ISEF · 2019
A Safer Pipeline Design
Engineering Mechanics
The idea for this experiment came from my dad and brother, they have worked in the oil field for quite a long time. I came up with this idea by talking about the issue of oil spills. The cri…
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11705 projects whose affiliated fair was here, most recently in 2026.
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ISEF records a state or province for some finalists and not others, so these counts do not add up to the country total.
Projects
11705 projects · showing 6331–6360
ISEF · 2019
A Search for Exoplanets in High Metallicity Open Clusters Using a Large Scale Photometric Algorithm
Physics and Astronomy
Open clusters are a group of about 100 to 1,000 gravitationally bound stars in close proximity to each other. However, because the stars in open clusters are very close in proximity, gravita…
ISEF · 2019
A Secure Implementation of Mendelian Randomization via Multi-Party Computation
Systems Software Fourth Award
Finding correlation and causation between lifestyle habits and disease remains a major public health goal of our society. With the usage of genetic, lifestyle, and epidemiological data, we a…
ISEF · 2019
Asguardian Cyber: A Customized Cybersecurity Program to Prevent Intrusions from Hackers
Systems Software
In 2018, the total cost of cyber attacks globally has summed to over $1T and the annual cost of global cybercrime is projected to reach $6T by 2021. In the US, 4,000 cyber attacks occur each…
ISEF · 2019
Ash Me Again! Looking for U in All the Unusual Places at Golema Pest, Macedonia
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Continuously occupying Europe and western Asia for 300 millennia, Neanderthals survived three major glacial periods there and invented more efficient methods to flake Middle Paleolithic (MP)…
ISEF · 2019
A Simple Method for Protein Purification
Biochemistry
Protein Purification has traditionally been carried out by a method of column chromatography. This method requires expensive equipment and takes longer to get a pure protein. However, this m…
ISEF · 2019
A Smartphone-Based, Point-of-Care Iron Sensor Utilizing Colorimetric Techniques
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
Iron deficiency, a leading cause of anemia, is one of the globe’s top nutritional disorders according to the World Health Organization. Hemochromatosis, on the other hand, is a genetic disor…
ISEF · 2019
A Solution to Varroa Mite Infestations Using RNA-interference
Animal Sciences
Honey bees are responsible for 30% of the world’s crop production and billions of dollars of the United States’ agricultural income. Without the managed bee population, the global economy wo…
ISEF · 2019
Assessing the Angular Dependence of Skull-to-Brain Impact Dynamics to Inform Future Bicycle Helmet Design
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
Bicycle helmets are designed to balance both safety and comfort. To understand the design trade-offs, testing methodologies need adequate fidelity to measure the relevant variables. Because…
ISEF · 2019
Assessing the Effectiveness of Iron Oxide Nanoparticles against Bacterial Growth
Microbiology
The purpose of this investigation was to determine the effectiveness of iron oxide nanoparticles as an anti-microbial agent against Escherishia coli, Bacillus cereus, and Pseudomonas fragi.…
ISEF · 2019
Assessing the Effect of Light Pollution on Courtship Behavior of Drosophila melanogaster
Animal Sciences
Light pollution effects organisms throughout the entire ecosystem via disruption and interference of reproductive fitness. Drosophila melanogaster were chosen for this study because of the i…
ISEF · 2019
Assessment of Allium sativum and Persea americana as a Natural Corrosion Inhibitor on Carbon Steel
Chemistry
Corrosion inhibitors are substances that slow down the process of corrosion in metals. In this study, an innovative natural corrosion inhibitor was synthesized using avocado oil and garlic e…
ISEF · 2019
A Step Towards Solving Foot Pain: A Revolutionary Shoe with Magnetic Levitation to Reduce Ground Reaction Force
Biomedical Engineering
216,262,500. That’s the number of steps an average human takes over their lifetime, yet the shoes that humans use to take those steps have not evolved over time and are found to have major f…
ISEF · 2019
A Study of the Speech-to-Song Illusion
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The speech-to-song illusion is the blurring of music and speech perception in which spoken phrases are heard as music after repetition. The illusion effects might be different for musicians…
ISEF · 2019
A Survey of Lake Crescent for Endemic Salmonid Spawning Sites Using eDNA
Animal Sciences
