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.
ISEF · 2021
Earth and Environmental Sciences
In this investigation the environmental impacts of the introduced species, Salix fragilis, which is commonly called Crack Willow were researched and investigated. Crack willows are listed on…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering
The textile industry is one of the most polluting industries in the world, with a fifth of water pollution originating from just the dyeing and finishing steps of the textile manufacturing p…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy
A major topic in modern cosmology is the disagreement between datasets when interpreted using the status-quo Lambda cold dark matter (Lambda-CDM) model. Lambda-CDM assumes that baryons, radi…
ISEF · 2021
Materials Science
As climate change progresses, we must think of new ways to combat this threat. Thermoelectric energy generation, a lesser-known renewable energy source, has the potential of harvesting major…
ISEF · 2021
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Background: The current COVID-19 pandemic caused by the Sars-Cov-2 virus has impacted and disrupted families all across the world. The impact of mask mandates on public compliance wearing is…
ISEF · 2021
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Hydropower is one of the most abundance sources of renewable energy in the U.S. Water Distilleries remove almost all chemicals and pesticides, which produces water that can be better for peo…
ISEF · 2021
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Third Award
The cocktail party problem renders conversation difficult for hard-of-hearing individuals in multi-speaker environments. Current hearing aids cannot amplify the primary speaker's voice alone…
ISEF · 2021
Embedded Systems First Award
I created a universal electromyography interface with active noise suppression for recognizing hand movements because I’m interested in Human Machine Interfaces. This device could have broad…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering Second Award
High cost, proprietary parts, complex manufacturing techniques, and transport issues limited our ability to produce enough ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal of my project wa…
ISEF · 2021
Embedded Systems Third Award
Many critical systems, including financial, banking, telecom and nuclear weapons, rely on the Global Positioning System (GPS) for synchronization of clocks that is essential for their operat…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering
Rapid industrial development has led to severe environmental damage and negative impact on human health due to the release of unwanted massive microplastics (diameter < 5 mm), water-soluble…
ISEF · 2021
Mathematics First Award
Motivation: Many applications in the medical and engineering fields benefit from identifying topological features in a three-dimensional geometric model. Problem statement: When an object’s…
ISEF · 2021
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Lack of access to drinking water due to anthropogenic hydrosphere pollution is a widespread humanitarian issue facing the global population, particularly those vulnerable due to their geogra…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry
Nuclear waste disposal is a global concern. The problem of nuclear waste disposal is growing and threatens the environment, people, and future generations as well. As we continue to release…
ISEF · 2021
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Microplastic pollution in water is now recognized as a devastating problem by many organizations, such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, with recent studies estimating…
ISEF · 2021
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award
Huanglongbing (HLB) is an incurable disease that affects citrus trees. This citrus disease is also often referred to as "citrus greening." This disease was first spotted in China in the earl…
ISEF · 2021
Mathematics
The asteroid population is incomprehensibly large. Understanding, discovering and tracking asteroids are important to avoid catastrophic events to human civilization. Around one million aste…
ISEF · 2021
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Recent rise in COVID-19 cases has highlighted the need for effective and targeted measures to reduce the spread of the virus. Consequently, app-based tracing strategies have been proposed as…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
The comparative analysis of natural polymer-based biomimetic neural scaffolds using the taxic response of fungal mycelium was designed to investigate functional deficits following Spinal cor…
ISEF · 2021
Biochemistry
The purpose of this experiment is to find a novel way to treat burn wound infections by exploring the interaction between flavonoids and antibiotics. 'Flavonoids' are naturally derived secon…
ISEF · 2021
Engineering Mechanics
This study investigates the use of rescue device structures made with inspiration from origami as a viable replacement for modern day debris lifting rescue devices. The structure studied as…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences Third Award
Harvesting Limulus polyphemus (horseshoe crabs) to produce the Limulus amoebocyte lysate endotoxin assay for medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and drinking water is ravaging coastal ecosyste…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering
Climate change is an area of growing concern that threatens the earth as a whole. Due to an excess production of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere, the difference in pressure encou…
ISEF · 2021
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Current processes of drug discovery are too long, expensive, and ineffective. Companies undergo years of research and development without the certainty of obtaining conclusive results. Drug…
ISEF · 2021
Engineering Mechanics
This project aimed to determine the viability and effectiveness of a detachable airplane cabin equipped with a novel design of a parachute system in correcting the translational and rotation…
ISEF · 2021
Earth and Environmental Sciences Second Award
Estimating the intensity of tropical cyclones (TCs) is one of the most important aspects in TC forecasts. Currently, the operational method of TC intensity estimation is the Dvorak Technique…
ISEF · 2021
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Third Award
Scoliosis is a condition of abnormal spinal curvature with approximately 60,000 U.S. pediatric patients undergoing surgery or being placed into braces each year. Skeletal maturity assessment…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The most commonly administered chemotherapeutic agent in Glioblastoma (GBM) treatment, Temozolomide (TMZ), fails to generate a clinically significant response in over 50% of patients due to…
ISEF · 2021
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Cancer threatens millions of individuals every year and remains a central issue in the scientific community. It’s important to search for new alternative treatments, and anticancer peptides…
ISEF · 2021
Materials Science
Modern-day supercapacitors have problems including lack of good dynamic performance, low power rates and insufficient energy storage. Features such as voltage malfunction can occur when the…