CWSF 2008 - Ottawa - Ottawa University- May 10-18
CWSF 2008 - Ottawa - Ottawa University
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CWSF 2008 - Ottawa - Ottawa University- May 10-18
Team Quinte » for CWSF 2008: from left to right:
Scott Berry, Elizabeth Churcher,Ashley Millette,Quinn Logan,Corey Morrison,Rami Saab,Fiona Emdin, Jo-Anne Peckham
Scott Berry, Elizabeth Churcher,Ashley Millette,Quinn Logan,Corey Morrison,Rami Saab,Fiona Emdin, Jo-Anne Peckham
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Paula Piilonen received her BSc (Honours) in 1993 from
Laurentian University and her PhD (in mineralogy) in
2001 from the University of Ottawa. After her PhD studies,
she completed an NSERC-funded postdoctoral fellowship
at the Laboratoire des géomatériaux, Université de
Marne-la-Vallée, France, in 2002. Paula is currently working
as a research scientist in the Mineral Sciences Division at the Canadian
Museum of Nature. Her research is focused on the mineralogy, petrology,and geochemistry of alkaline igneous and hydrothermal systems. Paula is a regular sessional lecturer in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Ottawa, where she teaches second- and fourth-year mineralogy courses. She is also the New Mineral Editor for American Mineralogist, the Canadian representative on the IMA’s Commission on Museums, and cochair of the 2008 Canada-Wide Science Fair Host Committee.
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Donors to the University of Saskatchewan are helping to turn our vision into a reality. We use the word gratus to express our sincere thanks to each of you. Canada Wide Science Fair-$25,000 to $49,999
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Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC
L-R: Aspiring engineer Christina Noel with president Janet Benjamin
PEng at the South Central Branch’s President’s visit.
For Young Bridge Builder, The Future is Bright Christina Noel is already thinking about her future.
Goal oriented and motivated, she aspires to a career in engineering, and she’s off to a good start. The high school student from Kamloops recently won the APEGBC award at the regional science fair for her project based on popsicle stick bridges and engineering principles used in their design
and construction. In May, she and her project went to Ottawa for the Canada-wide Science Fair where she won honourable mention in the engineering category.
Noel first caught the attention of the local engineering community when she participated in the South Central Branch’s annual popsicle stick bridge contest. Competitors built bridges from 100 popsicle sticks and white glue, capable of spanning a 500 mm gap. Noel came in fi rst overall with
a 244 g bridge that bore a load of 734 kg before breaking, beating the top ranked adult by an astounding 145 kg. The fifteen-year-old bridge-builder fi rst started building popsicle stick bridges with her father when she was in Grade 8, an activity that she found fascinated her. “I would just
build bridges,” she recalls, “I’d add popsicle sticks everyday.” Noel says that she likes the design aspect, as well as the hands-on nature of the activity. She also sees it as a chance to work together with her father, a mechanic—doing something that they can discuss and enjoy on the same level.
“It’s kind of a bonding thing,” she says. Enterprising and inquisitive, Noel’s prize-winning science
fair project on her popsicle stick bridges included research on different designs and types of glue used. She used a homemade testing apparatus, and even worked out cost efficiency for materials and designs. She displays the same well thought-out initiative in other areas of her life. “I have a
whole plan of what I’m going to take, what courses I need to get into classes in university,” she says matter-of-factly. She plans to study Civil Engineering at UBC’s Vancouver campus.
Noel describes herself as determined, academically solid and hardworking—traits that she feels will make her a good engineer. She describes engineering as problem solving— identifying a challenge and fi nding a technical solution for it. This is what appeals to her, she says. For Christina, a future in engineering holds real promise. For the profession of engineering, the future looks bright.
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ALTOSAAR, Illimar
l. Canada Wide Science Fair Judge and Team Captain, Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ottawa, May 2008
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Canadian Museum of Nature
Ottawa to host Canada-wide Science Fair in 2008
The Canada-wide Science Fair 2008 (CWSF) selection committee unanimously chose Ottawa to host CWSF 2008, based on the proposal prepared by the volunteer bid committee, which includes a number of Canadian Museum of Nature Staff. The Museum is also a sponsor for the national event.
-to work as a catalyst in bringing together a Canada-wide network of natural history expertise;
The Canada-Wide Science Fair (CWSF) 2008 selection committee unanimously
chose Ottawa to host CWSF 2008, based on the proposal presented by an eight-member
bid team, which included co-chairs Dr. Paula Piilonen and Gilles Proulx with the Museum.
Joanne DiCosimo accompanied the team to this year’s Science Fair in St. John’s, NFLD,
in May to present the bid.
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2008 ALBERTA SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION AWARDS GALA
SHOWCASE: Up and Coming Alberta Youth
Gary Kurek – Driven by Curiosity
At 16, Gary Kurek has found his scientifi c niche. One in which he can
combine his love of all things medical with his fl air for engineering.
Mr. Kurek found his calling when his increasingly immobile
grandmother couldn’t fi nd a walker that could do everything she
needed it to.
“I observed how she moved around and what she needed,” he
remembers. “I thought of ways I could improve the device to suit her
needs.” The enterprising young man spoke to several people in the
nearby community of Bonnyville and discovered that almost everyone
had a relative or friend who experienced the limitations of wheelchairs
and walkers.
Always alert to possibilities, Mr. Kurek set out to design a better
contraption. He calls his model a Rollator wheelchair hybrid. It’s based
on a rolling walker to which he attached a kit that allows users to use
the walker manually or as an electric wheelchair.
“By combining the functions of a walker and a wheelchair into one
mobile assistive device, I was able to off er more functionality than what is currently out there,” he explains. “And I made it more versatile and smaller. And it’s less
expensive than what’s out there.”
Mr. Kurek took the Rollator to the Edmonton regional science fair and was asked to represent
Alberta at the Canada Wide Science Fair in Ottawa. He took home the silver medal in the
Intermediate Engineering category. He also won the Peer Innovation Award and his project
was recognized as the project best applicable to a patent. It’s the third time he’s been at the Canada Wide
Science Fair, having won a bronze medal last year.
Mr. Kurek built his fi rst science fair entry when
he was in Grade 8. He designed a nighttime
roadside system of signals that could alert
drivers if wildlife was near the roadway.
