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ISEF INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA MAY 10–15, 2020 SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

SOCIETY FOR SCIENCE & THE PUBLIC

INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

ISEF SPONSORSHIP EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2 Join the ISEF Sponsor Community 2

SPONSORSHIP GUIDELINES 4

SPONSOR BENEFITS MATRIX 6

ISEF HISTORY 8

Meet the NewGeneration of Innovators 8 Impact 10

THE VALUE OF ISEF SPONSORSHIP 12 The Value of Sponsorship 12 ISEF by the Numbers 14 2019 Finalists 15

ISEF SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES 16 Sponsor Student Finalists 16 Sponsor a Finalist Travel Grant 18 Judging Categories 20 Sponsor a Grand Awards Category 24 Sponsor a Special or Experiential Award 48 Sponsor an Event 54 Branding Opportunities 74 OTHER ENGAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES 84 ISEF Commons 84 Advertising 86

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ISEF SPONSORSHIP EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Join the exclusive group of forward- thinking corporations, foundations, organizations, and individuals that provide sponsorship support at the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). As a sponsor, you have the opportunity to: • Inspire tomorrow’s STEM leaders and innovators. • Increase brand awareness and loyalty by connecting directly with the next generation of scientific and engineering leaders. Join the ISEF Sponsor Community • Develop unique, individual relationships with global talent in 80 countries, regions, and territories through the Society for Science & the Public’s (the Society’s) network of 425 affiliated science fairs. Depending on your level of sponsorship, there are special branding benefits, including banners and signage, promotion, and networking opportunities. There are three categories of sponsorship participation: Finalist Sponsorship, Grand Awards Category Sponsorship, and Event and Branding Opportunities. • Drive media coverage around your company’s commitment to STEM.

SPONSOR STUDENT FINALISTS Provide financial support for the participa- tion of ISEF finalists from a regional fair of your choice. Student finalists come from affiliated fairs located around the world. Just let us know which fair or fairs you wish to support. Benefits include branding throughout the fair and in ISEF promo- tional materials, as well as a discount in the ISEF Commons. A supporter may also sponsor just the travel portion of a finalist’s expense through a travel grant.

SPONSOR A GRAND AWARDS CATEGORY

Fund the Awards for one or more of the 21 different categories of ISEF projects. The name of each Category Sponsor will be associated with the Awards in the Society’s media announcements. The sponsor will be branded on Exhibit Hall signage, recognized in ISEF promotional materials, and have an exhibit booth in a featured location. Sponsors enjoy many other benefits, as well. Sponsors may also provide funding for Special Awards or Experiential Awards. SPONSOR AN ISEF EVENT AND OTHER BRANDING OPPORTUNITIES Provide support for an event, ranging from an exciting panel with superstars to the finalists’ Pin Exchange. Also, many of the logistical aspects of ISEF, including the Registration Complex, Finalist Exhibit Hall Display and Safety booth, airport transportation, and volunteer functions provide excellent opportunities for sponsors to be associated with ISEF and show outstanding support. Event and branding opportunity sponsors receive signage at the location of the event, are recognized in ISEF materials, and enjoy many other benefits.

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ISEF SPONSORSHIP GUIDELINES

Sponsorship Guidelines

ABC Company, located in Wisconsin, wishes to sponsor the Wisconsin finalist delegation of 10 finalists for $40,000. ABC Company also wishes to sponsor the Adult Mixer for $175,000 and wishes to pick up the Materials Science Grand Awards Category for $300,000. ABC Company would then be a Founder-Plus, based on the following calculation: EXAMPLE OF RECOGNITION LEVEL CALCULATION

Corporations, foundations, educational institutions, government agencies, and individuals may support ISEF in a number of ways. The categories below outline the levels of recognition, with benefits provided based on total contribution.

RECOGNITION LEVELS TITLE SPONSOR $5,000,000 AND ABOVE LAUREATE $1,000,000–$4,999,999 FOUNDER $500,000– $999,999 INVENTOR $300,000–$499,999 DEVELOPER $100,000–$299,999 EXPLORER $50,000–$99,999 MAKER $25,000–$49,999 COLLABORATOR $10,000–$24,999

FINALIST SPONSOR

$ 40,000

ADULT MIXER

175,000

MATERIALS SCIENCE CATEGORY TOTAL SPONSORSHIP LEVEL

300,000 $515,000

As a Category Sponsor with total investment of $515,000, ABC Company receives the Founder- Plus recognition benefits. See page 7 for the list of benefits.

BENEFITS INCLUDE • Contributors of $250,000 or more will receive exhibit booth space in the ISEF Commons and the option of holding an educational symposium. • Contributors of $50,000 or more will receive discounted exhibit booth space in the ISEF Commons and the option of holding an educational symposium. • Sponsors contributing $10,000 or more will receive invitations to the Leaders Reception, Opening Ceremony, and Special and Grand Awards Ceremonies. The number of invitations increases with level of recognition. • Sponsors receive recognition in promotion of the event, including the program book, ISEF App, social media, Society’s Annual Report, and on the website.

TO PARTICIPATE AS A SPONSOR • At the total contribution amount of $300,000 or more, you must be a Finalist Sponsor for a minimum of 5 finalists ($20,000 or more). • At the total contribution amount of $50,000 to up to $300,000, you must be a Finalist Sponsor for a minimum of 2 finalists ($8,000 or more). • At the total contribution of less than $50,000, Finalist Sponsorship is not required.

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ISEF SPONSORSHIP BENEFITS

Sponsors are entitled to the following benefits, based on total amount of contributions. In order to qualify for Sponsorship+ benefits, the sponsor must support at least one Grand Awards Category Award.

