ISEF · 2014
Rain Gain
Engineering Mechanics
My project was to research the power output of a water wheel apparatus that used the flow of rain in a rain gutter. I compared rounded, cupped, and flat blade assemblies at 4 distances, diff…
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United States of America
11705 projects whose affiliated fair was here, most recently in 2026.
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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 11401–11430
ISEF · 2014
Rain Power
Engineering Mechanics
This project’s question is: can the Hydrokinetic Energy System, a system that converts rainfall into electricity via piezoelectric technology, be improved by efficiently integrating it with…
ISEF · 2014
Rapid Aerodynamics Improvement Software Based on Innovative Drag Calculation and Polygonal Node Bifurcation
Engineering Mechanics
For vehicles traveling at moderate to high velocities, aerodynamic drag can be the largest factor of wasted energy. Therefore, reducing drag to improve aerodynamic efficiency can lead to sig…
ISEF · 2014
Rational Discovery and Optimization of Synergistic Chemotherapy Combinations: A Novel Framework Integrating Gene Perturbation Analysis and Machine Learning Algorithms
Mathematics Third Award
Although the failure of single-targeted chemotherapy agents is inevitable, recent studies demonstrate that combinatorial dual therapy can effectively treat most cancers. However, two major o…
ISEF · 2014
Reclaiming the Desert
Engineering Mechanics
The purpose of this project was to determine which commonly used soil-improving technique would offer the greatest amount of improvement when implemented in desertified soils. The soil impro…
ISEF · 2014
Re-Design of the Automatic CPAP Hose and Mask Washer
Energy: Chemical
CPAP or continuous positive airway pressure is currently the only available treatment for people diagnosed with sleep apnea. An Automatic Washer for a CPAP Hose and Mask was built in 2012. T…
ISEF · 2014
Red Raspberries vs. Gold Raspberries
Physics and Astronomy
Raspberries are a composite fruit that are red and gold in color and boast a distinctive sweet and tart flavor and contain phenols and anthocyanins. This project was conducted to determine i…
ISEF · 2014
Reducing the G-force and Traumatic Brain Injuries on Soccer Players through the Use of Headgear
Systems Software
Roughly 3.8 million concussions occur annually because of sports in the United States. There are lawsuits in professional football and hockey leagues for concussions that propose to award ov…
ISEF · 2014
Reduction of Circulating Tumor Cells by Induction of Apoptosis via a TRAIL-Functionalized, Nanostructured Shunt Device
Energy: Physical
This study focused on advancing research in the capture of colon circulating tumor cells (CTCs), by engineering an implantable shunt device that will reduce metastatic burden by inducing apo…
ISEF · 2014
Reduction of Toxic Levels of Cadmium Uptake in Tomato Roots and Shoots
Plant Sciences
In this study, a graphite atomizer, flame ionization atomic adsorption analysis, Inductively couple plasma spectrometry and cation inhibition were used for determination of the uptake of cad…
ISEF · 2014
Refining Preliminary Orbital Determination for Near-Earth Asteroids: Comparison of Fundamental Methods with n-Body Correction
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
The accuracy of two fundamental techniques of orbital determination, Gaussian and Laplacian, was compared for three near-Earth asteroids (NEAs): 2010 TN54, 1998 QE2, and 1989 FC, chosen for…
ISEF · 2014
Regime of Magnetically Coupled Wireless Power Transfer Systems under Resonance and Inherent Biasing
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of this research is to demonstrate design attributes of Wireless Power Transfer (WPT) System. The objective is to provide an operational domain map of WPT System (WPS) encompassi…
ISEF · 2014
Regulating Podocyte Redifferentiation Using Mechanical and Geometrical Constrains
Energy: Physical Third Award
Over 25 million Americans alone live with some form of renal complication, resulting in hundreds of thousands of deaths every year. Increased development in the kidney research field could r…
ISEF · 2014
Removal of Pollutants from Wastewater Effluent using Activated Rice Husks
Engineering Mechanics Fourth Award
Wastewater effluent from local wastewater treatment center contained relatively high concentrations of carboxylic derivatives, proteins, grease, oil, phosphate, and humic acids causing and f…
ISEF · 2014
Removing Carbon Dioxide from our Atmosphere: Using Porous Crystalline Materials for CO2 Capture
Environmental Engineering
