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ISEF · 2022
Materials Science
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is a common contaminant found in groundwater that produces a notable “rotten egg” odor, making contaminated water undrinkable and unusable. This contaminant affects te…
ISEF · 2022
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Thousands of hikers have died on trails because of dehydration. As a junior ranger in 32 National Parks, I took an oath to protect the parks and the people. Because of this, I wanted to crea…
ISEF · 2022
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a belligerent, often lethal, form of cancer, with a 5-year survival rate limited to 7%. PDAC is hardly detected in its premalignant stages (when su…
ISEF · 2022
Microbiology Fourth Award
This project seeks to develop an effective antibiotic treatment to reduce Staphylococcus epidermidis growth on arthroplasties due to periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). Antibacterial subst…
ISEF · 2022
Translational Medical Science
Major depressive disorder, commonly known as MDD, is a mental illness that severely deteriorates and affects the brain in many ways. It impacts the way someone thinks and acts. Because of th…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering
Today’s wind turbine blades are very difficult and expensive to recycle. After they are decommissioned wind turbine blades are put in landfills where the materials mix with the soil and grou…
ISEF · 2022
Behavioral and Social Sciences
America’s rural communities are home to 57 million people and contain 97% of the nation’s land. These communities are responsible for producing 10% of the country’s gross domestic product. H…
ISEF · 2022
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Subliminal messages are methods to subconsciously alter the perceptions of individuals. We were intent on investigating the effectiveness of subliminals; to accomplish this, we chose an inst…
ISEF · 2022
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Changes in teaching methods due to the COVID-19 pandemic may impact students' mental health. During this condition, students are heavily exposed to online learning which is likely to induce…
ISEF · 2022
Chemistry
Recently, photothermal nanoparticles have become a promising cancer treatment. Nanoparticles found in cephalopod ink, such as cuttlefish and squid ink, are rich in melanin, a highly photothe…
ISEF · 2022
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The purpose of our project was to determine which turbine between the Pelton and Kaplan was more efficient on a small scale, and determine whether or not the turbines would be efficient enou…
ISEF · 2022
Biochemistry
The purpose of this project was to see if the mutation of an amino acid in a SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibody can increase the antibodies’ binding affinity. My hypothesis is that I will be abl…
ISEF · 2022
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The goal of this research project was to evaluate the effect of antepartum maternal position changes on labor and delivery outcomes. This was a randomized controlled clinical trial in a pilo…
ISEF · 2022
Animal Sciences
Bumblebee populations in Missouri and around the world have been dwindling. It is important to research these creatures as they are crucial to the ecosystem and can forage plants that other…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Artificial light at night (ALAN) has been a growing environmental concern. In Northwest Ohio, commercial greenhouses and human development near recreational bodies of water, such as Lake Eri…
ISEF · 2022
Biomedical and Health Sciences Fourth Award
The purpose of this study was to determine whether the bacteria Bacillus cereus had any effect on the central nervous system of planaria (Dugesia tigrina). This study was conducted at a loca…
ISEF · 2022
Chemistry Third Award
Solar energy has been viewed as a potential clean energy source, but to become widely accepted, solar cells must overcome toxicity and inefficiency - issues that dye-sensitized solar cells (…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
As a member of the Nanticoke Tribe, I am acutely aware that my tribe, along with many other tribes throughout the continent, face a continuous problem due to contamination of their natural w…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences
This experiment examined changes in total annual precipitation and average annual temperature and their impacts on the natural carbon sequestration of Pinus Ponderosa. Tree core samples were…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The study kicked off when curiosity arose as to whether superworm consumption of polyethylene could be a solution to reduce plastic in landfills, based on supporting findings. A question was…
ISEF · 2022
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Tetracycline is an antibiotic that treats bacterial infections by acting as protein synthesis inhibitor through disruption of bacterial translation. Overuse of tetracycline has led to its re…
ISEF · 2022
Microbiology
Throughout this experiment, four different types of face masks were tested to see how much bacteria is spread while wearing them (N95, Kn95, blue surgical mask, cloth mask and no mask as the…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy
The dimple effect is a phenomenon that occurs when divots, or dimples, on an object create a turbulent boundary of air over the object leading to air moving further across the object, loweri…
ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences
Fertilizers (chemical substances that are added to soil) supply plants with nutrients to promote faster and better germination and growth. The research was carried out to determine the most…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Over the past 50 years, the use of hydraulic fracturing or fracking has increased as the demand for fossil fuels has increased and the process is more efficient at extracting oil and natural…
ISEF · 2022
Biomedical and Health Sciences Fourth Award
Upon experiencing a stress induced injury, organisms like humans and drosophila produce heat shock proteins, which protect cells from injury. When heat shock proteins are detected in tumors,…
ISEF · 2022
Animal Sciences
Silk sheath, an alternative product of silkworms, can be obtained without having to sacrifice the silkworms. This product gives higher net income than the traditional silk cloth. However, si…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences
For more than a decade, the Tarrytown Reservoirs have had a severe algae problem which has resulted in an imbalanced ecosystem and an unpleasant aesthetic. The problem has been managed with…
ISEF · 2022
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The purpose of this study was to determine whether the addition of thin-film hydrophobic coatings on a photovoltaic cell (solar panel) had an impact on the energy output of the panel. The ex…
ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences
Lonicera maackii is an invasive honeysuckle species native to East Asia. There are detailed records on how this species of honeysuckle out-competes and pushes out flora native to Kentucky; i…