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ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
This study presents a physics-informed Variational Quantum Algorithm (VQA) framework developed to accelerate high-dimensional parameter estimation. Using a 4-qubit RealAmplitudes ansatz and…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Cancer progression is driven by immune tolerance, insufficient co-stimulation, and impaired danger signaling within the tumor microenvironment, limiting anti-tumor immunity. This study prese…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Right Ventricular Endomyocardial Biopsy (RV-EMB) is an invasive procedure where myocardial tissue is obtained for diagnosis of a variety of cardiac conditions. Currently, catheters are large…
ISEF · 2026
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Organic biomarker analysis has been an essential tool for reconstructing the evolution of Earth’s climate, such as the last ice age. However, accurate reconstruction of Earth’s temperatures…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
Most traditional detection pipelines miss eclipsing binary (EB) stars because they look for transit-like dips and disregard signals that occur between eclipses, dismissing them as noise. Thi…
ISEF · 2026
Embedded Systems
Motorcycle riders face high risks due to limited visibility and awareness, which can lead to collisions. The ARC Helmet (Automated Rider Companion) improves rider safety by providing real-ti…
CWSF · 2026
Aerospace Platinum Award
About 55% of the estimated 25,000 near-Earth-asteroids 140 metres or larger remain undetected, with millions more in the main belt uncatalogued. The 2013 Chelyabinsk event, where a 19-metre…
ISEF · 2026
Materials Science
Scanning transmission electron microscopy (S/TEM) is essential for atomic-scale research that drives advances in energy materials and nanotechnology, but its operation is limited by labor-in…
ISEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering
Deep-sea coral restoration efforts currently suffer from a 65% failure rate, primarily due to inefficient, delayed, and high-risk monitoring techniques. To address this, we developed DEEP (D…
ISEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering
Nearly 30 farmers take their lives everyday in India due to immense socioeconomic pressure from their families. One prevalent factor to this stress is the low crop yield, often caused by dis…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
This project presents the design, construction, and testing of a miniature autonomous Mars rover The Red Planet Trailblazer engineered to investigate the feasibility of robotic missions for…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
A trocar is a device that creates ports in the abdominal wall to allow for laparoscopic and endoscopic surgeries. Trocar insertion has been associated with several surgical injuries due to s…
ISEF · 2026
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Microplastics have a devastating effect on global ecosystems, however, conventional monitoring methods are expensive, inefficient, and cumbersome requiring week-long laboratory analyses, whi…
ISEF · 2026
Embedded Systems
Those who are Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (DHH) live in a world in which they may miss the sound of a fire alarm, a severe weather announcement, or an approaching car horn, not because they are…
ISEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering
Millions of people use squat toilets daily, yet urine splashing remains a common problem, soiling floors and clothing, promoting bacterial growth, and causing unpleasant odors. Beyond hygien…
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Athletes are often exposed to increased psychological and physiological stress before and during competition, which can be detrimental to performance. Typical methods of managing this stress…
ISEF · 2026
Embedded Systems
Flashing lights are a common everyday occurrence that may seem insignificant but for people who suffer from migraines, neurodivergence with light sensitivity or photosensitive seizures, cert…
ISEF · 2026
Microbiology
In this project, we aimed to investigate the potential use of phages (bacterial viruses) as a form of biocontrol against bacterial plant pathogens. Our goal was to specifically test the effe…
ISEF · 2026
Materials Science
Globally, every 1 in 10 babies are born prematurely, their lives dependent on neonatal incubators to maintain a high humidity environment and reduce water loss through their immature skin. H…
CWSF · 2026
Curiosity & Ingenuity
This experiment investigated how to extract DNA from a Banana using common household materials and how variables affect the success of the extraction process. This experiment extracts visibl…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness Silver Medal
Oral diseases affect nearly 3.7 billion people worldwide, making them one of the planet’s most widespread and neglected health burdens. Although largely preventable, these conditions often p…
ISEF · 2026
Materials Science
Food is a basic requirement of life. Despite several measures being taken to increase productivity and nutrient levels in food, food spoilage along the supply chain remains a major challenge…
CWSF · 2026
Environment & Climate Change Bronze Medal
Bat collisions with wind turbines are a growing environmental concern. Although several strong, evidence-based theories explain why bats are attracted to wind turbines, no single reason expl…
CWSF · 2026
Environment & Climate Change Bronze Medal
Plastic pollution is one of the biggest environmental problems we face today, yet only 9% of plastic ever gets recycled (OECD, 2022). Plastics serve countless purposes — from food packaging…
ISEF · 2026
Plant Sciences
As our population increases our Global Food Production has to increase by 70% before 2050 according to the FAO. This goal is very difficult to reach with biotic stresses like pathogens causi…
ISEF · 2026
Microbiology
Harmful Algae Blooms (HABs) are growths of microalgae that produce harmful toxins. Microcystis aeruginosa is the cyanobacterium commonly found in HABs. Microcystis produces the cyanotoxin mi…
ISEF · 2026
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Drug–target interaction (DTI) prediction is a crucial step in modern drug discovery. Accurate and efficient predictions can substantially reduce costs and development time. While deep learni…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness Bronze Medal
Have you ever wondered if certain sounds could affect memory or efficiency in studying? This project, tested how the two highest binaural beats-Beta and Gamma- would affect student's short t…
ISEF · 2026
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
The steady decline in bee population over the past several decades has led to an overall decrease in crop yields and poorer food quality. Today, there are no known tools available on the mar…
ISEF · 2026
Animal Sciences
Honeybee colonies continue to be the main victim of a series of problems caused by parasites, environmental stress, and the beekeeping methods used. A large part of the losses was due to the…