20,037 real projects from ISEF, the Canada-Wide Science Fair, JSHS and the Calgary Youth Science Fair — searchable by meaning, and filterable by fair, year, category and award.
CWSF · 2026
Environment & Climate Change Gold Medal
Microplastics (MPs), are emerging as a significant environmental and health pollutant of increasing global concern. MPs, defined as tiny water-insoluble plastic particles less than 5mm in si…
ISEF · 2026
Microbiology
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of bleach-based sanitation by measuring how contact time in a 50 ppm sodium hypochlorite solution affects the Log10 Reduction Fa…
ISEF · 2026
Chemistry
Glioma is a brain tumor with a high mortality rate, partly because symptoms such as cognitive changes often emerge only after substantial tumor growth. CD44, a transmembrane protein overexpr…
CYSF · 2026
ABCA3-relation Congenital Surfactant Deficiency is a serious, fatal genetic disorder. My experiment uses a comprehensive literature review to determine gene therapy's eligibility as a treatm…
ISEF · 2026
Chemistry
This study evaluates the feasibility of MnO2 as a transparent, cost-effective alternative to TiO2, the industry standard, in photocatalytic remediation and degradation of PET microplastics.…
CYSF · 2026
This project looks at human stem cells (induced pluripotent stem cells) and how they respond when one of the PRPF4B alleles are made non-functional using CRISPR Cas-9. The goal is to see if…
ISEF · 2026
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
This project aims to better predict cancer dynamics to mitigate the effects of drug resistance. This research project uses a dataset from Kaznatcheev et al., who created an evolutionary game…
ISEF · 2026
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Over 75,000 wildfires occurred in North America in 2025. Smoke and ash from these fires contribute to both air and water pollution. Over 5,000 of these wildfires impacted the Great Lakes as…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Strokes are a leading cause of disability and death in adults in the US and globally. Approximately 40% of stroke survivors develop aphasia, an acquired language and communication disorder t…
ISEF · 2026
Materials Science
Conventional surfboards are predominantly manufactured using petroleum-based foams and resins that are energy-intensive, toxic to produce, and non-recyclable, contributing to significant lon…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Gold Medal
Conventional chemotherapy often fails due to systemic toxicity and acquired drug resistance. To address this, I developed a multi-targeted therapeutic matrix using synergistic phytochemicals…
ISEF · 2026
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Natural resources worldwide, especially in coastal areas such as the Aunu'u wetlands of American Samoa, are threatened by salinity. Adaptive management strategies primarily require considera…
ISEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering
Heavy metal pollution caused by activities such as improper disposal of mining waste, ore smelting, and the burning of fossil fuels by automobiles or power plants is especially prevalent in…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Mutations in the FLT3 receptor, present in approximately one third of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), are associated with an aggressive course of the disease, a high risk of rela…
ISEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering
We wanted to do this project to show the importance of ph levels on soil and plant health and to prove there's organic yet effective ways to solve problems. We wanted to know which organic a…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), a life-threatening disorder of humans and dogs, leads to spontaneous bleeding from antibody-mediated platelet destruction. Standard immunosuppressive therapies…
ISEF · 2026
Earth and Environmental Sciences
This investigation examined whether untreated sargassum and sargassum treated with a wax coating can function as efficient absorbents of hydrocarbons in seawater. The research question guidi…
CWSF · 2026
Agriculture, Fisheries & Food
All over the world, drought is an increasing issue that is a major threat to our produce. To try and help minimize that problem, I decided to test different plant watering methods and see wh…
ISEF · 2026
Animal Sciences
Hydra are aquatic invertebrates with decentralized nervous systems, meaning their neurons are completely dispersed throughout their bodies. These organisms possess the most basal nervous sys…
ISEF · 2026
Embedded Systems
Visual impairment limits access to printed information, environmental awareness and timely assistance, especially for students and individuals who rely heavily on Braille or caregivers. To a…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Around 40% of the world's population (approximately 3.3 billion people) are at risk of developing cancer at some point in their lives. TP53 (Tumor Protein 53) is a gene altered in most human…
CWSF · 2026
Digital Technology Silver Medal
EvoNash: Accelerating Convergence to Nash Equilibrium Investigating Adaptive Mutation Rates in Genetic Neural Networks This experiment investigates the efficiency of evolutionary algorithms…
ISEF · 2026
Plant Sciences
Ventenata is an invasive grass species known for disrupting native ecosystems and agricultural lands. Currently, there are few methods of controlling this species, including chemical sprays,…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder strongly tied to Amyloid-ß aggregation, leading to cellular dysfunction and an inhibition of movement. In the Caenorhabditis elegans CL200…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Racial disparities in federal sentencing have long raised concerns about fairness and the effectiveness of policies intended to mitigate them. This study examines whether judicial adherence…
ISEF · 2026
Plant Sciences
Increasing concentrations of metals in groundwater and waterways that are leached from coal ash ponds threaten aquatic life and drinking water quality. Phytoremediation poses a potential sol…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Platinum Award
Over 98% of potential therapeutics for neurological diseases fail because they cannot cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB). Current screening methods for novel ligands often focus too heavily…
CYSF · 2026
We will be comparing exothermic and endothermic reactions, using an ice pack and a little hotties hand warmer. We will measure the temperature difference using a thermometer.
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Advanced prosthetic technologies have improved mobility for individuals with limb loss, yet restoring natural motor control and sensory perception remains a crucial challenge. Current system…
ISEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering
Due to high ultrafine particle (UFP) concentrations on freeways and the lack of effective UFP prevention technologies in vehicles, passengers may be exposed to elevated cabin UFP levels duri…