Earth and Environmental Sciences
Wastewater runoff from textile industries – especially in regions with high amounts of both textile and agricultural production (typically east-Asian countries) – can seep into groundwater a…
Systems Software
In the realm of machine learning, biased models stemming from inadequate representation in training datasets pose a significant challenge to real life applications of these models. Despite a…
Translational Medical Science
First Award
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) is the world's deadliest urological disease. Although detection before metastasis can raise a patient's 5-year survival rate by over 75%, current diagnostic method…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Current robot arm designs, mainly traditional (hard), are either limited in their ability to adapt, or in their ability to be exposed to different environments. This hinders their potential…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Despite the outstanding electric properties and low cost of Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) and its derivatives, their performance as hole transport layer (HTLs) materials in conven…
Mathematics
Second Award
Classification tasks in machine learning, essential for applications ranging from fraud detection to medical diagnoses, frequently encounter the challenge of imbalanced datasets. These imbal…
Embedded Systems
Soft robots, known for flexibility and adaptability, surpass traditional rigid robots in tasks involving delicate objects and confined spaces. However, integrating conventional rigid sensors…
Materials Science
Online pharmacies and social media platforms are responsible for the growing presence of fake and counterfeit medicines, and the verification and authentication of dosage levels are imperati…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Coral reefs, hosting over 25% of all marine species on less than 1% of the ocean floor, are bleaching and dying due to the increased thermal variations caused by climate change. Among the su…
Biomedical Engineering
Fourth Award
Spinal deformity is usually a symptom cause by scoliosis. The current method of treating such disease is through a brace that fits around torso and hip to force the spine to display the norm…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The state of Indiana ranks first in the nation for water recreation impairments. Over 24,000 miles of water streams are polluted and potentially dangerous for human bodily contact. Routine w…
Materials Science
On average, about $685,000,000 of property damage was caused by tornadoes in the United States, 2022. Millions of people lose their homes in natural disasters, so the goal was to find a bett…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Lung Cancer as of the current day is one of the deadliest cancers around the globe due to its high incidence and mortality rates. Identifying factors aiding researchers in developing treatme…
Biochemistry
Third Award
Despite a surge in sales and consumption of natural supplements in the last 3 years, the science supporting the safety and bioavailability of simultaneous intake of natural supplements again…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Pesticide destruction is a familiar term in the Midwest. Farmers and corn producers struggle to fight these root killers. The goal is to approach the problem from a different angle and find…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Traffic congestion is increasing every year and causes nearly 100 billion in annual economic costs in the US and Europe each. It causes over 5 million crashes every year in the US with a fat…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
This research investigated the relationship between insomnia, anxiety, and hearing loss, with a focus on determining whether hearing loss exacerbates anxiety and insomnia in individuals. Mot…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Around the world, men and women suffer from several types of breast cancer, among them being triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). TNBC lacks targeted therapy; therefore, it's commonly treat…
Animal Sciences
Bean beetles are an agricultural pest, destroying crops of legumes like mung beans and cowpeas. They decrease the yields of infested crops by up to 90% and reproduce quickly in warmer temper…
Translational Medical Science
Fourth Award
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) is the deadliest urological disease in the world, accounting for more than 200,000 deaths annually. Detection before metastasis can improve 5-year survival rates d…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Surface electromyography (sEMG) and mechanomyogram (MMG) signals are two prominent modalities in gesture recognition, increasingly employed in medical applications. These signals can be capt…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The widespread use of plastics has raised concerns about their persistence in aquatic and terrestrial environments. Tiny plastic particles, microplastics, and nanoplastics which are generate…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The remarkable success of deep neural networks (DNNs) has led to great interest in their adoption in critical applications such as healthcare, autonomous vehicles, and law enforcement. DNNs…
Physics and Astronomy
Molecular-level devices are a promising candidate that can lead to the next generation of novel electronics with high sensitivity and better performance. Magnetic molecules with transition m…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic inflammatory lung disease that obstructs airflow and causes difficulty breathing. It is responsible for approximately 3.2 million de…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Perovskite solar cells have been regarded as one of the most promising alternatives to conventional polycrystalline silicon solar cells due to their excellent photovoltaic properties, flexib…
Translational Medical Science
Lung cancer is the primary cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. According to the American Cancer Society, misdiagnoses and lack of early detection are frequent, leading to tumor metasta…
Plant Sciences
In the experiment, four groups of five trees each were tested to determine if Pseudomonas fluorescens or Mycorrhizal fungi would improve the success rate of grafting with trees. The tests we…
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this project is to inhibit the growth of pioppini mushrooms via one- and ten-percent solutions of iodine, sodium thiosulfate, and vitamin C, with a combination solution of eac…
Biomedical Engineering
According to American Podiatric Medical Association, four out of five Americans experience foot pain. Inflammation, mostly common caused by daily overuse, leads to the majority of foot pain.…