2010 Award Winners

Congratulations ERSF 2010 Award Winners!

  Prize Name Project Title Student(s) School Name Award Name      
  Honourable Mention The Vitamin C Content In Oranges Niranjana Unnikrishnan Aurora Charter School Grade 4      
  Second Place The Incredible Goo Sofia Santoro St. Angela Grade 4      
  First Place The Sound of Music Michael Nunes Strathcona Christian Academy Grade 4      
  Fifth Place Ice Breakers Robert Bokenfohr, Aidan Victoor Busby School Grade 4      
  Third Place Detergent Attack Kelsey Rains, Ashley Tymkow St. Mary School Grade 4      
  Fourth Place UV RAY Detectives Katie Bakken, Kerdessa Gibson Dapp School Grade 4      
  Fifth Place Slippery…or Not? Briar Huculak St. Angela Grade 5      
  Fourth Place Buildings of the Future Abel Negatou, Jena Yaghi Bishop Savaryn Grade 5      
  Second Place Cloudy with a Chance of Mudslides Nathanael Tabert Westlock Elementary School Grade 5      
  Third Place Bouncing Golf Balls Hanna Nakonechny Westlock Elementary School Grade 5      
  Honourable Mention Bring on the Burn Rachel Batog, Sawyer Dutka St. Mary School Grade 5      
  First Place Does Size Matter? Aaron Felstad Dapp School Grade 5      
  Second Place Gross Misconduct Mason Rockwood Aurora Charter School Grade 6      
  Fourth Place Will You Fall And Break Your Back? Addison Huculak St. Angela Grade 6      
  Honourable Mention Change for Charity Joanna Pearce Sir Alexander Mackenzie School Grade 6      
  Third Place Who Did it? Tabitha Raju Neerlandia Public Christian School Grade 6      
  First Place Can’t Touch This Ardith Wilson Scott Robertson School Grade 6      
  Fifth Place Taste It! Anne Bokenfohr, Ara Victoor Busby School Grade 6      
  Honourable Mention Pump It! Ruby Bhutani , Niranjanaa Shenoy Aurora Charter School JR Earth and Environmental Sciences      
  Second Place Grass Gas Kendall Leighton Sir George Simpson Junior High JR Earth and Environmental Sciences      
  Third Place Cooking the Ocean One Fish at a Time Amanda Allers Ecole Pine Grove School JR Earth and Environmental Sciences      
  First Place Here Comes The Sun Mikayla Evans, Anna Talman Oliver School JR Earth and Environmental Sciences      
  Third Place Clearcutting vs. Selectcutting Cate Peter Avonmore School SR Earth and Environmental Sciences      
  First Place Microbial Degradation of Vehicle Tires Kyle Schole Richard F Staples Secondary School SR Earth and Environmental Sciences      
  Second Place Plastic NOT Fantastic Anisha Monga Aurora Charter School SR Earth and Environmental Sciences      
  Honourable Mention Green World = Clean World Sneh Monga Old Scona School SR Earth and Environmental Sciences      
  First Place What’s On Your Brush? Gurneet Baidwan Aurora Charter School JR Life Science      
  Honourable Mention The Effects Of Soda Devon Dyck, Ryan Siwak Ecole Pine Grove School JR Life Science      
  Third Place Mind Magic: Boys vs Girls Saruka Santhiran Kate Chegwin School JR Life Science      
  Second Place Better Breath…Better Marks? Jane Anderson Oliver School JR Life Science      
  Honourable Mention Health Benefits of Alcohol? Alana Pay Alternative Learning Program SR Life Science      
  Third Place Gender Brain Differences Harshika Nambiar Aurora Charter School SR Life Science      
  Second Place The Effects of Gender and Age on Learning Arathi Unnikrishnan Aurora Charter School SR Life Science      
  First Place Horse Hues Dominique Drouin-Moreland Avonmore School SR Life Science      
  Second Place 5 Second Rule! Part II Katie Bossio Aurora Charter School JR Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences      
  First Place Bacteria’s Achilles Heel Marian Grewal, Neha Sam Aurora Charter School JR Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences      
  Third Place UV GOT TO BE COVERED Zoe Hockett, Alexia Walsh Avonmore School JR Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences      
  Honourable Mention Are Your Hands Clean? Jordan Zanni Oliver School JR Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences      
  First Place Fatty Acids and the Efficacy of Chemotherapy Viane Faily Old Scona School SR Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences      
  Second Place Effect of the PTEN/PI-3K Pathway on Intracellular Expression and Localization of beta catenin Amit Persad, Xinran Yu Old Scona School SR Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences      
