Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to create a key accessory that will hopefully reduce the incidents of drunk driving by preventing the key to be inserted into the ignition o…
Systems Software
The goal of my project is to develop a hypothetical mass consumer platform of which is easily integratable with existing technologies and use centric allowing for easy, secure management of…
About 1 in 8 women in the U.S. develops breast cancer during their lifetime. Breast cancer patients’ survival rates lower due to cancer metastasis during which cells detach from the primary…
Physics and Astronomy
The vortex-ring is known as a unique flow keeping ring shape and moving on by itself .We focus on a fascinating exception of this, bubble-ring. Bubble-ring’s specialty is so simple: the cent…
Physics and Astronomy
Hydrodynamics combines mathematical modelling and everyday life in a beautiful way --- everyone has drunk a beverage using a straw and seen a water flowing from the hose to water the garden.…
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
Every day, over 20 million Americans struggle to perform simple vital tasks such as using a phone, writing, or even filling a glass of water, because of hand motor function degradation due t…
Engineering Mechanics
Temperature sensitive vaccines such as oral poliovirus and measles vaccines must be maintained within a 2-8oC temperature range to avoid spoilage and to ensure potency. The World Health Orga…
Translational Medical Science
This study aimed to detect corneal arcus. The detection of corneal arcus by image analysis has important signi?cance for the disintegration of abnormal lipid metabolism. Corneal arcus is a l…
Mathematical Sciences
Objectives/Goals Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. Despite its significance, there is currently no cure for the disease. The early diagnosis…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. Despite its significance, there is currently no cure for the disease. The early diagnosis of AD is essentia…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Second Award
This interdisciplinary study develops a novel diagnostic and monitoring tool for early stage schizophrenia (SCZ) by modeling diffusion MRI tractography abnormalities and discovering regions…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
In Kansas, there has been an exponential increase in the number of earthquakes. A factor of 21 in 2013 to 659 in 2014, and 448 in 2015. It is vital that we understand why this increase is oc…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals In my experiment I am trying to figure out what style building is best for standing up to earthquakes. Will it be a building like todays skyscrapers, one built with shock ab…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
First Award
The student researcher previously concluded that East Indian Sandalwood Oil (EISO) inhibits AGS gastric cancer cells by inhibiting a TRPM7-like ion channel recorded via automated patch clamp…
Environmental Engineering
Plastic is an essential part of our daily life and because of its unique properties, it is involved in different industries and consumed by everyday activities and has a lot of benefits that…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Although coal is one of the detrimental factors to the environment, it makes up about 40% of electricity generation around the world according to the IEA (the International Energy Agency). C…
Materials Science
Americans today recycle only 6.5 percent of the 33.6 million tons of plastic produced each year. The remaining plastic is thrown into landfills and takes an average of 450 years to decompose…
Plant Sciences
Third Award
Due to excessive cultivation and timber extraction, the Monkey River has become polluted from runoff fertilizer and pesticide flowing from nearby farms. The Belize Community is experiencing…
Engineering Mechanics
The United States Military Academy (USMA) released a design to the public for a Pratt truss bridge made from file folders. The purpose of this project was to modify that original design so a…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Situations of low visibility make it difficult to carry out tasks safely or efficiently when it involves observing the surrounding environment. To help make said tasks easier, visual aids th…
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine the effect of education and exposure on stress levels, as measured by blood pressure. Methods/Materials One sphygmomanometer, two…
Systems Software
Biometric authentication methods used nowadays still have numerous potential security concerns and can be forged physically. This causes many problems in privacy risks and criminals around t…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Fourth Award
Alzheimer’s dementia (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that affects one out of three seniors. It has killed more people than breast and prostate cancer together, making it the sixth leadin…
Biochemistry
Second Award
Multidrug resistance (MDR) drastically curbs treatment success in cancers and other systemic diseases. A membrane pump overexpressed in tumors, Pgp, renders cancer cells ‘resistant’ to our w…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Fourth Award
Despite increased research and treatment options, cancer continues to increase. To test treatments for this deadly disease, 2D microenvironments are currently used in lab settings. Only 10%…
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Second Award
Objectives/Goals Not drying hands thoroughly after washing may reduce the benefits of handwashing. According to researchers at the CDC and Mayo Clinic, drying hands is equally as important a…
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This study examines the question of difference in efficacy of digesting beef fat by three home remedies commonly used for lowering cholesterol levels in blood. Methods/Mater…
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to determine if the method of loci, a visual-spatial oriented mnemonic device, has an impact on long-term memory. The hypothesis was that the…
Translational Medical Science
Liver Fibrosis is the creation of scar tissue in the liver after it suffers damage, and it can lead to cirrhosis and hepatocellular cancer. There are currently no standard treatments for liv…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project is to determine how well YShield Wifi blocking paint can block a Wifi signal. The reason I am doing this investigation is because this prod…