ISEF · 2017
Purple Power
Microbiology
This experiment is intended to devise a safe way to sanitize a refrigerator and its contents. Food borne illnesses are extremely common and have become an increasing issue in the United Stat…
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United States of America
11705 projects whose affiliated fair was here, most recently in 2026.
States and provinces
- FL 1125
- NY 952
- TX 852
- CA 767
- VA 504
- GA 373
- UT 365
- OR 355
- PA 329
- MN 318
- AZ 295
- HI 290
- LA 266
- CO 264
- AR 262
- OH 258
- KY 245
- IN 237
- NM 234
- MA 231
- WA 223
- MO 216
- MI 205
- NC 202
- AL 199
- MD 190
- MS 179
- IL 156
- NJ 153
- ND 145
- OK 136
- IA 127
- SD 109
- MT 104
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- TN 102
- CT 96
- NV 56
- WV 51
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- NE 44
- ID 42
- ME 35
- NH 32
- AK 28
- VT 27
- RI 24
- DC 23
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ISEF records a state or province for some finalists and not others, so these counts do not add up to the country total.
Projects
11705 projects · showing 8671–8700
ISEF · 2017
Pyrimidine Derivatives Conjugated to Gold Nanoparticles to Combat Antibiotic Resistance
Microbiology Fourth Award
Increased antibiotic resistance in bacteria has rendered many antibiotics useless; thus, the objective of the project was to develop a novel antimicrobial compound of pyrimidine derivatives…
ISEF · 2017
Quantification of Binding Free Energies in Amyloid-Antibody Systems Related to Alzheimer's and Enhancement of Antibody Binding Affinities
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Amyloids comprise of the amino acids that are the primary cause of Alzheimer's; an antibody that binds with high affinity to the amyloid has great potential of being an improved drug candida…
ISEF · 2017
Quantifying the Evolution of Gas from Li-Ion Battery Materials
Energy: Chemical
There is a growing problem of critical failure in many commercially manufactured Li-ion batteries today due to gas evolution. To determine a safer composition of Li-ion batteries for public…
ISEF · 2017
Quantum Eraser with Applications to Optical Quantum Information Processing of Polarization-Encoded Qubits
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of this project is to determine the application of the physical quantum eraser to theoretical quantum computation. In addition, both the effect of the quantum eraser on informati…
ISEF · 2017
Quick Aligning Telescopes
Physics and Astronomy
Many people enjoy looking through telescopes into the night sky as a hobby, and many people use them as a means of learning more about our universe. To work properly, telescopes must often b…
ISEF · 2017
Radiation from Telecom Devices: Impact on Life and Combating Threats
Physics and Astronomy
Recent concerns on potential harmful effects of non-ionizing or radio frequency electromagnetic frequency (EMF) emissions from wireless communication devices, creates the need to (a) verify…
ISEF · 2017
Radiochemistry and AI: Development of an Analytical Capability Using Machine Learning Algorithms for Early Detection of Radionuclides in the Environment
Earth and Environmental Sciences First Award
From the 1940’s, radionuclides were widely dispersed in the environment from atmospheric nuclear testing and reactor waste. Since, environmental radioactive monitoring systems have been sign…
ISEF · 2017
Rapamycin as a Novel Therapeutic for Alzheimer's Disease: An Imaging Assessment of Prevention and Treatment through in vivo Brain Vasculature, Metabolism, and Cognition
Translational Medical Science
The drug Rapamycin (Rapa) delays age-related diseases, increase lifespan, and inhibits the mechanistic target of Rapamycin, a kinase that prevents the clearance of Aß. However, the applicati…
ISEF · 2017
Rare Amino Acids Accelerate Cancer Growth
Biomedical and Health Sciences
This project looked at the effects of amino acid supplementation on cancer growth. I grew cancer cells with varying percentages of amino acids Tryptophan and Methionine and observed cell gro…
ISEF · 2017
Reach into the Future II
Biomedical Engineering
The purpose of this researcher's project is to design, 3D print, construct, and code a mind controlled robotic prosthesis that models and functions anatomically similar to the human left arm…
ISEF · 2017
Real-Time 3D Printing Error Detection and Correction
Engineering Mechanics Fourth Award
Recently, the popularity of Additive Manufacturing (AM) processes such as Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) has increased exponentially, due to their potential to construct complex objects mu…
ISEF · 2017
Real-Time Sound Localization Using a Microphone Array
Embedded Systems
Auditory sensors are used less often than visual sensors in robotics and digital devices. However, these sensors are more capable in that they can observe stimulus coming from every directio…
ISEF · 2017
Recycling Energy and Reducing Solid Waste: A Novel Battery-Charging Device with Optical Concentrator Reflector Design that Optimizes Indoor Energy Harvesting
Energy: Physical
Demand for portable power continues to grow along with its corresponding environmental impact as Americans throw away more than three billion batteries or roughly 180,000 tons of battery was…
ISEF · 2017
