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 601–630
CSEF · 2026
Computational Science (Senior Division)
Over 80 million people face loss of upper-limb function. However, modern non-invasive electroencephalogram (EEG) prosthetic hand interfaces are limited to cumbersome, binary movements due to…
CSEF · 2026
Plant Biology (Senior Division)
The increase in the population of the invasive, allelopathic plant species Brassica nigra could have a negative impact on native plant species by decreasing the amount of beneficial fungi, a…
CSEF · 2026
Product Science (Junior Division)
Acne is a skin condition driven by excess sebum (oil), it affects a large number of people and causes multiple mental and physical issues. The purpose of this project is to determine which a…
CSEF · 2026
Physics & Astronomy (Junior Division)
A polarizing filter is an optical device that transmits only light waves vibrating in one direction while absorbing others. It reduces reflections and glare, enhances color saturation, and i…
CSEF · 2026
Behavioral & Social Sciences (Junior Division)
The confidence crisis is all about how the amount of social media teens between the ages of 11-15 spend on social media affects their self confidence. What inspired this project was we wante…
CSEF · 2026
Physics & Astronomy (Junior Division)
The main emphasis of my project is to investigate how acoustic frequency affects pattern formation in vibrated granular materials. I pursued the phenomenon of particle dynamics. My hypothesi…
CSEF · 2026
Applied Mechanics (Senior Division)
Drone swarms enable multiple drones to coordinate and cooperate, increasing system robustness and scalability compared with single drones. These systems show strong potential across applicat…
CSEF · 2026
Applied Mechanics (Senior Division)
The Design of an Accurate Data Collection System to Measure Lift-to-Drag Ratios in Small-Scale Wind Tunnels Project H50 Ashley Rylander The ability to collect accurate data from wind tunnel…
CSEF · 2026
Mathematical Sciences (Senior Division)
The spin representation is a mathematical object parametrizing the spin states of multiple-electron systems, introduced by Cartan in 1913 and applied to physics by Dirac in 1928. It has a du…
CSEF · 2026
Plant Biology (Senior Division)
To meet the world’s growing demands for food, the agricultural industry is constantly striving to find ways of efficiently improving food production. Electroculture is a movement that claims…
CSEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division)
Heavy metals contaminate a large portion of the world’s agricultural soil, consuming these heavy metals is known to harm reproductive health and has been linked to cause certain cancers. Whi…
CSEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering (Senior Division)
This study investigates the effect of Bacillus subtilis, a plant-growth-promoting bacterium, on aqueous ibuprofen remediation by common duckweed (Lemna minor). The purpose of this study was…
CSEF · 2026
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology (Senior Division)
Caffeine is commonly consumed in drinks such as coffee and energy drinks, often together with foods that contain fats. Because caffeine is sometimes linked to weight loss and metabolism, I w…
CSEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering (Senior Division)
Access to clean drinking water remains a major global public health challenge, particularly in developing regions where affordable filtration systems are limited. In parts of northern India,…
CSEF · 2026
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology (Senior Division)
About 125 million people in the U.S. are affected by inflammatory disorders; despite this, there are no viable cures for these conditions. Many researchers have turned away from natural prod…
CSEF · 2026
Behavioral & Social Sciences (Junior Division)
After performing well for a couple of years, NFL (National Football League) players typically receive a richer, longer contract that often includes significant guaranteed money upfront. Do g…
CSEF · 2026
Plant Biology (Junior Division)
Coffee contains many different components, each with their own effect on seed growth. Most research centers around the specific components rather than coffee as a whole. This project looks a…
CSEF · 2026
Alternative Energy (Junior Division)
This project explores how light color and luminescent down-shifting (LDS) can improve monocrystalline solar cell current generation and present strategies to optimize solar energy capture in…
CSEF · 2026
Chemistry (Junior Division)
My Science Fair Project was the effect of location on pH. I also looked into the types of pH sensors on accuracy. I was trying to find out if location had an effect on the pH, could the wate…
CSEF · 2026
Zoology (Senior Division)
My project investigates the effects of magnesium chloride (hexahydrate) on the regeneration speeds of planaria, a low-level invertebrate flatworm. Planaria are well known for their exception…
CSEF · 2026
Earth & Environmental Sciences (Track 2) (Junior Division)
Our Essential Question was "How does oil affect aquatic plants?" Our Hypothesis was "If we increase the amount of oil in a water like habitat the elodeas health will decrease." We were able…
CSEF · 2026
Applied Mechanics (Junior Division)
We tried to figure out which of the 6 designs of paper airplanes affects the distance they travel in flight. We did this because we wanted to find out how paper airplanes could fly in the ai…
CSEF · 2026
Plant Biology (Junior Division)
As the size of the world’s population and the need for food increases, new techniques must be developed to farm more efficiently. Prior research indicates that red light can be beneficial to…
CSEF · 2026
Medicine & Physiology (Junior Division)
Athletes’ training causes them to have high heart rates, gaining an irregular heart causing chest pain, dizziness, and difficulty breathing from palpitations. This project focuses on which u…
CSEF · 2026
Electronics & Electromagnetics (Junior Division)
Purpose: Does temperature effect the velocity of magnets? Hypothesis: Heating magnets will make them attract to each other slightly faster than magnets that are at a cooler temperature. Meth…
CSEF · 2026
Zoology (Senior Division)
Global warming is raising the core temperature of the earth slowly. Temperature is known to have an effect on the metabolism of insects, thus speeding up their growth and development. Furthe…
CSEF · 2026
Computational Science (Senior Division)
This project attempted to test different types of machine learning models and algorithms to identify which model was most effective for predicting the accuracy of dopamine neurotransmitters.…
CSEF · 2026
Behavioral & Social Sciences (Senior Division)
In my experiment, I investigated the effects of music tuned to 432 Hz versus 440 Hz on short-term memory, emotional state, and relaxation markers in students. Middle school and high school p…
CSEF · 2026
Earth & Environmental Sciences(Senior Division)
Many articles of commercially mass produced clothing are dyed with very potent pigments. Azo dyes, a group of pigments that range across the color wheel, are some of the most potent. A few g…
CSEF · 2026
Medicine & Physiology (Track 2) (Senior Division)
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) remains a major public health concern in the United States, and it affects approximately half of individuals with chronic alcohol dependence. Withdrawal is associa…