ISEF · 2021
The Keeper
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Blindness is a very crucial disability that affects most people worldwide. Born with a great grand mother who was blind, eight times had abortions during her youth due to being molested havi…
ISEF projects, 2014–2026
Every Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair project Fairfolio holds: 17,565 entries across 13 years, with the abstract, category and awards the fair published for each one.
Years
- 2026 1366 projects
- 2025 1328 projects
- 2024 1345 projects Los Angeles, California, United States
- 2023 1316 projects Dallas, Texas, United States
- 2022 1400 projects Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- 2021 1452 projects
- 2020 1027 projects
- 2019 1426 projects
- 2018 1390 projects
- 2017 1403 projects
- 2016 1371 projects
- 2015 1347 projects
- 2014 1394 projects
Category breakdown
- Biomedical Engineering 959
- Earth and Environmental Sciences 937
- Environmental Engineering 923
- Biomedical and Health Sciences 895
- Physics and Astronomy 812
- Translational Medical Science 802
- Robotics and Intelligent Machines 770
- Chemistry 740
- Computational Biology and Bioinformatics 737
- Materials Science 731
- Plant Sciences 710
- Microbiology 651
- Systems Software 643
- Behavioral and Social Sciences 640
- Mathematics 602
- Animal Sciences 592
- Embedded Systems 514
- Cellular and Molecular Biology 501
- Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design 499
- Engineering Mechanics 488
- Biochemistry 441
- Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics 337
- Energy: Chemical 259
- Energy: Physical 211
- Software Design 61
- Technology Enhances the Arts 61
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 ISEF projects.
Projects
17565 projects · showing 8041–8070
ISEF · 2021
The Longevity of Plant-Based Bioremediation in Water: An Investigation on the Longevity of the Flocculating Capabilities of Moringa oleifera Lam. Seed Extracts in Water Purification
Plant Sciences
Microbially-unsafe water is a major concern particularly in developing countries. After three years of testing natural water purification systems for these underprivileged areas, the objecti…
ISEF · 2021
The Luch-2 Lava Cave in the Zvezda Crater, Tolbachik Volcanic Complex, Kamchatka Peninsula
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Studies of lava caves is essential for predicting the impact of future volcanic eruptions as well as for geotourism. It is also valuable for potential use of lava tubes on the Moon and Mars…
ISEF · 2021
The Mathematical Analysis of Claude Monet's Impressionistic Masterwork —Haystack
Mathematics
The purpose of this project is to analyze whether Gaussian Mixture Model can be used to judge the time of a day and weather in a Monet's Haystack. To achieve this, I use python to transform…
ISEF · 2021
ThembaBot: Mine Surveying Robot
Engineering Mechanics Second Award
Purpose The project aimed to design a simple, ergonomic and cost-effective robot equipped with different sensors for use as a surveying tool in shaft mining to improve safety for workers. Pr…
ISEF · 2021
The Mind of Pixels: Video Aesthetic Feature Analysis Based on Graph Representation of Pixel Block Relations
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
There are uncountable videos, but do popular videos follow a computable pattern? Computational aesthetics have been developed in the medium of single images. But in comparison, video generat…
ISEF · 2021
The Mystery behind Burrowing of Mole Crickets
Animal Sciences
This study aims to investigate the physiological characteristics and burrowing behavior of mole crickets, Gryllotalpa orientalis. The movement of thirty adult mole crickets on transparent hy…
ISEF · 2021
The Natural Occurrence of a Visual Midline Shift in the General Population
Behavioral and Social Sciences
It has been assumed that a concussion can result in lasting vision problems, like a Visual Midline Shift. Many individuals suffer from a Visual Midline Shift following a Traumatic Brian Inju…
ISEF · 2021
The Neuro-Protective Role of Select Transcription Factors in a PINK1 Loss-of-Function Based Model of Neurodegeneration in Drosophila melanogaster
Cellular and Molecular Biology First Award
Mutated PTEN induced kinase 1 (PINK1) is linked to Parkinson’s disease, predisposing an individual to neurodegeneration. Interestingly, the FOXO, AOP, PNR, and TOR transcription factors have…
ISEF · 2021
The Optimization of Desalination and Ion-Removal Rate Through the Engineering of Novel Turbulent Modular Designs in an Electrodialysis System
Environmental Engineering Second Award
According to the World Health Organization, 783-million people lack access to clean, drinking water. The majority of areas stricken with non-potable water, however, are relatively close in p…
ISEF · 2021
Theoretical Simulation and Practical Fabrication of a Novel Vertical Axis Fan
Engineering Mechanics
This novel invention of vertical axis fan is inspired by the structure of vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) to overcome the airflow limitation of conventional horizontal-axis fans and immo…
ISEF · 2021
The Pattern of Age-related Height Loss: Evidence from a Study of Deep-learning Derived Phenotypes Based on Large-scale DXA Images
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
After the age of 40, humans start to lose height when aging. Height loss is usually attributed to the decrease of upper-body length caused by vertebral compression, but clear evidence to sup…
ISEF · 2021
The Perception of Adolescents on the Effects of Social Media in their Attention Span
Behavioral and Social Sciences
