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A Novel Controller for Soft Robots: An Experimental Usage of Linear Temporal Logic Mission Planning (LTLMoP) with an Optimized Elastomeric Actuator

Second Award

This hybrid elastomeric robot successfully demonstrated that a synthesized high-level robot controller, Linear Temporal Logic MissiOn Planning (LTLMoP), can reduce the unpredictability of so…

A Novel Design and Evaluation of an Air Cushioning Mechanism for Helmets to Reduce Impact Acceleration on the Head

Applied Mechanics & Structures Second Award

Objectives/Goals The purpose of this engineering project is to reduce impact acceleration felt on the head. I added an air bladder similar to an airbag in a car in between the padding and sh…

A Novel Disinfectant: Sphagnum Moss for Coliform and Turbidity Reduction

The current drinking water system poses a risk to public and environmental safety due to the volatile nature of the gaseous chlorine used to disinfect water. The project is designed to deter…

A Novel Framework and Algorithm for Ultra-fast Protein Shape Comparison

Mathematics & Software

Objectives/Goals Scientists study the structural similarity of proteins for many purposes, such as developing new medicines, finding protein evolutionary relationships in the protein familie…

A Novel Human Machine Interface: Hardware Implementation of the Kalman Filter with Faddeev's Algorithm for Advanced Co-Processing

This project presents a novel approach to the hardware implementation of the Kalman Filter using Faddeev’s Algorithm for improving the processing speed of an innovative human machine interfa…

A Novel Method to Immobilize Ionic Liquid in Alginate-Gelatin Polymer Beads for Heavy Metal(s) Extraction

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design

The purpose of this scientific study was to design a novel, effective, and highly efficient immobilized ionic liquid CYPHOS® IL 104 (IL) approach towards removal of heavy metal(s) from an aq…

A Novel Method to Immobilize Ionic Liquid in Alginate-Gelatin Polymer Beads for Heavy Metal(s) Removal

Environmental Engineering Third Award

Objectives/Goals The purpose of this scientific study was to design a novel, effective, and highly efficient immobilized ionic liquid approach towards removal of heavy metal(s) from an aqueo…

A Novel Microbial Fuel Cell Using Cobalt (II) Biomineralization to Increase Power Density

Environmental Engineering

Objectives/Goals Wastewater treatment plants consume a significant portion of the electricity produced in the U.S. Microbial fuel cells(MFC's) have been developed to mitigate this problem by…

A Novel Mouse Model to Mimic the Evolution of Cancer

Biomedical Engineering

For years, cancer has been thought of as an evolutionary process, responding to varying selective pressures throughout the body in an effort to survive. Due to the fact that reiterative roun…

A Novel Peptide Alters the Alzheimer’s Beta-amyloid Equilibrium to Protect Against AB Oligomer Neurotoxicity

Third Award

A defining feature of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is the presence of large deposits of amyloid-beta peptide (AB) in the brain. This accumulation of AB is widely regarded as one of the most prom…

A Novel Platform for the Measurement of Hydrogen Sulfide

Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) is a gaseous pollutant found in sewage, wastewater, and oil and natural gas fields. However, it is also produced by the human body where it acts as a gasotransmitter t…

A Novel Procedure to Predict a Hypothetical-Population Growth Using an Evolved Diet Strain of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and Its Potential Application to Other Pests of Genetically Modified Organisms

Biochemistry

Genetically modified crops (GMO) have become the primary source of agricultural yield. Due to interrogation of potential adaptation of insect pests, GMOs’ field vitality have become question…

A Novel Prosthetic Design Utilizing a Unique Sensory Control System, Brushless Motor Drives, and Worm Gear Mechanisms through Rapid Prototyping Techniques

Third Award

A limitation held within modern prostheses lies in their prohibiting, high cost and inefficient systems of user control, which results in their inability to be optimized for utilitarian purp…

A Novel Quantification of the Complex Geometries of Low Light Surviving Plants using Fractal Analysis to Investigate a Basis of a New and Unique Allometric Measure of Plants

Third Award

This study explored plant architecture and growth using a novel application of mathematical tools. Fractal analysis of plant architectures was performed to quantify and describe functional o…

