ISEF · 2014
Impact of Running Surfaces
Systems Software
Running is a sport with high potential for impact-related injuries. On which surface would a runner experience less impact: concrete, asphalt, turf, or earth? It was expected that earth and…
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ISEF · 2014
Implementation and Evaluation of a New Routing Algorithm for Networks on Chip
Energy: Chemical
The goal of this project is to obtain optimal network-on-chip topologies by using optimization techniques that consider adaptive routing algorithms. As a particular example we'll be implemen…
ISEF · 2014
Improved Efficiency of Steam Generation Using Carbon Nanoparticles
Plant Sciences First Award
Water scarcity is a huge problem in our world today. Although essential for life, almost one billion people lack access to safe drinking water. Scientists at Rice University recently discove…
ISEF · 2014
Improved Multiplexed Automated Genome Engineering through Directed Evolution
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Third Award
Multiplex automated genome engineering (MAGE) is a versatile tool for efficient genome-wide genetic modification. Serious limitations of MAGE's applicability include high cell death rate and…
ISEF · 2014
Improvement of Techniques to "in vitro" Cultivate and Differentiate Stem Cells from Breast Milk
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Among the universe of stem cells, adult mesenchymal cells have demonstrated a great potential to many disease treatment. Although these cells are disseminated in the human body, and neither…
ISEF · 2014
Improving Apis mellifera Hive Immunity through Environment Manipulation
Cellular and Molecular Biology
This project, as a continuation upon the previous year’s project, centers around the ultimate goal to solve the mystery that is Colony Collapse Disorder. Colony Collapse Disorder is a multit…
ISEF · 2014
Improving Bioindicators: A New Weight-Length Model for Fish to Provide More Accurate Ecosystem Condition Assessment
Materials Science Fourth Award
Bioindicators are a widespread and effective tool for evaluating ecosystem condition. Weight-length models are essential to using fish as bioindicators, providing estimates of expected weigh…
ISEF · 2014
Improving Seawater Membrane Distillation: The Development of Carbon Nanotube-coated Nickel Hollow Fiber Membranes
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Water use has been growing more than twice the population rate in the last century. Considering the sources of seawater account for as high as 97% of all water on the Earth, seawater desalin…
ISEF · 2014
Improving the Efficacy of the Pinhole Glasses
Energy: Physical
Background: Refractive error is common among general population, and it can be corrected with special glasses called "pinhole glasses". These glasses are used for specific purposes such as w…
ISEF · 2014
Improving the Efficiency of Mobile Ad Hoc Network through Optimization of Inter-frame Space Values
Embedded Systems
Mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) are a type of network in which every device acts as a router, capable of both receiving and transmitting data. Due to the unique nature of their design, MANET…
ISEF · 2014
Improving the Efficiency of TiO2 Thin Film-Based Solar Cells by Changing the P3HT: PCBM Ratio and their Characterization
Energy: Physical
Today, the fossil fuels in the world are being depleted; and the tendency to use alternative sources is rising day by day. A small proportion of the energy comes from the solar power. It is…
ISEF · 2014
Improving the Performance of TiO2 Nanorod-Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
Energy: Physical
During the past two decades, unique photoelectric properties of titanium dioxide (TiO2) have attracted a lot of interest in the research of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). One limitation…
ISEF · 2014
Increased Efficiency in Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy
Physics and Astronomy
Tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS) is a powerful tool for detecting chemical properties in nanoscale with extremely high resolutions. For example, TERS may be used in cancer research to…
ISEF · 2014
Increase in Tropical Cyclone Intensity and Ocean Subsurface Warming in the Western North Pacific Ocean
Embedded Systems First Award
The Western North Pacific Ocean is the most active and hazardous tropical cyclones (TCs) region in the world. Each year, 20-30 TCs (also called typhoons) impose severe threats to a billion p…
ISEF · 2014
Indium: Using Novel Machine Learning Algorithms to Develop a Nondisease-specific Personalized Medicine Engine
Earth and Environmental Sciences First Award
