20,037 real projects from ISEF, the Canada-Wide Science Fair, JSHS and the Calgary Youth Science Fair — searchable by meaning, and filterable by fair, year, category and award.
ISEF · 2026
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
The outbreak of the coconut scale insect first occurred around May to August 2014, becoming a threat to the Philippines' coconut industry. The pest recurred around October 2017 and May 2025.…
CWSF · 2026
Aerospace Silver Medal
Active galactic nuclei (AGN) are supermassive black holes found at the centre of galaxies. AGN BL Lacertae contains an accretion disk and high-energy jets emitted perpendicular to the disk,…
ISEF · 2026
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Between 2020 and 2024, fatal occupational falls averaged 782 annually, peaking at 865 in 2022, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Many occurred in high risk environments like skys…
CYSF · 2026
I am taking a concept from PteroDynamics' X-P4 Transwing Aircraft and making a small delivery drone version for delivering equipment and supplies to hostile weather conditions and locations…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Food allergy (FA) affects 18% of the population and is driven by type-2 inflammation, epithelial barrier dysfunction, and tight junction (TJ) disruption. Recent studies identify Zonulin and…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Psoriasis silently torments 125 million people worldwide, yet current therapies such as corticosteroids and biologics thin the skin, suppress the immune system, and lose efficacy over time,…
ISEF · 2026
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) affects 55 million people worldwide, leading to progressive cognitive decline, brain cell death, and brain shrinkage. Current treatments offer only limited relief, u…
ISEF · 2026
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Ischemic injury causes neuronal loss and neurological deficits, challenging stroke recovery. After injury, a glial scar forms, but its regulation of neural stem cell (NSC) fate remains uncle…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Anxiety is an ever-growing issue plaguing modern society as it becomes more prevalent in young adults and adolescents, particularly Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD). Despite the existence…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
As climate change intensifies, millions of lives are also increasingly threatened by energy insecurity, meaning renewable energy has become critical. Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) or organic…
CYSF · 2026
I will be explaining how matter changes state using food science to show how the molecules can change form, shape, and color.
CYSF · 2026
An experience familiar to anyone who has prepared for a presentation, or a performance, your heart begins to pound, and your focus narrows, but often 15-20min before. My project is about how…
ISEF · 2026
Animal Sciences
This project is about bee life and how we can help them survive all year round. I have been studying bees and expanding this project every year for the past 3 years. I have done several diff…
ISEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering
This research investigated whether the presence of pure copper bars in water containers is associated with changes in visible algae growth and water quality indicators in an agricultural set…
ISEF · 2026
Embedded Systems
Analog circuit synthesis poses complex optimization problems in high-dimensional design spaces, where integrated circuit (IC) designers must employ laborious, manual parameter tuning to sati…
ISEF · 2026
Animal Sciences
Bison are highly efficient grazers that convert forage into high-quality protein, making growth efficiency an important factor in livestock production. Weight per day of age (WDA) is a key m…
ISEF · 2026
Animal Sciences
Pygmy and dwarf sperm whales (Kogia breviceps and Kogia sima) are deep-diving cetaceans with limited internal health data due to low visibility. Necropsies often reveal stomach infestations…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
Diving beetles (Dytiscidae) are among the most well-adapted freshwater insects. A previous study on variations in the length between the point of maximum width of the elytra and the tip of t…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, and early detection significantly improves survival outcomes. Subsolid pulmonary nodules, including ground-glass…
CWSF · 2026
Energy Bronze Medal
Anaerobic Digestion is a process for breaking down organics in an oxygen-free environment. A by-product of this digestion is biogas; a methane-rich gas that can be used for energy production…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Headache disorders are among the top three most common neurological conditions, affecting 40% of the global population, yet 50–80% of migraine patients are misdiagnosed due to fragmented dia…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Everyday environmental noise consists of multiple mixed frequencies, yet most Acoustic Metasurface (AMS) studies focus on single-frequency conditions. This study investigates how to improve…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Hydrogen, the first element in the periodic table, is now becoming the first choice for clean and efficient energy production, serving as a promising energy carrier. However, 95% of hydrogen…
CWSF · 2026
Digital Technology
This project touches on how we use a Multi-Level Water Detector to prevent wastage of water due to negligence and not being able to see of know when the overflow does happen. With the device…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The gut and adipose tissue work in concert to modulate metabolic health and the immune system by producing short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs). FFAR2 signaling plays a vital role in regulating m…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Silver Medal
One-third of individuals with schizophrenia are treatment-resistant, largely because the disorder’s biological mechanisms are poorly understood, and as a result, current treatments fail to a…
ISEF · 2026
Software Design
Soybean diseases cause substantial annual yield losses. Existing detection methods rely on experts or lab examinations of fields, which can be labor intensive and inaccurate, or image classi…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Alzheimer's disease (AD) impacts approximately 55 million people globally and is predicted to affect 139 million individuals by 2050. As most diagnoses occur after substantial neurodegenerat…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Purpose: Laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) causes over 100,000 deaths annually worldwide. While adjuvant radiotherapy after surgical resection can reduce the risk of recurrence and im…
ISEF · 2026
Embedded Systems
Patients with single-sided deafness (SSD) often struggle to determine sound direction due to the head shadow effect, limiting sound localization and potentially missing critical auditory war…