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 2341–2370
CSEF · 2019
Product Science (Physical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives The objective is to measure how various types and brands of professional table tennis balls differ in bounce height. Methods Different types and brands of table tennis balls, came…
CSEF · 2019
Physics & Astronomy Third Award
Objectives There are multiple techniques used to find the distance to stars using observational data. Which of the two commonly used methods- spectroscopic parallax and period-luminosity (P-…
CSEF · 2019
Earth & Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
Objectives The purpose of this project was to determine differences in bird use between salt marsh dominated by the invasive cordgrass Spartina densiflora, and marshes which have undergone d…
CSEF · 2019
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives The objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness of sunscreens with varying SPF values over the course of 2 hours and if the higher SPF value corresponds to better pr…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives The objective of this project was to test the levels of bacteria in water samples collected before and after a storm in mid-winter from major waterways of Northern California. Met…
CSEF · 2019
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives I want to see if a glucometer, commonly used by diabetics, can be used to accurately determine whether or not a drink has glucose in it and can it tell how much glucose is in a dr…
CSEF · 2019
Plant Biology Fourth Award
Objectives The purpose of this study was to determine how much seed is needed to grow a viable plant and to try to induce the growth of true leaves which are indicators of viability. There a…
CSEF · 2019
Physics & Astronomy Honorable_mention Award
Objectives My goal was to determine how particle size affects viscosity of chocolate. Methods My project materials are: stir sticks, micrometer, baking pan, chocolate (sugar, cocoa nibs, coc…
CSEF · 2019
Alternative Energy (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives The purpose of this study was to find which less conventional, yet prevalent, organic waste fuels would produce the most electricity in a standard two chamber microbial fuel cell.…
CSEF · 2019
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives The objective of this project is to determine the effects of proximity to a surface on aircraft wings. Methods Wind tunnel, variable-height wing, force sensor. Tested upwards forc…
CSEF · 2019
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives The objective of my study was to determine if temperature had an effect on the amount of light produced by E-Coli bacteria genetically modified to produce Green Florescent Protein…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General) First Award
Objectives To study the effect of temperature on organelle movements in Pyrocystis fusiformis during light (peripheral organelles) to dark (central) transition. Methods The Pyrocystis fusifo…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry Honorable_mention Award
Objectives I love to bake and enjoy sharing my baked creations with my friends and family. I especially like baking cupcakes and cakes and my friends love eating them. Unfortunately, cupcake…
CSEF · 2019
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives The objective of this experiment is to determine how different stomach pH levels affect the rate iron is dissolved from an iron-rich food. Methods Almond meal, hydrochloric acid,…
CSEF · 2019
Chemistry
Objectives The objective of the experiment was to change the relative amounts of sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) and citric acid in bath bomb recipes to produce the optimum amount of fizz t…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Objectives Plastic pollution is a major problem all around the world. I constantly ask what we could be doing so far as dumping our plastic waste in dumpsters. My objective for this project…
CSEF · 2019
Applied Mechanics & Structures
Objectives The object of my project was to design a hydraulic powered robotic cardboard arm that followed the commands of hydraulic mechanisms while was supported with three different struct…
CSEF · 2019
Materials Science (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives The objective of this project is to describe a proof-of-concept energy-storage device that consists of oxidized carbon and nickel oxide as the electrode materials Methods The anod…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives The objective of this study is to identify which phytochemical or synergistic combination of phytochemicals of P. granatum is responsible for its motility-inhibiting effects on ba…
CSEF · 2019
Mammalian Biology
Objectives Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. As the death rates due to heart disease continue to grow throughout the years, it is necessary to find a non-invasiv…
CSEF · 2019
Mammalian Biology First Award
Objectives Hemophilia A, or FVIII deficiency, is characterized by spontaneous bleeding in weight-bearing joints, resulting in a debilitating orthopedic complication called hemophilic arthrop…
CSEF · 2019
Cognitive Science (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives For my science fair project, I tested students in grades K-5 to identify if they had any indication of colorblindness. In my experiment, I individually tested 40 students with a s…
CSEF · 2019
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives In this project the goal was to find which of three rotor designs on a windmill worked the best and spun fastest. Faster spin means more rotations per minute to create energy more…
CSEF · 2019
Mammalian Biology
Objectives The objective of this project is to find the genetic reason for the higher incidence of Alzheimer's in women using bioinformatics. Methods Access to computer and bioinformatics(OM…
CSEF · 2019
Earth & Environmental Sciences Third Award
Objectives The objective of this study is to determine if rainfall has an impact on the salinity and water level of five groundwater wells located in a wetland restoration area in Goleta, CA…
CSEF · 2019
Aerodynamics/ Hydrodynamics (Junior Division Only)
Objectives The objectives of this study was to measure the effect of the depth of the dagger board (sail boat) in the water and how varying the depth impacted sailing at different points of…
CSEF · 2019
Computational Systems & Analysis (Senior Division Only)
Objectives Alzheimer s Disease (Alzheimer s or AD) is an irreversible progressive brain disorder that slowly impairs memory, degrades thinking capabilities. Eventually, it can destroy the ab…
CSEF · 2019
Earth & Environmental Sciences
Objectives Bioturbation, the biogenic mixing of seafloor sediments by marine organisms, is an important ecological process that helps cycle nutrients in the ocean and maintain a functioning…
CSEF · 2019
Plant Biology
Objectives The objective of this study was to find different tools to improve algae s light utilization and production of oil. Methods Algae was grown in flasks, with added titanium dioxide…
CSEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Objectives In order to solve the problem of expensive clean up methods for oil-spills in the ocean, we decided to design an efficient device by improving upon the existing oil clean up equip…