  Honourable Mention Can You See What “Eye” See? Gurleen Singh Aurora Charter School SR Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences      
  Third Place Lights, Camera, Smile Shanza Arif, Salina Tulik Avonmore School SR Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences      
  Third Place Which Household Fabrics are Most Flammable Zane Hermanutz, Quentin Howard Sir George Simpson Junior High JR Physical and Mathematical Sciences      
  Honourable Mention Am I Sweet Enough? Mackenzie Harley Oliver School JR Physical and Mathematical Sciences      
  Second Place LZR The Competition Kathleen Keohane Oliver School JR Physical and Mathematical Sciences      
  First Place Asteroid Effects Kyla Pisio Oliver School JR Physical and Mathematical Sciences      
  Honourable Mention PLUGGING INTO THE SUN:Ultraviolet Rays On PV Cells Brayden Power Alternative Learning Program SR Physical and Mathematical Sciences      
  Honourable Mention Finding optimal pigments for a organic solar cell Michael Meiers Old Scona School SR Physical and Mathematical Sciences      
  Second Place Mag-Wind Turbine Zoraiz Amir Aurora Charter School JR Engineering and Computer Science      
  Third Place paper cardboard relationship Tatiana Place Avonmore School JR Engineering and Computer Science      
  First Place Happy as a Pig in Mud Ashley Light Oliver School JR Engineering and Computer Science      
  Honourable Mention Veggie Voltage Sam Forster Sir George Simpson Junior High JR Engineering and Computer Science      
  Honourable Mention The Solar Mill Phase II Karamveer Lalh, Jongho Park Grandview Heights School SR Engineering and Computer Science      
  Second Place Author Analyzation 2.0 Marjory Olsen Avonmore School SR Engineering and Computer Science      
  Third Place Solar Powered Mitch Prior New Horizons School SR Engineering and Computer Science      
  First Place From The Ground Up Madison Ricard New Horizons School SR Engineering and Computer Science      
  Honourable Mention Biological Brain Clock Vinayan Kurup Aurora Charter School Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Best Project in a Medically-Related Field      
  Award Fatty Acids and the Efficacy of Chemotherapy Viane Faily Old Scona School Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Best Project in a Medically-Related Field      
  Award Salt:The Silent Stalker Ashley Toner St. Angela Alberta Health Services Community & Rural Zone Award      
  Honourable Mention Bacteria’s Achilles Heel Marian Grewal, Neha Sam Aurora Charter School Alberta Health Services Community & Rural Zone Award      
  Honourable Mention Salt:The Silent Stalker Ashley Toner St. Angela Alberta Institute for Human Nutrition Award      
  Award Got Milk? Alessia Alampi, Francesca Potestio St. Angela Alberta Institute for Human Nutrition Award      
  Award Biological Brain Clock Vinayan Kurup Aurora Charter School Alberta Society for Gastroenterology Human Biology      
  Honourable Mention Matters of the Heart Daria Nordell, Ian St. Arnaud New Horizons School Alberta Society for Gastroenterology Human Biology      
  EL Award Does Size Matter? Aaron Felstad Dapp School Genome Alberta Genomics      
  JR Award ID DNA Emma Wiley-Suter Oliver School Genome Alberta Genomics      
  SR Award Effect of the PTEN/PI-3K Pathway on Intracellular Expression and Localization of beta catenin Amit Persad, Xinran Yu Old Scona School Genome Alberta Genomics      
  Honourable Mention Does Size Matter? Aaron Felstad Dapp School Alberta Society of Professional Biologists Award      
  Award Gross Misconduct Mason Rockwood Aurora Charter School Alberta Society of Professional Biologists Award      
  Award Can You See What “Eye” See? Gurleen Singh Aurora Charter School Alberta Association of Optometrists Vision Science      
  Honourable Mention The Effects of Gender and Age on Learning Arathi Unnikrishnan Aurora Charter School Alberta Association of Optometrists Vision Science      
  Award Multitasking Shifting Brain Gears Simran Gill Aurora Charter School B. K. Sinha Behavioral Sciences Research      
  Honourable Mention Change for Charity Joanna Pearce Sir Alexander Mackenzie School B. K. Sinha Behavioral Sciences Research      
