Blogging From National Youth Science Forum Australia!

Congratulations to the three Team Ontario students who won National Youth Science Forum Australia Awards at this year's Canada-Wide Science Fair in May:

Jessie  MacAlpine, Woodstock ON
London District Regional Science and Technology Fair
Award winning project: Suppressing weed germination using allelopathy of Alliaria petiolata

Moriah Harvey, Nipigon  ON
Northwestern Ontario Regional Science Fair
Award winning project: Biofouling Of Boat Hulls

Joe Najem, Leamington ON     
WIndsor Regional Science, Technology & Engineering Fair
Award winning project: The Leaking Problem

Jessie and Moriah have generously agreed to share Team Ontario's experiences as they travel to and around Australia, meet and network with their international peers, and visit top scientists and educators at international universities and research institutions. Follow them via our Blog at National Youth Science Forum entries

The NYSF is a 12 day program helping students moving into Year 12, who wish to follow careers in science, engineering and technology by introducing them to research and researchers, by encouraging the achievement of excellence in all their undertakings, and by helping to develop their communication and interpersonal skills. It also fosters discussion of, and interest in major national and global issues and emphasises the importance of maintaining continuing active interests in sport, arts and music. Further details of this program can be found at the official NYSF website at http://www.nysf.edu.au/