In the last decades it became obvious that unique solar power is the most constant, effective and friendly source of energy. However, despite swift breakthrough in this field, the highest ef…
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this computer science engineering project was to create a programming language usable by anyone, from a total beginner to an advanced programmer. Therefore, i…
Microbiology (General)
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Curious about a "Corn Fed" bumper sticker on a passing car, I decided to look into alternative fuels. The objective of my project is to determine how sunlight affects the li…
The LittleDog project was part of the DARPA Learning Locomotion program, which involved using a quadruped robot, LittleDog (constructed by Boston Dynamics), to walk through different terrain…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
First Award
Objectives/Goals The LittleDog project was part of the DARPA Learning Locomotion program, which involved using a quadruped robot, LittleDog (constructed by Boston Dynamics), to walk through…
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals I predict the compounds will have various effects on the Hydra#s regeneration which may include multiple budding, fast regeneration, retarded growth, extended tentacles, and…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My goal is to show that farmers don't need to spend hundreds of dollars on fertilizers and in return can use local leaf compost. Methods/Materials My main materials include:…
This paper presents a cooperation strategy in multi-agent system. The decision-making of each agent is solely based on its analysis of the local environment. The behavior of each agent affec…
Fourth Award
The smartphone has become our communication device, our wallet, and our personal assistant. It has updated many old technologies, but one that has not benefitted from it is the personal lock…
Translational Medical Science
Neurotransmitter-release is regulated by several pre synaptic proteins where Syntaxin and Complexin are crucial. The locomotor activity of Drosophila Melanogaster adult animals was evaluated…
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Huanlongbing is a disease spread by the Asian Citrus Psyllid vector which has done billions of dollars in damage to the citrus industry worldwide. Presently, tests for the b…
Mathematics & Software
Second Award
Objectives/Goals Understanding elements and their atomic structure is a very interesting and important study. But, the logic involved is not straightforward. My goal is to come up with a sol…
Systems Software
First Award
A rapid, electricity-free cartridge for nucleic acid testing (NAT) from finger-prick blood is proposed to combat the high rate of undiagnosed HIV infection in low-resource settings. The low…
Atherosclerotic Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) remains the world’s preeminent cause of mortality. Blood cholesterol, carried by low-density lipoproteins (LDL), is closely associated with CHD’s…
Traditionally, human-computer interaction has been relegated to the keyboard and mouse. Today’s technologies, for example, 3D cameras and depth sensors, allows human to interact with compute…
First Award
Daily human activities produce TCDD, one of 12 most concerning toxins, which enters rivers, lakes, and eventually drinking water. Research shows that TCDD accumulates for over 15 years in hu…
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Our city tries to protect its watersheds and Humboldt Bay from pollution. We tested whether water pollution in creeks increased as it moved through the city of Arcata. Metho…
The aim of this project was to synthesize silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) and to investigate their effect on the luminol–hydrogen peroxide chemiluminescent system. It is known that AgNPs could…
When liquid flowing through the pores of sedimentary rocks it will generate what it called streaming current. The measurements of streaming current can provide a crucial information on the f…
First Award
This study presents a 3D magnetic positioning system using a single-source Magnetic Positioning Sphere (MPS). The proposed MPS system is composed of three mutually orthogonal coils and an Ar…
First Award
Hypoxia and heterogeneity in tumor microenvironment is widely recognized as a difficult challenge in conventional cancer therapeutics. Our NanoLab group has verified the use of flagellated m…
Second Award
The purpose of this research was to determine whether magnetised Magnetotactic Bacteria can be used to generate electricity. Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) biomineralize intracellular nanopart…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to identify a reliable and cost effective solution which will reduce pollution from chicken manure while maintaining the manure#s effectivenes…
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this science project is to build a simple and inexpensive spectrophotometer using a cellphone that will work as well as commercial spectrophotometers, and tes…
Make-ROV is an easy-to-make educational outreach ROV (Remotely Operated underwater Vehicle) which provides an ROV kit-set for people to use it as a basic observation use ROV or customize it…
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine how the moon phase affected the overall number of animals passing through the Scotts Creek Watershed. My hypothesis stated as the…
Systems Software
Purpose: Breast density on mammograms has become a topic of increasing public awareness. A dense mammogram can obscure a cancer, and raises uncertainty about the effectiveness of mammograms…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if the rate of carbon sequestration by basalt sand with red harvester ants as biotic agents can be enhanced by varying sand coarseness and mois…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals To determine biogas production from different biodegradable material contained with equine manure in the digesters. Methods/Materials plastic 5 gallon water bucket Large Myl…
First Award
Proceeding introduction to Hawai‘i in 1902, Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) has established itself along the south shore of Molokai colonizing tidal mud flats, shallow bodies of water, coas…