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 8941–8970
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The project was to determine whether lowering the power and extending the microwave cooking time has an effect on vitamin C remaining in cooked red yams. It was thought that…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Is the carbon dioxide concentration in a St. Anne School classroom consistent with optimum interior air standards? CO2 is the best measurable indicator of interior air quali…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this science project was to see which eco-friendly method would have a stronger and more efficient effect in taking the motor oil out of seawater. These metho…
CSEF · 2011
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My goal was to test where people click on a web page by creating a mock news website and instructing the users to click on the first interesting thing they saw, then storing…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals For many years, scientists have used biochemical and genetic based methods to analyze cancer cells. This project utilizes civil engineering principles to manipulate the elas…
CSEF · 2011
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine if the color of text affects a person's memory. I hypothesize that the color of text affects a person's memory by catching his/her attention and making him/her…
CSEF · 2011
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Objective The purpose of this experiment was to find which wavelengths of light provide the strongest photovoltaic effect in a solar-powered vehicle. Methods/Materials Mater…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project is to discover the best ignition source to light a #Strike a Fire# fire starter in three different extreme conditions. Methods/Materials I used three…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Ultraviolet radiation can have many effects on organisms, both acute and long-lasting. The purpose of my project was to study the effects of ultraviolet irradiation on Droso…
CSEF · 2011
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals In response to Assembly Bill 32 (the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006),on January 1, 2010, the California Energy Commission required all new residential buildings comply…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals In this project we were trying to find the best water filter (out of the two most common ones: reverse osmosis and carbon). We believed that the reverse osmosis would be the…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Two prominent feature of the Coachella Valley are golf courses and naturally occurring oases along the San Andreas Fault. I will test six bodies of water for biological (E.…
CSEF · 2011
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Equivalent sailboats using the proposed keel design producing hydrodynamic force to generate righting moment will outperform sailboats using conventional moveable lead balla…
CSEF · 2011
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals To determine which meat causes the most bacteria to grow on the four specific surfaces, and which surface allows the most bacteria to grow from the three specific meats. Met…
CSEF · 2011
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals This project was designed to continue research to find the best ducting configurations for a fanwing propulsion system in respect to its efficiency in lift and thrust. A fan…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Fecal contamination of drinking and recreational water is a serious problem. This contamination is determined by measuring the presence of coliform bacteria, such as Escheri…
CSEF · 2011
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals In a recent study, office workers took samples from their computer keyboards and a toilet seat, discovering that their keyboards carried more germs than the average toilet s…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Cancer is a growing problem in the US and the world. Despite advances in treating cancer, growing cancer rates prove the need for additional research. Computational models f…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine if it is possible to flower a single branch of a plant, while leaving the rest of the plant in a vegetative (non-flowering) stat…
CSEF · 2011
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals My objectives were to see if cellulase can break down seaweed and find the optimum conditions for the cellulase to work efficiently. The ultimate goal is to convert the seaw…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To test 3 gluten-free flours (corn, millet and white rice) against 1 wheat flour with gluten in cookie making to determine the effect on the baking and taste preferences of…
CSEF · 2011
Zoology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Today, certain marine animals cannot be kept for research due to their specialized diet on micro-organisms known as copepods. This is caused by the copepod#s unusually long…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the experiment was to find if the fish sedative tricaine methane sulfonate (or MS-222) is toxic to Seriatopora coral and what chances a specimen would have of…
CSEF · 2011
Zoology
Objectives/Goals In my project I wanted to discover if Owl Limpets tend to live in close proximity with a specific species of algae. I also was interested in seeing if the females feed on a…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine how the length of the key used to encrypt a code affects how long it takes to decipher the code, and how codes can be deciphered faster using d…
CSEF · 2011
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals In my science fair project, I tested which temperature condition crystals grow the biggest and clearest in. The temperature conditions I used were an ice bath (4° C), a refr…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals How do different growth media affect the development of roots in newly propagated plantlets? If the growth rate of spider plants grown in vermiculite, sterile seedless potti…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to program a 3D Rubik's Cube simulator in C++ and OpenGL. The application should be able to scramble and solve the Rubik's Cube. Along with…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see how vertebrates and invertebrates react when exposed to small doses of caffeine. I expect to see heightened activity in fish opercula movement and cr…
CSEF · 2011
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals Curcumin is an active component of turmeric, which is a commonly used spice in many cultures and has astounding medicinal properties. Curcumin alone is an antioxidant, has a…