CWSF 2007- Truro, Nova Scotia
CWSF 2007- Truro, Nova Scotia
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Team Quinte 2007
Team Quinte » for CWSF 2006: from left to right:
Jo-Anne Peckham, Abby Emdin,Spencer Hatch, Jennifer Sedgwick,Mr. Gielen ,Lexie Clare, Scott Berry,Connor Emdin
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Applied Statistics
Another interesting report was written by Patricia Whitridge, on behalf of the Statistical Education Committee, regarding the SSC involvement in the Canada-Wide Science Fair and announcing this year’s winner of the SSC award at that event. Nancy Reid presents a report on the recipients of the Society’s awards this year and announces some new awards that the Society will be instituting in 2008 as well as the re-organization of the Awards Committee required to deal with these extra awards. Consultant’s Forum editor Janet McDougall selected a very interesting article by Eric Woodsworth on his career in wildlife biometrics at Environment Canada for this issue. As always in the July issue we include a pictorial account of our recent very successful annual meetings in St. John’s, NL. Thanks to Peter Macdonald and Chris Hammond for the wonderful pictures. The issue is rounded out with a look at what is new with NPCDS and what we can expect in the next issue of CJS.
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SSC Awards at the 2007 Canada-Wide Science Fair
The Statistical Society of Canada sponsored one cash award for projects at the Canada-Wide Science Fair, held this year in Truro, NS. The SSC award is for outstanding projects in statistical theory, or projects that use sound study design, data analysis and data presentation.
The students decided if they wished to be considered for the SSC cash awards. The prize money this year was provided by the SSC itself. The judges reviewed all of the nominated projects and selected the prize winner based on their project displays and their answers to questions raised by the judges in personal interviews.
Malcolm Stagg of Calgary, Alberta was awarded the prize of $1,000 in the Senior Category for his project “Distributed Robotics: An Intelligent System”. His project proposed a system of neural-based distributed robotics for improved performance and environmental interacinteraction. Malcolm used an adaptive communication algorithm to share information and present feedback between robots. Such robotics have possible application in minefield clearing, exploration and mapping, and military surveillance.
The 2008 Canada-Wide Science fair will be held in May 2008 in Ottawa, ON. Volunteers to help judge for the SSC Award are most welcome.
For 2007, the Youth Science Foundation, who organizes the Canada-Wide Science Fair each year, changed the structure for prizes being awarded by various sponsors. They were strongly encouraging sponsors to offer awards in any one specific scientific domain. This poses obvious problems for the SSC, since statistics can be part of a project in any scientific domain. Eventually, they were persuaded to allow sponsors to offer prizes across domains and they are committed to continuing this in the future. The Statistical Education of the SSC feels strongly that supporting the Canada-Wide Science Fair is an important initiative, since it helps promote statistics to students and maintains the visibility of the SSC in the field. During discussions around the Science Fair, there were many suggestions made concerning supporting local science or data fairs, in addition to the national one. The SSC Board of Directors has agreed and will try to put aside money to support both the national and some smaller local fairs in 2008. So, if you are aware of a local fair taking place in your community where you think the SSC could sponsor a small award for students making good use of statistics, please let us know!
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Science Fair Foundation - BC
• Increased participation at the Canada-Wide Science Fair
- BC team consisted of 70 students and 22 educators
- L argest BC team ever to represent our province at this
national event
- Members included Inner City and First Nations students.
The Provincial Awards program value and number increased
with the addition of the BC Greenhouse Growers’ Association
as a new award sponsor. This enabled the distribution of
21 awards to recognize student excellence at each of the
Regional Science Fairs.
International Science Fair participation by British Columbia
students included:
• A team of two students and one educator who attended the
Taiwan International Science Fair in Taipei in February
- Received a First and Third Award for their project work
• T wo students as members of Team Canada (a Youth
Science Foundation Canada program consisting of 16
students) that attended the USA International Science &
Engineering Fair in Albuquerque, New Mexico in May
- Received a Grand Award at this event
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Young Scientists of the Future
Carly Proudfoot, Fern Leavens
Student Science Fair Speakers
East Kootenay
We are the youth of today and the leaders of tomorrow.
Science will be the key to our minds and paths to greatness.
Good evening and welcome to the 2007 “BC Innovation
Science Awards”. My name is Carly Proudfoot and this is my
science fair partner, Fern Leavens. For the past three years,
Fern and I have competed at the Canada Wide Science Fair.
We are thankful to have been given this opportunity to speak
tonight on behalf of the 70 other talented BC participants, as
well as any other student who has ever used science as an
exploration tool.
Since 1962, YSF Canada has been making project-based
science accessible to young Canadians with an interest in
science. Fired by the tireless energy of over 8000 volunteers
including scientists, educators and parents, a network
of over 100 local organizations from British Columbia to
Nunavut to Newfoundland and Labrador encourages the
scientific efforts of over half a million young Canadians.
A science fair project is the ultimate answer to the oftenasked
student question: “Why do I need to learn this stuff
anyway?” It integrates, into one functional activity, virtually
all of the skills and arts that are usually taught separately
in most schools. When brought to completion, the project
is an amalgamation of reading, writing, spelling, grammar,
math, statistics, ethics, logic, critical thinking, computer
science, graphic arts, scientific methodology, self-learning
of one or more technical or specialty fields, and if the project
qualifies for formal competition, public speaking and defense
in front of expert judges. It is perhaps the only educational
activity that allows students to teach themselves, to take
from the established information what they need to discover
something exciting and new, and to identify and choose
tools that they need to conduct and conclude their project.
From our own experience, when a student completes a
science fair project, year after year, through junior and
senior high school, the science fair process yields mature,
self confident, skilled, and competitive young leaders who
have career goals and the preparation, discipline, and drive
to attain them.
Our science fair projects have allowed us to put into practice
some of the knowledge we have studied in school towards
subjects that have a personal interest to us. We both
have learned so much throughout the past three years of
countless hours of research and diligent experimentation.
Our communication skills and confidence in presenting
ideas to a variety of people have been dramatically improved
due to our participation in science fairs. It is our hope that
if we qualify again for 2008 Canada-Wide Science Fair that
we might be able to attain one of the many thousands of
dollars worth of scholarships or bursaries that are awarded
to the winning participants. Next year we will both be going
on to further our studies at university and the skills we
have developed through science fair will hopefully carry us
through our continuing education.
Science fair isn’t always hard work and perseverance. It also
has a very fun and sociable side. The travel opportunities
are amazing. Last year we visited Nova Scotia and the year
before Quebec, and before that we came here to Vancouver
and experienced campus life at UBC. Each year the CWSF
committee works hard to ensure the participants are entertained
with several action packed days as well as evening
functions. Meeting students from across Canada and around
the world has opened the doors to many new friendships.
It’s great to be able to share your project ideas with other
young people who have a common interest in science.
Science fairs have given us the opportunity to not only meet
great friends but also open the door to future connections,
summer jobs or even a career. This program has taught us
how to effectively network and communicate with amazingly
successfully people such as the many individuals in this
room. Many of these doors we just spoke about could
possibly even be opened tonight. Coming to this event is not
only about eating incredible gourmet food, or staying in the
beautiful Fairmont Hotel but for all science fair students
meeting here with you this evening, it is a privilege and we
are honored to be among your presence. So Carly and I
encourage you, the students, to speak with these successful
people sitting at your table and tell them about your project,
ask questions, exchange business cards, talk about the
future, and how you believe that you can make a difference.
We would now like to take this moment to acknowledge our
school and our community. It is the combined effort of great
teachers, parents and community support that come together
to enable us as students to share our ideas and make future
goals seem attainable. By encouraging leadership and public
involvement, Science Fairs help young people like us to
develop the attitudes and abilities needed to become leaders
in the knowledge-based economy. Most importantly, we the
youth of today and the leaders of tomorrow are learning that
our ideas and efforts do matter, especially to the future of
generations today and those to come.
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Award Recipients
Canada-Wide Science Fair 2007
Truro, Nova Scotia
EnCana Best in Fair Award
Sponsor: EnCana Corporation
Award, $10,000 cash
Embryonic Stem Cells and Viral Internalization
Emily Cooley [18] – Calgary Youth AB
EnCana Platinum Award - Best Senior Project
Sponsor: EnCana Corporation
Award, $5000 cash
Embryonic Stem Cells and Viral Internalization
Emily Cooley [18] – Calgary Youth AB
EnCana Platinum Award - Best Intermediate Project
Sponsor: EnCana Corporation
Award, $5000 cash
Soy Solution: Initial Moisture Effects on the Injury Resistance of Soybeans
Josh Segeren [15] – Chatham-Kent ON
EnCana Platinum Award - Best Junior Project
Sponsor: EnCana Corporation
Award, $5000 cash
Cultivating Cultivators
Ben Underwood [12] – Avon Maitland-Huron Perth ON
Gold Medal - Physical & Mathematical Sciences
Sponsor: EnCana Corporation
Medal, $1500 cash & certificate
Intermediate
Thermoelectricity: A Cool Idea Or Hot Air?
Florence Chan [16], Alison Lee [16] – Toronto ON
Gold Medal - Physical & Mathematical Sciences
Sponsor: EnCana Corporation
Medal, $1500 cash & certificate
Junior
Wind turbine blades...a 'hole' lot better.
Taylor Reid [13] – Durham ON
Gold Medal - Physical & Mathematical Sciences
Sponsor: EnCana Corporation
Medal, $1500 cash & certificate
Senior
From The Orthic Triangle
Bill Pang [17] – Greater Vancouver BC
Gold Medal - Life Sciences
Sponsor: Pfizer Canada Inc.
Medal, $1500 cash & certificate
Intermediate
The Tap, the Boiled and the Microwaved
Nicholas Kasimir Randall [14] – Central Okanagan BC
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Award Recipients
Canada-Wide Science Fair 2007
Truro, Nova Scotia
Gold Medal - Life Sciences
Sponsor: Pfizer Canada Inc.
Medal, $1500 cash & certificate
Junior
Killer Caffeine
Sarmad Ahmad [14], Shuaib Jogiat [14] – Kiwanis Southeast Alberta AB
Gold Medal - Life Sciences
Sponsor: Pfizer Canada Inc.
Medal, $1500 cash & certificate
Senior
What Makes A Scary Sound Scary?
