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Computational Biology & Bioinformatics Studies that primarily focus on the discipline and techniques of computer science and mathematics as they relate to biological systems. This includes the development and application of data-analytical and theoretical methods, mathematical modeling and computational simulation techniques to the study of biological, behavior, and social systems. Subcategories: Computational Biomodeling Computational Epidemiology Computational Evolutionary Biology Computational Neuroscience Computational Pharmacology Genomics Other/Multiple Computational Biomodeling : Studies that involve computer simulations of biological systems most commonly with a goal of understanding how cells or organism develop, work collectively and survive. Computational Epidemiology: The study of disease frequency and distribution, and risk factors and socioeconomic determinants of health within populations. Such studies may include gathering information to confirm existence of disease outbreaks, developing case definitions and analyzing epidemic data, establishing disease surveillance, and implementing methods of disease prevention and control. Computational Evolutionary Biology : A study that applies the discipline and techniques of computer science and mathematics to explore the processes of change in populations of organisms, especially taxonomy, paleontology, ethology, population genetics and ecology. Computational Neuroscience: A study that applies the discipline and techniques of computer science and mathematics to understand brain function in terms of the information processing properties of the structures that make up the nervous system. Computational Pharmacology: A study that applies the discipline and techniques of computer science and mathematics to predict and analyze the responses to drugs. Genomics: The study of the function and structure of genomes using recombinant DNA, sequencing, and bioinformatics. Other/Multiple: Studies in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics that do not fit in the above subcategories or which may involve multiple subcategories. Next Project Category Previous Project Category

2025 Results - 71st Annual GSDSEF Table of Contents 2025 GSDSEF Directory and Awards Ceremony Program Category Awards Special Awards 2025 GSDSEF Competition Directory and Awards Ceremony Program 2025 - 71st Annual GSDSEF Information and Student Exhibitor Directory (3.8 MB) 2025 - GSDSEF Awards Ceremony Program (2.2MB) Category Awards 2025 - Junior and Senior Division Place Awards by Category (92 KB) Special Awards 2025 - 71st Annual GSDSEF Special Awards by Award Provider (132 KB) Next Previous

Past Results GSDSEF Directories, Awards, and Awards Ceremony Slides by Year 2026 Results - 72nd Annual GSDSEF (under construction) 2025 Results - 71st Annual GSDSEF 2024 Results - 70th Annual GSDSEF 2023 Results - 69th Annual GSDSEF 2022 Results - 68th Annual GSDSEF (under construction)

Science and Engineering Project Categories Project Categories Animal Sciences Behavioral & Social Sciences Biochemistry Biomedical/Health Sciences & Bioengineering Cellular & Molecular Biology Chemistry Computational Biology & Bioinformatics Computer Science & Systems Software Earth & Environmental Science Engineering: Electrical, Mechanical & Robotics Engineering: Energy, Materials, & Transport Mathematics Microbiology Physics & Astronomy Plant Sciences Product Testing (Junior Division Only)

Engineering: Electrical, Mechanical & Robotics a) Engineering: Electrical Studies involving electrical systems in which information is conveyed via signals and waveforms for purposes of enhancing communications, control and/or sensing. Subcategories: Circuits Internet of Things Microcontrollers Networking and Data Communications Optics and Photonics Sensors Signal Processing Other/Multiple Circuits: The study, analysis, and design of electronic circuits and their components, including testing. Internet of Things: The inter-networking of physical devices embedded with electronics, software, sensors, actuators, and network connectivity to enable objects to collect/exchange data and/or provide control. Such devices are to be connected with the internet and/or the cloud. Microcontrollers: The study and engineering of microcontrollers and their use to control other devices. Networking and Data Communications: The study of systems that transmit any combination of voice, video, and/or data among users. Optics and Photonics: The use of visible or infrared light instead of signals sent over wires. The study and development of optical devices and systems devoted to practical applications (e.g. photonics) such as computation. Sensors: The study and design of devices that transmit an electrical response to an external device. Signal Processing: The extraction of signals from noise and their conversion into a representation for modeling and analysis. Other/Multiple: Studies in Engineering: Electrical, Mechanical, and Robotics that do not fit in the above subcategories or which may involve multiple subcategories. b) Engineering: Mechanical Studies that focus on the science and engineering