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CWSF 2005 

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Team Quinte » for CWSF 2005: from left to right:
Lindsay Ferguson,Jo-Anne Peckham Hailey Smith, Katrina Penziwal,Scott Berry Connor Emden,

Erik Yao,Christopher Spencer, Erin Bolton

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During 2005, PAPTAC continued efforts to improve the

level of technical capability of individual members and the

overall productivity of the industry. A number of new

programs and services were put into effect, including:

• The Paplnnov Learning System was formally

introduced during PaperWeek International. Nine

computer-based training modules are now available

to the industry: www.papinnov.ca;

YOUTH SCIENCE FOUNDATION CANADA, CANADA-WIDE

SCIENCE FAIR AWARD

Best exhibit related to the pulp and paper industry at the Canada-Wide

Science Fair.

Tiffany Lu, Richmond, BC.

“Biopolyurethane Rigid Foams Based on Isolated Lignins”

As well, our appreciation is conveyed to the following members who represented PAPTAC as official delegates at foreign events:

• Professor Chad Bennington, U.B.C. – judge at the Canada Wide Science Fair in Vancouver, BC, Canada;

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Natalie Raso

Hamilton, ON

Age: 16

Natalie Raso is a natural leader and her innovative scientific research

has earned Natalie much recognition and accolades - nationally and

internationally.

In 2005, Natalie conducted bone cancer research involving the use

of a mutant herpes simplex virus. She was the top prize winner at

the Canada-Wide Science Fair in 2005.

She was also awarded a gold and platinum medal at the Bay Area

Science Fair for this research.

When Natalie is not making medical advances, she is organizing her

school’s first ever “Live Aid” concert in support of third world

poverty.

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Jennifer Wang

Saskatoon, SK

Age: 17

Curiosity, Consistency and Collaboration are the there essential

characteristics which has guided Jennifer Wang in her innovation.

Research by Jennifer revealed two fractions of wild sarsaparilla,

a plant native to Saskatchewan, to have great potency to kill cancer

cells without substantially affecting non-cancer cells.

Her research has garnered national and international attention and

earned her a Gold medal, Health Sciences at Canada Wide Science

Fair and the Young Canadian Manning Innovation award. Jennifer’s

groundbreaking research was recently published in the ‘Anticancer

Research’.

In addition to her love of math and science, Jennifer is also an

accomplished musician and debater, having successfully competed

at the national level. She is also dedicated to promoting awareness

for human rights issues, co-leading a school club this past year that

has raised over $10 000 for various local and global causes.

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Kayla Cornale

Burlington, ON

Age: 16

Motivated to help her 9 year old cousin who has an autism spectrum

disorder to learn to spell and read, Kayla Cornale invented “Sounds

and Syllables™”, a teaching system which applies the musical

component of ‘pitch’ to the process of learning language.

Through extensive research, Kayla discovered that autistic children

have an apparent talent for tone and pitch recognition.

As a result of her invention, she was one of 19 students invited to

represent Canada at the 2005 and 2006 Intel International Science

and Engineering Fairs which were held in Arizona and Indiana

respectively.

In 2005 she was awarded the Intel Foundation Achievement Award

and in 2006 she received a first place award in the Behavioural

Science category.

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THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

Curriculum Vitae for Faculty Members

(d) Memberships on other committees, including offices held and dates

2005 Judge, Greater Vancouver Regional Science Fair, Youth Science Foundation, Canada

2005 Judge, Canada-Wide Science Fair, Youth Science Foundation, Canada

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To ensure a steady stream of HQP, AUTO21 encourages younger Canadians by promoting automotive careers and research through events like the Canada-Wide Youth Science Fair. In 2005, AUTO21 partnered with the Canadian Institute for the Relief of Pain and Disability, the Woodbridge Group and the Yves Landry Foundation to support a new automotive division at the science fair. The division generated a high level of interest in its first year, with more than

35 entries. In addition, Mr. John McDougall, CEO of the Alberta Research Council and Vice-Chair of the AUTO21 Board of Directors and Mr. Ali Asadkarami, an AUTO21 student researcher, provided a presentation on the opportunities

AUTO21 offers to students once they reach the graduate level of studies.

