Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Fatigue is one of the most common complaints and there is no effective way to diagnose it. If a program is created to find the heart rate measurement and blink rate then, through machine lea…
Chemistry
The addition of nanoparticles to materials has the ability to enhance a variety of characteristics such as their mechanical and optical properties. These properties are often highly correlat…
Environmental Engineering
Fourth Award
Anionic dyes are commonly used in the paper, dyeing, petroleum, and textile industries, contributing to global water pollution that harms microbial populations and can be carcinogenic to mam…
Materials Science
Strain gauges are electronics that measure applied force by monitoring changes in the resistance of a circuit. Gauges are produced when interdigitated circuits are placed on an adhesive that…
Plant Sciences
The purpose of my project was to find an effective method of increasing yields in limited production agricultural areas. Finding a cost-effective way to increase production in previously unp…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men and women. In addition, many patients with progressive lung cancer develop latent radiation-induced respiratory damage. The p…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Glioblastoma multiforme is the most aggressive form of brain cancer (<5% of people diagnosed survive for longer than 5 years), with no specific treatment or prevention. For many types of can…
Physics and Astronomy
The hexagon is one of the most useful shapes found in nature. The hexagon is strongest when packed together--think honeycombs--and will shine against compressive forces. It can be predicted…
Energy: Chemical
Fourth Award
Petroleum-based chemistry is responsible for the raw materials needed to produce everyday items, ranging from personal care and pharmaceutical items to industrial solvents. A more environmen…
Biomedical Engineering
The existing navigational system for spinal reconstructions called fluoroscopy presents significant visual and physiological disadvantages. Fluoroscopy has a limited field of view of the spi…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Glaciers have exhibited increased melting rates due to rising global temperatures resulting from climate change. To track the effects of climate change on glacial mass balance, the equilibri…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Fourth Award
Melanoma, a tumor arising from melanocytes, is responsible for most skin cancer deaths. Familial melanoma is linked to germline mutations in the CDKN2A (p16) tumor suppressor gene, which reg…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
On regional and global levels, pollution from highways and industrial activities are major sources of environmental damage. Phytoremediation is the process of rehabilitating the quality of s…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Although opposition to vaccines is as old as vaccines themselves, in recent years, the vaccine hesitancy movement (often referred to as the anti-vaccination movement) has caused a regression…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The purpose of this project is to validate the impact of evidence-based instruction in increasing the phonological awareness skills for individuals with Dyslexia. The hypothesis of this proj…
Animal Sciences
A weekly count of the number of big game animals observed at a particular location in game unit 2B in Northern New Mexico was carried out in the months from September through December of 201…
Biomedical Engineering
In the western world, colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer deaths when men and women are combined. Although conventional colonoscopy may detect a majority of colorecta…
Microbiology
Third Award
Bacterial infections in Cystic Fibrosis patients lead to decreased lifespan. In particular, Pseudomonas Aeruginosa infections are linked to higher mortality. This study examined the use of b…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Self-driving cars are becoming more prevalent throughout our everyday lives. Demand for same-day delivery services is expected to increase in popularity. To be employed in real world, self-d…
Systems Software
This project is an attempt to solve the problem of often unknown data types when handling some sort of computer data. When handling computer data, there may often be files or streams that ar…
Engineering Mechanics
This project strives to create a cost effective fuel injection conversion for small engines and a water injection system that can be scaled up to a full size car. The experiment first lead t…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
This study provides an assessment of the overall water quality of Gulpha Creek and three distinct points of concern within the watershed. It was hypothesized that water quality would be poor…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Third Award
Due to growing interest in reusing grey water to combat drought, soapnuts, a natural berry shell, were studied for the past four years to see if its greywater could be used to irrigate lawns…
Systems Software
In recent years, deep neural networks have found some success in exhibiting human-level cognitive skills, yet they suffer from several major obstacles. One of the most significant limitation…
Engineering Mechanics
Fourth Award
Children with vocal, visual, or auditory deficits are constantly faced with communication barriers. They can show signs of frustration and aggression because of their limited connection to t…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Ground level ozone is one of the most abundant forms of air pollution worldwide. Ozone is regulated by the EPA because of its negative health effects, such as premature aging of lungs and di…
Biomedical Engineering
Purpose: Determine the consistency and accuracy of various step counting devices during three activities: Walking forward, walking on stairs, and steps during daily activities. Tracking step…
Animal Sciences
Fourth Award
Honey is a natural sweetener used for health and medicinal purposes, but it is considered one of the most adulterated food products in the world. Recent studies have yielded conflicting resu…
Animal Sciences
Canine Gaucher’s disease is an inherited Lysosomal Storage Disorder characterized by a near complete deficiency in the catabolic activity of the enzyme glucocerebrosidase. As a result, the m…
Energy: Physical
The goal of this project was to test different materials to see which ones produced the most static electricity. The materials were rubbed against a balloon for one minute, and then the ball…