2022 Winners
Life Sciences:
Animal Sciences
Senior Division
- First Place: Year III: Optimizing the Bioavailability of Curcumin in Dugesia tigrina as a Model to Mitigate the Negative Effects of Radiotherapy
- Second Place: Investigating TANK-Binding Kinase 1 as a Neurological Therapeutic Target in a Gain-of-Toxic Function Model of Tauopathy in Caenorhabditis elegans
- Third Place: A Comparison of Amprolium and Sulfamethazine for Coccidia Control in Sheep
Junior Division
- First Place: The Effects of Pulsating Electromagnetic Fields on Cuprizone-Treated Planaria for a Potential Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis
- Second Place: Sand Colic Prevention
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Third Place: The Effects of Different Types of Fertilizer in Runoff on Microorganisms
Behavioral and Social Sciences
Senior Division
- First Place: SuiSensor: A Novel, Low-Cost Machine Learning System for the Early Detection and Tracking of Suicidal Ideation via Computational Linguistics
- Second Place: ParkinSensor II: Computer Vision and Ensemble Machine Learning-Based Incipient Diagnosis for Parkinson’s Disease using Neuromuscular Biomarkers
- Third Place: Combating Digital Misinformation – Detecting Fake Data Through the Novel Application of Deep Learning Powered Sentiment Analysis
Junior Division
- First Place: The Effect of Ethnic Proximity on the Ability to Differentiate between Real and Computer-Generated Faces
- Second Place: A Pre-Text to Crash
- Third Place: The Effects Of Tone
Biochemistry
Senior Division
- First Place: An integrative approach of utilizing antipsychotic supplements designated for Schizophrenia and endogenous firing rate differential equation models to induce neuronal synaptic activity in PINK-1 gene mutated C. elegans with Parkinson’s disease
- Second Place: Space Farmers: An experimental study of the effects of increased CO2(g) on the production and concentration of biomacromolecules of plants
- Third Place: Development of an In-Silico Pipeline for Microbial Life Genome Detection in Blood and Organ Donations
Junior Division
- First Place: BioWarfare: Viruses that kill Bacteria
- Second Place: Will Different Quantities of Glycerin Result in a Stronger Arrowroot and Potato Starch Bioplastic?
- Third Place: Tree Leaves: Their Effect on Pool Water pH
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Senior Division
- First Place: Reusable Screening Method for Malarial Infections from Thin Blood Smear Images Using Convolutional Neural Network
- Second Place: Combination of Melatonin & Blue Light Filter to Counter Detrimental Health Effects of Constant Light
- Third Place: Elucidating the Pathways & Genomic Trajectories of Ovarian Cancer Persister Cells: Utilizing Single-Cell Transcriptomic Analysis on Patient Samples and Cell Line Models to Identify Ovarian Cancer Resistance Mechanisms
Junior Division
- First Place: Development of New Biomarker For the Diagnosis of Neurological Diseases
- Second Place: Effect of Cell Phone Electromagnetic Radiation and its Impact on the Body
- Third Place: Testing the Impact of Food Ingredients, Consumer Products and Their Packaging on the Human Endocrine System
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Senior Division
- First Place: Conversion of Specific Single-Carbon Compounds to γ-Aminobutyric Acid (GABA) Via Native and Heterologous Expression in the Methylococcus Capsulatus Metabolic Biochemical Cascade
- Second Place: The Mechanism of Methylmercury Permeation Through the Blood-Brain Barrier using C. elegans
- Third Place: Optimizing CRISPR-Cas13d RNA Targeting with Machine Learning for Antiviral and Neurodegeneration Therapy
Junior Division
- First Place: Sports Drink For Diabetics: Which One Raises Blood Sugar the Fastest?
- Second Place: SHow Does PH Affect Waterborne Bacterial Growth?
- Third Place: Conserving Apples with Vitamins and Supplements
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Senior Division
- First Place: Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (CBIO) | Decoding Genetics of Aging: An Neural Network Interpretation on Age-Associated Biomarker Data
- First Place: Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (CBIO) | The Effect of Different Disinfectant Solutions on ATP levels
- Second Place: Tackling Tau: Experimental Characterization of Inhibitors of the MSUT-2 Protein for the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases (Year 2)
- Third Place: Novel-DTI – A Machine Learning Pipeline Created to Predict Drug-Target Interactions for Large-Scale Drug Repurposing and Drug Discovery using Multiplex, Heterogeneous Networks
Junior Division
- First Place: Using Machine Learning and Neural Data from the Brain to Create an Artificial Intelligence Capable of Recognizing Thought Words
- Second Place: UV Savior
- Third Place: Cancer Cop: A Machine Learning Approach to Predict Lung & Colon Cancer
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Senior Division
- First Place: Finding an Accessible, Environmentally Friendly Solution to Water Purification: Testing the Effectiveness of Aloidendron barberae and Bambusa dolichomerithalla as Natural Coagulants on Copper Ion Concentration Using UV-vis Spectrophotometry
- Second Place: Enhanced CO2 Capture via Carbon Mineralization
- Third Place: Developing a Novel Method for the Reversion of Global Warming via Artificial Stratospheric Aerosol Injection.
