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2011 Special Award Winners
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$350  (4304) Biological Consequences of the Loss of Claudin 1 Tight Junction Protein in Breast Cancer Cells
    Students: Suraj Srinivasan , George Ng
    School: Fort Richmond Collegiate
ASM International Award
  (2401) How to keep warm this winter
    Student: Rushika Khatkar
    School: Acadia Junior High
  (2403) The Effects of Thermal Depolymerization on Various Plastics
    Student: Joseph Thomas
    School: Acadia Junior High
  (2414) MUST it Rust?
    Students: Thomas Tran , Shady Rizk
    School: St Emile School
Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology, MB Section Award
($100 cash)  (3704) Bacteria Content in Water Bottles
    Student: Nikki Rose Macatula
    School: St Boniface Diocesan
Manitoba Food Processors Association Award
($100 cash)  (2731) The Healthy Desserts Of Tomorrow
    Student: Jazmin Novoselnik
    School: Springfield Middle School
Labels Unlimited Award
($100 cash)  (3309) Buy-yo Degradable Starch Plastic
    Students: Kara Chan , Grace Wei
    School: Acadia Junior High
Peak of the Market Award
($100 cash)  (4303) Chemical and cellular assays of antioxidant potential in milled buckwheat (Fagopyrum spp) sprouts
    Student: Brent Murphy
    School: Fort Richmond Collegiate
Maple Leaf Foods: Food Excellence Award
($100 cash)  (2512) SPURN "FREEZER BURN"
    Students: Joseph Rodriguez , Nathan Gabriel
    School: Holy Cross
Food Development Centre Award
Certificate ($100 cash)  (1511) Super Apples
    Student: Ali El-Sayed
    School: Linden Meadows School
Canada Compound Western Limited Award
Certificate ($100 cash)  (1507) Crazy Over Chocolate
    Students: Danica Belton , Alex De Simone
    School: Queenston School
University of Manitoba Department of Food Science Award
Certificate ($100 cash)  (4401) Using Garlic to try and inhibit Pseudomonas aeruginosa's growth
    Student: Agron Morina
    School: Gordon Bell High School
University of Manitoba Department of Human Nutritional Sciences Award
Certificate ($100 cash)  (3210) What is the true protein applicability of these pulses?
    Student: Sonia Wilson
    School: Acadia Junior High
Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation Award
Certificate and Cash ($75 cash)  (1913) The Environmental Impact of Modern Fishing Practices
    Students: Phoebe Crate , Julie Chaske
    School: Charles Sinclair School
Certificate and Cash ($125 cash)
  (2915) Lake Winnipeg - A Sea of Phosphorus Troubles?
    Student: RAHIM MIRZA
    School: Ecole River Heights
Manitoba Agriculture, Food, and Rural Initiatives - Food Safety Institute Special Award
Certificate ($100 cash)  (1708) Why Is Handwashing Important?
    Student: Rebecca Nykyforuk
    School: Maple Leaf School
Gourmet Baker Inc. Special Award
Certificate ($100 cash)  (1503) Which Bread Molds The Fastest
    Student: Chantel Hamilton
    School: Maple Leaf School
General Mills Award
Certificate ($100 cash)  (2738) Can Colour Trick Your Taste Buds?
    Students: Emily Scott , Moneca Dunsford
    School: St Emile School
Viterra Food Processing Award
Certificate ($100 cash)  (3202) Detection of fungal toxins using PCR techniques
    Student: Deelaka Ratnayake
    School: Fort Richmond Collegiate
Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals Award
Certificate ($100 cash)  (3407) Antibiotic Activity in Rosemary against E.faecalis, S.typhimurium and S.aureus.
    Student: Dareen El-Sayed
    School: Acadia Junior High
  (3306) An in vitro study of the potential antioxidant and antihypertensive properties of HPLC Fractions of
    Student: Nadith Gunasekara
    School: Fort Richmond Collegiate
Manitoba Association of Home Economists Science Award
($50 cash)  (4303) Chemical and cellular assays of antioxidant potential in milled buckwheat (Fagopyrum spp) sprouts
    Student: Brent Murphy
    School: Fort Richmond Collegiate
  (2728) Who did the best job?
    Student: Iqra Sahar Tariq
    School: Balmoral Hall School
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of Manitoba Award
Senior ($250 cash)  (4601) Mechanics of Plastics: Testing for Isotropy in Polyethylene
    Student: Cody Shaw
    School: Fort Richmond Collegiate
  (4602) Automated Drinking and Driving Deterrence System
    Student: Nirusan Jayaranjan
    School: Collège Sturgeon Heights Collegiate
Intermediate ($150 cash)
  (3601) But It IS Rocket Science
    Student: Rylen de Vries
    School: Kelvin High School
  (3902) UV Radiation, Conventional Filter, and Chemical Tablets: Water Purification
    Students: J.P. Austria , Julian Sanchez
    School: St Boniface Diocesan
Junior ($200 cash)
  (2910) CRUDE OIL
    Student: Zoha Muhammad
    School: Alhijra Islamic School
  (2608) Building Low-Cost Touch Sensors With Conductive Paper
    Student: Amanda Wong
    School: Grant Park High School
Elementary ($100 cash)
  (1601) Bridge Frames
    Student: Paul Wertepny
    School: Holy Ghost School
Junior ($100 cash)
  (2603) Lost and Found
    Student: Vanessa McKay
    School: Ecole Golden Gate Middle School
Special Engineering Related Award
($100 cash)  (2902) Solar Cooker Efficiency
    Student: Bryson Schettler
    School: Arborg Early Middle Years School
  (2613) Slide and Glide to the Future
    Students: Matthew Nachtigall , Daniel Bernardin
    School: St Emile School
Special Engineering Related Award
($200 cash)  (2605) Snow Block Maker
    Student: David Budnick
    School: Linden Christian School
Special Engineering Related Award
($200 cash)  (2612) Energy Efficiency
    Student: Angus Morin
    School: St Emile School
Special Engineering Related Award
Kid-netic Energy, Science, and Engineering Enrollment  (1802) Magnificant Magnetism
    Student: Emily Grant
    School: Holy Ghost School
Special Engineering Related Award
($100 cash)  (1603) A Spin on Rusted Bolts
    Student: Cole Newkirk
    School: Linden Christian School
Wardrop Engineering Award
($150 cash)  (2610) Blindsided
    Student: Zev Robinson
    School: Ecole River Heights
Analytical Sciences Award
Cash and Plaque  (3407) Antibiotic Activity in Rosemary against E.faecalis, S.typhimurium and S.aureus.
