ISEF · 2017
Green Nano Supercapacitors
Energy: Chemical
The purpose of this experiment was to determine if a viable homemade nano-based symmetric double layer supercapacitor (SDLS) can drive an Inductive load (Motor) after a quick charge at a low…
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ISEF · 2017
Green Nanotechnology: Increasing Sewage Water Treatment Efficiency by Using Economical Porcelanite Nanoparticles
Environmental Engineering
WHO stated that globally 50,000 people die every day due to diseases caused by water pollution. Therefore, water treatment is one of the world scientific research priorities. Most techniques…
ISEF · 2017
Green Synthesis of Biological Magnetic Eggshell Nanocomposite and Investigation of Its Magnetic Properties
Chemistry
The Magnetite eggshell nanocomposite was synthesized using the antioxidant contents of the aqueous extract of the lemon in a green root and eggshell wastes through an environmentally friendl…
ISEF · 2017
Groundwater Quality of the Aquifers Underlying the Mississippi Embayment and the Gulf Coastal Plain
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
This project investigates the general water quality and major/minor ion chemistry in Arkansas aquifers given the ongoing depletion of the Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer and the re…
ISEF · 2017
Growth of Monolayer MoSe2 and WSe2 with the Assistance of Halide Catalysts
Materials Science
Most modern electronics utilize silicon semiconducting devices, however limitations in silicon are causing performance in computers to plateau, researchers are looking to new materials to re…
ISEF · 2017
Harmful Algae Bloom Prevention Using Stropharia Mycofiltration
Environmental Engineering
Harmful Algae Blooms (HABs), which are fatal to aquatic ecosystems, human health, and water-reliant industries, largely occur because of an unnatural increase in Nitrate and Phosphate and ar…
ISEF · 2017
Harnessing Anti-Inflammatory and Immunomodulatory Potentials from Nature for Cancer Therapy
Translational Medical Science
Inflammation plays crucial roles in tumorigenesis. Cancer cells evade immune surveillance by recruiting myeloid-derived suppressor cells and T-regulatory cells, releasing inflammatory mediat…
ISEF · 2017
Heart Donation after Circulatory Determination of Death: The Impact of Fatty Acids on Hemodynamic Recovery and a Future Outlook
Translational Medical Science
Background: Donation after circulatory determination of death (DCD) could improve donor heart availability, which currently limits transplantation. However, reluctance to this approach arise…
ISEF · 2017
Heating Our Way to the Future!
Energy: Chemical
The purpose of my scientific research is to determine if active and/or passive solar energy would be a viable option to use as an alternative energy source to heat water in a swimming pool o…
ISEF · 2017
Hepatic Stellate Cell-Targeting Nanoparticles for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Chemoprevention
Biomedical and Health Sciences Third Award
Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) is the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide, and cirrhosis underlies 80-90% of HCC. Cirrhosis is initiated and advanced due to the activation of hepa…
ISEF · 2017
Hermes Braindeck: A Brain-Computer Interface for Communication with Patients Initially Classified as Comatose or Vegetative
Biomedical Engineering Second Award
The Glasgow Coma Scale was proposed in the 1970s to classify the level of awareness of patients who have suffered some sort of traumatic brain injury (TBI). This scale is still used in hospi…
ISEF · 2017
Heteromultivalent Approaches to Clot-Targeted Nanomedicine: Combination Targeting of Platelets and Fibrin
Materials Science
Thrombus formation leading to blood vessel occlusion is a pathological event in cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, it is critical to remove the clot and restore blood flow to vital organs.…
ISEF · 2017
High-Dimensional Single-Cell Cytometry Analysis for Understanding Cancer Stemness
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
While cancer starts as a single cell, termed cancer stem cell (CSC), the progeny CSCs are not created equal, but exhibit a spectrum of phenotypes of varying renewal capacities, metastatic po…
ISEF · 2017
High Efficiency Rocket Nozzles
Engineering Mechanics
The drive for exploration further out into the solar system has led to a search of methods for making rockets more efficient. The application of different geometric shapes could be applied t…
ISEF · 2017
High Efficiency TADF-based Transparent OLEDs
