Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Traffic on roads is a huge problem so I decided to come up with a solution. I researched what causes these traffic jams and a primary reason is car accidents related to distractions and slow…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
First Award
Wildlife poaching of endangered species such as elephants in Africa has become a biodiversity crisis, which has also been highlighted by the United Nations Sustainable Development Biodiversi…
Plant Sciences
Fourth Award
It is predicted that fresh water scarcity will affect over half of the global population as a consequence of continued population growth, increasing industry, and global warming. Research ha…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
As a common side-effect of aminoglycoside antibiotics and cancer-related medications, drug-induced hearing loss (ototoxicity) can severely deplete inner ear hair cells and cause long-term se…
Mathematics
A mathematical model was created to explore the possibilities of balancing government financial debt caused by distributing stimulus checks (ERF) through the creation of the Emergency Saving…
Biomedical Engineering
Nowadays, stroke is a common chronic disease globally with a surging number of sufferers. Over 1 in 4 adults suffered from stroke in their lifetime, It's seriousness leads to a massive numbe…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
When humans look at the world, they can automatically quantify important distances, even without binocular disparity due to previous knowledge about similar situations. Humans are also able…
Translational Medical Science
Third Award
Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) is caused by the blockage or narrowing of arteries supplying the lower extremities regions which affects approximately 10% of the U.S population and is one…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Modern wearable technologies require highly efficient energy storage devices to improve their performance while maintaining low cost and non-toxicity. One of the most salient devices that po…
Biomedical Engineering
Expressive Aphasia (EA) is an oral disability, common among stroke victims, in which the Broca’s area of the brain is damaged interfering with verbal communication abilities. EA currently ha…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Egypt’s needs of energy and food are ascendingly increasing with the increase of its population. This study aims to provide a clean and ecofriendly source of energy for mobile cars, and a ch…
Chemistry
In principle, the water electrolysis proceeds under an applied voltage of 1.23 V. In practice, however, a voltage of ~2 V is necessary because of the rate-limiting effect of oxygen (O2) gas…
Biomedical Engineering
A novel approach to mimicking in vivo tissue microenvironments is to grow cells as 3D spheroids to provide a model system to analyze cell growth. Droplet microfluidic devices provide a platf…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
First Award
Hydrogen is one of the cleanest forms of energy storage that, when burned, produces only water as a byproduct. Nevertheless, the use of hydrogen is greatly limited due to the costly material…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Previous research determined that using Chlorella Vulgaris infused Sodium Alginate beads was an effective strategy to return hypereutrophic water systems to natural nutrient levels. Determin…
Environmental Engineering
Fourth Award
Current plant-starch plastic products take 3-6 months to decompose, making them a great alternative for traditional plastics. With increased usage of these plastic alternatives comes increas…
Environmental Engineering
Second Award
The purpose of this project is to develop a versatile, environmentally sustainable, low cost, clay-based sorbent to extract oil and metallic pollutants in various natural environments. To me…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
This study explores the effects of earthquakes and soil liquefaction and evaluates the safety of an existing foundation and to create a new style of foundation, taking into account of (1) ea…
Chemistry
This study utilized cellulosic fibers derived from organic waste materials to synthesize a biodegradable and inexpensive alternative to the traditional lithium ion battery. Recent developmen…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Third Award
As the most abundant biopolymer on Earth, cellulose represents a promising and sustainable feedstock for the production of biofuels and value-added chemicals. Due to its recalcitrant nature,…
Materials Science
Are biodegradable plastics in the market truly biodegradable? Current biodegradable plastics such as PLA and oxo-biodegradables are found to be inefficient for they require a special compost…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Fourth Award
Air travel keeps the world connected; but despite its benefits, the sector accounts for 2.1% of global CO2 emissions. We designed and tested an experimental model for an electric aviation en…
Biomedical Engineering
Fourth Award
External auricular reconstruction due to congenital malformations, tumors or accidents involving the auricular cartilage tissue remains a substantial problem in the field of reconstructive s…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
There have been increasing concerns about global warming caused by greenhouse gases, particularly CO2 emissions from industry. The manufacturing of cement products accounts for approximately…
Animal Sciences
The Ambystoma Mexicanum, axolotl, posits regenerative capabilities which are highly coveted in Animalia: recent studies have sequenced the axolotl’s genome and have elucidated a vital protei…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
In the field of medicine, anatomy and physiology are some of the most fundamental building blocks of medical knowledge. Without anatomical proficiency, studying medicine would be like attemp…
Chemistry
Fourth Award
According to a recent study, 32% of the renewable photovoltaic energy harvested is unused. In this context, photo-electrochemical PEC water splitting is viewed as a viable option for produci…
Materials Science
Tin Lead Perovskite solar cells (TLPSCs) have grown to an unprecedented power conversion efficiency (PCE) rate exceeding 23%. However, the main drawback is that TLPSCs are unstable and their…
Systems Software
In the digital age when confidential information and events such as exams are being conducted via websites, unauthorized sharing of screenshots of these websites can have serious repercussio…
Biochemistry
The pandemic, with which we have lived for two years now, has destabilized each of us, depriving us of our daily lives and countless opportunities. Some categories have suffered more than ot…