Project Categories
Please note the categories have been revised to follow the State Science Fair Project
Categories.
More information can be found at Intel ISEF.
Animal Sciences (ANIM)
- Animal Behavior
- Cellular Studies
- Development
- Ecology
- Genetics
- Nutrition and Growth
- Physiology
- Systematics and Evolution
- Other
Behavioral and Social Sciences (BEHA)
- Behavioral Neuroscience
- Development
- Cognitive Psychology
- Sociology and Anthropology
- Other
Biochemistry (BCHM)
- Analytical Biochemistry
- General Biochemistry
- Medicinal Biochemistry
- Structural Biochemistry
- Other
Biomedical and Health Sciences (BMED)
- Cell, Organ, and Systems Physiology
- Genetics and Molecular Biology of Disease
- Immunology
- Nutrition and Natural Products
- Pathophysiology
- Other
Biomedical Engineering (ENBM)
- Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine
- Biomechanics
- Biomedical Devices
- Biomedical Sensors and Imaging
- Cell and Tissue Engineering
- Synthetic Biology
- Other
Cellular and Molecular Biology (CELL)
- Cell Physiology
- Cellular Immunology
- Genetics
- Molecular Biology
- Neurobiology
- Other
Chemistry (CHEM)
- Analytical Chemistry
- Computational Chemistry
- Environmental Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Materials Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Physical Chemistry
- Other
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (CBIO)
- Computational Biomodeling
- Computational Epidemiology
- Computational Evolutionary Biology
- Computational Neuroscience
- Computational Pharmacology
- Genomics
- Other
Earth and Environmental Sciences (EAEV)
- Atmospheric Science
- Climate Science
- Environmental Effects on Ecosystems
- Geosciences
- Water Science
- Other
Embedded Systems (EBED)
- Circuits
- Internet of Things
- Microcontrollers
- Networking and Data Communications
- Optics
- Sensors
- Signal Processing
- Other
Energy: Sustainable Materials & Design (EGSD)
- Biological Process and Design
- Solar Process, Materials, and Design
- Energy Storage
- Wind and Water Movement Power Generation
- Hydrogen Generation and Storage
- Thermal Generation and Design
- Triboelectricity and Electrolysis
- Other
Engineering Technology: Statics and Dynamics (ETSD)
- Aerospace and Aeronautical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Computational Mechanics
- Control Theory
- Ground Vehicle Systems
- Industrial Engineering-Processing
- Mechanical Engineering
- Naval Systems
- Other
Environmental Engineering (ENEV)
- Bioremediation
- Land Reclamation
- Pollution Control
- Recycling and Waste Management
- Water Resources Management
- Other
Materials Science (MATS)
- Biomaterials
- Ceramic and Glasses
- Composite Materials
- Computation and Theory
- Electronic, Optical, and Magnetic Materials
- Nanomaterials
- Polymers
- Other
Mathematics (MATH)
- Algebra
- Analysis
- Combinatorics, Graph Theory, and Game Theory
- Geometry and Topology
- Number Theory
- Probability and Statistics
- Other
Microbiology (MCRO)
- Antimicrobial and Antibiotics
- Applied Microbiology
- Bacteriology
- Environmental Microbiology
- Microbial Genetics
- Virology
- Other
Physics and Astronomy (PHYS)
- Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
- Astronomy and Cosmology
- Biological Physics
- Condensed Matter and Materials
- Mechanics
- Nuclear and Particle Physics
- Theoretical, Computational, and Quantum Physics
- Other
Plant Sciences (PLNT)
- Agriculture and Agronomy
- Ecology
- Genetics and Breeding
- Growth and Development
- Pathology
- Plant Physiology
- Systematics and Evolution
- Other
Robotics and Intelligent Machines (ROBO)
- Biomechanics
- Cognitive Systems
- Control Theory
- Machine Learning
- Robot Kinematics
- Other
Systems Software (SOFT)
- Algorithms
- Cybersecurity
- Databases
- Human/Machine Interface
- Languages and Operating Systems
- Mobile Apps
- Online Learning
- Other
Technology Enhances the Arts (TECA)
- Display Technology
- Human Information Exchange
- Music and Image Manipulation
- Games
- 3D Modeling
- Engineering Effects
- Other
Note: for technologies not designed for artistic purposes please look to other categories, such as System Software (SOFT), Robotics and Intelligent Machines (ROBO), etc.)
Translational Medical Science (TMED)
- Disease Detection and Diagnosis
- Disease Prevention
- Disease Treatment and Therapies
- Drug Identification and Testing
- Pre-Clinical Studies
- Other
More information can be found at Intel ISEF.