Biomedical and Health Sciences
Hardikar Syndrome (HS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by cleft lip/palate, pigmentary retinopathy, intestinal malrotation, and hepatobiliary disease. The disease is known to be cau…
Physics and Astronomy
Quantum computers are integral to progress in computational capability but are limited by decoherence. This research investigated characteristics of qubit decoherence in systems of parallel…
Physics and Astronomy
Type Ia Supernovae (SNe Ia) are a class of stellar explosions that serve as tools for measuring cosmic distance. They have been hypothesized to result from the explosion of a white dwarf sta…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
With increasing food demand, alternative protein options must be considered. The purpose of this project is to compare rural American high school students' feelings towards consuming and rai…
Physics and Astronomy
The purpose of my project is to engineer a type of thruster that utilizes ionic thrust. My engineering goal is to utilize this ionic propulsion most effectively. This will provide data and s…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The goal for this project was to engineer a device that would sense if there was a clog in a sprinkler nozzle, and notify a cellular device. Using sensors, an Arduino, and some code this ide…
Microbiology
Third Award
Phage therapy is a promising option to mitigate antibiotic resistance. Phages, a type of virus, are genetically diverse and globally plentiful. Yet only 14,500 phages have been discovered, m…
Microbiology
Mycobacteria remain a prominent problem, especially in developing areas in South Africa and India. Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes the pulmonary disease tuberculosis (TB) and is responsibl…
Biochemistry
17ß-estradiol (E2) is a steroidal estrogen used in agriculture to promote animal growth and increase milk yield cows, and is the most common endocrine disrupting chemical (EDC) found in wast…
Materials Science
I got to set different clothing materials on fire with the help of a firefighter. Knowing how safe your clothing is, is really important if you have a job like a firefighter or working in th…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Deep learning models are being tested to analyze medical images for a variety of applications, ranging from identifying diseases to accurate predictions. However, the amount of data availabl…
Animal Sciences
After doing last year's project I knew that I had to do a continuation. It all started 12 years ago when my dad let me go in the chicken house with him. As a kid, I have always had chickens…
Biochemistry
Chronic hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance are prequels to type II diabetes mellitus. Previous studies from our laboratory have demonstrated that the Bromodomain-and-Extra-Terminal prot…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Alzheimer's Disease(AD) affects more than 6 million people in the US, by causing degeneration of the brain cells, deficiency of cognition and mobility, and even death. As aging progresses, s…
Physics and Astronomy
Kelvin-Helmholtz Instability (KHI) is a process that forms vortices in fluids and occurs when two fluids in contact move in opposite directions. The Richardson Number, proportional to the de…
Microbiology
Fourth Award
Bats, like bees, are a keystone species benefiting the environment and saving farmers billions of dollars in chemicals. However, since 2006, millions of bats in North America have died of a…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Third Award
Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease that causes gradual impairment of an individual through mutations in the SNCA (Synuclein Alpha) gene. Currently, there exist no widely…
Plant Sciences
80% of deforestation across the globe happens for agricultural purposes, with much deforestation resulting in unrecoverable land. However, with over 1.3 billion people suffering from food in…
Biomedical Engineering
Hemorrhage, excessive loss of blood that is expressed through eventual shock and death, is one of the leading killers worldwide. Current methods of preventing hemorrhage have many side effec…
Systems Software
Fourth Award
The goal of this study was to create an enhanced yet accessible system to generate simplified summaries of governmental policies, thus enhancing public understanding and mitigating informati…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Fourth Award
Water pollution is a critical threat to human health as it can lead to increased cancer risk. More than 22 carcinogens can be found in the drinking water, including heavy metals such as lead…
Biochemistry
Huntington’s disease (HD) is a terrible neurodegenerative disorder, claiming the lives of 2.27 million people annually. HD is caused by an increase in the soluble and mutant forms of the hun…
Biomedical Engineering
Electroencephalograms (EEGs) are devices that offer a non-intrusive way to measure the electrical activity of the brain, with various applications such as monitoring neurological conditions.…
Biomedical Engineering
The purpose of this initial project stage was to identify parameters needed for artificial lungs to be optimally functional in the human body and lay the foundation for future research regar…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Purpose: Cutaneous melanoma causes over 8,000 deaths annually in the U.S. Survival differences may be linked to tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs), white blood cells that eliminates cance…
Materials Science
Noise pollution is the second largest environmental hazard to human health, yet it is often overlooked. Hundreds of millions Americans are at risk of noise-induced diseases and dementia, whi…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Machine Learning is the statistical analysis of data used to solve problems. The purpose of this project is to use Machine Learning models to improve the efficiency and accuracy of a robotic…
Embedded Systems
Third Award
Autonomous mobile robot (AMR) fleets are widely used in smart warehouses, distribution centers and manufacturing to bring operational efficiency, with their market projected reaching up to $…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
In the modern day, transportation is everything. It's how we get to our daily destinations on time and quickly. Shock absorbers are being used on all vehicles on the road today. However, som…
Physics and Astronomy
Magnetic reconnection is a phenomenon that drives solar flares and Coronal Mass Ejections on the sun's surface. A strong enough CME is capable of damaging electrical equipment, disrupting co…