ISEF · 2020
Bending of the Saguaro Cactus
Plant Sciences
Previously unstudied "bending" in the central stems of the Saguaro Cactus, a plant unique to the Sonoran Desert, gives cause for concern about the effects on the health of this protected spe…
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ISEF · 2020
Bermudagrass Playing Surface Conditions Altered with Fertility and Surfactants under Different ET Replacements
Plant Sciences
In the 2018-2019 study, the surface characteristics of natural and synthetic turfgrass were tested. There were significant differences in the surface temperature between the athletic field s…
ISEF · 2020
Best Fit, Most Beautiful: Explore the Relationship between Glasses and Facial Features
Mathematics
Different people suit best in different glasses. In order to allow more people to get best fit glasses with less money in less time, this project explores the mathematical relationship betwe…
ISEF · 2020
Biodegradable Plastic: Seaweed Alternative
Materials Science
The sole purpose of my project is to replace polyethylene-based netting on hay bales with a netting that is digestible by cattle and biodegradable. The netting used today is not biodegradabl…
ISEF · 2020
Biodegradable Polymer Larva cerambycidae (Expanded Polystyrene)
Environmental Engineering
The research report tries to explain through the experimentation we did with the larva Cerambycidae, which is a beetle that lives as a parasite in cocoa crops in the Amazon, for farmers it i…
ISEF · 2020
Biogas
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Biogas is the gas produced by the fermentation of organic matter in the absence of oxygen. It is a combustible gas composed mainly of methane and carbon dioxide. It can be burn in the place…
ISEF · 2020
Biogas Production from Crop Residue, Fruit and Vegetable Waste via Anaerobic Digestion
Environmental Engineering
Waste management continues to be an topic of great interest worldwide due to the ever-increasing population and it’s demands. Currently, one of the known technologies is waste to energy reco…
ISEF · 2020
Bioleaching of Rare Earth Elements from Phosphogypsum Using Aspergillus niger
Microbiology
Rare earth elements (REE) are essential parts of cell phones, magnets, catalysts, and batteries. With the demand for REE rising dramatically, there is a global supply challenge. REE are diff…
ISEF · 2020
Biolistic Gene Delivery as a Potential Treatment for Skin Cancer
Translational Medical Science
When skin cancer metastasizes the survival rate drops to 23%, so targeting skin cancer before this happens is paramount. E4orf4 is a gene that allows viruses to regulate gene expression, in…
ISEF · 2020
Biological Fight between Cordyceps militaris and the Asiatic Wasp Vespa velutina
Animal Sciences
The Asiatic hornet Vespa velutina (from now on V.v) has become a big plague in Europe achieving an annual expansion radius of 50-100 km, growing exponentially and it is already present in mo…
ISEF · 2020
Biological Mechanisms of Stress Response and the Risk of Alzheimer's Disease
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the most common form of senile dementia, is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S. A predisposition or expression of chronic stress-related symptoms has bee…
ISEF · 2020
Biomimetic Wings for Enhanced Aircraft Performance
Engineering Mechanics
In recent years, small unmanned aerial vehicles (i.e., drones) have begun to emerge as an important tool in many industries, particularly in disaster relief. However, smaller drones that lac…
ISEF · 2020
Biomimicry of Woodpecker Anatomy to Improve Helmet Design in Prevention of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Physics and Astronomy
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is an incurable neurodegenerative disease affecting people who have had repetitive concussive events. In a 2017 study, 99% of former NFL players observ…
ISEF · 2020
Bionic Hexapod Robot and Study of Improving Walking Efficiency
Engineering Mechanics
Hexapod robots have been utilized in numerous applications, such as post-disaster rescue and inspection of unknown territories. The kinematic analysis of the robot calculates the relative po…
ISEF · 2020
Bioplastic and Its Impact on Aquatic Ecosystems
Materials Science
The purpose of this project was to design a bioplastic capable of replacing Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) plastic. The biopolymer tested needed to be durable as well as malleable with low…
ISEF · 2020