Mark Thomas Onderwater [18] – Peterborough ON
Gold Medal - Health Sciences
Sponsor: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Medal, $1500 cash & certificate
Intermediate
The suicidal brain
Vandana Rawal [15] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
Gold Medal - Health Sciences
Sponsor: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Medal, $1500 cash & certificate
Junior
Restrain Yourself
Sarah Pritchard [12] – Northern Manitoba MB
Gold Medal - Health Sciences
Sponsor: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Medal, $1500 cash & certificate
Senior
CD127 Influence in Protecting CD8+ T-cells from Apoptosis
James MacLeod [17] – Ottawa ON
Gold Medal - Engineering
Sponsor: Youth Science Foundation Canada
Medal, $1500 cash & certificate
Intermediate
Aerodynamic Efficiency: Reducing Fuel Emissions thru Innovative Aircraft Design
Philip Riessner [14] – Northern British Columbia BC
Gold Medal - Engineering
Sponsor: Youth Science Foundation Canada
Medal, $1500 cash & certificate
Junior
Take Control of Arthritis
Amanda Watkins [13] – Peel ON
Gold Medal - Engineering
Sponsor: Youth Science Foundation Canada
Medal, $1500 cash & certificate
Senior
Training System for Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Replacement Surgery
Jonathan McLeod [17] – London District ON
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Award Recipients
Canada-Wide Science Fair 2007
Truro, Nova Scotia
Gold Medal - Earth & Environmental Sciences
Sponsor: Petro-Canada
Medal, $1500 cash & certificate
Intermediate
Mercury in Phoca hispida Vibrissae
Beth Ferreira [15] – Manitoba Schools Science Symposium MB
Gold Medal - Earth & Environmental Sciences
Sponsor: Petro-Canada
Medal, $1500 cash & certificate
Junior
Cultivating Cultivators
Ben Underwood [12] – Avon Maitland-Huron Perth ON
Gold Medal - Earth & Environmental Sciences
Sponsor: Petro-Canada
Medal, $1500 cash & certificate
Senior
Onion Power
Kinsey Lam [17], Michael Verdirame [17] – York ON
Gold Medal - Computing & Information Technology
Sponsor: Intel Canada Ltd.
Medal, $1500 cash & certificate
Intermediate
SISIA, sans surprises!
Benoît Landry [16] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
Gold Medal - Computing & Information Technology
Sponsor: Intel Canada Ltd.
Medal, $1500 cash & certificate
Junior
Object Recognition
Collin Fair [12] – Central Alberta AB
Gold Medal - Computing & Information Technology
Sponsor: Intel Canada Ltd.
Medal, $1500 cash & certificate
Senior
Le code de l'avenir
Stefan Nicolau [17] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
Gold Medal - Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Sponsor: Rx&D Health Research Foundation
Medal, $1500 cash & certificate
Intermediate
Soy Solution: Initial Moisture Effects on the Injury Resistance of Soybeans
Josh Segeren [15] – Chatham-Kent ON
Gold Medal - Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Sponsor: Rx&D Health Research Foundation
Medal, $1500 cash & certificate
Junior
Finding the Fit for Your Knee
Sathya Baskaran [13] – Ottawa ON
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Award Recipients
Canada-Wide Science Fair 2007
Truro, Nova Scotia
Gold Medal - Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Sponsor: Rx&D Health Research Foundation
Medal, $1500 cash & certificate
Senior
Embryonic Stem Cells and Viral Internalization
Emily Cooley [18] – Calgary Youth AB
Gold Medal - Automotive
Sponsor: AUTO21
Medal, $1500 cash & certificate
Intermediate
Sécuriformes
Jean-Olivier Lambert [16] – Timmins ON
Gold Medal - Automotive
Sponsor: AUTO21
Medal, $1500 cash & certificate
Junior
"McFries to McFuel" Biodiesel
Laurissa Christie [13] – Bluewater ON
Gold Medal - Automotive
Sponsor: AUTO21
Medal, $1500 cash & certificate
Senior
Hot COCO2 The Energizer Reactor
Dustin Hughes [18] – Timmins ON
Silver Medal - Physical & Mathematical Sciences
Sponsor: EnCana Corporation
Medal, $700 cash & certificate
Intermediate
Fighting Flames Frugally
Adrienne Duimering [14] – Vancouver Island BC
Mechanical Properties of Hardwoods: A New Test
Alice Jourmel [15] – Vancouver Island BC
Silver Medal - Physical & Mathematical Sciences
Sponsor: EnCana Corporation
Medal, $700 cash & certificate
Junior
Need a Lift?
Lucas D'Albertanson [13] – Frontenac, Lennox & Addington ON
Sun and Wind can be Twinned
Mélanie Claire Girard [13] – Central Okanagan BC
Silver Medal - Physical & Mathematical Sciences
Sponsor: EnCana Corporation
Medal, $700 cash & certificate
Senior
Just Add Honey
Alexandra Kuzyk [17] – Manitoba Schools Science Symposium MB
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Award Recipients
Canada-Wide Science Fair 2007
Truro, Nova Scotia
Sachez chasser ce sel!
Simon Bourgault-Côté [17], Alexis St-Gelais [17] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
Silver Medal - Life Sciences
Sponsor: Pfizer Canada Inc.
Medal, $700 cash & certificate
Intermediate
Do Contact Lens Solutions Keep Your Contact Cases Bacteria Free?
Kelsey Bugera [16] – Parkland SK
Peeling Away Problems
Xingyu Zhou [14] – Saskatoon SK
Silver Medal - Life Sciences
Sponsor: Pfizer Canada Inc.
Medal, $700 cash & certificate
Junior
Mussels: Pollution Solution?
Stephanie Gallant [13] – Eastern Newfoundland NL
Ames Test: Chemicals to Cancer
Brian Krug [14] – Waterloo-Wellington ON
Silver Medal - Life Sciences
Sponsor: Pfizer Canada Inc.
Medal, $700 cash & certificate
Senior
Life After Death II
Sarah Cheeseman [17] – Simcoe County ON
Copper or Coincidence?
Karleigh Turnbull [17] – Chignecto East NS
Silver Medal - Health Sciences
Sponsor: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Medal, $700 cash & certificate
Intermediate
The Actuator: a New Wheelchair Designed to Prevent DVT
Michael Peters [15] – Vancouver Island BC
iPODemic: Noise Induced Hearing Loss and the Use of Personal Listening Devices
James Frobb [16], Alyssa Larson [15] – Alberta Central East AB
Silver Medal - Health Sciences
Sponsor: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Medal, $700 cash & certificate
Junior
CravingTooMuchJunkFood?
Kaleem Hawa [13] – Toronto ON
The XBOX Factor
Ian Cholmondeley [13], Jesse Purvis [13] – Frontenac, Lennox & Addington ON
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Award Recipients
Canada-Wide Science Fair 2007
Truro, Nova Scotia
Silver Medal - Health Sciences
Sponsor: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Medal, $700 cash & certificate
Senior
The Missing Link: An Investigation into JAK 2 Phosphorylation
Bing Luo [18] – Greater Vancouver BC
Alfalfa: Potential Source of the Health Ingredient Lutein
Kara Nadeau [18] – Manitoba Schools Science Symposium MB
Silver Medal - Engineering
Sponsor: Youth Science Foundation Canada
Medal, $700 cash & certificate
Intermediate
The Amazing Alter-Leg
Mike MacIsaac [16], Todd Mercer [15] – Cape Breton NS
Asleep at the Wheel
Laura Larson [14] – Alberta Central East AB
Silver Medal - Engineering
Sponsor: Youth Science Foundation Canada
Medal, $700 cash & certificate
Junior
From Trash to Cash
Scott Denniston [13], Ian Walker [14] – Sudbury ON
Navigation for the Blind
Nirusan Jayaranjan [14] – St. James-Assiniboia MB
Silver Medal - Engineering
Sponsor: Youth Science Foundation Canada
Medal, $700 cash & certificate
Senior
Distributed Robotics: An Intelligent System
Malcolm Stagg [18] – Calgary Youth AB
Anciennes cultures, nouvelles technologies
Michel Gignac [18] – Fransaskoise SK
Silver Medal - Earth & Environmental Sciences
Sponsor: Petro-Canada
Medal, $700 cash & certificate
Intermediate
Une bonne tasse de thé
Elise Tessier [15] – Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP) NS
A River Runs Through It - Phase III
Amanda Annett [15] – Edmonton AB
Silver Medal - Earth & Environmental Sciences
Sponsor: Petro-Canada
Medal, $700 cash & certificate
Junior
La réduction écologique des déchets ménagers
Victoria-Marie Cusson [13], Chanel Fournier [13] – Ottawa ON
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Award Recipients
Canada-Wide Science Fair 2007
Truro, Nova Scotia
Rings of Time
Nigel Grenier [13] – Greater Vancouver BC
Silver Medal - Earth & Environmental Sciences
Sponsor: Petro-Canada
Medal, $700 cash & certificate
Senior
Hot COCO2 The Energizer Reactor
Dustin Hughes [18] – Timmins ON
Opération décontamination, la décontamination naturelle du lixiviat du bois
Alexandre Harvey [16] – Timmins ON
Silver Medal - Computing & Information Technology
Sponsor: Intel Canada Ltd.
Medal, $700 cash & certificate
Intermediate
The Carom Physics Engine
Tavian Barnes [15] – Calgary Youth AB
Shortcut Connections in Artificial Neural Networks
Michael Smith [15] – Calgary Youth AB
Silver Medal - Computing & Information Technology
Sponsor: Intel Canada Ltd.
Medal, $700 cash & certificate
Junior
iHear
Michelle Morin [14] – Ottawa ON
C.A.R.- Controllable Autonomous Robot
Arash Marzi [13] – Strait NS
Silver Medal - Computing & Information Technology
Sponsor: Intel Canada Ltd.
Medal, $700 cash & certificate
Senior
Finding f(x) with Genetic Algorithms
Jordan Chin [18], Robert Young [18] – Greater Vancouver BC
Neural Networks: Image Recognition
Casey Banner [17] – Pacific Northwest BC
Silver Medal - Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Sponsor: Rx&D Health Research Foundation
Medal, $700 cash & certificate
Intermediate
Green Hydrogen
Peter Warrington [16] – Central Alberta AB
Pathogenicity of a New Alberta Microbe Against Grasshoppers and Mealworms
Adil Adatia [15] – Lethbridge AB
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Award Recipients
Canada-Wide Science Fair 2007
Truro, Nova Scotia
Silver Medal - Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Sponsor: Rx&D Health Research Foundation
Medal, $700 cash & certificate
Junior
Shocking Growth
Kristen Crane [14], Allison Hammond [13] – Peel ON
CH4 Optimization of BioWaste
Llew Falla [14] – Lambton County ON
Silver Medal - Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Sponsor: Rx&D Health Research Foundation
Medal, $700 cash & certificate
Senior
Bras de fer: axolotl vs cancer
Delphine Rémillard-Labrosse [18] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
Testing a Novel Activity of the Merlin Tumour Suppressor
Chongya Niu [18] – Edmonton AB
Silver Medal - Automotive
Sponsor: AUTO21
Medal, $700 cash & certificate
Intermediate
Breathe Easy...CO2 can be Green!
Roopa Suppiah [15] – Renfrew County ON
Asleep at the Wheel
Laura Larson [14] – Alberta Central East AB
Silver Medal - Automotive
Sponsor: AUTO21
Medal, $700 cash & certificate
Junior
Fuel of the Future: Biodiesel
Prateeksha Ravi [13] – Peel ON
Navigation for the Blind
Nirusan Jayaranjan [14] – St. James-Assiniboia MB
Silver Medal - Automotive
Sponsor: AUTO21
Medal, $700 cash & certificate
Senior
Distributed Robotics: An Intelligent System
Malcolm Stagg [18] – Calgary Youth AB
CO2 Reduction
Corey Gale [17], Kyle Samuel Willick [18] – North Bay ON
Bronze Medal - Physical & Mathematical Sciences
Sponsor: EnCana Corporation
Medal, $300 cash & certificate
Intermediate
Aerodynamic Drag
Brand Yarnton [15] – Regina SK
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Award Recipients
Canada-Wide Science Fair 2007
Truro, Nova Scotia
Could This be Random? Probably!