SPONSOR BENEFITS MATRIX

COLLABORATOR $10,000 24,999

MAKER $25,000 49,999

EXPLORER $ 50,000 99,999

DEVELOPER $ 100,000 299,999

INVENTOR $ 300,000 499,999

INVENTOR+ $ 300,000 499,999

FOUNDER $ 500,000 999,999

FOUNDER+ $ 500,000 999,999

LAUREATE $ 1,000,000 4,999,999

LAUREATE+ $ 1,000,000 4,999,999

TITLE SPONSOR $ 5,000,000 AND ABOVE

Company name appears along with ISEF

Included in the programming at Opening Ceremony

Present Category Award at the Grand Awards Ceremony

Sponsor name associated with awards in winner announcements

Branding on category signage on the Exhibit Hall floor

Branding on judges’ meeting rooms in sponsored category

Meet finalists at a Category Reception

Featured presence, based on total investment, on Grand Awards Category List

Option for Branded Activation Experience Quad near the Exhibit Hall

Exhibit booth space in ISEF Commons

Full-page sponsored content ad in Science News magazine

100,000 banner ad impressions on Society sites

Messaging to ISEF Alumni

Sponsor-provided materials in ISEF registration bags

Option to present a symposium session at ISEF

50% discount on an ad in Science News

# of invitations to the Monday President’s VIP Dinner

# of invitations to the Leaders Reception, Opening Ceremony, Special and Grand Awards Ceremonies

Featured in the program book, ISEF App, website, social media, and Society’s Annual Report

Option for educational demo during ISEF Education Outreach Day

Option to serve as volunteers or judges if qualified

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ISEF HISTORY

Meet the New Generation of Innovators ISEF: The World’s Premier Pre-Collegiate STEM Competition

Since 1950, Society for Science & the Public has provided an international stage for the world’s best and brightest young scientists through its International Science and Engineering Fair, the world’s premier STEM competition. Every year, as part of the ISEF pipeline, tens of millions of students compete in science fairs around the globe at local, regional, and national levels. Hundreds of thousands rise to compete in the Society’s more than 425 ISEF-affiliated fairs in more than 80 countries, regions, and territories. Top winners at these fairs—about 1,800 students, almost half of them girls—earn the right to compete each May in the weeklong ISEF event. More than one quarter of the finalists either have a patent on their research or have a patent pending or in application. Student finalists showcase their independent research in 21 judging categories and compete for nearly $5 million in awards. The subject of two recent, critically acclaimed movies ( Inventing Tomorrow and Science Fair ), ISEF inspires millions of students to think differently and build a better future. Alumni—including Nobel Prize winners—have gone on to receive many honors, found companies, create solutions to the world’s most intractable problems, and contribute to a more scientifically literate society.

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ISEF HISTORY

Impact Your investment as an ISEF sponsor not only provides immediate media, marketing, and branding benefits but also builds the most powerful STEM talent pipeline in the world. ISEF finalists have launched careers that have placed them in leadership positions in major Fortune 500 companies. Many finalists are entrepreneurs who have started companies that will go on to have a significant impact in the world.

ISEF ALUMNUS FENG ZHANG (1998–1999) CO-INVENTOR OF CRISPR

Feng’s ISEF projects were in biochemistry, studying various aspects of gene expression. He attended Harvard and Stanford and went on to become a faculty member

at MIT, focusing his work in biomedical research. He played an integral role in the invention of the CRISPR-Cas genome engineering system and went on to found several noted groundbreaking companies that apply CRISPR technologies, including Editas, Arbor Biotechnologies, and Sherlock Biosciences.

of the world’s top STEM talent entering the workforce 40,369 THOUSANDS HUNDREDS of finalist projects resulting in patents and business concepts of industry innovations and new companies inspired by ISEF

ISEF ALUMNI TAKE LEADERSHIP ROLES IN MAJOR COMPANIES

• Adobe • Amazon • Apple • Boeing • Bristol-Myers Squibb • Eli Lilly • Exxon Mobil • Facebook • Genentech • General Electric • Google • JP Morgan Chase

• Microsoft • Morgan Stanley

• Netflix • Nvidia • Oracle

• Raytheon • Salesforce

• Shell • Slack • Uber • United Technologies

ISEF ALUMNI-FOUNDED COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS

NOTED ISEF ALUMNI

• Akamai • Allurion Technologies • Amplo • Arbor Biotechnologies • Bay Labs • Biofire Technologies • Cognitiv • Counsyl • Day Zero Diagnostics • Editas • Frontier Car Group • Funders Club

• GetAround • Instrumental • Leap Motion • Luminoso • Modern Fertility • Progenics Pharmaceuticals • Sherlock Biosciences • SunSaluter • Wearhaus • WindBorne Systems • Zoox

• Raj Chetty , William A. Ackman Professor of Economics, Harvard University, 2012 MacArthur Fellow, 2013 John Bates Clark Medal • Mary Sue Coleman , President Emerita, University of Michigan • Gregory Fenves , President, University of Texas at Austin • Kristina Johnson , Chancellor, State University of New York System • Jacob Lurie , Professor, Department of Mathematics, Harvard University, 2014 MacArthur Fellow, 2015 Breakthrough Prize • Paul Modrich , James B. Duke Professor of Biochemistry, Duke University, 2015 Nobel Prize in Chemistry • Dianne K. Newman , Gordon M. Binder/Amgen Professor of Biology and Geobiology, Caltech, 2016 MacArthur Fellow

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THE VALUE OF ISEF SPONSORSHIP

