Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Second Award
Current prosthetic arm technology often lacks intelligent dexterity, haptic feedback, and are lucratively expensive ranging from 20,000 to 100,000 dollars. The engineering goal of this proje…
Biomedical Engineering
Fourth Award
During Phase 1 (2020-2021), a 3D printed ventilator was created with a modular design that could use multiple power sources to mitigate the shortage of ventilators during the COVID-19 pandem…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
As the use of solar energy expands, there is a rising demand for Photovoltaic modeling programs which can track, monitor, and predict the energy output of solar arrays. However, the high cos…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
First Award
Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide, with 15 million people suffering from its debilitating effects each year. 87% of strokes are ischemic, where an artery narrows or becom…
Biomedical Engineering
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects over 16 million people, and is a leading cause of mortality in the United States. Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) and oxygen therapy are co…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Fourth Award
The practice of redlining, which gave rise to the racial segregation of American cities, has significantly contributed to the structural, institutional, and systemic racism apparent in today…
Systems Software
Fourth Award
The purpose of my project is to provide a cost-effective, portable, and accurate solution to diagnosing glaucoma. Glaucoma is a major health issue in less developed countries (LDCs), where t…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Fourth Award
Lung cancer is the second most diagnosed form of cancer in both women and men and is the leading cause of cancer death as it accounts for 1 in 4 cancer deaths. Radiologists have to examine a…
Microbiology
Fourth 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…
Translational Medical Science
More than 70 countries approve the consumption of artificial sweeteners (Ogungbemi et al., 2019). People, including pregnant women, regularly consume artificial sweeteners to substitute suga…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Fourth Award
Alzheimers, a degenerative brain disorder, affected 6.1 million Americans in 2021. This debilitating disease is affecting more individuals each year. It disrupts an individual's cognitive ab…
Mathematics
Graph theory is the study of relationships between objects. Whether those objects are city blocks or web pages, graph theory can provide significant insight into optimization. A specific are…
Microbiology
Our project title is Determining which Acne Medications Prevent the Growth of Staphyloccocus Epidermis Most Successfully. It was created by Solunne Fedovskiy, Lily Reilly, and Avi Crosby. We…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Fourth Award
Wildfires have caused significant economic losses and human health damages in California. To minimize the losses and damages, it is imperative to understand the key drivers of wildfires and…
Plant Sciences
Second Award
Martian agriculture may be the most cost-effective means to develop a sustainable human life support system on Mars by employing in-situ resource utilization to convert atmospheric CO2 into…
Microbiology
Second Award
Early blight, a fungal disease, leads to annual crop losses of up to 70-78% in tomato, potato, and bell pepper crops. Current treatment requires repeated application of chemical fungicides,…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the sixth leading cause of death in the world, and has no method for prevention or effective treatment. A promising method of predicting it is through analyzing t…
Environmental Engineering
Since their invention decades ago, single-use plastics have shaped the way people live. However, in recent years, light has been shed on the dangers they pose to marine ecosystems due to rel…
Environmental Engineering
Second Award
Beach pollution is an ever-growing global challenge that negatively impacts coastal ecosystems. Current solutions either involve having humans pick up pollutants (inefficient) or using beach…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Purpose: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is aggressive cancer with a poor prognosis. Most patients with AML ultimately relapse and succumb to cancer progression after receiving standard treatme…
Materials Science
More than 70,000 diabetic patients have amputations annually due to wound care complications. Poor circulation and hyperglycemia-related nerve damage, which are complications of diabetes, pr…
Biochemistry
Extracellular vesicles (EVs), lipid bilayer-surrounded spheres of cytosol, hold a crucial role in exchanging cellular information. They transport numerous proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids…
Materials Science
Hydrogels have received significant attention over the past 30 years due to their potential applications in tissue engineering and drug delivery; however, they still have limitations: poor m…
Biomedical Engineering
Fourth Award
Current orthopedic implants are restricted in the level of patient specificity and biological interaction they can achieve. The demand for more effective and less intrusive reconstructive or…
Translational Medical Science
Fourth Award
Congestive heart failure (CHF) affects millions of patients and is associated with a high mortality rate. Early detection and treatment can improve outcomes and avoid hospitalization, but it…
Materials Science
Molecular-based electronic devices show promising applications in future new generation technology. Magneto-optical Kerr effect (MOKE) demonstrates the interaction of light with magnetic mat…
Biomedical Engineering
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) have come to be considered as genetic biomarkers for different types of cancers. Certain VOCs are linked with multiple types, while others are linked with t…
Environmental Engineering
During the COVID-19 pandemic, face masks have become a critical part of the personal protective equipment for front-line workers and the public, resulting in an acute shortage of effective a…
Translational Medical Science
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus that has been declared a global pandemic since March 2020. Reverse transcription polymerase chain react…
Translational Medical Science
Fourth Award
1.5 million Americans suffer a traumatic brain injury every year. Without proper rest after even a mild concussion, repeated injuries to the brain build up and can lead to complications such…