Eddie Kim [15] – Waterloo-Wellington ON
Power It Clean - a Photoelectrochemical Cell
Tim Rappon [15] – Northwestern Ontario ON
Bronze Medal - Physical & Mathematical Sciences
Sponsor: EnCana Corporation
Medal, $300 cash & certificate
Junior
Phenomenal Glow
Derek Hood [14] – Kiwanis Southeast Alberta AB
Looking Out for Number 1
Hayley Lyons [14] – Chinook Country AB
Isotopic Fingerprinting of Human-Emitted Methane
Zachary Alexander Elgood [13] – Waterloo-Wellington ON
Bronze Medal - Physical & Mathematical Sciences
Sponsor: EnCana Corporation
Medal, $300 cash & certificate
Senior
Voila les Voyelles: French Vowel Pronunciation in a Victoria High School
Daniel Bild-Enkin [18] – Vancouver Island BC
The Degrading Effects of Low pH on Seven Polymer Materials
Matt Laporte [17] – Algoma Rotary ON
The Physics of Show Jumping
Kendra d'Eon [18] – Tri-County NS
Bronze Medal - Life Sciences
Sponsor: Pfizer Canada Inc.
Medal, $300 cash & certificate
Intermediate
Au fil des toiles?
Maude Gamache [16], Sophie Gaudreault [16] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
Parasitic Contamination
Yvonne Meulenbroek [13] – Sahtu NT
Fighting for Deer Life
Tegan Wiebe [15] – North Channel ON
Bronze Medal - Life Sciences
Sponsor: Pfizer Canada Inc.
Medal, $300 cash & certificate
Junior
Jeu de con«sciences»
Marie-Ève Arpin [14], Estelle Simon [13] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
If "Eye" Only Had a Brain
Thalia Nelson [14] – North Channel ON
Rotten to the Core
Adrian Howie [14] – Halifax NS
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Award Recipients
Canada-Wide Science Fair 2007
Truro, Nova Scotia
Bronze Medal - Life Sciences
Sponsor: Pfizer Canada Inc.
Medal, $300 cash & certificate
Senior
Shining a Light on a Toxic Issue
Caila Henderson [16], Carly Levy [17] – Chignecto Central West NS
Catch me if you can!
Carlie Scalesse [17] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
¿Heads or Tails? II: Memory at its Finest
Mark Shearer [17] – Bluewater ON
Bronze Medal - Health Sciences
Sponsor: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Medal, $300 cash & certificate
Intermediate
Mouthguards
Kaleb Smith [14] – Saskatchewan Chinook SK
Sécuriformes
Jean-Olivier Lambert [16] – Timmins ON
Gene Therapy for Cervical Cancer
Angelica D'Souza [14] – London District ON
Bronze Medal - Health Sciences
Sponsor: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Medal, $300 cash & certificate
Junior
The Not So Eggciting Truth About Brushing!
Mark Tinker [12] – Toronto ON
Dietary Fats: Friend or Foe? 2
Wade Walker [14] – Bluewater ON
Association Between Fingerprint Pattern and Hair Colour, Eye Colour and Gender
Meghan Adams [13] – South Shore NS
Bronze Medal - Health Sciences
Sponsor: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Medal, $300 cash & certificate
Senior
A breath of Fresh Air
Sarai Hamodat [17] – Eastern Newfoundland NL
Turning a kind eye
Michael Stepner [15] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
Training analytical perception
Alexander Winkler-Schwartz [17] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
Bronze Medal - Engineering
Sponsor: Youth Science Foundation Canada
Medal, $300 cash & certificate
Intermediate
Solving the Stink Pipe Problem--Part 2
Teal Kreuger [15] – Kivalliq NU
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Award Recipients
Canada-Wide Science Fair 2007
Truro, Nova Scotia
From Walker to Wheel Chair: A Mobility Aid Combination
Gary Kurek [15] – Edmonton AB
Two Sides To A Speaker
Ethan McNutt [15] – Chignecto Central West NS
Bronze Medal - Engineering
Sponsor: Youth Science Foundation Canada
Medal, $300 cash & certificate
Junior
Autoroute H2O
Brock Bowman [14] – Niagara ON
The Dig on Logs
Sarah Hingley [13] – Chignecto Central West NS
"McFries to McFuel" Biodiesel
Laurissa Christie [13] – Bluewater ON
Bronze Medal - Engineering
Sponsor: Youth Science Foundation Canada
Medal, $300 cash & certificate
Senior
Bio-Gly-Kool II
Brittany Faye [18] – Parkland SK
Ergonomics Within the Workplace
Mihail Buse [17], Peter Wawzonek [18] – Waterloo-Wellington ON
La maison passive
Audréanne Campeau [17], Vincent Rainville [17] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
Bronze Medal - Earth & Environmental Sciences
Sponsor: Petro-Canada
Medal, $300 cash & certificate
Intermediate
Breathe Easy...CO2 can be Green!
Roopa Suppiah [15] – Renfrew County ON
Message of the Rings
Gillian Haugen-Koechl [14] – Northern British Columbia BC
Predicting E. coli induced beach closures using artificial neural networks.
Connor Emdin [14] – Quinte ON
Bronze Medal - Earth & Environmental Sciences
Sponsor: Petro-Canada
Medal, $300 cash & certificate
Junior
The Zeolite Exchange
Glendon Hass [14] – Chinook Country AB
Chromatography and Organic Components Cretaceous Fossils
Timmy Carlielle-Shaw [12] – Central Alberta AB
Contribution to Sustainability in Cement and Coal Production
Laura Simandl [14] – Vancouver Island BC
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Award Recipients
Canada-Wide Science Fair 2007
Truro, Nova Scotia
Bronze Medal - Earth & Environmental Sciences
Sponsor: Petro-Canada
Medal, $300 cash & certificate
Senior
Treading In Murky Waters
Sheralynne Deveaux [18] – Cape Breton NS
Growing Leaders, Growing Grasslands
Kaytlyn Barber [17] – Qu'Appelle Valley SK
Balanus Balanoides as Bioindicators
Nicole Robichaud [17] – New Brunswick NB
Bronze Medal - Computing & Information Technology
Sponsor: Intel Canada Ltd.
Medal, $300 cash & certificate
Junior
Tic-Tac-Toe: A JavaScript Application
Abigail McLagan [11] – Rideau-St. Lawrence ON
How Pocket PCs Affect Reading Comprehension
Victoria Marchand [14] – Chatham-Kent ON
Bronze Medal - Computing & Information Technology
Sponsor: Intel Canada Ltd.
Medal, $300 cash & certificate
Senior
Managing the School Reindeer Hunt
Justin Reardon [18] – Renfrew County ON
Developing Codeform: A Syntax Highlighter
David Williams-King [15] – Calgary Youth AB
Bronze Medal - Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Sponsor: Rx&D Health Research Foundation
Medal, $300 cash & certificate
Intermediate
Fighting the Clone Wars
Taneille Johnson [14] – Northern British Columbia BC
Llama Tea Revisited: The Organic Alternative
Brad Miller [15] – Lethbridge AB
Taxe$ a Pain! Taxus a Cure! Genetic Variation & Propagation of Taxus canadensis
Cayley Linehan [15] – Central Newfoundland NL
Bronze Medal - Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Sponsor: Rx&D Health Research Foundation
Medal, $300 cash & certificate
Junior
Patheogenic Bacterial Elimination:Bact. Lysis Through the Appl. of Muramidase
Anthony Querques [14] – Bay Area ON
Too Hot To Handle 2
Courtney Halldorson [13] – Parkland SK
Cure it Naturally!: Spices & Herbs: The Best Wonder Cure!!
Fatima Sunderji [12] – York ON
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Award Recipients
Canada-Wide Science Fair 2007
Truro, Nova Scotia
Bronze Medal - Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Sponsor: Rx&D Health Research Foundation
Medal, $300 cash & certificate
Senior
The Shelf-life of Canadian Active Honeys
Jennie Hajung Kim [18] – Niagara ON
Investigating Yeast Power
Dolly Lin [18], Arthur Yip [18] – Greater Vancouver BC
Duel antibactérien
Anne-Marie Pilote [17], Sophie Tremblay [17] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
Bronze Medal - Automotive
Sponsor: AUTO21
Medal, $300 cash & certificate
Intermediate
The Carom Physics Engine
Tavian Barnes [15] – Calgary Youth AB
Operation MESV: The Spy 2
Joseph Almonte [15] – Bay Area ON
Power It Clean - a Photoelectrochemical Cell
Tim Rappon [15] – Northwestern Ontario ON
Bronze Medal - Automotive
Sponsor: AUTO21
Medal, $300 cash & certificate
Junior
CH4 Optimization of BioWaste
Llew Falla [14] – Lambton County ON
Making $$ Green $$ from Greenhouse Gas
Nathan Magwood [14] – Bluewater ON
Techniques for Measuring Robotic Movement
Christopher Chopcian [13] – Lambton County ON
Bronze Medal - Automotive
Sponsor: AUTO21
Medal, $300 cash & certificate
Senior
Investigating Yeast Power
Dolly Lin [18], Arthur Yip [18] – Greater Vancouver BC
Bio-Gly-Kool II
Brittany Faye [18] – Parkland SK
Ergonomics Within the Workplace
Mihail Buse [17], Peter Wawzonek [18] – Waterloo-Wellington ON
Honourable Mention - Physical & Mathematical Sciences
Sponsor: EnCana Corporation
$100 cash & Certificate
Intermediate
Laser Liquids
Kevin McIlvenna [16] – Rideau-St. Lawrence ON
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Award Recipients
Canada-Wide Science Fair 2007
Truro, Nova Scotia
How Exotic: The Presence and Effects of Exotic Matter in Nature
Joseph McNeil [16] – Strait NS
Honourable Mention - Physical & Mathematical Sciences
Sponsor: EnCana Corporation
$100 cash & Certificate
Junior
Blowing Down the Walls of Jerico
Luke Regier [13] – Simcoe County ON
Hot Pants - Recycled Polyester Insulation
Evan Watters [13] – Annapolis Valley NS
Project Paintball
Colby Miles De Zen [12], Jordan C. Wisenberg [13] – Toronto ON
Survival of the Batteries: Effect of Extreme Temperature on Alkaline Batteries
Clara Salter [12], Anne Theilmann [12] – Central Okanagan BC
Des ondes qui passent ou qui cassent
François-Guillaume Landry [13] – New Brunswick NB
Agents that Destroy Vitamin C
Paul Kim [14], David Salwinski [13] – Toronto ON
Honourable Mention - Physical & Mathematical Sciences
Sponsor: EnCana Corporation
$100 cash & Certificate
Senior
Project Poker
Conor Hoekstra [16] – Central Interior British Columbia BC
L'effet Meissner frappe encore
Ken St-Arnaud [20] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
Quantum Key Distribution Simulator
William-Henri Sellier [18] – Toronto ON
Honourable Mention - Life Sciences
Sponsor: Pfizer Canada Inc.
$100 cash & Certificate
Junior
Do You Know Your Cat? Left Pawed? Right Pawed?
Graham Batty [14] – Victoria County ON
More To Light Than Meets the Eye
Kyle Schole [14] – Edmonton AB
Take Root
Joshua Horlings [12] – Pacific Northwest BC
Does Microwaving Water Affect Plant Growth?
