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 8131–8160
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry Third Award
This project investigates a novel synthesis of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) and effective applications thereof. SPIONs are a type of nanoparticle, typically ranging fr…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
Do you like the idea of the shirt on your back melting into a fiery goo on your bare skin? If not, read about the experiment I conducted to determine which clothing materials react the most…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Studies are predicting that by 2050, the microbes that reduce the effectiveness of antibiotics known as the antibiotic-resistant superbugs will kill 10 million more people per year, which is…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science
Various natural plant products have been thought to contain compounds that could possibly counteract the deadly effects of many diseases, like cancer. Using this knowledge, I hypothesized th…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Chemical
Present-day blood glucose monitoring test kits are antiquated, requiring a finger prick to draw blood. This study’s purpose was to develop a paper-based microbial fuel cell (pMFC) for glucos…
ISEF · 2017
Mathematics
Patients with end-stage renal disease may receive a kidney transplant from a deceased or living donor. However, kidney transplants are time-sensitive and not all kidneys have the same expect…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences Third Award
Previously, it was concluded that East Indian Sandalwood Oil (EISO) inhibits AGS Gastric Cancer cells at low concentrations. This led to the question: how? To study EISO’s mechanism of inhib…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering
Clinical trials of liver-directed gene therapies are rapidly increasing. Though exciting, there are obstacles to overcome. Significant viral injection is necessary to achieve therapeutic lev…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
Pharmacokinetics, by definition, is the study of the movement of drugs within the body. In order for a drug to aid in the healing of a body from disease or other ailment, a drug must be pres…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Multiple myeloma is a B-cell malignancy characterized by the proliferation of plasma cells derived from B cells in the bone marrow. Several novel drugs and therapies have been explored as po…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Approximately nine out of ten patients will have some level of paralysis due to a stroke and need physical therapy to rehabilitate the paralyzed region of the body. Physical therapy often ca…
ISEF · 2017
Systems Software
The kidney exchange market allows patients with kidney disease to obtain compatible donors by swapping an incompatible friend or family member’s kidney. With over 93,000 people on the kidney…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology Fourth Award
The magnetite crystals produced within Magnetospirillum magneticum's (AMB-1) are nearly perfect in their geometry as opposed to lab generated magnetite which has a large amount of structural…
ISEF · 2017
Systems Software Third Award
It is estimated that the U.S. wastes 61% of its energy consumption, 24% of which occurs in buildings. This project explores the novel idea of using WiFi Channel State Information (CSI) to de…
ISEF · 2017
Biochemistry Fourth Award
Cancer is a leading cause of death and healthcare expenditures globally. In order to grow, cancers circumvent control systems, including the organism’s immune system. Certain cancers achieve…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
PURPOSE: To determine how temperature, humidity, and wind speed affect what groups of mold grow PROCEDURE:A. (1) Collect air quality samples from 10 locations (2) collect data to represent t…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
Purpose: The polyaniline synthesis presented compares the interfacial synthetic approach to the aqueous approach. Procedure: Polyaniline (PANI) was synthesized using four different concentra…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences
This study purposely aimed to determine the effects of substances on the growth of plants. The researcher hypothesized that adding substances into the growing medium will alter the genetic m…
ISEF · 2017
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
In recent years, automated analysis of facial affect (emotion) in images and videos has rapidly gained attention. Most existing research focuses on the task of facial emotion recognition. As…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
This project was an investigative study into the environmental impacts of the distribution of arsenic contaminated soil within inundation zones affected by the 1960 Chilean Tsunami in Hilo,…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Common cancer treatments may seem almost as hazardous as cancer itself. Most people who undergo radiation and/or chemotherapy report physical side effects, including shortness of breath, unc…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences Fourth Award
The world remains unprepared to contain the Zika virus and other similar mosquito borne viral diseases which can spontaneously become an epidemic in days. In a survey published by the Wall S…
ISEF · 2017
Embedded Systems Second Award
Illnesses and injuries like multiple sclerosis, stroke, and poliomyelitis can cause a loss of leg strength, necessitating the use of a Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthosis (KAFO, or leg brace) that lock…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Chemical Third Award
In this project I investigated whether variations in current caused by difference in the angle and intensity of a light incident upon solar cells can be utilized to design an “intelligent” s…
ISEF · 2017
Embedded Systems Second Award
Optic fiber networks stand as the most effective means of data and high power transfer infrastructure and have applications in military laser systems, laser surgery, broadband networks, etc…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Across the world, fifty million people are affected by epilepsy or seizures. A major challenge in treating seizures is assessing the efficacy of anti-convulsants. Previous studies have alrea…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
To address issues concerning combating rotavirus infection in developing countries, this study investigated various rice brans’ potential protective efficacy in treating and preventing rotav…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The fast adaptation of auditory hair cells is a well preserved process in mammals that rapidly adjusts the sensitivity of the auditory receptors to stimulus. Although diversely implicated in…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
Approximately 700,000 asteroids are being tracked, however this may represent only 1% of the total. While a number of professional efforts are searching for near-Earth asteroids, amateur ast…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Food security and agriculturally unfavorable climates are prevalent sustainability concerns. Irrigation, a vital agricultural process, results in salinization of arable land. Saline soil dim…