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 8821–8850
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science Second Award
Objectives/Goals The Gulf of Mexico oil spill was a hot topic in the news this past year. There are many concerns about the lasting effects of the spill on the Gulf and surrounding area's pr…
CSEF · 2011
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Is it possible for freshwater mollies to give birth to fry that are capable of surviving in a saltwater environment? Methods/Materials Establish freshwater 10 gallon tank wi…
CSEF · 2011
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if the shape of a model rocket's nose cone would affect the rocket's apogee when keeping the rocket's thrust and weight constant, each time it wa…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Simulate a model of a cancer cell in a tumor by using C. elegans mutants which had abnormal cellular growth in their germ cell area of their bodies. Then, kill/damage this c…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals P-450 is a family of enzymes involved primarily in drug metabolism and bioremediation. These enzymes catalyze a variety of reactions and are a promising alternative to chemi…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Neurotransmitter respecification is a recently discovered form of neuronal plasticity with enormous applications to disorders including stroke, Alzheimer#s and Parkinson#s d…
CSEF · 2011
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to find what types of surfaces E. coli can grow resistant to Kanamycin in. My hypothesis was that the E. coli could grow resistant to Ka…
CSEF · 2011
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the project is to identify metals that can safely produce clean water for places where accessing uncontaminated water is an issue. Methods/Materials We first…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals To see if the electromagnetic wave is a source of oxidative stress and the effects of it on antioxidant enzyme activities after the 2.4GHz exposure. Methods/Materials Method…
CSEF · 2011
Chemistry Second Award
Objectives/Goals The preparation of low cost, non-toxic chitosan coated magnetic nanoparticles and their application for heavy metal ion removal from water are the main goals. The nanopartic…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to determine if building rectus abdominis muscle strength or increasing wrist flexion over a period of 6 weeks improves tennis service vel…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals This research investigates whether binding oligonucleotide-based receptors (aptamers) to gadolinium-based MRI contrast agents can increase the sensitivity of the contrast ag…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to examine how Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs) affect the growth of Phaseolus vulgaris (contender bush beans). Methods/Materials Sixteen conten…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to test the accuracy of dosing devices for pediatric OTC liquid medicines. I hypothesized (1) that the mean error rates for devices included with the medici…
CSEF · 2011
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My project tests the correlation between symbol-color synesthesia and accuracy in recognizing emotions in faces (emotion recognition). Synesthesia is like a sixth sense and…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals This science experiment is to determine if a computer can outplay a human player in a game of Tic-Tac-Toe after it has been programed to play. My hypothesis is: if a compute…
CSEF · 2011
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The objective of our project was to try and test the efficiency and credibility of the 72-hour rule by growing E.coli in different concentrations of seawater and measuring t…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study was to find a test in the form of molecular cytogenetic markers that can reliably predict prostate cancer prognosis at the time of diagnosis/biopsy…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of my research project is to understand how protein specificity is determined. As one of the six Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Associated Factor (TRAF) family memb…
CSEF · 2011
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals In my project, my goal was to find out if changing the aspect ratio between the sides of a sail without changing surface area changed the amount of force output. I also want…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals My hypothesis is that rainwater will be less pure (more acidic, more biological materials and other impurities) the further you get from the coast. Methods/Materials Between…
CSEF · 2011
Zoology
Objectives/Goals This purpose of this project was to study the bird population in varying habitats. Specifically, this project assesses the population of Polioptila californica (California g…
CSEF · 2011
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The objective of this analysis was to determine if bankruptcy and divorce filings in Kern County follow national trends which indicate there are fluctuations in the number o…
CSEF · 2011
Chemistry Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to construct a homemade polarimeter to find out if corn syrup is chiral, and if yes, what the angle and direction of polarization are. Methods/Materials We…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals It is very important in poor countries for people to have an efficient way to cook because of the scarcity of fire wood. One way to save fire wood is to invent new kinds of…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective of this research is to study Q-Learning Algorithm (QLA) and to develop simulation software in order to understand the optimal selection of parameters (learning…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to see if the height and girth of a coastal redwood tree would make a difference in its growth ring size. Methods/Materials Each core sample was taken, usi…
CSEF · 2011
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine the most effective material at reducing maximum acceleration and vibrations during an earthquake. The secondary objective was to use materials…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to determine whether large deposits of lead found in shotgun shooting ranges escape into the surrounding soil and water. Methods/Materials Me…
CSEF · 2011
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals Last year, I tested 2 methods of producing H2 from the algae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii â## by sulfur(S)-deprivation and addition of different copper (Cu) concentrations to t…