Microbiology
The objective of this experiment was to study and compare oregano oil as a method of treating Ostertagia ostertagi, a type of roundworm parasite. The hypothesis was that the essential oil or…
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this experiment is to explore how acid precipitation affects the vascular and endocrine system of plants as measured by the rate of transpiration and degree of gravitropism of…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
This project was designed to study how triclosan in antibacterial toothpaste affects the ecology of the oral flora. 41 participants brushed with non-antibacterial toothpaste twice a day for…
Microbiology
Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) are fuel cells that use the power of bacterial metabolic activity to convert chemical into electrical energy. In studies on MFCs, there remains speculation on whe…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Vitamin C has many health benefits and can reduce the risk of various diseases, but nutritionists say cooking, especially boiling, decreases vitamin C content because it is water soluble. Si…
Microbiology
Library books are handled by many different people and are often left in sometimes warm or damp environments. This experiment investigates how the rate of checkout (circulation rate) affects…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The purpose of this research was to discover if color preference has a direct impact on the ability of rapid math recall. 140 students took 6 tests on different colors of paper, with one of…
Animal Sciences
A horse’s heart rate and behavior is critical in many aspects of the equine world, e.g. sports events. This experiment studied the effect of different genres of music when grooming a horse o…
Engineering Mechanics
Golfers constantly strive to improve their game, shot distance in particular. There are many things that influence distance on a golf ball. Some of these factors include: dimple: quantity, d…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Fourth Award
In essentially all organisms, aggression is a behavior that provides not only benefits, such as access to resources and mates, but also risks such as injury. While research has identified ne…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Due to the constant lead poisoning of civilians around the world, the field of biosorption as a purification method is quickly growing and developing. This process is done using common baker…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Melatonin, a hormone endogenously secreted in the pineal gland, is known for its regulation of circadian rhythm and photoperiodism in vertebrates. Since melatonin levels in humans decrease w…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
This project used a custom-built online survey tool to compare the readability of fonts designed for use on highway signs around the world under blurred conditions. The survey tool presented…
Plant Sciences
In this experiment seven different allotted water amounts will be applied to fourteen different cotton cultivars to see the effects on lint yield differences. Cotton is a vital commodity in…
Mathematics
Language is the lens through which humans see the entire world. The purpose of this research project is to observe how the language in which a message is written impacts the time required fo…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Fireflies help our environment stay balanced and with vanishing populations, it is becoming a more important cause to keep them reproducing. With the increasing spread of light pollution, th…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Tissues in our body experience a variety of mechanical stimuli that are important in physiological and pathophysiological conditions. Compression can arise from cells in the stiff micro envi…
Biochemistry
MSG is a food additive that causes negative side effects such as nausea and headaches. These symptoms are caused by the degranulation of lymphocytes. Tryptase is a major component of lymphoc…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Purpose: Nuclear receptors are a family of transcription factors that regulate a range of biological processes. While most are regulated by ligands, orphan receptors have been found to have…
Chemistry
Antioxidants are theorized to help reduce the risk of degenerative diseases by helping to destroy and neutralize free radicals arising from oxidative reactions in our body. A voltaic cell co…
Animal Sciences
In the last half decade alone, 30% of the national bee population has disappeared and nearly a third of all bee colonies in the U.S. have perished. One factor contributing to this decline is…
Translational Medical Science
While many pharmacological treatments show potential in a lab setting, clinical results show that cancer remains one of the most prominent causes of death throughout the world. These transla…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Second Award
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a degenerative brain disorder resulting in neuronal death and loss of memory and cognition. However, the exact etiology of AD is not completely understood. This n…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Third Award
This study investigated how paper (PRM), electronic (ERM), and audio-electronic (AERM) reading modalities affected reading comprehension in adults age 60 and older. It was hypothesized that…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Second Award
Bisphenol A (BPA), an environmental pollutant and ubiquitous endocrine disruptor, is associated with obesity, cancer, and childhood neurological disorders. Because BPA has similar structure…
Plant Sciences
Second Award
Saltwater intrusion is a major cause of erosion. If a hybrid bald cypress species is superior to the regular bald cypress species at surviving in saline conditions, then planting these hybri…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
By determining and analyzing the factors that impact an eyewitness's accuracy, the risk for inaccuracy can be estimated. This study elaborates on two previous studies assessing the effects o…
Microbiology
Naegleria fowleri is the cause of Primary Amoebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM), a deadly disease that mainly affects poorer nations and is very difficult to treat properly. This experiment is m…
Engineering Mechanics
This experiment studied the relationship between mass and calculated structural efficiency in scale sized box girder beams constructed from clear poplar hardwood. By calculating the efficien…
Microbiology
The purpose of this experiment was to test in what wavelength the cyanobacteria Cylindrospermum (Substitute for Chroococcidiopsis) grows best and whether these wavelengths had an effect on t…