ISEF · 2021
SandSpace
Systems Software
The summer of 2020 was a different one: sea waters remain salty, the rivers ones persist crystal and clear; nonetheless, in the air, the threat hovers... The Covid-19 pandemic posed unforese…
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ISEF · 2021
Sargassum sp. Reductive, Polyphenol Extract Modulates D. dorotocephala Regeneration by Reduction of ROS, and Has Potential as an Anti-Inflammatory Agent
Biochemistry Second Award
There exist evolutionarily-conserved genetic similarities between signals for planarian regeneration and human inflammation. The ROS-activated TRPA1 ion channel is implicated in planarian re…
ISEF · 2021
Save Life. Be a Hero
Behavioral and Social Sciences Fourth Award
For more than 20 years, our Palestinian community has been suffering from an increase in the number of people who are diagnosed with cancer, which has reached about 12,000 cases in 2019, whi…
ISEF · 2021
Save Our Sons: Exploring RNAi-mediated Intragenomic Conflict in D. sim through Genetic Assays and Testis Cytology
Cellular and Molecular Biology Third Award
Intragenomic conflict occurs when selfish genes attempt to increase their own prospects of replication at the expense of the organism. It has clinical and ecological significance–the genes a…
ISEF · 2021
Saving Cats from Dehydration by Balancing Their Diet
Animal Sciences
ABSTRACT: In this project, a fluid diet is prepared for cats which helps them to overcome dehydration. This diet is more beneficial than cat food given to cats as it contains basic electroly…
ISEF · 2021
Scalable and Sustainable Synthesis of a Novel, Bio-Based Polyurethane Foam System Incorporating Industrial Byproducts and Waste
Materials Science
Polyurethane foam, a material valued across countless industries for its high performance and versatility, is composed of hazardous, nonrenewable petrochemicals that continuously off-gas int…
ISEF · 2021
Scalable Track, Trace, and Isolate Solution for Pandemic Contagion and Risk Management
Biomedical Engineering
The COVID-19 Pandemic emphasizes the need for a Track, Trace, and Isolate approach (TTI) in society. Solutions (like mobile apps and Bluetooth devices/sensors) proposed for COVID-19 risk man…
ISEF · 2021
Schwann Cell Support as a Novel Approach to Peripheral Nervous System Demyelinating Disease: A Phase Two Study
Biomedical and Health Sciences Third Award
Peripheral nervous system (PNS) demyelinating diseases, such as Guillain-Barré syndrome, are characterized by nerve impulse conduction anomalies. These anomalies can be caused by demyelinati…
ISEF · 2021
Search for Algorithmic Errors in the Program Code Using Machine Learning Methods
Systems Software
Existing static code analyzers are aimed at finding errors (syntax and semantic) for which there are explicit formal criteria, for example division by zero. They are capable of detecting onl…
ISEF · 2021
Search for Bennu-like Main Belt Asteroids
Physics and Astronomy
Future space missions may use resources embedded in asteroids for fuel, water or oxygen. Carbon-based asteroids are suspected to contain water; therefore, NASA sent the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft…
ISEF · 2021
Seasonal Abundances of Macroinvertebrate Orders in an Intermittent Ozark Headwater Stream
Earth and Environmental Sciences
If passed, a recent proposal by the EPA will take away the Clean Water Act’s protection of intermittent headwater streams which make up around 9 million of America’s stream miles. Due to the…
ISEF · 2021
Secretion of Microplastics on the Seafloor
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Microplastics have become ubiquitous in marine ecosystems. Toxic chemicals can leach from microplastics posing significant health risks to marine life. Removal of microplastics is difficult…
ISEF · 2021
Seeing in a New Light: Adaptive Changes in Opsin Proteins in Antarctic Icefish
Animal Sciences
Vision, one of the most important senses for survival, depends on the detection of light by the eye. Antarctic icefish live in an environment where there is no sunlight for six months of the…
ISEF · 2021
Seeing Through the Scan: The Impact of fMRI Evidence on Juror Satisfaction and Verdicts
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The areas of the brain that become active when someone formulates a lie, or “deceit patterns”, are denoted on fMRI scans, yielding results that are more accurate than the polygraph. Using pu…
ISEF · 2021
Sensor Notification System for Tail-Light Failure
Embedded Systems
In the United States forty percent (2.4 million) of all six million accidents a year on average are caused by rear end collisions. Given these statistics our mission is to design a system th…
ISEF · 2021
Separating Microplastics from Beach Sand Using a Fluidized Air Bed
