{"id":514,"date":"2026-04-15T09:49:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T13:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/region.youthscience.ca\/hste\/?page_id=514"},"modified":"2026-04-15T10:09:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T14:09:17","slug":"2026-results","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/region.youthscience.ca\/hste\/results\/2026-results\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Results"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: left\" colspan=\"7\">Special Awards<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\"><strong>Best Biology Project<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td>Tya<\/td>\n<td>Dueck<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>Bye Ticks: An Eco-Friendly Approach to Repellency<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Bedford 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=\"7\"><strong>Best Physics Project<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Mohammad<\/td>\n<td>Al Mahbir<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>Comparative Analysis of Numerical Integration Methods in Orbital Simulations<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Cole Harbour District 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=\"7\"><strong>Best Chemistry Project<\/strong><\/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>In Silico Discovery of Pharmacological Chaperones of P23H Rhodopsin to Treat Retinitis Pigmentosa<\/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=\"7\"><strong>Best Project Pertaining to Atmospheric, Meteoroological or Oceanographic Science<\/strong> (sponsored by Cdn Meteorological and Oceanographic Society)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Emma<\/td>\n<td>Ge<\/td>\n<td>Kaize<\/td>\n<td>Luo<\/td>\n<td><em>Taming the wind: Venturi-Based Flow Control to Reduce Wind Impact in Urban Buildings<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Charles P. Allen 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=\"7\"><strong>Best Engineering Project<\/strong> (sponsored by Engineers NS)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Elise<\/td>\n<td>Nickerson<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>E.L.I.S.E. &#8211; Enhanced Lacrosse Intelligence for Shot Evaluation<\/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=\"7\"><strong>Best Behavioral and\/or Social Science Project<\/strong><\/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>Anorexia Nervosa in the Eyes of Neuroimaging: A Meta-Analysis of fMRI and MRI Studies<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Lockview 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=\"7\"><strong>Best Use of Math and\/or Computer Science<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Karam<\/td>\n<td>Abed<\/td>\n<td>Karam<\/td>\n<td>Eltabouni<\/td>\n<td><em>Translating ASL Using a Smart Glove<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Maritime Muslim 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=\"7\"><strong>Best Use of Applied Science<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Tristan<\/td>\n<td>Stephens<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>Truss&#8217;t Worthy<\/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=\"7\"><strong>Best Health Project<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Gemma<\/td>\n<td>Park<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>Fast Food Lipids Vs. The Gut Microbiome<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Hydrostone 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=\"7\"><strong>Best Environmental or Reusable Energy Project<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Jana<\/td>\n<td>Al-Safadi<\/td>\n<td>Jude<\/td>\n<td>Al-Safadi<\/td>\n<td><em>Beetle-Tech: Passive Water Harvesting From Fog<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Charles P. Allen 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=\"7\"><strong>Passion for Science<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Rachel<\/td>\n<td>Precious<\/td>\n<td>Saliha Iman<\/td>\n<td>Shahzodova<\/td>\n<td><em>Einstein&#8217;s Sweet Tooth<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Armbrae 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><\/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>Awards of Excellence<\/strong><\/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>Tya<\/td>\n<td>Dueck<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>Bye Ticks: An Eco-Friendly Approach to Repellency<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Bedford Academy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Karam<\/td>\n<td>Abed<\/td>\n<td>Karam<\/td>\n<td>Eltabouni<\/td>\n<td><em>Translating ASL Using a Smart Glove<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Maritime Muslim Academy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Gemma<\/td>\n<td>Park<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>Fast Food Lipids Vs. The Gut Microbiome<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Hydrostone Academy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Madeleine<\/td>\n<td>Boudreau<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>Train the Body, Train the Brain<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Halifax Independent School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Jacob<\/td>\n<td>Propper<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>Fast Minds, Faster Moves<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Armbrae Academy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Daniel<\/td>\n<td>Sun<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>Eraser Effectiveness<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Halifax Independent School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Sterling<\/td>\n<td>Moulton<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>Vous m\u2019entendez? La science de l\u2019intensit\u00e9 sonore<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Elizabeth Sutherland 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=\"5\"><strong>Intermediate<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Mohammad<\/td>\n<td>Al Mahbir<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>Comparative Analysis of Numerical Integration Methods in Orbital Simulations<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Cole Harbour District High School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Elise<\/td>\n<td>Nickerson<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>E.L.I.S.E. &#8211; Enhanced Lacrosse Intelligence for Shot Evaluation<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Halifax Independent School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Emmet<\/td>\n<td>Armstrong<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>Obso-Less<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Halifax Independent School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Tristan<\/td>\n<td>Stephens<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>Truss&#8217;t Worthy<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Halifax Independent School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Evelyn<\/td>\n<td>Madill<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>To Wash or Not to Wash?