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ISEF · 2023
Microbiology
The vast majority of eukaryotic diversity is made up of protists, diverse groups of unicellular microorganisms found throughout terrestrial and aquatic environments. Amoeboid protists are re…
ISEF · 2023
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Students who exhibit more helpless behaviors will almost always perform worse in school. Schools may be inadvertently teaching these students more helpless behaviors through current methods.…
ISEF · 2023
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Across the United States, 34 million people suffer from food insecurity. Many of those in need do not qualify for federal nutrition aid programs, and as such must rely on their local food ba…
ISEF · 2023
Physics and Astronomy
Galaxy morphology classification is an essential step in extragalactic astronomy to understand galaxy differences and uncover new structural features. With an enormous number of galaxies (up…
ISEF · 2023
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Wind energy currently comprises 6% of world energy production and continues to grow in response to the need for climate change action. Savonius vertical-axis wind turbine systems could make…
ISEF · 2023
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this study was to test different hydrogels made by the researcher and compare how much moisture they held in soil. The researcher wanted to find an alternative to polyacrylate…
ISEF · 2023
Embedded Systems
As America ages, it's estimated that by 2024, nearly 45% of the country's population will be over the age of 50. While retirement years may be filled with travel, hobbies, and time with fami…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics Second Award
By designing and building an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of autonomous dynamic soaring, I demonstrated that UAVs have the ability to harvest wind energy to soar nearly indefinitely…
ISEF · 2023
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
This project engineered a continuous charge pump for a biodegradable piezoelectric transducer made from wood shavings infused with Rochelle salt. Initially, electrode layout and material wer…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Plastic is produced for its convenience, lightweight, and inexpensive but this innovation comes at a price. There is a growing problem of plastic and Styrofoam filling landfills and water wa…
ISEF · 2023
Plant Sciences
Cabbage is a vegetable commonly eaten by insects, but lettuce is not. The difference between these two vegetables is whether or not they contain latex. Figs, mulberries, and sun spurge—like…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences Third Award
Honeybees perform 80% of global crop pollination. Over 50% of commercial honeybee hives have died since 1947, with scientific literature identifying pests as a leading cause. Small hive beet…
ISEF · 2023
Embedded Systems
Globally 2.2 billion people have a form of visual impairment; and an estimated 8.8-17.6 million rely on a white cane for navigation. In interviews with visually impaired individuals, the whi…
ISEF · 2023
Biochemistry
Phragmites Australis is an aggressive species that lowers plant biodiversity. The main purpose of this study is to analyze the Phragmites Australis to help poor countries be more self-suffic…
ISEF · 2023
Embedded Systems Third Award
People with a limb paresis disability cannot freely use a traditional computer keyboard. Such people often have difficulties working on a computer or other electronic devices. I decided to w…
ISEF · 2022
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
Type 2 diabetes impacts the patient's quality of life, society and the health system. It is estimated that by 2030, the numbers of people diagnosed are expected to exceed 552 million. Inhibi…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy
While binary systems are discovered often in the search for exoplanets, trinary systems are much less researched. Adding more samples to this underreported category has significant implicati…
ISEF · 2022
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Text to image generation, that is about understanding the text descriptions and generating images from them, has been one of the most important machine learning research fields due to its hi…
ISEF · 2022
Materials Science
Football is one of the most popular American sports, and some of the most exciting beginnings of this sport are in high school. Concussions are unfortunately a prominent consequence of the s…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering
Chemical dyes, biological pollutants and microplastics are some of the most harmful pollutants that hinder the usability of water. Since it is very difficult and expensive to treat these pol…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Liquefaction-induced lateral spread is a dangerous soil phenomenon that can cause immense amounts of damage to communities worldwide. This phenomenon is not well studied and has led to the d…
ISEF · 2022
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Motivating people to take science-backed public health measures is critical. I studied whether messages encouraging people to protect others are more effective than messages encouraging peop…
ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
The Indian River Lagoon consumes forty-percent of Florida’s east coast, and is the most biodiverse estuary in North America. Recently the lagoon has gone through devastation, due to the abun…
ISEF · 2022
Systems Software
The previous image search method was searched based on objective similarity. From here, we felt the need for an image search algorithm that can compare subjective similarities. For example,…
ISEF · 2022
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance is a serious health concern that affects millions of patients globally. Over the last few years, Multidrug Resistant Genes (MDRs), have worsened the disease load that a…
ISEF · 2022
Animal Sciences
The project's purpose was to demonstrate that Galleria mellonella larvae could feed on polyethylene. The project was conducted at school, where the larvae were kept in 2 plastic boxes (34.6…
ISEF · 2022
Biochemistry Second Award
The number of masks in the USA is about 7.4 billion, which leads to 84 million kilograms of waste. This waste seeps into the environment and takes over 400 years to degrade. There are a few…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences
As a result of the war initiated by Armenia in 1988 to implement its territorial claims against Azerbaijan, 20 percent of Azerbaijani lands were occupied. For decades, the enemy has managed…
ISEF · 2022
Biomedical Engineering
Type-1 Diabetes (T1D) affects around 1.6 million (CDC). Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) accounts for almost 56-74% of T1D-induced mortality. During the past decade, DKA-admission rates have incr…
ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences
Reducing apple tree crop load through thinning is a critical step in the cultivation of a healthy apple crop. Thinning ensures that an apple tree will bear fruit yearly, instead of in a cycl…