NL Science Fairs

Congratulations to a member of our council, Jennifer O’Neill-Riggs on winning the Prime Ministers Award for STEM excellence!

Alpita Patro @GonzagaVikings and Jordan Montague @LakeMelvilleLab each won a silver medal, in the intermediate and senior categories, respectively. (2/2)

A big congratulations to all of Team NL at @ysc_sjc CWSF! Special mention of Sophia Zhang @hhmoffice1 who won a gold medal (intermediate) as well as 2 special awards in the intermediate category: Nanotechnology for Sustainable Society Award and Renewable Energy Award. (1/2)

Tonight we’ll celebrate the accomplishments of our Team NL at @ysc_sjc Canada Wide Science Fair. You can tune in here: youtube.com/live/SaWye3VdD… @cenovus @EDU_GovNL

Good luck to HHM students Ghena Alwaznee and Sophia Zhang and their teacher Ms. Janes representing @EasternNLSci at the Canada Wide Science Fair this week in Ottawa! @ysc_sjc

Abbey Janes – @hhmoffice1 – The Impact of Text Messages on Short-Term Memory Adhira Ganesh– @GonzagaVikings –Assessing Decoding Accuracy for Directional Arm Movement in Macaque Monkeys: A Comparative Analysis of Neuronal Firing Rates from Primary Motor and Premotor Cortex (2/2)

The @MUN_Psychology and the Association of Psychologists Newfoundland and Labrador award 2024 for the best project relating to psychology in a junior, intermediate and senior category were: Emma Lynn Way - @lakecrestnl – Paw Preference (1/2) @MemorialUSci @cenovus @EDU_GovNL

Sophia Zhang – @hhmoffice1 – Renewable Energy Harvesting with Triboelectric Nanogenerators Connor Payne – @HolySpiritHS – Blow Me Down: The Effect of Wind Turbine Blade Length on Power Production (2/2)

The @MemorialUSci Department of Physics award for the best physical sciences project in a junior, intermediate and senior category were: Liam Christian and Ishaan Mann – @StBonaventures – Can a homemade barometer predict changes in the weather? (1/2)

This years @munocean award 2024 for the best project related to ocean sciences was Melody Tang and Lucia Chen – @SPJHPythons – The Effect of Masks on Marine Microplastic Pollution @MemorialUSci @cenovus @EDU_GovNL @NLSchoolsCA

Melody Tang and Lucia Chen – @SPJHPythons – The Effect of Masks on Marine Microplastic Pollution Emily Qiu – @hhmoffice1 – Repurposing coffee grounds for water treatment technology @memorialuscience @cenovus @NLSchoolsCA @EDU_GovNL (2/2)

The @MUN_EarthSci award for the best project that deals with the understanding of earth properties in a junior, intermediate and senior category are: Anna Johnsen and Catiyana Malone – @StBonaventures – Is Our Water Really Clean? (1/2)

(Senior 2nd) Shada Tarhoni – HHM – Determining the Effect of Temperature on Calcium Content in Milk (4/4)

(Intermediate 2nd) Makenzie Wishart – MDJH – Potassium Hydroxide (KOH) leads the way in rapid and effective Carbon Capture and Absorption (Senior 1st) Sarah-Grace Li and Lakshmi Chedella - @hhmoffice1 – Turning Old Clothing into Candy (3/4)

The @MemorialUChem awards 2024 for the best chemistry projects in junior, intermediate and senior categories were: (Junior 1st) Anna McLellan – @lakecrestnl – Can Ink put You in Jail? (1/4)

Colin Purchase – @mdjh – Documentation of endangered red pines in the Charles Brook watershed Tanish Bhatt – @GonzagaVikings – UniFlu: a novel, immunoinformatics-guided universal influenza vaccine prototype Congratulations 🎉 @NLSchoolsCA @EDU_GovNL @cenovus (2/2)

The Memorial University Department of Biology @humans_MUNBIOL awards for best life sciences project in a junior, intermediate and senior category were: Ryan Pearcey and Eloise Lush – @StBonaventures – What's Your Vocal Range? (1/2)

(Senior 2nd) Hannah Cameron - HHM – The Effects of Ascorbic Acid on the Germination of Salt-Stressed Buckwheat Groats @cenovus @NLSchoolsCA @EDU_GovNL 4/4

(Intermediate 2nd) Olumoroti Adegboyega – SBC – Creating Image Recognizing AI in Python Keras Library, and AI’s Role In Enhancing Tumor Classification In Breast Tissue (Senior 1st) Sarah-Grace Li and Lakshmi Chedella – @hhmoffice1 – Turning Old Clothing into Candy 3/4

This years @MunBiochemistry award 2024 for the best biochemistry, nutrition or food science projects in junior, intermediate and senior categories were: (Junior 1st) Gabriella Kum – @StBonaventures – How Sweet It Is: The Scientific Truth about the Healthy Policy for Retail 1/4