that involve movement or structure. The movement can be by the apparatus or the movement can affect the apparatus. Subcategories: Computational Mechanics Industrial Engineering-Processing Mechanical Engineering Computational Mechanics: A study that applies the discipline and techniques of computer science and mathematics to solve large and complex problems in Engineering Mechanics. Industrial Engineering-Processing: Studies of efficient production of industrial goods as affected by elements such as plant and procedural design, the management of materials and energy, and the integration of workers within the overall system. The industrial engineer designs methods, not machinery. Mechanical Engineering: Studies that involve the generation and application of heat and mechanical power and the design, production, and use of machines and tools. Other/Multiple: Studies in Engineering: Electrical, Mechanical, and Robotics that do not fit in the above subcategories or which may involve multiple subcategories. c) Robotics Studies in which the use of machine intelligence is paramount to reducing the reliance on human intervention. Subcategories: Biomechanics Cognitive Systems Control Theory Machine Learning Robot Kinematics Other/Multiple Biomechanics: Studies and apparatus which mimic the kinematic role of mechanics in biological systems. Cognitive Systems: Studies/apparatus that operate similarly to the ways humans think and process information. Systems that provide for increased interaction of people and machines to more naturally extend and magnify human expertise, activity, and cognition. Control Theory: Studies that explore the behavior of dynamical systems with inputs, and how their behavior is modified by feedback. This includes new theoretical results and the applications of new and established control methods, system modelling, identification and simulation, the analysis and design of control systems (including computer-aided design), and practical implementation. Machine Learning: Construction and/or study of algorithms that can learn from data involving a robot/machine. Robot Kinematics: The study of movement in robotic systems. Other/Multiple: Studies in Engineering: Electrical, Mechanical, and Robotics that do not fit in the above subcategories or which may involve multiple subcategories. Next Project Category Previous Project Category

Behavioral & Social Sciences The science or study of the thought processes and behavior of humans and other animals in their interactions with the environment studied through observational and experimental methods. Subcategories : Clinical & Developmental Psychology Cognitive Psychology Neuroscience Physiological Psychology Sociology and Social Psychology Other/Multiple Subcategories Clinical and Developmental Psychology: The study and treatment of emotional or behavioral disorders. Developmental psychology is concerned with the study of progressive behavioral changes in an individual from birth until death. Cognitive Psychology: The study of cognition, the mental processes that underlie behavior, including thinking, deciding, reasoning, and to some extent motivation and emotion. Neuroscience: Studies of the neural basis of cognitive processes, including learning and memory, language and thought, perception, attention, and affect. It investigates the human brain, from the functional organization of large-scale cerebral systems to microscopic neurochemical processes. Physiological Psychology: The study of the biological and physiological basis of behavior. This field studies the neural mechanisms of perception and behavior through direct manipulation of the brain in controlled experiments. Sociology and Social Psychology: The study of human social behavior, especially the study of the origins, organization, institutions, and development of human society. Sociology is concerned with all group activities-economic, social, political, and religious. Includes studies of consumers and decision-making about a particular product/service or study of the need, attitude, and markets of a particular group. Other/Multiple: Studies in Behavioral and Social Science that do not fit in the above subcategories or which may involve multiple subcategories. Next Project Category Previous Project Category

Computer Science & Systems Software The study or development of software, information processes or methodologies to demonstrate, analyze, or control a process/solution. Subcategories: Algorithms Cybersecurity Databases Human/Machine Interface Languages and Operating Systems Mobile Apps Online Learning Virtual/Augmented Reality and Simulations (abiotic) Technology and the Arts Other/Multiple Algorithms: The study or creation of algorithms – step-by-step procedure of calculations to complete a specific task in data processing, automated reasoning and computing. Artificial Intelligence : Studies involving the ability of computers to think and learn--including speech recognition, problem solving, and planning. Cybersecurity: Studies involving the protection of a computer or computer systems against unauthorized access or attacks. This can include studies involving hardware, network, software, host or multimedia