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ISEF · 2024
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Epilepsy is a neural seizure disorder caused by an abnormal synchronized firing of neurons. Many etiologies of symptoms remain an enigma to neuroscientists today. The impairment of conscious…
ISEF · 2024
Environmental Engineering
Waste to Green Eco-Construction project is a novelty innovation in producing construction material that utilises recycled material to reduce the use of earth elements like limestone/sand and…
ISEF · 2024
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The world's increasing demand for energy and concerns over the environmental impacts of current battery production methods highlight the need for more sustainable energy storage solutions. S…
ISEF · 2024
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Can biodegradable hydrogels be used as an efficient way to conserve water in soil for plants, and is this a sustainable and sufficient source that can be used in conditions where soil would…
ISEF · 2024
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Phytoremediation is a process wherein plants are utilized to cleanse polluted soil, water, or air by absorbing or breaking down contaminants. Numerous studies have delved into phytoremediati…
ISEF · 2024
Materials Science
Playing sports such as soccer, baseball, or football on a hot and sunny day is always dreaded, especially when playing on synthetic turf. In August, turf temperatures in Madison, WI can be a…
ISEF · 2024
Systems Software
Urban areas face significant parking challenges, causing traffic congestion and pollution as drivers search for spaces. The wheretopark.app project introduces a novel solution that uses arti…
ISEF · 2024
Systems Software
My research aims to test the success rate of utilizing a machine learning algorithm (powered by GPT-4) to mitigate vulnerabilities in valid program code, with a specific focus on generating…
ISEF · 2024
Animal Sciences
Granulosa cell tumor (GCT) in mares is a significant concern in veterinary medicine. These tumors primarily affect the ovaries and constitute about 85% of all tumors related to the reproduct…
ISEF · 2024
Translational Medical Science
Globally, anthropogenic climate change is causing an increase in wildfires, resulting in increased exposure to wildfire smoke. Current literature indicates exposure to a single wildfire smok…
ISEF · 2024
Embedded Systems
I engineered prototypes to show how much copper can be saved by making a simple change with a one-wire system for cars. Copper mining could be reduced in aid of our planet during this ongoin…
ISEF · 2024
Translational Medical Science
Oral mucositis is a common and debilitating side effect of cancer treatment occurring in 90% of head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiation, 40% of patients with solid tumours receivi…
ISEF · 2024
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The United States is currently facing a polysubstance drug epidemic with the rise of emerging threats like fentanyl, xylazine, and other synthetic opioids. The evolving nature of this public…
ISEF · 2024
Microbiology
In response to the escalating environmental concerns of oil spills, this project investigates banana bark as a potential oil sorbent that can naturally degrade the absorbed oil. This study e…
ISEF · 2024
Animal Sciences Second Award
Honeybees are irreplaceable, performing 80% of global crop pollination. However, commercial US hives have been dying at alarming rates (~50% annually). Scientific literature identifies small…
ISEF · 2024
Environmental Engineering
Crude oil spills destroy shorelines, imbalance ecosystems, and have detrimental economic impacts. Though damage from these spills has been established in literature, there is limited researc…
ISEF · 2024
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award
Background: Escalating natural disasters demand rapid, efficient, and safe response solutions. This project introduces a cost-effective autonomous drone system designed for disaster relief a…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is currently under construction and is set to conduct the 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) when complete. The LSST will catalog the entire night s…
ISEF · 2024
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Third Award
Zoro is a robotic quadruped meant to explore and map unknown or dangerous environments using many sensors such as an Xbox Kinect for IR depth sensing and mapping and encoders, touch sensors,…
ISEF · 2023
Systems Software
Neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, are one of the leading causes of disability and death worldwide. Current pharmaceutical treatments are hindered by inefficient drug d…
ISEF · 2023
Cellular and Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Organoids are a 3D stem cell model which recapitulate the physiology of human organs and are derived from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). The purpose of this project was to optimize…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The overall goal of this project is to create more sustainable adobe bricks using the method that mud dauber wasps use to construct their nest. Previous research showed mud dauber nests have…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical Engineering Second Award
Mainstay of the treatment of wounds is the appropriate wound dressing. The purpose of dressing is to provide a clean surface, inhibit the pathogens using biocides, insert nutrients, promote…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
Importance: The most common knee injury is a torn meniscus, affecting 65% of all adults and contact-sports athletes. The meniscus is the primary cartilage in the knee, stabilizing over 85% o…
ISEF · 2023
Embedded Systems
Numerous studies estimate that over 150,000 police-reported accidents in the United States annually are caused by drowsy and distracted driving, leading to 400,000 injuries and over 4,000 de…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
Shape Memory Polymers (SMP) are a special class of materials that have the ability to return from a deformed state to its original shape when induced by an external stimulus, such as tempera…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry Second Award
Hydrogen is a clean energy carrier and a promising candidate for realizing carbon-neutral systems, as its only byproduct is water. However, the lack of clean water is a significant barrier t…
ISEF · 2023
Environmental Engineering
The presence of petroleum-based synthetic polymers in the environment leads to soil and water pollution, threatens the ecosystem and leads to the destruction of fauna. The negative effects o…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The objective of this research is to verify the mosquito population in an educational institution in the municipality of Río Grande, Puerto Rico, to determine the risk of transmission. Sixte…
ISEF · 2023
Physics and Astronomy
The ever increasing demand for Big Data processing, ubiquitous in almost all fields of science, has become exceedingly resource intensive for endeavors such as CERN and LIGO. CERN alone prod…