Behavioral Sciences
Studies of learning, memory, perception, development, or linguistics using human or
animal participants, including the effects of chemical or physical stress on these
processes. Studies may focus on either normal or abnormal behavior. In the Senior
Division, this category includes anthropology, archaeology, and sociology.
A Study of the Senses in Stress Management; Does Age Affect Implicit Learning?; The
Effectiveness of Flash Cards vs. Computer Scripts; Effect of Caffeine on Memory.
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Studies at the molecular level of biochemical or enzymatic pathways in animals (including
humans), microorganisms, and plants. Studies of macromolecules (DNA, RNA, and
proteins) in living things.
Lipooxygenase Influence on Lipofuscin Granule Formation in Bananas; Effects of P1
Precursors on Virus Growth; Catalyzed Reactions of Enzymes; Isolation of Pre-mRNA
Mutants in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Botany
Studies of the genetics, growth, morphology, pathology, or physiology of plants.
The Effects of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers on Plant Growth; Effect of Rhizobium on
Legume Plants (Pisum); Transpiration of Plants Under Different Light Sources.
Chemistry
Studies in which chemical and physico-chemical properties of organic and inorganic
materials (excluding biochemistry) are observed. In the Junior Division, studies are more
specifically of reactions in which materials change composition or phase. This implies
knowledge of the chemical structure of materials being tested. In the Senior Division,
studies may include characterization of chemical products found in everyday life without
implying knowledge of the chemical structure.
Determination of Ascorbic Acid Concentration in Orange Juice Using a Redox Reaction;
Isolation, Purification, and Specific Rotation Determination of Ricinoleic Acid; Conductivity
of Electrolytes; Does Water Purity Affect Surface Tension? Effects of Food Preparation
on Vitamins.
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Studies in geology, seismology, engineering geology, atmospheric physics, weather,
physical oceanography, marine geology, coastal processes, and comparative
planetology. Studies of environmental factors not related to living things, and of the
effects of human activity on naturally occurring physical phenomena.
Gravity Current Velocities; Beach Sand Fluctuations and Cliff Erosion; Dependence of
Liquefaction upon Soil Composition; Solar Activity and Refraction Properties of the
Ionosphere.
Environmental Science
Projects which apply technologies such as recycling, reclamation, restoration,
composting, and bioremediation which could benefit the environment and/or the effects
of pollution on the environment.
Newspapers as Mulch; Oil Control; Water Hyacinth: Primary Water Treatment?; What
Soil Conditions Best Control Soil Erosion While Assisting Growth?; Designing a New
Home Sewer System.
Microbiology
Studies of epidemiology, genetics, growth, and physiology of bacteria, fungi, protists,
algae, or viruses.
Studies of Light Producing Bacteria; Effect of Light Before and After UV Damage to E.
coli; What Sugars do Yeast Use?
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Studies of the effects of drugs, chemicals, and other factors (e.g. biological, physical,
electromagnetic) at the cellular or higher levels on living organisms (e.g. animals,
humans, bacteria, fungi, or plants).
Effect of Caffeine on Daphnia; Effect of Insecticides on Mosquitoes; Vitamin Deficiencies;
Copper Toxicity of Marine Embryos; The Effects of Petroleum Contaminated Water on
Aquatic Plants; The Effects of Intermittent and Constant EMFs on Drosophila.
Physics & Astronomy
Studies of the physical properties of matter, light, acoustics, thermal properties and
insulation, solar physics, astrophysics, orbital mechanics, observational astronomy, and
astronomical surveys. Computer simulations of physical systems are appropriate in this
category.
Emissivity as a Function of Geometry; Do High Temperature Superconductors have a
First Order Phase Transition? Which Material is the Best Insulator?; Chaotic Pendulum;
Jupiter's Decametric Emission; Solar Activity and Geosynchronous Satellites.
Mammalian Biology/Zoology
Studies of growth and developmental biology, anatomy, and physiology in animals.
Studies of the behavior of all animals in their natural habitats (or reproductions of them).
Hot Fish, Cold Fish: Respiration in Goldfish; Hearing and the Dominance Hierarchy of
Crickets; Effect of Gravity on Living Organisms; Invertebrates in Kelp Holdfasts; Auditory
Stimuli in Interganglial Neurons of Acheta domesticus; Bird Responses to Boar Rootings.
Effect of Age on Aerobic Abilities; Peripheral Vision; Correlation of Strength with Gender;
Effect of Vaccination on Antibody Development in Neonatal Bovines.
Studies of learning, memory, perception, development, or linguistics using human or
animal participants, including the effects of chemical or physical stress on these
processes. Studies may focus on either normal or abnormal behavior. In the Senior
Division, this category includes anthropology, archaeology, and sociology.
A Study of the Senses in Stress Management; Does Age Affect Implicit Learning?; The
Effectiveness of Flash Cards vs. Computer Scripts; Effect of Caffeine on Memory.
