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ISEF · 2016
Topological insulators (TIs) are unique materials with novel quantum properties that arise from the existence of completely gapless surface states containing linear Dirac electronic dispersi…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
Deep Learning has recently emerged as an effective machine learning technique that specializes in recognizing abstract patterns in large volumes of data. It has been very successful in vario…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical Engineering
This research sought to determine a relationship between the force exerted on the thoracic region by a sports bra and the lung function of the wearer. This query was inspired by high school…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
Streptococcus pneumoniae (MDRSp) has become multi-drug resistant. WHO lists it as the leading cause of child mortality globally. In developing countries, MDRSp causes 25-30% of child deaths.…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of this project is to create a computer program that will solve the Rubik’s Cube from any configuration in an efficient and logical fashion. I started by constructing an animated…
ISEF · 2016
Eighty percent of the streams around the country sampled contained residues of drugs (USGS, 1999). The question is: What effect does the concentration of salicylic acid have on the growth of…
ISEF · 2016
Second Award
The goal of this project is to design a low-cost earthquake early warning solution (Quakify) to provide adequate warning prior to hazardous ground shaking in a location. Harnessing the power…
ISEF · 2016
Is it radioactive? That’s what everyone asks when I tell them that I test items from Prince William Sound (PWS) beaches with my family. I am concerned with what is, and what will be washed u…
ISEF · 2016
This project arises from the following questions: Is it possible to recycle the radiographies? If so, can it be profitable and environmentally friendly? Our starting point is the hypothesis…
ISEF · 2016
Deep space exploration requires that food will need to be grown/ harvested on board the spacecraft. Storage space is minimal and would not accommodate the amount of food required for the dur…
ISEF · 2016
Observing and analyzing meteors is essential for the research of the Earth orbit. However, few studies had analyzed the HROFFT(Ham-band Radio meteor Observation by Fast Fourier Transform) da…
ISEF · 2016
As a reaction to Behind the Beautiful Forevers, a narrative chronicling the lack of sanitation in Mumbai slums, I engineered RainCloud, a financially feasible water conserving hand sanitatio…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of this app is to teach the rules of the lab in a fun and interactive way. My reasoning was when I started my BioComm class and we had to read 55 rules in for a science lab. It w…
ISEF · 2016
Keeping information safe has been neither as vital nor urgent as it is now. Because of the worldwide problem of technological confidentiality, we were concerned and motivated to investigate…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the sixth leading cause of death in the nation. Although AD research is bustling, a concrete and effective treatment has yet to be found. The purpose of this proj…
ISEF · 2016
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
In this work, experiments were conducted that used Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) on various bacterial samples with the goal of developing a method for the rapid determination of ba…
ISEF · 2016
To develop a fuel source using recycled and organic materials that can be used for space heating by people living in rural areas who do not have access to, or have limited access to electric…
ISEF · 2016
Fourth Award
The aim of this project was to develop a cost-effective, off-the-grid aluminum melting furnace that can safely melt 1,200 aluminum cans (approximately 35 lbs. of molten metal) per hour on a…
ISEF · 2016
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Fluid intelligence (gF) is the basis of innovation, problem solving, and leadership; yet, a consistent theory of the neurological basis of gF is elusive. This study posited a new hypothesis…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
Cancer has threatened the lives of individuals all over the globe. With the rise of this infamous disease, prevention techniques such as radiation therapy and chemotherapy have been introduc…
ISEF · 2016
The problem focuses on the optimization of making fibers from recycled polyethylene terephthalate in terms of an increase in sustainability in the process, efficiency of the product, and imp…
ISEF · 2016
Third Award
Phosphorus is a limiting factor for algae blooms and often a problematic non-point pollutant. Stormwater basins are designed to collect urban and agricultural runoff, retain it, and remove p…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of the experiment was to identify an insulin sensitizer that would decrease the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease in Type II Diabetes patients, and to compare the effect of ins…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of this project is to develop a laser communications method for short space missions, voiding an emitter onboard the satellite bus. Building a cubesat to incorporate the new comm…
ISEF · 2016
In this project producing composite bulks with TiO2 and Fe3O4 was aimed. Epoxy resin and hardener was used to produce bulks. Then the electromagnetic absorption properties of those materials…
ISEF · 2016
Within the increasing of age problems arise within your connective tissues. The most common connective tissue Articular Cartilage brings many problems to the body that deal with mobility. Th…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is a fatal neurodegenerative disease. This disease involves the degeneration of upper and lower motor neurons and leads to loss of skeletal muscle function, eve…
ISEF · 2016
First Award
Two daunting problems facing humankind today are global warming and global hunger. Isolated chloroplast photosynthesis, which produces carbohydrates and sequesters carbon dioxide, is capable…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of this project was to determine the most effective method of remediation for blowback water from hydraulic fracturing. We tested two different methods of remediation; sand filtr…
ISEF · 2016
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Water is essential for life. Waste water treatment is important for both the reuse of water and environmental protection. Removal of heavy metal from waste water is a big challenge. Cadmium,…