264 projects whose affiliated fair was here.
264 projects · showing 151–180
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
Worldwide, 420,000 people die annually from foodborne illnesses. Almost 30% are children under the age of five. In this study, a portable, solar powered device was designed, built, and teste…
ISEF · 2019
Mathematics Fourth Award
Creating a crease in a ring-shaped circular piece of paper results in a saddle-shaped structure which when cut creates a frustum with inner and outer edges in contact with a surface. The pur…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
A port-a-cath (port) is used to administer medications. A port includes an access target (port) and an artificial vein (catheter) that allows medical professionals to easily inject medicatio…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences Third Award
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication in hospitalized patients, with mortality rates as high as 50% in intensive care unit patients; therefore, early detection of this condition…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences
By 2050, there could be more plastic in the ocean than fish (Parker, 2018a). This inspired me to research the mealworm as a possible solution to the global plastic problem. My goal was to de…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering
The existing navigational system for spinal reconstructions called fluoroscopy presents significant visual and physiological disadvantages. Fluoroscopy has a limited field of view of the spi…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of this research is to test various researcher-designed two/three dimensional wing models with varying surface areas using an oscillating air column apparatus for determination o…
ISEF · 2018
Materials Science
The goal of this project was to refine and create sensors that are more sensitive and more repeatable than the year before. This was done by combining graphene Nanoflake powder and silicon.…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The Green River Formation is one of the world’s most productive fossil sites, with its Fossil Butte Member (FBM) immaculately preserving millions of individual freshwater fish from the Eocen…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science First Award
Bruxism, the involuntary grinding and/or clenching of teeth, is a condition which often goes undiagnosed until irreversible damage occurs. Although research on this topic has been extensive,…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Derivatives of cobalamin (Vitamin B-12) are important to the function of enzymes required for metabolism. Failure to convert cobalamin into its derivative forms leads to build up of methylma…
ISEF · 2018
Biochemistry
Fungal pathogens are a major cause of crop damage. In these fungi, Cdc14 could be a critical phosphatase for regulating cell division by ending the mitotic process, as demonstrated by studie…
ISEF · 2018
Embedded Systems
This project set about to build a radio astronomy station capable of receiving radio signals reflected from ionized meteor trails to measure two important characteristics affecting their use…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
The goal of this project is to utilize the public database of NASA's Kepler Space Telescope and analyze the data of single-star-single-planet systems to potentially discover additional exopl…
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry
ZnO, a semiconductor metal oxide, exhibits a property known as piezoelectricity, which is a product of its crystalline lattice anisotropy and tetrahedral molecular unit cell. In this researc…
ISEF · 2018
Animal Sciences
Approximately 267 aquatic species are negatively affected by plastic garbage in the ocean (Barry, 2009). The prevention of this problem starts on land with effective recycling methods. The p…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
The goal of this study was to measure the radii and constrain the orbital periods of three Hot Jupiter exoplanets, HAT-P-25b, HAT-P-9b, and HAT-P-30b. Through remote observing, raw images of…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences Fourth Award
Diabetes is a multi-factorial disorder, characterized by chronic elevation of glucose in the blood. Chronic exposure to high glucose (HG) is a leading cause of cell damage, which is responsi…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology Second Award
The purpose of this science project was to optimize the ratios of Manuka honey solution to adhesive in an antibacterial surgical adhesive. Specifically, the different ratios were investigate…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
For three years I have sought out a stellar parallax. This year I wanted to successfully measure a stars parallax and see if a stellar parallax is linear; meaning if I measure a stellar para…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Chemical
Our project tested the theory that cattail roots could produce a sufficient amount of ethanol to be considered a viable supplement in the production of ethanol used as a clean burning fuel a…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering Second Award
One in ten people in the world fall ill from foodborne pathogens each year. Of these, an estimated 420,000 die. Non-typhoidal salmonella is one of the most common types of bacteria responsib…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics First Award
The aeronautical industry struggles to find a balance between making aircraft efficient and durable simultaneously, high-ratio wings are able to provide efficiency at the loss of structural…
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry
Polymerization is the process by which building block molecules (monomers) are joined together to form a large chain or network. The chemical properties of a polymer are determined by the sp…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The goal of this project is to describe the differences in macroinvertebrate species quantities, biomass, water quality, and dorsal brightness of plecoptera on several locations in the Alamo…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Insulin levels in diabetics are monitored by checking blood glucose levels. When there is not enough insulin in the body, hyperglycemia occurs. In extreme cases, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA),…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Interactions between NOD2 and TLR4 bacterial receptors play an important role in the maintenance of intestinal homeostasis. Dysregulation of the NOD2 inhibition of TLR4 has been highly assoc…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
In the arid West, conversion of intermittent streams to arroyos makes the already limited water even less available to the ecosystem. This study used two drones (one we designed and built in…
ISEF · 2018
Materials Science
The purpose of the experiment is to determine if the input of environmental audio/frequency selections played to various crystals will remain constant in growth during various hours of timed…
ISEF · 2017
Systems Software First Award
Python's list.sort() is uses an extremely sophisticated and highly tuned algorithm, designed to minimize the number of comparisons necessary to sort lists with real-world structure. However,…