11705 projects whose affiliated fair was here, most recently in 2026.
ISEF records a state or province for some finalists and not others, so these counts do not add up to the country total.
11705 projects · showing 3151–3180
ISEF · 2023
Translational Medical Science Third Award
Autism Spectrum Disorder is one of the leading neurodevelopmental disorders in our world, present in over 1% of the population and rapidly increasing in prevalence, yet the condition lacks a…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical and Health Sciences Fourth Award
Lithium, the first-line treatment for bipolar disorder (BD), reportedly causes chronic kidney disease (CKD) in at least 20% of patients. To manage BD, physicians prescribe lithium carbonate…
ISEF · 2023
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
One in twenty-six people worldwide develops epilepsy during their lifetime, including myself. Around 30% of epilepsy patients are nonresponsive to medication. It is important to identify the…
ISEF · 2023
Microbiology
Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (Clas), the causative agent of Citrus Greening disease, has ravaged Florida's citrus industry. Because Clas is unculturable, Sinorhizobium meliloti, a close…
ISEF · 2023
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that impacts memory by destroying the neurons of the brain cells. AD is characterized by the presence of two types of prot…
ISEF · 2023
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
miRNAs are small, non-coding RNAs significant in numerous biological processes and disease pathways, proven heavily dysregulated in cancers, with prior literature revealing their potential a…
ISEF · 2023
Microbiology Second Award
Bats, like bees, are a keystone species benefiting the environment and saving farmers billions of dollars in chemicals. However, since 2006, millions of bats in North America have died of a…
ISEF · 2023
Translational Medical Science
Melanoma is a rapidly metastasizing deadly cancer making it crucial to find the most effective treatment immediately. This year in the US, it is expected to be diagnosed in 97,610 patients a…
ISEF · 2023
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
Neuroblastoma is one of the most severe tumors in young children with nearly 500 new cases reported each year. Currently, the only treatments available for this cancer are chemotherapy and r…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Endometrial cancer is the 4th commonest cancer in women. The current treatment options show inconsistent results. There is a newer treatment option called targeted therapy. One example uses…
ISEF · 2023
Plant Sciences
Conventional agricultural practices have resulted in infertile soils, excessive use of pesticides, nutrient run-offs, reduced microbial activities and depleted water resources for soil culti…
ISEF · 2023
Plant Sciences
This project investigated the difference in growth of tomato plants experiencing saline stress when injected with methylene blue dye. The procedures followed were similar to those outlined b…
ISEF · 2023
Behavioral and Social Sciences Fourth Award
Parkinson’s Disease is a slowly progressive neurodegenerative disorder caused by the death of dopamine-producing neurons. Due to a decrease in dopamine, patients suffer from both motor and n…
ISEF · 2023
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Fourth Award
West Nile virus (WNV) is the most impactful mosquito-borne disease in the United States. Since 1999, it has caused over 2,500 deaths and has seriously harmed quality of life for thousands of…
ISEF · 2023
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…
ISEF · 2023
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Second Award
Neural networks are fundamentally flawed. In even the most trivial tasks like digit recognition, they require tens of thousands of training examples to achieve near-human accuracy. In contra…
ISEF · 2023
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…
ISEF · 2023
Mathematics Third Award
Quantum computing is revolutionizing cryptography, as it will render the classical digital signature schemes such as Bitcoin's ECDSA (Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm) insecure. Th…
ISEF · 2023
Mathematics
Pancreatic metastatic cancer prompts the aggressive emergence of a subsect of cancer cells known as Poly-aneuploid Cancer Cells (PACCs) which sustain a state of dormancy called quiescence wh…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
Tuberculosis (TB), a bacterial disease mainly affecting the lungs, is the leading infectious cause of mortality worldwide before COVID-19. To prevent TB from spreading within the body, which…
ISEF · 2023
Embedded Systems
The key to performing well in an emergency room is accurate and quick triage. Therefore, the functions of technology that are related to healthcare should be examined, as they are very helpf…
ISEF · 2023
Plant Sciences
Having active and healthy soil is important. Decomposition of organic matter is vital to healthy soil and better for the health and growth of plants. The amount of microflora activity of fun…
ISEF · 2023
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The current paradigm in genetics states that mutation is random. However, recent studies with Arabidopsis thaliana have shown that the mutation rate and rate of expression of a gene are nega…
ISEF · 2023
Embedded Systems
Being blind can have a significant impact on a person's quality of life since it impairs their ability to navigate the world and participate in activities many once loved. Many people experi…
ISEF · 2023
Earth and Environmental Sciences
A newly invasive tick species, native to East Asia, has recently established itself in 17 U.S. states: Haemaphysalis longicornis, the Asian Longhorned tick. This invasion is of great concern…
ISEF · 2023
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Fourth Award
Herein, doped carbon materials are synthesized from biomass utilizing facile microwave irradiation for supercapacitor application. Lignosol is used as a carbon precursor while ammonium polyp…
ISEF · 2023
Biomedical and Health Sciences Third Award
The rising cases of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), having restrictive repetitive and impaired social behaviors, can be linked to maternal factors during fetal development. Ad…
ISEF · 2023
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this project is to inhibit the growth of pioppini mushrooms via one- and ten-percent solutions of iodine, sodium thiosulfate, and vitamin C, with a combination solution of eac…
ISEF · 2023
Translational Medical Science
Glioblastoma (GBM), the most malignant brain tumor, remains nearly universally fatal despite aggressive cancer treatment involving surgery, radiation and temozolomide (TMZ) chemotherapy. TMZ…
ISEF · 2023
Environmental Engineering
Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) technology is an emerging Li-ion battery chemistry that is being implemented into mainstream electrical vehicles (EVs) - Ford and Tesla recently incorporated the…