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 5191–5220
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering
As climate change transforms the world, it is essential to identify and counter global threats to the environment and its people - especially in the case of wildfires. On the rise over the p…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Prolonged opioid use after surgery causes substnce abuse and opioid use disorders. Physicans are prescribing opioids at high dosages and for longer durations of time than reccommended amount…
ISEF · 2021
Engineering Mechanics
Shrouds are used with many modern day propellers, and my prior experience with underwater robotics has led me to apply this passive method to improve motor performance. This project looked a…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology
SARS-CoV-2 has struck as a major global pandemic causing COVID19, infecting over 109 million. Infection and pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2 is mediated through the key proteins; Spike Protein and…
ISEF · 2021
Translational Medical Science
Blood testing for target protein concentrations remains the number one way to diagnose and monitor chronic diseases like arthritis, heart failure, and thyroid-related conditions. However, bl…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Fishing is one the most significant drivers of declines in ocean wildlife populations. Overfished stock numbers have nearly tripled in half a century and a third of the world's assessed fish…
ISEF · 2021
Biochemistry Third Award
Protein secondary structure is defined by the local interactions between amino acid residues and it is widely used in protein structure and function analysis. Secondary structure information…
ISEF · 2021
Engineering Mechanics Second Award
Most modern aircraft have an elliptical lift distribution (ELD) that results in induced drag across its entire wingspan. Induced drag leads to adverse yaw, the undesirable tendency for an ai…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this investigation was to ascertain the public’s perception of GMOs as well as the accuracy of their labeling. Through lab experiments involving DNA extraction, PCR, and elect…
ISEF · 2021
Systems Software
Quantum computing promises to provide algorithmic speedups for a number of tasks; however, similar to classical computing, effective error-correcting codes are needed. Current quantum comput…
ISEF · 2021
Mathematics
Quadratization is a transform of a system of ODEs with polynomial right-hand side into a system of ODEs with at most quadratic right-hand side via the introduction of new variables. It has b…
ISEF · 2021
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
The Protein Folding Problem is characterized by the question on how a protein’s amino acid sequence can determine its three-dimensional atomic structure. Increased understanding and accurate…
ISEF · 2021
Systems Software
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on people across the world. In the United States, the initial shortage of pandemic response supplies such as PPE, COVID-19 test kits, and ventila…
ISEF · 2021
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Accurate assessment of ventricular volumes and cardiac function is essential for diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease, screening for cardiotoxicity, and decisions regarding the…
ISEF · 2021
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Soybean is a major crop grown in Arkansas. Studying plant development is important to inform management decisions such as irrigation or chemical applications to maximize yield. The chlorophy…
ISEF · 2021
Earth and Environmental Sciences First Award
The Dana Glacier, located in the Sierra Nevada mountains, is rapidly melting away. I wanted to measure the volume of the remaining ice. This is difficult as there is no way to directly obser…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy
We all know of the Big Bang Theory and how the universe exploded into existence, but there are a few inconsistencies with this theory. These inconsistencies are called the Flatness Problem,…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy Third Award
Simulations run on quantum computers are efficient tools to capture the quantum properties of fundamental particles more effectively than classical computers in high energy physics (HEP) sim…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy
Anomalous X-ray Pulsars (AXPs) have not yet been extensively studied using radio telescopes, and so there is a lack of knowledge regarding their emissions and locations. Studying neutron sta…
ISEF · 2021
Earth and Environmental Sciences
There is a growing concern within the meteorological community regarding how the world should be handling the forecasting of tropical cyclones. Rapid intensification is happening more and mo…
ISEF · 2021
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
There is a clear correlation between prolonged exposure to ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and development of lethal disease. Today, there exists no personalized, quantifiable measur…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry Fourth Award
Commercial white-light LED lamps are typically made with InGaN blue LEDs coated with yellow phosphors containing rare-earth elements, such as cerium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG:Ce3+).…
ISEF · 2021
Embedded Systems
Over a quarter of older adults in the US fall each year and falls are the second leading cause of injury deaths worldwide, with 80% of deaths in low- and middle-income countries. Quick assis…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology
The goal of this research is to observe and analyze the capabilities of Escherichia coli to express the type I collagen triple helix through use of a plasmid vector. Type I collagen is a str…
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Single use plastics are increasingly common in society, with waste from bottles, packaging, and containers filling up landfills and damaging ecosystems worldwide. At the same time, 3D printi…
ISEF · 2021
Engineering Mechanics Fourth Award
3d printing is becoming more important and useful every year. Almost every single engineering company uses 3d printing in some way. Despite this many schools don’t have 3d printers. This is…
ISEF · 2021
Engineering Mechanics Fourth Award
Last year I set out to research why it was so hard to stop a tsunami and what kind of barrier I could design that would limit the amount of devastation that one created. I found some remarka…
ISEF · 2021
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Third Award
Paternal exposure to environmental toxicants, malnutrition, and stress is associated with increased disease incidence in their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Recent resear…
ISEF · 2021
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
In the US alone, there are currently 17.8 million affected by Atopic Dermatitis (AD), commonly known as Eczema. It is characterized by itching and skin inflammation. AD patients are at highe…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The purpose of this investigation is to determine the effects of glucose oxidase enzyme enhanced honey as a topical wound healing accelerator. The antibiotic treatment will be applied to bis…