Behavioral and Social Sciences
The integration of A.I. into homes, workplaces and transportation has increased with the development of new technology. Voice-activation and interaction is required to use and perceive these…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The transforming growth factor beta (TGFB) superfamily consists of a group of regulatory proteins that bind to membrane receptors and generate an intracellular signal to regulate cellular pr…
Biomedical Engineering
Decellularization is a promising technique for creating biomaterial scaffolds that uniquely possess properties that cannot be 3D printed and are used for artificial organ and tissue regenera…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Fourth Award
A circular thermoelectric generator (CTEG) device will be built to recycle the wasted thermal energy given off by an automobile exhaust pipe. The devices that will be utilized to build the C…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The Purpose of my project is to test the effectiveness of different natural coagulants in the removal of microplastics from water. The Independent variables I tested were the coagulants, (Mo…
Mathematics
The goal of my project is to evaluate multiple college football playoff formats involving different numbers of teams using the Monte Carlo simulation method. The computer simulation generate…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Third Award
Collectively, around 4.1 million tons of pesticides are applied to crops annually, but less than 0.1% is absorbed by target plants, with residue transmitted well out of intended areas into d…
Engineering Mechanics
Solar energy is a source of energy that is readily available and is much needed in our world today. Sadly, due to the high land cost and low panel efficiency, it is not more widespread on a…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The genome of cells is like an instruction book, telling cells what to do and how to do it. A behavior embedded in the genome of cancer cells known as “tumor self-seeding” (the tendency for…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Third Award
The purpose of this experiment was to determine efficacy of lab-engineered pesticide resistant D. pulex as environmental buffers against the effects of malathion on H. littoralis. Pesticide…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
There are two types of steam turbines - impulse (with 0% degree of reaction, which means the pressure drop entirely takes place in the stationary blades) and reaction (with 50% degree of rea…
Translational Medical Science
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the U.S., with about 1 in 8 women developing invasive breast cancer in her lifetime. Drug repurposing, an underused treatment, is crucial for…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Second Award
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a neuroinflammatory demyelinating disease that affects over 2,000,000 individuals worldwide. Although the exact etiology of the disease is unknown, the main sympto…
Environmental Engineering
Emissions of internal combustion engines (ICEs) and general combustion processes (GCPs) are extremely harmful to our ecosphere, as they harm organisms, form smog, and accelerate climate chan…
Environmental Engineering
Fourth Award
The majority (91%) of the world's population lives in places exceeding World Health Organization's air quality guidelines and 7 million people die every year because of air pollution. Partic…
Biomedical Engineering
Jaundice affects millions of newborns globally. It’s the seventh leading cause of death and most common condition requiring medical attention in newborns. This project involved a complete re…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Isolated liver and lung metastases in colorectal carcinoma are both stage IVA. However, not all stage IV tumors are the same. The lungs act as a waypoint for further metastatic spread, sugge…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
First Award
Autism Spectrum Disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder that lacks objective diagnostics. The current gold standard, Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS), suffers from problems su…
Plant Sciences
Fourth Award
Chlorosis is a common problem in the commercial growth of arugula in Nutrient Film Technique (NFT) systems and can be caused by nutrient or oxygen deficiencies. Building on conclusions from…
Chemistry
In this experimenters science fair project, the amount of vitamin C present in Naval Oranges various amounts of days after being picked was tested. The hypothesis signified that as the amoun…
Physics and Astronomy
Third Award
Superhydrophobicity, a high degree of water repellency, is characterized by a large static contact angle between a liquid bead and a surface. Last year's project successfully treated fabrics…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Third Award
Over 1.7 million people in the United States alone are currently living with limb loss. Estimates show that 185,000 amputations are performed each year, with that number expected to double i…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Biofuels currently are produced through the fermentation of agricultural products. However, due to the growing issue of world hunger an alternative biofuel material was research. With refere…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Fourth Award
T-cells are a class of lymphocytes that play an essential role in adaptive immunity and are known to develop in the thymus. However, functional T-cells are also found in animals lacking a th…
Chemistry
Third Award
Background: Elevated serum uric acid (UA) is associated with obesity, hypertension, and metabolic syndrome. The goal of this research was to determine if a low-cost chemosensor-strip fabrica…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a significant debate about the correct and most efficient type of face-covering to wear, and research on this topic could save hundreds if not thousands of l…
Microbiology
Endophytic bacteria are bacteria that live inside plant tissue and benefit themselves as well as the plant host. Endophytic bacteria have been reported that can promote plant growth and supp…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) accounts for forty percent of all lung cancer cases in the United States. Treatment currently focuses on surgery and chemotherapy but survival rates remain lower t…
Plant Sciences
Dioscorea bulbifera, (air potato) is an invasive vine that has a smothering effect on native vegetation in Florida as well as other southeastern states in the U.S. In 2012, a beetle (Lilioce…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
During the COVID-19 pandemic, adolescents have played a major role in the spread and mitigation of the virus. While adolescents have much lower mortality rates, they are equally prone to con…