Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to see if four different types of equivalent watt bulbs would give off the same amount of thermal energy. Methods/Materials I used a 100 watt…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to find the optimal, lighweight, yet effective shield from radioactivity. This material should be light enough to be used in rescue vehicles t…
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Second Award
Objectives/Goals For almost five decades, linguists have actively pursued the questions: What is "creativity", how do we think, and where does meaning lie in our communication? Combining fun…
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals One important factor that leads to the degradation of our environment can be traced to building construction and operation. We are responsible for engineering improved build…
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this experiment is to find out which virus, LNSV or TBSV, is dominant in different plant species, and to study if the symptom severity correlates to the amt of v…
Mathematics & Software
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Local layering is a new concept giving users the ability to "weave" images as if they are strips of paper or bring regions of interest on several different images to the for…
Mathematics & Software
Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to discover the effect of a player's starting location on outcome in the game of RISK. I hypothesized that consolidation of a player's initial territories…
Pharmacology (Senior Division Only)
Third Award
Objectives/Goals Test the effects of caloric restriction and dietary supplementation of Resveratrol and Rapamycin on the lifespans of Drosophila Melanogaster. Methods/Materials 1 Live Drosop…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Third Award
Objectives/Goals My general objective was to investigate how the shape of a roller coaster's vertical loop affects the ability of the roller-coaster car to complete the loop. At the top of t…
Chemistry
Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Is it possible to cool your body down during exercise using chemical means? Through the application of chemicals to athletic garments, it is possible to make the sweat on th…
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Male Pattern Baldness (MPB) is the most common form of hair loss in humans and affects more than 50% of men by age 50. No accurate method exists to predict who will get this…
Chemistry
First Award
Objectives/Goals Porous silicon as a sensor is useful in many applications throughout the real world, from detecting toxins in the environment to monitoring levels of chemicals in the living…
Mathematics & Software
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This project determined the efficacy of statistical analysis of program assembly instruction (opcode) frequencies to identify Malware from Goodware. Methods/Materials Malwar…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals This project focuses on manipulating the electrical conductivity of different solutions via electrolysis. There were three types of water tested: hard, soft, and R.O.(water…
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine what distraction makes it hardest to drive and why. Methods/Materials The materials I used were a Wii, a Wii remote and a steering wheel attach…
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This experiment examines the effect of age, gender, and musical experience on tonal memory and pitch matching. It seeks to determine whether the accuracy of pitch matching a…
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Second Award
Objectives/Goals Through personal experiences with peers, I made the assumption that adolescents feel pressure to dress or behave in ways that make them feel uncomfortable. For my science fa…
Earth Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project is to determine which of the most common sedimentary rock type (Sandstone, Shale or Limestone) provides the most ideal reservoir to store oil. The com…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective was to measure the affect of sugar concentration on the refractive index of water as measured using a homemade laser refractometer. The hypothesis was that the…
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see whether salt, cumin, or lemon juice preserved meat the longest. Methods/Materials Some materials I used were, Presicion food scale, 16 ice cube trays…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I wanted to know which type of metal conducts heat the fastest. I think aluminum will melt butter the fastest. My research found that Aluminum has the lowest specific heat c…
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals To determined the amount of bacteria on water bottles after washing it with room temperature water. Methods/Materials Have 6 water bottles i took a sample from the bottle be…
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My science project's goal was to use colorimetric detection methods to determine if there was any significant difference between the lead levels in domestic and imported can…
Pharmacology (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to determine how magnesium chloride plays a role in the bone remodeling process, osteogenesis, and how its role differs from the effects of…
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine whether micro-algae grown with cow manure will grow at the same rate as micro-algae grown with commercial algae food. Methods/Mat…
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to quantify and compare the number of bacterial colonies in the mouths of a dog, cat, rabbit and human. Methods/Materials To obtain my results…
Microbiology
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To determine the percentage of aluminum anode electrode surface area that will be colonized by biofilm produced by metal reducing microorganism Geobacter sulfurreducens in a…
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Third Award
Objectives/Goals Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) hold great potential for treating many fatal diseases. However, many clinical applications are hindered by limited understanding of hPSC…
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals There is much debate about whether cell phones emit harmful radiation. The electromagnetic wavelengths cell phones use to communicate are called microwaves. Microwaves are n…
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine whether older microwave ovens emit (leak) more radiation than newer microwave ovens. This is an important question because today…