Computational Science (Senior Division)
Neonatal eye care faces significant challenges due to diseases like Retinopathy of Prematurity(ROP). Accurate and punctual detection of ROP is crucial for the preservation of infant eyesight…
CYSF · 2026
Silver Medal
Quel savon nettoie réellement le mieux? Dans ce projet, je veux comparer et tester scientifiquement l’efficacité de différents savons plutôt que de me fier à la publicité.
Software Design
The purpose of this project was to design and test a true random number generator using physical noise from an analog input. Most random number generators in common use rely on software algo…
Chemistry
Metals tarnish due to oxidation reactions with their environment. While oxidation leads to corrosion, we don't fully understand how different metals corrode under the same conditions. This e…
Chemistry
The traffic light reaction is a visual chemistry magic experiment that allows the observation of redox reactions. This reaction involves the blue dye indigo carmine (IC) being reduced by glu…
Earth & Environmental Sciences(Senior Division)
This project investigated how the different enzymes Amylase, Cellulase, and Protease affect the degradation of biodegradable microplastics using Lactobacillus plantarum set at pH6. It has be…
Biochemistry
Fourth Award
Alzheimer’s Disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the hyperphosphorylation of Tau and collapsin response mediator protein-2 (CRMP2), a newly identified and understudied bi…
CYSF · 2026
Testing epoxy resin against several forces and measuring the results.
Environmental Engineering
Equabin is an intelligent IoT based waste management system. The system is built around a micro-controller integrated with multiple sensors, standard communication protocols, and a database.…
Physics and Astronomy
This study examines the dynamics of a spinning pencil cap on a smooth surface—a motion commonly observed during childhood play. As the cap spins about its axis, it simultaneously traces a ci…
Cognitive Science (Junior Division)
Abstract: The objective of this project was to determine if horses possess the cognitive ability to identify and select a specific target object regardless of its location. The experiment te…
CWSF · 2026
Environment & Climate Change
Silver Medal
Water biocontamination is a global health crisis. The microbial blooms in biocontaminated water cause many different infectious diseases and lead to over 1.7 million annual deaths worldwide.…
CWSF · 2026
Digital Technology
Silver Medal
Canadian emergency rooms face a systemic crisis, with patients routinely waiting over 20 hours on stretchers. ERgo is a discrete-event simulation engine designed to tackle the chronic overcr…
Biochemistry
Third Award
Liver fibrosis is a global health crisis, affecting approximately 7.3% of adults worldwide. The disease is progressive, with advanced stages characterized by formation of a permanent extrace…
Materials Science
Third Award
Skin cancer drives a global crisis with >7 million projected annual cases, yet clinical diagnostics remain inaccessible. This profound socioeconomic barrier is mirrored in Arizona, where the…
Chemistry (Senior Division)
This investigation examined how the concentration of ethanol, ranging from 5% to 25% v/v, in biodiesel, denoted as B20, affects the energy output per gram of fuel during combustion. Calorime…
CYSF · 2026
Gold Medal
Determines the consumption rate of ethylene in Arctic peat soil
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Third Award
The purpose of this study was to explore the efficacy of three between-inning recovery methods [Active recovery (AR), passive recovery (PR), and electromuscular stimulation (EMS)] among high…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
Silver Medal
The parasite Toxoplasma gondii infects up to 1/3 of the global population (Habtye et al., 2023). Immunocompromised individuals face a high risk of parasite reactivation, which can cause seve…
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology (Junior Division)
Third Award
Vitamin C is a crucial variable needed in the human body in order for it to fruition accordingly. However, when food is cooked, the concentration level of vitamin C can be significantly decr…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is routinely treated with pharmacological agents such as atomoxetine, yet the downstream effects of these medications on gut microbiome remain…
CWSF · 2026
Environment & Climate Change
Gold Medal
Microplastics (MPs), are emerging as a significant environmental and health pollutant of increasing global concern. MPs, defined as tiny water-insoluble plastic particles less than 5mm in si…
Microbiology
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of bleach-based sanitation by measuring how contact time in a 50 ppm sodium hypochlorite solution affects the Log10 Reduction Fa…
Chemistry
Glioma is a brain tumor with a high mortality rate, partly because symptoms such as cognitive changes often emerge only after substantial tumor growth. CD44, a transmembrane protein overexpr…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines (inferred)
Within the last few years, deep learning models have seen increased usage in various computer vision domains and have attained high accuracy rates for several visual identification tasks. Ho…
Earth & Environmental Sciences(Senior Division)
Agricultural goods are commonly packaged using expanded polystyrene (EPS or Styrofoam), which creates a great amount of environmental waste and pollution. EPS doesn’t degrade easily and cont…
CYSF · 2026
Gold Medal
ABCA3-relation Congenital Surfactant Deficiency is a serious, fatal genetic disorder. My experiment uses a comprehensive literature review to determine gene therapy's eligibility as a treatm…
Computational Science (Senior Division)
Modern Quantum computers are highly susceptible to errors and noise, and quantum error correction is necessary for scalable and reliable computation. Current classical decoders, such as Mini…
Chemistry
This study evaluates the feasibility of MnO2 as a transparent, cost-effective alternative to TiO2, the industry standard, in photocatalytic remediation and degradation of PET microplastics.…
Cognitive Science (Junior Division)
First Award
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is characterized by differences in attention and cognitive control, yet assessment remains largely dependent on subjective behavioral evaluati…