Chemistry
The rapid discovery of exoplanets in recent years has presented a complex challenge in determining their habitability. Remote detection and limited spatial and spectral information, as well…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) is a common inherited retinal degeneration disease that is caused by the deterioration of rod photoreceptors, a type of retinal cell, leading to vision loss. One me…
Chemistry
Plastics pose a major environmental problem to the planet as they take around 700 years to degrade completely. Consequently, the demand for alternate and environment-friendly materials is ri…
Translational Medical Science
COVID-19 and its several strains caused millions of infections and deaths worldwide, making it vital to understand how the virus interacts with human cells. Determining binding site location…
Chemistry
Light plays a pivotal role in an organism’s life. Organisms are able to harness the energy light expels and use it for their benefit. The energy light expels is sometimes large enough to act…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Fourth Award
Methylglyoxal (MGO) is a ubiquitous metabolite produced as a byproduct of glycolysis that spontaneously glycates protein residues to form advanced-glycation end products (AGEs), called fruct…
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this field study is to observe which planting configuration produces the highest yield for farmers. The planting configurations of twin row, single row, and broadcast will be…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Second Award
A speech sound disorder is any difficulty with perception or motor production of speech sounds and speech segments. If complications persist into late adolescence, individuals develop Residu…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Aquaponics is a food production system that combines the growing of plants with raising fish. The purpose of my Automatic Aquaponics engineering project is to provide a way for people to gro…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Third Award
Miniature-sized shape morphing Microbots are increasingly gaining momentum in several medical applications, including targeted drug delivery and the removal of blood clots. There has been si…
Biomedical Engineering
Cardiovascular disease is the direct cause of 20% of deaths in the United States, and 32% of deaths worldwide, making it one of the leading causes of death in the world. The continuous monit…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Fourth Award
The Brayton cycle describes the operation of certain heat engines use air or gas the working fluid; it is known for its low vibrations and high power to weight ratio. This is achieved by its…
Chemistry
The textile industry is responsible for producing 20% of all water pollution.With Methylene Blue (MB) acting as the most commonly used basic dye in the textile industry, its usage is problem…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
The purpose of this experiment was to determine which octane rating of fuel burned longest. My hypothesis was that if I tested two different octane ratings from two different gas stations wi…
Translational Medical Science
There is currently no definitive screening method or test for Parkinson’s Disease (PD), the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disorder with over 10 million cases worldwide and 1 millio…
Animal Sciences
Bees pollinate over 80% of flowering plants, but bee colonies have alarmingly declined by 39.7% annually over the past decade. Traditional methods for monitoring beehives, like human inspect…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
We wanted to determine whether belt-driven linear slides or string-driven linear slides were faster with various rpm motors. This would help in our primary goal of having the most efficient…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
While significant advances in neuroscience have been achieved in understanding, diagnosing, and treating neurological diseases, still much remains to be characterized. The purpose of this st…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
How has the representation of family structure in children's literature evolved over time? Books offer a critical opportunity to understand changing attitudes among individuals, families, an…
Biomedical Engineering
Third Award
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death worldwide. The standard 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) is the benchmark for CVD diagnosis, yet it is currently impractical for con…
Microbiology
Overuse of chemical sterilization has applied selective pressure to the bacteria that colonize our surfaces, increasing their pathogenicity and resistance to treatment. A possible solution t…
Materials Science
Inert metal bone implants are commonly used to treat typical bone injuries but are often associated with complications such as stress shielding and refractures due to their stronger mechanic…
Materials Science
A major issue we are facing as a whole people is global pollution ranging from ruining our natural ecosystems to air pollution. Our solution is changing the pollution into being less potent…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
The bicarbonate buffer system–a series of equilibrium reactions that function in maintaining the oceans’ alkaline pH–has recently been unbalanced by human activity. Increased concentrations…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Energy poverty and water scarcity impact a large percentage of the global population. To address these growing issues, this project began with a rudimentary idea of a biomass-powered desalin…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
ABSTRACT Purpose: This project looked at the possible negative effect shotgun sports can have on the bioaccumulation of lead in Western Harvester ants. Ants have been observed collecting lea…
Materials Science
Historically, petroleum-based polymers have been used internationally for everyday objects such as telephones, grocery bags, cars, etc. More often than not, these polymers have negatively im…
Environmental Engineering
Third Award
In August 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), through its Clean Truck Plan, proposed new standards to promote clean air and reduce pollution from heavy-duty vehicles starting in…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
First Award
In mid-2022, Mpox reemerged with heightened infectivity and transmissibility, causing 30,000 cases in just six months. As we recovered from COVID-19, fear of another pandemic heightened. Two…
Translational Medical Science
Second Award
Type I and Type II Diabetes are the number one cause of kidney failure, affecting 422 million people and being responsible for 1.5 million deaths worldwide. The leading upstream cause of dia…