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Microplastics pose an increasing risk to beach ecosystems around the world. The abundance of microplastics negatively impacts natural processes such as evaporation, water flow, and heat tran…
ISEF · 2021
Separation and Nondestructive Identification of Solid Particles by NeFeB Permanent Magnets with Microgravity: Towaed "Solid-State Version Chromatography"
Chemistry
Chromatography is a well-known method for separating gas or liquid components from mixtures but is unavailable for mixtures of solids. Here, we describe a practical analytical method for sep…
ISEF · 2021
SFAD: Spoiled Food and Allergy Detector
Biomedical Engineering
Food allergies and food poisoning are widely spread. Globally, 220-250 million people suffer from food allergies. Some allergic reactions called anaphylactic reactions are fatal especially i…
ISEF · 2021
Shaping the Future of Wind Energy: An Investigation of the Most Productive Blade Design for Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
As environmental change has become a more prominent issue in the world, the need for alternative energy sources is ever growing. However, it is apparent that wind turbines are not nearly eff…
ISEF · 2021
Short-Chain Fatty Acid Production: Predictive Functional and Genomic Analysis of the Microbiota in Crohn's Disease for Novel Plasmid-Based Therapy
Microbiology Fourth Award
Because of the strong association between microbial imbalance, decreased short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) production, and Crohn’s disease (CD) onset, microbiota-targeting therapies are crucial…
ISEF · 2021
Should Drinking Water Be Disinfected with Monochloramine?
Biochemistry
Chemical disinfectants are added during the production of drinking water to prevent bacterial growth in the water as it distributed to consumers. Historically, in all 50 states, liquid chlor…
ISEF · 2021
Shrimply Clean: Effects of Mussels and Prawn on Water Quality
Animal Sciences
The purpose of this project is to determine if mussels would be able to clean water that shrimp live in. Four mussels were put into one 10-gallon tank while another 5-10 gallon tank was setu…
ISEF · 2021
Significant Zero: The Effect of Personality Questionnaires on Identity-Relevant Choices
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The purpose of this project was to see if taking a Big Five personality test or making decisions about choices between pieces of media could act as a method of identity priming. Two experime…
ISEF · 2021
Silence: A Novel Method of Communication for MND and MS Patients Using Eye Movements
Behavioral and Social Sciences Second Award
This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of the Silence application on the communication of the Motor Neuron Disease (MND) and Multiple Sclerosis (MS) with others. The study methodology…
ISEF · 2021
Silica-Supported Perovskite Oxides for Low Temperature Carbon Dioxide Conversion
Chemistry
Conversion of CO2 in a scalable technology has the potential for enormous energy and environmental impact but remains a challenge. I will explore the effects of earth-abundant perovskite oxi…
ISEF · 2021
SIMON Smart Deaf Speaker Device
Biomedical Engineering
Communications between deaf and persons who can hear and speak have always been a challenging task. According to the report issued by WHO, April 2021, there's an estimate of 430 Million pers…
ISEF · 2021
Simple Closed Geodesic Lines on Catalan Solids
Mathematics
Closed geodesic lines on polyhedra are defined as locally shortest polylines not passing through vertices. In 2002 it was proven that the majority of convex polyhedra are free of simple (non…
ISEF · 2021
Simulation of Solar-Powered Capacitive Deionization (CDI) for the Removal of Bacteria, Viruses, and Heavy Metals from Water
Chemistry
Currently, reverse osmosis serving as the most widely used drinking water purification method is very costly and energy-intensive, which calls for innovative alternatives. Capacitive deioniz…
ISEF · 2021
Single-cell Atlas of Mouse Colitis Tissue
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Colitis is a disease characterized by inflammation and epithelium injury in the colon. Colitis tissue consists of a variety of cells interacting with each other and gut microorganisms. These…
ISEF · 2021
Single-Cell Genomic Profiling of the Adult Human Heart and Transcriptomic Analysis of Differentially Expressed Genes (DEGs) in Myocardial Pathophysiology
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
The prevalence of high mortality rates of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in humans is contributed to the lack of detailed characterization of the human heart. Largely due to limited access in…