Category Descriptions

The categories below are identical to Intel ISEF categories. Many projects could fit into more than one category. Please choose the category that most accurately describes and who should judge your project.

Animal Science

Study of animals and animal life, including the study of the structure, physiology, development, and classification of animals. Animal ecology, physiology, animal husbandry, cytology, histology, entomology, ornithology, herpetology, etc

Behavioral and Social Sciences

The science or study of the thought processes and behavior of humans and other animals in their interactions with the environment, studied through observational and experimental methods.

Biochemistry

The study of the chemical substances and vital processes occurring in living organisms, the processes by which these substances enter into, or are formed in, the organisms and react with each other and the environment.

Cellular and Molecular Biology

The study of the organization and formation of cells.

Chemistry

The science of the composition, structure, properties, and reactions of matter, especially of atomic and molecular systems.

Computer Science

The study of information processes, the structures and procedures that represent processes, and their implementation in information processing systems. It includes systems analysis and design, application and system software design, and programming.

Earth and Planetary Science

The study of sciences related to the planet Earth (Geology, mineralogy, physiographic, oceanography, meteorology, climatology, speleology, seismology, geography, and atmospheric sciences, etc.)

Engineering: Electrical and Mechanical

The application of scientific and mathematical principles to practical ends such as the design, manufacture, and operation of efficient and economical structures, processes, and systems.

Engineering: Materials and Bioengineering

The application of scientific and mathematical principles to practical ends such as the design, manufacture, and operation of efficient and economical machines and systems.

Energy & Transportation

The study of renewable energy sources, energy efficiency, clean transport, and alternative fuels.

Environmental Management

The study of managing mans' interaction with the environment.

Environmental Sciences

The analysis of existing conditions of the environment.

Mathematical Sciences

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.

Medicine and Health Sciences

The science of diagnosing, treating, or preventing disease and other damage to the body or mind.

Microbiology

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

Physics and Astronomy

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.

Plant Sciences

The study of plant life. Ecology, agronomy, horticulture, forestry, plant taxonomy, physiology, pathology, plant genetics, hydroponics, algae, etc.

Please see Intel ISEF for more information.