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ISEF · 2019
Energy: Chemical
Solar energy is clean and renewable and has unlimited potential in meeting the energy need of the world. Currently, however, solar panel farms have an unintended, adverse ecological effect o…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering Third Award
This project demonstrates, for the first time, that Cyperus esculentus (tigernuts) can be used as an economical and eco-friendly solution for over 2.1 billion people who lack access to clean…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), the most common type of primary brain tumor, is universally fatal with median survival ranging from 9–16 months. Although a significant effort has been focused…
ISEF · 2019
Physics and Astronomy
When small drops of Newtonian fluid splash onto solid surfaces, small circular and semicircular touchdown events, dubbed “trickle” events, appear near the edge of the splash when viewed from…
ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
Date palm fibres are considered as one of the most available natural fibre types worldwide. Large quantities of date palm biomass wastes are annually accumulated without proper utilization.…
ISEF · 2019
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Lineage tracing provides fundamental insights into the developmental trajectories of individual cells of complex organisms. Genetic labeling approaches, such as naturally-occurring mitochond…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences
By 2050, there could be more plastic in the ocean than fish (Parker, 2018a). This inspired me to research the mealworm as a possible solution to the global plastic problem. My goal was to de…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
According to a study published in 2016 by Pendse et al., while the number of newly infected individuals in the majority of countries in Southeast Asia has been decreasing, more and more indi…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
We are studying Phytophthora ramorum, a water mold which is killing tanoaks and causing a foliar infection on Bay laurels in Santa Cruz County. Sudden Oak Death threatens the survival of oak…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science
Biomarkers are extremely important in medical diagnostics, as they can help monitor a patient's medical status. Heart disease and sepsis, for example, can be identified by a spike in the con…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science
A systematic review indicates dextrose injections beneficially treat knee osteoarthritis; one possible mechanism is cartilage regeneration. Scientists have conducted few in vitro studies and…
ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
The accumulation of dust and dirt on solar panels can reduce its efficiency up to 20%, as particles block the solar energy from passing through. To work towards this, this research tailored…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
Tremors are a debilitating symptom of common neurological diseases such as Parkinson’s and Essential Tremor which affects over 10 million people in the US alone. Currently, non-invasive trem…
ISEF · 2019
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Broadly speaking, adolescence is a stage during human growth and development when the brain is not fully developed and matured. As a result, there are times of poor judgments that may result…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The retrograde nuclear import is an important and conserved step in tRNA quality control in eukaryotes and is taken advantage of by retroviruses such as HIV to infect cells. Retrograde impor…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
Purpose: Smoke alarms are common life-saving devices. However, many nuisance alarms due to cooking-related activity can occur which can be very costly. It is hypothesised that water vapour t…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Tsunamis are often tragic events, killing thousands at a time and striking abruptly from distant locations. Two tsunamis in the last six months killed thousands of people with no warning. Cu…
ISEF · 2019
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of this experiment was to discover whether coated acoustic guitar strings have less change in note frequency, compared to uncoated acoustic guitar strings, allowing guitar player…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science Third Award
I identified physical features in a candidate cancer vaccine that lead to improved anti-tumor response. Though cancer vaccines present an attractive strategy to coax the immune system to tar…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
The increasing incidence of antibiotic resistance in bacteria necessitates the development of a new approach to target such infections without the constant abuse of antibiotics. This project…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Last year, we made a conclusion that ice-nucleating bacteria could be an alternative to the chemicals that are sprayed in the atmosphere during cloud-seeding. However, we knew that some ice-…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry Third Award
Metal organic frameworks (MOFs) have recently been introduced as a possible drug delivery system due to their porous, three-dimensional crystalline structure, created by repeated reaction of…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
Circulating tumor DNA in blood holds promise as a cancer-specific biomarker. However, detection of ultra-low mutation allelic frequency (MAF) of ctDNA at early stages of cancer is infeasible…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
Knives have several uses, varying from simple domestic uses to complex uses such as those used for precision purpose such as surgery. Being manual, their effectiveness is limited as human ef…
ISEF · 2019
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The purpose of this experiment is to use multi-sound waves to visually see the behavioral changes of a Pink-toe tarantula known as the Avicularia Avicularia. Sound is produced when something…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics Fourth Award
Since the cost of manufacturing and launching a nanosatellite is low, nanosatellites have become increasingly popular in the astronautics industry, thus increasing the demand for the develop…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
There are approximately 30 million diabetics in the United States; over 15% of them suffer from plantar pressure ulcers. These ulcers, which are essentially open sores, are caused by pressur…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences Fourth Award
Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) is a hereditary blood disorder. People with SCD experience pain crises, hypercoagulation, and strokes, and suffer dramatically shortened lifespans. SCD causes indiv…
ISEF · 2019
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Recent trending on Industrial Revolution 4.0 demands a dedicated tool or device such as a Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle (ROV) is required in assisting humans to perform their job effi…
ISEF · 2019
Embedded Systems
The aim of our research was to find out if the ATMega328p processor contains undocumented instructions, and if it does, how they effect and change the registers and contents of RAM. In order…