The Value of Sponsorship By joining the exclusive group of forward-thinking corporations, foundations, organizations, and individuals that provide sponsorship support at the International Science and Engineering Fair, you will have the opportunity to: • Inspire tomorrow’s STEM leaders and innovators, who will take on the biggest questions and challenges facing our world. • Increase brand awareness and brand loyalty by connecting directly with the next generation of scientific and engineering leaders. • Drive media coverage and social media impressions around your company’s commitment to STEM. • Develop unique, individual relationships with global talent in 80 countries, regions, and territories through the Society’s network of 425 affiliated science fairs. This network is the backbone and foundation of the ISEF and consists of more than 300 fairs in the United States and about 125 internationally. Depending on your level of sponsorship, there are other benefits, including event banners and signage, branded promotional opportunities, event invitations, and networking opportunities. In addition, your employees may become engaged in this highly regarded program as judges and general volunteers.

“ISEF was a dream turned into a reality for me. After building global connections and having a better understanding of the field, I came home empowered to contribute to my community in my own way.”

AIRANWEN ROLLAN Philippines (2016 ISEF)

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THE VALUE OF ISEF SPONSORSHIP

ISEF by the Numbers

Number of students who compete in science fairs every year around the globe at local, state, regional, and national levels 30 + 175 1,800 600 ISEF COMPETITOR PIPELINE: 365 DAYS A YEAR Female 49% MILLION THOUSAND Number of high school students who rise to the level of competing in the Society’s affiliated fair system Average number of ISEF finalists

2019 FINALISTS

Countries, regions, and territories represented in 2019

NUMBER OF FINALISTS BY COUNTRY

New Hampshire 2 New Jersey 15 New Mexico 20 New York 81 North Carolina 24 North Dakota 13 Ohio 23 Oklahoma 17 Oregon 32 Pennsylvania 28 Rhode Island 3 South Carolina 9 South Dakota 14 Tennessee 10

AMERICAN SAMOA 3 ARGENTINA 2 AUSTRALIA 15 AUSTRIA 2 AZERBAIJAN 7

GEORGIA 9 GERMANY 16 GHANA 1 GUAM 1 HUNGARY 1 INDIA 25 INDONESIA 8 IRAQ 6 IRELAND 1 ISRAEL 6 ITALY 11 JAPAN 21 JORDAN 21 KAZAKHSTAN 3 KENYA 10 KUWAIT 2 LATVIA 3 LUXEMBOURG 1 MALAYSIA 18 MEXICO 24 MOLDOVA 4 NETHERLANDS 1 NIGERIA 6

NORWAY 2 OMAN 5 PAKISTAN 8 PALESTINE 10 PANAMA 6 PERU 16 PHILIPPINES 12 POLAND 5 PORTUGAL 9 PUERTO RICO 39 QATAR 9 ROMANIA 9 RUSSIAN FEDERATION 29 SAUDI ARABIA 20 SINGAPORE 9 SOUTH AFRICA 7 SOUTH KOREA 48 SPAIN 3 SRI LANKA 5 SWEDEN 4 SWITZERLAND 2 THAILAND 41 SLOVAKIA 3 SLOVENIA 3

UKRAINE 8 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 13

UNITED KINGDOM 3 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1,072 Alabama 18 Alaska 2 Arizona 35 Arkansas 24 California 62 Colorado 25 Connecticut 12 District of Columbia 3 Florida 92 Georgia 33 Hawaii 26 Idaho 6 Illinois 13 Indiana 16 Iowa 10 Kansas 3

~25% of ISEF finalists either have a patent on their research or have a patent pending or in application

BELGIUM 3 BRAZIL 29 BULGARIA 3 CANADA 16 CHILE 4 CHINA 33

FINALISTS BY GENDER

Texas 76 Utah 36

CHINA, HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION 11 CHINA, MACAO SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION 6 CHINESE TAIPEI 13 COLOMBIA 5 COSTA RICA 8 CZECH REPUBLIC 6 DENMARK 4 EGYPT 21

Male 51%

Vermont 3 Virginia 48

Washington 24 West Virginia 5 Wisconsin 10 Wyoming 5 UNITED STATES VIRGIN ISLANDS 2

Average number of ISEF award winners

Kentucky 24 Louisiana 26 Maine 4 Maryland 15 Massachusetts 20 Michigan 17

URUGUAY 2 VIETNAM 15 ZIMBABWE 7

2019 ISEF

1,842 1,035 8,252 Finalists Teachers Attendees

Minnesota 27 Mississippi 18 Missouri 18 Montana 9 Nebraska 4 Nevada 4

NORTHERN IRELAND 2 NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS 1

ESTONIA 1 FINLAND 4 FRANCE 3

TUNISIA 3 TURKEY 12

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ISEF SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Sponsor Student Finalists

ISEF finalists represent the top young STEM talent across the globe—tomorrow’s STEM leaders and innovators, who will take on the biggest questions and challenges facing our world. Student finalists come from about 80 countries, regions, and territories through the Society’s network of 425 affiliated science fairs, comprising about 300 fairs in the United States and 125 internationally. We ask sponsors to support a finalist or finalists from one or more specific affiliated fair delegations at $4,000 per finalist. Please let us know which fair or fairs you wish to support. Note that $1,000 of the per-student contribution goes directly to the student’s affiliated fair, and the $3,000 balance covers the ISEF per-student cost, including facility, exhibits, and operations. For example, if you wish to sponsor the 10 finalists from Wisconsin, the total contribution would be $40,000. Of that, $10,000, or 25%, will be split among the four Wisconsin-based affiliated fairs. Alternatively, you may provide general support for finalists, designated for an area of most urgent need. The Society will select the student(s) and affiliated fair(s) that will benefit from your support, and will let you know who you have helped.

