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.
ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
Ferromagnetic nanoparticles placed in a high frequency alternating magnetic field (AMF) release heat. When used to locally increase body temperature over 37°C, this phenomenon is called magn…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
The title of this project is The Influence of Vegetated Coverage on Surface Runoff Losses of the Insecticide, Bifenthrin. Bifenthrin is a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide that is most common…
CSEF · 2019
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives The goal for our project was to find the best ligands to successfully inhibit the p75 neurotrophin receptor, which is one of the receptors that rabies uses to take over the cell.…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences Third Award
Glaucoma is a neurodegenerative eye disease affecting more than 64.3 million people worldwide. The retinal degeneration is, as believed, originally caused by elevated intraocular pressure. N…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
In this study, the effectiveness of various antibiotics for inhibiting the growth of Staphylococcus epidermidis is tested. This topic of study is significant as staph infections are very dan…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science
Cholangiocarcinoma originates in the biliary tract and is usually diagnosed at advanced stages and has a high resistance to chemotherapy. The 5-year relative survival rate is about 10% for p…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology Fourth Award
Pseudomonas aerugniosa is one of the most common and often fatal nosocomial bacterium. Extracts from the herb Lycium barbarum were prepared for antimicrobial testing, using different extract…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
Nowadays people find lack of time for their home garden maintenance. One of the major problem in maintaining a home garden is trimming tree branches which is too close to the home. When cutt…
CSEF · 2019
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives Angiotensin Receptor Blockers are drugs that bind to the Angiotensin Type 1 Receptor, and are used to treat hypertensive patients. The objective of this study is to determine if p…
CSEF · 2019
Computational Systems & Analysis (Senior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives The identification of cancer driver genes is a critical component of precision oncology. Given the large feature space of The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA), which catalogs millions o…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
Nanoparticles have become an essential tool for biomedical applications. For example, gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are used in nanomedicine and they are also being tested for diagnosis, detect…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Objectives Design an affordable immersion heater that can alleviate the high numbers of indoor air pollution in the global developing population. The heater must cost lest than $2 in raw mat…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry
Objectives I wanted to study how vitamin C content is affected by cutting fruits well ahead of consumption. I grouped the test fruit into two categories: fruit that visibly oxidizes and frui…
ISEF · 2019
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
DNA sequencing of patient’s tumors allows computational methods to reveal unprecedented insights on their genomes. Analysis of mutations in tumor genomes allows inference of the underlying m…
CSEF · 2019
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives Sometimes when I pull the clothes out of the dryer, some are dry, while others are still a little wet. I became curious as to why this could be. Moreover, as globing warming is be…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences
In this project, a scaled model of the atmosphere was built to test the effect of water vapor on temperature of the troposphere. Water vapor could be acting as a mode of transportation for e…
CSEF · 2019
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives The goal of my experiment was to determine if Kombucha Biofilm can replace other commonly used flexible materials. Materials created by microbes have the potential to be used in m…
CSEF · 2019
Applied Mechanics & Structures Third Award
Objectives Investigating correlations between the perceived quality of cello bows and rosins, and cello string behavior in the time domain. Novel optical sensors directly monitor the vibrati…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology Fourth Award
Due to global threats of rapidly increasing antimicrobial resistance(AMR),and mortality and morbidity due to bacterial pathogens,discovery and implementation of solutions to AMR such as nove…
CSEF · 2019
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives Opinions about social movements may stem from demographic factors such as race, gender, etc. My hypothesis is that demographic factors will correlate with opinions on social movem…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry
Activated charcoal is a chemical that has increased in popularity. It is used in toothpaste to whiten teeth, in face masks to remove ‘toxins’ from the skin and is even taken as a food supple…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
Rhizophora mangle, also known as Red Mangrove, is an aggressive, opportunistic, invasive species that has drastically altered the landscape of Kaua`i (Mangrove Removal: Wai’ Opae [n.d.] Mala…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science
The Chaga mushroom (Inonotus obliquus) is a parasitic fungus. Commonly referred to as “black gold,” the charcoal colored mushroom grows mostly on birch trees in very cold areas around the wo…
CSEF · 2019
Toxicology
Objectives Studies reported that decongestant increased the heart rate of human, while coenzymeQ10 helped stabilize the heart rate. The goal of my experiment is to find the effect of deconge…
AJAS · 2019
Herbal remedies have been used to treat parasitic worm infections. Lady’s-slipper roots (LSR) as well as black walnut hull extract (juglone) are herbal remedies for roundworm infection. This…
CSEF · 2019
Physics & Astronomy Second Award
Objectives The objective of this study is to determine whether charge forms on a tennis racquet and a tennis ball as a result of the racquet hitting the ball. Methods 1. Construct electrodes…
CSEF · 2019
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Second Award
Objectives The objective of this experiment is to determine if the extract from Psidium guajava leaves inhibits the activity of invertase, lactase, amylase, and amyloglucosidase (enzymes tha…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
Background: EGFR is a type of cell surface receptor that is responsible for cell growth, especially in epithelial tissues. Studies show that in some tumors, EGFR is overexpressed, especially…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science
In the United States we are currently facing a serious opioid drug abuse epidemic. According to research, 5,455 people (ages 15-24) died of drugs in 2017. Although these opioids are strictly…
ISEF · 2019
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
The goal of this research project is to demonstrate how evolutionary path dependencies and population-level epistasis affect the adaptive plasticity of populations of artificial organisms. I…