Mackenzie Landsburg [14] – Central Alberta AB
Page 14
Award Recipients
Canada-Wide Science Fair 2007
Truro, Nova Scotia
Honourable Mention - Life Sciences
Sponsor: Pfizer Canada Inc.
$100 cash & Certificate
Senior
F1 vs F2
Sylvia Dziak [18] – Northern Saskatchewan SK
Pinky and the Brain
Paula Slaney [17] – Central Newfoundland NL
Honourable Mention - Health Sciences
Sponsor: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
$100 cash & Certificate
Intermediate
Forget Me Not
Alexandra Milak [16] – Simcoe County ON
Telomeres and Human Cancer
Raymond Xing [16] – Calgary Youth AB
Attention aux "Dents G"
Jory Dewar [15], Dominic Renaud [14] – United Counties ON
Does Listening to Rock, Rap and Classical Music Affect One's Concentration?
Gorick Kar Hung Ng [15], Christopher Akio Piggott [14] – Toronto ON
Honourable Mention - Health Sciences
Sponsor: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
$100 cash & Certificate
Junior
The Reflex Race
Faraaz Ahmed [14] – Bay Area ON
Ready? Set? React!
Kylie McDonnell-Wade [12] – Frontenac, Lennox & Addington ON
"Burning" Calories
Katherine Sawicka [14] – Saskatoon SK
Catching No ZZZZZZ's: A Sleep Deprivation Study
Kendra Manz [13] – Edmonton AB
Generating Muscle Power
Christopher Schaerer [14] – New Brunswick NB
L'amerture, c'est dans les gènes!
Jordan Larivière [14] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
Honourable Mention - Health Sciences
Sponsor: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
$100 cash & Certificate
Senior
Meatless for a Month
Ryland Anderson [16], Ryan Walker [15] – Beaufort-Delta NT
Electrifying Algae
Emily Kuo [16], Alice Zhang [17] – Fraser Valley BC
Page 15
Award Recipients
Canada-Wide Science Fair 2007
Truro, Nova Scotia
Suffit d'y repenser
Francis Rossignol [17] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
Honourable Mention - Engineering
Sponsor: Youth Science Foundation Canada
$100 cash & Certificate
Intermediate
Operation MESV: The Spy 2
Joseph Almonte [15] – Bay Area ON
Wreaking Havoc on Rust
James White [16] – Northwest Saskatchewan SK
Honourable Mention - Engineering
Sponsor: Youth Science Foundation Canada
$100 cash & Certificate
Junior
Levitate This!!
Nicholas Crabtree [13], Nicholas Rebeiro [13] – Sudbury ON
Techniques for Measuring Robotic Movement
Christopher Chopcian [13] – Lambton County ON
Go With the Flow Phase II
Graeme Byer [14] – Edmonton AB
Wind Energy
Isabella Ruby [12] – Cariboo Mainline BC
Honourable Mention - Engineering
Sponsor: Youth Science Foundation Canada
$100 cash & Certificate
Senior
Sanitary Sunshine: Phase Two
Haley Robinson [17] – Northern Saskatchewan SK
8 Seconds Safe II
Steven Johnson [17] – Peace Country AB
J'ai d'la veine, c'est piquant!
Caroline Hébert [16] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
Honourable Mention - Earth & Environmental Science
Sponsor: Petro-Canada
$100 cash & Certificate
Intermediate
Effect of Pollution on Aquatic Life: Part 2
Lauren Bursey [15] – Bay Area ON
Sweating the Small Stuff
Lauren Law [16], Ena Vu [15] – Greater Vancouver BC
Illuminating Photosynthesis
Binudith Warnakulasooriya [14] – Manitoba Schools Science Symposium MB
Page 16
Award Recipients
Canada-Wide Science Fair 2007
Truro, Nova Scotia
Honourable Mention - Earth & Environmental Science
Sponsor: Petro-Canada
$100 cash & Certificate
Junior
Renewable Resources
Jamie Kraushaar [13] – Qu'Appelle Valley SK
Your Solution To Lawnmower Pollution
Miguel Aroca-Ouellette [14] – Greater Vancouver BC
Islands in the Sun
Joan Cannon [13] – Frontenac, Lennox & Addington ON
Waste to Energy
Rachel Vandenberg [13] – Victoria County ON
Honourable Mention - Earth & Environmental Science
Sponsor: Petro-Canada
$100 cash & Certificate
Senior
Microbial Mining, An Innovative Approach
Brandon Webber [19] – Timmins ON
Trapped - Reducing Trapped Fluids in an Aluminum Beverage Can
Freeman Lin [17] – South Fraser BC
Fluoride: Formula for Destruction
Fern Leavens [16], Carly Proudfoot [17] – East Kootenay BC
Honourable Mention - Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Sponsor: Rx&D Health Research Foundation
$100 cash & Certificate
Intermediate
Nutrition Fruition
Katie Collier [16] – Chignecto East NS
Mycological Medicine
Amie MacDonald [15], Emma McBoyle [15] – Halifax NS
Honourable Mention - Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Sponsor: Rx&D Health Research Foundation
$100 cash & Certificate
Junior
Poop Power
Kenny Martens [13], Scott Yargeau [12] – Fraser Valley BC
Flying Straight Genetically
Megan Schlorff [14] – Bluewater ON
Honourable Mention - Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Sciences
Sponsor: Rx&D Health Research Foundation
$100 cash & Certificate
Senior
Modern Medicine and Naturopathic Medicine: Partners in fighting Breast Cancer?
Monique House [17], Kari Vierimaa [15] – Sudbury ON
Using Phage in Fighting Infection
Arshia Azizeddin [18], Fred Yin [16] – Waterloo-Wellington ON
Page 17
Award Recipients
Canada-Wide Science Fair 2007
Truro, Nova Scotia
Honourable Mention - Automotive
Sponsor: AUTO21
$100 cash & Certificate
Intermediate
Les biocarburants renouvelables
Amanda Gaudet [14] – Fransaskoise SK
Wreaking Havoc on Rust
James White [16] – Northwest Saskatchewan SK
Fighting for Deer Life
Tegan Wiebe [15] – North Channel ON
Honourable Mention - Automotive
Sponsor: AUTO21
$100 cash & Certificate
Junior
C.A.R.- Controllable Autonomous Robot
Arash Marzi [13] – Strait NS
Your Solution To Lawnmower Pollution
Miguel Aroca-Ouellette [14] – Greater Vancouver BC
Restrain Yourself
Sarah Pritchard [12] – Northern Manitoba MB
Honourable Mention - Automotive
Sponsor: AUTO21
$100 cash & Certificate
Senior
Steering Wheel Safety System Senses Driver Fatigue
Ai Quoc Bui [17] – Windsor ON
The Economizer: Harnessing Waste Heat Using a Stirling Engine
Oliver Hatheway [16], Darren Rodenhizer [17] – South Shore NS
The University of Western Ontario Scholarship
Sponsor: University of Western Ontario
An Entrance Scholarship of $2000 is offered to each winner of a Gold Medal. An Entrance Scholarship of
$1500 is offered to each winner of a Silver Medal. An Entrance Scholarship of $1000 is offered to each
winner of a Bronze Medal.
Bronze Medallist - $1000 Entrance Scholarship
Patheogenic Bacterial Elimination:Bact. Lysis Through the Appl. of Muramidase
Anthony Querques [14] – Bay Area ON
Too Hot To Handle 2
Courtney Halldorson [13] – Parkland SK
Cure it Naturally!: Spices & Herbs: The Best Wonder Cure!!
Fatima Sunderji [12] – York ON
CH4 Optimization of BioWaste
Llew Falla [14] – Lambton County ON
Fighting the Clone Wars
Taneille Johnson [14] – Northern British Columbia BC
Llama Tea Revisited: The Organic Alternative
Brad Miller [15] – Lethbridge AB
Page 18
Award Recipients
Canada-Wide Science Fair 2007
Truro, Nova Scotia
Taxe$ a Pain! Taxus a Cure! Genetic Variation & Propagation of Taxus canadensis
Cayley Linehan [15] – Central Newfoundland NL
The Shelf-life of Canadian Active Honeys
Jennie Hajung Kim [18] – Niagara ON
Investigating Yeast Power
Dolly Lin [18], Arthur Yip [18] – Greater Vancouver BC
Duel antibactérien
Anne-Marie Pilote [17], Sophie Tremblay [17] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
Tic-Tac-Toe: A JavaScript Application
Abigail McLagan [11] – Rideau-St. Lawrence ON
How Pocket PCs Affect Reading Comprehension
Victoria Marchand [14] – Chatham-Kent ON
The Carom Physics Engine
Tavian Barnes [15] – Calgary Youth AB
Managing the School Reindeer Hunt
Justin Reardon [18] – Renfrew County ON
Developing Codeform: A Syntax Highlighter
David Williams-King [15] – Calgary Youth AB
The Zeolite Exchange
Glendon Hass [14] – Chinook Country AB
Chromatography and Organic Components Cretaceous Fossils
Timmy Carlielle-Shaw [12] – Central Alberta AB
Making $$ Green $$ from Greenhouse Gas
Nathan Magwood [14] – Bluewater ON
Contribution to Sustainability in Cement and Coal Production
Laura Simandl [14] – Vancouver Island BC
Breathe Easy...CO2 can be Green!
Roopa Suppiah [15] – Renfrew County ON
Message of the Rings
Gillian Haugen-Koechl [14] – Northern British Columbia BC
Predicting E. coli induced beach closures using artificial neural networks.
Connor Emdin [14] – Quinte ON
Treading In Murky Waters
Sheralynne Deveaux [18] – Cape Breton NS
Growing Leaders, Growing Grasslands
Kaytlyn Barber [17] – Qu'Appelle Valley SK
Balanus Balanoides as Bioindicators
Nicole Robichaud [17] – New Brunswick NB
Autoroute H2O
Brock Bowman [14] – Niagara ON
Techniques for Measuring Robotic Movement
Christopher Chopcian [13] – Lambton County ON
Page 19
Award Recipients
Canada-Wide Science Fair 2007
Truro, Nova Scotia
The Dig on Logs
Sarah Hingley [13] – Chignecto Central West NS
"McFries to McFuel" Biodiesel
Laurissa Christie [13] – Bluewater ON
Solving the Stink Pipe Problem--Part 2
Teal Kreuger [15] – Kivalliq NU
Operation MESV: The Spy 2
Joseph Almonte [15] – Bay Area ON
From Walker to Wheel Chair: A Mobility Aid Combination
Gary Kurek [15] – Edmonton AB
Two Sides To A Speaker
Ethan McNutt [15] – Chignecto Central West NS
Bio-Gly-Kool II
Brittany Faye [18] – Parkland SK
Ergonomics Within the Workplace
Mihail Buse [17], Peter Wawzonek [18] – Waterloo-Wellington ON
La maison passive
Audréanne Campeau [17], Vincent Rainville [17] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
The Not So Eggciting Truth About Brushing!
