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CWSF · 2026
Environment & Climate Change
An Attractive Solution: An innovative way to clean up oil spills How can we clean up oil spills with nano technology? Using small scale experiments with ferro fluid, testing was done to see…
CWSF · 2026
Natural Resources Bronze Medal
With the advance of climate change comes added stresses to forests such as increased risk of forest fires due to heat and drought, as well as stresses like increased salt and oxidative stres…
ISEF · 2026
Animal Sciences
Global warming has become a major problem for organic agriculture, as changes in environmental conditions reduce the parasitization rate of Trichogramma, limiting the use and mass rearing of…
ISEF · 2026
Embedded Systems
Every year, on average, 37 children die from being left in vehicles out in the heat. This is a fatal mistake that can be avoided with a simple temperature detection and cooling system. The r…
CWSF · 2026
Natural Resources Gold Medal
Much of the ocean remains unmonitored, allowing harmful human activities such as illegal fishing to drive marine ecosystem collapse. To address this, an autonomous, sail-powered trimaran was…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Bronze Medal
Pediatric Pneumonia is the leading infectious cause of death for children worldwide [1], largely due to slow or incorrect diagnosis [2]. Even with advancements in machine learning, modern AI…
ISEF · 2026
Plant Sciences
Leafy vegetables like Malabar spinach require optimal soil moisture (SM) to ensure steady physiological activity, improved nutrient uptake, and higher leaf yield. Excessive water application…
ISEF · 2026
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Wetland ecosystems play critical roles in maintaining biodiversity, regulating hydrological processes, and supporting carbon sequestration—functions that align closely with United Nations Su…
ISEF · 2026
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Sub-Saharan Africa is vulnerable to variations in precipitation levels, as a large percentage of the population practices subsistence farming and most of their electricity is from hydropower…
ISEF · 2026
Mathematics
Strategic system stability depends on sustained cooperation, yet these frameworks frequently undergo phase transitions into competitive or destructive states. This research utilizes an entro…
ISEF · 2026
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
It is well known that autism is a spectrum of various disorders rather than a single, discrete disorder. This makes it incredibly difficult to study since there appears to be a gradient in b…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical and Health Sciences
This project is a three year study in investigating possible advancements that could made in the medical world. I created 3D printed casts and did comparative testing with different, more mo…
ISEF · 2026
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Thermoelectric materials convert thermal energy directly into electrical energy based on Seebeck effect. An effective thermoelectric material must simultaneously possess a low thermal conduc…
ISEF · 2026
Biochemistry
It is crucial that cancer patients receive the proper medication dosage. Too high of a dose can be toxic; too low of a dose will not effectively kill cancer cells. Accurate dosing requires a…
ISEF · 2026
Embedded Systems
Commercial hearing aids struggle with poor speech clarity in noise, notably “cocktail party” settings. Many devices also distort the spatial cues critical for sound localization. As a result…
ISEF · 2026
Mathematics
Given P, a set of clients (points) in the plane, the task is to open a facility and connect each client to this facility while minimizing the connecting cost. If one assumes that this cost i…
ISEF · 2026
Plant Sciences
Weed infestations are considered as the most prominent biotic stressors threatening crop yields globally, contributing to 25-40% of annual crop losses. Currently, synthetic herbicides are mo…
ISEF · 2026
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Animatronic Octopus Tentacle Kai McConnell Home school, Eustis, Florida, United States This engineering project, in the realm of soft robotics, has the opportunity to be world changing. This…
ISEF · 2026
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The integration of technological advancements has enabled fit laboratories to address growing workforce shortages, meet rising test demands with quick turnaround times, and reduce operationa…
ISEF · 2026
Chemistry
The blood-brain barrier (BBB) remains a formidable challenge in pharmacology, blocking ~98% of small-molecule drugs from entering the central nervous system (CNS). To address this challenge,…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Upper limb impairment resulting from neurological conditions such as stroke often reduces quality of life and requires ongoing rehabilitation. However, access to rehabilitation is often limi…
ISEF · 2026
Embedded Systems
Endotracheal intubation is widely used in intensive care units for unconscious and semi-conscious patients who cannot breathe independently. Unplanned extubation and tube migration are alarm…
ISEF · 2026
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Within bodies of water, a red tide is rising. Due to high levels of nitrogen and phosphorus, algae tends to proliferate at high levels. These high levels of algae within bodies of water are…
ISEF · 2026
Mathematics
Fractals are geometric objects that are characterized by self-similarity and non-integer dimension. They appear in ideal mathematical constructions and in natural systems. This project exami…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness
In an age of rising conflict, there has been a significant increase in limb loss especially for the pediatric population. Yet the sustainability and cost associated with traditional prosthet…
ISEF · 2026
Plant Sciences
The AnisGuard project was born from the urgent need to combat the contamination crisis caused by filamentous fungi in coffee beans from Brazil, a threat that compromises food safety through…
ISEF · 2026
Animal Sciences
Declining Arctic sea ice is rapidly altering polar bear habitat and increasing interactions with human activities. This study investigated how sea-ice loss influences polar bear movement and…
ISEF · 2026
Embedded Systems
Safe and efficient aviation operations rely heavily on precise verbal exchanges between pilots and air traffic controllers (ATC). These exchanges are conducted via voice radio transmissions…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Gold Medal
Anorexia Nervosa is a severe psychiatric disorder that primarily impacts teenage girls. This condition is especially challenging due to the lack of concrete biomarkers, such as structural ch…
ISEF · 2026
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Every day, there are over 40,000 crosswind landings occurring. Pilots use sideslip or crabbing methods to land in crosswinds. Both techniques require pilots to use ailerons to bank the airpl…