Materials Science
Using nanoparticles to enhance microwave absorption has shown great potential across various fields. By manipulating the composition, shape, and size of nanoparticles, researchers have achie…
Biomedical Engineering
Second Award
Human Mesh Recovery is the challenge of predicting thousands of three-dimensional points on the human body surface, supporting critical applications in medicine, augmented reality, animation…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The rotating detonation engine (RDE) is widely considered one of the most promising and interesting areas of propulsion research due to its high energy output and thermal efficiency. The cur…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Purpose: I want to find the best metal or combination of metals/materials that will minimize the most amount of force. This data can help determine what is the best siding to use when siding…
Embedded Systems
Fourth Award
Pressure ulcers, or pressure injuries (PIs), are localized areas of the skin and/or underlying tissue decay that typically occur over bony prominences due to prolonged pressure or friction.…
Chemistry
Fourth Award
The rise of vector-borne diseases, particularly dengue fever has highlighted the need to enhance mosquito control. Aedes aegypti is the mosquito species responsible for the rapid transmissio…
Translational Medical Science
First Award
Every 3 seconds, someone in the world develops Dementia. By 2050, over 139 million people worldwide will be living with Dementia. Early interventions are crucial in preventing and treating D…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) have become a transformative technology that can change our daily lives. One of the many applications is to significantly reduce the more than 40,000…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The purpose of my project is to explore the effects of radiation on daphnia, and the radiation emitted under different apps and settings. What if the part of the reason people got tumors was…
Physics and Astronomy
Quantum accelerometers, valued for their high sensitivity and potential use in space technology, measure acceleration with matter-light interferometry, outperforming conventional models. To…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The California heat waves of 2022 were the most severe on record and will likely increase in the coming years. The increasing heat wave intensities, a common worldwide phenomenon in coastal…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The proliferation of reusable rockets has driven expenses down and launch frequencies up completely reshaping the space exploration industry. A critical component of this sustainable technol…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Fourth Award
In the human brain, high amounts of metabolic energy are required to maintain neural activity. A large fraction of this energy is expended in the generation and firing of action potentials,…
Chemistry
Fourth Award
The composition and structure of variable side chains in amino acids determine peptides' unique functions in a wide range of applications. The APD database served as the primary data source…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
200 million of the human population is affected by infertility—a disease that can develop in both men and women due to various reasons—which causes a decrease in the individuals reproductive…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
This study aimed to develop a differential swerve module which imitated the drivetrain of future NASA Lunar Rovers, effectively exploring the usage of a four-wheeled drive system with two in…
Physics and Astronomy
Solar eclipses are exciting but short-lived events that rarely occur in populated areas. The astronomy enthusiast might therefore be interested in knowing where they must go to observe some…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Osteosarcoma, most commonly found in children, originates in the bones and spreads throughout the body over time. Over the last 30 years, the mortality rate for osteosarcoma has not improved…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a common type of pancreatic cancer and is characterized by a extremely high mortality rate. PDAC tumors tend to be extremely stiff, the reason for…
Systems Software
Third Award
Individuals with limited hand mobility usually face challenges in daily activities and technology interactions that require fine motor skills and dexterity. To address this issue, innovative…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Colorectal cancer (CRC) represents a major health challenge with significant mortality rates. Due to the difficulties in early intervention, many patients fail to receive optimal therapeutic…
Environmental Engineering
Fourth Award
Wastewater is expected to increase by 24% in 2030, posing significant risks to health and the environment. Titanium carbide (2D MXene) membranes offer a potential solution for wastewater tre…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Native Hawaiian Pacific Islanders (NHPI) suffer disproportionately from cardiometabolic health conditions compared to other major ethnic groups. This study aimed to address critical gaps in…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Scleroderma-related interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD) and lung carcinoma are forms of fibrotic-originating lung dise…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Recent studies show that small cerebrovascular abnormalities are the cause of many brain disorders. Early diagnosis and monitoring of the abnormalities in vivo at the micro-level facilitates…
Biomedical Engineering
According to the World Health Organization, The world’s biggest killer is ischaemic heart disease, responsible for 16% of the world’s total deaths. Since 2000, the largest increase in fatali…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
In recent decades CRISPR/Cas9 has emerged as a promising cancer treatment. Using CRISPR knockout plasmid to target the CDK11 cell proliferation gene within cancerous cells could force said c…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Fourth Award
Outdoor air pollution, specifically nitrogen dioxide (NO2), poses a global health risk. Land use regression (LUR) models are widely used to estimate ground-level NO2 concentrations by descri…
Environmental Engineering
Access to clean water is one of our most basic human needs, and unsafe drinking water is one of the world's largest health and environmental problems. In 2022, 2.2 billion people globally st…
Chemistry
The rapidly growing field of wearable electronics faces a critical challenge: the development of materials that are compatible with human tissue. Traditional materials such as hydrogels and…