<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Bedford Academy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Leo<\/td>\n<td>Jiang<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>What Really Makes You Jump Higher?<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Sackville 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><\/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=\"5\"><strong>Senior<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/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>In Silico Discovery of Pharmacological Chaperones of P23H Rhodopsin to Treat Retinitis Pigmentosa<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Citadel High 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>Anorexia Nervosa in the Eyes of Neuroimaging: A Meta-Analysis of fMRI and MRI Studies<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Lockview High School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Jana<\/td>\n<td>Al-Safadi<\/td>\n<td>Jude<\/td>\n<td>Al-Safadi<\/td>\n<td><em>Beetle-Tech: Passive Water Harvesting From Fog<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Charles P. Allen High School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Le<\/td>\n<td>Dong<\/td>\n<td>Eric<\/td>\n<td>Zhao<\/td>\n<td><em>Magi-Kinetic: Distributed Framework for Sub-Millimetre Precision in 6-DOF Robotic Arms<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Charles P. Allen 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>Grand Prizes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\"><strong>Canada Wide Science Fair<\/strong>, Edmonton, AB, in May<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\">Sponsored by:<\/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\">Halifax Regional Centre for Education<\/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>In Silico Discovery of Pharmacological Chaperones of P23H Rhodopsin to Treat Retinitis Pigmentosa<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Citadel High School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\">Natural Forces Inc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Tya<\/td>\n<td>Dueck<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>Bye Ticks: An Eco-Friendly Approach to Repellency<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Bedford Academy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\">Saint Mary\u2019s University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Elise<\/td>\n<td>Nickerson<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>E.L.I.S.E. &#8211; Enhanced Lacrosse Intelligence for Shot Evaluation<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Halifax Independent School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\">East Coast Credit Union &amp; Saint Mary\u2019s University<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Mohammad<\/td>\n<td>Al Mahbir<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>Comparative Analysis of Numerical Integration Methods in Orbital Simulations<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Cole Harbour District High School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\">Ayva Educational Solutions<\/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>Anorexia Nervosa in the Eyes of Neuroimaging: A Meta-Analysis of fMRI and MRI Studies<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Lockview 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=\"7\"><strong>Scholarships and Awards<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\"><strong>Dalhousie University &#8211; $1500 Entrance Scholarship<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Mohammad<\/td>\n<td>Al Mahbir<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><em>Comparative Analysis of Numerical Integration Methods in Orbital Simulations<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Cole Harbour District High School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\"><strong>Saint Mary&#8217;s University &#8211; Summer Research Award<\/strong><\/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>In Silico Discovery of Pharmacological Chaperones of P23H Rhodopsin to Treat Retinitis Pigmentosa<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Citadel High School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special Awards Best Biology Project &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Tya Dueck Bye Ticks: An Eco-Friendly Approach to Repellency Bedford Academy Best Physics Project Mohammad Al Mahbir Comparative Analysis of Numerical Integration Methods in Orbital Simulations Cole Harbour District High School Best Chemistry Project Harry Nickerson In Silico Discovery of Pharmacological Chaperones of P23H Rhodopsin to Treat Retinitis Pigmentosa [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"parent":370,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-514","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/region.youthscience.ca\/hste\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/region.youthscience.ca\/hste\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/region.youthscience.ca\/hste\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/region.youthscience.ca\/hste\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/region.youthscience.ca\/hste\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=514"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/region.youthscience.ca\/hste\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/514\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":548,"href":"https:\/\/region.youthscience.ca\/hste\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/514\/revisions\/548"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/region.youthscience.ca\/hste\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/region.youthscience.ca\/hste\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}