Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
The accurate age estimation is a substantial part of the integral biological profile, but quite complex in cases of unidentified decomposed and skeletonized human remains, especially in adul…
Energy: Chemical
Counter electrodes (CE) in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSC) play the crucial role in facilitating the reduction of the electrolyte solution. Ordered Mesoporous Carbon (OMC) CEs’ low cost an…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Fourth Award
Less than 1% of the world’s water is accessible as a public water source. Approximately 40% of our population experiences water scarcity. This is expected to grow to 66% within a decade, lea…
Environmental Engineering
In Uganda, and around the world, the water crises have negatively affected society by introducing disease outbursts, diminishing the economic potential of women, etc. Plant matter has high m…
Biomedical Engineering
Fourth Award
One of the greatest challenges facing chronic disease management is the lack of a non-invasive continuous monitoring medical device that is compact and convenient enough to be worn daily by…
Biomedical Engineering
Rapidly evolving cellular imaging techniques deliver improved diagnostic specificity and complement the spatial visualization of x-ray CT imaging. Both types of imaging need contrast agents…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
This project identified a noninvasive and inexpensive biomarker which could supplement the patient health questionnaire to accurately diagnose Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) using a machine…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Melanoma is the deadliest skin cancer with over 9,000 deaths per year, but melanoma detected early results in over 90% chance of cure. Currently, a biopsy is the most common method of melano…
Biomedical Engineering
Diabetes is a chronic condition that requires constant monitoring of blood glucose and external administration of insulin. People with diabetes monitor their blood glucose by an invasive met…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
With increasing interest in using fMRI and functional connectivity networks to understand and diagnose neurodegeneration, advanced method for image processing are necessary to produce highly…
Translational Medical Science
Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is recessive autosomal inherited life-threatening hemoglobinopathy. Normally the average life of RBC is 100-120 days in a healthy human whereas, it is as low as 4-5…
Energy: Chemical
Fourth Award
All paths to a sustainable planet must pass through hydrogen-based fuel cell systems to replace our fossil-fuel dependent economy. In addition, the low weight, high power densities, and broa…
Biomedical Engineering
Heart rate estimation using cameras provides a cost-efficient, robust, and non-invasive heart rate detection methodology. Faces create subtle fluctuations in facial redness as a result of he…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
High voltage transmission lines are conventionally inspected and maintained by humans, drones, or helicopters; all of which are expensive, dangerous, and ineffective. Thus recently, robots f…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Spatiotemporal modelling is important in understanding communicable disease progression dynamics and evaluating public health intervention strategies. However, existing spatiotemporal models…
Biochemistry
Lactose intolerance is seen by many as an inevitable part of life. And many people resign themselves to suffer through symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea, flatulence, and bloa…
Biomedical Engineering
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among men in the U.S, mainly due to late diagnosis. The current detection method based on blood protein prostate-specific-antigen…
Microbiology
The green salamander, Aneides aeneus, is an endangered species that inhabits moist, rock crevices in the Appalachian mountains. Microflora found on the skin of amphibians have coevolved, for…
Microbiology
The growing bacterial resistance to antibiotics is a concern of global proportion. It is imperative that novel compounds with antimicrobial properties be identified for therapeutic applicati…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Diesel Exhaust Particles (DEPs) are a form of air pollution which cause increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in lung cancer cells, which leads to oxidative stress and eventu…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Anxiety disorders are an extremely common occurrence within many demographics. They become a major hindrance to daily activity when not treated in a timely manner and have the possibility of…
Chemistry
Recent news of the use of nerve agents in terrorist attacks poses an immediate concern to international security. In addition, Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) diminish indoor air quality a…
Materials Science
Plastics are very used, because of the great degradation time, they are very harmful to the environment. A common container to accommodate seedlings are black polyethylene bags, however, the…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The purpose of the project is caused by improvements of an ecological situation. Every year the volume of color metal waste increases and it still causes a number of problems. Searching for…
Energy: Chemical
Third Award
With global consumption of fossil fuels at an all-time high, climate change has catalyzed one of the greatest sustainability challenges facing the world today. At the cutting-edge of materia…
Environmental Engineering
Eutrophication is a significant environmental issue caused by excess nutrients, primarily phosphorus, that lead to algae growth, fish kills and ocean dead zones. The objective of this projec…
Environmental Engineering
Fourth Award
The purpose of the experiment was to expand upon the ultimate goal of creating a Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC) -based biosensor through a Proof of Principle. The MFC was tested with an opening a…
Biomedical Engineering
While feeling the need for a new suture device to cope with frequent suture medical accidents every year, we learned from the barb structure of the purple sea urchin (Heliocidaris Crassispin…
Biochemistry
Recent research and industrial trends indicate the importance of economical and efficient methods for mass production of recombinant proteins. The Pseudomonas fluorescens expression host sys…
Physics and Astronomy
Helium-4, the most common isotope of helium, is difficult to detect in the interstellar medium, as classical transitions are moderately rare; however, Helium-4 also can undergo forbidden tra…