    Student: Dareen El-Sayed
    School: Acadia Junior High
  (3308) Polyketide Synthase Gene Expression in Cladonia uncialis and Xanthoria fallax
    Students: Deborah Chan , Nancy Li
    School: Fort Richmond Collegiate, Kelvin High School
  (2716) Effects of Folic Acid on Blood Cells
    Student: Abhishek Chakraborty
    School: Acadia Junior High
CSBE/SCGAB Biosystems Engineering Award
($100 cash)  (3902) UV Radiation, Conventional Filter, and Chemical Tablets: Water Purification
    Students: J.P. Austria , Julian Sanchez
    School: St Boniface Diocesan
  (3305) Direct Fermentation of Pretreated and Processed Cellulosic Feedstocks using Clostridium thermocellum
    Student: Elsa Kaka
    School: Westwood Collegiate
Manitoba Association for Medical Laboratory Science Award
Cash  (1703) Travelling Bacteria
    Student: Justin Omaga
    School: Holy Ghost School
  (2716) Effects of Folic Acid on Blood Cells
    Student: Abhishek Chakraborty
    School: Acadia Junior High
  (4701) Novel Approaches of Inducing Death in Leukemic B-Cells Using Synthetic and Biological Agents
    Student: Siyuan Cheng
    School: Fort Richmond Collegiate
  (3718) The Susceptibility of Skin Microflora to Lemon Juice and Garlic: Natural Alternatives to Antibiotics
    Student: Rana Ignacio
    School: Sisler High School
Women's Health Research Foundation of Canada Award
($50 cash)  (3703) Increased Levels of Claudin 1 Protein in Breast Cancer Cells Changes Their Cellular Behavior
    Student: Che Eun (Sandy) Lee
    School: St Mary's Academy
  (2724) Stress on Teenagers
    Student: Alexandra Hornby
    School: Lincoln Middle School
  (4702) Mast Cell Population in Lichen Planus and Lichenoid Mucositis
    Student: Joo Hee Park
    School: St Mary's Academy
  (1716) Talons Trop Haut?
    Student: Kate Abram
    School: Ecole Tuxedo Park
Manitoba Innovation, Energy, and Mines Award
Lepidolite Carving  (2910) CRUDE OIL
    Student: Zoha Muhammad
    School: Alhijra Islamic School
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Astronomy Award
Certificate and student membership ($50 cash)  (4801) Verification of Variable Stars
    Student: Devin Edwards
    School: West Kildonan Collegiate
Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre Earth Science Award
Plaque and Fossil Excursion with CFDC Paleontologist  (1903) Tectonic Plate Boundaries "Rock!"
    Student: Grace Slivinski
    School: Holy Ghost School
Asim K. Roy Memorial Award
($300 cash)  (4101) An Investigation of the Role of Distemper as a Cause of Deaths of Seals in Hudson Bay During the Fal
    Student: Chris Kraljevic
    School: Shaftesbury High School
WISE Award
Scholarship to Kid-Netic Energy Science and Engineering Camp  (1405) les cristaux le plus gros le plus beau
    Student: Abbey Mondor
    School: Ecole Tuxedo Park
Save OUr Lake Award
0.5 day trip on the research vessel Namao ($100 cash)  (2727) Water Matters: Responding to the World's Water Crisis
    Student: Steven Olson
    School: Linden Christian School
0.5 day trip on the research vessle Namao ($150 cash)
  (2911) Eutrophication of Lake Winnipeg: When Too Much of a Good Thing is Bad
    Student: Brennan Siemens
    School: Linden Christian School
The Winnipeg Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience Award
Certificate and Cash  (1707) Can Video Games Distract You From Pain?
    Students: Ryan Dotzlaw , Owen Rerick
    School: Maple Leaf School
  (2722) Memory and Thought
    Student: Crystal Gumieny
    School: Lincoln Middle School
  (3102) How Do Eyes, Ears, and Noses Study?: A Project About Memory and the Senses
    Students: Stephanie Cruz , Keisha Mendoza
    School: Sisler High School
APS Science Fair Award
Certificate, t-shirt, physiological researcher lapel pin, resource packet and book for teacher  (3703) Increased Levels of Claudin 1 Protein in Breast Cancer Cells Changes Their Cellular Behavior
    Student: Che Eun (Sandy) Lee
    School: St Mary's Academy