ISEF · 2023
Please Protect My Flagella
Microbiology
Living in Annapolis, MD, the sailing capital of the US, boat soaps are an important contributor to water pollution and represent an important area for choice in how human behavior impacts th…
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ISEF · 2023
Pleurotus ostreatus as a More Sustainable Alternative to the Kraft Method in Papermaking
Materials Science
Pleurotus ostreatus is a common kind of white rot fungi, which possess the unique ability to degrade lignin into CO2 and H2O. The Kraft method is the most common pulping method for papermaki…
ISEF · 2023
Pointed Fusion Categories Over Non-Algebraically Closed Fields
Mathematics
A fundamental study in the field of quantum algebra is the study of fusion categories, which generalize finite groups and their representation categories. They also yield the structures of t…
ISEF · 2023
Pollution Tracker
Environmental Engineering
Benzene, a pollutant found in air is a carcinogenic agent. This is mainly found in gasoline. The chemical can spread out as it is released through the car’s emissions. Residents who live in…
ISEF · 2023
Polycaprolactone Hydrolysis Using Immobilized Enzymes
Biochemistry
Plastic pollution is the introduction of plastic regardless of size, shape and type, which can create possible threats to organisms, human health and the environment. Plastics are durable to…
ISEF · 2023
Possible Use of MicroRNA-488 as a Biomarker for Bad Prognosis in Type 2 Diabetes
Cellular and Molecular Biology Second Award
Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) affects millions worldwide but has an exceptionally high prevalence in Hawaii, with a rate of 9% for all residents aged 18 or older. Of that 9%, 13.1% are Native Hawaii…
ISEF · 2023
Post-Fire Bryophyte Dynamics in a Temperate Mixed Forest
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the changes in biodiversity and species composition of bryophytes (mosses and related species) within Hot Springs National Park in relation to the co…
ISEF · 2023
Pothole Patrol: An Innovative Robotic Solution for Road Maintenance Using Sustainable Materials
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
My project involved creating an autonomous robot that can identify and repair potholes on roads. The robot is designed to measure the dimensions of each pothole and use an eco-friendly mater…
ISEF · 2023
Power Sum Identities From Zigzag Chords
Mathematics
A zigzag chord is a broken line with vertices on the circle and connecting in a zigzag way, and any two adjacent segments form a fixed certain angle. The initial observation of this project…
ISEF · 2023
Predicting Large Wildfires Using Machine Learning Approach Towards Environmental Justice via Remote Sensing
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
Wildfires pose severe health and ecological consequences. In 2021 alone, 58,968 wildfires burned 7.1 million acres across the United States. Large wildfires (> 300 acres) in the United State…
ISEF · 2023
Predicting Monkeypox via Deep Learning-Driven Primary Morphology Analysis
Translational Medical Science
On July 23, 2022, the World Health Organization declared the global monkeypox outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. It is diagnosed through Polymerase Chain Reaction t…
ISEF · 2023
Predicting Patients at Risk for Preventable Adverse Events Upon Discharge From the Hospital With an Acute Exacerbation of Congestive Heart Failure
Translational Medical Science
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) is a chronic, progressive condition that limits the heart’s ability to pump adequate volumes of blood to the vital organs, accounting for 1 in 4 deaths in the…
ISEF · 2023
Predicting the Likelihood and Severity of Sinkholes Occurring in Khutsong Due to Leakage From Underground Water Pipes
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Purpose: This research explored if soil saturation contributes to the formation of sinkholes. This research also investigated if Khutsong households are at risks of new sinkholes. Method: Th…
ISEF · 2023
Preliminary Study on Overwinter Storage of Breeding Forest Frogs: A New Model of Intelligent Overwinter Storage Method for Breeding Forest Frogs
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Purpose: As a specialty in the Northeast of China, breeding forest frog has high medicinal and economic value. However, the extensive storage method for overwintering has much reduced its bo…
ISEF · 2023
Preserving Aquatic Life From the Harmful Effects of Ocean Acidification
Chemistry
The purpose of my experiment is to explore environmentally friendly solutions to solve one of the global environmental problems: OCEAN ACIDIFICATION. Water bodies including oceans are consta…
ISEF · 2023
Prevalence of Registered Cases for Chronic Kidney Disease in 2019 and March 2022 in Panama
