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 3901–3930
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment is to find out if we can fight fungus faster if we use an anti-fungal medicine with a natural remedy or the medications or remedies alone. Met…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Viet Tran and Seth Robertson built the first handheld fire extinguisher that uses sound instead of the toxic chemicals of a typical extinguisher. Yet, prior research in this…
CSEF · 2017
Mathematical Sciences
Objectives/Goals Malnutrition is prevalent issue in this world: it accounts for 58 percent of all mortality. As a result, my project aims to solve the problem of malnutrition using the metho…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project is to find a material to coat short necked clam shells, so that the shells can last for short periods of time in acidic lliquid. Methods/Materia…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to measure the ignition times (in seconds) of drought resistant plants when they come in contact with an open flame. Methods/Materials 12 sa…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to see if plants would grow better in aquaponics or soil. Methods/Materials 1. See through plastic tote 2. 5#X5#X8# vinyl fence post with cap…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals In May of 2014 in San Diego County, eight to fourteen fires were burning at the same time. One fire was less than two miles away from my home.The purpose of this project, wa…
CSEF · 2017
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine what fabric is the most flammable, and what fabric is the least flammable; and therefor, should be use for children's clothing or…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective was to find out which material, out of 3, collected the most amount of water tested by our interpretation of fog catchers. Methods/Materials 6 Wood Planks(45 c…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This project sought to answer the question of whether or not plastic pollution could be reduced by integrating polystyrene into bricks while maintaining structural stability…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Unseen and undetectable, noise pollution is a severely unaddressed issue in the world. Yet its effects are widespread, affecting everyone, and significantly dangerous, leadi…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine if raising the ambient temperature without any additional energy sources will increase the output of purified water in a solar po…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals I researched types of mold (fungus). My project was to find out if aloe juice will help fruit from molding. I choose this topic because I don#t know very much about mold and…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see if I could create a Peltier tile cooling device that would reduce the temperature within a tennis shoe under simulated heat conditions compared to co…
CSEF · 2017
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals With increasing concerns about clean energy sources, clean water supplies and degraded farmland soils, recycling biomass waste products through the process of gasification m…
CSEF · 2017
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to find out whether gender plays a role in an individual's ability to recognize and identify facial expressions. Participants of two genders,…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goals of this project is to a)identify and validate novel CpG biomarkers for early diagnosis and prognosis of leukemia; b) Develop a low-cost, non-invasive, rapid screen…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals I wanted to create an inexpensive air filtration system that cleaned particles from smog-filled air. Methods/Materials Peat moss, ductwork, powdered titanium dioxide, fan, c…
CSEF · 2017
Computational Systems & Analysis
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project is to be able to navigate outdoors using sensors available on a cell phone, but without GPS. The inertial sensors on a cell phone measure angular and…
CSEF · 2017
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to investigate the potential beneficial effect of grape skin on Parkinson#s disease by incorporating grape skin powder into the daily food int…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals By utilizing the plane-wave function of Density functional Theory, we performed relaxation calculations to investigate electronic and spintronics potential of Fe, Co, Ni, Pt…
CSEF · 2017
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals As people age, hand-eye coordination generally declines, and quality of life can suffer, as less coordination is associated with falls and other injuries. This project was d…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to grow plants in simulated Mars conditions. Methods/Materials Take 6 planting pots with 6 holes in each. Fill twelve of them up with soil. In…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine which hydroponic soil supplies key nutrients to the plant in a hydroponic system. Methods/Materials 283 liter tank, to store the…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Halophytes are plants that can tolerate and grow in high levels of salinity and are also potentially a rich source of biofuel. The purpose of this study is to see if halophy…
CSEF · 2017
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to test various materials to determine which ones collect the most atmospheric water when exposed to the same environmental factors. I also…
CSEF · 2017
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Can I build a Homemade solar heater to heat up a room at 28 degrees Celsius without burning any fossil fuels?From my research, I formulate that my homemade solar air heater…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of our project was to measure the concentration of glucose and sucrose(added sugars) in different food items. Our hypothesis for this project was that if we add…
CSEF · 2017
Mammalian Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The Hippocampus is critical for the formation of new episodic memories in rats and humans. O Keefe's Nobel Prize winning work demonstrated that "place cells" in the CA1 regi…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The goal of this study was to provide greater insight in terms of which aspects are most capable of reducing soil erosion utilizing a natural, practical method such as plant…