2012 Award Winners

Congratulations ERSF 2012 Award Winners!

Award Name   Prize Name Project Title Student(s) School Name  
Grade 4 (2012)   Fifth Place Do Plants Love Coke? Abishek Reghuram Aurora Charter School  
Grade 4 (2012)   Fourth Place Effectiveness of Whitening Toothpaste & Tooth Deca Jared Drueco St. Angela  
Grade 4 (2012)   Honourable Mention How Smoking Affects Lung Capacity Dylan Cabral, Julia Dorward St. Angela  
Grade 4 (2012)   Honourable Mention Electronic Disturbance Elliot Beaudoin Argyll Home School Centre  
Grade 4 (2012)   Third Place The Difference of Gases in a Ski-Doo Jacob Stephani Barrhead Elementary School  
Grade 4 (2012)   First Place What Can Stop a Magnet? Katherine Wiks Busby School  
Grade 4 (2012)   Second Place Land vs Wind Ethan Egert, Marcus Rea St. Mary School  
Grade 5 (2012)   Third Place How to Recycle Arya Das, Ysabelle Kmiec Aurora Charter School  
Grade 5 (2012)   Honourable Mention What’s The Background Behind Solar Panels? Alyson Katerenchuk Sir Alexander Mackenzie School  
Grade 5 (2012)   Second Place Absorbing Oil Teron Callihoo Barrhead Elementary School  
Grade 5 (2012)   Fourth Place How to Make Plasma Keaton Comfort Argyll Home School Centre  
Grade 5 (2012)   Fifth Place Mouth Germs Evan Felstad Dapp School  
Grade 5 (2012)   Honourable Mention Magnificent Seeds Nila Azizi, Kiara Sahagun Stratford School  
Grade 5 (2012)   First Place Liar Liar Camille Williams St. Mary School  
Grade 6 (2012)   Second Place Germinators Erica Grohn, Rojine McVea Aurora Charter School  
Grade 6 (2012)   Fifth Place All Tied Up Anika Stork Millwoods Christian School  
Grade 6 (2012)   Third Place Got Bacteria On Your Tooth Brush? Niranjana Unnikrishnan Aurora Charter School  
Grade 6 (2012)   First Place Eco-friendly Oil Spill Cleaner Siddhant Gautam Westlock Elementary School  
Grade 6 (2012)   Honourable Mention Lift a Loo Hunter Fabbro, Brittney Fabbro Westlock Elementary School  
Grade 6 (2012)   Fourth Place Rocket Jump Atharva Dighe, Andrei Ionescu Stratford School  
JR Earth and Environmental Sciences (2012)   Third Place Fish Gone Wild – Endocrine Disruptors and fish sex Alex Besko Aurora Charter School  
JR Earth and Environmental Sciences (2012)   Second Place Down The Drain Saleen Shivji Aurora Charter School  
JR Earth and Environmental Sciences (2012)   First Place Powerfull Waste Tamara Radovic Aurora Charter School  
JR Earth and Environmental Sciences (2012)   Honourable Mention Cold’n Colourful Radish Race Daniel Fung Parkview School  
SR Earth and Environmental Sciences (2012)   Second Place Effective Effluent Expurgation Heavy Metals Removal Michael Gras, Brennon Grohn Aurora Charter School  
SR Earth and Environmental Sciences (2012)   First Place Grass Gas Prabhat Lukkhoo, Anil Parmar Aurora Charter School  
SR Earth and Environmental Sciences (2012)   Honourable Mention Thermotropism Sarah Almas, Joanna Jacob Grandview Heights School  
SR Earth and Environmental Sciences (2012)   Third Place Melt those cares away Nicole Brown, Alice Schoenberg Avonmore School  
JR Life Science (2012)   First Place Smell It Yet? Sirtaj Singh Aurora Charter School  
JR Life Science (2012)   Second Place Detergent Delta Kaya Persad , Karen Wisheu McKernan School  
JR Life Science (2012)   Third Place Horses: Can They Read Body Language? Kaija Thiessen, Jordan Turco Avonmore School  
JR Life Science (2012)   Honourable Mention Does Talking to Plants Increase Growth? Kayla Clark, Ada Mollaneda Avonmore School  
SR Life Science (2012)   Third Place Brainwave Entertainment Phillip Abraham Aurora Charter School  
SR Life Science (2012)   Honourable Mention Trouble’s Cat Food Michelle Van Sickle Argyll Home School Centre  
SR Life Science (2012)   First Place Lighten the Pressure Qasim Ali Aurora Charter School  
SR Life Science (2012)   Second Place Schizophrenia Momina Abbasi, Harshika Nambiar McNally School  
JR Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences (2012)   Second Place Spices could save your life Shreya Pillai Aurora Charter School  
JR Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences (2012)   Third Place JMUBLED TXET! Ankit Mehndiratta Aurora Charter School  
