38,465 real projects from ISEF, the Canada-Wide Science Fair, JSHS, AJAS, the Calgary Youth Science Fair and the California Science & Engineering Fair — searchable by meaning, and filterable by fair, year, category and award.
CSEF · 2017
Zoology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to create a 2ft high-density surfboard that repels leopard sharks using rare earth neodymium magnets. Methods/Materials 14 Neodymium magnets o…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The goal of this study was to understand and develop a mathematical and computational model of a typical cosmic radiation particle as it travels through time changing magnet…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science
The aggregation of misfolded alpha-synuclein protein is a key feature of Parkinson's Disease which afflicts over 53 million globally. There is no cure and the current treatment, Levodopa, ha…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This engineering project reverses desertification by constructing a lattice composed of biochar, basalt rock dust, and coconut coir. By reducing wind erosion, maintaining so…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
Crop yields are strongly dependent on average summertime temperatures and extreme heat waves, both of which are projected to increase in the coming century. A statistical model was created t…
ISEF · 2017
Mathematics
A Method for Analyzing Basketball Teams started as an attempt to use statistics to analyze our team's offense. Eventually it grew into a data collection and analysis software. There are thre…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
There are many plants around the world that are exposed to some kind of radiation, regardless of the radiation’s intensity. Plants inhabited close to nuclear power plants or power lines will…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to create a smart air filter controller that can control any standard air filter based on the level of particulate matter air pollution. The…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology
In vitro fertilization (IVF) involves a complex series of clinical and laboratory procedures with the goal of conceiving a healthy child for infertile couples. The high frequency of chromoso…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
Society is currently divided on the pros and cons of Genetically Modified (GMO) crops. Having a simple methodology to test for GMO will help the regulators, producers, or consumers to establ…
ISEF · 2017
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Cancer is among the most debilitating diseases in the world with its pervasiveness originating from its complex genetic makeup. Although cancer research is at the forefront of medical concer…
ISEF · 2017
Biochemistry
Mutations in the genes encoding Ras GTPases are major drivers of human cancers. Despite 30 years of intensive research, no compounds directly targeting Ras proteins have been developed. Prev…
ISEF · 2017
Mathematics
The problem of points is a historical problem confronted by many mathematicians throughout history. It presents an interrupted series of games and asks the question of how the probabilities…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The US Department of Transportation states, in one of its reports, rear-end collisions contribute to more than 33% of all car accidents. The objective of this engineering pr…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics
The primary objective of this project is to design, build, and test an altitude control system for high altitude, long duration weather balloon flights. Ordinarily, weather balloons are fill…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The primary objective of this project is to design, build, and test an altitude control system for high altitude, long duration weather balloon flights. Ordinarily, weather…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics Second Award
Airborne Wind Energy Systems (AWESs) offer an efficient, environmentally sustainable, cost-effective, portable, and safe method of generating electricity. An AWES consists of a tethered glid…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Individuals with autism experience heightened sensitivity to their environment, resulting in neutral stimuli being perceived as amplified and threatening. The sensory meltdown is the painful…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
The project focuses on analysis of Gerchberg-Saxton algorithm, which is performed in the Fresnel domain. The established setup consists of two intensity measurements of a photon probability…
CSEF · 2017
Mathematical Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Find the most efficient maze-solving algorithm among three different algorithms: the #right-hand rule#, #dead reckoning#, and #dead end remembering#. Methods/Materials The p…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective is to find an appropriate delivery system to create oral protein therapeutics. Methods/Materials Carboxymethyl chitosan and sodium alginate were used to coat h…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Energy making-related emissions from power plants and other traditional fuels cause major respiratory and cardiovascular health risks. Producing reusable, environment-friend…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Chemical
Energy is a key problem in our modern society. Every year we require more energy than the last and fossil fuels are nonrenewable. Solar energy stands as a possible answer to the problem as t…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The San Francisco stream is one of the most crowded points of the city during summer months. Some reasons are its proximity and easy access to the inhabitants of the city and the fluent freq…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
This project uses the “Bag of Visual Words” computer vision algorithm to automatically detect age-related macular degeneration in retinal fundus images. Macular degeneration is the most prev…
AJAS · 2017
Materials Science and Engineering (inferred)
Resistive Random Access Memory (RRAMs) is a promising, emergent non-volatile technology that has been gaining increasing commercial applications [1]-[3]. Unlike in traditional Random Access…
AJAS · 2017
Mathematics (inferred)
The purpose of this study was to develop an origami spider web pattern. Spider webs have a wide variety of shapes and sizes. This study focused on developing a design for a simplified spider…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
Macrophages (Mfs) of the amphibian Xenopus laevis are morphologically and functionally distinct; depending on whether they are differentiated by the colony stimulating-factor-1 (CSF-1) or in…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Chemical Fourth Award
The concern related to a global energy crisis remains at the forefront of discussion because conventional sources of energy are finite and innovative methods for production of clean energy a…
CSEF · 2017
Behavioral & Social Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To be able to understand how society will progress in the future, the biases that certain generations hold must be identified. The goal of this project is to assess bias lev…