That way they could slow down to avoid an
accident.
Mr. Kurek says he has always been fascinated by
biology and science, driven by a rural upbringing and his insatiable curiosity. He was encouraged to pursue science more seriously by his Grade 8 science teacher who spotted his scientific ability. The rest is history, as they say.
These days when he’s not in school, in the drama club or playing volleyball on the school team, Mr. Kurek is going through the process of patenting the Rollator wheelchair hybrid. He’s received a development off er from the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology to design and build a final prototype of the Rollator wheelchair hybrid.
“This project has introduced me to the business side of life and I’m interested in that,” he says.
His dream is to start up a company that specializes in medical assistive devices.
Passion for Science
Tracy Dang Mah, Student Researcher, University of Alberta
Growing up with food allergies gave
Tracy Dang Mah an appreciation for
the complexity of the human immune
system. By high school she had
developed a passion for immunology
that spurred her to remarkable
achievements and fascinating work with
accomplished scientists from around the
world.
Ms. Mah attributes her successes to mentors
who guided her in her formative years as a budding
scientist. Among them was the Sanofi -Aventis program that
introduced high school students to lab science.
“Setting high school students loose in a multi-million-dollar facility
takes faith and confi dence that we could do something worthy,” she
recalls with amazement. “I wouldn’t be in science without mentors
giving me those opportunities. That’s why I’ve achieved what I have.”
Following her passion for immunology, Ms. Mah joined the team
of researchers at the University of Alberta, including those who
launched the revolutionary cure for Type 1 diabetes, known as the
Edmonton Protocol.
“I want to keep up my research career,” she says. “There is huge
potential to make positive changes in the world through
research.” She acknowledges that research is only as good as
its potential to be implemented and she hints that she could
make a foray into policy or clinical work.
“I want to get beyond the bench to make an impact,” she
explains. “I want to work in areas where I not only produce
great results, but I get to implement those results to produce
even greater results to better humanity.”
A big part of the future Ms. Mah sees for herself involves
mentoring young scientists. In her last year of her under
graduate degree in a Bachelor of Science program studying
Immunology and Infections, she has already begun to do that.
She provides guidance to high school and under graduate
summer students in her lab and has been invited to mentor
students for the Canada-wide Science Fair and Canadian
Association for Girls in Science. She hopes to mentor other
Sanofi -Aventis participants later this year, completing the
mentorship circle.
At 21, Ms. Mah is already a sought-after public speaker. She is a
Top 20 Under 20 Canadian recipient and she won the Alberta
Centennial Medal for outstanding community involvement,
leadership and citizenship. Ms. Mah is an inspired young
woman whose potential to do great things is as great as is her
passion and ability to inspire others.
“Mentorship plays a great role in the future,” she says. “If
everyone tries harder to leave a lasting impact in someone
else, then we will all have done a good job at taking full
advantage of the opportunities we’ve been given.”
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MP Brian Jean applauds Wood Buffalo students at the National
Science Fair
There’s a good chance you don’t find rotting bodies or the immune system very impressive. You
would, if you saw Disha Shah and Rachel Bonney’s science projects.
Rachel Bonney and Disha Shah from Westwood Community High School were the Wood Buffalo
Regional finalists for their projects - Rotting Body, which focused on the effects of smoking, and
Understanding the Immune System, respectively, last April at the regional science fair.
Both students have just returned from representing the region of Wood Buffalo at the 2008
Canada-Wide Fair which was held from May 10 to 18 in Ottawa. They were accompanied by Andrew
Taylor, President Wood Buffalo Regional Science Fair, and Biology Instructor at Keyano College, as
well as Vincella Thompson, Treasurer Wood Buffalo Regional Science Fair and Instructor at the
College.
MP Brian Jean was impressed with the projects and applauded the efforts of both students. “I had
the pleasure of learning a little bit about their projects and was very impressed with both Rachel’s
and Disha’s aptitude, originality, and accomplishments,” he said. “I am proud of them and glad that
they were able to come all the way to Ottawa to represent northern Alberta. I wish them good luck
and congratulations!”
The Canada-Wide Science Fair showcased the talents of nearly 500 students from 102 regional fairs
across the country. Nearly $1 million was given out in awards and scholarships by Youth Science
Foundation Canada, the organization which operates the event.
Andrew Taylor was impressed with the calibre of projects at the fair. He said many of the projects
were examples of cutting edge science, with students engaged in research at local universities,
some even publishing their findings.
“The nine-day event featured numerous fun and educational activities provided by our hosts. We
are very pleased to have represented the Wood Buffalo region by participating in this exciting event
as part of Team Alberta,” said Taylor.
“The visit and recognition by Brian Jean was greatly appreciated. His visit acknowledges the hard
work and commitment of our students and the importance of science education in our community.
Although our finalists did not take home any awards, this was an invaluable experience for them,”
continued Taylor.
Disha Shah will be graduating high school this year and plans to continue in science at university.
Junior level student, Rachel Bonney, is already planning her science fair project for next year.
As for the next Wood Buffalo Regional Science Fair, Taylor said even though organizing the event
proved to be a great deal of work, their board of directors is excited to do it all again.
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L-R: Disha Shah, Andrew Taylor, MP Brian Jean, Vincella Thompson, and Rachel Bonney.
“We have already begun planning in earnest for next April. Details regarding next year’s fair will be
released in September. Among our new initiatives, we hope to assist high school students in their
science fair projects here at Keyano College by making resources such as our lab equipment and
mobile greenhouse available for their research,” Taylor said.
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http://timeinmoments.wordpress.com/category/world/canada/
Moments in time
May 26, 2008 at 4:23 pm
When Daniel Burd, 16, was doing his science fair project he latched onto the idea that plastic bags could be broken down much quicker than 1,000 years. The kid was right. His reseach shortens break down time into a mere 3 months.
As TheRecord.com reports:
“Almost every week I have to do chores and when I open the closet door, I have this avalanche
of plastic bags falling on top of me,” he said. “One day, I got tired of it and I wanted to know
what other people are doing with these plastic bags.”
The Waterloo, Ontario teen figured out a way to break down the polymers in plastic bags. Burd a student at Waterloo Collegiate Institute hypothesized that since the bags would eventually break down there had to be a way to speed up the process. He isolated and augmented the degrading agents.
