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ISEF · 2023
Systems Software
Neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease, are one of the leading causes of disability and death worldwide. Current pharmaceutical treatments are hindered by inefficient drug d…
ISEF · 2023
Cellular and Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Organoids are a 3D stem cell model which recapitulate the physiology of human organs and are derived from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). The purpose of this project was to optimize…
ISEF · 2023
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The overall goal of this project is to create more sustainable adobe bricks using the method that mud dauber wasps use to construct their nest. Previous research showed mud dauber nests have…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical Engineering Second Award
Mainstay of the treatment of wounds is the appropriate wound dressing. The purpose of dressing is to provide a clean surface, inhibit the pathogens using biocides, insert nutrients, promote…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
Importance: The most common knee injury is a torn meniscus, affecting 65% of all adults and contact-sports athletes. The meniscus is the primary cartilage in the knee, stabilizing over 85% o…
ISEF · 2023
Embedded Systems
Numerous studies estimate that over 150,000 police-reported accidents in the United States annually are caused by drowsy and distracted driving, leading to 400,000 injuries and over 4,000 de…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
Shape Memory Polymers (SMP) are a special class of materials that have the ability to return from a deformed state to its original shape when induced by an external stimulus, such as tempera…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry Second Award
Hydrogen is a clean energy carrier and a promising candidate for realizing carbon-neutral systems, as its only byproduct is water. However, the lack of clean water is a significant barrier t…
ISEF · 2023
Environmental Engineering
The presence of petroleum-based synthetic polymers in the environment leads to soil and water pollution, threatens the ecosystem and leads to the destruction of fauna. The negative effects o…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The objective of this research is to verify the mosquito population in an educational institution in the municipality of Río Grande, Puerto Rico, to determine the risk of transmission. Sixte…
ISEF · 2023
Physics and Astronomy
The ever increasing demand for Big Data processing, ubiquitous in almost all fields of science, has become exceedingly resource intensive for endeavors such as CERN and LIGO. CERN alone prod…
ISEF · 2023
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
This research is intended to determine ways to maximize the efficiency of solar cells using reflective materials. The objective was to investigate whether the use of reflective materials can…
ISEF · 2023
Systems Software
As a society, we use the cloud to accomplish many things. Whenever we get directions from a GPS, that software is an example of a cloud technology. Even though the use of the cloud is an eve…
ISEF · 2023
Mathematics
Certain environmental, social, and genetic factors related to socioeconomic status can significantly impact a person's health. The purpose of this experiment is to analyze how air quality, e…
ISEF · 2023
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award
Visually impaired individuals have dif?culty understanding their environment and the actions of others due to their limited visual abilities. Previous research has shown that approaches used…
ISEF · 2023
Materials Science
Water pollution is a severe environmental problem that affects the world. The high concentrations of synthetic dyes disposed of by the textile industry, such as methylene blue, are a common…
ISEF · 2023
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Rolling bearings transmit a rotary motion between two bodies. Faulty components generate more friction which translates into dissipation of additional energy and heat which in turn increases…
ISEF · 2023
Physics and Astronomy
In automated exoplanet classification utilizing transit photometry data and deep learning, there is a disparity in the performance and training data of TESS models compared to Kepler models.…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
Air pollution is the single greatest environmental health threat, according to the WHO, and disproportionately impacts developing nations, which suffer 90% of the 5 million premature deaths…
ISEF · 2023
Systems Software
Working Memory (WM) function is directly affected in subjects with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) more severe than dementia and can lead to early Alzheimer’s disease. Technological interven…
ISEF · 2023
Physics and Astronomy
Jet tagging is a classification problem in high-energy physics experiments that aims to identify the collimated sprays of subatomic particles, jets, from particle collisions and ‘tag’ them t…
ISEF · 2023
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Cultural diversity is a critical component of human societies, shaping individuals' behavior, beliefs, and values. Therefore, it is crucial to incorporate cultural backgrounds when developin…
ISEF · 2023
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The World Health Organization estimates that a staggering 2.2 billion individuals worldwide suffer from vision impairments, which drastically limit independence and quality of daily life. Al…
ISEF · 2023
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Gripper are robotic hands that are usually made to simulate the things human hands can do. Many modern-day grippers focus on in-hand manipulation and the ability to adapt to objects of diffe…
ISEF · 2023
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award
Problem: Wheeled robotics research and commercial application development is inhibited by the lack of a powerful, durable, and accessible robotics platform that can operate omnidirectionally…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
Adsorption of Dyes and Heavy Metals From Water Using a Mixture of Jordanian Diatomite and Bentonite. Sewar Sadi Kamel Alsalal. Jordan/Aqaba. Dyes, and metal ions represent common and dangero…
ISEF · 2023
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Over 50 million Americans have an Autoimmune Disease (AD). Diagnosis of symptoms is challenging and the available treatments are invasive and costly. As chronic diseases, ADs often significa…
ISEF · 2023
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) is the deadliest urological disease in the world, accounting for more than 200,000 deaths annually. Detection before metastasis can improve 5-year survival rates d…
ISEF · 2023
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Surface electromyography (sEMG) and mechanomyogram (MMG) signals are two prominent modalities in gesture recognition, increasingly employed in medical applications. These signals can be capt…
ISEF · 2023
Embedded Systems
The realm of small deep-space satellites is both a developing and exciting sector in engineering. The accessibility that comes with small format satellites(CubeSats) is unparalleled in the s…