Biomedical and Health Sciences
Colitis is a disease characterized by inflammation and epithelium injury in the colon. Colitis tissue consists of a variety of cells interacting with each other and gut microorganisms. These…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Potholes are a significant threat for vehicles as they cause an alarming 33% of all traffic-related accidents in the United States. The current method of identifying potholes is inaccurate a…
Biochemistry
First Award
Suitable vascular and porous structures are critical in tissue engineering scaffolds. Through years of convergent evolution, the geometry of plant and animal tissues has become increasingly…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
It was hypothesized that the solar paver would be more efficient at colder temperatures, due to the greater difference in voltage as electrons move inside the paver. Along with this, differe…
Engineering Mechanics
This project is centered around the engineering and construction of a large-capacity Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) router. CNC routers are computer-controlled machines that utilize t…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
The issue of food waste is a major problem that contributes to the emissions of greenhouse gases into the environment in addition to causing illness in humans. This experiment aimed to devel…
Physics and Astronomy
A defining, yet complicated aspect of tennis is the spin. It was evident that spin greatly alters trajectory after impact, but spin had also been identified to affect aerodynamics while the…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Based on the study conducted at Poznan water treatment plant in Warsaw, which uses freshwater mussels as an early warning system for heavy metal contamination in their water. This study aims…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Since entering the United States in 2014, the Spotted Lanternfly has proven to be a significant threat to plant life and the agricultural economy of its infested regions. As the flies expand…
Mathematics
The classical method of stars-and-bars is used to count the number of ways to place identical items into distinct bins, but is not applicable when the bins are also identical. The aim of thi…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Allorecognition, the process of recognizing tissue of self or close kin through genetic similarity, plays an important role in organ and graft transplant success because it can trigger rejec…
Biomedical Engineering
This project is an invention of a training device that provides treatment for eye disorders such as Strabismus and Amblyopia. The device can perform eye movement exercises prescribed by opht…
Translational Medical Science
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that is responsible for reward, pleasure, and many other functions in humans. Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) causes persistent psychiatric and physical sympto…
Environmental Engineering
As a result of rising temperatures and sea levels, our available land space, freshwater, and food supplies are shrinking, just when they are most needed to support a growing population. Comm…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Detecting Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) at the earliest possible stage is key in advancing AD prevention and treatment but is challenged by confounders with the normal aging processes in addition…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Surgical fires pose a major threat in the operating room (OR) to patients, personal, and to facility. Surgical Drapes served fuel for 85% of fires and 81% of fires involve electrocautery, wi…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) affects about 1.7 million individuals annually. It is one of the leading causes of death and disability in the U.S. The Klotho gene, which plays an important rol…
Translational Medical Science
Antibiotics are powerful medicines that fight certain infections and can save lives when used properly. However, with bacteria becoming more resistant to antibiotics, new methods to treat ba…
Environmental Engineering
Solar energy is non-polluting, renewable, and consistently less expensive over time than other forms of energy. It was hypothesized that different panel designs, in combination with differen…
Physics and Astronomy
It was previously thought that the bizarre phenomena (e.g. quantum superposition and entanglement) observed at the quantum level were specific to only a scale of about 10-9meters or less(1).…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Tertiary lymphoid structures (TLS) are lymph node-like structures that form at sites of inflammation, and their presence in cancer patients is predictive of a better clinical outcome. One si…
Materials Science
Microplastics found throughout our environment have caused increased health concerns. Recent research showed that plastic, pyramid-shaped tea bags were a significant source of microplastics.…
Engineering Mechanics
The bicycle has progressively lost practicality due to the increasing pace of commuting, however, the bicycle follows a desirable concept for modern and future commuting. Bicycles are less d…
Plant Sciences
The presence of healthy dune grass is critical to ensure that sand dunes are stabilized and able to thrive in the harsh coastal environment. This research was conducted with the goal of deve…
Systems Software
Fourth Award
Diagnosing diseases automatically has been an immense challenge, owing to their variable properties and symptoms. On the other hand, Neural Networks (NNs) have developed into a powerful tool…
Microbiology
The growing bacterial resistance to antibiotics is a concern of global proportion. It is imperative that novel compounds with antimicrobial properties be identified for therapeutic applicati…
Biomedical Engineering
216,262,500. That’s the number of steps an average human takes over their lifetime, yet the shoes that humans use to take those steps have not evolved over time and are found to have major f…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
This experiment was conducted in order to investigate the pesticidal capabilities of oil derived from neem (Azadirachta indica), chinaberry (Melia azedarach), and Eastern red cedar (Juniperu…
Biomedical Engineering
Brain-computer interface (BCI) is an upcoming technological development that has shown a lot of potential in the field of medicine in restoring useful functions to people disabled by neuromu…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The purpose of this project was to create a computer simulation of an intersection with no traffic controls (stop signs or traffic lights), and develop artificial intelligence capable of mak…