Biomedical Engineering
The novel use of stem cells (SCs), specifically induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), in regenerative medicine to treat degenerative, autoimmune, and genetic disorders has shown great prom…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Fourth Award
Walking robots are an important part of the future. Agile, adaptive, and able to walk almost anywhere. They have advantages in hazardous terrain exploration, search and rescue, domestic assi…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Third Award
Desertification (vegetation reduction) is a form of land degradation in drylands, which is a term that encompasses sub-humid areas. According to National Geographic, desertification is a sev…
Translational Medical Science
Neurodegenerative diseases are among the top five causes of death worldwide, with one major cause of these diseases being high levels of oxidative stress. Nano-antioxidants are emerging nano…
Embedded Systems
Fourth Award
Surgical lighting is critical for patient safety and staff comfort and should be designed to enable the medical team to focus exclusively on the surgical operation. The current manual focus…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
As the world is moving away from fossil fuels, we must find a new method of transportation of goods for a sustainable future. The world has already developed a new, flexible type of delivery…
Biomedical Engineering
Third Award
According to the World Health Organization, there are 240 million cases of preventable blindness globally. Many eye diseases are “silent-killers” of vision and current testing methods are of…
Biomedical Engineering
Diabetes Mellitus is a prevalent autoimmune disease that results in a deficiency of insulin produced by the pancreas. Technological advancements with innovative testing and treatment methods…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Fourth Award
To better understand the manner of phytoplankton decline due to climate change, this study explored changes in phytoplankton community composition during the spring phytoplankton bloom in th…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Second Award
Low-frequency noise from marine shipping is an underwater acoustic pollutant in oceans. The noise spectrum overlaps with frequencies marine mammals use to communicate and navigate, leading t…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Fourth Award
Immunotherapy has revolutionized some cancer treatments. Yet, the same treatments showed disappointing outcomes for most prostate cancer patients, with five-year survival rates of 99% for ea…
Physics and Astronomy
A major topic in modern cosmology is the disagreement between datasets when interpreted using the status-quo Lambda cold dark matter (Lambda-CDM) model. Lambda-CDM assumes that baryons, radi…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Lack of access to drinking water due to anthropogenic hydrosphere pollution is a widespread humanitarian issue facing the global population, particularly those vulnerable due to their geogra…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Fourth Award
Microplastic pollution in water is now recognized as a devastating problem by many organizations, such as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, with recent studies estimating…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Fourth Award
My project aims to identify a therapy to treat COVID-19 infections using gene expression and a computer-assisted approach. My computer program, AMiF (Augmented miRNA Filtration Model) works…
Chemistry
Third Award
The purpose of this experiment was to determine the diffusion coefficient of Pu+3 through MX-80 clay, alongside the interference of the SR-270-PW brine solution of sedimentary rock formation…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Commercial fire suppression systems are expensive to install and when in use cause extended water damage to property. These systems are mandatory in all commercial buildings. Through the use…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Wildfires burn over 7 million hectares annually in just the United States alone, with the severity and frequency rising year over year. Although a number of standardized wildfire danger indi…
Embedded Systems
Searching for small items can be a difficult task for visually impaired people. A key-finder system was modified to notify the visually impaired person what item they would like to find and…
Systems Software
Fourth Award
Scientific literature is evolving at an accelerated pace. Translating scientific research to medical practice is a challenging task when presented with an overload of publications. Moreover,…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Second Award
Starch-derived biofuels from first-generation feedstocks, like Zea mays (corn) and Saccharum officinarum (sugarcane), dominate the bioenergy market. The competing applications of these conve…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Third Award
In 2020, more than 250,000 Vietnam households were inundated, and over 70% of the population is exposed to risks from flood-related hazards. While Southeast Asia has experienced an unprecede…
Microbiology
Third Award
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a rising global health concern in both medical and agricultural industries, contributing to 700,000 deaths annually. By 2050, antibiotic-resistant bacteria,…
Translational Medical Science
First Award
One billion people are blind or visually impaired due to a lack of access to eye care. The World Health Organization has established early detection as a key factor in the prevention and tre…
Translational Medical Science
Currently, there is no fully reliable or accurate way to determine whether an individual has Parkinson’s disease. Moreover, 90% of clinically-confirmed Parkinson’s disease cases are idiopath…
Engineering Mechanics
In recent years, small unmanned aerial vehicles (i.e., drones) have begun to emerge as an important tool in many industries, particularly in disaster relief. However, smaller drones that lac…
Microbiology
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an emerging health problem that threatens global health and prosperity. According to the World Health Organization, with limited therapeutic options, AMR cu…
Microbiology
Antibiotic-resistant bacteria is a rising global health concern. The emergence of antibiotic-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus such as methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) is of m…
Translational Medical Science
A significant number of cases of Salmonellosis have been linked to the handling of the more than 50 million day old chicks sold annually from mail order hatcheries, suggesting the need for i…
Engineering Mechanics
Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines automate the process of machining high-precision metal parts. However, tools attrition, combined with thermal expansion, results in fluctuations of…