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ISEF · 2024
Chemistry Fourth Award
Climate change drives governments around the world to switch from carbon-based energy to renewable sources. Wind and solar power are very popular, yet storing enough energy for night or time…
ISEF · 2024
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
This project resulted from an observation that conventional plastics are a significant cause for pollution in our environment and aims to develop a compostable, environmentally friendly poly…
ISEF · 2024
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Globally, cancer is the leading cause of death, with 1.9 million new diagnoses and 600,000 deaths annually attributed to lung cancer alone. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) represents appr…
ISEF · 2024
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Aircraft stalling accidents, caused by boundary layer separation over wings, are nearly 50% more likely to be fatal than non-stall related accidents posing as a momentous safety hazard on co…
ISEF · 2024
Embedded Systems
People with visual impairments face significant challenges in recognizing their surroundings, which significantly impact their mobility and daily activities. However, traditional assistive d…
ISEF · 2024
Chemistry Third Award
Sitophilus oryzae, commonly known as the rice weevil, is a stored grain pest responsible for potentially destroying up to 90% of stored grain worldwide. In an effort to eradicate it, various…
ISEF · 2024
Mathematics
Typical Ramsey theory refers to that, if all edges of a complete graph with n vertices are colored in red or blue, each edge in either color of the two, when n becomes large enough, we can c…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical Engineering
With an estimated 60,000,000+ individuals worldwide suffering from disabilities such as mutism and over 850,000 coma patients in the United States each year, enhancing communication capaciti…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Handwriting is defined as a complex neurophysiological process that involves multiple aspects including visual-motor, memory, and linguistic aspects as well as multiple subsections of the ce…
ISEF · 2024
Animal Sciences
Polyclad flatworms have a highly branched digestive system combining features of the gastrovascular cavity and the gastrointestinal tract. However, the exact function of this system remains…
ISEF · 2024
Systems Software
“Bridging the Gap Using EdTech and AI” includes the EdTech desktop application and an iOS mobile app with a workflow of three functions to make the use of AI for teaching/learning more effic…
ISEF · 2024
Environmental Engineering
Facing a global challenge of freshwater scarcity, this project presents a novel approach thus a portable, low-temperature solar thermal desalination system. Despite covering over 71% of the…
ISEF · 2024
Translational Medical Science
The inability of deep learning (DL) models to explain their output, known as the AI “Black Box” problem, greatly hinders clinical adoption of DL models in healthcare. This study is the first…
ISEF · 2024
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The purpose of this project was to create a bulletproof plate that could be inserted into a backpack to help keep students and staff safe in the event of a school shooting. I wanted to creat…
ISEF · 2024
Earth and Environmental Sciences Second Award
To combat marine biotoxin contamination that threatens California’s $15-million shellfish industry, this research establishes the first California Marine Biotoxin Management System (CABMS),…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Cancer is one of the major adverse health issues in the world, and is the second leading cause of death amongst Native Hawaiians. Ovarian cancer specifically, is known to have a stronger eff…
ISEF · 2024
Materials Science
Online pharmacies and social media platforms are responsible for the growing presence of fake and counterfeit medicines, and the verification and authentication of dosage levels are imperati…
ISEF · 2024
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Targeted peptide cancer therapies which are less toxic compared to synthetic chemotherapies,is a research field of growing interest.Cell surface receptors Integrin-avß3(avß3),which recognize…
ISEF · 2024
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Artificial light at night (ALAN) can disrupt wildlife seasonal phenology. Many animals produce melatonin, a hormone regulating circadian rhythms, in the dark. ALAN, especially from cool whit…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical Engineering
Nanotechnology emerges as a potentially effective remedy for the field of bone regenerative medicine. Innovative solutions are needed to overcome regenerative strategy challenges, such as sc…
ISEF · 2024
Animal Sciences
When cattle or other livestock eat hay wrap or hay string it causes the animal to die because the string is a filler and is not digestible so the animal thinks they are not hungry because th…
ISEF · 2024
Environmental Engineering
Recognizing CO2’s pivotal role in climate change, and soil carbon as the major active pool of terrestrial carbon, Carboflux introduces a novel method to quantify soil carbon flux, which meas…
ISEF · 2024
Embedded Systems
Amidst the dramatic expansion of online shopping and deliveries, wasted cardboard packaging has become a major challenge in modern-day society. In this research, an innovative approach to th…
ISEF · 2024
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Second Award
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the United States. However, early detection can prevent up to 80% of associated fatalities. 12-lead Electrocardiograms (ECGs) ar…
ISEF · 2024
Animal Sciences
Biofortification increases the nutritional value of food crops by increasing the vitamin and mineral content. The objective of this research was to determine if a feed supplement including a…
ISEF · 2024
Biochemistry
An essential component of human diets is dairy because it has a unique effect it has on the human body due to a protein called casein. This protein has angiotensin receptor blockers that aff…
ISEF · 2024
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Kidney cancer treatment depends on several factors, such as cancer subtype and stage. It is extremely important that the doctor knows what subtype of kidney cancer their patient has in order…
ISEF · 2024
Plant Sciences
The improper use of synthetic inputs in agriculture may impact the environment and human health. This research developed a biotechnological polymer seed coating rich in bioactive compounds t…
ISEF · 2024
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Natural killer (NK) cells are involved in surveillance and killing of tumor cells. Although classically part of innate immunity, I and others have identified a subset of NK cells with adapti…
ISEF · 2024
Technology Enhances the Arts
Astrophysicists seek methods of effectively conveying complex concepts to non-scientific audiences. Sonification, or the conversion of information into audio, improves the accessibility of t…