Biomedical Engineering
If a patient has fever, you would have to stick a thermometer in their mouth. This method is really bad especially for infants, imagine waking up in the middle of the every 30 minutes to che…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Background: Accurate white blood cell classification and count in the peripheral blood is fundamental in diagnosing major diseases. It could be performed by an automated analyzer with limite…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability and aphasia is the most common symptom of stroke. Currently, aphasia assessment is done using the Western Aphasia Battery (WAB), which consi…
Biomedical Engineering
Third Award
Electrocardiograms (ECGs) are the fundamental tool to diagnose the leading cause of death globally–cardiovascular disease. Cardiac signals inputted into computerized algorithms can exploit E…
Environmental Engineering
This project is inspired by a comparison picture of two beach pictures. After viewing the two beach pictures, it is showed that the amount trash and pollution people create on the beach and…
Embedded Systems
In today's society, surveillance video is widely used with the enhancement of security awareness. As the capacity of the monitoring device is limited, the previous monitoring content will be…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Third Award
The use of UAVs has increased rapidly in the last decade. They are now implemented in various research operations and inspections. The main limitation of drones is their short flight time of…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
As natural disasters are becoming more frequent and greater in intensity, effective disaster damage assessment has become crucial to save human lives and minimize economic impact. The curren…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Power grids, while necessary for the distribution of power billions rely on, face a growing number of threats from climate change and aging infrastructure. There is a strong need for a bette…
Animal Sciences
Second Award
Asian elephants are an endangered species and human-elephant conflict poses a grave threat to their existence. Human-elephant conflict refers to the negative interactions between humans and…
Embedded Systems
As a result of office work and screen entertainment, people have been sitting for long periods of time in unhealthy postures, and this has had negative physical and mental health consequence…
Environmental Engineering
Fourth Award
Estuaries are wetlands where freshwater from streams mixes with salt water from sea. Also known as “kidneys of our planet”- they are extremely productive environments that filter pollutants,…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The wrist is a compact multi-dimensional mechanical actuation structure in humanoid robot design. The mechanical structure of the human-shaped wrist should meet the requirements of the multi…
Translational Medical Science
Afflicting 45 million people worldwide, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that begins 20 years or more before symptoms manifest. Early detection is critical for interve…
Microbiology
The purpose of this study was to explore bacteria growth on runners’ shoes. Part one of this experiment aimed to determine how many bacteria grew in running shoes before and after running. I…
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance in bacteria is a growing medical problem that has resulted in significant increases in the severity of bacterial infections and the cost of healthcare. These consequenc…
Microbiology
Like many other teenagers, I have struggled with acne during my adolescent years. My curiosity and frustration have led me to this experiment to test which topical retinoid would be the most…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Cancer immunotherapies such as checkpoint inhibitors and CAR-T therapies are becoming a therapeutic option for cancer patients with advanced and metastatic disease. However, clinical success…
Translational Medical Science
First Award
85% of Cholangiocarcinoma, a leading cause of mortality in Thailand and Asian countries, is caused by Orphistorchis viverrini (Ov) infection. “CASCAP” organization proactively diagnoses Ov i…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Objective: The severity of global warming impact is often masked by ‘average’ numbers. This project measures the extremes of climate change, and identifies geographic areas where: - Temperat…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
As machine learning becomes increasingly important across all fields which process data, it is necessary to investigate new models of machine learning. The goal of this project is to create…
Biochemistry
Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are expansions of the aorta characterized by enzymatic breakdown of wall elastic fiber structures, causing weakening & fatal rupture. Current management inv…
Materials Science
Over 50% of the chronic infections in hospital settings are linked to biofilm formations, placing wounded individuals at high risk for medical complications. Due to the increase in antibioti…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Today pollution is considered important, since it has damaged in large quantities by the unconsciousness of the human being by not using properly some products that affect it, some of them a…
Materials Science
The plastics that we are using nowadays, especially disposable plastics, are mainly recycled from used plastic products. Some chemicals present in these used plastic products can contaminate…
Environmental Engineering
The purpose of this project is to produce methane from waste using a student made Bio-digestion system. Bio-digesters are closed systems decompose organic waste and produce natural gas. Ther…
Chemistry
This project is an accurate representation of the process of obtaining fuel from oil and biogas from organic plant materials. I asked how the amount of starch in potatoes and other starchy c…
Materials Science
The state of Rio Grande do Sul is responsible for 90% of juices and wine production in Brazil and its processing generates up to 30% of waste. Therefore, the goal of this research was to opt…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) are becoming a research trend nowadays as they overcome the limitations associated with embryonic stem cells (ESCs) usage and demonstrate a promising t…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
My study applies the emerging technology of Bioinformatics, which makes use of biology, computer science, mathematics, and statistics to analyze and interpret biological data, including of D…