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 11461–11490
CSEF · 2008
Microbiology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to observe the effects of short term ultraviolet light exposure on bacterial growth. I also wanted to determine whether sunblocks will prote…
CSEF · 2008
Zoology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Caloric restriction, limiting an organism#s calorie consumption, can increase certain organisms# lifespan. Many scientists hope that understanding caloric restriction may pr…
CSEF · 2008
Mathematics & Software Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to design Artificial Neural Units that decode commands encoded in the temporal density of neural spike sequences (each unit decodes one command) and to use…
CSEF · 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to build a magnetically propelled levitating car and to get it going fast enough to launch a small hobby airplane. I am interested in magneti…
CSEF · 2008
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This is the second year of my project. The first year project started from wondering why my mom's perfume smells so soothing and which ingredient in perfume causes it to sme…
CSEF · 2008
Physics & Astronomy First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine whether or not galaxies cluster, and if so, to measure that clustering. Studying this clustering could provide information…
CSEF · 2008
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals I wanted to know whether (1) a low frequency was harder to attenuate than a high frequency sound, (2) a soft material like fiberglass would attenuate sound better than a har…
CSEF · 2008
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine if there are any bacterial contaminants growing in self serve ice dispensers at fast food restaurants. The hypothesis was tha…
CSEF · 2008
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine which type of the following liquid antibacterial soap would kill the most bacteria: Dial, SoftSoap, or Target soap. My hypothesis was that Dial…
CSEF · 2008
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals This project, Ballistics of Materials for Armor Applications, was initiated to test and improve the ballistic performance of certain specialty and everyday materials. Method…
CSEF · 2008
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals This project was to determine if the Arundo was capable of stopping the flow and forcing the water to erode the surrounding area. It is believed that if the Arundo is able t…
CSEF · 2008
Earth & Planetary Sciences
Objectives/Goals I wanted to know if barometric pressure would register the same inside and outside. I also tested the reliability of a homemade barometer against the weather channel data ta…
CSEF · 2008
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals To measure the force of impact of a simulated vehicle on a set of barriers arranged in various configurations to determine the configuration that most safely and successfull…
CSEF · 2008
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn if different bat materials have an effect on the distance a softball is hit. My hypothesis was that composite material bats will hit a softball the…
CSEF · 2008
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Objectives/Goals My objective is to see why some groups are affected by suggestion and others are not. My goal is to figure out why certain groups are more easily persuaded to see something…
CSEF · 2008
Microbiology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to discover which method of cleaning one's toothbrush was most effective in eliminating pathogenic bacteria. Methods/Materials I chose to test the following…
CSEF · 2008
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals The long term goal of this 7-year project is to understand the biochemical basis of cold tolerance in citrus, and develop methods to combat the problem. Methods/Materials Pa…
CSEF · 2008
Behavioral & Social Sciences Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals As technology advances, intercultural communication is increasing in importance. Human beings have a natural tendency to stereotype foreigners and their cultures, but these…
CSEF · 2008
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to test combinations of different blade quantities, angles, and shapes on a wind turbine to determine the one that produces the greatest amount…
CSEF · 2008
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals My project is relevant to Australian shepherd breeders because my project is about Aussie's (Australian shepherd's) color genetics. My hypothesis is: When raising Australian…
CSEF · 2008
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals UV radiation has enough energy to nick and break the phosphate backbone of DNA. Last year I proved that natural levels of solar UV radiation were sufficient to nick or break…
CSEF · 2008
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals To prove if Benford's Law applies to randomly generated numbers, and not just numbers occuring from natural data sets. Methods/Materials Materials: Microsoft Excel Random Nu…
CSEF · 2008
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to determine whether CO(2) emissions could be reduce by exposing CO(2) gas to microwaves Methods/Materials Fifty (50) empty water bottles…
CSEF · 2008
Earth & Planetary Sciences Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to measure the dissolved oxygen at various test sites throughout Ballona Creek. I compared the dissolved oxygen to the salinity of the creek wa…
CSEF · 2008
Applied Mechanics & Structures Third Award
Objectives/Goals This project was an engineering experiment on the strength of different bridge structures. The bridge structures tested include: simple frame (control group), railroad, rigi…
CSEF · 2008
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to get an understanding of why bridges collapse and how the design affects bridge structure. My hypothesis was that the arch bridge would…
CSEF · 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals I will attempt to show a 6-volt battery can light up 3 miniature 6-volt light bulbs. Methods/Materials Methods 1. With hookup wire connect three miniature lamp sockets. 2. G…
CSEF · 2008
Electronics & Electromagnetics
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to build and modify a solar powered car so that it is capable of running at night. Methods/Materials I designed and built a basic solar car and…
CSEF · 2008
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals Goal 1-Find a filter paper that can be used for a dipstick test Goal 2-Make a color graduating test so that if there is more endotoxin, the shade of yellow would be darker a…
CSEF · 2008
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This project asks the question #Does playing with Legos every day improve boys# math scores?# Methods/Materials Ten fifth grade boys were selected from two different classes…