The thing is, the process is pretty easy. Burd combined the polyethylene plastic bags he had ground into a powder, sodium chloride, dirt from a landfill and a yeast mixture in shakers for four weeks at a temperature of 86 degrees. At the end of the month he took a sample from that mixture and combined it with a new one, hoping to increase the overall concentration of microbes. After one more repeat, Burd put fresh plastic bags in the solution for six weeks. At the end of the six weeks the plastic had degraded almost 20 per cent. After figuring out which microbes were working the best he increased the degradation to 32 per cent. “The process of polyethylene degradation developed in this project can be used on an industrial scale for biodegradation of plastic bags. As a result, this would save the lives of millions ofwildlife species and save space in landfills.”
By the way Burd won the Canada-Wide Science Fair. He took home $30,000.
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Participation Guide to the 2008 CWSF (click to view-- 80 + pages)
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Canadian Science and Technology Museum Corporation
In collaboration with the Canadian Museum of Nature, the
National Research Council, the University of Ottawa and Ashbury
College, the Museum participated on a steering committee which
would see Ottawa host the Canada Wide Science Fair in 2008.
A proposal will be submitted to the Youth Science Foundation at
the 2004 Canada Wide Science Fair in St. John’s, Newfoundland.
To help it achieve one of its outreach goals, the Canada
Science and Technology Museum has developed a partnership
with the Vancouver-based institutions Science World, the
Vancouver Aquarium and the HR MacMillan Space Science
Centre to offer teacher enrichment workshops in Ontario and
Quebec in the form of a program called Engaging Science.
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Assumption Alumni Newsletter
Science Fair: 4 finalists were chosen from our local Windsor
Regional Science, Technology and Engineering Fair to
compete at the Canada Wide Science Fair (CWSF) which is
held in a different place each year. The 2008 fair was held in
Ottawa, Ontario (http://www.cwsf2008.ca/). At the CWSF,
they competed against more than 400 finalists chosen from more than 20,000 students who participated in 107 regional fairs across the country. At the CWSF they have the chance to win a medal (which comes with a cash prize up to $1500) and many different special awards (cash, research trips, scholarships). More than $900,000 in cash, scholarships and trips is available to be won at the CWSF. The top winner of the fair will get at least $16,500 in cash and more than $20,000 in scholarships. The finalists and their awards :
Nancy Marlen Martinez, Grade 12, Assumption, "Effects of
Heavy Metals on Dugesia tigrina" - Honourable Mention,
Earth & Environmental Science, $100 cash, Ai Quoc Bui,
Grade 12, Assumption, "Dying for a Sleep" - Silver Medal,
Automotive, $700 cash & certificate (includes scholarships
University of Ottawa, $3000, University of Western $1500,
University of British Columbia $2000, Dalhousie University
$2000)-Manning Innovation Achievement Award
Outstanding senior innovation projects selected on the basis
of ingenuity, originality, development and potential benefits.
Eight projects each receive a $500 cash award. Ai Quoc was
also selected as one of the $4000 winners of the Manning
Innovation Achievement Award - Ai Quoc won a total of
$5200 cash at the CWSF. A complete list of Canada Wide
Science Fair winners will be available at www.ysf.ca.
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Dawson Creek in the News
SCIENCE FAIR
There were 280 students from School Districts 59. and 60, with most of the Northeastern
communities represented.
Students ranged from grade four to ten and the projects included all the scientific disciplines from
biology and genetics to physics.
The projects are judged 60 per cent on scientific content and the rest is the display board and
interview process. All the participants will get a medal but a select few will get more.
Five projects from the grade seven to 10 students will go to the Canada wide science fair held in
Ottawa in May.
There are also awards from the provincial science community and local cash awards for others.
Northeast News
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Legislative Assembly of Ontario | Debates & Proceedings | Debates (Hans... http://192.75.172.22/web/house-proceedings/house_detail.do?Date=2008
INTRODUCTION OF VISITORS
On behalf of the member for Kingston and The Islands, a group of grades 7 to 12 students who
recently participated in the Canada-Wide Science Fair in Ottawa are here for the Sci-Tech Ontario
celebratory event to recognize their achievement and promote science among youth. Members can
visit them today in committee room 228-229, starting at 4 p.m.
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RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
Ms. Leeanna Pendergast: My question is for the Minister of Research and Innovation. Preston
Manning has suggested that “any and all MPs, especially newly elected ones”—and I would think
MPPs—“should acquaint themselves with the impressive work being done to engage youth through
Let’s Talk Science and the Canada-Wide Science Fair, organized by the Youth Science Foundation
Canada.”
I’m proud of students from my riding, Devin Howard, with his project You Are Not a Beautiful and
Unique Snowflake, and Mackenzie Carter, with her project, the Coanda Conundrum, who, as a result
of winning awards at the Kitchener-Waterloo Science Fair, were able to go and compete at this
year’s Canada-Wide Science Fair.
Also with us in the House today is Daniel Burd, a Kitchener-Waterloo Science Fair award winner and
platinum award winner for his project Plastic Not Fantastic, isolating micro-organisms that can break
down plastic.
The government has a role to play in engaging youth in science—
The Speaker (Hon. Steve Peters): Thank you. Minister of Research and Innovation.
Hon. John Wilkinson: I want to thank the member for the question. I want to assure her that we too
are proud of Devin, Mackenzie and Daniel, who are visiting today. Our economic future depends on
our ability to engage our youth in the wonders of science and technology. I want to encourage all
members to visit the Sci-Tech Ontario awards presentation, which will be in rooms 228 and 230 later
on this afternoon. I want to thank the Minister of the Environment, our colleague, for sponsoring that
today.
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Our government and our partners are working together to increase the level of awareness of our
young people in the key role played by science. In recognition of that, my ministry is sporting Youth
Science Foundation Canada and the work of Sci-Tech Ontario with an investment of some $3.5
million, and an additional investment of some $1.5 million to Let’s Talk Science.
I want to quote our friend Mike Lazaridis, chairman of RIM: “We need to change our culture so that
science and technology are seen to be the ‘in’ thing.”