BENEFITS INCLUDE • Being featured as a Finalist Sponsor with a “Shout Out” on screen at the Opening Ceremony, in the ISEF program book, on the website, at the Opening Ceremony and in the Society’s Annual Report. • Attendance at the Leaders Reception, Opening Ceremony, and Special and Grand Awards Ceremonies. • For Finalist Sponsors who identify a preferred affiliated fair to support, that fair will be notified of your support, if desired, for consideration for local recognition. • Sponsors of $25,000 or more receive the opportunity to host an exhibit booth in the ISEF Commons at a 25% discount. • For sponsors who give $25,000 or more, a 50% discount on an advertisement in Science News , whose in-depth reporting on science topics now reaches 4,600+ high schools and 100,000 digital and print subscribers. (For more about Science News and advertising, see page 87.)

TO PARTICIPATE AS A FINALIST SPONSOR • Contribute $4,000 per finalist. • Determine the affiliated fair(s) you wish to support, or designate your funds for the area of most urgent need and let the Society determine the student and affiliated fair to benefit from your support.

TO PARTICIPATE AS A CATEGORY, EVENT, OR BRANDING SPONSOR • Sponsor student finalists based on your level of participation.

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ISEF SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Sponsor a Finalist Travel Grant

BENEFITS INCLUDE • Being featured as a Travel Grant Sponsor in the program book, on the website, and in the Society’s Annual Report. • Attendance at the Leaders Reception, Opening Ceremony, and Special and Grand Awards Ceremonies. • For Travel Grant Sponsors who identify a preferred affiliated fair to support, the travel grant funds will be sent to that fair with identification of the donor for appropriate recognition. • If you wish, the Society will determine the affiliated fair to receive your travel grant.

Sometimes the only barrier to participation for students from affiliated fairs is securing funding for the travel expenses. The costs associated with travel to ISEF can be a significant portion of the finalists’ affiliated fair budget and a limiting factor for deserving students presenting at ISEF. Your contribution to support finalist travel expenses goes a long way toward removing this barrier to participation, particularly in underserved areas.

TO SPONSOR A TRAVEL GRANT • Contribute $2,000 per finalist. • Determine the affiliated fair(s) you wish to support, or designate your funds for the area of most urgent need and let the Society determine the student and affiliated fair to benefit from your support.

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JUDGING CATEGORIES Animal Sciences Behavioral and Social Sciences Biochemistry Biomedical and Health Sciences Biomedical Engineering Cellular and Molecular Biology Chemistry Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Earth and Environmental Sciences Embedded Systems Energy Engineering Mechanics Environmental Engineering Materials Science

Mathematics Microbiology Physics and Astronomy Plant Sciences Robotics and Intelligent Machines Systems Software Translational Medical Science

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ISEF SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

The projects created by ISEF finalists represent leading ideas that address important questions and challenges facing our world. Each project is assigned to one of 21 different categories. In 2019, there were approximately 50–100 projects in each category. Grand Awards Category Sponsors provide $300,000 per awards category. This contribution funds the awards for first through fourth place in each category, with 15%–20% of the sponsorship going to the awards purse. Your contribution will also provide general program support for ISEF. Sponsor a Grand Awards Category

BENEFITS INCLUDE • Sponsor name will be associated with the awards in the Society’s announcements of winners. • The sponsored category will have the sponsor’s name associated with it on signage over and around the category on the Exhibit Hall floor for the duration of the week. More than 9,000 attendees will see the branding. • Sponsor name will be featured on signage associated with the judges’ meeting rooms in the sponsored category. • The opportunity to meet finalists at a Category Reception during ISEF and receive finalists’ contact information (for those who opt in) for follow-up after ISEF. • Space for an exhibit booth in a featured location. • The opportunity to present awards in their the sponsored category/ies at the Grand Awards Ceremony on Friday of Fair week. • Opportunity for sponsor and/or their employees to serve as general volunteers or, if qualified, as judges. • Four invitations to the Leaders Reception, Opening Ceremony, and Special and Grand Awards Ceremonies. • Two invitations to attend the exclusive President’s VIP Dinner on Monday night. • Category Sponsor will have preference for purchase of activated showcase space near the Exhibit Hall. • The option to present a symposium session at ISEF. • Based on total contribution, Category Sponsor will have a featured presence in the program book, ISEF App, social media, Society’s Annual Report, and on the website. • The option to provide promotional materials to be distributed in official registration bags for all ISEF attendees, including the local students attending Education Outreach Day. • The option to conduct an educational demonstration for local students, at sponsor’s expense, during the Education Outreach Day. • A one-page sponsored content ad in a printed issue of Science News. • A total of 100,000 banner ad impressions on the Society’s main website and its Science News and Science News for Students sites. • Messaging to the Society’s Alumni Network, now totaling 32,000 people.

TO PARTICIPATE AS A GRAND AWARDS CATEGORY SPONSOR • Contribute $300,000 for each Grand Awards Category Sponsorship. • Be a Finalist Sponsor for at least five ISEF student finalists. • Provide a representative to present the awards in the sponsored category at the Grand Awards Ceremony on the Friday of Fair week.

