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ISEF · 2023
Environmental Engineering
Due to humans' heavy, global dependence on petroleum as an energy source and material, oil extraction and processing efforts happen in many environments and involve mass transportation acros…
ISEF · 2023
Embedded Systems
To meet the growing demand for food in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, many countries are investing in new technologies and digitization of agricultural services. Precision a…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical Engineering
The project focuses on the development of a solar powered, portable respirator system that utilizes an Ambu bag and incorporates an LCD user interface to allow for the setting of specific pa…
ISEF · 2023
Behavioral and Social Sciences Second Award
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease affecting 50 million people around the world, characterized by brain atrophy, memory loss, and cognitive decline. While much has been…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Swimming in natural water sources such as lakes, rivers, and beaches can expose individuals to harmful organisms and toxins, leading to sickness. The contamination of these water sources can…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
The rapid discovery of exoplanets in recent years has presented a complex challenge in determining their habitability. Remote detection and limited spatial and spectral information, as well…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) is a common inherited retinal degeneration disease that is caused by the deterioration of rod photoreceptors, a type of retinal cell, leading to vision loss. One me…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
Plastics pose a major environmental problem to the planet as they take around 700 years to degrade completely. Consequently, the demand for alternate and environment-friendly materials is ri…
ISEF · 2023
Physics and Astronomy
Nanoparticles have been developed for various biomedical applications. Magnetic nanoparticles have earned significant interest in research in recent years due to their magnetic properties, w…
ISEF · 2023
Translational Medical Science
COVID-19 and its several strains caused millions of infections and deaths worldwide, making it vital to understand how the virus interacts with human cells. Determining binding site location…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
The diving behavior of the Macaca mulatta is a rare phenomenon that only a few scientific researchers have studied on. Previous studies have only regarded the diving behavior of the Macaca m…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
Light plays a pivotal role in an organism’s life. Organisms are able to harness the energy light expels and use it for their benefit. The energy light expels is sometimes large enough to act…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences Third Award
Red palm weevil (a beetle, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) is a promising source of low-cost, high-quality protein commonly cultivated in Southeast Asia. We found a correlation in the increased w…
ISEF · 2023
Cellular and Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Methylglyoxal (MGO) is a ubiquitous metabolite produced as a byproduct of glycolysis that spontaneously glycates protein residues to form advanced-glycation end products (AGEs), called fruct…
ISEF · 2023
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this field study is to observe which planting configuration produces the highest yield for farmers. The planting configurations of twin row, single row, and broadcast will be…
ISEF · 2023
Behavioral and Social Sciences Second Award
A speech sound disorder is any difficulty with perception or motor production of speech sounds and speech segments. If complications persist into late adolescence, individuals develop Residu…
ISEF · 2023
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Aquaponics is a food production system that combines the growing of plants with raising fish. The purpose of my Automatic Aquaponics engineering project is to provide a way for people to gro…
ISEF · 2023
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Third Award
Miniature-sized shape morphing Microbots are increasingly gaining momentum in several medical applications, including targeted drug delivery and the removal of blood clots. There has been si…
ISEF · 2023
Systems Software Fourth Award
In this project, I designed and developed a Virtual Reality (VR) marble run game, with a particular focus on hand-tracking mechanics. My aim was to address the shortage of hand-tracking game…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical Engineering
Cardiovascular disease is the direct cause of 20% of deaths in the United States, and 32% of deaths worldwide, making it one of the leading causes of death in the world. The continuous monit…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics Fourth Award
The Brayton cycle describes the operation of certain heat engines use air or gas the working fluid; it is known for its low vibrations and high power to weight ratio. This is achieved by its…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
The textile industry is responsible for producing 20% of all water pollution.With Methylene Blue (MB) acting as the most commonly used basic dye in the textile industry, its usage is problem…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The purpose of this experiment was to determine which octane rating of fuel burned longest. My hypothesis was that if I tested two different octane ratings from two different gas stations wi…
ISEF · 2023
Translational Medical Science
There is currently no definitive screening method or test for Parkinson’s Disease (PD), the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disorder with over 10 million cases worldwide and 1 millio…
ISEF · 2023
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The HIV virus caused millions of deaths in the last decades. Today's treatment for HIV infection has substantial shortcomings. Genetic engineering of B cells by inserting a gene encoding ant…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
Bees pollinate over 80% of flowering plants, but bee colonies have alarmingly declined by 39.7% annually over the past decade. Traditional methods for monitoring beehives, like human inspect…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
We wanted to determine whether belt-driven linear slides or string-driven linear slides were faster with various rpm motors. This would help in our primary goal of having the most efficient…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
The phosphate purification of wastewater via electroflotation first made us aware of phosphorus recycling and its importance in averting a global fertilizer crisis, which is currently threat…
ISEF · 2023
Cellular and Molecular Biology
While significant advances in neuroscience have been achieved in understanding, diagnosing, and treating neurological diseases, still much remains to be characterized. The purpose of this st…
ISEF · 2023
Behavioral and Social Sciences
How has the representation of family structure in children's literature evolved over time? Books offer a critical opportunity to understand changing attitudes among individuals, families, an…