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 16141–16170
CSEF · 2003
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine whether or not crezacin, a synthetic plant adaptogen, would improve the germination rate, growth and/or weight of pole bean plants. Methods/Ma…
CSEF · 2003
Applied Mechanics/ Structures & Mechanisms/ Manufacturing
Objectives/Goals This project's goal is to determine which helmet materials protect best upon impact with solid ground. It is hypothesized that the Specialized helmet will work best in prote…
CSEF · 2003
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals Can sedimentary features be formed from a process differing from the normally accepted depositional processes? Methods/Materials - Build a sedimentary tank that simulates a…
CSEF · 2003
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals I decided to find out if actively dividing cells would have more messenger RNA (mRNA) than cells that are not actively dividing. Messenger RNA is one of the most important p…
CSEF · 2003
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The factors I will correlate to determine the soil's susceptibility to mudslides are the grain size of the soil, the water absorbency of the soil and the speed at which the…
CSEF · 2003
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to discover if a mathematical pattern can be derived from the repetitive patterns in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. I hypothesize that if a pat…
CSEF · 2003
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if a distinction could be made between music played on an acoustic piano and the same music played on a digital piano using Fourier analysis. I…
CSEF · 2003
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals Our Phase I results last year demonstrated a significant Mozart Effect in mice. Initial studies indicated that active participation is necessary to attain this. We propose t…
CSEF · 2003
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to determine if mutations in Nod2, a gene thought to be involved in Crohn's disease, affects the activation of the inflammatory response due t…
CSEF · 2003
Environmental Science (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I know that there used to be trout running all through Pescadero Creek and since Pescader does mean "place of fish", where did all the trout go? I hypothesize that the plant…
CSEF · 2003
Behavioral Sciences
Objectives/Goals Discover the interference color identification has on word. How does the brain react when processing contradicting information? Which task takes priority? Methods/Materials…
CSEF · 2003
Environmental Engineering
Objectives/Goals Observing air quality and visibility in Los Angeles, the following was found: Air was more polluted and visibility was lower before than after rain. Hypothesis: water can cl…
CSEF · 2003
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine the relative levels of Vitamin C in 15 fresh fruits and 15 fresh vegetables. Methods/Materials 15 fresh fruits and 15 fresh vegetables were tes…
CSEF · 2003
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals I tried to show that there is a pattern for the new Valley Oak trees that are growing in an abandoned Walnut tree orchard in a city park. Methods/Materials I counted young V…
CSEF · 2003
Chemistry
Objectives/Goals To see how many calories are in the foods I eat. Methods/Materials A can and a test tube to make a calorimeter, 8 grams of water, cork and needle stand to burn the food, sto…
CSEF · 2003
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether progestins synergize or antagonize the protective action of estrogen on hippocampal cell viability. Methods/Materials Hippocampal neuro…
CSEF · 2003
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals A neural network was designed and coded to identify decimal digits using Visual Basic and Excel. It was hypothesized that the neural network would have a 75% accuracy in rec…
CSEF · 2003
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether nitrate contamination in ground water is more prevalent in an agricultural area versus a rural residential area. Methods/Materials A co…
CSEF · 2003
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals When using legumes which raises the nitrogen level in the soil more, nitrogen-fixing bacteria or nitrogen fertilizer? Methods/Materials I enoculated alfalfa plants with thre…
CSEF · 2003
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals To see if aspirin would have an affect on the development of mealworms. Methods/Materials Aspirin will have an affect on the development of mealworms. Results Mid-concentrat…
CSEF · 2003
Microbiology
Objectives/Goals Problem Statement: Which birds are spreading the West Nile Virus? My objective is to find the main vector, or spreader of the West Nile Virus. Hypothesis: I believe that the…
CSEF · 2003
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Vital to our understanding of cellular responses is the identification of regulatory proteins in the transduction pathways responsible for the expression of genes. To increa…
CSEF · 2003
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals It has not yet been proven in mathematics if there exists an infinite number of primes of the form k^2+1, where k is a positive integer. With the exception of the integer tw…
CSEF · 2003
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals This project was done to determine if nutrient uptake efficiency affects the growth of plants, specifically corn (Zea mays) and wheat (Poacease triticum). Nutrient uptake ef…
CSEF · 2003
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment is to determine which anthelmintic would be most effective in reducing internal parasites in range land cattle. Methods/Materials I randomly pla…
CSEF · 2003
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to determine if objects of the same weight, but different volumes fall at the same rate in different conditions. Methods/Materials Obtain t…
CSEF · 2003
Electricity & Electronics
Objectives/Goals The capitalization of wave motion through the use of a pendulum, a ratchet device, a gearbox, and a motor/ generator can produce electricity. Continuous on going renewable f…
CSEF · 2003
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals I investigated the relationship between diffusion in water and water temperature, with application to the spreading damage of an oil slick in open ocean. I hypothesize that…
CSEF · 2003
Physics & Astronomy
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to examine if the viscosity of liquids affects the level of clogging in drainage pipes. It is my hypothesis that liquids that have high viscosi…
CSEF · 2003
Mathematics & Software
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the research project was to develop a one and two-dimensional finite element analysis of heat transfer and applications for ferrofluid. In detail, the problem…