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 8431–8460
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Water pollution is a serious health and environmental issue which affects over 1/3 of the global population. In previous work, graphene oxide (GO) was synthesized and coated on sand. The ver…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences Fourth Award
This project investigates the general water quality and major/minor ion chemistry in Arkansas aquifers given the ongoing depletion of the Mississippi River Valley Alluvial Aquifer and the re…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
Most modern electronics utilize silicon semiconducting devices, however limitations in silicon are causing performance in computers to plateau, researchers are looking to new materials to re…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Harmful Algae Blooms (HABs), which are fatal to aquatic ecosystems, human health, and water-reliant industries, largely occur because of an unnatural increase in Nitrate and Phosphate and ar…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science
Inflammation plays crucial roles in tumorigenesis. Cancer cells evade immune surveillance by recruiting myeloid-derived suppressor cells and T-regulatory cells, releasing inflammatory mediat…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Chemical
The purpose of my scientific research is to determine if active and/or passive solar energy would be a viable option to use as an alternative energy source to heat water in a swimming pool o…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences Third Award
Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) is the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide, and cirrhosis underlies 80-90% of HCC. Cirrhosis is initiated and advanced due to the activation of hepa…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
Thrombus formation leading to blood vessel occlusion is a pathological event in cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, it is critical to remove the clot and restore blood flow to vital organs.…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
While cancer starts as a single cell, termed cancer stem cell (CSC), the progeny CSCs are not created equal, but exhibit a spectrum of phenotypes of varying renewal capacities, metastatic po…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics
The drive for exploration further out into the solar system has led to a search of methods for making rockets more efficient. The application of different geometric shapes could be applied t…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences
The project's purpose is to test the effects of foods with HFCS and sucrose on the mass, BGL, and body fat of mice. This project can help support or deny the theory that HFCS is causing obes…
ISEF · 2017
Embedded Systems Third Award
Certain strains of Escherichia coli bacteria that may exist in food items such as milk, juices, or meats, possess a major health threat to the general public. In this project, a highly sensi…
ISEF · 2017
Embedded Systems
The majority of weather tracking and observation today is done through commercial and government weather platforms at airports, transportation hubs, and military installations. This system,…
ISEF · 2017
Embedded Systems
The goal of this project was to create a cycling power meter comparable in accuracy to those currently on the market at a much lower cost. To do this strain gauges arranged in a Wheatstone b…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences Third Award
Sharks have been living in the oceans since the Ordovician period, for some 450 million years. Yet, no studies have quantified the roaming capacities and migratory habits of Great White Shar…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences Second Award
The goal of this study was to compare hospitalization outcomes in women with Turner Syndrome (TS), the condition of missing the second X chromosome, and non-TS women. It was hypothesized tha…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), a simple herb found everywhere around the world, has been considered a weed for centuries. The word Taraxacum comes from the Greek language and means “infla…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Although virtual reality (VR) is most commonly associated with gaming, it is being used in many more capacities. In fact, VR technology is currently being used for education and training pur…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences
This study focuses on the direct impacts of physical contact. The coral coverage of two sites were calculated and then compared. Both were in the same region, with similar landscape, and com…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Chemical
During the previous year’s experimentation, it was found that Pinus ponderosae infested with Dendroctonus ponderosa was able to be turned into a feasible bio-oil through the use of liquefact…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics
Ice buildup on wings had been cited as the cause of many aircraft accidents. The purpose of this research is to determine the effect ice generation has on the laminar flow and lift capabilit…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
Asteroid collisional families and orbital groups are crucial towards tracing back the history of solar system collisions and in identifying unusual alignment factors, such as hypothetical ou…
ISEF · 2017
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
This research presents a computational pipeline for single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysis. Due to the scientific potential of the complex and multifaceted information provided by SNP…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Identifying remains is an essential practice needed to further investigations of missing persons, criminal activity, and forensic anthropology. Bones found in the field are subject to weathe…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology Fourth Award
The T-box transcription factor TBX3 is highly expressed within the lung endothelium, yet the effect of its expression is unknown. This study aimed to overcome present limitations by determin…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
Through the fusion of nucleons to produce elements heavier than hydrogen and helium, stellar nucleosynthesis produces many of the elements in the universe. However, nearly all elements heavi…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
Volatile organic compounds exist as a gaseous form and serve important functions for an organism. In the past, extensive efforts have been placed on the volatiles produced by plants. Interes…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology Second Award
The increasing prevalence of drug-resistant bacteria constitutes a multinational health, biosecurity, and economic crisis. As a result, the discovery of new antimicrobial chemotherapeutic ag…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering
Objective: Stem cell-derived cardiomyocyte spheroids show enormous potential as cell delivery systems that improve cell retention and engraftment. Their survival post-transplantation in isch…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) exposure is a health hazard that causes several diseases including cancer, neurodegenerative disease, XP syndrome, cataracts of the eye, and sunburn. The ozone la…