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CYSF · 2025

Why Are Shark Populations Declining?

Silver Medal

The objective of my project is to research why shark populations are declining around the world

CYSF · 2025

Why Does Bacteria Grow And Spread?

How does bacteria grow and spread in our everyday life? This experiment will help you think better and not touching everything you see, or washing your hands regularly before eating or doing…

CYSF · 2025

Why don't Mircowaves heat food up evenly?

Our project is to see why mircowaves can't heat food up evenly.

CYSF · 2025

Why Do People Have Phobias?

Silver Medal

In my project, I'm researching the differences between fear and a phobia and what happens in the brain and body when someone is experiencing fear or a phobia. Understanding why a phobia is c…

CYSF · 2025

Why Human Beings Need Physical Touch

Bronze Medal

We reaserched the reason that people need physical touch to survive, but we want to know why and how this effects human development

CYSF · 2025

Why is salt used on icy roads?

In this project, we will observe how fast the ice cubes melt depending on what we put on them. We will find what makes ice cubes melt slower or faster.

Wildfire and Prescribed Burn Effects on Pine Barrens Soils and Succession

Wildfires are a worldwide threat and climate change is increasing their intensity and frequency. They burn the soil, its nutrients, and surrounding vegetation. The Pine Barrens are protected…

CYSF · 2025

Winged Wonders

Does the wing design affect the distance an paper airplane can travel? I will be testing 3 different types of paper airplanes with different wing designs i will test each paper airplane 2 ti…

Wisconsin/Upper Peninsula Michigan Development and Comparative Analysis of ApolloHealth: A Mobile Application to Search for Free and Low-Cost Healthcare Clinics

Free and low -cost healthcare clinics are crucial for providing equitable healthcare to approximately 27 million uninsured individuals in the U.S. and those who cannot afford medical bills.…

Withaferin A Inhibits the Pro-Inflammatory Effect of Active Breast Adipocytes

Cellular and Molecular Biology

Breast cancer is a leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women, with over 2.3 million new cases diagnosed worldwide each year. Obese breast adipocytes secrete pro-inflammatory cytokin…

WoundView: A Novel Comprehensive Tool Utilizing Machine Learning Models for Remote, Cost-Effective, Real-Time Wound Risk Assessment

Translational Medical Science

Wound care management is a major medical challenge, causing significant clinical, social, and economic burden. To address this, I developed WoundView, an AI-powered app for real-time wound a…

Wyoming and Colorado Paper for the Planet: Kickstarting Microbial Succession Following California Wildfires

With unnatural wildfires disrupting ecosystems worldwide, they are leaving behind toxic ash, depleted microbial communities, and barren landscapes. In urban environments, the microbial eleme…

X-Ray Polarization of the Reflection Spectrum With IXPE Data From Cygnus X-1

Physics and Astronomy

The extreme nature and strong gravity of black holes make them a great laboratory for testing our fundamental theories of the universe. We can not see black holes because their gravity is so…

Year 2: Designing a Terrestrial Plant Disease Suppression Robot Using Multispectral Imaging Techniques

Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award

The main goal is to build a robot that can manage plant diseases autonomously for efficient disease management in agriculture. Conventional approaches are time-consuming, laborious, and inac…

Year 2 Study - EcoPatch: Innovative Biodegradable Band -aids to Assess the Efficacy of Quercetin and Amoxicillin in Wound Care Application

Band-aids are used to speed up the healing process and protect wounds from germs. Certain studies have revealed that commercial bandages may not be as efficient as what is advertised. Annual…

Year II, A Comprehensive Eco-Friendly Strategy for Citrus Greening Disease Management: Targeted Delivery of Novel Multi-Compound Formulation Derived From Murraya koenigii in Combination With Steam Therapy Approach and Its Validation Through Precision Agriculture Tools

Plant Sciences Second Award

Huanglongbing (HLB) or the Citrus Greening Disease (Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus) is the most destructive citrus disease worldwide. Currently, no pesticide is registered to cure this di…

Year II: Assessing Marine Bivalves as Novel Invertebrate Models for Targeting Anti-apoptotic BCL-2 Family Proteins in Blood Cancer: The in vivo Effects of Ursolic Acid and Gossypol Acetic Acid on Tumor Cells in Mercenaria mercenaria

Animal Sciences Fourth Award

Anti-apoptotic B-cell leukemia/lymphoma (Bcl-2) family proteins are reported to be overexpressed in around half of all human cancers, linked to tumorigenesis, chemotherapy resistance, and po…

Year Two: Spatial Analysis of Chronic Wasting Disease in Northeastern Colorado Deer Populations -- Analysis of Age Structure Utilizing Cementum annuli

Animal Sciences

Chronic wasting disease(CWD) is a contagious, fatal prion disease found in cervids, specifically whitetail and mule deer, resulting in their decline. Data (sex, species, CWD status, and harv…

You Shall Not Pass: How Hall Pass Usage Correlates with Student Success

The goal of this study was to determine how the usage of hall passes correlates with high school students’ success, measured as a grade point average. Furthermore, it explored how that corre…

Zero-Carbon Emission Iron Production Using Non-Thermal Rotating Gliding Arc Hydrogen Plasma

Materials Science

With steel demand set to increase ~15% by 2050, current iron reduction methods still emit 2–3 tons of CO2 per ton of steel, making the shift to hydrogen-based technologies essential to mitig…

Zingerone-Ampicillin Combination for Inhibition of Staphylococcus Epidermidis

Microbiology (inferred)

Infections caused by Staphylococcus epidermidis (S. epidermidis) often require medical treatment, and S. epidermidis is resistant to many antibiotics. This study explored the impact of zinge…

CSEF 2025 project J0101 — title not published

Alternative Energy First Award

CSEF 2025 project J0104 — title not published

Alternative Energy Honorable_mention Award

CSEF 2025 project J0105 — title not published

Alternative Energy Fourth Award

CSEF 2025 project J0107 — title not published

Alternative Energy Second Award

CSEF 2025 project J0115 — title not published

Alternative Energy Third Award

CSEF 2025 project J0202 — title not published

Applied Mechanics First Award

CSEF 2025 project J0204 — title not published

Applied Mechanics Fourth Award

CSEF 2025 project J0215 — title not published

Applied Mechanics Second Award

CSEF 2025 project J0221 — title not published

Applied Mechanics Honorable_mention Award