290 projects whose affiliated fair was here.
290 projects · showing 181–210
ISEF · 2019
Physics and Astronomy
White dwarfs, remnants of Sun-like stars which have completed their evolution, are one of the most common types of stars in space. Despite this, a full, surviving exoplanet has never been fo…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The Ptychosperma macarthurii, commonly known as the MacArthur Palm, is an underutilized palm. Ethanolic extracts were made from the palm’s seeds collected from fruits were tested on HeLa Cer…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology
In traditional Chinese medicine, sea cucumbers are commonly eaten to treat blood and kidney problems, which is why it was hypothesized that the sea cucumber species Holothuria cinerascens an…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences Third Award
Metrosideros polymorpha (ohia lehua) is considered one of the world’s best examples of a foundational tree species that is essential in maintaining the native forest’s ecosystem. However, tw…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences
On the Kalaupapa Peninsula, coastal salt spray vegetation transitions from shorter, predominantly native plants near the shoreline, to taller Christmas berry (Schinus terebinthifolius) furth…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science
When a cardiac injury occurs as a result of hemolysis, the heart suffers from an intramyocardial hemorrhage and left ventricular remodeling. Studies are showing that the result of this damag…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
According to a study published in 2016 by Pendse et al., while the number of newly infected individuals in the majority of countries in Southeast Asia has been decreasing, more and more indi…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
Galactic cosmic rays (GCRs) are highly-energetic charged particles that produce atmospheric air showers of secondary subatomic particles, such as muons, detectable by scintillating ground ar…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
Runaway star research, particularly hypervelocity stars, is a newer field in astronomy. It is important that more of these unique stars are identified and studied. In last year's research, a…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The amount of native forests left on Moloka‘i is only 15% (Sarhangi, 2017). On a field trip, we observed that non-native forest seemed to have a lack of variety in plants. However, the nativ…
ISEF · 2018
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Alzheimer's affects about 70-80% of all dementia patients around the world. This neuroimaging study is aimed to examine the various numerical and quantifiable differences in volumetric measu…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology
In-vitro fertilization has been linked with a small but statistically significantly increased risk of mental retardation. With a such rapidly expanding field, that slight increased risk resu…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Chemical
Algae biofuels have great potential to become a viable fuel source and replace non-renewable hydrocarbons such as petroleum and coal. A major difficulty in producing algal fuel is the extrac…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
This science fair project worked to develop a solution to the problem of infeasible and inaccurate deployable pH sensors not suited for the marine environment reduce the quantity of accurate…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Drosophila Schneider 2 (S2) cells are commonly cryopreserved for long-term storage for use in biological and pharmaceutical product research. While fetal bovine serum (FBS) allows for higher…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
In this study, a quantum processor was developed using a YBCO superconductor (high critical temperature). The YBCO superconductor was made through a mixture of individual chemicals. Josephso…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
Rapid ‘Ohi‘a Death (ROD) is caused by two plant pathogenic fungi in the Ceratocystis fimbriata species complex, commonly referred to as Ceratocystis species A and B. ROD has devastated nativ…
ISEF · 2018
Animal Sciences Third Award
Globally, near shore reefs are being affected by warming oceans, which can cause widespread coral bleaching. The mechanisms of coral bleaching are well understood but less is known about how…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Spirulina platensis is a type of cyanobacteria that is often used as a protein dietary supplement as well as a whole food. It contains a high concentration of protein and essential vitamins…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
Current wastewater treatments are complex, costly and leads to secondary pollution. Algal bioremediation is a viable alternative to removing heavy metals and toxic organic compounds from was…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics
Designs for scrubbers to be deployed on a Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) were evaluated for speed and efficiency of removing sea growth from ship’s hulls without damaging the underlying pai…
ISEF · 2018
Behavioral and Social Sciences Fourth Award
Parkinson’s Disease (PD) results in deterioration of dopaminergic cells in the brain. The Amygdala and Orbitofrontal Cortex (OFC), areas associated with facial expresion recognition, suffer…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics
In my project, I looked into different ways of recycling in Hawaii. Due to the fact that Hawaii has very limited landfill space, any form of recycling would have a large impact on the local…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Plastic pollution is a global issue threatening the health of marine and land ecosystems. Smaller "microplastics" (<5mm) are particularly problematic as they can be consumed by marine creatu…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive breast cancer subtype associated with a poor prognosis and reduced hormone therapy efficacy. Although the current standard treatment for…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Chemical
In an effort to develop a rechargeable power source that can better store energy from sources such as windmills and solar panels, experiments were conducted using a cell made of MnO2 cathode…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software Third Award
In 2017, the World Health Organization reported that there were 285 million visually-impaired people worldwide of which 39 million are completely blind. According World Access for the Blind,…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology
In vitro fertilization (IVF) involves a complex series of clinical and laboratory procedures with the goal of conceiving a healthy child for infertile couples. The high frequency of chromoso…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
This project was an investigative study into the environmental impacts of the distribution of arsenic contaminated soil within inundation zones affected by the 1960 Chilean Tsunami in Hilo,…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering
The purpose of this project is to evaluate whether or not chitosan microspheres are able to successfully deliver drugs into different human cell lines (CEM, HeLa, HEK 293 cells). The indicat…