JR Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences (2012)   First Place Baby Bugs Cassidy Formenti Oliver School  
JR Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences (2012)   Honourable Mention Is Your Pet’s Mouth Cleaner Than Yours? Jordyn Reed Avonmore School  
SR Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences (2012)   Third Place Bisphenyl A in Epoxy-Resin Lined Baby Formula Cans Kaelyn Gras Archbishop MacDonald  
SR Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences (2012)   First Place PTEN: Blocking Cancer Through Beta-catenin Diana Bark, Neesha Persad Old Scona School  
SR Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences (2012)   Second Place Spices vs. Bacteria: the Battle for Survival Ambika Agrawal, Jessica Wijesundera Grandview Heights School  
SR Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences (2012)   Honourable Mention Under Pressure Amanda Beaumont Avonmore School  
JR Physical and Mathematical Sciences (2012)   Second Place The Effect of Temperature on Hockey Pucks David Gutenberg New Horizons School  
JR Physical and Mathematical Sciences (2012)   Third Place Dominoes Falling Kayla Kawczak, Rebecca Vado St. Nicholas  
JR Physical and Mathematical Sciences (2012)   Honourable Mention Light Up Your Life! Katica Naude Oliver School  
JR Physical and Mathematical Sciences (2012)   First Place Microwave Monsters Danielle Dunlop, Megan Hermary Avonmore School  
SR Physical and Mathematical Sciences (2012)   Second Place Feel the Rainbow Jolie Hoang, Aiman Iqbal Aurora Charter School  
SR Physical and Mathematical Sciences (2012)   Honourable Mention The Know About Glow Paige Busenius, Ryan Glenn New Horizons School  
SR Physical and Mathematical Sciences (2012)   Third Place The Moon: More Than Meets The Eye Maria Vergara Oliver School  
SR Physical and Mathematical Sciences (2012)   First Place The Truth Behind Batteries Khadija Malik Avonmore School  
JR Engineering and Computer Science (2012)   Second Place The effect of structures on Earthquake damage Tyson Ofstie New Horizons School  
JR Engineering and Computer Science (2012)   First Place How Many Robots Does It Take To Turn On a Light Evan Gamble, Darren Ogundahunsi Sir George Simpson Junior High  
JR Engineering and Computer Science (2012)   Third Place Propeller Wars Kristina Brooks Avonmore School  
JR Engineering and Computer Science (2012)   Honourable Mention Wind Turbines Sarah McCabe Parkview School  
SR Engineering and Computer Science (2012)   Honourable Mention Passive Snow Shedding Technology on Solar Modules Evan Sandercock Alternative Learning Program  
SR Engineering and Computer Science (2012)   First Place From The Ground Up Pt 3 Madison Ricard Old Scona School  
SR Engineering and Computer Science (2012)   Second Place It’s Not Easy Being Green Jane Anderson Oliver School  
SR Engineering and Computer Science (2012)   Third Place Hog Wild Alexia Walsh Avonmore School  
Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions Best Project in a Medically-Related Field (2012)   Honourable Mention How Smoking Affects Lung Capacity Dylan Cabral, Julia Dorward St. Angela  
Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions Best Project in a Medically-Related Field (2012)   Award PTEN: Blocking Cancer Through Beta-catenin Diana Bark, Neesha Persad Old Scona School  
Alberta Health Services Community & Rural Zone Award (2012)   Honourable Mention What’s In YOUR Water? Manvir Dhaliwal, Simran Gill Aurora Charter School  
Alberta Health Services Community & Rural Zone Award (2012)   Award Bisphenyl A in Epoxy-Resin Lined Baby Formula Cans Kaelyn Gras Archbishop MacDonald  
Alberta Institute for Human Nutrition Award (2012)   Award Spices could save your life. Shreya Pillai Aurora Charter School  
Alberta Institute for Human Nutrition Award (2012)   Honourable Mention Spices vs. Bacteria: the Battle for Survival Ambika Agrawal, Jessica Wijesundera Grandview Heights School  
Alberta Society for Gastroenterology Human Biology Award (2012)   Honourable Mention Under Pressure Amanda Beaumont Avonmore School  
Alberta Society for Gastroenterology Human Biology Award (2012)   Award Lighten the Pressure Qasim Ali Aurora Charter School  
