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ISEF · 2021
Translational Medical Science
One main challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic is the lack of safety measures to reduce the risk of viral spread during gatherings. This study evaluated oral and nasal droplet spread in an…
ISEF · 2021
Mathematics Fourth Award
Motivated by the characterization of symmetric monoidal functors between Deligne categories, the additive monoid R_+(x) is defined as the set of all nonnegative integer linear combinations o…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy
A defining, yet complicated aspect of tennis is the spin. It was evident that spin greatly alters trajectory after impact, but spin had also been identified to affect aerodynamics while the…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology
Unknown deposits have recently been found in the pipes of Libbey Fountain, one of the public jug fountains in Hot Springs National Park. To analyze the cause of these microbial corrosion dep…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences
This is the third year of a study that has significantly expanded our knowledge of the tiny Sand Fairy cicada (Sylphoides arenaria). Prior to this study only distribution, habitat and morpho…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
This year alone, 1 million Americans suffer from Parkinson’s Disease (PD); 5 million from Alzheimer’s (AD); and 400,000 from Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Neurodegenerative diseases affect the ne…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical and Health Sciences
This project helped determine which type of toxic chemicals found in vaping products would have the greatest impact on growth/development of yeast cells in both liquid and aerosol cultures.…
ISEF · 2021
Earth and Environmental Sciences
We live in a world where, despite various awareness campaigns, deforestation are rife. Our project aims to find a fuel from waste that can compete with traditional fuels (charcoal, logs, etc…
ISEF · 2021
Engineering Mechanics Fourth Award
This research is aimed to design a novel movable underwater platform that could cover the disadvantages that prevail in traditional propeller driven submersibles. Cownose ray, a fish species…
ISEF · 2021
Biochemistry Fourth Award
Although water makes up to 71% of the Earth’s surface, only 0.5% is fresh. Fresh water resources are getting exhausted at an exponential rate due to environmental changes, as well as the lac…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry
Petroleum demand currently is ongoing, especially with the increase in industrial and construction evolution. Based on statistics, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is ranked second worldwide in o…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy
Chlorophyll is a photosynthetic pigment found in plants that can be extracted from the use in a natural Dye-Sensitized solar cell. To construct the cell first the pigment must be extracted u…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering
The question was: What effect do different concentrations of tannic acid powder, St. Louis River water, and non-resistant Staphylococcus aureus have on bacterial growth and biofilm developme…
ISEF · 2021
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The purpose of this experiment was to test the ability of magnifiers such as SiO2, lenses and mirrors to increase the energy produced by fluorescent proteins GFP and EBFP2-BFP, a UV protein.…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering
The title of the present research project is “The Use of Peat in Eliminating Environmental Pollution from Bodies of Water”. This topic is relevant because in today’s world, environmental pol…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering
My research was centered around finding an effective soil remediating alternative to cattle manure in replenishing soil nutrients in areas damaged by intense forest fires. Bamboo Biochar was…
ISEF · 2021
Engineering Mechanics
As urban areas become more densely populated, developers build skyscrapers higher and higher. At higher altitudes, wind speeds increase leaving structures more susceptible to wind flow. By d…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry
Water removal through demulsification is a critical step in oil refineries. However, the mass production of conventional chemical demulsifiers is detrimental to public health and the environ…
ISEF · 2021
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Title: Through the Looking Glass: Uncovering the Molecular Mechanisms of Phytochemical Treatment for the Prevention Age-Related Macular Degeneration Name: Rishab Samant School: Vestavia Hill…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry Second Award
Each year, 60 million tons of biodegradable and organic matter are thrown into landfills, where they are unable to decompose and continuously produce greenhouse gases. Despite a proposed cor…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology
I am researching the relationship between permanent hair dyes and their possible mutagenic properties. After reading that breast and bladder cancer were the two types of cancer most linked t…
ISEF · 2021
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are a worldwide public health crisis with the potential of mass casualties due to the overuse of antibiotics. This experiment was conducted to investigate what…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences
Wild Turkeys have been predominantly found in southern Minnesota until recent observations in NE Minnesota. Turkeys rely on having less than one foot of snow on average all winter long (Rusc…
ISEF · 2021
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Well-designed small wind turbine generators demonstrate high potential to capture turbulent wind power. We can break up the load of a large generator to many smaller ones to power local resi…
ISEF · 2021
Systems Software Fourth Award
Training deep convolutional neural networks (CNNs) requires immense time and energy, which often has a significant carbon footprint. Pruning CNNs increases their efficiency while maintaining…
ISEF · 2021
Systems Software
Malware developers actively seek vulnerabilities in computer systems and malware detectors to exploit for personal gain. Most modern malware detectors are learning-based (converting malware…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry
The recent characterization of the natural product Pannokin D (a novel benzoxanthone-type diprenylated flavonoid with cytotoxic activity and the rare biochemical capability of overcoming TRA…
ISEF · 2021
Engineering Mechanics
Humans are natural explorers who explore earth and space they're curious beings who seek to reveal everything and it could found some places where people are hard to exist in for the fear fo…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
COVID-19, a raging worldwide pandemic, is constantly redefining the norm in healthcare systems with new demands and practices. Due to risk of infection, many people are apprehensive to visit…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy
The Hyperloop is a new and innovative system providing a faster and more efficient alternative to air travel. Hyperloop uses magnets and diamagnetic fields to propel itself. Diamagnetism occ…