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ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
Currently with the average cost of a prosthetic continually rising, and the usability of cheaper prosthetics negatively affecting the user, a prosthetic with long-term functionality and comp…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics Third Award
Our engineering study aims to develop and create a transmission which alleviates all the current issues of the modern CVT, making it viable for usage on a majority of light duty vehicles, by…
ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
The purpose of this project is to create a protective layer that makes fruits and vegetables last longer; the project was created with carboxymethylcellulose polymer extracted from various d…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics Fourth Award
The aviation industry accounts for 11% of all transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, producing 158 million metric tons of carbon dioxide each year. While a sma…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Inorganic substances and heavy metals in the environment pose a chronic threat to the safety of humans and wildlife. Current wastewater treatment processes are costly, complex, and cause sec…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Soil Conductivity [soil EC], the measure of soil salinity, offers farmers invaluable information to predict crop yields, manage field sustainability, and create a decision support system [DS…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Water quality is one of Vermont’s largest problems; contaminated water limits the state’s drinking water and is detrimental to Vermont’s tourism industry. Harmful algal blooms, (HABs) which…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
Liquid three-dimensional printing using non-traditional materials has a vast range of applications. However, current technology has failed to create a low-cost and efficient system. Research…
ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
Millions of sports and recreation-related injuries occur each year. Shock absorbing composites using shear thickening fluids (STF) or dilatant materials were fabricated and tested with the g…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
Urinary catheter is a commonly used medical device employed to drain urine from the bladder into a collection bag to relieve urinary obstruction. It has some inherent problems, the most sign…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
The prolonged use of video display terminals while assuming an incorrect posture has led users to develop cumulative trauma disorders (CTDs). The human body generates measurable values that…
ISEF · 2019
Systems Software
Music has been used to relieve the human stress from ancient times. Nevertheless, most of the music therapists do not have analytic utilities and music selection strongly depends on their ex…
ISEF · 2019
Biochemistry
One of the greatest struggles of someone living a particular diet or lifestyle is the difficulty of finding foods which align with it. The question of whether or not specialty foods -- speci…
ISEF · 2019
Systems Software
The recent surge in children's apps reflects the proliferation of new avenues for education and entertainment globally. However, more than half of all children's apps on the Android platform…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
Viral influenza as well as other infectious respiratory diseases pose a well-known long-term problem. Viruses, characterized usually as intracellular particles lacking cell structure and sur…
ISEF · 2019
Biochemistry
Lung cancer is an incredibly dangerous and deadly form of cancer without a consistent and inexpensive cure. Most lung cancer detection methods are expensive, complex, and detect the cancer a…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
Voltammetry is a technique based on the application of potential to a working electrode immersed in an electrochemical cell. Depending on the applied potential, compounds in the cell may und…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is an inheritable myocardial disease characterized by fibrofatty replacement of cardiomyocytes and is the leading cause of sudden cardi…
ISEF · 2019
Energy: Physical
Organic solar cells (OSCs) are attracting significant interest due to their increasing power conversion efficiency (PCE) values. OSCs are advantageous for architectural application since the…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science
Piperlongumine (PLM) is a compound derived from the long pepper that can selectively kill cancer cells and cancer stem cells, which are often responsible for relapses. PLM has the potential…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
Rockets have enabled countless technologies that we rely on today, such as GPS, weather satellites, and communications networks. In order to reduce the likelihood of failure during launch, e…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
As Earth’s climate continues to rapidly change, rising sea levels and pressure on fresh water reserves has made many staple crop plants, especially rice, extremely vulnerable. With arable co…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
Beta carotene is a precursor to vitamin-A, a deficiency of which has been linked to blindness. Beta carotene has been found in the endosperm of corn, but not the pericarp. My study will seek…
ISEF · 2019
Biochemistry
Viral particles used in vaccines and viral therapies are often damaged due to the molecular movement of their storage solution and require storage at low temperatures to reduce the velocity…
ISEF · 2019
Systems Software
One of the most significant problems following natural disasters and wars is finding a way to cheaply and efficiently rebuild damaged structures. Laser scanners have often been used in the p…
ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
The advent of tissue and organ engineering provides a long term treatment option for conditions previously considered chronic. However, current protocols remain complex. The purpose of this…
ISEF · 2019
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The purpose of this project was to create a computer simulation of an intersection with no traffic controls (stop signs or traffic lights), and develop artificial intelligence capable of mak…
ISEF · 2019
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
One in three cancer diagnoses is a skin cancer. While early diagnosis can saves lives, the required number of biopsies reported by medical professionals for an accurate diagnosis varies wide…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Memory CD8 T cells are immune cells that eliminate diseased cells in the body. Recent approaches to treating chronic illnesses involve bolstering their immune responses to target abnormal ce…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
According to NOAA, “the ocean absorbs about a quarter of the CO2 we release into the atmosphere every year.” The significant increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations resul…