38,465 real projects from ISEF, the Canada-Wide Science Fair, JSHS, AJAS, the Calgary Youth Science Fair and the California Science & Engineering Fair — searchable by meaning, and filterable by fair, year, category and award.
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine which bacteria where susceptible or resistant to certain antibiotics and to find out why this occurred. My hypothesis was that b…
ISEF · 2018
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Sleep is a fundamental building block for human health, directly affecting mood, safety, and academic and physical performance. Despite this, only 20% of adolescents receive the recommended…
AJAS · 2018
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (inferred)
Mouse models serve as a readily available base for experimentation in neurodegenerative drug development. However, less than 10% of drugs that have shown success in mouse-based preclinical t…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Physical
The world population has steadily increased, as has the demand for energy. To combat this increasing need for energy, energy harvesting research aims for cost reduction and efficiency. Howev…
CSEF · 2018
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to analyze how the enzyme invertase converts sucrose into glucose and how this affects the amount of actual glucose digested from different fo…
CSEF · 2018
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine what tree's and bushes are the safest to plant near your home in case of a wildfire. Methods/Materials We tested ten different pl…
CSEF · 2018
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine the order of energy efficient conditions for hover engines by varying the type of substrate (surface below them), substrate…
CSEF · 2018
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The Department of Environmental Health recommends waiting 72 hours before entering the water at our local beaches after a significant storm event. The purpose of my project…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science
Liquid biopsy is a powerful tool to provide cancer genetics via detection of biomarkers like circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in blood to reduce cancer death through precision medicine and has…
CSEF · 2018
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Used coffee grinds (UCG) are increasingly becoming a huge waste problem. To mitigate this problem my experiment is about reusing UCG as soil to grow plants. Research shows U…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Lupine flour is a novel food ingredient derived from the endosperm of lupine beans and is increasing in popularity, primarily in Europe and Australia. Peanut allergy is the leading cause of…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
This investigation aims to provide a potential application to treat blocked nasal air passage observed in chronic sinusitis, which causes significant health risks especially for children inc…
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry First Award
Farms in Singapore are encouraged to harness technology to optimise food production. Currently, local farms produce 26% of eggs consumed in the nation. While we address food security needs,…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Physical
Hypothesis: our planet is in ocean of energy. Everything moves around us, everything changes. The stormy clouds confirm the presence of huge reserves of energy in atmosphere and its use can…
AJAS · 2018
Petroleum is heavily depended upon for energy production, the production of plastic, and the manufacturing of multiple important chemicals. Though petroleum is said to have broad areas of ap…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
In the arid West, conversion of intermittent streams to arroyos makes the already limited water even less available to the ecosystem. This study used two drones (one we designed and built in…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
Can a computer program be applied to a small electromagnet so that when it is raised above a large electromagnet at different heights, the force will stay the same? The purpose of this exper…
CSEF · 2018
Toxicology First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of the experiment was to solve the issue of invasive species which compete for nutrients with desirable plants. As a solution, adjuvants can be added to herbic…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
TSA screened more than 708 million passengers in 2015 (more than 1.9 million per day), which is 40.7 million more passengers than in 2014. A neural network is a form of machine learning that…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Self-driving cars are considered the next world-changing project for Artificial intelligence as they present the future of transportation. Although these agents are becoming more precise and…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science Third Award
Fungal multi-resistance refers to the capacity of fungi to multiply even with antimicrobials. The project’s objective was to identify natural substances to be used as treatment against infec…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software
Blindness is a severe vision impairment that cannot be corrected. Over 12 million Americans are blind or visually impaired; this will double by 2030 (CDC, 2017). Blindness causes transportat…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences Second Award
In Kenya, drought conditions that are expected to persist into 2018 have left 3.4 million people severely food insecure and an estimated 500,000 people without access to water. An estimated…
CSEF · 2018
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Over the past decade, many mechanisms of telomerase inhibition have been developed to treat cancer. Yet certain barriers prevent telomerase inhibition from becoming a robust…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Alzheimer’s is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by Tau protein aggregation and amyloid beta plaque presence on neurons. Past Alzheimer’s research failed to find definitive links bet…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Modern self-driving can cost upwards of $80,000 and has multiple environmental concerns due to the pollution from lithium batteries and the greenhouse gases released by the production of the…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Doctors/Physicians are challenged with effective clinical decision making regarding the treatment plans for patients with specific conditions/symptoms. They often resort to clinical decision…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Gold (Au) mining has detrimental environmental impacts on land and water (surface and groundwater) contamination. Tailing Storage Facilities (TSF), or mine dumps, may contain multiple contam…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
Due to anthropic actions, greenhouse gases, especially CO2, are released into the atmosphere, causing air pollution and increasing Earth’s temperature. Despite being a developing country sig…
CSEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study was to determine whether earth-friendly biodegradable Coconut Coir, Straw and Raffia each rolled onto jute fiber matting and made into berm covers…