Mathematics
How is it possible to calculate the direction of the reflection of an arbitrary ray of light off of a surface existing in any number of dimensions without the use of trigonometry? This proje…
Mathematics
The purpose of my research and project is to create a dynamical comprehensive mathematical model that represents the flow of non-Newtonian polymeric fluids through a pipe. For industries fro…
The purpose of this project is to design and test synthetic guide RNA (sgRNA) used in CRISPR/Cas9 techniques to cut Wnt10B target regions for inserting an enhancer. The Wnt10B gene is part o…
Mathematics
A stock option is a contract that grants the right to buy or sell an underlying stock at a predetermined price. In the United States, almost 20 million stock options are sold every trading d…
A distinguishing feature of complex systems is the non-linear dynamics relating microstates within a system’s phase space. At thermodynamic equilibrium, the probability of a system occupying…
Biomedical Engineering
Third Award
With advancements in science and medicine, the population of older adults has grown around the world in recent years. As a result, fall detection systems are necessary for the wellbeing of o…
Energy: Physical
Jang-gu, the Korean traditional drum, is an instrument that was originally played outdoors. But when it is played in modern indoor theaters, the reverberation time of the sound is prolonged,…
Systems Software
Fourth Award
Most of canned food and frozen food manufacturers use only high quality sweet corns for their products, thus sweet corns are needed to be inspected and weighed before processing. The inspect…
Microbiology (General)
Objectives Surgical site infection (SSI) is the most common and costly healthcare-associated infection. Strategies to reduce SSI have been focused on antibiotics and intraoperative changes.…
Embedded Systems
Recent research has shown that anxiety and poor stress management are common concerns in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). This apparently occurs in the school context where the…
Environmental Engineering
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives Currently, people see the practical use of drones in testing water with the scientists manning drones to collect water in dangerous situations such as that in Pit Lake. In Pit Lak…
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives The objective of this project was to see if random acts of kindness could effect the aggression level in male and female subjects. These subjects would range from low to high leve…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Fourth Award
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a psychiatric condition affecting 6.7% of the U.S. population and costing over $210B domestically each year. For decades, research of MDD has majorly conce…
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives The objective of this project was to produce an Archimedean Screw Generator in the form of a faucet the efficiently utilized the flow of sink water to generate electricity. Method…
Embedded Systems
This is an Arduino Based Self-Guided Satellite Recovery System. It helps falling satellites that are entering the atmosphere reach their destination safely and accurately through the automat…
Embedded Systems (inferred)
Those who are visually impaired currently have few affordable options to enhance mobility. Therefore a device was built that uses echolocation, which is what many blind animals use to find t…
Chemistry
Objectives I wanted to determine the extent to which the expiration date of iron pills effected the iron content of the pills. Methods I performed a redox titration using potassium permangan…
Toxicology
Objectives The objective is to determine if lower percentages of glyphosate with natural herbicides is more effective than using full strength glyphosate. Because glyphosate is a possible ca…
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives Abstract Scientists use different sources of genetic material to determine the evolutionary relationship between species. They utilize RNA transcripts from the nucleus or mitochon…
Mathematics
The purpose of the experiment entitled “Are MVPs Really the Most Valuable Players?” was to test the accuracy of the sabermetric statistic known as wins above replacement (WAR). To test its a…
Engineering Mechanics
Introduction Hydrofoiling is the concept of lifting a vessel out of the water, reducing its resistance and therefore reducing the thrust needed to maintain a constant velocity. For the Laser…
Physics and Astronomy
The objective of the research was to find out which factors influence to the cooling characteristics of a liquid in different containers for example a cooling time of hot drinks in different…
Microbiology
This project was conducted due to the growing issue of antibiotic resistance. In commercial feedlots animals are often pretreated with antibiotics as a precaution. When an animal is treated…
Engineering Mechanics
Fourth Award
Eighty percent of people who are afflicted with Parkinson's experience tremors that affect their basic hand motions. These tremors limit daily activities. With this in mind the goal of this…
Biomedical Engineering
With the evolution of artificial intelligence, Virtual Reality has continuously been appealing in several industries, including education and training. Virtual reality (VR) is an interactive…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The rise in terrorism has increased concerns regarding aerial security. Major geographical areas are currently safeguarded by specialized active radar systems that detect, locate, and track…
Engineering Mechanics
Third Award
A quantitative analysis comparing player’s perceived quality of cello bows and rosins, and string motion has been carried out using a novel optoelectronic cello. Novel optical sensors direct…
Engineering Mechanics
The idea for this experiment came from my dad and brother, they have worked in the oil field for quite a long time. I came up with this idea by talking about the issue of oil spills. The cri…
Physics and Astronomy
Open clusters are a group of about 100 to 1,000 gravitationally bound stars in close proximity to each other. However, because the stars in open clusters are very close in proximity, gravita…
Systems Software
Fourth Award
Finding correlation and causation between lifestyle habits and disease remains a major public health goal of our society. With the usage of genetic, lifestyle, and epidemiological data, we a…