Youngscientistawards2012_prizewinners

STANSW Young Scientist Awards 2012 Winners
Awards Ceremony: University of Western Sydney, Bankstown Campus
Friday, 26 October 2012
Keynote Address: Dr Anne Musser, Palaeontologist, Australian Museum
Models and Inventions
MAJOR AWARD WINNERS YEARS 3-6
James De Mellow, Eastwood Public School, The G phone Macinley Butson, Mt Keira Demonstration School, A spoon full of medicine is not what the doctor ordered! Seth Coppock, St John Bosco Public School, Living with dysprasia MAJOR AWARD WINNERS YEARS 7-9
First Place: Tristan Forrester, Redeemer Baptist School, A lot of hot air: Reduce the noise while improving air turbine electricity generation Highly Commended: Nicholas Georgiou, Barker College, Tuned liquid dampers MAJOR AWARD WINNERS YEARS 10-12
First Place: Ethan Butson, The Illawarra Grammar School, Getting shirty can be good … sometimes! Second Place: Kyle Willimott, Barker College, Optimising the operational performance of a thermoelectric generator for sustainable green energy applications Third Place: Afework Assefa, Redeemer Baptist School, Child seat alert: Innovative thermal monitoring device that detects the presence of a child left in a car seat STANSW Young Scientist Awards 2012 Winners
Scientific Investigations
MAJOR AWARD WINNERS YEARS K-2
Benjamin Thomas, Evan La Fontaine, Jack Macauley & Robert Napoli, Glenhaven Public School, Does temperature affect the rate of growth of mealworms? Daniel Coppock, St John Bosco Primary School, Is it safe to drink water from the hot tap? Lachlan Wilson, St John Bosco Primary School, Is plant growth affected by the type of soil and do fertilisers make any difference? Noah Kelly, St Catherine Labouré Primary School, How far do cars travel? Sophia Lenarduzzi, St John Bosco Primary School, Does eating oranges make fingernails grow faster? Timothy Hanna, Sans Souci Public School, Antibiotic resistance: Will E.coli become resistant to amoxicillin with potassium clavulanate after being exposed to it repeatedly? MAJOR AWARD WINNERS YEARS 3-6
Abishek Kannan, Gajan Sivanesan & Ingrid Woodward, Quakers Hill Public School, Supersonic sound Anthony Bolton, Redeemer Baptist School, Exploring sunspots: Beyond the transit of Venus Daniel Paino, Glenhaven Public School, Heat absorption of colours Edward Garth, Redeemer Baptist School, My boomerang now comes back: Optimum strategies for throwing a boomerang Emma Edwards, Abbotsleigh, Effect of using different types of water on plant growth Jonathan Kelleher & Samuel Prince, Beecroft Public School, Colour my world: Effect of colour on perception of flavour Juliette Napton, Abbotsleigh, Nailing it: Chemical and physical impact on the strength of nail polish Luke Stewart-Yates, Beecroft Public School, See it, feel it, show it: A study in facial mimicry and empathy in children and adults Macinley Butson, My Keira Demonstration School, A SPOONGE full of medicine is just what the doctor ordered! William Burns, St John Bosco Primary School, What material can be used for protection in bushfires? STANSW Young Scientist Awards 2012 Winners MAJOR AWARD WINNERS YEARS 7-9
Biology 7-9
First Place: Liam Hughes, Sydney Church of England Grammar School, The effect of duration and colour of stimuli on the persistence of negative afterimages Second Place: Anna Stewart-Yates, Hornsby Girls High School, Should we throw the pen out with the bathwater? A study in transcription methods (pen versus keyboard) and recall levels in Year 8 students Third Place: Rory Forster, Sydney Church of England Grammar School, Can fish remember colour? Chemistry 7-9
First Place: Lachlan Perry, Sydney Church of England Grammar School, Chemical changes in fruit as it matures Second Place: Christine Capolino, Freeman Catholic College, How does the amount of salt affect the rate at which ice melts? Third Place: Jason Dong, Sydney Church of England Grammar School, The quality of different milk brands Earth & Environmental Science 7-9
First Place: Nicholas Chang, Barker College, Assessing liquid water absorbency of untreated Pinus Radiata Second Place: Will de Montemas, Barker College, The thermal resistance of different insulation media Third Place: Jade Lin, Presbyterian Ladiesʼ College, A brighter future: How the time of day and the angle of the sun affect how much power a solar panel produces Physics 7-9
First Place: Nicole Sung, Presbyterian Ladiesʼ College, What floats your boat? Effect of buoyancy, stability and speed on raft design Second Place: Charles McLeod, Sydney Church of England Grammar School, The effect of water absorption on the physical properties of hardwood Third Place: Kevin Huang, Sydney Church of England Grammar School, The effect of aerofoil camber on drag and efficiency related characteristics of aircraft wings STANSW Young Scientist Awards 2012 Winners MAJOR AWARD WINNERS YEARS 10-12
Biology 10-12