In medicine today, treatments for patients are based on the diagnosis, not the patient individually. It has been shown that this is only effective for about 60% of people. To help treat more…
ISEF · 2014
Indoor Navigation with Maximum Likelihood Classification of Wi-Fi Fingerprints
Embedded Systems Second Award
There are many applications for indoor navigation, from navigating hospitals, airports and shopping malls, to mining and disaster response. Despite intensive research, the problem of develop…
ISEF · 2014
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes as a Model for Ischemia Reperfusion Injury
Mathematics
Animals are currently used in most models for research. Although they have been a significant part of research it often takes many years for them to translate into clinical studies. Models u…
ISEF · 2014
Inducing Cellular Adhesion via Membrane Targeting of Rap1 Pathway Effectors for Development of Bone Marrow Mobilizing Drug for Chemotherapy Patients
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Rap1 is key protein in regulating a cell signaling pathway that controls cell adhesion to its environment. Being able to manipulate and shutdown this pathway would yield immense benefits for…
ISEF · 2014
In-Fiber Emulsification of Biodegradable Polymers for Drug Delivery
Energy: Physical Second Award
A falling stream of water exhibits a phenomenon known as Plateau Rayleigh Instability (PRI) as it descends: initially taking the form of a fluid column, it eventually breaks up into spherica…
ISEF · 2014
Inflatable Airplane Design and Optimization for Low Reynolds Numbers
Engineering Mechanics
In 1956, the Goodyear Inflatoplane was created to aid troops stuck behind enemy lines. Although it flew, it was not a commercial success, and the project was dropped in 1973. Recently, resea…
ISEF · 2014
Influence of Age in Response to Emoticon Stimuli Using Facial Electromyographic Technology
Chemistry
Digitalization is changing human behavior. In 2013 Pew Research, conducted a survey of cell phone users found of American cell phone users, 44% slept with their phones and 29% described thei…
ISEF · 2014
Infrared Alignment and Photon Densification Apparatus for Energy Optimization
Engineering Mechanics Third Award
This is a solar module positioning and concentration system that optimizes alignment and photon manipulation. Although commonly dismissed as economically inefficient, green energy's shortcom…
ISEF · 2014
INGAP Circles around Diabetes
Mathematics
Diabetes is a prevalent disease with serious complications. Current treatment involves repeated daily insulin injections, self monitoring blood tests and dietary management. A novel treatmen…
ISEF · 2014
Inhibiting the Growth of the Aedes aegypti Larvae on Used Car Tires Utilizing Baby Oil Capsules: Dengue Fever Primary Prevention
Mathematics
Used car tires are often stockpiled, due to lack of effective recycling systems, collecting water and providing a prolific breeding site for the Aedes aegypti mosquito, a vector for several…
ISEF · 2014
Inhibition of Host-Cell Endosomal Acidification by H1N1 Influenza
Microbiology Fourth Award
This research investigated if and why specific proteins in H1N1 are able to inhibit the acidification of endosomes/lysosomes in order to mediate a host cell response favorable to viral repli…
ISEF · 2014
Inhibitory Effects of Allicin on Escherichia coli DH5(ALPHA) Growth
Mathematics
This project explores the effectiveness of allicin in Allium sativum (garlic) and Allium cepa (onion) in preventing the growth of Escherichia coli DH5a. The allicin in Allium sativum is one…
ISEF · 2014
Inked
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
As medication in Middle Eastern countries is delivered to consumers in their original factory box, fraud where expired medicine is commercialized has become a typical issue. A novel mechanis…
ISEF · 2014
Innovative Alternative Method for the Synthesis of Graphene
Energy: Physical Fourth Award
Historically, production of graphene has been done through the Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) process, which depends on expensive and large-sized machinery, and on different types of carbon…
ISEF · 2014
Innovative Non-invasive Test for Food Based, Non-IgE-mediated, Allergic Reactions
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
The purpose of this research was to create a new non-invasive test that could detect food based non-IgE mediated food allergies using saliva and antigens. A convenience sample of four indivi…
ISEF · 2014
In Search of Genomic Dark Matter: A Novel Method for the Global Identification of Active Regulatory Elements
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Second Award
The human genome contains upwards of 20,000 genes that code for functional products, such as proteins. In addition to genes, the genome encodes regulatory elements that respond to specific s…