security. Databases: Studies that create or analyze data organization for ease of access, management and update. Human/Machine Interface: Software application that presents information to a user about the state of a process and to accept and implement the operator’s control instructions. Languages and Operating Systems: Studies that involve the development or analysis of artificial languages used to write instructions that can be translated into machine language and then executed by a computer or system software responsible for the direct control and management of hardware and basic system operations of a computer or mobile device. Mobile Apps: A study involving a software application developed specifically for use on small, wireless computing devices. These studies may include front-end development techniques, such as user interface design and cross-platform support, and/or back-end development techniques, such as data services and business logic. Online Learning: Studies that focus on utilizing electronic technologies to access educational curriculum outside of a traditional means. Studies explore the design of learning activities and programs with online technologies, as well as the effective use of e-learning systems. Virtual/Augmented Reality and Simulations (abiotic) : Creation of immersive, simulated environments using computer systems allowing the user to use/explore/manipulate 3D visual images. Technology and the Arts: Display Technology (DSP): New presentation technology to enhance the realism and excitement in entertainment. Human Information Exchange (HIE): Technologies that enhance linguistic communications between people to include languages, interpretations, and narrations. Music and Image Manipulation (MIM): The use of waveform manipulation technology to create, enhance or improve the enjoyment and/or selection of music or images. Games (GAM): Technology that creates or enhances the interactive sensory environments for competition. 3D Modeling (MOD): Technologies based on additive processes to produce new 3D art works. Engineering Effects (ENG): The use of autonomous devices to enhance the human artistic experience. Other/Multiple: Studies in Computer Sciences and Systems Software that do not fit in the above subcategories or which may involve multiple subcategories. Next Project Category Previous Project Category

Animal Sciences This category includes all aspects of animals and animal life, animal life cycles, and animal interactions with one another or with their environment. Examples of investigations included in this category would involve the study of the structure, physiology, development, and classification of animals, animal ecology, animal husbandry, entomology, ichthyology, ornithology, and herpetology, as well as the study of animals at the cellular and molecular level which would include cytology, histology, and cellular physiology. Subcategories: Animal Behavior Cellular Studies Development Ecology Genetics Nutrition and Growth Physiology Systematics and Evolution Other/Multiple Subcategories Animal Behavior : The study of animal activities which includes investigating animal interactions within and between species or an animal’s response to environmental factors. Examples are animal communication, learning, and intelligence, rhythmic functions, sensory preferences, pheromones, and environmental effects on behaviors, both naturally and experimentally induced. Cellular Studies: The study of animal cells involving the use of microscopy to study cell structure and studies investigating activity within cells such as enzyme pathways, cellular biochemistry, and synthesis pathways for DNA, RNA, and protein. Development: The study of an organism from the time of fertilization through birth or hatching and into later life. This includes cellular and molecular aspects of fertilization, development, regeneration, and environmental effects on development. Ecology: The study of interactions and behavioral relationships among animals, and animals and plants, with their environment and with one another. Genetics: The study of genes, genetic variation, and heredity in living organisms. These projects include studies of heredity, dealing with resemblances and differences of related organisms resulting from the interaction of their genes and the environment. Studies may include projects relating to gene expression, gene regulation, genomics, and model organisms. Nutrition and Growth: The study of natural, artificial, or maternal nutrients on animal growth, development, and reproduction including the use and effects of biological and chemical control agents to control reproduction and population numbers. Physiology: The study of one of the 11 animal systems. This includes structural and functional studies, system mechanics, and the effect of environmental factors or natural variations on the structure or function of a system. Similar studies conducted specifically at the cellular level should select the cellular studies subcategory. Systematics and Evolution: The study of animal classification and phylogenetic methods including the evolutionary relationships between species and populations. This includes morphological, biochemical, genetic, and modeled systems to describe the relationship of animals to one another. Other/Multiple: Studies in Animal Science that do not fit in the above subcategories or which may involve multiple subcategories. Next Project Category Previous Project Category

