2015 STANSW Young Scientist Awards
Official List of Winners
Awards Presented at the McKinnon Building, University of Wollongong
Wednesday 4th November, 2015
SECTION 1 – CATEGORY PRIZES
Category: Models and Inventions
Years K-2
Equal 1st
$50
Sasha Mackenzie, St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Possum Fox
Harrison Taylor, St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Battery Powered Water Feature
Years 3-6
Equal 1st
$100
Isabel Sanderson, Abigail Last & Sophie Martland, Queenwood School for Girls, SecondMind
Grattan Rutherford, Saint Ignatius’ College, Tsunami Proof Building
Emma Yap, Abbotsleigh, Emma's Wagon - A Mobile Phone App Coordinating School Carpools
Joshua Wren & Roman Upton, Saint Ignatius’ College, Elgen Ramp Stairs
Sam Katz, Bondi Public School, How the Height of the Curvature of a Plane Wing affects the Lift
Tom Robbins, Saint Ignatius’ College, Flash Flood Proof House
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Category: Models and Inventions
Years 7-9
Years 10-12
1st
$200
2nd
3rd
$125
$75
Macinley Butson, The Illawarra Grammar School, The "SOLAR SYSTEM": A green power and water cleaning
invention for improved life quality in disadvantaged third world communities
Kate Carey, Meriden School, Bin cleaning system
Lawson Stead, MET Wagga Wagga, Handball Lines Monitor
1st
$250
James Poyitt, Redeemer Baptist School, Leg-e-vator
2
nd
$175
Samuel Kantor, Moriah College, Eye Connect
3rd
$100
Sudesh Tunga & Ed Kudaya-more, Redeemer Baptist School, V.A.D-R
Category: Scientific Investigations
Years K-2
Equal 1st
$50
Eddi Budrodeen, St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Which liquid freezes fastest?
Ethan Humphrey, Carlingford Public School, Colour and light perception in children and adults
Jared Arnold, Redeemer Baptist School, Heart rate frenzy
Jarod Macarthur, Homeschool, Wash Your Hands!
Nate Ryan, St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, The Rusty Apple
Shelby McIlvaney, St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Which liquid freezes the fastest?
Years 3-6
Equal 1st
$100
Ankitha Avvari & Zoe Moutsopoulos, Gib Gate, Soggy socks
Elio Forte, Bondi Public School, Can I move salt using sound waves?
Eshwari Surendran, MLC School, How does water temperature affect how clean your hands are?
Harry Wood, Castle Cove Public School, Wipes vs paper – Are flushable wipes what they say they are?
Kira Macarthur, Homeschool, Antibiotics – Is it effective?
Kyle Hubbard, Castle Cove Public School, Inhibition of enzyme browning in apple slices
Maya Basson & Emma Hassett, Gib Gate, Protective polystyrene
Sam Katz, Bondi Public School, How the height of the curvature of a plane wing affects the lift
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Years 3-6
Equal 1st
$100
Sophie Walsh, Katherine Cannon & Eliza Lo Russo, Balgowlah Heights Public School, At what age do kids start
thinking a certain gender is better at a subject?
Timothy Hanna, Caringbah North Public School, Can ‘resting’ resistant bacteria from exposure to an antibiotic
induce susceptibility once more?
Trisha Prahbu, MLC School, Does temperature affect conductivity and resistance?
Zane Assen, Holy Family Primary School Menai, Does the weather and surface type effect the total rolling force,
distance and acceleration of a certified soccer ball?
Category: Scientific Investigations - Biology
Years 7-9
Years 10-12
1st
$200
Benjamin Hamill, Holy Spirit College Bellambi, ConTIEminated
2
nd
$125
James Drielsma, Cranbrook School, A study on the effects of nitrogen fertiliser versus rhizobia bacteria
inoculation on the growth of the Fava Bean plant
3rd
$75
Katelyn Biggart, Macarthur Anglican School, An experiment to investigate the effect of ageing on reaction time.
Bop it.
1st
$250
Madeleine Maloof, PLC Sydney, Dental whitening and enamel loss
2nd
$175
Jason Ren, Newington College, Antimicrobial Copper
rd
$100
Vanessa Li, PLC Sydney, The complete guide to solving an itty zitty problem
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Category: Scientific Investigations – Chemistry
Years 7-9
Years 10-12
1st
$200
2nd
$125
3rd
1st
2nd
3rd
$75
$250
$175
$100
Aniruddh Chennapragada, James Ruse Agricultural High School, Synthesis and analysis of composite
biodegradable plastics
Lauren Lancaster, Hornsby Girls High School, How does temperature affect bovine waste decomposition and the
subsequent production of methane gas?