Ms. Leeanna Pendergast: Canadian astronaut Roberta Bondar has said that as a result of her
encounter with the Ontario science fair—she participated in the science fair and it was an experience
that ultimately defined her life.
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Local scientists head to natlonal stage
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ENCANA
Once again, EnCana and partners Nova Scotia Youth Experiences in Science (NSYES), The Chronicle Herald and Global are working together to share inspiring science. This summer and fall,
advertisements will be appearing in the Herald and on Global in the Maritime provinces profi ling
Nova Scotia students, from grades 7 to 12, who participated in the 2008 Canada-Wide Science Fair
(CWSF). Students from Nova Scotia had one of their best showings ever at the 2008 CWSF, held last month in Ottawa. They brought home two gold, fi ve silver and nine bronze medals among other awards.
Each year, it’s estimated that more than 10,000 secondary students in Nova Scotia participate
in science fairs. More than 1,000 then go on to compete in regional science fairs across the province.
Top projects at the regional fairs then graduate to the national or Canada- Wide Science Fair.
In 2008, EnCana was pleased to support three regional science fairs (Halifax area, Mi’kmaq and
Strait area) as well as the Team Nova Scotia Showcase, a gathering of the 40 students competing for
Nova Scotia at the national fair.
In addition to providing support for science fairs in Nova Scotia, EnCana is a major sponsor of the CWSF. For more information on science fairs in Nova Scotia, visit the NSYES web
site at www.sciencefairinfo.ns.ca For more information on science fairs in Canada, visit the Youth
Science Foundation Canada web site at www.ysf.ca.
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British Columbia Science Fair
2008 Canada-Wide Science Fair Award Winners
Gold Medals • $1,500
AUTOMOTIVE • SENIOR
Greater Vancouver Evan Woo • Your Life or Your Car? AirCrumble Lets You
Have Both
Greater Vancouver Tony Xiao • Your Life or Your Car? AirCrumble Lets You
Have Both
BIOTECHNOLOGY & PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES • Intermediat E
Greater Vancouver Steven Zhu • Garlic Against Genotoxicity
LIFE SCIENCES • Intermediate
Central Okanagan Nicholas Randall • Fungi MB
PHYSICAL & MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES • SENIOR
Vancouver Island Alice Jourmel • Dynamic Testing of Strength and
Vibration Properties of Hardwoods
Silver Medals • $700
Computing & Information Technology • Senior
Greater Vancouver Evan Woo • Your Life or Your Car? AirCrumble Lets You
Have Both
Greater Vancouver Tony Xiao • Your Life or Your Car? AirCrumble Lets You
Have Both
ENGINEERING • Junior
Greater Vancouver Alex Yang • X-CoP 101 - eXternal COntrolled
Prosthesis
ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION • JUNIOR
Greater Vancouver Stéphane Aroca-Ouellette • Mechanics of Bioplastics
ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION • Intermediate
West Kootenay & Boundary Sarah Dalziel • The Woad to a Sustainable Blue
Colourant, Phase Two
Bron ze Medals • $300
BIOTECHNOLOGY & PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES • JUNIOR
Central Okanagan M adalyn Light • Likin’ Lichen Protection
Central Okanagan Emma Walker • Likin’ Lichen Protection
Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical Sciences • INTERMEDIATE
West Kootenay & Boundary Sarah Dalziel • The Woad to a Sustainable Blue
Colourant, Phase Two
Northern British Columbia Taneille Johnson • Amplification of hTERT cDNA for
Transient Transfection with Mammalian Cells
COMPUTING & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY • SENIOR
Pacific Northwest Casey Banner • Neural Networks: Image Recognition 2
Earth & Environmental Sciences • SENIOR
South Fraser G race Wang • “Sour Soil”: the resiliency of nitrogen
fixation capabilities of Rhizobia in Acidic and Alkaline Soil
ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION • Junior
Fraser Valley K elsey Mostertman • Bye-Bye Birdies
HEALTH SCIENCES • INTERMEDIATE
Greater Vancouver Claire Edgcumbe • Ceasing Seizures
LIFE SCIENCES • Junior
Central Interior Ashley Nicole Anderson • Predicting Penalty Minutes
PHYSICAL & MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES • Junior
Greater Vancouver Eric Liu • Come and Get Your Coffee While It’s Hot!
Greater Vancouver K ais Khimji • Come and Get Your Coffee While It’s Hot!
PHYSICAL & MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES • SENIOR
Central Okanagan Naomi Victoria Fredeen • Fourier Analysis on Violin Tone
HONOURABLE MENTION AWARDS • $300
Automotive • Junior
Northern British Columbia R osalynd Cook • Slow Down and Save with Ethanol
Automotive • INTERMEDIATE
Greater Vancouver K evin Venalainen • Efficiency is the Key
Greater Vancouver Yaro Chebunin • Efficiency is the Key
BIOTECHNOLOGY & PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES • INTERMEDIATE
Northern British Columbia Brenna Schilds • The Curing Clove!
EARTH & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE • JUNIOR
Fraser Valley Jory Smallenberg • Do you know what you’re drinking?
EARTH & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE • INTERMEDIATE
Northern British Columbia K imberly Gulevich • Heat Up the Hydrocarbons
ENGINEERING • Junior
Fraser Valley K elsey Mostertman • Bye-Bye Birdies
ENGINEERING • INTERMEDIATE
Cariboo/Mainline Christina Noel • Busting a Bridge: Only the Strongest
Will Survive
Greater Vancouver K evin Venalainen • Efficiency is the Key
Greater Vancouver Yaro Chebunin • Efficiency is the Key
ENGINEERING • SENIOR
Greater Vancouver M ark Stothers • The Effects of Microbubble Volume on
Ship Hull Drag Reduction
ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION • Junior
Fraser Valley Trenton Chard • Catch the Heat
Greater Vancouver Alex Yang • X-CoP 101 - eXternal COntrolled Prosthesis
Greater Vancouver Eric Liu • Come and Get Your Coffee While It’s Hot!
Greater Vancouver K ais Khimji • Come and Get Your Coffee While It’s Hot!
ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION • INTERMEDIATE
Greater Vancouver Steven Zhu • Garlic Against Genotoxicity
HEALTH SCIENCES • Junior
Greater Vancouver Claire Longcroft • Are You Well Heeled?