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Background: Chronic kidney disease is a progressive and irreversible loss of kidney function. Panama, according to CSS statistics, there are more than 2,200 patients for the year 2020 in dia…
ISEF · 2023
Prevalence Protocol for Attention to School Dropout (PPASD): Strategies To Promote the Permanence of Students in High School
Behavioral and Social Sciences
According to a UNICEF study in 2022, Brazil has around 2 million teenagers who have dropped High School before graduating. Shocked by these numbers, I started to think about what I could do…
ISEF · 2023
Preventing Food Waste by Testing the Effectiveness of Preservatives
Microbiology
Every year, nearly ? of America’s food is wasted and thrown away. Out of the 500+ metric tons of food wasted each year, a growing majority is due to bacteria growth or the produce spoiling.…
ISEF · 2023
Preventing Piracy of Integrated Circuits via a Provable Security Mechanism
Embedded Systems
Due to the rising cost of fabrication in the semiconductor industry, leading-edge integrated circuit design firms outsource fabrication to offshore foundries. However, third-party foundries…
ISEF · 2023
Preventing Surgical Site Infections: Designing a Novel Post-Surgical Treatment Using Silver Nitrate and Ayurvedic Extracts in Combination With DNA Sequence Analysis
Microbiology
Surgical Site Infections are infections that occur after a patient underwent a major surgical procedure. Those who contract them experience a decreased quality of life and an increased econo…
ISEF · 2023
Preventing Trespasser Fatalities in NJ Transit Rail Lines Using a YOLO Single-Stage Convolutional Neural Network
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Pedestrian and vehicle trespassing is a significant problem in the railroad industry. According to the Federal Railroad Administration, 94% of rail-related deaths occur at railway crossings…
ISEF · 2023
Process of Developing MccJ25 as Universal Antimicrobial Drug
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Antimicrobial Peptide(AMP) MicrocinJ25 (MccJ25) is naturally secreted by E.coli & is efficient anti-bacterial. MccJ25 reduces intestinal inflammation & promotes healthy gut-bacteria. Unlike…
ISEF · 2023
Production and Comparison of Re-Extruded Filament From Recycled PET Plastic Bottles for Use in 3D Printing
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
With over seven billion pounds of plastic trash globally, the material is abundant, and recycling is vital (UNEP, 2022). A large portion of this waste consists of single-use plastic bottles,…
ISEF · 2023
Production of Plasma-Enhanced SiO2 Films for Optimizing Photovoltaic Cells
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Fourth Award
Solar energy is a promising power source with potential to play a critical role in decarbonizing the electric grid. It is essential that solar cells efficiently convert sunlight energy to el…
ISEF · 2023
Production of Recombinant Cataract-Inducing Alpha-B Crystallin With E. coli
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Congenital cataracts are present in 20,000-40,000 births each year and are among the leading causes of childhood blindness. Surgery is currently the only available treatment due to a poor un…
ISEF · 2023
Programmable Matter II: Optimizing Logical Topology and Automating Manufacture of a Microscale, Self-Reconfigurable Swarm Robotic System
Materials Science
Millions of application-specific materials are currently in circulation, each with unique extraction, refinement, and synthesis requirements incurring severe environmental and economic costs…
ISEF · 2023
Project WASP: Autonomous Self-Watering Planter Using Atmospheric Water
Embedded Systems
Maintaining optimal soil moisture is an ongoing issue in agriculture. Over-irrigation can lead to waterlogged soil and disease while insufficient water limits crop yield. Irrigation systems…
ISEF · 2023
Proliferous Metabolics: Targeting Nucleotide Metabolism in Cancer Chemotherapy
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Chemotherapy is the primary form of treatment for the majority of cancer patients, using cytotoxic drugs to suppress tumor growth. However, cancer cells, by evolving through rapid generation…
ISEF · 2023
Promoting Efficient Allocation in Refugee Camps: Comparing Mechanisms With Minority Reserves
Mathematics Third Award
Ever since the deferred acceptance algorithm was first proposed by Gale and Shapley (1962), there has been much research about mechanisms that optimally match high school seniors to colleges…
ISEF · 2023
Proof of the Complete Presence of a Modulo 4 Bias for the Semiprimes
Mathematics
Dummit, Granville and Kisilevsky have recently shown that the proportion of semiprimes (products of two primes) not exceeding a given x, whose factors are congruent to 3 modulo 4, is more th…