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ISEF · 2025
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Indicator species are a significant part of environmental science, as they are used to predict environmental metrics that may otherwise be unattainable. The growth of the field is unpreceden…
ISEF · 2025
Environmental Engineering
The global fishing industry faces significant challenges due to plastic pollution from non-biodegradable fishing gear, which contributes to marine waste accumulation and environmental degrad…
ISEF · 2025
Translational Medical Science
The prevalence of diseases such as diabetic retinopathy (DR), glaucoma, and age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is rapidly increasing worldwide, with over 700 million people expected to f…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical and Health Sciences
This project is a continuation of last year. The changes made include new testing and new cast designs. This year compression testing was done on the casts. To test this a force plate was us…
ISEF · 2025
Biochemistry
Understanding and reconstructing pathways in metabolism can help identify biomarkers and metabolic changes associated with systemic diseases, such as cancer and cardiovascular diseases. Howe…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Posterior capsule opacification (PCO) is a major complication of cataract surgery, driven by the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT). In this study, I investigated the mechanistic eff…
ISEF · 2025
Environmental Engineering
Nuclear fission energy accounts for 10% of the total energy generated. As it does not emit greenhouse gases, it is considered a leading sustainable energy source. However, radioactive anions…
ISEF · 2025
Physics and Astronomy
?We demonstrate that the delayed choice quantum eraser (DCQE) exhibits no retrocausality. While the lack of necessity for retrocausality in interpreting the DCQE has been previously proposed…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Small bowel dysmotility poses a significant clinical challenge, leading to digestive complications that impair quality of life. Existing diagnostics and treatments are often limited by side…
ISEF · 2025
Animal Sciences
A population decline of Giant water bug (Lethocerus indicus), an edible insect, due to environmental changes, pesticide usage, and habitat destruction, was observed. This study aims to deter…
ISEF · 2025
Environmental Engineering
Estuaries are vital breeding grounds for species of flora and fauna, supporting resources for coastal communities worldwide. However, the ecosystem is rapidly declining due to eutrophication…
ISEF · 2025
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The ongoing shortage of caregivers has made it increasingly difficult to meet growing healthcare demands, leaving many individuals without the necessary assistance for daily tasks. The use o…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
Olive trees are a vital part of the economy in Mediterranean countries. However, these trees suffer annually from the olive bark beetle (Phloeotribus scarabaeoides), which has been increasin…
ISEF · 2025
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
One major challenge with cancer treatment is the widespread molecular differences that patient tumors can have, meaning only specific chemotherapies may work well. Machine learning models pr…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Due to the high prevalence of heart failure, as well as the limited availability of donor hearts, many devices exist that strive to temporarily replace heart function until a replacement is…
ISEF · 2025
Animal Sciences
Captive rearing programs for endangered Native Hawaiian snails, or kahuli, face challenges due to limited research surrounding wild kahuli conditions and diet. They are essential in native e…
ISEF · 2025
Physics and Astronomy
A type of active galactic nucleus is the quasar, or quasi-stellar radio source. Quasars are integral to understanding the formation and evolution of galaxies. This research was conducted by…
ISEF · 2025
Translational Medical Science
The Social Vulnerability Index (SVI) measures health vulnerability through a composite score from 0-1 based on four subcategories: socioeconomic status, household characteristics, housing ty…
ISEF · 2025
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Early detection of falls is crucial as they are the leading cause of injury and death among elderly individuals. Prompt intervention is necessary to prevent serious consequences such as brok…
ISEF · 2025
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Since the late 1970s, the Arctic has experienced a temperature rise more than three times the global average, leading to accelerated thawing of permafrost. This thawing initiates thermokarst…
ISEF · 2025
Environmental Engineering
As the second most used material globally, concrete is responsible for 8% of man-made CO2 emissions. The first generation pathway of emissions is from the process needed to create concrete:…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Over 1.5 billion people worldwide experience hearing loss, and 2.2 billion have vision impairments. Both require assistive technologies; however, millions lack access due to cost. To address…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Deepfakes are a rapidly improving tool for disinformation. In 2025, around 8 million deepfakes were shared online, with numbers doubling every 6 months. Research has found that people strugg…
ISEF · 2025
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The goal of this project was to create a better alternative to permanent magnet synchronous motors, by enhancing specific characteristics of the synchronous reluctance motor. Specifically, i…
ISEF · 2025
Microbiology
Vibrio infections are an increasing global concern. These pathogenic bacteria not only affect humans but are also a leading cause of mortality in aquaculture, often linked to major oyster ha…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Exoskeleton robots have proven effective in rehabilitating patients with upper limb neuromuscular impairments. However, existing designs often lack essential components such as brain-driven…
ISEF · 2025
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Alzheimer’s disease affects over 55 million people worldwide, making early prediction crucial for timely interventions to slow disease progression and improve quality of life. Single Nucleot…
ISEF · 2025
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Drug discovery is intricate and costly. Current methods in de novo drug design rely on undiversified and scarce datasets due to the impossibility of recording all intermolecular interactions…
ISEF · 2025
Translational Medical Science
Brain tumors represent a critical health challenge, affecting thousands of individuals annually and often leading to significant harm and mortality. Such challenges highlight the need for in…
ISEF · 2025
Materials Science
Frequent forest fires, persistent air pollution, and the COVID-19 pandemic have sparked a surge in the widespread use of disposable face masks. At the height of the pandemic, 1.6 million ton…