Congratulations to all of the winners of the 2024 Renfrew County Regional Science and Technology Fair!<\/p>\n
Sponsor: The Town of Deep River, presented by Sue D\u2019Eon, Mayor of Deep River<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Grades 5 and 6:<\/span><\/p>\n 1st Place: \u201cFrost Weathering\u201d by Lindsay Harrison (Valour School)<\/span><\/p>\n 2nd Place: \u201cGreen To Gold – Exploring Fruit Ripening\u201d by Ahnaf Sarker (Highview Elementary School)<\/span><\/p>\n 3rd Place: \u201cBamboo Boom: Exploring Different Liquid Effects on Growth by Cecily Vaughan (St. Mary\u2019s School)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Junior:<\/span><\/p>\n 1st Place: \u201cMaking my own bio-based plastics: Which is the strongest?\u201d by Callie Dennis (Highview Elementary School)<\/span><\/p>\n 2nd Place: \u201cReal or not can we smell the difference Testing artificial smells from real ones\u201d by Olivia McWhirter (Highview Elementary School)<\/span><\/p>\n 3rd Place: \u201cUnbeleafable Beans\u201d by Lily Carmichael (Pine View Elementary School)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Intermediate:<\/span><\/p>\n 1st Place: \u201cGreen Sipping\u201d by Elizabeth Johnson (Home School)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sponsor: The Petawawa Legion<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Grades 5 and 6:<\/span><\/p>\n 1st Place: \u201cWhat Material Makes the Best Light Bulb Filament?\u201d by Joshua Alexander (Valour School)<\/span><\/p>\n 2nd Place: \u201cThe Dance of Electrons to Make Things Go\u201d by Anna Phillion (Mackenzie Community School)<\/span><\/p>\n 3rd Place: \u201cMaking An Electrical Paper Telegraph\u201d by Sam Ha and Carson Rey-McIntyre (Valour School)<\/span><\/p>\n Honourable Mention: \u201cSimple mechanisms around us\u201d by Michael Kamaev (Centre Jeanne-Lajoie Pavillion Elementaire)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Junior:<\/span><\/p>\n 1st Place: \u201cMental Math Arcade (Game)\u201d by Mark Wendland (Mackenzie Community School)<\/span><\/p>\n 2nd Place: \u201cRobotic Reorganizing\u201d by Joey MacKinnon (Rockwood Elementary School)<\/span><\/p>\n 3rd Place: \u201cBouncing Bots\u201d by Anastacia Ziegler (Highview Elementary School)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Intermediate:<\/span><\/p>\n 1st Place: \u201cUsing AI to Recognize Intoxication\u201d by Logan Lynde (Valour School)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Senior:<\/span><\/p>\n 1st Place: \u201cAiding in the early detection of neurological diseases by collecting breathing patterns.\u201d by Kimia Taherion (Bishop Smith Catholic High School)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sponsor: SRB Technologies, Inc.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Grades 5 and 6:<\/span><\/p>\n 1st Place: \u201cHow Fast Does Your Brain Work?\u201d by Bronwyn Popke (Our Lady of Lourdes School)<\/span><\/p>\n 2nd Place: \u201cThe Paw Law\u201d by Penelope Ziegler (Highview Elementary School)<\/span><\/p>\n 3rd Place: \u201cHow much sugar is in pop and juice?\u201d by Kaia Hanlon and Claire Priebe (St. Mary’s School)<\/span><\/p>\n Honourable Mention: \u201cVaping \/ Smoking at MCS\u201d by Sarah<\/span> Snider and Ally Hogue (Mackenzie Community School)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Junior:<\/span><\/p>\n 1st Place: \u201c70% Isopropyl Alcohol\u201d by Maggie Alexander (Valour School)<\/span><\/p>\n 2nd Place: \u201cAre You Left Brained or Right Brained?\u201d by Hayley Howat (Pine View Elementary School)<\/span><\/p>\n 3rd Place: \u201cDoes colour affect taste?\u201d by Ellinor Gjare (Valour School)<\/span><\/p>\n Honourable Mention: \u201cElectrolytes – the good, the bad and the ugly\u201d by Stella Ziegler (Highview Elementary School)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Intermediate:<\/span><\/p>\n 1st Place: \u201cThe Stroop Effect\u201d by Michelle Tippeneskum (Valour School)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sponsor: The City of Pembroke<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Grades 5 and 6:<\/span><\/p>\n 1st Place: \u201cThe Fastest Way to Grow Marigolds\u201d by Arcadia Corrigan (Highview Elementary School)<\/span><\/p>\n 2nd Place: \u201cThe Spectacular Sprout\u201d by Lieve Neggers and Hillary Hoszowski (St. Mary’s School)<\/span><\/p>\n 3rd Place: \u201cHow Cats Land on Their Feet\u201d by Julianna Secker (Home School)<\/span><\/p>\n Honourable Mention: \u201cpH test of drinking water\u201d by Charlie Levoy (Pine View Elementary School)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Junior:<\/span><\/p>\n 1st Place: \u201cWhat’s the best sports drink?