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 1951–1980
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical Engineering
This project is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for individuals afflicted with sickle cell disease, a hereditary condition characterized by abnormal red blood cell morphology and…
ISEF · 2024
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Water pollution poses a significant threat to aquatic ecosystems and human health. Sometimes chemical pollutants force algae to grow unstoppably and produce toxins, such as microcystin. Cert…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Trigeminal neuralgia (TN) is an idiopathic pain disorder, classified by paroxysmal pain in the face. The spinal trigeminal tract extends into the spinal cord as far as the fourth cervical ve…
ISEF · 2024
Animal Sciences
The purpose of this project is to determine if exposure to cycad plant seeds causes neurological symptoms in larval and adult-stage apterous fruit flies. I hypothesized that if I expose frui…
ISEF · 2024
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Over 1.8 billion people play video games worldwide, with an estimated 201.2 million active members of the eSports community. The eSports domain has continued shifting into the mainstream and…
ISEF · 2024
Systems Software Second Award
According to the World Health Organization, nearly 300 million people worldwide suffer from visual impairments, a number which is only expected to grow in the coming years. In the U.S. alone…
ISEF · 2024
Microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus is currently a predominant issue in the medical community. This bacterium has been shown to adapt to the antibiotics which are presented to it, causing scientists to st…
ISEF · 2024
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Asian bush honeysuckle is a common invasive species of plant in the midwestern United States. It damages native ecosystems and requires significant time and manpower to treat. This project u…
ISEF · 2024
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Search and rescue missions demand as much manpower as possible in order to locate lost or injured individuals in time to save them. This project aims to reduce this search time by increasing…
ISEF · 2024
Cellular and Molecular Biology Second Award
Age-related metabolic disorders often result from the dysfunction in adipose tissue, which is responsible for energy storage and mobilization. Formation of the adipose tissue or adipogenesis…
ISEF · 2024
Microbiology
This research project investigates the influence of white noise frequencies on the growth of E. coli bacteria within the audible range of 14,500-15,000 Hertz (Hz). White noise, characterized…
ISEF · 2024
Mathematics Second Award
Classification tasks in machine learning, essential for applications ranging from fraud detection to medical diagnoses, frequently encounter the challenge of imbalanced datasets. These imbal…
ISEF · 2024
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Teachers and students need a way to defend themselves from intruders and school shootings. These worldwide shootings are taking place in multiple schools around the world ranging from high s…
ISEF · 2024
Mathematics
Students across the United States live with the fear of school violence. Schools combat this through rehearsal lockdowns, dress codes, metal detectors, and professional development for polic…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical Engineering
In the US, over 65,000 heat-related deaths occur annually. Athletes/workers exposed to hot temperatures face the risk of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. There are watches/straps that monito…
ISEF · 2024
Animal Sciences Third Award
This research proposed and built the first integrated AI-based honeybee health assessment system called BeeMind AI. It includes eight different sensors, allowing it to track in-hive and exte…
ISEF · 2024
Embedded Systems
Soft robots, known for flexibility and adaptability, surpass traditional rigid robots in tasks involving delicate objects and confined spaces. However, integrating conventional rigid sensors…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Alzheimer's Disease International (2024) predicts that by 2030, Alzheimer's will impact over 78 million people worldwide. Currently, there is no cure or accurate diagnostic method for Alzhei…
ISEF · 2024
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Over 50 million K-12 students are enrolled in the United States. Students' experience in school goes beyond just their curricula: it is highly dependent on supportive learning environments.…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy
Exoplanet detection improves the current understanding of planet formation and provides the possibility for the discovery of new habitable worlds. However, teams of astronomers and astrophys…
ISEF · 2024
Environmental Engineering
Estuarine ecosystems such as Washington's Puget Sound are especially vulnerable to the impacts of anthropogenic pollution. Increased concentrations of carbon dioxide and nitrate—termed acidi…
ISEF · 2024
Chemistry
Traditional petroleum-based plastic mulch films are widely used in agriculture because of their superior weed and pest prevention as well as their longevity, but they depend on non-renewable…
ISEF · 2024
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Plastic pollution affects the world: land, water, and air. It may take up to 500 years for certain types of plastics to biodegrade in the environment. This can be especially harmful to the b…
ISEF · 2024
Animal Sciences
With the rapid expansion of human settlement in the Northwest Georgia region, it has become more critical than ever to understand the ecological impact, development has had on our local ecos…
ISEF · 2024
Microbiology Second Award
Fusarium is a genus of fungi that produces biofilms, a collection of microbial cells that confer high antifungal resistance to opportunistic Fusarium pathogens, which cause lethal infections…
ISEF · 2024
Microbiology
Infective endocarditis (IE) is an infection caused by bacteria that enter the bloodstream, settle in different parts of the heart, and, specifically for this project, attach to artificial he…
ISEF · 2024
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Second Award
Airborne Wind Energy (AWE) poses uncertainty in its contribution to renewable energy due to the lack of a comprehensive design . The technology is in its early stages, requiring significant…
ISEF · 2024
Biochemistry
Complex sugars known as Glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) play a vital role in nearly all biological processes, from wound healing to the progression of diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer's. They…
ISEF · 2024
Materials Science
Blood clots compromise the efficacy of blood-contacting medical implants as well as the health of the patients whose lives they sustain. Commonly used antithrombotic drugs or coatings can ca…
ISEF · 2024
Materials Science
This experiment was meant to find the effect of structures mimicked from sea urchin shells, honeycomb, and lobster shells on the compressive strength to density ratio. Each structure was des…