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 9061–9090
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals An invasive type of breast cancer, identified by the amplification of the HER-2 neu gene, affects 20 to 30% of newly diagnosed patients. I evaluated Monoclonal Antibodies fo…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To determine if the number of stomata and surface area have any correlation to the evapotranspiration(ET) rate. Methods/Materials The set-up used included 3 types of plants,…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if protein sequence variations seen in families of evolutionarily derived bacteriorhodopsins (bR) confer structural and functional change, and…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this research is to create a tryptophanyl tRNA and tryptophanyl-tRNA Synthetase orthogonal pair that will be able to successfully and efficiently incorporate…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software Second Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to write a computer program that trains neural networks using a genetic algorithm to play Mastermind. It is hoped that the program can train neural networks…
CSEF · 2011
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Our objective was to explore micro-size, hydro-electric reaction turbines by experimenting with turbine sizes, materials, baffles, and blade-shapes to discover which combina…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Many people have stopped eating beef, or really cut it out of their diet, because of the health problems caused by saturated fat. Saturated fat can cause heart attacks, stro…
CSEF · 2011
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals What is the fastest way to bring a soda from room temperature to a drinkable temperature? Methods/Materials 1.Prepare an ice-only bath by adding enough ice to a Styrofoam co…
CSEF · 2011
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals To find which surface area to volume ratio wether it be big or small has the fastest cooling rate. Methods/Materials 2 sets of 1 square, 1 rectangle, and 1 triangle are cut…
CSEF · 2011
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective is to evaluate the dynamic properties of the proposed rubberized silica fume concrete, which includes the damping ratio, seismic response, compressive strength…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine the prevalence of both logarithmic spirals and more specifically Fibonacci spirals within mollusk families. It was concluded t…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The effect of physical impact on bone development has previously been studied in physical activities such as running and other high impact sports. Playing the violin, due to…
CSEF · 2011
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Electroluminescent tubes ionized at a high frequency demonstrate a distinct beading pattern characterized by bright, equally spaced plasma beads or oscillations. The purpose…
CSEF · 2011
Behavioral & Social Sciences Second Award
Objectives/Goals This experiment uses the Stroop test, a psychological test first performed by J. Ridley Stroop, which targets the frontal lobe of the human brain, specifically the anterior…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals This project will determine if body mass index (BMI) is related to cardiovascular (CV) fitness in children and adolescents aged 12-18 years. I will also examine if the relat…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Cell secretion (exocytosis) is a cellular process in which vesicles fuse with the cell membrane to release its content to the extracellular environment. The way in which thi…
CSEF · 2011
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals My goal is to find what projectile will be launched furthest on average from two different cannons of different barrel lengths. I think that the longer barrel length will la…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals # Extraction of chitin and from shrimp shells for bio film formation. # It will help strawberry have a longer shelf life. Methods/Materials # Made a bio film from shrimp she…
CSEF · 2011
Applied Mechanics & Structures Third Award
Objectives/Goals My objective is to investigate how the bank, incline, and curve angle on a roadway affect how easily and safely a vehicle navigates through the curve. I set my goal to visua…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science First Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose is to develop a device to quantify wave force and, using this device, determine if wave forces affect the diversity of algae and invertebrates in the intertidal…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to see what will help fresh cut Christmas trees stay fresh longest. Methods/Materials I did an experiment and conducted a web survey. In the exp…
CSEF · 2011
Applied Mechanics & Structures Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To determine the effects of adding recyclable materials (thermoplastic strips and polyethylene terephthalate strips) to soil behind an MSE (mechanically stabilized earth) re…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals This project is designed to discover if the incorporation of the essential omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil can help increase the strength of the membrane system of bre…
CSEF · 2011
Mammalian Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine the concentration of ammonium hydroxide masking necessary to purge the pheromones and scent-qualities of coyote urine (which has naturally occu…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine which packing material is the best for protecting a fragile object. Methods/Materials Five different packing materials were tested; airbags, bubble wrap, shredd…
CSEF · 2011
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals This project was designed to test if you can measure how far away something is by using sound and light. The idea is that if a light and sound were emitted from the exact sa…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals This project focuses on whether the amount of Vitamin C diminishes over time in different types of orange juice. The juices I will be testing are freshly squeezed orange jui…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Currently, California and many other places are experiencing fresh water shortage crisis. A major portion of this fresh water shortage comes from excess use of water in home…
CSEF · 2011
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of the project was to determine what method of limiting friction was both most efficient and cost effective. My hypothesis was that the electromagnetic repulsi…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My investigative question was: Does Mycorrhizal Fungi affect how much a plant grows? I started the project with hypothesis that Mycorrhizae will increase the height of the e…