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 6601–6630
CSEF · 2014
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to identify the most reliable and cost effective solution which will reduce nitrates, nitrites, and phosphates in poultry manure. Methods/Mate…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to investigate the effect of magnesium sulfate on the growth of Nitrosomonas europaea, for the purpose of bioremediation. Our hypothesis for t…
CSEF · 2014
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to find the best wood to use when building in a flood zone. My hypothesis was that the wood that absorbed the least amount of water would be the b…
CSEF · 2014
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Drowsy driving is common and can cause fatal accidents and severe injuries. The purpose of this project is to design, build and test a special device, worn as a headpiece, t…
CSEF · 2014
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if certain kinds of music should be classified as music or noise according to physics through a mathematical analysis of the waveforms of sampl…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to determine the effect of a change in the type of soil (sand, silt, clay, loam, and base, or backyard soil) used to cover red delicious apple…
CSEF · 2014
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The ability to take good notes is crucial for learning and succeeding in school. Based on research, if the number of skills to understand passages is increased, then the com…
CSEF · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to utilize the location of intrinsically disordered protein regions on invading pathogens to aid in the identification of B-Cell epitopes, the sh…
CSEF · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals After working in an Indian Hospital, I realized that surgery for eye diseases is costly, unavailable, and inefficient, while the alternative is a drug in the form of eye dro…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals MicroRNAs are known to regulate gene expressions through mRNA degradation and translation inhibition, and expression levels of certain genes that code for drug-metabolizing…
CSEF · 2014
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of the project was to create a stable, fast reacting nanosensor from low-cost, easily manufactured cross-linked polyester. To do so a method would be developed to m…
CSEF · 2014
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to determine if the perception of objects in our peripheral vision is influenced by the object's color. I believe that people will be abl…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of our experiment is to find the best plant for using on green roofs. Our hypothesis is that Oxalis will keep a house cooler than grass or a succulent plant, whi…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals When carbon dioxide reacts with saltwater, hydrogen and bicarbonate ions are released. Hydrogen ions combine with beneficial carbonate ions to create detrimental bicarbonate…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Boat paint companies argue that copper antifouling paints do not harm marine life, even claiming that copper is an essential micronutrient to life. This study independently…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment is to conduct multiple tests to see which sorbent is the best sorbent for cleaning up oil spills in our oceans. Methods/Materials The sorbents I…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals We created a kit that used a sustainable method of reclaiming waste oil and grease into biofuel and the byproducts into compost. Methods/Materials The kit includes: safety w…
CSEF · 2014
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to determine which type of cleaning product removes the most oil from duck feathers in the case of an oil spill: Dawn Dishwashing Liquid,…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective is to measure the efficiency of using nanotechnology and magnetism to clean up oil spills and determine if it is a viable alternative compared to other methods…
CSEF · 2014
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals To determine the number of flushes that are required to remove microorganisms from toilet water after an episode of diarrhea. To determine the effects of different automatic…
CSEF · 2014
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals In this project, we attempt to provide a new notion of a topological homeomorphism by defining such in terms of a dynamical system. That is, we want to construct a time-depe…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To study the prevalence of plaque rupture, plaque erosion, and fibrocalcific nodule in culprit lesions defined by optical coherence tomography in male and female patients pr…
CSEF · 2014
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study was to determine the optimization conditions of enzyme recovery in polymer-salt aqueous two phase systems (ATPS) by manipulating three factors: pol…
CSEF · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs) are biomimetic cells used by researchers to study the qualities of lipid membranes, specifically the permeability. These vesicles are forme…
CSEF · 2014
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine the effect that changes in quantization matrix scale factor (abbreviated "S-factor") and pixel density have on the effectiven…
CSEF · 2014
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine if a solar tracker that is designed to rotate the solar panel throughout the day to follow the sun will generate more energy than…
CSEF · 2014
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the impact of water's salinity level on the production of osmotic generated power? Methods/Materials Two chambers separated by an osmotic membr…
CSEF · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this research is to modify proteins through direct arylation, a method used for coupling aromatic molecules through transition-metal catalyzed C-H activation. Th…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals This project seeks to measure if a parabolic reflector increases the strength of WiFi, and if so, by how much? Methods/Materials 11x5in Cardboard, Foil, 8x5 3/4 in cardboard…
CSEF · 2014
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our project was to determine if parachutes with smaller surface areas are quicker to fall to the ground than parachutes with larger surface areas. We believe that if we chan…