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 8221–8250
ISEF · 2017
Biochemistry
Amyloids are misfolded proteins that have been correlated with numerous human neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer’s disease, but the nature of the misfolded structure that leads t…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
Chelation of nutritionally important minerals enhances bioavailability compared to simple metal salts. The extent of amino acid chelation dramatically affects the absorption of metal ions in…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
The project that is being presented is experimenting which child proof container is the most efficient. This project was chosen to determine which household container is the safest. The bott…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering
The purpose of this project is to evaluate whether or not chitosan microspheres are able to successfully deliver drugs into different human cell lines (CEM, HeLa, HEK 293 cells). The indicat…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology Second Award
RNAi-based modalities offer sequence-specific knockdown of tumor survival and growth, presenting a novel alternative to ineffective conventional treatments. This study investigated a pH sens…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences
We wanted to invent a cheaper more efficient way of obtaining purified water in third world countries. We came up with the self-purifying water bucket. It produces sufficiently filtered wate…
ISEF · 2017
Systems Software
The future of healthcare lies in endeavors such as precision medicine where treatment options and clinical decisions are tailored to patients based on their exact characteristics, and accura…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
The Oscillating BZ Reaction is a chemical reaction initially studied by Russian military officer Belousov. Although extensively studied, it is not completely understood why or how oscillatin…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science Third Award
Collisions of a buckyball at various supersonic initial speeds with a single-layer graphene sheet, double-layer graphene, and single-layer SiC sheet were studied using quantum mechanics-base…
ISEF · 2017
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Second Award
Neurological manifestations of recent viral outbreaks such as congenital microcephaly and Guillain-Barré Syndrome associated with Zika (ZIKV) infection are a global concern. An urgent need e…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
Ethanol is an alcohol that can be derived from fermentation of yeast. When given sugar to eat, yeast produces carbon dioxide and ethanol. Any organic material that contains starch or sugar h…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences
This continuation project is new research in goat reproductive physiology by using blood plasma to accurately predict parturition. The long term purpose of this project is to create a “Goat…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences Second Award
Compassion fade—the phenomenon of decreasing sympathy and willingness to donate when the number of victims of a crisis increases—has been invoked to help explain a variety of human failings,…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics Third Award
In order to continue the growth and improvement of society economically, environmentally, and sustainably, it is essential to develop advancements in materials to create new reliable sources…
ISEF · 2017
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Alternative splicing is an inherent gene regulatory mechanism, allowing for a single gene to code for a multitude of proteins. Intron retention (IR) is a class of alternative splicing variat…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Current understanding of schizophrenia concerns mainly molecular, single cell, or gross-system levels of brain function; however, the disruption of patterned dynamics in neuronal clusters ye…
ISEF · 2017
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Wireless capsule endoscopy (WCE) is a minimally invasive alternative to traditional endoscopy focusing on the small intestine; however, it is costly due to physician labor costs for manual a…
ISEF · 2017
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Fourth Award
It is hypothesized that variable release methods for genetically modified Aedes aegypti will control wild mosquito populations using the least number of modified mosquitoes. Aedes aegypti mo…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
Rare earth metals are useful in a wide range of electronic devices, but mining and purification are becoming more expensive and lead to wide-scale contamination. The synthesis of alternative…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology Fourth Award
The flow of genetic information in living cells involves the transcription of DNA into mRNA and the translation of mRNA into protein. Transcription is initiated when an RNA polymerase binds…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Cancer develops when cells cannot activate apoptosis (“programmed cell death”) in response to damaging perturbations. Noxa, the focus of this project, plays a vital role in promoting apoptos…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry Fourth Award
High levels of phosphate are a problem in the northern United States, where they can result in algae blooms and eutrophication. This experiment looked to find a way to adsorb phosphate using…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
A corn field is found in every state in America. Increasing their corn yield is an ongoing economic challenge for farmers. Farmers are hesitant to purchase seed for their farms located east…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The purpose of this experiment was to see if there is a correlation between personality type and test performance. For our experimental procedure, we had participants take an online personal…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics Third Award
In response to the growing issue of global pollution, an inexpensive solution must be manufactured to test for pollutant levels in local bodies of water. These waters can be used by resident…
ISEF · 2017
Systems Software
This project outlines the creation of a database and accompanying Application Programming Interface (API) for assisting with local and statewide conservation efforts. The API aims to improve…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
1.5 million children die every year due to micronutrient deficiencies (CDC, 2015). The purpose of this research is to alter an existing technique to create a simple, cost-effective, and long…
ISEF · 2017
Systems Software
Dyslexia is a neurological condition that affects approximately 15% of the world's population and is defined as a difficulty in learning to read. English is more difficult to read for people…
ISEF · 2017
Systems Software
In order to create a program to analyse EEG wave data with optimal performance, both in speed and accuracy, several wave separation algorithms were tested. An Arduino was programmed to gener…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering Second Award
Countless fertilizers and plant-conditioning products utilize nitrates, which when presented into an ecosystem with surrounding bodies of water, catalyze the dangerous process of eutrophicat…