The main objective of this experiment was to determine whether methods of phytoremediation could decrease the levels of radon found in different soil samples. Phytoremediation techniques use…
This project was done in order to design a system that could assist the blind by providing information of their location. It was hypothesized that it could be possible to design a system cap…
As blood flows inside stents/hemodialysis catheters, there is a tendency for elements of blood, such as fibrinogen, to adhere to stents/catheters, leading to clot formation and requiring fur…
The purpose of this project is to help people with tinnitus. The experimenter created a computer program that uses generated sine waves and phase to cancel out tinnitus frequencies. First th…
Biomedical Engineering
Recently, fast food chains and local restaurants around the nation have been changing their menus from fried and breaded meat products to grilled meats. This change, while meant to be positi…
The purpose of this project is to demonstrate the mathematical principles of the Monty Hall problem. The Monty Hall problem is a three door probability puzzle loosely based on the television…
Biomedical Engineering
Third Award
Glioblastoma (GB) is the most common and aggressive primary malignant brain tumor. Despite aggressive treatment, including maximum surgical resection followed by both chemotherapy and radiot…
Systems Software
Several high-profile deaths recently focused societal attention on the use of video footage as evidence. This experiment investigated how slow motion and jury instructions affect the judgmen…
Biomedical Engineering
Heart Disease is the top killer in the United States, causing 600,000 deaths annually. Current methods of prevention for this disease cause discomfort to 30% of the population and may be inv…
Computer technology has made large impacts on society however, there are still areas in which new technologies can be implemented in order to improve lives such as in the lives of the visual…
Third Award
This multiphase study was conducted to evaluate the feasibility of utilizing a piezoelectric crystal tree to harvest electrical energy from rain water to use as a clean, renewable energy sou…
Fourth Award
The purpose of this experiment is to find a way to provide a constant supply of electrical power to a cardiac pacemaker utilizing cardiac and pulmonary motions in conjunction with piezoelect…
Worldwide, Influenza kills more than 250,000 yearly. Despite this, the approach to flu vaccination has not changed in several decades. One novel technique in vaccine development is the use o…
To help vaccinate the rural population of Africa, who do not have easy access to electricity and refrigeration, the thermophilic gene could be added to common vaccines to help them remain po…
Biomedical Engineering
Fourth Award
Schizophrenia (SCZ) is a rather widespread neuropsychiatric illness without defined causes. Studies have implied an immunological dysfunction hypothesis for SCZ by identifying differences in…
Biochemistry
The purpose of this research focused on whether or not thawing water temperatures made an impact on viability of bovine semen cells. Bovine semen was tested to find the prime temperature of…
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are involved with gene regulation by obstructing translation or by helping with the deterioration of mRNAs therefore suppressing the gene. A lack or surplus of miRNAs is r…
Biomedical Engineering
Studies have shown an inverse correlation between prostate cancer incidence and ultraviolet (UV) exposure by region. Vitamin D (1,25(OH)2D3) is a seco-steroid hormone that is absorbed into t…
Second Award
This experiment pioneered a technique to locate the descent velocity at which an unmanned aeronautical vehicle (UAV) is susceptible to vortex ring state (VRS). VRS forms when a rotorcraft de…
Near domestic and commercial agricultural settings, fertilizer runoff is a threat to freshwater ecosystems. Research by scientist Milena Beniolo and previous testing found that banana and or…
Purpose: As the demand for fossil fuels grows, finding alternative energy sources for biofuel production that are sustainable, renewable, and efficient is becoming increasingly more importan…
This experiment’s goal is to investigate feasible methods for the removal of common water contaminates (copper, barium and zinc) and determine which is most effective. Solving this problem w…
With the population of Earth growing at an exponential rate, the need for clean drinking water is becoming much more important in todays society. To combat the problem of water scarcity, esp…
The engineering goals of this project involved utilizing water siphon technology in order to improve modern hydropower designs by engineering and innovating a more efficient, economical, and…
Third Award
Nearly 1 million deaths a year are attributable to drinking polluted water. Currently a filter with the goal of removing heavy metals and bacteria does not exist. This study shows promise as…
Alternative energy is important as the world looks toward an energy source other than the current use of coal and fossil fuels. There are currently several costly and inefficient methods of…
Temperature is the primary pollutant restricting salmon young from developing and completing their journey to the ocean. High stream temperatures reduce the survival of salmon, reinforcing t…
Fourth Award
Amaranthus palmeri (Palmer's amaranth) is a highly invasive noxious weed that causes significant problems in agriculture as it is becoming resistant to glycine (Round-up). This glycine-resis…
The purpose of my project was to determine if solar panels are functioning (or being designed to function) at their highest possible effectiveness. I asked “Can they produce more power if de…
Hemolysis is the breaking of red blood cells in the blood. When hemolysis occurs, red blood cells release proteins called hemoglobin. While in the cell, hemoglobin helps carry oxygen around…