF · 2026
Medicine & Physiology (Track 2) (Senior Division)
Dancers are susceptible to a variety of injuries due to repetitive motion and physical strain, with 8 in 10 dancers getting injured each year and 72% of injuries occurring below the Ultimate…
CSEF · 2026
Chemistry (Senior Division)
My name is Carlos Sanchez, I go to Bakersfield High School which is located in the Kern high school district and my project is the computational optimization of Nitrogen found in agricultura…
CSEF · 2026
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology (Senior Division)
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia is the most common childhood cancer and has over 300,000 cases globablly, rapidly progressing in the blood and bone marrow. ALL affected cells often overexpress…
CSEF · 2026
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology (Junior Division)
Medulloblastoma is a fast-growing brain tumor that mostly affects children. Current treatments like chemotherapy and radiation can hurt healthy cells and cause bad side effects, sometime lea…
CSEF · 2026
Earth & Environmental Sciences(Senior Division)
El Nino events are Pacific-originating oceanic-atmospheric phenomena that usher in shifts in global circulation and weather–shifts that in the past have spiked global grain prices 40%, spark…
CSEF · 2026
Microbiology (Junior Division)
Microplastics are tiny plastic particles that have become a widespread environmental concern, with 99% of seafood products containing them. A major cause of this contamination is trophic tra…
CSEF · 2026
Electronics & Electromagnetics (Senior Division)
Adequate access to tactile resources such as braille and tactile images is one of the largest challenges towards improving the blind or visually impaired (BVI) education level and socially c…
CSEF · 2026
Physics & Astronomy (Senior Division)
In the search for primordial black holes (PBHs) as dark matter candidates, the asteroid mass range between 10^17g and 10^23g remains unconstrained by past microlensing and Hawking radiation…
CSEF · 2026
Earth & Environmental Sciences (Track 2) (Junior Division)
Air pollution contributed to 7.9 million deaths in 2023. In 2025, 156 million people lived in areas with an unhealthy amount of air pollution in the US alone. It’s critical for everyone to b…
CSEF · 2026
Mathematical Sciences (Senior Division)
We present a systematic empirical analysis of the Deep BSDE method applied to multi-asset European basket option pricing under the Heston stochastic volatility model. Through 120 experiments…
CSEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering (Track 2) (Junior Division)
Bakersfield experiences over 60 days a year with temperatures above 100°F. I tested five common urban surfaces (asphalt, concrete, white tile, grass, artificial turf) to see which has the bi…
CSEF · 2026
Computational Science (Senior Division)
The most common lethal forms of cancers like colorectal, lung, and breast cancers will need early detection through precise molecular characterization, forsensitivity or specificity needed f…