Browse real student projects, abstracts, and awards.
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Phosphorous is one of the most commonly used chemicals in the production of industrial products such as detergent and fertilizers. Due to the non-renewable nature and extensive use of phosph…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
Compost tea plant applications reduce foliar diseases and the toxicity that is associated with chemical fertilization use, in part due to beneficial bacteria within the tea. With higher coun…
ISEF · 2014
Systems Software
The student varied the diverging length, angle, and exit area of five rocket nozzles in order to optimize their performance. Controlling how the propellant expands is key to optimization. It…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
There is tangible proof that music therapy works in treating symptoms of mood disorders (clinical depression and bipolar disorders), neurological disorders (schizophrenia, amnesia, Alzheimer…
ISEF · 2014
Embedded Systems
The effectiveness of Emergency Response Vehicles (ERV) affects thousands of lives and properties that are at risk each day globally because approximately 1 in 2 ERVs does not reach its desti…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
In this study, the effect of noise pollution exposure during the prenatal stage, on D. melanogaster's cardiovascular ability, was investigated. It is hypothesized that larvae exposed to exce…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
Purpose of the project was to develop a portable Wood-Splitter, which makes the splitting process safer, ergonomically better and easier. Also we wanted to realize a Logging Support with the…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
The objective of this project was to test the effectiveness of various water turbine types. In order to do this, 5 sets of miniature blades were created and attached to a small water wheel.…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
This experiment was performed to investigate which of three hydroelectric generator prototype generated the highest power output by harnessing the energy from water. Different designs of gen…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Researchers have recently found that the immune system of purple sea urchins is more diverse than previously believed. The diversity within the purple sea urchin immune system is derived fro…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Quantum transport is a point of focus for researchers today because it plays a large role in determining the physical and chemical properties of materials. Studies on graphene have the poten…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
I was trying to determine which packaging product had the greatest rate of decomposition, out of bulrush, bamboo, sugarcane, and corn starch. I constructed 21 bins, each measuring 2' by 6".…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
The FOXP3 gene on the X-chromosome is responsible for the development and function of regulatory T cells. Our previous studies found that FOXP3 also behaves as an X-linked tumor suppressor i…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
This experiment is a continuation on a previous experiment which was aimed determining whether or not properties of the air, such as temperature and relative humidity, had any influence in t…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
There are many ways water can become contaminated with copper sulfate. Copper sulfate is a hazard when in water to animals and humans. Ordinary methods of removal use a chelating agent and o…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
Energy is essential for the existence of human life and plays a vital role in the progress of a nation. With the rapid growth in global population, there has been a tremendous burden on ener…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
There are more than 30 forms of Muscular Dystrophy which combined affects nearly 20,000 children born annually worldwide. Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is the most common form of muscula…
ISEF · 2014
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The extract from the bark of Samoan medicinal plant ‘mamala’ (Homalanthus nutans, Family: Euphorbiaceae), is used to treat hepatitis in Samoa and other South Pacific islands. Its active comp…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is one of the major causes of end stage renal disease. Recent studies suggest that renal inflammation is critical for the development of DN. TNF-alpha is inflammato…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Anxiety is the change in homeostasis caused by a negative outside stimulus. The spike-topped apple snail has been revealed to be sufficient model for this experiment, since individual neuron…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology
With the first confirmed discovery of an exoplanet in 1992, searches for planets revolving around stars outside our solar system increased dramatically due to the success of new detection an…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
This project was designed to find the statistics from the 2013 Major League Baseball regular season that showed the most correlation to a team’s ranking in wins. It was hypothesized that the…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science Fourth Award
A) Purpose of Experiment: Most people understand that mercury inhibits certain enzymes which are essential for health in virtually all organisms. The mechanisms on how it is studied is not v…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
This is the first developed maintenance-free multipurpose SLUPPER which can be used as dry and wet vacuum cleaner, pump, blower, sprayer for almost any medium (e.g. solid & liquid) operated…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics Second Award
Purpose : To improve the vision, lifestyle, safety and recovery of the vision impaired and stroke recovery patients suffering from hemianopia and vision induced hemiplegia with the use of an…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
The purpose of this research was to study if the Annona muricata plant serves as an antibiotic to control the growth of E. coli, S. aureus, P. aeruginosa, and S. epidermis. If different extr…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
We consider a class of graphs called intersection graphs, which we can create from certain systems of geometric objects, such as line segments in a plane. Specifically, we are interested in…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Physical
This project aims to find an affordable, ecological and easy to apply solution for reducing the human and material losses caused by earthquakes, especially for poor countries. Our solution i…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology Fourth Award
Baker’s yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is a common model organism of aging. The lifespan of S. cerevisiae is termed replicative lifespan (RLS), which is the total number of daughters being p…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
The purpose is to create a completely self-sustainable toilet that does not need water nor external electric sources to operate. The toilet will have the capacity of recycling wastes into fu…