262 projects whose affiliated fair was here.
262 projects · showing 151–180
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Over the last few years lead has been a large problem throughout the United States (1). Lead has impacted many states, cities, and even schools (1). One such city, Flint, Michigan is current…
ISEF · 2019
Mathematics
Small pieces of plastic from 0.05 mm to 0.5 mm, called microplastics, pollute the ocean by congregating and moving through oceanic currents. Initial regions were defined along coasts to repr…
ISEF · 2019
Biochemistry
Background: Alzheimer’s dementia (AD) is characterized by profound memory loss. New models of treatment are needed since the prevailing amyloid hypothesis has not resulted in successful trea…
ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
Micro-/nano-structured surfaces in nature inspire many cutting-edge applications. Chameleon skin contains flexible micro-/nano-structures that can be geometrically tuned in response to envir…
ISEF · 2019
Energy: Physical
Utilizing the Seebeck effect with thermoelectric cooling plates, is it possible to make a device that can charge a phone? If there is a substantial difference between a hot plate and ice on…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Multiple myeloma (MM), a plasma cell malignancy, remains incurable despite the development of new therapies. MM is the second most frequent hematological malignancy in the United States. Cur…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Biofilms are antibiotic-resistant clusters of bacteria that bond to a surface and can establish potentially-fatal infections on orthopedic implants; these infections are painful and damage t…
ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
Oil spills and oil-contaminated industrial wastewater have raised major environmental concerns because of their catastrophic damages to marine and freshwater life, plants, animals, and human…
ISEF · 2019
Chemistry Third Award
First time, soybean is investigated for supercapacitor application, because of its importance towards Arkansas’s economy. In this project, phosphorous and nitrogen co-doped carbon (PNDC) was…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Many people in the world, especially in rural locations, are under high water scarcity; however, many of these areas grow banana plants, which require a large amount of water. The hypothesis…
ISEF · 2019
Biochemistry
Alport Syndrome (AS) is a rare genetic disease affecting 5,000 - 10,000 people in the United States. This disease is due to a mutation in collagen IV that leads to destruction of the basemen…
ISEF · 2019
Physics and Astronomy
The goal of this project was to determine the most efficient number of fletchings on an arrow, testing to see how a change in this number of fletchings would affect the shooter’s accuracy. I…
ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
The accumulation of dust and dirt on solar panels can reduce its efficiency up to 20%, as particles block the solar energy from passing through. To work towards this, this research tailored…
ISEF · 2019
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Broadly speaking, adolescence is a stage during human growth and development when the brain is not fully developed and matured. As a result, there are times of poor judgments that may result…
ISEF · 2019
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of this experiment was to discover whether coated acoustic guitar strings have less change in note frequency, compared to uncoated acoustic guitar strings, allowing guitar player…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
By the year 2050, the global population is expected to reach 9 billion. This poses serious issues for the global food supply which will need to double to meet the demands of the ever more po…
ISEF · 2019
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Fatigue is one of the most common complaints and there is no effective way to diagnose it. If a program is created to find the heart rate measurement and blink rate then, through machine lea…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences
This study provides an assessment of the overall water quality of Gulpha Creek and three distinct points of concern within the watershed. It was hypothesized that water quality would be poor…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
Nitrophenols (Nphs), a chemical used for synthesizing in pesticides, insecticides, herbicides and other industries, is a major source of water pollution. Due to population growth, the usage…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences
This study provides a baseline assessment of the water quality of the Upper Gulpha Creek Watershed within Hot Springs National Park boundaries with an emphasis on the two residing man-made i…
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is an irreversible, progressive neurodegenerative disorder that occurs gradually and results in symptoms such as memory loss and decreased thinking abilities. The co…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Finding a sustainable, cost effective, and environmentally friendly sorption source will prove useful for cleaning contaminants from water supplies, especially for third world countries. The…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software
Developing the habit of reading at a young age is very important. The app developed for this project aims to keep students interested in reading during their transition from picture to chapt…
ISEF · 2018
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Fourth Award
With the ever-increasing popularity of renewable energy, many are beginning to explore the possibility of using solar arrays in domestic and/or compact, urban environments. For the average p…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Our research problem is creating a fully automated hand. This research applies to surgical robotics and the advancement of surgical techniques, but it also has applications in industrial pro…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Hot Springs National Park implemented controlled burns in the old growth areas of Sugarloaf Mountain in March 2010 and February 2016 with the intention of restoring habitat for shortleaf pin…
ISEF · 2018
Mathematics
Considering all of the different areas of math, including advanced geometry, one of the least heard of is fractals, geometric figures in which each part has the same statistical characterist…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering
Prosthetics, artificial limbs for amputees or those born with congenital defects, are often commercially priced high making them unattainable for many low income families and patients. Apply…
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry First Award
We heavily depend on petroleum for energy production, petroleum-based polymer synthesis and the manufacturing of multiple important chemicals. More than 95% of the energy in the United State…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Studying metabolic functions of cancer cells can reveal novel treatment options. For example, increased glutamine uptake drives cancer cell proliferation. The first step in glutamine utiliza…