Greater Vancouver Ariana Saatchi • Is PJ the Cure?
HEALTH SCIENCES • SENIOR
Greater Vancouver Cherry Gao • The Effects of Zizyphus jujube var. spinosa
Extract of Various Cancer Cell Lines
Greater Vancouver L inda Liu •The Effects of Zizyphus jujube var. spinosa
Extract of Various Cancer Cell Lines
PHYSICAL & MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES • INTERMEDIATE
Vancouver Island O liver Jourmel • Breaking the Carbon Bond
PHYSICAL & MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES • SENIOR
Fraser Valley Jason Ho • Equations of State of Hexane at Geophysical
Conditions of the Upper Mantle
Fraser Valley Sarah Reimer • Equations of State of Hexane at
Geophysical Conditions of the Upper Mantle
Special Awards
AGRICULTURE AGRI-FOOD AWARD • $1,000
South Fraser G race Wang • “Sour Soil”: the resiliency of nitrogen
fixation capabilities of Rhizobia in Acidic and Alkaline Soil
THE ACTUARIAL FOUNDATION OF CANADA AWARD • $500
Greater Vancouver Claire Longcroft • Are You Well Heeled?
AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL YOUTH SCIENCE FORUM AWARD • $2,500
Cariboo Mainline Nicole Goldring • Mountain Pine Beetle: The Silent Fire
Central Okanagan Cody Lee O’Neil • Orbital Forcing: An Astrophysical
Solution to the Puzzle of Climate Change
Central Okanagan Derek Wai Yip Ling • Orbital Forcing: An Astrophysical
Solution to the Puzzle of Climate Change
AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN ASTRONOMY • $750
Central Okanagan Cody Lee O’Neil • Orbital Forcing: An Astrophysical
Solution to the Puzzle of Climate Change
Central Okanagan Derek Wai Yip Ling • Orbital Forcing: An Astrophysical
Solution to the Puzzle of Climate Change
CAP PHYSICS PRIZE • $1,000
Vancouver Island Alice Jourmel • Dynamic Testing of Strength and
Vibration Properties of Hardwoods
DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF SCIENCE ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIP •
$4,000
Greater Vancouver Evan Woo • Your Life or Your Car? AirCrumble Lets You
Have Both
Greater Vancouver Tony Xiao • Your Life or Your Car? AirCrumble Lets You
Have Both
Vancouver Island Alice Jourmel • Dynamic Testing of Strength and
Vibration Properties of Hardwoods
DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF SCIENCE ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIP •
$2,000
Greater Vancouver Evan Woo • Your Life or Your Car? AirCrumble Lets You
Have Both
Greater Vancouver Tony Xiao • Your Life or Your Car? AirCrumble Lets You
Have Both
NSERC UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT RESEARCH AWARD • $5,625
Greater Vancouver Evan Woo • Your Life or Your Car? AirCrumble Lets You
Have Both
Greater Vancouver Tony Xiao • Your Life or Your Car? AirCrumble Lets You
Have Both
Vancouver Island Alice Jourmel • Dynamic Testing of Strength and
Vibration Properties of Hardwoods
PETRO-CANADA PEER INNOVATION AWARD - Junior • $200
Northern British Columbia R osalynd Cook • Slow Down and Save with Ethanol
PETRO-CANADA PEER INNOVATION AWARD - senior • $200
Greater Vancouver Evan Woo • Your Life or Your Car? AirCrumble Lets You
Have Both
Greater Vancouver Tony Xiao • Your Life or Your Car? AirCrumble Lets You
Have Both
THE MANNING INNOVATION ACHIEVEMENT AWARD • $500
Greater Vancouver Evan Woo • Your Life or Your Car? AirCrumble Lets You
Have Both
Greater Vancouver Tony Xiao • Your Life or Your Car? AirCrumble Lets You
Have Both
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA FA CULTY OF SCIENCE (VAN COUVER)
ENTRANCE AWARD • $4,000
Vancouver Island Alice Jourmel • Dynamic Testing of Strength and
Vibration Properties of Hardwoods
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA FA CULTY OF SCIENCE (VAN COUVER)
ENTRANCE AWARD • $2,000
Greater Vancouver Evan Woo • Your Life or Your Car? AirCrumble Lets You
Have Both
Greater Vancouver Tony Xiao • Your Life or Your Car? AirCrumble Lets You
Have Both
UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIP • $20,000
Greater Vancouver Evan Woo • Your Life or Your Car? AirCrumble Lets You
Have Both
Greater Vancouver Tony Xiao • Your Life or Your Car? AirCrumble Lets You
Have Both
Vancouver Island Alice Jourmel • Dynamic Testing of Strength and
Vibration Properties of Hardwoods
UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIP • $3,000
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How Fast It Falls?
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Vibration Properties of Hardwoods
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Vancouver Island K aileyne Stevenson • Safety in the Kitchen
Vancouver Island Corina Fischer • Shake n’ Break
Vancouver Island Christopher Hennecker • The Chair Stop
Vancouver Island Todd Darcie • The Effects of Magnetic Fields, Electric
Shock and Low Frequency Radio Signals on Pacemakers
Vancouver Island Emily Tsao • The Magnets, Electricity and the Dynamo
Vancouver Island Jacob Danielson • The Ultimate Remote Prototype #1
Vancouver Island Emily Bradshaw • Turtue Solaire (Solar Turtle)
Vancouver Island Julia Lloyd • Turtue Solaire (Solar Turtle)
Vancouver Island Chadi Saad–Roy • Un train Magnétique: Un Mode de
Transport Propre 2
BC Agriculture in the Classroom Award—BC Potato and Vegetable
Grower ’s Association • $75
Cariboo/Mainline M ontana Green • Dirty Rotten Hay
Cariboo/Mainline Charity–Angel Pender • Dirty Rotten Hay
Central Interior L evi Barlow • Biogas 2
Central Okanagan L indsay Wardle • Does Beta-Carotene Prevent Plant
Cancer?
East Kootenay Potyok Potyok • Lemon Hair Dye
East Kootenay Amy Ricard • Lemon Hair Dye
Fraser Valley K elsey Mostertman • Bye-Bye Birdie
Greater Vancouver Jennifer Campbell • Want Coffee with That?