Biosuture: Recombinant Spider Silk Engineering with Anticancer Agent L-asparaginase
Materials Science
Spider silk is an outstandingly capable biomaterial. However, due to the territorial and cannibalistic habits of spiders, massive domestication of them is unachievable. Thus, recombinant spi…
ISEF · 2020
Bleichenbacher-type Attacks on Generalized El-Gamal Schemes
Mathematics
The El-Gamal digital signature scheme (or its modifications) is a core for many modern cryptographic standards, but most of known attacks do not consider generalizations of this scheme. The…
ISEF · 2020
Blocking the Binding of Bacterial Lipid Droplets to Phage DNA
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Previous studies have shown that bacterial lipid droplets can bind to and protect DNA through MLDS proteins. The purpose of this study is to explore the binding ability of T4 phage DNA to li…
ISEF · 2020
Bloodborne Thrombin Promotes the Death of Murine Lymph Node Fibroblastic Reticular Cells
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Autoimmune diseases, including Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, are characterized by symptoms of chronic tissue swelling and inflammation. It remains largely unknown wh…
ISEF · 2020
Bottleneck Trees and Its Applications in Solving Path Queries Involving Bottleneck Edges
Systems Software
In many problems such as network routing, the length of a path is often less important than the bottleneck (minimum or maximum edge weight) of the path. In this study, I investigate the appl…
ISEF · 2020
Brave the Crave
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Current programs for teen vaping cessation focus primarily on educating teens about negative health impacts; however, the U.S. Surgeon General reported that such programs have not proven to…
ISEF · 2020
Brique Ecologique
Earth and Environmental Sciences
_ Bricks_ _ ecological: The effects of recycled plastic in constructing brick. Plastic plays a big factor in environmental degradation and causes major earth and ocean pollutions, in which p…
ISEF · 2020
Bryostatin-1 and Its Effect on Neutrophil Transmigration Through the Endothelial Layer in Liver and Kidney Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury Models
Translational Medical Science
Currently, there is a growing demand for organ transplants and an inability to meet such demand. Policies put in place by the United Network for Organ Sharing, or UNOS, restrict the acceptan…
ISEF · 2020
Building an Efficient Reversible Fuel Cell Stack for Use as a Backup Power Source
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Hawaii's energy costs are the highest in the nation. Hawaii is currently using solar and wind energy to try and combat these high prices. This project improves upon the current systems by re…
ISEF · 2020
Building Bridge Designs
Engineering Mechanics
When we were asked to come up with a science fair project, it wasn’t hard for me because I’ve always loved designing things. I chose to build different bridge types that were all the same le…
ISEF · 2020
CAD Modeling, Simulation and Prototyping of a Wave Energy Generation System for USVs
Engineering Mechanics
Unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) are defined as ocean surface craft that remove the operator from the platform. USVs are able to autonomously navigate the ocean for extended periods of time.…
ISEF · 2020
Caffeine and Heart Rate: Using Daphnia magna
Biochemistry
The title of my project is called “Caffeine and Heart Rate: Using Daphnia Magna”. In this project, water fleas (Daphnia magna), a semi-transparent freshwater crustacean, are used to study th…
ISEF · 2020
Calculating Evapotranspiration on Tutuila Island
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Evapotranspiration is a fundamental, but not widely understood, contributor to natural water cycles. This project incorporates a rigorous mathematical equation to help understand evapotransp…
ISEF · 2020
Calculation of Dark Matter in S0 g Galaxy NGC3115 - Galaxy Mass Discrepancy and Escape Velocity Analysis
Physics and Astronomy
The existence of non-luminous mass, known as ‘dark matter’ (DM) poses one of the greatest problems in astrophysics. The proceeding correlational study investigates the existence of DM in S0…
ISEF · 2020
Can Artificial Intelligence Create Original and Convincing Art?
Systems Software
My goal is to determine if artificial intelligence can create art that is both original and comparable to human-created analogues. To determine this, I decided to use music as the artform, a…