Categories for 2009  

These are the CATEGORIES that are now being used by all ISEF-affiliated science fairs. 

              The previous categories from are no longer valid.

ANIMAL SCIENCES
Development
Ecology
Animal Husbandry
Pathology
Physiology
Population Genetics
Systematics
Other

BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Clinical & 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 SCIENCE
Climatology, Weather
Geochemistry, Mineralogy
Paleontology
Geophysics
Planetary Science
Tectonics
Other

ENERGY & TRANSPORTATION
Aerospace and Aeronautical Engineering, Aerodynamics
Alternative Fuels
Fossil Fuel Energy
Vehicle Development
Renewable Energies
Other

ENGINEERING: Electrical & Mechanical
Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Controls
Mechanical Engineering
Thermodynamics, Solar
Robotics
Other

ENGINEERING: Materials and Bioengineering
Bioengineering
Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Industrial Engineering, Processing
Material Science
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

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
Astronomy
Atoms, Molecules, Solids
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

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