Microbiology
Turmeric has been applied to a bleeding wound because of its antibacterial property and fast healing quality. But applying dry turmeric is significantly messier and troublesome to carry in a…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Cancer metastasis poses a significant threat to global public health, accounting for an estimated 90% of cancer-related deaths, due to a lack of effective anti-metastatic agents. The overexp…
Animal Sciences
Second Award
Bioluminescence is present in a diverse range of organisms. One of the most studied luminous organisms is the firefly, a member of the Lampyridae family. Firefly bioluminescence is produced…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Cryptocurrencies were first created in 2009, however were not deemed as a good investment by many until 2020. With the increase in market capitalization for numerous cryptocurrencies, it gav…
Translational Medical Science
Neuroblastoma is one of the most severe tumors in young children with nearly 500 new cases reported each year. Although medications for this disease exist, current treatments are often ineff…
Physics and Astronomy
Within the centers of about 3% of galaxies, there is luminous emission at 22 GHz originating in Microwaves Amplified by Stimulated Emission of Radiation (masers) from water molecules. Some o…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The element of surprise in the world of military aviation is stealth which determines an aircraft's survivability. Exploring advanced aviation technology influenced the investigation into th…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Global warming and the increasing amount of pollutants in our oceans, rivers, and land have been slowly increasing throughout the years. Many of these environmental problems our earth is fac…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Third Award
In the troposphere, ozone is a harmful secondary pollutant formed by chemical reactions between nitrogen oxides (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). In 2020, COVID-19 lockdowns broug…
Translational Medical Science
Osteoporosis is difficult to diagnose since it does not show any signs or symptoms. Current commercially available options are expensive and must be conducted in a laboratory or clinical set…
Biomedical Engineering
Due to the rapidity of leukemia progression, some patients are not able to obtain a fast diagnosis before safe treatment options become ineffective. In acute myeloid leukemia (AML), myelocyt…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
As burgeoning crises have exposed failures of the drug discovery cycle - an inability to quickly and effectively develop new drugs - artificial intelligence-based drug repositioning models a…
Systems Software
Right now, most game engines only use a form of simulating physics called rigidbody physics. Rigidbody physics engines work well but are very limited as they only support simulating solid an…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
In our world, there is concern about environmental quality, including the impact of air pollution, and to a lesser extent, ionizing radiation. The Purple Heart Spiderwort (Tradescantia palli…
Animal Sciences
Fourth Award
Harmful algal blooms on lakes across the globe have become more common as a result of climate change. Cyanobacteria in the blooms produce harmful toxins which have significant consequences t…
Plant Sciences
Purpose - The purpose of this design project is to find a more efficient way of planting corn crops in order to increase a farm’s output. This information can be used to help farmers, especi…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
In recent years, significant advances in the fields of assistive robotics and AI have been made to help those with disabilities experience the world with more autonomy than ever before. Howe…
Translational Medical Science
Doctors utilize tests such as fluorescent imaging to detect cancer. However, given the high costs of up to $250 per target fluorescent probe, testing for different types of cancers can be un…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Access to remote technology has become increasingly important due to the growing need for innovative telecommunication between human to machine operations in everyday life. However, there is…
Systems Software
Third Award
Cybersecurity is a major problem in today’s world, and malware detection is critical defensive approach. Although numerous antivirus programs exist, the majority of them detect only exact or…
Systems Software
My project is about modeling professional basketball with data science and machine learning. Data science and analytics currently have significant impacts on the NBA’s best teams. NBA teams…
Systems Software
Modern applications such as voice recognition rely on the ability to compare signals to pre-recorded ones to classify them. However, this comparison typically needs to ignore differences due…
Translational Medical Science
Artificial intelligence is becoming a more widely utilized technology in the healthcare industry to improve predictability and consistency. However, this powerful technology does come with s…
Embedded Systems
In this project we use machine learning (ML) to dynamically filter long reads of data to remove noise and apply our method to nanopore DNA sequencing. Although nanopore sequencing presents m…
Biochemistry
Due to human neglect, wastefulness, and laziness, microplastics within our waters are a rising concern for the environment and its inhabitants. Certain enzymes like MHETase and PETase are vi…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The stock market is a very complex system in which many people gain and lose money. Using artificial intelligence, this experiment is going to attempt to use human sentiment to develop a mod…
Biomedical Engineering
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), the leading cause of death for toddlers and infants with 15,000 annual deaths, occurs for unknown reasons while sleeping, however is detectable through b…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Third Award
Audio streaming has become more prevalent in daily life through music, phone calls, and online meetings, among other applications. However, effectively streaming high-quality audio poses a c…
Plant Sciences
The NMMI stem team engaged in a project that utilized and incorporated naturally occurring materials to produce a viable alcohol-free and eco-friendly hand sanitizer that could rival competi…
Biomedical Engineering
Fourth Award
A reputable study (Heijnsdijk et al., 2002) found that only 62% of grasping actions using laparoscopic graspers were a success. One reason for this low success rate could be the way the grip…