During the past few years, social media has become a predominant part of many adolescents’ lives. As their use of these platforms rapidly increase, so do the concerns about their possible se…
ISEF · 2021
The Physiological Effects of Turmeric and Ginger on Oxidative Stress in C. elegans
Animal Sciences
Oxidative stress results from an imbalance between free radicals and antioxidants in human bodies. Free radicals may begin to damage human fatty tissue, DNA, and proteins, which can cause ne…
ISEF · 2021
The Power of Plants: Comparing the Antifungal Effects of Different Forms of Ocimum basilicum (sweet basil) Against Aspergillus niger
Plant Sciences
Aspergillus niger is a common fungus that causes black mold on food crops. Existing fungicides pose environmental risks, face increasing resistance mechanisms, and are difficult to practical…
ISEF · 2021
The Power of Twisted Strings: A Portable Elbow CPM Machine with Twisted String Actuator
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
CPM actuators are used to assist the rehabilitation of patients who lost their athletic mobilities. These devices require structural stability and enough output force to assist the medicatio…
ISEF · 2021
The Premises of Applying Computational Algorithms to Enhance Microbiological Studies Through Stimulation of Laplacian of Gaussian (LoG) Kernels
Microbiology
Experimentation in physical sciences is susceptible to human and technical errors. However, recent advancements in computational fields have provided applicable mechanisms to the areas of ph…
ISEF · 2021
The Production of Bioplastics Using Persimmon Pruned Branches
Earth and Environmental Sciences
This paper focuses on the production of bioplastics using persimmon pruned branches. The aim of this study was to reduce environmental pollution caused by plastics. We examined that persimmo…
ISEF · 2021
The Profitable Catalytic Converter: Making a Converter that Stops the Emission of a Greenhouse Gas to Make a Fuel
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The profitable catalytic converter Shammah Ruvimbo Tayengwa Global warming, fuel crises and inadequate raw materials in food manufacturing are problems being faced in our globe. However, the…
ISEF · 2021
The Reduction of Tumors on Glycine max Through the Application of Sulforapahane
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this experiment is to test the effects of Sulforaphane on tumor growth in Glycine max. If Sulforaphane suppresses tumor growth in the plant, then Sulforaphane is a potential t…
ISEF · 2021
The Relationship Between Fe Availability and the Capacity of CO2 Sequestration by Tretaselmis chuii
Microbiology
The role of iron (Fe) in marine ecosystems was proved an active element for the biogeochemical balance of the ocean's euphotic zone. However, such studies have been preferentially conducted…
ISEF · 2021
The Relationship Between Sweetness and Internode Feature of Sugarcane
Plant Sciences
Sugarcane is an important economic crop of Thailand. Past research showed that sugar is collected in the sugarcane stem. So far there has been no report on a relationship between the sweetne…
ISEF · 2021
The Research of the Dynamics of Charged Particles in a Quadrupole Paul Trap
Physics and Astronomy
The aim of the project is to study the trajectories of charged particles in the Paul ion trap and develop a model for the ion trap. Ion traps are used to capture and contain microscopic part…
ISEF · 2021
The Role of Bone Lineage Cells During Digit Tip Regeneration in Adult Mice
Biomedical and Health Sciences Fourth Award
Limb loss poses an important challenge to society, as humans have limited regenerative potential. The murine digit is used to study mammalian regeneration because it can regenerate after dis…
ISEF · 2021
The Role of Income in Hospital Pricing: Using Regression Models to Predict Hospital Markup
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The purpose of this project was to investigate the relationship between features such as hospital size, hospital location, and, primarily, regional income, and hospital pricing. Data were ob…
ISEF · 2021
The Role of Phytochromes in Regulation of Auxin Transporter Expression in Hypocotyls of Solanum lycopersicum L.
Plant Sciences Third Award
Light is an essential factor for plants – it provides plants with energy and reliable information about current conditions of their habitat. Under fluctuating light environments, plants dyna…
ISEF · 2021
The Science of Rocketry
Physics and Astronomy
Rockets, they're fairly interesting to me, so, I've decided to test multiple variables that effect rockets such as: Fin Structure/Shape, Payloads, Engines, Aerodynamics of the Rocket, Weathe…
ISEF · 2021
The SLED (Shelf Life Expiration Date) Tracking System: Combating Food Waste and Food Borne Illnesses from Expiration Using Machine Learning
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
The issue of food waste is a major problem that contributes to the emissions of greenhouse gases into the environment in addition to causing illness in humans. This experiment aimed to devel…
ISEF · 2021
The Smart Electric Pressing Iron
Engineering Mechanics
Despite advancement in the operation of electric pressing iron, the control still depend on human regulation, hence once in a while, clothes still get damaged due to excessive heat resulting…
ISEF · 2021
The Social and Psychological Problems that Facing Talented Involved Students in the Middle Schools
Behavioral and Social Sciences
People with special needs are a large part of society. Can't be overlooked. But they have a lot of problems in their lives. The social and psychological problems in particular that people wi…