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Design and Evaluation of an Energy-Efficient CO2 Capture System Utilizing Sodium Hydroxide for Ammonium Bicarbonate Fertilizer Synthesis

Environmental Engineering

Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations are approximately 50% greater than levels in the pre-industrial era. Carbon dioxide is the most prominent greenhouse gas, and is driving globa…

Design and Evaluation of an FPGA-Based Interconnect for Energy-Efficient Data Center Operation

Embedded Systems

AI data centers are a growing resource concern because rising electricity demand increases both operating cost and emissions, while cooling infrastructure can also require substantial water…

Design and Fabrication of a Liquid Crystal Diffractive Solar Sail Prototype for 2D Beam Steering and Enhanced Diffraction Efficiency (Year 3)

Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award

Diffractive sails are a novel aerospace propulsion concept that direct photon momentum through controlled diffraction. By electrically controlling how light is redirected as it passes throug…

Design and Implementation of a PID-Controlled Small-Scale Electric Torrefaction System for Biomass Processing

Environmental Engineering (Track 2) (Junior Division)

Torrefaction is the mild thermal decomposition of biomass in an inert environment. Torrefied biomass can prove revolutionary by providing cleaner fuel and a profitable, environmentally susta…

Design and Optimization of a Cylindrical Slot Antenna for Improved Emergency LoRa Communication

Electronics & Electromagnetics (Junior Division) First Award

Connectivity is essential for many aspects of modern life, and disruptions often have severe consequences. Disasters regularly cause significant damage to communication and power infrastruct…

Design and Optimization of a Hybrid Piezoelectric–Electromagnetic Energy Harvesting System for Mechanical Energy Conversion

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design

This project's purpose is to explore a novel hybrid energy harvesting model that uses two kinds of sustainable harvesting that tap into unused energy in the world, piezoelectric and electrom…

Design and Performance Analysis of Low-Cost Lead Filtration Systems

Earth and Environmental Sciences

Lead toxicity is an important environmental issue and a major global challenge, particularly in developing countries where water contamination can pose serious health risks. Heavy metals con…

Design and Real-Time Implementation of an Embedded Anti-Jamming UAV Communication Architecture Using Adaptive Frequency Hopping, Intelligent Channel Switching, and Hybrid Optical Fiber Backup Control System

Embedded Systems

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are widely used today in photography, surveying, inspection, and recreational activities, where maintaining a stable wireless connection is essential for safe…

Design and Synthesis of a Hierarchical Nanocomposite for Selective Capture and Visible-Light-Driven Destruction of PFAS

Materials Science Fourth Award

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are anthropogenic contaminants used in superomniphobic products, due to the exceptional stability of their carbon–fluorine bonds, that allow them t…

Design and Synthesis of Novel Azo–Estradiol Conjugates: Effects of Para-Substituents on Radical Scavenging Activity

Chemistry Fourth Award

Oxidative stress is a harmful bodily process which is linked to diseases like cancer and heart disease. Azo dyes have demonstrated bioactivity, specifically antioxidant and antibacterial pro…

Design, Development, and Experimental Evaluation of a Nano-Enhanced Botanical Oil Formulation as a Sustainable and Environmentally Friendly Alternative to Conventional Chemical Pesticides for the Effective Control of Whitefly : A Dose–Response and Time-Dependent Study

Plant Sciences

The increasing dependence on conventional chemical pesticides for agricultural pest control has raised serious environmental and health concerns, in addition to the growing resistance develo…

Designed for Men, Prescribed to Women. CYP1A2 Activity During the Menstrual Cycle

Biomedical and Health Sciences

Women are often medicated according to the male body. Throughout history, women have been underrepresented in clinical trials within medical research, and drugs have been developed based on…

Designing a Competitive Point System for Among Us

Software Design

Among Us is a 4-15 player social deduction game in which players on a spaceship are secretly assigned the roles of Crewmates or Impostors. Crewmates work collaboratively to complete tasks an…

Designing a High-Affinity Peptide Binder to the BRD4 ET Domain to Outcompete MLV TP Utilizing ProteinMPNN and AF-CBA With Additional Molecular Dynamics Verification

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Fourth Award

Classified under the Bromodomain-Extra Terminal family, Brd4 plays a crucial role in the transcriptional activation of genes involved in immunity, leading to sterile inflammation and fibrosi…

