Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Fourth Award
Objectives The purpose of this study was to find which less conventional, yet prevalent, organic waste fuels would produce the most electricity in a standard two chamber microbial fuel cell.…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives The objective of this project is to determine the effects of proximity to a surface on aircraft wings. Methods Wind tunnel, variable-height wing, force sensor. Tested upwards forc…
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives The objective of my study was to determine if temperature had an effect on the amount of light produced by E-Coli bacteria genetically modified to produce Green Florescent Protein…
Microbiology (General)
First Award
Objectives To study the effect of temperature on organelle movements in Pyrocystis fusiformis during light (peripheral organelles) to dark (central) transition. Methods The Pyrocystis fusifo…
Chemistry
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives I love to bake and enjoy sharing my baked creations with my friends and family. I especially like baking cupcakes and cakes and my friends love eating them. Unfortunately, cupcake…
Engineering Mechanics
Ground Effect Vehicles (GEV) provide a hybrid between ships and airplanes for transcontinental transportation. By flying close to the surface, lift is increased and drag is decreased. This m…
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives The objective of this experiment is to determine how different stomach pH levels affect the rate iron is dissolved from an iron-rich food. Methods Almond meal, hydrochloric acid,…
Chemistry
Objectives The objective of the experiment was to change the relative amounts of sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) and citric acid in bath bomb recipes to produce the optimum amount of fizz t…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives Plastic pollution is a major problem all around the world. I constantly ask what we could be doing so far as dumping our plastic waste in dumpsters. My objective for this project…
Animal Sciences
Purpose: The Alfa-Gal mammalian meat allergy is caused by a tick. The tick in question is the Lone star tick or Amblyomma Americanum. This tick is the main cause of the allergy and my resear…
Microbiology
Fourth Award
Photosynthesis is vital to the survival of life on Earth, providing organisms with the ability to harness energy from sunlight and evolve oxygen. Although of the utmost importance, photosynt…
Energy: Chemical
Purpose: Modern mobile devices require quicker charging times and larger power supplies. We combined the qualities of batteries and capacitators to create a hybrid device that is flexible, o…
Engineering Mechanics
Large space travel corporations like SpaceX and NASA employ liquid engines because they can be activated and deactivated at will. This is accomplished simply by opening or closing the tubes…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives The object of my project was to design a hydraulic powered robotic cardboard arm that followed the commands of hydraulic mechanisms while was supported with three different struct…
Biomedical Engineering
Fourth Award
Mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) derived exosomes, or extracellular vesicles (EVs), possess stem-cell like therapeutic and regenerative capabilities while avoiding limitations of stem cell therap…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Purpose: Nowadays, there is no environmental-friendly method of jadeite treatment, also this mineral is rather rare, so the purpose of this work is to consider the possibility of jadeite syn…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Third Award
Objectives The objective of this project is to describe a proof-of-concept energy-storage device that consists of oxidized carbon and nickel oxide as the electrode materials Methods The anod…
Animal Sciences
One of the most striking cases of regeneration occurs in the sea cucumber Holothuria glaberrima. This species is able to regenerate most of its internal organs after a process of evisceratio…
Heart disease is a prevalent issue in the modern world, with 84 million people in the US alone that require regular checkups with clinicians. iCordisX aims to provide a personalized and data…
Microbiology
Vibrio cholerae is a bacterium that causes the severe diarrheal disease cholera. V. cholerae exists as two strains: environmental and toxigenic. Environmental strains cannot cause cholera an…
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Second Award
Objectives The objective of this study is to identify which phytochemical or synergistic combination of phytochemicals of P. granatum is responsible for its motility-inhibiting effects on ba…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Research and advances in medicine have dramatically increased human longevity, with an ensuing increase in the prevalence of geriatric conditions including Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Lewy bod…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Over 70% of breast cancer patients’ cells express the estrogen receptor (ER), which promotes the proliferation of cancer cells, by activating the expression of tumor-promoting genes. In the…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. As the death rates due to heart disease continue to grow throughout the years, it is necessary to find a non-invasiv…
Mammalian Biology
First Award
Objectives Hemophilia A, or FVIII deficiency, is characterized by spontaneous bleeding in weight-bearing joints, resulting in a debilitating orthopedic complication called hemophilic arthrop…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Purpose Hemophilia A (FVIII deficiency) is characterized by spontaneous bleeding in weight-bearing joints, resulting in an orthopedic complication called hemophilic arthropathy (HA). Bleedin…
Translational Medical Science
This project was conducted to find more information on Identifying and Drug Susceptibility of Gram-Negative Bacteria Found In Bactrocera Xanthodes (Pacific Fruit Fly). The purpose of this pr…
Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria have rendered many modern antibiotics ineffective. Plants, however, have traditionally provided many natural medicines. In a previous project, I discovered that…
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives For my science fair project, I tested students in grades K-5 to identify if they had any indication of colorblindness. In my experiment, I individually tested 40 students with a s…
Plant Sciences
Fourth Award
Zea mays is a staple crop worldwide known for extensive genetic diversity, making it a worthy plant model to study. Alternative splicing (AS) is a post-transcriptional regulatory mechanism i…