Intel ISEF Categories and Subcategories
The categories have been established with the goal of better aligning judges and student projects for the judging at the Intel ISEF.
Local, regional, state and country fairs may or may not choose to use these categories, dependent on the needs of their area.
Please check with your affiliated fair(s) for the appropriate category listings at that level of competition.
Please visit our website at www.societyforscience.org/isef/students/research_categories.asp for a full description and definition of
the Intel ISEF categories:
ANIMAL SCIENCES
Development
Ecology
Animal Husbandry
Pathology
Physiology
Populations Genetics
Systematics
Other
EARTH & PLANETARY SCIENCE
Climatology, Weather
Geochemistry, Mineralogy
Paleontology
Geophysics
Planetary Science
Tectonics
Other
ENGINEERING: Electrical & Mechanical
BEHAVIORAL & SOCIAL SCIENCES Electrical Eng., Computer Eng., Controls
Clinical & Developmental Psychology
Mechanical Engineering,
Cognitive Psychology
Robotics
Physiological Psychology
Thermodynamics, Solar
Sociology
Other
Other
ENGINEERING: Materials & Bioengineering
BIOCHEMISTRY
Bioengineering
General Biochemistry
Civil Engineering, Construction Eng.
Metabolism
Chemical Engineering
Structural Biochemistry
Industrial Engineering, Processing
Material Science
Other
Other
CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR
BIOLOGY
ENERGY & TRANSPORTATION
Cellular Biology
Aerospace and Aeronautical Engineering,
Cellular and Molecular Genetics
Aerodynamics
Immunology
Alternative Fuels
Molecular Biology
Fossil Fuel Energy
Other
Vehicle Development
Renewable Energies
CHEMISTRY
Other
Analytical Chemistry
General Chemistry
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Inorganic Chemistry
Bioremediation
Organic Chemistry
Ecosystems Management
Physical Chemistry
Environmental Engineering
Other
Land Resource Management, Forestry
Recycling, Waste Management
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Other
Algorithms, Data Bases
Artificial Intelligence
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Networking and Communications
Air Pollution and Air Quality
Computational Science, Computer
Soil Contamination and Soil Quality
Graphics
Water Pollution and Water Quality
Software Engineering., Programming
Other
Languages
Computer System, Operating System
Other
MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES
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
Atoms, Molecules, Solids
Astronomy
Biological Physics
Instrumentation and Electronics
Magnetics and Electromagnetics
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
International Rules for Precollege Science Research: Guidelines for Science and Engineering Fairs / 2009-2010
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