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Studies at the molecular level of biochemical or enzymatic pathways in animals (including
humans), microorganisms, and plants. Studies of macromolecules (DNA, RNA, and
proteins) in living things.
Lipooxygenase Influence on Lipofuscin Granule Formation in Bananas; Effects of P1
Precursors on Virus Growth; Catalyzed Reactions of Enzymes; Isolation of Pre-mRNA
Mutants in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Botany
Studies of the genetics, growth, morphology, pathology, or physiology of plants.
The Effects of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers on Plant Growth; Effect of Rhizobium on
Legume Plants (Pisum); Transpiration of Plants Under Different Light Sources.
Chemistry
Studies in which chemical and physico-chemical properties of organic and inorganic
materials (excluding biochemistry) are observed. In the Junior Division, studies are more
specifically of reactions in which materials change composition or phase. This implies
knowledge of the chemical structure of materials being tested. In the Senior Division,
studies may include characterization of chemical products found in everyday life without
implying knowledge of the chemical structure.
Determination of Ascorbic Acid Concentration in Orange Juice Using a Redox Reaction;
Isolation, Purification, and Specific Rotation Determination of Ricinoleic Acid; Conductivity
of Electrolytes; Does Water Purity Affect Surface Tension? Effects of Food Preparation
on Vitamins.
Earth Sciences/ Planetary Sciences/ Physical Environments
Studies in geology, seismology, engineering geology, atmospheric physics, weather,
physical oceanography, marine geology, coastal processes, and comparative
planetology. Studies of environmental factors not related to living things, and of the
effects of human activity on naturally occurring physical phenomena.
Gravity Current Velocities; Beach Sand Fluctuations and Cliff Erosion; Dependence of
Liquefaction upon Soil Composition; Solar Activity and Refraction Properties of the
Ionosphere.
Environmental Science
Projects which apply technologies such as recycling, reclamation, restoration,
composting, and bioremediation which could benefit the environment and/or the effects
of pollution on the environment.
Newspapers as Mulch; Oil Control; Water Hyacinth: Primary Water Treatment?; What
Soil Conditions Best Control Soil Erosion While Assisting Growth?; Designing a New
Home Sewer System.
Microbiology
Studies of epidemiology, genetics, growth, and physiology of bacteria, fungi, protists,
algae, or viruses.
Studies of Light Producing Bacteria; Effect of Light Before and After UV Damage to E.
coli; What Sugars do Yeast Use?
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Studies of the effects of drugs, chemicals, and other factors (e.g. biological, physical,
electromagnetic) at the cellular or higher levels on living organisms (e.g. animals,
humans, bacteria, fungi, or plants).
Effect of Caffeine on Daphnia; Effect of Insecticides on Mosquitoes; Vitamin Deficiencies;
Copper Toxicity of Marine Embryos; The Effects of Petroleum Contaminated Water on
Aquatic Plants; The Effects of Intermittent and Constant EMFs on Drosophila.
Physics & Astronomy
Studies of the physical properties of matter, light, acoustics, thermal properties and
insulation, solar physics, astrophysics, orbital mechanics, observational astronomy, and
astronomical surveys. Computer simulations of physical systems are appropriate in this
category.
Emissivity as a Function of Geometry; Do High Temperature Superconductors have a
First Order Phase Transition? Which Material is the Best Insulator?; Chaotic Pendulum;
Jupiter's Decametric Emission; Solar Activity and Geosynchronous Satellites.
Mammalian Biology/Zoology
Studies of growth and developmental biology, anatomy, and physiology in animals.
Studies of the behavior of all animals in their natural habitats (or reproductions of them).
Hot Fish, Cold Fish: Respiration in Goldfish; Hearing and the Dominance Hierarchy of
Crickets; Effect of Gravity on Living Organisms; Invertebrates in Kelp Holdfasts; Auditory
Stimuli in Interganglial Neurons of Acheta domesticus; Bird Responses to Boar Rootings.
Effect of Age on Aerobic Abilities; Peripheral Vision; Correlation of Strength with Gender;
Effect of Vaccination on Antibody Development in Neonatal Bovines.
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New Hampshire
Science and Engineering Exposition
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| Listed below are the categories in the Open Competition. As a means for assisting with the placement of projects examples and possible titles are listed. Last year's projects and the categories they competed may also be helpful. 2006 Student Participants 2007 Student Participants Research often can span two or more discipline areas. Making for a difficult decision when asked to place such efforts in a single category. As a general rule NHSEE would ask students and teachers to place projects based upon the category which best fits with the project original question or the final conclusion statement and not based on the tools utilized to answer the question or arrive a the final conclusion statement. One example might be a project which seeks to study the migratory pattern of moose by performing DNA sequence analysis. While this project utilizes a considerable amount of Molecular Biology the project's question is firmly rooted in Mammalian Biology/Zoology. |