Every California Science & Engineering Fair project Fairfolio holds: 17,387 entries across 24 years, with the abstract, category and awards the fair published for each one.
CSEF coverage: available historical abstracts for 2002–2019; award-listed projects only for 2021–2025, without abstracts and with explicit labels where titles were not published, except that most 2023 winners carry the abstract from CSEF's archived public showcase; public showcase abstracts for 2026. The 2020 fair was canceled.
Counts cover every year of this fair and use its own category labels, exactly as the source published them. Each one links to that category's CSEF projects.
17387 projects · showing 3031–3060
CSEF · 2018
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Mutant p53 proteins not only lose their tumor suppressive activities but often gain additional oncogenic functions that endow cells with growth and survival advantages. In a…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General) Third Award
Objectives/Goals In my experiment, I wanted to test the effects of UVC light on bacteria. I decided to test two non pathogenic strains, known as Bacillus subtilis, and Micrococcus luteus, to…
CSEF · 2018
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine which of the tested materials can most efficiently increase the speed of a Wi-Fi signal. Methods/Materials Wi-Fi router, paraboli…
CSEF · 2018
Behavioral & Social Sciences Second Award
Objectives/Goals My objective for this experiment was to examine whether or not organized imagery can help reduce or prevent a panic attack. Methods/Materials 12 organized pictures,12 disorg…
CSEF · 2018
Plant Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals To compare the optimal growth (dry mass) of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) in various water pH ranges. Usually a neutral pH (6.5-7.0) is best for all plant growth, but I wanted…
CSEF · 2018
Zoology First Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to test the effects on learning/memory and locomotion of a mutation of the gene D-Alpha 7 (Da7) (specifically the P-Delta-EY6 allele - PDEY6),…
CSEF · 2018
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals In my experiment, I attempted to figure out how many blades on a propeller were most efficient. I examined 4 different types of propellers: a two bladed propeller, a three b…
CSEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering First Award
Objectives/Goals An explosion occurred in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 due to sinking polluted soil. The use of chemicals and human industrial activity contributes greatly to soil contaminatio…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine if different flavors of Gatorade had different amounts of electrolytes. Methods/Materials 3 different flavors of Gatorade were used. The flavo…
CSEF · 2018
Electronics & Electromagnetics Second Award
Objectives/Goals Many people have bad posture, and bad posture can lead to health problems later in life. Our group's goal was to create a light, easy to use, effective and inexpensive postu…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to discover the effect of different concentrations of nanosilver solution (500,000 µg/L; 50,000 µg/L; 5,000 µg/L; 500 µg/L; and 0 µg/L)…
CSEF · 2018
Mathematical Sciences Third Award
Objectives/Goals Emotion recognition from voice by machine is a challenging task, but it has great potential to make empathic human-machine communications possible. In conventional approache…
CSEF · 2018
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals My hypothesis is that people who listen to music that evoked happy, love, and peaceful emotions would be champions (ENFP), people who listen to sad music would be healers (I…
CSEF · 2018
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The experiment tests the effectiveness of the formulation by testing for its effect in absorbing moisture (eg sweat), preventing odor, preventing bacterial growth, and for u…
CSEF · 2018
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to investigate what are the acute effects of drinking energy drinks on the cardiovascular system of Daphnia magna, a fresh water crustacea whi…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine the efficiency of different roofing materials, including a composite shingle roof, a wood shake shingle roof, and a living roo…
CSEF · 2018
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The growing interest in remote sensing leads to my research for making sensors self-powered. Sensors are crucial for monitoring of structural integrities of bridges, railroa…
CSEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The prototype product consisted of a Shower water diversion module to divert water from the shower into the toilet tank and a Toilet tank filling module that allows the toil…
CSEF · 2018
Mammalian Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals MIT researchers stimulated gamma waves in mice brains with flashing lights to trigger microglia to clean up beta amyloid plaques (the cause of Alzheimer's Disease). The ligh…
CSEF · 2018
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals CRISPR/Cas9 has an enormous potential to treat chronic and genetic diseases through its versatility and efficiency in editing DNA. However, this technology has yet to be imp…
CSEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals My project is to learn how fast things decompose in different environmental conditions. I did this project because grocery stores are now charging for plastic bags to encour…
CSEF · 2018
Zoology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of these studies is to determine potential control methods for spinose ear ticks on dairies. The studies include observations on when the animals become infest…
CSEF · 2018
Mammalian Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals We set out to determine the energetic cost for the Southern Sea Otter foraging in Moss Landing Harbor channel, a location with increased boat disturbance. This entailed answ…
CSEF · 2018
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Myeloproliferative Neoplasms (MPNs) are malignancies marked by an excess of blood cells. JAK2, Janus Kinase 2, mediates pro-inflammatory cytokines, like Tumor Necrosis Facto…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Non-caloric artificial sweeteners (NAS) are among the most commonly used food additives in the world. These artificial sweeteners can actually lead to obesity indirectly by…
CSEF · 2018
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Humans respond differently to the stimulatory effects of caffeine, but it is not understood why. Here we test whether chronic low-level exposure to caffeine leads to behavio…
CSEF · 2018
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to discover whether the ratio of 18O to 16O has changed in the atmosphere over time. Oxygen 18 is a stable isotope of oxygen, and the ratio o…
CSEF · 2018
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine whether people are excessively using social media. I hypothesized that teenagers would excessively use social media more than you…
CSEF · 2018
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The aim of this experiment was to find out if hemp fibers or wood supports would most increase the flexural strength of casein plastic. Methods/Materials To make homemade sa…
CSEF · 2018
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Does the expensive drones have better control and stability compared to the cheaper ones. This experiment tests four different drones at different price points ranging from…