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ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
Catheters are the most used devices in treating hospitalized patients and in hemodialysis procedures. However, its use represents a potential risk for blood infections (possibly sepsis or se…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Lead contamination in water systems is responsible for widespread chronic diseases around the world. Especially in underdeveloped countries, where lead contamination is prevalent, a cost-eff…
ISEF · 2019
Energy: Chemical Fourth Award
Research Question: Can mankind not manipulate bionergy to create a carbon negative instead of carbon-neutral energy production system as a means of reversing the harmful effects of climate c…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Coffee farmers in Cavite, Philippines experience serious yield losses because of the aggressiveness of brown eye spot disease (Cercospora coffeicola) causing severe leaf fall and berry damag…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Lead pollution is a serious environmental issue as elevated levels contribute to negative neurological effects within animals, as well as slowed growth and reproduction rates. Finding method…
ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
The purpose of my project was to reduce the use of polyethylene plastics throughout the world and create a safer alternative. Creating a different type of plastic with the same features, but…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
More than 1.5 billion people are infected with parasitic diseases transmitted through contaminated soil that could be prevented by simply wearing proper footwear. Nearly 1/2 of the world’s p…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
Brain-computer interface (BCI) is an upcoming technological development that has shown a lot of potential in the field of medicine in restoring useful functions to people disabled by neuromu…
ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
A key component of regenerative medicine is providing material scaffolds to function as supporting structures as well as delivery systems of therapeutic molecules or cells. Scaffolds and del…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
Three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting is one of the most promising methods of tissue engineering as it provides unprecedented versatility and precision in delivering cells and biomaterials. How…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
The goal of hyper-efficient propulsion has already been reached within the animal kingdom as animals such as Jellyfish and Comb Jellies are able to sustain themselves with limited required c…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences
There are 1.1 billion people who lack access to freshwater globally. Harvesting moisture from the air is an innovative way to alleviate the freshwater crisis. Torrey Pine tree needles are we…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Arsenite contamination of source water presents a threat to dozens of developing countries that cannot afford remediatory solutions. The conversion of arsenite to arsenate via oxidation pres…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
Antibiotic pollution in soils and groundwater is one of the world’s most pressing problems. There are 1.4 micrograms of antibiotics per liter of freshwater and 125,000 tons of antibiotics po…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The progressive adoption of urban, industrial lifestyle deteriorated the quality of freshwater reservoirs and caused a huge challenge in the world in maintaining the demand and quality of wa…
ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
This study examined a new kind of water treatment material derived from bio-TiO2 nanoparticle-impregnated bacterial cellulose (TiO2-BC) synthesized by an environmentally friendly method. The…
ISEF · 2019
Animal Sciences
Investigations based on environmental DNA (eDNA) have attracted considerable attention in recent years. For example, eDNA from water samples is a powerful tool for examining habitats of fish…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
Bisphenol A, a synthetic organic compound used in the production of polycarbonate plastics, has been determined to be harmful to humans. Due to controversy, most food companies discontinued…
ISEF · 2019
Systems Software
There are some problems such as duplicated storage and verification in current blockchain, which results in low operation efficiency. This model proposes a way to solve these problems based…
ISEF · 2019
Embedded Systems
Current state-of-the-art prostheses require invasive surgical procedures which can pose risks to the patient, while on the other hand, non-invasive prosthetic technology lacks accurate patte…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
Many worldwide citizens go through medical attention and face improper diagnoses and treatment, which can lead to life-threatening circumstances. In the U.S. alone, 12 million patients are m…
ISEF · 2019
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Neural networks are utilized for machine learning. This project attempted to recreate the sound of stringed instruments similar to the violin using neural networks. Current computer generati…
ISEF · 2019
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
According with the World Health Organization (2014), there are 285 millions of people with a visual disability all around the world. At least 39 million are totally blind. The main problem t…
ISEF · 2019
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
In brain research, an important step after staining and imaging the different brain cells is their phenotyping. In this research, we work with patches of images, taken with CLARITY and aim t…
ISEF · 2019
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Major Depressive Disorder is a severe, chronic disorder affecting over 350 million people per year, and one out of every six people will be affected in their lifetime. Not only is this debil…
ISEF · 2019
Embedded Systems Fourth Award
On many pattern recognition and inference tasks the human brain, which consumes just 20W and occupies only 1.5L, can outperform AI running on large von Neumann (vN) systems. Closure of this…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences
In just one hour, more than 600,000 g are released into the Puget Sound area of Washington State; this is caused by a multitude of vehicles braking tens of thousands of times an hour, releas…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
This project aims to compare four types of truss bridges currently in use and seeks to determine which is the most stable, feasible, and cost-effective design. The bridge must meet certain s…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry Fourth Award
Current gas sensors possess many disadvantages, from low gas specificity to short life spans to the requiring of extensive maintenance. Carbon nanotubes' extremely specific structure inspire…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
Buckminsterfullerenes exhibit remarkable reactivity compared to the chemistry of other carbon allotropes due to all double bonds being unconjugated. This leads to it being a super electron d…