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 14371–14400
CSEF · 2005
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine if the type of roofing material used had any impact on the temperature of the roof or the rate of destruction on a structure…
CSEF · 2005
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals For my science project I want to answer the question, #What are the affects of vitamins A, B, and C on the asexual reproductive rate of land planarians?# The original hypoth…
CSEF · 2005
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals My objective is to improve the performance of Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) Fuel Cells. The ideal thermodynamic voltage limit on PEM fuel cell performance is approximately…
CSEF · 2005
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to test whether E. coli survival through photoreactivation can be increased by a brief exposure to ultraviolet light prior to a longer exposure. Methods/Mat…
CSEF · 2005
Zoology
Objectives/Goals Previous research has shown that chitin may have antigenic properties leading to bronchial constriction in mice exposed to chitin (Elias, et al. 2004). The study outlined be…
CSEF · 2005
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This experiment compared the flammability and insulating effectiveness of three materials: straw bale, fiberglass, and Styrofoam. There has been renewed interest recently in…
CSEF · 2005
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to compare straw insulation to conventional insulation types that are commonly used today, which are fiberglass and solid foam sheets. My hypoth…
CSEF · 2005
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals Distributed computing is the process of using several computers (clients) to solve a complex task. The clients communicate with a central server, which coordinates all compu…
CSEF · 2005
Mammalian Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if a person blinks less, and therefore vision worsens after reading and working on the computer. Methods/Materials Informed consent was obtaine…
CSEF · 2005
Structural Capability & Strength of Materials (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine at what temperature glass is strongest and weakest. Methods/Materials We are using 12X12 double strength (DS) glass sheets, heating glass with heat lamp, coolin…
CSEF · 2005
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects approximately 2.6 million people around the world. Previous studies have shown that antibodies to adhesi…
CSEF · 2005
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Although alcohol#s effects on the body are known, its exact mechanisms of action are not. This study's goal is to better understand the glycine receptor. Position 52 in the…
CSEF · 2005
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Good health requires that we eat high quality foods and produce. Fresh Produce and fruits are an important source of minerals, vitamins and fiber. To prevent fruits from rot…
CSEF · 2005
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Cancer is one of the leading causes of death among Americans. Treating cancer with chemotherapy involves many harmful side-effects including hair-loss and gastrointestinal d…
CSEF · 2005
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals This experiment investigated the effectiveness of various manganese salts (MnCl(2) and MnSO(4)) and complexes (salen-manganese complexes, EUK-189 and EUK-8) in mimicking the…
CSEF · 2005
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals Although singlet oxygen (the first excited state of ground state oxygen) research has been of great interest to many research groups since the 1960s, little information is a…
CSEF · 2005
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The goal was to test the affects of increased phytoplankton growth due to iron fertilization on the amount of dissolved oxygen below the water surface of an ocean environmen…
CSEF · 2005
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals Memory is an amazing aspect of the human brain that is used everyday for many different tasks. People use their ability to recall different things on a daily basis from stud…
CSEF · 2005
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals Is recall from short term memory influecned by how the information is presented? Sicne acces to inforamtion form short-term memory depends on how well information is encoded…
CSEF · 2005
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine if all species of Monera were able to express the pGLO gene(originally derived from the jellyfish, Aequora victoria) with the…
CSEF · 2005
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective is to test if there was higher mortality of Pinyon Pines on steeper slopes and on hotter slopes (south aspect) during the last drought. Steeper slopes have grea…
CSEF · 2005
Social Sciences (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I wanted to find out if laughter eases pain. Would people watching a funny video be able to keep thier hands in cold water longer than they could while watching a documentar…
CSEF · 2005
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals My main objective was to create an isodynamic resisting force provided for the user wishing to "arm-wrestle" my machine. I wanted the resisting force to be constant at every…
CSEF · 2005
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals 1) Create an online web service for statistically calculating the impact of geographic distance on genetic distance (http://phage.sdsu.edu/~jensen/). 2) Get allelic data for…
CSEF · 2005
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals To show that the four bacteria strains are distinct strains; the antibiotic resistance is carried on plasmids that they contain. Methods/Materials I grew the bacteria on aga…
CSEF · 2005
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals The basis of my project was to investigate if natural seawater was comparable to artificially prepared solutions in providing an efficient means of hydrogen production throu…
CSEF · 2005
Social Sciences (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To see if age or gender has an affect on the ability to percieve an optical illusion. Methods/Materials Board with images was exposed to subjects and questions were asked Su…
CSEF · 2005
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals This experiment studied the question if there would be contamination in soil samples at old gas station sites. Soil was to be obtained from 5 abandoned gas station sites aro…
CSEF · 2005
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Does the amount of light affect the germination of spinach seeds? Methods/Materials Spinach seeds were planted in individual "cells" in a styrofoam getminating tray. To crea…
CSEF · 2005
Materials Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Evaluate the amount of UVA penetration when using different sun protection factor (SPF) sunscreens. Methods/Materials Using a UVA monitor, the UVA reduction was measured as…