ISEF · 2023
Pure breATH
Materials Science
Currently, air pollution with organic and biological harmful substances, which cause the increase of various respiratory diseases and severe forms of allergies, is a serious concern. The COV…
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ISEF · 2023
Purification of the MED1 Receptor Interaction Domain
Cellular and Molecular Biology
A class of type II diabetes medication interacts with a nuclear receptor known as PPAR?. While these drugs are effective at managing type II diabetes, however, they have dangerous side effec…
ISEF · 2023
Quadruped Robot Model Assisting With Searching and Rescuing People in Landslide-Stricken Areas
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
In Vietnam, landslides occur frequently and cause great damage to traffic infrastructures and human lives. Follow-up search and rescue campaigns risk the lives of rescue personnel and civili…
ISEF · 2023
Quantification and Optimization of Circular RNA Stability for Improved RNA Therapeutics
Cellular and Molecular Biology Second Award
As mRNA-based therapeutics like COVID-19 vaccines rapidly evolve, degradation remains a key limiter of efficacy and distribution. Circular RNAs (circRNAs) possess a closed-loop structure, co…
ISEF · 2023
Quantification of Macrophomina phaseolina Survival After Organic Soil Treatments Under Multiple Temperature Regimes
Plant Sciences Second Award
`Macrophomina phaseolina (M. phaseolina) is a soil-borne fungus that impacts many crops and can cause diseases, such as charcoal rot. Therefore, it is necessary to find a successful way to r…
ISEF · 2023
Quantifying Depression: An Art-Based Approach to Reducing the Self-Report Bias in Diagnosing Depression Using Koch's Baum Test and Color Psychology
Behavioral and Social Sciences Fourth Award
The current ways to diagnose depression are heavily dependent on patients self-reporting their symptoms which is closely related to its high rate of misdiagnoses. The purpose of this investi…
ISEF · 2023
Quantifying Skyglow With a Consumer Camera
Physics and Astronomy
The use of artificial light at night has increased rapidly in the last century, elevating artificial skyglow levels due to unwanted light scattering. The consequences are many and range from…
ISEF · 2023
Quantitative Environmental DNA Metabarcoding for the Enumeration of Pacific Salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.)
Animal Sciences Fourth Award
Understanding species distribution and abundance is critical to managing and conserving planetary biodiversity. Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) are keystone species of cultural, economic,…
ISEF · 2023
Quantum Algorithms to Solve the Traveling Salesman Problem
Physics and Astronomy
This project proposes and demonstrates two new quantum computing algorithms which solve the Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP). The TSP asks for the shortest continuous path in a graph of node…
ISEF · 2023
Quarkonium Dynamics in Phase Space
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
Since the groundwork published by Torres-Vega and Frederick, the Quantum Phase Space Representation (QPSR) has been explored as a method for solving a multitude of physical systems and descr…
ISEF · 2023
Quick Autonomous Pointer With Local Positioning
Systems Software
Our service allows simplification of sightseeing for independent travelers and visitors to exhibitions, museums, shopping centers and open-air panoramic points, as well as speeding up and re…
ISEF · 2023
RandomRibo: A Novel Tool for Transcript-Level Ribosome Velocity Determinant Identification With Single Codon Resolution
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Second Award
Cells have evolved the process of translational regulation to rapidly fine-tune protein expression to suit intracellular needs. Ribosome velocity during translation elongation is a key contr…
ISEF · 2023
Raney Nickel: Introducing the New High-Activity and Cost-Effective Catalyst for the Sabatier Reaction
Chemistry Third Award
As global carbon dioxide emissions increase worldwide, the research on carbon capture and utilization technologies has become increasingly important. The Sabatier reaction, which converts ca…
ISEF · 2023
Rapid Cardiac Screening Using Deep Learning: A Novel Interpretable AI Model for Cardiovascular Health Assessment
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Second Award
Heart disease is the #1 global killer. Left ventricular ejection fraction (EF) analysis via echocardiography is crucial for heart failure detection. However, traditional EF calculation is a…
ISEF · 2023
Rational Protein Engineering of PETase From Ideonella sakaiensis to Stimulate the Bioremediation of PET Pollution
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Despite vigorous recycling efforts, nearly 350 million tons of polyethylene terephthalate (PET)—plastic commonly used to package foods and beverages—accumulate annually, posing a serious thr…
