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 4861–4890
CSEF · 2016
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to explore alternative anti-osteoporotic treatment that is more efficient and natural than presently available by conducting several in vitro experiments,…
CSEF · 2016
Mathematics & Computer Science Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Video surveillance cameras are not effective if there is no one to monitor them all the time. Therefore, it would be greatly beneficial if the cameras or computers can autom…
CSEF · 2016
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals Describe motor vehicle traffic accident (MVTA) driver injury and death using emergency department (ED), hospitalization, and death data from 2014 in Orange County, Californi…
CSEF · 2016
Mammalian Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals Commercial energy drink companies advertise that products will provide consumers with energy, increased performance, alertness, etc. This project was designed to determine w…
CSEF · 2016
Applied Mechanics & Structures Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My goal is to develop a multirotor mounted net launcher that can disable unwanted multirotors. The technology must be robust, light and cost effective for wide implementatio…
CSEF · 2016
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals This study focuses on how listening to film music without viewing the concurrent film may induce similar emotions in the listener. This involved the use of a survey in which…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals To prove that if polyphosphates enhance a plant's growth, then mustard algae, a prevalent swimming pool pest containing polyphosphates could be used to enhance the growth of…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to manipulate plant biomass through determining membrane protein interactions with cellulose synthase interactive protein and characterizing the mutants of…
CSEF · 2016
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this big data project was to determine if gene mutations impact response to Atorvastatin. Hypothesis was that if the genes involved in the biological signal…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The goal of the prototype was to test the detection of a metal ion, specifically of iron (III), using a nanowire array in millimolar concentrations, instead of standard expe…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to test if natural foods are just as effective as cancer drugs in stopping the growth of a cancerous tumor at its different stages. Methods/…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Experiment to see the effects of Mycorrhizal fungus on the drought resistance of plants. Methods/Materials Our Procedure/Method: 1)The nasturtium plants were grown from seed…
CSEF · 2016
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My project is about fish called African Cichlids that protect their young and raise their eggs, by incubating them with their mouths. I want to know if Artificial Incubation…
CSEF · 2016
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to reduce drag in vehicles via the use of various aerodynamic attributes. Methods/Materials Fabricated wind-tunnel, test vehicle, scale, shop…
CSEF · 2016
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals With the increasing problem of antibiotic resistance in bacteria, a different approach is needed to combat bacterial infections beyond the continual overuse of antibiotics.…
CSEF · 2016
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to determine the growth rate percentages by weight to a common goldfish raised in nitrate rich well water vs. purified drinking water with a…
CSEF · 2016
Toxicology Second Award
Objectives/Goals Parkinson's Disease (PD) is characterized by the death of dopaminergic (DA) neurons. The hallmark of PD is toxic aggregates of a-synuclein (a-syn) that induce degeneration o…
CSEF · 2016
Plant Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals This affiliated research delves into genetic modification of the aquatic duckweeds Azolla caroliniana and Lemna minor in order to elevate triacylglycerol, diacylglycerol, wa…
CSEF · 2016
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My hypothesis was that we can use the ocean's powerful tidal and wave action to produce renewable electricity to power homes, businesses and cars. Methods/Materials I began…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Oil spills have disastrous effects the ecosystem/environment on the environment and ecosystem. The objective of this project is to test the effectiveness of several agents,…
CSEF · 2016
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objectives were: To build a 2m and a 70cm one-quarter wavelength ground plane antenna; to determine their standing wave ratio (SWR) and resonant frequency to see how well…
CSEF · 2016
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Keratoconjuntivitis Sicca, the medical name for dry eyes is a common problem occurring in 10-20% of people.Patients experience itchy or a gritty or tired sensation and can h…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The primary objective was to analyze the efficiency of transition metal-phosphate complexes as catalysts for the electrolysis of water, specifically Iron(III) and Cobalt(II)…
CSEF · 2016
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objetive is to come to test organic fruits and come to a conclusion that Organic fruit is better your health and worth buying over non-organic fruits. Methods/Materials…
CSEF · 2016
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to find out if elderly adults in a small temple town in South India self-medicate and the reasons for self-medication. Methods/Materials Duri…
CSEF · 2016
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to find the most efficient ratio of magnetite to oil that will remove oil from saltwater. Methods/Materials We tested magnetite to oil ra…
CSEF · 2016
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to test hydroelectric water turbine efficiency. Methods/Materials Many materials were used throughout the project but the turbine itself is m…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine the efficacy of paintball ammunition at different price points. Methods/Materials Method: Make the wooden target. Measure 10 mete…
CSEF · 2016
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to find out what really is the best material for parachuting by calculating its drag. This project involved 8 trials in which a Polyester, Silk,…
CSEF · 2016
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals Indoor pollution may be ten times higher than outdoor pollution and air fresheners may be contributing to particulate matter pollution. Air fresheners are omnipresent in man…