Chemistry Third Award
In this research, two new molecules DMAC-mmCN and DMAC-mpCN configured as donor (D)-pi-bridge-acceptor (A) were prepared to examine the property of thermally activated delayed fluorescence (…
ISEF · 2017
High Fructose Corn Syrup and Sucrose: Effects on Mus musculus Physiology
Animal Sciences
The project's purpose is to test the effects of foods with HFCS and sucrose on the mass, BGL, and body fat of mice. This project can help support or deny the theory that HFCS is causing obes…
ISEF · 2017
Highly Sensitive E. coli Bacteria Detection through the Integration of Gold Nanodisk Plasmon Resonance and Antibody-Antigen Binding
Embedded Systems Third Award
Certain strains of Escherichia coli bacteria that may exist in food items such as milk, juices, or meats, possess a major health threat to the general public. In this project, a highly sensi…
ISEF · 2017
High Resolution Weather Tracking: A Micronet
Embedded Systems
The majority of weather tracking and observation today is done through commercial and government weather platforms at airports, transportation hubs, and military installations. This system,…
ISEF · 2017
Hi-Viz Bike
Embedded Systems
Hi -Viz Bike is a safety system for bikes. The core of the system is a line drawn on the road showing drivers the legal 1m safety distance. This is backed up by a visual alert, actively warn…
ISEF · 2017
Homemade Cycling Power Meter
Embedded Systems
The goal of this project was to create a cycling power meter comparable in accuracy to those currently on the market at a much lower cost. To do this strain gauges arranged in a Wheatstone b…
ISEF · 2017
Home Ranges of Atlantic Great White Sharks, Phase II
Animal Sciences Third Award
Sharks have been living in the oceans since the Ordovician period, for some 450 million years. Yet, no studies have quantified the roaming capacities and migratory habits of Great White Shar…
ISEF · 2017
Hospitalization in Women with Turner Syndrome
Biomedical and Health Sciences Second Award
The goal of this study was to compare hospitalization outcomes in women with Turner Syndrome (TS), the condition of missing the second X chromosome, and non-TS women. It was hypothesized tha…
ISEF · 2017
How Does Dandelion Affect E.coli?
Microbiology
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), a simple herb found everywhere around the world, has been considered a weed for centuries. The word Taraxacum comes from the Greek language and means “infla…
ISEF · 2017
How Effective Is Your Virtual Reality Experience?
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Although virtual reality (VR) is most commonly associated with gaming, it is being used in many more capacities. In fact, VR technology is currently being used for education and training pur…
ISEF · 2017
How to Stop the "Walking" Protein?
Chemistry
An effective method to stop a tumor growth is inhibition of the mitotic kinesin, that is a protein, which moves along microtubules and transport substances necessary for cancer cells divisio…
ISEF · 2017
Human Impacts on Coral Reefs
Earth and Environmental Sciences
This study focuses on the direct impacts of physical contact. The coral coverage of two sites were calculated and then compared. Both were in the same region, with similar landscape, and com…
ISEF · 2017
Hum Your Way to Better Health To Investigate through Research and Experimentation: The Effect of Nasal Breathing and Meditative Humming Techniques on Lung Function
Biomedical and Health Sciences Second Award
Introduction: Nasal breathing is the preferred method of respiration for a myriad of physiological reasons, one of which relates to Nitric Oxide (NO) production in the paranasal sinuses, bas…
ISEF · 2017
HuR Spatial Localization Is Affected by p38 MAPK Phosphorylation upon T-Cell Activation
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The post-transcriptional regulation controls RNA gene expression. This occurs between the process of transcription and translation of the gene. For this, it’s important to know the structure…
ISEF · 2017
Hybrid Photovoltaic Cells Based on Biologic and Polymeric Materials
Energy: Chemical
Considering recent climatic changes, renewable energy has become an increasingly attractive option to scientists. Therefore, the synthesis of polymeric conductors has been approached, leadin…
ISEF · 2017
Hydraulic Operated Vice
Engineering Mechanics
Mechanically operated vices can be found in almost in any workshop. Operator waste more energy to operate this kind of vice. As a result, at the end of the work operator get tired and effici…