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ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
SO2 is a notorious air pollutant, posing significant risks to health and the environment. Traditional flue gas desulfurization methods, such as limestone scrubbing, are characterized by ener…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Over the last 150 years, the average global temperature on Earth has rapidly increased. This detrimental impact has created–among others–widespread famine, the melting of ice caps, larger, m…
ISEF · 2023
Microbiology Fourth Award
Microorganisms are essential to our environment because of their importance to many ecosystems. As a result of improper disposal, a wide variety of substances pollute the environment, includ…
ISEF · 2023
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Third Award
Structural Supercapacitors (SCs) are electrochemical energy storage devices that utilize the abundance of cement as an electrolyte by employing its high porosity as ion transport channels to…
ISEF · 2023
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
The oceans absorb nearly a third of airborne CO2 emissions, while 1.3 million gallons of crude oil are spilled into oceans every year. Both issues continue to detrimentally affect marine bio…
ISEF · 2023
Physics and Astronomy
This project aims to study the adhesivity of condensed fluids, and a cantilever driven by a 3D-printed damped harmonic mechanism is thus designed. This vibro-impact viscometer allows an adju…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Malaria is a mosquito-borne disease that caused over 619,000 deaths in 2022, Plasmodium falciparum being the most lethal species which affects humans. Although the disease has affected human…
ISEF · 2023
Behavioral and Social Sciences
In the work environment, employees with functional disabilities have the right to request tools and accommodations in order to be more productive and perform their tasks efficiently. In the…
ISEF · 2023
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The evolutionarily conserved DOT1 family of proteins is essential for development in higher mammals. However, overactive DOT1L acts as an oncoprotein, most notably in childhood leukemia. Alt…
ISEF · 2023
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Addiction is a disease in which the structures and function of the brain’s dopamine pathways are altered, resulting in compulsive indulgence in a substance or activity. Although much progres…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
Finding new methods of oxygenation is an important pursuit in the modern age of respiratory diseases, climate change, and the COVID pandemic. Individuals who struggle to achieve sufficient l…
ISEF · 2023
Physics and Astronomy
The recent emergence of research surrounding the superconducting diode effect (SDE) has led to greater understanding of the theory underpinning the mechanism. Previous works have found that…
ISEF · 2023
Physics and Astronomy
Molecular-level devices are a promising candidate that can lead to the next generation of novel electronics with high sensitivity and better performance. Magnetic molecules with transition m…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Autonomous vehicles are predicted to be an enormous disrupter to our economy, creating a massive and unpredictable impact, much like the smartphone on telecommunications. Automation can resh…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry Fourth Award
Recent advances in CO2 capture and fixation allowed the transformation of atmospheric CO2 into useful organic molecules, but they are limited by extreme reaction conditions or the use of dan…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The problem confronted is the emission of hydrocarbons from combustion engines. The Engineering goal was to convert a weed wacker engine (WWE) to utilize compressed air as fuel. A WWE was ch…
ISEF · 2023
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic inflammatory lung disease that obstructs airflow and causes difficulty breathing. It is responsible for approximately 3.2 million de…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical Engineering
Scleral Buckling Surgery is a common eye procedure ophthalmic surgery residents need to master. However, they lack low-cost, quality training models. Surgical simulators are one way to pract…
ISEF · 2023
Plant Sciences
Over time, human populations in coastal areas have affected the environment more and more. Nutrients in marshes and salt pans are increasing due to human impact. Nutrient pollution is one of…
ISEF · 2023
Mathematics
Cryptocurrency is a digital financial asset that has gained exorbitant traction in recent years. Since the global financial crisis period, traditional safe-haven investments have lost their…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Over the course of the last forty years concern of the effects caused by indoor air quality on health has been increasing due to the ever-surging indoor based work environments and homes. Wi…
ISEF · 2023
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Third Award
Current commercial braille displays often cost upwards of a thousand dollars, creating a socioeconomic barrier that is untraversable to many. Research has shown that having braille education…
ISEF · 2023
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The engineering goal of this project was to design a cost-effective and functional artificial limb with the integration of 3D printing, haptic feedback, and force-sensitive resistors (FSRs).…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The majority of passenger aircraft today are powered by Turbofan engines, renowned for their quiet and efficient operation at subsonic speeds. The Turbofan engine is, however, unable to exce…
ISEF · 2023
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Metabolism forms the foundation of understanding how cellular processes work; however, not all reactions within a metabolic network are fully understood. Some specific metabolic pathways in…
ISEF · 2023
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
COVID-19, also known as the coronavirus disease, is a respiratory illness caused by a virus called SARS-CoV-2. Currently, there are two standard COVID-19 diagnostic tests: RT-PCR, with a sen…
ISEF · 2023
Microbiology
As more and more bacteria develop antibiotic resistance, bioenhancers (substances that enhance antibiotic performance) are emerging as potential solutions. We hypothesized that the bioenhanc…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences Fourth Award
Aged people are more prone to sleeping disorders, which poses a serious health concern worldwide. The underlying mechanisms of sleep and aging related diseases remain unclear following my me…
ISEF · 2023
Embedded Systems
Over the past few decades, data has grown exponentially. This has become clear in recent years, with the emergence of complex simulations, large databanks, and dense artificial intelligence…
ISEF · 2023
Mathematics
The purpose of this study is to develop a tool to organize graphs utilizing Hooke’s law, and to assess its abilities in terms of the organization of graphs. Graphs that satisfy certain condi…