ISEF · 2023
Real-Time Microfluidic Evaluation of Hemostatic Properties of Procoagulant Synthetic Platelets
Biomedical Engineering
Excessive traumatic hemorrhage is the leading cause of mortality for civilians and military personnel under 50 years of age. The current treatment of donor derived platelet transfusions is r…
ISEF · 2023
Reconnaissance & Medical Drone
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Our project is heavily inspired by the utilization of drones in the current ongoing conflict in Ukraine. We focused mainly on 2 ideas. The first one being human detection for search & rescue…
ISEF · 2023
Recycling Polyethylene Terephthalate to Reduce Plastic Waste
Environmental Engineering
Each year, 76% of plastic waste is sent to the landfill, 16% incinerated polluting our airways, and 7% lost to pollute the environment. I wanted to find a way to recycle plastic water bottle…
ISEF · 2023
Reducing Coral Bleaching Using Natural Resources and a Self-Sufficient Solar-Powered Filtration System (Year 4)
Earth and Environmental Sciences
This project demonstrates how carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is contributing to ocean acidification and coral bleaching. Through the course of a 4 year continuation on this project, this y…
ISEF · 2023
Reducing Lead Contamination Through Hydroponically-Grown Mycorrhizal Plants
Plant Sciences Third Award
Lead is one of the most common heavy metal pollutants, causing an estimated 1 million deaths each year worldwide. Current methods to purify lead-contaminated water can cost thousands of doll…
ISEF · 2023
Reducing Potential Groundwater Contamination From Coal Fly Ash: Developing a Unique Bentonite/Zeolite Matrix Barrier
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Coal ash is produced from burning coal and has accumulated for years in piles and landfill pits. Coal ash contains toxins like lead, arsenic, lithium, selenium and cadmium (Gopinathan, et al…
ISEF · 2023
Refining Novel Drone Design to Increase Efficiency
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The goal of this project was to refine the previously developed propeller configuration and determine its viability in various form factors. This propeller configuration used a larger centra…
ISEF · 2023
Refining the Analysis and Tracking of Cell Behavior to Improve Understanding on How Metabolites Impact Glioblastoma Cell Lines
Biochemistry
Metastasis is the growth of cancer at a secondary site, whether it be through the bloodstream or other pathways in the body. Metastasis is dependent on a multitude of factors, with cell moti…
ISEF · 2023
Replica of an Acoustic Liner Simplified
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The purpose of this experiment is to be able to show a simplified replica of the complex systems inside of acoustic liners. This will demonstrate the destructive interference that an acousti…
ISEF · 2023
REPNET: A Reproductive Training Architecture for Reinforcement Learning Neural Networks
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Since 2001, actor-critic algorithms have combined “the strong points of actor-only and critic- only methods” (Konda & Tsitsiklis, 1999) to reduce the time needed to train a reinforcement lea…
ISEF · 2023
Research for Super-Absorbent Polymer Materials From Tapioca Starch and Applications for Producing Fire-Resistant Hydrogel Products
Materials Science
The high occurrence of fires and explosions worldwide makes fire prevention a top priority to protect people and property. Common fire-fighting materials include water, CO2 gas, fire fightin…
ISEF · 2023
Research on the Synthesis of Super Absorbent Polymer Materials From Tapioca Starch and the Applicational Production of Flame-Retardant Hydrogel
Materials Science
Fire has always been a significant concern, causing substantial damage annually. An effective approach to address this issue is to conduct research and develop effective flame-retardant mate…
ISEF · 2023
Resiblock Based by Marble Powder
Environmental Engineering
Today, the largest economic activity in the Mixtec region of Tepexi de Rodriguez, Puebla is the marble industry. This has brought great benefits to its inhabitants. However, large amounts of…
ISEF · 2023
Resource Recycling of Shield Tunnel Waste Soils Improved by Industrial Waste Phosphogypsum
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Currently, massive shield muck generated from urban metro construction is being transported outside and dumped regarding its undesirable engineering properties. Meanwhile, large amounts of i…
ISEF · 2023
Resting State Connectivity With Language Domains of the Cerebellum: Can Language Domains of the Brain Be Identified Using Resting State Magnetic Resonance Imaging?
Translational Medical Science
Traditionally, in neurosurgery planning cortical language areas are identified by having individuals actively perform a language task while the magnetic resonance image (MRI) scan is acquire…