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CYSF · 2026

Autonomous Car

For my 2025 - 2026 science fair project I will further advance my Self Driving Car. The robot will go along the preferred path and if there are obstacles such as pedestrians, red light, and…

Autonomous Drone-Based Early Detection and Precision Control of Wheat Diseases

Environmental Engineering

Nearly 30 farmers take their lives everyday in India due to immense socioeconomic pressure from their families. One prevalent factor to this stress is the low crop yield, often caused by dis…

Autonomous Mars Rover for Real-Time Geological, Chemical, and Atmospheric Exploration

Physics and Astronomy

This project presents the design, construction, and testing of a miniature autonomous Mars rover The Red Planet Trailblazer engineered to investigate the feasibility of robotic missions for…

Autonomous Trocar Insertion Robot to Aid in Minimally Invasive Surgery

Biomedical Engineering

A trocar is a device that creates ports in the abdominal wall to allow for laparoscopic and endoscopic surgeries. Trocar insertion has been associated with several surgical injuries due to s…

Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) for Real-Time 3D Microplastic Concentration and Toxicity Mapping via Deep Learning and Integrated Microscopy

Robotics and Intelligent Machines

Microplastics have a devastating effect on global ecosystems, however, conventional monitoring methods are expensive, inefficient, and cumbersome requiring week-long laboratory analyses, whi…

A.W.A.R.E.:Development of a Real-Time Wearable Auditory Emergency Detection System for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals Using AI-Based Acoustic Analysis

Embedded Systems

Those who are Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) live in a world in which they may miss the sound of a fire alarm, a severe weather announcement, or an approaching car horn, not because they are…

A Water-Saving Anti-Splash Squat Toilet

Environmental Engineering

Millions of people use squat toilets daily, yet urine splashing remains a common problem, soiling floors and clothing, promoting bacterial growth, and causing unpleasant odors. Beyond hygien…

A Wearable Pulse-Based Music Recommendation System for Stress Management in Athletes

Biomedical Engineering

Athletes are often exposed to increased psychological and physiological stress before and during competition, which can be detrimental to performance. Typical methods of managing this stress…

A Wearable System for Real-Time Detection and Attenuation of Hazardous Visual Stimuli

Embedded Systems

Flashing lights are a common everyday occurrence that may seem insignificant but for people who suffer from migraines, neurodivergence with light sensitivity or photosensitive seizures, cert…

CYSF · 2026

Bacteria

to see if the five second rule really doesn't collect bacteria or does it

Bacteria on the Menu 2.0

Microbiology

In this project, we aimed to investigate the potential use of phages (bacterial viruses) as a form of biocontrol against bacterial plant pathogens. Our goal was to specifically test the effe…

CYSF · 2026

Baking Soda Volcano

This volcanic model demonstates a Volcanic Eruption with the use of Primarly Baking Soda and Vinigar (any type). The Materials stated this Project are esseintial to this performance, which i…

CYSF · 2026

Balloon Powered Cars

We will analyze and compare the distance travelled by different types of cars. We have used cardboard, Lego, and plastic bottle as a material for different cars with plastic bottle caps for…

BananaBaby: Musa spp. Anisotropic and Parallel Venation Biomimetic Neonatal Incubator Liner Preventing Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs) in Developing Countries

Materials Science

Globally, every 1 in 10 babies are born prematurely, their lives dependent on neonatal incubators to maintain a high humidity environment and reduce water loss through their immature skin. H…

CWSF · 2026

Banana DNA

Curiosity & Ingenuity

This experiment investigated how to extract DNA from a Banana using common household materials and how variables affect the success of the extraction process. This experiment extracts visibl…

CWSF · 2026

B.A.R.T.: Biomarker Analysis for Respiratory Testing in Early Detection of Orodental Disease

Health & Wellness Silver Medal

Oral diseases affect nearly 3.7 billion people worldwide, making them one of the planet’s most widespread and neglected health burdens. Although largely preventable, these conditions often p…

Basella alba: A Novel Source for the Preparation of a Biopolymer Film to Detect Food Spoilage

Materials Science

Food is a basic requirement of life. Despite several measures being taken to increase productivity and nutrient levels in food, food spoilage along the supply chain remains a major challenge…

CYSF · 2026

Bath bomb science

How does the water temperature affect the reaction rate of a bath bomb.

CWSF · 2026

Bat-ter Stay Away: An Innovative Approach for Deterring Bats Near a Simulated Wind Turbine

Environment & Climate Change Bronze Medal

Bat collisions with wind turbines are a growing environmental concern. Although several strong, evidence-based theories explain why bats are attracted to wind turbines, no single reason expl…

CYSF · 2026

Battle Against the Blaze: eco-friendly wildfire extinguisher

My project is about an eco-friendly extinguisher, I compare different natural substances and how they react to the fire and the land.

CWSF · 2026

Battle of the Bioplastics

Environment & Climate Change Bronze Medal

Plastic pollution is one of the biggest environmental problems we face today, yet only 9% of plastic ever gets recycled (OECD, 2022). Plastics serve countless purposes — from food packaging…

Battle of the Molecular Methods: RFLP and Multiplex PCR in Genetic Detection Accuracy

Plant Sciences

As our population increases our Global Food Production has to increase by 70% before 2050 according to the FAO. This goal is very difficult to reach with biotic stresses like pathogens causi…

Battling Algal Blooms: How Rotifers Keep Microcystis in Check

Microbiology

Harmful Algae Blooms (HABs) are growths of microalgae that produce harmful toxins. Microcystis aeruginosa is the cyanobacterium commonly found in HABs. Microcystis produces the cyanotoxin mi…

CYSF · 2026

Battling Brain Cancer

This project will be about brain cancer. I will mainly talk about 3 which are known as, Glioblastoma, Oligodendroglioma, and Ependymoma. I will also talk about the symptoms and ways we can c…

Beating the Odds in Drug Discovery With 3DICE: Interpretable 3D Cross-Modal Learning for Drug–Target Interaction Prediction at Scale

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

Drug–target interaction (DTI) prediction is a crucial step in modern drug discovery. Accurate and efficient predictions can substantially reduce costs and development time. While deep learni…

CWSF · 2026

Beats vs Brains: A Study on Binaural Beats.

Health & Wellness Bronze Medal

Have you ever wondered if certain sounds could affect memory or efficiency in studying? This project, tested how the two highest binaural beats-Beta and Gamma- would affect student's short t…

BeeCast: A Novel Predictive Model Using Neural Networks to Predict Colony Collapse

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

The steady decline in bee population over the past several decades has led to an overall decrease in crop yields and poorer food quality. Today, there are no known tools available on the mar…

BeeSMART: Bee Sustainability Monitoring and Automated Response Technology

Animal Sciences

Honeybee colonies continue to be the main victim of a series of problems caused by parasites, environmental stress, and the beekeeping methods used. A large part of the losses was due to the…

CWSF · 2026

Before it Begins: A Preventative Multi Layer Calcium Driven Framework for Alzheimer’s

Disease & Illness

Alzheimer’s disease is typically treated after symptoms appear, despite evidence that underlying changes begin years earlier. I investigated whether early calcium dysregulation and disrupted…

CYSF · 2026

Before the Blockage

This science fair project studies how long-term health factors like high cholesterol and high blood pressure can lead to blocked heart arteries. It uses an AI computer model to look at lifes…