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ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The United States is linguistically diverse. Approximately 23% of individuals in the United States speak a language other than English at home. Of those same individuals, 61% speak Spanish.…
ISEF · 2026
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Post-hoc domain generalization (PDG) methods aim to generalize machine learning models to unseen target domains using only source-domain information leveraged after training. Unlike train-ti…
ISEF · 2026
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
In the search for renewable energy, microbial fuel cells (MFCs) powered by organic waste represent a promising solution. This research is significant due to the integration of AI for intelli…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
In the pursuit of sustainable energy, converting methane to hydrogen presents a vital pathway for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions. While methane is a potent feedstock, traditional reform…
ISEF · 2026
Cellular and Molecular Biology
KARS1 encodes bifunctional cytoplasmic and mitochondrial lysyl-tRNA synthetases, and biallelic loss-of-function variants cause infantile-onset progressive leukoencephalopathy (LEPID) and rel…
ISEF · 2026
Mathematics
Traffic congestion is one of the most persistent urban challenges in the United States, costing Atlanta-area commuters over 65 hours and approximately $1,164 per driver in 2024. Traffic cong…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
IC 4634 is a planetary nebula with a striking double-S shape, whose curved arcs and distant knots preserve a record of its outflow history. This study presents the first 3D morpho-kinematic…
ISEF · 2026
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
The outbreak of the coconut scale insect first occurred around May to August 2014, becoming a threat to the Philippines' coconut industry. The pest recurred around October 2017 and May 2025.…
ISEF · 2026
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Between 2020 and 2024, fatal occupational falls averaged 782 annually, peaking at 865 in 2022, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Many occurred in high risk environments like skys…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Food allergy (FA) affects 18% of the population and is driven by type-2 inflammation, epithelial barrier dysfunction, and tight junction (TJ) disruption. Recent studies identify Zonulin and…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Psoriasis silently torments 125 million people worldwide, yet current therapies such as corticosteroids and biologics thin the skin, suppress the immune system, and lose efficacy over time,…
ISEF · 2026
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) affects 55 million people worldwide, leading to progressive cognitive decline, brain cell death, and brain shrinkage. Current treatments offer only limited relief, u…
ISEF · 2026
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Ischemic injury causes neuronal loss and neurological deficits, challenging stroke recovery. After injury, a glial scar forms, but its regulation of neural stem cell (NSC) fate remains uncle…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Anxiety is an ever-growing issue plaguing modern society as it becomes more prevalent in young adults and adolescents, particularly Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). Despite the existence…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
As climate change intensifies, millions of lives are also increasingly threatened by energy insecurity, meaning renewable energy has become critical. Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) or organic…
ISEF · 2026
Animal Sciences
This project is about bee life and how we can help them survive all year round. I have been studying bees and expanding this project every year for the past 3 years. I have done several diff…
ISEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering
This research investigated whether the presence of pure copper bars in water containers is associated with changes in visible algae growth and water quality indicators in an agricultural set…
ISEF · 2026
Embedded Systems
Analog circuit synthesis poses complex optimization problems in high-dimensional design spaces, where integrated circuit (IC) designers must employ laborious, manual parameter tuning to sati…
ISEF · 2026
Animal Sciences
Bison are highly efficient grazers that convert forage into high-quality protein, making growth efficiency an important factor in livestock production. Weight per day of age (WDA) is a key m…
ISEF · 2026
Animal Sciences
Pygmy and dwarf sperm whales (Kogia breviceps and Kogia sima) are deep-diving cetaceans with limited internal health data due to low visibility. Necropsies often reveal stomach infestations…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
Diving beetles (Dytiscidae) are among the most well-adapted freshwater insects. A previous study on variations in the length between the point of maximum width of the elytra and the tip of t…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, and early detection significantly improves survival outcomes. Subsolid pulmonary nodules, including ground-glass…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Headache disorders are among the top three most common neurological conditions, affecting 40% of the global population, yet 50–80% of migraine patients are misdiagnosed due to fragmented dia…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Everyday environmental noise consists of multiple mixed frequencies, yet most Acoustic Metasurface (AMS) studies focus on single-frequency conditions. This study investigates how to improve…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Hydrogen, the first element in the periodic table, is now becoming the first choice for clean and efficient energy production, serving as a promising energy carrier. However, 95% of hydrogen…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The gut and adipose tissue work in concert to modulate metabolic health and the immune system by producing short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs). FFAR2 signaling plays a vital role in regulating m…
ISEF · 2026
Software Design
Soybean diseases cause substantial annual yield losses. Existing detection methods rely on experts or lab examinations of fields, which can be labor intensive and inaccurate, or image classi…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Alzheimer's disease (AD) impacts approximately 55 million people globally and is predicted to affect 139 million individuals by 2050. As most diagnoses occur after substantial neurodegenerat…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Purpose: Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) causes over 100,000 deaths annually worldwide. While adjuvant radiotherapy after surgical resection can reduce the risk of recurrence and im…
ISEF · 2026
Embedded Systems
Patients with single-sided deafness (SSD) often struggle to determine sound direction due to the head shadow effect, limiting sound localization and potentially missing critical auditory war…