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ISEF · 2022
Systems Software Fourth Award
Environmental degradation is an imminent and ever-growing problem, and everyone must do their part to help solve this issue. However, a major problem people face when trying to lead a green…
ISEF · 2022
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Today, we are looking for a more sustainable energy source that does not negatively impact the environment, like air, water, and land pollution. We might think of wind, solar, or geothermal…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering
Crassostrea virginica, or Eastern oyster, is a vital indicator species native to the eastern United States coast, specifically the Apalachicola Bay region. In recent years, water pollution a…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
This project investigates a novel, low-cost method of greywater recycling that promotes hydroponic subsistence agriculture for water-scarce communities. Currently, the world faces both natur…
ISEF · 2022
Biomedical Engineering
Diabetes Mellitus is a prevalent autoimmune disease that results in a deficiency of insulin produced by the pancreas. Technological advancements with innovative testing and treatment methods…
ISEF · 2022
Biomedical Engineering
Swimming is a highly technical sport. Knowing what stroke technique to use and to what extent it should be used is crucial for swimmers to achieve optimal performance. Videos provide some vi…
ISEF · 2022
Materials Science
Orthokeratology is a long-term, costly treatment for myopia correction. The lenses are worn overnight to reshape the cornea. The orthokeratology lens is in contact with the tear film so once…
ISEF · 2022
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Objective: To synthesize the co-doped carbon material to attain high specific capacitance using renewable resources (sodium lignosulfonate) for supercapacitor application. Background: Superc…
ISEF · 2022
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Each year, over two million people globally are afflicted by potentially life-threatening antibiotic-resistant infections, and many scientists believe that antibiotic-resistant superbugs may…
ISEF · 2022
Materials Science
Successful isolation of 2D materials beyond graphene, such as 2D tin monosulfide (SnS), opens a new horizon in material research because unlike graphene, SnS is a semiconductor. The cost-eff…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Carbon capture and conversion is one of the essential factors to reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and strengthening the economy. Current CO2 reducing catalysts face poor adsorption pr…
ISEF · 2022
Chemistry
According to the research published by the University of San Diego, in 2005 the EPA had more than 160 synthetic pesticides classified as possible carcinogens. Traditional synthetic pesticide…
ISEF · 2022
Chemistry
The wide spectrum and prolonged antimicrobial activity of active chlorine-containing compounds make them suitable for addressing the control of sensitive and resistant infectious agents in h…
ISEF · 2022
Chemistry Fourth Award
Organophosphorus compounds have been used as drugs for decades, many of them have achieved commercial success. Among them is an anticancer drug - fotemustine, a cytotoxic alkylating and carb…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering
Fuel is a necessity in the modern world as nations move towards industrialization and innovation. However, the fuels that are predominantly utilized are nonrenewable and commonly produce car…
ISEF · 2022
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Chemical-based batteries such as lithium or any conventional battery fall under the label of a chemical battery. Biomorphic batteries are a new prospecting alternative battery that utilizes…
ISEF · 2022
Biochemistry
Waste material from cardboard recycling (sludge) was evaluated for its glucose contents and potential for ethanol production. This research shows that ethanol plants would be able to process…
ISEF · 2022
Biomedical Engineering First Award
In protein sequences—as there are 61 sense codons but only 20 standard amino acids—most amino acids are encoded by more than one codon. Although such synonymous codons do not alter the encod…
ISEF · 2022
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Third Award
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder primarily prominent in individuals 65 years and older (the elderly population). Despite advances in the medical field, the diagnosis…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy
Microplastics are exponentially increasing worldwide, causing destructive impacts on marine life and humans. The existing approaches to overcome this crisis may involve using natural or arti…
ISEF · 2022
Translational Medical Science
The tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) Lapatinib and Tucatinib are FDA-approved for the treatment of metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer. However, intestinal side effects, especially sever…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
The use of citizen science has become prominent in studying large-scale environmental issues. Among these issues is urban sprawl, a rapidly growing global trend that is deteriorating drinkin…
ISEF · 2022
Chemistry Second Award
Biodiesel fuel is an environmentally friendly replacement for petroleum-based diesel fuel. Energy-dense algae are more suitable feedstocks for biodiesel than current food crops and animal fa…
ISEF · 2022
Behavioral and Social Sciences Third Award
Executive functions (EFs) are key skills linked to academic and life-long success, helping individuals respond appropriately to different situations. They include paying attention, maintaini…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering
The researchers were motivated to do research in this area because of the overheating crisis in India. Since one of the researcher's family is from Sri Lanka, and they're experiencing this s…
ISEF · 2022
Animal Sciences
Through every livestock manager’s ownership of ruminants, or polygastric animals, ruminal tympany (bloat) is an issue that is very commonly encountered. In primary ruminal tympany, more comm…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Due to the inefficiencies of silicon solar cells, scientists developed perovskite solar cells that are 50% more effective. However, they are environmentally harmful, containing lead iodide t…
ISEF · 2022
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Hormone therapy is commonly used to treat hormone-related cancers and there has been previous research which suggests that monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have had a positive therapeutic effect…
ISEF · 2022
Physics and Astronomy
Homemade sugar rockets are a simple, cost-effective way of making small-scale rocket motors. The most common way people go about making these rockets is by mixing potassium nitrate with powd…
ISEF · 2022
Animal Sciences
This experiment was conducted to determine whether the Pheidole Megacephala, Tapinoma Melanocephalum, and Paratrechina Longicornis are sinistral or dextromanual or ambidextrous. It was hypot…