  Award The Effects of Gender and Age on Learning Arathi Unnikrishnan Aurora Charter School Psychologists’ Association of Alberta Behaviour Science      
  Honourable Mention The Science of Childhood Amnesia Saumya Bhatoye Avonmore School Psychologists’ Association of Alberta Behaviour Science      
  Honourable Mention paper cardboard relationship Tatiana Place Avonmore School ASM International Material Science      
  Award Which Household Fabrics are Most Flammable Zane Hermanutz, Quentin Howard Sir George Simpson Junior High ASM International Material Science      
  Award Mag-Wind Turbine Zoraiz Amir Aurora Charter School IEEE Award of Excellence      
  Honourable Mention Construction of an electric vehicle & how it works Evan Sandercock Alternative Learning Program IEEE Award of Excellence      
  Honourable Mention Fatty Acids and the Efficacy of Chemotherapy Viane Faily Old Scona School Taylor Memorial Senior Chemistry      
  Award Microbial Degradation of Vehicle Tires Kyle Schole Richard F Staples Secondary School Taylor Memorial Senior Chemistry      
  Award Grass Gas Kendall Leighton Sir George Simpson Junior High ACPA Alberta Chemist Award, sponsored by the Association of the Chemical Profession of Alberta      
  Honourable Mention Solar Powered Mitch Prior New Horizons School ACPA Alberta Chemist Award, sponsored by the Association of the Chemical Profession of Alberta      
  Honourable Mention Pump It! Ruby Bhutani, Niranjanaa Shenoy Aurora Charter School ACPA Rick Dillen Memorial Award, sponsored by the Canadian Crude Quality Technical Association      
  Award Effective Effluent Expurgation Michael Gras, Brennon Grohn Aurora Charter School ACPA Rick Dillen Memorial Award, sponsored by the Canadian Crude Quality Technical Association      
  Honourable Mention The Vitamin C Content In Oranges Niranjana Unnikrishnan Aurora Charter School Chemical Institute of Canada Award      
  Award MENTOS MADNESS Jonathan Gelmini Strathcona Christian Academy Chemical Institute of Canada Award      
  EL Honourable Mention Buildings of the Future Abel Negatou, Jena Yaghi Bishop Savaryn Solar Energy Society of Canada Elementary Solar Energy      
  EL Award Super Solar Lucas Zaychuk Scott Robertson School Solar Energy Society of Canada Elementary Solar Energy      
  JR/SR Honourable Mention Windmills – Green Energy Joshua Cole Aurora Charter School Solar Energy Society of Canada Elementary Solar Energy      
  JR/SR Award Here Comes The Sun Mikayla Evans, Anna Talman Oliver School Solar Energy Society of Canada Elementary Solar Energy      
  Honourable Mention PLUGGING INTO THE SUN:Ultraviolet Rays On PV Cells Brayden Power Alternative Learning Program Kruger Memorial Senior Solar Energy      
  Award Finding optimal pigments for a organic solar cell Michael Meiers Old Scona School Kruger Memorial Senior Solar Energy      
  Honourable Mention Beyond Our Sky Karan Brar, Yajur Vashisht Aurora Charter School Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Best Astronomical Award      
  Award Solar System Orbit Shail Kochhar Aurora Charter School Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Best Astronomical Award      
  Award Particle Physics and the Large Hadron Collider Alex McPhee New Horizons School E.H. Gowan Physics Award of Excellence      
  Honourable Mention From The Ground Up Madison Ricard New Horizons School E.H. Gowan Physics Award of Excellence      
  Honourable Mention Robotic Pioneers Josh Craig Sir George Simpson Junior High Canadian Information Processing Society Best Over-all Computing Science Award      
  Award Author Analyzation 2.0 Marjory Olsen Avonmore School Canadian Information Processing Society Best Over-all Computing Science Award      
  Honourable Mention Slippery…or Not? Briar Huculak St. Angela Christie Communications Excellence in Communications      
  Award Effective Effluent Expurgation Michael Gras, Brennon Grohn Aurora Charter School Christie Communications Excellence in Communications      
  Award Fatty Acids and the Efficacy of Chemotherapy Viane Faily Old Scona School Alberta Research Council Biotechnology      
  Honourable Mention Microbial Degradation of Vehicle Tires Kyle Schole Richard F Staples Secondary School Alberta Research Council Biotechnology      
  Award Slippery…or Not? Briar Huculak St. Angela Alberta Research Council Earth Sciences      