Mark Tinker [12] – Toronto ON
Dietary Fats: Friend or Foe? 2
Wade Walker [14] – Bluewater ON
Association Between Fingerprint Pattern and Hair Colour, Eye Colour and Gender
Meghan Adams [13] – South Shore NS
Mouthguards
Kaleb Smith [14] – Saskatchewan Chinook SK
Sécuriformes
Jean-Olivier Lambert [16] – Timmins ON
Gene Therapy for Cervical Cancer
Angelica D'Souza [14] – London District ON
A breath of Fresh Air
Sarai Hamodat [17] – Eastern Newfoundland NL
Turning a kind eye
Michael Stepner [15] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
Training analytical perception
Alexander Winkler-Schwartz [17] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
Jeu de con«sciences»
Marie-Ève Arpin [14], Estelle Simon [13] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
If "Eye" Only Had a Brain
Thalia Nelson [14] – North Channel ON
Rotten to the Core
Adrian Howie [14] – Halifax NS
Page 20
Award Recipients
Canada-Wide Science Fair 2007
Truro, Nova Scotia
Au fil des toiles?
Maude Gamache [16], Sophie Gaudreault [16] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
Parasitic Contamination
Yvonne Meulenbroek [13] – Sahtu NT
Fighting for Deer Life
Tegan Wiebe [15] – North Channel ON
Shining a Light on a Toxic Issue
Caila Henderson [16], Carly Levy [17] – Chignecto Central West NS
Catch me if you can!
Carlie Scalesse [17] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
¿Heads or Tails? II: Memory at its Finest
Mark Shearer [17] – Bluewater ON
Phenomenal Glow
Derek Hood [14] – Kiwanis Southeast Alberta AB
Looking Out for Number 1
Hayley Lyons [14] – Chinook Country AB
Isotopic Fingerprinting of Human-Emitted Methane
Zachary Alexander Elgood [13] – Waterloo-Wellington ON
Aerodynamic Drag
Brand Yarnton [15] – Regina SK
Could This be Random? Probably!
Eddie Kim [15] – Waterloo-Wellington ON
Power It Clean - a Photoelectrochemical Cell
Tim Rappon [15] – Northwestern Ontario ON
Voila les Voyelles: French Vowel Pronunciation in a Victoria High School
Daniel Bild-Enkin [18] – Vancouver Island BC
The Degrading Effects of Low pH on Seven Polymer Materials
Matt Laporte [17] – Algoma Rotary ON
The Physics of Show Jumping
Kendra d'Eon [18] – Tri-County NS
The University of Western Ontario Scholarship
Sponsor: University of Western Ontario
An Entrance Scholarship of $2000 is offered to each winner of a Gold Medal. An Entrance Scholarship of
$1500 is offered to each winner of a Silver Medal. An Entrance Scholarship of $1000 is offered to each
winner of a Bronze Medal.
Gold Medallist - $2000 Entrance Scholarship
Finding the Fit for Your Knee
Sathya Baskaran [13] – Ottawa ON
Soy Solution: Initial Moisture Effects on the Injury Resistance of Soybeans
Josh Segeren [15] – Chatham-Kent ON
Embryonic Stem Cells and Viral Internalization
Emily Cooley [18] – Calgary Youth AB
Object Recognition
Collin Fair [12] – Central Alberta AB
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Award Recipients
Canada-Wide Science Fair 2007
Truro, Nova Scotia
SISIA, sans surprises!
Benoît Landry [16] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
Le code de l'avenir
Stefan Nicolau [17] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
Cultivating Cultivators
Ben Underwood [12] – Avon Maitland-Huron Perth ON
Mercury in Phoca hispida Vibrissae
Beth Ferreira [15] – Manitoba Schools Science Symposium MB
Hot COCO2 The Energizer Reactor
Dustin Hughes [18] – Timmins ON
Onion Power
Kinsey Lam [17], Michael Verdirame [17] – York ON
Take Control of Arthritis
Amanda Watkins [13] – Peel ON
"McFries to McFuel" Biodiesel
Laurissa Christie [13] – Bluewater ON
Aerodynamic Efficiency: Reducing Fuel Emissions thru Innovative Aircraft Design
Philip Riessner [14] – Northern British Columbia BC
Training System for Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Replacement Surgery
Jonathan McLeod [17] – London District ON
Restrain Yourself
Sarah Pritchard [12] – Northern Manitoba MB
Sécuriformes
Jean-Olivier Lambert [16] – Timmins ON
The suicidal brain
Vandana Rawal [15] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
CD127 Influence in Protecting CD8+ T-cells from Apoptosis
James MacLeod [17] – Ottawa ON
Killer Caffeine
Sarmad Ahmad [14], Shuaib Jogiat [14] – Kiwanis Southeast Alberta AB
The Tap, the Boiled and the Microwaved
Nicholas Kasimir Randall [14] – Central Okanagan BC
What Makes A Scary Sound Scary?
Mark Thomas Onderwater [18] – Peterborough ON
Wind turbine blades...a 'hole' lot better.
Taylor Reid [13] – Durham ON
Thermoelectricity: A Cool Idea Or Hot Air?
Florence Chan [16], Alison Lee [16] – Toronto ON
From The Orthic Triangle
Bill Pang [17] – Greater Vancouver BC
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Award Recipients
Canada-Wide Science Fair 2007
Truro, Nova Scotia
The University of Western Ontario Scholarship
Sponsor: University of Western Ontario
An Entrance Scholarship of $2000 is offered to each winner of a Gold Medal. An Entrance Scholarship of
$1500 is offered to each winner of a Silver Medal. An Entrance Scholarship of $1000 is offered to each
winner of a Bronze Medal.
Silver Medallist - $1500 Entrance Scholarship
Shocking Growth
Kristen Crane [14], Allison Hammond [13] – Peel ON
CH4 Optimization of BioWaste
Llew Falla [14] – Lambton County ON
Green Hydrogen
Peter Warrington [16] – Central Alberta AB
Pathogenicity of a New Alberta Microbe Against Grasshoppers and Mealworms
Adil Adatia [15] – Lethbridge AB
Bras de fer: axolotl vs cancer
Delphine Rémillard-Labrosse [18] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
Testing a Novel Activity of the Merlin Tumour Suppressor
Chongya Niu [18] – Edmonton AB
iHear
Michelle Morin [14] – Ottawa ON
C.A.R.- Controllable Autonomous Robot
Arash Marzi [13] – Strait NS
The Carom Physics Engine
Tavian Barnes [15] – Calgary Youth AB
Shortcut Connections in Artificial Neural Networks
Michael Smith [15] – Calgary Youth AB
Finding f(x) with Genetic Algorithms
Jordan Chin [18], Robert Young [18] – Greater Vancouver BC
Neural Networks: Image Recognition
Casey Banner [17] – Pacific Northwest BC
La réduction écologique des déchets ménagers
Victoria-Marie Cusson [13], Chanel Fournier [13] – Ottawa ON
Fuel of the Future: Biodiesel
Prateeksha Ravi [13] – Peel ON
Rings of Time
Nigel Grenier [13] – Greater Vancouver BC
Breathe Easy...CO2 can be Green!
Roopa Suppiah [15] – Renfrew County ON
Une bonne tasse de thé
Elise Tessier [15] – Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP) NS
A River Runs Through It - Phase III
Amanda Annett [15] – Edmonton AB
Hot COCO2 The Energizer Reactor
Dustin Hughes [18] – Timmins ON
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Award Recipients
Canada-Wide Science Fair 2007
Truro, Nova Scotia
Opération décontamination, la décontamination naturelle du lixiviat du bois
Alexandre Harvey [16] – Timmins ON
From Trash to Cash
Scott Denniston [13], Ian Walker [14] – Sudbury ON
Navigation for the Blind
Nirusan Jayaranjan [14] – St. James-Assiniboia MB
The Amazing Alter-Leg
Mike MacIsaac [16], Todd Mercer [15] – Cape Breton NS
Asleep at the Wheel
Laura Larson [14] – Alberta Central East AB
Distributed Robotics: An Intelligent System
Malcolm Stagg [18] – Calgary Youth AB
CO2 Reduction
Corey Gale [17], Kyle Samuel Willick [18] – North Bay ON
Anciennes cultures, nouvelles technologies
Michel Gignac [18] – Fransaskoise SK
CravingTooMuchJunkFood?
Kaleem Hawa [13] – Toronto ON
The XBOX Factor
Ian Cholmondeley [13], Jesse Purvis [13] – Frontenac, Lennox & Addington ON
The Actuator: a New Wheelchair Designed to Prevent DVT
Michael Peters [15] – Vancouver Island BC
iPODemic: Noise Induced Hearing Loss and the Use of Personal Listening Devices
James Frobb [16], Alyssa Larson [15] – Alberta Central East AB
The Missing Link: An Investigation into JAK 2 Phosphorylation
Bing Luo [18] – Greater Vancouver BC
Alfalfa: Potential Source of the Health Ingredient Lutein
Kara Nadeau [18] – Manitoba Schools Science Symposium MB
Mussels: Pollution Solution?
Stephanie Gallant [13] – Eastern Newfoundland NL
Ames Test: Chemicals to Cancer
Brian Krug [14] – Waterloo-Wellington ON
Do Contact Lens Solutions Keep Your Contact Cases Bacteria Free?
Kelsey Bugera [16] – Parkland SK
Peeling Away Problems
Xingyu Zhou [14] – Saskatoon SK
Life After Death II
Sarah Cheeseman [17] – Simcoe County ON
Copper or Coincidence?
Karleigh Turnbull [17] – Chignecto East NS
Need a Lift?
Lucas D'Albertanson [13] – Frontenac, Lennox & Addington ON
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Award Recipients
Canada-Wide Science Fair 2007
Truro, Nova Scotia
Sun and Wind can be Twinned
Mélanie Claire Girard [13] – Central Okanagan BC
Fighting Flames Frugally
Adrienne Duimering [14] – Vancouver Island BC
Mechanical Properties of Hardwoods: A New Test
Alice Jourmel [15] – Vancouver Island BC
Just Add Honey
Alexandra Kuzyk [17] – Manitoba Schools Science Symposium MB
Sachez chasser ce sel!
Simon Bourgault-Côté [17], Alexis St-Gelais [17] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
UBC Science Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: University of British Columbia
A UBC entrance scholarship of $4,000 is offered to each gold medal winning senior finalist in the following
six divisions: Biotechnology, Computing & Information Technology, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Health
Sciences, Life Sciences, and Physical & Mathematical Sciences. A $2,000 UBC entrance scholarship is
offered to each silver medal winning senior finalist in the same six divisions.
Senior Gold Medallist - $4000 Entrance Scholarship
Embryonic Stem Cells and Viral Internalization
Emily Cooley [18] – Calgary Youth AB
Le code de l'avenir
Stefan Nicolau [17] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
Onion Power
Kinsey Lam [17], Michael Verdirame [17] – York ON
CD127 Influence in Protecting CD8+ T-cells from Apoptosis
James MacLeod [17] – Ottawa ON
What Makes A Scary Sound Scary?
Mark Thomas Onderwater [18] – Peterborough ON
From The Orthic Triangle
Bill Pang [17] – Greater Vancouver BC
UBC Science Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor: University of British Columbia
A UBC entrance scholarship of $4,000 is offered to each gold medal winning senior finalist in the following
six divisions: Biotechnology, Computing & Information Technology, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Health
Sciences, Life Sciences, and Physical & Mathematical Sciences. A $2,000 UBC entrance scholarship is
offered to each silver medal winning senior finalist in the same six divisions.
