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3D Acoustic Simulation and Optimization Algorithms for Transcranial Focused Ultrasound Delivered With Robotic Systems

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…

3D Acoustic Simulation and Optimization Algorithms for Transcranial Focused Ultrasound Delivered with Stereotactic Robotics

Neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease, are one of the leading causes of disability and death worldwide. Current pharmaceutical treatments for these diseases are hindered by…

3D Human Stem Cell Model for Neural Development

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…

3D Printed Bricks Based Off Mud Dauber Wasp Nest

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…

3D Printed Silicone Wound Care Dressing with Carbon Composite Structure Containing Porous Fibers for Reinforcement and Uniform Biocide Delivery

Mammalian Biology Fourth Award

Mainstay of the treatment of wounds is the appropriate wound care dressing. The purpose of dressing is to provide a clean surface, inhibit the growth of pathogens in the wound using biocides…

3D Printed Silicone Wound Care Dressing With Carbon Composite Structure Containing Porous Fibers for Reinforcement and Uniform Biocide Delivery

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…

3D Printing Personalized Knee Implants: Novel Computational Geometric Models for Stem Cell Regeneration in Meniscus Tears

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…

3rd-Eye: A Novel Embedded System for Driver Attentiveness Monitoring Using Data Fusion and Machine Learning (Year 2)

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…

4-D Printed Low-Cost Novel Shape Memory Polymers for Industrial, Robotics and Disaster Relief Applications

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…

A Behavioral Study of Public Health Messaging: Community, Self-interest, Vulnerability & Racial Bias

Finding the most effective ways to motivate people to take science-backed public health measures is critical. I wanted to see if messages encouraging people to protect others are more effect…

A Better Understanding of Water Consumption Using Machine Learning

Mathematical Sciences (Junior Division)

Water is becoming more and more limited over the years. With the human population growing drastically, water crises becoming more frequent and dangerous, and the increasing scarcity of water…

A Bifunctional System for Atmospheric Water Harvesting and Direct Air Electrolysis for Hydrogen Production

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…

A Biodegradable Revolution: An Industrial Device to Produce Biodegradable Polymer Films

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…

Abundance and Distribution of Mosquitoes in Two Areas of an Educational Institution in the Municipality of Rio Grande, Puerto Rico

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…

Accelerating CERN and LIGO Big Data Processing Using an Optical Correlator

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…

Accessible Synthesis of the Tricyclic Core of Forskolin as an Adenylyl Cyclase Activator against Cellular Senescence

Chemistry Third Award

Cellular senescence is the singular most significant risk factor in disease pathogenesis, particularly for chronic diseases including cancer, diabetes, disease, stroke, and dementia. Senesce…

Accessory to Optimize the Functionality of Solar Cells Using Reflective Materials

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…

A Clear Solution: In Silico and Experimental Analysis of Seeds for Affordable and Sustainable Water Purification

Earth & Environmental Sciences Fourth Award

Access to clean water is a major global crisis. Cheap, simple water treatment methods based on local sustainable materials (instead of expensive, inaccessible, and environmentally damaging i…

A Cloud SaaS (Software as a Service) That Makes Your Pet's Information Easily Shareable Using Standard Web Communication Formats Such as API's, QR, and NFC (Near Field Communication) Protocols

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…

A Computational Epidemiological Review of Socioeconomic Disparities as Risk Factors for Lung Disease Across Texas Counties

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…

Action-Aware Vision Language Navigation: A Novel Reinforcement Learning Framework for Dynamic Navigation in VR and Beyond

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…

Activated Carbon Synthesized From Pithecellobium Dulce for Methylene Blue Removal

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…

A Data-Driven Diagnosis and Prognosis Method for Machinery Tools Based on EMD and Dual-Task Deep Neural Networks

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…

Adding Kepler Data to a TESS Exoplanet Classification Model: A Novel Approach in Exoplanet Classification Utilizing Deep Learning

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.…

Addressing Disparities in Air Quality Monitoring: Using Machine Learning and Remote Sensing to Estimate the Distribution of PM2.5 in Mexico

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…

A Deep Learning Architecture Using EEG for Working Memory Assessment in Mild Cognitive Impairment

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…

A Deep Learning-Based, Bioinformatic Analysis of Foliar Fungal Endophytes in Litter Decomposition

Plant Biology Third Award

Litter decomposition is a key ecological process that plays a vital role in the global carbon cycle. While the effect of soil microbes in decomposition has been well studied, the role of fun…

A Deep Learning Based Hierarchical Labeling and Generative Sampling Framework for Classifying Particle Jets for Generalizable Tagging

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…

A Deep-Learning System for Culture-Based Emotion Recognition

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…

A Deep Neural Architecture Search Net-Based Wearable Object Classification System for the Visually Impaired

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…