Junior 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.  

Junior Cellular and
Molecular Biology

This is
an interdisciplinary field that studies the structure, function, intracellular
pathways, and formation of cells. Studies involve understanding life and
cellular processes specifically at the molecular level. 

Junior Microbiology

The
study of micro-organisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, prokaryotes, and
simple eukaryotes as well as antimicrobial and antibiotic substances.  

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. 

The study of cognitions (thought processes), emotions, behavior, and/or learning of humans and animals. BEHA may include the study of individuals, groups and/or cultures through observational and experimental methods.  

Studies exploring the science of the composition, structure, properties, and reactions of matter not involving biochemical systems. 

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. 

Studies that focus on the science and engineering that involve movement or structure. The movement will be a result of forces; the structure will be stable due to the equilibrium of forces. 

Juniors Materials Science

The study of the integration of various materials forms in systems, devices, and
components that rely on their unique and specific properties. It involves their
synthesis and processing in the form of nanoparticles, nanofibers, and
nanolayered structures, to coatings and laminates, to bulk monolithic,
single-/poly-crystalline, glassy, soft/hard solid, composite, and cellular
structures. It also involves measurements of various properties and
characterization of the structure across length scales, in addition to
multi-scale modeling and computations for process-structure and
structure-property correlations. 

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. 

 Energy: Sustainable Materials & Design 

Studies/processes involving the production and/or storage of energy. 

The study of the measurement, properties, and relationships of quantities and sets, using numbers and symbols. The deductive study of numbers, geometry, and various abstract constructs, or structures. 

 Junior Robotics and Intelligent Machines 

Studies in which the use of machine intelligence is paramount to reducing the reliance
on human intervention. For studies designed for artistic purpose please
consider Technology
Enahances the Arts (TECA). 

Junior Systems Software 

The study or development of software, information processes or methodologies to
demonstrate, analyze, or control a process/solution. For studies designed for
artistic purpose please consider Technology Enhances the Arts (TECA). 

Junior Technology Enhances the Arts 

The use of technology to ignite new concepts, visualization tools and/or media to
enhance our enjoyment of the arts. 

Physics is the science of matter and energy and of interactions between the two. Astronomy is the study of anything in the universe beyond the Earth. 

Studies of plants and how they live, including structure, physiology, development, and classification. Includes plant cultivation, development, ecology, genetics and plant breeding, pathology, physiology, systematics and evolution. 

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. 

Senior Microbiology

The study of micro-organisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, prokaryotes, and simple eukaryotes as well as antimicrobial and antibiotic substances.  

The study of cognitions (thought processes), emotions, behavior, and/or learning of humans and animals. BEHA may include the study of individuals, groups and/or cultures through observational and experimental methods. 

Studies of plants and how they live, including structure, physiology, development, and classification. Includes plant cultivation, development, ecology, genetics and plant breeding, pathology, physiology, systematics and evolution. 

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.  

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. 

Projects that aim to improve human health and longevity by translating novel discoveries in the biomedical sciences into effective activities and tools for clinical and public health use. Bi-directional in concept, projects can be those developed through basic research moving toward clinical testing (bench-to-bedside) or projects that provide feedback about the applications of new treatments and how they can be improved (beside-to-bench). 

Projects that aim to improve human health and longevity by translating novel discoveries in the biomedical sciences into effective activities and tools for clinical and public health use. Bi-directional in concept, projects can be those developed through basic research moving toward clinical testing (bench-to-bedside) or projects that provide feedback about the applications of new treatments and how they can be improved (bedside-to-bench).  

Studies exploring the science of the composition, structure, properties, and reactions of matter not involving biochemical systems. 

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.  

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. 

Studies that focus on the science and engineering that involve movement or structure. The movement will be a result of forces; the structure will be stable due to the equilibrium of forces. 

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. Studies/processes involving the production and/or storage of energy. 

Studies in which the use of machine intelligence is paramount to reducing the reliance on human intervention. For studies designed for artistic purpose please consider Technology Enahances the Arts (TECA). 

 Senior Mathematics 

The study of the measurement, properties, and relationships of quantities and sets,
using numbers and symbols. The deductive study of numbers, geometry, and
various abstract constructs, or structures 

Senior Technology Enhances the Arts 

The use of technology to ignite new concepts, visualization tools and/or media to enhance our enjoyment of the arts. 

Studies involving electrical systems in which information is conveyed via signals and waveforms for purposes of enhancing communications, control and/or sensing.  

The study of the integration of various materials forms in systems, devices, and components that rely on their unique and specific properties. It involves their synthesis and processing in the form of nanoparticles, nanofibers, and nanolayered structures, to coatings and laminates, to bulk monolithic, single-/poly-crystalline, glassy, soft/hard solid, composite, and cellular structures. It also involves measurements of various properties and characterization of the structure across length scales, in addition to multi-scale modeling and computations for process-structure and structure-property correlations. Physics is the science of matter and energy and of interactions between the two. Astronomy is the study of anything in the universe beyond the Earth. 

The study of the integration of various materials forms in systems, devices, and components that rely on their unique and specific properties. It involves their synthesis and processing in the form of nanoparticles, nanofibers, and nanolayered structures, to coatings and laminates, to bulk monolithic, single-/poly-crystalline, glassy, soft/hard solid, composite, and cellular structures. It also involves measurements of various properties and characterization of the structure across length scales, in addition to multi-scale modeling and computations for process-structure and structure-property correlations. 

Subcategories:

BiomaterialsCeramic and GlassesComposite MaterialsComputation and TheoryElectronic, Optical, and Magnetic MaterialsNanomaterialsPolymersOther

Biomaterials (BIM): Studies involving any matter, surface, or construct that interacts with biological systems. Such materials are often used and/or adapted for a medical application, and thus comprise whole or part of a living structure or biomedical device which performs, augments, or replaces a natural function.

Ceramic and Glasses (CER): Studies involving materials composed of ceramic and glass – often defined as all solid materials except metals and their alloys that are made by the high-temperature processing of inorganic raw materials.

Composite Materials (CMP): Studies that integrate multiple materials such as ceramics, fiber, metals or polymers to create a superior and unique material.

Computation and Theory (COM): Studies that develop and apply theoretical methods and/or use computer modeling to design new materials, predict material behavior under differing environmental conditions, understand energy transfer, etc.

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials (ELE): The study and development of materials used to form highly complex systems, such as integrated electronic circuits, optoelectronic devices, and magnetic and optical mass storage media. The various materials, with precisely controlled properties, perform numerous functions, including the acquisition, processing, transmission, storage, and display of information.

Nanomaterials (NAN): The study and development of nanoscale materials; materials with structural features (particle size or grain size, for example) of at least one dimension in the range 1-100 nm.

Polymers (POL): The study and development of polymers; materials that have a molecular structure consisting chiefly or entirely of a large number of similar units bonded together, e.g., many synthetic organic materials used as plastics and resins.

Other (OTH): Studies that cannot be assigned to one of the above subcategories. If the project involves multiple subcategories, the principal subcategory should be chosen instead of Other.