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 8581–8610
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology Fourth Award
Although conventional antibiotics have become a staple of modern medicine, resistance is becoming a daunting threat. Essentially, misuse and overuse has allowed bacterial strains to evolve a…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering
Dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) hold tremendous potential in regard to tissue and bone regeneration. This study evaluated the effects of nanoscale surface topography and cell-plating density…
ISEF · 2017
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Most Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2-NP) are removed from wastewater at wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), but some leave the WWTP in the effluent and enter downstream aquatic systems…
ISEF · 2017
Mathematics
This paper provides a generalization of the Calkin-Wilf tree. The Calkin-Wilf tree is an infinite binary tree in which all nodes are labeled by reduced positive rationals and each reduced po…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science
Current cancer treatments involve chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and radiation, among others. However, these are non-specific, resulting in serious side effects. SAS1B, a recently discovered m…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering
The purpose of this research is to design and build an in-shoe fall detection system, as well as test the market for demand. The first phase of the project involved learning the Arduino lang…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a multi-faceted injury and is considered one of the leading causes of death and disability in soldiers and civilians. During injury, a surge in reactive oxyge…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology Third Award
Every minute, a woman somewhere in the world will die of breast cancer. Despite significant advances in the field, breast cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death in women globally.…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
This project was conducted in order to find a recycled/reused material suitable to be a residential insulator. This study is important because it addresses environmental damages as a result…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science
The purpose is to determine if volatile organic compounds (from flexible vinyl flooring) play a role in the creation of aberrations in cellular function, growth and morphology that might be…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology Third Award
Dental diseases can be prevented if early colonizers (Streptococcus) can be reduced in biofilm before they mature into dental plaque. Usually these organisms attach to tooth surface within f…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences
This experiment was conducted to determine the effects of stress on cattle due to transport. In order to determine the effects of stress, eight red angus heifers were selected to participate…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
A nuanced and advantageous polysaccharide derived from red algae, agarose has myriad benefits, including its enormous bioavailability, its organic composure and its water solubility. When di…
ISEF · 2017
Mathematics
In the digital age, more and more data needs to be transmitted securely, making cryptographic functions increasingly important. At the basis of all cryptographic functions is a pseudo-random…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science
Purpose: The aim is to develop blood tests to help identify women at high risk for Preeclampsia(PE) and confirm the suspected symptoms early in pregnancy. PE is characterized by the new onse…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
Despite major advances in detection methods, bioseparation limits molecular discoveries. Countercurrent chromatography (CCC) is a liquid-liquid partition chromatography that uses the Archime…
ISEF · 2017
Chemistry
Alpha and Beta rays are both particles that are emitted during radioactive decay. Alpha rays consist of 2 neutrons and 2 protons. If a substance emitting these rays is inhaled, radiation sic…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Physical Second Award
Energy is a necessity for civilization. This project focused on a vision to expand and redefine what energy infrastructure is. The design criteria of sustainability, renewability, and access…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
The goal of this project was to formulate highly stable metal-organic ink for application in the printable electronics industry. The production of metallic inks with metal-organic complexes…
ISEF · 2017
Environmental Engineering
Current post-combustion CO2 capture technologies are energy intensive, require high temperature heat sources, and dramatically increase the cost of power generation. This work introduces a n…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
The primary objective of this science fair project was to develop a novel membrane configuration capable of efficiently and rapidly separating oxygen and carbon dioxide from ambient gases or…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
This year, an estimated 19,950 people in the United States will be diagnosed with AML, the second most common leukemia. A protein called BCL2 inhibits apoptosis (programmed cell death) among…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences Third Award
The objective of this experiment is to provide mechanical mechanisms by which one can augment plant pollination. This was done by creating mechanical systems that mimic specific bee behavior…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering
Oral and intravenous methods of drug delivery distribute drugs systemically, resulting in low drug efficacy and side effects. Thus, polymeric nanocarriers that can target drug release in res…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering Third Award
Over 50% of student football athletes sustain undetected concussions due to improper diagnosis, leading to increased risk of permanent brain damage. An EEG sensor and a diagnostic algorithm…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
An estimated $35 billion of energy is lost annually through windows with 45% of the average American household energy bill spent on heating and cooling. Recent developments in materials scie…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics
As the interest grows and people become more determined to travel to Mars and beyond, the need for efficient rockets has also increased and become more pressing. Traditionally, chemical rock…
ISEF · 2017
Materials Science
Does the temperature of water when mixed with cement affect the strength of the concrete? If cement is mixed with hot water, warm water, or cold water, then the concrete mixed with warm wate…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences
Mosquito-borne diseases are spreading into geographic areas due to climate change. Most mosquito control methods use lures based on odors from human hosts or gravid traps that attract only f…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences Fourth Award
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), a grade IV astrocytoma, has an elevated level of hTERT. Ad-TERT, a promising oncolytic adenovirus type 5 variant where E1A regulating components have been repl…