Carbon emissions from the energy and transportation sectors are the most significant contributors to the increase in the concentration of greenhouse gases in our atmosphere. Increasing green…
ISEF · 2014
Renewable Sources of Energy: A Study of Low-Cost By-Products, Cattle Manure and Nitrogen for Methane Gas Conversion Production
Engineering Mechanics
The objective of this experiment is to examine several available, low-cost by-products as substrates for conversion to methane gas. My previous research demonstrated that these materials wer…
ISEF · 2014
Renovated Cane to Aid Indoor Travel for the Visually Impaired
Energy: Chemical Third Award
People with severe visual impairment have difficulties navigating their way through buildings. Due to this, we created a renovated cane that combines a Cintech Pin-pointer metal detector, to…
ISEF · 2014
Reprogramming Hair Follicle Stem Cells into Cardiomyocytes
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Fourth Award
Damage to the heart muscle has long been considered irreparable and an indicator of future heart failure. When damaged, the heart forms a scar-like tissue that develops over regions of damag…
ISEF · 2014
Repurposed Residential Scale Wind Turbine with Blade Variance
Engineering Mechanics
Due to diminishing natural resources, the threat of global warming, and rising fuel costs, modern society requires inexpensive, renewable forms of energy. The present study constructed a res…
ISEF · 2014
Resveratrol Biosynthesis in Genetically Engineered Microorganisms
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Fourth Award
Resveratrol is a natural plant product that has anti-tumor, anti-cancer, and life-span increasing properties in humans. However, extracting resveratrol from plants such as grapes and peanuts…
ISEF · 2014
Reversing the Effects of Lead Toxicity on Selected Biological Models Using EDTA Chelation Therapy
Materials Science
For parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Missouri, lead mining was a prominent industry. This has created medical and ecological concerns in Picher, OK, which the EPA calls “the most toxic place i…
ISEF · 2014
Riding the Wave: Energy in Motion
Engineering Mechanics Third Award
The purpose of this project was to design, construct and test a device that could utilize the motion of waves to generate electricity. Subsequently, a system was developed that allowed for t…
ISEF · 2014
Riparian Area Multiple Indicator Monitoring
Engineering Mechanics
The purpose of this project was to determine if grazing outside the prescribed grazing limit negatively effects riparian areas on Big Dominguez creek. This is the third year of the project i…
ISEF · 2014
Ritalin Me This? A Study of Correlation between Learning Styles of ADD/ADHD Students and Autistic Students
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The purpose of this experiment is to test the possibility of learning techniques used on children with Autism can benefit children with ADD/ADHD because of the genetic similarities in the do…
ISEF · 2014
RNNScan: Eukaryotic Gene Finding via Hybrid Recurrent Neural Networks
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Today's vast reserves of genetic data necessitates a computational tool which is capable of automatically predicting boundaries of protein-coding regions in the genome. In eukaryotic sequenc…
ISEF · 2014
Rocks of the Rainbow: Asteroid Classification Using SDSS Filters
Microbiology Fourth Award
Asteroid taxonomy is the classification of asteroids on the basis of the shape of their emission spectrum and their color. These properties are believed to correspond with the surface compos…
ISEF · 2014
Role of Somatostatin Interneurons in Alzheimer's Disease
Chemistry
The neural circuits that subserve odorant processing are susceptible to dysregulation/attrition in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). Studies have shown that early…
ISEF · 2014
Rotation of Polarized Light by Chiral Monosaccharides
Plant Sciences
The chiral structure of glucose, fructose, and galactose rotate plane polarized light. This angle changes depending on the concentration of sugar in a solution of sugar and water. The purpos…
ISEF · 2014
Safe and Sound Housing: Lime/Fly Ash Papercrete as a Substitute for Adobe in Seismically-Active Regions in Developing Nations
Environmental Engineering
My project involves developing a sustainable, affordable, and environmentally sound building material for seismically active regions in the developing world to use in place of adobe. This ma…
ISEF · 2014
Save Our Oceans!: Oil Eating Bacteria!, Part Four
Engineering Mechanics
Oil spills in the environment and in particular in any ocean poses a significant risk to both the environment and the ecosystem. The science fair projects for the last 3 years have been expl…