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ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The purpose of this experiment was to understand the effect of working in a high-stress field like the agriculture industry. 1. Create a simple survey using Google Forms. 2. Publish the surv…
ISEF · 2025
Environmental Engineering
Mercury (Hg(II)) continues to be one of the most serious contaminants in our global waters due to its high toxicity and mobility in our ecosystems. To address this issue, we explored the pot…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Organisms smaller than a grain of salt can convert carbon dioxide into carotenoids, which have a market demand of $2.5 billion. Carotenoids can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, cancer, an…
ISEF · 2025
Biochemistry
Nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN), is a promising nutraceutical attracting much attention for its pharmacological and anti-aging efficacies. While NMN biosynthesis in Escherichia coli by met…
ISEF · 2025
Chemistry
Current thermal and electrochemical green conversion methods are unsustainably powered by fossil fuels, necessitating a greener approach. Consequently, Researchers have turned to phototherma…
ISEF · 2025
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Melatonin made by insects and plants regulates growth and development. Ecdysteroids like 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) promote maturation, molting and butterfly emergence through oxidative stress…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
The MetaMotion Meter is a biomechanical assistive device designed to advance hand physiotherapy by offering real-time feedback measurement of pressure exerted by the hand during physiotherap…
ISEF · 2025
Systems Software
This project investigated whether Meta's Interaction SDK was sufficient for accurate American Sign Language (ASL) detection. This was tested in a virtual reality (VR) environment in an attem…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
Refractive index sensing is a cornerstone of modern optical sensing technologies, enabling the detection of minute changes in material properties, environmental conditions, and biological in…
ISEF · 2025
Biochemistry
In this study, microbial fuel cells (MFCs) of our own design were inoculated with organisms of the species Shewanella oneidensis. S. oneidensis is a gram-negative, flagellum-motile bacterium…
ISEF · 2025
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Worldwide temperatures are rising due to increased greenhouse gas emissions, and energy production and consumption are the largest contributors. The purpose of this experiment was to assess…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
The overarching goal of this work is to create a memcapacitor emulator platform that is accessible over the internet for anybody who would like to run their own tests on the emulator circuit…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Problem Most drug development costs go toward testing failed drug candidates, slowing innovation and ultimately costing lives. Even then, cardiotoxicity is a leading cause of drug recalls, s…
ISEF · 2025
Chemistry
Hydrogen is a promising clean energy carrier, yet current production methods remain either carbon-intensive or economically unsustainable. Recently, attention has shifted to serpentinization…
ISEF · 2025
Environmental Engineering
This research seeks to understand how biochar can be used to absorb heavy metals in soil specifically focusing on aluminum as a way to mitigate aluminum toxicity. Biochar has the potential t…
ISEF · 2025
Environmental Engineering
Nanoplastics, artificial polymers ranging from 1 nm to 1 µm, have increased significantly in aquatic environments due to microplastic degradation through wind, water, and UV exposure. Microa…
ISEF · 2025
Translational Medical Science
In 2024 the American Cancer Society (ACS) reported a 78% death rate for pancreatic cancer. The 5-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer is 13%. ACS states the only effective method known t…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
Children's safety near fire or heat sources is a significant concern, as their presence poses a high risk of accidents and endangers their well-being. Additionally, gas leakage, particularly…
ISEF · 2025
Systems Software
Cross-language interoperability is a persistent challenge in modern software development, where applications often integrate languages like C++ and C# for game development or Python and CUDA…
ISEF · 2025
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Over 300,000 cetaceans die every year due to human activity–primarily ship collisions and fishing entanglements–with roughly 67% of all whale deaths attributed to human interactions. Many wh…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
Over 57 million people worldwide live with an amputation, and more than 80% of them live in developing countries, where access to therapeutic remedy is especially constrained. To date, work…
ISEF · 2025
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Avian influenza (Bird Flu) is a highly transmissive pathogen affecting over 166 million poultry and posing significant health risks to humans. Despite progress on surface proteins, differenc…
ISEF · 2025
Physics and Astronomy
The cosmic microwave background (CMB) is an astronomical phenomenon that serves as a direct snapshot of the early Universe and is imprinted with the interactions of galaxy clusters. The most…
ISEF · 2025
Physics and Astronomy
Dark matter is theorized to comprise a fundamental component of the universe, but it has not been detected or identified. Detecting dark matter would advance our knowledge of the universe an…
ISEF · 2025
Animal Sciences
The increased use of technology has led to an increase in blue light exposure to children across the country. Studies have shown blue light to have negative effects on human circadian rhythm…
ISEF · 2025
Mathematics
Financial models for stock prices play a crucial role in maintaining economic stability by enabling risk assessment, informed investing, and regulatory oversight. However, many conventional…
ISEF · 2025
Mathematics
To improve artificial vision systems, human vision should be better understood. Many aspects of human vision are tuned to the characteristics of its natural inputs. These characteristics inc…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
I use "spatial capital" to refer to the potential for socioeconomic mobility in urban locations. I hypothesize that spatial capital adhere's to Piketty's r > g dynamic for financial capital,…
ISEF · 2025
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Hydrogen is one of the most abundant elements in the universe. Since it is not found in a pure state, it was obtained through electrolysis. Electrolysis was performed with the catalyst Potas…
ISEF · 2025
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Globally, the most widespread 3D printing method uses FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling), which often suffers from poor layer adhesion. When a tensile or shear force is applied to an FDM printe…