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 4171–4200
CSEF · 2017
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine whether or not ocean acidification is really the cause of decreasing shell mass in the ocean. Methods/Materials Variety of scallo…
CSEF · 2017
Mathematical Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My goal was to find formulas for norms of orthogonal basis vectors in the multiplicity space of copies of an irreducible representation of S_{n-k} in the restriction of an i…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to construct and calibrate an electronic circuit that effectively simulates the functionality of an actual artificial pancreas Methods/Materi…
CSEF · 2017
Computational Systems & Analysis
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to create a simple computational neuron model that simulated the hippocampus's theta wave output in response to changes seen in the progressi…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals This project aims to provide 3D spatial orientation in an unknown space through the establishment of thermal patterns (beacons) on objects within the environment. Utilizing…
CSEF · 2017
Behavioral & Social Sciences Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to characterize the correlation, if any, between GDP rate and Average Yearly Music Tempo. Methods/Materials Laptop computer with Microsoft Ex…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics Second Award
Objectives/Goals Despite nationwide attempts to solve homelessness, the main problem lies in the the lack of coordinated outreach programs and CoC provider data between shelters. According t…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to test the bacteria eliminating ability of a novel smartphone based ultraviolet (UV) sterilizer. Ultraviolet radiation is known to inhibit cell…
CSEF · 2017
Computational Systems & Analysis
Objectives/Goals Within the United States alone, 326,000 people die each year due to cardiac arrest caused by underlying cardiac arrhythmias. Most or all these deaths would have been prevent…
CSEF · 2017
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The object of this study is to determine the effects of variations of light intensity and temperature on solar cell power production. Methods/Materials Tested 330 lumen, 160…
CSEF · 2017
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine which natural dye is the most effective in allowing the dye-sensitized solar cell to capture light energy. This determinatio…
CSEF · 2017
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to test whether a rotating solar device (Solar Roller) will absorb more energy than a stationary solar panel or a solar tracker. I became very…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals In 2014, Flint's water was contaminated with lead and other metals from their pipes. Residents in the area couldn't afford lead test kits since they are very expensive, so t…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics Third Award
Objectives/Goals Inspired by my own gymnastics training and an article I read about sonification used for training Olympic swimmers, I wanted to apply the techniques of sonification to aid i…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of the study was to find a method to detect the onset of Huntington's disease, HD, in its earlier stage. I hypothesized that by using FLIM (Fluorescence Lifetime Im…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Considering the variety of spinal deformity treatments, many patients agree that after surgery their mobility is significantly reduced. The utilization of resorbable materia…
CSEF · 2017
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine which colored light is most effective in deterring cockroaches. Methods/Materials In this experiment, six different light bulb…
CSEF · 2017
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Determine the relationship between walking and the energy produced to charge a cell phone. The goal of this experiment is to charge the cell phone's battery up to 50% from 3…
CSEF · 2017
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to find a safer way to attach horse shoes to horses hooves. Metal nails are most commonly used to adhere shoes to horses, but the nailing pro…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General) First Award
Objectives/Goals The overall goal of these experiments were to determine if Photorhabdus sp are present in the Santa Monica Mountains and compare them with other known strains. Methods/Mater…
CSEF · 2017
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Determine at what age group brain interference is least and most prominent when concentrating in a given task (e.g., saying color vs reading word). Methods/Materials Make th…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to study the degradation mechanism of 30-day contact lenses by using the TOF-SIMS technique. The goal was to understand why contact lens…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to determine if certain pH levels affects the rate at which ice melts. Methods/Materials The experiments materials consisted of: apple juice,…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The science behind the phenomena of wettability is a fascinating one that finds its applications in many fields like adhesives, stain repellents, printing, and medical devic…
CSEF · 2017
Plant Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Bemisia tabaci is responsible for transmitting East African pandemics of cassava mosaic disease (CMD) and cassava brown streak disease (CBSD). Since the 1990s, there has bee…
CSEF · 2017
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my study was to observe how Invertase changes the glucose concentration in foods when sucrose is present. Methods/Materials Tested the glucose concentration…
CSEF · 2017
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to see how 0.001 grams of sunscreen mixed in with 1000 milliliters of water affects the pace of a Sea Urchin. Methods/Materials I used pipe c…
CSEF · 2017
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine what allows boats made of steel or other non floating material to float. Methods/Materials Materials: polymer clay, graduated pit…
CSEF · 2017
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals An experiment is conducted to measure the surface tension of four different liquids, specifically: water, cooking oil, isopropanol (rubbing alcohol), and a solution of dish…
CSEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to save lives in the aftermath of disaster by building a water filter using junk & debris that produces safe water for varied family sizes.…