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2019 Special Award Winners

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Derek Wong Memorial

   ($500 cash)
    (4204) Identifying Novel and Efficient Synergistic Drugs to treat Pediatric Sonic Hedgehog Medulloblastoma
        Student: Stephen Cheng
        School: Vincent Massey Collegiate

Ted Rogers Innovation Awards

  $100 + Certificate + TShirt
    (3405) Investment in the Digital Age
        Student: Tharindu Kottegoda
        School: Collège Sturgeon Heights Collegiate

Assiniboine Park Zoo Conservation Award

  Certificate, membership, and cash ($100 cash)
    (2604) BLOOM'N ALGAE
        Student: Sara Christle
        School: Holy Cross

Manitoba Childrens Museum Creative Learning Award

  Annual Individual Membership and other museum gifts
    (1713) Let's Talk Technology
        Student: Adam Eissa
        School: Van Walleghem

Adhir Bagchi Memorial Award for Excellence in Health Sciences

  Plaque and cash ($100 cash)
    (3208) MAC-2 : Estimation of Body Weight Using a Modified Blood Pressure Cuff​
        Student: Graydon Strachan
        School: Grant Park High School

ASM Manitoba Award for Excellence in Materials Science and Engineering

  Certificate, plaque, and gift card
    (3201) Biodegradable Polymers: Future Prospects of Eco-Friendly Plastics
        Student: Liel Golubchik
        School: Grant Park High School

    (3503) Sitting in a Salty Situation
        Student: Alexis Lloyd
        School: St Boniface Diocesan

Manitoba Association for Medical Laboratory Science Award

  Certificate and cash ($100 cash)
    (1204) Extracting The Code of Life: Testing factors that influence DNA extraction
        Student: Liam Driedger
        School: South Oaks School

    (3207) Ethnomedicine : Exploring Natural Product Chemistry
        Student: Madhumita Chandrasekaran
        School: Acadia Junior High

    (2212) Effects of Washing Fruits on Removing Bacteria
        Student: Arnab Mandal
        School: Acadia Junior High

  Certificate and cash ($200 cash)
    (4210) Effect of resveratrol on cardiac fibroblasts and myofibroblasts
        Student: Priya Basra
        School: Shaftesbury High School

Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology Special Award

  Certificate and cash ($100 cash)
    (2212) Effects of Washing Fruits on Removing Bacteria
        Student: Arnab Mandal
        School: Acadia Junior High

Labels Unlimited Special Award

  Certificate and cash ($100 cash)
    (2213) Which Brand of Ibuprofen Dissolves the Fastest
        Student: Ryan Mathew
        School: Acadia Junior High

Peak of the Market Special Award

  Certificate and cash ($100 cash)
    (1304) Finding a suitable place to store Potatos in Winnipeg Home
        Student: Yasmitha Sureshkumar
        School: Bernie Wolfe Community School

Grannys Poultry Cooperative Ltd Special Award

  Certificate and cash ($100 cash)
    (1212) Fighting an Enemy with another One: Killing Bacteria by Virus
        Students: Basim Mohamed , Adam Elagamy
        School: Victor Mager

Smith's Quality Meats Special Award

  Certificate and $50 gift card
    (3216) Can the Organic do the Trick
        Student: Mariem Ould Moulaye
        School: Fort Richmond Collegiate

Food Development Centre Special Award

  Certificate and cash ($100 cash)
    (2310) The Way The Berries Crumble
        Student: Jingya Liu
        School: Acadia Junior High

University of Manitoba Food and Nutritional Sciences Department Special Award for Food Science

  Certificate and cash ($100 cash)
    (2304) Food Fight
        Student: Onyx Avery
        School: St John's Ravenscourt

University of Manitoba Food and Nutritional Sciences Department Special Award for Nutritional Science

  Certificate and cash ($100 cash)
    (3207) Ethnomedicine : Exploring Natural Product Chemistry
        Student: Madhumita Chandrasekaran
        School: Acadia Junior High

Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation Special Award

  Certificate and Cash ($35 cash)
    (1614) Natural Filtration of Eater
        Students: Kevin Michael Filart , Seffa Angela Diongson
        School: Red River Valley Junior Academy

  Certificate and Cash ($50 cash)
    (2307) Utility of aquatic invasive fish-based emulsion on plant growth compared to fertiliser
        Student: Moinak Deb
        School: Acadia Junior High

  Certificate and Cash ($75 cash)
    (3609) Acid rain, such a pain
        Student: Mya Campos
        School: Red River Valley Junior Academy

  Certificate and Cash ($100 cash)
    (3606) Best Natural Filtration Material
        Students: Tamanna Sharma , Cher Canete
        School: Sisler High School

Arytza (Gourmet Baker) Special Award

  Certificate and cash ($100 cash)
    (1210) Be Careful with your HEART - Recognize Your FATs
        Student: Aliyah Mia Abdon
        School: Holy Ghost School

General Mills Special Award

  Certificate and gift card
    (2232) which flour should i use
        Students: Tsebaot Baraki , Betel Tekelehaimanot
        School: Red River Valley Junior Academy

Richardson Milling Ltd. Special Award

  Cash and certificate ($100 cash)
    (3202) Evaluation of the Impact of Processing on the Bioavailability of Polyphenols using a Dynamic Stomach
        Student: Daniel Paul
        School: Vincent Massey Collegiate

Food and Beverage Manitoba Special Award

  Certificate and cash ($100 cash)
    (3210) The Effectiveness of Honey as a Food Preservative
        Student: Grace Madden
        School: Homeschool

Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals Special Award

  Cash and certificate ($100 cash)
    (1508) Rock Candy " Sweet Science "
        Student: Annika Tennant
        School: Linden Christian School

    (3203) Stop it cancer!Cinnamon will fight you
        Student: Aya Bengassem
        School: Alhijra Islamic School

Canada Compound Western Limited Special Award

  Certificate and cash ($100 cash)
    (1211) How to Kill Bad Bacteria at Home?
        Students: Sarah Mohamed , Roaa Yousif
        School: Ecole Julie-Riel

Sani Marc Special Award

  Cash and Certificate ($100 cash)
    (1501) Don't Cry Over Spoiled Milk
        Student: Ethan Limsiaco
        School: Holy Ghost School

    (4206) Adapting Escherichia coli to study antimicrobial resistance
        Student: Deborah Owoyemi
        School: Shaftesbury High School

    (2218) Bacteria Bunches
        Student: Prabhjot Sandhu
        School: Dasmesh School

Manitoba Association of Home Economists Science Award

  Certificate and cash ($50 cash)
    (2603) Microplastics: Can Washing a Blanket Pollute the Environment?
        Student: Thomas Gale
        School: Lincoln Middle School

    (2101) How does Fabric Softener affect the flammability of different types of Fabrics?
        Student: Jagdeep Gill
        School: Dasmesh School

    (2608) Do receipts contain Bisphenol A
        Student: Baljot Rai
        School: Dasmesh School

University of Winnipeg Mathematics and Statistics Award

  Certificate and cash ($100 cash)
    (3505) The optimum method in the production of biopolymers using waste banana peels
        Student: Keertisree Ramakrishnan
        School: Acadia Junior High

    (2212) Effects of Washing Fruits on Removing Bacteria
        Student: Arnab Mandal
        School: Acadia Junior High

Excellence in Science Communication

  Certificate, and cash ($100 cash)
    (2603) Microplastics: Can Washing a Blanket Pollute the Environment?
        Student: Thomas Gale
        School: Lincoln Middle School

Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Society Certification of Appreciation

  Certificate and cash ($100 cash)
    (2214) Master your Mind: Determining Cognitive Abilities of Individuals Through Associative Memory Games
        Student: Annika Paliwal
        School: Acadia Junior High

