23 projects whose affiliated fair was here.
23 projects · showing 1–23
ISEF · 2026
Biomedical Engineering
Brain health plays a critical role in overall well-being. Conditions like brain tumors can disrupt normal function and if malignant, will spread to other tissues with potentially fatal conse…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Sleepovers are often considered a definitive part of adolescence and strengthen the bonds of crucial friendships. Sleepovers, however, may have unintended repercussions, which is why many pa…
ISEF · 2026
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Growing up, I often compared myself to others, which led me to wonder whether it was possible to quantify self-esteem and how academic performance can influence it. Because the pressures fol…
ISEF · 2025
Materials Science
Frequent forest fires, persistent air pollution, and the COVID-19 pandemic have sparked a surge in the widespread use of disposable face masks. At the height of the pandemic, 1.6 million ton…
ISEF · 2025
Animal Sciences
This project sets out to test the effect that light intensity has on the growth of mealworms. By letting the meal worms grow in 3 different magnitude of lumens and one group in the dark, the…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
People in the United States spent an estimated $2.7 billion replacing lost items in 2017, while identify theft claimed 15.4 million victims, at a cost of $16 billion to the US economy, in 20…
ISEF · 2019
Energy: Physical
The purpose of this project was to design a device that would rotate solar panels to an angle where they can obtain the maximum amount of sunlight in one day. It is really important to look…
ISEF · 2019
Systems Software
The primary purpose of this project was to create a C++ program complete with a graphical user interface capable of calculating private information in both the RSA cryptosystem and the Ellip…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Physical
The purpose of this project was to create a buoy capable of generating a sustainable source of energy by harnessing the natural oscillating motions of waves. The buoy is designed with a smoo…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Physical Second Award
The goal of this research project was to use antenna simulation software to model the gain and radiation patterns of a variety of novel, unconventional, and previously untested microwave ant…
ISEF · 2018
Embedded Systems
My project “Piezocentricity” will save time as well as lives. On August 25, 2001, a small Cessna passenger plane crashed and burst into flames shortly after takeoff, killing all aboard. The…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
Macrophages (Mfs) of the amphibian Xenopus laevis are morphologically and functionally distinct; depending on whether they are differentiated by the colony stimulating-factor-1 (CSF-1) or in…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Physical
The objective of this research project was to utilize 3D printing and additive technology to produce a high efficiency antenna that could be readily produced anywhere, including space, for t…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Overlapping polymerase chain reaction (O-PCR) is a common technique used in diverse fields to 'stitch' individual strands of DNA together. Previously, STITCHER was created to automate primer…
ISEF · 2016
The purpose of this project was to determine if the use of a) pyrolytic graphite heat sinking and of b) phase change material affects the performance of a Stirling engine. Rotational speed a…
ISEF · 2016
Systems Software
There are more than 12,000 species of ants, but the only species known to eat pollen as a regular part of their diet are the turtle ants (genus Cephalotes); however, their diet in nature is…
ISEF · 2016
Translational Medical Science
This research examines the effect of targeted inhibitors on melanoma tumor immunity. Background: While inhibitors/targeted therapies to driver oncogenes (mutated BRAF and MEK in the MAPK pat…
ISEF · 2015
Freshwater tidal wetlands process pollutants and stabilize shores from erosion while providing habitat, food, and nesting areas for wildlife. The National Park Service has attempted to resto…
ISEF · 2015
Biomedical and Health Sciences
About 90 percent of humans are right handed. Left-handedness has previously been linked with dyslexia (Geschwind and Behan). However, the connection between handedness and dyslexia has only…
ISEF · 2015
Systems Software
Bronchiolitis is one of the leading causes of hospitalization during infancy in the US with almost 150,000 admissions per year; it is mainly caused by rhinovirus (RV) and human metapneumovir…
ISEF · 2014
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Because of their wide range of behaviors and social structure, as well as ecological and economic influence, dolphins are highly important to oceanographers and therefore have been thoroughl…
ISEF · 2014
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The purpose of this experiment was to determine if ocean acidification could be causing damage to stem cell processes in aquatic organisms based on what effect varying levels of aquatic pH c…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Researchers have recently found that the immune system of purple sea urchins is more diverse than previously believed. The diversity within the purple sea urchin immune system is derived fro…