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ISEF · 2025
Microbiology
With the advent of biologic pharmaceuticals, it is necessary to consider how these therapeutic mechanisms can be utilized to combat growing global health concerns, namely antibiotic resistan…
ISEF · 2025
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The spotted lanternfly (SLF), Lycorma delicatula, is an invasive planthopper species that feeds on a wide variety of plant hosts, causing an estimated $3 billion in damages in the United Sta…
ISEF · 2025
Translational Medical Science
Stroke is a leading cause of both morbidity and long-term disability. Timely and accurate detection is critical, as ischemic stroke (IS), caused by blood clots blocking brain circulation, an…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
Traditional evapotranspiration (ET) based irrigation technique involves uncertainties from different sources including ET data and crop coefficients resulting in over- or under-irrigation. W…
ISEF · 2025
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Caffeine, a prevalent compound in human wastewater, has emerged as a reliable anthropogenic biomarker for detecting septic tank contamination in aquatic systems due to its minimal natural oc…
ISEF · 2025
Animal Sciences
Animal behavioral research often grapples with identifying subtle movement patterns, integrating multiple behavioral metrics, and mitigating observer bias. My project presents a novel, acces…
ISEF · 2025
Physics and Astronomy
The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) is a ground-based interferometer designed to detect gravitational waves (GWs). The search for these waves in detector data face…
ISEF · 2025
Physics and Astronomy
This research investigates the extraction of fluid from a rotating cylindrical container using a straw-like tube, focusing on the fluid's viscosity, rotational speed, and tube friction as ke…
ISEF · 2025
Mathematics
The difficulty of prime factorization is essential to keeping our world secure. However, the rise of quantum computing poses a major threat to this security, and thus, it is imperative to di…
ISEF · 2025
Chemistry
Standard oil well and fracking site operations typically burn off large amounts of methane due to the high costs associated with its utilization. On-site conversion of methane to liquid meth…
ISEF · 2025
Physics and Astronomy
Quasars are the brightest objects in the universe and the most energetic subclass of active galactic nuclei (AGN), resulting from the accretion of gas and dust within a rapidly rotating disk…
ISEF · 2025
Physics and Astronomy
As advancements in space technology progress, rocket design has become a critical field of study. This project investigates the optimal fin configuration for a two-stage rocket to achieve hi…
ISEF · 2025
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Microplastics, degraded from plastic products, have become a pervasive pollutant that severely impacts marine ecosystems and public health. This issue is especially critical in Hawaii, where…
ISEF · 2025
Microbiology
Hawaii has a higher prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections compared to the national average. Environmental water is a major vehicle for the transmission…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
As reading habits among U.S. students decline, various interventions have been proposed, yet many overlook the role of economic conditions on reading behavior. This research investigated how…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
In response to Sri Lanka's food crisis, home and school gardening emerged as a widespread initiative. However, regularly watering these gardens remains a significant challenge due to busy li…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Every 30 seconds, a person loses a lower limb due to a diabetic complication. Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) causes degenerative nerve damage in approximately 50% of the world's 537 mi…
ISEF · 2025
Chemistry
Wounds cause 5–6 million deaths annually, and current treatments remain inadequate, emphasizing the need for advanced wound care systems. This study aimed to address this gap by developing i…
ISEF · 2025
Systems Software
As cyber threats like malware and ransomware evolve, traditional antivirus solutions struggle to keep pace. Inspired by bacteriophages, viruses that selectively target bacteria, this project…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Gliomas affect 90,000 people annually in the United States and have 5-year survival rates as low as 7%, largely due to 5-year recurrence rates of 52-62%. Current imaging techniques rely on c…
ISEF · 2025
Environmental Engineering
This research discusses the development of an effective, economical, and sustainable material using polystyrene waste combined with recycled sand as a water and thermal insulating material f…
ISEF · 2025
Materials Science
Only nine percent of polymers are recycled globally resulting in economic losses of $120 billion and environmental damages exceeding $40 billion annually. Unfortunately, these methods are ra…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
The purpose of this experiment was to investigate whether loading specific microRNAs (miRNAs) into Red Blood Cell-derived Extracellular Vesicles (RBCEVs) could reduce endothelial cell activa…
ISEF · 2025
Environmental Engineering
The 6.13-billion-dollar synthetic hair industry is a significant contributor to environmental microplastic pollution and has been linked to causing some skin cancers and irritations in its u…
ISEF · 2025
Environmental Engineering
Climate change is greatly attributed to an excess of greenhouse gasses trapping heat in the Earth's atmosphere. Livestock digestive function contributes to a portion of these emissions, sugg…
ISEF · 2025
Materials Science
Soft-plastic fishing lures consistently break off from the hooks of anglers, sinking to the bottom of waterways where they degrade into microplastics over time. The goal of the project is to…
ISEF · 2025
Systems Software
Standardized testing is a critical tool in evaluating the academic ability of over 40 million U.S. students. Assessments are a pillar of the education system, influencing policy, and nationa…
ISEF · 2025
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis follows a pattern of selective vulnerability, defined by varying levels of neurodegeneration across brain regions and neuronal populations. While the me…
ISEF · 2025
Environmental Engineering
The colonization of Mars entails considerable challenges, particularly in food production, due to the lack of nutrients and the presence of toxic compounds in the Martian regolith. This rese…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
This research studies the effects of three different water types: purified, tap, and lake water on the regrowth of store-bought lettuce stems. Its objective is to identify how water quality,…