Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Third Award
Deep Neural Networks (DNN) are widely used to carry out segmentation tasks in biomedical images. Most DNNs developed for this purpose are based on some variation of the encoder- decoder U-Ne…
Embedded Systems
Recent advancements in Cloud Computing have given more flexibility to services on the Internet, remaining online as long as the network itself is still operational. However, many types of na…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) is an inhibitory receptor that provides a checkpoint against autoimmunity. The PD-1:PD-L1 signalling pathway inhibits T cell function, which allows cancer cell…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
There are several open-source software VIO algorithms that can be deployed on an end-user’s system to solve a specific problem. In the literature, the majority of those pipelines are tested…
Systems Software
Peking opera, named after the capital of China, Beijing, is the most influential form of musical theatre in China. Peking Opera is an important part of UNESCO's intangible cultural heritage…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Second Award
Microswimmers are microscopic-scale machines that are designed to perform and undergo specific movement in response to external stimuli. In this project, a magnetically-powered multi-segment…
Materials Science
Magnetic control can be used as a method of remote manipulation. However, despite being precise, far-reaching, and instantaneous, it is inconvenient and limited as only ferromagnetic materia…
Materials Science
Our project aims to use of magnetic nanoparticles coated with oleic acid as adsorbents for Lead removal out of contaminated water which provides a candidate technique for separating and remo…
Biomedical Engineering
The project is aimed at solving the problem of the high cost of modern hand prostheses. In this project, the concept of an inexpensive bionic hand prosthesis is being developed using additiv…
Engineering Mechanics
My aim was to build a remote-controlled Mars rover based on Opportunity with similar basic functions: a special suspension, a manipulator arm that can be moved in all directions, a camera th…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Saguaro cacti can withstand high desert winds, using pleats and spines to redirect wind toward the top of the plant. Wind turbine towers can be improved by imitating the saguaro cactus. It w…
Biochemistry
Over 3 million people suffer from hyperlipidemia every year in the United States. On the contrary, there is a decreased risk of metabolic diseases in East Asia, where seaweeds are traditiona…
Environmental Engineering
The hazardous Ala Wai Canal, suffering from hypereutrophication and an abundance of pollutants due to the combined drainage of the Manoa, Palolo, and Makiki, streams, carries its toxins into…
Materials Science
Nanoparticles are becoming more commonly used for delivery of gene editing technologies in plants. A common nanoparticle used for delivery are silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), which have shown…
Plant Sciences
My thesis examines the occurrence of certain mathematical phenomena in the phyllotaxis and seed formations of certain plants. I begin by presenting the mathematical background behind the Fib…
Plant Sciences
Under heat stress and elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) levels, tomato plants have been shown to perform leaf hyponasty, or upwards leaf curling. This causes reduced leaf area and biomass and de…
Biomedical Engineering
The number of people suffering from stroke has increased more than ever. Patients who had been through stroke would often experience temporary or permanent disabilities such as: motor paraly…
Physics and Astronomy
Manufacture Of Diffraction Grating Spectroscope And Development Of Automatic Spectrum Analysis System Uicheol Park, Yunseo Lee, Sejong Park Kyeongbuk Science High School, Pohang, Gyeongsangb…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
This science fair project is about energy in different types of livestock manure. Each manure will be burned with wood chips and the temperature will be taken. The types of manure that will…
Physics and Astronomy
Little is known about dark matter, which is the matter we cannot see, although it comprises up to 85% of the mass of the universe. Fortunately, today it is hypothesized that dark matter is a…
Physics and Astronomy
Fourth Award
Neutral hydrogen is abundant in the Milky Way, making its radio emissions at 1420 MHz a key tool for mapping the distribution of matter within the Galaxy. Because the center of the Galactic…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
(a) To assess the nutritional value of three microalgae (MAs) as the diet for clam larvae Meretrix meretrix, which is one of the most nutrient-dense seafood that's available for human health…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Covid-19 has caused approximately 2,885,401 recorded deaths across the globe. Governments across the globe have installed mask mandates in order to slow the spread of this virus. This projec…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
In response to the rising cases experienced in Orleans Parish, I conducted this study to observe people’s reactions through mask-wearing behavior. I hypothesized that mask usage would be low…
Physics and Astronomy
Current rocket trajectories to Mars take nine months and follow the Hohmann Transfer. This project calculates a linear trajectory from Earth to Mars with effective negative mass as its propu…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Bat-related diseases make up a majority of emerging pathogens. Simultaneously, rising rates of deforestation and anthropization tend to displace bats which may impact the transmission of dis…
Biomedical Engineering
Third Award
The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the need for remote health monitoring for chronic diseases. To help patients manage their conditions, a user-friendly smartphone application (with a…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
In the USA, 85% of our landfill content is compostable, recyclable, or otherwise reusable; on a global scale, 91% of plastics aren’t recycled, instead ending up in landfills and harming the…
Physics and Astronomy
Antibubbles are water droplets covered with a thin film of air. It can be made by dropping a liquid into a dilute soap solution by using dropper. The generated antibubbles sink into the wate…
Biomedical Engineering
As indicated by the World Health Organization (WHO), the total number of people with diabetes worldwide is just over 422 million and is growing rapidly. Diabetic patients use blood glucose i…