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 8341–8370
CSEF · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The main purpose of this research is to obtain a better understanding of optimal radiotherapy that can be used to treat cancer patients. Dedifferentiation is a relatively re…
CSEF · 2012
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals My objective was to discover if patterns in Pascal's triangle could be found and identified in nature. Methods/Materials To begin my exploration I needed many Blank Pascal#s…
CSEF · 2012
Physics & Astronomy Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to examine the feasibility of the production of non-electric refrigerators based on radiative cooling by constructing a prototype non-electr…
CSEF · 2012
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My hypothesis is that if the glucose concentration is varied in an aqueous solution then by using a proton magnetometer, with a two coil relay system, the glucose concentrat…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals A simple way to check the sugar content of beverages would be useful in restaurants and when buying drinks with unknown ingredients. We developed a method of using an iPod o…
CSEF · 2012
Earth & Planetary Sciences Third Award
Objectives/Goals I visited Astro Camp for several days on a field trip and it inspired me to do a science fair project about space, our sun, and our solar system, so I searched for ideas on…
CSEF · 2012
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine how the strength of an electromagnet changes by changing the number of loops in an electromagnet Methods/Materials The method used was to set up…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals This project aimed to determine that ZnO nanoparticles are antibacterial agents through measuring their toxicity in Pseudomonas stuzeri. This is a denitrifying bacterium com…
CSEF · 2012
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to work with robots to see how they can help save lives during unavoidable crises by investigating the dangers of live power lines. Method…
CSEF · 2012
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Chrysaora colorata is a local southern California jellyfish with dark purple stripes on its bell. However, cultured specimens develop coloration that is only faintly reminis…
CSEF · 2012
Chemistry Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals We compared playing classical music to rock music during the freezing process of water to see if it affects the size, shape, count of the crystals formed. Methods/Materials…
CSEF · 2012
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Our goal is to explore the biodiversity of the Davenport Landing tide pools along a pre-established vertical transect. Our investigative question is: How will a plot#s abund…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Science Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals My goal is to create a complete system of Carbon Dioxide Gas capture and conversion into usable substance, and the recycling of waste CO2. By capturing atmospheric Carbon Di…
CSEF · 2012
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if a polycarbonate proton exchange membrane (PEM) can produce more power and cost less than a Nafion PEM that is usually used in university res…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals This experiment is based upon the premise that, bacteria, if in an anaerobic environment, can create a small electrical charge that is somewhat insignificant. However, if di…
CSEF · 2012
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to make a simple, cost-efficient, and effective microbial fuel cell that feeds on waste and produces electricity to address global problems such as: clean e…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My project is to evaluate microRNA (miRNA) as a new treatment for pancreatic cancer. I believe restoring tumor suppressor miRNAs in pancreatic cancer cells will make them le…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals This project analyzes various genomes to explore possible relationships between different bacteria based on microsatellite distribution. The objective of this research is to…
CSEF · 2012
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals We tested the hypothesis that low levels of CO exposure upregulates deense mechanisms that ameliorate oxidative stress which contributes to inner ear deterioration in the MR…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if milk affects green tea flavonoid concentration, and if so, which milk causes the most change in amount of flavonoids. Flavonoids, which are…
CSEF · 2012
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine if organic or conventional milk lasts longer by studying pH, color, odor and Bacterial growth for 3 weeks in refrigerator and room temperatures. I believe organ…
CSEF · 2012
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this engineering project was to design a cage apparatus for minimizing microwave radiation leakages that could potentially affect wireless signal, using metho…
CSEF · 2012
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the quantity of microorganisms collected by 7th and 8th graders after playing during recess. Methods/Materials 7th and 8th grade trial particip…
CSEF · 2012
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals To study the hazardous gas removal efficiency for SDR as a function of the stoichiometric ratio and the gas amount.To simulate SDR shape, reaction condition, and operating c…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objectives of the project are to: 1) Develop a new method of modeling full-length membrane-bound proteins systems for the application of molecular dynamics; 2) Use molec…
CSEF · 2012
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals This model attempts to examine the effects of both angiostatic inhibitors, also known as angiostatins, and mitotic inhibitors on the growth of various attributes of a tumor…
CSEF · 2012
Behavioral & Social Sciences Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals This study investigated differences in mood, fatigue, sleep, and mental health measures among middle-aged and older adults who participated in community-based classes - eith…
CSEF · 2012
Earth & Planetary Sciences First Award
Objectives/Goals The Permian mass extinction caused the elimination of 80% of marine genera. Ammonoids, however, survived the extinction and returned to the levels of diversity that had been…
CSEF · 2012
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science fair project was to see if distractions\multi-tasking altered the time it took at seventh grader to take a test. This topic interested me because n…
CSEF · 2012
Environmental Science Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to understand the effects of oil spills and oil spill cleanup dispersants on Gulf Coast waters and their mangrove ecosystems. Methods/Materials I created th…