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ISEF · 2017
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2014, 4,821 workers had fatal injuries while performing their jobs. While some companies have started using robots to replace workers in dange…
ISEF · 2017
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Fourth Award
People with Type 1 Diabetes must compute an insulin dose for every meal. Dosing errors can cause both acute and chronic complications. The current dosing method (i.e., "carb counting") consi…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
Bacterial resistance refers to the ability of bacteria to multiply even in the presence of antibiotics, making infections caused by these microorganisms difficult to combat. Albeit a natural…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Pollution is a very widespread problem in our world and one of its main sources are car emissions. Using physical principles and renewable energy, we created a new device that highly improve…
ISEF · 2017
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
To make sure that a game is interesting, easy to play and balanced, game developers need to test it thoroughly and adjust its rules. This is challenging for individual developers due to the…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences Third Award
The Sri Lankan weevil, or Myllocerus undecimpustulatus undatus Marshall, is a destructive and invasive pest with a host range of >150 different plant species. In the adult and larval stages,…
ISEF · 2017
Systems Software
Heart disease is the leading killer of men and women in the U.S. today. According to the CDC About 600,000 people die of heart disease in the United States every year–that’s 1 in every 4 dea…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science Fourth Award
OBJECTIVE: To engineer a high heat conduction thermal evacuation suit that also addresses superheated gas. Suit will allow a person to escape a fire of 980°C & convection heat of 32kph for 5…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry Second Award
Due to toxic industrial waste environmental pollution due has become one of the most significant problems nowadays. Most widely-used method of utilization of carbon monoxide, a poisonous byp…
ISEF · 2017
Biochemistry
Pathological angiogenesis and fibrosis are the hallmark features of several cardiovascular and inflammatory diseases, including diabetic retinopathy, cardiomyopathy, atherosclerosis, and can…
ISEF · 2017
Biochemistry
Zika(ZIKV) poses unknown long-term threats to both adults and infants. Much inability to combat it comes from its complex envelope structure and resulting atypical biochemical properties. Th…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Chemical
Traditional wastewater purification is ineffective, costly, and time consuming; additionally, the sludge byproduct is harmful to the environment. According to the US EPA, 3-4% of the nation’…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Physical Third Award
The project incorporates common rose (Rosoideae rosa) nanostructures, especially their anti-reflective and light management properties, in a photoresist film to increase photovoltaic cell ef…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics
This project’s purpose is to investigate the usage of the spidron system for automotive crush zones and force absorption applications. The engineering goal of this project is to utilize the…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Among the many biomass sources that can be used as biofuel, coffee grounds are a viable source of fatty acids for producing biodiesel. Over 500,000 tons of coffee ground waste is created yea…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Chemical
Water Hyacinth (Sp. Eichhornia crassipes) originated in the state of Amazonas is listed along with the worst five weeds in the world. This waterweed blocks waterways, affecting both navigati…
ISEF · 2017
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The purpose of this project was to determine if artificial neural networks could be effectively utilized in a data analysis problem such as predicting stock prices. In order to answer the re…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering
The purpose of this experiment was to find a way to provide a constant supply of electrical power to a cardiac pacemaker utilizing cardiac and pulmonary motions in conjunction with a piezofi…
ISEF · 2017
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award
Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer. When diagnosed early, there is a 98% survival rate. However, once the cancer metastasizes, the survival rate decreases dramatically to 18%. The…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
Research main objective was to create a new alternative packing material based on banana, cassava and yam starch, in order to reduce the environmental implications produced by today’s plasti…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Platelet endocytosis is very important, especially for fibrinogen uptake. Platelets contain several integral membrane proteins called soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor Attachment Pro…
ISEF · 2017
Systems Software Third Award
Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) is a type of 3d printing used in a variety of applications, from small scale manufacturing to rapid prototyping. Printed pieces are typically filled with a s…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Chemical
Today, organic wastes constitute an average of 68% of our domestic wastes. In addition, the plant waste on the fields at the end of the harvest also reaches millions of tons. For instance, i…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Modern mankind is at odds with two issues: waste management and access to potable water in developing nations. Current water treatment methods such as reverse-osmosis have proved to be energ…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Physical
The purpose of this experiment was to determine if a modeled, quantum dot photovoltaic cell (QDPC) designed to be optimized for varied light conditions was significantly more efficient (Watt…
ISEF · 2017
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Robots prevalence in industry and homes has continued to develop over time. But there is still much to do before autonomy can be achieved in a cost-effective manner. One step to reaching thi…
ISEF · 2017
Embedded Systems
In the case of an emergency, such as a fire or earthquake, one of the main sources to become aware of the situation is a sound alarm or siren to indicate the security measures to be taken. T…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
a) Purpose of the experiment: The purpose of the experiment is to investigate the ability of vitamin E delta-tocotrienol (VEDT) to inhibit human pancreatic cancer stem cell growth and metast…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Chemical
The bacterium Geobacter sulfurreducens is part of anaerobic soils and sediments that couples organic compounds and converts them into electricity. Soil is the superficial part of the Earth's…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
My research this year aimed to design a novel process to utilize landfill leachate and wastewater centrate, two highly prevalent forms of waste around the world, to recover valuable nutrient…