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 8041–8070
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
The microbiome of a “healthy” vocal fold in a human model has yet to be characterized in the relatively new field of otolaryngology. The use of bacterial identification as a comparison of he…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Coral reefs are a critical part of the ocean’s ecology, being home to 4,000 fish species and 700 types of coral. Increasing levels of carbon dioxide are causing the oceans to acidify. This a…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
In a time where antibiotics are becoming increasingly ineffective, especially against our most common bacterial infections, the student researchers believe that part of the solution involves…
ISEF · 2017
Systems Software
Every year, NBA draft picks are wasted on seemingly generational talent. Front office executives enamor the raw talent that some players exhibit and inaccurately evaluate their draft stock -…
ISEF · 2017
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Unlike homogeneous cellular bodies, cancer is best understood as a diverse community of heterogeneous cells that interacts through complex ecological interactions. Intratumor interactions, s…
ISEF · 2017
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Safe, effective, and reliable gene therapy has been heralded as the future of medicine in the 21st century. Technologies for editing and regulating genes based on the CRISPR/Cas9 system have…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The focus of the study was to examine possible effects of genetics and external factors on teenagers’ tendency to choose one sport over another. Trainability of athletes, familial influence,…
ISEF · 2017
Systems Software
Purpose: To investigate more efficient school bus routing techniques and the possibility of dynamically generating school bus routes using a genetic algorithm and other metaheuristics. Proce…
ISEF · 2017
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
This work proposes a generative architecture that incorporates a natural approach to data synthesis. The Adaptive Variational Memory Encoding (AVME) model learns to represent data in an iter…
ISEF · 2017
Systems Software First Award
Python's list.sort() is uses an extremely sophisticated and highly tuned algorithm, designed to minimize the number of comparisons necessary to sort lists with real-world structure. However,…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering Second Award
With over a billion people affected by lack of access to freshwater, desalination is an important avenue to ameliorate this crisis. Prior research by the author demonstrated the feasibility…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Chemical
The goal of this research was to develop an efficient, portable and cheap MFC that utilizes untreated bacteria, found in natural resources, as an energy source. The electrode and carbon spon…
ISEF · 2017
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Microarray technologies are used to understand the driving forces in genomics and proteomics through high-throughput measurements of interactions among DNA, RNA, peptides, and proteins. Univ…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
The purpose of experimentation was to determine the inhibitory effects of the cis form of 1,2-Dichloroethene (cis-DCE), a widespread toxic chlorinated solvent contaminant, on the growth of t…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
RNA-based infectious diseases have been sources of large-scale epidemics and pandemics resulting in millions of casualties worldwide. Detection of these biological agents normally involves m…
ISEF · 2017
Mathematics
Western music is based on two concepts – Harmony, which is the simultaneous sounding of multiple notes (chords), and Voice Leading, which is the temporal motion of these notes (voices). The…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
New survey telescopes and advances in observational technology have allowed astronomers to collect more detailed data about the universe than ever before. More efficient automated data analy…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of the project is to determine if fire extinguishers can be made using only sound waves to combat fire. My hypothesis was that sound waves with any frequency will extinguish a fi…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Is it radioactive? That's what everyone asks when I tell them that I test items from Prince William Sound (PWS) beaches with my family. I am concerned with what is, and what will be, washed…
ISEF · 2017
Embedded Systems Second Award
Earthquakes are devastating natural phenomena which affect regions across the world. The recent Rome earthquake of 2016 or the memorable Nepal Earthquake of 2015 each claimed hundreds of liv…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
Graphene and Carbon nano-materials are amongst the most exciting materials of the next decades. Graphene’s superbly low resistivity and extraordinary strengths characteristics give it tremen…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is an incurable, progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the intracellular accumulation of alpha-synuclein (aSyn). aSyn oligomers have been implicate…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Mucociliary clearance of toxins from the respiratory tract epithelium depends on a precise ratio of ciliated to goblet cells. If this ratio is low, mucus produced by the goblet cells builds…
ISEF · 2017
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Alzheimer’s affects 44 million people worldwide but has no preventive cures. This study created a novel methodology for Alzheimer’s (AD) and Mild Cognitive Impairment’s (MCI) early detection…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering
Substantial research indicates that Curcumin may be a potent treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease. It’s water insolubility, degradation by alkalinity (small intestine) and tendency to be metabo…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science
The aggregation of misfolded alpha-synuclein protein is a key feature of Parkinson's Disease which afflicts over 53 million globally. There is no cure and the current treatment, Levodopa, ha…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences Third Award
Crop yields are strongly dependent on average summertime temperatures and extreme heat waves, both of which are projected to increase in the coming century. A statistical model was created t…
ISEF · 2017
Mathematics
A Method for Analyzing Basketball Teams started as an attempt to use statistics to analyze our team's offense. Eventually it grew into a data collection and analysis software. There are thre…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology
In vitro fertilization (IVF) involves a complex series of clinical and laboratory procedures with the goal of conceiving a healthy child for infertile couples. The high frequency of chromoso…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
Society is currently divided on the pros and cons of Genetically Modified (GMO) crops. Having a simple methodology to test for GMO will help the regulators, producers, or consumers to establ…