ISEF · 2014
Poker Robot
Energy: Chemical Second Award
My aim was to create a poker robot, not only for entertainment but also as a sparring partner which can be used to improve tactics. The first step of the project was to design and build a ro…
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 17071–17100
ISEF · 2014
Polarimetric Analysis of Solute Concentration on Optical Rotation of Assorted Chiral Molecules
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
This experiment analyzed the effects of solute concentration on the optical rotation of various chiral molecules by building a polarimeter to measure their angle of rotation and comparing th…
ISEF · 2014
Portable Kidney
Energy: Physical
The concept of PORTABLE KIDNEY has been conceived in the hope that it will change the lives of hundreds of kidney failure patients suffering from tough fixed schedule treatments. Portable Ki…
ISEF · 2014
Possible Human Impact on Degradation of Surface Water Quality: Novel Bacterial Analysis with Ongoing Chemical and Macroinvertebrate Analyses of Weeks’ Bayou Subwatershed
Materials Science
Purpose: A series of biomonitoring techniques were used to assess the surface water quality of Weeks Bayou subwatershed using chemical, macroinvertebrate, and bacterial analyses. The aquatic…
ISEF · 2014
Potential for Learning and Memory in Evolutionary Robotics
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Research presented here addresses the potential to use the principles of evolutionary robotics to design a controller able to learn within the lifetime of the robot. Test groups of robots ar…
ISEF · 2014
Power Failure Solution
Energy: Chemical
Due to the erratic power failure in some developing countries and the stress people undergo in changing power sources and safety concerns brought about the project. It operates with the prin…
ISEF · 2014
Powering Hydrogen Fuel Cells using Chemical Water Splitting
Engineering Mechanics
In the current society, individuals depend heavily on fossil fuels to function properly. The non-renewable aspect of such energy looms over as resources dwindle over time. Options to combat…
ISEF · 2014
Power Struggle
Energy: Chemical
The purpose of this experiment is to find out which of alternative energy can produce more power under the same circumstances. I wanted to see which element, wind or water, at the same rate…
ISEF · 2014
"Prawn Shop": Can Quarries Sustain Freshwater Prawns?
Engineering Mechanics
The primary purpose of this experiment was to determine whether quarry's can sustain freshwater prawns. These researchers tested the quarry's water quality and compared it to the water quali…
ISEF · 2014
Predicting Cancer Drug Response Using Nuclear Norm Multi-Task Learning
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
The future of personalized cancer treatment relies on the existence of computational models that can accurately predict how a patient will respond to a cancer drug, given the genetic makeup…
ISEF · 2014
Predicting Epileptic Seizures Using an Android™ Application
Embedded Systems
Epilepsy afflicts 50 million people worldwide, and any type of seizure has the potential to be dangerous, especially if the victim is unprepared. Epileptic patients need an easy and convenie…
ISEF · 2014
Predicting Eye Color Genotype Based on Phenotype
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Eye-color genotypes are good predictors of eye-color phenotypes. The purpose of this project was to go the other direction and see if eye-color genotypes could be predicted based on eye-colo…
ISEF · 2014
Predicting the Strength of Solar Flares using Sunspot Characteristics
Microbiology
This project focuses on predicting the strength of solar flares based on sunspot characteristics. It was hypothesized that the probability of generating an intense solar flare within a sunsp…
ISEF · 2014
Preliminary Identification of Paramagnetic Extracellular Vesicles in Plasmodium Falciparum-Infected Erythrocytes
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
New evidences have revealed that the protozoan parasite Plasmodium falciparum uses a communication net based on the releasing extracellular vesicles from infected red blood cells. The conten…
ISEF · 2014
Preparation of Surfactants Mixture from Cashew Nut Shell Liquid and Castor Oil to Combat the Dengue Mosquito Larvae, Phase Two
Plant Sciences
Dengue fever is a viral disease caused by the dengue virus, which affects 390 million people worldwide every year. It is transmitted through the bite of the Aedes aegypti female mosquitoes a…
ISEF · 2014
Presymtomatic Detection of Disease
Microbiology
