Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Autonomous robots rely on Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) to build maps and estimate their position within unknown environments. While many modern robotic systems achieve high r…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Mental health affects all aspects of life, it's a significant factor that if overlooked could cost lives and mission success particularly in space exploration. Mental health is a critical fa…
Biomedical Engineering
Maintaining optimal hydration and health is integral for overall well-being and daily functioning, particularly for space travel (flight). This project was designed to provide accurate and c…
Embedded Systems
Air conditioning is vital for maintaining comfortable indoor temperatures but comes at a significant environmental and financial cost. In the U.S., it accounts for 12% of household energy co…
Environmental Engineering
The average US household produces 500 pounds of plastic annually, and most of it is not recycled. Only 18% of plastic waste is recycled globally, and without viable business models for recyc…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
My experiment involving concentrated solar-thermal power investigated the efficiency of linear and parabolic energy systems for heat production targeting to identify the most effective model…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Electrical interruptions plague St.Croix and many other Caribbean locations. St.Croix averages two electrical interruptions per property a month. A way to mitigate those interruptions would…
Environmental Engineering
Cord-making is a simple skill that has been used for thousands of years, yet very few people in the modern world know anything about the process. The purpose of this project was to determine…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Do spices affect you in a way you don’t want to be affected? Perhaps you want to be relieved from the pain you suffer. Well my experiment might have what you are looking for! The results I f…
Engineering Mechanics
In my project I attempted to create a tactile print of a painting from code in python to help the visually impaired have representations of said painting. An art organization (Unseen Art) di…
Engineering Mechanics
The goal of this science fair project is to know if overclocking does improve performance. This project has proven this point by benchmarking the Ryzen 5 3400G CPU at its design frequency an…
Engineering Mechanics
There are currently 7.6 million blind people living in the United States. According to The National Federation of The Blind, “Braille is vital to literacy for the blind. Compared to listenin…
Behavioral and Social Sciences
The video game industry is worth at least 4.8 billion dollars as of 2019. This is mostly due to the games FIFA 19, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. The purpose of my proj…
Engineering Mechanics
With 50% of all trips taken in cars being under five miles, electric skateboards are becoming the go-to eco-friendly way to beat traffic and save on gasoline. I wanted to improve upon the ma…
Physics and Astronomy
My vision of this science fair project and my everyday life is to look into the unknown. That's why this year, I researched an amazing shape called the brachistochrone to explore its possibi…
Energy: Physical
With high WAPA utility bills, there is an almost unavoidable economic need to cut down on power usage. I wanted to find some quick simple solutions to not only cut down on energy consumption…
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Tuberculosis (TB) is a contagious, airborne bacterial infection that has become the leading cause of death in the world. Approximately one third of the world population is infected with TB,…
The purpose of my project is to understand how mutations in the amino acid sequences of ALK kinase leads to the progression of Neuro- blastoma. The main phase of the project involves myself…
Translational Medical Science
Sepsis is an overwhelming immune response to an infection that accounts for 20-30 million hospital cases per year. One of the major issues surrounding this syndrome is the muscle atrophy of…
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design
Antioxidants, touted as beneficial for your health, potentially preventing degenerative, neurological and cardiovascular diseases like cancer and Alzheimer’s, are found in the highest concen…
Translational Medical Science
Trauma is very commonly encountered by people across the globe. In one out of every five cases it takes the form of hemorrhagic shock. It is theorized that in order to reverse this process o…
Mathematics
For centuries, man has turned to plants to provide not only sustenance but also medicine. The purpose of this project is to isolate and identify the compound(s) responsible for the antibacte…
Plant Sciences
Lionfish (Pterois volitans) have been commonly found in the waters surrounding St. Croix and the US Virgin Islands for six years now, and it has become common to see lionfish while diving. T…