    (3208) MAC-2 : Estimation of Body Weight Using a Modified Blood Pressure Cuff​
        Student: Graydon Strachan
        School: Grant Park High School

    (3705) Flex Your Joints
        Student: Kanishk Paliwal
        School: Acadia Junior High

  Certificate
    (4701) Concussion Prevention Effectiveness for Hockey Helments
        Student: Alex Loudfoot
        School: Linden Christian School

    (4704) A Novel Approach to Magnetic Resonance Imaging through Biological Tissue Samples
        Student: Guneet Uppal
        School: Sisler High School

    (4203) Can a computer diagnose diabetes?
        Student: Angelo Giovanni Gaillet
        School: Shaftesbury High School

    (4705) Evaluating coaxial Cable movement for microwave imaging purposes
        Student: Vernon Griner
        School: Shaftesbury High School

    (3213) the biomechanics of running
        Student: Hannah Dao
        School: Maples Collegiate

    (2717) Robotic Arm
        Student: Divnaaz Brar
        School: Dasmesh School

Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba Engineering Award

  Cash and certificate ($325 cash)
    (4602) De-Icers: What works for the environment and is effective?
        Student: Dylan Walker
        School: Fort Richmond Collegiate

  Cash and certificate ($200 cash)
    (3201) Biodegradable Polymers: Future Prospects of Eco-Friendly Plastics
        Student: Liel Golubchik
        School: Grant Park High School

    (3604) Measuring Salinity of Snow Collected around Fort Richmond
        Student: Vyshali Thananjeyan
        School: Acadia Junior High

  Cash and certificate ($150 cash)
    (2716) Garage door Sensor and alert system
        Student: Jason Yin
        School: Viscount Alexander School

    (2612) Salt 2 Fresh H2O
        Student: Luke Holliday
        School: Linden Christian School

    (2611) The Effects of the Tilt Angle on the Output of Solar Panels
        Student: Mahen Muthukumarana
        School: Acadia Junior High

    (2705) Degrees of Electricity: An Eco-Friendly Energy Solution
        Student: Nathaniel Casiano
        School: Acadia Junior High

  Cash and certificate ($100 cash)
    (1601) Recycling of Grey water for Gardening
        Student: KAVISHI UDUMULLAGE
        School: Bairdmore

    (1611) Does Acid Rain Affect Limestone
        Student: Jace Holliday
        School: Linden Christian School

    (1703) How various angles of incidence of solar rays impact the performance of a solar cell.
        Student: Heleyna Moniz
        School: Holy Ghost School

    (1302) Don't Waste Your Food Waste!
        Students: Queenie Jem Realizan , Margaret Joy Calalang
        School: Prairie Rose Elementary

Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba Geoscience Award

  Cash and certificate ($325 cash)
    (4601) Digging deeper into den sites: impacts of Arctic foxes and Arctic ground squirrels on tundra soils
        Student: Alexandria Martin
        School: Shaftesbury High School

  Cash and certificate ($200 cash)
    (3305) Fertilizer Wars
        Student: Ava Ryszytylo
        School: St Boniface Diocesan

  Cash and certificate ($150 cash)
    (2607) Saving Farmland Destroyed By Global Climate Change
        Student: Marissa Magsino
        School: St Mary's Academy

  Cash and certificate ($100 cash)
    (1602) Nitrifying Bacteria: Changing Ammonia to Fertilizer
        Student: Hannah Schaeffer
        School: Brock Corydon

Maple Leaf Construction Award

  Cash ($100 cash)
    (2704) which building can survive the longest
        Student: Manasvi Bhatnagar
        School: Ecole Julie-Riel

    (1708) Magnetic Screwdrivers
        Student: Rayyan Rahman
        School: Alhijra Islamic School