Detection of disease in humans is primarily based upon symptoms an individual may experience. New research suggests that monitoring the oral microbiome for changes in the normal flora could…
ISEF · 2014
Preventing the Global Reproductive Failure of Aquatic Life through the Catalytic Treatment of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds in Municipal Waste Water
Materials Science Third Award
Endocrine Disrupting Compounds (EDCs) have a profound impact on aquatic reproductive processes. Current municipal waste water treatment plants (MWTP) do not eliminate highly persistent EDC’s…
ISEF · 2014
Prevention of Acid Rain Effects with Sacrificial Metals and Development of a Detection System
Materials Science
The effects of acid rain on plants and soil have been carefully studied. By using sacrificial metals, like magnesium, these negative effects of acid rain can be offset. Both mortality rate a…
ISEF · 2014
Prevention of Ozone (O3) by Environmental Protection Filter (EPF)
Environmental Engineering
This research project aimed to prevent O-Zone Layer through at low cost, most efficient and easy to assemble Environmental pollution Filter. Environmental pollution is the biggest menace to…
ISEF · 2014
Principles of Electrowetting on Liquid Prism Beam-Steering Module
Energy: Chemical
Solar energy has become more practical recently and is one of the fastest growing industries around the world due to the influx in demand for renewable energy. Mechanical trackers have been…
ISEF · 2014
Printable Anti-Tampering and Security E-Tag
Energy: Chemical
Traditional anti-tampering and security technology rely on paper-based labels or tapes. Generally, the labels and tapes are stuck on the open area of the package. When the package is opened…
ISEF · 2014
Procedural Generation of Earth-Like Planets
Embedded Systems
The purpose of this year’s research and development was to add to the accuracy of the previously produced earth-like planets. To accomplish this I have shifted much of the code of the progra…
ISEF · 2014
Prodenit
Chemistry
Currently people live in a world where food demand is very large due to the number of people who populate the earth. To take advantage of the food produced , man has used various methods of…
ISEF · 2014
Production of a Viral Enhancer Protein Using a Bacterial Platform
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Virus production is a limiting factor in fields that utilize viral platforms, including the fields of vaccinology, oncolytic virology, and gene therapy. Previous research has suggested that…
ISEF · 2014
Production of Bioplastic by a Bacterium Isolated from Waste Treatment Facility (from Lignocellulosic Glucose, Abundant Sucrose, Byproduct of Biodiesel & Spent Coffee Grounds Extract)
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Plastics are indispensable in our daily lives, and are currently made from fossil resources. Due to the environmental problems and global warming, however, they need to be produced from rene…
ISEF · 2014
Programming an Adaptive Artificial Intelligence Utilizing Neural Networks and the Monte Carlo Tree Search Method
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The objective of this project was to develop an artificial intelligence for an original strategy game that adapted and learned from its past successes and failures and applied its new knowle…
ISEF · 2014
Programming Independence Evolution
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Education in Vietnam is among the top priorities to everyone. Studies show that spending towards education in Vietnam is larger than other countries, being 10% in 1999 in 1 household as oppo…
ISEF · 2014
Progressing Targeted Cancer Therapy and Diagnosis: Analyzing the Role of MiRNA Target Interactions and Expression Signatures for Glioblastoma Progression
Mathematics Fourth Award
Short non-coding RNAs, microRNAs (miRNAs) regulate gene expression by silencing their target mRNAs through degradation. Because miRNA dysregulation is linked with tumorigenesis, expression s…
ISEF · 2014
Project Runway: Creating an Antibacterial/Antifungal Fabric for Military Personnel and Athletes
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Can soldiers and athletes be protected from bacterial and fungal infections on the epidermal level? Using myrrh and licorice extracts in addition to copper and titanium nanoparticles, which…
ISEF · 2014
Prolonging Battery Life through Application of the Seebeck Effect
Engineering Mechanics
With the recent upsurge in mobile device use, and with the relative stall in the development of battery technology (in comparison to the development of processors that consume incredible amo…