1. Science Fair Categories
By Grade Level
8th Grade

2. 8th Grade- Overall Categories
Behavioral & Social Sciences
Chemistry
Engineering
Intelligent Machines, Robotics and Systems Software
Mathematics & Computational Sciences
Physics & Astronomy

3. 8th Grade- Subcategories
Behavioral & Social Sciences:
Clinical & Developmental Psychology
Cognitive Psychology
Physiological Psychology
Sociology & Social Psychology

4. 8th Grade- Subcategories
Chemistry:
Analytical Chemistry
Computational Chemistry
Environmental Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Materials Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Physical Chemistry
Alternative Fuels
Computational Energy Science
Fossil Fuel Energy
Fuel Cells & Battery Development
Microbial Fuel Cells
Solar Materials

5. 8th Grade- Subcategories
Engineering:
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering
Biomaterials
Ceramic & Glasses
Circuits
Civil Engineering
Composite Materials
Computation & Theory
Computational Mechanics
Control Theory
Electronic, Optical & Magnetic Materials
Ground Vehicle Systems
12. Industrial Engineering-Processing 13. Internet of Things 14. Mechanical Engineering 15. Microcontrollers 16. Nanomaterials 17. Naval Systems 18. Networking & Data Communications 19. Optics 20. Polymers 21. Sensors 22. Signal Processing

6. 8th Grade- Subcategories
Intelligent Machines, Robotics & Systems Software:
Biomechanics
Cognitive Systems
Control Theory
Robot Kinematics
Machine Learning
Algorithms
Cybersecurity
Databases
Operating Systems
Programming Languages

7. 8th Grade- Subcategories
Mathematics & Computational Sciences:
Algebra
Analysis
Combinatorics, Graph Theory & Game Theory
Geometry & Topography
Number Theory
Probability & Statistics
Biomedical Engineering
Computational Bio Modeling
Computational Evolutionary Biology
Computational Neuroscience
Computational Pharmacology
Genomics

8. 8th Grade- Subcategories
Physics & Astronomy:
Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics
Astronomy & Cosmology
Biological Physics
Computational Physics
Condensed Matter & Materials
Instrumentation
Magnetics, Electromagnetics & Plasmas
Mechanics
Nuclear & Particle Physics
10. Optics, Lasers & Masers 11. Quantum Computation 12. Theoretical Physics 13. Hydro Power 14. Nuclear Power 15. Solar 16. Sustainable Design 17. Thermal Power 18. Wind