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ISEF · 2025
Environmental Engineering
This research seeks to understand how biochar can be used to absorb heavy metals in soil specifically focusing on aluminum as a way to mitigate aluminum toxicity. Biochar has the potential t…
ISEF · 2025
Environmental Engineering
Nanoplastics, artificial polymers ranging from 1 nm to 1 µm, have increased significantly in aquatic environments due to microplastic degradation through wind, water, and UV exposure. Microa…
ISEF · 2025
Translational Medical Science
In 2024 the American Cancer Society (ACS) reported a 78% death rate for pancreatic cancer. The 5-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer is 13%. ACS states the only effective method known t…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
Children's safety near fire or heat sources is a significant concern, as their presence poses a high risk of accidents and endangers their well-being. Additionally, gas leakage, particularly…
ISEF · 2025
Systems Software
Cross-language interoperability is a persistent challenge in modern software development, where applications often integrate languages like C++ and C# for game development or Python and CUDA…
ISEF · 2025
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Over 300,000 cetaceans die every year due to human activity–primarily ship collisions and fishing entanglements–with roughly 67% of all whale deaths attributed to human interactions. Many wh…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
Over 57 million people worldwide live with an amputation, and more than 80% of them live in developing countries, where access to therapeutic remedy is especially constrained. To date, work…
ISEF · 2025
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Avian influenza (Bird Flu) is a highly transmissive pathogen affecting over 166 million poultry and posing significant health risks to humans. Despite progress on surface proteins, differenc…
ISEF · 2025
Physics and Astronomy
The cosmic microwave background (CMB) is an astronomical phenomenon that serves as a direct snapshot of the early Universe and is imprinted with the interactions of galaxy clusters. The most…
ISEF · 2025
Physics and Astronomy
Dark matter is theorized to comprise a fundamental component of the universe, but it has not been detected or identified. Detecting dark matter would advance our knowledge of the universe an…
ISEF · 2025
Animal Sciences
The increased use of technology has led to an increase in blue light exposure to children across the country. Studies have shown blue light to have negative effects on human circadian rhythm…
ISEF · 2025
Mathematics
Financial models for stock prices play a crucial role in maintaining economic stability by enabling risk assessment, informed investing, and regulatory oversight. However, many conventional…
ISEF · 2025
Mathematics
To improve artificial vision systems, human vision should be better understood. Many aspects of human vision are tuned to the characteristics of its natural inputs. These characteristics inc…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
I use "spatial capital" to refer to the potential for socioeconomic mobility in urban locations. I hypothesize that spatial capital adhere's to Piketty's r > g dynamic for financial capital,…
ISEF · 2025
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Hydrogen is one of the most abundant elements in the universe. Since it is not found in a pure state, it was obtained through electrolysis. Electrolysis was performed with the catalyst Potas…
ISEF · 2025
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Globally, the most widespread 3D printing method uses FDM (Fused Deposition Modeling), which often suffers from poor layer adhesion. When a tensile or shear force is applied to an FDM printe…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Leigh Syndrome (LS) is a rare mitochondrial disorder caused by mutations in the SURF1 gene, leading to reduced Complex IV enzymatic activity, impaired oxidative phosphorylation, and severe m…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most predominant malignant brain cancer in adults without prognosis improvement in decades. Nevertheless, 83% of GBM cases have Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase pro…
ISEF · 2025
Chemistry
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are synthetic chemicals widely used in consumer products like non-stick cookware and food packaging since the 1950s. Due to their strong carbon-flu…
ISEF · 2025
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Aedes aegypti is a mosquito species that transmit diseases, including dengue fever, Zika virus and chikungunya. The control of A. aegypti populations is essential to prevent the spread of th…
ISEF · 2025
Biochemistry
Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) are widely used medications to treat pain, fever, and inflammation. These drugs function by inhibiting Cyclooxygenase (COX) enzymes, specifical…
ISEF · 2025
Translational Medical Science
Recent advancements in extended reality (XR), encompassing augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), and mixed reality (MR), have demonstrated significant potential in transforming the m…
ISEF · 2025
Biochemistry
With rising mortality caused by breast cancer, it is necessary to develop early diagnostic techniques for rapid identification, prior to metastasis. Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) make…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Breast cancer is the most common cancer worldwide and a complex disease characterized by genetic heterogeneity. Despite advancements in cancer management, the risk of recurrence and death re…
ISEF · 2025
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
This project aimed to improve the performance, efficiency, and strength of an ionic thruster, which uses corona discharge to create airflow. The goal was to enhance sealing, reduce air bleed…
ISEF · 2025
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The purpose of this investigation is to design, build, and test a multi unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system for wide area object identification. Wide area object identification has applicat…
ISEF · 2025
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis is a progressive liver disease that is frequently underdiagnosed due to its asymptomatic nature in earlier stages. It is strongly associated with the presence o…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical and Health Sciences
STAC3, known as Native American Myopathy, was first identified within the Lumbee tribe of North Carolina and is known to be an inherited mutation that causes congenital myopathy and musculos…
ISEF · 2025
Environmental Engineering
The excessive use of polystyrene (PS) in packaging has led to severe environmental concerns due to its non-biodegradability, large contribution to microplastic pollution, and harmful chemica…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Music is universally incorporated into various aspects of life in a plethora of ways. From culture, to listening to music in stores and restaurants, music is present and is well-known to exh…