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 4471–4500
CSEF · 2016
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals In fluid mechanics, a unit less ratio known as Reynolds number quantifies the relative importance of viscous forces over inertial forces. My hypothesis is that the speed of…
CSEF · 2016
Behavioral & Social Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine if being socially and culturally exposed to a certain race will allow a student to more easily identify an ethnicity within that…
CSEF · 2016
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to test the integrity of these UPF rated shirts which claim to help prevent skin cancer, and block UV rays from penetrating the skin to a cert…
CSEF · 2016
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Electronic Cigarette use has been rapidly increasing. In 2013-2014, the National Youth Tobacco Survey reported an increase in the number of vaping middle school students fro…
CSEF · 2016
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to create a tool that can water plants with the appropriate amount of water thus reducing water wastage and ensuring proper plant growth. Me…
CSEF · 2016
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is based on auditory memory and visual memory, questioning which is superior over the other. My goal is to test a group of ten 7th graders on the…
CSEF · 2016
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to attempt to create a prototype of a special kind of hearing aid that keeps main conversation sounds (foreground noise) at the same level,…
CSEF · 2016
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The concept of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) therapy from human medicine is now finding it#s way into veterinary medicine. Not much is known about the effectiveness or exactly…
CSEF · 2016
Mathematics & Computer Science
Objectives/Goals Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the leading causes of preventable blindness globally. Today, the disease has the potential to affect 382 million diabetic patients worldw…
CSEF · 2016
Mathematics & Computer Science Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to develop a computer vision algorithm for solving the problem of exhaustively searching for a predefined path, by solely analyzing a video…
CSEF · 2016
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals With the aging U.S. population, use of assistive devices by people with mobility impairments has been increasing rapidly. My objective in this project is to design and proto…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Science Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objectives of this project are to: Deliver near-real-time global plant productivity information from NASA's OCO-2 satellite to average farmers and researchers. Assist fa…
CSEF · 2016
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to gain an understanding of aerodynamic principles that I could then apply to my design of an observation drone aircraft for Mars exploration. Methods/Mater…
CSEF · 2016
Applied Mechanics & Structures Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Our goal was to build a working submarine out of materials that we could get easily and that could be built at home. It needed to be able to submerge and rise, propel forwar…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals This project investigates the properties and feasibility of hydrogen fuel cells made from common materials as an alternative energy solution. Methods/Materials Built a hydro…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals I conducted this experiment to see if I could make pancakes rise higher based on how long I blend the batter and how long I wait before cooking the pancakes. Methods/Materia…
CSEF · 2016
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals How does the amount of energy drink given to daphnia affect the heart rate of the daphnia? Energy drinks are made to boost up energy but it can affect the heart rate. Many p…
CSEF · 2016
Physics & Astronomy Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine if a tokamak scaling law will still apply (in L-Mode) if reactor size is scaled down. Some goals include building an ultra-high v…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective was to see how much did a seven year old boy eat to be able to form a bezoar. This project was also a test to see what would be a safe amount of gelatin a huma…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to find out which source produces the best quality biodiesel. These sources include, fish tank algae, chlorella algae, scenedesmus algae, duckwee…
CSEF · 2016
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals There is a constant production of trash in the world and there isn#t enough space to accommodate the amount. The objective was to find which type of organic waste produces t…
CSEF · 2016
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The aim of this experiment was to reveal whether adipose derived mesenchymal stem cells can form bone fragments in a three dimensional matrix and in the presence of osteogen…
CSEF · 2016
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this task was to determine if the power output of a three blade horizontal axis wind turbine could be improved by incorporating simple whale tubercles into…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Objective: To determine the effects of oil-eating bacteria on the bioremediation process of oil spills on Elodea canadensis#s ability to produce oxygen. Methods/Materials I…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals In my experiment, I am testing the effectiveness of adding charcoal (activated carbon) layers into the traditional biosand filter build and discovering whether the addition…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to see whether Bisphenol A (BPA) from receipts will transfer onto surfaces such as your hand. Another objective is to see if BPA levels i…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Black bears strip the bark off conifers and eat the cambium as a food source. I wanted to determine if a redwood forest regenerating from a clear cut would create favored co…
CSEF · 2016
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to compare human blink rates with the use of different computer device types to help people with dry eyes. Previous studies have shown a reduc…
CSEF · 2016
Mathematics & Computer Science
Objectives/Goals Create and program a computer for the blind community at a low price using inexpensive modern technologies. The computer should be able to allow the blind to 1) View and Edi…
CSEF · 2016
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals I wanted to explore the phenomena of lowering the boiling point of water through decreasing air pressure or adding solutes into the water. Methods/Materials Using a vacuum p…