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ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Improper disposal of expanded polystyrene (EPS) can cause major environmental and social problems, as it takes 150 years or more to degrade. Knowing that there is no way to inhibit its consu…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Giant African Snails and Siam Cryptozona are one of the world’s most invasive species that cause decreases in crop yields and quality fields. Saponin can be used as a biochemical control of…
ISEF · 2019
Embedded Systems
Rock fishing, the most dangerous sport in Australia, is the third highest cause of coastal drownings. Rock fishing safety has become a priority with councils and governments in Australia. He…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences
This experiment focuses on the effect of sargassum on marine pH. By keeping sargassum in different treatments with varying initial pH, I measured pH, salinity, and ammonia over 19 days in si…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
An overlooked conflict in the today’s world is children dying in hot cars. Therefore, the purpose of this experimentation is to improve on making a self cooling car seat prototype model and…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Many ecologically important marine organisms have shells and skeletons composed of calcium carbonate (CaCO3). The decline of coral reef growth and viability due to ocean acidification is esp…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
Pollution in large water bodies threatens freshwater reservoir supply, aquatic life, and indirectly poses risks for humans. Current solutions addressing large-scale water body pollution are…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
Many people do not know when to reapply sunscreen, if at all, greatly contributing to the increase in melanoma incidence worldwide. While many health organizations recommend reapplication ev…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
SAVIUTS (Sensory Aid for the Visually Impaired Using Time-of-flight Sensors) is a sensory aid device that has the potential of impacting millions of lives around the world. Traditional visua…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
Cancer is one of the most dangerous diseases in the world. Briefly, Cancer is an abnormal cell growth that can spread to other parts of the body. This growth is called tumor. According to In…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology
In traditional Chinese medicine, sea cucumbers are commonly eaten to treat blood and kidney problems, which is why it was hypothesized that the sea cucumber species Holothuria cinerascens an…
ISEF · 2019
Physics and Astronomy
Extraterrestrial gravity is a unique force that impacts Earth’s tides. Measuring the impacts of gravity are most often observed with tides but still require further research to determine the…
ISEF · 2019
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
Chaos is ubiquitous in nature but hard to study in full generality, making case studies crucial. It is also important in holography, a presumed component of quantum gravity, where it can ide…
ISEF · 2019
Energy: Chemical
Ethanol is considered a sustainable energy resource that offers various advantages over petroleum derivatives such as: reduction in the generation of greenhouse gases, lower fuel costs, grea…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Being the second most common cancer in both men and women, and having an average 5-year survival rate of only 17.7%, lung cancer is a high-incidence disease with low survival. The currently…
ISEF · 2019
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Lesions, or abnormalities in tissue, are common and can be very severe. Before they become lethal, it is imperative that they are properly scanned and detected, so that proper measures can b…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
Hydrogen may play a key future role as a carrier of renewable energy to replace fossil fuel. It could be used in automotive vehicles as it is easy to deliver via the electrolysis of water an…
ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
Engineered porous materials possess large surface area. Of the many types of these materials, this research focuses on the study of porous metallic ones. Through alloys of noble metals (e.g.…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
More than 8 tons of plastic enters waterways as pollution. Plastics degrade over generations and slowly breakdown into micro pieces which are eaten by marine life and eventually by humans. H…
ISEF · 2019
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
In this day and age, The EMG Robot Prosthetic Arm is available in 14 hand gestures and is worth tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, it is difficult to provide free support to people wit…
ISEF · 2019
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Past research has shown that athletes have higher susceptibility to multiple concussive events after initial injury. Novel understanding of the detrimental effects of multiple concussions ha…
ISEF · 2019
Energy: Physical
The purpose of this project was to design a device that would rotate solar panels to an angle where they can obtain the maximum amount of sunlight in one day. It is really important to look…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science
This study will evaluate the efficacy of the herbal supplement Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha root) for treatment of depression, anxiety and stress. The American Psychological Association s…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology Fourth Award
Background: Glyphosate, the main chemical in popular weed killers, is found in common foods such as breakfast cereals, bread-products, eggs, and snack foods. Glyphosate blocks a necessary am…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science
The purpose of this project was to produce a mobile application which is accessible to the whole population. The application will detect certain measurements in the eye: pupil center and siz…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science
In the U.S., over 20 million cases of healthcare associated infections (HAIs) are reported, contributing to $3 trillion in healthcare costs and 5.9 million tons of waste annually. HAIs are c…
ISEF · 2019
Systems Software
Solid State Drives (SSDs) are increasingly replacing traditional computer hard drives. However, SSDs are controlled by potentially vulnerable firmware, and users cannot directly confirm if t…
ISEF · 2019
Energy: Physical
Ocean wave is both powerful and steady energy source. However, commercialization of ocean wave power (OWP) is limited because very few coastlines can offer a viable amount of wave energy. Th…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Myocardial fibrosis is a significant global health problem associated with nearly all forms of heart disease. It is primarily caused by hypertrophic scarring of the heart’s ECM through patho…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Objective: I was curious to see if watersheds with melting glaciers would have a greater early fall streamflow than watersheds without glaciers. Methods: I selected study watersheds in the S…