Junior Division
- First Place: Show You Care By What You Wear
- Second Place: Something Smells Fishy in Micropterus salmoides: A Continued Study on Microplastics
- Third Place: Megoo (Most Efficient Generator Of Oxygen)
Microbiology
Senior Division
- First Place: Combating Bacterial Biofilm III: Computational Analysis of the Cystic Fibrosis Lung Microbiome and Development of a Non-toxic Quorum Quenching Cocktail Therapy to Inhibit Multispecies Biofilm Proliferation
- Second Place: Determining if Bacterial Genera Found in Natural Bat Roosts Are Known Fungal Inhibitors of Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd) (Y7)
- Third Place: Utilizing Antibodies as an Alternative Method for the Identification of Vibrio Cholerae
Junior Division
- First Place: Comparing Oleic Acid and Similarly Structured Cinnamon, Against Sodium Phosphates, Using gallus domesticus to Find a More Natural Preservative that Replaces Unhealthy Sodium Phosphates
- Second Place: Which Type of Hand Sanitization is the Most Effective Antiseptic?
- Third Place: Environmental Phage Growth
Plant Sciences
Senior Division
- First Place: Rhizoremediation: A Computational Analysis of the Rhizosphere Metagenome and a Wet Lab Approach to Derive an Optimal Strategy for Heavy Metal Remediation In-Situ
- Second Place: Identification and Characterization of Genes Functioning with HR4, a Newly Identified Gene Conferring Resistance to the Green Peach Aphid
- Third Place: The Role of Abietane Diterpenoid on Plant Defense and Development
Junior Division
- First Place: Let it Grow
- Second Place: Why So Dry?: Comparing Soil Amendments to Conserve Water
- Third Place: What is the Best NPK Ratio for the Most Plant Growth?
Translational Medical Sciences
Senior Division
- First Place: Masking Policy and Covid-19 Positivity Rate in Texas School Districts
- Second Place: Evaluating Perceptions of Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga Practitioners on Physical and Psychological Well-Being via Mixed Methods Study For Intervention as a Therapeutic Adjuvant
- Third Place: A Cost-Effective Method of Diagnosing Basal Cell Carcinoma and Various Diseases by Utilizing MAP: Machine Assisted Pathology
Junior Division
- First Place: Using Every Possible Pathway: A Natural Way of Battling COVID-19 Inflammation-Related Complications
- Second Place: A Machine Learning Approach to Diagnose and Categorize Alzheimer’s Disease
- Third Place: The Battle of the Repellents
Physical Sciences:
Biomedical Enigneering
Senior Division
- First Place: Using AI to Detect Morphological Abnormalities of Leukocytes to Diagnose Leukemia
- Second Place: SIDS Mattress: Determining Infant Physiological Parameters with PVDF Sensors and Microphones to Detect SIDS with OCC Modeling
- Third Place: Preventing Bacterial Formation Through the Application of Cationic Polymers to Electrospun Polyvinyl Alcohol
Junior Division
- First Place: Saving a Life by Sealing a Battery
- Second Place: The Comptometrist: Diagnosing Astigmatic Power with Computer Vision
- Third Place: Do Liquids Change Our Fingerprints?
