ISEF · 2024
Glowing, Glowing, Gone!
Physics and Astronomy
Luminol is a chemical used in forensic science that produces chemiluminescence in the presence of hemoglobin, allowing it to be used to detect blood. Previous studies on luminol have noted p…
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ISEF · 2024
GO-FeO Fluid: A Novel Method to Remove Microplastics
Environmental Engineering
Microplastic pollution is a severe threat to aquatic ecosystems, necessitating innovative approaches for efficient removal. This research introduces a method for eliminating microplastics by…
ISEF · 2024
Go Green: A Better SAP for Plants
Plant Sciences
Erratic weather patterns, protracted droughts, and hazardous runoffs threaten the availability of sufficient water for food producers. One solution in combating this issue is using Superabso…
ISEF · 2024
Grand Theft Transcription Factor: Reversing Tumor Cell Immortality by Transcription Factor Relocalization
Biomedical and Health Sciences Third Award
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most predominant malignant brain cancer in adults without prognosis improvement in decades (average survival interval of 14-17 months). Nevertheless, 83% of GBM cas…
ISEF · 2024
GraphChem: A Soft Graph Mixture of Experts Based Adversarial Variational Spectral Graph Autoencoder for De Novo Drug Design & Other Pharmacological Objectives
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Traditional drug discovery is costly, slow, and has low FDA approval rates. Deep learning models such as GAN, VAE, & reinforcement learning (RL) have emerged as a solution, using SMILES or g…
ISEF · 2024
Green Synthesis of Black TiO2 Nanoparticles: A Promising Candidate for Solar-Driven Photocatalytic Water Decontamination
Chemistry
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) photocatalysis is an effective water purification method against rising rates of dye pollution, but the energy-consuming UV light it requires limits large-scale deplo…
ISEF · 2024
Green Synthesis of Reduced Graphene Oxide/CoFe2O4/Fe Nanocomposite for the Photocatalytic and Fenton-Like Degradation of Glyphosate in Water
Materials Science
Herbicide overuse is alarmingly high today, particularly those containing substantial amounts of Glyphosate, or GLP (C3H8NO5P). GLP, commonly used for weed control, poses significant risks d…
ISEF · 2024
Ground Truthing the Chesapeake Bay: Developing a Remotely Operated Vehicle With Water Sampling Capabilities
Environmental Engineering
Citizen science programs rely on volunteer collected data to assist in ground truthing of satellites. Ground truthing is comparing field samples with remotely sensed data from a satellite fo…
ISEF · 2024
Groutiella apiculata: Hidden Treasure Against HCT116 Cells
Biomedical and Health Sciences
There are many studies that try to find an effective treatment to combat colon cancer using different types of plants in their research like moss. The research problem is willing the Groutie…
ISEF · 2024
Growth Promotion of Hydroponic Lactuca sativa var. capitata and Microgreen Raphanus sativus When Exposed to Pseudomonas psychrotolerans Consistently Throughout the Growth Period
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
The fight to end global hunger in a sustainable fashion has been a struggle. There are still few agricultural technologies aiding the situation. Using the bacterial endophyte Pseudomonas psy…
ISEF · 2024
Growth Rates: Annuals in Varied Humidity
Plant Sciences
Does an ideal humidity accelerate maturation in Geraniums and Petunias compared to native, relative humidity in their natural environments? My project compares and contrasts the intrinsic re…
ISEF · 2024
Guiding Vector Field Implementation and Error Correction Analysis
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Robots that require smooth, precise, and robust movement along flat ground have become ubiquitous: warehouse operations, competitive robotics, and assistive robots in human spaces like offic…
ISEF · 2024
Gut Microbiome-Cardiometabolic Disease Spectrum Association Analysis Using Machine Learning
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
The human microbiome is a term for the community of microorganisms living in the human body. The composition of the microbiome has the ability to influence the expression of various diseases…
ISEF · 2024
Gyno-Genix: A Quadrupled Biosensor for the Early Screening of Multiple Gynecological Problems
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
Gynecological issues affect 90% of the female population worldwide, but due to the similarity in their symptoms with other diseases, they are misdiagnosed. This project focuses on developing…
ISEF · 2024
Haema-Lights: Facile Method of Site-selective Synthesis of Fluorescent Ag-Fe2O3 Nanocomposites for Optical Electron Detection
Materials Science
Powerful catalysts for the photocatalytic degradation of toxic industrial dyes and effective antimicrobial agents against fungi and bacteria, Ag-Fe2O3 nanocomposites are the subject of much…
ISEF · 2024
HAGU: AI-Generated Harmonically Rich Classical Guitar Pieces