Senior Silver Medallist - $2000 Entrance Scholarship
Bras de fer: axolotl vs cancer
Delphine Rémillard-Labrosse [18] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
Testing a Novel Activity of the Merlin Tumour Suppressor
Chongya Niu [18] – Edmonton AB
Finding f(x) with Genetic Algorithms
Jordan Chin [18], Robert Young [18] – Greater Vancouver BC
Neural Networks: Image Recognition
Casey Banner [17] – Pacific Northwest BC
Hot COCO2 The Energizer Reactor
Dustin Hughes [18] – Timmins ON
Page 25
Award Recipients
Canada-Wide Science Fair 2007
Truro, Nova Scotia
Opération décontamination, la décontamination naturelle du lixiviat du bois
Alexandre Harvey [16] – Timmins ON
The Missing Link: An Investigation into JAK 2 Phosphorylation
Bing Luo [18] – Greater Vancouver BC
Alfalfa: Potential Source of the Health Ingredient Lutein
Kara Nadeau [18] – Manitoba Schools Science Symposium MB
Life After Death II
Sarah Cheeseman [17] – Simcoe County ON
Copper or Coincidence?
Karleigh Turnbull [17] – Chignecto East NS
Just Add Honey
Alexandra Kuzyk [17] – Manitoba Schools Science Symposium MB
Sachez chasser ce sel!
Simon Bourgault-Côté [17], Alexis St-Gelais [17] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
Dalhousie University Faculty of Science Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor:
A Dalhousie University Faculty of Science entrance scholarship of $4,000 is offered to each gold medal
winning senior finalist. A Dalhousie University Faculty of Science entrance scholarship of $2,000 is offered to
each silver medal winning senior finalist.
Senior Gold Medallist - $4000 Entrance Scholarship
Embryonic Stem Cells and Viral Internalization
Emily Cooley [18] – Calgary Youth AB
Le code de l'avenir
Stefan Nicolau [17] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
Hot COCO2 The Energizer Reactor
Dustin Hughes [18] – Timmins ON
Onion Power
Kinsey Lam [17], Michael Verdirame [17] – York ON
Training System for Minimally Invasive Heart Valve Replacement Surgery
Jonathan McLeod [17] – London District ON
CD127 Influence in Protecting CD8+ T-cells from Apoptosis
James MacLeod [17] – Ottawa ON
What Makes A Scary Sound Scary?
Mark Thomas Onderwater [18] – Peterborough ON
From The Orthic Triangle
Bill Pang [17] – Greater Vancouver BC
Dalhousie University Faculty of Science Entrance Scholarship
Sponsor:
A Dalhousie University Faculty of Science entrance scholarship of $4,000 is offered to each gold medal
winning senior finalist. A Dalhousie University Faculty of Science entrance scholarship of $2,000 is offered to
each silver medal winning senior finalist.
Senior Silver Medallist - $2000 Entrance Scholarship
Bras de fer: axolotl vs cancer
Delphine Rémillard-Labrosse [18] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
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Award Recipients
Canada-Wide Science Fair 2007
Truro, Nova Scotia
Testing a Novel Activity of the Merlin Tumour Suppressor
Chongya Niu [18] – Edmonton AB
Finding f(x) with Genetic Algorithms
Jordan Chin [18], Robert Young [18] – Greater Vancouver BC
Neural Networks: Image Recognition
Casey Banner [17] – Pacific Northwest BC
Hot COCO2 The Energizer Reactor
Dustin Hughes [18] – Timmins ON
Opération décontamination, la décontamination naturelle du lixiviat du bois
Alexandre Harvey [16] – Timmins ON
Distributed Robotics: An Intelligent System
Malcolm Stagg [18] – Calgary Youth AB
CO2 Reduction
Corey Gale [17], Kyle Samuel Willick [18] – North Bay ON
Anciennes cultures, nouvelles technologies
Michel Gignac [18] – Fransaskoise SK
The Missing Link: An Investigation into JAK 2 Phosphorylation
Bing Luo [18] – Greater Vancouver BC
Alfalfa: Potential Source of the Health Ingredient Lutein
Kara Nadeau [18] – Manitoba Schools Science Symposium MB
Life After Death II
Sarah Cheeseman [17] – Simcoe County ON
Copper or Coincidence?
Karleigh Turnbull [17] – Chignecto East NS
Just Add Honey
Alexandra Kuzyk [17] – Manitoba Schools Science Symposium MB
Sachez chasser ce sel!
Simon Bourgault-Côté [17], Alexis St-Gelais [17] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
Gold Medal - International
Sponsor: Youth Science Foundation Canada
Medal and a certificate
A Twist on Twisting Curves
Fanny Wang [14] – Taiwan, R.O.C.
Backstage Manipulator for Cosmic Evolution of Galaxy Clusters
Yueh-Lin Chung [18] – Taiwan, R.O.C.
Silver Medal - International
Sponsor: Youth Science Foundation Canada
Medal and a certificate
Gåsö flora inventory
Ebba Torgerson [19] – Sweden
The human memory
Ida-Marie Andersson [19] – Sweden
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Award Recipients
Canada-Wide Science Fair 2007
Truro, Nova Scotia
Petro-Canada Peer Innovation Award - Senior
Sponsor: Petro-Canada
$200 cash & certificate per geographic zone
Atlantic
The Economizer: Harnessing Waste Heat Using a Stirling Engine
Oliver Hatheway [16], Darren Rodenhizer [17] – South Shore NS
Petro-Canada Peer Innovation Award - Senior
Sponsor: Petro-Canada
$200 cash & certificate per geographic zone
Central Canada
Alfalfa: Potential Source of the Health Ingredient Lutein
Kara Nadeau [18] – Manitoba Schools Science Symposium MB
Petro-Canada Peer Innovation Award - Senior
Sponsor: Petro-Canada
$200 cash & certificate per geographic zone
Ontario North & East
Hot COCO2 The Energizer Reactor
Dustin Hughes [18] – Timmins ON
Petro-Canada Peer Innovation Award - Senior
Sponsor: Petro-Canada
$200 cash & certificate per geographic zone
Ontario South
Life After Death II
Sarah Cheeseman [17] – Simcoe County ON
Petro-Canada Peer Innovation Award - Senior
Sponsor: Petro-Canada
$200 cash & certificate per geographic zone
Québec
Bras de fer: axolotl vs cancer
Delphine Rémillard-Labrosse [18] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
Petro-Canada Peer Innovation Award - Senior
Sponsor: Petro-Canada
$200 cash & certificate per geographic zone
Western Canada
Blood Brain Barrier Breached!
Brian Le [17] – Central Interior British Columbia BC
Petro-Canada Peer Innovation Award - Intermediate
Sponsor: Petro-Canada
$200 cash & certificate per geographic zone
Atlantic
The Amazing Alter-Leg
Mike MacIsaac [16], Todd Mercer [15] – Cape Breton NS
Petro-Canada Peer Innovation Award - Intermediate
Sponsor: Petro-Canada
$200 cash & certificate per geographic zone
Central Canada
Solving the Stink Pipe Problem--Part 2
Teal Kreuger [15] – Kivalliq NU
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Award Recipients
Canada-Wide Science Fair 2007
Truro, Nova Scotia
Petro-Canada Peer Innovation Award - Intermediate
Sponsor: Petro-Canada
$200 cash & certificate per geographic zone
Ontario North & East
Hydrogen - Fuel of the Future
Alexis Rowlinson [15] – Northwestern Ontario ON
Petro-Canada Peer Innovation Award - Intermediate
Sponsor: Petro-Canada
$200 cash & certificate per geographic zone
Ontario South
Forget Me Not
Alexandra Milak [16] – Simcoe County ON
Petro-Canada Peer Innovation Award - Intermediate
Sponsor: Petro-Canada
$200 cash & certificate per geographic zone
Québec
Ginger root extraction
Lauren Arena [14], Melissa Cammuso [15] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
Petro-Canada Peer Innovation Award - Intermediate
Sponsor: Petro-Canada
$200 cash & certificate per geographic zone
Western Canada
iPODemic: Noise Induced Hearing Loss and the Use of Personal Listening Devices
James Frobb [16], Alyssa Larson [15] – Alberta Central East AB
Petro-Canada Peer Innovation Award - Junior
Sponsor: Petro-Canada
$200 cash & certificate per geographic zone
Atlantic
Big Lungs? Big People?
Eamonn Sullivan [14] – Annapolis Valley NS
Petro-Canada Peer Innovation Award - Junior
Sponsor: Petro-Canada
$200 cash & certificate per geographic zone
Central Canada
Navigation for the Blind
Nirusan Jayaranjan [14] – St. James-Assiniboia MB
Petro-Canada Peer Innovation Award - Junior
Sponsor: Petro-Canada
$200 cash & certificate per geographic zone
Ontario North & East
iHear
Michelle Morin [14] – Ottawa ON
Petro-Canada Peer Innovation Award - Junior
Sponsor: Petro-Canada
$200 cash & certificate per geographic zone
Ontario South
Fuel of the Future: Biodiesel
Prateeksha Ravi [13] – Peel ON
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Award Recipients
Canada-Wide Science Fair 2007
Truro, Nova Scotia
Petro-Canada Peer Innovation Award - Junior
Sponsor: Petro-Canada
$200 cash & certificate per geographic zone
Québec
Naturellement potable
Camille Salvas [14] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
Petro-Canada Peer Innovation Award - Junior
Sponsor: Petro-Canada
$200 cash & certificate per geographic zone
Western Canada
The Zeolite Exchange
Glendon Hass [14] – Chinook Country AB
University of Ottawa Undergraduate Research Scholarship Award
Sponsor: University of Ottawa
The recipient will work with scientists and take part in important scientific discoveries during two consecutive
summers. In the summer preceding the first year of studies in an undergraduate program at the Faculty of
Science, University of Ottawa - the recipient will earn $3,000 as a research assistant to one of the worldclass
professors. If the recipient is successful in his/her first year of studies, the research experience will be
extended to a second summer during which he/she will earn $5,000.
Catch me if you can!
Carlie Scalesse [17] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
Statistical Society of Canada Award
Sponsor: Statistical Society of Canada
$1000 cash & certificate
Distributed Robotics: An Intelligent System
Malcolm Stagg [18] – Calgary Youth AB
Quality of Life Student Research Award
Sponsor: Institute of Musculoskeletal Health and Arthritis of the CIHR
The award consists of two Quality of Life Studentships to work with investigators involved in musculoskeletal
research, each including a stipend of $3750. Each recipient will be assigned to a mentor/supervisor currently
working in MSK research (any of IMHA’s 6 foci/3 themes) at a Canadian university or research institute that
qualifies for CIHR funding. To the extent that mentors are available, IMHA will endeavour to match award
winners and mentors geographically. The award winner will be responsible for arranging his/her own food,
accommodations, and personal expenses if travel is required to the location of the mentor. IMHA will help to
defray travel expenses (up to $1000) for selected students geographically distant from the matched mentor.
