Categories - Science
All of these categories are available in each of the 3 divisions.
The 3 divisions are Elementary Division (5th Grade), Junior
Division (6th , 7th & 8th Grade) & Senior Division
(9th,
10th, 11th, & 12th Grade).
Sub Categories
Taken from the Intel ISEF Category Descriptions
Animal Sciences
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Development
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Ecology
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Genetics
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Animal Husbandry
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Pathology
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Physiology
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Systematics
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Other
Behavioral
& Social Sciences
- Clinical and Developmental Psychology
- Cognitive Psychology
- Physiological Psychology
- Sociology
- Other
Biochemistry
- General Biochemistry
- Metabolism
- Structural Biochemistry
- Other
Cellular and Molecular
Biology
- Cellular Biology
- Cellular and Molecular Genetics
- Immunology
- Molecular Biology
- Other
Chemistry
- Analytical Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Physical Chemistry
- General Chemistry
- Other
Computer
Science
- Algorithms, Data Bases
- Artificial Intelligence
- Networking and Communications
- Computational Science, Computer Graphics
- Software Engineering, Programming
Languages
- Computer System, Operating System
- Other
Earth
Sciences
- Climatology, Weather
- Geochemistry, Mineralogy
- Paleontology
- Geophysics
- Planetary Science
- Tectonics
- Other
Engineering:
Materials and Bioengineering
- Bioengineering
- Civil Engineering, Construction
Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Industrial Engineering, Processing
- Material Science
- Other
Engineering:
Electrical and Mechanical
- Electrical Engineering, Computer
Engineering, Controls
- Mechanical Engineering
- Thermodynamics, Solar
- Robotics
- Other
Energy
and Transportation
- Aerospace and Aeronautical Engineering,
Aerodynamics
- Alternative Fuels
- Fossil Fuel Energy
- Vehicle Development
- Renewable Energies
- Other
Environmental
Analysis
- Air Pollution and Air Quality
- Soil Contamination and Soil Quality
- Water Pollution and Water Quality
- Other
Environmental
Management
- Bioremediation
- Ecosystems Management
- Environmental Engineering
- Land Resource Management Forestry
- Recycling, Waste Management
- Other
Mathematics
- Algebra
- Analysis
- Applied Mathematics
- Geometry
- Probability and Statistics
- Other
Medicine
& Health Sciences
- Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Epidemiology
- Genetics
- Molecular Biology of Diseases
- Physiology and Pathophysiology
- Other
Microbiology
- Antibiotics, Antimicrobials
- Bacteriology
- Microbial Genetics
- Virology
- Other
Physics and Astronomy
- Astronomy
- Atoms, Molecules, Solids
- Biological Physics
- Instrumentation and Electronics
- Magnetics and Elecromagnetics
- Nuclear and Particle Physics
- Optics, Lasers, Masers
- Theoretical Physics, Theoretical or
Computational Astronomy
- Other
Plant Sciences
- Agriculture/Agronomy
- Development
- Ecology
- Genetics
- Photosynthesis
- Plant Physiology (Molecular, Cellular,
Organismal)
- Plant Systematics, Evolution
- Other
Team Projects