Microbiology
I conducted this experiment to observe the air quality in agricultural settings once learning how unsafe the air pollution has become in these environments. I tested the air quality by placi…
Environmental Engineering
Fourth Award
Hydroponic farming is rapidly gaining popularity because of its consistency and sustainability. Thousands of hydroponic farms are being built around the world as reliable food sources to mat…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Can biodegradable hydrogels be used as an efficient way to conserve water in soil for plants, and is this a sustainable and sufficient source that can be used in conditions where soil would…
Microbiology
Experiment using in vitro science to offer an intelligence on the most synergistic combination between antibiotics and antipyretics against a familiar biofilm-forming pathogen, Staphylococcu…
Microbiology
Can natural disinfectants, such as essential oils, be as effective as more potent, commonly used disinfectants? The goal of this experiment is to compare the effectiveness and safety of comm…
Microbiology
Purpose: To determine the best way to store your toothbrush and the best way to decontaminate your toothbrush. Procedure: Colonization Process 1. I brushed my teeth, and then right after bru…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Hi-C, a chromosome conformation capture-based method, allows researchers to interrogate chromatin interactions between any two genomic loci in a bulk of cells and study the spatial arrangeme…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Confirmation bias is a subconscious bias in which people selectively search for, interpret, and remember information in a way that confirms their pre-existing beliefs. The purpose of my rese…
Translational Medical Science
I chose this project because the world around us is filled with information about products and substances. With the push of Vape sticks and alternatives like CBD, and the consequent sanction…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The purpose of this project is to aid individuals and communities by moving snow. A robotic snow plow would be able to be controlled from inside a house to remove snow from sidewalks and dri…
Microbiology
The purpose of this experiment is to do an environmental swab for bacteria on different surfaces of sports equipment. 18 different types of sports equipment were sampled. It was hypothesized…
Environmental Engineering
Second Award
Agricultural tile drainage, a method of providing drainage for fields, can cause large amounts of nutrients to be leached out of fields. Nutrients can be absorbed into the rainwater, which i…
Environmental Engineering
2 billion people lack access to safe, clean drinking water in their homes. Of those, 8 out of 10 lacking basic drinking water services live in remote or rural areas without coordinated water…
Chemistry
Ink can be made from different plants and contain additives to intensify color. Using a spectrophotometer, I tested combinations of 5% acetic acid, gum Arabic and potassium aluminum sulfate…
Animal Sciences
Which marine pollutants are the most harmful to marine life? Seeing as water Daphnia are an imperative piece in the marine environment's food web, the goal of this experiment is to test the…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The purpose of this project is to create a robot that is capable of aiding teachers in their daily tasks. Many teachers have tasks that require them to deliver papers, books, and/or other su…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Since 2020, our world has been full of low communication and no sight of physical smiles. Because of this, I wanted to see if people, after the pandemic is starting to slow down, if they wer…
Microbiology
Which carries the most bacteria a cow, cat, dog or human 1. Swab the ear and nostril or cow, cat, dog, human. 2. Inoculate prepared petri dishes. 3. Seal all petri dishes with parafilm.4. In…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Agriculture is an ever-changing industry. Agricultural drainage tiling has become much more common in recent years. Agricultural drainage tiling has numerous benefits, but there are drawback…
Microbiology
Purpose: To see how effective different types of soaps are against bacteria and to compare Commercial, Natural, and Environmentally Friendly soaps to determine which category of soaps are mo…
Microbiology
Experiment using petri dish science to offer an intelligence for selection of antibiotics creating the least amount of resistance. Antibiotic resistance is when bacteria develops the ability…
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance is becoming a large problem across the United States. 2.8 million people are affected by antibiotic resistance each year and 35,000 patients affected die. This project…
Environmental Engineering
The purpose of this project is to develop remediation techniques to restore salt contaminated soils back to productive farmland. The ultimate goal of this study is to develop an inexpensive…
Animal Sciences
The purpose of this experiment is to determine the more effective method of deworming cattle between an injectable solution and a topical solution. This will be determined by taking a group…
Animal Sciences
Honeybees are an essential part of both natural ecology and human agriculture. Monitoring beehive health is an essential component of beekeeping. Proper monitoring is needed to prevent Colon…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Does social confidence increase or diminish with age? I wanted to test various ages and see if they had enough confidence to speak up when they noticed an error. People would want to know th…
Plant Sciences
Inspired by the low and declining cropland microorganism populations in agriculture today, the goal of my study was to determine if specific cropland soil adjustments could better prepare so…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
At a conscious level, humans react to music with physical changes, where “sad” and “happy” music cause variations in mood and heart rates. The question that then arises is whether the human…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Fourth Award
The Red River Valley has seen large quantities of rainfall in recent years, which has caused many farmers to tile their fields. I constructed and tested a simulated tiled environment to see…
Environmental Engineering
Dried Distiller's grain with solubles (DDGS) is an abundant by-product of bioethanol and distiller plants with the potential to be developed into cost-effective biocomposites. Rather than wa…