Chemistry
Senior Division
- First Place: ALow-cost Electrochemical Arsenic Detection (LEAD): A Novel Quantitative, Portable, and Ultra-Sensitive Arsenic Sensor Using Pencil Lead
- Second Place: Transforming Organic Wastes into High Value Bioplastics
- Third Place: Synthesis and Application of Diazirine Photocrosslinker-containing DNA
Junior Division
- First Place: Which Fruit has the Highest Amount of Vitamin C? (Organic and Non-Organic Fruits)
- Second Place: How Sweet It Is!: Tea Tester
- Third Place: The Soapy Showdown
Embedded Systems
Senior Division
- First Place: Optimizing Micro-Computer Architecture in the Arithmetic Logic Unit
- Second Place: IVY: INTELLIGENT VISION SYSTEM ENABLING INDEPENDENT MOBILITY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED – An Innovative AI-Based System with a Low-Cost Head-Mounted Wearable Device, Instantaneous Guidance System with Vibration Feedback, and User-Friendly Smartphone App
- Third Place: VIPR – Vibration Induced Parkinson’s Relief
Junior Division
- First Place: drEYEve: A Novel Gaze-Controlled Movement System
- Second Place: An Affordable, Machine-learning Aided Computer Application for Detecting Prolonged Dampness in Hard to Access Areas of the House
- Third Place: ISEE – I See Everything & Everyone
Energy: Sustainable Materials & Design
Senior Division
- First Place: Redesigning Surface Conduction Manifolds to Improve the Efficiency and Reliability of Solar Panels
- Second Place: Density Functional Study Determining Group 13 Periodic Trends for the More Accurate Prediction of Optimal Triel-Based Catalyst Models for Methane Activation and Functionalization
- Third Place: Building a Dual-Axis Solar Tracker Enabled by a Gradient Boosting ML Model to Increase the Electricity Generated by Solar Panels
Junior Division
- First Place: Supercapacitors – Improving upon the Lithium- Ion Battery Technology
- Second Place: Piezoelectric Power Generation from Automotive Tires
- Third Place: Raising the Roof: The Effect of Different Roofing Materials on the Thermal Performance Inside Houses
Engineering Mechanics
Senior Division
- First Place: Negative Pneumatic Driven Bipedal Movement Foam Actuators
- Second Place: Instrumented Walking Cane for the Visually Impaired
- Third Place: Stable Shores: An Experimental Set-Up to Optimize Parameters for Coastal Erosion Control Structures
Junior Division
- First Place: MediWing – an Efficient, Inexpensive, Adaptable, Long-Range Medical Package Delivery Plane
- Second Place: Hydraulic Submarine with SONAR
- Third Place: A Light Amidst The Storm
Environmental Engineering
Senior Division
- First Place: Optimizing Irrigation Through Soil Moisture Imaging
- Second Place: Solar Heat Updraft Tower with Wind Augmentation
- Third Place: Sea it to Believe it: Machine Learning-Based Prediction of Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Intensity
Junior Division
- First Place: Finding a Sustainable Carbon Sequestration Solution Through Growing Algae on Hydroponic Surfaces
- Second Place: Plastic Waste: A Sustainable Aggregate for Concrete
- Third Place: Engineering an Eco-Friendly and Wind-Resistant Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) for Hurricane Proof Home
Materials Science
Senior Division
- First Place: Chameleon Roof: The high-performance future of cool roofs
- Second Place: Three-Dimensional Hierarchical Porous Electrode Structure for Improved Performance in Battery Applications
- Third Place: Agricultural Crop Residues as Alternative Sources of Cellulose for Future Use in Thermoresponsive Hydrogels
Junior Division
- First Place: Correlation Relating Morphology and Optoelectronic Properties of Microscale Zinc Oxide for Use in Antibacterial Assays
- Second Place: “Cool” Homes
- Third Place: Synthesizing a Natural Effective Ultraviolet Blocking Sunscreen through the Testing of Ultraviolet Detecting Methods
Mathematics
Senior Division
- First Place: Effects of SASH-1 Mutations on Cancer Survival
- Second Place: A Statistical Analysis of Chess Openings
- Third Place: A Graph-Theoretic Approach Using Monte Carlo Simulations to Model the Progression of Mental Health in Social Networks
Junior Division
- First Place: Does a Baseball Formula Apply to Softball?
Physics and Astronomy
Senior Division
- First Place: Prisha Singh | Plano East Senior HS | Lost in SPA-CE: the Spatial Positioning Apparatus for Cosmic Expansion
- Second Place: Phase space and orbital evolution of a satellite galaxy in a dynamically perturbed Milky Way stellar disc
- Third Place: Lunar Groundtracking and Landing Trajectories
Junior Division
- First Place: Testing the Efficacy of Face Mask Materials
- Second Place: Springing Into Motion! The Computational Physics and Applications of Hooke’s Law and Harmonic Motion
- Third Place: Calibrating a Forty Meter Dipole Antenna
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Senior Division
- First Place: Simulation of Abnormal Crouch Gait and Development of a Torque-Additive Technique for Rehabilitation
- Second Place: OmniDoc: A Multimodal Quantum Machine Learning Approach to Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Treatment Prediction for Neurodegenerative and Cancerous Diseases
- Third Place: Glio-No-Mo: The Development of a Novel Time and Cost Effective Method for Early Detection of Glioblastoma Tumors via Machine Learning Analysis of Ophthalmoscope Readings and Optimization of Artificial Intelligence Algorithms
Junior Division
- First Place: QuakeWake: AI to the Rescue
- Second Place: Building a Distress Detector Using NLP and Computer Vision
- Third Place: PinkRibbon: A Novel Method for Breast Cancer Detection using Machine Learning and Convolutional Neural Networks
Systems Software
Senior Division
- First Place: Xnet: A Novel Machine Learning Model for Fast MRI Reconstruction
- Second Place: Simulating The Transmission of Viruses
- Third Place: Path2Math: v1
Junior Division
- First Place: Sayffer: Digital Transformation of K-12 health data that allows for secure and compliant collaboration between parents, staff & students
- Second Place: The Worst Time to Say: Stay Positive
- Third Place: Python Website Blocker
