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 5341–5370
ISEF · 2021
Environmental Engineering Third Award
Micron-sized aerosols which are the dominant mechanism of spread for influenza and tuberculosis are implicated as the likely mode of transmission for COVID-19. This study examines whether ae…
ISEF · 2021
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality globally, made particularly deadly by asymptomatic metastasis in the early stages of cancer development. A solid understanding of the dyn…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
The presence of copper in water is easily overlooked and not addressed. If this rate of negligence is continued, it can have devastating consequences on the environment. Many methods to remo…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this research was to discover if added polyamines affected the growth rates and root-to-shoot ratios of droughted and nondroughted soybean plants. Soybean plants were given ex…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy
The creation of nanofilm (sheets of nanoclusters) are widely used in many materials today for structural engineering and electronic equipment. Manipulating and observing nanocluster growth i…
ISEF · 2021
Physics and Astronomy
The effect of wing shape on a paper airplane’s flight, or rather gliding distance was tested by launching two different airplane designs fifty times each. After every flight the distance bet…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease that is characterized by loss of dopaminergic neurons of the substantia nigra, negatively affecting motor control and causing symptoms…
ISEF · 2021
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The purpose of this experiment was to determine if adding biochar to chicken manure would affect phosphorus losses. This is important due to the recent boom of chicken barns in the Nebraska…
ISEF · 2021
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Based on USDA’s 2017 Census of Agriculture data, 99% of farmed animals in the US are raised in Animal Feeding Operations (AFOs) or Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs). These AFOs…
ISEF · 2021
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Due to COVID-19, millions of K-12 and college students have been required to transition to online school, an underdeveloped and questionable medium for education. Even in hybrid learning pla…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology
SARS-CoV, SARS-CoV-2, and MERS-CoV are three human coronaviruses (HCoVs). They each cause pathogenic and infectious diseases that have damaged society. The spike (S) protein resides on the H…
ISEF · 2021
Earth and Environmental Sciences
In order to gauge the response to the coronavirus in Boston, the air quality at several public transportation stations was measured before and during lockdown. Throughout the entire experime…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical and Health Sciences Third Award
Investigations indicate that diabetic patients with myocardial infarctions (MI) have an increased risk of acute kidney injury (AKI) post-MI. In diabetic MI, blood hemoglobin (Hb) rises, whic…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences
The purpose of the project is to determine which protein supplement is best for baby goats, kids. The hypothesis is that if the kids are given the pre-made food, then they will grow faster t…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences
Oxidative stress in blue light exposed C. elegans was previously assessed because human adults spend approximately 11 hours per day exposed to excessive blue light from various technologies…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels are on the rise due primarily to the burning of fossil fuels. A previous study by Karowe & Grubb (2011) found, when grown under elevated CO2, Brassica…
ISEF · 2021
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
It was hypothesized that the solar paver would be more efficient at colder temperatures, due to the greater difference in voltage as electrons move inside the paver. Along with this, differe…
ISEF · 2021
Cellular and Molecular Biology Third Award
lnterleukin-22 (IL-22) is a regulatory cytokine in the IL-10 family. Numerous intestinal cell types including absorptive and secretory cells express IL-22RA1, the IL-22 receptor. Intestinal…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
The process investigated in this project is the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis and its effect on plant growth. Plant growth was taken by measuring height, biomass, amount of flower…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology
This experiment explores the effect of five natural antimicrobials on E.coli K12 and ampicillin-resistant E. coli. Due to the increase of drug-resistant bacteria, medical researchers are exp…
ISEF · 2021
Translational Medical Science
The purpose of this project was to further understand the impact that over-the-head listening devices contribute towards noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL). A primary cause of noise-induced h…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry
Current chemical and physical processes to treat wastewater containing dyes have high costs and are contradictory because they produce more pollution during the process. Titanium (IV) dioxid…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences Fourth Award
60% of deaths worldwide are caused by various chronic inflammatory diseases that vary from arthritis to inflammatory bowel disease. Past studies have revealed that certain chronic inflammato…
ISEF · 2021
Biochemistry
Pulsed ultraviolet light (PUVL) serves as a processing method that retains natural appearance of foods, lacks residual compounds, saves energy, and is considered environmentally friendly. Al…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences
This experiment is attempting to manipulate the coral associated microbiome by adding a collective amount of native putatively beneficial microorganisms for corals (pBMCs). Currently there i…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical Engineering
In the field of neuroscience, rat brain models are crucial for research and experimental testing. One of the leading solutions for animal and human experimentation is using phantoms: functio…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration mandates that Red 40 must be listed by name on food and product labels. Red 40 is made from plant, animal, or mineral sources. Red 40 has been linked to…
ISEF · 2021
Behavioral and Social Sciences Third Award
Acute brain injury may lead to memory loss and cognitive dysfunction. There are many factors that could cause these injuries, including mechanical trauma and strokes. For the successful rest…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
Invasive plants such as Nandina domestica are a danger to native ecosystems. Controlled burns in Hot Springs National Park have restored some invaded areas to their original state, which is…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences
Sugar in processed foods has contributed to increasing obesity and health issues in the American population over the last few decades. The main research into this issue focuses on more compl…