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 5881–5910
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals This project compared the effectiveness of two synthetic antibacterials, ethanol and iodine, to two natural antibacterials, vinegar and honey, in inhibiting the growth of ba…
CSEF · 2015
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My science fair project tests my hypothesis on whether the Peltier tile is more efficient in cooling or heating. Also to see if it can be used in daily life. Methods/Materia…
CSEF · 2015
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to characterize DNA transposable elements (TEs) of the citrus species Citrus sinensis and C. clementina. TEs are noncoding segments of DNA, popul…
CSEF · 2015
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Create an accurate model of Triton to test physical impacts from a meteorite. The use of the model helped to understand how different distances and angles change the force a…
CSEF · 2015
Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to test which of 3 types of bioremediation agents,each with different mode of action and listed on NCP(Nat.Contingency Plan)NA(Nutrient Additive)MC(Microbia…
CSEF · 2015
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to invent a new algorithm that encodes texts found in documents, books, and novels, using popularity of words selected from English dictiona…
CSEF · 2015
Mammalian Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to find out if texting while walking has an effect on balance and coordination. It was hypothesized that if one walks while texting, it will…
CSEF · 2015
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals 6540 breast cancer clinical trials are being performed in the world and the drug life cycle takes an average of 14 years. The average pre-tax industry cost per new prescript…
CSEF · 2015
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experimental research is to determine whether adding lysine to strawberry plants will increase drought tolerance. Methods/Materials Materials used for th…
CSEF · 2015
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The object of this study is to investigate if there is a therapeutic benefit in combining green tea and ashwagandha, in the form of dietary supplements, to fight against can…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine whether common essential oils found in facial and skin products, clove oil, eucalyptus oil, and aloe vera, would have any eff…
CSEF · 2015
Behavioral & Social Sciences Third Award
Objectives/Goals This project is concerned with the question of how to effectively praise students for good performance to make them better motivated, more confident, and more inclined to ta…
CSEF · 2015
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The aim of this study was to determine if there is a higher occurrence of atypical laterality, as manifested by mixed handedness, mixed eyedness, and hand-eye cross dominanc…
CSEF · 2015
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was to find out which gender has better short term memory. My hypothesis was if males and females take the same memory tests, then the females will achieve higher…
CSEF · 2015
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals People all around the world listen to music every day. Some claim it helps them concentrate, while others claim otherwise. However, in the early 1800s, a different kind of "…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals During a major heat wave last September in Los Angeles, my pet chinchilla died from heat stroke. My objective was to create a evaporation-based cooling device for pet chinch…
CSEF · 2015
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to compare a cylindrical grasp claw and a lateral prehension grasp claw in how well they can pick up objects, and how well each one can b…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals My goal was to find out whether a greenwall would affect the environment surrounding it. Most research deals with the effects on the inside of the building, so it would be i…
CSEF · 2015
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The aim of this project was to discover the similar characteristics propagated stem cuttings had which allowed them to have a higher advantage of germinating. Because the ge…
CSEF · 2015
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine how Vitamin C in fruit juices is degraded in three conditions: exposure to open air (time), electromagnetic radiation (microwa…
CSEF · 2015
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to construct a solar harvesting system for a model airplane, and to integrate the solar harvesting system on the plane to test if there is e…
CSEF · 2015
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to find the most durable nail polish utilized in various lifestyles, while minimizing exposure to harmful chemicals. Methods/Materials Six nail p…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Engineering Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals In this project, enzymatic and acid hydrolysis of the starch were performed to alter the structure of bioplastic. The alteration in the structure was then studied by compari…
CSEF · 2015
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine whether the temperature of the condensing surface in a distillation process affects the rate at which freshwater is produced from saltwater. M…
CSEF · 2015
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals This experiment is intended to determine how a Fresnel (magnifying) lens affects the water output of a solar still. The outcome of this research could possibly provide insig…
CSEF · 2015
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals To learn how the amount of dextrose sugar given to bakers, brewers, and champagne yeasts affects their carbon production. Methods/Materials I put the three different yeasts…
CSEF · 2015
Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Our experiment was to determine if different durations of ascorbic acid exposure positively affects a liver's enzymatic activity after being previously exposed to alcohol. M…
CSEF · 2015
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the project is to determine if C. papaya leaf extract (CPLE) extends the lifespan of C. elegans. The germline tumors of C. elegans is used to model ovarian ca…
CSEF · 2015
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals If the photo was in standard color, then the volunteer would be able to distinguish the persons ethnic background easier, because the facial features would be easier to reco…
CSEF · 2015
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine whether or not the cooling of a photovoltaic cells had a positive impact on the production of solar power. If cooling the pho…