2024 Results - 70th Annual GSDSEF Table of Contents 2024 GSDSEF Directory and Awards Ceremony Slides Grand Awards Category and Special Awards Post-GSDSEF Competitions International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) California Science and Engineering Fair (CSEF) Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovation Challenge (TFSJIC) 2024 GSDSEF Competition Directory and GSDSEF Awards Ceremony Slides 2024 - 70th Annual GSDSEF Information and Student Exhibitor Directory (9.6 MB) Download 2024 Awards Ceremony Intro and Guest Speakers Presentation (5.4 MB) Download 2024 70th Annual GSDSEF Grand Awards Presentation (243.9 MB) Download 2024 70th Annual Third Awards Presentation (2.6 MB) Download 2024 70th Annual Second Awards Presentation (3.1 MB) Download 2024 70th Annual First Awards Presentation (5.3 MB) Download 2024 70th Annual GSDSEF Grand Awards Presentation (980 KB) Download 2024 Professional Society Awards Presentation Slides (10.1 MB) Return to Table of Contents GSDSEF Grand Awards SENIOR DIVISION JUNIOR DIVISION Grand Award Winners: Life Sciences Leanne Fan , Gr. 10, Westview High School, Advisor: D. MacMartin - ISEF FINALIST Biomedical/Health Sciences and Biomedical Engineering: Photobiomodulation on in-vivo and in-vitro Wound Models Under Simulated Microgravity for Future Space Travel Nithika Vivek , Gr. 10, Del Norte High School, Advisor: K. Ramesh - ISEF FINALIST Computational Biology and Bioinformatics: Deep Learning Multi-Modal Melanoma Detection Grand Award Winners: Physical Sciences Angelina Kim , Gr. 11, The Bishop's School, Advisor: A. Pelletier - ISEF FINALIST Engineering: Electrical, Mechanical, and Robotics: An Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) System for Ocean Hazard Recognition and Rescue: Scout and Rescue UAV Prototypes, Findings, and Next Steps Arnav Dagar , Gr. 10, Canyon Crest Academy, Advisor: K. Hare - ISEF FINALIST Computer Science and Systems Software: ARFSNet - Deep Learning for Amblyopia Risk Factor Screening Grand Award Runners- Up: Life Sciences Zinia Khattar , Gr. 11, Del Norte High School, Advisor: A. Khosla - ISEF FINALIST Biomedical/Health Sciences and Biomedical Engineering: Integrated Stress Response Activation Discovered to Be Predominant Response to Mitochondrial Dysfunction: A Therapeutic Target Advancement Sydney Zhang , Gr. 11, Westview High School, Advisor: S. Halandar Biomedical/Health Sciences and Biomedical Engineering: Design and Usability Study of a Point of Care mHealth App for Early Dry Eye Screening and Detection Grand Award Runners-Up: Physical Sciences Sarah Gao, Gr. 11, Canyon Crest Academy, Advisor: E. Gerstin - ISEF FINALIST Earth and Environmental Science: From Trash to Treasure: FIghting Desertification with Biodegradable Soil Amending Hydrogels Sythesized from Food Waste Alex Battikha , Gr. 11, Westview High School, Advisor: J. Silberman Engineering: Electrical, Mechanical, and Robotics: Using Artificial Intelligence and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Aid on Environmental Remediation * ISEF Finalists competed in the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair in Los Angeles in May, 2024. See below for award winners! The Taiwan Award: Alex Battikha , Gr. 11, Westview High School, Advisor: J. Silberman Engineering: Electrical, Mechanical, and Robotics: Using Artificial Intelligence and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for Aid on Environmental Remediation Grand Award Winners: Life Sciences Yaalini Kathiravan and Arunchalam Vinayagam , Gr. 7 and Gr. 8, Pacific Trails Middle School, Advisor: M. Mareth Computational Biology and Bioinformatics: Early Detection of Scalp and Facial Diseases Using Selfies and Artificial Intelligence Steven Chen , Pacific Trails Middle School, Gr. 8, Advisor: M. Mareth Earth and Environmental Science: Synthesizing Living Materials for Coral Reef Regeneration Grand Award Winners: Physical Sciences Declan Henckels and Guham Senthil , Gr. 8 and Gr. 8, Pacific Trails Middle School, Advisor: M. Mareth Engineering: Electrical, Mechanical, and Robotics: Smart Walker Oliver Cottrell , Gr. 6, La Jolla Country Day School, Advisor: N. Parker Engineering: Electrical, Mechanical, and Robotics: Automatic Hockey Puck Passer Grand Award Runners-Up: Life Sciences Bella Schere , Gr. 8, The Children's School, Advisor: D. Quincannon, Behavioral and Social Sciences: Does the Use of Motivational Interviewing Affect Student Effort? Omar Abdulaziz and Anabia Ehsan , Gr. 8 and Gr. 7, Thurgood Marshall MIddle School, Advisor: A. Abdurrab Biomedical/Health Sciences and Biomedical Engineering: Early Detection of Bradykinesia and Tremors in Parkinson's Disease Using a Wearable Inertial-Measurement Unit Grand Award Runners-Up: Physical Sciences Samuel Sternson, Gr. 8, The Rhoades School, Advisor: R. Hunker Physics and Astronomy: Passive Cooling with Infrared Reflective Crystals