{"id":510,"date":"2026-04-15T10:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T14:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/region.youthscience.ca\/hste\/?page_id=510"},"modified":"2026-04-15T10:06:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T14:06:01","slug":"2024-results","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/region.youthscience.ca\/hste\/results\/2024-results\/","title":{"rendered":"2024 Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" colspan=\"6\">Special Awards<\/th>\n<th><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\"><strong>Best Biology Project<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Frank<\/td>\n<td>Jefferies<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>An Odorous Opponent: Garlic vs Fungi and Bacteria<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Shambhala School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Bram<\/td>\n<td>St. Peters<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>Can human biosolids be used in lunar soils to enhance plant growth on the moon?<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Citadel High School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\"><strong>Best Physics Project<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Claudia<\/td>\n<td>Hoogerboord<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>Invisibility in Aerial Warfare<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Bedford Academy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Nathaniel<\/td>\n<td>Duguay<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>Levitating into the Future: Exploring the Aerodynamics of Tube Hover Trains<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Sacred Heart School of Halifax<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\"><strong>Best Chemistry Project<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Wolfgang<\/td>\n<td>Foster<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>The Human Perception of Total Dissolved Solvents in Water<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Shambhala School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\"><strong>Best Project Pertaining to Atmospheric, Meteoroological or Oceanographic Science<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>David<\/td>\n<td>Li<\/td>\n<td>Max<\/td>\n<td>Tiller<\/td>\n<td><em>Predicting Arctic Sea Ice Coverage in Summer 2024<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Gorsebrook Junior High School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Sophia<\/td>\n<td>Croft<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>Gettting Some Air Time: How Long Does Indoor Air Pollution Last?<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Sacred Heart School of Halifax<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\"><strong>Best Engineering Project<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Dev<\/td>\n<td>Gupta<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>Piezo Power<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Park West School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Vishnuprasad<\/td>\n<td>Kakarla<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>Exploring Near-Field Communication<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Park West School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Karema<\/td>\n<td>Alarabi<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>Tracking the Sun: Maximizing the use of solar energy<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Ihsan Academy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\"><strong>Best Behavioral and\/or Social Science Project<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Carly<\/td>\n<td>Scallion<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>L&#8217;Aphantasie et le rappel de la m\u00e9moire active et la reconnaissance.<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Elizabeth Sutherland School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Onyx<\/td>\n<td>Myers-Gtson<\/td>\n<td>Ayvlyn<\/td>\n<td>Doucet Campbell<\/td>\n<td><em>The Correlation Between Mood 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School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\"><strong>Sanofi Biogenius Award<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\">Best Gr 7-12 project related to biotechnology &#8211; the use of biological systems to produce goods and services &#8211; health, or life sciences.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Harry<\/td>\n<td>Nickerson<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>Applying Image Augmentation to Improve AI Detection of Retinitis Pigmentosa in Fundus Photos<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Halifax Independent School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\"><strong>Awards of Excellence<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\"><strong>Junior<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Juliana<\/td>\n<td>Faltas<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>Bacteria 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Halifax<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Frank<\/td>\n<td>Jefferies<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>An Odorous Opponent|: Garlic vs Fungi and Bacteria<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Shambhala School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Livi<\/td>\n<td>Peterson<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>Bacteria Bash &amp; The Party Pad Project: Microbial Menstruation: Investigating the Impact of Menstrual Products on Bacterial Growth<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Shambhala School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\"><strong>Intermediate<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Ishanth<\/td>\n<td>Byreddy<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>Glioblastoma Tumor Constructor(GBTC): A Novel Approach for Modeling Glioblastoma Tumors<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Charles P. Allen High School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Bram<\/td>\n<td>St. Peters<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>Can human biosolids be used in lunar soils to enhance plant growth on the moon?<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Citadel High School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Alma<\/td>\n<td>Barry<\/td>\n<td>Brooke<\/td>\n<td>Naas<\/td>\n<td><em>The Effects of Music on Memory Retention<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Gorsebrook Junior High School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Sarah<\/td>\n<td>Mcgrath<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>The Clean Green CO2 Machine<\/td>\n<td>Gorsebrook Junior High School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Harry<\/td>\n<td>Nickerson<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>Applying Image Augmentation to Improve AI Detection of Retinitis Pigmentosa in Fundus Photos<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Halifax Independent School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Avalon<\/td>\n<td>Lively<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>Mycorrhizal Medicine: Do Mutualistic Fungi Enrich Forest Health?<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Lockview High School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Semira<\/td>\n<td>Aman<\/td>\n<td>Fatima<\/td>\n<td>Tuz Zehra<\/td>\n<td><em>IoT Based Medicine system with email alert<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Maritime Muslim Academy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Eliza<\/td>\n<td>Haynes<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>Chromatic Climate Control<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Shambhala School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\"><strong>Senior<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Emma<\/td>\n<td>Creelman<\/td>\n<td>Elen<\/td>\n<td>Kakosyan<\/td>\n<td><em>Optimizing electrical stimulation of muscles to prevent hernia in elderly.<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Halifax West High School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Karema<\/td>\n<td>Alarabi<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>Tracking the Sun: Maximizing the use of solar energy<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Ihsan Academy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Sophia<\/td>\n<td>Croft<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>Gettting Some Air Time: How Long Does Indoor Air Pollution Last?<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Sacred Heart School of Halifax<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\"><strong>Grand Prizes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\"><strong>Canada Wide Science Fair<\/strong>, Ottawa, ON<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\">Sponsored by:<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\">Halifax Regional Centre for Education<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Bram<\/td>\n<td>St. Peters<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>Can human biosolids be used in lunar soils to enhance plant growth on the moon?<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Citadel High School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\">Nat Forces Wind<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Avalon<\/td>\n<td>Lively<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>Mycorrhizal Medicine: Do Mutualistic Fungi Enrich Forest Health?<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Lockview High School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\">Dalhousie University<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Karema<\/td>\n<td>Alarabi<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>Tracking the Sun: Maximizing the use of solar energy<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Ihsan Academy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\">Saint Mary\u2019s University<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Harry<\/td>\n<td>Nickerson<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>Applying Image Augmentation to Improve AI Detection of Retinitis Pigmentosa in Fundus Photos<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Halifax Independent School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"6\">East Coast Credit Union &amp; 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