Translational Medical Science
Third Award
The precise and accurate leukemia detection in current clinical practice remains challenging due to limitations in cost, time, and medical experience. To address this issue, this research de…
Physics and Astronomy
First Award
The study of hadronization, the process of quarks combined into hadrons, is pivotal for understanding the universe's formation, yet current theories inadequately explain this process. This s…
Biochemistry
Chemicals found in plants can be beneficial in the treatment and prevention of cancer, however, sometimes they can also be carcinogenic. My project aims to understand if the values of select…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Exploration of formerly uncharted terrain has sparked demand for robotic systems capable of locomotion across rough geometries of terrain. To construct such robots, researchers and engineers…
Physics and Astronomy
Fourth Award
The Magnus effect is a phenomenon where a rotating sphere or cylinder generates a force perpendicular to the airflow. Smooth, vertical Magnus cylinders incorporated into cargo ships act like…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, which causes memory loss and cognitive decline, and often leads to behavioral changes, increasing levels of agitation, a…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Third Award
Modern-day rocket engines employ nozzles to transform onboard fuel-derived, high-temperature and pressure gasses into a high-velocity exhaust that propels the rocket forward. The efficiency…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The effect of the different species of microalgae on the mass of the calcium carbonate chalk in carbonated modified seawater was studied to identify the ability of the microalgae on reducing…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The rotating detonation engine (RDE) is widely considered one of the most promising and interesting areas of propulsion research due to its high energy output and thermal efficiency. The cur…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
There are currently over 103,000 people on the national transplant waiting list. The kidney has the longest waiting list. Once patients are approved for this treatment there are still many r…
Biomedical Engineering
Fourth Award
People with spastic cerebral palsy sometimes develop contractures in the hands that cause the hand to close in on itself, reducing the range of motion (ROM). For children who use their hands…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The recent rise of foundation models has been shown to have immense power in pattern recognition and performing "zero-shot" predictions. A key field that could greatly benefit from leveragin…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
High school students set aside a lot of time to study, but they don't have a structured method of studying. Students often cram for exams the night before, or even minutes before taking an e…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Sustainable Salads for Small Spaces: The Comparison of Lactuca sativa Growth Between Traditional Farming and Aeroponic Growing. Teagan Chisholm-Godshalk, Westfield High School, Westfield, Ma…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
In recent decades, infertility rates have risen globally, with 11% of women and 9% of men experiencing decreased fertility. Studies pertaining to male fertility are abundant, yet studies of…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Orbital debris are known to pose a severe threat of damage or destruction to orbital assets such as communications satellites and the International Space Station. NASA estimates that there a…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Having robots at home could help with accomplishing many daily tasks. As larger percentages of the world’s population begin to age, as well as there being many people with disabilities, havi…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Microplastics pose a significant threat to sustainability for all organisms as they bring toxic chemicals into the ecosystems. In this novel study, public mass spectrometry datasets were sta…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
This paper reports on an innovative under-actuated bipedal lizard-inspired robot that utilizes lateral bending of its body to achieve high-speed stable running. A digital dynamic model of th…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Microplastics (MPs) are everywhere in our daily lives, air, water, and the food chain. Research conducted around the world has confirmed the presence of MPs in water, salt, and other food th…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Autonomous vehicles are predicted to be an enormous disrupter to our economy, creating a massive and unpredictable impact, much like the smartphone on telecommunications. Automation can resh…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Third Award
Current commercial braille displays often cost upwards of a thousand dollars, creating a socioeconomic barrier that is untraversable to many. Research has shown that having braille education…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
First Award
In future interplanetary missions, rockets must land on smooth terrain to avoid damaging their boosters or tipping over. Currently, scientists can narrow down Mars mission landing spots with…
Materials Science
Effectively utilizing atmospheric water is a sustainable solution to short-term water shortages. Fog water meets international safety standards and reduces the technical complexity and cost…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Computer modeling allows for simulating unknown events of the past and the future. Since specific details about the evolutionary process are unknown, I created a model to analyze predator an…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
With the impacts of climate change intensifying, sea level is expected to rise 0.25–0.30 meters by 2050. With a one-degree Celsius rise in temperature, precipitation globally is expected to…
Environmental Engineering
First Award
1.1 billion individuals worldwide, particularly low-income workers in remote settings, are unknowingly exposed to dangerous gaseous concentrations of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs), accor…
Microbiology
Second Award
Plastic pollution is an environmental emergency. Since 1950, over 8.3 billion metric tons of plastic waste has been generated (Asad, 2018). It is estimated that between 75 and 199 million to…
Translational Medical Science
Antioxidants can be used to help prevent neurodegeneration and reduce reactive oxygen species (ROS) associated with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in a C.elegans model. The ROS can tr…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Third Award
As humans gain an increasing reliance on environmentally harmful devices such as cars and factories, organisms in the ocean experience life-altering adversity. To decrease the significance o…