Greater Vancouver O pal Leung • Want Coffee with That?
Northern British Columbia L indsay Walker • Plants and their Water
Pacific Northwest R obert Hamelin • Winter Garden
Pacific Northwest M ichael Wilford • Winter Garden
South Fraser G race Wang • “Sour Soil”: the resiliency of nitrogen
fixation capabilities of Rhizobia in Acidic and Alkaline Soil
Vancouver Island Alexis Duval • Ca grouille dans le compost!
West Kootenay & Boundary Ellie Hansen • Erosion on the Kootenay Riving Dyking
System
Yukon/Stikine L iam Finnegan • Climate Change
Yukon/Stikine Anthony Nault • Climate Change
BC Greenhouse Growers’ Association (A partner of BC Agriculture
in the Classroom ) Award • $75
Fraser Valley Sarah Murphy • Go Green Go Ethanol
Greater Vancouver H annah Lin • Does Increasing the Amount of Hydrogen
Peroxide Increase the Growth of Seed Germination?
South Fraser David Shorey • Lead in Lettuce
BC Hydro Power Smart Award • $100, Certificate and Perpetual Trophy
Cariboo/Mainline Courtney Hayes • Tidal Power
Central Interior Anika Ortner • House Heating Strategies
Central Okanagan L eanna Gruende • Welcome to Our Home: A Study on
Creating Efficient Housing in Canada
Central Okanagan Jessica Noble • Welcome to Our Home: A Study on
Creating Efficient Housing in Canada
East Kootenay Andrew Crozier • Magnetic Electricity
East Kootenay Peter McKinnon • Magnetic Electricity
Fraser Valley Tommy Stokes • Grand Coulee Dam
Greater Vancouver K athleen Beekmann • Trashy Speculation on Insulation
Northern British Columbia Dylan Kassion • Weather or Not Site C
Pacific Northwest M erran Morgan • Bright Ideas
South Fraser O wen Campbell • Wind Turbines
South Fraser M ichael Horner • Wind Turbines
Vancouver Island Emily Tsao • The Magnets, Electricity and the Dynamo
West Kootenay & Boundary Ben Goodwin-Wilson • Today’s World: A Study of
Efficiency
British Columbia Innovation Council Award • Student • Turning Ideas into Solutions • $100
Cariboo/Mainline M organ Hoot • Handwashing and Gloves: Making the
Right Choice
Central Interior H ailey Alexander • Lost in Transcription? The Effects of
Mutation through Eukaryotic Gene Expression
Central Interior Jenna Dimler • Lost in Transcription? The Effects of
Mutation through Eukaryotic Gene Expression
Central Okanagan Nicholas Randall • Fungi MB
East Kootenay Ethan Hofmeister • The Hydro-Electric Spinner
East Kootenay Chris Lavery • The Hydro-Electric Spinner
Fraser Valley L ance Jelinski • Hydroguard
Greater Vancouver Stéphane Aroca-Ouellette • Mechanics of Bioplastics
Northern British Columbia Jacquie Gulevich • Watts the Alternative?
Pacific Northwest M eghan McLellan • Blowing in the Wind
South Fraser H olly Hadley • A Breath of Fresh Air
South Fraser Nancy Li • A Breath of Fresh Air
Vancouver Island Chadi Saad–Roy • Un train Magnétique: Un Mode de
Transport Propre 2
West Kootenay & Boundary Sarah Dalziel • The Woad to a Sustainable Blue
Colourant, Phase Two
Yukon/Stikine David Lister • Electricity from Snow
British Columbia Innovation Council Award • Teacher • Turning Ideas into Solutions • $100
Cariboo/Mainline Mr. Tim McCluskey, St. Ann’s Academy
Central Interior Mr. Robert Tower, Westside Academy
Central Okanagan Mr. Marlon Brown, Dr. Knox Middle School
East Kootenay Ms. Janet Tymchyna, St. Mary’s Catholic Independent
Fraser Valley Mr. Angus McKay, Clayburn Middle School
Greater Vancouver Ms. Rosemary Burd, Queen Mary Elementary
Northern British Columbia Mrs. Kim Telizyn, Dr. Kearney Junior Secondary
Pacific Northwest M r. Gordon Higginson, St. Joseph’s
South Fraser Mr. Gordon Collings, Seaquam Secondary
Vancouver Island Ms. Annie Vallance, Glenlyon Norfolk School
West Kootenay & Boundary Ms. Jocelyn Bowman, Dr. D.A. Perley Elementary
Yukon/Stikine M s. Sofie Maurice, Whitehorse Elementary
BC Science Teachers ’ Award • $100
Cariboo/Mainline Colleen Kennedy • Polar Problem
Central Interior Ashley Anderson • Predicting Penalty Minutes
Central Okanagan Allison Wardle • Which Fabric Insulates Better?
East Kootenay Amy Cornelson • Does Video Gaming and Reading
Affect Your Ability to Do Math?
East Kootenay Amanda Cornelson • Does Video Gaming and Reading
Affect Your Ability to Do Math?
Fraser Valley R avdeep Gill • To Get the Whitest Smile
Fraser Valley K arndeep Sangha • To Get the Whitest Smile
Greater Vancouver Stéphane Aroca-Ouellette • Mechanics of Bioplastics
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Pacific Northwest Arctica Cunningham • Stop…Or Floor It?
Pacific Northwest Jessy Zemenchick • Stop…Or Floor It?
South Fraser H olly Hadley • A Breath of Fresh Air
South Fraser Nancy Li • A Breath of Fresh Air
Vancouver Island Amy Erving • Battle of the Senses: Taste vs. Smell
West Kootenay & Boundary R yan Page • Which One Absorbs More Oil
Yukon/Stikine Talia Woodland • Stimulus Strength and Reaction Time
Chevron Canada Ltd Award • $100
Cariboo/Mainline Nicole Goldring • Mountain Pine Beetle: The Silent Fire
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Central Okanagan Fabyan Blomme • Feu Foret
East Kootenay Curtis Hall • Combining the Effects of Chemical and
Organic Fertilizers at Tye Lake
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Greater Vancouver Johnathen Chen • The Future of Recycling Plastics
Greater Vancouver Jessica Zhang • The Future of Recycling Plastics
Northern British Columbia L aura Crossland • Keep the Peace
Pacific Northwest Billy deSteiger • How Much Waste?
