142 projects whose affiliated fair was here, most recently in 2026.
ISEF records a state or province for some finalists and not others, so these counts do not add up to the country total.
142 projects · showing 1–30
ISEF · 2026
Environmental Engineering
Synthetic herbicides dominate agriculture due to their effectiveness and low cost; however, they cause water contamination, biodiversity loss, and the development of resistant weeds, threate…
ISEF · 2026
Embedded Systems
Cryogenic Electron Microscopy (Cryo-EM) is the cornerstone technique for determining atomic-resolution structures of proteins implicated in neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. Howev…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
This project analyzes data from Kepler Mission and LAMOST observatory to identify stars currently in a Maunder Minimum (MM) phase, an extended period of low sunspot activity, coincidental wi…
ISEF · 2026
Technology Enhances the Arts
Communication barriers significantly affect those who are deaf, hard of hearing, speech impaired and/or mute. Limiting access to education, healthcare, employment, and everyday social intera…
ISEF · 2026
Materials Science
Conventional surfboards are predominantly manufactured using petroleum-based foams and resins that are energy-intensive, toxic to produce, and non-recyclable, contributing to significant lon…
ISEF · 2026
Physics and Astronomy
Light pollution is a growing societal issue with at least 80% of the world's population encountering reduced night sky visibility due to urban skyglow. As well as scattered light emanating f…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Elevated atmospheric CO2 (atmCO2) is a persistent operational challenge in human spaceflight, where crew exhalation and limited ventilation lead to CO2 accumulation within the cabin. As a re…
ISEF · 2026
Translational Medical Science
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that continues to be difficult to diagnose in early stages. Despite studies demonstrating that when caught early, cognitiv…
ISEF · 2026
Technology Enhances the Arts
Glass waste in coastal environments poses long-term ecological risks due to its non-biodegradable nature. Sea Gems aimed to transform sea glass into sustainable jewellery while educating con…
ISEF · 2025
Systems Software
Efficient traffic navigation algorithms are vital for reducing congestion, emissions, and delays in modern cities. Yet, existing systems use “selfish” routing — optimizing individual travel…
ISEF · 2025
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The success of the author's 2023 accessible, nudge-based good driver app, with its novel speeding interventions, confirmed how to communicate risk effectively and modify behaviour. However,…
ISEF · 2025
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Poor sleep is a major contributor to adolescent health issues, linked to poor mental health, risk-taking behaviour, and even physical health problems. Sleep issues can harm family and social…
ISEF · 2025
Plant Sciences
Despite the recent, and to some extent controversial, advent of plant classification by molecular methods, such as DNA barcoding, morphological characteristics (relating to a plant’s physica…
ISEF · 2025
Materials Science
The accelerating depletion of fossil fuel reserves and the escalating crisis of plastic pollution, underscore the critical need for sustainable, biodegradable alternatives to conventional pe…
ISEF · 2025
Chemistry
Produce loss is a globally significant issue that presents both environmental and financial implications. Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are a third-generation class of solar technology…
ISEF · 2025
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Mars' current surface preserves a geological record for its mineralogical processes, with volcanism once being the primary source of sulfur transport. However, there is a mismatch between th…
ISEF · 2025
Physics and Astronomy
The high fuel consumption rates of heavy combination trucks are unsustainable and damaging to the environment. When travelling at the recommended speed on interstate highways, most of a truc…
ISEF · 2025
Animal Sciences
Traditional nesting boxes fail to replicate the stable microclimate of natural tree hollows crucial for mature tree species, due to offset designs causing large temperature fluctuations, lea…
ISEF · 2025
Physics and Astronomy
Atmospheric transmission spectroscopy - a method to detect molecular signals in a planet’s atmosphere - could help humankind explore how the universe has evolved to support life on exoplanet…
ISEF · 2024
Translational Medical Science Second Award
Elderly populations are at an increasing risk of dementia, and accessibility to status-quo diagnosis tools is a significant issue, as proposed by the substantial rates of undiagnosed cases.…
ISEF · 2024
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
The tropical climate of Darwin, Northern Territory of Australia, is notorious for unbearable temperatures exceeding 32C (90F) daily. Often felt in indoor environments, this leads to heat exh…
ISEF · 2024
Systems Software Fourth Award
Despite the improvements made to the Emergency Call Service by the original EmSafe Project, numerous issues have been found that impact the safety and security of people around the world. Em…
ISEF · 2024
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
Floods are widely considered the most expensive natural disaster due to their destructive nature and severe societal repercussions. Thus, our research seeks to predict flood occurrences and…
ISEF · 2024
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Future climate trends threaten to disrupt sedimentation processes through changing precipitation patterns, affecting river discharge and sediment loads, and sediment runoff to coastal region…
ISEF · 2024
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The CSIRO has provided the first-ever global estimate for microplastics on the seafloor, with results suggesting there are 14 million tonnes across our oceans (Natalie Kikken, 2020). Investi…
ISEF · 2024
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
P-glycoprotein (P-gp) is found in various tissues throughout the body, acting as an efflux pump that actively transports substances out of cells. As a result, P-gp plays an important role in…
ISEF · 2024
Mathematics
In this project the intricacies of continued fractions are explored by extending them (through use of recursion) to infinity whilst applying them to the context of repeating arrangements of…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
The author designed and manufactured a robotic lift called “UpLift Mobility”, to elevate frequently falling individuals from the ground, inspired by her grandpa’s increased falls. According…
ISEF · 2023
Physics and Astronomy
Post-Asymptotic Giant Branch (post-AGB) binary star systems are surrounded by large disks of dust and gas (termed transition disk) that exhibit conditions reminiscent of young protoplanetary…
ISEF · 2023
Chemistry
The chemicals in man-made cleaning products and the plastics that encase them pollute and harm the environment. This investigation’s goal was to test the effectiveness of a natural plant-bas…