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 7171–7200
ISEF · 2018
Mathematics
The exploration of Egyptian Fractions is part of the field of pure mathematics, Number Theory. First used by the Egyptians to express fractions with 2 in the numerator or 10 in the denominat…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Convolutional neural networks (ConvNets) are currently the state-of-the-art model for image classification; however, training them is computationally expensive. In addition, there are no gen…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences First Award
The purpose of the project was to determine an alternative to synthetic pesticides. It was hypothesized that Armadillidium would not survive in the presence of T. harzianum. Phase I included…
ISEF · 2018
Animal Sciences
Due to much controversy in the past, there is currently much uncertainty as to whether or not current herbicides are safe. The purpose of this project is to study the effects of herbicides a…
ISEF · 2018
Animal Sciences Fourth Award
Local anesthetics are widely used in a variety of medical procedures. Although they are safe and efficient in managing pain, complications can arise in what is known as local anesthetic syst…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
In the past decade, Cookeville’s population has grown by 11%. This rate of urbanization will prove to be harmful to local infrastructure and watersheds. Thus, I wanted to investigate its imp…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics
This research project endeavors to create an amphibious, teleoperated robotic vehicle capable of navigating aquatic and terrestrial environments that are potentially hazardous to humans, and…
ISEF · 2018
Plant Sciences
RNA editing acts as a critical component of plant biology because of its ability to generate RNA and protein diversity in eukaryotes, resulting in specific amino acid substitutions, insertio…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
PURPOSE: To determine which countertop disinfectant works best against different microorganisms. PROCEDURE: (Kirby Bauer) 1. Sectioned desired agar plates into plates into four sections 2. A…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering
Medical bracelets can save lives, but often lack the information for appropriate medical care. Will a dynamic QR code medical bracelet connected to a Bluetooth medical technology carrying ca…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
Contamination in water poses a serious and mostly undetected threat. It is necessary for people to have an economical option to test the water they drink in their own homes. The goal of this…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology Fourth Award
No effective vaccine against Zika, a positive, single-stranded RNA virus, has been developed. A major obstacle in the design of an antiviral peptide vaccine is the cross-reactivity between t…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Renewable wind energy shows promise for other uses beyond electricity for homes. This project proposes a method that will utilize the electricity generated by a wind turbine to move a water…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software
The ability to communicate is almost entirely lost by paralyzed individuals. In patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis alone, 75% will need communication assistance, and in a completely…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
Cardiovascular and Arterial Diseases are leading causes of death and responsible for more than a fourth of US deaths. Current Detection Methods are only implemented when symptoms appear, by…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The purpose of this experiment was to prove that activated carbon can neutralize the harmful effects of Imidacloprid, a pesticide. Using activated carbon can be a way for farmers and landown…
ISEF · 2018
Energy: Physical
In a world with rapidly progressing technologies and integration of electrical devices, our need for energy is larger than it ever has been. With limited natural resources, our dependence on…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering Second Award
This research has created an innovative gas-separation membrane by combining inorganic membranes with polymeric membranes. A highly selective polymer (polybenzimidazole) and a highly permeab…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software Second Award
The rapid proliferation and adoption of speech recognition systems in our day-to-day lives result in greater consequences for possible vulnerabilities. Previous research has proven that host…
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry Second Award
Spin-based devices could enable revolutionary applications such as room temperature quantum computation. Ferromagnetic semiconductors showed promise in literature in creating a spin device a…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
Galactic cosmic rays (GCRs) are highly-energetic charged particles that produce atmospheric air showers of secondary subatomic particles, such as muons, detectable by scintillating ground ar…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Arsenic, “king of poisons,” threatens public health on an unprecedented scale with over 140 million people in 50 countries drinking water contaminated with arsenic at levels above the EPA/WH…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences Third Award
Hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide–gated (HCN) channels are voltage-gated channels in cell membranes of the heart and brain. The Ih current, also called the pacemaker current, pla…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
Currently there are cleaning methods that help eliminate ringworm-causing fungi on surfaces like wrestling mats; however, there is no way to check whether or not the ringworm has been comple…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
Antibiotic resistance has become a pressing topic in modern medicine, and many scientists are seeking solutions to eliminate the need for antibiotics. Bacteria communicate to each other to f…
ISEF · 2018
Behavioral and Social Sciences Fourth Award
Every year, over 600,000 people suffer from stroke and spinal cord injuries in the U.S. alone, and about 80% of acute stroke survivors lose motor skills of the arm and the hand. It may consi…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
This project aims to find the most efficient combination of components in the building of a wireless power transmission unit (WPT) using generated polynomial functions. In experimentation, t…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology Third Award
Migraines are the third most prevalent illness in the world, and migraine symptoms (e.g. severe pain, visual disturbances, nausea, and cognitive impairments) all impede daily life. At the ne…
ISEF · 2018
Materials Science
Lipid nanoparticles are gaining increasing attention due to their intracellular drug delivering capabilities, especially with their ability to deliver gene-editing materials such as componen…
ISEF · 2018
Mathematics Fourth Award
Learning from classified and unclassified data is generally categorized as semi-supervised learning (SSL). Traditional, graph-based SSL (GBSSL) algorithms operate by designing a relatively s…