Pacific Northwest Jesse Kapelari • How Much Waste?
South Fraser Sukhmani Singh • Can You Catch Them Before They Fall?
Vancouver Island M onica Whitney-Brown • Raindrops on Rotors
West Kootenay & Boundary Josh Daignault • Is a Wetland and Wasteland?
Yukon/Stikine Cameron Cottrell–Tribes • Greenhouse Effects II
DAWEG (Division for Advancement of Women in Engineering and
Geosciences ) Award • Cash Award (as determined by each local chapter)
Fraser Valley Breanna Chelsey • Feel the Shaking – Seismic Activity
Fraser Valley M arissa Litjens • Feel the Shaking – Seismic Activity
Fraser Valley Deen Ticchurst • Paschal’s Law of Hydrolics
Fraser Valley Jason Ho • Equations of State of Hexane at Geophysical
Conditions of the Upper Mantle
Fraser Valley Sarah Reimer • Equations of State of Hexane at
Geophysical Conditions of the Upper Mantle
Greater Vancouver Demi Zeng • Battle of the Methods: Water Purification
Greater Vancouver K aren Yu • Effect of Plasticizers on Gelatinization
Properties of Corn Starch
Greater Vancouver Poljanka Johnson • Pedal Power
Greater Vancouver K ayla Lee • Pedal Power
South Fraser Shivika Sharma • Hydroelectricity and Windpower
Vancouver Island M onica Whitney–Brown • Raindrops on Rotor
Vancouver Island Alice Jourmel • Dynamic Testing of Strength and
Vibration Properties of Hardwoods
Federation of British Columbia Naturalists Award • $50
Cariboo/Mainline Elizabeth MacKenzie-Case • Don’t Be a Drip – Conserve
Water
East Kootenay Curtis Hall • Combining the Effects of Chemical and
Organic Fertilizers at Try Lake
Fraser Valley Nikolai Seroka • The Chilliwack/Vedder River System –
Pristine or Polluted?
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Northern British Columbia G ordon Mielke • Backyard Birds
Pacific Northwest Travis Verbeek • Stayin’ Alive
South Fraser R aneem Jaluta • Oil Spill
Vancouver Island Brittany Reid • Western Red Cedar and Douglas Fir’s
Ability to Resist Wind Damage
West Kootenay & Boundary R yan Page • Which One Absorbs More Oil
Yukon/Stikine Dylan Meikle • Climate Change and Forest Fire
Genome British Columbia Award • 2 x $100
Central Interior H ailey Alexander • Lost in Transcription? The Effects of
Mutations through Eukaryotic Gene Expression
Central Interior Jenna Dimler • Lost in Transcription? The Effects of
Mutations through Eukaryotic Gene Expression
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Fraser Valley Jennifer Chau • RNAI vs. Huntington’s Disease
Fraser Valley Sarah Childs • RNAI vs. Huntington’s Disease
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Soybeans
Greater Vancouver H arsh Nathani • Iron: True Strength or Just There?
Northern British Columbia Taneille Johnson • Isolation and Amplification of DNA
Pacific Northwest David Kusleika • Gender Differences in Short Term
Memory
Pacific Northwest Jarvis Neglia • Triangle Test
South Fraser Tunjodh Dhaliwal • Genetics
South Fraser Jasjot Sidhu • Genetics
West Kootenay Vivian Nguyen • Are Males More Likely to be Colour
Blind?
Yukon/Stikine Emily Wilson • Are Twins Finger Prints More Likely To Be
Alike?
Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon Award
• Recognition Pla que
Cariboo/Mainline Savannah Joe • Energy Rush
Cariboo/Mainline Cristinanna McMaster • Energy Rush
Central Interior Tykara Gramm • How Does Music Affect Your Blood
Pressure and Heart Rate?
Central Interior Aura Russell • How Does Music Affect Your Blood
Pressure and Heart Rate?
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Fraser Valley Elizabeth Seaman • Music and Heartrates
Greater Vancouver Alastair Williams • Developments in Brain Cancer
Treatments
Northern British Columbia Brett Dyck • Pedal Water
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Pacific Northwest M adison Oud • Active Body, Active Mind
South Fraser Amy Chou • Blood Pressure
South Fraser Joyce Lam • Blood Pressure
Vancouver Island Dayne Randell • Caffeine and the Human Heart…A
Healthy Combination?
West Kootenay & Boundary Ben Kanda • Do Video Games Affect your Learning of
Math Facts?
Yukon/Stikine M ark Verhalle • Do Video Games Affect the Heart?
The Michael Crooks Physics Award—BCAPT (British Columbia
Association Of Physics Teachers ) • $75
Cariboo/Mainline Christina Noel • Busting a Bridge: Only the Strongest
Will Survive
Central Interior L ee Verge • Got Mud?
Central Okanagan Naomi Victoria Fredeen • Fourier Analysis on Violin Tone
East Kootenay Alistair Graham • Speakers
Fraser Valley R ylee Hagen • Soda Pop Water Rocket
Greater Vancouver Janice Leung • It’s Raining Eggs!
Greater Vancouver L inda Wong • It’s Raining Eggs!
Northern British Columbia K onner Hunter • What a Drag
Pacific Northwest Sarah Bridgewood • How Much Did It Take To Break?
Pacific Northwest Nikita Day • How Much Did It Take To Break?
South Fraser M ark Lego • Friction
South Fraser Nikhil Pandey • Friction
Vancouver Island H annah Bild-Enikin • Speeding Spins: The Physics Behind
a Figure Skating Spin
Vancouver Island Emilie Tranter • Speeding Spins: The Physics Behind a
Figure Skating Spin
Yukon/Stikine Nick Kolton • Rockin’ Physics
Yukon/Stikine Will Mahoney • Rockin’ Physics
NELSON EDUCATION LTD. AWARD • $100
Cariboo/Mainline M ackenzie Finch • Would You Kiss This?
Cariboo/Mainline K elsey Kynoch • Would You Kiss This?
