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ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering
Textile waste is currently the second-largest global pollution source—as staggering amounts of waste are incinerated and buried in landfills, the process of decomposition leaches toxic chemi…
ISEF · 2021
Embedded Systems
In August of 2019, there were 79,000 wildfires and up to 90% of them resulted from unpredictable human-related activity. Spreading at rates of up to 22 kilometers per hour, early detection o…
ISEF · 2021
Behavioral and Social Sciences
This research is about how the Andean Huancavelican popular participation was carried out socially and territorially in the struggle to consolidate the independence of Peru. The analysis of…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Since the development of Nuclear Power Plants in 1951, there have been recent challenges with the efficiency of cooling systems. Today’s sea-level rise and global warming have impacted power…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The conventional use of current therapeutic approaches to treat metastatic cancers is limited. Kinesin Family 19 (KIF19) is a microtubule-associated protein involved in cell motility and has…
ISEF · 2021
Earth and Environmental Sciences Second Award
This study focuses on creating a machine learning model that will predict the spread of any invasive species. This study used hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), an invasive forest pest that poses…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Purpose Nowadays, people's dependence on plastics has become more serious. Also, during COVID-19, the number of plastic packaging has led to overuse and waste. Its slow decomposition increas…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry Third Award
The purpose of this research is selective synthesis of indirubins and analysis of their properties. First, the synthesis of indirubins was carried out using potassium indoxyl sulfate which h…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy
A new model has been developed to prove that elementary particles are not point-like, but inner-structured. In particle accelerators, it was found that elementary particles like quarks are d…
ISEF · 2021
Embedded Systems
With the advent of driverless cars, distance sensing radars have become prominent. Can the user “feel” the distance and navigate? This project explores advanced technology for the visually i…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
One in one hundred children born in the United States alone is born with a congenital heart defect (or CHD). A CHD is any defect that is present at birth, which can vary from a hole in the s…
ISEF · 2021
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The purpose of this project was to understand how empathy as a stable personality trait relates to adherence to Covid-19 safety guidelines. Empathy was measured along the Interpersonal React…
ISEF · 2021
Mathematics
I started since I was intrigued by the by the beautiful derivation of "Buffon's needle" by integrating, and thought that it would be possible to calculate the probability of plane figures su…
ISEF · 2021
Materials Science
The bi-product of wheat straw is used in many ways and can also be used effectively for making an organic tile. Wheat is one of the largest cereal crops in Pakistan. Pakistan’s wheat product…
ISEF · 2021
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
We investigated mechanisms for spatial perception via human skin because of our interest in Human-Machine Interfaces. Although others have studied qualitative data communication, we wanted t…
ISEF · 2021
Mathematics
The goal of this project is to do fundamental research on Gray codes and develop a new algorithm to determine a Gray code given its corresponding decimal number. A Gray code sequence is a se…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
Color Vision Deficiency is the most common genetic disability, affecting over 400 million people in the world, and currently has no cure. There are attempts to mitigate the effect of color v…
ISEF · 2021
Systems Software
Nowadays, depression and anxiety are severely affecting teenagers’ daily lives and music therapy is a widely accepted approach to promote children’s emotional health. However, improving the…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences Third Award
Of the original 11 native forest bird species known from the island of O?ahu in the Hawaiian island chain, only 3 remain today. They are the O?ahu ?Amakihi (Chlorodrepanis flava), ?Apapane (…
ISEF · 2021
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Reliably predicting when and where precipitation will occur can reduce property damage and loss of life. The more accurate this prediction is, the more preparation can be made against these…
ISEF · 2021
Earth and Environmental Sciences
In this investigation the environmental impacts of the introduced species, Salix fragilis, which is commonly called Crack Willow were researched and investigated. Crack willows are listed on…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering
The textile industry is one of the most polluting industries in the world, with a fifth of water pollution originating from just the dyeing and finishing steps of the textile manufacturing p…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy
A major topic in modern cosmology is the disagreement between datasets when interpreted using the status-quo Lambda cold dark matter (Lambda-CDM) model. Lambda-CDM assumes that baryons, radi…
ISEF · 2021
Materials Science
As climate change progresses, we must think of new ways to combat this threat. Thermoelectric energy generation, a lesser-known renewable energy source, has the potential of harvesting major…
ISEF · 2021
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Background: The current COVID-19 pandemic caused by the Sars-Cov-2 virus has impacted and disrupted families all across the world. The impact of mask mandates on public compliance wearing is…
ISEF · 2021
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Hydropower is one of the most abundance sources of renewable energy in the U.S. Water Distilleries remove almost all chemicals and pesticides, which produces water that can be better for peo…
ISEF · 2021
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Third Award
The cocktail party problem renders conversation difficult for hard-of-hearing individuals in multi-speaker environments. Current hearing aids cannot amplify the primary speaker's voice alone…
ISEF · 2021
Embedded Systems First Award
I created a universal electromyography interface with active noise suppression for recognizing hand movements because I’m interested in Human Machine Interfaces. This device could have broad…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering Second Award
High cost, proprietary parts, complex manufacturing techniques, and transport issues limited our ability to produce enough ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal of my project wa…
ISEF · 2021
Embedded Systems Third Award
Many critical systems, including financial, banking, telecom and nuclear weapons, rely on the Global Positioning System (GPS) for synchronization of clocks that is essential for their operat…