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ISEF · 2025
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
This project is a computer program designed to model the siting of offshore wind farms in the North Atlantic Ocean, providing the user with the knowledge to optimally locate them for maximum…
ISEF · 2025
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Microplastics have become a prevalent global environmental issue, with an estimated 75 trillion microplastics in the oceans today. MPs pose dangers to wildlife and cause serious health issue…
ISEF · 2025
Physics and Astronomy
Sound waves are all around us, but we never think about how they can be controlled or focused like light can be. My project explores if sound waves can be bent or concentrated using gases wi…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The purpose of this study was to investigate differences in electroencephalography (EEG) responses between active and passive sensory stimulation to identify neural patterns beneficial for i…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Heart failure is a leading cause of mortality worldwide, with the limited regenerative ability of the human heart posing a significant obstacle. Ischemic injury such as myocardial infarction…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
In the United States, 1,346 active shooter incidents were reported since 2013, resulting in 442 deaths and 953 injured (Everytown 2024). Active shooter is defined as an individual actively e…
ISEF · 2025
Systems Software
Throughout synthetic biology among other domains, artificial neural networks (ANNs), through the replication of biological neural networks, have aided and automated several applications. Wit…
ISEF · 2025
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Myocardial infarction, the leading cause of death in America, can be prevented by detecting risk factors early. I investigated the relationship between urine albumin-creatinine ratio (uACR)…
ISEF · 2025
Translational Medical Science
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) remains a significant health concern, accounting for over 436,000 deaths annually in the United States. An electrocardiogram (EKG) signal can help to identify ris…
ISEF · 2025
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The ability to create and/or detect steganographic messages (messages hidden within images or other digital file types) is important for uses ranging from watermarking copyrighted materials…
ISEF · 2025
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, with 154,270 cases and 52,900 deaths estimated in 2025. Conventional screening methods, such as imaging scans and bl…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Two billion people are vision impaired globally, of which 43.3 million are blind. 1 in 12 vision impaired people have been involved in a road collision in the last 5 years, with 58% of incid…
ISEF · 2025
Environmental Engineering
Recognizing formaldehyde’s significant health risks and prevalence in the environment, particularly the indoors, this study presents a cost-effective and size-flexible integrated system for…
ISEF · 2025
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Convolutional neural networks (CNN) have demonstrated notable success in various image reconnaissance tasks, leading to their further application in medical diagnosis. In this study, an expa…
ISEF · 2025
Environmental Engineering
This year’s engineering project puts a focus on improving the BioRegen prototype which is a biopolymer that is completely derived from waste materials that fully biodegrades in natural envir…
ISEF · 2025
Materials Science
Algae-derived Kappa-carrageenan (?CG) hydrogels show potential as renewable, biocompatible, and versatile materials for application in tissue engineering. It also gels easily with hydrogen b…
ISEF · 2025
Translational Medical Science
In the last decade, the world has plunged into an opioid epidemic, with overdose deaths surging, amplified by the rise of synthetic drugs. In 2019, opioids accounted for 80% of global drug-r…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
?This project presents the development of an Augmented Reality (AR) snorkeling mask that enhances underwater safety through real-time marine species detection and biometric health monitoring…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical and Health Sciences
This project introduces a low-cost, portable diagnostic device for the rapid and accurate detection of pandemic-causing diseases. During the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of people lacked acce…
ISEF · 2025
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Oak decline is a global phenomenon threatening oak tree populations, the economic value of timber, and ecosystems. This study addresses a research gap by analyzing factors contributing to oa…
ISEF · 2025
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The project consists of a robot that has the sole purpose of helping people with emotional needs, solving an issue pointed out by NIH (The National Institute of Health) with the scars that l…
ISEF · 2025
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
This project introduces a fully self-designed, completely open-source, and affordable rocket module aimed at addressing real-life challenges that cannot be effectively solved by existing tec…
ISEF · 2025
Systems Software
To stimulate regional economic growth by attracting nearly one billion globally active seniors favoring wellness-oriented long-term travel, we propose an intelligent cycling tourism applicat…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
Microplastics, originating from various sources, threaten ecosystems such as the Gulf of Mexico, where they accumulate in food chains and impact vast wildlife & humans. On the other hand, mi…
ISEF · 2025
Environmental Engineering
This project investigated the effects of the type of fertilizer (organic and synthetic) and application method (spray, sprinkle, and ring) on the amount of excess nitrates released from Caps…
ISEF · 2025
Chemistry
Organic pollutants, such as synthetic dyes and petroleum-based contaminants, pose ecological risks due to their chemical stability and resistance to biodegradation. Nanotechnology offers sol…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) affects over 280 million people worldwide, yet current treatments remain ineffective for nearly one-third of patients. Emerging research suggests that gut mic…
ISEF · 2025
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
In 2019, a series of fires claimed nearly 100 lives in Bangladesh, and a massive fire tore through several multistory buildings in Chawk Bazar. The blaze originated at a warehouse that had a…
ISEF · 2025
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Photovoltaic (PV) solar energy is the fastest-growing energy source as its scalability and versatility are unmatched. However, PV panels exhibit low efficiency, which limits their capacity f…
ISEF · 2025
Systems Software
This study introduces a system that works seamlessly and automatically for lung pathology analysis, including fibrosis pattern categorization and lung cancer nodule detection in CT scans. In…