Bras de fer: axolotl vs cancer
Delphine Rémillard-Labrosse [18] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
The Missing Link: An Investigation into JAK 2 Phosphorylation
Bing Luo [18] – Greater Vancouver BC
Renewable Energy Award
Sponsor: Ontario Power Generation
$1000 cash & certificate
Senior
Micro Hydro Potential: Margaree Watershed
Brendan Peters [17] – Strait NS
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Award Recipients
Canada-Wide Science Fair 2007
Truro, Nova Scotia
Renewable Energy Award
Sponsor: Ontario Power Generation
$750 cash & certificate
Intermediate
Miroir: deux soleils
Maude Briand-Lemay [14], Pénélope Robinson [15] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
Renewable Energy Award
Sponsor: Ontario Power Generation
$500 cash & certificate
Junior
Hot Pants - Recycled Polyester Insulation
Evan Watters [13] – Annapolis Valley NS
Wind turbine blades...a 'hole' lot better.
Taylor Reid [13] – Durham ON
The Manning Innovation Achievement Award
Sponsor: Ernest C. Manning Awards Foundation
Eight projects will each receive a $500 cash award. Four of these Manning Innovation Achievement Award
winners will also be announced as winners of $4,000 Manning Young Canadian Innovation Awards (to be
presented at a later date).
Bras de fer: axolotl vs cancer
Delphine Rémillard-Labrosse [18] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
Neural Networks: Image Recognition
Casey Banner [17] – Pacific Northwest BC
Sanitary Sunshine: Phase Two
Haley Robinson [17] – Northern Saskatchewan SK
8 Seconds Safe II
Steven Johnson [17] – Peace Country AB
J'ai d'la veine, c'est piquant!
Caroline Hébert [16] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
The Missing Link: An Investigation into JAK 2 Phosphorylation
Bing Luo [18] – Greater Vancouver BC
¿Heads or Tails? II: Memory at its Finest
Mark Shearer [17] – Bluewater ON
Voila les Voyelles: French Vowel Pronunciation in a Victoria High School
Daniel Bild-Enkin [18] – Vancouver Island BC
The Manning Innovation Achievement Award
Sponsor: Ernest C. Manning Awards Foundation
Eight projects will each receive a $500 cash award. Four of these Manning Innovation Achievement Award
winners will also be announced as winners of $4,000 Manning Young Canadian Innovation Awards (to be
presented at a later date).
and $4000 Manning Young Canadian Innovation Award
Neural Networks: Image Recognition
Casey Banner [17] – Pacific Northwest BC
Sanitary Sunshine: Phase Two
Haley Robinson [17] – Northern Saskatchewan SK
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Award Recipients
Canada-Wide Science Fair 2007
Truro, Nova Scotia
J'ai d'la veine, c'est piquant!
Caroline Hébert [16] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
Voila les Voyelles: French Vowel Pronunciation in a Victoria High School
Daniel Bild-Enkin [18] – Vancouver Island BC
International Summer School for Young Physicists Award
Sponsor: Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
The award consists of a full scholarship to participate in the International Summer School for Young
Physicists 2006 (Y-Phys 2006), an intensive two-week enrichment program that will introduce students to the
fascinating picture of our universe as seen through the eyes of contemporary physicists: from the bizarre
quantum world of atoms and subatomic particles to black holes, warped spacetime and the expanding
universe. Students will also interact with professional physicists at Perimeter Institute in small-group
mentoring sessions, participate in field trips to interesting science-related destinations in the region and forge
new friendships with like-minded young people from around the world. Y-Phys 2007 will run from July 27 to
August 8 or August 14 to 26 at Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada's
premier centre for research in foundational theoretical physics. The scholarship includes room and board
and travel expenses to and from the Institute. Total value $2500.
Feel The Flow 2: Microbubbles
Mark Stothers [17] – Greater Vancouver BC
Engineers Without Borders - Canada Award
Sponsor: Engineers Without Borders - Canada
One all expense paid trip (including travel, accommodation, meals, and incidental costs) to participate in the
annual Engineers Without Borders - Canada National Conference, usually in January. Total value $1500.
Sanitary Sunshine: Phase Two
Haley Robinson [17] – Northern Saskatchewan SK
Canadian Stockholm Junior Water Prize
Sponsor: Canadian Water Environment Associations (ACWWA, BCWWA, WEAO, Réseau Environnement, WCWEA)
One all expense paid trip to Stockholm, Sweden, August 11-17, 2007, for one student to represent Canada
at the International Stockholm Junior Water Prize Competition. Up to three projects selected at the CWSF
will be invited to submit an essay summary of their projects. One winner will then be chosen to represent
Canada at the Stockholm Junior Water Prize Competition. The two-runners-up will each receive a $300 cash
prize.
Opération décontamination, la décontamination naturelle du lixiviat du bois
Alexandre Harvey [16] – Timmins ON
Sanitary Sunshine: Phase Two
Haley Robinson [17] – Northern Saskatchewan SK
Sachez chasser ce sel!
Simon Bourgault-Côté [17], Alexis St-Gelais [17] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
The Canadian Society for the Weizmann Institute of Science Scholarships
Sponsor: The Canadian Society for the Weizmann Institute of Science (Weizmann Science Canada)
Each scholarship provides for participation in the summer science program at the Weizmann Institute in
Israel, including registration fee and return airfare (Toronto-Israel-Toronto). The dates of the Weizmann
summer science program are June 28-July 29, 2007. Total value of $8000.
Joseph W. and Joel Anthony Leon Kerbel Scholarship
Hot COCO2 The Energizer Reactor
Dustin Hughes [18] – Timmins ON
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Award Recipients
Canada-Wide Science Fair 2007
Truro, Nova Scotia
The Canadian Society for the Weizmann Institute of Science Scholarships
Sponsor: The Canadian Society for the Weizmann Institute of Science (Weizmann Science Canada)
Each scholarship provides for participation in the summer science program at the Weizmann Institute in
Israel, including registration fee and return airfare (Toronto-Israel-Toronto). The dates of the Weizmann
summer science program are June 28-July 29, 2007. Total value of $8000.
The Maurice Pollack Foundation Scholarship
Bras de fer: axolotl vs cancer
Delphine Rémillard-Labrosse [18] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
Canadian Commission for UNESCO - Science for Peace and Development (MILSET ESI) Award
Sponsor: Canadian Commission for UNESCO
The winner will participate in Expo-Sciences Internationale (ESI), a non-competitive international science fair
organized by the International Movement for Leisure Activities in Science and Technology (MILSET - French
acronym), to be held July 8-13, 2007 in Durban, South Africa, and will receive a certificate. Total value
$5000.
Sanitary Sunshine: Phase Two
Haley Robinson [17] – Northern Saskatchewan SK
Canadian Acoustical Association Award
Sponsor: Canadian Acoustical Association
$500 cash & certificate plus subscription to the Canadian Acoustical Association’s quarterly journal
Blowing Down the Walls of Jerico
Luke Regier [13] – Simcoe County ON
Australian National Youth Science Forum Award
Sponsor: National Youth Science Forum Australia
The Australian delegation to the CWSF selects one or two grade 10/secondary IV Canadian finalists to invite
to the 12-day National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) at the Australian National University in Canberra in
January 2008. All expenses within Australia are covered by the NYSF, but as part of the program,
participants are expected to raise the funds to cover their travel. The NYSF focuses on encouraging the
achievement of excellence, and the development of communication and interpersonal skills for careers in
science, engineering and technology. It also fosters discussion of, and interest in major national and global
issues and emphasizes the importance of maintaining continuing active interests in sport, arts and music.
Aquatic Pathway
Macall Robinson [16] – Annapolis Valley NS
Do Contact Lens Solutions Keep Your Contact Cases Bacteria Free?
Kelsey Bugera [16] – Parkland SK
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Award
Sponsor: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
$1000 cash & certificate
Senior
Bio-Gly-Kool II
Brittany Faye [18] – Parkland SK
The Nose Knows
Jillian Robinson [18] – Annapolis Valley NS
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Award
Sponsor: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
$750 cash & certificate
Intermediate
Pathogenicity of a New Alberta Microbe Against Grasshoppers and Mealworms
Adil Adatia [15] – Lethbridge AB
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Award Recipients
Canada-Wide Science Fair 2007
Truro, Nova Scotia
Une bonne tasse de thé
Elise Tessier [15] – Conseil scolaire acadien provincial (CSAP) NS
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Award
Sponsor: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
$500 cash & certificate
Junior
Arctic Plant Medicine
Mary-Lou Angidlik [13] – Kivalliq NU
What "milk" makes the best natural plastic?
Greer Stanier [13] – Ottawa ON
The Actuarial Foundation of Canada Award
Sponsor: The Actuarial Foundation of Canada
$1000 cash & certificate
Senior
Ergonomics Within the Workplace
Mihail Buse [17], Peter Wawzonek [18] – Waterloo-Wellington ON
Turning a kind eye
Michael Stepner [15] – CDLS - Province du Québec QC
The Actuarial Foundation of Canada Award
Sponsor: The Actuarial Foundation of Canada
$750 cash & certificate
Intermediate
Predicting E. coli induced beach closures using artificial neural networks.
Connor Emdin [14] – Quinte ON
Dual Tomography
Mate Bezdek [15] – Calgary Youth AB
The Actuarial Foundation of Canada Award
Sponsor: The Actuarial Foundation of Canada
$500 cash & certificate
Junior
Islands in the Sun
Joan Cannon [13] – Frontenac, Lennox & Addington ON
Restrain Yourself
Sarah Pritchard [12] – Northern Manitoba MB
S.M. Blair Family Foundation Award
Sponsor: S.M. Blair Family Foundation
$1000 cash & certificate
Senior
Anciennes cultures, nouvelles technologies
Michel Gignac [18] – Fransaskoise SK
S.M. Blair Family Foundation Award
Sponsor: S.M. Blair Family Foundation
$750 cash & certificate
Intermediate
The Amazing Alter-Leg
Mike MacIsaac [16], Todd Mercer [15] – Cape Breton NS
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Award Recipients
Canada-Wide Science Fair 2007
Truro, Nova Scotia
S.M. Blair Family Foundation Award
Sponsor: S.M. Blair Family Foundation
$500 cash & certificate
Junior
Take Control of Arthritis
Amanda Watkins [13] – Peel ON
Peter W. Newman Award
Sponsor: Canadian Council of Technicians and Technologists
$1000 cash, certificate & plaque
The Missing Link: An Investigation into JAK 2 Phosphorylation
Bing Luo [18] – Greater Vancouver BC
Merck Frosst Exploring Minds Award
Sponsor: Merck Frosst Canada Ltd.
$1000 cash & certificate
Embryonic Stem Cells and Viral Internalization
Emily Cooley [18] – Calgary Youth AB
Discovery Channel Math Award
Sponsor: Discovery Channel
$750 cash & certificate
Thermoelectricity: A Cool Idea Or Hot Air?
Florence Chan [16], Alison Lee [16] – Toronto ON
CSSE Engineering Innovation Award
Sponsor: Canadian Society for Senior Engineers
$1000 cash & certificate
Senior
Sanitary Sunshine: Phase Two
Haley Robinson [17] – Northern Saskatchewan SK
CSSE Engineering Innovation Award
Sponsor: Canadian Society for Senior Engineers
$500 cash & certificate
Junior
Take Control of Arthritis
Amanda Watkins [13] – Peel ON
Carlson Wagonlit Award
Sponsor: Carlson Wagonlit Travel/Madison Travel
$500 cash & certificate
Autoroute H2O
Brock Bowman [14] – Niagara ON
CAP Physics Prize
Sponsor: Canadian Association of Physicists
$1000 cash & certificate.
