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 4621–4650
CSEF · 2016
Applied Mechanics & Structures Third Award
Objectives/Goals 8-31% of people in the world have Bruxism (Teeth Grinding) as a clinical disorder. 92% of people have had bruxism at least once in their life. Even though bruxism is not dea…
CSEF · 2016
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to see the strength of an egg compared to its shape. Methods/Materials 1 Caliber 1 Digital Scale 5 Jumbo Size Eggs 5 Extra Large Egg 5 Mediu…
CSEF · 2016
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to discover what would stain teeth the darkest: cola, black tea, or coffee. Methods/Materials I placed 3 molars in small plastic cups. I filled one with col…
CSEF · 2016
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine advantages of different sails in different scenarios. Methods/Materials Pool, Boat, 3 Triangular Sails, 3 Rectangular Sails, La…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to determine how the presence of a sea lion carcass on the beach affected the number of bacteria in the soil below. I predicted there would be mor…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The object of my project is to determine the effect of hydrogen generation on the amount of desalination produced by a microbial electrolysis desalination cell (MEDC). An ME…
CSEF · 2016
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to determine which type of ice cream would melt the slowest by measuring time to first drip. Methods/Materials I made 1 control ice cream--h…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry First Award
Objectives/Goals This project explored how temperature, surfactant, and salt would influence the surface tension of water, in order to find the best method of cleaning. I hypothesized that t…
CSEF · 2016
Zoology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Sugar addiction has become an epidemic problem causing many adverse effects on human health as well as financial and economic burdens for the families and society. The objec…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals The Goal of my research is to study each factor that may contribute to Fusarium Oxysporum Lycopersici Race 3 growth/decline and learn whether my hypothesis is true or false.…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals With an increasing worldwide population, rapid industrial growth, and exponential commercial growth, water is becoming a scarce commodity. Climate change is causing unpredic…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals California undergoes cycles of severe drought followed by El Niño for several years. The objective of this study was to determine which soil amendments, or combinations of b…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The object of this study was to determine which mulch, black plastic, hay, bark nuggets or plain soil retained more water over a six day period. Methods/Materials 4 ceramic…
CSEF · 2016
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals It has recently been discovered that B7-H4 is a protein in only low amounts in normal tissues but highly concentrated in over 90% of cases. Utilizing the monoclonal antibody…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Shingle Mill Creek is a non-point source of fecal coliform pollution into the San Lorenzo River. Last year, we determined that the coliform originates from an upstream locat…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to design an insect mesh that increases the amount of water that can be harvested from fog to inexpensively and effectively water home ga…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to test the effectiveness of turmeric in relieving arthritis pain. Methods/Materials *In this study, the materials used were 20 arthritic peop…
CSEF · 2016
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to support individuals with leg prosthetics by designing a mechanism which allows the foot on the prosthesis to extend and fit appropriately i…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science fair experiment is to investigate if aged bovine manure loses its nutrients and effectiveness as a plant fertilizer as it decomposes, or ages. The…
CSEF · 2016
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment is to observe how the height of a fence affects a horse's hip angle at takeoff, mid-jump, and landing. Methods/Materials Video camera, protrac…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General) Second Award
Objectives/Goals My project aims to improve the efficiency of efflux pump inhibitor Naphthylmethyl Piperazine (NMP). Methods/Materials I performed my tests in New England Biotech's C2992 E.…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine the effect of specific preservatives on the growth of yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae.) Methods/Materials To set up the experi…
CSEF · 2016
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Sand crabs are generally regarded as an indicator species of the health of sandy beach ecosystems. Sand crabs are also the intermediate hosts of acanthocephalan parasites th…
CSEF · 2016
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals One way to use the abundant energy from Sun is to convert it into electricity using solar panels. Improving the efficiency of solar panels, currently under 20%, means more e…
CSEF · 2016
Toxicology First Award
Objectives/Goals As many parts of the world are experiencing water scarcity, there is a growing interest for reusing greywater from the laundry. Since many commercial laundry detergents cont…
CSEF · 2016
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to show what kind of tires work best with different amounts of weight. If weight increases, then traction will increase no matter what t…
CSEF · 2016
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I am a gymnast, and I I wondered if as an adolescent gymnast, I might have an easier time learning a new skill due to reaction time when compared to a preadolescent gymnast.…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to discover the effects of ash contamination on California water systems. I am testing this due to the ash left over from recent forest f…
CSEF · 2016
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals I wanted to find out if protein production could be maximized by changing part of the transformation process. Transformation is the process of inserting a foreign piece of D…
CSEF · 2016
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by the accumulation of amyloid beta peptides, which aggregate into toxic oligomers and senile plaques in the brain causing neurodeg…