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2014 Special Award Winners
Back to Winners main pageDerek Wong Memorial
$200  (4401) The Anti-Diabetic Activity of Hulled Hemp Seeds through the Inhibition of Alpha-Glucosidase
    Student: Dareen El-Sayed
    School: Kelvin High School
Adhir Bagchi Memorial Award for Excellence in Health Science
Plaque + $100  (3706) Exploring the antimicrobial activity of Kalonji and Methi in comparison to pharmaceutical antibiotic
    Student: Iqra Sahar Tariq
    School: Balmoral Hall School
ASM International Award
Plaque and Gift Card - First  (2602) Wood Testing
    Student: Paul Wertepny
    School: Holy Ghost School
  (2905) Active Metals 2
    Student: Karol Velandia
    School: Acadia Junior High
Plaque
  (1410) Heat Capacity
    Student: Jonah Wilson
    School: Christ The King
  (1906) Rust and Acid Rain
    Student: Nicole Hamm
    School: Linden Christian School
Manitoba Association for Medical Laboratory Science Award
Certificate and $100  (3706) Exploring the antimicrobial activity of Kalonji and Methi in comparison to pharmaceutical antibiotic
    Student: Iqra Sahar Tariq
    School: Balmoral Hall School
  (2711) Bacteria Buddies
    Student: Elizabeth Kautz
    School: Holy Cross
  (1722) Comparison of Vitamin C and Echinacea Angustifolia as immune system boosters
    Student: Abdullah Rashid
    School: Van Wallegham
  (4707) Quantitative Analysis of Circulating Tumor Cells in Prostate Cancer Patients
    Student: Michael Xu
    School: St John's Ravenscourt
Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology, MB Section Award
($100 cash)  (2301) What's In Your Groundbeef
    Student: Clarissa Nitafan
    School: Holy Ghost School
Manitoba Food Processors Association Award
($100 cash)  (3709) Thaw it Right for a Meaty Delight
    Students: Lanz Velasco , Faye Nadres
    School: Sisler High School
Labels Unlimited Award
($100 cash)  (2514) The Effects of Different Packaging and Temperatures on the Preservation of Apples
    Students: Sydney Kwok , Sarah Liu
    School: Acadia Junior High
Peak of the Market Award
($100 cash)  (2203) Teary Onions
    Student: Samantha Porteous
    School: Dr George Johnson Middle School
Granny's Poultry Cooperative Ltd Award
Certificate and $100  (2711) Bacteria Buddies
    Student: Elizabeth Kautz
    School: Holy Cross
Food Development Centre Award
Certificate ($100 cash)  (4701) The Protective Effect of Amelanchier alniflia on Hypoxic Mesenchymal Stem Cells
    Student: Breanna Belisle
    School: Fort Richmond Collegiate
Canada Compound Western Limited Award
Certificate ($100 cash)  (1506) Cookie Capers
    Student: Ellie Penner
    School: Linden Christian School
University of Manitoba Department of Food Science Award
Certificate ($100 cash)  (3401) Determination of 4(5)-Methlyimidazole in Carbonated Beverages
    Student: Geemitha Ratnayake
    School: Acadia Junior High
University of Manitoba Department of Human Nutritional Sciences Award
Certificate ($100 cash)  (3717) The inhibitory effects of plant based foods on a-glucosidase
    Student: Prasansa Subedi
    School: Acadia Junior High
Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation Award
Certificate and Cash ($75 cash)  (2907) Can We Use Plants to Control the Amount of Phosphorus in Lake Winnipeg?
    Students: Allie Skwarchuk , Wynonna Mendoza
    School: Ecole River Heights
Certificate and Cash ($100 cash)
  (3207) Aquatic Plants and Orthophosphate
    Students: Winnica Beltrano , Philip Kawalec
    School: Sisler High School
Certificate and Cash ($50 cash)
  (1911) Wonder Water
    Student: Arusha Raban
    School: Ecole JB Mitchell
Certificate and Cash ($150 cash)
  (4901) The Study of Nitrates and Phosphates in the Fisher River
    Students: Kelly Sutherland , Kayla Sutherland
    School: Pequis Central School
Gourmet Baker Inc. Special Award
Certificate ($100 cash)  (1516) Food Testing
    Students: Ashley Nfon , Elise Luik
    School: Ecole JB Mitchell
General Mills Award
Certificate ($100 cash)  (1707) Saturated Fat in Cooking Oils
    Student: Jestine Hailey Arciaga
    School: Holy Ghost School
Richardson Milling
Cash and certificate ($100 cash)  (1501) Peanut Contamination: Yes or No?
