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 7381–7410
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software
Over the past few decades, Computer Aided Diagnosis systems have grown in popularity to improve mammogram performance. Currently, most systems do not suggest diagnosis; rather, a majority of…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science Second Award
Development of a Drug-likeness Rule for Natural Products Saadh Ahmed Northview High School, Johns Creek , GA, USA In the field of drug discovery, the first steps are crucial to the overall s…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering Second Award
The EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Act establishes the Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) for arsenic, the #1-ranked toxin, in public water systems. The limit was reduced from 50 ppb to 10 ppb becau…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering Second Award
One of the direst threats to our ecosystems and public health is heavy metal pollution. The results of ecological bio-magnification and accumulation in animal and human tissues has led to th…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics Second Award
Novel methods and devices, which can print conductive inks and 3D architectures, are desperately needed. A multi-material 3D printer capable of printing electronics would revolutionize moder…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science
Powassan virus is a causative agent of tick-borne encephalopathy that has shown a 375% increase in the United States in the last five years alone. There is currently no cure for infection by…
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry
In the past several decades, research regarding volatile organic compounds (VOCs) released from various sources, particularly plastics, has found them to create massively adverse health effe…
ISEF · 2018
Embedded Systems Third Award
The purpose of this project is to design a multidimensional atmospheric sensor platform to facilitate the monitoring and visualization of airborne pollutants and improve the accessibility of…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Drosophila Schneider 2 (S2) cells are commonly cryopreserved for long-term storage for use in biological and pharmaceutical product research. While fetal bovine serum (FBS) allows for higher…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering
The influenza A virus causes acute respiratory disease in humans. Each year, seasonal influenza affects 3-5 million people, with approximately 500,000 deaths worldwide. Thus, the rapid diagn…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
Curcumin has gained prominence for its pharmacological and medicinal applications, including antioxidant and anticarcinogenic properties. However, its low oral-bioavailability and stability…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering
There is a great need for a more effective in vitro disease model of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) for use in high throughput drug screening. It was hypothesized that oleic acid a…
ISEF · 2018
Translational Medical Science
Diseases are diagnosed based on physical attributes that define the disease. Many diseases such as cancer rely on invasive methods such as biopsy for detection. Others are hard to detect ear…
ISEF · 2018
Engineering Mechanics
To combat the main source of headaches, neck tension, a smart cervical neck brace was devised using Raspberry Ri and Arduino System. Patent and literature research demonstrated no such techn…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award
The primary objective of this project is to develop autonomous Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) to generate semi-dense point clouds of the interior of buildings. These point clouds can be used…
ISEF · 2018
Physics and Astronomy
In this study, a quantum processor was developed using a YBCO superconductor (high critical temperature). The YBCO superconductor was made through a mixture of individual chemicals. Josephso…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical Engineering Second Award
Tissue engineering (TE) aims to repair and regenerate damaged tissue by optimal combination of the patient’s own cells with an appropriate biomaterial. In this work, a novel biomaterial for…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The most common cause of Acute Myeloid Leukemia is the mutation of the NPM1 protein. Cells can only differentiate when NPM1 is in the nucleus because the protein NPM1 carries with it master…
ISEF · 2018
Environmental Engineering
Every day millions of loads of laundry including synthetics are done in the United States alone. During washing, microplastic fibers are released from the fabric and discharged into the wast…
ISEF · 2018
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Second Award
Polygenic developmental diseases affecting humans like autism spectrum disorder often have unknown causes and are difficult to cure. Gene expression and regulation is among the most importan…
ISEF · 2018
Chemistry
According to the World Health Organization, approximately 40 million people worldwide are infected with HIV-1. While there is no cure for HIV-1, Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART)…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software
The election of Donald Trump was a major political surprise for citizens of the United States because for months the American public had been told by polling-based predictive methods that Tr…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The reason for this science fair project was to see if body mass index (BMI), stomach girth, and skinfold measurements indicated whether individuals are pre-disposed to diabetes. The hypothe…
ISEF · 2018
Systems Software
Many cardiovascular, liver, and kidney diseases, including lung cancer, cirrhosis, and kidney failure, are undetectable in their early stages, and as these diseases progress into their later…
ISEF · 2018
Behavioral and Social Sciences Second Award
Over the last three years, I have developed a new diagnostic screening test for dyslexia. My test is based on research that suggests dyslexia is an auditory processing disorder rather than s…
ISEF · 2018
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The purpose of this study was to analyze the dietary patterns of Sea Lion predation on Salmonids. Salmon species are protected under the Endangered Species Act and Sea Lions are protected un…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammatory condition of the human gastrointestinal tract with no known cure; periods of subsided inflammation are followed by periods of hyper…
ISEF · 2018
Mathematics
Riemann sums are a way of understanding integrals. Riemann sums have practical applications as they can be used to measure areas such as a lake easier than other methods. However, Riemann su…
ISEF · 2018
Biomedical and Health Sciences Third Award
Glioblastoma is the most common and aggressive type of brain tumor in adults, primarily treated with the chemotherapeutic agent Temozolomide (TMZ). However, many tumors are initially resista…
ISEF · 2018
Embedded Systems Second Award
At standard switching frequencies, short-circuit current is a leading cause of power dissipation in a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) platform. Certain systems, such as missio…