Reaching  Out to Younger  Canadians (3)

In 2005, AUTO21 partnered with the Canadian Institute for the Relief of Pain and Disability, the Woodbridge Group and the Yves Landry Foundation to support a new automotive division at the Canada-Wide Science Fair. The division gener- ated a high level of interest in its first year, with more than 35 entries.

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http://www.cbv.ns.ca/pss/pss_include/Report2005/May.htm

CapeBreton-Victoria Regional School Board

Science / Technology Fair

Ms. True Burke, Junior High Science Leader, and Suzanne Aucoin, Malcolm Munroe, attended the

Canada-wide Science Fair, the week of May 16th, 2005. Three winning students from the region were also

sponsored by the Board to attend and compete in this nation-wide event. The winning students are: Nicole

Campbell, Malcolm Munroe; Sheralynn Deveaux, Riverview High; and Maria Paruch, MacLennan Jr. High.

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Canadian students excel at Fair

The Canada Wide Science Fair

(www.ysf-fsj.ca), held at UBC

on the week of May 16, was a

huge success. Our period of rainy weather

finally broke, allowing the visiting students

and judges to see Vancouver in its

true glory! Although BCWWA’s involvement

in the Fair was originally limited

to our Canadian Stockholm Junior Water

(CSJWP) Prize event, my two co-judges,

Dr. Pierre Berube from the Department

of Civil Engineering at UBC and Jennifer

Crosby of the GVRD Drinking Water

Program, jumped in to help out with a

shortage of French speaking judges

for other competitions.

Patrick Danielson and Robin Miron,

two 17-year old students from Algonquin

Secondary School in North Bay, Ontario,

won the CSJWP competition. They will be representing Canada at the Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP) competition in Stockholm, Sweden in August 2005. Details on their project are contained in a separate article elsewhere in the Watermark. The Canadian Affairs Council of WEF organizes the CSJWP competition. The host organization rotates each year, depending upon the location of the Canada Wide Science Fair. For 2006, Reseau Environnement Inc., the Quebec WEF Member Association, will take over the organization of the competition. WEFTEC 2005 will be in Washington, DC on October 30 to November 2. The conference location is near many of the Washington attractions. This is a great opportunity to combine work activities with some sight-seeing. See you there.

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BCWWA hosts Canadian Stockholm

Junior Water Prize competition

The prestigious Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP) event recognizes students for excellent in water research.

This year, over 30 countries, are expected to participate in

the competition. The Canadian Affairs Council of WEF organizes

the Canadian SJWP competition. This year, BCWWA hosted the

event, held in conjunction with the Canada Wide Science Fair at

UBC on May 16 to 20. Rick Corbett, our WEF Director, is the current

Chair of the CSJWP and was the chief judge. Dr. Pierre Berude

and Jennifer Crosby, both with our Membership Committee,

were also judges for the CSJWP competition. Patrick Danielson

and Robin Miron, two 17-year old students from Algonquin Secondary

School in North Bay, Ontario, won the competition. They

will be representing Canada at the Stockholm Junior Water Prize

(SJWP) competition in Stockholm, Sweden in August 2005.

Their project, entitled Macro-Invertebrate Sampling Technology

(MIST), involved the development of a flow-through lake water

sampler that can sample in real time, macro-invertebrates

such as Mysis relicta and Bythotrephes longimanus. Patrick

explained to the judges that “these zooplankton species are alien

to Canadian lakes and are poised to potentially disrupt aquatic

life in northern Ontario lakes.” The sampler and accompanying

software can be used to produce three-dimensional charts, either

in real time or back in
the lab. Rick Corbett
noted that “the
technique that Patrick
and Robin have
developed will allow
scientists to scan the lake water column very quickly and then
decide on what depths and areas to concentrate conventional
zooplankton sampling methods.”
Patrick and Robin were awarded an all-expense paid trip
to Stockholm, Sweden for the international competition. The
students will also be invited to present their project at the Water
Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference
(WEFTEC), to be held in November in Washington D.C. More
than 15,000 water industry professionals will attend this major
conference. The two runner-up student teams in the Canadian
competition were each awarded $300.
The Canadian Water and Wastewater Association (CWWA),
Canadian Member Associations of WEF and ITT Flygt Industries
provide funding for the competition.
For more information, visit: www.stockholmjuniorwaterprize.org

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