NEWS RELEASE April 2, 2012 Six HRM Students to Canada-Wide Science Fair 2012 On Friday, March 30, 2012 six students participating in the Halifax Sci-Tech Expo, were selected to attend the Canada-Wide Science Fair in Charlottetown. The Canada-Wide Science Fair will be held from May 12 to 19. Alexander Sapp (grade 10, Fountain Academy of the Sacred Heart), Julia Sarty (grade 9, Gorsebrook Junior High), Peter Issekutz (grade 9, Fountain Academy of the Sacred Heart), Terra Carling Lanteigne (grade 8, Bedford Academy), Briony Merritt (grade 11, Citadel High School) and Ellen Withers (grade 11, Citadel High School) will attend the national science fair and take part in a full week of activities including tours, displays, judging of their projects and the final awards ceremony in the Homburg Theatre at the Confederation Centre of the Arts. Close to 100 students participated in the Halifax Sci-Tech Expo. These students, in grades 7 to 12, displayed 74 science projects in a wide range of science and technology disciplines. In addition to the six grand prizes, close to forty percent of the participants received awards including Medals of Excellence, cash prizes totalling over $1200, and university scholarships worth a total of over $5000. The HSTE Association relies on the generous sponsorship of universities, businesses, and other organizations to provide the awards and scholarships and to send the six students to the national science fair. Major sponsors of HSTE 2012 were St. Mary s University, Encana Corporation, Natural Forces Technologies, Inc., Halifax Regional School Board and Dalhousie University. Attachment: List of all awards and winners -30- Contact: Alexander MacDougall Co-Chair Halifax Sci-Tech Expo Association hste@staff.ednet.ns.ca http://hste.ednet.ns.ca 902.830.3623
Best (Human) Health or Health Profession Project ($100) Sponsored by: Dalhousie University - Faculty of Health Professions Zero Calorie Sweeteners and Paradoxical Weight Gain Bissonnette, Paul Attends grade 11 at Millwood High School Best Atmospheric, Meteorological or Oceanic Project ($150) Sponsored by: Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Why are tornadoes becoming more frequent? MacDonald, Robert Attends grade 9 at Cunard Junior High School Best Chemistry Project ($100) Sponsored by: Dalhousie University - Faculty of Science, Chemistry Department Salt Water Conductivity Gillis, Ben MacRae, Connor Attends grade 7 at Five Bridges Junior High School Best Engineering Award ($100) Sponsored by: Engineers Nova Scotia What a drag: the complexity of hydrodynamic resistance for a multihulled watercraft Herbinger, Florent Attends grade 12 at Halifax Grammar School Best Project by a Female ($100) Sponsored by: Canadian Federation of University Women - Halifax Chapter The Colour of Music Jensen, Nayani Page 1 of 7
Best Life Science Award - Intermediate ($100) Sponsored by: PrecisionBiologic Staying Aligned: Basic Ballet Necessities Under Scrutiny Sarty, Julia Attends grade 9 at Gorsebrook Junior High School Best Life Science Award - Junior ($100) Sponsored by: PrecisionBiologic Vermicomposting and Carbon Dioxide Kyle, Reid Best Life Science Award - Senior ($100) Sponsored by: PrecisionBiologic Zero Calorie Sweeteners and Paradoxical Weight Gain Bissonnette, Paul Attends grade 11 at Millwood High School Best Plant or Animal Science Project ($100) Sponsored by: Nova Scotia Agricultural College Vermicomposting and Carbon Dioxide Kyle, Reid Conservation and/or Species at Risk ($150) Sponsored by: Nova Scotian Institute of Science Long Live the Red Rose MacDougall, Amelia Attends grade 9 at Sacred Heart High School Passion for Science ($100) Sponsored by: Halifax Sci-Tech Expo Association Finding Natural Fire Retardant Solutions Issekutz, Peter Attends grade 9 at Fountain Academy of the Sacred Heart Page 2 of 7