Yusra Salem , Gr. 6, Bright Horizon Academy, Advisor: N. Naserelddin Engineering: Electrical, Mechanical, and Robotics: A Vibra Return to Table of Contents GSDSEF Category and Special Awards 2024 Student Exhibitor Directory of Place Awards (548 KB) 2024 Student Exhibitor Project Abstracts with Awards: SENIOR DIVISION JUNIOR DIVISION ANIMAL SCIENCES (ANIM) (Project ID #101) 2024 SR ANIM Project Abstracts with Awards ( 223 KB) ANIMAL SCIENCES (ANIM) (Project ID # 501 - 507) 2024 JR ANIM Project Abstracts with Awards (286 KB) BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (BEHA) (Project ID #111 - 117) 2024 SR BEHA Project Abstracts with Awards ( 291 KB) BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (BEHA) (Project ID #511 - 525) 2024 JR BEHA Project Abstracts with Awards (386 KB) BIOCHEMISTRY (BCHM) (Project ID #131 - 133) 2024 SR BCHM Project Abstracts with Awards (258 KB) BIOCHEMISTRY (BCHM) (Project ID #531 - 538) 2024 JR BCHM Project Abstracts with Awards (273 KB) BIOMEDICAL/HEALTH SCIENCES AND BIOENGINEERING (BMDE) (Project ID #141 - 159) 2024 SR BMDE Project Abstracts with Awards ( 469 KB) BIOMEDICAL/HEALTH SCIENCES AND BIOENGINEERING (BMDE) (Project ID #551 - 559) 2024 JR BMDE Project Abstracts with Awards (336 KB) CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (CELL) (Project ID #171 - 177) 2024 SR CELL Project Abstracts with Awards ( 293 KB) CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (CELL) (There are no Junior Division CELL projects this year) CHEMISTRY (CHEM) (Project ID #191) 2024 SR CHEM Project Abstracts with Awards ( 233 KB) CHEMISTRY (CHEM) (Project ID #581 - 592) 2024 JR CHEM Project Abstracts with Awards (317 KB) COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS (CBIO) (Project ID #201 - 222) 2024 SR CBIO Project Abstracts with Awards (400 KB) COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS (CBIO) (Project ID #601 - 602) 2024 Abstracts .06 JR CBIO.pdf (263 KB) COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SYSTEMS SOFTWARE (COMP) (Project ID #231 - 250) 2024 SR COMP Project Abstracts with Awards (408 KB) COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SYSTEMS SOFTWARE (COMP) (Project ID 611 - 617) 2024 JR COMP Project Abstracts with Awards (300 KB) EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (EAEV) (Project ID #261 - 278) 2024 SR EAEV Project Abstracts with Awards (432 KB) EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES (EAEV) (Project ID #631 - 645) 2024 JR EAEV Project Abstracts with Awards (367 KB) ENGINEERING: ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, AND ROBOTICS (EEMR) (Project ID #291 - 300) 2024 SR EEMR Project Abstracts with Awards (388 KB) ENGINEERING: ELECTRICAL, MECHANICAL, AND ROBOTICS (EEMR) (Project ID #651 - 670) 2024 JR EEMR Project Abstracts with Awards (449 KB) ENGINEERING: ENERGY, MATERIALS, AND TRANSPORT (EEMT) (Project ID #311 - 317) 2024 SR EEMT Project Abstracts with Awards (299 KB) ENGINEERING: ENERGY, MATERIALS, AND TRANSPORT (EEMT) (Project ID #681 - 693) 2024 JR EEMT Project Abstracts with Awards (355 KB) MATHEMATICS (MATH) (Project ID #331) 2024 SR MATH Project Abstracts with Awards (209 KB) MATHEMATICS (MATH) (There are no Junior Division MATH Projects this year) MICROBIOLOGY (MCRO) (Project ID #341 - 343) 2024 SR MCRO Project Abstracts with Awards (249 KB) MICROBIOLOGY (MCRO) (Project ID #711 - 724) 2024 JR MCRO Project Abstracts with Awards (330 KB) PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY (PHYS) (Project ID #351 - 358) 2024 SR PHYS Project Abstracts with Awards (304 KB) PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY (PHYS) (Project ID #731 - 744) 2024 JR PHYS Project Abstracts with Awards (370 KB) PLANT SCIENCES (PLNT) (Project ID #371 - 382) 2024 SR PLNT Project Abstracts with Awards (319 KB) PLANT SCIENCES (PLNT) (Project ID #751 - 762) 2024 JR PLNT Project Abstracts with Awards (319 KB) PRODUCT TESTING (PROD) Junior Division Only (Project ID #771 - 785) 2024 JR PROD Project Abstracts with Awards (320 KB) GSDSEF SENIOR DIVISION: 2024 Senior Division Place Award Results by Last Name (436 KB) 2024 Senior Division Place Award Results by Category (435 KB) 2024 Senior Division Categorical Results by Place Award (405 KB) GSDSEF JUNIOR DIVISION: 2024 Junior Division Place Award Results by Last Name (481 KB) 2024 Junior Division Place Awards by Category (479 KB) 2024 Junior Division Categorical Awards by Place Award (480 KB) AFFILIATED FAIRS: 2024 California Science and Engineering Fair Qualified Students (by Alphabetical Order) (301 KB) 2024 California Science and Engineering Fair Qualified Students by Division (285 KB) 2024 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge Nominees (140 KB) PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY AWARDS: 2024 Professional Societies Awards (Update) (121 KB) Return to Table of Contents Post-GSDSEF Competitions 2024 International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL SCIENCE GRAND AWARD: Second Award of $2,000 SPECIAL AWARD: NASA: 1st Prize of $3,000 Leanne Fan, Westview High School, Grade 10 TMED035 — Photobiomodulation on In Vivo and In Vitro Wound Models Under Simulated Microgravity for