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ISEF · 2026
Earth and Environmental Sciences
This study investigated the accumulation of heavy metals in lichens as bioindicators of air quality in southern Puerto Rico. The objective was to evaluate whether proximity to industrial act…
CWSF · 2026
Environment & Climate Change Bronze Medal
Carbon dioxide from combustion engines is a major contributor to climate change. I initially designed a system that used chemical reactions to absorb and trap carbon dioxide. Exhaust gas bub…
ISEF · 2026
Embedded Systems
Since 1993, the IAEA has reported 4,243 radioactive accidents, causing deaths due to radioactive lost/stolen sources and leaks. Therefore, surveying contaminated areas using a UAV-based plat…
CWSF · 2026
Digital Technology Gold Medal
By 2052, one quarter of the population will be over the age of 65, with adults over 85 the fastest growing segment. Supporting older adults to age well is a national priority. This project e…
ISEF · 2026
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
By 2052, one quarter of the population will be over the age of 65, with adults over 85 the fastest growing segment. Supporting older adults to maintain their independence is a global priorit…
ISEF · 2026
Technology Enhances the Arts
Referring 3D Gaussian Splatting Segmentation (R3DGS) is a newly proposed task in ICML 2025 Oral paper ReferSplat. Differ from previous 3D segmentation that simply select 3D objects, it empha…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The requirement for millikelvin refrigeration is a dominant barrier for scaling quantum computing and unlocking its potential for groundbreaking research across numerous fields. As qubits ar…
ISEF · 2026
Materials Science
Microbial contamination in healthcare and marine environments compromises safety and incurs billions in costs. To address this, a parametric study was conducted on eight cast Cu-Zn-Al-Sn all…
ISEF · 2026
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Wheelchair Paralympic athletes lose 25% of their training time collecting table tennis balls manually, causing fatigue and affecting their autonomy, performance and motivation. This is a glo…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Bronze Medal
Diagnosing aggressive thyroid cancers like the tall-cell variant can be challenging because pathologists must determine whether the cancer cells are at least 3 times taller than they are wid…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Introduction: Parkinson’s disease (PD) is characterized by the loss of dopamine producing neurons. Many pathways involving mitochondrial dysfunction and synaptic function are involved in thi…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Gold Medal
My project focused on the embryonic development of the cerebellum. Little is known about how the cerebellum is formed during early embryonic development, and how its neural pathways are form…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
Localized surface plasmons (LSPs) are collective oscillations of free electrons on metallic nanoparticles. By confining light into nanoscale volumes, LSPs generate strong electromagnetic nea…
ISEF · 2026
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Airway diseases are known for the excessive production of mucus and inflammatory levels. Nonetheless, most of the current literature has been on intracellular pathways rather than on the ext…
ISEF · 2026
Microbiology
Chlamydia trachomatis (Ctr) causes over 130 million urogenital infections annually. Despite high genetic similarity, Chlamydia muridarum (Cm) exhibits different host tropism. Interspecies di…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences
As we move into an era where AI agents are prevalent in many aspects of our lives, from solving scientific problems to acting as therapists, the world faces an unquantified risk. Every day,…
ISEF · 2026
Cellular and Molecular Biology
1 in 8 women are diagnosed with breast cancer (BC) in the US, and peripheral nerves are present in upwards of 85% of BC cases. Adrenergic signaling, regulated by stress neurotransmitters lik…
ISEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering
Additive manufacturing relies heavily on disposable plastic supports, which contribute to long-term environmental waste. This project investigated Sargassum polyphyllum, an invasive brown al…
ISEF · 2026
Biochemistry
Around 40.8 million people are living with HIV at the end of 2024 (World Health Organization, 2024). Around 630,000 deaths were due to HIV-related causes. These numbers highlight the need fo…
CWSF · 2026
Environment & Climate Change Bronze Medal
I studied how to turn natural light from marine bioluminescent algae into a safe and useful lighting system. This type of light, called bioluminescence, usually fades very quickly, which mak…
CWSF · 2026
Environment & Climate Change Bronze Medal
Freezing rain can build up on power lines and cause serious damage, leading to power outages that affect safety, cost money, and disrupt services. In this project, I studied whether eco-frie…
ISEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering
Biofilms are communities of microorganisms that aggregate and grow on microplastic (MP) surfaces. Bacterial proximity strengthens antibiotic-resistance through the dissemination of antibioti…
ISEF · 2026
Materials Science
Food spoilage causes over 1.3 billion tons of global waste annually, largely due to microbial growth. This project investigated whether a chitosan-based antimicrobial coating applied to 3D-p…
CWSF · 2026
Agriculture, Fisheries & Food
Goat raising is of great importance in the Mixteca region of Puebla, as it is considered the region's traditional dish. However, as the season progresses and drought sets in, goats begin to…
ISEF · 2026
Chemistry
Traditional “best-before” dates on packaged meat are often rough estimates that do not take real storage conditions into account which can increase the risk of consuming spoiled food, posing…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness
Our lungs are kept healthy by hair-like structures called cilia, found in our nasal passages, that act as brooms, sweeping bacteria out of our lungs. Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) is a di…
ISEF · 2026
Materials Science
Over 62 million tonnes of electronic waste are generated yearly, a figure projected to reach 74 million by 2030, with electronic circuit failure as a leading cause. Such failure is especiall…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Modern vaccines are effective but often depend on complex formulations containing depot-forming adjuvants and stabilizing excipients. Emerging approaches such as neoantigen cancer vaccines a…
CWSF · 2026
Environment & Climate Change
Protecting (nipiy): Clean water is something many people take for granted. But for some First Nations communities in Canada, safe drinking water is still not always guaranteed. My project ex…
ISEF · 2026
Software Design
Multi-agent AI systems are increasingly prevalent in various fields ranging from autonomous drone systems to healthcare assistant robots. Achieving success in complex environments requires e…