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 6841–6870
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science Third Award
Nanoparticle research is an emerging field of medicine meant to tackle cancer using diverse constructs; however, nanoparticles suffer from improper and insufficient delivery, which has led t…
ISEF · 2019
Physics and Astronomy
White dwarfs, remnants of Sun-like stars which have completed their evolution, are one of the most common types of stars in space. Despite this, a full, surviving exoplanet has never been fo…
ISEF · 2019
Behavioral and Social Sciences
This study investigates if people procrastinate more on assignments that are worth a large percentage of grade or a small percentage of grade (Hypothesis I) and on extra credit or regular cr…
ISEF · 2019
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The goal of Project Simon is to develop the world's most advanced telepresence robot. Telepresence is the use of virtual reality technology, especially for remote control of machinery or for…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
Welsh’s Milkweed (Asclepias welshii) is a threatened species found in Southern Utah. Almost no research has been conducted on how this species reproduces itself. Genetic testing of the speci…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
African American (AA) men are disproportionately affected by prostate cancer (PCa), with almost twice the incidence and mortality as compared to non-Hispanic Whites. AA have been left out of…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Over the past decade, honey bee populations have been declining due to the phenomenon known as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). Nosema ceranae is a microsporidian parasite that has recently b…
ISEF · 2019
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The creation of deep neural networks (DNNs) in the field of artificial intelligence, containing tens to hundreds of layers to learn any complex function, give computers the ability to outper…
ISEF · 2019
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Understanding gene function is important for many reasons; in particular, one could examine the gene of a pathogen to find a weakness, or discover a gene in a human related to cancer. Annota…
ISEF · 2019
Engineering Mechanics
In this project a prototype was designed by the student researcher to test basic hydration levels. The engineering goal was to design a compact, easy to use device to allow for real time mon…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The Ptychosperma macarthurii, commonly known as the MacArthur Palm, is an underutilized palm. Ethanolic extracts were made from the palm’s seeds collected from fruits were tested on HeLa Cer…
ISEF · 2019
Biochemistry
Metformin is the most widely prescribed drug worldwide for treating diabetes and it is becoming a promising drug for the treatment of a multitude of conditions including metabolic syndrome,…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
Although melanoma is treatable with early detection, it accounts for nearly 80% of all skin cancer-related deaths. Diagnosis is limited to time-consuming and expensive biopsies, leading to l…
ISEF · 2019
Behavioral and Social Sciences Third Award
Patients who suffer from Neurological Disorders, such as strokes, experience difficulty when communicating with others due to various factors such as paralysis or the inability to speak. For…
ISEF · 2019
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Third Award
Detecting negative obstacles (ditches, potholes, ledges, downward stairs, and other dropoffs) is one of the most difficult problems in perception on autonomous robots. Although a significant…
ISEF · 2019
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Physical activity monitoring is very useful in understanding personal health condition and developing recovery plan of patients. It has been of great interest in using accelerometer data to…
ISEF · 2019
Earth and Environmental Sciences
In the United States, 20% of land is susceptible to sinkholes. Designs derived from civil engineering (structural health monitoring system (SHMS) and wireless sensor network (WSN)) and compu…
ISEF · 2019
Translational Medical Science
Ewing’s sarcoma (EWS) is a highly aggressive type of cancer that primarily occurs in children and young adults. Doxorubicin (DOX) is a commonly used anti-cancer drug for the treatment of EWS…
ISEF · 2019
Physics and Astronomy
Safety is the key to successful space exploration. Away from the surface of the Earth’s magnetosphere, astronauts require artificial shields, both physical and electromagnetic, to protect th…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Purpose: Cancer is a leading cause of death in the United States. Research has shown that cancer is a genetic disease, and using microarrays to determine the expression levels of genes in ti…
ISEF · 2019
Plant Sciences
Tomatoes, Solanum lycopersicum, are a staple food around the world. Their unique flavor and availability make them popular. In the United States, tomato plants are commonly established in gr…
ISEF · 2019
Animal Sciences
Allelopathy is the process in which one organism produces compounds that influence the growth, development, and survival of other organisms in its vicinity. Although more commonly associated…
ISEF · 2019
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Sterol regulatory element binding protein 1 (SREBP-1) is a master transcriptional regulator that controls the transcription of genes required for lipid and fatty acid production. Previous st…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
A way of potentially preventing the increase of water pollution is the process of bio-remediation. This process includes exposing microorganisms to wastewater and pollutants and using their…
ISEF · 2019
Environmental Engineering
Can Raton Basin produced gas well water be reused for agriculture? Last year’s project determined produced water is comparable to other water sources for agriculture in a hydroponic system.…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Ionizing radiation causes numerous adverse health effects. Concerns include an increase in nuclear energy consumption because it causes alarm for ionizing leaks, and human’s extraterrestrial…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Water-borne skin-infection pathogens pose a significant threat to rural and occupational coastal environments, particularly in the fishing industry. While bee honey has been found effective…
ISEF · 2019
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Fourth Award
The goal of this project was to create a comprehensive test, automated and not requiring laboratory blood analysis, for the prediction of diabetic retinopathy and cardiovascular risk, utiliz…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a cardiovascular disease that triggers sudden cardiac arrest in people of all ages. We conducted tests with six chemotherapy drugs that reinforced separa…
ISEF · 2019
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The purpose of this project is to study how the Toll-like receptor 8 (TLR8) pathway prevents tumor-induced T cell suppression. Tumor-induced immunosuppression is important to study because i…