Teshmont Special Engineering Award

  Cash ($200 cash)
    (4704) A Novel Approach to Magnetic Resonance Imaging through Biological Tissue Samples
        Student: Guneet Uppal
        School: Sisler High School

Mid-Canada AOAC Award

  Plaque and cash ($100 cash)
    (4201) Identifying HIV Target Cells Following In Vitro Stimulations
        Student: Emma Monti
        School: Shaftesbury High School

    (4206) Adapting Escherichia coli to study antimicrobial resistance
        Student: Deborah Owoyemi
        School: Shaftesbury High School

    (3506) Enzyme Monster: What is the Effect of Alcohol on Enzyme Activity?
        Student: Carlynn Davidson
        School: Grant Park High School

    (4204) Identifying Novel and Efficient Synergistic Drugs to treat Pediatric Sonic Hedgehog Medulloblastoma
        Student: Stephen Cheng
        School: Vincent Massey Collegiate

CSBE/SCGAB Biosystems Engineering Award

  Certificate and Cash ($100 cash)
    (4704) A Novel Approach to Magnetic Resonance Imaging through Biological Tissue Samples
        Student: Guneet Uppal
        School: Sisler High School

    (3705) Flex Your Joints
        Student: Kanishk Paliwal
        School: Acadia Junior High

Fort Whyte Alive Award

  Membership to Fort Whyte
    (1601) Recycling of Grey water for Gardening
        Student: KAVISHI UDUMULLAGE
        School: Bairdmore

Women's Health Research Foundation of Canada Award

  Certificate, cash, and letter ($50 cash)
    (2415) That's A Pretty Tough Baby: Do School Aged Children Have Gender Stereotypes?
        Student: Abigail Schroeder
        School: Linden Christian School

    (1404) Oh Baby! Do Children Use Gender Stereotypes?
        Student: Olivia Civetta
        School: The Laureate Academy

    (4201) Identifying HIV Target Cells Following In Vitro Stimulations
        Student: Emma Monti
        School: Shaftesbury High School

    (1213) The Musical Sounds For Stillness, Discovering what types of music decrease the involuntary movements
        Student: Jacob Mickelthwate
        School: Brock Corydon

    (2404) Does Knowledge Increase Empathy and Compassion?
        Student: Jessica Walker
        School: Linden Meadows School

Best Astronomy Project

  Meteorite and cash ($50 cash)
    (1712) Black Holes: A Natural Time Machine
        Student: Aman Shah
        School: St John's Ravenscourt

Excellence in Meteorology

  Certificate and a gift card ($50 cash)
    (1606) Weather
        Student: Vincent Murdock
        School: Charles Sinclair School

Excellence in Oceanography

  Certificate and a gift card. ($50 cash)
    (1607) Climate Change
        Students: Sarabelle Garson , Sadie Spence
        School: Charles Sinclair School

WISE Kid-Netic Energy Award

  A prize package.
    (2221) Bacteria Invaders
        Students: Margaret Oyeyode , Valerie Patena
        School: La Barriere Crossing

    (1607) Climate Change
        Students: Sarabelle Garson , Sadie Spence
        School: Charles Sinclair School

LWRC's Water Award

  Cash, certificate, and a field trip on board their research ship. ($100 cash)
    (2603) Microplastics: Can Washing a Blanket Pollute the Environment?
        Student: Thomas Gale
        School: Lincoln Middle School

Manitoba Neuroscience Network Award

  Certificate and cash ($100 cash)
    (1213) The Musical Sounds For Stillness, Discovering what types of music decrease the involuntary movements
        Student: Jacob Mickelthwate
        School: Brock Corydon

    (4204) Identifying Novel and Efficient Synergistic Drugs to treat Pediatric Sonic Hedgehog Medulloblastoma
        Student: Stephen Cheng
        School: Vincent Massey Collegiate

    (2230) Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
        Students: Kavan Patel , Vedant Srinivasan
        School: St John's Ravenscourt