    Student: Jakob McKenna
    School: Brock Corydon
Manitoba Association of Home Economists Science Award
Certificate and $50  (2716) Iron Ladies
    Student: Kristin Smith
    School: Balmoral Hall School
  (3711) Power to Perform
    Student: Adam Takeuchi
    School: St Boniface Diocesan
  (4401) The Anti-Diabetic Activity of Hulled Hemp Seeds through the Inhibition of Alpha-Glucosidase
    Student: Dareen El-Sayed
    School: Kelvin High School
Jet Label Award
Certificate and $100  (1513) Does Branding Affect Taste?
    Student: Elim Welty
    School: Linden Christian School
Richardson Foundation for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals.
Cash and certificate ($100 cash)  (2731) Effects of Cooking on Anti-bacterial Properties of Garlic
    Students: Anthony Duan , Esther Lam
    School: Acadia Junior High
  (4401) The Anti-Diabetic Activity of Hulled Hemp Seeds through the Inhibition of Alpha-Glucosidase
    Student: Dareen El-Sayed
    School: Kelvin High School
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of the Province of Manitoba Award
Senior ($300 cash)  (4603) Constructing a Multitouch Camera Based Touchscreen
    Student: Amanda Wong
    School: Grant Park High School
Intermediate ($175 cash)
  (3601) Cyber Bullying- Stepping into the World of Bullies
    Student: Pranjal Atrey
    School: Acadia Junior High
  (3604) The Science of Magnetic Levitation
    Student: Dirk Page
    School: Oak Park High School
  (3402) Pennies Battery
    Students: Muskan Sharda , Sarabjot Kainth
    School: Sisler High School
  (3603) BIRDSTRIKE
    Student: Albert Alban
    School: St Boniface Diocesan
  (3804) Speed of Light with a Laser
    Student: Kryn Gurney
    School: St Boniface Diocesan
Junior ($160 cash)
  (2808) Does the size of a hole in a vortex cannon affect how far the air will travel?
    Student: Steven Allison
    School: Linden Christian School
  (2616) Monofilament Based Artificial Muscle
    Student: Mackenzie Wong
    School: Grant Park High School
Elementary ($140 cash)
  (1601) What Is The Best Insulator?
    Student: Emily Shewfelt
    School: Ecole MacNeill
  (1607) My Robot Artist
    Student: Justin Batin
    School: Shaughnessy Park School
  (1605) Self-Rechargeable Electric Car
    Student: Jyoti Plamondon-Sinha
    School: Brock Corydon
  (1812) Les Huiles 2
    Student: Jordan Braun
    School: Ecole Golden Gate Middle School
Senior ($250 cash)
  (4602) SHARP Arduino System
    Students: Alexandre Poersch , Jacob Booth
    School: Shaftesbury High School
Special Engineering Related Award
($100 cash)  (2617) Space Settlement & Me
    Students: Devyansh Sharma , Aayush Vij
    School: St Maurice School
  (1920) Apres L'inondation
    Student: Bailey Campbell
    School: St Norbert Immersion
Special Engineering Related Award
($200 cash)  (4601) Design and Construction of a Functional Active Noise Cancellation System
    Student: Yoonsik Park
    School: Fort Richmond Collegiate
Special Engineering Related Award
($200 cash)  (2613) Evaporating Snowplower
    Students: John Shehata , Nathan Mathews
    School: Acadia Junior High
Special Engineering Related Award
Kid-netic Energy, Science, and Engineering Enrollment  (1810) Super Mario Elevator Science
    Student: Graydon Strachan
    School: Ecole Robert H Smith
Analytical Sciences Award
Cash and Plaque  (3501) Examining Triclosan's Role in Generating Resistant Bacteria from Commercial Products
    Student: Josh Mathews
    School: Acadia Junior High
  (3301) Bacteria wars home vs. school
    Student: Michaela Cardamone
    School: Acadia Junior High
  (3401) Determination of 4(5)-Methlyimidazole in Carbonated Beverages
    Student: Geemitha Ratnayake
    School: Acadia Junior High
  (3405) Got Vitamin C?
