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 3151–3180
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to discover how much bacteria is growing on new and used reusable plastic grocery bags. What happens if you spill liquids? My hypothesis was th…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine how long Escherichia Coli needed to be exposed to ultraviolet radiation to kill it. Methods/Materials I used nutrient agar pet…
CSEF · 2018
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out how pets affected humans stress levels. Methods/Materials Blood pressure cuff, timer, volunteers, and a pet your volunteers like. Results The gr…
CSEF · 2018
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to show how much red dye we ingest by consuming a common sports drink or soda. I also want to learn which drink has the most red dye, so if you…
CSEF · 2018
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to determine if six hours of sleep a night for a week made a difference in memory compared to sleeping for eight hours a night for a week. Me…
CSEF · 2018
Computational Systems & Analysis
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to design a video game with sound cues so that a visually impaired person can have the ability to play it. Methods/Materials Developed "Help C…
CSEF · 2018
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The issue of sound pollution increases due to fast (also modified) cars, MRI machines being so loud, and houses being built near freeways more. The use of incisions, creatin…
CSEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The primary objective of my experiment is to discover more efficient desalination methods by desalinating water samples with varying salinity percentages and conductivity le…
CSEF · 2018
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals In the US, space heating, cooling, and air conditioning account for 39% of energy usage in homes. The goal of this project is to find a way to reduce the amount of energy ne…
CSEF · 2018
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective was to compare the number of colony forming units (CFU) in differently priced probiotic supplements. Measured CFU number and growth rate were compared to the a…
CSEF · 2018
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to test mechanical advantage and range of motion in a hydraulic arm. Hydraulic machines were used to clear large debris from roads and drainag…
CSEF · 2018
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This project attempts to create electricity from the main water pipe that connects into a house or a building, transforming water pressure into electricity using a hydroelec…
CSEF · 2018
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine if blocks of ice exposed to air with increasing levels of carbon dioxide will melt faster than a block of ice exposed to ai…
CSEF · 2018
Computational Systems & Analysis
Objectives/Goals iCordisX aims to provide a personalized and data-driven supplement for cardiac anomalies that acts as a dependable healthcare interface for wireless ECG monitors. Targeted F…
CSEF · 2018
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Recent studies have described the important roles of circular RNAs in human disease development, and the unique structure of circRNAs makes their development as diagnostic b…
CSEF · 2018
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals This project was designed to understand potential mechanisms of drug resistance in human liver cancer cell lines. Methods/Materials The liver cancer drug, Tetrandrine (TET),…
CSEF · 2018
Computational Systems & Analysis
Objectives/Goals Cancer remains a leading cause of death in today's world, only treatable if caught early. Epigenetic alterations are newly-discovered biomarkers that can facilitate early di…
CSEF · 2018
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to explore the potential relationships between illegal immigrant population percentage and the seven types of crime rates collected by the FBI…
CSEF · 2018
Computational Systems & Analysis Third Award
Objectives/Goals Over 90% of mutations associated with cancer lie in the regulatory regions of the genome, driving tumor development by disrupting transcription factor binding - the "on and…
CSEF · 2018
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The reason and objective for this experiment was to see the effects of immersive and intense gaming on the body. We focused specifically on pH level in players due to the la…
CSEF · 2018
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to measure the force of Taekwondo strikes between one experienced and one inexperienced person with similar body mass. Methods/Materials Two w…
CSEF · 2018
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals I wanted to determine if two objects of equal mass and each traveling the same speed would each experience an impact force equal to a third object of equal mass traveling at…
CSEF · 2018
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine if there is a correlation between the levels of pollutants in the air and the class size. Methods/Materials In this experime…
CSEF · 2018
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to investigate if processed grass clippings could more efficiently generate biofuel, specifically ethanol. Methods/Materials I processed th…
CSEF · 2018
Mathematical Sciences
Objectives/Goals The intent of this project is to compare the accuracy multiple machine learning (ML) algorithms to improve and/or automate breast cancer detection. This research takes into…
CSEF · 2018
Mathematical Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To (1) create an enhanced machine learning model for classification of mitosis in breast histology through transfer learning on pre-trained deep convolutional neural network…
CSEF · 2018
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine ways to prevent natural dyes from fading on cloth. Although it is known that chemical dyes are toxic to health and the environmen…
CSEF · 2018
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to determine which variable (the number of blades, length, or pitch of blades) has the greatest impact on wind turbines' electricity genera…
CSEF · 2018
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The following research was done on an attempt to design a low-cost CPU cooler capable of handling high heat loads normally produced by high-end CPUs utilized by gamers or ov…
CSEF · 2018
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my study was to determine the efficacy of 5 antimicrobial substances at inhibiting the growth of Escherichia coli. I also wanted to examine whether combinat…