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 4441–4470
CSEF · 2016
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this engineering project was to create a prototype that would detect heatstroke and dehydration. The portable device aims to detect heatstroke based on body t…
CSEF · 2016
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to create a novel, completely noninvasive diagnostic test for diabetes. Methods/Materials Silk fibroin was extracted from Bombyx mori silk co…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Candida glabrata is a fungus that causes life threatening infection in humans. Recently, some strains have become resistant to current antifungal drugs such as caspofungin,…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Better show the effect mucus has on bacterial growth Purify isolate cultures of bacteria found in mucus Extract bacterial DNA and obtain genotypic sequencing Methods/Materia…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to produce a pair of eco-friendly and effective disposable chopsticks from a food waste-based bioplastic. Methods/Materials (9) individua…
CSEF · 2016
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal is to create a specific nanotherapeutic consisting of engineered CRISPR/Cas9, quantum dot, and aptamer for treatment of cancer heterogeneity and rapidly mutating vi…
CSEF · 2016
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The project hypothesizes that possible side effects of drugs can be predicted through identification of similarities in the amino-acid sequences of targeted and nontargeted…
CSEF · 2016
Mathematics & Computer Science Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Currently, the use of neural networks has been restricted to image classification. Video classification has been a challenge due to the difficulty of fusing spatial-temporal…
CSEF · 2016
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals This project aims to quantify anthocyanin levels present in grape and plum seeds and skins through the ORAC assay, the oxygen equivalent antioxidant capacity assay. Many of…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to to quantify how good or bad a nutrient is for microbiome health. Methods/Materials Tested how health-promoting nutrients (protein, vitam…
CSEF · 2016
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To determine if any physical characteristic of a Pelton Turbine may affect its efficiency. Methods/Materials Used Cura and 123D Design software to design various Pelton wate…
CSEF · 2016
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine how different temperatures would affect the magnetic pull of a magnet. I believe that if the magnet is heated it will have a wea…
CSEF · 2016
Mathematics & Computer Science
Objectives/Goals Efficient energy use can help to combat global warming. Transportation of people and goods has increased with the expansion of global markets, leading to greater energy cons…
CSEF · 2016
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals In this project, four detergents, Honest Laundry, Green Works, Dreft and Tide were tested and compared for biodegradability and toxicity. Super Worms were used as testing or…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to test the effectiveness of 9 common store bought antimicrobial, a 30% and 50% dilution of ethanol, and a 5% dilution of bleach on 5 type…
CSEF · 2016
Behavioral & Social Sciences Second Award
Objectives/Goals When you apply for a job, you probably had to turn a paper or email resume. But when I grow up and apply for a job, employers will probably google me or look me up on social…
CSEF · 2016
Mathematics & Computer Science
Objectives/Goals When a musician is learning to play an instrument, they must learn to hit all of the notes in tune. This can be more difficult on instruments that can produce continuous var…
CSEF · 2016
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose behind this experiment was twofold. The first objective was to determine whether reading print inverted text was a universal trait. Secondly, if so, is this trai…
CSEF · 2016
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My project is an introduction for me into cancer therapies. Many cancer therapies basically target tumors and stop mitotic division by interfering with spindle fiber formati…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals In our science fair project last year we learned that sibling morning glory seeds, when in close proximity to each other, restrain their outward root growth to avoid competi…
CSEF · 2016
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals There are over 4,544,000 pools in the United States of America, most of which are heated using natural gas. Solar pool heating saves gas and energy every year. One problem w…
CSEF · 2016
Physics & Astronomy Second Award
Objectives/Goals To date, over 5000 exoplanet candidates have been discovered orbiting around stars other than our Sun. However, the vast majority of planet systems discovered are considered…
CSEF · 2016
Mathematics & Computer Science
Objectives/Goals Stylometry, which has been around since at least the 19th century, is the analysis of linguistic style in writing, generally used to determine the author of an unknown piece…
CSEF · 2016
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Asian Citrus Psyllids infected with the Candidatus Liberibacter bacteria have caused more than $4 billion damage to the citrus industry in Florida by infecting trees with Hu…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering First Award
Objectives/Goals My Project Goal is to save water wasted during general purpose landscape irrigation of an entire neighborhood by building a moisture sensor based smart sprinkler system that…
CSEF · 2016
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals Vocabulary is essential part of education and facilitates effective communication. Many learn vocabulary by memorizing definitions without understanding and never use them.…
CSEF · 2016
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Solar Thermoelectric Generators (STEGs) convert the heat generated by sunlight directly into an electrical current through the Seebeck Effect. Despite its excellent reliabil…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Science First Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine the sound level variation between time periods and between zoning in a rural and urban interface in Northern Coastal Californ…
CSEF · 2016
Behavioral & Social Sciences Second Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this research project was to develop an intuitive self-help software application for treating obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) that features novel virtual tre…
CSEF · 2016
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals In the absence of human intervention, a collision between a near-Earth object (NEO) and Earth is inevitable. In an attempt to predict and prevent possible collisions, scient…