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ISEF · 2017
Systems Software
Abelian Sandpiles have numerous contributions in the fields of Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics. As they are an example of systems displaying Self-Organized Criticality, Cellular Au…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science
Worldwide, more than 1,300,000 people are diagnosed with and more than 450,000 die of breast cancer every year. There are several ways breast cancer can be subclassified, one of which is imm…
ISEF · 2017
Biochemistry Fourth Award
Current patient disease diagnosis relies on observed symptoms rather than specific genetic information, resulting in low objective response rates as well as expensive and ineffective treatme…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Physical
The world is currently dependent on fossil fuels (which are damaging to the environment) for energy. To solve this problem, renewable resources must be used and be made more efficient so tha…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences
Many birds die each year due to broken wings. The current method of repairing broken wing bones is called “pinning”. It involves inserting a pin through the hollow center of the bird bone an…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Physical
This multiphase project explores the feasibility of harvesting electrical energy from aeroelastic flutter through the piezoelectric effect. This research responds to the growing demand for a…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
Flexible and ultrasensitive nanoelectronic biosensors have many potential applications in biomedical engineering, including saliva-based in-vivo sensors and real-time sweat sensors on bare s…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences
An excess or depletion of algae can devastate an ecosystem, so understanding the conditions affecting algae growth is essential for preserving a strong ecosystem. A numerical model is an eff…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
This science fair project worked to develop a solution to the problem of infeasible and inaccurate deployable pH sensors not suited for the marine environment reduce the quantity of accurate…
ISEF · 2017
Systems Software
On-Campus crime is a leading issue in US Colleges. US Department of Education captures data related to various types of crimes in US colleges. In my project, I wanted to leverage that datase…
ISEF · 2017
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
The purpose of the research conducted was to optimize treatments for the world’s deadliest disease, Ischemic Heart Disease, by using the most novel tools available: CRISPR and Machine Learni…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Environmental stress factors are increasingly experienced in agricultural systems worldwide, leading to dramatic losses of yield for many farmers. In rice, these suboptimal growth conditions…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Altered epigenetic landscapes play an integral role in the deregulation of genes. In diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), tumor cells overexpress BCL6, a transcription factor that normally…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science Third Award
As needs for different implant materials in the surgical field rise, bioceramics, specifically bioglass are proving to be more effective than traditional graft materials. Bioceramics are cer…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering
Three quarters of cardiovascular disease (CVD) associated deaths occur in resource-poor medical regions. The conventional stethoscope remains the primary tool used to diagnose CVD in these s…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
With 780 million people without access to a potable water source, the development of a simple, self-powered, and point-of-use water system is desirable to remove waterborne bacteria, and che…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Access to clean water is a pressing issue worldwide. Large-scale, solar-powered water recovery systems, for desalination of ocean or brackish water, minimize climate change but are prohibiti…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics Second Award
Engineering Goals: The project is attempting to create a hybrid direct ink write 3D printer that utilizes a novel dual-gantry system which combines three extrusion methods; inkjet deposition…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
The project consists in the elaboration of a measurer of radon gas through the conditioning of a Geiger-Müller counter, with the purpose of making a portable, less expensive and more precise…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics
3D printers are becoming more accessible, but are still expensive to achieve high precision in a large build volume. As an alternative to traditional Cartesian 3D printers, which have a larg…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering
Access to health care in low income communities and developing countries is limited. The purpose of this project was to develop a prototype of a string-based microfluidic device to detect an…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry Second Award
Given the importance of protein Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, the goal was to develop an algorithm to filter and assign signals to accelerate drug discovery. From the 4D NOE…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Lyme disease, the most prevalent tick-borne illness in the United States, is transmitted through the bite of ticks carrying the bacterium, Borrelia burgdorferi (B. b.). Current serological d…
ISEF · 2017
Embedded Systems
Over 318,000 stroke patients require rehabilitation to regain motor control, but many people around the world cannot afford or do not have access to proper medical care. Furthermore, due to…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Physical Third Award
The main issue associated with solar power is its high costs, caused by the expensive tracking systems required for solar energy systems to remain efficient. Furthermore, current solar conce…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering
Propofol is the most common anesthetic agent used in the United States, but 60% of the time patients feel pain on injection (Jalota et al. 2011). This pain is hypothesized to be from the fre…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Plastics are responsible for several damages to the environment. They, annually, cause more than one million birds’ deaths and other 100 thousand marine mammals’ deaths. On the other hand, p…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Chemical Fourth Award
The goal of this project is to address two main issues, climate change and the growing demand for energy. As we all know, the biggest reason why we have increased levels of CO2 emissions in…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science Third Award
The Zika Virus (ZIKV) has recently been a major cause of concern in many parts of the world. ZIKV infections are linked to fetal and newborn microcephaly, a spectrum of abnormalities in the…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
Toxic heavy metal contamination has become an impending global threat due to rapidly increasing diffusion by water from mining settlements and industrial factories. Current sensing methods a…