The Central KY Regional Science and Engineering Fair uses the same categories as the International Science and Engineering Fair for Middle School and High School levels. Fourth grade participants select from a smaller list and can only enter in those categories highlighted in red. These categories may be different than those used at the District Fair.
A description for each of the 22 categories is published by the Society For Science: Category Descriptions
- Animal Sciences (ANIM)
- Behavioral and Social Sciences (BEHA)
- Biochemistry (BCHM)
- Biomedical and Health Sciences (BMED)
- Biomedical Engineering (ENBM)
- Cellular and Molecular Biology (CELL)
- Chemistry (CHEM)
- Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (CBIO)
- Earth and Environmental Sciences (EAEV)
- Embedded Systems (EBED)
- Energy: Sustainable Materials & Design (EGSD)
- Engineering Technology: Statics and Dynamics (ETSD)
- Environmental Engineering (ENEV)
- Materials Science (MATS)
- Mathematics (MATH)
- Microbiology (MCRO)
- Physics and Astronomy (PHYS)
- Plant Sciences (PLNT)
- Robotics and Intelligent Machines (ROBO)
- Systems Software (SOFT)
- Technology Enhances the Arts (TECA)
- Translational Medical Science (TMED)
A description for each of the 22 categories is published by the Society For Science: Category Descriptions