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ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences
How does topography impact the formation, size and strength of a tornado? In order to better understand how a tornado changes when it travels across different land masses a small-scale torna…
ISEF · 2019
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award
Can an electromagnetic autonomous walking apparatus be created, and can a computer program be compiled and applied to it so that the force interaction between the electromagnetic "floor" ass…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Aurora Kinase A, a serine-threonine protein kinase, is primarily responsible for regulation of cell proliferation. When overexpressed, it can cause an uncontrollable increase in cellular pro…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
The purpose of this project is to create controllable lift by means of a hybrid rocket engine with solid fuel and a gas oxidizer. The thrust will be able to be controlled by the flow of the…
ISEF · 2019
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
The genetic disorder preeclampsia is characterized by severe hypertension and proteinuria during pregnancy. Our project investigated the role of lncRNA (long non-coding RNA) in the genetic p…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Over 2 billion people lack access to clean drinking water, and 844 million lack basic water services. The United Nations estimates 80% of countries can’t financially meet future water needs,…
ISEF · 2019
Energy: Chemical
We introduce a flexible proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) design using carbon nanotube fibers. Our innovative layout replaces traditional metal electrodes and pressure plates with l…
ISEF · 2019
Systems Software
The primary purpose of this project was to create a C++ program complete with a graphical user interface capable of calculating private information in both the RSA cryptosystem and the Ellip…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science
Neuroinflammation occurs when microglia become activated and release neurotoxic factors. This process plays a key role in a number of neurological disorders, including Alzheimer’s disease, P…
ISEF · 2019
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
Fuel efficiency and consumption is the most important economic and ecological factor in the transport industry. This study investigates how golf-ball style dents applied on certain areas of…
ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
Composed of a unique combination of aluminum, copper, titanium, and other trace elements, A205-T7 is the strongest cast aluminum alloy in existence. A205-T7 is lightweight, heat-resistant, a…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this project was to allow a better, more concrete understanding of the way in which benzodiazepine drugs, commonly referred to as sleep aids, effect the way that cells behave.…
ISEF · 2019
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
The p53 protein, known for its role in preventing cancer, can also become the cause of cancer when mutated. Finding a way to understand the protein and develop a way to reactivate it has bee…
ISEF · 2019
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Fatigue is one of the most common complaints and there is no effective way to diagnose it. If a program is created to find the heart rate measurement and blink rate then, through machine lea…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
The addition of nanoparticles to materials has the ability to enhance a variety of characteristics such as their mechanical and optical properties. These properties are often highly correlat…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Anionic dyes are commonly used in the paper, dyeing, petroleum, and textile industries, contributing to global water pollution that harms microbial populations and can be carcinogenic to mam…
ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
Strain gauges are electronics that measure applied force by monitoring changes in the resistance of a circuit. Gauges are produced when interdigitated circuits are placed on an adhesive that…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
The purpose of my project was to find an effective method of increasing yields in limited production agricultural areas. Finding a cost-effective way to increase production in previously unp…
ISEF · 2019
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men and women. In addition, many patients with progressive lung cancer develop latent radiation-induced respiratory damage. The p…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Despite their role in regulating crucial plant phenomena like plant architecture and senescence, information about plant hormones, especially strigolactones, is relatively scarce. Strigolact…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Glioblastoma multiforme is the most aggressive form of brain cancer (<5% of people diagnosed survive for longer than 5 years), with no specific treatment or prevention. For many types of can…
ISEF · 2019
Physics and Astronomy
The hexagon is one of the most useful shapes found in nature. The hexagon is strongest when packed together--think honeycombs--and will shine against compressive forces. It can be predicted…
ISEF · 2019
Energy: Chemical Fourth Award
Petroleum-based chemistry is responsible for the raw materials needed to produce everyday items, ranging from personal care and pharmaceutical items to industrial solvents. A more environmen…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
The existing navigational system for spinal reconstructions called fluoroscopy presents significant visual and physiological disadvantages. Fluoroscopy has a limited field of view of the spi…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Glaciers have exhibited increased melting rates due to rising global temperatures resulting from climate change. To track the effects of climate change on glacial mass balance, the equilibri…
ISEF · 2019
Systems Software
Exoplanets have garnered interest in the scientific community, as indicated with the launch of TESS and Kepler Telescope’s expansive online library of exoplanet data. With the future launch…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Melanoma, a tumor arising from melanocytes, is responsible for most skin cancer deaths. Familial melanoma is linked to germline mutations in the CDKN2A (p16) tumor suppressor gene, which reg…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences
On regional and global levels, pollution from highways and industrial activities are major sources of environmental damage. Phytoremediation is the process of rehabilitating the quality of s…
ISEF · 2019
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Although opposition to vaccines is as old as vaccines themselves, in recent years, the vaccine hesitancy movement (often referred to as the anti-vaccination movement) has caused a regression…
ISEF · 2019
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The purpose of this project is to validate the impact of evidence-based instruction in increasing the phonological awareness skills for individuals with Dyslexia. The hypothesis of this proj…