Earth and Environmental Sciences
Harmful algal blooms at a local lake have been persistently concerning in the summer due to the use of fertilizers, among other sources of pollution. The algae grow into harmful algal blooms…
Materials Science
Modern day spintronic devices require the use of strong ferromagnets and precise magnetic fields to generate and control spin-polarized current, restricting their efficiency and applications…
Mathematics
Hampton Roads is located on the east coast of the United States, where it faces the threat of Atlantic Ocean hurricane season. Maximize the evacuation traffic flow is essential when facing s…
Biochemistry
Third Award
Determining transdermal permeability of compounds facilitates an understanding of drug distribution, improving quality of medical care. The study’s purpose was to analyze transdermal drug ab…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Anti-lock braking system (ABS) is a technology standard in all cars and motorcycles today. When the tires lose traction because of braking, the brake pressure is released so the wheels can s…
Environmental Engineering
Automated Recyclable Management (ARM) is a synthesis object detection network and affordable hardware prototype designed to automate the process of recyclable waste classification. By employ…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
A brain tumor is a foreign growth within the brain that disrupts function. Brain tumors are one of the most deadly forms of cancer with a mortality of 80%. As a result, a quick and accurate…
Microbiology
Acinetobacter baumannii is a pathogenic bacterium associated with multi-drug resistant nosocomial infection that has been classified as an urgent threat by the CDC. Phage therapy is promisin…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Schizophrenia is a complex brain disorder that affects 1% of the population and is characterized by alterations in cognitive function, acquisition and expression of behaviors not seen in hea…
Embedded Systems
Over the past few decades, data has grown exponentially. This has become clear in recent years, with the emergence of complex simulations, large databanks, and dense artificial intelligence…
Embedded Systems
With the conception of the mobility aid cane, or more commonly known as a ‘white cane’, being over 100 years old with little improvement to its primary function while still holding the same…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Over the past several years, aggressive behaviors have increased due to a number of issues, including social isolation, which was especially prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic. Counterin…
Biomedical Engineering
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is a form of neuromodulation used to treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, migraines, Parkinson's Disease, anxiety, and PTSD. Outside of cl…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Idiopathic Pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, progressive, fibrotic lung disease with high morbidity and mortality with limited treatments currently available. A key feature of IPF is ai…
Animal Sciences
Fourth Award
Every day, tons of expanded polystyrene (Styrofoam) end up in landfills and waterways all over the world, doing incalculable harm to the environment. Previous studies have found that the Zop…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Electricity access in homes is crucial to a modern-day standard of living, but harnessing energy efficiently from sustainable sources remains challenging. Due to the complexity and price of…
Mathematics
Collatz Conjecture was created in the 1930s by Lothar Collatz and has perplexed mathematicians for almost a century. The Collatz problem is an iteration of n/2, when n is even, and 3x+1, whe…
Animal Sciences
Despite 80% of India’s population incorporating Ayurveda to maintain their health, Ayurvedic herbs consumed to treat depressive moods, impaired memory, and infertility lack evidence to suppo…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Background: Dementia is highly prevalent neuropsychiatric condition characterized by impairments in memory, reasoning, mood, and behavior; yet it has no effective treatment. This project uti…
Microbiology
The purpose of this study was to determine if different types of milk affected the growth and acid production of Bifidobacterium infantis, a powerful probiotic crucial for human development.…
Physics and Astronomy
The ever-present search for extraterrestrial life on exoplanets requires a comprehensive understanding of their atmospheric properties. However, research in this area is sparse, leaving the…
Translational Medical Science
Second Award
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune joint disease that affects nearly 1% of people worldwide. RA disproportionately affects women, indigenous peoples, and those of lower socioeconomic…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Third Award
Current artificial intelligence (AI) systems can learn arbitrarily complex patterns but struggle to generalize and adapt to new situations, making them unsuitable for real-world deployment.…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Third Award
According to the World Health Organization, road traffic crashes cause up to 50 million preventable injuries worldwide each year. Connected autonomous vehicles have been proposed as a soluti…
Physics and Astronomy
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a common technique to scan brains for strokes, tumors, and other abnormalities that cause forms of dementia. However, correctly diagnosing forms of dement…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Greenhouse gases are causing mass climate change, and one of the largest emitters of greenhouse gasses is electricity powered by fossil fuels. Solar panels help reduce our dependence on this…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
First Award
The Arctic is warming three times faster than the rest of the world, causing decreased sea ice and permafrost, changing ecosystems, and threatening the livelihoods of indigenous people. In t…
Physics and Astronomy
Fourth Award
Observations and theoretical simulations suggest that the large scale environment plays a significant role in how galaxies form and evolve and, in particular, whether and when galaxies host…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Diabetes, characterized by hyperglycemia, affects human fertility. The animal model Caenorhabditis elegans is used to research human diseases due to its molecular-level similarities and ethi…
Systems Software
Second Award
Depression is a mental health disorder that affects over 280 million people worldwide and negatively impacts mood, energy, and productivity. Despite its prevalence, misdiagnosis rates reach…