\u201d by Sarah Chang (Centre Jeanne-Lajoie Pavillion Elementaire)<\/span><\/p>\n 2nd Place: \u201cDNA Extraction\u201d by Jessica Dinelle and Eloise Boire (Pine View Elementary School)<\/span><\/p>\n 3rd Place: \u201cMold 102\u201d by Norah Lynde and Zaina Ali (Valour School)<\/span><\/p>\n Honourable Mention: \u201cH2Onions\u201d by Natalia Baschuk (St. Mary’s School)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Intermediate:<\/span><\/p>\n 1st Place: \u201cSame Recipe 4 Results\u201d by Bronwynn Dick (Opeongo High School)<\/span><\/p>\n 2nd Place: \u201cMusic to the Brain\u201d by Lucy Secker (Home School)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sponsor: Ontario Power Generation<\/span><\/p>\n Presenter: <\/span>Amanda Griener<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Grades 5 and 6:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1st Place: \u201cMaking Waves: The Relationship Between Drag and Streamlining in Water\u201d by Maeve Yaraskavitch (Our Lady of Lourdes School)<\/span><\/p>\n 2nd Place: \u201cBest Shot\u201d by Griffin Auld (Highview Elementary School)<\/span><\/p>\n 3rd Place: \u201cFinding the Best Golf Ball: Does Cost Matter?\u201d by Cameron Howat (Pine View Elementary School)<\/span><\/p>\n Honourable Mention: \u201cDelicious Data\u201d by Scarlett Aqiqi (Valour School)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Junior:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1st Place: \u201cSpring Into Action: The Mathematical Relation of a Spring\u2019s Length and Force\u201d by <\/span>Sonia Ahmad and Alice Yang (Highview Elementary School)<\/span><\/p>\n 2nd Place: \u201cBrine Lines\u201d by Abigail Baker (Valour School)<\/span><\/p>\n 3rd Place: \u201cCan you bend light?\u201d by Leah Howatson (Valour School)<\/span><\/p>\n Honourable Mention: \u201cHow do solar eclipse glasses work?\u201d by Isaac Lebel (Mackenzie Community School)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Best project related to energy production, energy efficiency or other energy- or electricity-related topics.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n Sponsor: Ontario Power Generation<\/span><\/p>\n Presenter: Amanda Griener<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cMaking An Electrical Paper Telegraph\u201d by Sam Ha and Carson Rey-McIntyre (Valour School)<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhat Material Makes the Best Light Bulb Filament?\u201d by Joshua Alexander (Valour School)<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSpring Into Action: The Mathematical Relation of a Spring\u2019s Length and Force\u201d by Sonia Ahmad and Alice Yang (Highview Elementary School)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Awarded to the project that best improves the lives or livelihood of veterans.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n Sponsor: Petawawa Legion<\/span> <\/p>\n \u201cHow Fast Does Your Brain Work?\u201d by Bronwyn Popke (Our Lady of Lourdes School)<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAiding in the early detection of neurological diseases by collecting breathing patterns.\u201dby \u201cKimia Taherion\u201d (Bishop Smith Catholic High School)<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cUsing AI to Recognize Intoxication\u201d by Logan Lynde (Valour School)<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cReal or not can we smell the difference Testing artificial smells from real ones\u201d by Olivia McWhirter (Highview Elementary School)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Best project associated with nuclear energy, nuclear research, atomic physics, etc.