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Break It, Stick It Together, Make a Triangle

In this project, we intented to find how many triangles that have integer edges we can form by seperating an integer lentgh into three parts. First, we studied for lengths 12,13 and 14 and w…

Bringing Electricity Access to Countries through Ocean Energy: BEACON -- Combatting Energy Poverty through the Development of a Novel Ocean Energy Probe

This research was intended to mitigate the energy poverty crisis through the development of a novel, economically feasible, and easily transportable current energy probe prototype. BEACON co…

Bringing Genetics to the Masses: The Development of a Low Cost DNA Extraction and Profiling Kit

Arising from discussions in school that strawberries grow on trees, I discovered that the Arbutus unedo (Strawberry Tree) grew natively in Ireland and mainland Europe but not in the United K…

Bubble Nesting Behavior Behind Local Wisdom of Rearing Siamese Fighting Fish by Utilizing Dry Leaves

Systems Software

Siamese fighting fish or Betta species is a splendidly colored fish commercially indigenous to Thailand. There are many betta species around the world, which results in great examples of bio…

Buffer Gas Cooling in Molecular Spectroscopy

To improve the molecular spectral resolution, the gas of interest must be cooled to reduce thermal noise. A method of buffer gas cooling is used, where a noble gas (buffer gas) cooled by a c…

Building Blood Vessel-like Structures using Stem Cell Derived Endothelial Cells

Cardiovascular diseases are leading cause of morbidity worldwide and a better understanding of their nature is crucially needed. Modelling disease with human blood vessel-like structures wou…

ByMySelf(BMS) Encryption Algorithm

Cyber Security is a matter that influences both big companies and individuals. Current services and software products do provide the user security to a certain extent with the help of encryp…

Caerin 1.9: A Possible Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease? Investigating the Effects of the Caerin 1.9 Peptide on Amyloid-beta Aggregation and Phagocytosis by Cultured Microglia

Third Award

Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a global epidemic, affecting approximately 47 million people worldwide, increasing to an estimated 76 million by 2030. AD is the most common form of dementia and…

Caffeine and Memory: A Good Idea?

Biomedical Engineering

Last year, my partner and I experimented with the effect of caffeine on athletic performance. We designed three specific athletic tests to see if it did help. After we finished, we concluded…

Caffeine: The Effects on Physical and Mental Alertness

Caffeine is a white, crystalline, bitter alkaloid. Caffeine is used as a stimulant to the central nervous system and also acts as a diuretic. This stimulant can be man-made or found in veget…

Calculation of a Polygon's Area with a Generalized Delta Technique

The aim of the project is to calculate the area of any polygon which has n convex or concave sides and whose corner coordinates are given. Additionally, it aims to calculate the approximate…

Calibration Methodology for Vertical Inversion Atmospheric Measurement System

Air pollution must be measured so that its sources can be remediated. The AtmoSniffer provides measurements during pollution events. Its sensors are sensitive to five of the EPA primary poll…

Can Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation Create a Disease-Suppressive Soil to Phytophthora capsici and Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici?

Phytophthora capsici and Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici are plant pathogens that causes blight/fruit rot in important economically essential plants, such as eggplant, watermelon, and p…

Can APOBEC3B Be a Therapeutic Target for Breast Cancer?

In estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer, relapse into cancer can result from developed resistance to endocrine therapy such as Tamoxifen or chemotherapy such as 5-Fluorouracil. The purpo…

Can a Process Developed using FeCl2 and CMC Treated Brazilian Pepper Wood Fibers to Sequester Phosphate also Sequester Nitrates?

Previous research indicates CMC/FeCl2 treated Brazilian pepper wood fibers are effective at phosphate adsorption in a laboratory setting and for treating natural waters. Nitrate is recognize…

Can MRI Be Used as a Novel Technique to Diagnose Human Bacterial Blood Infections?

The purpose of this project was to evaluate whether the FS-T1 and FS-T2 MRI sequences can consistently detect and differentiate Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial species in human blo…

Can the Metastatic Potential of Cancer Be Predicted?: A Study of the Differential Expression Levels of N-Cadherin (CDH2) and P-Cadherin (CDH3) as Potential Biomarkers for Aggressive Bladder Cancers using Arsenic (As3+) and Cadmium (Cd2+) Transformed UROtsa Cells and UROspheres

Objective: Amplify N-Cadherin and P-Cadherin mRNA in cell monolayers and putative cancer stem cells by employing PCR to assess for gene regulation following heavy metal exposure. Prepare cel…

Can We Directly Measure Each Solute Concentration in Mixed Solution? A New Class of Polarimeter

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Fourth Award

In this research, we present for the first time a new method to measure directly the concentration of different solutes present in a mixed solution in conjunction with a polarimeter. The key…

Can Wetland Plants (Lemnoideae) Be a Viable Source of Remediation to Prevent Harmful Algae Blooms in Western Lake Erie?

An algae bloom is when a body of water is covered with algae and the water is choked from oxygen, light is blocked, and photosynthesis is prevented. This is an effect from very serious water…

Can You Hear Me Still?

Many people would like their home to be quieter, but few people are willing and capable of paying the high price tag for professional soundproofing materials. I set out to see how well other…

Capability of Modern Technology to Detect Exoplanets Orbiting Black Holes

Third Award

We explore the possibility of detecting exoplanets that orbit black holes with current technological limits. We used Python to create mathematical models of two common detection methods, the…

Capturing Waste Energy from North Dakota Oil Field Flares

Flaring natural gas at oil production sites continues in North Dakota at elevated levels. Building on my project from last year, a proof of concept device was constructed from thermo-electri…

Car-dian Angel: Feasibility Prototype Reducing Risk of Vehicular Hyperthermic Death

Annually, 37 children die from vehicular hyperthermia in the United States. Analysis of deaths indicated 80% of the incidents could have been prevented if parents could be notified of the si…

CastMinder: Embedded Smart Sensors and Companion Software to Detect the Onset of Conditions Associated with Cast and Splint Complications and to Promote Patient Healing in Orthopedic Casts and Splints

Fourth Award

The use of orthopedic casts and splints can be associated with harmful complications such as compartment syndrome, skin infection, delayed union, and pain. To combat these issues, I develope…

Catechin: An effective epigenetic regulator against drug side-effects.

Epigenetic changes have emerged as key mechanisms in understanding side effects induced by the chronic disease medications. We used Streptomycin and Isoniazid that are commonly used in treat…

Caught on the Run

There have been much loss of lives and properties during gun fire exchange and pursuit of criminals by law enforcement agencies. Furthermore criminals do escape with bullet wounds and there…

Causes and Effects of Stress in Adolescents

Biomedical and Health Sciences

The purpose of the experiment was to investigate and describe average stress levels, most common causes and effects of stress, trends in stress over time, and methods of stress management do…

Cellphone based Optometry using Hybrid Images

Third Award

Measurement of refractive error of the eye requires expensive equipment which are generally not portable. My goal is to greatly simplify the process, reduce its cost and use no external hard…

Cellular and Molecular Analysis of Allicin's Effect on Leukemia Cells

Translational Medical Science

Allicin is a component in garlic that forms when garlic is chopped. Research has shown that allicin is capable of killing several types of cancer cells, but the mechanism remains unclear. To…

Cellulose Based Filtration of Heavy Metals from Wastewater

Removal of heavy metal ions and dissolved organic compounds present in wastewater is a challenge for many countries owing to high cost of existing technologies and continued increase in wate…