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 5941–5970
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Introduction: Children with mutations in mannose phosphate isomerase (MPI) develop early liver fibrosis that can progress to require liver transplantation. We have previously shown that MPI…
ISEF · 2020
Environmental Engineering
The main objective of this applied science project is to demonstrate the viability of a novel, low-cost methanotrophic biotrickling filter with the ability to co-metabolise methane as well a…
ISEF · 2020
Plant Sciences
Mass microalgae cultures, desirable for a number of environmentally-friendly applications, remain constrained by cost. A new paradigm posits the construction of artificial consortia to confe…
ISEF · 2020
Biochemistry
Microbially Induced Calcite Precipitation (MICP) is a biochemical reaction that certain urease positive bacteria can perform. Through MICP, said bacteria can precipitate microscopic limeston…
ISEF · 2020
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The Indian Monsoon phenomenon affects upwards of a billion people and through its influence on upwelling, ocean currents, and changes in salinity, plays a critical role in supporting marine…
ISEF · 2020
Plant Sciences
Iron and zinc are critical for human health. Iron anemia is the most common worldwide nutrient deficiency. Iron and zinc deficiency, particularly early in life, can cause permanent developme…
ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
Osteomyelitis is a bacterial infection that has the potential to affect bone microstructure. During the excision procedure for osteomyelitic bone, the surgeons categorize the affected region…
ISEF · 2020
Embedded Systems
A low cost miniature transmitter was constructed and flown on a .91 m diameter mylar balloon in order to determine the relationship between the free lift and the float altitude. The single b…
ISEF · 2020
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
I set out to find the similarities between different aggregating proteins’ amino acid sequences and 3D conformations in neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) using computational methods. Using t…
ISEF · 2020
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Mission-critical communications (MCC) refer to those that support operations involving high risk to human life and property. As RF spectrum becomes highly contested, ensuring mission success…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The K27M mutation in histone H3.3 drives incurable glioblastomas in children called Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Gliomas (DIPG). Research in human cells shows that a deficiency in H3.3 protein…
ISEF · 2020
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Models of metastasis-free survival based on microarray gene expression can be powerful tools for clinicians and have broad applications in risk quantification, genetic research, and palliati…
ISEF · 2020
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Florida’s waters have been plagued by HAB’s (Harmful algal blooms). In the Caloosahatchee, Cyanobacteria are a concern because of their quick proliferation and release of cyanotoxins. One ma…
ISEF · 2020
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Oxidized uranium (U) is soluble in groundwater and can be incorporated in or adsorbed to porous materials it encounters in the environment. In the early stages of fossilization, mammal teeth…
ISEF · 2020
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Cancer originates from genetic and non-genetic alterations which induce not only abnormal cell proliferation, but also abnormal migration. Local invasion involves motile cancer cells advanci…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical Engineering
Exoskeletons are wearable devices that assist the user with a task. Optimal control for exoskeletons is unknown. Human-in-the-Loop Optimization (HiLO), an automated process that uses biologi…
ISEF · 2020
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
As the most dangerous type of skin cancer, melanomas are often misdiagnosed by dermatologists for nevi. Early detection of melanomas is crucial for improving the five-year survival rate. Nin…
ISEF · 2020
Chemistry
Sustainable and hydrophilic cellulose nanofiber (CNF) coated membranes possess wastewater reclamation applications to meet increasing global water demands. In this investigation, CNF coated…
ISEF · 2020
Plant Sciences
Global population growth is far outpacing food production, leading to overgrowth of high protein crops and poor soil health. Legumes are often used in crop rotations to replenish nutrients,…
ISEF · 2020
Plant Sciences
Cigarettes are widely known to be harmful to humans and animals. However, with further research into plant interactions, cigarettes could possibly be harnessed for beneficial purposes, such…
ISEF · 2020
Microbiology
There is a growing concern worldwide that extensive use of antibiotics is resulting in the development of antibiotic resistance among pathogenic bacteria. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a multidr…
ISEF · 2020
Chemistry
Solar thermal energy is an extremely viable solution to solve the global issue of clean water and fossil fuel depletion. However, current methods of solar thermal power generation are expens…
ISEF · 2020
Materials Science
Topological insulators (TIs) are a new class of materials with an insulating interior and conducting surface states. I discovered new two-dimensional TIs based on GeI, that can be applied to…
ISEF · 2020
Embedded Systems
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a condition characterized as a gradual loss of kidney function over time. CKD and other renal diseases are the cause of approximately 1.2 million deaths world…
ISEF · 2020
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
According to the IDC, the world’s data (the DataSphere) will grow to a mind-boggling 175 Zetta Bytes (175 Billion Terabytes) by 2025. Video data is expected to account for more than 40% of t…
ISEF · 2020
Behavioral and Social Sciences
When it comes to students with low academic performance, repeated low scores can negatively contribute to social identity and form an inferiority complex leading to low motivation. This resu…
ISEF · 2020
Translational Medical Science
Hepatoblastoma is the most common liver tumor in children. Those with relapsed or metastatic disease continue to have a poor prognosis and require novel therapies to improve outcomes. PIM ki…
ISEF · 2020
Physics and Astronomy
Observations of pulsars, whose pulses are produced by a beam of coherent radio emission, has revealed two rotation anomalies: timing noise and glitches. I undertake a comprehensive survey of…
ISEF · 2020
Systems Software
Neutron reflectometry is a useful technique to analyze the structure of thin films, but the current methods for fitting models to experimental data are time consuming and require significant…
ISEF · 2020
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction is the main determinant of mortality in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH); yet, there is limited information on the role of RV inflammati…