Earth and Environmental Sciences (inferred)
Polyethylene (PE) and polystyrene (PS) are the most commonly used plastics in industrial and consumer products, but few natural organisms can break down the substances. As a result, it takes…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
As a result of climate change and sea level rise, low lying areas in the Pacific are vulnerable to saltwater intrusion: the movement of saline water into freshwater. This increases the soil’…
Chemistry
Third Award
Physics and Astronomy
Second Award
Acoustic streaming (AS) is generated by an acoustic field in a fluid and is capable of creating a specific flow pattern and a jet. We investigated the characteristics of AS produced by the v…
The purpose of this study was to determine if changes in ground contact time, vertical oscillation, and rates per minute (Z-axis movement) had any effect on the detection ability of a radar…
Research Ampicillin and amoxicillin are two highly impactful penicillin antibiotics utilized to treat neonatal sepsis and other widespread diseases, improving the health of millions of young…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
UV light damages every ocular structure including the cornea, lens, and the retina. Although anterior structures of the eye absorb 99% of UV light, some UV radiation does reach the retina. C…
Biochemistry
Atherosclerosis causes millions of deaths worldwide and no known medications dissolve the plaques that build up inside arteries. Some proponents of alternative medicine claim that B-complex…
Herbal supplements have been used in medical practices around the world for centuries. In many countries they are considered trusted therapeutic treatments, however, the Food and Drug Admini…
Plant Sciences
I chose this project because I am interested in the effects of certain treatments on plants, specifically soybean roots. This experiment is mainly to provide insight into how glutamine affec…
Cellular and Molecular Biology (inferred)
T cell exhaustion is a hypofunctional fate observed in cancer that causes loss of full mitochondrial function. Preventing T cell exhaustion could sustain the immune system’s anti-tumor respo…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The purpose of this project was to test if there was a correlation between mooring configurations and the amount of consistent electricity a submerged wave energy converter can produce. I hy…
Materials Science
Gallium oxide is a wide-bandgap semiconductor gaining significance for its outstanding optoelectronic and gas-sensing properties. Although gallium oxide is known for its antibacterial effica…
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this project was to create an innovative way to fertilize, using protists applied to the soil and add to research on the effects of protists in soil, specifically researching…
Mathematics
Abortion is a surgical procedure that is performed on pregnant women in which a fetus inside the uterus is terminated. There are many factors to consider when studying the reason behind why…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Many row crop fields are near highways, dirt roads, and section lines. This leaves the crops at risk for being contaminated by pollutants from road runoff. The purpose of our project was to…
Microbiology
Through this project, we intended to see the effects of higher temperatures on oil eating microbes efficiency to clean up oil spills, as evaluated through CO2 emissions. The intended usage i…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
My research problem deals with the recent advancements in hydrogen fuel cell technology. The research of hydrogen fuel cells is important due to its modern use in automobiles, as well as its…
Animal Sciences
Pharmaceutical pollution poses a growing environmental concern, and Metformin, the fourth most prescribed pharmaceutical in the U.S., is a significant contributor. Despite effective removal…
Animal Sciences
The escalating urbanization and proliferation of artificial light at night (ALAN) represent significant ecological stressors impacting nocturnal organisms globally. Moths, as prominent noctu…
Microbiology
Effective biosecurity measures are critical for preventing the spread of infectious diseases in agricultural settings, particularly in on-farm veterinary care where the potential for disease…
Translational Medical Science
Dengue virus (DENV-III) has been declared an epidemic in many Southeastern Asian and Eastern African nations; its highest incidence rate is in Bangladesh. Bangladesh set the precedent for en…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
As CPUs and other processing chips have gotten more powerful, so too has their need for energy and the amount of heat that they produce. It is because of this fact that researching how to ke…
Several studies have shown that hydroelectric generation systems using an undershot water wheel can reach an efficiency of around 65%; however, making these generation systems out of Fused D…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Several studies have shown that hydroelectric generation systems using an undershot water wheel can reach an efficiency of around 65%; however, making these generation systems out of Fused D…
Alternative Energy
Fourth Award
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Every week, at least 2 rangers lose their lives globally due to patrolling in forests. This forces them to face deadly threats from every direction, including traps, wildfires, and fighting…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The heavy metals lead (Pb), copper (Cu), and zinc (Zn) cause an alarming combination of environmental and health problems (Zheng ,2023). Using the Eichhornia crassipes plant, a hyperaccumula…
Translational Medical Science
Third Award
Every 2 seconds, cardiovascular disease (CVD) steals a life. 12-lead electrocardiography (ECG) is the gold standard for CVD diagnosis, which is specialist-reliant and mainly available in urb…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Currently, the average global efficiency of oil extraction is around 35%, leaving almost two thirds of the initial reserve unexploited. Using a theoretical modeling of a magnetostrictive act…