First Place: Hugh Gabor, Chevalier College, The effect of oestrogen on the ovotestis of the garden snail Second Place: Aki Flame, Newington College, Microbial growth on earphones: Are earphones a vector for infection? Third Place: Mary Johnson, Chevalier College, Flies and colour Chemistry 10-12
First Place: Leila Bunguric, Presbyterian Ladiesʼ College, Investigating the neutralising effect of indigestion tablets on hydrochloric acid Second Place: Matthew Chu, De La Salle Revesby Heights, Effects of magnetic fields on the surface tension of municipal water Third Place: Tayla Campedelli, Mount St Joseph Milperra, Electrolytes in sports drinks Earth & Environmental Science 10-12
First Place: Daniel DellʼArmi, De La Salle Revesby Heights, Pigment solar energy source Second Place: Attila Simon-Lambert, Pacific Hills Christian School, Relationship between duckweed growth and concentration of duck droppings in dams Third Place: Lana Shaba, Presbyterian Ladiesʼ College, Is chemically produced fertilizer better for the growth of plants? Physics 10-12
First Place: Kyle Willimott, Barker College, Optimising the operational performance of a thermoelectric generator for sustainable green energy applications Second Place: Ethan Butson, The Illawarra Grammar School, Getting Shirty can be good.Sometimes! Analysis of the transmission of UV through different material in different shirts Third Place: Afework Assefa, Redeemer Baptist School, Child Seat Alert - Innovative thermal monitoring device that detects the presence of a child left in a car seat STANSW Young Scientist Awards 2012 Winners SPECIAL AWARDS Years 7-12
Presented for entries that demonstrate high proficiency in a particular area of the investigation. Aoife Hogan, The Hills Grammar School, Miscanthus: Fuel of the future Eden Reynolds, Coffs Harbour High School, Effect of caffeine on reaction timing Kermina Kiriacos, Bethlehem College, To fry or not to fry? Retention of volume by oils after subjection to heat and determination of the healthiest oil group Liam Shaw, Redeemer Baptist School, Wii or not to Wii? That is the question Melissa Lin, Hornsby Girls High School, Asthma reliever medication SPONSORED AWARDS
Australian College of Physical Sciences & Engineers in Medicine (ACPSEM) Medical Physics Award
Macinley Butson, Mt Keira Demonstration School, A SPOONGE full of medicine is just what the doctor ordered! Melissa Lin, Hornsby Girls High School, Asthma Reliever medication Australian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB) Awards for Excellence in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
First Place: Hugh Gabor, Chevalier College, The effect of oestrogen on the ovitestis of the garden snail Second Place: Christina Petherick, Penrith Christian School, Antimicrobial properties of garlic Educational Assessment Australia UNSW (EAA) Most Promising Young Talent Awards
Primary Division
Brianna Moog, Glenhaven Public School, How fat is that chip? Secondary Division
Lachlan Bolton, Redeemer Baptist School, Analysing the depositional dynamics of the Gondwana coastline National Measurement Institute (NMI) Measurement Award
Philip Hinds, Sydney Church of England Grammar School, The energy efficiency of various types of domestic light bulbs STANSW Young Scientist Awards 2012 Winners
Royal Australian Chemical Institute (RACI) Chemistry Encouragement Awards
Secondary Division
First Place: Simon Koch, Colo High School, Salinity in a Kelvin water dropper Second Place: Christine Capolino, Freeman Catholic College, How does the amount of salt affect the rate at which ice melts? Splash Into. Young Marine Scientist Award
Jai Robinson, Castle Cove Public School, Acidity and the electrolytic process STEP Environment Award
First Place: Daniel DellʼArmi, De La Salle Revesby Heights, Pigment solar energy source Highly Commended: Aoife Hogan, The Hills Grammar School, Miscanthus: Fuel of the future UWS Greater Western Sydney Science Awards
First Place: Simon Koch, Colo High School, Salinity in a Kelvin water dropper Second Place: Danielle Santos, Macarthur Anglican School, Exploring the workings of modern DC electric motors GRAND AWARDS
Budding Young Scientist 2012, sponsored by the School of Education NSW, Australian Catholic University
Timothy Hanna, Sans Souci Public School, Antibiotic resistance: Will E.coli become resistant to amoxicillin with potassium clavulanate after being exposed to it repeatedly? Primary Young Scientist 2012, sponsored by the School of Education NSW, Australian Catholic University
Luke Stewart-Yates, Beecroft Public School, See it, feel it, show it: A study in facial mimicry and empathy in children and adults Young Scientist of the Year 2012
Kyle Willimott, Barker College, Optimising the operational performance of a thermoelectric generator for sustainable green energy applications

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