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 6721–6750
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine if more sound will enter a rough water surface than a flat water surface. Methods/Materials A sound blocking disk and a sound d…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment is to see whether or not soybean polyamines, found in soybean extract, play a role in stopping the breakdown of mitochondrial DNA, which could l…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To test the effects of nicotine, alcohol , and caffeine on the heart. Methods/Materials Using Daphnia Magna, a water flea with a transparent carapace to be able to see the h…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals One goal of this project was to determine if the speed of light changes in different media. Also, if it did change to see if there are any noticeable connections between lig…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objectives of this experiment is to calculate the velocity of a standing sinusoidal wave and to investigate the relationship between number of nodes and wavelength. Meth…
CSEF · 2014
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Certain algorithms for orienting and permuting the unsolved portion of a Rubik#s Cube will come up more frequently than others, and learning those will decrease my average s…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine which 3-D geometric shape (cylinder, crumpled cylinder, W, or V), reflects the least light and hence is the stealthiest, and test the effect of…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy Second Award
Objectives/Goals Elements heavier than iron are formed via two neutron capture processes: the rapid r-process that occurs in supernovae and the slower s-process that occurs in less massive s…
CSEF · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The goal was to determine which growth factors, NGF and cAMP, stimulate the neurons to grow the longest axons, and the largest area of the growth cones. Methods/Materials PC…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Currently ¼ of all older people cannot hear over 4 kHz sounds, which is the sound that stove timers commonly make. The main goal of this project is to create a device that p…
CSEF · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals To investigate if Transcendental Meditation will have an effect on blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, and skin temperature. Methods/Materials Materials: Biodots,…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals Stress is the body's reaction to a change that requires a physical,mental,or emotional behavior. Stress is a normal reaction that happens in our daily lives. Physiologically…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals Mathematical models of the heart have proven essential to the study of cardiac arrhythmias, which are poorly understood yet the leading cause of death in the industrialized…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Presented is a study of the structural parameters and model behaviors of galaxies with redshifts 0.8 to 2.0 and solar masses greater than 10^10. The goal of this study is to…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Nitrogen (N) compounds are carried into bodies of water as nitrogen runoff (NR). While NR may have higher relevance in farming areas, NR from commercial products can be sign…
CSEF · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to find out if organic baby food has less sugar than non-organic by testing the glucose level in different brands. Methods/Materials To d…
CSEF · 2014
Chemistry Third Award
Objectives/Goals (abbreviated version) My project, Sugar, Salt, Ice, and Everything Nice, is a second year study of freezing point depression. The purpose of this project was to see if I cou…
CSEF · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals My goal was to learn if students know the actual amount of sugar that is in beverages. Methods/Materials Materials: 6 different types of drinks: 20 FL OZ Gatorade, 20 FL OZ…
CSEF · 2014
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective was to figure out what sunscreen product is more effective in blocking ultraviolet radiation, which can cause skin cancer if not properly protected. Methods/Ma…
CSEF · 2014
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals This study seeks to create a novel algorithm for producing superior solutions to the Traveling Salesman Problem by innovating upon Ant Colony Optimization techniques. A nove…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals There are no data till date that link tasting ability, satiety, and childhood obesity in general and in the Hispanic population in particular. However, studies have also sho…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Determine if surfing trains on nano-magnetic Ferrofluid would permit higher transportation efficiency, relative to magnetic levitation - Maglev, by either reducing transport…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this study is to understand the impact of different sugars on blood glucose. After eating, some foods process more quickly and cause the blood sugar to temporari…
CSEF · 2014
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The aim of this project was to develop a novel seismic base isolation system that utilizes magnetic levitation to isolate the building from the earth and compare its effecti…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology
Objectives/Goals This project will demonstrate earthworms# growth in three different habitats; dry, moist, and wet. The objective of this experiment is to know if earthworms would have a mor…
CSEF · 2014
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals Different types of solar cells, like nano crystalline dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC), have become the subject of intense interest and research. The use of anthocyanin der…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The Bornean orangutan has been classified as endangered since 1986. They are threatened by illegal poaching and habitat loss, largely caused by land conversion to palm oil p…
CSEF · 2014
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if O. aureus (Blue Tilapia) and C. quadricarinatus (Red Claw Crayfish) can be raised together to create protein diversity in an aquaponic syste…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Pollination accounts for $15 billion in agricultural value and 1/3 of the U.S. food supply. Since 2006, Colony Collapse Disorder has been responsible for anomalous bee losse…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Polymeric microspheres are small spherical particles that have the potential to be used for coordinated release of therapeutic factors for regenerative medicine. Droplet mic…