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 6901–6930
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to experiment the use of magnets and ferrofluid (to make the oil magnetic) as a viable oil spill cleanup method. Methods/Materials The proced…
CSEF · 2014
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to determine which airfoil would produce the most amount of lift based on airfoil design. I believe that the airfoil that is most commonly seen on…
CSEF · 2014
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals My science project is about the filter-feeding Olympia oyster (Ostrea Lurida) native to the Pacific coast of North America. I did an experiment to see if Olympia oysters cha…
CSEF · 2014
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This project was designed to find out which of the most commonly used font styles would save the most ink, and thus save companies, government, schools, and individuals a su…
CSEF · 2014
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if a small amount of exercise can decrease one's reaction time. Methods/Materials I tested about thirty seventh grade students using a reaction…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the project is to figure out a cheaper way of short distance three dimensional tracking through the use of programming in addition to observing the effects of…
CSEF · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn if the fat content in milk will change the bipolar effects of the soap. Methods/Materials Five varieties of milk and Dawn Soap were gathered togeth…
CSEF · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see if one's time perception is altered based on the activity one is performing. I believe that someone involved in an activity will feel that less time…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to measure the spin lifetime of surface states on the topological insulator Bi2Se3 by a direct all-optical method. Methods/Materials A pump-probe femtoseco…
CSEF · 2014
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective is to try to improve the performance of the tuned mass damper by using a time-variant damping coefficient (a time-variant damping function). A damping function…
CSEF · 2014
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals To optimize the performance of a 2-stroke model airplane engine for a specific application (e.g. high rpm for speed), the geometry of an engine's timing must be understood.…
CSEF · 2014
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I've always listened to music when completing schoolwork, so I wanted to know: How does music actually affect my ability to work? This project, 'To Music, or Not To Music' l…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Toothbrushes in the bathroom come into contact with many contaminants, including mold, toilet spray, human germs and dust. The objective of this project is to determine whic…
CSEF · 2014
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The experiment was constructed to determine whether the concentration of urine used to treat grass affected the healthiness, in terms of height and color, of grass. Methods/…
CSEF · 2014
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine if pinhole glasses provide better vision than prescription glasses or lenses. Methods/Materials Ten human subjects were tested…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General) First Award
Objectives/Goals A pandemic outbreak of a highly pathogenic influenza virus such as the avian H5N1 or H7N9 strain could potentially kill millions of people before new vaccines become availab…
CSEF · 2014
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine which type of wind turbine, horizontal-axis or vertical axis, produces more power. Methods/Materials Two mini wind turbines were constructed us…
CSEF · 2014
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals My purpose of doing this project was to find out how teenagers are responding to the drug caffeine while being immersed in the world of technology and how that affects their…
CSEF · 2014
Microbiology (General) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The fungus Candida glabrata is part of the normal human flora. In hospitalized patients with weakened immune systems, the fungus can enter the bloodstream from the GI tract…
CSEF · 2014
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine if the roughness of a surface affects the distance traveled by my model hovercraft. I believe that the model hovercraft will w…
CSEF · 2014
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to measure robot efficiency when using treads versus wheels for first responder use in natural disasters or national emergencies. The goal o…
CSEF · 2014
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Our project explores the evolutionary relationships between native and non-native trees using their rubisco sequence and the computer program Clustal Omega. Methods/Material…
CSEF · 2014
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals If a perpetual motion machine can be made then it could be used to create electricity for free? The purpose of this project is to find out if a perpetual motion machine is p…
CSEF · 2014
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective of my first year#s project was to determine if a barrier will lessen the impact of an average tsunami, and this year I continued and tested the effectiveness o…
CSEF · 2014
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Tsunamis kill thousands of people and cause billions of dollars in damage each year, so I decided to test if it was possible to protect vulnerable shorelines from large dest…
CSEF · 2014
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to investigate ways of reducing tsunami damage to pinpoint the most effective means of doing so. Methods/Materials My wave tank was made from…
CSEF · 2014
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals Tsunamis are one of the fiercest natural catastrophes that can happen. In poor countries people make houses out of whatever materials they can find. Houses are often built o…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals This study determined if adding ethanol to gasoline increased its toxicity to Tubifex worms, when compared to either ethanol or gasoline alone. Methods/Materials Five diluti…
CSEF · 2014
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My goal was to increase the wireless signal strength in my house. I created parabolic reflectors, which attach to the antenna of the router to direct the electromagnetic wav…
CSEF · 2014
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My experiments objective was to assess the safety of Alpha Lipoic Acid, CoQ10, Vitamin D and combinations of these supplements on the gastrointestinal and cardiac systems. T…