Located in Olympic National Park, Lake Crescent is a glacially carved lake isolated ˜7,000 years ago by a massive landslide. It is home to two endemic salmonids; the Beardslee trout (Oncorhy…
ISEF · 2019
A Survey of Lichen Diversity in Fulton County OH Cemeteries and Spectrophotometric Analysis for Use as Air Quality Indicators, Year Two
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The purpose of this project was to determine whether lichens could serve as viable bioindicators of the presence of metal pollutants. Lichens are known sulfur dioxide air quality indicators.…
ISEF · 2019
A Systems Dynamics Model Exploring the Continuous Biodegradation of Plastic
Environmental Engineering
The global plastic production increases every year. In 2015, the worldwide plastic production was 322 million metric tons, an amount that will eventually be converted to waste. Due to lack o…
ISEF · 2019
A Tool to Predict Sex Discrimination
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Despite sex discrimination laws, this serious problem persists. Last year, I created a new construct called Sex Perspective (SP) Taking. This is the ability to see oneself as being the oppos…
ISEF · 2019
A Trust Model in Bootstrap Percolation
Mathematics
Bootstrap percolation, which originated from the field of statistical mechanics, is a class of monotone cellular automata describing an activation process which follows certain activation ru…
ISEF · 2019
Augmented Reality for Autism
Embedded Systems
The purpose of this project is to create affordable augmented reality glasses to help children with autism better recognize emotions. Research conducted by Stanford University indicates that…
ISEF · 2019
Autism Diagnostics Tool Using Gesture Recognition and Machine Learning
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Autism Spectrum Disorder is the fastest growing developmental disability in America with the CDC labeling 1 in 59 children as Autistic. Currently within the Autism Diagnostics field, due to…
ISEF · 2019
Automated Supplementary Greenhouse Lighting Controller
Engineering Mechanics
In order to extend the growing seasons, crops are grown in greenhouses year round using a combination of sunlight and artificial lighting. Some growers measure light and manually operate the…
ISEF · 2019
Automatic Traumatic Injury and Concussion Alert System (ATICAS)
Biomedical Engineering
In recent years, the number of concussions sustained while playing sports has skyrocketed from 1.6 million to an alarming 3.8 million concussions per year. While the increase in knowledge of…
ISEF · 2019
Autonomous Maze Solving
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
This project's goal was to develop a system capable of navigating a maze given the system limitations of the Arduino platform. The first step was coming up with the logic behind the path sho…
ISEF · 2019
Autonomous Real-Time Testing of Escherichia coli in Oak Creek Watershed
Environmental Engineering
Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a coliform bacteria that indicates the presence of fecal matter. In Oak Creek Watershed in Sedona Arizona, E. coli exceeds the water quality standards set by th…
ISEF · 2019
Autonomous Visual Tracking of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The DoD uses various Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for important missions. Communication between the UAV and the ground base is crucial, and knowing the location of the UAV is constantly n…
ISEF · 2019
A Wearable Sensory Tactile Aid Device for Visually Impaired Individuals
Embedded Systems
There are five senses: taste, smell, touch, hearing, and sight. Now imagine losing one of those senses, how much would your life be altered? Currently, there are over 200 million people worl…
ISEF · 2019
Battling Blindness in Premature Babies: An Image Processing and Machine Learning Based Application for Early Detection and Prevention of Retinopathy of Prematurity
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP), observed in infants born preterm with low birth weight, is a leading cause of blindness worldwide. ROP shows no external signs or symptoms. Currently, the g…
ISEF · 2019
Beetles Beware: Effects of Various Biopesticides on Callosobruchus maculatus Behavior
Earth and Environmental Sciences
This experiment was conducted in order to investigate the pesticidal capabilities of oil derived from neem (Azadirachta indica), chinaberry (Melia azedarach), and Eastern red cedar (Juniperu…
ISEF · 2019
Behind the "Screnes" and Our Sleep
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Americans ownership of smart phones increases rapidly by the year. Due to this rapid increase Checking your phone becomes constant habit throughout the day. The purpose is to identify how ou…