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Local students tabbed for Canada-Wide Science Fair

The 36th annual Rotary Algoma STEM Fair saw 74 grade 7-12 students competing for a chance to represent Algoma at the Canada-Wide Science Fair.

The annual event was held at the George Leach Centre on the campus of Algoma University on April 11.

Over $12,000 in prizes and scholarships were awarded at this year’s fair, including the Tenaris Award for first place in the junior, intermediate, and senior categories.

Awards from the event include:

Algoma Award – Third Place Project – Junior Category

  • How Can We Increase Our Growing Season in Canada?

    • Students: Colyn Nanni, Layne Keene (Grades 8, Mountain View Public School)

Algoma Award – Third Place Project – Intermediate Category

  • Are Gravity Batteries an Effective Replacement for Lithium?

    • Student: Isaac Biemann (Grade 9, St. Marys College)

Algoma Award – Third Place Project – Senior Category

  • The Effect of Carbon Chain Length on the Enthalpy on Alcohols

    • Student: Bryan Bourcier (Grade 12, Korah Collegiate & Vocational School)

Don Wallace Memorial Award – Second Place Project – Junior Category

  • Prehistoric Powerlifts: How Strong Was the Giant Ground Sloth?

    • Student: Zackary Dixon (Grade 8, Boreal French Immersion)

Don Wallace Memorial Awards – Second Place Project – Intermediate Category

  • Infestalert: An AI Powered Early Insect Detection System

    • Student: Ila Giroux (Grade 10, Korah Collegiate & Vocational School)

Don Wallace Memorial Awards – Second Place Project – Senior Category

  • Can a High School Student Design a Jet Engine?

    • Student: Ethan Kucher (Grade 11, White Pines Collegiate & Vocational School)

Tenaris Awards – First Place Project – Junior Category

  • Runoff Report: City Impact

    • Student: Jacob Dixon (Grade 8, Korah Collegiate & Vocational School)

Tenaris Awards – First Place Project – Intermediate Category

  • How the Algoma Steel Mill Reduces Snow PH and Increases Exposure to Particulate Matter

    • Students: Mishty Bhatia, Jadyn Schwandt (Grades 10, Superior Heights Collegiate & Vocational School)

Tenaris Awards – First Place Project – Senior Category

  • The Effect of Cooking Temperatures on the Iron Content in Baby Spinach Leaves (Mg)

    • Student: Niyati Patel (Grade 12, Korah Collegiate & Vocational School)

Benjamin Cohen Memorial Trophy – Third Place, Best of Fair

  • Prehistoric Powerlifts: How Strong Was the Giant Ground Sloth?

    • Student: Zackary Dixon (Grade 8, Boreal French Immersion)

Tenaris Award – Second Place, Best of Fair

  • Runoff Report: City Impact

    • Student: Jacob Dixon (Grade 8, Korah Collegiate & Vocational School)

Rotary Club of Sault Ste. Marie Award of Excellence – First Place, Best of Fair

  • How the Algoma Steel Mill Reduces Snow PH and Increases Exposure to Particulate Matter

    • Students: Mishty Bhatia, Jadyn Schwandt (Grades 10, Superior Heights Collegiate & Vocational School)

HealthGear Medical Health and Safety Award

  • The Effect of Temperature on the Equilibrium Constant of Calcium Hydroxide

    • Student: Yaksha Contractor, Senior (Grade 12, Korah Collegiate & Vocational School)

SDS Award for Excellence in Mathematics

  • Prehistoric Powerlifts: How Strong Was the Giant Ground Sloth?

    • Student: Zackary Dixon (Grade 8, Boreal French Immersion)

Algoma Steel Computer Science Award

  • Infestalert: An AI Powered Early Insect Detection System

    • Student: Ila Giroux (Grade 10, Korah Collegiate & Vocational School)

Sault Naturalist Green Award

  • Runoff Report: City Impact

    • Student: Jacob Dixon (Grade 8, Korah Collegiate & Vocational School)

Sault Naturalist Green Award

  • A Comparative Analysis of Renewable Energy Sources

    • Student: Hanzalah Yousuf Jadoon (Grade 7, Korah Collegiate & Vocational School)

Tenaris Award for Innovative Use of Robotics

  • Automatic Pill Dispenser

    • Students: Magnus Macdonald, Oliver Zambusi (Grades 8, Holy Angels STEAM Lab)

Profession Engineers Ontario Award for Excellence in Engineering

  • Can an Airplane Fly Without Airfoil Shaped Wings?

    • Student: Eleanor Hubbard (Grade 7, Korah Collegiate & Vocational School)

Profession Engineers Ontario Award for Excellence in Engineering

  • How Can We Reduce Plastic Waste?

    • Students: Gabriel Sawchyn, Ben Stephens (Grades 8, Grand View Public School)

Most Deserving Senior Project, Gr. 11 – $1,000 Scholarship – Algoma University

  • Is Sustainable Container Housing Feasible?

    • Student: Levi Schwandt (Grade 11, Superior Heights Collegiate & Vocational School)

Most Deserving Senior Project, Gr. 11 – $1,000 Scholarship – Algoma University

  • Can a High School Student Design a Jet Engine?

    • Student: Ethan Kucher (Grade 11, White Pines Collegiate & Vocational School)

Most Deserving Senior Project, Gr. 12 – $1,000 Scholarship – Algoma University

  • The Effect of Cooking Temperatures on the Iron Content in Baby Spinach Leaves (Mg)

    • Student: Niyati Patel (Grade 12, Korah Collegiate & Vocational School)

Most Deserving Senior Project, Gr. 12 – Biology – $1,000 Scholarship – Algoma University (Biology/Environment)

  • How Do Varying Salinities Affect the Amount of Dissolved Oxygen in Distilled Water, Measured by Winkler’s Titration?

    • Student: Caitlin Tripp (Grade 12, Korah Collegiate & Vocational School)

Most Deserving Senior Project – Comp Sci – $1,000 Scholarship – Algoma University (Computer Science)

  • The Effect of Carbon Chain Length on the Enthalpy on Alcohols

    • Student: Bryan Bourcier (Grade 12, Korah Collegiate & Vocational School)

Most Deserving Senior Project – $1,000 Scholarship – University of Ottawa (Science, Engineering, or Health Science)

  • The Effect of Cooking Temperatures on the Iron Content in Baby Spinach Leaves (Mg)

    • Student: Niyati Patel (Grade 12, Korah Collegiate & Vocational School)

Most Deserving Senior Project – $1,000 Scholarship – Lakehead University

  • Is Sustainable Container Housing Feasible?

    • Student: Levi Schwandt (Grade 11, Superior Heights Collegiate & Vocational School)

Most Deserving Senior Project – $1,000 Scholarship – Carleton University (Engineering and Design, or Science)

  • Can a High School Student Design a Jet Engine?

    • Student: Ethan Kucher (Grade 11, White Pines Collegiate & Vocational School)

Alfred R. Askin Shields – Most School Participation, Elementary

Alfred R. Askin Shields – Most School Participation, High School

  • Korah Collegiate & Vocational School

The Rotary Club of Sault Ste Marie is sponsoring five students to represent Algoma at the Canada-Wide Science Fair in Fredericton, New Brunswick from May 31 to June 7, 2025.

The students are Mishty Bhatia, Jadyn Schwandt, Zackary Dixon, Jacob Dixon, and Ila Giroux.

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