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Custom Designed Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Key words: Small electric unmanned aerial vehicle, UAV, strong body, electric motor, remote control, cheap parts and materials. Aim of project: Elaborate, make and test custom designed small…

Cyanobacteria: Not Just Green in Color!

Greenhouse gasses, carbon dioxide emissions, and an increasing population; all part of this planet we all call home. As the carbon dioxide amounts in the atmosphere increase, and the oxygen…

Cyber Automated Report Linker: A Network Approach to Minimizing Expansion of Catastrophic Cyber Infiltrations

Fourth Award

Catastrophic cyber infiltrations can devastate a nation's information infrastructure. This project provides a new way to defend modern adaptive computer networks. Computer networks are autom…

Cylindric Young Tableaux and Their Properties

Cylindric Young tableaux are combinatorial objects that are a natural extension of Young tableaux. Young tableaux -- grids of boxes with numbers that satisfy certain rules -- are useful thro…

Cytotoxic Effects of Graphene on Cell Proliferation of Skin Fibroblast Cells

Systems Software

Graphene is a crystalline allotrope with sp2-bonded carbon atoms in a hexagonal lattice. Its versatile properties, such as high mechanical strength, biochemical functionalization, and high s…

Dactylography Games

A preliminary research shows that 93.3% of the sample is not aware of their efficiency level relative to the use of a computer keyboard. Henceforth, the following question arises, is it poss…

Danger High Voltage: Especially When Cold

Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)

Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to see how the voltage output of a solar cell is affected by different temperatures. Methods/Materials Materials: solar cell, multimeter,…

Daphnia: Under the Influence

Toxicology

Objectives/Goals To find whether certain substances affect the heart rate of Cladocera Daphnia. Methods/Materials Water fleas, caffeine, alcohol, microscope. I added small amounts of alcohol…

Data Representation with Relational Document Graphs for 3D Visualization

A method for the modeling and visualization of complex systems of objects was developed. The method developed implements a custom document object model to represent arbitrary data structures…

Data Transmission Using Visible Light

Electronics & Electromagnetics

Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to see if laser communication is possible. We believe that laser communication is possible. Methods/Materials By incorporating hardware and…

DC/DC Hybrid Converter for High Power Energy Harvesting

Electronics & Electromagnetics

Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to demonstrate the successful design and construction of a DC/DC hybrid converter for the purpose of high power energy harvesting throug…

Dead in Their Tracks, Phase II

Behavioral and Social Sciences

This experiment was to test different concentrations of termiticides to effectively prevent termite infestation in the home, and to see if the average homeowner could make a cheap efficient…

Dealing with Diabetes: Building an Artificial Pancreas Model

Applied Mechanics & Structures

Objectives/Goals The objective is to design, build, and test a model of an artificial pancreas to investigate the challenges of getting such a device to work and to examine how accurate the…

Death Assay Evaluation for Angiostrongylus cantonensis Nematode

Animal Sciences

An increasing dilemma in tropical climates is that of Rat Lungworm disease, caused by human infection by A. Cantonensis larvae. These larvae typically survive within a rat or slug host, the…

Death by Salt: An Experiment to Test the Salinity Tolerance of Microorganisms at the Arcata Marsh

Toxicology

Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine the salinity tolerance of microorganisms at the Arcata Marsh. Methods/Materials Water, including substrate and floating plants…

Decreasing Sexual Risks and Diagnosing HIV in Teens

Behavioral & Social Sciences

Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine Ventura High School students# sexual activity, condom use and interest in getting an HIV test at school. This information will…

Degradation of TPH- Diesel in Soil through Mycoremediation

The purpose of this research is to test the effectiveness of mycoremediation on urban soils. Mycoremediation is the process where fungal organisms such as mushrooms are used to degrade delet…

Demonstrating Doppler: Determining the Speed of an Object with Sound

Physics & Astronomy First Award

Objectives/Goals I want to find out if the Doppler Effect can be used to measure the speed of a toy car with a buzzer mounted on top. I found in my research that Doppler's formula relates th…

DermatoScan: Machine Vision, Analysis, Learning & Natural Computing Optimizations for the Early Detection of Skin Cancer

Mathematics & Software

Objectives/Goals A dermatoscope is a handheld device used by doctors to view skin tumors. Very few dermatoscopes provide any form of intelligent analysis or diagnostic support. Machine visio…

Desalination Across the Nation

Environmental Engineering

Objectives/Goals There is a huge debate in Monterey right now about whether or not we should have a desalination plant. People say it is our only hope because of the drought--but is it reall…

Design and Construction of a Miniature Helium Airship

Applied Mechanics & Structures

Objectives/Goals This project aimed at developing a design concept for a miniature helium airship that had a minimal size and sufficient lift to carry necessary payloads for outdoor applicat…

Design and Construction of a Scalable Active Battery Management System for Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicles

Second Award

As battery cells age, their capacities diverge, which causes problems in large series connected packs such as those found in electric vehicles. Cells that develop larger or smaller capacitie…

Design and Construction of a Water Sport Bicycle

With the advent of many new sports in recent times,the possibility of developing water sports related to the use of bicycles in water caught our attention.In furtherance of this idea,we set…

Design and Evaluation of a Multisensor Bioelectrical System for Diagnosis of Atrial Fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is the most common type of arrhythmia, where atria beat chaotically, resulting in an inefficient pumping action that causes blood to pool in the atria, increasing…

Design and Synthesis of a Novel Biosensor Platform for Health Diagnostics

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Second Award

Biosensors are becoming increasingly prevalent in today’s society with applications in health diagnostics, bio warfare detection, water quality monitoring, and food safety. Currently in heal…

Design and Testing of a Fluid Based Solar Tracker

Applied Mechanics & Structures Third Award

Objectives/Goals To design a simple solar tracking mechanism, and test whether it improves energy output for a solar panel. Methods/Materials The heart of the system is a balancing fluid tha…

Design, Construction and Optimization of a Low-Cost Portable Enterococci Test (PET) Kit

Third Award

The World Health Organization estimates that over two million deaths worldwide can be attributed to unsanitary water. High levels of fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) in freshwater environments…

Designing a Fluorescent Precursor to Test the Partial Hairpin Insertion Model of Tat Protein Transport

Protein transporters, located in the bacterial cell membranes, are responsible for moving proteins produced inside bacteria to outside of the cell where they operate. The Tat (twin-arginine…

Designing a Genetic CRISPR-cas Detection Probe for Adherent Invasive Escherichia coli Utilizing Comparative Genomics

Fourth Award

Several studies have documented marked alterations in the gut microbiota of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). There are two major subphenotypes of IBD: Ulcerative Colitis (UC)…

Designing and Constructing Photonic Crystals at 2.4 GHz

Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award

Objectives/Goals Photonics crystals are repeating structures made of two materials with different indices of refraction and are useful for many applications, mostly as filters, fibers, and w…