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 4771–4800
CSEF · 2016
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to study transdifferentiation in the nematode C. elegans, and specifically to identify the location of a gene that regulates this process.…
CSEF · 2016
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The main objective of this research consists in identifying a potential novel antiapoptotic factor in Grade IV Astrocytoma. Methods/Materials TCGA database, Jmol, Genecards…
CSEF · 2016
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Transdifferentiation, or the direct transformation of a somatic cell into another without a pluripotent intermediate, is a well studied process in recent years. In the nemat…
CSEF · 2016
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Identifying a role for Sox2 in retinal astrocytes to advance early identification of retinal diseases Methods/Materials To identify a role for Sox2, two types of mice are ex…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective or goal in this science project is to understand why people become lactose intolerant. People should also be informed about how much glucose there is in the mil…
CSEF · 2016
Mathematics & Computer Science
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to develop, test and compare multiple image compression algorithms to find out which image compression algorithms/methods are the most effective…
CSEF · 2016
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine the impact of the Patient-Centered Approach (PCA) intervention tool on women¡#s knowledge of updated national cervical cancer s…
CSEF · 2016
Behavioral & Social Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals I often find myself buying more than I need, simply based on the price. Through research, I learned that I was being influenced by the decoy effect, a phenomenon in which co…
CSEF · 2016
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I have wondered about the power of suggestion ever since I began hearing about cases in which people were convicted of a crime they did not commit due to #eye witness# testi…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals In San Diego, we all live relatively close to the ocean and therefore we have to make sure we are taking care of it. I discovered people are concerned about copper pollution…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Science Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals I wanted to find out how well plants grew back after a fire. The reason I did this project was to investigate how the aftermath of a fire should be handled and how people ca…
CSEF · 2016
Mathematics & Computer Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to build a machine perception system capable of fusing sensor data from disparate sources to give an autonomous car situational awareness.…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The main objective of this project was to see if commercial formulations of insect-killing fungi help plants grow in artificially created stressful drought conditions. This…
CSEF · 2016
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Thanks to falling prices and legal mandates, residential solar panel installations increased 70% in 2015, with California leading the way. In the Central Valley, there is pl…
CSEF · 2016
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The coilgun is a device that launches a projectile through coils used as electromagnets. Although coilguns are quite durable, they typically only achieve efficiencies betwee…
CSEF · 2016
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine how ultrasound would affect enzymatic production of glucose at varying temperatures. Methods/Materials Multiple trials of low…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals My project's goal was to see if different substances (nutrients, antimicrobials, or both), different stem heights, and different water levels increase the longevity of cut r…
CSEF · 2016
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals Over time, solar panels lose efficiency in electrical voltage and current. The objective of my project was to learn if I could find an affordable way to expand the useful li…
CSEF · 2016
Zoology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine whether certain types of bipedal dinosaurs may have shown laterality which would likely indicate handedness, or right vs. left…
CSEF · 2016
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project is to be able to locate a person indoors using a magnetic map created by data collected on a cell phone. Methods/Materials I used a Motorola Droid cel…
CSEF · 2016
Mathematics & Computer Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to understand whether or not the algorithm I created could be used to solve geometry problems. Methods/Materials Computer with Eclipse IDE and…
CSEF · 2016
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals Our goal is to find out if math level and grade make a correlation with number sequence recall accuracy. If someone were to have a high math level, that means there recall a…
CSEF · 2016
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Test the ability of Calcium Hydroxyapatite, found in many calcification diseases, to convert infrared light to heat to break up calcified plaques. Methods/Materials Used inf…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals In this project I determined how metal type and anode surface area affect the corrosion rate of a metal protected by cathodic protection. My hypothesis was that if two metal…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine which preservation method would best inhibit the oxidation reaction that allow melanins to form on a cut avocado and turn the surface brown. M…
CSEF · 2016
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals In my Phase I research project my goal was to arrest the development within the larval stage of Zophobas morio (mealworms). Zophobas will not pupate if they are maintained i…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General) Third Award
Objectives/Goals Bacterial cells can have DNA damage due to transcriptional error, or through the effect of an antibiotic. The SOS response is a bacterial cell program for coping with DNA da…
CSEF · 2016
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Fevering occurs when chemicals produced by the body interfere with the proteins in the brain which regulate body temperature. Current fever-reducing drugs work by preventing…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Skin cancer rates are continuing to rise in America and are primarily due to UV exposure. The purpose of this experiment is to determine the most effective skin protectant p…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine which commercial insulation product, fiberglass batt, foam board, spray foam, or blown-in cellulose, will act as the best insulator against hea…