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 1981–2010
ISEF · 2024
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
This project resulted from an observation that conventional plastics are a significant cause for pollution in our environment and aims to develop a compostable, environmentally friendly poly…
ISEF · 2024
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Globally, cancer is the leading cause of death, with 1.9 million new diagnoses and 600,000 deaths annually attributed to lung cancer alone. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) represents appr…
ISEF · 2024
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Aircraft stalling accidents, caused by boundary layer separation over wings, are nearly 50% more likely to be fatal than non-stall related accidents posing as a momentous safety hazard on co…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical Engineering
With an estimated 60,000,000+ individuals worldwide suffering from disabilities such as mutism and over 850,000 coma patients in the United States each year, enhancing communication capaciti…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Handwriting is defined as a complex neurophysiological process that involves multiple aspects including visual-motor, memory, and linguistic aspects as well as multiple subsections of the ce…
ISEF · 2024
Systems Software
“Bridging the Gap Using EdTech and AI” includes the EdTech desktop application and an iOS mobile app with a workflow of three functions to make the use of AI for teaching/learning more effic…
ISEF · 2024
Translational Medical Science
The inability of deep learning (DL) models to explain their output, known as the AI “Black Box” problem, greatly hinders clinical adoption of DL models in healthcare. This study is the first…
ISEF · 2024
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The purpose of this project was to create a bulletproof plate that could be inserted into a backpack to help keep students and staff safe in the event of a school shooting. I wanted to creat…
ISEF · 2024
Earth and Environmental Sciences Second Award
To combat marine biotoxin contamination that threatens California’s $15-million shellfish industry, this research establishes the first California Marine Biotoxin Management System (CABMS),…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Cancer is one of the major adverse health issues in the world, and is the second leading cause of death amongst Native Hawaiians. Ovarian cancer specifically, is known to have a stronger eff…
ISEF · 2024
Materials Science
Online pharmacies and social media platforms are responsible for the growing presence of fake and counterfeit medicines, and the verification and authentication of dosage levels are imperati…
ISEF · 2024
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Targeted peptide cancer therapies which are less toxic compared to synthetic chemotherapies,is a research field of growing interest.Cell surface receptors Integrin-avß3(avß3),which recognize…
ISEF · 2024
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Artificial light at night (ALAN) can disrupt wildlife seasonal phenology. Many animals produce melatonin, a hormone regulating circadian rhythms, in the dark. ALAN, especially from cool whit…
ISEF · 2024
Animal Sciences
When cattle or other livestock eat hay wrap or hay string it causes the animal to die because the string is a filler and is not digestible so the animal thinks they are not hungry because th…
ISEF · 2024
Environmental Engineering
Recognizing CO2’s pivotal role in climate change, and soil carbon as the major active pool of terrestrial carbon, Carboflux introduces a novel method to quantify soil carbon flux, which meas…
ISEF · 2024
Embedded Systems
Amidst the dramatic expansion of online shopping and deliveries, wasted cardboard packaging has become a major challenge in modern-day society. In this research, an innovative approach to th…
ISEF · 2024
Robotics and Intelligent Machines Second Award
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the United States. However, early detection can prevent up to 80% of associated fatalities. 12-lead Electrocardiograms (ECGs) ar…
ISEF · 2024
Animal Sciences
Biofortification increases the nutritional value of food crops by increasing the vitamin and mineral content. The objective of this research was to determine if a feed supplement including a…
ISEF · 2024
Biochemistry
An essential component of human diets is dairy because it has a unique effect it has on the human body due to a protein called casein. This protein has angiotensin receptor blockers that aff…
ISEF · 2024
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Kidney cancer treatment depends on several factors, such as cancer subtype and stage. It is extremely important that the doctor knows what subtype of kidney cancer their patient has in order…
ISEF · 2024
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Natural killer (NK) cells are involved in surveillance and killing of tumor cells. Although classically part of innate immunity, I and others have identified a subset of NK cells with adapti…
ISEF · 2024
Technology Enhances the Arts
Astrophysicists seek methods of effectively conveying complex concepts to non-scientific audiences. Sonification, or the conversion of information into audio, improves the accessibility of t…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy Fourth Award
In 2022, the Satellite Industry Association reported a staggering 45% increase in the number of operational satellites, resulting in an orbital population exceeding 7,000 around Earth. With…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
Annually, brain tumors affect 90,000 people nationwide, and have 5-year survival rates as low as 5%. Surgery, the most popular treatment, hinges on accurate pre-operative planning & detectio…
ISEF · 2024
Biomedical Engineering
Many intracranial aneurysms can be treated using flow diversion, in which a finely meshed stent is used to reduce blood flow into an aneurysm. Over time, this leads to endothelial tissue reg…
ISEF · 2024
Animal Sciences Fourth Award
Organisms detect sensory stimuli through peripheral neurons and transmit the information to cortical brain regions for processing: creating an internal neural map of the external environment…
ISEF · 2024
Cellular and Molecular Biology Third Award
Peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) is a rare and aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma resulting from clonal proliferation of mature post-thymic T-cells. The mechanisms behind PTCL development and…
ISEF · 2024
Biochemistry Fourth Award
Antimicrobial resistance(AMR) is a global health threat and the discovery of new antimicrobial compounds has been limited in the past four decades. New antimicrobials with new functions are…
ISEF · 2024
Physics and Astronomy Second Award
Every second in the universe an exciting event is occurring, whether it be the collision of two black holes or the death of a star in an explosive supernova. One such event is a Tidal Disrup…
ISEF · 2024
Chemistry
My Zuni ancestors lived in the Grand Canyon long ago. A Zuni medicine man pointed out many Zuni features to my mentor on a Grand Canyon Rafting Tour, sponsored by the Grand Canyon Conservanc…