Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Third Award
Objectives The goal is to build an auto rotation device that can achieve the slowest rate of descent and an accurate landing zone to deliver emergency supplies to firefighters in areas that…
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives As of today, the average efficiency of household solar panels is around 20%, which means only around 20% of solar energy is converted into household electricity. Our objective is…
Environmental Engineering
Fourth Award
Soil Conductivity [soil EC], the measure of soil salinity, offers farmers invaluable information to predict crop yields, manage field sustainability, and create a decision support system [DS…
Environmental Engineering
Water quality is one of Vermont’s largest problems; contaminated water limits the state’s drinking water and is detrimental to Vermont’s tourism industry. Harmful algal blooms, (HABs) which…
Engineering Mechanics
Liquid three-dimensional printing using non-traditional materials has a vast range of applications. However, current technology has failed to create a low-cost and efficient system. Research…
Chemistry
First Award
Objectives Heavy metal contamination continues to threaten the SF Bay & cleanup of mercury & copper from watersheds is costly & time-consuming. Designing a cheap & effective activated carbon…
Materials Science
Millions of sports and recreation-related injuries occur each year. Shock absorbing composites using shear thickening fluids (STF) or dilatant materials were fabricated and tested with the g…
Biomedical Engineering
Fourth Award
Urinary catheter is a commonly used medical device employed to drain urine from the bladder into a collection bag to relieve urinary obstruction. It has some inherent problems, the most sign…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives The goal of this project was to determine how engineers design the "most perfect roller coaster"; that is, one that is safe, efficient, and thrilling, all while having minimal eff…
Biomedical Engineering
The prolonged use of video display terminals while assuming an incorrect posture has led users to develop cumulative trauma disorders (CTDs). The human body generates measurable values that…
Systems Software
Music has been used to relieve the human stress from ancient times. Nevertheless, most of the music therapists do not have analytic utilities and music selection strongly depends on their ex…
Biochemistry
One of the greatest struggles of someone living a particular diet or lifestyle is the difficulty of finding foods which align with it. The question of whether or not specialty foods -- speci…
Mathematical Sciences
Objectives The objective is to determine which anomaly detection method is the most accurate at classifying lightcurves of stars, and which is the most suitable for use by astrophysicists. M…
Earth & Environmental Sciences
Objectives Microplastic particles in drinking water pose health concerns since they are invisible to drinkers and are difficult to filter. My goal is to create a simple and efficient method…
Systems Software
The recent surge in children's apps reflects the proliferation of new avenues for education and entertainment globally. However, more than half of all children's apps on the Android platform…
Toxicology
Objectives To determine if organic produce contains detectable amounts of pesticides, and to determine if there are options to remove pesticides from non-organic produce. Methods Organic and…
Biomedical Engineering
Viral influenza as well as other infectious respiratory diseases pose a well-known long-term problem. Viruses, characterized usually as intracellular particles lacking cell structure and sur…
Biochemistry
Lung cancer is an incredibly dangerous and deadly form of cancer without a consistent and inexpensive cure. Most lung cancer detection methods are expensive, complex, and detect the cancer a…
Mathematical Sciences
First Award
Objectives The objective of this project was to develop an efficient algorithm to detect pneumonia looking at a Chest Radiograph X-ray image with an emphasis on minimizing False Negatives. W…
Chemistry
Voltammetry is a technique based on the application of potential to a working electrode immersed in an electrochemical cell. Depending on the applied potential, compounds in the cell may und…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is an inheritable myocardial disease characterized by fibrofatty replacement of cardiomyocytes and is the leading cause of sudden cardi…
Energy: Physical
Organic solar cells (OSCs) are attracting significant interest due to their increasing power conversion efficiency (PCE) values. OSCs are advantageous for architectural application since the…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives The objective of this project is to determine the efficacy of specific mechanical changes made to pinewood derby cars resulting in greater Kinetic Energy in order to increase spee…
Translational Medical Science
Piperlongumine (PLM) is a compound derived from the long pepper that can selectively kill cancer cells and cancer stem cells, which are often responsible for relapses. PLM has the potential…
Engineering Mechanics
Rockets have enabled countless technologies that we rely on today, such as GPS, weather satellites, and communications networks. In order to reduce the likelihood of failure during launch, e…
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives Cybersecurity is this generation's biggest challenge, and when 95% of cyber attacks are based on human error, educating the general public about online safety needs the highest pr…
Plant Biology
Objectives The objective was to learn what organic solutions would effect plants growth. Methods Scarlet globe radish seeds, planters, and soil, were purchased and organic materials were gat…
Worldwide, fungal and bacterial infections have been responsible for 50% of post-harvest losses (Cabral et al, 2013). When this harvested food is fed to livestock or accidently ingested, it…
Plant Sciences
As Earth’s climate continues to rapidly change, rising sea levels and pressure on fresh water reserves has made many staple crop plants, especially rice, extremely vulnerable. With arable co…
Plant Sciences
Beta carotene is a precursor to vitamin-A, a deficiency of which has been linked to blindness. Beta carotene has been found in the endosperm of corn, but not the pericarp. My study will seek…