Genome Alberta Genomics Award (2012)   EL Award Fingerprint Mystery Aaima Azhar, Yusra Hagi Stratford School  
Genome Alberta Genomics Award (2012)   SR Award PTEN: Blocking Cancer Through Beta-catenin Diana Bark, Neesha Persad Old Scona School  
Alberta Society of Professional Biologists Award (2012)   Honourable Mention Do Plants Love Coke? Abishek Reghuram Aurora Charter School  
Alberta Society of Professional Biologists Award (2012)   Award Germinators Erica Grohn, Rojine McVea Aurora Charter School  
Alberta Association of Optometrists Vision Science Award (2012)   Award Where do you think your blind spot is? Zul Hassanali, Justin Wong Aurora Charter School  
Alberta Association of Optometrists Vision Science Award (2012)   Honourable Mention Optical Illusions Prerna Sharma Kate Chegwin School  
B. K. Sinha Behavioral Sciences Research Award (2012)   Award JMUBLED TXET! Ankit Mehndiratta Aurora Charter School  
B. K. Sinha Behavioral Sciences Research Award (2012)   Honourable Mention Schizophrenia Momina Abbasi, Harshika Nambiar McNally School  
Psychologists’ Association of Alberta Behaviour Science Award (2012)   Honourable Mention Trouble’s Cat Food Michelle Van Sickle Argyll Home School Centre  
Psychologists’ Association of Alberta Behaviour Science Award (2012)   Award Schizophrenia Momina Abbasi, Harshika Nambiar McNally School  
Christie Communications Excellence in Communications Award (2012)   Award Powerfull Waste Tamara Radovic Aurora Charter School  
Christie Communications Excellence in Communications Award (2012)   Honourable Mention Sizzling Siding Nicholas Silver Sir George Simpson Junior High  
City of Edmonton Waste Management Award (2012)   Award How to Recycle Arya Das, Ysabelle Kmiec Aurora Charter School  
City of Edmonton Waste Management Award (2012)   Honourable Mention Powerfull Waste Tamara Radovic Aurora Charter School  
Environment Canada Clean Air, Water and Land Award (2012)   EL Honourable Mention What’s The Background Behind Solar Panels? Alyson Katerenchuk Sir Alexander Mackenzie School  
Environment Canada Clean Air, Water and Land Award (2012)   EL Award Eco-friendly Oil Spill Cleaner Siddhant Gautam Westlock Elementary School  
Environment Canada Clean Air, Water and Land Award (2012)   JR/SR Award Fish Gone Wild – Endocrine Disruptors and fish sex Alex Besko Aurora Charter School  
Environment Canada Clean Air, Water and Land Award (2012)   JR/SR Honourable Mention It’s Not Easy Being Green Jane Anderson Oliver School  
ACPA Alberta Chemist Award, sponsored by the Association of the Chemical Profession of Alberta (2012)   Award Bisphenyl A in Epoxy-Resin Lined Baby Formula Cans Kaelyn Gras Archbishop MacDonald  
ACPA Alberta Chemist Award, sponsored by the Association of the Chemical Profession of Alberta (2012)   Honourable Mention Effective Effluent Expurgation Heavy Metals Removal Michael Gras, Brennon Grohn Aurora Charter School  
ACPA Rick Dillen Memorial Award, sponsored by the Canadian Crude Quality Technical Association (2012)   Honourable Mention Absorbing Oil Teron Callihoo Barrhead Elementary School  
ACPA Rick Dillen Memorial Award, sponsored by the Canadian Crude Quality Technical Association (2012)   Award Effective Effluent Expurgation Heavy Metals Removal Michael Gras, Brennon Grohn Aurora Charter School  
Taylor Memorial Senior Chemistry Award (2012)   Honourable Mention Bisphenyl A in Epoxy-Resin Lined Baby Formula Cans Kaelyn Gras Archbishop MacDonald  
Taylor Memorial Senior Chemistry Award (2012)   Award Spices vs. Bacteria: the Battle for Survival Ambika Agrawal, Jessica Wijesundera Grandview Heights School  
Chemical Institute of Canada Award (2012)   Award How to Recycle Arya Das, Ysabelle Kmiec Aurora Charter School  
Chemical Institute of Canada Award (2012)   Honourable Mention Germinators Erica Grohn, Rojine McVea Aurora Charter School  
Solar Energy Society of Alberta Solar Energy Award (2012)   EL Award What’s The Background Behind Solar Panels? Alyson Katerenchuk Sir Alexander Mackenzie School  
Solar Energy Society of Alberta Solar Energy Award (2012)   EL Honourable Mention Which House is Greenest? Carley McMann Dunstable School  