Central Interior O liver Lindstrom • Amazing Algae
Central Okanagan Cody O’Neil • Orbital Forcing: Solving the Puzzle of
Climate Change
Central Okanagan Derek Ling • Orbital Forcing: Solving the Puzzle of
Climate Change
East Kootenay M adison Allen • Does Playing Video Games Affect
Reading?
Fraser Valley K ira Poirier • H20+
Greater Vancouver Perri Tutleman • A Cancer Cell’s Trojan Horse
Northern British Columbia Jaedon Brown • Strawberry DNA
Pacific Northwest K iri Daust • The Golden Age of Leaves
South Fraser Ashley Braun • Gestational Diabetes
South Fraser Victoria Kon • Gestational Diabetes
Vancouver Island Todd Darcie • The Effects of Magnetic Fields, Electric
Shock and Low Frequency Radio Signals on Pacemakers
West Kootenay & Boundary Amos Lawrason • Brain Power
Yukon/Stikine Clara Reid • Hatching Mosquito Pupae
SCWIST (Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology)
Award • $100, Perpetual Trophy
Cariboo/Mainline Nicole Goldring • Mountain Pine Beetle: The Silent Fire
Central Interior H ailey Alexander • Lost in Transcription? The Effects of
Mutations through Eukaryotic Gene Expression
Central Interior Jenna Dimler • Lost in Transcription? The Effects of
Mutations through Eukaryotic Gene Expression
Central Okanagan M adalyn Light • Likin’ Lichen Protection
Central Okanagan Emma Walker • Likin’ Lichen Protection
East Kootenay K eltie Murdoch • To Dye For
Fraser Valley Dalvir Bhangu • Culprits of Our Landfill
Fraser Valley Jasneet Brar • Culprits of Our Landfill
Greater Vancouver M ary Zhao • Correlation Between the Bacteria
Pseudomonas Syringae and Ice Nucleation
Northern British Columbia K immi Gulevich • Heat Up the Hydrocarbons
Pacific Northwest M organ Yee • Colourful Flavours
South Fraser G ao Weike • The Icy Truth
Vancouver Island Caleigh Bachop • Loopy Stroop
Young Innovator Award • $25 and Perpetual Trophy
Cariboo/Mainline K aitlyn Allan • Nothing Is, But What Is Not?
Central Interior G abrielle Jacob • An invention in sound!
Central Okanagan K ynan Kraft • Pistages et Moulages
East Kootenay M ichelle Ricard • Sand to Glass
East Kootenay Jayla Toorenburgh • Sand to Glass
Fraser Valley K ael Toddington • Exploring G Forces
Greater Vancouver Ariana Saatchi • Is PJ the Cure?
Northern British Columbia Coleson Fellers • Will the fumes stop the blooms?
Pacific Northwest M eghan VanArem • Stuck
South Fraser G ao Weike • The Icy Truth
Vancouver Island Amy Erving • Battle of the Senses: Taste versus Smell
West Kootenay & Boundary Emily Graeme • Waterworks
Association of Professional Biologist Award • $100 plus a Newsletter Subscription
Greater Vancouver Steven Zhu • Garlic Against Genotoxicity
Crypto zoology Award • $50 , MEMBERSHIP IN THE BC CRYPTOZOOLOGY
CLUB, NEWSLETTER SUBSCRIPTION (BC CRYPTO ZOOLOGY CLUB)
South Fraser Alycia Hargreaves • Fact or Fiction: Chupacabra
Ministry of Transportation Award • JUNIOR • $100
Northern British Columbia R osalynd Cook • Slow Down and Save with Ethanol
Ministry of Transportation Award • Intermediate • $100
Cariboo Mainland Christina Noel • Busting a Bridge: Only the Strongest
Will Survive
Ministry of Transportation Award • SENIOR • $1000 SCHOLARSHIP
Vancouver Island Alice Jourmel • Dynamic Testing of Strength and
Vibration Properties of Hardwoods
The Technical and Research Committee on Reclamation Award
• $500 Scholarship
South Fraser G race Wang • “Sour Soil”: The Resiliency of Nitrogen
Fixation Capabilities of Rhizobia in Acidic and Alkaline
Soil
W.E. Coates Award (Canadian Land Reclamation Association: BC
Chapter ) • $150
South Fraser H olly Hadley • A Breath of Fresh Air
South Fraser Nancy Li • A Breath of Fresh Air
Canada-Wide Science Fair 2008
71 students from all across BC won 5 gold, 5 silver, 12 bronze, 24 honorable mentions
and 17 special awards, as well as $165,975 in other awards and scholarships at this year’s
Canada-Wide Science Fair, held in Ottawa, Ontario, May 10 - 18, 2008. The students
participated in a variety of categories: automotive, biotechnology & pharmaceutical
sciences, computing & information technology, earth and environmental sciences,
engineering, environmental innovation, health sciences, life sciences and physical &
mathematical sciences.
Team BC members from the Greater Vancouver Regional Science Fair.
Team BC members Mark Stothers from Greater Vancouver and Rosalynd Cook and Taneille Johnson
from Northern British Columbia.
Team BC members from the Central Okanagan Regional Science Fair.
Team BC members April Mica, Nancy Li, Holly Alana Hadley and Grace Wang from the South Fraser
Regional Science Fair.
Canada-Wide Science Fair 2008 British Columbia
Finalists
Regional results from the 2008 Canada-Wide Science Fair are available at:
http://www.sciencefairs.bc.ca/media.html
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Student turns gut instinct into a top science project; 17-year-old
wins praise for research using stomach monitor as a lie detector
The Vancouver Sun
Tue 11 Dec 2007
Page: A3
Chantal Eustace
Full text
Cassandra Fong, a tech-savvy 17-year-old from Britannia secondary
school, won a trip to the Canada Wide Science Fair, thanks to a lie
detector she made from a stomach monitor.
Fong credits an innovative UBC partnership program, Let's Talk
About Science, with helping her to find her scientific groove. Last
year, more than 11,000 B.C. students received assistance through
the program, which includes a rural outreach element. "We want to provide science literacy to the students," said Lars Rose,
a volunteer with the program who is doing his doctorate in
material science at UBC. "We want to raise the awareness of science technology and sort of make it more interesting."
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