38,465 real projects from ISEF, the Canada-Wide Science Fair, JSHS, AJAS, the Calgary Youth Science Fair and the California Science & Engineering Fair — searchable by meaning, and filterable by fair, year, category and award.
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences
This continuation project is new research in goat reproductive physiology by using blood plasma to accurately predict parturition. The long term purpose of this project is to create a “Goat…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The purpose of this experiment was to demonstrate the effect of pH level on phytoplankton. They are base of food chain, feeding a wide range, controlling carbon dioxide, and producing 85 per…
CSEF · 2017
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Background: Infant formulas are designed to provide complete nutrition for babies. There are numerous types of infant formulas that vary based on type of protein (milk, soy,…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences Second Award
Compassion fade—the phenomenon of decreasing sympathy and willingness to donate when the number of victims of a crisis increases—has been invoked to help explain a variety of human failings,…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Determine the competitiveness between probiotics and pathogenic-behaving organisms. Our hypothesis was that the Staphylococcus epidermidis will prohibit the growth of the pr…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics Third Award
In order to continue the growth and improvement of society economically, environmentally, and sustainably, it is essential to develop advancements in materials to create new reliable sources…
CSEF · 2017
Zoology
Objectives/Goals In this experiment I was testing whether different foods fed to Black soldier fly larvae in my custom designed self-harvesting bins affect the health and production rate of…
CSEF · 2017
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to design a compressed air energy storage system that could replace batteries in a more environmentally responsible way. Methods/Materials 3…
ISEF · 2017
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Alternative splicing is an inherent gene regulatory mechanism, allowing for a single gene to code for a multitude of proteins. Intron retention (IR) is a class of alternative splicing variat…
ISEF · 2017
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Zika Virus (ZIKV) poses a considerable threat to human life, with over 100,000 cases confirmed. Since no treatments or drugs are available, a novel approach was created to expedite the ident…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study was to find non-human organisms that carry similar proteins to those associated with Parkinsons Disease, Alzheimers Disease, Marfan Syndrome, front…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to create a two-part system for the detection of schistosome parasites in a body of water. An attraction device to concentrate the proteomi…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Current understanding of schizophrenia concerns mainly molecular, single cell, or gross-system levels of brain function; however, the disruption of patterned dynamics in neuronal clusters ye…
ISEF · 2017
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
The high incidences of Dengue, Chikungunya, Zika and Yellow Fever epidemics have become a worrying factor for public health authorities. Aedes aegypti is the main transmission agent for thos…
ISEF · 2017
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Wireless capsule endoscopy (WCE) is a minimally invasive alternative to traditional endoscopy focusing on the small intestine; however, it is costly due to physician labor costs for manual a…
ISEF · 2017
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Fourth Award
It is hypothesized that variable release methods for genetically modified Aedes aegypti will control wild mosquito populations using the least number of modified mosquitoes. Aedes aegypti mo…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
Rare earth metals are useful in a wide range of electronic devices, but mining and purification are becoming more expensive and lead to wide-scale contamination. The synthesis of alternative…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals I have reexamined the coevolution between supermassive black holes and dark matter halos by utilizing a unique method through a series of correlations. The first correlation…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science
This project analyzes the anti-tumoral properties of components derived from milk kefir. This will provide an effective, safe and a cheap means of treating breast cancer. Milk kefir treatmen…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology Fourth Award
The flow of genetic information in living cells involves the transcription of DNA into mRNA and the translation of mRNA into protein. Transcription is initiated when an RNA polymerase binds…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the science project was to build and then study the performance of a magnetically levitated vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) compared to a vertical axis wind…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics Fourth Award
The electric fences are instruments used in areas for separation of pastures, fractionation of livestock feed and provides a perimeter security system allowing the animal does not pass to th…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) have attracted increasing attention over the past decades because of the high energy-conversion efficiency, high power density, good fuel availab…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Cancer develops when cells cannot activate apoptosis (“programmed cell death”) in response to damaging perturbations. Noxa, the focus of this project, plays a vital role in promoting apoptos…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
Water pollution causes thousands of deaths each day and destruction of environmental systems. Most available solutions to this problem are inefficient and expensive. A leading solution sugge…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
Tomato yellow leaf curl disease is one of the most devastating plant diseases caused by Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus (TYLCV), the White Fly insect vector Bemisia tabaci and its host the Ech…
CSEF · 2017
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Scientists have been greatly plagued by the idea of dependence on nonrenewable resources and the resources# disappearance. In the last decade, they have increasingly researc…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
According to the United States Statistics Division, the production of hazardous wastes around the world has increased drastically by a rate of 40,000% in just one generation. Hazardous indus…
CSEF · 2017
Computational Systems & Analysis
Objectives/Goals Due to the necessity for agents to learn precise coordination, control in cooperative multi-agent domains has traditionally been difficult. In previous studies, tasks such a…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry Fourth Award
High levels of phosphate are a problem in the northern United States, where they can result in algae blooms and eutrophication. This experiment looked to find a way to adsorb phosphate using…