Technology Enhances the Arts Second Award
Current symbolic music generation models and music modeling techniques primarily rely on language models designed for language modeling. Most of these models treat musical features (e.g. pit…
ISEF · 2024
Haptic Sound Guide: An Innovative, Affordable Approach to Combat Hearing Loss and Deafness
Biomedical Engineering
This project aims to develop an innovative solution to support individuals facing hearing impairment, irrespective of its onset during youth or later in life. A haptic vibration apparatus wa…
ISEF · 2024
Harmonious Hydration: A Comparative Analysis of Water Conservation and Germination Efficacy in Wicking Beds vs. Nursery Pots
Plant Sciences
This project compares the water efficiency and germination success rates of traditional nursery pots with the wicking bed - a modern, self-watering gardening technique. I investigate whether…
ISEF · 2024
Harmony: A Remote AI-based Monitoring and Prediction System for Manic and Depression Episodes in Bipolar Disorders
Behavioral and Social Sciences Third Award
Bipolar disorder (BD) stigma arises from patients' actions during episodes resulting in feelings of guilt and shame, which delays seeking treatment due to societal pressure increasing the ri…
ISEF · 2024
Harnessing DFT Technologies for Rapid Screening and Design of Efficient Carbon Nitride-Based Photocatalysts
Chemistry
The growing demand for finding alternative and renewable resources of energy has sparked interest in speeding up the catalyst selection for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction (HER). Density Fun…
ISEF · 2024
Harnessing Heterotypic 3D Spheroid Culture Method for Pre-clinical Testing of Computationally Identified Biomarkers of Drug Resistance in Breast Cancer
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Over $10.8 billion is spent yearly on oncology trials. Yet, a mere 3.4% of them succeed due to a lack of precision in target selection. Precise selection of targets could significantly impro…
ISEF · 2024
Harnessing the Signalosome to Enhance Ex-Vivo Generation of Tumor Antigen-Specific T Cells
Cellular and Molecular Biology Second Award
The adoptive transfer of tumor antigen-specific T cells (ASTs) can serve as an effective immunotherapy against pediatric solid tumors of the central nervous system (CNS). However, current me…
ISEF · 2024
Harnessing Zinc Oxide (ZnO) Nanoparticles for Enhanced Photocatalytic Applications
Materials Science
Environmental pollution is a major challenge to clean environment from pollutants, therefore, there is also a great need to purify water from various pollutants to provide friendly environme…
ISEF · 2024
Harvesting Energy at Your Fingertips: Harnessing Mechanical Energy from Typing for Sustainable Power Generation
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Electricity production is one of the greatest contributors to CO2 emissions, with its utilizations ranging from the heating of households to the charging of electronic devices. Piezoelectric…
ISEF · 2024
Hawk Wing: A New Way to Improve Aircraft Efficiency Through Biomimicry
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics Fourth Award
Modern aircraft consume a lot of fuel. This provides high environmental and financial strain on society, and is a field where constant improvement and innovation is targeted. Hawk Wing is a…
ISEF · 2024
HazeGuard: Advanced Safety Glasses for Enhanced Safety in Haze Weather Conditions
Environmental Engineering
Haze affects the worst in terms of health, safety, and visibility. Low visibility conditions in haze increase the risk of road accidents. According to the American Federal Highway Administra…
ISEF · 2024
Health of the Laguna Madre Watershed Year 4: Study on the Efficacy of Mitigation Concepts Utilizing Phytoremediation
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The health of a watershed is multifaceted, encompassing physical, chemical, and biological aspects. In the Laguna Madre Watershed, significant landscape shifts have occurred, including the i…
ISEF · 2024
Healthy Gut! Healthy You!: Using Dorotocephala dactyligeria as a Model to Treat Gastrointestinal and Psychological Disorders With Novel Regenerative Enzymes
Translational Medical Science
As of 2022, 49% of adolescents and 25% of adults suffer from psychological disorders. Out of those groups, approximately 60% suffer from gastrointestinal disorders. In addition, for the past…
ISEF · 2024
Healthy Hydroponics: Creating a Plant Health Monitoring System in Hydroponics Using Photogrammetry and a Convoluntional Neural Network
Plant Sciences
Hydroponics aims to reduce water consumption and facilitate optimal nutrient absorption while increasing crop cultivation. However, pests and harmful bacteria can enter these hydroponic stru…
ISEF · 2024
HearBridge: AR Headset for Interactive Communication via Conversation Textualization and Sign Language Translation for the Hearing Impaired
Technology Enhances the Arts
Globally, more than 1.5 billion people have a hearing impairment, and they struggle to communicate much more than people with other disabilities. Previously, various methods have been utiliz…