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2014 Special Award Winners

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Derek 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