Loudoun In order to resolve crucial global issues, the widespread application of genetic engineering at an industrial level is key. However, the majority of synthetically engineered strains…
Mathematics
The occurrence of Pi in the Mandelbrot set is a phenomenon which has been known since its discovery in 1991. It has enjoyed great popularity among mathematicians ever since, even appearing o…
CYSF · 2025
Linkers play a critical role in the stability, efficacy, and safety of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs). This project leverages a diffusion-based generative model to design novel linker struc…
Animal Sciences
Fire ants cause billions of dollars of economic damage every year, and common control methods kill all insects in a given area, even advantageous ones. As my local community is highly effect…
Biochemistry
Oligonucleotides, especially siRNAs, have been identified as a point of interest due to their capability for precision targeting of "undruggable" targets. siRNAs (Small Interfering RNA) bind…
Mathematics
Generating all possible Feynman diagrams is crucial in quantum field theory for computing interaction amplitudes. In scalar phi-4 theory, characterized by four-point interaction vertices, th…
CYSF · 2025
Genetically engineering K-12 E. Coli bacteria with a gene derived from sea anemones to make them produce colour proteins, then extracting those proteins to test their resilience.
CYSF · 2025
This science fair project explores the potential of using CRISPR technology to develop a treatment for celiac disease, an autoimmune disorder triggered by gluten ingestion that damages the s…
CYSF · 2025
Genetically Screening Cancer cells in order to aid in the Effectiveness of Cancer Therapy
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Accurate prediction of gene expression from chromatin accessibility data is essential for understanding transcriptional regulation across cell types. While the General Expression Transformer…
Mathematics
Linear systems of equations are fundamental for scientific and engineering projects. Yet, traditional methods of solving linear systems struggle with scalability(speed) , instability, and ar…
Materials Science
Quasicrystals are materials with ordered but aperiodic atomic arrangements, which can be contrasted from traditional crystals that possess a periodic structure. Their unique thermal and elec…
Embedded Systems
Background: Grasping is a critical function for humanoid robots to automate mechanical labor. Current robotic grasping is limited by the inability to precisely set grasping conditions before…
Embedded Systems
This study addressed the engineering challenge: can a low cost, microcontroller based device reliably detect and visually represent alerts in real time for individuals with hearing impairmen…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Global Microplastic Pollution, an “Environmental Ticking Time Bomb”, is a significant and ongoing threat to the environment, world's water-quality, and human-health. Humans now ingest >5 gra…
Microbiology
Aliivibrio fischeri is a single-celled, gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium that lives within the ocean. When in healthy waters, its cell membrane quorum senses with other bacterium near it…
CYSF · 2025
Using a Convolution Neural Network to test Photoplethysmography imaging for Atrial Fibrillation, Cardiovascular Disease, and Anxiety/Stress.
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The use of GLP-1 agonists, including Ozempic and Exenatide, has increased by almost 40-fold between 2017 and 2021. These drugs are widely used to regulate glucose metabolism in type 2 diabet…
CYSF · 2025
My project involved expanding my knowledge on celiac disease, its symptoms, complications and its relationship with gluten. I also reviewed studies that examined the effect of differing amou…
CYSF · 2025
High School averages have been dropping constantly throughout the years, especially now after the pandemic. Students now are feeling more burnt out and under pressure than ever before. This…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Graphene Solar Fuel Generator (GSFG) is a new generation green fuel production technology based on advanced graphene-based solar technology to generate methane (CH4) from carbon dioxide (CO2…
CYSF · 2025
I will discuss how gravity and astrophysics are all around the universe, even if people don't quite realize it yet. My main focuses for this project include: Mass and gravity, Newton's laws,…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Multimodal contents' increasing complexity poses significant challenges for Vision-Language Models (VLMs), particularly in hateful video detection. Hateful videos are inherently multimodal a…
Epigenetics is the study of how environmental stimuli affect gene expression without altering the DNA sequence. DNA methylation is an epigenetic mechanism in which a 5-methylcytosine group b…
CYSF · 2025
I will make a renewable energy source for greenhouse farmers that will attach on to the greenhouses because it will reduce energy costs for farmers and make a clean type of energy for them.
CYSF · 2025
I created a more environmentally conscious alternative to current concrete products that still meets safety and build needs of modern day construction.
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Cognitive decline poses a significant public health challenge among aging populations. Green tea contains epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), a catechin widely hypothesized to protect against n…
CYSF · 2025
I will be using 2 substitutes and compare them to a growing plant using soil.
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Today, up to 3.6 million Americans suffer from Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) —a group of debilitating conditions, including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, that cause chronic infl…
CYSF · 2025
We conducted a survey on the teenage gut Microbiome and how they are not consuming enough probiotic and prebiotic