Behavioral and Social Sciences
In the past, there have been more males in fictional literature. Now, the ratio of female to male authors is closer to half and half, but studies have shown that there is still a significant…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
This project looks at the aerodynamics of different semi fairing designs and their drag coefficients. This study looked into reducing diesel consumption by increasing the aerodynamic efficie…
Translational Medical Science
Fourth Award
Liver cancer is the third leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, resulting in over 800,000 deaths each year. About 90% of all primary liver cancers are characterized as hepatocellular car…
Physics and Astronomy
Schlieren imaging is used to show gradients in the temperature and density of air, water, and other materials. It does so by sending light through the test area and filtering out the light t…
Physics and Astronomy
Hot Neptunes are extrasolar planets that are similar in size to Neptune in our solar system but are much closer to their host stars, completing an orbit in 10 days or less. The origin of hot…
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this project was to determine if a hardy rootstock system may be grafted with a productive branch scion to form a productive hybrid. Russian Olive trees are known to be very s…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Cancer cell migration is an important part of the growth of secondary tumors as they invade local tissue, thus finding safe interventions to cancer cell migration can be an important tool to…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The purpose of this experiment is to be able to show a simplified replica of the complex systems inside of acoustic liners. This will demonstrate the destructive interference that an acousti…
Chemistry
Third Award
Nanoparticles are of significance because of their small size and unique characteristics. Few studies have been conducted on the synthesis of manganese nanoparticles. This project was among…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Poor balance in the elderly has caused many falls, serious injuries, and deaths over the years. To reduce the incidence of falls, a systematic assessment was done on the elderly population i…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The basis of this project is on a structural component known as a lap joint. Lap joints can be conjoined with bolts to connect two plates of metal together. Forces can be applied to the syst…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
This experiment examines the effects bio plastics made from Kentucky Bluegrass seeds have on deforested ecosystems viability. Species are being eradicated due to deforestation, and are unabl…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Liquefaction-induced lateral spread is a dangerous soil phenomenon that can cause immense amounts of damage to communities worldwide. This phenomenon is not well studied and has led to the d…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Motivating people to take science-backed public health measures is critical. I studied whether messages encouraging people to protect others are more effective than messages encouraging peop…
Animal Sciences
The project's purpose was to demonstrate that Galleria mellonella larvae could feed on polyethylene. The project was conducted at school, where the larvae were kept in 2 plastic boxes (34.6…
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of this experiment was to test whether using the flagstick affects the likelihood of a putt dropping. We engineered a slide/ramp device so that we could get the same exact roll e…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
In my 2022 SUCCESS Science Fair Project, I am building a Prosthetic Hand using Microcomputers and Sensors. The goal of building this prosthetic hand is to make a prosthetic hand that can com…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Water is the most important natural resource. There are many ways to prevent water evaporation, including the recently used “Shade Balls.” These four inch polyethylene balls cover reservoirs…
Translational Medical Science
Development of Novel, Selective, Orally Available Small Molecule CDK9 Inhibitors for Prostate Cancer Therapy - Mechanistic studies Abstract: Amplification of N-MYC causes its overexpression…
Materials Science
This project presents the first automated screening method for predicting high-performance materials, with special emphasis on novel superhard materials. Superhard materials are key for many…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The main purpose of this experiment is to determine if current high school students (grades 10-12) prefer to use virtual or physical libraries and which library they actually use more. I def…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The purpose of this project was to determine if grass clippings can potentially be refined into an alternative heat source. Throughout the summer, grass clippings are produced in large quant…
Biochemistry
Native Americans use Navajo tea and lemonscent native herbs for a variety of purposes like ceremonies, prayers, smudging, and medicine. The purpose of this project was to determine the antio…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Purpose: Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), caused by abnormal retinal vessel growth, is a leading cause of worldwide blindness in children today. A treatment of ROP is to prevent pathologica…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Over the last two years of research into alternative energy sources using microbial fuel cells (MFC), I have answered the questions of which lake mud and which material generated the most el…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Fourth Award
Air travel keeps the world connected; but despite its benefits, the sector accounts for 2.1% of global CO2 emissions. We designed and tested an experimental model for an electric aviation en…
Physics and Astronomy
Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) is a cutting-edge cybersecurity protocol that utilizes superposition and quantum measurement to detect an eavesdropper. However it is currently not widely avai…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The watersheds in the western United States experience many anthropogenic impacts, this project focuses on the Jordan River watershed (sourcing north of Utah Lake, running through Salt Lake…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
This project measured implicit bias in high school students. I collected data by administering 903 surveys. Minority candidates scored overall approval ratings that were ~.3 points higher th…
Translational Medical Science
Second Award
This study evaluated the cytotoxicity of two Centella asiatica (CA) methanolic leaf extracts on the metastatic, triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) cell line MDA-MB-231. CA is a plant regio…