Designing a More Eco-Friendly Amazon Package Using Musa textilis

Environmental Engineering (Track 2) (Junior Division) Honorable_mention Award

O89 Designing a more eco friendly Amazon package using Musa Textilis Joseph Long, Tien Yen In recent years, environmental concerns have driven the search for biodegradable materials to repla…

Designing and Delivering Molecular Glue Degraders for the Total Elimination of Previously Undruggable Pathogenic Proteins

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Second Award

The human proteome comprises ~20,000 unique proteins, yet only 3,000 are theoretically druggable given current therapeutic methods. Molecular glues (MGs) are therapeutics that eliminate path…

Designing and Evaluating Haptic Affective Social Touch Systems to Address Isolation in Older Adults

Electronics & Electromagnetics (Senior Division) Honorable_mention Award

Affective social touch is a powerful communication tool for care, reassurance, and emotional connection. However, most older adults experience reduced physical interaction due to social isol…

Designing a Novel Catalyst for the Haber-Bosch Process Under Mild Conditions

Chemistry

Cu holds great potential as a catalyst for the Haber–Bosch process. This study explored the impact of a catalytic support on the fundamental capabilities of Cu and its ability to maintain am…

Designing A Novel Lead-Free Perovskite Composition Using First-Principles Quantum Mechanical Modeling

Physics & Astronomy (Senior Division)

Perovskites have long been touted as a superior alternative to pure-silicon solar panels, which often have lower conversion efficiencies. However, many of these high-performing materials con…

Designing a Single Part 3D Printed Aerospike Thrust Chamber Assembly

Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics

The bell nozzle is the most common rocket nozzle design, but it is optimized for a single altitude and therefore operates below peak efficiency during most of flight. The aerospike is an alt…

Designing a Synthetic Ultrasound-Based Machine Learning Framework to Differentiate Renal Calculi From Ultrasound Artifacts and Evaluating Domain Transfer: Year 2

Robotics and Intelligent Machines

Kidney stones are solid mineral deposits that cause severe pain or harm to the urinary tract if not diagnosed and treated early. However, medical machine learning models require large labele…

Designing a UV-C Powered Self-Disinfecting Makeup Applicator

Makeup plays a large role in many people’s lives. However, the applicators used to apply these products often harbor a significant amount of bacteria, which can cause skin infections, acne,…

Designing Diketopiperazines to Disrupt TRBD-TERC Binding in Telomerase

Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology (Senior Division)

Telomerase is a ribonucleoprotein reverse transcriptase that preserves chromosomal integrity by extending telomeres, yet it is upregulated in over 85% of cancers, enabling indefinite replica…

Designing for Presence: A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Incentive Structures to Reduce Smartphone Use During Social Interactions

Behavioral and Social Sciences Second Award

Phubbing (phone use during face-to-face interactions) affects 75% of smartphone users and correlates with depression, loneliness, and relationship dissatisfaction. While contingency manageme…

Designing Peptide Inhibitors to Prevent Amyloid Beta Aggregation

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

In Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disease, a key pathological feature of the is the accumulation of amyloid-ß peptides in the brain, which aggregate to form plaques tha…

Designing Safer Microbial Plastic Degraders: CasTune — An Optimized dCas13d-IF3 Framework for Higher PETase Production in E. coli

Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

Global PET levels contribute significantly to the world's plastic pollution. A promising biotechnological solution that minimizes harmful byproduct release is utilizing enzymatic degradation…

Designing Turbulators to Improve Aerodynamic Performance of Martian UAVs

Applied Mechanics (Senior Division) Honorable_mention Award

With the first flight of the Ingenuity helicopter and a Mars landing on the horizon, there has been a surge in research focused on optimizing the wings and rotors of UAVs designed to fly on…

Design of a Multi-Mechanistic Triple Therapy to Overcome Biofilm-Associated Resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Microbiology

Biofilm-mediated resistance is a major barrier to treating Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections. Biofilms are estimated to contribute to over 65% of microbial infections, allowing bacteria to p…

Design of a Novel Dual-Functional Photocatalyst Based on Metal Oxides and Carbon Dot–Modified MOF-5 for CO2 Capture and Conversion

Chemistry

The limitations of traditional CO2 capture technologies and the rapid rise in CO2 emissions necessitate efficient methods and materials for CO2 capture and conversion under mild conditions.…

Design of a Novel, Dual-Functioning, T-Cell-Engaging and Cytarabine-Based Nanotherapeutic for Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treatment

Biomedical and Health Sciences Third Award

Leukemia remains a leading cause of global cancer mortality, with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) presenting the most aggressive clinical profile with frequent relapse even after treatment. Ove…