An Ontario Region's Perfect Record at the Canada-Wide Science Fair

On May 14^th, 2011, the Waterloo-Wellington Science and Engineering Fair sent 9 regional award winners to the Canada-Wide Science Fair this year. Each and every one of these 9 students won a medal at the Canada-Wide Science Fair – an unprecedented accomplishment in Ontario.

Congratulations to the following WWSEF/CWSF team:

Andrew Martin and Eric Stubley
Project: Modelling Population Growth, Grade 11-12
Awards:

Senior Gold Medal. Sponsor: Youth Science Canada, $1500.00
Actuarial Foundation of Canada Award. Sponsor: The Actuarial Foundation of Canada, $1000.00
Challenge Award - Innovation. Sponsor: Research in Motion Limited, $1000.00
Dalhousie University Faculty of Science Entrance Scholarship, $5000.00 each
UBC Science (Vancouver) Entrance Award, $4000.00 each
University of Manitoba Scholarship, $5000.00 each
University of Ottawa Entrance Scholarship, $4000 each
The University of Western Ontario Scholarship, $4000.00 each

Stephanie Chan
Project: The Race to Remediate Crude Oil Spills, Grade 11-12l
Awards:

Senior Silver Medal. Sponsor: Youth Science Canada, $700.00
Senior Renewable Energy Award. Sponsor: Ontario Power Generation, $1000.00
Dalhousie University Faculty of Science Entrance Scholarship, $2500.00
UBC Science (Vancouver) Entrance Award, $2000.00
University of Ottawa Entrance Scholarship, $2000.00
The University of Western Ontario Scholarship, $2000.00

Steven Liu and Kevin Peng
Project: The Germ-inator, Grade 7-8
Awards:

Junior Silver Medal. Sponsor: Youth Science Canada, $700.00
Junior Challenge Award - Information. Sponsor: Intel of Canada, $500.00
The University of Western Ontario Scholarship, $2000.00 each

Marieta Buse
Project: Meddling with Metals, Grade 11-12
Awards:

Senior Bronze Medal. Sponsor: Youth Science Canada, $300.00
University of Ottawa Entrance Scholarship, $1000
The University of Western Ontario Scholarship, $1000.00

Zach Elgood
Project: Potential Production of CH3CL in an Instream Denitrifying Woodchip Bioreactor, Grade 11-12
Awards:

Senior Bronze Medal. Sponsor: Youth Science Canada, $300.00
University of Ottawa Entrance Scholarship, $1000
The University of Western Ontario Scholarship, $1000.00

John Hinch
Project: Stimuli In = Action Out?, Grade 7-8
Awards:

Junior Bronze Medal. Sponsor: Youth Science Canada, $300.00
The University of Western Ontario Scholarship, $1000.00

Paul Albert-Lebrun
Project: Cavitation Hydrophobia, Grade 11-12
Awards:

Senior Bronze Medal. Sponsor: Youth Science Canada, $300.00
University of Ottawa Entrance Scholarship, $1000
The University of Western Ontario Scholarship, $1000.00

Special thanks to Waterloo-Wellington’s delegates, Maureen Hinan and Louis Silcox, who lead the team at the Canada-Wide Science Fair and took part in this amazing Regional result.