Future Space Travel BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES GRAND AWARD: Second Award of $2,000 Zinia Khattar, Del Norte High School, Grade 11 BMED059 — Integrated Stress Response Activation Discovered to Be the Predominant Response to Mitochondrial Dysfunction: A Therapeutic Target Advancement ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY: STATICS & DYNAMICS GRAND AWARD: Third Award of $1,000 SPECIAL AWARD: IEEE Foundation President's Scholarship 1st Prize of $10,000 Angelina Kim, The Bishop’s School, Grade 11 ETSD037 — An Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) System for Ocean Hazard Recognition and Rescue: Scout and Rescue UAVs ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING SPECIAL AWARD: EPA Patrick H. Hurd Sustainability Award Honorable Mention Sarah Gao, Canyon Crest Academy, Grade 11 ENEV039 — From Trash to Treasure: Fighting Desertification with Sustainable Soil Amending Hydrogels Synthesized from Food Waste BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING ISEF FINALIST Arnav Dagar, Canyon Crest Academy, Grade 10 ENBM034 — Deep Learning for Amblyopia Risk Factor Screening TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL SCIENCE ISEF FINALIST Nithika Vivek, Del Norte High School, Grade 10 TMED061 — Deep Learning Multi Modal Melanoma Detection Return to Table of Contents 2024 California Science and Engineering Fair (CSEF) At the 2024 CSEF, 37 GSDSEF projects (44 students) received an Award: 2024 CSEF Award Results of GSDSEF Junior Division Students (129 KB) 2024 CSEF Award Results of GSDSEF Senior Division Students (124 KB) 2024 CSEF Sponsored Awards Results of GSDSEF Students (108 KB) Junior Division Results 1st Award: 4 projects 2nd Award: 3 projects 3rd Award: 3 projects 4th Award: 1 project Honorable Mentions: 5 projects Senior Division Results 1st Award: 1 project 2nd Award: 4 projects 3rd Award: 4 projects 4th Award: 2 projects Honorable Mention: 10 projects Note: In each category, one project is awarded a 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th Award. Each category may have more than one Honorable Mention. Return to Table of Contents 2024 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovator's Challenge (TFSJIC) Congratulations to Top 30 Finalist: Oliver Cottrell! 6th Grade, La Jolla Country Day School for his project, "Automatic Hockey Puck-Passer Machine" Society for Science and Thermo Fisher Scientific are proud to announce the 30 finalists in the 2024 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge — the nation’s premier STEM research competition for middle school students (Grades 6 - 8). The finalists will travel to Washington, DC from October 25 – 30 to participate in the Finals Week of the competition. Each finalist is judged on both their science research projects as well as their demonstration of collaboration and critical thinking skills during team challenges, emphasizing the importance and value of teamwork in STEM fields. Each finalist receives a $500 cash award and will compete for $100,000 in prizes. Congratulations to Our Top 300 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators! These GSDSEF students were selected as Top 300 from 1,862 entrants, live in 36 states, Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands. Steven Chen, Grade 8, Pacific Trails Middle School Synthesizing Living Materials for Coral Reef Regeneration Oliver Cottrell, Grade 6, La Jolla Country Day School Automatic Hockey Puck Passer Machine Emily Diep, Grade 8, Connect Academy @ Design 39 Campus A Study of a Homemade Smart Bracelet Integrated with an AI-Driven Speech Therapy Game for Children with Speech Disorders Jeyanth Narayan Parthasarathy, Grade 8, Pacific Trails Middle School Reducing Motion SIckness Caused by Regenerative Braking Systems Ritam Sen, Grade 8, Francis Parker School Can Elemental Sulfur Influence the Growth of Different Plants Samuel Sternson, Grade 8, The Rhoades School Passive Cooling with Infrared Reflective Crystals See the full list of the Top 30 finalists and their project descriptions here . See PRESS RELEASE with GSDSEF students selected among the Top 300 here . Return to Table of Contents Next Previous

Chemistry Studies exploring the science of the composition, structure, properties, and reactions of matter not involving biochemical systems. Subcategories: Analytical Chemistry Computational Chemistry Environmental Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry Materials Chemistry Organic Chemistry Physical Chemistry Other/Multiple Analytical Chemistry: The study of the separation, identification, and quantification of the chemical components of materials. Computational Chemistry: A study that applies the discipline and techniques of computer science and mathematics to solve large and complex problems in Chemistry. Environmental Chemistry: The study of chemical species in the natural environment, including the effects of human activities, such as the design of products and processes that reduce or eliminate the use or generation of hazardous substances. Inorganic Chemistry: The study of the properties and reactions of inorganic and organometallic compounds. Materials Chemistry: The chemical study of the design, synthesis and properties of substances, including condensed phases (solids, liquids, polymers) and interfaces, with a useful or potentially useful function, such as catalysis or solar energy. Organic Chemistry: The study of carbon-containing compounds, including hydrocarbons and their derivatives. Physical Chemistry: The study of the fundamental physical basis of chemical systems and processes, including chemical kinetics, chemical thermodynamics, electrochemistry, photochemistry, spectroscopy, statistical mechanics and astro-chemistry. Other/Multiple: Studies in Chemistry that do not fit in the above subcategories or which may involve multiple subcategories. Next Project Category Previous Project Category

