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 9811–9840
CSEF · 2010
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if the less time concrete has to cure and the longer it is exposed to heat of varying temperatures, the more the concrete will crack and crumbl…
CSEF · 2010
Mathematics & Software Third Award
Objectives/Goals Advances in automatic speech understanding bring a new paradigm of natural interaction with computers. The Web-Accessible Multi-Modal Interface (WAMI) system developed by MI…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine what single, common, household product kills or impedes mold growth effectively and efficiently. I hypothesized that the 70% isopropyl rubbing…
CSEF · 2010
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to generate electricity using the Zinc-Air Fuel Cell (ZAFC) and the Microbial Fuel Cell (MFC). I demonstrate that these renewable energy fue…
CSEF · 2010
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals Spices have been used around the world for centuries and have been believed to prevent microorganism growth in meat. The purpose of my experiment is to prove if such is true…
CSEF · 2010
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The model of the Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma has been studied closely by many researchers in how it applies to the development of cooperation. In sociology this has been ext…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology Second Award
Objectives/Goals I have always been fascinated by tide pools and aquatic environments. I recently heard about a threatened species of limpet, the owl limpet, that inhabits our coastline. I l…
CSEF · 2010
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Polycarbonate containers are widely used for food and beverage products. These containers are frequently exposed to heat/sunlight for long periods of time. Current study was…
CSEF · 2010
Pharmacology (Senior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to determine the Vitamin (A, C, or E) that would most effectively neutralize free radicals, thereby creating a favorable environment for seed germ…
CSEF · 2010
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective of my science fair experiment is to determine the effects of variable alpha numeric combinations on password security. Methods/Materials In my experiment I am…
CSEF · 2010
Mathematics & Software First Award
Objectives/Goals The formal properties of integer partitions have been investigated for over 200 years by some of the brightest minds in mathematics such as Euler, Hardy, and Ramanujan, with…
CSEF · 2010
Earth Science (Junior Division Only)
Methods/Materials Materials1) 5 pennies: to drop into materials/to resemble a meteor 2) 1 roll of tape: to tape pennies together3) meter stick: to measure the height of drop4) vernier calipe…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals Fossil fuels are not a sustainable energy source and their emissions significantly degrade air quality. The greenhouse gasses they release are a leading factor in global war…
CSEF · 2010
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals For my project I wanted to find out which kind of fertilizer would promote the most growth for a plant cutting. Methods/Materials Materials: 20 Creeping Charlie cuttings, 20…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine whether different amounts and types of light bulbs can alter the metabolism of an organism. By testing this on ants, crickets,…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals People all over the world use onions on a daily basis and get irritated eyes in the process. I wanted to discover a format in which your eyes would not be irritated while cu…
CSEF · 2010
Earth Science (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals My goal was to track the disposition of various pieces of debris in simulated Pacific Ocean currents to measure the speed of their movements and where they would come to res…
CSEF · 2010
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project is to test whether the use of black paint or aluminum foil will facilitate solar desalination. My hypothesis was that the aluminum foil desalinators w…
CSEF · 2010
Environmental Engineering (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I originally wanted to find out if it is possible to desalinate ocean water at home for drinking. From there, I created my hypothesis, which states that if the concentration…
CSEF · 2010
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals My project is about digital image forensics. I created a set of digitally manipulated images using Adobe Photoshop, a photo-editing software. The primary goal is to explore…
CSEF · 2010
Behavioral & Social Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to determine if childproof containers are really safe from children. Are children safe from childproof containers at their own house. Method…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine whether or not temperature has an effect on the tune of the guitar. I believe that if the temperature is warm enough the tune of the guitar will…
CSEF · 2010
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals As I was doing background research on globulars, I came across an article by George O. Abell that claimed, "the avergage linear diameter of globular clusters range from 20 t…
CSEF · 2010
Energy & Power (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this lab was to determine at what angle solar cells produce the most electricity. I believe that if a solar cell is perpendicular to a light source then the…
CSEF · 2010
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The conduction of this experiment is to prove that the data track spacing of a DVD is less than the data track spacing on a CD. Using this mark, researchers can compare the…
CSEF · 2010
Earth & Environment (Senior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Phytoremediation is an environmental-friendly, cost-efficient, and entirely natural method of extracting unwanted hazardous heavy metals from soils and water as opposed to o…
CSEF · 2010
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals In my project I'm trying to figure out if the different temperatures of water have different turbidity levels. I'm concerned about how clear our drinking water is, and I wan…
CSEF · 2010
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) provides us with the ability to nondestructively image the internal properties of materials. Being able to portably apply such a technology…
CSEF · 2010
Zoology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to figure out if dolphins become more social when the crowd size around them increases. Methods/Materials Dolphins at Sea World San Diego were identified by…
CSEF · 2010
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to prove that if people use mnemonic devices, they will have an easier time learning information in the field of memory. My goal is to make ed…