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SPONSOR AN ISEF GRAND AWARDS CATEGORY

ISEF CATEGORIES

ANIMAL SCIENCES

Projects involving the study of the thought processes and behavior of humans and other animals in their interactions with the environment, examined through observational and experimental methods. The subcategories provide additional guidance and definition as well as a level of specificity to match judges’ expertise with student projects. BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES WINNING PROJECTS The Language of Facial Expressions: A Neuroimaging Study on How a Smile Is Generated and Perceived by Another Person Amy Shteyman, New York, United States FacePrint: A Novel, Differential Diagnostic and Monitoring Tool for Parkinson’s Disease, Essential Tremor, and Atypical Parkinsonism Using Facial Behavioral Biomarkers and Dynamic Video Footage Tracking with Machine Learning Erin Smith, Kansas, United States The Petroglyphs Attribute in Pre-Columbian of Caldera Liz Yanguez Franco and Luz Yanguez Franco, Panama

Projects that focus on the study of any aspect of animals and animal life, animal life cycles, and animal interactions with one another or with their environment. The subcategories provide additional guidance and definition as well as a level of specificity to match judges’ expertise with student projects.

Subcategories Animal Behavior Cellular Studies Development Ecology Genetics Nutrition and Growth Physiology Systematics and Evolution

Subcategories Clinical and Developmental Psychology Cognitive Psychology Neuroscience Physiological Psychology Sociology and Social Psychology

WINNING PROJECTS Metformin as a Novel Neurogenic Method of Methylmercury Neurotoxicity SymptomMitigation in Danio rerio as a Model for Human Fetuses Anna Spektor and Ayman Isahaku, Wisconsin, United States The Use of Chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) as Bio-recyclers of Household Organic Waste Emma Serisier, Australia Saving the Honey Bee from Varroa destructor Using RNA-Interference Elizabeth Wamsley, Montana, United States

Synthesis of a Soy Protein Hydrogel for Invasive Snail Control in Agricultural Settings Jessica Young, Florida, United States Bird Environmental DNA from the Air So Tsukmoto and Yuma Okamoto, Japan Developing Novel, Low-Cost Methods to Support Citizen Scientists in the Conservation of Bat Species Dylan Bagnall and Richard Beattie, Ireland

A Card and Board Game to Reduce Gender-Based Implicit Biases Using Perspective-Taking and Counter Stereotyping and Other Methods of Influence Prerna Magon, India The Dynamics of Habituation: A Neural Study of the Effects of Repeated Exposures to Risky Behaviors on Cognitive Control and Emotional Responses in the Adolescent Brain Kashfia Rahman, South Dakota, United States Sensory Integration in Adolescents with a History of Multiple Concussions Giovanni Santucci, New York, United States

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ISEF CATEGORIES

BIOCHEMISTRY

Projects that are specifically designed to address issues of human health and disease, such as studies on the normal functions of health as well as the diagnosis, treatment, prevention, or epidemiology of disease and other damage to the human body or mental systems. The subcategories provide additional guidance and definition as well as a level of specificity to match judges’ expertise with student projects. WINNING PROJECTS A Novel, Noninvasive Approach to Melanoma Diagnosis Using Optical Coherence Tomography and Bioconjugated Gold Nanoparticles Shriya Reddy, Michigan, United States Development of a Microscope for Fully Automated Real- Time Cancer Cell Tracking Nicole Segaran and Yannik Singh, Indiana, United States Accuracy of a Novel Method to Measure In-Stent Restenosis BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES

Projects involving the study of the chemical basis of processes occurring in living organisms, including the processes by which these substances enter into, or are formed in, the organisms and react with each other and the environment. The subcategories provide additional guidance and definition as well as a level of specificity to match judges’ expertise with student projects.

Subcategories Analytical

Subcategories Cell, Organ, and Systems Physiology Genetics and Molecular Biology of Disease Immunology Nutrition and Natural Products Pathophysiology

General Biochemistry Medical Biochemistry Structural Biochemistry

SPONSORED

WINNING PROJECTS The Biochemical Interactions of Cardiac Ion-Blocking Agents and Optical Coherence Tomography in vivo for Cardiovascular Disease Rhea Malhotra, Pennsylvania, United States DeuteriumOxide (D 2 O) on Maintaining Viability in Coliphage Bacteriophages under Low Temperatures to Model Live Attenuated Viral Vaccine Additives Annika Morgan, Connecticut, United States Targeted Drug Delivery for Drug Resistant Cancer Ashton Body, Florida, United States

The Effect of Nonassociative Learning on Oxidative Stress in Caenorhabditis elegans: A Potential Application for Alzheimer’s Disease Research Gillian Patton, South Carolina, United States The Role of Autotaxin-LPA-LPP3 Axis in Ischemic Stroke Grace Sun, Louisiana, United States Cell Surface Engineering of Glycosaminoglycan Mimetics

Role of Telomerase in Vascular Function and Exploration of Mitochondrial Dynamics: A Novel Approach to Treatment of Vascular Dysfunction Nabeel Quryshi, Wisconsin, United States East Indian Sandalwood Oil (EISO) as a Therapeutic Target for Disease: A Study of TRPM7 Ion Channels (Year IV) Nia Clements, Texas, United States Inhibition of Glutamate Excitotoxicity in Glaucoma by Liposomes Alexandr Zarivnij, Czech Republic

for Targeting Parkinson’s Disease Vicky Qianqian Qu, Singapore

Using Embedded Nanosensors Ethan Levy, Florida, United States

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ISEF CATEGORIES

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

Projects that study the structure, function, intracellular pathways, and formation of cells, specifically exploring the molecular level. The subcategories provide additional guidance and definition as well as a level of specificity to match judges’ expertise with student projects. CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Projects that involve the application of engineering principles and design concepts to medicine and biology for healthcare purposes, including diagnosis, monitoring, and therapy. The subcategories provide additional guidance and definition as well as a level of specificity to match judges’ expertise with student projects.

