Systems Software
Fourth Award
There are nearly fourteen million individuals with color blindness in the United States. Many individuals with color blindness struggle with differentiating between red and green traffic sig…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Third Award
Wind energy is cubically proportional to wind velocity. As altitude increases, wind velocity not only significantly increases but also becomes more consistent in direction and intensity. How…
Plant Sciences
Human survival and sustenance on Mars depend on sustainable agricultural practices and developing a life support system using in-situ resources. Martian regolith is sterile and devoid of org…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The purpose of this project was to test if caffeine had any effects on people's short-term memory, also testing to see if you could simulate the effects of caffeine using a placebo. If caffe…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Cancer is a worldwide problem, especially breast cancer in women, with the treatment options consisting primarily of chemotherapy. It is not only very expensive but it is known to target fas…
Embedded Systems
Nearly 300 million people worldwide live with significant visual impairment, resulting in decreased quality of life. Difficulties encountered by the visually impaired include avoiding object…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Cancer cells develop resistance to chemotherapy by rewiring their metabolism. In Year-1 of our project, we showed that melphalan-resistant multiple myeloma (MM) cells had higher amounts of m…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
While significant advances in neuroscience have been achieved in understanding, diagnosing, and treating neurological diseases, still much remains to be characterized. The purpose of this st…
Translational Medical Science
Among various subtypes of breast cancer, triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is well-known as aggressive cancer with frequent anticancer drug-resistance and easy metastasis. Nevertheless, t…
Systems Software
Cataracts, which are the clouding of the crystalline lens, are a progressive disease, and its early detection is critical for preventing blindness. There are some manual techniques to detect…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Increasing pharmaceutical options assists diversified and individualized healthcare plans (GLIFWC Commission, 1993). Study compares sustainability of traditionally prepared Nuphar advena rhi…
Mathematics
Distance-based indices on graphs are of interest to chemical graph theorists for their connections to the chemical properties of molecules. In this paper, I study several extremal properties…
Environmental Engineering
Modern electronic equipment and devices have brought unprecedented convenience to people's everyday life. At the same time, they also posed a serious threat to human health and the environme…
Plant Sciences
Conventional agricultural practices have resulted in infertile soils, excessive use of pesticides, nutrient run-offs, reduced microbial activities and depleted water resources for soil culti…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
The purpose of this experiment was to test what compost variable worked best to produce natural gas. If the amount of methane is dependent on the type of compost, then there will be a measur…
Biomedical Engineering
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Surgery is a procedure that involves implanting electrodes that send electrical impulses to target brain regions to disrupt abnormal patterns of neural activity…
Embedded Systems
Maintaining optimal soil moisture is an ongoing issue in agriculture. Over-irrigation can lead to waterlogged soil and disease while insufficient water limits crop yield. Irrigation systems…
Plant Sciences
Plants have evolved diverse and complex defense systems in response to insect herbivory. Insect herbivory initiates signal transduction pathways in plants, leading to the creation of defense…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Third Award
Airborne Wind Energy systems (AWEs) are an innovative variant of wind energy technology that harness the power of high-altitude winds. However, conventional AWEs face limitations due to teth…
Materials Science
As climate change poses a bigger threat to the world, more and more consumers are looking to change their buying habits to become more sustainable. One industry experiencing this change firs…
Biomedical Engineering
This experiment aimed to determine the viability of Gefitinib, an epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitor, as a treatment for triple-negative breast cancers (TNBC) and to illustrate the p…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The purpose of this experiment was to determine if the aquatic plants Lemna minor, Elodea, or Pistia stratiotes affected the levels of nitrates and phosphates in polluted waters. Determining…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Fourth Award
The hazards of fires are some of the most dangerous matters emergency-dispatchers deal with. A myriad of fatal-risks are linked to fires, including the quick spread of inhalable toxic-fumes,…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Contaminants of concern such as Malathion (an organophosphate insecticide) pose incredibly dangerous risks to humans and many species vital to their ecosystems. The EPA reports that 97% of p…
Embedded Systems
As America ages, it's estimated that by 2024, nearly 45% of the country's population will be over the age of 50. While retirement years may be filled with travel, hobbies, and time with fami…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
This project engineered a continuous charge pump for a biodegradable piezoelectric transducer made from wood shavings infused with Rochelle salt. Initially, electrode layout and material wer…
Plant Sciences
Reducing apple tree crop load through thinning is a critical step in the cultivation of a healthy apple crop. Thinning ensures that an apple tree will bear fruit yearly, instead of in a cycl…
Microbiology
In 1928, Alexander Fleming observed the ability of penicillin to kill Staphylococcus epidermidis, revolutionarily classifying penicillin as the first true antibiotic drug. Antibiotics are pr…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
This project used scientific principles to collect statistically relevant data and develop a feasible manufacturing process for piezoelectric transducers with minimal environmental impact. T…
Embedded Systems
The purpose of this engineering design project is to create a system that mimics what an automatic part sorting system does. This is useful as it allows for parts to be sorted without the us…