  Honourable Mention Musical Plants Yentle Ng Aurora Charter School Alberta Research Council Earth Sciences      
  Honourable Mention SURF’S UP Sukhjeet Kang, Sukhraj Malhi Aurora Charter School Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Meteorology and Oceanography      
  Award Cooking the Ocean One Fish at a Time Amanda Allers Ecole Pine Grove School Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Meteorology and Oceanography      
  Award A GREENER SNOWPLOUGH Brian Pay Alternative Learning Program City of Edmonton Waste Management Award      
  Honourable Mention Grass Gas Kendall Leighton Sir George Simpson Junior High City of Edmonton Waste Management Award      
  EL Award The Dark Side of Oil Tanya Sam Aurora Charter School Environment Canada Clean Air, Water and Land      
  JR/SR Award Effective Effluent Expurgation Michael Gras, Brennon Grohn Aurora Charter School Environment Canada Clean Air, Water and Land      
  Honourable Mention Microbial Degradation of Vehicle Tires Kyle Schole Richard F Staples Secondary School Via Rail EnviroExpo Award      
  Award Finding optimal pigments for a organic solar cell Michael Meiers Old Scona School Via Rail EnviroExpo Award      
  EL Honourable Mention The Vitamin C Content In Oranges Niranjana Unnikrishnan Aurora Charter School Alberta Institute of Agrologists Award      
  EL Award Does Size Matter? Aaron Felstad Dapp School Alberta Institute of Agrologists Award      
  JR/SR Award Happy as a Pig in Mud Ashley Light Oliver School Alberta Institute of Agrologists Award      
  JR/SR Honourable Mention To Bee Or Not To Bee Sapphire Fisher-Chessell Avonmore School Alberta Institute of Agrologists Award      
  EL Award How Do Pulleys Make Work Easier? Jessica Marcinowski Eleanor Hall School The Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists, and Geophysicists of Alberta Award      
  EL Honourable Mention Would you drink this Water? Shreya Pillai Aurora Charter School The Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists, and Geophysicists of Alberta Award      
  JR Honourable Mention 5 Second Rule! Part II Katie Bossio Aurora Charter School The Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists, and Geophysicists of Alberta Award      
  JR Award Pump It! Ruby Bhutani , Niranjanaa Shenoy Aurora Charter School The Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists, and Geophysicists of Alberta Award      
  SR Award Construction of an electric vehicle & how it works Evan Sandercock Alternative Learning Program The Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists, and Geophysicists of Alberta Award      
  SR Honourable Mention PLUGGING INTO THE SUN:Ultraviolet Rays On PV Cells Brayden Power Alternative Learning Program The Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists, and Geophysicists of Alberta Award      
  Honourable Mention Pump It! Ruby Bhutani , Niranjanaa Shenoy Aurora Charter School Petroleum Society Educational Trust Fund Award      
  First Place Effective Effluent Expurgation Michael Gras, Brennon Grohn Aurora Charter School Petroleum Society Educational Trust Fund Award      
  Second Place Grass Gas Kendall Leighton Sir George Simpson Junior High Petroleum Society Educational Trust Fund Award      
  Third Place Microbial Degradation of Vehicle Tires Kyle Schole Richard F Staples Secondary School Petroleum Society Educational Trust Fund Award      
  Finalist Happy as a Pig in Mud Ashley Light Oliver School Team Edmonton – CWSF Peterborough      
  Finalist Fatty Acids and the Efficacy of Chemotherapy Viane Faily Old Scona School Team Edmonton – CWSF Peterborough      
  Finalist Effect of the PTEN/PI-3K Pathway on Intracellular Expression and Localization of beta catenin Amit Persad, Xinran Yu Old Scona School Team Edmonton – CWSF Peterborough      
  Finalist From The Ground Up Madison Ricard New Horizons School Team Edmonton – CWSF Peterborough      
  Finalist Microbial Degradation of Vehicle Tires Kyle Schole Richard F Staples Secondary School Team Edmonton – CWSF Peterborough      
  Finalist The Effects of Gender and Age on Learning Arathi Unnikrishnan Aurora Charter School Team Edmonton – CWSF Peterborough      
  Finalist Horse Hues Dominique Drouin-Moreland Avonmore School Team Edmonton – CWSF Peterborough