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 9271–9300
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to simulate the use of dispersant by British Petroleum (BP) to clean up oil in the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill. The experiment tested whether…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to see if hair , using hair booms which are nylon stockings stuffed with hair, are able to absorbs three different types of oil. Those three…
CSEF · 2011
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to propose a theory that solves the apparent "transparency paradox" of the universe; how the universe transitioned from being physically opaque to transpare…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The goal of the experiment was to determine how radiation emitted from microwave ovens effect mealworms. My hypothesis was that the mealworms that are exposed to greater amo…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals While a lot of attention has been given to conserving water through techniques such as the use of low flush toilets, not enough attention has been given to tackle the larges…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Gene therapy involves delivering therapeutic genes to diseased cells in order to introduce a new function or correct a genetic abnormality. Gene therapy can be used as a pro…
CSEF · 2011
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals A microbial fuel cell (MFC)-microbial electrolysis cell (MEC) coupled system is a bioelectrochemical system that produces hydrogen gas as an alternative fuel. Oxygen leakage…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine which type of orange juice had the greatest concentration of vitamin C utilizing the titration method to compare vitamin C con…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to compare various household cleaning agents used as dispersants to break up an artificial oil slick on seawater to find the most effective and…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals I hoped to prove that if a lit candle and a plant are placed in a closed container during daytime, the oxygen and carbon dioxide levels should be maintained in balance; due…
CSEF · 2011
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine whether or not the packaging process used on fruit and vegetables causes them to collect more bacteria. Methods/Materials I used packaged carrot…
CSEF · 2011
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine if a paraffin wax coating on an ice cube acts as a thermal insulator and delays the melting time of the ice cube. It was hypothe…
CSEF · 2011
Applied Mechanics & Structures Second Award
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if the shape of a bridge affect its ability to hold weight. I think the arch structure is stronger. I think short beams minimize the pressure and…
CSEF · 2011
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to explore variables possibly affecting a person's ability to detect "Duchenne" and "non-Duchenne" smiles. In particular, the project examines…
CSEF · 2011
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to investigate what type of rear horizontal stabilizer would increase the pitch sensitivity of a small, general aviation airplane. I hypothes…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Oryza sativa T-DNA lines were studied to better understand cell wall synthesis and function for the development of a new bioenergy crop. Mutant and wild-type rice plants wer…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals For our experiment, we tested the effects of pH on the growth of radishes. We wanted to know how the pH of the soil (acidic or basic) would affect the growth in height above…
CSEF · 2011
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals I am determining which the brain would use more when confused by rearranged words, Phonics or Whole Word Language. I will determine if rearranging the letters in a word affe…
CSEF · 2011
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to compare the amount of work produced by two types of solar-harnessing technologies: concentrated solar power and photovoltaic cells. Me…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals Heavy metal contamination is a major issue in the world, especially in developing countries that lack resources for sophisticated water purification systems. This experiment…
CSEF · 2011
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to discover if pictorial illustrations assist children in reading comprehension, and if so, which reading proficiency (below-proficient,…
CSEF · 2011
Zoology
Objectives/Goals What is the difference between pigeon care and human care? I believe that pigeons taken care of by their parents will be at least 25% bigger and will start flying and eating…
CSEF · 2011
Zoology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine how magnetic fields affect the behavior of pill bugs. Methods/Materials 6 shoe boxes were filled with 1/2 inch of soil, and separated into 3 eq…
CSEF · 2011
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals To create a program in the C# programming language that is capable of pairing texts together as plagiarized off of each other. Methods/Materials PHYSICAL MATERIALS: 1. Group…
CSEF · 2011
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The goal of our project is to determine if Wifi radiation affects the growth of plants (specifically marigolds, grass, and radishes). Methods/Materials We set up two identic…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals To modify the growth of a plant to see if it can grow in zero gravity by affecting the direction at which the plant feels the gravity Methods/Materials Hamster balls, seeds,…
CSEF · 2011
Plant Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose was to determine how treatment of seeds in water with direct electric current (DC) before planting and duration of treatment would affect their germination rate…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Science
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to determine how different plants respond to different extreme conditions, specifically whether or not natural disasters play a role in the invasi…
CSEF · 2011
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to determine which commonly available food sweetener, table sugar (sucrose), Splenda (Sucralose), or honey, was least likely to promote the…
CSEF · 2011
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to find an alternative to plastic and Styrofoam that does not pollute the Earth and does not harm the people and animals on it. My hypothesis…