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 7921–7950
CSEF · 2012
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if the shape of a model car effects the amount of air resistance it experiences. I believe that the smallest car will experience the least air…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether a pressure cooker or microwave is more effective in breaking open the cell membranes of algae to release the oil to produce biofuel. Me…
CSEF · 2012
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The goal is achieve the optimal amount of efficiency from harnessing solar radiation by altering which wavelengths of light in the electromagnetic spectrum are allowed to pa…
CSEF · 2012
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My objective was to test the hypothesis that bioethanol (E85) would have the highest heat content compared with other commonly used fuels, specifically diesel, kerosene, gas…
CSEF · 2012
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The presence of change blindness in humans is indisputable. However, what has yet to be studied is which factors of an image can improve the success rate of change detection…
CSEF · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals This science fair project first investigates the current state of aluminum water pollution in fresh water sources such as rivers and lakes. According to the World Health Org…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to determine if common household items such as flour, maseca, gelatin, and cornstarch can be substituted in place of borax in a polymer re…
CSEF · 2012
Mathematics & Software Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Computer languages such as Java can be used to code programs which simulate future generations of data based on a solid mathematical model, such as in the case of generating…
CSEF · 2012
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine if a new and simple hill climbing (HC) maximum power point tracking (MPPT) circuit, developed in this project for optimizing the efficiency of…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Science
Conclusions/Discussion Ever since its contaminations were discovered in ground water in 1997, perchlorate (ClO4-) has become a growing threat to inhabitants in the Western states of US. Most…
CSEF · 2012
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective for this science project was to determine the potential energy output from turning water turbines in a Third World country location with a greater than average…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Most often, the concern about water is 'quantity' or how much is available. However, an equally important concern should also be the 'quality' of this available water. Water…
CSEF · 2012
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals An abnormal bone density leads to fractures and/or osteoporosis. Currently, the way to measure patient#s bone density is to take a bone mineral density (BMD) measurement. Th…
CSEF · 2012
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine how an egg white's initial temperature affects its volume and stability after beating. Methods/Materials Groups of 3 eggs were brought to 4 different temperatur…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Lettuce is an important commodity in the Salinas Valley, and a popular vegetable. Four principal types of lettuce are grown in the Salinas Valley; and with the popularity of…
CSEF · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Are the effects that sports drinks have on one's body a placebo effect, or do they actually work to boost one's physical performance level? Methods/Materials To test this id…
CSEF · 2012
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine which of the four metals tested in the experiment,(Copper, Aluminum, Stainless Steel, or Carbon Steel) would conduct heat best. A…
CSEF · 2012
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The United States produces approximately 236 million tons of waste annually. The purpose of this experiment is to build and test a microbial fuel cell (MFC). To prove that i…
CSEF · 2012
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals I wanted to improve the performance of the standard Savonius Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) by at least 10%. Methods/Materials I developed a modified Savonius turbine des…
CSEF · 2012
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This research is aimed at developing a driver-assistance system based on multimodal sensor fusion to help drivers in navigating their cars safely. It includes elderly driver…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Greening (citrus), Psyllid Yellows (tomato) and Zebra Chip (potato) are diseases caused by Candidatus Lieberibacter bacteria. Symptoms include yellow leaves, poor growth and…
CSEF · 2012
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science experiment was to determine which concentration of gibberellic acid, if any, produced the best baby leaf spinach for the purpose of an agricultural…
CSEF · 2012
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objectives of this study are (1) to measure the specific heat and heat of solution of a mixture of magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) and water, and (2) to use these thermodynami…
CSEF · 2012
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Develop and implement an accurate image processing algorithm to address challenges in vessel extraction for retinal images in order to help the diagnosis and prevention of r…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this research is to study how tumor cell growth can be stopped through inhibition of key energy producing pathways, such as Glutaminolysis. A new method to in…
CSEF · 2012
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals To produce a novel device that would allow secure and protected transmission of a secret audio message between a sender and a receiver through the use of a publicly availabl…
CSEF · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology First Award
Objectives/Goals Current chemotherapy methods to treat cancer do not eradicate all of the cancer cells, and a relapse of the tumor often occurs because of a subpopulation of self-renewing an…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The research goals of my experiment were to determine if soybean (Glycine max) plants would absorb a greater amount of iron when the iron was at a higher oxidation state and…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Due to the presence of styrene as an industrial pollutant and its toxic and carcinogenic properties, the ability to biodegrade styrene is greatly desirable in the modern wor…
CSEF · 2012
Mammalian Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to see if a device and a procedure can be created to strengthen the eye muscles and improve the peripheral vision range of children and o…