Biomedical/Health Sciences & Bioengineering a) Biomedical/Health Sciences This category focuses on studies specifically designed to address issues of human health and disease. It includes studies on the diagnosis, treatment, prevention or epidemiology of disease and other damage to the human body or mental systems. Includes studies of normal functioning and may investigate internal as well as external factors such as feedback mechanisms, stress or environmental impact on human health and disease. Subcategories: Cell, Organ, and Systems Physiology Genetics and Molecular Biology of Disease Immunology Nutrition and Natural Products Pathophysiology Other/Multiple Cell, Organ, and Systems Physiology: These studies investigate mechanisms that are involved in maintaining health or when disrupted, cause disease. They could involve investigating such things as the role of cell signaling pathways both within the cell (intracellular) and/or between cells (extracellular). Alternatively, studies in this subcategory could investigate the maintenance of homeostasis at the organ or whole-body level (e.g., hormonal control and regulation). These studies may also be in areas such as disease-related, stress-related, biochemical, mechanical, or physical changes at the tissue, organ, and /or cellular level. Genetics and Molecular Biology of Disease: These studies investigate the genetic and molecular mechanisms involved in the regulatory pathways that maintain normal body and cellular function or if disturbed can lead to disease. Studies could include examining the activation and deactivation of genes (e.g., transcription factors or epigenetic regulation) or involve more classical genetic identification studies. Immunology: These studies will investigate any aspects of the immune system that are involved in maintaining health or when altered lead to pathology. These studies can include new investigations of normal immune function (e.g., immune cell interactions and signaling), or they may study diseases caused by disorders in regulation of the immune system (e.g., immunodeficiency or autoimmunity). Alternatively, the studies could investigate problems such as graft vs host or host versus graft disease that arise during the treatment of other diseases or conditions. Nutrition and Natural Products: The study of food, nutrients and dietary need in humans, and the effects of food and nourishment on the body. These studies may include the effects of natural or supplemental nutrients and nutrition. Pathophysiology: These studies will be focused on determining specific causes of disease and on physiological mechanisms responsible for disease development. Investigations in this category will examine changes in the normal physiological balance, or homeostasis that cause a reaction(s) within the body leading to disease. b) Bioengineering Projects that involve the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology for healthcare purposes including diagnosis, monitoring and therapy. Prominent biomedical engineering applications include the development of biocompatible prostheses, various diagnostic and therapeutic medical devices ranging from clinical equipment to micro-implants, common imaging equipment such as MRIs and EEGs, regenerative tissue growth, pharmaceutical drugs and therapeutic biologicals. Subcategories: Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine Biomechanics Biomedical Devices Biomedical Sensors and Imaging Cell and Tissue Engineering Synthetic Biology Other/Multiple Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine: These studies involve the creation or use of biomaterials or biocompatible materials to construct a whole or a part of a living structure. These studies can include scaffolds for recruiting or supporting regenerative cells or tissues or the engineering designs for creating the correct environment for regenerative growth. Biomechanics: Studies that apply classical mechanics (statics, dynamics, fluids, solids, thermodynamics, and continuum mechanics) to understand the function of biological tissues, organs, and systems and solve biological or medical problems. It includes the study of motion, material deformation, flow within the body and in devices, and transport of chemical constituents across biological and synthetic media and membranes. Biomedical Devices: The study and/or construction of an apparatus that use electronics and other measurement techniques