ISEF · 2019
Discovering a Bacteriophage
Microbiology
Each year in the U.S.A., more than 2 million people become infected with bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics. At least 23,000 people die annually as a direct result of these infection…
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ISEF · 2019
Equus caballus Hair as a Suture Material: Hair Color as Related to Tensile Strength
Materials Science
Horse hair has the potential to be a low-cost, widely accessible suture material for the use in third world countries. Historically, horsehair was used during the Civil War and in ancient In…
ISEF · 2019
Suspension Knee Brace
Biomedical Engineering
Knee braces for someone with juvenile arthritis generally focus on comfort and support without considering the need for maintaining muscle and ligament strength. Since this and other similar…
ISEF · 2019
The Effect of Smoke on Farm Crops
Earth and Environmental Sciences
In this project I wanted to conduct research to see if wood-fire smoke had an effect on the growth of farm crops. In many regions, there is a fire season that puts a large amount of wood smo…
ISEF · 2018
An Algorithm to Determine the Spectral Types of Stars
Physics and Astronomy
The spectral type of a star indicates the star temperature and is associated with other important physical characteristics of a star such as mass, diameter and color. Current methods used to…
ISEF · 2018
From Lucas Sequences to Lucas Groups
Mathematics Fourth Award
I study Lucas Sequences, recursive sequences that generalize the Fibonacci Sequence, and Lucas Groups, solutions of a variant of Pell’s Equation mod p. Lucas Sequences have a broad backgroun…
ISEF · 2018
Integrating MFC-MEC Technology into Farms for More Efficient Hydrogen and Food Production
Plant Sciences
The integration of a microbial fuel cell-microbial electrolysis cell (MFC-MEC) generator into an aquaponics unit for more efficient hydrogen production has been tested. The goal of this proj…
ISEF · 2018
Investigating the Water Filtration Capabilities of Carbon-Coated Oyster Shells
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
This project’s goals were to determine the failure point of carbon-coated oyster shells when filtering lead (Pb) from water, and to investigate which components of carbon-coated shells lend…
ISEF · 2017
Android Application Development for Algorithmic Music Generation through Artificial Neural Networking
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Neural networking is a new and exciting form of machine learning that utilizes computer science, software development, and mathematics to create a network of virtual neurons that process inp…
ISEF · 2017
Detecting Exoplanet Transits via CCD Photometry
Physics and Astronomy
We present data and analysis on the capabilities of the telescope at the Centennial Observatory, and, in general, ground-based telescopes with similar properties to perform differential phot…
ISEF · 2017
Gas Prices and Buying Trends
Behavioral and Social Sciences
In my project, gas price fluctuations were compared with average consumer purchase prices at two gas stations/convenience stores to identify if there was a significant correlation between th…
ISEF · 2017
High Efficiency Rocket Nozzles
Engineering Mechanics
The drive for exploration further out into the solar system has led to a search of methods for making rockets more efficient. The application of different geometric shapes could be applied t…