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Real-Time Refractive Visual Aberration Correction Display Using Dynamic Point Spread Function-Based Deconvolution

Embedded Systems

The use of contact lenses or glasses as vision correction for optical defocus is unwieldy in many scenarios, such as virtual reality or viewing digital displays in vehicles. These inconvenie…

Rebeat: A Real-Time, Audiovisual Feedback System for Improving CPR Quality

Embedded Systems Second Award

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, and about half of the 17 million annual deaths are due to sudden cardiac arrest. While prompt administration of high quality c…

Recasting an Anti-Psychotic as a Prevention for Multiple Arthritides: Discovery of a Novel Receptor and Mechanism of Action

Biomedical and Health Sciences Second Award

Gout is the most prevalent inflammatory joint disease, affecting 2-4% of the global population. It causes disability, reduced quality of life, and increased mortality as well as tens of bill…

Receptor Targeting Nanobodies: Locking the Door for All MERS-CoV Mutations as a Novel Therapeutic Approach

Translational Medical Science Third Award

The MERS-CoV is a critical public health concern due to its infectious nature, severe symptoms and high fatality rate, with 36% of MERS-CoV cases resulting in death. This highlights the urge…

Recombinant Synthesis of Hyaluronidase With Modified IgE-Binding Epitope for the Purpose of Reduced Allergenicity

Cellular and Molecular Biology

Immunotherapy involves exposing patients to small amounts of the allergen to desensitize their immune systems. This can be dangerous to patients who experience anaphylactic reactions to the…

Reconstructing Late Pleistocene Changes in the Western Equatorial Pacific Thermocline and Analyzing the Viability of Coarse Fraction as a Temperature Proxy

Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award

The Western Pacific Warm Pool (WPWP) is a crucial component of global climate and has direct influence in the modulation of heat throughout the global ocean. Changes in geochemistry in the v…

Redefining the Landscape of Hydrogen Safety Using Innovative Gasochromic Technology

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design First Award

The increasing focus on decarbonization has brought hydrogen into the center role in the quest for sustainable solutions. As the hydrogen economy is expected to grow, new detection methods a…

Reducing Carbon Footprint and Producing Biofuel From Waste Degradation and Conversion by Black Soldier Fly

Animal Sciences Third Award

The burning of agricultural waste, which is abundant and difficult to dispose of due to its high lignin content is a main source of carbon emissions and the increase in carbon footprint, one…

Reducing Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Water Contamination With Mycorrhizal Hydroponics Plants

Plant Sciences Second Award

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), known as "forever chemicals", are one of the most common and dangerous water pollutants, having carcinogenic effects and causing 382,000 global de…

Reducing the Viscosity of Crude Oil Using Environmental Materials

Chemistry

Our project about reducing crude oil viscosity through transporting pipes. We brought four samples of crude oil for each sample we added either date kernal or palm leaf or DRA the fourth sam…

Reduction of Gas Emission Through CO Converter and Gas Absorber System on Motorcycle Exhaust

Environmental Engineering

In line with the Paris agreement, the world's future is to target Net Zero Emission (NZE) to support global efforts for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Global transportation increases gre…

"Reef Safe" Sunscreen: The Impact of Zinc Oxide Particle Size on Chlorophyll A and B in Zooxanthellae

Earth and Environmental Sciences

How would the introduction of Zinc Oxide (ZnO) particles, in a mineral-based sunscreen, or as nanoparticles which are found in chemical sunscreens and cosmetics, negatively affect the growth…

Refil: A Novel Closed -Loop Materials Flow for Low -Cost and Efficient Sustainable 3D Printing Filament Recycling

Polylactic acid (PLA) and acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) are the two most common materials used in three-dimensional (3D) printing, a rapidly expanding industry currently valued at $1…

Reinforcement Learning Based Kinematic Controller and Proportional-Integrative-Derivative Based Dynamic Controller for Soft Robots

Physics and Astronomy

Soft robotics has immense potential to transform fields like healthcare and exploration due to the superior adaptability of soft robots compared to traditional rigid robots. Their inherently…

RE:IN Modeling of the Endomesoderm GRN of Purple Sea Urchins and Developing Tools for Efficient GRN Modeling

