Every CSEF 2017 project in the archive: 814 entries with abstracts, awards and links to the originals.
CSEF · 2017
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to discover if video games affect depth perception in humans. This experiment compared subjects' depth perception after playing with thre…
CSEF · 2017
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I wanted to see how different 3-D printed rockets would fly in linear distance. I also was trying to see why the rockets we use today fly so well. My hypothesis is that the…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn if and by how much overclocking can improve my computer. Methods/Materials I used my custom built computer to test overclocking. I used a dowloaded…
CSEF · 2017
Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn if and how caffeine affects Daphnia's heart rate. Methods/Materials Pipette, Daphnia Magna Culture, Caffeine, Petri Dish, Tripod and Camera, and Gr…
CSEF · 2017
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of creating an anthocyanin-based solar cell is to realize the efficacy of using fruits containing this specific pigment. Utilizing several fruits with this pig…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine which, trigonometric method or stringing method is more accurate when finding blood impact height. Methods/Materials Simulation blood was absor…
CSEF · 2017
Computational Systems & Analysis Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to make an accurate diagnostic and telemonitoring tool for Parkinson#s disease through a mobile application - aimed at providing accessibil…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of the experiment was to determine the affects of acid rain, vinegar, on aquatic plants. Methods/Materials 20 Bamboo plants 5 Identical 2 quart containers Rule…
CSEF · 2017
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals As the most requested hygiene items at homeless shelters are toothpaste, shampoo and body powder, I wanted to create an all-purpose tooth, hair and body cleansing powder tha…
CSEF · 2017
Computational Systems & Analysis
Objectives/Goals Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) is a condition in which the heart experiences irregular heartbeats known as arrhythmias. When SCA occurs, it is fatal, killing people within minu…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study was to investigate the binding affinities of Ferulic acid, Safranal and Curcumin derived from spices, Asafoetida, Saffron and Turmeric, for the inh…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy First Award
Objectives/Goals The subject of planetary nebulae is one of which we still have much to learn. This project intended to use the known and acquired details about the morphology, central star…
CSEF · 2017
Mathematical Sciences
Objectives/Goals The goal of this study was to find a better way to determine all Pythagorean Triples, and test them using computer code written using these equations. Current methods to det…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine the efficacy of four methods of preliminary orbit determination (those of Olbers, Gauss, Herget and Laplace) under differing ob…
CSEF · 2017
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine whether a solar panel which follows the sun using a passive mechanism can compare favorably to a solar panel with active sun…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Are light weight, or absorbent materials more effective to prevent flood rain water damage than traditional heavy sandbags? Methods/Materials Hurricane tape, Sponges, Pipe i…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to understand which super absorbent polymer worked best in adding structure to water. The idea is that a wall of water would be a better appli…
CSEF · 2017
Mathematical Sciences
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to use a deep learning based fully convolutional neural network (FCN) for pixel level gland segmentation of cancer images, and test the ability…
CSEF · 2017
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is testing the effects of different dielectric materials on capacitance by building capacitors with different materials and physical dimensions. Tests were don…
CSEF · 2017
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to determine how drivers are exposed to UV light, and whether any characteristics of the vehicles can predict how much UV light they will b…
CSEF · 2017
Mathematical Sciences
Objectives/Goals In a real world situation, members of different organizations often need to travel to multiple destinations without passing through the same place twice. However, identifyin…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals RNA analysis requires multiple lab processes and manual handling that is tedious, expensive, and susceptible to cross-contamination. The goal of this project is to develop a…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry Second Award
Objectives/Goals Dyes are used in many industries, such as textiles, plastic, printing, and cosmetics. Because current methods of wastewater treatment are expensive and create toxic sludge,…
CSEF · 2017
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to apply a genetic computational strategy to optimize airplane wing shapes. Methods/Materials Materials: Python 2.7 programming language interpret…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General) Third Award
Objectives/Goals This engineering project is building an oxygen generator using micro algae. High carbon dioxide concentration from breathing can cause headaches and breathing discomfort. Th…
CSEF · 2017
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My question is to find out how much fertilizer that runs off into a body of water is harmful. My hypothesis is that the more concentrated the fertilizer dilution series, the…
CSEF · 2017
Mathematical Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective is to automate the scoring process for Fast Fourier Transform plots, which represent a radio signal as observed by a telescope. The algorithm calculates a scor…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals This project analyzes the spectra of 157 stars, collected by the Lick Observatory's Automated Planet Finder (APF) telescope, to search for potential laser signals from extra…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine if garlic is effective as an antimicrobial against E. coli bacteria. Methods/Materials The antimicrobial properties of garli…
CSEF · 2017
Computational Systems & Analysis Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals To create an accurate diagnostic and prognostic machine learning based methodology for Alzheimer's early detection by using polygenic risk scores constructed from single nuc…