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 · 2019
Behavioral & Social Sciences Second Award
Objectives Objective: This experiment seeks to examine firm value drops in offending companies and suppliers as well as examine the role of gender diversity in anti-corruption measures using…
CSEF · 2019
Earth & Environmental Sciences
Objectives The objective of this study is to demonstrate the connections between climate change and Lyme disease. Methods Using online databases, such as data from NASA, NOAA, the National W…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives My goal is to develop an early warning AI-powered portable system that can monitor environmental damage during natural disasters. Both air and water quality need to be monitored w…
CSEF · 2019
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives Microfluidic devices made of elastomer poly(dimethylsiloxane)(PDMS) using multilayer soft lithography are used for single cell bioanalysis. My goal is to utilize a novel economica…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Objectives The oceans contain over 97% of the earths water, however, only 1% of the worlds water is safe for human consumption, with 2.8 billion people currently living in water stressed are…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives This experiment does testing on Elon Musk's hyperloop using a smaller representation with copper wire, a battery, and magnets. It tests to see what allows the battery to move the…
CSEF · 2019
Applied Mechanics & Structures Second Award
Objectives Human blood plasma is critical for disease diagnostics since plasma contains biomarkers associated with many diseases, including those associated with viral or other pathogenic in…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives The objective of the experiment is to design and create a glove for people with speech impairments, which can convert hand gestures and basic sign language into spoken text for an…
CSEF · 2019
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives To investigate which soda has the most decay over a three week period. Methods Sodas: Coke, Diet Coke, A&W Root Beer, Diet A&W Root Beer, Mountain Dew, Diet Mountain Dew, Pepsi, D…
CSEF · 2019
Mathematical Sciences Second Award
Objectives Partial differential equations (PDEs) are used in physics to mathematically describe the workings of the universe. Using computers to solve these equations allows scientists and e…
CSEF · 2019
Mathematical Sciences
Objectives When the path of an object is described by the vector equation in the form of r(u,v,w...)=<f(u,v,w...),g(u,v, w...),h(u,v,w...)>, the expression ((d^n)r)/(d(p^n)), where p is a va…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Objectives Water potability is a key challenge of modern civilization. Worldwide, two billion people lack access to clean drinking water and heavy metals are the primary toxic contaminants.…
CSEF · 2019
Computational Systems & Analysis (Senior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives High-frequency oscillations (HFOS) in EEG data are thought to be promising biomarkers of epileptogenesis. Instead of examining data from patients living with epilepsy, EEG data we…
CSEF · 2019
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives Fires are one of the deadliest natural disasters. Employing an efficient fire detection system can help save lives and property. This experiment is testing the efficacy of a fire…
CSEF · 2019
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives The objective of this study was to design a self-contained airbag that reduces the impact of over-the-bars crashes. The airbag was intended to be embedded in the stem of a bike so…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering First Award
Objectives Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE) is a common plastic that takes 500 years to degrade. Current methods to remove LDPE are unsafe or ineffective, and less than 5.7% is recycled. The…
CSEF · 2019
Computational Systems & Analysis (Senior Division Only)
Objectives The objective of the project is to develop deep learning algorithms that can efficiently and accurately detect cancer cells in digitized lymph node slide images. Methods Used lapt…
CSEF · 2019
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives The objective of this study is to detect particles other than DNA by increasing the translocation time of the particle and increasing sensitivity through the use of hydrogel. Meth…
CSEF · 2019
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives The objective is to develop a method of distinguishing rocky planets from gas giants. My engineering goals were to create a model using the Kepler data, confirm the model s validi…
CSEF · 2019
Computational Systems & Analysis (Senior Division Only)
Objectives Lithium-ion batteries are a central component of all renewable technology today, including hybrid/electric vehicles and grid energy storage systems. However, these expensive batte…
CSEF · 2019
Mammalian Biology Fourth Award
Objectives Urinary catheter is the most common indwelling catheter used worldwide. It is used to drain urine from the urinary bladder into a collection bag to relieve urinary obstruction. It…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry Second Award
Objectives Inverse opals (IOs) are currently limited to planar, discrete patterns. Although they boast promising applications, knowledge of their properties on a 3D scale is limited and no m…
CSEF · 2019
Computational Systems & Analysis (Senior Division Only)
Objectives American Sign Language (ASL) is a common way for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or verbally impaired to communicate, with over one million people using it as a primary meth…
CSEF · 2019
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives Antacids are medicines taken to increase the pH of stomach acid to treat indigestion and heartburn (acid reflux). While they play an important role in balancing the pH of stomach…
CSEF · 2019
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives In brief, this project is to learn which of the three main "fly" designs used in targeting top-water fish in fly fishing will have the highest level of stickiness to the water s s…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry First Award
Objectives Recent news of the use of nerve agents in global terrorist attacks poses an immediate concern to international security. In addition, V olatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) diminish i…
CSEF · 2019
Earth & Environmental Sciences First Award
Objectives Uncontrolled forest fires are a major problem all around the world due to their devastating effects on humans, ecosystems, and property. The current methods of fire detection have…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General)
Objectives Surgical site infection (SSI) is the most common and costly healthcare-associated infection. Strategies to reduce SSI have been focused on antibiotics and intraoperative changes.…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering Honorable_mention Award
Objectives Currently, people see the practical use of drones in testing water with the scientists manning drones to collect water in dangerous situations such as that in Pit Lake. In Pit Lak…
CSEF · 2019
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives The objective of this project was to see if random acts of kindness could effect the aggression level in male and female subjects. These subjects would range from low to high leve…