2025 Results

Special Awards

Best Biology Project
       Evelyn Madill Is Your Water Bottle Disgusting? Bedford Academy
Avalon Lively Truth Unearthed: Investigating the prospect of mycorrhizal fungi for sustainable forestry Lockview High School
Best Physics Project
Saliha Iman Shahzodova Slime Elasticity Armbrae Academy
James Burke The Pendulum Experiment Armbrae Academy
Best Chemistry Project
Wilder Toombs The Impact of Increased CO₂ on the Soil Microbiome Hydrostone Academy (previously Shambhala School)
Frank Jefferies Biophotovoltaics: Optimizing Electricity Generation from Algae Hydrostone Academy (previously Shambhala School)
Sophia Croft What’s For Dinner? Impact of Food Choices on Indoor Air Pollution Exposure Time Sacred Heart School of Halifax
Best Engineering Project (sponsored by Engineers NS)
Christian Newton Ethan Cormier La Boite Remboursable Elizabeth Sutherland School
Jasper Dorland The Green Goal: Designing an Eco Friendly Soccer Stadium for Halifax Gorsebrook Junior High School
Best Behavioral and/or Social Science Project
Zofia Smith-Robertson The Effect of Emotionally Charged Content on Task Performance Hydrostone Academy (previously Shambhala School)
Best Use of Math and/or Computer Science
David Li Luciel Watson Forecasting Arctic Sea Ice Extent and Area Using Linear Regression Citadel High School
Best Use of Technology
Elise Nickerson Blind Beta: Bouldering Assistant for the Visually Impaired Halifax Independent School
Harry Nickerson FIRE (Fundus Imaging for Retinal Evaluation): A non-mydriatic camera and AI for early screening Citadel High School
Fatima Tuz Zehra Using Sensor Data for Real-Time Mood Detection and Mental Health Text Support Maritime Muslim Academy
Best Health Project
Sondos Harhash Celine Damisi The affect of stress on cancer Maritime Muslim Academy
Harry Nickerson FIRE (Fundus Imaging for Retinal Evaluation): A non-mydriatic camera and AI for early screening Citadel High School
Wafaa Amin Identifying Naringenin as an Inhibitor of the Peanut Allergen Ara h 1 Through Molecular Analysis Citadel High School
Best Environmental or Reusable Energy Project
Ethan Cormier Christian Newton La Boite Remboursable Elizabeth Sutherland School
Sarah McGrath The Clean Green Omega 3 Producing Machine Halifax Grammar School
Passion for Science
Eliza Rasmussen The Canso Causeway: No Way Through Gorsebrook Junior High School
Awards of Excellence
Junior 
Mora Seoul Hazel Shaw Does Seaweed Help Plants Grow? Armbrae Academy
Juliana Faltas Dirty Dog! Bedford Academy
Nathan Crowell Can you find the AI? Bedford Academy
Saliha Iman Shahzodova Slime Elasticity Armbrae Academy
Ethan Cormier Christian Newton La Boite Remboursable Elizabeth Sutherland School
Haythem McCulloch-Booth The Immidiate Effect of Screens on Adolecent cognitive function. Hydrostone Academy (previously Shambhala School)
Nina Cranmer Algae Vs. Oil: A Fight for Pollution Control Hydrostone Academy (previously Shambhala School)
Elise Nickerson Blind Beta: Bouldering Assistant for the Visually Impaired Halifax Independent School
Intermediate
Luciel Watson David Li Forecasting Arctic Sea Ice Extent and Area Using Linear Regression Citadel High School
Harry Nickerson FIRE (Fundus Imaging for Retinal Evaluation): A non-mydriatic camera and AI for early screening Citadel High School
Dev Gupta Quantum Weirdness, the Answer to Our Problems? Park West School
Frank Jefferies Biophotovoltaics: Optimizing Electricity Generation from Algae Hydrostone Academy (previously Shambhala School)
Jasper Dorland The Green Goal: Designing an Eco Friendly Soccer Stadium for Halifax Gorsebrook Junior High School
Sarah McGrath The Clean Green Omega 3 Producing Machine Halifax Grammar School
Senior 
Avalon Lively Truth Unearthed: Investigating the prospect of mycorrhizal fungi for sustainable forestry Lockview High School
Wafaa Amin Identifying Naringenin as an Inhibitor of the Peanut Allergen Ara h 1 Through Molecular Analysis Citadel High School
Sophia Croft What’s For Dinner? Impact of Food Choices on Indoor Air Pollution Exposure Time Sacred Heart School of Halifax
Grand Prizes
Canada Wide Science Fair, Feredericton, NB
Sponsored by:
Halifax Regional Centre for Education
Wafaa Amin Identifying Naringenin as an Inhibitor of the Peanut Allergen Ara h 1 Through Molecular Analysis Citadel High School
Natural Forces Inc.
Sophia Croft What’s For Dinner? Impact of Food Choices on Indoor Air Pollution Exposure Time Sacred Heart School of Halifax
Dalhousie University
Nina Cranmer Algae Vs. Oil: A Fight for Pollution Control Hydrostone Academy (previously Shambhala School)
Saint Mary’s University
Avalon Lively Truth Unearthed: Investigating the prospect of mycorrhizal fungi for sustainable forestry Lockview High School
East Coast Credit Union & Saint Mary’s University
Sarah McGrath The Clean Green Omega 3 Producing Machine Halifax Grammar School
Ayva Educational Solutions
Harry Nickerson FIRE (Fundus Imaging for Retinal Evaluation): A non-mydriatic camera and AI for early screening Citadel High School
Scholarships and Awards
Dalhousie University- $1500 Entrance Scholarship
Wafaa Amin Identifying Naringenin as an Inhibitor of the Peanut Allergen Ara h 1 Through Molecular Analysis Citadel High School
Acadia University – $1000 Entrance Scholarship
Harry Nickerson FIRE (Fundus Imaging for Retinal Evaluation): A non-mydriatic camera and AI for early screening Citadel High School
Saint Mary’s University – Summer Research Award
Avalon Lively Truth Unearthed: Investigating the prospect of mycorrhizal fungi for sustainable forestry Lockview High School