Translational Medical Science
Cancer is one of the most important problems for public health. This project tries to explore a new way to reduce its danger: VANGUARD is a multidisciplinary platform for the generation of u…
Physics and Astronomy
Despite much progress, several important discrepancies between state-of-the-art models and observational studies in extragalactic astronomy subsist, particularly for star-forming galaxies. T…
Materials Science
The purpose of the experiment is to determine if the input of environmental audio/frequency selections played to various crystals will remain constant in growth during various hours of timed…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Third Award
Each year, car accidents on United States roadways claim 37,000 lives and injure 2 million others. 47% of these incidents involve a combination of two critical pre-crash events: turning and…
Energy: Chemical
Vermicomposting is a very effective, eco-friendly, cheap and easy method of recycling biodegradable waste using selected species of earthworms. Vermicompost is also rich in metal ions, acids…
Translational Medical Science
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) causes the most cancer related deaths worldwide, and accounts for more deaths than the next three leading cancers combined (Key Statistics, 2017). At any s…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The purpose of this project is to test the effect of natural compounds extracted from seaweed and grains, in decreasing lung cancer cells viability. Lewis Lung Carcinoma cells were cultured…
Physics & Astronomy
First Award
Objectives/Goals This experiment is based on the fact that Water Cut measurement continues to be a challenge in the oil industry. The purpose of this project is to determine what type of cor…
Energy and Transport (inferred)
The purpose of this experiment was to determine if a modeled, quantum dot photovoltaic cell (QDPC) designed to be optimized for varied light conditions was significantly more efficient (Watt…
Microbiology
Third Award
The occurrence and spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria and genes in the environment is a global concern. The problem is further exacerbated when a single bacterium offers resistance to m…
Physics and Astronomy
The problem of viscous fluid mixing is important for chemical technology and food industry. Molecular mixing – diffusion- takes too long, placing paddles of other bodies to the mixing area c…
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
With the rising cost of healthcare and the ubiquity of the internet, telemedicine is becoming a necessary and viable option. Physicians need to be able to remotely monitor a patient’s well-b…
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objectives is to determine the best conditions in the stomach for the highest amount of Vitamin D ingested to be readily available to provide the intended benefits. The…
Systems Software
Fourth Award
Disease diagnosis today is often late, unreliable, and expensive, leading to ineffective treatments, decreased quality of life, and premature death. In this project, we developed a novel end…
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Determination of how CO2 levels (the greenhouse effect) and organic carbon burial (the Monterey hypothesis) affected the climate of the Miocene Methods/Materials Sediments f…
Biomedical Engineering
Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) is a vein disease which affects millions of people around the world, which if left untreated, could cause death. At the moment, the commonly used techniques for…
Embedded Systems
People with walking disabilities Find difficulties in performing many activities including walking independently. This invention will help to improve and enhance the motor skill of walking p…
Microbiology (General)
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine if I can cure walnut crown gall with a chemical method or by using a natural torch sterilization method without harming the environment and gett…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
This study focused on a targeted cancer treatment through the use of Polybia-MP1 (MP1), a peptide found in the venom of Polybia paulista. MP1 selectively attaches to phosphatidylserine (PS)…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The purpose of the project was to contribute to seismic risk mitigation in homes and schools by increasing the awareness of high seismic hazard in a part of the population of the region Friu…
Environmental Engineering (inferred)
In the world today only .007% of the water is potable leaving 780 million people around the world without clean water. Therefore, the purpose of the project was to develop a water filtration…
Chemistry
In Jordan water shortage is a serious problem that is getting worse because several major water resources became contaminated with heavy metals from industrial waste, like King Talal Dam. Th…
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to establish an answer as to why the water related event occurred in Flint, Michigan in April of 2014. This project also works to understan…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Fourth Award
Climate change has caused diminishing water resources, affecting food crop yield globally. Frequent irrigation is necessary when soil moisture decreases but becomes a problem due to limited…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of my study is to accurately measure and monitor the amount of moisture in soil by setting up a wireless system and utilizing this data to conserve water. Meth…
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Question to be addressed: Does the paddle angle and separation change how much power an Overshot waterwheel could make? Methods/Materials I first built a waterwheel accordin…
Embedded Systems
In recent years deaf society and many other disability based communities have been neglected and alienated from modern society. By analyzing the root of this separation and developing user f…
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals How do different types of weeds affect soil erosion by water? Which holds more dirt in place: soap root, milk thistle, or narrowleaf plantain? Methods/Materials For each tri…
Physics and Astronomy
Native oxides grow on many surfaces including semiconductors such as Si and GaAs. This growth negatively impacts semiconductor-based devices because an amorphous native oxide prevents the gr…
Plant Sciences
Every year, the honeybee population seems to decline more dramatically. With this being said, it also means crucial pollination is being lost all over America. “Crucial” is merely an underst…