Subcategories Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine Biomechanics

Subcategories Cell Physiology Cellular Immunology Genetics Molecular Biology Neurobiology

Biomedical Devices Biomedical Imaging Cell and Tissue Engineering Synthetic Biology

SPONSORED

WINNING PROJECTS Utilizing Computer Vision and Machine Learning Systems to Develop a Live Time Navigational and Surgical Aid for Spinal Reconstructions Krithik Ramesh, Colorado, United States Applying Thermopile Array Sensors and Machine Learning to Detect Falls of Older Adults Melissa Nie, Minnesota, United States Improving Spinal Fusions: Redesigned Pedicle Probe to Prevent Vertebral Breaches Nicolas Fedrigo, Canada

WINNING PROJECTS Modeling Neurodegeneration in vitro: A Dynamic Study of Tau in a Microfluidic Chamber System via Quantum Dot Labeling Allison Jia, California, United States Differential Expression of Retrotransposons in Stem Cell Lineages of the Preimplantation Embryo Eddie Dai, Kansas, United States EpCAM Enhances Gefitinib-Induced Drug Resistance in Colon Cancer Cells Yun-Chi Chen, Taiwan

Ending the EpiPen Epidemic: Creating an Intestinal Organoid to Understand the Immune Mechanisms Involved in a Peanut Allergy Isabella Heffernan, Rhode Island, United States The Effect of Silver Nanoparticles Socks on the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Abdulhadi Jallab and Hareth Omar, Qatar Smartphone-Controlled Portable Phoropter Powered by

Exploring Posterior Growth in D. rerio Using a Live Cell Cycle Biosensor Ella Feiner, New York, United States TrkC Identifies a Putative Mechanoreceptor that Specifically Innervates Taste Papillae Madison Sneve, Kentucky, United States Development of a CD4+ Neoantigen Vaccine in the Panc02 Tumor Model Jocelyn Mathew, Maryland, United States

Variable Focal Length Liquid Lens Ronak Roy, California, United States

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ISEF CATEGORIES

CHEMISTRY

COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY AND BIOINFORMATICS

Projects that explore the science of the composition, structure, properties, and reactions of matter not involving biochemical systems. The subcategories provide additional guidance and definition as well as a level of specificity to match judges’ expertise with student projects.

Projects that primarily focus on the discipline and techniques of computer science and mathematics as they relate to biological systems, including creating and applying data-analytical and theoretical methods, mathematical modeling, and computational simulation techniques to the study of biological, behavioral, and social systems. The subcategories provide additional guidance and definition as well as a level of specificity to match judges’ expertise with student projects. WINNING PROJECTS Engineering an Anti-Inflammatory Drug Delivery System for Islet Transplantation Jahizreal Aquart, Georgia, United States A Novel Design for Investigating Cell Deconvolution Methods for Tumor Microenvironment Virginia Ma, Ohio, United States A Machine Learning Method for Selection of Genetic Variants and Prediction of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Using

Subcategories Analytical Chemistry

Subcategories Computational Biomodeling Computational Epidemiology Computational Evolutionary Biology

Computational Chemistry Environmental Chemistry

Inorganic Chemistry Materials Chemistry Organic Chemistry Physical Chemistry

Computational Neuroscience Computational Pharmacology Genomics

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WINNING PROJECTS Discovery and Characterization of an Undocumented Ferric Sulfate Compound Formed by the Reaction of Gold Ore with Sulfuric Acid Kyle Fridberg, Colorado, United States Water Purification by Capillary Action in Paper Towels Vongayi Marazanye, Zimbabwe Leading the Environment with Less Lead, Nano-Structured Jordanian Kaolinite for the Removal of Lead from Industrial Waste Water Bayan Abu Alragheb and Ayah Shehadeh, Jordan

Caffeine Termiticide: Caffeine as a Novel and Eco-friendly Termiticide Zhan Yi Chng and Xian Jing Koay, Malaysia A Novel Zwitterionic Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticle Synthesis Shrikant Chand and Marlies Michielssen, Missouri, United States Design, Synthesis, and Bioevaluation of Novel Hydroxamic Acids Incorporating 2-Oxoindoline Moiety as Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors and Anticancer Agents Nam Anh Vu and Khue Tran, Vietnam

MiRNet: A Novel in silico Network-Based Approach to miRNA Drug Target Identification for Next Generation Drug Discovery Marissa Sumathipala, Virginia, United States Botanical Biomimicry: Using Genetic Algorithms and Plant Phyllotaxy to Determine Optimum-Efficiency Solar Arrays John Ostermueller, Arkansas, United States A Web Based Mobile Healthcare System that Aims to Reduce Under 5 Child Mortality Rate (U5CM) and Maternal Deaths in

Next-Generation Sequencing Data Luann Jung, Kansas, United States

Kenya: A Case Study Dadaab Refugee Camp Kunjal Dhokiya and Supraja Srinivasan, Kenya

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Projects that study 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. The subcategories provide additional guidance and definition as well as a level of specificity to match judges’ expertise with student projects. EARTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES WINNING PROJECTS Predicting Food Shortages in Africa from Satellite Imagery Lillian Petersen, New Mexico, United States An Innovative Crowdsourcing Approach to Monitoring Freshwater Bodies Sahithi Pingali, India Stop the Flame in Its Infancy! Multivariable Early-Warning System for Low-Cost Prevention of Wildfire Proliferation Vasily Tremsin, California, United States

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

Projects involving electrical systems in which information is conveyed via signals and waveforms for purposes of enhancing communications, control, and/or sensing. The subcategories provide additional guidance and definition as well as a level of specificity to match judges’ expertise with student projects.

