Biomedical Engineering
Existing pediatric prosthetic legs become obsolete after several months due to a child's rapid growth. The purpose of the 3D printed modular prosthetic leg, consisting of interchangeable foo…
Environmental Engineering
Third Award
Due to its toxic effects, such as heart, neurological, and skin diseases, elevated arsenic in water/soil is the 6th leading cause of nonaccidental death globally. While arsenic filtration te…
Obtaining clean drinking water is challenging in rural areas of the least developing countries. While low-cost water filtering setups exist, there still lacks a simple but effective water qu…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Fourth Award
Walking robots are an important part of the future. Agile, adaptive, and able to walk almost anywhere. They have advantages in hazardous terrain exploration, search and rescue, domestic assi…
AJAS · 2022
Computer Science
The necessity of developing and deploying interactive web applications quickly is imperative, resulting in developers creating libraries to simplify this process. These JavaScript libraries…
Physical isolation during the Covid-19 prompted a 45% increase in digital use leading to an increase in cyber incidents. This project seeks to understand the risk impact of prolonged interne…
Biochemistry
Quorum sensing (QS) is a density-dependent mechanism of gene regulation and bacterial communication, allowing bacterial communities to benefit from cooperative group behavior and is commonly…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Many actions in everyday life are becoming more automated, but critical tasks continue to require human oversight. Automatic driving systems automate repetitive functions through the use of…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Second Award
Background: Cavendish banana production is seriously threatened by Fusarium wilt tropical race 4, characterized by leaf decay patterns detectable through image recognition technology. Althou…
Materials Science
Car brakes using magnets, which done through placing a fixed magnet inside the wheel facing another moving magnet to cause repulsion, which leads to compressive force (repulsion), and that w…
Environmental Engineering
This project is to create a buoy-type wave generator using eco-friendly buoys, focusing on the difficulty in installing the existing wave power generators and the corrosion of styrofoam buoy…
Environmental Engineering
The project's goal was to create a methodology for a low-cost, easily reproducible way to purify water because lack of clean drinking water is a deadly problem, especially in the developing…
AJAS · 2022
Plant Science
Dental Caries and Periodontitis are two of the most common oral diseases causing growing global health issues in many countries around the world. Current therapeutic methods are focused on u…
Biomedical Engineering
In the midst of a global pandemic, masks have become a controversial topic. For the past two years COVID-19 has been the leading headline and people have discussed the effectiveness of weari…
AJAS · 2022
Mathematics
One of the most widely known tools used to track the spread of COVID-19 in an area is the overall positivity rate, or the number of positive coronavirus tests over all tests performed. Howev…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Fourth Award
Apple is the most popular fruit around the world, and it is the fruit that I was looking, while came to my mind to develop a time indicator to determine the life of consumable goods. While I…
Plant Sciences
The wavelength and intensity of light regulates the growth and development of plants and influences their physiology and morphology both above and below the ground. To study the effects of l…
Materials Science
An increase of natural polymer-based film materials in the food packaging industry has occurred in recent years to help reduce petroleum-based plastic accumulation. Previous research develop…
We can study natural materials and the properties of these materials to obtain inspiration for new man-made material with outstanding properties. I studied the claws of a crayfish using a te…
Animal Sciences
First Award
Salts are important for nerve conduction. However, excessive salt causes defects in learning and memory in mice. To investigate the mechanisms of salt-induced learning impairment, I used Dro…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Second Award
In Zimbabwe, only 19% of female students graduate from STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) subjects, compared to 39% of male students. This project unveils the barriers…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Medical devices are commonly used by patients worldwide. However, they can be subject to malfunction when they are in use. This can lead to injury, bodily harm, or even death. To combat this…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
My research investigated the medicinal properties of Lomatium dissectum (called “doza” in our Native language) and Sambucus caerulea (elderberry, “hubui”) under laboratory conditions. Would…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Mental health challenges, especially depression, are a major issue that impacts people globally. Combined with the prevalent use of social media, this issue is amplified and needs to be miti…
AJAS · 2022
Engineering
Endovascular occlusive diseases are among the leading causes of death around the world. Specifically, thrombosis is responsible for 1 in 4 people dying worldwide. Atherosclerosis is the caus…
AJAS · 2022
Environmental Science
Around the world, the problem of contaminated water is jeopardizing the health of many and harming ecosystems thus making it a matter of high concern. Common metal contaminants, such as iron…
Biomedical Engineering
We developed a new method of notification of a person about the surroundings through an acoustic channel. Suggested method allows creation of a device that assists visually impaired people t…
Electric vehicles are vehicles that run using batteries and electricity rather than gas. Due to the production of electric vehicles showing an increase for years to come I wanted to create a…
Biochemistry
The emerging global water crisis is significant. Urban congestion is mushrooming at an alarming rate and has increased by 41 percent since the early 1990s. Consequently, with agriculture bei…
Environmental Engineering
Microplastics are a major source of pollution in our oceans and waterways. One source of microplastics is microfibers released from washing synthetic clothing. Wastewater treatment plants ar…