AR, United States of America

I Gotta Biggin

Fishing is a hobby, a sport, and an avocation for some people; it is a big industry. I chose this project to test different types of fishing line, so that I could chose the line that would n…

Imaging Kalanchoe Plantlet Initiation

Kalanchoe daigremontiana reproduces by producing plantlets along its leaf margins, unlike other plants that reproduce by embryos in seeds. It was long thought that these plantlets arose from…

Non-planar Slicing for Extrusion-based 3D Printing

Third Award

With increasingly-complex concepts being developed in areas such as aerospace engineering, 3D printing is relied upon for prototyping and part manufacturing. However, due to the additive met…

Superhydrophobicitiy: Using Nanotechnology to Enhance Anti-Microbial Properties of Silicone Shunts

Silicone cerebrospinal shunts frequently get colonized and infected necessitating repeat surgeries in shunt-dependent patients. This study manipulates silicone with nanotechnology by coating…

The Enhanced Growth of Biodiesel Crops Using a Photovoltaic-Powered Drip Irrigation System for the Efficient Production of Fuel

This project presents a cost-effective, efficient way to grow non-food crops for biodiesel production through the implementation of a photovoltaic-powered drip irrigation (PVDI) system on un…

Acid Rain... Bad for Coral Reef

Materials Science

The purpose of this project is to find the percentage weight loss of limestone, hard coral, and mushroom coral when in carbonic acid and mushroom coral in hydrochloric acid. Carbonic and hyd…

Analysis of the ATP Hydrolysis Rate of Hepatitis C Viral Helicase in the Presence of PNR-379

Microbiology

Hepatitis C is a liver disease caused by the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) which infects over 200 million people worldwide. The HCV produces a nonstructural protein (NS3) that acts as a helicase a…

Brownian Motion as a Source of Entropy for the Generation of Random Numbers

Embedded Systems

With the advent of modern computing capabilities, the need for large quantities of high quality random numbers has increased dramatically. These numbers can be used in cryptography for the p…

Computational Analysis of Beta-Lactam Stabilization in the N-Terminal Domain of Silk Fibroin

Chemistry

An important area of pharmaceutical research is the formulation of a stabilized antibiotic that does not require cold storage, which holds promise of reducing costs and providing much needed…

Effectiveness of Downspout-Mounted Hydroelectric Systems

Engineering Mechanics

This project was performed to determine the effectiveness of various methods for extracting energy from water flow in downspouts using cross-flow hydroelectric turbines. Several factors were…

Establishing the Parkinson's-Pesticide Connection through Computational Molecular Modeling

Chemistry

Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease, and is defined by the loss of dopamine-producing cells and the presence of Lewy bodies and Lewy neutrites. Dopam…

Evaluation of Physiological Conditions that Influence Emerging Rate on Small Hive Beetles

Biomedical and Health Sciences

The purpose of this experiment was to find out at what temperature (29°C, 23°C, 20°C) adult small hive beetles(SHB) emerged first from the soil. The hypothesis of this experiment was if temp…

How Cool Is This?

Energy: Physical

Last year’s project, “Got Insulation?” was based on testing unconventional but readily available products that could be used as heat insulators in houses. As the experimenter progressed thro…

Improving the Efficiency of Mobile Ad Hoc Network through Optimization of Inter-frame Space Values

Embedded Systems

Mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) are a type of network in which every device acts as a router, capable of both receiving and transmitting data. Due to the unique nature of their design, MANET…

Rapid Aerodynamics Improvement Software Based on Innovative Drag Calculation and Polygonal Node Bifurcation

Engineering Mechanics

For vehicles traveling at moderate to high velocities, aerodynamic drag can be the largest factor of wasted energy. Therefore, reducing drag to improve aerodynamic efficiency can lead to sig…

Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes/Silicon Based Solar Cells

Energy: Physical Third Award

As the demand for more efficient and cheaper solar cells increased, the integration of carbon nanotubes and solar cells has become the center of discussion. The purpose of this research was…

Storm Water Solutions, II

Materials Science

The purpose of this project is to design and develp a filtration system that will filter nitrates and/or phosphates from rain water. A media will be selected to test the pilot filter at one…

Stress Signals: Evaluating Cellular Signals in Cotton, Soybeans, and Corn by Colorimetric Means as an Inexpensive Method of Crop Monitoring

Physics and Astronomy

The project's purpose was to find an affordable way for farmers to check their crops for heat stress at the cellular level before they are mature, allowing farmers to react to the stressors…

The Effect of Phosphorus Levels on the Growth of Duckweed

Materials Science

The purpose of this experiment was to determine the effect phosphorus has on the growth of duckweed in an aquatic environment. The hypothesis was that if increased amounts of phosphorus are…

The Hound

Energy: Chemical

In modern times amidst the technological revolution, people are encouraging the use of robotics in everyday life. Since large amounts of people have been injured in the past year in emergenc…

The Secret Formula

Materials Science

This project was designed to find the statistics from the 2013 Major League Baseball regular season that showed the most correlation to a team’s ranking in wins. It was hypothesized that the…

Using Nanotechnology to Enhance Osteoblast Proliferation and Adhesion: Comparison of Different Implantable Biologically Inert Spinal Instrumentation Materials

Energy: Physical

Interface and colloid science has produced nanoparticles with which researchers can manipulate materials at atomic, molecular or supramolecular levels. This new and extremely small investiga…