Subcategories Atmospheric Science Climate Science Environmental Effects on Ecosystems Geosciences Water Science

Subcategories Circuits

Internet of Things Microcontrollers Networking and Data Communications Optics Sensors Signal Processing

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WINNING PROJECTS LaserWAN-Laser Broadband Internet Connections Valerio Pagliarino, Italy Increasing Wifi Signal Strength Using a Phased Array Helical Antenna System Alisa Hathaway, California, United States Development of an Autonomous Aerial Vehicle Using Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence to Assist First

Evaluating Nano-Ferrofluid as a Technique for Microplastic Removal in Water Katie Lu, Missouri, United States A New Experimental Approach for Study Metasomatism of Peridotite in the Earth’s Mantle Tal Blonder, Israel Study and Modeling of Pressure and Temperature during a Geyser Eruption Elias Suvanto and Jean-Baptiste Flieller, France

SkyHound: A Low-Cost 3D Printed Autonomous WiFi Tracking Search Drone to Locate Missing Victims of Natural Disasters Neel Jain and Pooja Jain, Oregon, United States DIMOS: A Novel Low-Power, Fast Response Logic Gate Architecture Swagat Bhattacharyya, West Virginia, United States Epi-Phone Auto-Locator Maya Van Houten, Alabama, United States

Responders in Dangerous Situations Samuel Cadotte, Hawaii, United States

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ENERGY

ENGINEERING MECHANICS

Projects that study the processes involved in the production and/or storage of energy. The subcategories provide additional guidance and definition as well as a level of specificity to match judges’ expertise with student projects.

Projects that focus on science and engineering that involve movement or structure. The movement can be by the apparatus, or the movement can affect the apparatus. The subcategories provide additional guidance and definition as well as a level of specificity to match judges’ expertise with student projects.

Subcategories Energy Storage Fossil Fuels Fuel Cells and Batteries Non-fossil Fuels Renewable/Sustainable Energy Sustainable Design

Subcategories Aerospace and Aeronautical Engineering Civil Engineering Computational Mechanics Control Theory Ground Vehicle Systems Industrial Engineering-Processing Mechanical Engineering Naval Systems

WINNING PROJECTS Potatoes Are the Ultimate Solution to Our Electricity Problems in Zimbabwe Pelagia Majoni, Zimbabwe Pack More and Charge Faster: To Improve the Capacity Retention and the Rate Performance of Lithium Batteries Sophia Zhou, South Carolina, United States Symbiotically Grown Algal-Fungal Cultures for Economically Feasible and Sustainable Biofuel Production McKenna Loop, Arizona, United States

WINNING PROJECTS Aircraft Cabin Airflow: Curbing Disease Transmission Raymond Wang, Canada Reflected Laser Communications of Small Satellites Matthew Hileman, Colorado, United States Bioinspired Submersible Dual Propulsion System: A Novel Approach to Ultra-Efficient Submarine Propulsion Utilizing Starting and Stopping Vortex Rings Mirroring Jellyfish Motion Rachel Seevers, Kentucky, United States

Localizing Heat with Carbon Foam for Efficient Solar Desalination Oliver Leitner, Nevada, United States Design and Development of Solar-Tracking Arduino-Rooted PV Panels Eugene Rivera, Josel Kent, and Keith Russel, Philippines Investigation of Novel and Unconventional Microwave Antenna Designs Using in silico Modeling Samuel Lossef, Washington, DC, United States

A Wing Is Enough: An Improved Flying Wing Based on a Bell- Shaped Lift Distribution Ivo Zell, Germany Avinocular: An Autonomous Mobile Robot for Aircraft Inspection Hei I Lei and Su Fong, China, Macao Special Administrative Region Simulation, Optimization, and Validation of a Closed Wing Airplane Andrew Bennett, Utah, United States

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Projects 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. The subcategories provide additional guidance and definition as well as a level of specificity to match judges’ expertise with student projects. ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

MATERIALS SCIENCE

Projects that study the integration of various materials forms in systems, devices, and components that rely on their unique and specific properties. The subcategories provide additional guidance and definition as well as a level of specificity to match judges’ expertise with student projects.

Subcategories Bioremediation

Subcategories Biomaterials

Land Reclamation Pollution Control Recycling and Waste Management Water Resources Management

Ceramic and Glasses Composite Materials Computation and Theory Electronic, Optical, and Magnetic Materials Nanomaterials Polymers

WINNING PROJECTS Biodegradation of Chlorpyrifos and Soil Remediation Using Native Soil Bacteria and Triton X-A Novel Approach Prashaant Ranganathan, India Reducing Commercial Food Waste: Developing an Application for the Economically Viable Transportation of Food Waste from Source to Compost Facility via Private Contractors Kabir Jolly and Michael Gerhard, Texas, United States Biodiesel Fuel Production via Mild Chemical Recycling of Thermosetting Polymers Emily Guo, Georgia, United States

WINNING PROJECTS Novel Graphene Nanoplatelet Embedded Pigmentless Emulsions for Low Cost Paintable Capacitive Sensors and Supercapacitors Daniel Kang, Guam Thermal Transport Properties of 2-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Heterostructures Terrance Li, Washington, United States Novel Fabrication of Organic Multifunctional Materials via Magnetic Alignment Vera Zarubin, New York, United States