RecycloTrash: Barcodes v. CV
Environmental Engineering
In the RecycloTrash project, a trash can which sorts between recyclable and unrecyclable items that are thrown into it was designed and built. After the trash can was designed using the Auto…
ISEF · 2017
Reducing Harmful Car Emissions by Interior Coating of a Non-Noble Metal Catalyst
Environmental Engineering
Automotive exhaust emissions are of much environmental concern due to toxic pollutants such as Carbon Monoxide (CO) and Hydrocarbons (HC). One role of the standard catalytic converter in an…
ISEF · 2017
Reduction of Cranial Impact from High-Speed Lacrosse Shots Utilizing Multi-Durometer, External Helmet Padding: A "Deflection" Design
Engineering Mechanics
Approximately 60% of concussions in men’s lacrosse are due to high-speed shots to the head from lacrosse balls. These shots may cause traumatic impact to the brain. This project studies the…
ISEF · 2017
Re-Evaluating Reproduction: The Transgenerational Effect of High-Fat Dairy Intake on Fertility in Drosophila melanogaster
Animal Sciences Second Award
It has been established that high-, low-, and non-fat dairy may potentially act as driving factors in varying human fertility rates. Given the unprecedented global rate of infertility, this…
ISEF · 2017
Refining a Novel Device to Decrease the Risk of Vesicovaginal and Rectovaginal Fistulae during Labor
Biomedical Engineering
In developing areas where professional medical care is scarce, the labor complications that result in the development of obstetric fistulae are common and the effects devastating, with over…
ISEF · 2017
Reinventing Photobioreactors: Eliminating Industrial Emissions While Producing Energy
Environmental Engineering Third Award
A photobioreactor is used for cultivating multiple phototrophic microorganisms to generate a biomass that can be utilized for energy or biofuel refinement. The objective of this project was…
ISEF · 2017
Reinventing the Catheter: Inhibiting UTIs by Creating a Novel Material Integrated with Castanea sativa to Inhibit Quorum Sensing among Nosocomial Infection Causing Bacteria
Translational Medical Science Second Award
150 million UTIs occur annually, amounting to over $6 billion in expenditures. Of these, over 80% are associated with the use of urinary catheters. Staphylococcus epidermidis bacteria are on…
ISEF · 2017
Relative Entropy of Jackson Pollock's Art: Drip vs. Dark
Mathematics
The purpose of this project was to determine if an algorithm could be used to quantitatively analyze paintings. It was hypothesized that there would be a significant difference between the p…
ISEF · 2017
Removal of Radioactive Strontium from Contaminated Water Using Novel Cost-Effective Biosorbents
Environmental Engineering
The negative environmental impacts associated with the reliance on fossil fuels for energy production has led to the growth of nuclear energy; however, nuclear power bears its own risks. Str…
ISEF · 2017
Renewable Hydrogen and Fuel Cells: The Future of Energy
Energy: Physical
Presently, the global energy sector is in transition; there is a common goal to implement more renewable energy (RE) sources and decrease dependence on non-renewable sources/fossil fuels. Ho…
ISEF · 2017
Repelling What Bugs You: Creating an All Natural, Antiseptic, Safe, and Effective Biopesticide Mosquito Repellent
Translational Medical Science Fourth Award
The project “Repelling What Bugs You” is an extension of a project started in 2015. In that project, an all natural and antiseptic mosquito repellent base was composed by researching and tes…
ISEF · 2017
Rescue of Nucleotide DNA Repair Deficiencies to UVB and Solar-Simulated Irradiation by Pyrimidine Dimer Glycosylases and UV Endonucleases
Microbiology Second Award
UV light induces damage in DNA, resulting in skin diseases such as cancer for millions of people every year. Alternative DNA repair pathways include base excision repair (BER) and nucleotide…
ISEF · 2017
ResQ: A Low Cost, Wearable, Automatic Fall Detection Device for Senior Citizens
Embedded Systems Third Award
I designed a fall detection device called “ResQ” that automatically detects if a Senior Citizen were to fall down and become unconscious. Upon detection of a fall, the device sends an alert…
ISEF · 2017
Retain CHD7, an Epigenetic Regulator, in the Nucleus to Combat Breast Cancer Metastasis
Cellular and Molecular Biology Third Award
Metastasis accounts for ~90% of deaths from breast cancer (BC). This study aims to address the fundamental question of how cancer cells in the primary breast tumor become metastatic. CHD7 is…
ISEF · 2017
Reversing High Glucose Levels through a Novel Approach: C. elegans as a Model for Treating Diabetes
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Title: Reversing high glucose levels through a novel approach: C.elegans as a model for treating diabetes Purpose: To determine which method will best “treat” or reverse the effects of the h…
ISEF · 2017
Revolutionizing Engineering through Visible Light: The Safe and Cost-Effective Creation of Ultra-Light, Strong, and Easily Architectured Materials
Materials Science
Can you imagine a world in which all we need to quickly create complex structures is an LED lamp and a short set of parameters to follow? This study focused on the creation of micro-scale st…