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 4051–4080
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics First Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of the project is to generate an ultrasonic force field to levitate and manipulate small objects. Methods/Materials I developed a computer simulation algorithms usi…
CSEF · 2017
Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This, wonderful project may help recent environmental concerns associated with copper based boat hull paints. This years project continues our science experiment from 2015.…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy Second Award
Objectives/Goals Build a cloud chamber and observe charged particles. Test how the density of various materials affects the number and type of charged particles observed. Methods/Materials C…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to identify and quantify anti-cancer alkaloids in the invasive periwinkle, Vinca major. I tested if the habitat, presence of herbivory, or anato…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The goal of my science fair experiment is to measure some of the physical properties of our planet. In particular, I focused on measuring the Earth's gravitational accelerat…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Significantly reduce the measurement uncertainty for Plancks constant h attainable on a home-built watt balance by optimizing the laser detection system. Methods/Materials I…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine how the type of starch that is integrated into a starch-based bioplastic affects its ability to biodegrade, or break down in…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment is to prove which earthquake survival strategy, Duck and Cover, or Triangle of Life, is most effective at protecting people within a building…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to measure the carbon dioxide absorption capabilities of different indoor plants and their effectiveness in reducing indoor air pollution. Met…
CSEF · 2017
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine if the location of the maximum thickness of an airfoil affects the amount of lift generated. Methods/Materials Balsa wood to crea…
CSEF · 2017
Computational Systems & Analysis
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project concerns the security of medical devices and preventing them from various malware attacks. While the field of technology and medicine revolutioni…
CSEF · 2017
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our objective questions if students with experience as a musician possess stronger memory capabilities than those students who are not musicians. Our goal was to test a grou…
CSEF · 2017
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The metabolism of brine shrimp was studied to determine if it was a valid organism for ginsenoside study. If brine shrimp are capable of metabolizing ginsenosides, they coul…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to take a novel approach to breast cancer metabolomics in order to reveal biomarkers with the potential to be used in a breast cancer diagnosis t…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine the most effective method of inhibiting the growth of the acne causing bacteria Propionibacterium acnes. Methods/Materials Pro…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to investigate the ability of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to biodegrade used motor oil on concrete surfaces. Methods/Materials Used motor oil was…
CSEF · 2017
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine which kind of mud sample will produce the greatest amount of voltage from using a microbial fuel cell. Methods/Materials Three pa…
CSEF · 2017
Computational Systems & Analysis First Award
Objectives/Goals There is a need for a microcontroller-based, proactive, intelligent healthcare activity monitoring system for seniors and other people that monitors healthcare activities, r…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to observe and compare the different microorganisms in the Santa Clara River. Methods/Materials Observed Winogradsky columns made from one-…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Science Third Award
Objectives/Goals The Torrey Pine tree is well known for its ability to efficiently condense moisture and water itself to survive under drought conditions. However, the mechanism of Torrey pi…
CSEF · 2017
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study was to determine whether mindset or aptitude was better indicator of learning ability of high school students. Methods/Materials My AP Bio class pa…
CSEF · 2017
Mathematical Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to apply artificial neural networks (ANN) to the prediction of river gauge height two days in the future at a specific station in order…
CSEF · 2017
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My goal is to find the best way to alleviate liquefaction. Liquefaction is a property of soil where when it's saturated with water and it comes under stress, such as an eart…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals In disaster situations, communication is vital for minimizing time wasted and lives lost. However, the failure of traditional communication infrastructure in these situation…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my Science Fair Project is to model the performance of thermoelectric elements, which uses Seebeck and Peltier effects to generate electricity and temperature…
CSEF · 2017
Behavioral & Social Sciences Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine if visual cues help the interaction between humans and machines. Methods/Materials Solar cell, headlamp, microcontroller (Arduino…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine if different household conditions affect the rate of mold growth on stored bread. Methods/Materials Bread, gallon size zip-…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Aging-delaying interventions often prevent multiple aging-related diseases (ARDs). My recent studies have characterized EZH2-mediated H3K27me3 as the first evolutionarily co…
CSEF · 2017
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose for this project is to see which test subjects, Watered Oyster Mushrooms, or Unwatered Oyster Mushrooms, will kill or fend Varroa mites the most, without killing…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals 795 million people, or one out of nine people suffer from chronic undernourishment. Food, such as meat can spoil as quickly as a couple hours at room temperature. The object…