Photocatalytic Oxidation Utilizing Doped Titanium Dioxide for Air Purification Adyant Shankar, New Hampshire, United States The Prototype of a Vehicle which Takes Preventive Measurement of Soil Conditions Autonomously Piotr Lazarek, Poland Zero Lost Drop Abdel Rahman and Salma Lateef, Egypt

The Flash Shade: Directional Darkening Technology Adrien Jathe, Germany The Universe in a Nutshell: Bacterial Cellulose Membrane Using Macadamia Byproduct Juliana Davoglio Estradioto, Brazil Acrylate Polymerization: Formation of UV Curable Antimicrobial Copolymers Nathan Tidball, Oregon, United States

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MATHEMATICS

MICROBIOLOGY

Projects involving the deductive study of numbers, geometry, and various abstract constructs or structures, as well as the study of the measurement, properties, and relationships of quantities and sets, using numbers and symbols. The subcategories provide additional guidance and definition as well as a level of specificity to match judges’ expertise with student projects.

Projects that study microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, prokaryotes, and simple eukaryotes, as well as antimicrobial and antibiotic substances. The subcategories provide additional guidance and definition as well as a level of specificity to match judges’ expertise with student projects.

Subcategories Analysis Combinatorics, Graph Theory, and Game Theory Geometry and Topology Number Theory Probability and Statistics

Subcategories Antimicrobials and Antibiotics Applied Microbiology Bacteriology Environmental Microbiology Microbial Genetics Virology

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WINNING PROJECTS Classifying Magic Squares and Their Associated Symmetries Using a Chord Diagram Approach AnaMaria Perez, New Mexico, United States On the Distortion of Embedding Perfect Binary Trees into Low-Dimensional Euclidean Spaces Dona-Maria Ivanova, Bulgaria Finding Chebyshev-Type Functions Zong-Hong Cheng, Taiwan

WINNING PROJECTS An Early Warning System for Zika Virus in Mosquito Populations Based on Real-Time Field Detection of Viral RNA in Mosquito Saliva Rahul Subramaniam, Connecticut, United States Cell Membrane-Coated Nanodevice for Anti-Virulence Therapy Against Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Maggie Chen, California, United States Food Preservation, Not Perversion: Development of a New Preservation Method for Alimentary Products Maitane Alonso Monasterio, Spain

Mathematics of Gene Regulation: Control Theory for Ternary Monomial Dynamical Systems Gustavo Santiago-Reyes and Omar Santiago-Reyes, Puerto Rico On the Maximum Number of Non-Intersecting Diagonals in Unit Squares Filling an n*n Grid Anna Savelyeva, Russian Federation

Use of Phosphorus Solubilizing Bacteria with Application in Agriculture Ana Valenzuela Cervantes and Misael Valenzuela Zuniga, Mexico Effects of Antimicrobial Culinary Spices on E. coli and C. butyricum Jade Samanta, Montana, United States Isolation of a Potential Microbial Agent for Controlling Dengue Vector Mosquitoes in Sri Lanka Kawudugama Ralalage Induwara, Sri Lanka

From Lucas Sequences to Lucas Groups Kayson Hansen, Idaho, United States

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Projects that explore the science of matter and energy and their interactions, and projects that study the universe beyond the Earth. The subcategories provide additional guidance and definition as well as a level of specificity to match judges’ expertise with student projects. PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY

PLANT SCIENCES

Projects that study plants and how they live, including structure, physiology, development, and classification. The subcategories provide additional guidance and definition as well as a level of specificity to match judges’ expertise with student projects.

Subcategories Astronomy and Cosmology Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Biological Physics Condensed Matter and Materials Mechanics Nuclear and Particle Physics Theoretical, Computational, and Quantum Physics

Subcategories Agriculture and Agronomy Ecology Genetics and Breeding Growth and Development Pathology Plant Physiology Systematics and Evolution

WINNING PROJECTS Multi-Orbit Space Debris Cloud Tracking Using Iterative Closest Points Registration with Machine Learning Amber Yang, Florida, United States Behind a Wisp of Smoke: Study of the Morphology of Airflow and the Cause of Stripes Formed by Smoke Particles Over a Heat Source of Constant Temperature Xunjing Wei, China Why Are We 3D: Modelling the N-Dimensional Electron Orbitals Benjamin Muntz, Denmark

WINNING PROJECTS Creating Two Novel Strigolactone (SL) Analogs (C-13 and C-26) for the Benefits of Combatting Parasitic Seed Infestation Faisal Aldossary, Saudi Arabia Combating Undernutrition in Developing Countries with a Compact Aeroponics System Utilizing Contaminated Water Haley Jostes, Minnesota, United States Bad Altitude: Climate Change in the Alpine May Alter Beneficial Relationships between Plants and Their Fungal Symbionts Isabella Bowland, Colorado, United States

A Novel Method for Simulating Diffracted Light Mary Lorio, Louisiana, United States

Testing the Effectiveness of Mycorrhizae in the Phytoremediation of Heavy Metals from Stormwater Amara Ifeji, Maine, United States Development of Food Poisoning Resistant Lettuce Using Endophytes in Petasites japonicus Leaves Jihyun Ra and Yoonji Kim, South Korea Identification of dsRNA Mycoviruses in Plant-Pathogenic

Disentangling Spatial Correlations from Inhomogeneous Materials with Shift-Invariant Artificial Neural Networks: A Novel Approach to Study Superconductivity Kaylie Hausknecht, New York, United States Solving the Tyranny of the Rocket Equation: A Theoretical and Experimental Study of Laser Propulsion Natan Dominko, Slovenia

Fungus Fusarium oxysporum Martin Matl, Czech Republic

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