Esther Wong, Meriden, How much Vitamin C is lost in different drinks over time
Jade Lin, PLC Sydney, Plastic: A Pesky Problem
Grace Carmichael, St Paul's College Walla Walla, Irrigation – Water quality analysis
Adarsha Parajuli, Redeemer Baptist School, Whether caffeine escalates athletic ability or not
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Category: Scientific Investigations – Earth & Environmental Science
Years 7-9
1st
2nd
3rd
$200
$125
$75
Years 10-12
1st
2nd
3rd
$250
$175
$100
Nga Nguyen, Sydney Girls High School, Effect of macrophytes on eutrophic Centennial Park water nutrients
Macinley Butson, The Illawarra Grammar School, The "Solar System"
Ellen Rowley, Anastasiya Potapenko & Emma von Thomann, Riverside Girls High School, Composting
Investigation
Jade Moxey, Sapphire Coast Anglican College, The spread of seeds through cattle
Sunera Samaratunga, Macquarie Anglican Grammar School Dubbo, Efficiency of Solar Panels
Georgina Garth, Redeemer Baptist School, Revealing Sydney’s Ice Age
Category: Scientific Investigations – Physics
Years 7-9
1st
$200
Years 10-12
2nd
3rd
1st
2nd
3rd
$125
$75
$250
$175
$100
Steven Zhang, Shore School, Experimental Study on the Effect of Size Ratio and Number Percentage on Packing
Density of Random Binary Packing of Particles
Paddy Heaton, Shore School, Water surface tension for different temperatures
Sophie Howard, Loreto Kirribilli, Blu-tack and its adhesive abilities at different temperatures
Emma Tanevska, PLC Sydney, 25 Billion Gone to Waste
Timothy Hill, Hills Adventist College, Is a dropped carabiner a dangerous carabiner?
Meredith Hinds, Roseville College, It is Rocket Science!
SECTION 2 – STANSW MOST PROMISING AWARDS
Years K-6
Equal 1st
$50
Zac Petersen, Carlingford Public School, Investigation on Alzheimer’s disease
Thomas Kirkpatrick, Glenbrook Public School, The power of bows
Years 7-12
Equal 1st
$50
David Clark, Wollondilly Anglican College, Technology - friend or foe? Investigating bacteria on keyboards
Lily Yang, Meriden School, The effects of taste on memory
Abbey Kumar, PLC Sydney, An investigation into the relative gluten content of wheat flours
Chaltu Etana, St Benedict's Catholic College, Effect of salt on the rate of respiration in yeast
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SECTION 3 – SPONSOR AWARDS
Splash Into... Young Marine Scientist Award - For a primary school entry that explores the marine world
Years K-6
1st
$150
Harry Wood, Castle Cove Public School, Wipes vs paper – Are flushable wipes what they say they are?
ACPSEM Medical Physics Award – Awarded to the student who demonstrates good scientific analysis in the field of Physics
Years 7-12
1st
$150
Emma Tanevska, PLC Sydney, 25 Billion Gone to Waste
RACI Chemistry Encouragement Awards – Awarded to students who demonstrate particular ability, skill and promise for Chemistry
Years K-6
1st
$100
Kyle Hubbard, Castle Cove Public School, Inhibition of enzyme browning in apple slices
Years 7-12
1
st
$200
Grace Carmichael, St Paul’s College, Walla Walla, Irrigation – Water quality analysis
HC
$100
Lauren Lancaster, Hornsby Girls High School, How does temperature affect bovine waste decomposition and the
subsequent production of methane gas?
ASBMB (Australian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) Awards for Excellence in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Years 7-12
1st
$250
Abdulla Kakkat, Al Amanah College, The effect of the plant hormone 1-triacontanol on the phenotype of
genetically identical Allium cepa
STEP Environmental Award – Awarded for the best environmental entry
Years 7-12
1st
$100
Jade Moxey, Sapphire Coast Anglican College, The spread of seeds through cattle
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NMI Measurement Award – Awarded for entries that best demonstrate an understanding of good measurement
Years K-12
1st
$350
Emma Liu, PLC Sydney, For fans of fans
2nd
$200
Alicia Lieng, Meriden, Spatter pattern analysis
3rd
$100
Msgana Akele & Chelsey Karvon, Redeemer Baptist School, Investigation into road signs in NSW
AIP Most Outstanding Physics Award – Awarded for the students who best represents the theme, “Making Waves - the Science of Light””
Years K-12
Equal 1st
$100
Hannah Ma, Meriden, How do primary colours of light combine to make new colours?
Equal 1st
$100
Ethan Humphrey, Carlingford Public School, Colour and light perception in children and adults
AARNet Communications Award – Awarded for the best use of electronic communications
Years K-6
Years 7-12
Equal 1st
$100
Elio Forte, Bondi Public School, Can I move salt using sound waves?
Equal 1st
$100
Emma Yap, Abbotsleigh, Emma's Wagon - A Mobile Phone App Coordinating School Carpools
Equal 1st
$100
Lachlan Bolton, Redeemer Baptist School, Self-adjusting microphone stand
Equal 1st
$100
Sebastian Hodge, Newington College, CPU Clock Speed and Performance
Western Sydney University Science Award - Greater Western Sydney entry that demonstrates particular scientific accomplishment
Years 7-12
1st
$500
Callum Avery, The Hills Grammar School, Investigating Colour Spectra
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SECTION 4 – GRAND AWARDS
2015 Budding Young Scientist Award - Awarded to the top entry from K-2
Years K-2
1st
$100
Ethan Humphrey, Carlingford Public School, Colour and light perception in children and adults
2015 Primary Young Scientist Award - Awarded to the top entry from 3-6
Years 3-6
1st
$200
Timothy Hanna, Caringbah North Public School, Can ‘resting’ resistant bacteria from exposure to an antibiotic
induce susceptibility once more?
2015 Young Scientist of the Year – awarded to the student who submits the most outstanding project overall
Years K-12
1st
$1000
Jade Moxey, Sapphire Coast Anglican College, The spread of seeds through cattle
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