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CYSF · 2025

Heavy Metal Contamination

This project explores how heavy metals can affect plant germination and what implications results may have on many ecosystems, as well as our wellbeing

"HEA You, Stop That Radiation!" Polyimide-Taped High Entropy Alloys (HEAs) vs. Ionizing Radiation Shielding

Materials Science

The purpose of this project was to design polyimide-taped high entropy alloys (HEAs) to shield ionizing radiation. It was hypothesized that if the thickness of each HEA is increased, then th…

CYSF · 2025

Heliophysics: Decoding How the Sun Powers Our Solar System, and How We Can Use That to Our Advantage

The sun is a powerhouse of energy, and produces more energy in a second than Earth can use in hundreds of years. This project explores how the sun produces its energy, and how it can be used…

CYSF · 2025

Help! I Got Sucked Into Vacuum Fluctuations!

No empty space is ever truly empty; rather, it is filled with energy fluctuations, so-called vacuum fluctuations, where particles constantly appear and then disappear again. My project visua…

Hemostatic Application of Powdered Decellularized Extracellular Matrix From Porcine Liver

Materials Science

Excessive bleeding from trauma accounts for about 40% of major global mortality causes, showing the importance of effective bleeding control. Powdered hemostatic agents offer many advantages…

CYSF · 2025

Heron’s Fountain

I built a Heron’s Fountain to explore the hypothesis of which model (stacked versus side by side) would produce the most successful water spout.

Hertz to Volts: Optimal Utilization of Sound Energy to Produce Electricity

Sound, which is unlimited, free, and readily available, has yet to be effectively explored as an alternate energy source. I designed an innovative method that utilizes sound energy to produc…

Hierarchical Self-Assembly of Frenkel Excitonic Nanotubes: Unraveling the Role of pH-Induced Effects

Chemistry

As the climate crisis demands cleaner and more efficient energy systems, hierarchically self-assembled nanostructures are emerging as promising tools for sustainable technologies. Hierarchic…

High-Cadence Adaptive Reverberation Mapping of Variable Quasars to Resolve Light-Hour Accretion Disk Structures in Supermassive Black Holes

Physics and Astronomy

Supermassive black hole accretion disks, predicted to emit optical continuum from regions spanning light-hours, remain challenging to resolve via traditional reverberation mapping (RM) techn…

CYSF · 2025

Higher Dimensions

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High-Frequency BLDC Feedforward Control and Optimization for Motion Control

Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics

Compared to common open-loop stepper motors, 3-Phase synchronous motors can deliver superior responsiveness, repeatability, and speed with minimal noise, wear, and heat. Brushless DC (BLDC)…

Highly Selective Carbon Nanosheets Decorated With Ag-Cu Nano Alloys for Enhanced Electrochemical CO2 Reduction to C2 Products

Chemistry

Electrochemical CO2 reduction to C2 hydrocarbons has been intensively studied as a promising approach for utilizing CO2 emissions and meeting the high demand for ethanol and ethylene as valu…

High-Performance Oxidizing Materials: Lithium Vanadium Oxide for Environmental Treatment Applications

Chemistry

One common environmental activity at school is collecting and sorting old batteries for recycling. However, it is just the first step of the treatment process for lithium-ion batteries, whic…

CYSF · 2025

Highway wind generator

It is a highway wind generator ,that turns polluted air into usable electricity.

Hinged Threading: A Novel Method to Deploy Convex Polyhedral Nets

Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics

Some objects can transform between multiple geometric configurations when you interact with them. These systems, known as deployable structures, have significant applications in space techno…

Hippocampal Volume in Alzheimer's Disease: OASIS-1 Dataset Analysis

This study utilized data from the OASIS-1 database, comprising 416 right-handed subjects aged 18 to 96, with 3 -4 T1-weighted MRI scans per participant. The analysis focused on individuals o…

Historical Trauma in Displaced Palestinians Outside of Israel: A Generational Comparative Investigation

This study examined the levels of Historical Loss Symptoms (HLS) in different generations of displaced Palestinians outside of Israel. I hypothesized that the levels of Historical Loss would…

HM-Detect: Murmur Detection and Classification Methodology Using A Novel C^2-LSTM Architecture for Multi-Modal Signals

Systems Software

Heart murmurs are abnormal sound signals generated by turbulent blood flow and are closely associated with specific structural heart disorders. Current murmur analysis methods only look towa…

Home Security Alarm System for Remote Monitoring and Automation

Robotics and Intelligent Machines

Keeping our homes safe is more important than ever, and technology can help make security smarter and more convenient. This project introduces a smart home security alarm system designed to…

Home Security Innovation: Designed a Prototype to Access High Spaces in the Kitchen

Biomedical Engineering

Falls cause serious injury and even death, according to the World Health Organization (2021). According to CHUBB (2020) most falls in the home occur when climbing on a chair or ladder. This…

HOPE: A Novel Automated Device for Hemorrhage Control in Pediatric Firearm Emergencies

Biomedical Engineering

Three-hundred and eighty three children have died in school shootings since the devastating Columbine high school tragedy. Exsanguinating hemorrhage is the main cause of death from gunshot w…

CYSF · 2025

Hormones VS ADHD

I am going to research if the hormones that change when you get your period change your ADHD symptoms.

How a High-Temperature Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage System Can Be Implemented in Vehicles as an Exceptionally Eco-Friendly Power Supply

Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics

Global warming is a significant environmental threat, and vehicles contribute to it greatly. This project not only aims to design a power supply that does not contribute to global warming bu…

CYSF · 2025

How Can AI Help Solve Hunger Insecurities Around the Globe?

The application of AI to support people experiencing hunger insecurities by implementing AI in the agriculture sector and in grocery stores around the world.

CYSF · 2025

How Can AI Help with the Accurate Detection of Eye Cancer?

Using AI to detect cancer patterns among patients to more accurately diagnose people.

CYSF · 2025

How can specific DNA methylation patterns enhance the early detection of leukemia?

Examining specific DNA methylation patterns, a type of epigenetic biomarker, extracted in various ways to diagnose leukemia. I am studying the possibility of using this practice and analyzin…

CYSF · 2025

How can the environment and genetic change impact the chances of getting cancer?

Cancer is caused in multiple ways but one of the main ways is through genectic alteration and through the environment. Genetic alteration can be caused

CYSF · 2025

How can we create a device that will stop the transmission of noise pollution within a certain area?

Using the concept of sound, we aim to create a cost-effective and efficient device that cancels unwanted noise using anti-sound technology. We will test and improve our design to make sure i…

CYSF · 2025

How Can We Fix Light Pollution?

This project is about how Light Pollution is affecting the lives of Humans, Animals, Plants, and Insects. We will go all the way to the depths of the human eye and how different colors and t…

CYSF · 2025

How can you help the enviorment solve the 1.0 billion $ tire problem anually

This project focuses on the environmental impact of tire disposal and explores a sustainable solution through the process of rethreading tire treads. Expanding the life of the tire by three…