A Novel Research for Efficient MFCs Using Electroactive Bacteria from Mangrove Trees

In recent years, the search for new sources of energy has increased due to the depletion of hydrocarbon fuels and the environmental damages resulting from its usage. Attention has focused on…

A Novel Solution for the Visually Impaired Utilizing Computer Vision and Vibrohaptics

One approach to help visually-impaired individuals is to provide a form of visual information through a different sense. Most of the devices use ultrasonic and image-capturing sensors. These…

A Novel Spiral Microchannel Device for Urinalysis

Applied Mechanics & Structures First Award

Objectives/Goals The 1st objective is to establish a clear connection between the theory of dean vortices and effective particle separation in spiral microfluidic channels. My 2nd objective…

A Novel Strategy for Augmented NUE: The Use of Actinomycetic Transmembrane Metabolism in Agricultural Crops: Year 3

Plant Biology Second Award

Objectives/Goals Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE) is of major concern to growers, especially to those who farm in semi porous soils. Actinomycete bacterium is found in many types of soil, but m…

A Novel Study for Elucidating the Molecular Mechanism of Flap Endonuclease-1

Translational Medical Science

Flap Endonuclease-1 (FEN1) is a key protein involved in propagation and maintenance of the integrity of DNA. FEN1 mutations or abnormal expression has been linked to diseases in human and an…

A Novel Study on the Improvement of Electronic Transport Characteristics in a Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell

Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award

Objectives/Goals The objective is studying the effects of sealing the device to prevent degradation, using different natural dyes, varying the concentrations of the Anthocyanin dye, annealin…

A Novel Synergistic Approach for Enhancing Immunotherapy in the Treatment of Melanoma

Biomedical Engineering First Award

Immunotherapy represents one of the more promising approaches to treating melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer. This type of therapy involves boosting the immune system's ability to…

A Novel Use of RC Circuits to Build a Low-Cost and Non-Invasive Respiratory Monitor

Electronics & Electromagnetics

Objectives/Goals The field of biotechnology is advancing quickly today - new devices that fit new use cases are developed all the time, but some firmly established medical tools are being le…

A Novel Use of Valeryl Salicylate in the Inhibition of CML Cell Proliferation

Biomedical Engineering Third Award

Interleukin-4 (IL-4), a cytokine found in excess in the tumor microenvironment, is known to induce cancer cell proliferation. In vitro research suggests that the IL-4-induced activation of t…

An RK2 Mediated Bacterial Conjugation Delivery System for Artificial Genes Coding for Antimicrobial Polypeptides: A Novel Synthetic Biology Approach to Antibiotic Resistance

Second Award

Traditional antibiotics are becoming obsolete due to the growing danger of antibiotic resistance and their frequent toxicity to human indigenous microbiota. This investigation develops a syn…

Antacid Potency

Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)

Objectives/Goals Which antacid works best at neutralizing acids? I believe that Equate will work the most. Gaviscon will work the second best and Walgreens will work the least efficiently. M…

Anthocyanin and the Behavior of Electrons: Will Anthocyanin Help Produce More Electric Current after Electrolysis?

Chemistry

Objectives/Goals This study is aimed to determine if more electric current is produced with more concentration of anthocyanin after electrolysis. Methods/Materials Anthocyanin was extracted…

Anti-Alcohol Car

Worldwide 30 - 40 percent of road deaths are caused by alcohol. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 33,561 people died in traffic crashes in 2012 in the U…

Antibacterial Effect of Rosemary, Lavender, and Thyme Essential Oils on Dog Bacteria in Carmel, California

Toxicology

Objectives/Goals This experiment grew out of an interest in identifying natural ingredients that could potentially be used in dog hygiene products to manage bacteria proliferation. Methods/M…

Antibacterial Effects of Photocatalytic Nanoparticulate TiO2 Thin Films

Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design

Over the past few decades nanotechnology has developed rapidly. Compared with bulk materials, novel nanomaterials size-dependant physico-chemical properties (e.g., higher specific surface ar…

Antibiotic Resistance by Repeated Exposure

Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Second Award

Objectives/Goals This study investigated the development of antibiotic resistance in the bacteria E.coli and S.epidermidis from natural mutation caused by repeated exposure. Methods/Material…