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 5581–5610
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (General) Third Award
Objectives/Goals Euglena gracilis is a very important part of the marine environment, providing food for many organisms in a similar way phytoplankton does. The organism also has many additi…
CSEF · 2015
Zoology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The globally distributed Ediacara biota is comprised of the oldest macroscopic organisms on Earth. They lived on shallow sandy sea bottoms between 575 and 543 million years…
CSEF · 2015
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The goals of this experiment were testing levels of deadly benzene in commonly used products and raising awareness about products that could be affecting people's health. Me…
CSEF · 2015
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to find the most efficient method of harvesting kinetic energy using magnets and springs. A handmade electromagnetic generator was used as…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Objectives/Goals Current LED Technology converts electricity into light very efficiently compared to incandescent or fluorescent light bulbs; however around 5-40 percent of electricity suppl…
CSEF · 2015
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Blood clotting plays a vital role in the functioning of the human body. One of the most important proteins involved in this pathway is thrombin. When activated, thrombin is…
CSEF · 2015
Mammalian Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To investigate the risk factors associated with acute coronary syndrome (heart attack) in young adults in Central California. Methods/Materials Patients admitted over a ten-…
CSEF · 2015
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to test three listening devices at varying volume levels to determine which device would provide the safest sound level for listening to m…
CSEF · 2015
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to learn how insulation works and to determine which type of insulation performs best in a building environment. Methods/Materials I built th…
CSEF · 2015
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals This project seeks to create a dependable headlamp for use in emergency situations and remote locations. By employing the heat of the human body, this device would be more r…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To make flexible, lightweight, bulletproof armor by implementing shear thickening fluids into para aramid fabric. Methods/Materials ballistic Kevlar polyethylene glycol 400…
CSEF · 2015
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Every year, the world gets more polluted by energy production. The purpose of this project is to see what is the difference between the energy production rates of solar-foll…
CSEF · 2015
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals This experiment aims to evaluate how different concentrations of sodium bicarbonate solutions affect the rate of photosynthesis in spinach leaves. Methods/Materials In a ser…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective was to make a homemade, functioning prosthetic hand. Methods/Materials High density styrofoam, small plastic gears, 6 Volt Battery, standard electronics kit mot…
CSEF · 2015
Mammalian Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to try to find at least one homeopathic remedy that had the strength to slow down the growth of cancer or even kill cancer cells. Methods/Material…
CSEF · 2015
Zoology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My main question was to see if Monkeyface pricklebacks could OhomeO by using their own chemical trail. I setup a choice experiment with clean and OscentedO water in a tank.…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals A scratch wound heal assay using primary human dermal fibroblasts was conducted to determine if using Manuka honey as a topical healing agent promotes faster in vitro wound…
CSEF · 2015
Zoology Third Award
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine if honey production is effected when certain pollen is stored in hives prior to the honey production period. Methods/Materials During the course…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Objectives/Goal: The objectives of this project were to study and compare the abilities of two widely available plants, Moringa oleifera (moringa) and Coriandrum sativum (ci…
CSEF · 2015
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The overall purpose of this investigation was to understand how hovercrafts operate on different surfaces, and how aerodynamics and friction affect their flight. Methods/Mat…
CSEF · 2015
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals To test the effectiveness of recombinant gastric intrinsic factor secreted by genetically modified E. Coli, compared to normal human gastric intrinsic factor, in the ability…
CSEF · 2015
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The focus of this project was on trying to figure out whether Testudines are able to distinguish colors. Methods/Materials To test this hypothesis, a maze was created with d…
CSEF · 2015
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to determine how different fruit-based compost solutions affect the growth of a radish plant. We hypothesized that the Honeydew and Cantaloupe (Melon) comp…
CSEF · 2015
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to determine which genre of music will give a noticeable difference in heart rate. I will learn if the genre of music has an effect on a person'…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (General) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to determine if altering the circadian rhythm of Pyrocystis fusiformis affected its bioluminescent behavior. Methods/Materials Each night, for 3 n…
CSEF · 2015
Toxicology Second Award
Objectives/Goals Crumb rubber is used is playgrounds and turf fields because of its elasticity which provides a cushion for breaking falls. However, rubber has been found to contain many har…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine how proximity to the Pacific Ocean affects the conductivity of the Los Angeles (L.A.) River in order to subsequently analyze it…
CSEF · 2015
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine if there would be differences in the facial temperatures of secondary school students and elementary school students after exerc…
CSEF · 2015
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My goal was to determine how the placement of added weight on a non-motorized toy car would affect the speed of the car on a downhill slope. Methods/Materials Two types of t…
CSEF · 2015
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This study determines how the Coefficient of Deformation of a telescope's mirror affects the size of image produced (Transverse Aberration). Coefficient of Deformation is a…