Every CSEF 2007 project in the archive: 864 entries with abstracts, awards and links to the originals.
CSEF · 2007
Behavioral & Social Sciences First Award
Objectives/Goals How does gender affect behavioral responses to frustration? My objective is to record subjects' responses to a frustrating task and analyze gender differences. Backed by cur…
CSEF · 2007
Pharmacology/ Toxicology First Award
Objectives/Goals The effects of three different pesticides pyrethrin, bifenthrin, and carbaryl were tested in a biological system. The goal of my project was to discover how varying concentr…
CSEF · 2007
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Problem Statement: Will changing the stiffness of steel cables that run through a bridge deck cause the frequency to change, and thus make it more resistant to resonant freq…
CSEF · 2007
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Our project relates to Global Warming. We wanted to find out how much energy is wasted in the process of making heat in an incandescent light bulb and how much is saved by u…
CSEF · 2007
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals To determine what the direction of the lines of force would be if you could get inside an electromagnet with a north pole on the left end and a south pole on the right end.…
CSEF · 2007
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals How does acid rain affect plant growth? Methods/Materials I used a solution of 1% and 2% sulfuric acid as a substitute for acid rain. The rain outside is naturally acidic be…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine which common method for purifying water was most effective in removing coliform bacteria from contaminated creek water. Methods/…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine if the Midpoint Approximation, the Trapezoidal Approximation, or the Simpsons Approximation would give the most accurate result…
CSEF · 2007
Product Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The primary objectives of this study are to determine if Fastskin suits have superior water resistance properties compared to standard Lycra, and to determine the degree of…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering First Award
Objectives/Goals The problem I tested in my experiment was whether morning glory or Indian Mustard Greens were the most effective bioremediator of lead. Methods/Materials To test this proble…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The popularization of digital music presents the problem of quickly finding music to suit individual users' tastes and moods. The collaborative user feedback (e.g. iTunes' "…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology First Award
Conclusions/Discussion Ovarian cancer is a debilitating disease lacking effective treatments. A key feature of the disease is elevated levels of the mitogenic lipid lysophosphatidic acid (LP…
CSEF · 2007
Plant Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Hydrogen peroxide can benefit plant growth in two major ways: 1) improved aeration; and 2) killing microorganisms that may be harmful to plant growth through its bactericida…
CSEF · 2007
Applied Mechanics & Structures Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to show how well the Kutta-Joukowski Lift Theorem explains Magnus Force on spinning cylinders. This was achieved by comparing theoretical l…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals This project aimed to find the best property to buy in the game of Monopoly based on its probability of being landed upon, by mathematical calculation and actual game play.…
CSEF · 2007
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective is to show how the aerodynamics of a racecar and an airfoil mounted upside down affects the down-force of the car. Methods/Materials The materials that were use…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to determine whether sand, carbon, or foam best removes the dangerous pollutants and excess nutrients in the storm drain outfall runoff that flows into the…
CSEF · 2007
Applied Mechanics & Structures First Award
Objectives/Goals Underwater gliders are used for long-term oceanic studies and missions, such as ship scanning for the navy (invisible to sonar), underwater mapping, and temperature mapping…
CSEF · 2007
Physics & Astronomy Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this projects was to construct a Spectral Energy Distribution (SED) diagram of blazar S5 0716+714 using images from the Spitzer Space Telescope, ground based opt…
CSEF · 2007
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The experiment was conducted to figure out whether or not there is any correlation between a child's age, BMI, and their heart rate's response to excercise. Hypothesis: The…
CSEF · 2007
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals Does age affect memory? Methods/Materials Procedure: 1. Test first group, one after another 2. Previously record short video and demonstrate to my subjects 3. Test memory wi…
CSEF · 2007
Zoology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine if goldfish contain long-term memory capabilities or the ability to remember an event or an occurrence when shown three colo…
CSEF · 2007
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to test which of the following areas had the cleanest air: the country, the city, or an area by the freeway. The hypothesis was that the ar…
CSEF · 2007
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals I wanted to see whether it is the air pressure or the elevation that decreases the boiling point of water as elevation increases. My hypothesis was that it is the air pressu…
CSEF · 2007
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out the effect of albedo as it relates to global warming. Methods/Materials Experiment 1 1) 6 354 ml plastic bowls (not white) 2) 6 pool thermometer…
CSEF · 2007
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine how the amount of alcohol affects the lifespans of D. melanogaster fruit flies and R. rohweri fruit flies. It was hypothesized that a 50-50 or…
CSEF · 2007
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective of this research is to design, implement, simulate, study, and improve a life-cycle model of Artificial Life agents. Artificial Life, or ALife, is the most rec…
CSEF · 2007
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Our objective in this project was to learn about electricity, circuits, and the physics behind them. We accomplished it by building a line following robot and testing the li…
CSEF · 2007
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The project experiment was to determine, whether or not, growing lima beans with eucalyptus leaves, would have any alleopathic effects on the growth of the lima beans. I bel…
CSEF · 2007
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Agrobacterium tumefaciens is a bacterium which causes the disease crown gall, or a plant tumor. Allium cepa, or commonly called onion, is known to have many beneficial effec…