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ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
Antibiotic-resistant infections are projected to cause over 39 million global deaths between 2025 and 2050, with treatment costs exceeding $66 billion annually. Rather than replacing ineffec…
ISEF · 2025
Environmental Engineering
Polystyrene waste's non-biodegradable nature and lightweight structure lead to persistent ecosystem contamination, as it is easily dispersed by wind and water, worsening global environmental…
ISEF · 2025
Systems Software
In the 21st century, online shopping continues to expand, and many consumers rely on reviews when making purchasing decisions. However, the increasing number of reviews can overwhelm consume…
ISEF · 2025
Systems Software
Currently in the United States, there is a growing homeless population. In many cases these homeless / displaced individuals don’t have any identifying cards that can provide quick to find i…
ISEF · 2025
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Project SEAS is a smart buoy monitoring system designed to overcome the issues of monitoring marine sanctuaries, especially in remote locations. This system employs an ESP32 microcontroller…
ISEF · 2025
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Apoptosis is a key mechanism in many cancer therapies and can be induced through the interaction of death receptors with specific ligands. Among these, TNF-alpha and TRAIL are widely studied…
ISEF · 2025
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by cognitive decline severe enough to interfere with daily activities. Current diagnostic methods, such as…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Parasocial relationships are one-sided, unreciprocated emotional bonds that develop despite having never interacted directly. Their prevalence has increased via the rise of influencers, who…
ISEF · 2025
Materials Science
Production and use of fossil fuels have negative impacts to the environment but provide the primary ingredient to making plastics. Plastics are made from chains of molecules called polymers.…
ISEF · 2025
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
As the annual number of amputations continues to rise, limb loss continues to impede the daily lives of over 50 million people worldwide. Though several prosthetic options are available, mos…
ISEF · 2025
Animal Sciences
Invasive Anthozoan species, including the Octocorallia Unomia stolonifera and Capnella, and the Hexacorallia Fimbriaphyllia paraancora, Rhodactis, and Anemonia manjano, are proliferating wit…
ISEF · 2025
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Current state-of-the-art large language models (LLMs), such as GPT, are able to accurately infer invasive details about individuals from anonymous online posts. This combined with the ease o…
ISEF · 2025
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Climate change poses a significant threat to global ecosystems. Current mitigation strategies are inefficient and costly. Biological solutions, specifically algae, offer a promising alternat…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Psychiatric diagnosis remains largely subjective, with diagnostic agreement rates as low as 65% for major conditions. This research addresses the lack of quantifiable biomarkers in psychiatr…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The global mental health crisis, affecting over 970 million people, presents significant societal and economic challenges, highlighting the urgent need for effective mental health assessment…
ISEF · 2025
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Radiologists and Pulmonologists identify radiographic findings of pulmonary nodules within daily clinical practice. The identification and classification of these nodules is critical, as mal…
ISEF · 2025
Microbiology
With the advent of biologic pharmaceuticals, it is necessary to consider how these therapeutic mechanisms can be utilized to combat growing global health concerns, namely antibiotic resistan…
ISEF · 2025
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The spotted lanternfly (SLF), Lycorma delicatula, is an invasive planthopper species that feeds on a wide variety of plant hosts, causing an estimated $3 billion in damages in the United Sta…
ISEF · 2025
Translational Medical Science
Stroke is a leading cause of both morbidity and long-term disability. Timely and accurate detection is critical, as ischemic stroke (IS), caused by blood clots blocking brain circulation, an…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
Traditional evapotranspiration (ET) based irrigation technique involves uncertainties from different sources including ET data and crop coefficients resulting in over- or under-irrigation. W…
ISEF · 2025
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Caffeine, a prevalent compound in human wastewater, has emerged as a reliable anthropogenic biomarker for detecting septic tank contamination in aquatic systems due to its minimal natural oc…
ISEF · 2025
Animal Sciences
Animal behavioral research often grapples with identifying subtle movement patterns, integrating multiple behavioral metrics, and mitigating observer bias. My project presents a novel, acces…
ISEF · 2025
Physics and Astronomy
The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) is a ground-based interferometer designed to detect gravitational waves (GWs). The search for these waves in detector data face…
ISEF · 2025
Physics and Astronomy
This research investigates the extraction of fluid from a rotating cylindrical container using a straw-like tube, focusing on the fluid's viscosity, rotational speed, and tube friction as ke…
ISEF · 2025
Mathematics
The difficulty of prime factorization is essential to keeping our world secure. However, the rise of quantum computing poses a major threat to this security, and thus, it is imperative to di…
ISEF · 2025
Chemistry
Standard oil well and fracking site operations typically burn off large amounts of methane due to the high costs associated with its utilization. On-site conversion of methane to liquid meth…
ISEF · 2025
Physics and Astronomy
Quasars are the brightest objects in the universe and the most energetic subclass of active galactic nuclei (AGN), resulting from the accretion of gas and dust within a rapidly rotating disk…
ISEF · 2025
Physics and Astronomy
As advancements in space technology progress, rocket design has become a critical field of study. This project investigates the optimal fin configuration for a two-stage rocket to achieve hi…
ISEF · 2025
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Microplastics, degraded from plastic products, have become a pervasive pollutant that severely impacts marine ecosystems and public health. This issue is especially critical in Hawaii, where…
ISEF · 2025
Microbiology
Hawaii has a higher prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections compared to the national average. Environmental water is a major vehicle for the transmission…