Physics and Astronomy
If four different fertilizers are applied at two different rates, then the Agrium with 44%nitrogen at the lowest rate (50%) will have the most significant difference and will be the most cos…
Energy: Chemical
The purpose of this project was to create a pair of gloves that gives the visually impaired the ability to read any text and recognize and say aloud the value of any currency notes and provi…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Third Award
Mycobacterium smegmatis mc2155 is a commonly used model organism for Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which is one of the most serious bacterial infections in the world and has become increasingl…
Systems Software
The student varied the diverging length, angle, and exit area of five rocket nozzles in order to optimize their performance. Controlling how the propellant expands is key to optimization. It…
Mathematics
Second Award
Lung cancer is the deadliest cancer claiming 159,480 deaths in 2013 (American Cancer Society). Lung cancer may also become chemotherapy and radiotherapy resistant. Manganese Superoxide Dismu…
Energy: Physical
The goal of this project was to prevent a trailer from flipping easily by adding more stability to it. In that case, I hypothesized that if stabilizers were added the trailer would have less…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Second Award
The early and accurate diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is often challenging, yet critical to the matter of a patient’s life or death and the quality of remaining life. The purpose of t…
Physics and Astronomy
Third Award
Recently, there has been a world-wide supply problem with rare-earths and so, there is a great incentive to develop strong magnets with reduced amount of rare-earths. Superconductors are one…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Our project involves analyzing sets of genomic sequences and the underlying similarities and interconnected relations between them. Our project makes use of homology groups and the Smith-Wat…
Energy: Physical
Which test piece design is least effected by the instability caused by vortex shedding and how can changing the design make the test pieces more stabile? The purpose is to determine how vort…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Second Award
Alcanivorax borkumensis has an important biotechnological application: these bacteria are able to degrade hydrocarbon contaminants during oil spills. To effectively use the bacteria, it is i…
Chemistry
The purpose of this experiment was to test the combination of two different inhibitors on the 8266 Multiple Myeloma cell line. While conducting this experiment, all of the materials, procedu…