Environmental Engineering
This year’s engineering project targeted to expand the BioRegen prototype, a waste-derived plastic-alternative optimized for natural biodegradation and performance. The development of a prot…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is the most common type of acute leukemia in adults, with ~22,000 new cases and ~11,000 deaths in the USA annually. AML subtypes require distinct treatment proto…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Coral bleaching is a harmful phenomenon where corals expel their symbiotic algae called zooxanthellae caused by global warming induced environmental stressors. Conservation efforts utilize p…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Aircraft wings are typically optimized for limited operating conditions and rely on hinged control surfaces to modify aerodynamic performance. This engineering research investigated whether…
Environmental Engineering
Over the last decade, more than 140 new emerging pollutants have been identified in wastewater treatment effluents, placing stress on existing infrastructure. These emerging pollutants inhib…
Materials Science
Optoelectronic semiconductors are a critical part of modern technologies, yet 50% of failures are linked to thermal overload. Conventional semiconductor packaging processes employ a single e…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
This project aims to develop compact robots that can be easily assembled and deployed, potentially in swarms. An autonomous mobile robot based on a Tensegrity structure is developed. The Ico…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Attentional fatigue reduces cognitive performance, increases reaction time variability, and increases error rates, especially in environments where safety is critical. This study developed a…
Translational Medical Science
Visual impairment (VI) affects 2.2 billion people worldwide, and 1 billion cases are preventable with early diagnosis. Retinal diseases are preventable causes of VI. Clinical Decision Suppor…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Background: Rupture of cerebral aneurysm, an abnormal bulging of the arterial wall, can lead to brain hemorrhage and stroke. Endovascular surgical treatment is highly invasive and poses sign…
Physics and Astronomy
3D printing has the ability to control the internal structure of a product. Published research has not determined the strength-to-weight ratio of infill patterns. The isotropy of infill patt…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
This project is a three year study in investigating possible advancements that could made in the medical world. I created 3D printed casts and did comparative testing with different, more mo…
Plant Sciences
Weed infestations are considered as the most prominent biotic stressors threatening crop yields globally, contributing to 25-40% of annual crop losses. Currently, synthetic herbicides are mo…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Animatronic Octopus Tentacle Kai McConnell Home school, Eustis, Florida, United States This engineering project, in the realm of soft robotics, has the opportunity to be world changing. This…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Computer vision based artificial intelligence systems are increasingly explored as low-cost solutions to traditional systems in today’s modern age. One such system is the current sensor-base…
Biochemistry
Neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's & Alzheimer's are increasing worldwide exponentially. While many studies focus on factors such as aging & genetics, the effects of environmenta…
Microbiology
Antibiotic are medicines used to kill or inhibit bacterial growth. Due to overuse, antibiotics are becoming less effective. Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are a group of bacteria which produce a…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Turbulence, one of the biggest issues in aerospace engineering, is categorized as the chaotic airflow and the rapid changes in airflow. The wing response to that flow of air is imperative in…
Plant Sciences
A significant amount of the world's water supply is used in agriculture, and many countries around the globe are experiencing severe water scarcity. Much of that water can be saved by utiliz…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
In payload delivery and humanitarian aid, parachutes often suffer due to instability and drift. Autorotation offers potential solutions, yet it’s treated as an emergency condition rather tha…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Multiple mechanisms contribute to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), including mutations in the SHANK2 gene. SHANK2 encodes a postsynaptic scaffolding protein that organizes key excitatory rece…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Coral reefs are some of the most biodiverse ecosystems on Earth, but are increasingly prone to bleaching due to warming ocean temperatures and acidification. Selective breeding of corals, es…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Three in every ten people experience a gait injury in their lifetime, and two in ten people experience poverty. A lack of financial stability can cause insufficient treatment and potential w…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Parkinson's disease (PD) and Lewy Body Dementia (LBD) are two neurodegenerative disorders that are caused by the abnormal misfolding and aggregation of the same protein, a-synuclein. Despite…
Environmental Engineering
An estimated 140 million people in at least 70 countries consume water with arsenic (As+3) levels above the guideline of 10 µg/L set by World Health Organization. Detrimental health effects…
Physics and Astronomy
Diffractive sails are a novel aerospace propulsion concept that direct photon momentum through controlled diffraction. By electrically controlling how light is redirected as it passes throug…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Classified under the Bromodomain-Extra Terminal family, Brd4 plays a crucial role in the transcriptional activation of genes involved in immunity, leading to sterile inflammation and fibrosi…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Kidney stones are solid mineral deposits that cause severe pain or harm to the urinary tract if not diagnosed and treated early. However, medical machine learning models require large labele…
Environmental Engineering
Secondhand smoke (SHS) is a major public health concern, causing over 1.3 million deaths globally each year. Despite its links to cancer and respiratory disease, SHS is difficult to detect i…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Harmful algal blooms caused by cyanobacteria have become a growing global concern due to their release of potent toxins, one of which includes microcystin (MC-LR). This toxin threatens drink…