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 8851–8880
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that causes progressively decreased verbal and visuospatial memory function. Previous research indicates that women are at greater ri…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences
Central to evolution, fitness influences the abilities of individuals to reproduce and become more abundant in new generations. The majority of mutations with observable effects are deleteri…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences
More than six million crashes were reported by the police in 2015. Almost thirty percent of the accidents in the U.S. are rear end collisions. Collisions from the rear are not only dangerous…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences
Infection, inflammation, and other factors that inhibit tissue regeneration pose a major challenge in medicine. However, research on increasing regeneration capabilities, particularly in the…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Western diet has been linked with health issues, such as obesity and Alzheimer’s disease. It is vital to understand the mechanisms in which diet affects the brain in order to identify therap…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences
Bumble bee (Bombus spp) populations are declining nationally and globally. There are a multitude of factors which are hypothesized to contribute to this decline such as habitat loss, pathoge…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Chemical Fourth Award
The creation of corn-based ethanol fuels is an expensive process, which in some cases produces twice the emissions of a petroleum alternative -such as gasoline- over the entire life cycle of…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Chemical
I focused on trying to find a way to reduce pollution. I had heard a lot about clean environmentally friendly ways to produce power but my main focus was on fossil fuels and the harm that th…
ISEF · 2017
Energy: Chemical
Microbial desalination cells (MDCs) incorporate microbial fuel cell technology and electrodialysis to simultaneously desalinate water and create renewable energy. Bacteria transfer electrons…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering
In the United States alone, there is an amputee population of over two million people. Despite this, prosthetics are immensely expensive, costing up to seventy thousand dollars for the most…
ISEF · 2017
Embedded Systems Fourth Award
On average, 37 children die each year from heatstroke when left unattended in a closed vehicle. Although there are many products available on the market to prevent heatstroke, they are mostl…
ISEF · 2017
Mathematics
In their study of generalized covering maps in categorical Galois theory, Borceux and Janelidze analyzed topological properties of the coproduct completions of small categories. Up to equiva…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
A growing public health concern around the world is that of antibiotic resistance, which is when microorganisms can endure the effects of antibiotics due to natural evolution. One of the pro…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology
G protein coupled receptors (GPCR’s) are the largest family of membrane bound receptors. They are characterized by seven transmembrane helices. NBA1, a generic gene identifier, will be used…
ISEF · 2017
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Approximately 5.4 million individuals within the U.S. have been diagnosed with a certain order of paralysis. Although these patients have dysfunctional neuromuscular connections, prohibiting…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
Human dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) can differentiate into multiple specialized cell types, showing potential for regenerative medicine. Advances in tissue engineering depend on designing a…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
Pseudomonas chlororaphis O6 (PcO6) is a naturally-occurring bacteria that grows on wheat roots in commercial fields in Cache Valley, Utah. PcO6 allows plants to survive longer in droughts by…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
Current exoplanet discovery methods are limited by our capacity to observe planet-star interactions. I developed a method of discovering exoplanets using planet-planet interactions by progra…
ISEF · 2017
Translational Medical Science
Diabetes is a prevalent, dangerous, and sometimes even fatal, disease that causes multiple afflictions, including increased hunger, thirst, unexplained weight loss, and fatigue. Diabetics cu…
ISEF · 2017
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Basically, “The Moral Sentence” is a survey where tests subject compared two people with varying descriptions of their wealth and moral behavior. From that, the test subjects had to decide w…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical Engineering
My project proved that it is possible to identify peak plantar pressure using wearable pressure sensors built into a custom foot orthotic with the idea that the orthotic could proactively si…
ISEF · 2017
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Harnessing the immune system to attack cancer is a novel treatment called immunotherapy. It uses antibodies to block signaling pathways that deactivate T cells. These inhibitory pathways exi…
ISEF · 2017
Engineering Mechanics
The purpose of this experiment was to study the potential benefits of a novel design on the efficiency of the lift and drag relationship for airfoils. The physics of the fluid flow dynamics…
ISEF · 2017
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of this project is to find the entire orbit of an asteroid and develop an effective way to move the asteroid so that it will not impact the earth. The asteroid will be moved with…
ISEF · 2017
Mathematics
In many cases of Land Search and Rescue the search for individuals that are believed to be unconscious or in need of medical attention are time critical. However, due to the shortage of reso…
ISEF · 2017
Animal Sciences
As the native trout species of Wyoming swims up the Wood River (near Meeteetse, Wyoming) and returns to its historical spawning grounds near an old mining town named Kirwin, the amount of ch…
ISEF · 2017
Plant Sciences
This study was an observation of a 16m2 area that has remained undisturbed for 15 years. 13 Texas native plant seeds were dispersed into the area and after 15 years none of the species remai…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences
To most-effectively combat the progression of colorectal cancer, the second leading cause of cancer death, chemoprevention is utilized. Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) have ch…
ISEF · 2017
Biomedical and Health Sciences Fourth Award
Commonly consumed and sought after artificial sweeteners may have more detriments than benefits when it comes to weight control. Most people receive at least 15% of their total food intake f…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
The purpose of this experiment was to determine whether there would be a significant effect on the growth of E. Coli after it was cultured in probiotic supplemented agar medium. The results…