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ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
In many scenarios, from democratic governance to decision-making in corporate boards and international organizations, voting plays a crucial role. However, not all votes carry the same weigh…
ISEF · 2025
Microbiology
This study investigates how per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds—PFOA, PFOS, and PFBA—affect the growth and genetic stability of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a eukaryotic organism with a genome t…
ISEF · 2025
Animal Sciences
This project tracked intestinal parasites in stray feline populations on Oahu to assess severity of the presence of parasites in the environment with posed zoonotic risks. Using fecal flotat…
ISEF · 2025
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Urban transportation faces multifaceted challenges including traffic congestion, road safety, and the need for real-time accident prevention. This project presents a comprehensive approach e…
ISEF · 2025
Translational Medical Science
Thyroid cancer (TC) is one of the most common endocrine malignancies worldwide, with 821,214 newly diagnosed cases in 2022. It has the fastest growth rate across all cancers. Despite its pre…
ISEF · 2025
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Introduction: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) remains one of the deadliest malignancies due to late diagnosis, extensive metastasis, and limited treatment options. A multifunctional g…
ISEF · 2025
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Greenhouse gases, with carbon dioxide (CO2) being the most significant contributor, are the primary causes of climate change. Atmospheric CO2 levels have risen dramatically from pre-industri…
ISEF · 2025
Chemistry
The Ultraviolet Index (UVI) is a measure of the likelihood of getting sunburned while outside. Its only limitation is that the UVI is entirely predicted by satellites and is not measured at…
ISEF · 2025
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Hydrogel polymer electrolytes (HPEs) have gained considerable popularity in energy storage. Hydrogels are hydrophilic polymeric networks that can be extended multi-dimensionally via cross-li…
ISEF · 2025
Physics and Astronomy
NASA aims to send humans to Mars by the 2030s-2040s. A leading scientific goal will be the search for signs of indigenous life, past or present, which if found, would have major implications…
ISEF · 2025
Earth and Environmental Sciences
This project assessed whether pine tree ring growth could be used to track rates of saltwater intrusion by analyzing pine tree growth ring response to surface water specific conductance leve…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease estimated to affect around 1 million people in the US. It is also the fastest growing neurodegenerative disease with growth rates comp…
ISEF · 2025
Animal Sciences
Non-native species pose a global threat to aquatic ecosystems, with the potential to spread rapidly, reduce biodiversity, and induce ecological changes. The globally distributed Australian t…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
A local problem in Florida is the immense expense of fertilizing golf courses, reaching over $100,000 annually. A global problem involves the disposal of biosolids from wastewater treatment…
ISEF · 2025
Environmental Engineering
Microplastics persist in the environment, move across the food chain, and are easily ingested because of their tiny sizes, harming aquatic organisms and posing health risks to humans. As par…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) are a major cause of lower-limb amputations, with over 160,000 diabetics in the United States undergoing amputations annually. This project presents an AI-powered…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical Engineering
Musculoskeletal and neurological conditions are the biggest drivers of disability & illness. Currently, physicians diagnose them by triangulating possible biomarkers and multiple abnormaliti…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Congenital heart defects (CHDs) refer to structural defects in the heart that are present at birth. Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) is the most complex CHD and occurs when the left si…
ISEF · 2025
Microbiology
Before the discovery of antibiotics, bacterial infections constituted a leading cause of human mortality. Antibiotics used during World War One and the subsequent introduction of penicillin…
ISEF · 2025
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The growing evolution of artificial intelligence tools has culminated in the development of potentially harmful technologies, such as audio deepfakes. These artificially created media can cl…
ISEF · 2025
Animal Sciences
Artificial lighting significantly reduces insect populations, contributing to their mass extinction alongside habitat loss, pollution, invasions, and climate change. This project aims to dev…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
As of 2024, micronutrient deficiency cases are increasing throughout the world. To counter this, my experiment aimed to improve micronutrient availability in barley low-phytic acid (lpa) mut…
ISEF · 2025
Translational Medical Science
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune arthropathy that affects over 18 million people globally, causing immense joint pain and swelling. Current treatments (e.g., methotrexate, adalimum…
ISEF · 2025
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a neurodegenerative disorder causing cognitive deterioration, remains a leading cause of death. Previous research has not fully clarified the impact of amyloid-beta…
ISEF · 2025
Environmental Engineering
As the potential of microalgae as a resource becomes increasingly recognized, this study explored foam flotation as a means to extract it from an aqueous environment. A small-scale column fl…
ISEF · 2025
Technology Enhances the Arts
Sign language serves as the main means of communication for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing community, yet barriers persist for non-signers who either lack the practical exposure to master it o…
ISEF · 2025
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Carcinogenicity assessment is vital in public health and regulatory compliance in multiple industries. In vivo bioassays are costly and time-consuming, while in vitro assays can be simplisti…
ISEF · 2025
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Environmental changes, including rising atmospheric carbon dioxide levels and increasing ozone pollution, continue to alter Earth's atmosphere. Ozone layer depletion leads to increased level…
ISEF · 2025
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Protocadherins (pcdhs) are responsible for the formation of cell to cell adhesion proteins, which makes them crucial to neural development and function. Clustered protocadherins are a type o…
ISEF · 2025
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Inflammation is the body's natural response to combat infections, allergies, or injuries. The most commonly available treatments—non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and corticoste…