Biochemistry
Opioids are leading contributors to drug overdose deaths. Currently, there are no pain medications without risk of misuse, abuse, and addiction. Oxytocin, a pituitary hormone, holds analgesi…
Systems Software
A song's backbone is its chord progressions, a series of chords that improve the harmony and add to the overall composition. For individuals ranging from beginners to creative artists, compr…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
We will be solving the problem of the amount of solar energy not being collected, by designing and building an effective and affordable dual axis solar tracker. The purpose of this project i…
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance is one of the most urgent public health issues. To address this problem, this study investigated the possible applications of Native Sonoran Desert Plants (NSDP) agains…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
This study aimed to determine if Drosophila melanogaster PFK (DmPFK) forms filaments, and if so, under what conditions. Enzyme filamentation, or the reversible formation of oligomers, has be…
Microbiology
Oral diseases such as tooth decay are expected to affect 3.5 billion individuals worldwide. In most developing countries, access to primary oral health treatments is limited due to an unequa…
Environmental Engineering
Nowadays, packaging waste is a prevalent issue due to the increase in deliveries from online shopping. In this research, a new approach to the issue of cardboard box packaging waste is propo…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
My project explores a novel tri-copter design that uses a combination of a tilt-rotor mechanism, airfoil-shaped drone arms, and the yaw motion of the drone to generate a more energy-efficien…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The goal of this project was to design and construct a Universal Screwdriver, a device that could unscrew any screw without the need for changing bits or other modifications. Using research,…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Formalin-based embalming fluid has a primary reacting agent of formaldehyde, a carcinogenic and toxic substance. This research study presents environmentally-safe and non-toxic alternatives…
Plant Sciences
Third Award
Under current global circumstances of climate change, developing heat-tolerant crops has become of critical importance. S. lycopersicum, the most commonly cultivated tomato variety, is a val…
Environmental Engineering
Fourth Award
Farms around the world currently account for 70% of all water consumed annually. However, increasing municipal and industrial demands for water means there is less water allocated for agricu…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The wrist is a compact multi-dimensional mechanical actuation structure in humanoid robot design. The mechanical structure of the human-shaped wrist should meet the requirements of the multi…
Translational Medical Science
Afflicting 45 million people worldwide, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that begins 20 years or more before symptoms manifest. Early detection is critical for interve…
Chemistry
Agricultural fertilizer runoff contains high phosphorus concentrations, which directly correlates with eutrophication and, ultimately, has an adverse effect on ecosystems and organisms. Ofte…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Since 24,000 BC climate change has affected localized areas across the Southwestern United States; however, these effects today are seen at an unparalleled rate. Climatic projections suggest…
Translational Medical Science
Skin cancer is the most common cancer worldwide, with 2 people dying of skin cancer every hour in the United States alone (Skin Cancer Foundation, 2022). However, if detected early (before t…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Currently, child predators finding targets on the internet for exploitation is commonplace. Over 500,000 predators are active daily, with one in five teens receiving unwanted sexual solicita…
Materials Science
Are biodegradable plastics in the market truly biodegradable? Current biodegradable plastics such as PLA and oxo-biodegradables are found to be inefficient for they require a special compost…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
According to NASA Transition Authorization Act of 2017, the first human will be sent to Mars by 2033. Oxygen generation will be a vital part of any human expedition to Mars, however, current…
Physics and Astronomy
Dynamical systems are mathematical models that are used to describe the laws of a natural system. One example of such is the Duncan’s Map which models the Three-Body Problem that entails thr…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Cushing's disease (CD) is an endocrine disorder characterized by increased levels of cortisol and caused by an Adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH)-secreting pituitary corticotroph adenoma. Th…
Microbiology
Oral diseases such as tooth decay are expected to affect roughly 3.5 billion individuals worldwide. In most developing countries, access to primary oral health treatments is limited due to a…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Second Award
Background: Cavendish banana production is seriously threatened by Fusarium wilt tropical race 4, characterized by leaf decay patterns detectable through image recognition technology. Althou…
Biochemistry
Termite infestations pose a threat to infrastructure and crops throughout the world. Many current termiticides contain toxic carbamates, organophosphates, pyrethroids, and chlorinated hydroc…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
First Award
In order to develop complex relationships between their inputs and outputs, deep neural networks train, and adjust, a large number of parameters. To make these networks function at high accu…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Third Award
In this project through machine learning guided directed evolution, a novel Marine plastic degrading enzyme “Eco-Enzyme” was designed to reduce plastic pollution. It is estimated that there…
Systems Software
When quantum computers were first conceived of by Richard Feynman, the algorithm that motivated it was the simulation of quantum systems. Rapid performance of simulating quantum systems has…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The SARS-CoV-2 virus, responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic, has resulted in millions of deaths. Rare immune cells are minor cell types with reduced frequency, and their function in COVID-19…
Materials Science
With gas prices rising and the need for environmentally friendly transportation growing ever prevalent, efficient airships are an untapped resource to transport people and goods. However, si…