Solar Energy Society of Alberta Solar Energy Award (2012)   JR Honourable Mention Wind Turbines Sarah McCabe Parkview School  
Solar Energy Society of Alberta Solar Energy Award (2012)   JR Award The Dark Side of Solar Panels Wyatt Katerenchuk, Jessica Katerenchuk Sir George Simpson Junior High  
Solar Energy Society of Alberta Solar Energy Award (2012)   SR Award Passive Snow Shedding Technology on Solar Modules Evan Sandercock Alternative Learning Program  
Solar Energy Society of Alberta Solar Energy Award (2012)   SR Honourable Mention It’s Not Easy Being Green Jane Anderson Oliver School  
Kruger Memorial Senior Solar Energy Award (2012)   Honourable Mention Passive Snow Shedding Technology on Solar Modules Evan Sandercock Alternative Learning Program  
Kruger Memorial Senior Solar Energy Award (2012)   Award It’s Not Easy Being Green Jane Anderson Oliver School  
RASC Astronomy Award (2012)   EL Honourable Mention How cold is Mars? William Kowalchuk St. Jerome  
RASC Astronomy Award (2012)   EL Award Planets R US Jordan Gable, Kiara Jacobs Scott Robertson School  
RASC Astronomy Award (2012)   JR/SR Award The Moon: More Than Meets The Eye Maria Vergara Oliver School  
E.H. Gowan Physics Award of Excellence (2012)   Honourable Mention Pendulum Waves Devyn Cole Leduc Junior High School  
E.H. Gowan Physics Award of Excellence (2012)   Award From The Ground Up Pt 3 Madison Ricard Old Scona School  
ASM Material Science Award (2012)   Award What Can Stop a Magnet? Katherine Wiks Busby School  
ASM Material Science Award (2012)   Honourable Mention The Effect of Temperature on Hockey Pucks David Gutenberg New Horizons School  
IEEE Award of Excellence (2012)   Award Powerfull Waste Tamara Radovic Aurora Charter School  
IEEE Award of Excellence (2012)   Honourable Mention Microwave Monsters Danielle Dunlop, Megan Hermary Avonmore School  
NAIT Women in Technology Award (2012)   Award From The Ground Up Pt 3 Madison Ricard Old Scona School  
NAIT Women in Technology Award (2012)   Honourable Mention Hog Wild Alexia Walsh Avonmore School  
Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists, and Geophysicists of Alberta Award (2012)   EL Award How to Recycle Arya Das, Ysabelle Kmiec Aurora Charter School  
Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists, and Geophysicists of Alberta Award (2012)   EL Honourable Mention Eco-friendly Oil Spill Cleaner Siddhant Gautam Westlock Elementary School  
Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists, and Geophysicists of Alberta Award (2012)   JR Honourable Mention Powerfull Waste Tamara Radovic Aurora Charter School  
Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists, and Geophysicists of Alberta Award (2012)   JR Award The Dark Side of Solar Panels Wyatt Katerenchuk, Jessica Katerenchuk Sir George Simpson Junior High  
Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists, and Geophysicists of Alberta Award (2012)   SR Award From The Ground Up Pt 3 Madison Ricard Old Scona School  
Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists, and Geophysicists of Alberta Award (2012)   SR Honourable Mention Effective Effluent Expurgation Heavy Metals Removal Michael Gras, Brennon Grohn Aurora Charter School  
Petroleum Society Educational Trust Fund Award (2012)   Award Effective Effluent Expurgation Heavy Metals Removal Michael Gras, Brennon Grohn Aurora Charter School  
Team Edmonton – CWSF Charlottetown (2012)   Finalist Powerfull Waste Tamara Radovic Aurora Charter School  
Team Edmonton – CWSF Charlottetown (2012)   Finalist Bisphenyl A in Epoxy-Resin Lined Baby Formula Cans Kaelyn Gras Archbishop MacDonald  
Team Edmonton – CWSF Charlottetown (2012)   Finalist PTEN: Blocking Cancer Through Beta-catenin Diana Bark, Neesha Persad Lillian Osborne High School  
Team Edmonton – CWSF Charlottetown (2012)   Finalist From The Ground Up Pt 3 Madison Ricard Old Scona School  
Team Edmonton – CWSF Charlottetown (2012)   Finalist Effective Effluent Expurgation Heavy Metals Removal Michael Gras, Brennon Grohn Aurora Charter School  
Team Edmonton – CWSF Charlottetown (2012)   Finalist Lighten the Pressure Qasim Ali Aurora Charter School