127 projects whose affiliated fair was here.
127 projects · showing 61–90
ISEF · 2022
Materials Science
An increase of natural polymer-based film materials in the food packaging industry has occurred in recent years to help reduce petroleum-based plastic accumulation. Previous research develop…
ISEF · 2022
Animal Sciences Third Award
Honey bees are an essential part of global food production and revenue. However, pollinators around the world are declining at a rate faster than ever recorded due to pesticides, diseases an…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering
Clean and safe drinking water is essential for human life, but unfortunately, many people around the world don’t have access to it. The slow sand filter is one method many people in developi…
ISEF · 2022
Microbiology
Turmeric has been applied to a bleeding wound because of its antibacterial property and fast healing quality. But applying dry turmeric is significantly messier and troublesome to carry in a…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
One in one hundred children born in the United States alone is born with a congenital heart defect (or CHD). A CHD is any defect that is present at birth, which can vary from a hole in the s…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology Third Award
Helicobacter pylori is a gram-negative bacterium responsible for multiple gastrointestinal diseases, including gastritis, peptic ulcer, gastric carcinoma and lymphoma. About 2/3 of the world…
ISEF · 2021
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Dendrochronology is a scientific field that uses the annual growth rings on trees to help scientists date events and map environmental change. Understanding past climate helps us to explain…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology Fourth Award
An estimated 1 in 6 Americans is exposed to foodborne illness annually. Previous research observed increased numbers of microbial contaminants present in plastic food packaging for fresh pro…
ISEF · 2021
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Carcass bruising from horns costs the cattle industry $10 million a year (Anderson, 2012). It is vital to develop safe and cost effective advancements in dehorning procedures. Removal of hor…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences
In recent years Iowa has seen a rise in organic farming, with that many farmers have begun using organic Helianthus Annuus (black oil sunflowers) as cover crops for organic soybeans. Cover c…
ISEF · 2021
Translational Medical Science
Alzheimer's Disease (AD), the sixth leading cause of death in the United States, is estimated to affect 13.8 million American seniors by 2050 (alz.org). A growing body of evidence indicates…
ISEF · 2021
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, are photosynthetic aquatic organisms that produce toxins. They can grow excessively to form large-scale blooms under favorable environmental conditions. T…
ISEF · 2021
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Clean water is a necessity and essential for human life, but unfortunately in some places, it is not easily accessible. Currently, the SODIS method of disinfection is used in many places, bu…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
The A Novel Suture Additive: Use of Beet Extract to Assess for Surgical Wound Infection experiment, has developed a suture that can change color when it comes into contact with an infected w…
ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
The sole purpose of my project is to replace polyethylene-based netting on hay bales with a netting that is digestible by cattle and biodegradable. The netting used today is not biodegradabl…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Helicobacter pylori is a gram-negative bacterium affecting above 50% of the world’s population, with higher prevalence in the developing world. It causes numerous gastrointestinal diseases s…
ISEF · 2020
Plant Sciences
Exploration of Mars involves compelling reasons: to understand climatic changes, to understand ancient environments conducive to life's origin, and to find a new home for the rise of populat…
ISEF · 2020
Systems Software
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) represents a significant and rapidly growing burden to the healthcare ecosystem. In the USA alone, about 5 million people suffer from the disease that costs the mana…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
I tested how combinations of fertilizers and fungi would affect biological aspects of Zea mays (corn). I also compared soil and tissue samples throughout growth to measure environmental impa…
ISEF · 2019
Materials Science
The purpose of my project was to reduce the use of polyethylene plastics throughout the world and create a safer alternative. Creating a different type of plastic with the same features, but…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Purpose: Weeds in agriculture compete for energy resources, decreasing yields and increasing labor costs. Herbicides to kill weeds are toxic to human health, environment and most importantly…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
There are many compelling reasons to explore Mars: to understand climatic changes, to understand ancient environment conducive to life’s origin, and to find a new home for the rising populat…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
The hypotheses were made that with the use of contained Apis mellifera pollinating the soybeans, the beans would be more productive. Containments were able to hold cleistogamous, chasmogamou…
ISEF · 2019
Animal Sciences
For the past twenty years, the population of Danaus plexippus (monarch butterflies) has been on the decline. The dwindling number of monarchs has to do with the increasing eradication of mon…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
This research investigated the effects of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) on rat ovaries and determined the extent to which the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) mediated the adverse effects o…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Probiotics are live microorganisms found that are beneficial to human health. Lactobacillus acidophilus is one such probiotic bacterium. Previous studies have demonstrated the susceptibility…
ISEF · 2019
Animal Sciences Fourth Award
Honey is a natural sweetener used for health and medicinal purposes, but it is considered one of the most adulterated food products in the world. Recent studies have yielded conflicting resu…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
Currently there are cleaning methods that help eliminate ringworm-causing fungi on surfaces like wrestling mats; however, there is no way to check whether or not the ringworm has been comple…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science
Powassan virus is a causative agent of tick-borne encephalopathy that has shown a 375% increase in the United States in the last five years alone. There is currently no cure for infection by…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Fertilizers containing nitrogen continue to be an integral aspect of the farming economy in the Midwest. Excess run-off of nitrates has become an environmental hazard. When the growth of alg…