Mathematics
First Award
The Two-Way Partitioning Problem is an NP-Complete problem that seeks to find a partition of a set of integers: given an input multiset S of n positive integers, separate the integers of S i…
Biochemistry
Nanotechnology and nanoscale science are practiced at nano scale (1-100 nanometers), this scale is so small it involves interaction with atoms and molecules. Nanoparticles have been used for…
Biomedical Engineering
Advances in current treatment methods for Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM), surgery followed by chemotherapy and radiotherapy and surgery, have not improved the prognosis of GBM. The objective…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Fourth Award
Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a highly aggressive form of breast cancer with a lack of effective treatment options and high rates of metastasis. Angiogenesis, the formation of new…
Translational Medical Science
Fourth Award
Research depicts a lack of cost effective, efficient FDA approved medical tools for early diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases, particularly Alzheimer’s Disease [AD] and onset dementia. R…
Mathematics
Fourth Award
Gerrymandering is one of the biggest problems in American democracy. Political parties have, in the past few decades, used redistricting as a method of maintaining political control. Often,…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
VisiAide uses a novel context-based machine learning approach to use mobile devices to guide the visually impaired by detecting obstacles along their path, identifying objects, and detecting…
Chemistry
Volatile organic compounds are significant precursors of atmospheric ozone and secondary organic aerosols, and different compositions of VOCs have different effects on atmospheric reactions.…
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this study was to test different hydrogels made by the researcher and compare how much moisture they held in soil. The researcher wanted to find an alternative to polyacrylate…
Biomedical Engineering
Type-1 Diabetes (T1D) affects around 1.6 million (CDC). Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) accounts for almost 56-74% of T1D-induced mortality. During the past decade, DKA-admission rates have incr…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
This project presents a novel adaptive learning approach that not only enables a system to learn and evolve on its own but also explains its predictions, even for expansive problem domains t…
Embedded Systems
Studies have shown that there are challenges with medication adherence among the elderly and that these challenges are further aggravated by having to take multiple medications. Problems are…
Systems Software
Second Award
The emergence of Brain Computer Interface (BCI) technology presents an interesting avenue for improving the lives of patients with neuromuscular disorders. BCI monitors brain signals from a…
Biochemistry
With impending lunar settlement, atmospheric CO2 concentration should be examined to observe the effects on the growth of plants for food production. The purpose of this experiment is to dis…
Biochemistry
Third Award
Parkinson’s disease is characterized by the irreversible decline of dopamine, a neurotransmitter that regulates the nigrostriatal neuromodulatory system, which results in the rise of dysfunc…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The American Cancer Society estimates that 23,660 Americans will die of leukemia in 2022. It is the eighth-most lethal form of cancer and the second among children. Accurate and early diagno…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory autoimmune disease that affects 23 million people worldwide. It is a clinically heterogeneous disorder characterized by the attack of inflammator…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Alien invasive species (AIS) cause habitat destruction, lower crop productivity, climate change, and significant losses in global biodiversity. Global efforts to control rapid expansion of A…
Translational Medical Science
Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs) result in more than 100,000 fatalities and cost more than $35 billion annually in the USA alone. More than 50% of HAIs can be prevented by following prope…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
America is the second leading producer of beer in the world, producing more than 211.17 million hectoliters per year (Conway 2021). Breweries are gaining notoriety as ecologically friendly d…
Microbiology
Why is water a limited resource? High water demand requires greater time to filter the water for return to the environment. Pollution limits freshwater filtration. Many aquatic plants filter…
Physics and Astronomy
Due to the New Horizons mission, a lot of questions have risen about Pluto. This project aimed to simulate the process of elements condensing back onto its surface as it revolves away from t…
Biomedical Engineering
Heat exhaustion is the leading cause of death in student- athletes. This project proposes the idea of creating a system to remotely monitor individual student-athletes' temperature to preven…
Translational Medical Science
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome alters development that translates to life-long health problems. Probiotic treatment has known to have health benefits that may alleviate these problems. The purpose o…
Chemistry
Activation of C-H bonds is at the center of chemical transformations of hydrocarbons, which are primary products of the petroleum industry. However, efficient C-H bond activation remains an…
Biochemistry
Casein-based plastics could be a solution to the petroleum-based plastics that are plaguing the world. Using renewable and common monomers that are renewable and available around the world,…
Microbiology
First Award
Bacterial biofilms account for 80% of all chronic microbial infections. ESKAPE pathogens form dense, multispecies biofilms that are resistant to most antibiotics. In this project, a combinat…
Plant Sciences
Fourth Award
The Environmental Protection Agency reports nearly half a million contaminated sites throughout the U.S. Rhizoremediation is a promising solution to this global public health concern, as cur…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Flipping a coin is accepted as an unbiased method to produce a random 50:50 outcome, but kinematics suggest a coin flip should be deterministic, and therefore predictable. I tested whether I…
Environmental Engineering
Excessive soil salinity can decrease plant available water resulting in poor turfgrass growth conditions. The purpose of this project is to determine if time domain reflectometry (TDR) instr…