Voila les Voyelles: French Vowel Pronunciation in a Victoria High School
Daniel Bild-Enkin [18] – Vancouver Island BC
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Award Recipients
Canada-Wide Science Fair 2007
Truro, Nova Scotia
Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science Award
Sponsor: Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science
$500 cash & certificate
Is Your Fruit Really Clean?
Kayleigh Brugger [13] – Western Manitoba MB
Canadian Mathematical Society Award
Sponsor: Canadian Mathematical Society
$1000 cash & certificate
From The Orthic Triangle
Bill Pang [17] – Greater Vancouver BC
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Natural Resources Awards
Stephen Dixon, Principal, TdS Dixon Inc.
Stephen Dixon is a freelance technical consultant. As Principal of TdS Dixon Inc. of
St. Jacobs, Ontario, he brings a practical, hands-on approach to energy
management, serving a broad range of clients, including industrial, commercial,
government and utility organizations. He has accumulated more than 25 years of
energy management experience, including conducting more than 500 energy audits, facilitating more than
500 energy management workshops and designing/developing a variety of energy training systems, which
are used on at least four continents. Mr. Dixon holds a Master of Applied Science in Systems Design
Engineering from the University of Waterloo, a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the University of Prince
Edward Island and a Gold Medal in the Engineering division of the Canada Wide Science Fair.
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Bay Area Science and Engineering Fair:
For more than forty years, the Bay Area Science & Engineering Fair has provided a forum for students in the Hamilton/Halton area to develop their scientific skills and prepare for national and international competition. Fully operated by volunteers, It’s mandate is to promote awareness and co-ordinate activities in science, engineering and technology. BASEF is one of the largest and longest-running science fairs in Canada, and features outstanding work from hundreds of students who compete each year. It’s mission is to encourage science, engineering and technology by conducting an annual fair for students grades seven to 12 within the region of Halton and the new City of Hamilton. BASEF awards prizes and sends competitors to the Canada-Wide Science Fair and and Intel International Science and Engineering. Budget for 2006-2007: $90K, 30volunteers.
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Chatham-Kent Regional Science Fair
Chatham-Kent regional Science Fair encourages students in the Municipality of Chatham Kent in their interest and involvement in the pursuit of excellence in science and technology. The committee exists to organize, raise funds for, support, stage and promote the science fair. They provide assistance to students to participate in the Chatham Kent Regional Science Fair and the Canada Wide Science Fair. The fair is an annual, 2-day event for students in Grades 7 to 12to compete in a Senior Fair. Winners from the Senior Fair are eligible to participate in the Canada Science Fair.
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Youth Science Foundation Canada
Youth Science Foundation Canada has been Canada's leading organization for the promotion of innovation and celebration of excellence in science and technology among our nation's youth.
YSF Canada is best known for its showcase event, the annual Canada-Wide Science Fair, which attracts the best young scientists from across the country, and for excellence in international competition as Team Canada at the annual Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.
In addition, YSF Canada provides or takes part in programs to increase awareness and involvement of youth in science and technology, set standards for scientific experimentation by young people, promote the creation and support of science and technology fairs, and to engage scientists, educators, parents and leading public and private sector organizations in the development of a national science and technology network of Canadian youth.
A national non-profit, registered charitable organization, YSF Canada relies on the largest volunteer network of its kind in Canada - more than 8000 dedicated parents, teachers and scientists. Budget for 2006-07: $1,720,000; 1PY & 1PTE
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Conseil du développement du loisir scientifique et conseils de loisir scientifique (CDLS)
The Conseil du développement du loisir scientifique (CDLS)promotes science and technology among young people and the advancement of a scientific and technological culture. It oversees a number of activities, including “Défi Génie inventif”, “Défi Biotech Aventis”, “Défi apprenti genie” and Super Expo-sciences Bell, a Canada-wide and international competition.
The CDLS works in close collaboration with the nine recreational science councils (conseils de loisir scientifique, or CLSs) and is a founding member of the CDLS/CLS network. This dynamic network is present in the following regions: Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Est-du-Québec, Estrie, Mauricie, Montréal, Côte-Nord, Outaouais, Québec and Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean. In their work, CLSs complement and maintain ongoing ties with regional stakeholders and schools. Among other things, CLSs organize the local and regional Expo-sciences.
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Lethbridge, AB student eco-leader wins
Toyota Earth Day Scholarship national award
- Canada’s top environmental scholarship
(TORONTO, June 2, 2009) – Adil Adatia, the
winner of, the 2009 Toyota Earth Day
Scholarship national award, was presented
with the award today at a ceremony in
Toronto, ON. Earth Day Canada President Jed
Goldberg and Toyota Canada Inc. President
Yoichi Tomihara recognized Adil Adatia’s
outstanding achievements in environmental
community service, academics and
extracurricular participation. To date,
$500,000 has been awarded to 100
exceptional young Canadians through the
Toyota Earth Day Scholarship Program.
“Adil is a perfect example of a student who aspires to better their environment and make
lasting impacts in their community,” said Jed Goldberg, President of Earth Day Canada. “He
has truly stepped forward as an environmental leader and is most deserving of this honour.”
Adil, from Lethbridge, AB, was selected from a dedicated group of 15 students, all regional
scholarship recipients who were chosen from a pool of hundreds of applicants across Canada.
Adil’s commitment to environmental action is inspiring. At just 17 years old, he is already
highly involved in scientific research and discovery and is the Youth Coordinator of the
Southern Alberta Community for Environmental Education, and the Founder of his school’s
Environmental Club.
Adil has conducted original research in bio-pesticides where he demonstrated how fungi
could be used as an environmentally-friendly alternative to chemical pesticides in the control
of grasshopper populations that attack crops in Alberta. His project won accolades at the
2007 Canada-Wide Science Fair, winning both the silver medal for biotechnology and
pharmaceutical sciences and the Agriculture and Agri-Food Award. He is also an Executive
Member of the Student Mentorship Association Regarding Technology and Science
(SMARTS).
At his high school, Adil spearheaded the creation of a drought-tolerant garden on unused
school grounds to address issues of water shortages and endangered species in southern
Alberta. The garden will also have a registered Monarch Butterfly Waystation with public
information sessions to follow on how to develop drought-tolerant landscaping throughout
the community.
“How Canada’s youth engage with the world now says a lot about how they’ll shape the
world tomorrow,” said Yoichi Tomihara, President of Toyota Canada Inc. “That’s why we’re so
pleased to honour Adil with the national award, for demonstrating such exemplary academic
and environmental excellence. I’m confident this passionate student leader will help show all
Canadians how they can live Earth Day, Every Day.”
In addition to the $5,000 award he received as a regional scholarship finalist, Adil was
presented with a Panasonic notebook computer.
The Toyota Earth Day Scholarship Program was established to reward and encourage
environmental commitment among students. Fifteen entrance scholarships are awarded each
year to graduating high school students entering their first year of post-secondary education.
Recognizing that environmental leaders will come from a broad range of academic
backgrounds, winners are selected regardless of their intended program of study. For more
information about the Toyota Earth Day Scholarship Program, visit
www.earthday.ca/scholarship.
About Earth Day Canada
Earth Day Canada (EDC), a national environmental charity, was founded in 1991 to provide
Canadians with the practical knowledge and tools they need to help the environment. Last
year, EDC was chosen as Canada’s “Outstanding Non-profit Organization” by the Canadian
Network for Environmental Education and Communication. For additional information about
Earth Day Canada’s programs please visit http://www.earthday.ca/
About Toyota Canada Inc.
A commitment to environmental stewardship has been a part of Toyota’s operations in
Canada for over 40 years, and can be found throughout the organization in manufacturing,
sales and distribution, vehicle technologies and corporate social responsibility efforts. Toyota
Canada Inc. (TCI) is the exclusive Canadian distributor of Toyota and Lexus cars, SUVs and
trucks, and Toyota industrial equipment.
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Cassandra Fong, a Grade 11 student at Britannia high school, was chosen to represent British
Columbia at the Canada Wide Science Fair in Nova Scotiathis year - the first time for
any Britannia student. Cassandra won a GOLD medal for her project at the Regional science
fair in Vancouverand received a $2,000 entrance scholarship to UBC.
In November 2006, the UBC Let’s Talk Science Partnership Program began a mentorship
program whereby graduate students were paired with undergraduate students and together
they mentored two teams of Grade 8 and 9 students from an inner city high school in
Vancouver. The undergraduate students participated in the program as a part of a second year
biology course through community service learning.
In its first year, the program was introduced at Britannia Secondary to help the students
prepare for their school’s upcoming science fair in February 2007.
In preparation for the fair, 18 graduate students and 14 undergraduate students mentored a
total of 58 Grade 8 and 9 students. These students met with their mentors before Christmas
and several times in the New Year to design, conduct and analyze their projects.
“I am thrilled with the success of this program” says Erika Eliason, UBC Let’s Talk Science
Partnership Program coordinator. “I’ve judged a lot of science fairs over the years and I began
to notice a pretty obvious trend. Students from affluent neighborhoods or whose parents may
be a professor at UBC consistently develop outstanding science fair projects. In contrast,
students from poorer neighborhoods who may not have the same access to different resources
tend to have much simpler projects using very basic materials. I wanted to set up a program
where these students could be better supported as they develop their science fair projects and
have the same access as other students around Vancouver.”
At the Regional Science Fair on April 5th, Britannia celebrated its BEST year ever! A total of
eight teams (two from each of Grade 8, 9, 10 and 11) qualified for the Regional competition.
Britannia received three medals, one scholarship and a cash prize.
Cassandra Fong received a GOLD medal for her work with a new type of lie detector entitled
"Liar Liar your stomach's on fire". She also received an entrance scholarship to UBC and will be
representing BC at the Canada Wide Science Fair in Nova Scotia.
Nerissa Abbott in Grade 8 received a SILVER medal for her work "Exposing dinoflagellates to
varied pH levels" and Cleve Kim and Ivan Kwan in Grade 9 won BRONZE for creating their own
wind tunnel. Their project was titled "How's the Air in there?"
Finally, Marie Cheung received a cash prize for her work "Catalysis, the decomposition of
hydrogen peroxide."
All of the students from Britannia Secondary schooldeserve to be congratulated for their
impressive effort. The UBC LTS-PP thanks the Faculty of Science and Zoology, Botany,
Computer Science, Chemistry, and Physics and Astronomy departments at UBC for their help
in funding the 2006/07 mentorship program.
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Metaleptea - Orthopoterists
Last year, Adil Adatia, a student at Winston Churchill
High School, conducted an experiment in Danʼs lab,
and prepared a science fair project and poster that
won 7 local, regional and national awards: Intermediate/
Senior High Life Sciences, Best Poster, Best
Senior Project, and overall Gold (Winston Churchill
High School); Genome Alberta Awards: travel award
to the Canada-Wide Science Fair; Agriculture and
Agri-Food Canada Award ($750); and the Silver
Medal - Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Sciences
(Rx&D Health Research Foundation Medal) $700.
Both students are currently preparing research paper
manuscripts to submit to scientific journals.
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