CSEF · 2011
Dye Intensity
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals I was interested in finding out if fabric left in natural dyes for longer periods of time would show higher intensity of color. Methods/Materials I chose to use 4 vegetables…
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CSEF · 2011
Dye Sensitized Solar Cells and Everyday Foods
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to find less expensive and more efficient organic dyes in everyday foods that can be used to build a solar cell. These easy to build solar…
CSEF · 2011
Earth's Energy: How Much Does the Distance of the Sun Affect the Amount of Light Received by the Earth?
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to assess whether the distance of the Sun was an important variable in the light received by the Earth. My hypothesis was that the distance o…
CSEF · 2011
Effectiveness of Balance Bracelets: A Double Blind Study
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to investigate the validity of the claims of the XPB Balance Bracelet Companythat using this bracelet immediately improves user#s streng…
CSEF · 2011
Effectiveness of Coatings of Differing Abrasiveness, Luster, and Color on Reflectivity at Three Different Wavelengths
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Project was a continuation of a previous project that I had done. It concentrated its results on the variables of reflectivity rather than the variables of a stealth vehicle…
CSEF · 2011
Effectiveness of Oil Absorbing Materials
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective was to find the most effective oil collecting material. Methods/Materials The material used were cell-u-sorb, hair booms, hay booms, the process of bioremediat…
CSEF · 2011
Effectiveness of Various Contact Lens Cleaning Methods against Staphylococcus aureus
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the most effective method of contact lens cleaning against the bacteria staphylococcus aureus. Methods/Materials Necessary equipment and materi…
CSEF · 2011
Effect of External Magnetic Fields on Superconducting Transitions
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My experiment involves measuring how a yttrium-based ceramic (YBCO) superconductor is affected by an external magnetic field. To do this, I measured the temperature at which…
CSEF · 2011
Effect of Gap Penalty on Global Alignment Accuracy
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The Needleman-Wunsch global alignment algorithm uses a scoring system consisting of a match, mismatch, and gap penalty to compare two large sequences of data. This research…
CSEF · 2011
Effect of Material Composition on Shear Strength Yield Point of Magnetorheological Fluids
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals Magnetorheological (MR) fluids increase their apparent viscosity when exposed to a magnetic field due to the presence of iron in the mixture. The purpose of my experiment wa…
CSEF · 2011
Effect of Microwaving, Sunlight, and Heat Temperature on Vitamin C
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the effect of Sunlight, Heat Temperature and Microwaving on vitamin C content in vegetable and fruit juices. I believe that microwaving and hea…
CSEF · 2011
Effect of Neustonic Microplastic Debris on the Pelagic Insect Halobates sericeus
Environmental Science Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The North Pacific Central Gyre (NPCG) is a key area of interest for investigating the effects of plastic debris on the lives of marine organisms because much of this debris…
CSEF · 2011
Effect of Selenium-Enriched Feed on Chicken Eggs
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if feeding my chickens selenium-enriched mustard meal would significantly increase the amount of available selenium in the hen's eggs when comp…
CSEF · 2011
Effect of Three SIRT-1 Inducers on the Production of Alzheimer's Causing Beta Amyloid Plaques
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Alzheimer's disease is a progressive brain disorder that is ultimately fatal, and it has become the sixth leading cause of death. It is caused by the the accumulation of pla…
CSEF · 2011
Effects of Cell Compressibility, Motility, and Contact Inhibition on the Growth of Tumor Cell Clusters
Mathematics & Software Third Award
Objectives/Goals To study how tumor growth are affected by cell compressibility, motility and contact inhibition. Methods/Materials I created a mathematical model and computer simulation of…
CSEF · 2011
Effects of Diabetes Mellitus on Vasculogenesis Capacities of Mesenchymal Stem Cells
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Underlying severe complications of diabetes mellitus (DM) is impaired neovasculogenesis. Vasculogenesis (wound healing) involves recruitment of progenitor cell populations,…
CSEF · 2011
Effects of Excess Heat Generated by UV Laser Irradiation on the Exposure Process of Photostructure Glass
Physics & Astronomy Third Award
Objectives/Goals Glass-Ceramics are a commonly used material, found in for example mugs and stove tops. A new machining method is the Direct-Write method: a stationary pulsed UV laser and a…
CSEF · 2011
Effects of Food Types on Survival and Development of California Spiny Lobster Phyllosomas, Panulirus interruptus
Zoology First Award
Objectives/Goals Larval California spiny lobsters, Panulirus interruptus, were reared on 5 different diets to study survivorship and metamorphic development. This species has never been succ…
CSEF · 2011
Effects of Native Dune Flora on Mammalian Diversity
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Our objective is to determine whether abundance of native floral species, and/or floral diversity (Simpson's diversity index), has a significant correlation with mammal sign…
CSEF · 2011
Effects of Natural Agents on Strep Throat and the Body, Using an In Vitro Analysis of S. pneumonia and Mouse Mastocytoma
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Antibiotics are becoming less effective as the years go by (American College of Physicians.) Increased resistance , not enough antibiotics, side effects, and effects on reco…
CSEF · 2011
Effects of Shadows, Local Contrast, and Geometric Knowledge on Perceived Lightness
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals To perceive the lightnesses of surfaces, the brain not only takes their luminances into account but also the scene context. The "checkershadow illusion" probes such contextu…
CSEF · 2011
Effects of Soil Salinity on Native Vegetation in the San Dieguito Lagoon
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals There have been several problems with restoring native vegetation to the San Dieguito Lagoon. We believed that the salinity of the soil had an effect on the type of growth w…
CSEF · 2011
Effects of Triclosan on Resistance in Household Bacteria
Microbiology (General) Third Award
Objectives/Goals Triclosan is an antibacterial and antifungal agent commonly used in consumer products such as soap. It exhibits antibiotic characteristics, and is currently under FDA review…
CSEF · 2011
Efficacy of Seismic Retrofits in Diminishing Surface Wave Induced Swaying
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My experiment investigated the effectiveness of the most commonly applied modifications to structures to reduce shaking, provoked by the compressing and expanding motion of…
CSEF · 2011
Eggshells: Let's Go Defense, Let's Go
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine which eggs have the highest resiliency to bacteria, and which common bacterial environments harbor the most potentially harmful bacteria. Metho…
CSEF · 2011
Einstein, IQ, and Violins
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if playing music versus not playing music prior to an IQ test affected an individual's score on it, and if so, if there was any detectable vari…
CSEF · 2011
Electrolyte Showdown: Sports Drinks vs. Fruit Juices
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The goal of the project was to determine how many electrolytes different drinks had, and then compare them. The conductance (electrolytes) of distilled water, tap water, ora…
CSEF · 2011
Electrostatic Fields and Arcs
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Objective: The purpose of my project is to find out whether or not an electric discharge will disrupt an electrostatic field. Also, I wanted to find the correlation between…
CSEF · 2011
Electrostatic Power from Water
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine how the natural electric charge present in ordinary water can be used to generate static electricity. Methods/Materials I constr…
CSEF · 2011
Energizing Alternatives
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to compare power generated from a solar cell and wind turbine to determine which is the better alternative for the use in my community, gi…