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ISEF · 2025
Translational Medical Science
In the last decade, the world has plunged into an opioid epidemic, with overdose deaths surging, amplified by the rise of synthetic drugs. In 2019, opioids accounted for 80% of global drug-r…
ISEF · 2025
Embedded Systems
?This project presents the development of an Augmented Reality (AR) snorkeling mask that enhances underwater safety through real-time marine species detection and biometric health monitoring…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical and Health Sciences
This project introduces a low-cost, portable diagnostic device for the rapid and accurate detection of pandemic-causing diseases. During the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of people lacked acce…
ISEF · 2025
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Oak decline is a global phenomenon threatening oak tree populations, the economic value of timber, and ecosystems. This study addresses a research gap by analyzing factors contributing to oa…
ISEF · 2025
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The project consists of a robot that has the sole purpose of helping people with emotional needs, solving an issue pointed out by NIH (The National Institute of Health) with the scars that l…
ISEF · 2025
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
This project introduces a fully self-designed, completely open-source, and affordable rocket module aimed at addressing real-life challenges that cannot be effectively solved by existing tec…
ISEF · 2025
Systems Software
To stimulate regional economic growth by attracting nearly one billion globally active seniors favoring wellness-oriented long-term travel, we propose an intelligent cycling tourism applicat…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
Microplastics, originating from various sources, threaten ecosystems such as the Gulf of Mexico, where they accumulate in food chains and impact vast wildlife & humans. On the other hand, mi…
ISEF · 2025
Environmental Engineering
This project investigated the effects of the type of fertilizer (organic and synthetic) and application method (spray, sprinkle, and ring) on the amount of excess nitrates released from Caps…
ISEF · 2025
Chemistry
Organic pollutants, such as synthetic dyes and petroleum-based contaminants, pose ecological risks due to their chemical stability and resistance to biodegradation. Nanotechnology offers sol…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) affects over 280 million people worldwide, yet current treatments remain ineffective for nearly one-third of patients. Emerging research suggests that gut mic…
ISEF · 2025
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
In 2019, a series of fires claimed nearly 100 lives in Bangladesh, and a massive fire tore through several multistory buildings in Chawk Bazar. The blaze originated at a warehouse that had a…
ISEF · 2025
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Photovoltaic (PV) solar energy is the fastest-growing energy source as its scalability and versatility are unmatched. However, PV panels exhibit low efficiency, which limits their capacity f…
ISEF · 2025
Systems Software
This study introduces a system that works seamlessly and automatically for lung pathology analysis, including fibrosis pattern categorization and lung cancer nodule detection in CT scans. In…
ISEF · 2025
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
A solid tumor is an abnormal mass of uncontrolled cell growth, typically originating in the breast, lung, or prostate. Its physiological features make treatment by traditional methods diffic…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
This research project aims to create an artificial intelligence tool to improve social communication for neurodivergent individuals, especially those with autism spectrum disorder. The test…
ISEF · 2025
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The engineering design process uses repeated steps to produce the desired design. It starts by identifying a problem, researching it, brainstorming solutions, prototyping, testing, and itera…
ISEF · 2025
Systems Software
Approximately 10% of people in the world are legally blind & 2% of those are totally blind. This can lead to accidents happening in this population's everyday life. Current tools available t…
ISEF · 2025
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Effective structural health monitoring (SHM) of carbon steel structures is critical, but is limited by traditional methods in efficiently identifying fine cracks. Thus, this project aims to…
ISEF · 2025
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Globally, health issues such as antibiotic-resistant infections and cancer become increasingly severe; however, the extensive time and cost required for drug development impose a significant…
ISEF · 2025
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are complex respiratory disorders with variable disease progression and heterogeneous treatment responses. While biologic therapies su…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Heart failure (HF) is a leading cause of death globally, impacting 60 million people worldwide and leading to 17.9 million deaths. Traditional ventricular assist devices (VADs), a common sol…
ISEF · 2025
Microbiology
To use AI technology to evaluate the structural proteins of the ESX-1 secretion system of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and experimentally assess the potential of EccA1 as a preventive DNA vacc…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
The engineering goal is to see if by taking a picture of an Evolut R valve, and then placing that image into artificial intelligence, and creating a file, if we could then change the size of…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
With 70% of rural healthcare clinics lacking basic ophthalmic equipment, most parents only end up taking their children for professional eye exams when the problem has already escalated, but…
ISEF · 2025
Microbiology
Klebsiella pneumoniae (KP) has been raging around the world recently, posing a threat to public health and also becoming a significant burden on healthcare systems. Although antibiotics were…
ISEF · 2025
Technology Enhances the Arts
The purpose of this project is to find a mathematical process to enhance images of a subject, deriving results purely from data in the subject being observed rather than relying on AI assump…
ISEF · 2025
Chemistry
Carbon has several known allotropes, graphite, diamond, amorphous; there are also cylindrical nanotubes and spherical fullerenes. Scientists are trying to make another hypothetical allotrope…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
This project investigated how allelopathic compounds from the invasive Cynara cardunculus (artichoke thistle) affect native species in the endangered coastal sage scrub habitat (CSS) at Blac…
ISEF · 2025
Materials Science
With applications ranging from astronomy and environmental monitoring to night vision and medical diagnostics, infrared (IR) imaging technologies are more in demand than ever. Despite the fa…