Medals of Excellence Sponsored by: Halifax Sci-Tech Expo Association What Substance Helps Cut Flowers Last the Longest? Bursey, Ted Attends grade 9 at Fountain Academy of the Sacred Heart What's On Your Bacteria's Playlist? DiPersio, Mackenzie Negahban, Ala Attends grade 9 at Ellenvale Junior High School To MP3 or Not to MP3 Ferguson, Jonathan Attends grade 9 at Halifax Independent School Who's Dying for Hair Dye? Fisher, Camila Attends grade 8 at Halifax Independent School Salt Water Conductivity Gillis, Ben Musselman, Kestrel MacRae, Connor Attends grade 7 at Five Bridges Junior High School What a drag: the complexity of hydrodynamic resistance for a multihulled watercraft Herbinger, Florent Attends grade 12 at Halifax Grammar School Understanding Germs Hopkins, Haydn Attends grade 9 at Ellenvale Junior High School Finding Natural Fire Retardant Solutions Issekutz, Peter Attends grade 9 at Fountain Academy of the Sacred Heart The Colour of Music Jensen, Nayani Page 3 of 7
Medals of Excellence (Continued) Vermicomposting and Carbon Dioxide Kyle, Reid "Cold Play": What Will Keep The Puck Cold for the Entire Play? Lanteigne, Terra Carling Games Games Games, A Study On How Video Games affect our Pulse, Reaction time and blood pressure. MacDonald, Duncan Attends grade 9 at Ellenvale Junior High School Most common colour of globular clusters in our galaxy and how it compares to other galaxies MacMaster, Niamh Attends grade 9 at Bedford Junior High School Creative Capacity: Discovering the Education Path to Divergent Thinking Merritt, Briony Withers, Ellen Chimiluminescence - la température et la lumière froide Outhit, Elizabeth Waddell, Sophia Attends grade 8 at Bedford Junior High School Temperature Effects on Chemoluminescence Poirier, Nicole Attends grade 7 at Bedford Academy Radiation Fallout: Fukushima Daiichi Disaster: Is our food supply safe? Presunka, Madison Travers, Emma Attends grade 8 at Bedford Junior High School Page 4 of 7
Medals of Excellence (Continued) Feel the Burn - Heat Shock Ross, Briana Attends grade 9 at Cunard Junior High School Improving Ear Protection Sapp, Alexander Attends grade 10 at Fountain Academy of the Sacred Heart Staying Aligned: Basic Ballet Necessities Under Scrutiny Sarty, Julia Attends grade 9 at Gorsebrook Junior High School Page 5 of 7
Acadia University - Scholarship ($1000) Sponsored by: Acadia University Creative Capacity: Discovering the Education Path to Divergent Thinking Merritt, Briony Withers, Ellen Dalhousie University - Faculty of Science - Scholarship ($1500) Sponsored by: Dalhousie University - Faculty of Science What a drag: the complexity of hydrodynamic resistance for a multihulled watercraft Herbinger, Florent Attends grade 12 at Halifax Grammar School Nova Scotia Agricultural College - Scholarship ($1000) Sponsored by: Nova Scotia Agricultural College How Do Specific Weather Conditions Impact the Elapsed Time of a Drag Racer? Nickerson, Jessica Attends grade 11 at Millwood High School Saint Mary's University - Faculty of Science - Scholarship ($2000) Sponsored by: Saint Mary's University - Faculty of Science The Colour of Music Jensen, Nayani Page 6 of 7
Sponsored by: Natural Forces Technologies, Inc. Finding Natural Fire Retardant Solutions Issekutz, Peter Attends grade 9 at Fountain Academy of the Sacred Heart Sponsored by: Saint Mary's University "Cold Play": What Will Keep The Puck Cold for the Entire Play? Lanteigne, Terra Carling Sponsored by: Halifax Regional School Board Creative Capacity: Discovering the Education Path to Divergent Thinking Merritt, Briony Withers, Ellen Sponsored by: Encana Corporation Improving Ear Protection Sapp, Alexander Attends grade 10 at Fountain Academy of the Sacred Heart Sponsored by: Halifax Regional School Board Staying Aligned: Basic Ballet Necessities Under Scrutiny Sarty, Julia Attends grade 9 at Gorsebrook Junior High School Page 7 of 7