SUGGESTED CATEGORY DESCRIPTIONS

(Some of these projects need SRC approval)

1. Behavioral and Social Sciences: human and animal behavior, social and community relationships -psychology, sociology, anthropology, archaeology, ethology, ethnology, linguistics, learning, perception, urban problems, reading problems, public opinion surveys, educational testing, etc.

2. Biochemistry: chemistry of life processes -molecular biology, molecular genetics, enzymes, photosynthesis, blood chemistry, protein chemistry, food chemistry, hormones, etc.

3. Botany: study of plant life -agriculture, agronomy, horticulture, forestry, plant taxonomy, plant physiology, plant pathology, plant genetics, hydroponics, algae, etc.

4.Chemistry: study of nature and composition of matter and laws governing it -physical chemistry, organic chemistry (other than biochemistry) inorganic chemistry, materials, plastics, fuels, pesticides, metallurgy, soil chemistry, etc.

5. Computer Science: study and development of computer hardware, software, engineering, Internet networking and communications, graphics, including human interface), simulations/ virtual reality or computational science (including data structures, encryption, coding and information theory).

6. Earth and Space Sciences: geology, mineralogy, physiography, oceanography, meteorology, climatology, astronomy, geology, speleology, sesmology geography, etc.

7. Engineering Technology: projects that directly apply scientific principles to manufacturing and practical uses -civil, mechanical, aeronautical, chemical electrical, photographic, sound, automotive, marine, heating and refrigerating, transportation, environmental engineering, etc.

8. Environmental Sciences: study of pollution (air, water, and land) sources and their control, ecology.

9. Gerontology: study of the aging process in living organisms.

10. Medicine and Health: study of diseases and health of humans and animals’ -dentistry, pharmacology, pathology, opthamology, nutrition, sanitation, pediatrics, dermatology, allergies, speech and hearing, etc.

11. Microbiology: biology of microorganism’s -bacteriology, virology, protozoology, fungi, bacterial genetics, yeast, etc.

12. Physics: theories, principles, and laws that govern energy and matter and the effect of energy on matter -solid state, optics, acoustics, particle, nuclear, atomic, plasma, superconductivity, fluid and gas dynamics, thermodynamics, semiconductors, magnetism, quantum mechanics, biophysics, etc.

13. Zoology: study of animals -animal genetics, ornithology, ichthyology, herpetology, entomology, animal ecology, paleontology, cellular physiology, circadian rhythms, animal husbandry, cytology, histology, animal physiology, invertebrate neurophysiology, studies of invertebrates, etc.