Chemistry
With the development of third world countries entering the technological space, E-waste is continuing to grow as a worldwide problem, and thus figuring out how to properly separate base mate…
Embedded Systems
Fourth Award
Chronic pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide, compromising the ability of over 750 million individuals to navigate their lives aid-free, yet current management options remain la…
Materials Science
Artificial photosynthesis is the process of turning sunlight and CO2 into chemical products. This is especially desirable due to the ability for carbon neutral fuel and scalable carbon dioxi…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
In this study, investigated the efficacy of using machine learning algorithms to annotate images of coral reefs in Hawaii, with a particular focus on two coral species, Pocillopora and Porit…
Physics and Astronomy
Second Award
Correlations between central black hole (BH) mass and certain physical properties of their host galaxies suggest BH feedback may have substantial impacts on galactic evolution. However, a la…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Contributions to the advancement of technology for the betterment of our health will be a key component in allowing us humans to improve our quality of life and improve overall longevity. Th…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Third Award
Multiple sclerosis is a disease where the immune system attacks nerve fibers, causing communication problems between the brain and the body, affecting over 2.3 million people worldwide. Some…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Schizophrenia is a complex brain disorder that affects 1% of the population and is characterized by alterations in cognitive function, acquisition and expression of behaviors not seen in hea…
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
This project aims to help visually impaired people recognize color easily. Over 300 million people are color blind. The inspiration for this project came from a makeup influencer who lost he…
Translational Medical Science
LED lights are found in most modern technology such as electronics, indoor and outdoor lighting, and novelty items. Because they are so common, they could be affecting our health. The focus…
Chemistry
A major concern as we approach the future is the use of renewable resources and clean energy. One of the primary viable options has often been solar power. Current solar technology is primar…
Microbiology
First Award
The opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa causes fatal and chronic infections, with 124,000 deaths annually, due to its beta-lactamase-mediated resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics…
Environmental Engineering
The purpose of this experiment was to determine if carbon dioxide (CO2) from combustion emissions could be effectively removed using post-combustion water absorption. Combustions sources acr…
Systems Software
Second Award
Digital medical image storage requirements are growing significantly with each passing year. Medical images require a high color depth of 12 bits per component for accurate assessment and an…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
This project focuses on the development of dye-sensitized organic solar cells, which replicate the process of photosynthesis by using plant-based pigments to capture and convert light energy…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Potatoes have many health benefits such as providing many vitamins and minerals to the body. However, people that have to have a low potassium diet, such as the renal diet due to lower kidne…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
A key component of autism is its effect on one's ability to communicate, for their brain is able to process information better visually than they are verbally. The purpose of this study is t…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Melanoma cancer is a deadly disease that hundreds of thousands of people are diagnosed with each year and has little treatment success using current methods. One potential method is the tran…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Second Award
Natural catastrophe modeling allows for the evaluation of economic loss, property loss, and environmental damage during and after such an event. However, two central problems have arisen in…
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV-1) is a globally prevalent virus that attacks CD4 cells in the human immune system, decreasing the quality and length of life for those affected. The mo…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
This study aimed to investigate the role of microRNA (miRNA) variants in Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). ADHD is characterized by inattention, impulsivity, and sugar craving…
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Over the last 150 years, the average global temperature on Earth has rapidly increased. This detrimental impact has created–among others–widespread famine, the melting of ice caps, larger, m…
Environmental Engineering
Fourth Award
The oceans absorb nearly a third of airborne CO2 emissions, while 1.3 million gallons of crude oil are spilled into oceans every year. Both issues continue to detrimentally affect marine bio…
Cellular and Molecular Biology
The evolutionarily conserved DOT1 family of proteins is essential for development in higher mammals. However, overactive DOT1L acts as an oncoprotein, most notably in childhood leukemia. Alt…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Addiction is a disease in which the structures and function of the brain’s dopamine pathways are altered, resulting in compulsive indulgence in a substance or activity. Although much progres…
Chemistry
Finding new methods of oxygenation is an important pursuit in the modern age of respiratory diseases, climate change, and the COVID pandemic. Individuals who struggle to achieve sufficient l…
Physics and Astronomy
The recent emergence of research surrounding the superconducting diode effect (SDE) has led to greater understanding of the theory underpinning the mechanism. Previous works have found that…
Physics and Astronomy
Molecular-level devices are a promising candidate that can lead to the next generation of novel electronics with high sensitivity and better performance. Magnetic molecules with transition m…
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Autonomous vehicles are predicted to be an enormous disrupter to our economy, creating a massive and unpredictable impact, much like the smartphone on telecommunications. Automation can resh…
Chemistry
Fourth Award
Recent advances in CO2 capture and fixation allowed the transformation of atmospheric CO2 into useful organic molecules, but they are limited by extreme reaction conditions or the use of dan…