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 3751–3780
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to find out which plants grow best in aquaponic systems so we can take advantage of these water saving systems and replace regular, drought c…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals I wanted to learn if soils in different types of fruit orchards and vineyards would have different fertility levels. Methods/Materials I developed a Wick Hydroponic System i…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My goal for my project was to see which was the most efficient and safest insulating material for our animals. I tested synthetic materials and natural materials for insulat…
CSEF · 2017
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to determine if aloe vera can increase the regeneration rates in planaria. This is beneficial to determine how much aloe vera is needed to…
CSEF · 2017
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to see how plastic and Aloe vera and snake plant (both houseplants) affect the rate of photosynthesis on a pondweed called Cabomba caroliniana. Methods/Mate…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of the study was to investigate which environmentally safe laundry detergent would be less detrimental towards plants in the effort to conserve household water…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to compare the amount of ethyl alcohol (ethanol) distilled from fermented solutions of granulated sugars derived from plants. Methods/Materia…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine the heat energy of different fuels in relation to motor oil, a fossil fuel. Methods/Materials 3 ring stand, Styrofoam cup, cotton…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The Radio Frequency (RF) radiation emitted from cell phones exposes humans to potentially harmful radiation that may cause cancer. It is therefore important to discover meth…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine which type of wood is stronger. My goal is to determine if reclaimed wood is stronger than new wood. Reclaimed wood would give bu…
CSEF · 2017
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Background: Infant formulas are designed to provide complete nutrition for babies. There are numerous types of infant formulas that vary based on type of protein (milk, soy,…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Determine the competitiveness between probiotics and pathogenic-behaving organisms. Our hypothesis was that the Staphylococcus epidermidis will prohibit the growth of the pr…
CSEF · 2017
Zoology
Objectives/Goals In this experiment I was testing whether different foods fed to Black soldier fly larvae in my custom designed self-harvesting bins affect the health and production rate of…
CSEF · 2017
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to design a compressed air energy storage system that could replace batteries in a more environmentally responsible way. Methods/Materials 3…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study was to find non-human organisms that carry similar proteins to those associated with Parkinsons Disease, Alzheimers Disease, Marfan Syndrome, front…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to create a two-part system for the detection of schistosome parasites in a body of water. An attraction device to concentrate the proteomi…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals I have reexamined the coevolution between supermassive black holes and dark matter halos by utilizing a unique method through a series of correlations. The first correlation…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the science project was to build and then study the performance of a magnetically levitated vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) compared to a vertical axis wind…
CSEF · 2017
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Scientists have been greatly plagued by the idea of dependence on nonrenewable resources and the resources# disappearance. In the last decade, they have increasingly researc…
CSEF · 2017
Computational Systems & Analysis
Objectives/Goals Due to the necessity for agents to learn precise coordination, control in cooperative multi-agent domains has traditionally been difficult. In previous studies, tasks such a…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Nearly a fourth of the U.S. population suffers from cardiovascular diseases and require regular checkups with clinicians. CordisX aims to provide a cost-effective, personali…
CSEF · 2017
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is glutamic acid is naturally present in our bodies, and in many foods like tomatoes, cheese, seaweed and other foods. MSG is used in the food ind…
CSEF · 2017
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The Objectives/Goals for my project were 1) compare the ability of name brand lip balms to homemade lip balms in softening dried apples over a one-week time period & 2) comp…
CSEF · 2017
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my study is to investigate the effects of different concentrations of nanosilver on the water organism Daphnia magna. Methods/Materials Daphnia magna cultur…
CSEF · 2017
Mathematical Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science experiment is to find out what type of password is the strongest. The reason why I am doing this project is because these days you use passwords on…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was (a) to find out if using longer crank arms on my bicycle would allow me to ride faster and (b) to develop a computer-based system, model, and…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to create a more efficient cellulase for biofuel production, using random PCR mutagenesis to randomly mutate the gene sequence of a cellulos…
CSEF · 2017
Computational Systems & Analysis
Objectives/Goals Our project's goal was to create a sort of multilingual keyboard to aid those who type in multiple languages, or wish to learn a new one. Our objective was to make this keyb…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals About 3-5% of the world's population, including my dad, have an allergy to Chromium and Nickel. Since many foods contain Chromium and Nickel, people with metal allergies hav…
CSEF · 2017
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to investigate the correlation between a person's creativity and their age. Methods/Materials Informed consent was given by approximately 100…