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10 projects reached a national fair through this region, most recently in 2026.
10 projects · showing 1–10
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Platinum Award
Sepsis claims 11 million lives annually, but current diagnostics are costly and often ineffective. Aptamers are single-stranded DNA or RNA sequences that are promising for detecting proteomi…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Silver Medal
Bloodstream infections are life-threatening and frequently bacterial, requiring rapid initiation of species-specific antibiotic treatment. Gram staining provides initial bacterial characteri…
CWSF · 2026
Digital Technology Bronze Medal
Every year, families accidentally throw away tons of good food just because they forget what’s hiding in the back of their cupboards. To solve this, we created Echo Pantry, a smart system th…
CWSF · 2026
Agriculture, Fisheries & Food Bronze Medal
White pollution—the buildup of plastic waste—poses increasing threats to our global ecosystems by damaging water sources and food supplies. Traditional agricultural plastics greatly contribu…
CWSF · 2026
Aerospace Gold Medal
The nature of dark matter (DM) remains one of the biggest unanswered questions in physics, all while current methods remain challenged with accurately distinguishing between different DM mod…
CWSF · 2026
Curiosity & Ingenuity Platinum Award
Fungal pathogens pose an enormous threat to global health, and a growing number of pathogens are developing resistance to our limited arsenal of antifungals. Overexpression of efflux pumps t…
CWSF · 2026
Disease & Illness Bronze Medal
Over 2.5 million people living with motor impairments like Amyotrophic-Lateral-Sclerosis and Quadriplegia depend entirely on caregivers, as their only remaining capability is eye-blinks. Yet…
CWSF · 2026
Energy
This project explores an enhanced Harmony Wind Turbine design engineered to prevent over-rotation during high wind conditions. To achieve this, I implemented and tested an automated blade-cl…
CWSF · 2026
Health & Wellness Gold Medal
Many people struggle to take medications correctly, leading to missed doses and potential hospitalizations. Existing pill dispensers require someone to read each label, hand-load pills into…
CWSF · 2026
Environment & Climate Change Silver Medal
80% of stuffies (~500Million lbs) are discarded in landfills / year! Polyester-fibre stuffies=highly-consequential pollutants; their high surface area=more microplastics & toxins insidiously…