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

Stem cells play a central role in the development of organisms; hence, studying them is of great importance. RE:IN modeling of systems involving them allows us to investigate their behaviors…

Rekari: Intuitive Collaboration Platform for Various Drone Missions

Systems Software

Rekari enables teams to collaborate on drone missions. We built an all-in-one cloud solution to supercharge in-field operations, with a special focus on teamwork. The Rekari platform allows…

Remote Detection and Severity Classification of Parkinson's Disease Using Markerless Videos in Uncontrolled Settings

Systems Software Fourth Award

Parkinson's Disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease. Yet, it lacks a cure. Timely detection and treatment can significantly slow the progression of symptoms, yet acc…

Removal of Microplastics by Waste Plastics Based on Fenton-like Reaction: Waste Treat Waste

Environmental Engineering Fourth Award

Microplastics have become one of the new pollutants which have aroused international concern, and they even pose a potential threat to human health. In this project, a classical Fenton-like…

Renewable Energy Using Peltier Tiles

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design

This science fair project is about Peltier tiles and determining if the heating and cooling of this device is an ample form of electricity. Peltier tiles will be used to harness energy to pr…

Renovation of Olive Cultivation Sector Using AI

Robotics and Intelligent Machines

Thomas Jefferson once said: 'The olive tree is surely the richest gift of heaven.' However, despite their economic significance, olive crops remain vulnerable to diseases, resulting in farme…

Reprogramming the Luciferin-Substrate Activity in NanoLuc luciferase

Biochemistry

Bioluminescence, the process of production and emission of the visible light by living organisms has a great application potential in variety of fields, from basic research, bioimaging to co…

Research on Duckweed Treatment, Sewage Purification and Ecological Restoration in Campus

Environmental Engineering

Purpose: The phenomenon of floating weeds is a reflection of the quality of a body of water, which at the same time can indirectly lead to an ecological imbalance of the waters in which it i…

Research on Synthesizing N-Acetyl-Dl-Leucine for Pharmaceutical Products

Chemistry

Considering a rising incidence of vertigo disorders in our high school friends (15–40%), this research is aiming for vestibular disease treatment, acetyl-DL-leucin (ADLL, a world-wide therap…

Research on the Emulsification and Dispersion Effects of Natural Surfactants on Bird Dropping Stains

Chemistry

Bird enthusiasts conducting extensive surveys have found it difficult to remove bird droppings stains from parks and roads. The existing bird dropping cleaning agents on the market contain s…

Re-Shaping an Airplane's Wings to Improve Aerodynamic Efficiency

Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics

Humans have always been fascinated by the idea of flight. From as far back as Leonardo Da Vinci and his famous sketch of a parachute, humans have been enamored by the idea of flight and have…

Resistors, Fractals and, Infinity - Developing and Exploring Methods for Calculating the Equivalent Resistance of Infinite Networks of Resistors

Mathematics

In this project the intricacies of continued fractions are explored by extending them (through use of recursion) to infinity whilst applying them to the context of repeating arrangements of…

Revision in Airfoil Design to Increase Fuel Efficiency in Commercial Aircraft

Environmental Engineering

As demand for aviation rapidly grows with both the increasing population of humanity and the globalization of the world, the environmental effects that aviation contributes to climate change…

Revival and Restoration of Chinese Traditional Puppetry Videos Using Motion Video and Action Recognition Technology

Technology Enhances the Arts

To tackle the decline of the art of shadow puppetry, this project provides a systematic way of preserving and promoting the art form. The procedure includes repairing fragmented recordings,…

Revolutionizing Cancer Drug Discovery with DrugGen: Identifying a Novel Drug for DNA polymerase θ

Homologous Recombination (HR) deficient cancers cause around 140,000 deaths yearly due to genetic changes, such as in BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, which encode DNA repair enzymes. Mutations in the…

Revolutionizing Coconut Waste: Transforming Waste Into Resource

Environmental Engineering

Our research aims to develop an innovative process for utilizing coconut mesocarp, which constitutes about 80% of the coconut fruit, transitioning from a linear to a circular economic model.…