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CSEF projects, 2002–2026

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.

Years

Category breakdown

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.

Projects

17387 projects · showing 5431–5460

CSEF · 2015

Daphnia: Under the Influence

Toxicology

Objectives/Goals To find whether certain substances affect the heart rate of Cladocera Daphnia. Methods/Materials Water fleas, caffeine, alcohol, microscope. I added small amounts of alcohol…

CSEF · 2015

Data Transmission Using Visible Light

Electronics & Electromagnetics

Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to see if laser communication is possible. We believe that laser communication is possible. Methods/Materials By incorporating hardware and…

CSEF · 2015

Desalination Across the Nation

Environmental Engineering

Objectives/Goals There is a huge debate in Monterey right now about whether or not we should have a desalination plant. People say it is our only hope because of the drought--but is it reall…

CSEF · 2015

Detecting Diabetes by Polarizing Light

Physics & Astronomy

Objectives/Goals Detecting diabetes is performed using various methods: blood tests, urine test strips, lasers, and even contact lenses. Unfortunately, each method hold their own fault; unco…

CSEF · 2015

Detecto-Bot

Electronics & Electromagnetics

Objectives/Goals I take a lot of medications because of a health condition I have. Whenever I eat, I take capsules containing enzymes. Sometimes I used to drop them on the floor without real…

CSEF · 2015

Dexterity of a Soft Robotic Gripper

Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award

Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to investigate how the flexibility of a robotic hand affects its performance in terms of dexterity. The experiment compares a conventional cla…

CSEF · 2015

Dissolved Oxygen

Plant Biology

Objectives/Goals To study dissolved oxygen levels in water studying if aquatic plants make more dissolved oxygen than the mechanical stage of a filter, or an aquarium with just water. The di…

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