Blue Ribbon Judging

Life Sciences Senior Division

Animal Sciences – A10 – Role of cisd-3 in C. elegans Fertility
Behavioral and Social Sciences – C20 – Diagnosing Autism with Machine Learning: Binary Classification for Eye Movement in Virtual Reality Environment
Biochemistry – E5 – The Effect of Senolytic Drugs on the Brain Shape or Functional Ability of Alzheimer Tau Drosophila
Biomedical and Health Sciences – E12 – The Missing Beat in the Stem-Cell Heart? Triggering Production of the Elusive T-Tubule Synthesis in mESCs using MBNL1
Cellular and Molecular Biology – F2 – Regulation of SREBP-1 by Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics – F28 – Using 3D Convolutional Neural Networks for Classification of Lung Nodules and Early Detection of Lung Cancer
Earth and Environmental Sciences – F30 – The effect of Carboxymethyl Cellulose on the Filtration Capabilities of Zebra Mussels
Microbiology – H16 – Targeted SpnI Gene Expression Manipulation Via Focused Electromagnetic Stimulation/Inhibition of LuxR Family Proteins in Serratia marcescens
Plant Sciences – I15 – Space Botanist: Effects of Fertilizer on Tomatoes Grown Upside Down in 75% Regolith
Translational Medical Sciences – J4 – TMZ+X: siRNA-based synthetic lethal screening and synergism with TMZ as a novel approach to inhibition of proliferation in GBM

Physical Sciences Senior Division

Biomedical Engineering – K2 – A Smart Tympanometer: An Innovative Medical Device for the Detection of Middle Ear Abnormalities Utilizing a Novel Machine Learning Approach
Chemistry – L5 – Photothermal efficiency of silver nanoparticles in three dimensional tissue models: An investigation on the effect of nanoparticle size and polymeric substrate models on nanoparticle light to heat conversion efficiency
Embedded Systems – M10 – GlycosaMonitor – A Noninvasive Glucose Monitoring System for People with Diabetes
Energy: Chemical – M27 – Optimizing and Fine-Tuning Electrode Pore Sizes Utilizing Varying Ratios of the Immiscible Polymer Blend PAN-PS for High Energy Density and Wide Temperature Range Supercapacitors
Energy: Physical – M33 – Microlens-enhanced flexible gallium arsenide microcell array for low-cost, roof-top photovoltaics for automobiles
Engineering Mechanics – N34 – The Mini-Workstation for Astronauts Redefined
Environmental Engineering – O27 – Biodegradable Farming Bags: Fabricating Cassava Plastic Utilizing Gelatinization and Retrogradation Technique
Materials Science – P11 – The Sound of a Solution: The Development and Engineering of an Affordable, Self-Calibrating Hearing Aid Via Porous Nitinol Compression and a Novel Concave Amplification Technique
Mathematics – P31 – Creating a Mathematical Algorithm for Insulin Intake
Physics and Astronomy – Q14 – Predicting Sporadic E and Tropospheric Ducting to Enable for Long Distance VHF Communication
Robotics and Intelligent Machines – R23 – The Sixth Sense with Artificial Intelligence: An Innovative Solution for Real-Time Retrieval of the Human Figure Behind Visual Obstruction
Systems Software – T3 – EyeSpy Diagnosis: Developing a Non-Invasive Smartphone-Based Intelligent Device and Application for the Accurate and Affordable Diagnosis of Eye Fundus Anomalies via Machine Learning

Life Sciences Junior Division

Animal Sciences – A3 – Bees In Decline
Behavioral and Social Sciences – B24 – Through the Tinted Glass
Biochemistry – E7 – Novel Eco-Friendly Adaptation for Increased Efficiency of Centella AsiÃ¡tica and Gynostemma Pentaphyllum Growth in Developing Countries Year ll
Biomedical and Health Sciences – F13 – Mind Mollifier
Cellular and Molecular Biology – H10 – The Effect of Altitude on Quercus Turbinella Trichome Density
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics – I11 – Genetic Prediction of Biological Age
Earth and Environmental Sciences – L2 – The Effects of Exposure of COÂ² on the Population of Gymnodinium
Microbiology – N6 – The Effect of Probiotics on C. Elegans After Treatment With a Bacterial Pathogen
Plant Sciences – O6 – Can Potassium help Save Water in Rice Production?
Translational Medical Sciences – Q10 – The Effect of Different Spices on the Regeneration of Brown Planaria (Dugesia tigrina) : A Model for Cancer Treatment
Animal Sciences – A3 – Bees In Decline
Behavioral and Social Sciences – B24 – Through the Tinted Glass
Biochemistry – E7 – Novel Eco-Friendly Adaptation for Increased Efficiency of Centella AsiÃ¡tica and Gynostemma Pentaphyllum Growth in Developing Countries Year ll
Biomedical and Health Sciences – F13 – Mind Mollifier
Cellular and Molecular Biology – H10 – The Effect of Altitude on Quercus Turbinella Trichome Density
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics – I11 – Genetic Prediction of Biological Age
Earth and Environmental Sciences – L2 – The Effects of Exposure of COÂ² on the Population of Gymnodinium
Microbiology – N6 – The Effect of Probiotics on C. Elegans After Treatment With a Bacterial Pathogen
Plant Sciences – O6 – Can Potassium help Save Water in Rice Production?
Translational Medical Sciences – Q10 – The Effect of Different Spices on the Regeneration of Brown Planaria (Dugesia tigrina) : A Model for Cancer Treatment

Physical Sciences Junior Division

Biomedical Engineering – Q20 – Mind Controlled Hand: Using Mu Wave Desynchronization Caused by Visualizing Motor Actions to Control a Prosthetic Hand
Chemistry – U4 – which commercial antacid works the best for neutralizing stomach acid?
Embedded Systems – W4 – An Affordable Braille Embosser II
Energy: Chemical – X1 – Using Alternative Energy Sources to Power Medical Devices
Energy: Physical – Z6 – Improving The Efficiency of A Stirling Engine
Engineering Mechanics – AA12 – Magnetic Shake Generator
Environmental Engineering – DD5 – Heating Water For a Sustainable Future
Materials Science – DD17 – Stealth Technology
Mathematics – FF18 – Optimizing Crowd Emergency Evacuation Response Time Using Pedestrian Evacuation Dynamics, Monte Carlo Simulation, and Nash Equilibrium Theory
Physics and Astronomy – HH18 – The Last Lightbender: The Science of Refraction
Robotics and Intelligent Machines – JJ2 – Machine Learning for Pneumonia Detection
Systems Software – JJ22 – Auxilium- Helping People with Disabilities Travel Safer and More Efficiently