Earth & Planetary Sciences
Second Award
Objectives/Goals Storm surges are the rise of water caused by storms like Hurricane Sandy. They flood and damage coastlines. My experiment tested which wave-barrier reduces wave power, but a…
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Determining the validity of two hypotheses using the best type of wood to burn and the worst type of wood to burn as concluded in the 1st year study: 1. If the atmospheric c…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Are copper-bonded or galvanized rods more resistant to corrosion?Do installation damages accelerate corrosion? Methods/Materials The procedure was a realistic simulation of…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals To validate an iPhone acquired heart rhythm could be reliable for clinical diagnosis of cardiac arrhythmias. Methods/Materials Materials: General Electric 12-Lead Electrocar…
Chemistry
Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My research is to study the effects of Reactive Oxygen Species(ROS) and Oxidative Stress that affect our environment and everyday life. I harnessed the power of the natural…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals To find the effects of various diameters of pulleys on the outside travel (rim) speed of the pulley using a constant turning speed (RPM). Methods/Materials 3 different sized…
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This experiment intended that ingredients when mixed with vanilla ice cream, would prolong the frozen nature and retard the melting process. Methods/Materials In this experi…
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I wanted to see if children, Kindergarten to grade three, can tell the difference between candy and over-the-counter medicine/pill. My goal was to get a sample of 150 studen…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals I wanted to investigate whether it would be possible or practical to construct a vacuum airship -- that is, an airship with a "shell" filled with vacuum rather than with a l…
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this investigation was to learn if age affected optical illusion perception. The hypothesis was that the increase of age would make the optical illusion per…
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of this investigation is to inform Rubidoux resisdents about the water quality they consume and are being surrounded by. Methods/Materials -Four Water Sources…
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals While shopping with my peers I have noticed their opinions of brand names and articles of clothing influence each other. I am interested in fashion, and I was curious to dis…
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals To find a natural substitute for sunscreen from turmeric, beet root, and sandalwood. Methods/Materials Materials: one grinder made of rock for Sandalwood. A kitchen Blender.…
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Although benthic foraminifera are very common in the world ocean, little is known about how the shell size of benthic foraminifera responds to the surrounding environment. H…
Physics & Astronomy
Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine scientifically if percussing a watermelon predicts how sweet or ripe it is. I hypothesized that ripe watermelons transmitted a different sound…
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to understand the effect of encouragement on the vocal range and sustenance on a single note, so singers and vocal instructors everywhere, can u…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals To determine the effect of air temperature on the flight distance of a fueled film canister. Methods/Materials Two blocks of wood were screwed together with one cut at a 45…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to determine whether plants grow best under low or high pressure, or at no pressure at all. Methods/Materials The method for this experimen…
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the experiment is to determine if an increase of temperature affects the life cycle of plants and animals. Also, how and why an increase of temperature does o…
Plant Biology
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose was to determine the allelopathic effect of juglone on the growth of vegetable plants. Allelopathy is the beneficial or harmful effect of one plant on another pl…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if #eco# cleaners are less harmful to plant germination than traditional cleansers. Methods/Materials Radish seeds were placed on paper towel m…
Zoology
First Award
Objectives/Goals This research aims to discover how and why the Neuroterus saltatorius wasp larvae cause galls jump and how this mechanism of motility can be applied to other areas of scienc…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal for this project was to find out if golf ball dimpling on the top surface of delta wing glider can increase its aerodynamics efficiency to a point which affects mea…
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine whether bacteria is growing on the three artificial turf fields in my home town. If so, which artificial turf field has the most bacteria? Furt…
Physics & Astronomy
First Award
Objectives/Goals Under applied electric current, interconnects in integrated circuits are known to fail when lack of resistance to electromigration causes directional diffusion and the forma…
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to compare the water quality of three cities located in Korea and U.S.A., specifically Gangneung, Seoul, and San Diego. Methods/Materials…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to figure out whether lasers might be used to transfer energy efficiently. Specifically, to measure the efficiency when power is converted in…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to detect the presence of diethylhexly phthalate in nonprescription pharmaceutical medication and dietary supplements through liquid chromat…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My project was to prove or disprove if the material a levitating train is built with affect its rate of speed. I believe the material a levitating train is built with affect…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine which conventional airfoil will create the most lift over 3 speeds & differing Angles of Attack (AoA), find the stall, which job each may best…