to prevent and/or treat diseases or other conditions within or on the body. Biomedical Sensors and Imaging: The study and/or construction of an apparatus or technique that obtains data to measure a condition of the body using physical phenomenon (sound, radiation, magnetism, etc) with high speed electronic data processing, analysis and display to support biomedical advances and procedures. Cell and Tissue Engineering: Studies that utilize the anatomy, biochemistry and mechanics of cellular and sub-cellular structures in order to understand disease processes and to be able to intervene at very specific sites. Synthetic Biology: Studies that involve the design and construction of new biological parts, devices and systems. Such studies include biological circuit design, genetic circuits, protein engineering, nucleic acid engineering, rational design, directed evolution and metabolic engineering. Other/Multiple: Studies in Biomedical/Health Sciences and/or Bioengineering that do not fit in the above subcategories or which may involve multiple subcategories. Next Project Category Previous Project Category

Earth & Environmental Science a) Earth Sciences Studies of the environment and its effect on organisms/systems, including investigations of biological processes such as growth and life span, as well as studies of Earth systems and their evolution. Subcategories : Atmospheric Science Climate Science Geosciences Water Science Other/Multiple Atmospheric Science: The study of the Earth’s atmosphere, its processes, the effects other systems have on the atmosphere, and the effects of the atmosphere on these other systems as well as meteorological investigations. Further investigation in this field relates to atmospheric chemistry, atmospheric physics, atmospheric changes (both long and short-term) that define average climates and their change over time, and upper layers of the atmosphere, where dissociation and ionization are important. Climate Science: Studies of Earth’s climate, particularly evidential study of climate change over a period of time. This field studies long-term trends in average meteorological conditions and changes in these averaged conditions from season to season, year to year, decade to decade. Geosciences: Studies of Earth’s land processes, including mineralogy, plate tectonics, volcanism, and sedimentology. Water Science: Studies of Earth’s water systems, including water resources, movement, distribution, and water quality. This field includes the occurrence, movement, abundance, distribution, and quality of subsurface waters and related geologic aspects of surface waters. Furthermore, it projects may also address water from the moment of precipitation until it evaporates into the atmosphere or is discharged into the ocean; for example, river systems and the impacts of flooding. Other/Multiple: Studies in Earth Sciences that do not fit in the above subcategories or which may involve multiple subcategories. b) Environmental Sciences: Management and Engineering Studies that engineer or develop processes and infrastructure to solve environmental problems in the supply of water, the disposal of waste, or the control of pollution. Subcategories : Bioremediation Environmental Effects on Ecosystems Land Reclamation Pollution Control Recycling and Waste Management Water Resources Management Other/Multiple Bioremediation: The use of biological agents, such as bacteria or plants, to remove or neutralize contaminants. This includes phytoremediation, constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment, biodegradation, etc. Environmental Effects on Ecosystems: Studies of the impact of environmental changes (natural or as a result of human interaction) on ecosystems, including empirical pollution studies. Land Reclamation: Studies that apply engineering principles and design techniques to restore land from wetlands, seas, lakes, deserts or mines, through drainage or irrigation to a more productive use or its previous undisturbed state. This subcategory also includes studies involving the restoration of land that is damaged by natural phenomena, such as erosion, or impaired by industrial and urban processes. Pollution Control: Studies that use engineering principles and design to prevent or control air, water and solid waste pollution. Recycling and Waste Management: Studies involving the extraction and reuse of useful substances from discarded items, garbage, or waste. The process of managing, and disposing of, wastes and hazardous substances through methodologies such as landfills, sewage treatment, composting, waste reduction, etc. Water Resources Management: Studies that apply engineering principles and design to the planning, developing, distributing and managing the optimum use of water resources. Studies in this subcategory might include applied surface and groundwater hydrology, forecasting and control of quantity and quality of water or simulation and modeling of water resource systems. Other/Multiple: Studies in Environmental Sciences: Management and Engineering that do not fit in the above subcategories or which may involve multiple subcategories. Next Project Category Previous Project Category