Mathematics
In modern cryptosystems, even if the adversaries can access the communication medium and initially have the same knowledge as the communicators, sent messages are still safe, since they are…
Physics and Astronomy
White dwarfs, remnants of Sun-like stars which have completed their evolution, are one of the most common types of stars in space. Despite this, a full, surviving exoplanet has never been fo…
Translational Medical Science
Do healthy and cancer cells differ in temperature? Can this be explained by different metabolisms? These questions arose during the search for a non-invasive diagnostic method for breast can…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
This study investigates if people procrastinate more on assignments that are worth a large percentage of grade or a small percentage of grade (Hypothesis I) and on extra credit or regular cr…
Environmental Engineering
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives In order to minimize the Carbon dioxide emission from concrete production, our project sought to find an environmentally sustainable method that would allow for the formation of a…
Environmental Engineering
Fourth Award
The development of human activity and industry has led to various environmental pollution. One of the biggest problem is chicken feather waste created during food processing. Another problem…
Biomedical Engineering
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disease of the nervous system that affects 10 million people each year. It is often characterized by resting tremor and stiffness. With difficulty in fin…
Zoology
Objectives Our experiment was to determine if the strength of Neodymium magnets would affect the regeneration of Planaria (flatworms with regenerative abilities). If the presence of the magn…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives Every spring, people drown in local rivers because they underestimate the power and danger of the river flow from melting mountain snow. The purpose was to design, construct, and…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The goal of Project Simon is to develop the world's most advanced telepresence robot. Telepresence is the use of virtual reality technology, especially for remote control of machinery or for…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The Temple of Literature was founded in 1070 and was the site of Vietnam’s first university – a symbol of the Vietnamese traditional fondness of learning. Although many projects have been la…
Plant Sciences
Welsh’s Milkweed (Asclepias welshii) is a threatened species found in Southern Utah. Almost no research has been conducted on how this species reproduces itself. Genetic testing of the speci…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
African American (AA) men are disproportionately affected by prostate cancer (PCa), with almost twice the incidence and mortality as compared to non-Hispanic Whites. AA have been left out of…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Over the past decade, honey bee populations have been declining due to the phenomenon known as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). Nosema ceranae is a microsporidian parasite that has recently b…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The creation of deep neural networks (DNNs) in the field of artificial intelligence, containing tens to hundreds of layers to learn any complex function, give computers the ability to outper…
Biomedical and Health Sciences (inferred)
atRAL, a cytotoxic byproduct of the visual cycle, is removed from the eyes’ photoreceptors by ATP-binding cassette transporter (ABCA4), which transports atRAL from the disc lumen to the cyto…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Fourth Award
Objectives The objective was to create a bulletproof collapsible wall that could be fully extended if there was an incident of an active shooter in a classroom setting at a school. Methods I…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Understanding gene function is important for many reasons; in particular, one could examine the gene of a pathogen to find a weakness, or discover a gene in a human related to cancer. Annota…
Engineering Mechanics
In this project a prototype was designed by the student researcher to test basic hydration levels. The engineering goal was to design a compact, easy to use device to allow for real time mon…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The Ptychosperma macarthurii, commonly known as the MacArthur Palm, is an underutilized palm. Ethanolic extracts were made from the palm’s seeds collected from fruits were tested on HeLa Cer…
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives The objective of this project is to determine the rate of use, knowledge of different types, health risks and interest in the future use of E-cigarettes among suburban middle scho…
Biochemistry
Metformin is the most widely prescribed drug worldwide for treating diabetes and it is becoming a promising drug for the treatment of a multitude of conditions including metabolic syndrome,…
Mathematical Sciences
Objectives To fully discover the relationship between the Pythagorean triples and the Quadratic equation. Methods The use of Pythagorean triples a long with the application of the Quadratic…
Biomedical Engineering
Spasticity is a symptom of an upper motor neuron syndrome, which is shown by the change of resistance as the passive stretch differs, especially by joint velocity and position. In the practi…
Physics and Astronomy
Supernovae are among the most energetic phenomena in the cosmos, occurring at the end of the life of a massive star. The stellar explosions not only supply the universe with kinetic energy,…
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives The objective of this study is to compare the spectrophotometric absorbance of iron in food versus food cooked in an iron skillet to determine whether cooking in an iron skillet i…
Physics and Astronomy
Quantum computers enable to obtain high speeds and great computational powers. They are based on the application of operators on a quantum system. The project investigates how to reproduce t…
Biochemistry
Third Award
Smoking, the leading cause of oral cancer in India, kills over 5 people every hour. As high mortality is due to late diagnosis, early detection is vital. Free radical induced lipid peroxidat…
Energy: Physical
Researches show that during the precipitation billions of gallons of rainwater occurs over the world. Which has huge potential if utilized in the right way. Rainergy is designed to get elect…
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives Rammed earth is a material made from soil and its contents. It is nearly free and available virtually anywhere with soil. The question is if it is viable enough to use it in place…