STEM Fair Projects
Students in this category chose to complete a project using Colorado’s Science and Engineering Fair guidelines. They participated in a Science Fair at Summit with local community members as judges to earn a spot to compete in the Boulder Valley School District Science Fair. BVSD Judges scored projects and some students gained admittance to the Colorado State Science and Engineering Competition. Due to the unique circumstances, this year’s state competition was held virtually, and students from Summit had some of the most successful projects at the event.
MOLLY ARTHUR
CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORKS & SINGULAR VALUE DECOMPOSITION COMPRESSION TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY OF EXOPLANET DETECTION.
I created an AI program, called a neural network, that more efficiently identified exoplanets, or planets outside of the solar system, than other current methods using singular value decomposition, more commonly known as SVD.
KATE BACHRACH
NUTRIENTS AND ALGAE
A scientific experiment to find conclusions on the relationship between nitrates, phosphates, and algae.
KYLIE BERG
BISPHENOL A AND LC-MS
Using Liquid-Chromatography Mass-Spectrometry to detect different concentrations of BPA in water from single-use plastic water bottles stored in different conditions for varying periods of time.
CECILIA BOTTOME
THE EFFECT OF COFFEE ON PLANT GROWTH
For my project, I created an experiment testing how different concentrations of coffee affect plant growth.
ARTHUR CORRELL
COMPARING INSECT DIETS
My project is about feeding two groups of crickets different diets to see which one grows better. One group receives a high protein diet, and the other group receives a low protein diet. They are kept under the same conditions, and both groups are under the same variables - water intake and heat. In the end, the raw weight of the crickets will be compared with the first weight.
AKSHEETA DODANI
YEAST SURFACE DISPLAY FOR ANTIBODY EXPRESSION
I used CRISPR to create a mutant yeast to compare the different binding affinities. The goal was to see which type of yeast, mutant or wild, had a higher binding affinity.
TONYA FAN
HOW MAGNETS AFFECT FLATWORM REGENERATION
My project was about cutting flatworms in halves to test their growths and behavior under magnets of different strengths. I wanted to see if the magnets would increase or stunt their growths.
OLIVER FERNANDEZ-REED
ALGAE AND BIODIESEL FUELS
How different nutrient levels affect the growth of algae to be used for bio-diesel production.
AVANTI GAUTAM
TURTLES AND PLASTIC POLLUTION
My project is about using software known as Tableau to find a correlation between the global distribution of plastic and turtle nesting sites around the world.
YOSHA GAUTAM
CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORKS FOR IDENTIFYING MALARIA IN CELLS
The purpose of this investigation was to create a machine learning algorithm which successfully distinguishes between parasitized malaria cells and non-infected ones, and identify under which ratio of training to testing data the model would perform at the greatest accuracy, maintaining a constant model architecture. The experiment involved creating an image recognition algorithm in the MATLAB environment utilizing convolutional neural networks due to their advantage over neural networks in conducting convolutions between kernels and images which scan over the images and can convert randomly distributed data to linearly distinguishable data.
SAIGE HALSTEAD
HOT AND FAST! FINDING THE MOST EFFICIENT HEAT SOURCE FOR A STERLING ENGINE
For my project, I took different heat sources and saw which one made the sterling engine go the fastest. Sterling engines run off of heat or the absence of heat.
ATIYA HASAN
THE PH OF FRESHWATER IN RELATION TO CYLINDROSPERMUM
A study between the correlation of the pH of freshwater and the resulting algae growth.
FINN HEIDMAN-PINKNER
BOLD AND SHY BEHAVIOR IN AXOLOTLS
A STEM project investigating the behavioral habits of underwater vertabrates.
MILES HINTSA
REACTION TIME AND SLEEP
The purpose was to find how sleeping longer or shorter would have an effect on how
long someone would do something. I picked reaction time because it is important
when working, and it is much easier to measure.
JACOB HO
RADIATION AT ROCKY FLATS
I measured Radiation at Rocky Flats National Institute of Wildlife. I used a Geiger counter to measure alpha radiation in counts per 10 second intervals.
JOSH HO
UV-B RADIATIONS EFFECT ON DAPHNIA MAGNA
In my project, I attempted to see UV-B radiations effect on the mortality rate, BPM, and the occurrence of oxidative stress on Daphnia Magna. In my experiment, I had 5 trials where my independent variable was the UV-B radiation exposure time on the Daphnia Magna. I concluded that UV-B radiation drastically decreased the BPM, increased the mortality rate, and there were more occurrences of oxidative stress on the Daphnia Magna.
JESSIE HSU
COMPARING PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES AND THEIR SPEEDS
This project is centered around testing programming languages, comparing their performances, and making conclusions with the data results.
ANTON IGNATENKO
HOW CURRENT AND VOLTAGE IS PUSHED FARTHER DISTANCES BY TESLA COILS
My project investigated the relationship between the coil length in a tesla coil and the distance at which a light bulb lights up.
CHRIS PAYNE
VORTEX GENERATORS: PREVENTING FLOW SEPARATION AND STALLING
I tested the ability of vortex generators to prevent flow-separation and stalling on airfoils in a flow simulator.
CONNOR SAMUELSON
HOW TO IMPROVE QUALITY AND DURATION OF SLEEP
Purpose of the study- How do exercise, quantity, and time of last meal, blue light/screen time, and nighttime showering affect the quality and duration of sleep? The purpose of this research is to determine which daily activity (input) might have a dramatic impact on quality and duration of sleep at night (output) the most - Exercise, Evening meal, Screen time, and/or Night time showering.
KENZO TAKAHATA-AWAD
PLANNING AND DESIGNING A HOVERCRAFT
Video presentation describing my experiences and lessons learned, planning and designing to build a hovercraft.
CARA WANG
HOW IS PERSONALITY AFFECTED BY GENETICS
Using a personality questionnaire, the relationship between a child and parent's personality can be seen. The personality of a child is partially affected by the heritability of genetics and the environment.
KELLY YOUNG
MULTITASKING IN THE BRAIN
My project focuses on multitasking in areas of the brain, specifically in the motor and frontal areas.50 human subjects attempted two tasks involving either or both of the areas separately and then attempted the tasks simultaneously. The results were compared with t-tests and linear trendlines and multitasking was found to substantially lower efficiency.
KEVIN WANG
MOTIVATION AND THE COGNITIVE MIND
This was an experiment testing if higher motivation to learn allowed people to have more accurate memories of the information. Test subjects were quizzed for motivation, taught basic Japanese and Japanese phrases, and tested for their memory of what they remember.