38,465 real projects from ISEF, the Canada-Wide Science Fair, JSHS, AJAS, the Calgary Youth Science Fair and the California Science & Engineering Fair — searchable by meaning, and filterable by fair, year, category and award.
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Goldenrod is an invasive plant that spreads quickly and displaces native plants. People actively struggle with it. It is almost impossible to get rid of the plant but we can figure out how t…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry Fourth Award
The increasing prevalence of Escherichia coli (E. coli) in our freshwater sources is a growing concern for the global community. The aim of this project is determining a faster, more cost ef…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Oil spills are a major problem that faces us today. They have a very large, negative impact on plants, animals, and their environment. Cleaning up oil spills in oceans and seas has burdened…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Physical
My experiment was designed to determine if increasing or decreasing the spacing of the rotor disks in a Tesla Turbine had any correlation to the amount of energy, in volts, generated by the…
CSEF · 2017
Computational Systems & Analysis
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project is to be able to navigate outdoors using sensors available on a cell phone, but without GPS. The inertial sensors on a cell phone measure angular and…
CSEF · 2017
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to investigate the potential beneficial effect of grape skin on Parkinson#s disease by incorporating grape skin powder into the daily food int…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Chemical
The Graphene-based solar panel indicated, after 4 tests in dissimilar solar radiation conditions, that the GBSP is capable of increasing the power output of a solar panel by a factor of appr…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
Abstract The process of doping can be described as introducing impurities into a pure material to alter its properties. In this study, we introduced iodine into a solution of graphene in var…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
Graphene is a multipurpose nano particle that is difficult and expensive to produce. This project focuses on a safer, more efficient and cost effective method of producing graphene using nat…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Water pollution is a serious health and environmental issue which affects over 1/3 of the global population. In previous work, graphene oxide (GO) was synthesized and coated on sand. The ver…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals By utilizing the plane-wave function of Density functional Theory, we performed relaxation calculations to investigate electronic and spintronics potential of Fe, Co, Ni, Pt…
CSEF · 2017
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals As people age, hand-eye coordination generally declines, and quality of life can suffer, as less coordination is associated with falls and other injuries. This project was d…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences Fourth Award
Senecio madagascariensis (fireweed) is of global significance, due to its rapid spreading ability, productive and economic impacts and toxic pyrrolizidine alkaloid (PA) content. PAs accumula…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
Zero-emission proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) is promisingly considering as a great candidate promoting the alternative energy to overcome the pollution issues emitted by fossil f…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics
Green Belt is a low-cost belt that has been designed to enforce the use of seatbelt by all drivers. They won’t be able to drive, or even start their vehicle without plugging in green belt. I…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Chemical
The purpose of this experiment was to determine if a viable homemade nano-based symmetric double layer supercapacitor (SDLS) can drive an Inductive load (Motor) after a quick charge at a low…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
WHO stated that globally 50,000 people die every day due to diseases caused by water pollution. Therefore, water treatment is one of the world scientific research priorities. Most techniques…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
The Magnetite eggshell nanocomposite was synthesized using the antioxidant contents of the aqueous extract of the lemon in a green root and eggshell wastes through an environmentally friendl…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
This project investigates the general water quality and major/minor ion chemistry in Arkansas aquifers given the ongoing depletion of the Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer and the re…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to grow plants in simulated Mars conditions. Methods/Materials Take 6 planting pots with 6 holes in each. Fill twelve of them up with soil. In…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
Most modern electronics utilize silicon semiconducting devices, however limitations in silicon are causing performance in computers to plateau, researchers are looking to new materials to re…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine which hydroponic soil supplies key nutrients to the plant in a hydroponic system. Methods/Materials 283 liter tank, to store the…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Halophytes are plants that can tolerate and grow in high levels of salinity and are also potentially a rich source of biofuel. The purpose of this study is to see if halophy…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Harmful Algae Blooms (HABs), which are fatal to aquatic ecosystems, human health, and water-reliant industries, largely occur because of an unnatural increase in Nitrate and Phosphate and ar…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science
Inflammation plays crucial roles in tumorigenesis. Cancer cells evade immune surveillance by recruiting myeloid-derived suppressor cells and T-regulatory cells, releasing inflammatory mediat…
CSEF · 2017
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to test various materials to determine which ones collect the most atmospheric water when exposed to the same environmental factors. I also…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science
Background: Donation after circulatory determination of death (DCD) could improve donor heart availability, which currently limits transplantation. However, reluctance to this approach arise…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Chemical
The purpose of my scientific research is to determine if active and/or passive solar energy would be a viable option to use as an alternative energy source to heat water in a swimming pool o…
CSEF · 2017
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Can I build a Homemade solar heater to heat up a room at 28 degrees Celsius without burning any fossil fuels?From my research, I formulate that my homemade solar air heater…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences Third Award
Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) is the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide, and cirrhosis underlies 80-90% of HCC. Cirrhosis is initiated and advanced due to the activation of hepa…