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n Sponsor: Canadian Nuclear Society, Chalk River Branch<\/span><\/p>\n Presenter: Ruxandra Dranga, CNS Chalk River Branch<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cSimple mechanisms around us\u201d by Michael Kamaev (Centre Jeanne-Lajoie Pavillion Elementaire)<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe Dance of Electrons to Make Things Go\u201d by Anna Phillion (Mackenzie Community School)<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cRobotic Reorganizing\u201d by Joey MacKinnon (Rockwood Public School)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Awarded to the best project by students who are attending their first regional science fair.<\/i><\/p>\n Sponsor: Canadian Nuclear Laboratories<\/p>\n Presenter: Rosaura Ham-Su, Head of Director, Reactor Fleet Sustainability, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cSlime\u201d by Kenzie Delano and Bianca Rocca<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Best example of a project that aligns with OACETT disciplines of Engineering<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n Sponsor: Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cUsing AI to Recognize Intoxication\u201d by Logan Lynde (Valour School)<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMental Math Arcade (Game)\u201d by Mark Wendland (Mackenzie Community School)<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cRobotic Reorganizing\u201d\u00a0 by Joey MacKinnon (Rockwood Elementary School)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Awarded at the discretion of the head judge and their judging team.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n Sponsor: Renfrew County Regional Science Fair<\/span><\/p>\n Presenter: Ruxandra Dranga, RCRSF Head Judge<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cHow much sugar is in pop and juice?\u201d by Kaia Hanlon and Claire Priebe (St. Mary’s School)<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cDelicious Data\u201d by Scarlett Aqiqi (Valour School)<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cH2Onions\u201d by Natalia Baschuk (St. Mary’s School)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Best innovation that benefits the environment.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n Sponsor: Canadian Nuclear Laboratories<\/span><\/p>\n Presenter: Rosaura Ham-Su, Head of Director, Reactor Fleet Sustainability, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cMaking my own bio-based plastics: Which is the strongest?\u201d by Callie Dennis (Highview Elementary School)<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cFrost Weathering\u201d by Lindsay Harrison (Valour School)<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cGreen Sipping\u201d by Elizabeth Johnson (Home School)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sponsor: Renfrew County District School Board<\/span><\/p>\n Presenter: Jenny Smith, Superintendent, Renfrew County District School Board<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cFrost Weathering\u201d by Lindsay Harrison (Valour School)<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHow Fast Does Your Brain Work?\u201d by Bronwyn Popke (Our Lady of Lourdes School)<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Awarded to the best projects in Grade 7 or higher. Includes a fully paid trip to the Canada Wide Science Fair in Ottawa\u00a0 from May 25 to June 1<\/span><\/i>!<\/span><\/p>\n Sponsor: Canadian Nuclear Laboratories<\/span><\/p>\n Presenter: Rosaura Ham-Su, Head of Director, Reactor Fleet Sustainability, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cMaking my own bio-based plastics: Which is the strongest?\u201d by Callie Dennis (Highview Elementary School)<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMental Math Arcade (Game)\u201d by Mark Wendland (Mackenzie Community School)<\/span><\/p>\nEngineering and Computer Science Divisional Awards:<\/span><\/h2>\n
Health Sciences Divisional Awards:<\/span><\/h2>\n
Life Sciences Divisional Awards:<\/span><\/h2>\n
Physical & Mathematical Sciences<\/span> Divisional Awards:<\/span><\/h2>\n
Ontario Power Generation – Best Energy Project<\/span><\/h2>\n
Petawawa Legion Award<\/span><\/h2>\n
\n<\/span><\/p>\nCanadian Nuclear Society Award<\/span><\/h2>\n
CNL Budding Young Scientist Award<\/h2>\n
Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT) Award<\/span><\/h2>\n
RCRSF Judges Choice Award<\/span><\/h2>\n
CNL Environmental Innovation Award<\/span><\/h2>\n
Best Grade 5 or 6 Project<\/span><\/h2>\n
Canada Wide Science Fair Grand Prize<\/span><\/h2>\n