    Student: Sydney Mangilit
    School: Sisler High School
Honorable Mention - Certificates
  (3711) Power to Perform
    Student: Adam Takeuchi
    School: St Boniface Diocesan
  (4901) The Study of Nitrates and Phosphates in the Fisher River
    Students: Kelly Sutherland , Kayla Sutherland
    School: Pequis Central School
CSBE/SCGAB Biosystems Engineering Award
Certificate, T-shirt and $200 ($100 cash)  (2907) Can We Use Plants to Control the Amount of Phosphorus in Lake Winnipeg?
    Students: Allie Skwarchuk , Wynonna Mendoza
    School: Ecole River Heights
  (4603) Constructing a Multitouch Camera Based Touchscreen
    Student: Amanda Wong
    School: Grant Park High School
Women's Health Research Foundation of Canada Award
($50 cash)  (1711) Average Lung Capacity of Grade 6 Students
    Student: Angela Lawrence
    School: Christ The King
  (4704) The relationship between Acceleration and Vibrations of the knee
    Students: Ankit Bahl , Sachin Vijayan
    School: St Maurice School, Fort Richmond Collegiate
  (2716) Iron Ladies
    Student: Kristin Smith
    School: Balmoral Hall School
  (3716) Higher expression of Toll-like receptors and HIV-target cell chemoattractants in endocervical mucosa
    Student: Haroon Rashid
    School: Shaftesbury High School
Manitoba Mineral/Resources Special Award
Lepidolite Carving  (2907) Can We Use Plants to Control the Amount of Phosphorus in Lake Winnipeg?
    Students: Allie Skwarchuk , Wynonna Mendoza
    School: Ecole River Heights
Royal Astronomical Society of Canada Astronomy Award
Certificate and student membership ($50 cash)  (1909) The Birth and Death of a Star
    Student: Simran Chakal
    School: La Barriere Crossing
  (2617) Space Settlement & Me
    Students: Devyansh Sharma , Aayush Vij
    School: St Maurice School
Certificat of Excellence in Meterology
Weather Station and Certificate  (1704) Does Weather Affect Your Mood
    Student: Christopher Monahan
    School: Holy Ghost School
  (3903) What's Up?
    Student: Juliette Nishimwe
    School: St Boniface Diocesan
Asim K. Roy Memorial Award
($300 cash)  (4603) Constructing a Multitouch Camera Based Touchscreen
    Student: Amanda Wong
    School: Grant Park High School
WISE Award
Enrolment in WISE Summer Camp  (4701) The Protective Effect of Amelanchier alniflia on Hypoxic Mesenchymal Stem Cells
    Student: Breanna Belisle
    School: Fort Richmond Collegiate
  (3301) Bacteria wars home vs. school
    Student: Michaela Cardamone
    School: Acadia Junior High
  (4901) The Study of Nitrates and Phosphates in the Fisher River
    Students: Kelly Sutherland , Kayla Sutherland
    School: Pequis Central School
  (3405) Got Vitamin C?
    Student: Sydney Mangilit
    School: Sisler High School
Save OUr Lake Award
0.5 day trip on the research vessel Namao ($100 cash)  (2907) Can We Use Plants to Control the Amount of Phosphorus in Lake Winnipeg?
    Students: Allie Skwarchuk , Wynonna Mendoza
    School: Ecole River Heights
  (4901) The Study of Nitrates and Phosphates in the Fisher River
    Students: Kelly Sutherland , Kayla Sutherland
    School: Pequis Central School
  (3207) Aquatic Plants and Orthophosphate
    Students: Winnica Beltrano , Philip Kawalec
    School: Sisler High School
The Winnipeg Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience Award
Certificate  (1702) Good for the brian or just a pain?
    Students: Adrienne Andres , Katie Skwarchuk
    School: Van Wallegham
  (3703) Indole-3-Carbinol Sensitizes Brain Tumour Cells to Radiation
    Students: Anthony Sze , Robin Rai
    School: Fort Richmond Collegiate
  (4301) Alternate MRI Methods For Hippocampus Volume Measurements
    Student: Frank Yu
    School: Fort Richmond Collegiate
  (2742) Left and Right Brain: Fact or Myth?
    Student: Lindsay Hofer
    School: Linden Christian School
APS Science Fair Award
Certificate, t-shirt, physiological researcher lapel pin, resource packet and book for teacher  (4401) The Anti-Diabetic Activity of Hulled Hemp Seeds through the Inhibition of Alpha-Glucosidase
    Student: Dareen El-Sayed
    School: Kelvin High School