Computational Systems & Analysis
Objectives/Goals This project seeks to propose a simulation-based model of synaptic development, with special focus on two features which are crucial to the process of learning: synaptic pla…
Biochemistry
Fourth Award
Cancer is a leading cause of death and healthcare expenditures globally. In order to grow, cancers circumvent control systems, including the organism’s immune system. Certain cancers achieve…
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to design and build a prototype of a smart water sensor that will send an electronic message alert when a water leak is detected, creating a next…
Environmental Science
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine what time of day, out of four times being tested, there would be a higher concentration of particulates in the air. Methods…
Microbiology
PURPOSE: To determine how temperature, humidity, and wind speed affect what groups of mold grow PROCEDURE:A. (1) Collect air quality samples from 10 locations (2) collect data to represent t…
Materials Science
Purpose: The polyaniline synthesis presented compares the interfacial synthetic approach to the aqueous approach. Procedure: Polyaniline (PANI) was synthesized using four different concentra…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
This project was fabricated on the foundation of Computation Biology with the real time predictive modelling for mitigating contagious diseases with a mathematical approach. The aim of this…
Biomedical Engineering
Second Award
Vein imaging systems have been used in the medical industry for many years. Most of them work by using the Near Infrared Imaging technique. However, using such a technique made the devices e…
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals All my life I have taken medications because I have Arterial Tortuosity Syndrome, which is a very rare connective tissue and heart disorder. Over time I have taken a variety…
Zoology
Objectives/Goals This science project aims to determine the presence of external and internal parasites on randomly selected fish samples from San Diego and San Pedro Fish markets and identi…
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine if there is a difference in nitrate and nitrite pollution levels in the natural bottom versus concretized sections of the Los Ang…
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Third Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine if the flexible edge design of a Pro Teck surfboard fin will reduce fin cuts. Methods/Materials I dropped ballistic gel molds onto…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Tsunamis have been deadly forces for thousands of years, and with new and advanced nuclear power plants, they have been fueled causing devastating aftermaths. My objective w…
Environmental Science
Second Award
Objectives/Goals Algae blooms are becoming increasingly common worldwide and are environmentally and financially damaging. In this project, I wanted to find if Southern Californian waters ar…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
This study purposely aimed to determine the effects of substances on the growth of plants. The researcher hypothesized that adding substances into the growing medium will alter the genetic m…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My goal was to determine if sweet pepper plants (capsicum annuum) would grow taller when they were be watered with Vitamin C solution, Vitamin D3 solution, or water. Methods…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
In recent years, automated analysis of facial affect (emotion) in images and videos has rapidly gained attention. Most existing research focuses on the task of facial emotion recognition. As…
Background: Viral upper respiratory tract infections are responsible for complications of substantial morbidity and mortality worldwide costing over $100 billion each year. Available treatme…
Energy: Physical
Scantiness of energy resources is a muddle faced by many nations in this ever-developing world. As a result, this issue penetrates into the rural, under-developed zones and people there unde…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Fourth Award
This project was an investigative study into the environmental impacts of the distribution of arsenic contaminated soil within inundation zones affected by the 1960 Chilean Tsunami in Hilo,…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Common cancer treatments may seem almost as hazardous as cancer itself. Most people who undergo radiation and/or chemotherapy report physical side effects, including shortness of breath, unc…
Mathematical Sciences
Objectives/Goals Artificial neural networks suffer from a phenomenon known as "catastrophic forgetting", which prevents artificial intelligence agents from learning multiple tasks. This proj…
Energy: Chemical
Second Award
In order to realize a sustainable society, artificial photosynthesis has been gaining attention and has been widely studied in recent years. This research focused on tantalum oxide, which ca…
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to figure out why turf is usually hotter than grass. On hot days when my soccer team had to play games on turf, we always complained that…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Fourth Award
The world remains unprepared to contain the Zika virus and other similar mosquito borne viral diseases which can spontaneously become an epidemic in days. In a survey published by the Wall S…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The project idea is about a belt be wear around the abdomen to measures the fluid increased in abdomen and pelvic cavity , in fast and easy way , without repeat the abdominal ultrasound exam…
Computational Systems & Analysis
Objectives/Goals My objective is to build a low-cost device that can measure galvanic skin response and heart rate, reduce stress, and mitigate an oncoming autistic episode by playing music…
Embedded Systems
Second Award
Illnesses and injuries like multiple sclerosis, stroke, and poliomyelitis can cause a loss of leg strength, necessitating the use of a Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthosis (KAFO, or leg brace) that lock…
Energy: Chemical
Third Award
In this project I investigated whether variations in current caused by difference in the angle and intensity of a light incident upon solar cells can be utilized to design an “intelligent” s…
Chemistry
Second Award
Objectives/Goals Achieving solar powered photochemical synthesis has been the dream of chemists since Ciamician in 1912. Yet due to issues with current reactors and the inability of visible…