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 7261–7290
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
Health officials world-wide have reported that the use of hand sanitizer does not affect microbial development on hands and extremities. The purpose of this experiment was to track and recor…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
Meteors are small bits of material that enter the atmosphere at high speed and leave a trail of ionized gas. The objective of this work is to observe sporadic meteors from a platform in the…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Finding a sustainable, cost effective, and environmentally friendly sorption source will prove useful for cleaning contaminants from water supplies, especially for third world countries. The…
ISEF · 2018
Behavioral and Social Sciences
I wanted to understand the factors that influence how effectively a group works together. The main question in this study was about how the gender composition of a group affects how well a g…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
The United States is the leading producing country of corn. The European Corn Borer, Ostrinia nubilalis, are pests of grains, particularly corn. They are North Dakota’s number one corn pest…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics
Background: The BEAM module is being tested on ISS for several environmental aspects like radiation, space debris etc. but one area of concern for astronaut’s health is the acoustic levels,…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
Do you have a belly button? If so, this is the project for you. Bacteria can survive in various environments all over the world. The skin, including the belly button, is no different. While…
ISEF · 2018
Behavioral and Social Sciences
This study investigates if people are more satisfied with a decision after they get advice from a surrogate or by using affective forecasting. Participants 14-18 years old were given a piece…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common form of Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Current chemotherapy fails in approximately 50% of patients; consequently, understanding DLBCL pathog…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering
Transplanting blood vessels frequently fails because the recipient rejects the donor arteries due to their genetic properties. In addition, many available synthetic products on the market ha…
ISEF · 2018
Biochemistry
This study explored the potential of poly beta amino esters for the delivery of drugs, evaluating transfection efficiency, cell viability, and binding affinity. The polymer backbone consiste…
ISEF · 2018
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The purpose of this project was to see if superworms would consume more polystyrene than mealworms over a time span of 168 hours. Comparing the lifestyles of superworms and mealworms,it is l…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology
During bitumen extraction, a mixture of fine silts, hydrocarbons, salts, and soluble organic compounds called oil sands tailings is produced. In Oil Sand Tailing Ponds, crude oil is present.…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Biodiesel has attracted considerable attention during the past decade as a renewable, biodegradable, and nontoxic fuel. In general, biodiesel is obtained from oils and animal fat; however, h…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
The human knees are the largest and the most complex joints in the human body. However due to its actives and the way it is formed, it is also the most injured joint with over 6 million pati…
ISEF · 2018
Microbiology Second Award
The increasing global threat of antibiotic resistance and the exhaustion of terrestrial sources of microorganisms with antimicrobial properties, necessitates efforts to augment the current a…
ISEF · 2018
Animal Sciences
Every year, many birds across the world undergo incredible migrations, by means that scientists still do not completely understand. A better understanding of how birds migrate would lead to…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Chemotherapy, a major cancer treatment approach, suffers seriously from multidrug resistance (MDR), generally caused by innate DNA repair proteins or transmembrane efflux proteins that remov…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software
Developing the habit of reading at a young age is very important. The app developed for this project aims to keep students interested in reading during their transition from picture to chapt…
ISEF · 2018
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Fourth Award
With the ever-increasing popularity of renewable energy, many are beginning to explore the possibility of using solar arrays in domestic and/or compact, urban environments. For the average p…
ISEF · 2018
Animal Sciences
Mastitis (inflammation of the mammary gland) is an economically important health issue in dairy herds. Previous studies found correlations between high somatic cell count (indication of infl…
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry
Food and beverages stored in polycarbonate plastic containers can be unsafe for human consumption because industrial chemicals used in their production can leach into them. Bisphenol A (BPA)…
ISEF · 2018
Mathematics Second Award
The mathematical field of algebraic topology studies the association of algebraic data to topological spaces, which are generalizations of geometric shapes. Since its creation in the early 2…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Our research problem is creating a fully automated hand. This research applies to surgical robotics and the advancement of surgical techniques, but it also has applications in industrial pro…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science First Award
Bruxism, the involuntary grinding and/or clenching of teeth, is a condition which often goes undiagnosed until irreversible damage occurs. Although research on this topic has been extensive,…
ISEF · 2018
Biochemistry Fourth Award
Most Americans, including Native Americans, consume a diet high in fat from grainfed beef. Many of the health conditions witnessed across Indian country can be linked to elevated triglycerid…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
Fertilization of food crops is necessary to improve yields within the short growing season of the Red River Valley of North Dakota. Does nutrient management assist in the stability of pond e…
ISEF · 2018
Materials Science
Recently, microspheres have been receiving a lot of attention for their significance in the local release of drugs. This experiment sought to create a multilayered, biocompatible hydrogel mi…
ISEF · 2018
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The purpose of this experiment was to discover if caffeine or sugar had an effect on a student's ability to focus, and if so, what this effect was. This would help students develop better st…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
Turbidity is an underestimated issue when analyzing water quality. Turbidity, the amount of sedimentation in water, is calculated in the the units of NTU(Nephelometric Turbidity Units) . Tur…