Embedded Systems
Fourth Award
This project proposes new dynamic optimization algorithms that provide significant cache management enhancements over the known three basic algorithms for signature verifications to improve…
Energy: Chemical
The purpose of this project was to design a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) prototype that has active control capability that efficiently stabilizes rolling motion while in flight and can mo…
Engineering Mechanics
This report details the second phase of a two-year project to design and test cheaper and more efficient aircraft to be used in seeding or fertilizing crops. Because aerial application is pe…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The choice of regular polygon shape for the perimeter of a short hollow structural support column can increase a column's compression strength by several times. The objectiv…
Energy: Physical
The proposed engineering design was purposed to complement material spacecraft shielding already in place to mitigate the equivalent radiation dosage from galactic cosmic radiation and secon…
Energy: Physical
Heavy metals such as arsenic, cadmium, lead, and zinc are toxic industrial byproducts that often leach into local water supplies. Current methods of heavy metal detection vary in sensitivity…
Embedded Systems
A field programmable gate array (FPGA) is a special type of integrated circuit that has contributed to the broaden application of electronics, from aerospace to defense, and from medical ima…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The polydentate ligands have a great importance in catalysis, design of biomimetics and supramolecular chemistry. Recently poly(oximinoalkyl)amines were proposed as prospective polydentate l…
Environmental Engineering
In developing countries, people walk long distances carrying heavy water drums. However, carried water is contaminated by bacteria, organic material, heavy metal and etc. The goal of this pr…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Third Award
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death world-wide. Coronary CT angiography (CTA) provides a noninvasive method for diagnosing CAD by creating 3D data of the heart. Detec…
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to test to see if the public should be concerned about radiation levels in everyday household objects. Methods/Materials A lead-lined radiation-shielding bo…
Microbiology
To learn more about the origins and evolution of stars and galaxies, astronomers study star clusters, the birthplaces of stars. Our ability to study these clusters can be hampered by the eff…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Mainstream content on the Internet is becoming less text-based, with more emphasis given to videos. As a result, the demands on automatic summarization are rapidly increasing. In the summari…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals This research wished to develop a theoretical methodology to determine accurate molecular models of polyatomic ions in aqueous solutions. Currently, accurate models of such…
Environmental Engineering
Third Award
Environmental dust causes multiple problems, including negative effects on human health, impairment of machinery operation, and production of sensitive electronic components. Multiple types…
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine which type of outdoor work gloves provide protection from the cold but allow the best dexterity and sensation of the hands. Methods/Materials During this study…
Mathematics
Third Award
Streptococcus pyogenes is the bacterium responsible for streptococcal pharyngitis, impetigo, and rheumatoid fever. As antibiotics are often ineffective due to increasing antibiotic resistanc…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Local search is a powerful optimization method used to approach numerous computationally intensive, real-world problems. This research focused on designing an algorithm using local search op…
Mathematics
Achyranthes aspera is a plant found commonly in parts of India and has been anecdotally noted to improve the prognosis of pancreatic cancer patients. Because 91% of newly diagnosed pancreati…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Annually, 5000 kidney disease patients die while waiting for a kidney transplant match. The purpose of this experiment is to decrease this number by determining the efficiency of the optimiz…
Chemistry
Visual perception is an essential skill, especially for school-aged children, as it is needed to understand and decipher things, learn reading skills, copy text accurately, develop visual me…
Mathematics
In 2012, an estimated 2.3 million people were newly infected with HIV, while 14.1 million people were diagnosed with cancer. Marine sponges are considered to be habitats for numerous multitu…
Chemistry
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Human-induced climate change is a severe detrimental stress, particularly on ecological and socio-economic systems that are already affected by pollution. Carbon dioxide (CO…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to analyze the detrimental effects of commercial fertilizer on Rana catesbeiana. Rana lay their eggs in large clumps to ensure some will su…
Energy: Physical
The engineering goal of this project was to develop a solar powered device designed to be able to fully sterilize surgical instruments. This device aimed to find an effective way to steriliz…
Energy: Physical
Myoelectric prosthetics are among the biggest advances in biomedical engineering in the last 25 years, but there are still many improvements that need to be made to optimize device efficienc…
Mathematics
Initial experiments determined the effects of metallic copper on the growth of Escherichia coli. E.coli was exposed to copper metal strips and copper powder. The fine copper powder prevented…
Engineering Mechanics
Available sources of energy in the Earth are quickly depleting, necessitating the need for a renewable energy source. Biodiesel, solar, nuclear, and hydroelectric power are all sources of re…
Chemistry
Second Award
Objectives/Goals Each year, 1 in 6 Americans suffers from food-borne illnesses; worldwide, the death toll from consumption of contaminated food and beverages approaches 2 million annually. M…
Earth & Planetary Sciences
First Award
Objectives/Goals Providing vital services to a vast variety of species, salt marshes retain the distinction as one of the most productive ecosystems on the terrestrial biosphere. Due to incr…