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ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The purpose of this project was to determine if grass clippings can potentially be refined into an alternative heat source. Throughout the summer, grass clippings are produced in large quant…
ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences
A food desert is defined as an area where 30% of citizens live more than 1 mile from a grocery store. Factors like shipping cost, shipping time, and shelf life, cause store owners say import…
ISEF · 2022
Chemistry
Can worms help reduce the amount of trash in landfills? the researcher wanted to know since waxworms produce a chemical in their gut that biodegrades plastic, if they were blended up and the…
ISEF · 2022
Chemistry Fourth Award
This project, in its current form, represents an attempt to treat water from organic oils using natural sources available in Jordan. The main idea was to use Jordanian Bentonite ore, whose s…
ISEF · 2022
Animal Sciences
The intestinal microbiome influences host health through a communication network that exists between the CNS and the brain via vagus nerve stimulation. This relationship is key for understan…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering
A highly demanded PPE during the COVID-19 pandemic, surgical masks effectively prevent virus transmission. However, discarding masks after a single use is costly and environmentally detrimen…
ISEF · 2022
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
A magnetic buzzer is one of the most widely used electronic devices generating sound frequency. Generally, magnetic buzzers are categorized into two types, namely, passive and active. Active…
ISEF · 2022
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Abstract: Mammary adenocarcinoma is the most common malignant tumor in women, and the liver is one of the sites with a high incidence of metastasis. Previous studies have shown that the micr…
ISEF · 2022
Cellular and Molecular Biology Fourth Award
The touch-sensible plants of the Mimosa genus are a factory of phytochemicals that could prolongate lifespan and treat autoimmune diseases such as diabetes. While its phytochemical flavonoid…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering
Scientists had long praised the ocean as being a great carbon dioxide “sink” and for good reason, a study published in a Science journal found that the ocean absorbed 30% percent of the emis…
ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences
Chemical fertilizers, though productive in the short-run, rely heavily on nonrenewable resources that may deplete in the near future. Besides, oversupplied nutrients can harm nearby environm…
ISEF · 2022
Biochemistry
Native Americans use Navajo tea and lemonscent native herbs for a variety of purposes like ceremonies, prayers, smudging, and medicine. The purpose of this project was to determine the antio…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Rainwater collected in the same pipes as wastewater increases inflow to the wastewater treatment plants (WWTP), reaching the capacity of WWTPs. When the WWTPs are overstrained, polluted wate…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
Electronic waste is the world’s fastest-growing waste stream, and a source of contamination as the heavy metals used in electronics leach into the environment. Because of its electrical and…
ISEF · 2022
Chemistry
Downshifting, the process of absorbing high energy photons and emitting them at lower energies, is a promising approach towards improving the performance and lifespan of solar panels, especi…
ISEF · 2022
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Previous research has demonstrated amplified algal production of oils suitable for use as biodiesel under stress conditions, sometimes linking these typically adverse conditions to media tha…
ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) on plant growth and photosynthesis. This work involved growing Arabidopsis thalia…
ISEF · 2022
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Purpose: Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), caused by abnormal retinal vessel growth, is a leading cause of worldwide blindness in children today. A treatment of ROP is to prevent pathologica…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences
This project used an online mapping tool (ArcGIS) to generate wolf location maps. Wolf and Line 3 location shape files were given to the researcher from a Fond du Lac Resource Management Div…
ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences
The traditional Japanese farming method of mugifumi refers to the process of treading the soil and seedlings of grain. Mugifumi causes changes such as stalk thickening and tillering promotio…
ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences
Many nature reserves use exclosures to preserve pockets of native plant biodiversity. These exclosures typically have a higher proportion of native plants with fewer invasive species to harm…
ISEF · 2022
Animal Sciences
Controlling gastrointestinal nematodes in goats is one of the greatest challenges facing goat farmers, and the issue is only rising due to the prevalence of anthelmintic resistance in parasi…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy
Quantum control is the technique of using an external influence, such as a shaped laser pulse or an oscillating magnetic field, to manipulate the dynamics of a quantum system. Hamiltonian en…
ISEF · 2022
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Hurricane María, a category 4 storm, made landfall in Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017. The hurricane left incapacitated the central electric power system, leaving the entire island without…
ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences Third Award
Plant viruses cause considerable economic losses of crops. However, it is difficult to develop effective crop virucides due to the intracellular infectivity of viruses. Plants usually trigge…
ISEF · 2022
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Over the last two years of research into alternative energy sources using microbial fuel cells (MFC), I have answered the questions of which lake mud and which material generated the most el…
ISEF · 2022
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
In order to decrease reliance on non-renewable energies that greatly pollute the earth, people need more renewable energy sources, such as piezoelectric energy harvesting, that can generate…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering
Global water pollution and unsustainable energy production are growing and harmful issues. This study aimed to create a solution to these problems, allowing them to abet each other through e…
ISEF · 2022
Chemistry Second Award
Plastic based magnets and circuits are an innovative idea to create a more sustainable electronics ecosystem. Additionally, custom fabricated electromagnets could certainly create new types…
ISEF · 2022
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Some large modes of transportation, such as trains and roller coasters, do not use traditional hydraulic-friction brakes because of the wear that they experience. Therefore, electromagnetic…